The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1871-02-02
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{ PRoPeS.ALS FOR PE1tCE.,
,-sSwssuINGroN, JANUARY 2G


try around Doady and Arras.
'rfe German army" IN the north OF
France is estimated at. eighty thou
sand.
The bombardmcnt of Longivy Is sus-
pended. Fho Prlssians attribute this
failure to the heavy fog.
y French army corps is To 1elG- ~
the Swiss border
-. f'ho headquarters u the army of the
South are at Beaumont. .-..,N.g
=. turkey declares scmi5ohicially' that
hcnceforgh She Mill rely upon herself
for protection, and not Upon Tie inter
csts and icalouscs of European powers.
LONDON, January 2G.
The Times has special dated Yer
sailles, "a, saying that Jules Favrc is
there, proposing to surrender Paris and
the garrison with the honArs of war.
The attack on st. Dennis, and the dis
aster on the 18th, is the supposed cause
of the proposition. The Gcrmans re-
gard Favre's terms as> >inadmissable.-
TrOchu is sick, and Niuoy commands.
The dispatch adds that the term of
the surrender will take time, rs the
French demands are too large. The
Times says editorally, If Favrc refuses
To capitulate on German terms, Bis
marck has the acceptance of them, by
Napoleon and the Empress, and threa-
tens to restore Napoleon.
The conference has again adjourned
for n week. A resolution to confinc
the discussion to the Paris treaty was
adopted.
London advices to the 25th, SAY that
the presence of Favrc ut Versailles, is
not confirmed, and it is regarded doubt
full on Change, and consols fell Off The
weeks adjournment of the conference
is attributed to the absence of the
French representative.
Still later adviccs. announce the ca
pitulation of Longiyy, with four thou
sand prisoners and two hundred guns.
Bismarck has been appointed Chan
cellor of the German Empire.
LONDON, January 22.
a special to the Telegram says, all
the evening journals confirm the dis
patches published by the morning
press, of the surrender of Paris. The
surrender is on terms suggested by Bis
marck, and is approved here by the
press unanimously.
The committee. of defence has in
trusted Fpvrc, | learn on high autlIori-
ty, to make tho best terms he can, but
to bring the conflict To n close, in any
case. There Is Il general agreement in
official circle, that the end is momon-
tarily at hand, rs fnr as the defence of
Paris is concerned. The impcrialists
are active and the English govern
mcnt Is known to favor the restoration
of the Bonaparte dynasty, under the
regency. Advices are allowed to leave
Paris, endorsed by influential residents,
approving this termination Of the war.
The French Consul discrcdits the re-
ports that Favrc has arrived in Eng
land
The Echo speaks authoritativcly on
the question of surrender, and for
eign office messenger who has arrived
from Versailles says: 1t has leaked
out that he brought the surrender sign
cd by Favrc and bismarck.
COPENHAGEN, january %.
The Minister Of War, supporting the
budget, expressed the belief that the
condition of Europe was dangerous,
and that small powers, however peace
ably inclined, might be forced into the
war for the defence Of ualr indepen-
dencc.
. WASHINGTON, January %.
There is no official confirmation Of
the surrender Of Paris. Tho French
Legation here represents the probable
situation AZ bcng--th,ft afterthc resig-
nation of Trochu those controlling
Paris proposed surrender, which Bis
marck declines To receive until pre-
liminaries of peace are signed, which
will bind all Franco.
4 special to the New York World,
from BrueSels. January -, makes Bis
marck say, i'm reply to FaYrs's asser-
ton, that it would be impossible to
bind the Bordeaux Government If the
Republic rejects the terms and the En-
pire accepts them: "You must choose
between acceptance and the restoration
of the Empire" ..
Favre departed for London.
- LONDON, January 26.
A dispatch from Bernc says, since the
23d, the French pickets along the bor-
der have prevented cgress from France
into Switzerland, and are imprisoning
strangers. The Germans nave stormcd
Grapnouch, and repulsed a French at-
tack upon Yillars. -.
BERLIN, January 26..
The. reported presence Of Favre at
Brussels, though not icially confirm
ed, caused intense excitement. The
people repaired to the Palace, hoping a
confirmation from the Queens lips,
but no telegram had reached her Maj
csty. All the public offices are closed