The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-31

cassihed as healthy, IL Is only wonderful that the
The capitulation puts very large amount of
ammunition, as well as valuable arms in possession
of the Germans, and renders further resistance on
the part of France utterly hopeless. report pre-
walls that the army will not be sent to Germany for
a few days. and this has created an impression that
peace is expected, and intended to be accomplished
through the agency of Bazsine, and perhaps the
Imperial regency. The possession of the fort will
be given to day.
Large acquisitions have been made on the sur
rounding country for ratons for the prisoners, and
provisions have already been forwarded from Bel
GUM. Marshal lie Boeuf is prisoner, aud refuses
his parole. The health of the German army is
tolerably good. Application has been made to Bel
GUM to allow the transport OF prisoners provided
it IL found necessary send them TO Germany. IL
is stated that Bazaine is going to WihelmshOhe
with Changarnier after visit to Versailles From
the condition of his army it IA certain th at Bazaine
could not have held out three days longer.
The States OF Germany, northern and southern,
Emperor.
LoNDoN, Oct. 2o-[Special to the New York
World lit is stated at Mars lie Haut, ON the au-
thority of staff officer of General Picard, of the
Imperial Guard, who claims to have escaped
through the Prussian lines on the day of the sur
render of Metz, that on the day preceding (Wednes
day there. took place the most awful scene ever
witnessed in modern warfare.
At2 p. M. compact mass of unarmed people of
Metz swarmed through the western gates of the city
and of both sexes, and numbered nearly TO- 900 per-
sons. AT their head marched man and woman,
he latter carrying white and in the rear were
hundreds of children, all carrying little white flags,
and behind them moved strong body of French
troops pressing them forward into the plain. 1t is
ated that these unhappy people were expelled
because there not food for them, and that they
were thus moving forth solely TO seek means of saw
ing themselves from death within the walls. As they
approached the German lines a Prussian orderly
ordered the outpost to fire the mass. The people
advanced still. and when they came within range
the Prussians fired on them Still the people moved
on the man and woman in the front with the white
flag moving more rapidly.
The man suddenly fell, struck by bullet but the
woman, waving the flag, continued to advance,
the children meanwhile screaming more piteously.
ha Hrnn fhn Drpc dali nalr
and steadily as if upon an armed column and the
woman fell with her flag. The crowd then wavered
for moment, and then turned and fled in the most
horrible disorder, struggling, falling, aud dying,
and the Prussan fire constantly growing hotter.
around the helpless mass of flying citizens, and
terrible fusilade began on both sides, and the spec
tacle became deviish in its borrOr. The road was
strewn with the bodies of women and children.
The forts of lie VIlleuX and Les Bottles poured
shells upon the Prussians until the last fugitive had
disappeared and the French troops slowly fell back,
the motley crowd hurrying in all directions, around
the city walls and the different gates They trooped
from all sides through the streets, and flung them
selves down, children carrying bundles, and moth
ers frantic with the loss of their children In the
grand place all night long they lay on the pave
ments in dumb despair, to await the,doom of famine
since averted by the capitulation.
The World correspondent forwards this story, re-
ceived from his agent, sent to Mars Ia Haut, with
the protest against accepting it as probably true.
and expressly to illustrate the efforts making to
plain the surrender of BaZaine.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-[ Special to the New York Tri-
bune. "A correspondent at Metz to-day telegraphs
about two colums, as follows:
MY telegram of October 26 left the capitulatiOu
unfinished. On the evening before the German
chief of staff had left FrasCati very much discour-
aged and scarcely hoping for any agreement as the
French appeared intractable and obstinate. Never
theless, / know from private sources that Metz
could not hold out, and accordingly told you to ex-
pect capitulation surely.
At noon Bazaine sen Prince Frederick Charles
autograph letter, asking another conference,
and accordingly the Germans sent Gen. Steckle,
chief of staff Of the Second army, and Count Wur-
tenseber, chief OF staff of the First army to Fras-
in the afternoon. 1t stormy at first on the part
Of the French commissioners, but resulted in their
diversion to the main points of the German terms
IKE first difficulty was concerning the ON keep
ing their side arms, on which Bazaine insisted.
The point was finally referred to the King and con-
fSeeG tse 27R by MIN In dispatch received at A. M on
BY agreement the conference was resumed early
the same morning and lasted until P. NJ, when
the capitulatiOn was signed for the absolute rendi-
tion of Metz and all its Notifications, armaments,
stores and munitions, and for the surrender, in
the Sedan conditions, of all the garrison and all OF
Bazane's army, comprising three marshsls of
France &C generals 5000 officers and 173 900 troops
The Germans are astounded at the result. An
army and fortress capitulating to an investing
army larger than itself by only a small fraction.
When the rendition became known, the people
furious. The National Guard refused TO lay
down their arms, and the afternoon of the 2Sth,
dragoon captain appeared at the head of body of
troops, who swore they would sooner die than
yield.
siege daily, the Journal de Metz, rode about on a
white horse, firing pistol, and exhortng them to
rally and seek victory or death, to escape the i'm
pending shame. HI was followed by a lady sing
ing the Marselaise, which produced great excite
mtnt.
The doors of the cathedral were burst open. and
the tocsin and death bell rupg nearly all night.
When general officer appeared to pacify them,
three pistOl shots were received by him. but finally
by the aid of tW line regiments he quietly dispersed
the mob, hut all night sounds Of grief, Indignation
and terror continued.
Respectable women ran about the Streets tearing
their hair and iinging their bonnets and laces under
their feet seeking their friends and asking wildly
what will become of our children. Soldiers, drunk
and sober, tumbled hther and thther in irregular
groups, with their caps off and their sabres broken,
sobbng and weeping like children, and crying
"There is no longer France"
At four p. M. yesterday BaZaine passed through
AIRS, on his way to Wilhelmshohe, in a closed car
| riage marked with his name and escorted by sew
eral of his staff horses. The women of the viii
| lage had heard of his coming, and awaiting him
ard, "poltroon, ''faineant," "voleur," and "br-
| gand" "Where are our husbands whom you have
| betrayed?n "give us back our children whom you
windows, and would have murdered the marshal
but for the Intervention of the Prussian soldiers.
Since the time of the investment, Bazaine has
never been in the camp except on extraordinary Oc-
casions. Never at all in the ambulances, which are
poorly constructed in numerous railroad cars in the
Place Koyalet and equally seldom has ne been seen
| Barre ST. Martin.
He would not appear at the Marie once, and he
| rarely said q word to encourage the troops. Can
robert sometimes cheered their patience little
| and then they would cry Uive Canrobert and bd
Bazaine. Towards the last he dared not, for feal
OF ass assination, show himself to his own men.
| Tours, Oct. 29-The journals here express great
satisfaction with the decree lately issued whereby
all offences against the press law are hereafter
| be tried by jury.
| confederate army, has received an appointment t
| an important command in the army of Garibaldi
and departs for the east at once.
| The journals announce that General Cambria
| has been cOmpelled to relinQuish his command il