The Portland daily press., 1871-02-21

geperel, to arrange terms of peace. They
VIII VIII tIsn pass an ELECTORAL law and dissolve,
nus sniItln9 the Responsibility Of eorganizing
| riance on other shoulders. The Germans will
| cettalu'y enter Paris on the % q nd tale nos
| sess'o!; On Inc Imperial route every nrecau-
slon Will be taken Tor the EN- peror's sste,y
The DISPOSITION OF THE ASSEMBLY ON PEACE
| The Assembly will make peace if oossihe
.t .hat 70 say' on any terms that can be had
| that are not absolutely degrading. Whit
! terms Prussia really wi make no one Know,
| and il is not be irved tbat those pub,be cor
rectly refiec: he Thoughts OF he German lead
ers 1t is believed that they have purpo.ely
beep made extfavsgaut ia a Macb,avillI,n
spirit 10 order that the real terms may seem
moderate 10 comparison. Iudeed, 1t is thou BIT.
Bismarck contemplates stirtling FraDce aud
Europe by the announcement of t rms that
will seem liberal and generous. AlthoIgh
there are DomiDalv 400 moDarchists in The
Assembly against 300 OF all other stripes, The
former are equally divided 10 favor of different
aspiraut> for the throne, with little promise Ot
harmony Il ed as ODuUnents outside NJ nircb-
lists are really straight forward Republicans,
wi o advo ate Tor France he A mericAu system
OF 'veruin-nt outright 10 opposition To rhe
Reds and all sorts OF Republicans 10 affiliation
win The communionists They have similar
tendencies with French Democ' ats They do
NOT hoiI tue reDuolic les p0nsble for the failure
u " 'nioetta q Company or iOr the disorders
wuicn occurred under the rule OF nominal Re-
pnohcans, but they condemn the extreme
Ideas OF cerai, Republican. as Inconsistent
win Tue safety of property or life Ii the AS
i.,t,,S - ulsposeo to lay the foundation of a
legt,mate and tree government founded on
p'itical equality of the whole people evsIv
moderate, including the SO called OrIean;s,Ss
VIII support them We shall then see a real
French repnblc. This is the meaning of the
election of Grevy. 'N'
OTHER REPORTED CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
PARIS, Feb 20.
There is good authority for stating that the
German final conditions OF peace include the 1
cession OF Alsace and portion of Lorraine,
with fortresses of Thionvlle Metz and Belfo-t
and the payment of su indemnify OF e2S0,O00
600 sterling.
- Great Britain.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
LONDON, Feb. 2O-In the House of Com.
nous to-day Mr., GIadst me, 10 reply to an in
curry denied that Her Majesty's government
nao received any proposals for the purchase OF
me Brush Doiuinion> In North America. Mr.
GiadStone took occasion to deprccate the in
troduc'ion of questions OF this character nend- |
Ing the slttings of the Commission at Wash |
ington.
THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.
The composition OF the new ministry under
PRESIDENT Theirs produces an excellent i'm |
preston. 1t is reported that the Germans have
ievies fresh requisitions of 100000 francs on
St. Quentin.
ANOTHER AWFUL sRPwREcK.
Bark Joseph Sprowle, laden with sugar, has |
peen wrecked on the coast oi Ireland off Clon- |
akilly. All hands were lost
The American brig r. ii. Puriantou, from
New York for Hamburg, is at Cuxhaven cnt
through by ice and aground.
Gnba.
HAVANA, Feb. 20.-People cor1e into the
cites in such numbers to surrender that tbe
interior IL depopulated. The troops surprised |
a Republican assembly in session at MADRID - |
The members however, escaped but the docu-
ments were captured
The Isthmus.
THE DARIEN SURVEY
AsPINwALL Feb 10 u nited States steamer |
Nipsic arrived on the 8 h. She sails TOR Arr.tor
river on the IA b where the supply ship Guard |
is anchored. Heavy rains c0olipue ia that 10.
9eahty Ihe hrst Darien surveying party lett
here on the for the Atrator river. all well.
Commander Selfridse Joins the Uniied States
steamer Resaca at Panama and proceeds to
sutvey the Pacific side commencing at Simon
Bay.
South America.