New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-28
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have evacuated Dole and cut the railway
hetXeen MOuohard and BesancOn.

have evacuated Dole and cut the railway
between Monohard and Besancon.
Garibaldi writes to FrappOli, saying:
"Forget the past and. think only of the
future. Organize as many Italian volun
teers as possible and send them to me-"
LONDON, January G.-The AnglO-Amer
lean committee, composed OF eminent pOllt
ical. legal and military men, will shortly
publish an exhaustive report on the fishery
question and other points of difference be-
tween the United States and Canada. The
conclusions Of the report are generally
somewhat unfavorable to America, but,
nevertheless. take the ground that Canada's
pretensiOns on the question of Headlands
are unfOunded.
Especial to the New York World
LONDON. January 25.-The secretary Of
the Empress Eugene to-day denied that
she signed the agreement which Bismarck
claims to have.
The Empress is depressed and distressed
at tO-day's news from Paris.
At Favre's request, Picard and Dorian
have received passports to go to Versailles
70 Join in the negotiations.
The conference yesterday had disc ord
ant session of four hours.
Especial to the New York Heraldl
LONDON. january 26.-Our correspondent
at Bordeaux reports an interview he had
with Gambetta on the seventeenth instant,
III tit COuiSt VI NLlCu thC ldtlCl
We are willing to pay every reason.
able indemnity for the crimes of the empire,
and 1--WE such security as reasonable men
may think sufficient not to arm against
Germany.
The fall of Paris would have no effect
whatever i'll stopping the war, If the Prus-
sian conditions of peace were still main.
tained do not speak in my own name
alone. or even in that of the delegation OF
the government here. 1t is the firm
determination of every one of my colleagues,
in and out of Paris, that the war must con
tinue. no matter what the consequences are.
"if Paris falls tomorrow, we will have
done our duty nobly toward France, but l
cannot bring myself to believe that Paris
will capitulate. believe the people them
selves would burn her like "a second
Moscow before they would allow the enemy
to take possession. But should Paris give
up we must fight on the provinces. We
have now, without the army of Paris, half =
million of men on the field and quarter
| of million ready to join them. without
| touching the levy of 1861, or enrolled mar
| rled men.
.'The former will give 100000 recruits and
! the latter 600, 900 of able-bOdied men. We
| have arms pouring in from all quarters,
and money will not fail the nation. 1t will
| simply he a question of our nation agains:
! the German, and our people against theirs.
| i
| willing to carry OH war OF this kind fOs
| the sake of acquiring two French provinces.
| We can and must resist. 1t would be dis
honorable to give up. We are fighting for
the existence of nation. and they for An
increase of territory. Germany is even
more exhausted than France. Look at the
! losses of the Bavarians alone; look at the
| number of widows and orphans.
In our land our married men are not ye:
armed-theirs are killed by thousands. Wa
are not exhausted as they. are. l hold i.
to be mathematically impossible. if we have
energy and self-sacritce. for them to con
tinue the war. We cannot fail in the end to-
drive the invader from France. Every
I! twenty four hours that passes is day gained
III our favor, and brings us nearer to the
desired end. Every hour increases th.
enemys difficulties.
In regard to England. Gambetta spoke
with some bitterness He said that thai:
country made Il fatal mistake when shs
allowed fear and seltishness to prevent he"
mcmbered and destroyed. England haa
lost her only ally. The Continent has vir
tually handed over the balance of pOwe:
| to Prussia, whose close and secret allianc"
with Russia is unquestionable.
! ''No one of sense can doubt that in ten
years i;ussia will probably be in possessions
Of Constantinop!e, Prussia in Holland. Bel
| GUM and Trieste, and the whole control o.
| the world delivered over to those powers
! The Czar looks further eastward toward
English possessions.
| Il believe, myself" said Gambetta. 'tha:
| the English now see their error. and VIII:
hold tae Ministry responsible when Parl-s
| ment meets.
| The above were the most interestiu: !:
points in the conversation. Soon after
Gambetta. whose energy is untiring. ief. .o:
| the front