The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-03-09
Closing Events of the War.

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The French Assembly on Wednesday,
LIST ult. ratified the conditions of peace
agreed to at Versailles, after repeated
effrtS by the minority to delay cousid
Grafton. The ratification was carried BY
vote of 54G against 107. During the
session violent agitation cnsued on the
attempt Of NJ Cont, formerly private
secl etary of Napoleon ILL.,, to speak in
justification of the empire, which the
Assembly summarily and ecclesiastical
" extinguished by adopting resolution
decreeing the fall Of the empire, and
sligmatiziug Napoleon as the author Of
the misiortunes of france.
After various outragcs aud demon.
strations peculiar to Partisan mobs in
times of great popular agitation, the
military and civil authorities of Paris
had succeeded on Tuesday evening in
restoring tranquility in the city. Dis.
quleting signs were apparent in the
quarters especially notorious for disor.
der, but official assurances we're given
that sufficient precautions has been
taken to prevent recurrence of the
outrages.
The eleventh prussian corps, under
Gen. Won Bose, having been awarded
the honor Of being the first German
troops to enter the city, proceeded to
carry out the programme on the 1st
instant. The corps entered in two col.
umus, by way of Pont de Jour and Neu.
lily, numbering 80 600 men, with nine.
ty-six pieces of artillery and the usual
proportion of cavalry, aud marched by
separate but direct routes to the Place
de Ia Concorde. The French troops
which occupied the streets along each
line Of march, to prevent disorder, va.
Gated as the Germans advanced. No
hostile movement of the populacc oc.
CURED during the march. The scene,
as described in the cable dispatch, was
avery mournful one for Paris. Wherey.
er men or women appeared they were
sad enough. Many were weeping and
wearing emblems OF mourning, and the
statues in the public places were drap.
ed. Perhaps so gay aud grand a pag.
cant never passed through city SO 81.
lent and heart broken.
LATER.-On Friday the Sd instant,
the German troops commenced the cvac
uation of Paris, and by nightfall there
were none left within its walls. They
retired beyond the Seine, the Parisians
thronging the streets as they marched
out, but observing a scrupulous silence
aud uon.intercourse with them. The
newspapers, which had suspended during
the occupation, reappeared on Saturday,
some with appeals to the passions Of the
people calculated to provoke riot and
disorder. Notwithstanding this, the
city remained quiet aud orderly. 1t is
stated by correspondents of the London
Netos that both the Emperor William
and Prince Frederick Charles were in
Paris on Thursday. The Emperor vii.
liam will leave Versailles, and is expec
ted 10 Berlin in eight days. Prince
Frederick Charles has been appointed
Commanderiu.Chief of the army which
will occupy portion Of France until
the money payments are made, aud will
have his headquarters at Rheims -
Theirs has declined to mako a treaty Of
commerce with Germany, the present
policy of France being protective tar.
if. Berlin was brilliantly Illuminated
on Saturday night, aud the Empress
aud Processes appeared on the streets
Arrangements are being made for the
release of the French soldiers held as
prisoners of war. Bourbaki's army will
also be returned from Switzerland. 1t
is rumored that Napoleon is negotiating
for an estate in Bohemia, to which he
will retire.
1t appears that the treaty Of peace be.
tween France and Germany was not
definite, aud that another Conference is
to be held at Brussels. IL is probable
that the main points have already been
settled, but the details will occupy
several months. Napoleon is expected
to meet the cx.Empress Eugene at
Chiselhurst within u short time. The
correspondents of some of the sesation.
al newspapers are predicting troubles in
Paris aud civil war, but there is nothing
to couirm such suppositions..