The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-21
Correspondence of the New York rrlOune.l''

VERSAILLES, January "a.
OF course there Is little else talked of here
but the probabilities Of the success or failure Of
II. Jules Fsvre,s mission. BE returned 10 Paris
this afternoon at O'Clock, 1t is believed to offer
Count Bismarck and General Won MoltEes condi-
tions to The ParsIans. There Is, OF course great
OF the more Ignorant classes among tue Parislans
TON surr lender, Count Bismarck, ic Is satd, was
much opposed to plebiscltutn being taEen-he
has supreme contempt for both popular 1orn1s
and righte.
"I,et the Governor Of Paris and the remaining
members OF tho Provisional Government hand
over their de J0cto power TO me, and we Will TAKE
good care that there is no disioroaHce III faris
Dlebisctum Is mere waste OF Tine
At the same time, Count Bismarck asked ".
Jnes Fayre whether something could not be uone
as to settling terms or peace. Tne Frencn mlnls
ter replied thai, much as lie desired to bring aoout
a peace between Germany and France, lie could
not lake any steps In the matter as lie was not
communication with the other members OF tne
Provisional Government lie had luli power 70
treat for Paris, Gambetta and the other members
OF the government having left him full authority
when they left for Tours, but there MS power
stopped, and anything further must be done u
concert with the members OF t1e ~ nenroe ei
is las: what the Imperial Chancellor does not
wanr, as he knows the power Of Gamoettas merry
eloquence, and that both in tine councItroom ana
in Lne streets the cry OF the Minister OF the Int
rior would be, "My voice is still for war; to,
which, 1t is greatly to be feared, the south OF
France would respond fayorably. SO Count BIS.
marcI. with Characteristic adroltness, asked Jules
Fayre whether he could not treat for peace pro-
yIsIonaly ' and on the express condition tnat any
protocol agreed to was to be ratned ny Conslit'
uent Assembly. To this proposition am lnlorm.
ed rs. Jules Favre assented, and accordingly tie
capi!ulation OF Paris and the conclusion OF peace
are 10 be treated OF together
As to the capitulation, jules Fagre IS salu 10
pleaded hard that hers sho1a De
and any forts which Count Motke might name
would be given over to be garrlsoneu oy tne
PrussIan forces; the troops In Paris womb AL lay
down their arms-tne llne ana Garass MoOlleS -. rs
ply dsarmed and allowed 70 go about their ousl,
ness as they are oil Parisians Of the commercial
classes, and would probably not want 70 iea9e
their homes. The King Is said to be anxious 0; 10 10
be inclined to press the entry OF the russian
troops into Paris. Count Bismarck Is repor;ea 10
have agreed to the proposition with regard 10 the
forts, on condition hat the Parisians should un.
dertake 10 keep perfect order IN Paris; TO prevent
any attempt at assassination OF the German
TROOPS ali Insults, public or private, 10 the PIus-
sian nag and uniform aud the pgymMent, zen ,,s,s OF o %
heavy amount OF money ae security Tor Iuiute
good behavior by the city: lie roao,,fiso Is a,sO
as 10 the National Guards, and 10 nave
even offered to allow some lhousaaus o. tne
yJn
order that they might be used To keep order ID
Paris Your readers are, OF couse, aware tnat
when Napoleon III and III. laussnan iaid out
BouleYsrls. such as those OF Magenta, Sebastopol
and The Prince Eugene, should be 30 arranged
that the guns OF the dfe entforts could complete
" sweep them; and as the forts would, 10 tne
hands OF the Piussians, pr. the whole OF Paris
con ple1ey at the mercy Of their occupers. and as
other precautionary measures against na9 !altA
might easily be taken, 1t Is by no means mprooa.
BILE that Paris may never actually De occupied py
the German armies: The troops WIN prooao.y Ue
they fought so hard to approach, and waited so
patiently TO en- er, and their military pride VIII oe
gratlied by review on the Champ de Mars, with
the Pont lie Jena in sight. The Parlsians are SO
iond Of anything OF spectacle, that venture 10
predict that, should such review ever be held.
they will flock to see how "MM de les baroares"
70 through their facings.
as 10 Interior conditions Of peace, ! oelleVe
Though of course not speaking on authority that
The terms offered were much the same as at Fer.
reres, except that ] hear that the cesslon OF
some colonies, such as Saigon, was spoSen. on
instead Of half the fleet. That no ships Will pc
taken have good authority for stating, as the
Germans have seen for some time that It would
suit them much better to buy new ships, OF oet.
ter pattern in America and England, thon 70 take
ships OF France, many OF which are halt rotten,
and all Of old and bad patterns. The line OF
frontier mentioned would. 1t Is said, run through
Thion7llle, Metz, Nancy, Epinal ami Relf0rf. The
great ulElcnlGY, IL Is anticipated, moula oc aoouo
Metz as the French Minister wonld make strong
push to have 1t dismantled. To this proposition,
DO not believe Count Bismarck would ever con-
sent as he himself told me, IN August last, when
we were marching through Clermont- en- -Argonne,
that the Germans must have Metz. Sflll am
certain that there is a strong disposition not to
push the French to despair.
"Ir is ali very weil,n said an ofncer in the
guards 10 me, the other day. ~ KNOW we beat
the French wherever we meet them, DG. the task
becomes more difficult every day, and tile French
troops will improve in quality. Besides, supaos
down to the Pyrenees, how are We 10 get the
cost of the war said9 We shall have conquered
the country, but we shall have reduced 1t TO ths
var in your country. Who IL to pay then';
Connt Bismarck accompanied :Ju. u.es Fayre half
way TO the outposts and was markedly cour ,eous
TO him.
Il ia understood that the capituatlon OF Paris
will be made as gIded pill for the Inhabitants 10