The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-30

The French Repubnc.
The Empress, deserted by all but one or two
of her most devoted friends, left the Tuileries
on Sunday evening, and in the general excite
ment escaped from Paris, making her way
through Belgium to England, reaching Hastings,
where the Prince Imperial had already arrived,
ON the evening of Thursday, September 8. She
was accompanied by NJ Ferdinand de Lesseps,
of Suez Canal fame, and a single female COM
panion.
With the exit of Eugeuie from Paris the
Empire vanished, and its adherents united with
the Republicans, Oreanists, and all the other
political parties, to make supreme effort at
pushing back the invader.
AT LYONS, Marseiles, and Bordeaux the Re-
public was proclaimed almost simultaneously
with the movement in Paris, and the transition
was complete and practically instantaneous
throughout France, the whole country, in the
peril of the moment, acquiescing in the sell
assumed authority of the eleven Republican
Deputies of Paris. In q few days, however,
trouble arose in some OF the larger cities OF the
proyinces The socialist Democracy of Lyons
and Marseilles were disposed to be troublesome
for time, and INDUCED in spasmodic outbreaks,
but falling to secure the general support of the
people, did not create much of diversoc.
On Wednesday, September 8, Minister Wash
burne ia pursuance of instructions from Presi-
dent Grant, formally recognized the new Gov
ernment. This action was followed by Swltzer-
land on the 9th. The Spanish Minister, senor
Olozaga, also opened official intercourse with
the so-called Republic on the 9Th, but
msapprehended his instructions, and
became involved in such q diplo-
matte muddle that he was obliged to
return to Madrid. The Portuguese Minister
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on the 18th, and the representatives of some of
the minor American republics also formally
recognized the new Government. But Lord
Lyons, the British Minister, whose recognition
was so coveted held aloof, having nothing more
to do with the Republic than was necessary in
the abortive peace movements which en-
sued, and the speedy investment of Paris soon
put an end to all diplomatic movements and
drove all the leading ambassadors out of Paris,
except Mr.. Washburne.
Paris Preparing for Defense.
On September 16, Paris was declared in state
of SIEGE and a grand exodus at once began,
thousands of foreigners leaving the city before
the German lines were drawn about it and in
gress and egress stopped. The Government of
National Defense proceeded about their task of
preparing to encounter the advancing foe with
great energy. The forts were manned, the
ramparts were studded with cannon, and prac-
tically the whole population capable of bearing
arms was levied en- nlasSe into the defensive
army under Gen. Trochu. On September 16, the
force under arms within the line of the forts
was estimated at 43S,000 men, including S0,0 900
regular troops, 20, 600 sailors and Marines 20, 600
gendarmes, and 31S, 900 National Guards, of
whom 10000 were Mobiles from the pro-
vinces.
Tho Government Nov cd to Tours.
Before the middle of September there was
talk of removing the seat of government to
Tours, 1870 miles southwest of Paris, and prepa-
rations were begun for the accommodation of
the Diplomatic Corps there. The admin
strative staff of the Ministry of the In
terror to avoid interruption in the exercise
of it's functions by the advancing Germans,
was the frat section of the Government to
desert the capital arriving at Tours on Septem-
Der l3. A Aumber of the leading journals then
took the alarm, and were published in Tours
after the 18th. CremieuX, the Minister of JUS
tice, changed his quarters about the same time,
discharging also the duties of Minister of
War until the arrival of Gambetta On the
17th the greater portion of the Diplomatic
Corps took up their quarters at Tours, and that
city thenceforth, until its capture by the Ger
mans, shared the government with Paris, NJ.
Favre remaining behind to superintend the
defense of the capital while Gambetta, who
escaped from Paris in balloon on October Sth,
relieved Cremieux of the duties of the War
Office, and by the exercise of his dual functions
as Minister Of the Interior and of War, became
the virtual Dictator of France outside cf Paris.
By the 25th of September all communication
between the two seats of government was totally
suspended, except through the agency of bal
looms and carrier-pigeons.
Marching on Paris.
The victorious army of Sedan resumed its
march on Paris Immediately after the surrender
of the Emperor. By the 18th of September the
German advance had occupied most of the towns
and villages on the east and northeast of the
capital at a distance of twenty-five miles, tenn,
porary halt being then made to give the advo-
Gates of peace an opportunity to accomplish
what they could. The small fortress of Laon
"A miles northeast of Paris, was the first point
at which determined resistance was made, but
the town surrendered on the basis of the capitu.
lation of Sedan, on September II, to avoid
threatened destruction. Just as the Prussiani
were prepared to enter the place. the citadel eX
ploded, through the act of patriotic fanatic
$50 soldiers of both armies being killed, the
French Mobiles suffering the most.
The advance on the capital was made in three
parallel columns, the Duke of Mecklenburg
schwerin commanding the northern column
the Crown Prince of Saxony, under the King o
Prussia in person, commanding the centra
column, and the Crown Prince of Prussia tn
southern column. On the 10th there was
sharp skirmish with General VinOys corps
which took place in the immediate vicinity o
Paris, between Forts Iyry and ChareRton, AM
another encounter took place on the 10Th nea