Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-31
The Capitulation and Armistice
Settles Nothing Particularly.
ALE GERMANY ABLAzE'
Sermons Of Peace and Prayers and
Thanksgiving offered.
FRANCE.

VERSAILLES, January 29.-Valerien
was entered last night by Prussian en-
gineers to draw the mines. The heavy
guns will Immediately be moved into
the front, as the enciente is strongly
armed and no confidence can be placed
in the tickle population of Paris till
after the general disarming. Strong
forces of infantry and artillery moved
forward to cover the working parties.
The object is to spare further blood
shed and give an opportunity to the
French people, through the Assembly Of
Representatives at Bordeaux, to decide
for war or peace. Elections will be per-
mitted in all the departments, together
with free circulation of the deputies
through the country. The army of
Paris, regiments Of the line, marines
and mobiles, are to be prisoners of war,
with the exception of $4,000 men, who
are required to maintain order in Paris.
All corps of Franc-Tireurs are to be
dissolved, but the National Guard will
remain armed.
The French troops will deliver their
arms and flags and field artillery within
fourteen days, all of which will be col
leeted at Severgne. The French troops
may retire into Paris unarmed. The
cannon forts are TO be delivered up, but
the enciente guns are to be dismounted
from their carriages and delivered to the
Pfussians; but the guns themselves are
to be left at the line of demarkation
drawn between the enciente and forts.
The French portion extends to the en-
ciente only, and the Prussian portion to
FIVE hundred PAGES from the enciente,
with certain typographical notifications.
Fort Vincennes will remain in the hands
OF the French.
Paris remains completely invested,
from military point of view, but three
railway lines will be repaired and per-
mitted to convey sufficient supplies for
the daily nourishment of the people.
Bourbaki's army and the fortress of
BeIfort are not included in the armistice.
The Prussian line of demarkation for
her southern armies is to be the line of
the Loire.
Favre returned to Paris yesterday
evening. General Velden, chief of Vi
noys staff, and Captain Harrison, aide
of Trochu, with three directors of the
Mediterranean, Orleans and Western
railroad, accompanied him. Not more
than one weeks rations remain in Paris
at the present time.
The French at Versailles are generally
rejoiced at the approach of peace. Latest
reports of the negotiations say that Bis
marck demands two provinces, one col
ony, twenty war ships and four million
francs as the final terms of peace. The
capitulation will only be regarded as a
military act, apart from all political ne
gotiation.
A Gordon has been drawn around
Paris, and no person is allowed to enter
or leave without a permit from the Ger
man authorities. The city will proceed
under German supervision.
Great confidence is expressed at Ger
man headquarters that peace has been
secured.
German soldiers are chagrined at being
prohibited entering Paris.
BORDEAUX, January 30. = General
Chanzys headquarters are at Laval, and
the 18th, 10th, 10Th and 18th corps are at
Vierson, Bourges and Movers. General
Bourbaki has the 18th, goth and oath
corps at Routinds and Ponisrlier Carl
baldi is at Dion with 10000 men. Gen
eral Faidherbe has the 22d and 23d corps
at Arras, Douai and Cambria Laysle is
in front of Havre with 10000 men. The
camps Of instruction contain 100000
men. The conscripts of 1871 number
100000 men. At the end of the armis-
tice France will resume the war with
900, 900 men.