The New York Herald Newspaper, September 26, 1870, Page 3

THE WAR. Paris—The Situation Inside and Outside. French Circular on tho Resources and Defence of the Capital. Details of the Fighting Be- fore Paris. Bix Hundred and Fifty Thou- sand German Soldiers in France. Three “Fresh” Army Corps Ready in Prussia. Prussian Exposition of the Pros- pects of Peace. German Demands Increased as the Armies Advance. The Thiers and Favie Missions and Bis- marck-Favre Negotiations. Von Moltke MNeutralizes the Diplomacy. MAILS FROM PARIS BY BALLOT What the French Press Says of the Crisis. Prassian Fire on a French Ballcon’ Messenger. CREAT BATTLE Weak PARY. TELEGRAMS TO THE WEW YORK HERALD, a Battle Near Paris—No Details of It. Buavvals, Sept. Via Tous, Sept. 5, ro. } A great” battle raged all day yesterday between Pontowse aud Isle Adaln, o The scene of the engagement 1s sitnated some thirteen miles northwest of St. Denis. This would indicate that the French moved out from that place for the purpose of attacking the Prussians, No particulars of the battle have yet been re- ved, and nothing is known of its result, « It is reported that the peasants are cutting oi vonvoys of supplies tn the rear of the Prussians, The City Suid to be Quict~Resolute for Dee jenceGood News. Cuanrres, Sept. 24, 1970, Advices from Paris dated yesterday (I'riday), which have been delivered here by a spectal courter, state that order had been restored in the city and that the population remained united in an euergetic re- solve for defence against the Prussians, The despatches from Paris also report that the French had had “successfal encounters with the enemy.” Prussian and Belgian Neports of Fightiug in the Streets of Paris. Lonpon, Sept. 25, 1870. The Prussians report that from a height overlooking Paris they have observed that fighting was going on in the streets with cannon and musketry, Advices received by way of Chartres atvempt to discredit the report; but a later despatch from Brussels, dated Saturday eventing, asserts that there has been con- stant combats since Friday in Paris, between the “reds” and the troops ander Geaeral Trochu. No further particulars are given. ‘The Reported Riots Discredited in Londen, Lonpon, Sept. 25, 1870, The Reuter’s telegram reporting fighting and can- nonading in the streets of Paris is discredited here; as also are the stories of the pillage of the resi- dences of persons absent from the French capital. ‘foo large a force of National Guards isin Paris in- serested in the preservation of order for the soctal- ists to venture to resort to arms. It is natural for the Prussians to invent such stories to operate on the minds of the rest of France and induce sub- mission, THE PiRIS FORTIFICATIONS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. An American General Directing Improve- ments. BRUSSELS, Sept. 25, 1870. Improvements have been made tn the fortifications 0: Paris under the direction of the American General Ripley. There was a weak space between Forts St, Denis and Mont Valerien, which General Ripley nas protected by an elaborate system of mines, tor- pedoes, &o. THE BALTLES Bi TELEGRAM TO THE NEW Yt tinuntion of the Account of the Bate of the 19th—The Retreat Guly Partial—Arrest | ef a Freuch General. LONDON, Sept. 25, 1870. The following is the continuation of the report of the battle before Paris on the 19th inst., together with accounts of other operations:— Our infantry regiuents, composed in a great part of reserves and young recruits, were drawa up ip tong columns ‘on the platean wad suffered severely. ‘this terrible connonade shook them, and seeing tat | some of our troops, which had received orders, weve moving Off out of the woods, they, too, took part in the backward Movement The Prassians thew ad- vanced, but still kept under cover, so a soldier told me, Who said that the shots rained ov then when they couid not see an enemy, avd our men knew not where to tire, At mime ot tie first Hine fell back, and the second line followed its example apd formed under wre of the forts of Montrouge and Vasnores, Unfortunately the redoubt at Chatilion was not armed, At ten o'clock she alarm was sounded at the gate of Montrouge. ‘The bridge Was drawa up and was let down again, Sut as the frgitives arrived about 1,060 soldiers tiled by tt directly. The soidiers of the Seventy. third, Seventy-sixth and Ninety-ninth ecuirassiers got in by the Orleans gate. It was but a partial re- treat alter all, The Fourteenth corps 1s sitll intact. ‘The fort of Montrotge refused to admit a company of Mobiles, which fell back upon it In good order, ‘The General told them they must get on to Paris, ARREST OF A FRENCH GENERAL. », General Ambhert, who commanded section five of DRE PAL K HERALD. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET. the fortifications of Paris, extending from bastion forty-six to bastion fitty-four, was arrested by his own men on Sunday afternoon, He was standing amid bis oMeers, whom he had called together, to give some explanations and instructions, wheo he dropped the remark that he trusted that the new battahons of the National Guard, having been formed on the model of the old, would prove as good, regrett{ng that the new battalions could only be supplied at present with percussion muskets. A crowd of 500 to 600 began to shout “Vive la Repub- lique 1” He then told the officers he could only ac- knowledge the government ratiGed by universal suf- frage, which the repubilc had not been. The Cap- tain replied he could not acknowledge a commander who did not acknowledge the republic, took him prisoner and led him off to the Ministry of the In- terior, where this act was approved, General Trochu has since told these captains that they did quite right, and deprived General Amhert of hts command, THE UNLAXS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. A Fright to the Gurde Result. LONDON, Sept. 25, 1870, A special writer at Tours informs the HeraLp that on the 20th iust., at Chartres, 10,000 Mobiles bad been concentrated, when the news caine thatthe ratlway was cué at Rambouiilet and the ublans expected at Chartres, whereupon the oficers told the Mobiles to lay down their arms and go home, as it was impossible to resist, ‘The Mayor also exforted them to withdraw for fear of provoking the Prussians, ‘The whole force thereupon disbanded, Mobile=Pleasant PREWCH MINISTERIML CROULIN. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Renvived for Defence —Peaceable, Provisioned and Resolute. Tours, Sept. 25, 1860, Ministers Gambetta and Ferry have addressed the following note from Paris to M. Cremteux, Minister of Justices — Paris 1s prepared to make a heroto resistance. All atten have united to sustain with energy the government Of deenee. Should you hear through Prussian desi oF BD that troubiés have broken oat in Paris, deny it, We 2&V2 enormous forces of the Natioual and Mobite Guards at togps of the line with 1uuitions and provistons enougy $9 bold out all Winter. same Let France make a heroic effort. The government of natioual defence will remain at Tours to the last. The Radical Conne!l at Lyons has been permitted to use the red flag until new national colors are adopted by the national government, Large bodies of Italian troops are collecting at Marseilles, - 2 SE Ase Tm: ciptine OF Tow. TELEGRAM TO THE REW YORK HERALD. OSictal teport of the Jien and Material Cap- tared with Toul. BERLIN, Sept. 28, 1870. An oftictal despaten, dated Elouen, Saturday, says that by the capitulation of Toul there fell into our hands 109 oMicers, 2,240 men, 120 horses, an eagle, 197 guns, including 48 rified cannon; 3,600 rifies, 3,000 sabres and 600 enicasses, Large supplies of ammunition, bombs and other war material were also surrendered. A special correspondent at Berlin the 24th:— The Puke of Mecklenburg telegraphs that Tout snriendered after six hours’, bombardment. The arrison are prisoners on; Sedap condiuons. The losses were sifght ‘graphs on ETZ. TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. Bezaine’s Ofer to Capitninte Confirmed. t Lonvon, Sept. 25, 1370. A letter from Mersbal Bazaine, dated 19th Sep- tember, sent to the higadquarters of Prince Frederick Charles, to be forwarded thence to the King, It is Teported, expresses his willingness to surren- der on condition that nis troops be permitted to re- tain their arms and be paroled uot to resume hos- Ulities for three months, PRULEING IN HAVRE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. xtial Law. Loxpon, Sept. 25, 1870, ‘The Havre steamer, arriving at Southampton a few days ago, broyght 100 French refugees, who report that every man in Havre is drilling. A Mo- bile attempted to blow up the powder magazine, which would nave almost destroyed the clty. The offender is arrested, and he is to be shot this morning. At Arme=ii FRENCH RIOT. TELEGRAM TO THE MEW YORK HERALD. rting Under Defeat and Rietous, Lonpon, Sept. 25, 1870, French telegrams dated in Marseilles yesterday, in the evening, state that the populace there had just commited @ wauton outrage, attended with great loss of property, on the estate of General Reillé, aide-de-camp to the Emperor Napoleon, who bore the Emperor's message preceding his sur- render to King William, and who, as 1s alleged by the mob, tok an active part tn the capitulation of Sedan. GELMAN ARMIES, THE TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. France is “Occupied? — “Marching Along” and More Coming. BERLIN, Sept. 24, 1870. The official returns of the Prussian Department or War show that there are 660,000 German troops now on French territory, consisting of twenty army corps, for the most part soldiers of the Prussian line, as there are very few indeed of the landwehr contingent in the ranks or borne on the rolls in any way. The government paper states in addition that there are to-day three fresh army corps under arms, but which have not yet been moved from the soil of Ger- many. flow (SPEIRS RS ee | TIE QUESTION OF PEACE. | TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALS. Prussian Exposition of the Prospect of Setile- mecatWarnings to the French—Increasing Demands as the Germoa Armies Advance. BERLIN, Sept. 25-—-Evening. The Norddendeutsche aligemetnt uewspaper, organ of Conat Bismarck, publishes to-day a special leading article on the subject of the pro- gress of the war anid the prospects of peace. The writer says:—Every sacrifice which Prussia has made in this war with the view to its ‘termination, | particularly those which have beep made since the Sedan, have been useless towaras the | bartie of desired end. Such resnit only tnereasgs the indignation of Germany and imerease the jus, demands of the German people on France. These considerations should weigh with and be calmly balanced by provisional government in Paris, Frenchmen should atiend to it for the sake of France. Prussta is unable to know Uf the imperial goverument o; France would have made peace after the battle of Sedan, bat ibe Prussian people do know that previons to, and tm- tely after, that event tQe Germaa conditions for peace would nave been very diferent from whet they now are, now that the Prassian army isin signt of Paris. The conditions will be again different When the Prussian troops are before the gates of the French capital from the conditions which will be demanded and insisted on when the King’s army Is luside the gates. The vast responsibiilly of this State of affairs for France, adds Count Bismarck’a onicial organ, attaches to those. the men who hav- algo ae ing overthrawn the existing government mm Paris avowea their very first purpose to he that of carry- tag on the war, THE TMERS AND FAVRE MISSIONS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YOOK HERALD. The Prassian Demands Lendmissible—From Vienna to St. Petersburg, LONDON, Sept. 25, 1870. The French journals publisted at Tours concur tn acknowledging that M. Favre’s mission to the Prus- sian headquarters has proved abortive, and declare that the French peopie prefer extinction to humiia- on. Strasbourg, Toul and Verdun the Germans already consider theirs, and demand that they shall remain so, But M. Favre and his colleagues in the provisional government are a unit in the rejection of such demands, Should any terms be reached, they must have the sanction of a European congress, which would meet at Brussels, La France says peace 1s impossible on the terms Proposed by Prussia without ruin and shame. Nothing is left us now but to make a dogged resist- ance, . Despatebes from Ber!tn repudiate the Intention on the part of Germany of permanentiy retaining tne fort of Mont Valérien as a menace to Paris. The Journal of St. Petersburg denies that the neutral Powers encourage the obstinacy of Krance, and declares that K@ssla approves the terms dictated by Prussia, M. Thiers, after a protracted interview with Baron Beusty lett Vieuna for St. Petersburg on Saturday, BISMARCK AND FAVRE. * TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Negotinting tor a Truce=Tho Prussian Pre- wiex Careiul of the Communications. BERLIN, Sept. 25, 1870, Aconference was held between Count Bismarck and M. Jules Favre on Monday and Tuesday, It was devoted wholly to an attempt to arrange a truce pending the meeting of the Constituent As- sem) Count Bismarck exacted the surrender of stras- bourg, Toul and Verdun, in order that the communt- cations of the German forces might be secure from danger during the truce. The French Minister declined these reasonable conditions, No demand was made forthe surven- der of the fortress of Mont Vaterien, near Paris, 2 DISC TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, hary Idea a Promovant to Disagroc- mentVoa Holtke’s Gpision. Lonpoy, Sept. 1870, The failure of negotiations between Count Bis- marck and Jales Fayre was due immediately to the extreme weakness of the French government, which dare not follow its own judginent. The question of recognizing Favre officially was not raised. Favre admitted at the outset that he and his colleagues could give no guarantees of per- manent peace, but desired an armistice until a Constituent Assembly could be chosen and meet. He admiited also that Germany could not be asked to relinquish temporarily any advan- tage resulting from her present military position; and it was agreed the negotiations shoald proceed on a basis that would give Germany at the end of the armistice, if the Constituent Assembly rejected terms, the same relative superiority she now has, The disagreement commenced on purely military questions, Von Moltke pointing out that the simple lapse of time was an essential injury that must be compensated by the relinquishment by France of spevilied muterial advantages. He demanded the surrender of Strasbourg, ‘Lou! and Verdun, all three of these because they obstructed German communt- cations, To open these and accelerate the move- ments of the heavy guns, ammunition and supplies, Moltke considered a partial compensation for the delay. Metz was not demanded, because it did not interrupt communications, ‘Tho unexpected moderation’ of these terms im- pressed Favre, who personally, It ts, believed, would have gladly accepted them, authority from his colleagues, and returned to Paris to consult. In the meantime the state of affairs In the city had grown worse and the dificuity of maintaining authority was greater than ever. The ‘Reds’ are turbulent, and there is great hostility to any negotia- tions whatever, and the government were reluctantly obliged to reject the proposals. On the German side the negotiation was conducted in entire good faitn, but never with much hope of a substantial result. During Favre's visit to Ferrltres no muttary delay occurred, Everything proceeds as before, Itis believed at Prussian headquarters that no- thing would have been gained had an armistice been accepted; since, until Paris ts taken, there w little hope that any govermment or assembly would accept the terms of peace now definitely resolved on by Germany. The THIERS tN TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Interview with Premier von Buest—National Policy of Austria. London, Sept. 25, 1870, Authorized advices from Vienna announce the failure of M. Thiers’ mission. In his interview with Count von Buest Thiers declared that his object was to awaken an interest in the neutral Powers in the present condition of France, with a view of obtain- ing favorabie terms of peace by @ pressure on Ger- many. Von Buest replied that Austria, with best wishes for France, was not now, nor had been, from the beginning of the war, in a condition to take any active steps. Thiers retireé disheartened. He was not invited toa formal dinner, given by Buest to the various diplomatic corps. Count Schweinitz, the North German minister, was present. NEUTRALS. THE TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALG. Earl Russell on Contrabands of War—Going Beck to George Washingion—“No En- tangling Allinnces.”” LONDON, Sept. 24, 1870. Earl Russell, in a letter declining the chair of an international law and social sclence gathering, states that America, and afterwards England, abandoned the doctrine that armed ships of war ana enlisted troops should be prohibits from leav- ing neutral States, but the result caused complaints, which the conflicts of nations rendered perfectly Possible. The obligations of neutrals should be diminished rather than increased. During the pre- sent struggle, sald the Earl, arms have been sent to one of the belligerents, and coats have been sent to the other. We should go no further than to stop armed ships and ships armed and manned from leaving the country. Pi The letter, m short, urges that the doctrine of President Washington should be rade the law of nations. WHAT HE EXE SM TORIES PAEVK, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, Sept. 25, 1870. The London Standard nas a leader for to-morrow saying Bismarck made a great mistake in treating the provisional government with hauteur and con- | tempt. He ought to have welcomed tt as the best auxiliary force for @ satisfactory terminatton of the war, No possible government in France or abroad could sign a peace giving so much and giving itso genuinely. The permanent conquest of France is out of question, The occupation of France may be possibile if Germany can keep up her armies, ory day the war continues reduces the abiilty of France to pay the German bill, Bismarck and the King will yet regret that they reiused to deal more generously with the gentlemen of the pavement. It is not impossible even now that Paris may make a resistance whicit will compel the bestegers to retire, aud the strug. gle way last all through the winter. For. tune, with Prussia to-day, may be wit) Pre tamorvow., In forcing her nower whe ean. but he had no final not lay claim to magnanimity. Had she instted only on the razing of the fortresses the world would have applauded. The refusal of France to accept an armistice 1s politically suicidal, Misgoverned, defeated and deflaut France way well excite the sincere sympathy of the world. RUSSIAN POLICY, TELEGRAM TO THE MEW YORK HERALD. The Czar inclioed Towards Prassia. LONvon, Sept, 25,°1870, A special correspondent writes from St. Peters- burg on the 18th meptember:— Aj Since Sedan the Russian journals are more in- clined to acgulesce im the Prussian terms of peace, The Petersburg Gazrtte thinks Alsace and L rratne must go. Other papers say that Prussia might take less. A general uneasiness prevails con- cerning the future European situation, Prince Gortschako® eagerly expecta Thiers. General Fleury is still here, selling pictures, frames and his wife's wardrobe, Cholera has appeared at Nijni, Novsgrood, and is spreading rapilly. At St Petersburg 200 cases were reportoit in the hospitals yesterday. NAPOLEON AND DYNASTY. TELEGRAM T0 THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘The Emperor as a Soldier and Mau of For- tone. Lonpon, Sept. 25, 1879, General Wimpden’s statement in the Independance Belge is considered as given as a coup de grace to Napoleon, and makes it clear that the Bmperor did not court death at vie head of his troops, as asserted, aud that he sacritte ances for the escapo or the army to his pe: The story of liny selfishness 18 endorsed by the London 7fmes asa humbug. There Js, it Is alleged, “a certain American, lately em- ployed about the court, who could, if he would, re- veal large operations in which the Empress, through. his aid, engaged w Haussman, and in which all three made large sums in connection with the building appropriations in Paris, Personally the Emperor may be poor, but the Empress aud Prince Jorperial are splendidly provided for.” TELEGRAM TO THE MEW YORK HERALD. Parts Mail's by an Acrial Messenger—The Mail Pest Skyward Toward Eoglavd=—German Cannon Kived at the Messenger~Danger of a Collapse--Lands “30 Righv?-Nows to the Herald, whe Tours, Sept, 25, 1870. ‘They have commenced sending mails from Paris by batioon, The Consti(utionnel publishes a nove Te. celved by this means which confesses that thé city is. completely surrounded, and says communication with the outside worid can only be had by balloons, one of which will be sent out every week. Aperson who left Paris in a balloon, descended safely at Evreu, and hag arrived in this city, The Prussians discovered him and fred at him with muskets and cannon. Some of the shots came so near that they caused his car to vibrate. A package of letters from the government at Parls tg one Ministers stationed here was brought by this bold voyager, who says he will attempt to teturn to Paris as he left it and that otbers will leave the etty tu the same way, REPORT BY (HH APRIAL MAIL. Great vigilance is maintained in the defence of Paris, and@ rigid discipline is enforced among the troops garrigoning the wails. At several points strong eloctrie lights are used to guard against a sarprise which 1s evidently contemplated by the Prussians, as they are making a large number of sealing ladders, Near Fort Montretout there was a large house behind which the’ Prussians commenced to build a redoubt, The Breton Mobiles made a night sortie, and, after a hand to hand fight with the Prussians, tore down the house. Several of the enemy were itled, thés-Billdings lkely to give shelter to the Germans have been battered down by cannon, . ‘The Paris government intends to issue a decree fora levy en masse, Throughout Brittany the vol- untary uprising is general. In Tours all men have commenced drilling. Advices from departments of France show that the proclamation announcing the breaking off of negotiations and the postponement of the meeting of the Constituent Assembly is well received, and the peopi¢ on ail sides ery for arms, The commanders of the German forces-tnvesting Paris have stationed thetr headquarters as foliows:— The King at Meaux, Prince Albrecht at Biunay, the Crown Prince of Prussia at Fontainebleau, the Crown Prince of Saxony at Begours, General von Voikensteta at Ohoisy -le-Rol. FRENCH P. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Election Canvass—Political Bearings in the Way of PenceCity and Country Inte- rests at the Polls. Lonpon, Sept. 25, 1870. The files of French journals latest to hand from the cities go to show that the question of the coming elections to the N@tional Assembly was stili much discussed In France. . Most of the journals approve of appointing them te take place earlier than usual, but some extreme republican journals are very angry. The Reéveil says:—Favre tells us the Assembly must be convoked, 80 that we may treat regularly with Prussia. He forgets that the republic will never treat with the invaders, and we tell him plainly beforehand that we shall regard all Deputies who may receive this supreme dishonor as traitors. Having asked what kind of an Assembly that would be in which there were no representatives from Al- sace, Lorraine, Champagne or Isle de France, and where it would meet, the Revell says:—No; a thou- sand times no, The election of October 2 is impos. sible, It will not take place, The Avenir National foresees great diMculties in the election on account of hostile occupation. ‘The Temps says ‘f one department remained firm that department would represent and exercise ine whole sovereignty of the nation, The Figaro publishes a very se rious appeal, whic! may be thus epitomized:—We have neither artillery, generals nor soldiers. It is necessary to acknow- ledge this and not to delude ourselves with dreams. The hour for fanfaronades is past. All Frenchmen are brave, but a handful of Chasseurs de Vincennes is worth more than &@ whole regiment of men, brave but maladroit. frenchmen, weigh this matter weil. Meet, consult, resolve; then send men to declare Plainly whether you wish war or peace. If you feel nine batteries, is to be created, Victor Sehoelcher commanding. Captain Johnston, an English Embassy courter, Was arrested and taken to the Embassy, where he Was Identified, but the crowd insisted that he was 4 Spy paid by the English goverument. ‘The electorial lists of Paris were destroyed on the night the republic was proclaimed, being mistaken for the plebiseitum Msts of the yeas, It is doubttul Whether they can be rewritten in time for the Assem- bly election, A Special correspondent at Tours telegraphs on the 241 iustant;—The government announces that the conditions proposed by Bismarck boing essen- tally unseceptable, the elections on the 24 of Octo- ber will not take place, A levee em masse 18 to be decreed. SANITARY CORPS. Germe Relief for the Wounded ard Shek Soldiors~i'cassinn Aid Usions—tospital Burracks—Their Coustraction, Brain, Sept, 7, 1870. The humanity of the German character’ ts not of that cold, English type whieh makes it almost a matter of principle to refuse direct relief to ind vidual suferiig, preferring todo works of charity and merey by means of institutions for these ends, ‘The spontancous benevolence of the peovle here for the victims of the war has grown vastly beyond the contro! of the societies established to receive and till many of the nobility have opened their houses to receive contributions, The amonnt of these 13 even more vast than in 1966, when, it 18 said, sixty tons of hospital stores, such fruit, cake, lint, &c., spoiled before the slow beaurocracy of the authorities would forward and apply them where they were des Uined by their donors. The wounded are now brought into the faterior, and vhese stores despatched to the front as rapidly as possible; bat it is certain that the wounded have suffored for the necessities of their condition ther, and it is feared that stores will spoil apply thelr donations, Even store room has failed, | fp, 3 that province Will obtain iittle at Vienna except promises, ‘There is Dot and will not be anything between Rus- sia and Austria in the form of an alltanee; but thas there will be a good understanding, and one likely to last for Sears, Is evi Tris a natural result of tie chong d state of Ge ATL. WA. ITEMS, } ‘The German Contiuental papers give some very interesting revelations of plans and tnetdents con- nected With their hostiie operations in France, ‘The Gaxe(te of Aix-ia-Chapelle says of the fortinea- tons of Parte: — Between St. Denis and the Fort of Mone Val‘rien 1 an opening of adous Lon miles, and whieh waa the undefended place aloced to ta cae report of the Munister of War on the sii of August. Steps arenow belng taken to close w by 4 Linge work above the raiiway staiion @t Satat Ciout. Without prejuaging te road the Prussians Wil take, we think we are not MUsi# Ken Nn sayiRg thot our frst cannon balls will fall tanto the Bois de ne and the Champs iy @s. he Are de vole aud the Avenue de ‘ratrice will be our four and six The siege er ‘employed before 2 and Strasbourg Will provavly be [ree to go and salute the Tuuiertes, invading force seems HOW {0 be Working ons ery suggestivo, 4 General Ulrich, a sbourg, upon betng informed of the important eventa wich hau taken place av- Sedan, proposed to surremier Strasbourg provided Luis forced Were permitted Lo march out with all the honors of war. The ¢ ian commander refused these terms, insisting upon au unconditional sur. render. The Pru m Metz the i th ing able ‘o use the ratlw which is within range of ted another for their com- rorack, Strasbourg and the also formed another mountain ‘they road, to be connected with tae former irom Remiliy have mgnsson. AbOUL 4,500 laborers Were occu avng WUoin ure mauy cuners and 250 to Pont" pied on tt, plate laye tizen of Trove wi three sons tn the Second a wwliers of the Guard, uid, strange to say, ta thé \, tarce wounded by the isth of August at Gravelott ded, the second sever allin (he same compa game rank, They wore enemy's buliets on th One Was only slightly ie the third, wie hb ah re again bere before they can be applied. The number of local sogi t pid unions for these ends through Germany—some réeviyed troy 1306, others newly orgenized—is now iniinenise, Two of them, one for destitw tiles at home, the other for wounded soldiers, endeavor to extend their operations taroughout the North German Band, The Q nh herself Is the speciat patroness of the former, which bears her » and both her Majesty aud the Crown Princess Lave personally labored tn Its behalf. deer hall, shop aud theatre stands one of the tnevi- table un boxes With its “bitte!” or wounded soldiers, Nearly every theatre sdinits these brave unfortn- haies free of charge, and las giyen several repre= sSentatious for their benefit TA “‘Vhe public scnools the lust hour of sesston 18 spent tn picktag lint A hutuber Of pairioue noble families bave agreed to ivret a groschen to the hosptial for every word of Prench derivagon spoken during the war. The dest wounded soidier bot # tin Wasa lucky as he Vat pe deupt a shrew He hivad @ cab and drove siowly up “Unter den Linden’. He wag wounded in the wrist, and lay back ip his seat with @ languishing alr, People Lowes about him, filling fis hands and even pockets with money, Scarce a petion or a suhsGription list has been seen; allis voluntary. Now, in accordance with a suggestion of one of the shove-mentioned societies, many are contenting themseives with sending in thew names, pleated to give a certain weckly ur moulbly Suu, till the clo-e of the war. Pe TAB WOUNDED. The number of woundea on both sides has been unusuaily few when compared with the killed; partly because of the good marksmanship of both parvics- urtly because the French have generally fought be, ind’ breastworks, exposing oaly the head, aud partly because the use of explosive missiles, which generally wound more than they kill, has been disconunued, Still the number of these is uot tnconsiderable, Whether French or German, their treatment is precisely alike, Thef are transported as rapidiy as thelr wounds or the means of transportation will admit to the interior, most of them to Seriin, All tie medical force here, and even the medica! stu- dents of the last senestre, were sent at Lrst to the ont, While the claiques were at once occupied by asses wiich recived a few days of hasty tastrucs tion 1 nursing aud dressing wounds, and were de- spatche! to the front to make room for others. Every soldier also carrtes a small package of cor- dials, bandages, &¢., and is mstructed how to Reaeact bien and apply drugs against fuluting, fever, £6, . HOSPITAL BARRACKS. When the wounded arrived here in Berlin they Were at rst sent to the private and city hospitals, whore, of course, tiey were well cured for. ese, however, soon became full, and they were then seat tothe barracks formerly occupied by the German troops. Meanwhile the governmeut, the city of Kerhn and private individuals, tn equal shares, coumenced the constraction of extensive barracks for the wounded on the high tableland south of berlin, formeriy the parade ground of Prussian oops. Th are now so far completed that the wounded thither is to commence to- morrow, ‘They are built almost precisely on the 1 of Our inilitary hospitals near Washingtoa tie war. The system of ventilation ts pre- the same, Each building contaims accommo- hirty, with a bata a2 small Kitchen F Whe butld.ngs for the |. With colored win- dows aud are ii @ Separate poruon of the Held, A the buildings are to be Lighted with gas and warmed Witla sleain, tie latter {rom the great kitchen in the centre of the group. The Enghsn company here have volunteered a free supply of water. These barcacks are already fity in nutmber, accommod: 1,000 wounded in all, aud others are being structed as rapidly as possible, The campaign has been pushed with such vigor ana battles have succeeded one another so rapiaty that all these vast labors of the Sanitary Depart- ment, though they will finally no doubt be amply suMicient, Lave failed to meet the needs of the wounded as fast as \iey were brought in, and very Many soldiers have beea allowed to recover at the/r homes, is n> AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA, A Common Danger and More Intimate Com. munion~The Diplomacy as it Is~Friendly but Not Allied—Dread of North German Power and ihe Berlin Projects. VIENNA, Sept. 7, 1870, It was stated in one of my recent letters that Aus- trta was making approaches to Russia since the be- ginning of the North German viciories. My state- ment has been fully verified by the events of the last few days, a marked increase having taken place in the cordial relations of tie two couucries, The moment Prussia made herself the victorfous leader of a umited Germany, and struck down French armies, one after another, Austria being de- prived of all possibility of checking her powerful neighbor by pressure from the West, was forced to set about obtaining {tin the East—in other words, nad nothing lef to do but make an instant approach to Russia, The Austro-Hungarian Min- ister at the Russian Court, Count Chotek, was im- mediately ordered to repair to Vienna for the purpose “ h of recetving minute instructions with regard to this new diplomatic move., In the meanwhile all sorts ofreports are set adoat, stating that it is at the in- stance of Russta that this activity has been begun. I have, however, information froi the most positive sources that such 18 not the case, but that the first step was taken in Vienna. Count Beust, who is so fond of taking the initia. tive in every possible combination trom which some prestige migitt be gamed for austria, is very willing taat correspondents and others should refrain from puttiug him in the front rank this time. If we examine tie new post. you have more cgurage than military resources do | tion created for Austria during the present year it not be afraid to do your duty. Tho Siécle protests energetically against what iucatls | NeW a misunderstanding, that in the elections the coun+ try is being summoned to choose between a republic and some other form of government. The question, it protestspcannot be raised. The republic,exists in law and i fact, and 1s as regularly constituted a3 any form of government has ever been in France. ELLANEOUS WAR ITEMS. j TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Facts and Incidents of the War. SEDAN, Sept, 25, 1870. Several Paris journals of the 2ist of September energetically attack the government. The Courrier Frangaig denounces M. Favre as Bismarck’s accomplice, and accuses Ficard of doing work for ihe Prassiang «in his paper. the Elécteur Libre. The Cloche advises wathfulness and distrust of the government. The Rappel says the construction of barricades has commenced, and | portable barricades are being placed in position armed with anew weapon more destructive than the mitrailleuse. Rochefort, with an engineer, su- perintends the work. ‘The Lourse quotations are nominal, rentes 64 fr. ‘The erlitor of the Pays has been imprisoned for | altacking the government, and the whole staff dis- missed by the manager who appointed as the new editor, Armand Dubarry of the Constituttonel. Ap artillery corns. National Guard, consisting of will be found that she has every motive for drawing r to Russia and none whatever for keeping While the course of the South German States was stlil undecided, or if decided not expressed, Wille France was her professed ally, aud still had ung to be unconquerable by any singie foe on the Furopean Continent, Austria migit adurd to be on terms of coolness with Russi Now all this is changed; the Southern States have joined thetr for- tunes with the rest of Germany and have sealed the union with their blood spit on many batte flelds. | France in all likelinood will never again attempi to | inverfere in the affairs of Germany; at least she is not | likely to be in a condition to interfere with any bove of siccess, no matter what her desires may be. | Healy haa no interest in acting outside of her own | peuinsula, and Italy at best would be but a weak pport to depend upon ta case material wid were needed. The only Power remaining ts Russta, and Russia Tas been applied to. Ausiria in this bas made & See move, aud one that shows a true understand- ing of the situation. With @ united Germany on one said of her it would be folly for Austria to be on oiner than friendly terms with Russia, whose inter. est it wil be in the futare, at least tora long time to come, to prevent the breaking up of the dominions of the house of Hapsburg, for by such @ catastrophe as that the German clement would become so strong as to be able to dictate War and peace to the sur- rounding nations, There are iew statesmen in Europe who know how to turn things to account betier vhan those of Viennha—none who kuow better how to put of @ troublesome petitioner, without either retusing iis request or granting him anything. ‘The Poles nave been asking for years some measures for Galicia. This year they were tn hopes of getting something; but now {tis reported apout Vienaa that in conse: quence of the Russian entente cordiale it will be Necessary to wait, since Russia will not allow any changes to be made in Galicta. The Poles may awal- low such stories if they please; but there is nothing more certain than the jact iat Russia pays no atten- on {0 the affairs of Guilcia, aud Liat tbe Poles of At every strect corner, in every hotel, | ived two builets in the i. When both lin d hun how he felt lis iast words were, “Cover me up; Lam very cold."* ‘The New Hessian Gazette, writing from Kontgs- berg, pUWteas—-"ip toe bacue of Mets the soldiers of our Forty-thfrd regimicus, as a protection against the coutinual suowers of builets unat the enemy poured upon (hei, fastened then khapsacks acrosé Lheir cheats. After tie battie many of them were convincel (pat theje (gciics Rad saved their lives in thera they found Lo small pumber of bullets, wich, instead of scriking Chem i the breast, bad only eiered their cwiSKil CULM=sSe3,” Napoleon ILL, is tie seventh French sovereign de- Vived Of bls Lverty Qy the fave of battles, Louis le bonnaire, in $29, Was condne! by his sons, with his second wife, Judith, in @ monastery, In 846 Charles the Baid was inade prisoner by the revolted nobles, Jol l was made captive ut the baitig of Potctiers, He aéiiveret yp his sword to fn knight, Dents de Morbééqué. Louts Xt reibly gonducted by Charies the Bold im the suite of the Burgundi iy which was going to besiege the Lic ols, the Lint's own allies, Francis L was made idner ‘at the battle of Pavia. Like King John, he ave up hisswerd toa Beigtan, Count de Lannoy, Viceroy of Naples, Lastly, Napoleou L surrendered twice, in 1814 aud 1525. Whea the Parisian populace forced their way into the Hotel de Villea Mine portrait of the Emperor Was on the point of being destroyed, but M. Gam- betta caused it to be turped agaiust te wall and prevented violence, exclauning, “It 18 useless.” Unfortunately such was not the case with the por- tratt pamted by Horace Vernet, wulch surmounted one of the, chimneys in the Saliedu Trone, This. piloting Was torn to pieces; and @ panel in the ball of the Mantcipal Counel!, representing the Emperor handing to Karon Haussmann the decree of annex- ing we suburbs of Paris, was much lacerated. Such, apart froma few benches and busts broken, ‘Was all the damage done at the Hotei de Ville. The library of the Municipal Council, as well as the other adjoming cowpartinenis, were respected, owing vo the efforis of Dardeune, Wie Librarian, and a lew National Guards. The following incident shows the spirit of tne Parisians:—A woman belonging to the environs had brought several sacks of poiatoes to the central market. A customer presented tuself, and asked, “How much the boisseau (thirteen jitres)?’ “Four francs.” “L offer you two francs fifty centimes.’* “Pitty sous! * * * I had rather give them to the Prussians At these words the dealers around overwheimed the wouan with reproacaes, and the crowd scattered the potatoes over the pavement. ‘fhe wornan called a policeman, but he did not act tu the matter, 80 that she lost her potatoes by te rude justice of the people. A romantic incident of the warfare tn Alsace took place in @ small Lamilet mot far from Wasselouge, & poor old Woman lived where with her two granddaugh- ters, aged eigliteen and twenty, avd her grandson of fifteeu, During the evening of two Badeses dragoons alighted at che house, called for meat and drink, and ordered beds to be prepared for thew. The women were forced to obey. When the soldiers bad gorged themseives with food and wine they commenced playing with oue of the girls; tae young peasant, seeing the daager to which her sister was exposed, Went up tito the garet ander the text of fetching some shects, took a gun which had belonged to her father, loaded and cocked it and then Waited bebtnd adoor; presendy one of tho dragoons rose aud advanced towards a sideboard to take soma Wine when she fired, kulilug hun on the spot; the other, terrified, aud believing 10 an attack, rushed tothe door, and jumping ou lls bourse, gale loped off, . breast, remained uy, 5 pon the brothers knelt at hts side dad ask a} FRANCO-[H ISH pEdONeTad tov. Enthusiast Meeting at Williamsbridge~ Europe Mast Be « Republic—Frasce a Ireiand to the Front. ‘The repuolican element in New York exhibited ite sympatitics with the republicau element in Kurope yesterday by @ large demonstration and picnic at Williamsbridge, Westchester county. From an eariy nour the approaches to the park were thronged with, nolsy pedestrians, and when the New York train arrived, at haif-past three, the grounds were filled with an enthusiastic assembiage, who made the woods ring to the muste of the “Marseiilaise.” The Frenchmen vied with the Irishmen tn. enthusiasm, and it ls remarkable that during the day uo incident occurred to mar the pleasure of the patriots, The French and Irish tricolors were everywhere seep floating in the breeze alongsice the bright starry banner, and the enthusiasm vs tue multitude showed that they feit they were in THE LAND OF FRREDOM, that they were anxious that republican Ideas shonia be extended to France and Germany, and that they sbonid seize all Europe and be extended to the ends of the earth, France was the prominent idea, and as several of the speakers stated, they believed that France was the centre from which republican ideas jae extended to the whole of Europe. The ery ¥I . om oe ° “NO SURRENDER |"" was heard everywhere, aud as the gans which were fired at intervals poured forth their joyous volleys, the French element burst into an indes scribable and wild enthusiasm, ‘The picnickers were mainly French and [rish and numbered in ail a little over two thousand, The members of the commitive state that over five thou- sand tickets were sold, and the net proceeds of the demonstration will be about @ thousand doilars. Lively speeches were made % Mr. John Savage, Mr. Lucien Dubernet, Mr. A. Warner, Mr. St. Gau- dans, Mr. John Mullaly and others, The following resolutious were proposed and unanimously adopted:— Resolved, by the citizens assembled at the Franco-Irish and American’ demonstration, heid at Williamsbridge,, Weaichester county, N. Y., Sunday, Sept 2%, 1570, That we. hail the establishment of the French republic with feelings of democratic republican fraternity, and sincerely pray that the God of freedom may vouchsafe unanimity or purpose to the people of France, harmony in the councila of fentative men and wisdom in the administration of hee affairs in this troubled crisis, #0 that the repubite, born im the throes of national aguny, may be perpetuated to eujoy the biessings of liberty In peace. Resolved, Tuat the berole devotion of the soldiers, who rose to preserve the integrity of their native France against overwhelming numbers of iavad ia worthy of the ry apnais of that military natior ‘that their unp: Persistence in defence of their and homes uader the most adverse circumstances must command the admiration and sympathy of every olds to baht fight vewho fell in cerely: tnd deeply sympatuise, with the, widows and orp! ‘Of the French republic, fm testinony: whereof be lt further ” Kesolved, That the pecuniary results of this Franco-Trist: and American, denonstration be piaced tn the lauds of the: Consul General of France in New York, to be transmitted to the proper authorities in France for the reliel of said wounded soldiers and the widows and o1 copy of these resolutions accompany said At the concinsion of the speeches dancing was commenced and continued to a late hour, and nothing oceurrea throughout the evening that could oBend the most fastidious Sunday observers. people. ing the sacrifices of the tor France, we most sincerely’ the wounded and with | AD FOR THE GERMAN WOUNDED. The Consul General of the North German Con federation, Dr, Johannes Roesing, sent out another | sim of $26,000 on Saturday last to Berlin, making/ | the whole amount contributed thus far by the Ger- | man Atd Committee in this country yume ] fund for the wounded of the German armies $195,000, loaving $2,089 still in the Consul’s bands to be for- warded a soon as possible. The Germans of the city of Guiveston bave, 1m addition, sent $1,376 directly to Berlin. Krom Virginia City, Nevada, a bar of silver, vayied at $3,123, has also been trans-— mitted to Kurope by the Germans of that The German residents of the city of Mexico, 186 souls ia all, have sent on, for the same purpose, the sum of $25,000, and the Germaus of Vera Cruz. in Mexiea, $12,500