New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-21

| place and the mission which / had already
| fulfilled; the first movement of her ma ssty
| was one Of utter despair, but at the same
time her desire was to devote herself to tho
safety of the army; she addressed to the
Prussian ambassador in London n dispatch,
to be sent to Count Bismarck. at Versailles;
| in this dispatch her ma ssty prayed Count
Bismarck to accord the army at Metz an
arnlisIice of fifteen days for revctuahng:
this armistice was to precede the negotia-
tions for peace. saw the Empress q second
time, and insist again upon the negotis-
ton; her majesty replied that she wished to
consult with some persons who SURF. ,unded
her before taking definite decision [
sent to the Marshal d dI-patehln which /
,cld him that had had the honor of seeing
the Empress and that all her maiesty's
views were for the safety Of the army; re-
turned afterward to Count Bismarck; he
demanded that the army should make a
demonstration in favor of the r. gency, and
should proclaim the Empress, Oh thu
twenty fourth the Empress had sent a dis
patch to the King, appealing 10 his senti
lnents in favor of the amy at Metz and de-
rnauding An armlstlce
a Bismarck responded thas it was iInpossi.
Bile, for military and political reasons, t.
accede to the demand OF her majesty. IA
showed me letter from the King in which
it was stated that the army had not mads
any demonstration. Her majesty did NOT .
renounce all hope of the issue. However
| was sho VII q letter in which the Eunra..
was told the army OF the Lrire wes strong
and she was begged not to eubarrass tbs
defense by these neguTiltians. The I'm
press responded that she would not pursns
these negotiations, a. she was resolved
to sacrifice for the defense of the soil ~
France, her most dear hopes. On the otbs, f
side, her majesty received from the German
government this declaration tina. peace E
could DO made under mCIe favorable condi. T.
tiOns with the regency rban with the gov
eminent Of the national defense: On n.
evening of the twenty-seventh l received
from the Prnssian EN- bassador a letter i'm
forming me that the army of Metz had ca
pitulateG; had not the strength 70 see tho
Empress again; l wrote to her that I haS
nothing more to do in Londcp; l outted
England on the evening IF the twenty.
ninth.
Whsn the question of the conmupic..
tons between Bazaine and Mac Mahop cane
~, nyol wing the truth of the IecApfior ~
dispatches from MacMahon hy Bazains
some interesting testimony was given. whicS
inclined in favor OF the theory OF the prosa-
cution that Bazsire knew Of NIacNahons
movements on August q and failed tn
respond. A Nine. lmhert swOte that a.
August 81 she carried three dispa tches from
MeIz TO Thionville, and IL certain Msi,rIa-
goose testified that he was sent BY General
Daorot to ThiOnville, with "a dispatch n
be forwarded to Bazaine in Metz, adysino
the Marshal that Mac Mahon would reacS
Stenay, with 10000 men. on Aupuss VI
and requesting Bazsine TO march to meet
him at the sound Of the first cannon. Gen.
eral TURNER, commandment of Tbiopyills
testified that he iDdisibeily remembereS
receiving such . dispatch from Major L.
gosse and forwarding it to BazAine. but he
did not know whether it ever reached thu
commander-in-chief
On August u. however, he sent three
copies of MacMahon's dispatch to Baaains
hy three different messengers, two of which
he knew reached the Marshas headquAr.
ttrs. Other testimony this point wa
COZ ficting. At least two witnesses swore
that Bazaine had received no dispatch on
the twenty-third concerning MacMahons
march toward Metz. while another witness,
Colonel Lewal, testified that BazAine read
such a dispatch in his presence. At this
witness testimony Marshal Baz4iue en-
nhatically declared that TIE dispatch in
question was received by him only on tho
twenty ninth OF August. The evidence
throughout in reference IT, this alleged non
'eceipt by Bazasne of intelligence from Mac
Mahon as very conflicting, one witness de-
previous one.
Marshal MacMahon's deposition on the
uhject of his non-receipt on August 23a
idzaines alleged dispatch of August q n
Vas read. The deposition was damaging
o Bazai.ie, as it showed that he had do
'eived MacMahon IN disIstching to him on
August 10, after the battle Of ST. Pryat,
hat he still intended marching northwsrd.
dacMahon thereupon determ! ned to march
o Montmedy instead vt Paris in conse-
luence OF Ba2aine's movement but hs
leard 10 more from the COMMANDMENTS
thief. Marshals Canrobert nnd Leb9uf
md General LAdmirault testified in favor
II Bazaine. They said that Bazaine had
made no allusion to MacMahou's advance q.
Z the council of war held at Metz on tho
Wenty sixth of August, and zach declared
hat to his knowledge no dispatch was re-
eived in that city from MacMahon Oh the
wenty-.hird of August
Testimony WAS given by II. Rouher which
no wed that the efforts Of the Empress En-
enie in her negotiations with the Germans
7ss to save the Rhine army ii possible, and
D save the territory of France. Tho ten
ency OF this and similar evidence was to
lear Bazaine of the charge of atiiliatiDg
nth the Germans without sufficient war
tnt--his excuse being at least in toe eyes
the imperia!ists. that, reduced TO ex-
'emlty, IN captivating at Metz he made
70 best use OF his opportunities and SUP.
,hdered much in order to save To France
hat little strength the misfor,unes of war
ad left her.-NeD York World