Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-31
The .Ganitnlationl Of Parise
from The BAltim0se Sun Of saturday I

from the Baltimore San Of Saturday.
Tue long.aWaited surrender OF Paris Is now
about 70 take place. For months. ever since
the crushing defeat of MeMahUn ut Sedan
aud the fall the empire, three hundred
thousand or more Germans have enclosed IL
with wall as impenerable TO the besieeed
ar the armies raised in the provinces to sue
cor them, a. though Il were made OF iame.
For the last four months the Germans, grown
impatient with the unexpected duration Of the
siege ana the obstinate desease of the garrison
and PoPulaee, have; from their carefully poin-
ted batteries Of siege guns of i'm Ssense caiibre,
poured an iuces-aut fiTe-ot sfOt and shoII nnon
the devoted capital. It's grand edIices of
public utility aud Of religion, the supurb moE.
uments, priceless treasures of literature, art
aud taste, the historical archives and relics.
superb resorts of trade, unriValled municipal
works, stores OF every species Of costly merch.
andise, aud luxurious homes of OpuIence and
refinement. have all been exposed to remorse.
less devastatiOn-the prelude 20 the eapture
OF the city itself. This is not the first time
Paris has succumbed before foreign or a do.
mestic Zoe. The past sieges Of that city form
some Of the most graphic pages Of the worlds
history.
from the Baltimore Gazette of yesterday.l
a despatch from the United States Charge
Affairs IN London To Secretary Fish, dated
yesterday uIUrniDg, tells him that he has re-
celved Official information irOm the German
Ambassador Of the capituation of all the fur,s.
OF Paris, aud of al srmistic. OF three weeks
by laOd aud sea. The agreement was signed
at Versailles, On Saturday evening, by Bis
marck aud Jules EaYre.
The Emperor of Germany yesterday after.
noon telegraphed TO the Empress from Yer.
sailleS that an aTmistice of three weeks had
been signcd; that his army occupied all the
forts OF Paris; that whiIO the city would re.
main invested, il would be allowed TO re.
vIcIuaI as soon rs the arms were surrendered.
aud that the National Assembly would be
summoned to meet ut Bordeaux within two
weeks. He concludes by thanking Gud for
the fresh mercy, aud u hOPe that peace will
soon follow.
Tic official dispatch announcing the capi,u
lStIun OF Paris was read in the churches Of
Berlin yesterday. aud caused u general rcjoic.
ing throughout the city.
In another column will be found. at consid.
cradle length, detail of the pro:ress of the
Negotiations for the surrender at Paris he.
tween Count bismarck aud VI. jules Faver
The letter arrived at Versailles on the evening
OF the 23rd III Bismarck carriage. which had
Le"n sent Z" the PruSsan out, POSTS for hum
lie afterwards returned to Paris. and came
back to Versailles after days absence, nc.
c"npnnled hy military officer. for the pur-
pose of sGttnn. terms of cnpi;u!atan
1t is positively asserted in Berlin that Bis.
marek : basis "t peace is the ccssiun of Alsacs
nnd part ct l.ouaue to Germany. Should
these terms be agreed to, the Freuch republic
will he recognized 1t ia added that the I'm
pcrInii-'S will accept the condii"ns 4 denial
from ChtNichursr Is puh,i>hrd in the Lnn lon
lint
bismarck aud the Iianapar;ists for the resto.
rainn of the latter
BiSmark denies that he has ever negotiated
Tor the restoration Of the Bonaparre or that
he has any idea Of interfering in the domc.tic
relations Of France.