The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-02-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

FOREIGN NEWS.
New YORK. Jan. 30.-Since the
c~apifuIation of Paris the Provisional
Government has had great trouble
to suppress the Reds. Another at
tempted emeute has been frustrated.
Paris was greatly excited over
Fayre's surrender. For some time
revolution seemed imminent. The
Reds insist that a capable General
could have broken through the Ger
man lines.
! New demands Of Turkey threaten
trouble at the conference. She is
supposed to be instigated by Eng
land. Earl Russell publicly ex-
presses his opinion that the con-
tine1ftal war has inst begun. The
first actclosed with the snbjngatlonof
France, and the second act opens
with Russia, Austria and Turkey as
actors.
BORDEAUX, Jan. 30s-1Gen. Cham
zv's head quarters T at Lavale'
The 18th, 10th, 18th and 18th corps
are at Vierzon, Bo1irgesa and Viewers.
Gen. Bourbakieha has the 18th, Goth
oath corps at Rou1ands and Portar-
lier. Garibaldi is at Dion with 30,
0OOmell. Gen. Faidherbe has the
ed and 23d corps Arras, Douay
and Cambria.
Layzel is in front ofIIavre With
10000 men. The camp OF instT
ton contains $50, 600 men, and the
~conscripts Of 1871 number $4,000
mem. At the end of the artnistice
France will resume the war with
100000 men. ID
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30--Glad-
stone says that the English Gov.
eminent has given it's assent to
every allowance or proceeding look
ing to settlement of the Alabama
claims and would continue to do so,
believing the unsettled state Of con
troversy disadyantageelis to both
countries.
LaNDoN, Jan. 31.-The armistice
began instantly at Paris, three days
later In the departments, and expires
On the 10th Of February, at noon.
NEW york, Jan. 31.-Lyons re-
fuses to make terms with the Ger
mans on the basis Of a cesssion OF
French territory, and repudiates
the armistice. They have sent a
deputation to Ganbetta, urging the
combinations of the war.
Demonstrations against the ar
mistice are taking place In MANY
parts of France.
Paris is still closely invested by
the Germans, but provisions are
pouring IN.
The french claim to have half a
million of effective soldiers in the
field to renew the war, and the
CONSUMPTION of 1871 viii add three
hundred thousand more.
Anxiety in Germany and France
about the future is great. There
ID q general fear that peace cannot
be made yet.
. LONDON, Feb. liza letter from
Col. Duncan keurty, assisting in the
War Department at Bordeaux, rep
eEcsents an immense reaction in
official circles and among the popu-
lace against the Provisional Govern
ments Ten millions afIeople would
votaior the restoration of the En-
pire tomorrow. France viii refuse
to continue the war Mobiles ar
irving at Bordeaux shout Vive
1TEmpereurn
BORDEAUX, Feb. 1.-The Bor-
deaux Governments has issued q de
sree ordering ap election for the Ma
tional Assembly on the Sth of Febs
mary. IfdisQnaIifies for the cleo
ton to tho a einblymembers of fam
lies reigning over France since 17S0,
all who acted sImperial officials can
didatesin thepas telectionsorh held of
fice assenators, ministers or counr
seIors Of state under the Empire,
end projects who haye accepted
office between 1851 and 1870.
LeSDoN, February I.-An Off
eia1 dispatch announces that Gen.
B0urbakis army, Sc, 900 strong, en-
tered Switzerland to-day.
Gen. Chanzys accepts the ar1ais-
tice-
LONDON, Feb IA dispatch
from Versailles, dated January 331st,
states that the French evacuated
the forts completely at about 15.
minutes past 3so'clock Sunday after
noon.
The Germans of the 4h regiment
took possession of the forts,sand the
coIors of tile German Empire were
floating over all the forts.
Several batteries of field artillery
entered Fort Mount VaIsrien, and
the keys ofthe fort we've delivered
by three French officers
Yshp Germans found thp ~fIpfnTlrpS