Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-10
War News from Europe.

W uiCiS aHo " Wy i<iobioi
In reply to Earl Granville, the British
Foreign Minister. made previous to these
negotiations, Bismarck declares that no
obstacles to the elections will be offered,
and that any proposition from France
which seems to convey general desire
for peace, will be received and earnestly
considered. The armistIce will probably
be signed to-day. and the Assembly called
for the 18th instant. The announcement
caused a temporary riot in Paris. Flourens
leading the insurgents, during which Tro-
chu, Arago, Ferry, Favre, GARNER Pages
and Simon were held prisoners. They
were afterwards released, and the insur-
gents were dispersed by the National
Guard. Napoleon publishes a pamphlet
on the war, III which he details his often
sive plan of the campaign, his intention
to perfect an alliance with Austria and
Italy, and Of imposing neutrality on South
Germany and effectually separating it
from the Confederation. He lays the
blame of his failure on the ineficiency OF
the French army, the movements OF
McMahon and the action of his political
opponents at home. Garibaldi has re-
preached the United States for only Civ
ing "a word of sympathys to France, and
afirms his belief in final triumph. One
corps Of Prince Frederick Charles army
will remain at Metz, and the remainder
will be sent to the reinforcement of the
armies North and South and at Paris
The German and French war vessels in
Chinese waters will abstain from hostil-
tiles. Serious troubles have broken bout
at Marseilles, and the Government
Administrator has been shot.
Nov. 5.-The news from the seat Of
| war again becomes interesting. The
negotiations for an arnsistice have been
concluded satisfactorily. The protocol
was signed yesterday by Count Bismarck
and General Won Moltke, on the part OF
the Prussians, and by General Trochu,
and.t members of the Provisional Gov.
eminent now III Paris, for the French
people. The armistice was to commence
yesterday, and to continue for twenty-five
days. Elections are to be held at once
throughout France. for delegates to the
Constituent Assembly which is to meet
at Paris on the 18th instant.
In the meanwhile, an election has been
held at Paris, on the question Of maintain
ing the powers of the Government of
National Defence. Ii resulted in favor
of the Government. During the term of
armistice, the status quo is to be maintain
ed but the Parisians are permitted to
purchase, from day to day. supplies offood
adequate to the subsistence Of the popula-
ton whilst the armistice lasts. IL is
generally believed that terms of peace
will be agreed upon.
Gov. IA despatch from Versailles
intimates that the Provisional Government
of France has been playing double game.
1t assured the citizens that it would con-
sent to no peace which involved cession
of territory while IL: Thio-s gave Bis
marck assurances that every member Of
the Government was warned that the
Constituent Assembly would make peace
on the basis of the surrender of the Rhe-
,nish provinces and the payment of in
dclanity. and they would not oppose such
settlement.
The revolutionary evolutionary excite
mcnt at Marselles is abati1g. In spite of
the strong opposition, Gen Cluseret has
taken command of the National Guard
there.
Marshal Bazaine has published letter
giving the lie to, and indignantly denying
Ga,nbetta' charges against him of any
treachery or bargain with the Bonapar-
fists. lie details the causes which. made
the surrender of Metz inevitable after an
unparalleled siege and unlimited suffering
A despatch from Florence states that
Victor Emmanuel has, in plain terms, re-
fused to 80 to Rome, fearing to incur the
anathems of the Church. A ministerial
crisis was the consequence, though matters
we're afterwards arranged and rupture of
the Cabinet avoided. It is now said that
the Capital of Italy viii not be removed
to Rome until j uly, 1871, which is re-
garded as mere evasion and an abandon
ment of the fruits of the revolution.
Nov. s.
The failure of the negotiations for an
armistice continues the leading topic, and
there is disposition in some quarters in
England to attribute the failure to the
'fatuity OF the French" From the gen
eral character of the dispatches, howev-
er, it would seem that the French have
acted with quite as much frankness and
fairness as the Prussians The point at
issue are not yet entirely clear, as, ac-
cording to divers correspondents. the
Glitch" is said to rest severally on the
questions of revictualing Paris, cession OF
territory, free ingress and eyre rs ia and
out of Paris, and supply of ammunition to
the army besieged. Possible each item
has something to do with the matter, but
it is not likely that even passable APP
Proclamation to the truth of it will be pre-
septed until Bismarck, ON the Prussian
side, and Theirs, Trochu and Favre, on
the part of the French, shall enlighten
the world with their inevitable circulars
to be neutral powers. The fact that NJ
Theirs was still at Versailles yesterday
morning led to the hope that negotiations
were not altogether ended
The Prussians, however, have resolved
to push the war to its extreme, and it is
announced at Versail lies that the bonn
bardment of Paris will commence to-day
Similar announcements have been
made before. e is held by French
authorities that no bombardment of the
city is possible until the forts are taken,