Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-02-02
FOREIGN.


FOREIGN.
On the 10Th, King William, of Prussia
was proclaimed Emperor of Germany, in
the presence of all the German Princes
and representatives.
A recent dispatch from the Hon.
William II. Seward to his family says the
party were in excellent health, and he was
much stronger and better than when he
left home. The party were to sail on the
Goth of December for Hong Kong and
Canton.
Advices from Paris state that at the
meeting of the Council for Defense on the
Goth, Gen. Truchu announced that if his
hopes for assistance from the outside
should be disappointed, it would be his
duty to surrender before the Germans de-
stroyed the public buildings and fired the
center of the city. Civil members of the
Council disagreed with the General, and
he resigned, but again accepted command
after hot quarrel.
Count Bismark, in a note in reply to
Jules Favre's request for safe conduct to
the London Conference, declined to enter
into any such negotiation. His reason
therefor is that in so doing he would be
recognizing the Republic.
A dispatch from Dion on the 22d says
the French on that day repulsed an attack
of Prussians along the whole line. The
enemy were pursued, and positions held
by them at Daix and Hauterville seized.
The Garibaldians entered Dion amid i'm
mense enthusiasm. sThe Prussians in their
flight abandoned their wounded.
A telegram from the British Cabinet an
nounces the erection of Jamaica into the
principal military and naval stations for
the West Indies.
Letters from Paris by balloon state
that the Council of Defense on the after
noon of the 21st, after the sortie, accepted
the resignation of Trochu, and replaced
Admirals Soisset and Laroneriere. Trochu
remained Civil Governor. Leffoe was sue
ceeded by Lorain.
A Versailles dispatch of the 25th says
"Jules Favre is here. He proposes the
capitulation of the soldiers and garrison
VIII bllC lOHOlS VI wal lAC bCAAio dlS
not deemed admissible"
A dispatch from Dion on the 23d says
the defeat of the Prussians on the 22d was
complete. The troops under Ricciotti
Garibaldi destroyed the Sixty-first Prus-
sian regiment. The French behaved
'heroically.
1t is stated from London that Napoleon
feels confident of the restoration of his dy-
nasty, if not of reascending the throne
himself At any rate it is stated that Ger
many will give to France a government,
and demand that the French shall abide
by it.
A London dispatch of the oath says
"The Conference has again adjourned for
one week. A resolution to contine the
discussion to the consideration of the
question of the treaty of Paris was
adopted. The Conference is regarded as a
farce"
Longwy, on the Belgian border, which
had been besieged for long time, capitu-
lated on the 25th. Four thousand prison
ers and two hundred guns fell into the
hands of the Germans.
Bismark has been appointed Chancellor
of the German Empire.
Sir Roderick Murchison has received a
letter from Africa, giving positive intelli-
gence of the safety of DR.. Livingstone.
An official dispatch from Versailles, on
the oath, says the French loss in the sortie
of the 10Th was 5000 killed, wounded and
missing; the Germans, all told, only 655.
The London Telegraph of the 26th has a
dispatch announcing that Garribaldi and
his forces were surrounded by the Prus-
slams, near Dion.
Secretary Fish, at Washington, received
telegram from Mr.. Moran, Charge d'Afairs
at London, on the Goth, announcing that
the German Ambassador there had been
officially informed that the capitula-
ton of all Paris forts, and an armistice of
three weeks by land and sea, was signed at
10 o'clock. on the evening of the 2Sth, at
Versailles, by Count Bismark and Jules
Favre. The army of Paris would remain
prisoners of war in the city.
The German troops occupied all the
forts around Paris on the morning of the
Goth.
Emperor William has sent the following
dispatch to the Empress Augusta:
"VERsAILLEs, Jan. 90, 2 D. m
90 Last night an armistice for three weeks was
signed: Ire regulars and Mobiles are to be de;
tanned in Paris as prisoners OF war. The National
Guard will undertake the maintenance OF order.
We occupy all the forts of Paris. The city re-
soon as the arms are surrendered. The National
Assembly is to be assembled to meet at Bordeaux
in fortnight, All the armies in the field will re-
tain their respective positions the ground between
the opposing lines to be neutral. This is the re-
ward of patriotism, her2ism, and great sacrifices.
follow. (Signed,) WnHsLM."
A telegram of the Goth says Emperor
William would not enter Paris, but would
return to Berlin on the 31st, leaving the
Crown Prince in command of the Prus
slams. Paris was being supplied with pro
visions
Berlin was in perfect frenzy of excite
ment ON the goth, ON the reception of pos
tive news of the capitulation of Paris.
A Versailles dispatch of the Goth says
the terms of lasting peace offered by Bis
mark are as follows:
/. The cession of the province of Alsace, ant
that part of the province of Lorraine known a
?. A monied indemnity of ,OO0, 100000 francs.
8 Forty war ships from the French fleet.
4. One of the colonies now held by France, which
| one cannot be learned. The money indemnity mus
be guaranteed by municipalities. If this guarantees
be refused, the property of each individual will be
| held until acquiescence is obtained.
1t is said that Bismark denies that ht
has ever negotiated for the restoration oi
the Bonapartes, or that he intends to in
terfere in the domestic concerns of France
| DOMESTIC.
Gold closed in New York on the 2Stl
at 11O1S
A Washington dispatch of the 21st says
Gan erroneous statement has been pub
lished that Commissioner Pleasanton ha'
decided that no stamps are required to b'
affixed to the renewal of insurance poll
cies. Such is not the case. Stamps ar
required to be affixed when such policie
are renewed"
Gov Stafford, of Arizora, in his annua