Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-02
THE WAR.
LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAM

. The following important items Of war news
were received here last night:
Ratification Of the Terms Of Peace.
BORDEAUX, March LIN the Assembly to-
tsy, the eomIniCtee of consultation, which sc-
cOmpaned Theirs to Versailles made a report
unanimously recommending the ratification by
hamburger, deputy from Moselle, adiured
The Assembly to reject any terms involving the
cessicn OF French territory. He strongly de-
aGOse n the dSs@ber on the .tt ,Sent agitation
formerly private secretary TO the Emperor, to
speak in Justification of the empire. The As
sembly enthusiastically and unanimously voted
by reclamation a resolution, offered by NJ
large, decr6eiDg the fall OF the empire, AMI
shgmatziDg Napoleon as the author of the mis-
fortunes OF France. The Assembly voted the
peace b. SIS yeas against le7 nays.
Imperial Compliments
LcNpoS, March 1.-The IolloHing correspon.
deDce has passed between the Emperor OF Ger
many and the Car Alexander. The Emperor
IN his letter to Gar, after stating the terms on
WHICH peace has been concluded, says: 1--WE
arrived at the end OF q glorious and bloody war,
which vas precipitated by the frivolity of the
French. Prussia remembers that you prevent.
ed The spread OF the war. God bless you" The
Gar replied that he shared the jOy felt by his
illuStriOus brother, and hoped tor q durable
peace. He had proved a devoted friend. The
- happiness and glory OF Prussia were Low
ASSURED
The March Of Triumph.
PARIS, March l. noon.-lN. Y. Herald special I
AT ten O'Clock q. IN. the eleventh Corps, num-
berIng thirty thousand men, with ninety-six
p.aces OF ned artillery and the Gslsl proportion
ot cavalry, advanced III two columns-one at
Porte Neuilly and the other az Point du Jour.
The former advanced at a pretty rapid pare up
the avenue CI Grand Armee direct for the Arc
de IFi0uphe, the French troops yacating the
streets a. the Germans approached. The other
column, entering st POnt dn Jour, below
Anisnii, commenced to march along the quay
on the north side OF the Seine direct for Place
de Ia ConcoTde, where the rendezvous of the
two COiCmrS IL Fixed. The zone surrendered
to the Germans was almost entirely free Of
French. 1t commences at the extreme south
west corner of the enCeinte, which forms a point
ana IUDs IN the shape vi an irregular triangle,
% which the Seine forms the east side, the en-
ceInte, from Pont du Jour 70 Porte des Ternes,
The west eide, and the FaubouIg Honore,
Avenue des Ternes, from Rue ROyale to
the .encei1te, the north side or base. The
only points within these limits retained by
the French are the baking establishment of the
army Of Paris, Qua De Billy and Pont de Jena
As the troops proceeded along the line the ar
tlllery took positions from Porte lie Neuilly to
the Place de Ia Concorde, and from the Pont
du Jour To the same point, a. precautionary
measure. Nothing could exceed the splendid
appearance of the troops, who turned ont in ~
perfect order as IL on the parade ground ar
home. The cEief thoi oughfares were quiet, and
shops were closed, the windows shut and the
aspect Of the city desolate. The Nationales are
posted on every avenue with lines Of sentrie
b ,ne ei see,s 20 prevent persons going be-
O'Clock a. M, the same aspect was presented;
with more people in the streets in small crowd,
and with more Nat0nales on duty. At Rue
ROyale, RivOl and Place de Ia COncorle are
double lines of wagons, cutting OF communca-
ton. Most OF the women out are in mour ming
and going TO mass. On the Champs Elys0
hardly person was seen. AL the houses were
closed except three or four small cafes. No one
was seen at the windows, and only fe Itali "a +,
American and Engnh days were flying, and
one single French Tag hung over the Corps
Ia gislAtlf. AT O'Clock q. N. the head OF the
Prussian advance vas seen rounding the Arc
de 1riOmphe. To the surprise Of the few who
were present, the men and women were seen
-hurryiDg away ID tears, and many boys and q
few workmen were left The German hussars
salloped down every avenue leading to the
Champs Elysees TO search the streets branch
ing theTefrOm, and not the slightest attempt at
disturbance occurred. About 1900 infantry
and cavalry only were In the advance. There
was no music, but the drum was beat and the
trumpet sounded. splendid body Of men
halted opposite the Palais de Industrie, which
Vas occupied by hussars. A few uhlans ride
down the Place de la Concorde, where they
view with derison the faces OF the statues COW
cred with Grape The Germans are astonished
At the mournful aspect Of the city and the de.
sertion OF its streets.