The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1870, Page 3

: NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEKT. head corporeal or his head whether they mean his POLICE. t Forty-seven officers who served ax commissaries Herald Special Report of the Situation in the Capital. Bismarck’s Propesal Peace Plan. Bazaine’s Successful Sortie on the Besieging Army. BOURBAKI IN THE FIELD. Increasing Confidence of the Defenders of Paris. St. Quentin Ocoupied by the Prussians. of ‘The Germans Determined on the Acquisition of Territory. THE SITUATION IN PARIS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Biemarck’s Plan of Pence—What the Premier Offered— Jules Favre’s Reply=Life in the Belengured City—artillery Practice—Excel- leat Fixing on Both Sides—Politics and Peace—The Death Rate—Provisions-- Muni- cipal RutoWishing for the End—Ministcr Washbarne’s Health. LONDON, Oct, 22—P. M. A spectal letter addressed to the HrraLp from Paris, under date of the 14th inst., has just been re ceived here. Ihasten to transmit iis contents hy cable telegram report. | ‘The HeRaup writer says:—The negotiations for | the conclusion of a peace between France and Pras- #ta continue. Premier Count Bismarck iorwariled letters yesterday by Minister Washburne, of the United States, to M. Jules Favre. The ae- Spatches referred to the peace question, They were of ® conciliatory character, particularly so as coming from Bismarck. The Prussian Premier pro- | poses the arrangement and conckision of av armis- tice between ihe contending forces, and that the armistice shull cover a time suiliciently lengthy to permit of the French elections being held, and the , Subsequent assemblage and constitutional ofganiza- taon of the new Parliament of France. Next, that he French Parhament shall discuss the sub- ject, amd decide freely and definitely as to peace or a continuation of the war. This @iscussion to embrace all the principal points likely be brought forward, particularly py France. One of these principal conditions to be that, the military situation tm the ficld shall remain in statu quo until the representative vote ve taken and the result, formally announced to che generals im command of the two armies, During the contin nance of the French parliamentary debate members of the Legislature from the provinces will be allowed to enter Paris through the Prussian investing line; but no other persons natives of Franca, The popu- tation of Alsace and Lorraine not to vote or have any voice in the crisis. THE FRENCH REPLY. To this latter proposition Minister Jutes Favre ob- fects, and, it is thought, very absurdly indeed, as it remains a stern fact that Alsace and Lorraine can- pot vote or accomplish any other citizen duty to France while the soil of the very territory is held aod occupied by the Prussian armics, As asolution of (us point of dlfticuity, however, Count Bismarck nimself is rather inclined towards a declaration of the neutrality of the ierritory of Alsace and Lorraine. GENERAL CITY NEWS REPORT. ‘There is very little general news, at least of news of any very great importance. The Prefect of Paris remains in very good spirits im view of the coudition of public affairs, but he uimseif even will not until a late hour of the night tell how matters are going on outside or what flecision is likely to be come to by the government on the peace question. FROM THE PROVINCES. ‘There ts bad, disheartening news from the pro- vinoes to-mght. This intelligence would have been published by the Journal here, but the government will not permit it, as the executive conveals the tacts just in she same manner us did the cabinet of the empire under Napoleon. A FIGHT OUTSIDE. Yesterday there was a fight somewhere in the neighborhood of the city. The Wrench behaved well, but 1 18 acknowledged that they, as usual, fell back after some little ume. They wished to capture @ Prussian position, which is elevated for a very favorable range of gun fire, but found thai it was too strongly aud carefully guarded by the Ger mans, ARTILLERY. Artillery ts being manufacture: pidly by the | French and in abundance. At present the Prusstans Nave seven cannons for every one thousand men in | the army, but the French have oniy three. When | tis Inequality m the Weight of artillery is removed we shall have more fighting, with battles ona much | Jagger and equally balanced scale. POLITICS AND SOviPTY, ‘The Paris “reds” have been pni down most.estectu- | savy. Gustave Flourens remains under arrest, and | wilde tried by a court martial. Another radicai wed” agitator, nanied Soppea, will be piaced before the name wibunal for trial. ‘The “caution,” or guaranwe pledyze money, whici ios been higicrto demanded or the newspapers has ‘been abolished. The newspapers are vow perfectly free. ‘The press writers and thew journals remain pawwiotic and well uffected towards the public cause, with the exception of two or three of the ultra “reds,’’ who dontinue to growl, but cannot bite, for the reason that their tveth have been fled by ta w. PROVISIONS. Butohers’ aneat'is very scarce in the city, and no one person is permitted to purchase mere than one- fourth of a pound of # per day, PUBLIC HEALTH, The health ef the’ city remains good. Smatipux | is prevalent, however, Of 10,483 Gearns ahich ov. curted during the past week 212 were trom smail- ; Ox, FO from pneumonia, 54 from typhus fever, 56 from brouchitis, aud 59 from diarrhea. OFFICIAL EXOITATION, M. Keratry, Prefect of Police, hay resigned his commission. He hus taker (hls step to enable nim to go round still more freely as a citizen and exhort nud “stir up” the people for ie defence of ther | city and homes. Kératry Is # man of very great energy. His first mission unde ihe republican gay- ernment will pe to Spain. THE “REDS.” M. Rocheiort has become exceedingly conservative 4 ip his expression. ile advises ius fricnas the “eds” of police and one hundred and fifty other persons, employés of different departmenta, have been in- vallded on account of agé and turned adrift, The leading city newspapers are’ published in pamphlet form every two days, ‘Thelr contents are very piquant indeed, The members of the different clubs meet every night all over the city, but since the ‘Reds’ were prohibited from assembling last Saturday the clubs’ reunions have lost almost all their importance. The people don’t fear the clubs as they did before the war. CANNOT BE TAKEN. Papis is fortified trememlously, with the greatest care and in vast strength. You way est assured ‘uhai the city cannot be taken by assault, The firing from the city forts 18 admirable and is iupproving wonderfully every day. ‘The sailors who have ben taken from the war vessels aim with ex- traordinary acem acy. Indeed, the firing is good on both sides, Yester- Gay the Prussians alined directly at two of the French advanced batteries which were damaging them very considerably, and blew both of them to pieces in a very short time, One of the French forte accomplished exactly the samo service on two of the Prussian batteries, biowing the works bigh in alr. COMING RIGHT, MM. Huge ana Blanc have just written jetiers against the “Reds.” The only leader now Ieft that party is Blanqui. Velix Pyatt is only w second rate man. HOW THEY LIVB. ‘The gates ot Paris were opened each day at day- break and closed again at six o'clock P.M. Omnionses are not permitted to ran in the streets after half-past ten P. M, WORKS OF ART FROM ST. CLOUD. The paintings, statuary and tapestries of the palace of St. Clond were removed to a place of safety before the hostile investment. ‘They were not burned, as 2as been alleged, during the destruction of property whicn at first prevailed in every dtrec- thon, NEWS UNDER DIFFIOULTIES. Paris news is really scarcer than Paris meat. Many of the journals invent stories which they call news, When the intelligence comes that an Eng- lish newspaper has arrived everybody is crazy either to see it or hear its contents read. The Paris newspaper men fun a{ter it everywhere. PRAYING FOR PEACE. Paris is praying. but in secret, for peace. She is afraid to say it aloud. There is realiy no want of “pluck,” patience or enduran among the Partis- ians; but the situation has become terribly distress- ing. They have an enormous amount of poverty and suffering, but svill great hope. AMERICANS ANXIOUS FOR FREEDOM, The Americans who are in the city ave very eager to vetont. Some few will leave by special permis- ston of the government during the nexc week, The novelty of the siege being now over the daily routine of live is very dull here and oppressive just now. Minister Washburne was very ul yesterday, but 1s better tu health to-day. Soup kitchens have been organized in the city, aud there rations are dealt out lo every persou who produces a certificate of poverty. The weather remains changeable: it is rainy and again pleasant by turns, bat not yet cold. Public Confidence—Sorties in ForceThe Fras- sinus Unable to Stand the Varisian Vire— New lLustruments of Destrnction—Americans Leaving Varis—eltke and Bismarck Dis- agreeins. LONDON, Oct, A balloon letter to the HERALD received to-day in Lonilon, ana dated at Paris, Post de In Medelenie, the i8th, gives accounts of numerons public meet. Ings which had just veen held m favor of the govern- ment. The general health of the peopie is excellent, and public order remains undisturbed. There had been some fears of disturbance trom the ultras at Belleville; but these had been dispelicd by the exertions of Henri Rochefort and Liamanuei Arage. The Journal des Dedats of the Lith says the second stage of the bombardment has been indeiiutiely postponed by the power of the Preach guns and the skill with which they have be served. It anticipates a speedy development of the third stage, the stage of sorties In feice, and the raising of Uke myestment alreaay repelled. The news received by the government from the provinces continued to be excellent and most en- coureging. At Nantes and Brittany a loan of haif a@ million of traucs having been called for by the municipailty for # smail local purpose connected with the defence of the department, a milion and a half of francs was subscribed in a single day. Bonds have been issued in Brittany also, and freely taken up, for arming a Vendean legion, to be commanded by a descendunt and namesake ol the great Gatholic mmander of the old revolutionary and Vendean war, Cathelineau. The extreme republicans have cordially. given in their adhesion to the project, saying that all questiens of creed tn politics or in | religion must be forgotten in the presence of the nation’s great necessity. ‘Uh as soon as organized, will be sent forward to act for me succor of Paris, Great ar- dor is shown in the national cause by the sailors of alt the French ports. ‘They are voluntecring everywhere, and the navai artillerists are despatched as soon as they are organized in corps to the cles next Ikely to be uttacked by the Prussians. Two new mitrailleuses have been in- vented and are manufacturing in Parts, one of them throwing no fewer than 481 balls a minute. ‘Nhe Marche de UEntrepot or Halle and Vius has beeu eonverted into & vast carriage factory, where the work goes on day and night. On the isth 230 Folish deserters, from the Pomeranian regiments in the Prussian service, escaped from ihe German lines in a body, capturing thetr officers, and came info the French lines near Mendon. They reported tne Fifth corps, to which they belonged (Von Kircbbaldi’s), as greatly-demor- alized by the defeais which it suffered on the pre- vious day 2t Bougiral and Bagneux, and the gene- ral condition of the camps at Versailles as deplorable, the troops suflering atly from sickness and want of wood. They were pub into safe quarters, and will be carefully looked to, The diplomatic expeditions of General Burnside were gel ly ridiculed by the Parisian which thinks them kept up by the Germans as ans of deludig the world in regard to th otal weakn and their impending perils in the lege of Part At# solemn meeting of the Grand Lodge oF Masous ip Paris King William aud the Vendean volunteers, Crown Princo of Prussia, Frederick William, were expelled from the Order. Mayor Magican, who has returned to Versaiiles, got having been ableto reach the froni, to which he lat intended to transfer nhmseif, sends word by a courier of the Fifteenth that the French batteries dis- lodged the Germans trom St. Cloud and destroyed the palace there, probably because it was used by the Germans nh observatory. Jt8 hutl concealed their operavious. ‘The fire of the French made it impossibie to keep any siege guns mounted. The platforms had veen constructed at & fearful cost of lite and iimb, but the terrible accuracy and long Tange of the artiliery in the loris made them use- less. Since the Germans began to withdraw from the iminediate vicinity of Paris persons have been allowed to go mm and come out of the ery mock more freely. Pernussion has been obtained by Mr. Wasnburne for one hundred and fifty Amtericuns to leave the city, More than three hun- dyvea would still remain, among them Colonel! Vote map, the Secrejary of tae American Legation. Per- sous BO lito Paris and come ont of it almost dally.. On the asth the ambulances came out from Paris Accoupamied by a number of women, for the pur pore of 0) ng thelr Kervices tu the Germans | wounded and scattered through the woods in the suc | cessive defeats of the besieging forces. Ti j ail very cordzaly Welcomed. When General Napo- leon Boyer rode through the streets of Versailles, ou Dis arrival tocenter with the Kiug and Count Bis- maarck, he Was uled as he rode along by the towns. by were to behave themsvives, to be patrioiic, and above all things not to make !’russians of themseives. The | tore violent of the “Reds whisper to ienselves | that Rochefort has toyned traitor to the cause, and | they threaten even to “wip off his head” the very | Drat chance which they caw Olan; they do not say ) Gouerwi vou Moke an@ Count vou Bismartek pe ple, woe teariexsiy tonk off (heir hats to him in |} the p.@seuce of the sHaus, Crying Out, “Vive ta | France | herve m much sensation in the Gorman heudquar. ters over sumouuns vety like @ ray ture von Bismarck accuses General von Moltke of over- estimating vhe capacity of the army for re- ducing Parle, and of inierposing purely mili- tary objections in the way of the political neoes- sity of peace, Count von Bismarck triumphed with the King. He persuaded the King that it would not be safe to press the war merely as @ war, and brought him to agree that Marahal Bazaine should bo instructed to the effect that if he would undertake the restoration of Na poleon he should be allowed entire freedom of action, and assisted, should he desire it, to move upon Parts, from which the German armies would withdraw. General Von Moltke was biuterly opposed to these propositions, Operations are still reported in the 1unds at Paris. On the 13th rentes were quoted atthe bourse at 53 francs 20 centimes, being an advance of 25 cenlimes ‘on the preceding day. Noe BAZAINE’S ARMY AT METZ. | TELEGRAMS TO THE HEW YORK HERALD. Rumor of a General und Successtal Sortie from Metz—Prussian Lines Sald te Have Been Forced. Loxpon, Oct, 22—P. M. Telegrams addressed to the New YORK HERALD trom Toure, under date of the 21st inst., at eleven O'clock at migitt, tare that It was rumored there— Whe. seat of the government of France—that Mar- shal Baxame had made # successfal sortie from Mets, and cut hia way through the Prusstan invest- wg lines with his whole army, numbering 60,060 men. ~ Very intense excitement prevailed m Tours m consequence of the elreulasion of the report. Bazaine’s Sortiv—The Marsaul’s Force—The German Opposition — Captures — Sickness Among the Bevievers—the Siege of Verdua Interrupied. TOURS, Oct. 22, 1870, ‘The following oMctal despatch has just been re- ceived here from Neufchatea On Friday, ihe 14th inst., Marsha! Bazaine made a | sortie With 80,000 men, crushing the enemy, which consisted of twenty-six battalions of infantry aud two regiments of cavatry. He 2lso captured 193 wagons, laden with stores and provisions of war. Sickness among the besiegers is constantly in- creasing. ‘The Prussians have been foreea twice wo renew their army around Metz, Another despatch from Neutchateau says the siege of Verdun bas been interrupted latviy by the vigorous defence of the French, ‘the 1 have made several sorties and inundated the environs of the town, Sttuation in Metsz--Sofs arrivon—Desorters Numerous. Lonpon, Oct. 22, 1870. papers to-day publish the reports from Metz, to the effect that Mar- | that Canrobert was im con: md pestiienee prevailed in orles are generally diseredited, At Berlin, however, the capitulation of Bazaine ts ! hourly expected. It now secins the overtures he recently made looking to a surrender, referred onty | to the troops Which had retuged at Metz, and not to the garrison or the city. A despatch trom Berlin to-day says that the Scaats Anzeiger of yesterday, mn tts‘kceount of utfairs before Motz, says the sickness in the armies ts due to the uniformity of the food, Dysentery 1s decreasing and typhus wil donbtless go with the present cowl weather. Desertions from the garrison are inereas- ing, the fugitives all giving the same reason—hnne ger. The investing force, and the German armics gencra.tly, receive abuudant supplies of all sorts of eatiic on foot, Thousands of sheep have deen sent | to France for the Gerinaus. | Another View of ib fering in the The London made by deserie shal Bazaine w Mand, and that hunger iheclty. The s de Bazaine to Fight tt Out—Bourbski operating with Wim—trent pected. Co- Resuits Ex. LONDON, Oct, 21, 1870. Aspectal at Ostend sends word that there is no truth in the pea negotiations ported ab London to be going on __ betwee Marshal Bazuinc, the Emperor and the — Prussian goverbinent, Since he crippled the Ger mans and drove them back upon Pont-a-Maisson, on the 15th. Marshal Bazaine has been forming combinations in Northeastern l’rance, as all the sto- powder, and a military chest containing 92,000 francs fell into the bands of the Germans, NOT WANTHD. ‘The correspondent of the London Morning Stand avd says the American Ambulance Corps has been given to understand by the Prussians that its ald i Bot wanted, BISMARCK REPUDIATES BULL RUN RUSSELL. Cownt Bismarck has repudiated all the stare as- eribed to him in the sorrows of Mr. W. H. Russell, the newspaper correspondent, whom he asserts he had only corrected ina material point. SEVERAL NOTES. The Belgian Moniteur of Brussels oMcially denies the that government has recetved any note from Prus- sia complaining of the tone of the Beigian press or that there 1s any lack of cordiality in tue relations between the uwo countries, ‘The troops in camp at Tours are to be reviewed gnee ® week, Reinforcements are constantly arriv- ing. : The Prussians now occupy Gargean, near Orleans, Nearly the whole of the Department of Haut Laone ig under the control of the Prussians, ‘The people of Uhateauneur have refused to answer the repeated requisitions of detachments ot Prus- sians, It 18 understood the Prussian commander Sustains the actlon of the peopie. ‘The Arc de ‘Triomphe at Parts is new to all intents ald purposes an iron ciad fort, the work on the straciare being completed a day or two ago. Deserters from Metz were constantly arriving ab Beriin, King Leopold has given 50,000 francs im ata of the German wonnded, ‘The art weasures at St. Clond were removed by the French before the fire was opened. ‘There ix a force of about one thousand Germans at Boaugenuy. Bourbaki = Moviug—None but Honorable Terthy to be Acceptoed=Preparations in Lyons—Vernon Attncked—Chartres Sur- rounded — Drilling American Volunteers — ¢ Excesses by the Prassians. ‘Tours, Oct. 22 ‘The Prussians are marching on Amiens, in two columns; oue by Breteuil and the other by Mont- alder, TAREN THE PRELD. Herat Bourbaki has commenced operations in the North. OTHENING POSITIONS, Correspondence feccived from Paris, dated the 18th iustani, announce that the French have strongly fortiiied the gap between Mont Valerien and St. Denis by earthworks, and expect soon to make a strong ofensive movement. Te is utiderstood here that the preparations for the Naitoual defence are now so great that the goverit- ment will not a © upon a itheral basis, Att tion is also evident to make a dofen terms of peace can he obtained. PARING WOR THEM. The journais of Lyons demana the immediate adoption of vigorous defensive measures. ‘They say that the Prussians seem io he turning Besanyon and ollier strong places, and may march direet upon Lyons. ‘the forts and detences at the latter city are ready, but there is a lack of exverienced guaners. Alarge number of these have been sent forward frem Toulon for Lyons, * THE ATTACK ON VERNON. The Prussians attacked the town of Vernon, near Rouen, cannonading it ‘row the opposite side of ‘the river. CHARPRES SUBROUNDED, Chartres has been snvronnded by the Prussiins, 20,050 strong. icy have also forty cannon. ‘The Prefect of the Departinent and ihe Mayor of the city have arranged with the Prussian commauder that the rights of the citize all be respected, REVIRWS AND REGULATIONS. M. Ganibetta, the Seeretary of the Interior, has issued a decree that the new troops, either at the camps or in towns, are to be reviewed twice a week. Other regulations to ing tue discipline of the armies im camps are also prescribed. Officers will not be permitted during the continuance of the war to wear civilun’s dress. Not more than two thousand troops will be allowed to occupy any town. Where the French force consists of a greater number of men, the remainder must encamp at some distance, and Such soldiers Wiil not be permitted to go into the town unless by ries from the Belgian frontier concur in repre- sening, Which are already «developing them- selves on the flank and rear of the Garman Imes of occupation. Generai Bonrbaki is un- derstood to be co-operating with him at Litle, and there is great anxiety felt in Brussels about the issue of the movements now on foot. Ly is exciting much comment in Belginm that for now along tire no officia! bulletin of advantages were won by the Germans has appeored- ‘The diplomatic activity so noticeable here a short tume ago has given place to a kind of apathy, as the conviction gains ground that the Preveh republican government is really strong enough to hold irs own and will ppt no dictation from abroad. THE MILITARY OPERATIONS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Parisians Make Another Dash—Response to Trochu’s Call—On to Amiens—The Mez- ieren—Armistice Concluded=The Prussians Que Failure iv Spain—Captures at Svissous—No American: Need Apply. in St. tin=Keratry’s LONDON, Oct, 22, 1870. ‘The town of Mantes is threatened by the Prus- signs. ANOTHER FRENCH SORTIE FROM PARIS. ‘The following despatch was received here to-day from Versailles, October 21, by way of Berlin ; At noo to-day a sortie was made by the French from Fort du Mont Valerien, supported by forty fetd guni hey were victoriousiy repulsed’ by detach- ments of the Ninth and Tenth divisions of infantry and a regiment of the landwehr, supported, toward the close of the ¢ fement, by the rourta corps Tue Prassians capwired onc hundred prisoners and two ol (he guns, The German Joss was small, The King witnessed the battle (rom the Marly viaduet. ‘The people of Versailles were greatly alari MORE THAN HY ASKED POR. From Lille @ report bas been received that the number of volunteers asked for by General Trociu (100,000) has been greatly execeded. THE URUSSIANS APPROACHING A despaich from Amiens, dated to-day, announces that the russians are only three kilometres distant. Kivery preparation has been made to defend the town. A special train lagen with munitions of war passed throagn Amiens to-day from Lille, going to Rouen. General Bourbaki ts expected to leave Lilie to-day for the same destination, He has 60,000 men under his command, A despatch from Lille says that communi with Amiens by railroad has been interrupted. CONCLUSION OF THE MEZIERES ARMISTICE, ‘The armistice at Mézieres ended yesterday (Friday) afiernoon at three o'clock. The bridge over the Me near that piace will be blown up by the Pras- sians to-day, but the bombardment will not pe com- menced until more troops and manitions of war can be brought up. The French force within the walls of M Ss 18 computed at about five thou- amd men, and are fragmentx of various French regiments. AMIRNS. S17. QUENTIN OCCUPIED. A despatch (rom Lille to-day confirms the occupa- thon of St. Quentin by the ssians, after a short cammonade. A despatch irom Lille to-day says that the ( mans entered St. Quentin yesterday morning. ‘they made requisitions for two inillions of francs, to | raise which the jeading citizens came to Labe and borrowed from the bank. KMHATH A despatch from Tours says thal M. Keratry has | arrived there tom Madr iuission there was | vo ask material ated, but on (he advice of friends he refratued, and only asked Jeaye (6 mmport arms trom Spain and the Spanish coluntes, This was, how ever, vefused. WAT WAS TAKEN AP SOISSONS. ‘The aMicial report of t ptures mde at Solssons has just-deen meade pad Nivety-nine ofiicers and ni fle sureusere|, Be ides those Bune oO aL WIMe, 1.00) Beals, 100 coms Of Rube © MISSION. | that the Council c the order of the commander. All oMcers must re- main in thelr camps, except when their duty catis them elsewhere. £very day the troops must be exercised and drilled, sent off on marches of from twenty to thirty kilometres, aud in all respects the cainps are to be organized precisely as though tn the presence of the en RESIGNATION OF ‘Tit the Sub-Pret having resigned his oft authoriiies refused to time in case of an attack. ‘The consequence of refusal by the authorities was the occupation of the town by the Prussians, who hoid it now, TRUATMENT OF AMERICAN VOLUNTRERS, the Journal Le Phare de ta Lotre, of Nantes, pub- lishes w jetier (rom Brest stating that the American volunteers were treated neglect{ully by the aathori- Hes upon their arrival at thateny, [is understood that sirict orders have been forwarded by the gov- eramen; that allother volunteers on their arrival shall be treated with the utmost care, PRU Imstances of extr ty practised py the Vrossians towards t: Vrancs-tirenra » related from al! parts of the country. ASOTHER CALAMITY IN FRANCK. George Francis Tram arrived at Marseilles yester- day and created great excitement by making a speech, in which he denounced the Prussiuns in the mosi bitter BCE OF ST. QUENTIN, tip Nas arrived here, because the municipal ‘end the town @ second MISORLLANEOUS NO Nowlung oficial has been received from the armies at Orleans, ‘The Prussians have blown up the bridge at Clery and returned to camp at Beaugency. The Papal Nuneto has arrived in wis city, {tis reported that the Prussian forces now occu: pying Orleans are commiting such excesses that it is beileved they are on the point of leaving that piace, and are determined to leave nothing to the inhabitants, The Prussians have been hastily sending towards 5 jormous quantities of cattle and sheep and large suppiles of forage. Over thirty Prussian sples who were arrested in different parts of France were brought here to-day, THE POLITICAL QUESTION. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. ‘the Efforts at Megintion—Vhiers in Paris— ice fer the Elections—King Wil- liam to be Ewperor of Germany—Prussia An Armi Determined on Territory. LONDON, Oct. 22, 1870; itis reported that the North German sovereigns have been convoked at Versailles to declare King William Emperor of Germany. LORD LYONS AND MEDIATION, A despateh from Tours, dated to-day, says that at a meeting of the Council to-day it is reported that the subject of the election of members to the As- been agreed upon to order that the eleotions may proceed, PRUSSIA DPURRMINED ON TERRITORY, ‘The evening edition of the London fines con- tains a special telegram from Berlin stating that Prussia has repeated her willingness to grant an armistice if the principle of the cession of territory be conceded, The mere dismantling of the fortresses im Alsace and Lorraine, under a European guar- antee, 4 insuficient. THE OCEAN DISASTERS. Resewine Details of the Loss of the Steamship Cambria. The Narrative of Shipwreck as Told by the Surviving Passenger. No Hope for the Safety of the Missing Boats. he Iron Ship Hecuba Woundered at Sea. The Steamer Mariposa, with Thirty-Six Souls on Board, Not Yet Heard From, The news of the loss of the Glassgow steamer Cambria, of the Anchor line, has created a deep sensation in this cily, and indeed throughout the entire country, aud every avenue of newsis watched for the purpose of ascertaining later news of the doomed vessel or the unfortunate passe words LOST AT SEA Mave in themseives a sort of terror, more their meaning 1% cousidered horritle is the = pteture to have not been is the and the those vietims, jrom almost eveyy point the words are flashed conveying the intelligence of the doom and destruc- tion wrought by the angry elements, itis but natural the more who When that more tntense ieclings of pity and sorrow should pervade the masses, and that the anxiety to learn details of the disaster and the hope that the loss of life and property may be less than was at first sup- | posed, should be universal. In regard to THE CAMBRIA the latest intelitgence received thus (ar will be found in the tollowing telegraphic despatches and news reports,— The Story of the Only Survivor. LonvoN, Oct. 22, 1570. Late on Wednesday evening word Teached Lon donderry, ireland, (hat the steamship Cambria, Cap- | tain Carnahan, of the Anchor ime, which left New York on the 8th inst, for Glasgow, had been wrecked of the ¢ of Donegal. ‘The information was brovght to that city by the only survivor, Joun McGartland, a siecrage passenger by the il!-tated vessel. The intelligence was at first aisbelieved, notwithstanding the vessel was overdne, but it has since been coutirmed by a multitude of ¢ wins to the agen’s, the press and the friends of the passen- gers. The telegraph lines throughout Ireland have been sadly cisarranged by recent storms, and the follow. ing despatch summarizing MR. M’GARTLAND’S NARRATIVE has just gotten through from Londonderry :- ‘The voyage from New York was generally fortu- Rate, notwithstanding that unpleasant weather pre vatled most of the time, until the night of Wedne: day, October 19, between ten and eleven o'clock. ‘The Cambria was then under sai! and steaming rapidly. west of Londonderry. THE VESSEL INSTANTLY BEGAN TO PILL through the large holes stove in te bottom, and the tires were soun extinguished. It pecame evident that the steamer was hopelessly lost, and the efforts were therefore directed 10 save the lives of ihe pas. sengers, who were massed upon deck, and four boats, crowded with passengers, were lacnched and put of from the steamer, Mr. McGartiand entered one of these and he saw no more of the ship or the other boats, The weather was very heavy and he thinks there is no doubt all the boats were swamped, and that he is THE ONLY SURVIVOR. Almost instantly upon getting mto the boat it capsized and he lost consciousness, Upon reviving he found himself in the sea, but graspmng the gun- wale of the boat, which had righted, he succeeded in getting m the boat a second time, and found therein the dead body of a tady dressed in black silk. Mr. McGartland was tossed about many hours, when he up by the Enterprise, Captain Gillespie, who cruised about thm scene of tne disas- ter for a long time in the hope of saving life and property. Mr. McGartland says that almost at the very time of the disaster the passengers and crew were con- gratulating twemselves on a tempestuous voyage nearly finished, and rejoicung in the fact that in ONE SHORT HOUR MORE they would land ab Moville. There were certainly 180 souls on board and perhaps more, A Bruitless Searek ov the Oven LONDONDERRY, Oct, 21—Midnizht, Vessels just returnme from the scene of the Came bria disaster i the Nori Channel report tiat they discovered only a lot of broken spars and a few barrels of flour, which formed part of her cargo. Nothing has been heard of THE THREE SMALL Boats, which put ont from the Cambria when she struck. Hope for their safety has not been entirely aban- boned; but MeGartiand reporis that a wind little short of ahurricane prevailed at the time, which it would be miracnions for sach small erat ther. to wea- Still Later, but No Cheering News. LONDONDERRY, Oct. 22, 1870. Acareful examination of the coasts and waters for miles around vhe scene of the Cambria disaster by river steamers fails to discover any traces of the missing boats from the Cambria. From the above it mnst be concluded that ALL HOP iS GONE, and that the steerage passenger, McGartland, is the only one left to tell the tale, and that nearly two hundred souls have been sent suddenty before their Maker, snatched from their earthly cerements at a moment when their human possessors were almost within sight of home. ‘The vessel left here on the 8th inst., as above m toned, baving on board the following PASSENGERS, Cabin—leon Herman, samucl Kronheim, a. 1. Hoilaud, James Hague and wife, Joseph Clark, Colo - nel Hayden, wife and chud; General Davies, James Purse, wife and two children; General Wittow, sembles Constituent was discussed, It is also re- ported that the Connet was Informed by Lord Lyons that he had recetvedt orders trom his government to announce its desive to mediate in conjunction with Austria and Ltaly. The answer ol M. Gambetta was uid do nothing withont the con- cousrence of the government at Paris, THIERS GONR TO PARIS—HOW ¥ From Tours we learn that It ts rumored that M, ‘Titers bas gone to Paris to consult with the govern- ) ment, Wis thought, reiative to an armistice and the pouce question, WILL THERE BE AN ARMISTICR? » Consiitmiannel, of Tours, wo-day announces nd Lyons, the Brittslt Minister, has made an iuportant communeation to the government here. ie wishes, aided by Anstria and Italy, to emect an vatstiee In order that the elections for members of tue Constitnent Assembly may proceed, He stated juat Rassia would act in ike same direction. ‘The MOVETOMCN. has not 5 A PREE 11 A tclegtom to tre Mone hsp urs Wo-day, 1 that LON. v Guardian, dated at a's au erms ce Jor a mouth hae vned any formal reply. | Heinrich Zimmerman, George Wiidiang, James Smith aud wite, Jessie Greeniie, Miss Ann Steers, Ehza Kattle, Mrs. George Hill, Miss E. H. Pusey, William Bingham, Jr., wile and two children; Mrs. MeNae and two chilaren, George smery aud wile, Agnes Motman, Mrs. Peoptet, Johu Hobson and wife, Mrs. A. A. Pell and cnild, J, R. Nievenkamp, J.J. Nievenkamp, Mrs. A. Weir, Jntermediate—Wilam Hi and Wolunan, Harriet: MeCre Barr, James Baird, 8. D. Growy and wife Mowet, Robert Patton, L. Gilman, Mrs. Mrs. Young, James Keoch, Mrs. J. Rustro Remunton, Albert Hudson. Pysicerage—vatrick Mee Join Lynch, Bridget Thornt aret Voyie, Arthur Mec Shell, wile aud child: Geel wife and four children; isabella Alien aud jatar child, Henry » Mary Adame, Agnes Mathew Hubert Coxer, Pelix bert Biliovt, Wiliam Wilk MeGarviand, M. ‘tiYauy, Baud, Carl A, Faloack, | liksen, Hans Hansen, Jansen, J Catiarine MeLaughlin, Joka Givin, ba j Aun O'Net!, blien Lemou, Jolin Marcnson, dau Michael Finneriy, doun Pedersen, Archibata Jorgen Gul. Suddeniy, when ail was apparently going well, she struck on Mistraline Island, # small rocky island ten miles west of Donegal and thirty iiies 3 Clark, Agnes Rovd, W. Dunton, BH. Ruhe, ang, Johnson, James Kiown, James Miller, ‘abin, 45; mtermediate, 18; steerage, 67—total, 12%, ‘The crew numbered about sixty meu, waking all’ told about 196 passengers on board, i Prorament among the passcagers was General Davies and family, of Chicago; Colonel Haydea and family, of Keokuk, lowa, and Miss Steers, a young lady th business in New York, who has passed over the Atlantic thirtecn Wns by the Anchor line of steamships; also Mr. William Bingham, Jr., a well known cmizen of Pittsburg, Pa. THE SHIP'S OFFICERS, ‘The following is the list of the oMvors of the Campria:— ptain—George Marnaghan. ‘86 Oftcer—Mr, Jolusious, Second Oficer—My. Mackay. Therd Ogicer—Mr. Reid. First Engiuwer—Alexander sinciatr. Surgeon Dr, James W. Flemington. Ohes Sterward—tingh McKinlay. THE CARGO * consixted Of 40,802 bushels of wheat, 2,488 barrels of flour, 300 bales of cotion, 1,893 boxes of cheese, 28 bags of seed, 163 bargeis of fish oll, 250 barrels of apples, 4,000 staves, 25 boxes of extracts, 35 sewing Machines, 60 cases malasua and sundry other pack- ages, valued in al! at about $140,000, 4 CAPTAIN CARNAGHAN. the commander of tho vessel, was universplly known as an able and trostworthy seaman, a kind) and considerate officer, and 4 wan possessing In d@omitable courage. His intrepidity has been proved: om more than one vecasion, especially so i the cane of this same ship on # former voyage across the Ate lantic when the propeller baving become loose and en dangering greatiy the sufety of the ship, he waa lowered tuto the sea and with chains be so secured! the er as to enable Bim to sat the vessel safely imto port. ‘The esteem whicn he Invariably engendered hat on several occasions been handsomely and ap- propriately testiied to by those who had sailed with lin, und on the day on which he last sailed from this port he received @ costly testimonial of silver plate from the pussen+ gere and friends who had been with him on former voyages. It is safe to conclude that everything which human ski!l could do to avoid the accident was done by Captain Carnaghan and that he waa the last to leave the fated vessel. In this connection a brief DESCRIPTION OF THE CAMBRIA a8 reported tw the Board of Underwriters by Mr. Charles H. Haswell, marme engineer, by whom tha ship was surveyed on May 28, 1899, will be found of Interest, ‘The report of Mir. Haswell shows us fol- lows: 8 owners, Anchor Line; class, one; and provisions against fre, good. Memoranda. and forecastle, mess rooms and cabin on deck; loadd deep; a well buils vessel, capable of any servtee; risk of fre and navigation increased by steam; fire and bilge pump in lower hold. Built in Giasgow, 1869; length on aeck, 424 feet 6 mches; breadth of beam, 35 feet; depth of hold, 22 feet; draught ot water at load luc, 21 feet; has two decks; tonnage, 2,140 tons; hull of wrought iron plates; frames of double angle iron; vertical direct acting engine; two cylinders, each of 48 inches in diameter; stroke of piston, % feet 6 inches; efective horse power of engines, 750 horses; propeller of cast iron: two tubular botlers, bailt im 1869, one independent steant fire and bilge pump; has six water tight bulkheads; ship rigged: builders of lull and machinery, Messrs, Robert Danean & Co., Glasgow, mship Camurta; route, New York to ‘ate, Al: 5 Drift Wreck and Curgo from the Cumbria. . GREENOCK, Oct. 22, 1 Captain Chennowith, of the steamer Ross, which arrived at this port to-day, reports having passed through much wrecked matter off the verthera coast of Ireland. Among the d¢brix were portions of the cargo of the Cambria and fragments of hey sinall boats. The Love of the New Orleans Steames Muriposa=Further Particulurs. In regard to the Mariposa, the loss of which waa chronicled in the HrxaLp of yesterday, but few ad- ditional paruculars have been received, Messrs. H. B, Cromwell & Co., her owners, received the follow: ing despatch yesterday morning from the agent of the line at New Orleans:— ‘The particulars of the loss of the Mariposa, tele- graphed you this morning, | obtained trom Captain Henry, of the Mississippi, Who recetved the informa. tion from Captain Doane, f infer that the stern was on the beach. Cannot now give any further par- pt that quantities of wreck matier, such as spars, cabin furnitare, deck houses and a stateroom door, With plate on it, marked No. 2, were found on the beac: ‘The following is a list of the OFFICERS AND CREW of the steamer Mariposa :— Commander—Captan J. Willetts. burt, formerly captain of steamer El 01d. rnd Oficer—RK, C. Donney. Quartermaster—lohn Grant, TETAS T— jomas Waterson. Satmen—Henry Irvin, Samuel Clovd, Adolph Pow ter, Alfred Sholien, Brown Riley, Joseph itciten and don Ellison, EBngincer: hief, 8. Crolius; first assistant, Alex. Grant; second assistant, J. H. Crolius, Oiers—W Mia Durant, James Mulligan, Michaot Whalen. Firemen—Daniel Donegan, ©. Conk! Michae? Grant, Patrick Finarty, Robert Collms, James McManus, Vastel Poyor, Morris Clary and three other fremen—names unkuown, Sterrards—Chief, Joon A. Grant; second, Alfred Smith, Cooks—Oliief, John Marshall; second, William Grayson. Pantrymen—Henry Cammack, William Keogh, James Donabu Stewardess—Agnes Niel. DESCRIPTION OF THR VESSEL. ‘The propeller Mariposa was built m New York during the years 1863-04, for the Pacifte Mail Steam- ship Company, tne directors of which afterwards disposed of her to Messra, Hf. B. Cromwell & Co., whos in a short time put tie vessel on the route hence w New Orleans. So s00n as the Mariposa was completed Charles H. Haswell, Surveyor of Steam- ships for the Board of Underwriters, completed his examination of her construction in nul and machinery, and made the following report New y June 50, 1864, Steamship Mariposa. Route ; Maui eamship Company; class four; Al';: security and provisions against fire, good; memoranda, three water-tight. bulkheads; Pacitic mess honses on dec! pable of any serv @ very well bulit vessel and Bullt in New York, 1864; length on dee el; breadth of beam, 34 feet; depth of hold, 16 fect; depth of hold to spar deck, ‘24 feet: draft of water at load time, 15 feet. Hutt Of Jive oak, white oak, chestnut and locust; square fastened with copper and treenails; floors moulded 15 inches; sided 12 to 15inches and frames apart at centres 30 Inches: double iron straps about frames 4 by % menes; vessel copperea, Has vertical direct acting engine; one cylinder of S* inches in diameter; stroke of piston, 3 feet 6 Inches; diameter of propel! sieet 6 inches; material of propeller, brass; has two tubular boilers, bunkers of iren, one independent steain, fire aud biige pump; has vaives to ali openings in bottom; has three water-tight bulkheads, brigantine rigged; tonnage, 1,167 vous. Builders of hull, Messrs. Webb & Beli; builders of machinery, Novelty fron Work: In June of 1868, when the Mariposa was op # Southern route, another mspection of this vessel as made by the underwriter’s engincer, of which the following are the essential points: Mase fou A 2; security, &c., against fire, good.” Loss of the Lron Ship Hecubn. ‘The (oNowing brief despatch announces anothet addition to the list of disasters resuitipg from the late stornis:— ie LONDON, Oct, 22, 1870. ‘The irou ship Heeuba, Captain Walker, which left Calcutta on the Ist of July last for New York, with @ general cargo and £80,000 sterling, foundered on w | Sunken rock in Strays Bay, on th 13th of Septem- ver. No further particulars have been received, The Steamship General Sedgwick. was erroneously reported yesterday that ine shy General Sedgwick was overdue at tis port from Galveston. Her owners, Messrs, C. H. Mallory & Co, w not more astonished at this amoounceiment (han the pudlie, and to them the statement Was in incomprehensibie One at the lime, as the vessel Was not overdae, having been reported loading at Key West on the 15th inst. by the ste sip Catharine Whiting, another of their Gai vestom | Moutgomery, William Mil . Doherty, a S We cCobbert, Lit n, we Bratschin Andiew Biddle 8 Arehibatd wy A. } hart, 1, Gec Mchityre, Th as Potis, " + Meonimond, Joho Margual. William Lenekis Jouy , Fives a vessels, The General Sedgwick did not sett trem) | Key West until tie 16rh inst, and therefore was 1@” due hee bail the afer oon of yesterday. § Hs Por. aC a late BOWL apt Wig hty ear