The New York Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1870, Page 3

~s Charles, and orders were issued tg make necessary preparations to repel an awagif, =~ AN ENGAGEMENT ON THE 23D. About noon yesterday (Friday, September 23) the previous indications of an atvempt to cut through the Prussian lines were fully confirmed. At that hour the forta surrounding Metz opened a tremen- dous cannonading, under cover of which the French forces sallied forth tn congiderable strength on the Prussian right and immediately began a vigorous ‘attack. The assault was so impetuous and well sus- tained that the Prussians were thrown entirely upon the defensive, and were, in fact, compelled to take advantage of the woods to check the French ad- vance, From mid-day the battle raged until pearly seven o’clock mm the evening. At this hour the Germans were heavily reinforced, when they promptly as- sumed the offensive and advanced upon the French, For a brief while the struggle was quite fierce, but finally the forces of Bazaine wrre driven back within | their lines, THR_BATTLE RENEWED NEXT Dav, Although forced to return to thetr iiuues, the en- gagement had evidently not dispirit-2 che French, This morning (September 24), they again assumed the offensive and made a still more desperate attack upon the Prussian linea. Bazaine threw forward heavy columns of infantry, supported by artillery and cavalry, Covered by the cannon of the fert, which opened @ severe fire, the French attacked vigorously the left of the Prussian line, @ little east of the Thionville road. Regiment after regiment rushed upon the solld Mne of defences formed by the Prussians, who held thelr ground with an Iron-like tenacity. Once the French gained an advantage, which, though it proved but temporary, made the situation grave while it was held, They succeeded in carry- ing an outwork of the Prussian lines and in turning the flank of another position, They were, however, promptly met as they pushed on by heavy masses of Prussian reinforcements, and driven back, though slowly, as they gallantly contested every inch of ground they were force’ to yield. THE FRENCH DRIVEN BACK. At lengtn, after a bloody and protracted struggle, they were forced to retire to the protection of the forts. The display of heroism and stubborn deter- mination on both sides were great and often thriil- ing, and have never been excelled in modern war- fare. Excepting the result of the battle and the particu- lars of its character, the details are still wanting. ‘The losses on both sides are said to be very heavy, but the figurea have not been reported. PARIS, ‘Surrender of Strasbourg to the German Army, The Herald Special Repsrc of + Bagaine’s Operations. Two Severe Engagements Near Metz on Friday and Saturday. The French Repulsed and Their Attempted Escape Frustrated. Orleans Occupied and Tours ‘Threatened by the Prussians. @he French Government Preparing to Mfove Further South. Defensive Measures Actively Continued. Alsace and Lorraine to be Represented in the North German farliament, The Eritish Cabinet Considering the Question of Intervention. THE MILITARY OPERATIONS. STRASBOURG FALLEN. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Surrender of Sernsbourg and the Garrison Seventeen Thousand French Captured— Future Movements of the Besleging Army— Great Rejoicing in Germany. LONDON, Sept. 28, 1870. ‘The New York HERALD corresponderit at Mundel- shelm; near Strasbourg, telegraphs, under date of this afternoon, that General Ulrich, finding that ‘there was no hope of relicf from outside, and being reduced almost to the last extremity, decided upon surrendering the fortresses he had defended so gal- lantly for nearly two months, Propositions looking to capitulation were made on Monday afternoon, and the terms were finally agreed upon at a late hour last night, THE INHABITANTS PRESS A SURRENDER. It was reported that the imtbitants, driven to desperation, succeeded yesterday evening in hoisting @ white flag on the Cathedral, but Unrich ordered it tobe removed. The surrender was afterwards com: pelled by the pressure of the citizens and garrison, WHAT THE PRUSSIANS GET, The articles of capitulation were signed at two o’clock this morning by Colonel Lecziuski. By this surrender 451 oMcers and 17,000 men, including the Garde Mobile and Garde Nationale, 1aia down thetr arms. At eight o’clock the place was occupied by the besiegers. KING WILLIAM'S OFFICIAL ‘ANNOUNCEMENT. King William’s despatch to Queen Augusta, an- mouncing the capitulation of Strasbourg at eleven o'clock last evening, is just made public here (noon). Other despatches say the city surrendered at five o'clock. Prussian Occupation of Orleans—Consternu- tion in Tours—The Government to Move to PoitiersA Levy Ea Masse to be Ordered— Geveral PreparationsFrench Strategy— Minor Operations of the Prussians—The Situation at Mezicres—A French Naval Vic- tory=Goneral War News. Lonpon, Sept. 28, 1870, The New York HERALD special correspondent at Tours telegraphs, under date of last night:—We have had a regular sensation to-day, caused by the arrival in the clty of stragglers from the French forces which participated in the engagement with the Prussian cavalry near Orleans. They spread great consternation at the temporary headquarters of the government here by their reports that Prince Albrecht’ terrible uhlans were thundering close upon their heels. The French troops engaged yesterday were princi- pally men of the Garde Mobile from the South of France, whose place of rendezvous was at Orleans. They were supported by two regiments of the line. Tne attacking forces consisted of a corps of Prussian cavalry, supported by numerous batteries of flying artillery, the whole being under the command of Prince Albrecht. Tlearn from citizens who have arrived here from Orleans tnat the Prussians entered the city after tne fight without meeting with further opposition. They made a requisition upon the municipality for a large number of rations and horses, The men evidently designea to make but a short stay at Orleans, Their intention is to continue the movement fuyther south, F THE YRENCH GOVERNMENT TO BE MOVED FROM . TouRS. the NeW YORK HERALD correspondent at Tours telegraphs%hat the removal of the seat of the pro- vielonal government from that city to some point farther south has been determined upon by the authorities, M. Cremieux and the other Ministers are busy preparing for flight, in view of the reported rapid advance of the Prussian cavalry. It is believed that the seat of the wandering government will be removed to Poitiers, whence direct communication by railroad can be had with Boraeaux and Rochelle. Toulouse 1s also spoken of, but to that place there are objections, suggested by Prim’s continued nego- tations with Bismarck, and its contiguity to the Spanish frontier. A LEVY EN MASSE. Orders have been issued by the French authorities in Tours for a levy en masse of all young men in France of the age of twenty-five years and under. It is also announced that all men above twenty-five years of age will be called out as soon as the guns are procured with which to arm them. A general requisition has been made upon the people through- out France for all firearms, of whatever kind they may have in their possession, for the purpose of arming the national forces, MILITARY PREPARATIONS AND PUBLIC FEELING. Advices from Tours represent that confidence and enthusiasm prevail among the people and troops in Paris; but impartial observers do not support these statements. Troops are mustering at the principal French cities unoccupied by the Prussians, and large bodies are moving up from the south, The English journals are filled with reports of military moyements in different parts of France. sr FRENCH STRATEGY. ° It 1s beHeved that the French forces in Tours will evacuate the city on the departure of the govern. ment officials and retire to some point further south, with the hope of drawing the Prussian cavalry a greater distance from the German army besieging Paris, and striking it an effective blow as soon as a suffictent force has been gathered to oppose its fur- ther progress, FRENCH DEFENSIVE MEASURES. ‘The provisional government ot France has decided at the last moment to put @ stop tothe egress of Frenchmen from the country, and to impress every able-bodied male into the service, The government action is regarded here as amere farce, as the au- thorities possess no means of enforcing the law. PRUSSIAN MINOR OPERATIONS AROUND PARIS. Tbe Prussians opened fire on the gunboats while passing St. Cloud recently, killing and wounding several of the French. ‘The Frusstans are erecting a battery at Sévres. Alively fire was opened on them from Fort 4’Issy, while they were at their work. SITUATION OF THE PEOPLE AND PLACES AROUND THE BELEAGUERED CAPITAL. The people residing in the suburbs of Paris have returned to their houses, whence they hac been driven by the lawlessness of the Mobiles, The region around Paris for twenty kilometres from the walls is depopulated and devastated. A few courageous shopkeepers alone remain in the villages, tempted by enormous profits. THE REPORTED FRENCH VICTORIES REGARDED WITH SUSPICION. The news of French advantages on the 22d, claimed to have been received by carrier pigeons and balloon, is regarded by some with suspicion as @ Prussian invention from Ferrieres, yet it is very circumstantial, THE SITTZTION AT MEZIERES. The citizens of Méziéres and Charleville are fu- gitives. Many of them have been welcomed by Belgium. The cause of the hegira is the threatened bombardment of those towns by the Prassians.. An armistice of forty-eight hours was concluded at Meéztéres on Monday, for the removal of the wounded, Mezieres is a powerful fortress, situated near the Belgian frontier and about twelve miles west of Sedan, A few days prior to the capture of MacMa- hon’s army a despatch from Paris reported the place heavily fortified and supplied with an im- mense amount of provisions and ammunitions. PRUSSIAN PARADE AT VERSAILLES. At @ grand parade of the Prussians in the court Yard at Versailles yesterday the Crown Prince, standing under the statue of Louis the Fourteenth, STRASBOURG WELCOMED BACK. The Provincial Correspondence of Berlin (semi- official) says that all Germany will welcome heartily tHe city of Strasbourg, now won back to her by Ger- man valor and skill. There is great rejoicing throughout Germany over the capture of the city. FUTURE OPERATIONS OF VON WERDER’S ARMY. The large force commanded by General Von Werder, which has been released from besteging Strasbourg by the capitulation of that city, will not be used against Lyons for the present. It is stated on good authority tnat it will be employed in clear- ing Upper Alsace (French department of Haut Rabin) of the large number of Francs-tireurs which eccupy the country. It is supposed, also, that it will be used to effect the reduction of the fortresses of Schlestadt and Neuf Brisach, both situated on the Rhine, Mae! OPERATIONS OF BAZAINE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Great Activity of Marshal Bazaine—His Ef. forts to Escape—Ceaneless Vigilauce of the BRrassiauns—Rumors in Camp—Some Engage- ments on the 23d and 24th—Stubborn He- roism of the Freach=Their Repulse by the es LONDON, Sept. 28, 1870. The New YorK HERALD correspondent with the Prussian army before Metz, writes as follows:— JAUNY AUX ARTRE, near my In CAMP, Sept. 24, 1870. Ever since the fearful battle of the 18th of August the Prussian army under Prince Frederick Charles has had hard work notwithstanding there have been no more engagements of a like magnitude. TACTICS OF THE FRENCH. The restless activity and det ined bravery of the French soldiers have kept the besieging forces continually on the alert, The utmost vigilance has Ween required and employed to repel the repeated sortes and to frustrate the resolute attempts of Bazaine to break the bonds in which he 1s held. Notwithstanding the many attempts to treat tor a capitulation, there has never been a moment when the beleaguered Marshal was not prepare: to avail himself of the slightest evidence of neglect, weak- ness or over confidence on the part of his enemy, to strike a blow for the freedom of himself and his army. PRUSSIAN VIGILANCE. « The great difficulty under which Marshal Bazaine labors is to be found tn the ceaseless vigilance of the Prussian commanders. These enjoy unusual facilities for observing closely every movement in the French camy outside of Metz. Strong detach- ments of cavalry are posted on the surrounding heights, from which they can view, and instantly re- port, unusual activity in the French lines, thereby rendering & surprise on the part of Bazaine exceed- ingly dimeuilt, if not absolutely impossible. RUMORS OF A CAPITULATION. On Thursday last rumors prevailed in all parts of the German camp that Bazaine had submitted pro- Positions for a capitulation and the impression pre- vailec that they would be accepted. It was also re- | ported that a special messenger had arrived either from Paris or from the Emperor Napoleon, bearing important despatches for the Frencn Marshal, and ‘hat he had been permitted to enter Metz. Every- ‘body was disposed to believe that the fighting was all over, #0 far as the army in Metz was concerned, and that a few days at furthest would see the Ger- mans in possession of one of the greatest fortresses in Europe. BAZAINE SHOWS HIS TEETH. Fortunately for the Prussians, the ceaseless vigi- lance which they have all along maintained was not relaxed in the slightest degree by reason of these Tumors. On the evening of the 22d the cavairy out- posts observed evidences of unusual movements itn the French lines, on the southwest and north of the besieged fortress. Infermatta: . “ at once trans- ‘ f guished themselves hy gallantry. -’&® FRENCH NAVAL VIOTORY. The Prussian corvette Bertha sunk m the Euxine after a protracted engagement with three French frigates. A GENTLE MOB, A mob at Nantes removed the statue of Biliault from the principal square of the city a few days ago. Instead of tearing it down and smeshing it they packed it up and considerately sent it. to his family. GENERAL ITEMS, The people in the vicinity of Tours are pouring into the city, although there is no protection for them there, It is reported that the fortress of Montemedy has surrendered to the Prussian forces besieging it. The Duke of Wurtemberg was wounded in the action at the outposts of St. Cloud. ‘The Mobiles are deserting in crowds at Parts, Two hundred have been shot for insubordination. The British Cabinet will meet on Friday to con- sider the question of intervention. Allthe democratic papers in France which were suppressed under the empire have resumed pubitca- tion, The troops in Poland are reported to have been strengthened in consequence of the sympathy of the Poles with France. Ibis reported that the Belgian militia have been recalled to the frontier. Ferricres has become a manufactory for Prussian canards for French departmental consumption. Of thts character ts tne alleged shootung of 200 Mobiles for disobedience of orders. Advices from Paris—Perfect Order in the City—COrlenns Not Yet Occupied—Fontaine- bleau EvacuatedAttack ou Rao Tours, Sept, 28, 1870. Advices from Paris to Sunday, the 25th, have beem received by balloon, Perfect order existed in the city. DENIAL THAT THE PRUSSIANS OCCUPY ORLEANS. A despatch just received announces that tne Prussians have not entered Orleans. They came near the city, halted, and then commenced moving back toward Paris, A civillan whom they captured and subsequently released says Prince Albert re- ceived a despatch, which seemed to suddenly change his plans. FONTAINDLEAU EVACUATED AND RAON ATTACKED, The Prussians have entirely evacuated Fontain- bleau,, They imposed no tax on the citizens, but made heavy requisitiuns for provisions and forage. A despatch from Epinal, dated the 27th, says the Prussians attacked Raon yesterday, but were re- pulsed. THE FRENCH STILL DETERMINED. ‘The disposition to. resist the Germans to the last grows stronger in the West and South, Troops con- tinue to pour into Tours. THE SITUATION IN PARIS. TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. News from the Beleaguered City=—The Peo- plo Quiet aud Resolute—Red Republicans Determined that There Shall Be No Cession ef Territory—Military Measures and Move- monts—Reports and General News. Lonpon, Sept. 28, 1870, A telegram from Tours says that advices to the 25th inst. have been received. A letter dated on the ‘th says:— 5 Crry QUIET AND ORDERLY. The city has been oraerly and quiet up to the 24th; the Prussian reports of riots are false. Gunboats guard the Seine effectually on both sides of the city. Large numbers of men who have not arms have been de- tailed as firemen in case of need. The strictest measures have been taken to ensure order; the po- lice force is large, and can readily be supported by the military. yg PARIS RESOLUTE FOR DEFENCE—COWARDS SEVERELY DEALT WITH. The population is animated by one sentiment— defence of the capital. The Mobile and Nationa! guards behave with great coolness and determ tion, A Zouavewho fed in a recent fight. out firing a shot and afterwards attempted to kill the officer who had arrested him has been shot by order of a court martial. Severe measures have been taken with others who behaved badly. The cowards are mostly recruits who joined the frag- ment of a zouave regiment which escaped from Sedan. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS FROM THE. CAPITAL. The officers of the Bank ot France propose to de- stroy the notes on hand in case there is danger of their falling into tho hands of the enemy. Preparations have been made to lignt the city with petroleum if it becomes necessary to cut off all the gas. Rochefort has remarkable influence over the work- ingmen, who are prepared to defend Paris to the last. : There is no possibility of a lack of water. Great numbers of women, who have organized to take care of the wounded, marched through the streets one day, carrying banners, and were enthu- slastically applauded. , ‘The Bourse is no longer frequented, and scarcely any operations take place there. RED BEPUBLICANS INTERVIEWING THE AUTHORITIES IN PARIS, A letter from Paris, dated September 21 and re- ceived here (London), reports as follows:— There have been two deputations to the Hotel de Ville to interview the government with respect to an armistice. One consisted of about 110 officers of the national guards, mostly trom the Faubourgs St. Antoine and Du Temple, accompaniea by a large crowd. Having been admitted into the Salle du Tuone they were received by the Mayor of Paris and Jules Ferry. The latter's reply is not very clear. He certainly said, ‘No shameful peace should be concluded;” but whether, as some assert, he answered the officers, ‘No portion of French soil should be ceded,” is not equally certain. Shortly after this deputation haa left another ar- rived from the republican clubs. It is stated that Favre’s answer to this last deputation was consid- ered satisfactory. PABIS REDS OPPOSED TO ANY CESSION OF TERRI- TORY. The faubourg St. Antoine is fall of people and from the tone of their observations on the war it is certain that if Favre concludes an armistice involy- ing any cession of territory there will be a rising at once, DIFFERENCE OF OPINION REGARDING JULES FAVRE’S MISSION. Favre's departure was kept so close a secre that it did not ooze out until yesterday. The ultrrs in the government were understood, on good autho- rity, to be opposed to it; but Favre was supported by Picard Gambetta and Cratry, who, as every thing is comparative, represent the moderate section of our rulers. MILITARY MRASURES, We are as belligerents and as cheery to-day as we were despondent on Monday evening: When it was heard that the heights at Mendon had been taken we immediately entered into a phase of despair. It is over now and we crow as Ilustily a3 ever. Nothing of importance appears to have taken place at the front yesteraay (September 20). The commanders of seve- Tal of the forts send to Trocnu to say that they have fired on the Prussians, and that there have been small outpost engagements during the day. The bridges of St. Cloud, Terri and Billancourt are blown up. TROCHU UNAPPROACHABLE BY CORRESPONDENTS. 1 attempted this morning to obtain a pass from Trochu. Announcing myself as a journalist, 1 got, after some difficulty, into a room in which severat of his staff were seated, but there my progress was stopped. I was told that ald-de-camps had been fired on, and that Trochu had himself been arresicu and had been within an inch of being shot, because he had the imprudence to say he was Governor of Paris. I suggested that he might take me with him the next time he went out, and pointed out that correspondent rode with the Prus- sian staff, but it was of no use. HOW THE PEOPLE PASS THE HOURS. From Trochu I went to make a fow calls. 1 found everyone engaged in measuring the distance from wae hostile batteries to hie particular house. One friend I found seated in & cel lar, with a quantity of mattresses over it to make it bomb-proof, He emerged from his subterraneous patnos to talk to me; and after ordering his servant to pile on a few more mattresses he retreated again. Anything so dull as existence it is diMeuit to imagine. MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS AND CANNONADING, Few regiments are seen now during the day marching through the streets; they are most of them ether on the ramparts or outside of them, From eight to nine in the morning there is @ military movement as regiments come and go; then on and of duty. In the courtyard of the Louvre Several regiments of Mobiles are kept under arms all night ready to march wo any point which may seriously be attacked. A good many troops at an early hour this morning left in the direction of St. Cloud. At half-past one P. M. a canonade had been audible for the last half hour, and was getting every moment louder, the people were saying that Mount Valerian was attacked. I went to the avenue De L'Imperatrice, where I hoped to be able to see what ‘was going on, At half-past two P. M. I came back. I heard heavy firing, but could not make out whether it came from Mount Valerien or not. Favre has come back, and they say the Prussians will only treat in Paris. DENUNCIATION OF COWARDLY THOOPS BY GENERAL TROCH' 1. A letter from Paris, dated the 21st inst., says that the walls have been placarded with a proclamation from Generat Trochu to the armed force, He tells them that some regiments behaved badly at Cle- mart; that their assertion that they had no car- triages was false. He recommends all citizens to arrest soldiers who are drunk or who propagate false news, ana threatens & vigorous application of the artictes of war. VERY DULL AT NIGHT, The cafés are now closed at ten o'clock. Walking home about midnight one would have supsosed him- self in some dull provincial town. Atthree A. M. everything ts closed, and no one, except here and there some citilsen on his way home, or a patrol of the National Guard, was to be seen. AN UNFORTUNATE AMERICAN, Thave just seen an American who tried to get with a letter from Mr. Nathan to General Sheridan, He got into the Prussian lines, but could not get to headquarters, On his return he was nearly mur- dered by the Mobiles. He passed last night in a cell with the drunkards, and has just been tet out, as ali his papers were proved right. THE QUESTION OF PEACE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. German Measures in Alsace and Lorraine M. Thiers Idea Ridiculed—His Reported Programme in Russia Dented—Duc D?Au- male’s Address to the French Electors. LONDON, Sept. 28, 1870, A special telegram to the New YORK HERALD, dated in Berlin to-day, states that it has been de- cided to piace Alsace and Lorraine under the ad- ministration of the federal authorities as a province of the North German Confederation. They will be represented n the German Parliament by commis sion for the present, and the inhabitants will not be subjected to military burdens until after a treaty of Peace has been ratified between France and Ger- many. M. THIERS’ IDEAS RIDICULED. A telegram from Berlin says that the ideas broached by M. Thiers at Vienna that the Prussian government is insincere in demanding Alsace and Lorraine from France are ridiculed on alt hands in Berlin. THE STORY OF M. THIERS’ PROGRAMME IN RUSSIA FOUNDED. The statement in the London Times to-day that Thiers is empowered to offer the Russian govern- ment full latitude of conquest in the East as the price of intervention in the Franco-Prussian war is utterly unfounded. Were Russia so disposed she re- quires no consent from France, who {s now beaten and powerless, WHAT WILL MAYPEN IV PARIG HOLDS OUT THRER MONTHS. The fall of Strasbourg 1s considered to make but Uttle difference in the question as to. the power of resistance of France. Everything turns on the ability of Paris to defend ftseif three months. That time gained, the Prussians will never retain a fort in French territory, The whole country is rising in arms. “VAIN HOPES” OF FRANCE. The Provincial Correspondence, of Berlin,:says France vainly hopes to convert defeat into victory. Further carnage would therefore be vain and im- pious, Count Bismarck demands first of the French government responsibility, France, refusing tnat, must take the consequences, THE DUC D’AUMALE’S ELECTION ADDRESS. A special despatch to the HeraLp from Brussels, dated last night, states that the Orleans Prince, the Duc D’Aumale, has acceeded to the request that he become a candidate in the Department of La Cha- rente for election a8 member of the Constituent Assembly. In an address to the electors the Duc expresses his intention to give the present gov- ernment a@ hearty support, whether in fighting or negotiating for France. He also pledges his ad- hesion to such future goverament as may be chosen by the Constituent Assembly. He con- cludes by declaring that all his efforts will be directed to obtaining an honorable and durable Peace with Prussia and to establishing order in France. A DIFFERENCE WHEN ONE'S OWN OX IS GORED. be serious and heroic in retusing to cede her terri’ “y to Germany, but it is rather inconsistent with ner constant avidity in seizing the territory of others. SUMMARY OF PRUSSIAN CAPTURES. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Summary of the Captures by the Prussian Armies Since the War Began—One Mar- shal, 39 Gencrals, 3,359 Officers and 109,950 Privates Taken Prisoners—Nearly 1,000 Guns Captured. LonpoN, Sept. 28, 1870. A correspondent writing from Berlin on the 26th, says that the official statement of German captures ‘unos far, not including Laon, from the 2d of August, on which day Saarbruck was temporarily abandoned by the Prussians, are as follows:—At Saarbruck the French lost 6 officers and 67 privates; at Welssembourg 30 officers and 1,000 men were made prisoners; 4 mitrailleuses, 22 cannon, 51 army wagons and carriages of all kinds were captured. At Woerth the Germans made 6,000 prisoners, be- sides 100 oficers, and took 2 eagles, 6 mitraillenses, 35 guns, 42 wagons and carriages, 200 norses, the bag- gage and camp tents of two divisions and two railway trains, with provisions. The samo day the French loss at Spelchern and dur- ing the days following those battles in engage. ments at Reichshofer and Sarguemnes, 2,500 prison- ers, 4 guns, a pontoon train, @ tented camp and two magazines containing 10,000 woollen blankets and 40,000 cloths of rice, coffee and sugar and also large quantities of wine, rum, to- bacco, this latter article alone amounting to half @ million of thalers. The fortresses surrendered during the first half of August increased these fig- ures as follows :—At Haguenan, 3 oficers, 103 pri- vates, 80 horses and a large supply of arms; at Lichtenberg, 3 officers, 280 privates, 7 guns, 200 mus- kets, 30,000 cartridges, powder, &c.; at Lutzelstein (Petite Pierre), large quantities of arms and ammu. nition; at Marsal, 60 guns. The three days fignting at Metz do not show such large captures in men and material, because the enemy was able to save both under the guns of the fortress. Still at Vionville the French lost in prison- ers 36 officers and 3,000 men, at Gravelotte 54 officers and 8,000 men. The losses in killed and wounded during the three days were 25,000. With the fortress of Vitry le Francais 17 officers, 850 privates and 16 guns were captured. The engagements and batties at Nouart, seau- mont and Sedan, previous to the capitulation at the latter place, resulted in the taking of about 30,000 prisoners, besides several eagies anda large num- ber of guns. Bgaumont alone coat the French 7,000 Nsw YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. mitted to the headquarters of Prince Frederick | distributed honors to the soldier ho had distin. prisoners, 2 eagles, 11 mitrafllenses, 23 guns and a tent camp, and Sedan lost, previous to the capitula- tion, 26 guns, 2 eagles and nearly 26,000 prisoners, Sedan gave the victors one Marshal of ihe empire 39 generals, 230 pMicera of staf, 2,005 line oficers, 84,450 prisoners, besides 14,000 wounded. All the eagles of the regiments were taken. Seventy ml trailleuses, 330 fleld guna, 150 fortress guns ana 10,000 horses were captured. At Laon the loss ts not yet reported, but will include 23 guys and many muskets, Add Toul, before reported, and the total will be— One marshal, 39 generais, 3,359 oMcers, 106,960 pri- Vates, 10,280 horses, at least 56 eagles, 102 mitrail- leuses, 867 field and fortress guns, over 400 wagons und trains, several pontoon trains, magazines, rail- Way trains, with an incalculable quantity of supe phes in arms, ammunition, clothing, equipments, forage and provisions. THE EMPRESS EUGENE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Empress Going to Hounckeeping—Why She Lett Hastingy—The Imperial Family @iovited to Ireland. Lonpon, Sept. 28, 1870. Whe ex-Empress has taken a fine house and grounds at Chiselhurst, Kent. Dr. Evans, who accompanied her from France, manages her affairs, It ia not true that she quitted the Marine Hotel at Hastings on account of arrogance by the people; on the contrary, she was treated by all classes with profound respect, receiving daily pre- sents ind quantities of boquets, The greatest an- noyance was the requests for interviews by impor- tynate reporters, ‘The Jrish Times suggests that the ex-Emperor and family be invited to settie in Ireland, STRASBOURG. Its Fortifications, Its Monuments, Charches and Public Buildings, If our latest despatches from France be strictly correct—and we have no reason to doubt them—one of the most terrible and eventful sleges that history records has just closed in the surrender of Stras- bourg, aconsummation most devoutiy wished by the invading Germans, and said to have been at- tained at five o'clock P. M. on Monday last, Septem- ber 28, 1870, This event is of the highest importance to the issue and consequences of the Franco- Prussian war, and, therefore, merits more than passing notice, It profoundly affects both the military and the political situation, ana may prove, at this moment, the one thing needful, occurring at the happiest juncture of tme, to further negotiations for peace. The reader of late data from the seat of war will remember that the surrender of the old capital of Alsace, spoken of continually by the Tentonle chroniclers as a German city, was made & sine qua non—an indispensable condition—by both King Wiliam and Count Bismarck in the recent conference between the latter dignitary and M. Jules Favre, acting as plenipotentiary agent of the French Tepublic. Therefore, py its fal! one great obstacle to @ good understanding 1s removed, Strasbourg, formerly the chief city of the province of Alsace, or Elsass, before its annexation to France, and since then, natil its capture by the Germans, the matin centre of the French department of the Bas- Rhin, 1s situated on the west bank of the river Il), about one mile and a half above its confluence with the Rhine, It 13 divided into four cantons or dis- tricts, each enriched with edifices and monuments ofrare value and beauty. The river Il flows partly hrongh it and adds greatly to its picturesqueness, which is, moreover, enhanced by the extent of its fortified glacis reaching all the way to the left bank of tho Rhine and com- municating across that historic stream by a briage of boats with Kenl, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, The fine iron structure which of late spanned the river at that poiut and afforded a pas- sage to the railway trains from France into Germany has been greatly damaged by the Gcrmans, who, at the beginning of the war, blew up the costly abut- ment on the right bank, titus destroying a work Which will require the labor of years to replace It. Strasbourg ts 250 miles distant, east by south, from Paris and seventy-two mite# north of Basle, in Switzerland, and was connected with both places by rallroad, thus forming a very lively and much frequented eutrepot for the traffic of three nationalities. Its local trade consisted mainly of the products of its celebrated canncn foundries, its bleaching grounds, its dyeworks, its sugar ro- fineries, its brewertes, distilleries and tanneries; its printing establishments, among which the famous typographical house of Silbermann was specially noted; its factories of tobacco and of other com- modities, and its fine jewelry and watchwork. Its beer is known all over France and Germany, and its exquisite patés de foie gras, or ples of fattened goose liver, are familiar to luxurious eaters in every part of the world. It also had @ very extensive commerce in wine, grain, hemp, woollens, cloths, linen and cotton fabrics, soaps, sallcloths, colza otl, pottery, hardware, cutlery, glass, porcelain, leather, jewelry, clocks, watch cards, paper, hosiery and straw goods, and had, In our day, risen to considerable business importance. ‘The country around it was beautiful and presented the appearance of a n inhabited by a sturdy, peaceful and contente: asantry, living on the mos amicable terms of hourly intercourse with their neighbors across the Khine, until the sudden declara- tion of war in July ast burst among them like a bombshell, scattes destruction and death on every side. THR HISTORY OF STRASBOURG ig venerable and,varied in the extreme, and very many volumes have been devoted to the sieges, bat- oS a Ce to pica i ce neee sullected: in o lapse Of ages. Originally founded as a forti- fied city in the an of the Emperor Augustus, {t sti ened the defence of the Roman provincial frontier of conguered Gaul against the attacks of the flerce Goths and Alle mann, who dweit in the vast recesses of Germania to the eastward. The Romans called it their ar- [epariry: and set ye store by it, as their writ- n annals prove. Subsequently, the barbarians of the East sweeping over Kurope, ‘like a torrent des- cending from the mountains, laid it waste, and Altila, the Hun sacked and almost ruined it. fut it rose to some opulence again, and was made im- portant by the Franks, who held it in the sixth century of the Christian era. During the Middie Ages and und-r Charlemagne the Great it ‘was @ free city of the Empire (afterwards of Germany) and maintained its modi- fled republican form of government until 1681, when + it was seized through violence and craft by Louls XIV. of France, who annexed it to his kingdom and made it one of the chief fortresses of lis realm. The sudden capture of this ancient city by the “Grand Monarque,”’ in time of profound peace, was one of the greatest outrages that history records, and has ever been the theme of German protest. Until then it was also a Protestant city, and Lutner and Calvin both sojourned in it av different times, The French, however, Claim that it was regularly ceded to them in 1648, and was, afterwards, unjustly withheid—a point that would admit of wider debate than we care in this place to entertain. Since its annexation to the royalty of France it has often changed hands temporarily, and tne region around and near it has re-echoed the din of furious conflict age after age. ITS FORTIFICATIONS, begun by the Romans, were strengthened by the Franks and improved in successive centuries until they received a crowning addition in the Ugerg pen- tagonal citadel designed by the genius of the ccle- braved Vauban and finished in 1684, It consists of five massive bastions and five demilunes, and was considered impregnable until the imvention of the latest rified artillery of heavy calibre, such as the foundries of America and the workshops of Krupp, at Berlin, can furnish. Its outer works extend to the Ill and are connected with siuices, by means of which tne whole country intervening between them and the Rhine could be flooded with Wwater—a@ resulé that the Prussians labored during the recent siege to prevent oy dl- verting the {ll from its course. On the sido of the Port des Mines, so called, where this inunda- tion could not be effected, the glacis was mined and thereby rendered unapproachabie by hostile forces, ‘The fortified enclosure entire of the city ts triangu- lar, and 1s pierced with seven heavy gateways of masonry, some of which are defended by turreta and protect by covered draw bridges, moats and sluices, Within the military precincts are the great barracks, eight in number, spactous enough to ac- commodate 10,000 men, the great arsenal usually containing firearms for 155,000 soldiers, aud 952 Pleces of ordnance, of which 500 are required for the ordinary defence of the place in time of war; the huge cannon foundry that turns out 300 pteces per annum, and one of the largest depots of fleld artil- lery in France. There are also an artillery school aud @ hospital large enough for 1,800 patients. So important a mi centre could not be with- Out its stirring records of both peace and war. Con- sequently Strasbourg has abundant MONUMENTS. Most remarkable among these is the bronze statue of John Guttemberg, the modern inventor of print- ing, on the F many of the sane name, known also a8 the Marché aux Herbes (Herb Market). Guttem- co completed his invention at Strasbourg in 1436, it was greatly improved there by John 5 a reaident of the same city. The statue of David d’. whose the finest wosks See hose death removed one of the mont na oan oF the First panclows for 3 ib of Conrad the - Tor, in the grand Cathedral, with a long list of torleal by te German school, and Bt King Louis . the of Marshal it of > five yeary’ O and toll and the ot the gifted sculptor le, in the Church of of the Protestant rite—all merit There are also @ number of in! tote eh wh 2." ana prering over them city library, an imposing statue lolph o! wandard of Stage jously kept in the same ures, carvings and em 8 Of Kings, warriors, bards and sages, yoore ne alls and squares of the old free city, and continually: remind us of its venerable experieuce, noble PUBLIC EDIFICES, Strasbourg is peculiarly rich, €he Mairie and Pre- fecture, endowed with a muséum of Italian and Ger- man tings, is remarkable for its peculiar con- at jon and associations, standing, setnaoee. inthe Brandgasse or Street of the Burning, 80 be- cause in 1348 more than 2,000 unfortunate Is- raelites, against whom persecution. was then ter- ribly severe, were there burned alive in a huge bon- fire on the charge of baring poisoned the wells and fountains of the city and having caused the pestt- lence eich sous it ag Sevetere it. Not far from the Mairie 18 the maguiticent synagogue erected by Jewish citizens 1 1434, as though to. mark the ditference tn their condition brought abous by the of 500 years, Them there are the old vale of the se ae pa : 0 ae ne teenth century; the P story of which is the Episcopal residence of the Bishop of Strasbourg; the Cusvom House and tho. Palace of the Board of Trade, formerly the Town Hall, a fine building in the Kenatssance syle. ‘The Public Library, near the Temple Neu, or New House of Worship, bas 110,000 volumes, aud among them some of the rarest works aud missals of the midale ages, with Gothic and Byzautine ilimina- Uons, and some rare timprints of Bibies and classic authors by Faust and by Egwiestein of 400 years back date, Along with these is a collection of Roman an- tquities found in Alsatia ani precious specimens of curlous stained giass. ‘The Academic, founded in 1638 and made a University in 1621, was the scene of Goethe’s completion of his collegiate course and his graduation as a Doctor of Laws in 1772, while Such illustrious names as Oberlin, Schoepfin, and quany Of scarcely leas note are On its records. The reat German poct eloquently refers to his student an there In his auuibiogray a Tue Academie’s museum of natural history a tanical cotlection are amot the most remarkable in the world. ‘The fine hall of the Gulid of Freewasons, which has existed at Sirasbourg for hundreds of years—at leas' since the cathedral was bulit—and has tnduenced al the lodges of Germany as their cine: paternal centre is of extreme interest, and the neat provincial theatre on the Place de Brogile contaiss sume beaus ful adornments, THE CHURCHES are nomerous and magnificent. The Church of St. Thomas, mentioned in connection with the monu- ment vf Saxe, coutains the tombs and bodies of the brother of the famous pastor Oberlin and of schépfen, and the corpses of the Count of Nassau saarwerdea and his daughter, unaer glass cases and visible in public. They are exhibiied as wonderful curiosl- tes, their flesh and clothes having remained in ex- cellent preservation for more than four hundred years. is isthe main Protesiant edifice of the city. The Frauenhaus or House of Our Lady, sometimes called the Maison de Fabrique, was formerly an appanage of the Cathedral, and stands on the soutiweat corner of the a edn the great Minster (the Minster Piatz). It isa th fal structure, in the gothic renaissance styie, aud is famous for its graceful spiral stairway and its collec. tion of old architectural drawings of the Cathedral and for a collection of portions of machinery adapted to the repair of the world-famed clock in the spire of the great edifice. ‘Then there are the famous Roman church or St. Pierre ie Jeune (St. Peter the Younger), the Byzantine basilica of St. Euenne (St. Stephen) and the Church of St. Guillaume (St. Wil- liam). The Tempie Neuf, or New Church, has @ painting of the Dance of Death. But above all and over all else, architectural, civil, administrative, religious or military in the city of Straspourg 1s the glorious, world reaowned MINSTER OR CATHEDRAL, originally founded by Clovis in A. 1), 604; recon- structed by Charienagne, who built the grand choir; nearly ruined by lightning in A. D. 1007, and again remodelled, as it now stands, in 1015, The body of the edifice was finistied in 1439. On Monday last we gave in our editorial coumns @ somewhat detailed account of this magnificent structure, and espectally of its spire, the conjoint work of Erwin von Stein- bach and his daughter Savina, who coutinued its execution after her father’s death fn 1318. The glory of compieting It belonged to John Hott, in 1439, He was an architect of Cologne, summoned all the way to verer to finish the task, and paid in weight of gold for its performance. Its construction {s of itself a pattern of the varied building of the ages through wuhica the grand com- pletion slowly climoed the sky, frum the Byzantine style, revealed in the mouldings of the choir, to the pure Gothic, of which the roseties ure seen in tall expanse upon its a vie and on the fronts of its lateral doorways. at facade, opeaing in three richly carved portais and peopled w.th statues, con- siats of three stories, one above the other, sur- mounted by @ platform, upon whieh rises'the north tower, terminating in the superb octagonal suaft of the minster, or spire proper, so exquisitely wrought in open masony fia it Jyoks ata distance like the tracery of tine lacework—d lacework woven of on soa stone! To fully describe the perfection of this building, with all’ tts wealth of portals, pil- lars, encrusted columns, organs, tom| stalued purple, rose and marigold windows, shrines, votive adornments, altars and chapels, would require the pens, the pencils and the -ctitse’s of the great of Many ages, Who wrought out their lives in and around that majestic sanctuary. No volume exists that can do justice toit, It stands there the em- bodied thought of pious generations, struggling up- ward toward heaven, and crystallized beneath the sun into @ perpetual meniento—a never-ending prayer. How grand and touching a — w spring from the graves that enrich the soil beiow—a passion flower, biooming forever in colored giass, in glitiering metal and in granite etchin zs [ THE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK is the mechanic miracle of this unrivalled Gothio fane, but we need add litle to the note we made of iton Monday. It is the chief ornament of the souih transept, where its basework ts ga by a superb single column of wrial form and warvelious ele- gance, richly carved and studded with statued groups. At noonday, with clang of bells and organ music, the mechanism of the dial moves, and the busy throngs in the streets below look up With awe at the personified legends of the faith that governs life and death. THE VIEW. From two-thirds of the way up the spire—where there is @ platform for the fire lookout, who watch there by reilefs all day and night—the eye ranges over the quaint Gothic roofs and gables of the aucient city, the handsome ‘ronts and parapets of the more modern structures, the towers and steeples of nearly & score os churches and the walls ana forts; to the once delightful promenades near the ramparts and the delicious walks and gardens of Ru- porechtsau. Thence it sweeps from the Black Forest over the Rnine, the Ill aud the sunny plains of France shut in by the wooded si of the Picturesque Vosges—a acene so grand and beautiful that one can scarce conceive the possibility of hate and bitter war within its lovely confines. To ascend higher toward the summit of the pinnacie Tequires clear sight and steady nerves, for at the top the daring climber feels that but a trembling filament holds him to earth. A sudden gust of wind, one whirl of the rushing pulses, one little erring step on this side or on that, and the tlament falls away, and the solemn mystery of time so long hinted by the clock below those stumbling feet solves tteelf forever In eternity. GOTISCHALK. Arrival of the EKemains of the Lamented Pianist—Solemn Reqniem at St. Stephen's Church on Monday. The steamer Merrimac, on which the remains of the late Louls Moreau Gottschalk were conveyed from Rio Janeiro, was discharged from quarantine yesterday and reached her pier. ‘The body of the distinguished pianist, after being con- veyed to St, Stephen's church, Twenty-eighth street, will remain there until Monday morning, when a solemn requiem mass will besung. Tho Tousical services are placed under the direction of the eminent organist, Dr. Wiillam Berge, who also Becca at the requiem for the Rey. Dr. Cummings. ‘he mass will be the grand requiem of Cherubini, and will be rendered by a large chorus and orches- tra, It 18 @ work of rare merit aud more dramatic in tts interpretation of the subluue words of the mass than any ovher musical work extant. Mr. Thomas Hall, ioug the warm and cherished friend of the deceased, has charged himseif with the superintendence of the obseqites. ‘The sisters of Gottschalk are at present in the city to pay the last sad tribute of aifection to @ brotler Who was ad- mired 4s an artist and honored as & man, AQUATICS. Thomas Fearon, of the Vesper Rowing Club, ha. accepted the challege of J. O'Neill to row asingh scull turning race of three miles, provided the latret has not already made ‘a match with Russel{ Withers, E. Snuin or Hf. B. Leroy. The terms aud date will probably be announced in a few Gays. Rewing Match on the Thames. Lonpon, Sept. 28, 1870, The rowing match between Nash and Hurley, from Blackwall to Shadwell for Hive pounds aside, wat won by Hurley by teu lengths, The betting was 6 U4 4on tho winner. MUADERERS. INDICTED AT NEWAURC. The Grand Jury of the County Court of Orangt county, now in session at Newburg, have iudictec Robert Budtum aud John Boyd for the crime of mur der. Butum killed John L. Seaverns, of Newb: on the 30th of August, and Boyd, a negio, Tile Peter McGowan at Turner's, in July. Both murder Pd ro carve av eects ent Terenas in Novem Jail at Newburg to that at Goshen. ee o