Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-27
Rumered Surrender of Besiegsa Paris.
MISCELLANY.
THE SURRENDER OF PARIS.

Rislnsrck.s Terms Unanimously Approved
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The 7T,. e8 publishes
special, dated Versailles, Jan. 24th, say
ing that Jules Favre is there proposing the
surrender Of Paris and its garrison, with
the honors of war.
The attack on St. Denis and the disas-
ters of the 10th is the supposed cause of
the proposition.
The Germans regard Favre's terms as
inadmissable.
Trochu is sick, and Viney has command
of Paris.
The dispatch adds that the terms Of sur
render will require time. The French de-
mands are too large.
The Times says, editorially, that if Fayre
Bismark has the acceptance of them by
Napoleon and the Empress, and threatens
10 restore Napoleon.
The Conference has again adjourned for
week.
a resolution to connne the Conference
to the discussion of the Paris treaty was
adopted.
The Germans have abandoned the siege
of Cambria
The French have inundated the country
around Donay and Arras.
The German army in North FranSais
estimated at 500, ,00e..
The bombardment of Longuy hns been
suspended. The Prussians attribute the
failure to the heavy fog
a French army corps is close on the
Swiss border. ~
The. headquarters of the Army Of. the
south are Of Blamont. 1E
A dispatch, dated at HaRre, of the Path,
says the Germans, after making O requisi-
ton for forty thousand francs, shot four Of
the inhabitants and carried off the Mayor
and three OF the Councilraen. The name
of the place is omitted.
Turkey declares semi-oficially that
henceforth she will rely upon herself for
protection, and not upon the interests and
iealousies of European powers. A
Advices Of the 18th say that the presence
of Favre at Versailles is unconfirmed, and
regarded doubtful.
On Change consols fell off.
The weeks adjournment of the Confer
ence Is attributed to the absence of the
French representative.
Still later advices announce the eapitula-
ton of Longuy with 1000 prisoners and
go guns.
Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the
German Empire.
ENGLISH NEWS.
LONDON, Jan. 25.--A special TO the TeLs-
graph, and all the svening journals, COLI
firm the dispatches published by the morn
ing press, of the surrender of Paris. The
surrender, on the terms suggested by Bis
marck, are approved here by the press,
unanimously. The Committee of Defense
has entrusted Favre, learn on high au-
thority, TO make the best terms he can, but
10 bring the conflict to close in any case.
There is general agreement in official
circles that the end is momentarily at
hand, as far as the defense of Paris is con-
cerned. The Imperialists are active, and
the Engilsh Government is known to fa-
vor the restoration of the Bonaparte dy-
nasty under the Regency
Advices are allowed to leave Paris, en-
dorsed by influential residents. approving
this termination of the war.
The Echo speaks authoritatively on the
question of surrender, and says that a for
eign officer, q messenger, has arrived from
Versailles, who, it has leaked out, brought
the surrender, signed by Favre and Bis
marck.
At o'clock, P. NJ, the French Consul
discredited the report that Favre had ar
rived in England.
PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Jan. 25.-The Portuguese gov
eminent has submitted q new financial
policy, founded upon the renewal Of the
tobacco monopoly.
DENMARK.
CoPENHAGEN, Jan. 26.-The Minister of
War, In supporting the Budget, expressed
the beilef that the present condition of
Europe was dangerous. The small powers,
however peacably inclined, might be forced
into q war for the defense of their indie
pendenee.