The New York Herald Newspaper, November 8, 1870, Page 3

an ee PARIS. Particulars Regarding the Rejection of the Armistice. Refusal to Revictual the Capital or Permit Alsace and Lorraine to Vote. French Denunciation of Bismare!’s Duplicity. Intriguos for a Restoration of the Orleans Dynasty. Proposition to Make the Due D’Aamale President of the Republic. Herald Special Report of an Interview with General Changarnier, Me Defends Bizaine from the Charge of Treachery, but Pronounces Him Incompetent. The General in Favor of the Orleanists. Views of Prince Leopold of Hohen- zollern on the Situation. He Denonnces the French for Their Treatment of Napoleon. The Bombardment of Paris to Begin To-Day, Situation a Affi in the City. General Eighty Thousand Prussians Advancing on Amions and Rouen. Surrender of One of the Forts of Neuf Breisach. THE ARMISTICE. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. What is Suld in Enugland—Little Hope. Lonpox, Nov. 7, 1870. 1 have advices from the Continent which state %mat M. Thiers is still ot Versaliles, and that M. Laurier 1s strongly in favor of an armistice, particu- darly since his return from England after negottat~ ing the new loan. The hope of the successful completion of an armis- | ce 13 not, however, yielded to here, Indeed tt is not entertained to any great extent in well-informed circles. Negotiations Witiout Result—Paris Not to be Revictuailed. LONDON, Nov, 7, 1870. Special telegrams, dated at Versailles on the 5th instant, in the evening, report that M. Thiers re- ceived permission to go from Parts to the enemy's outposts, near the village of Sevres—situated av a distance of four miles east-northeast of the capital—- in order that he should meet M. Jules Favre. M. Coverty, Thiers’ secretary, went to Paris yes- | | Opinions of the Krench Charge d? Affaires in werday. ‘The Paris forts fired on the village of Sevres during the time of Thiers’ visit to the place, as the govern- ment had previously ordered the negotiations tobe broken off at Varseilles. The report 13 confirmed that during Thiers’ visit the rrussian Chancellor, Bismarck, would notaccede tohis proposal for the admission of food to Paris during the armistice. The provisional government of France would not agree to the armistice unless food was permitted to the city. \ News of the Rejection Forwarded to the Prussian Minister at Washington. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 187 The Associated Press despatch from Versailles announcing that M. Thiers has received orders from Parts to break of the negotiation for an armistice and leave the royal headquarters is confirmed by an oficial despatch received in this ey by the North German Minister, } NEW YORK HERALD, them with tho cry of “No armistice, Resist the Prussians till deatn.” STATEMENT OF BISMARCK. Adespatch from Versailles the 7th inst. suys:— Count Bismarck atates that during the five days’ ne- gotiations with ‘Thiers all was agreed upon except the question of victualing Parls, As this woud have been a great military advantaye to the Frenoh, Bismarck demanded they should give something equivalent in a military point of view. The provisional government were unable or unwil- ling to do this, and ordered the negotiations to be broken off, WHAT GERMANY EXPrOTS, A correspondent at Versailles states that he had a conversation with a German officer of high rank Whe sald Wat Bismarck could not offer easier terms ‘than (hose already nade, of which Germany would refuse to cdnsent té any abatement. The territory captured must be retained; Paris must be entered and the treaty made there, THR WINCH IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. The London Times this morning, in Its editorial on. the situation in France, says the armistice turaed en the question of free ingress and egress at Paris dur- tog ihe twenty-five days, Thiers insisting and Bis- marek refusing. During the conference petweeu M, ‘Thiers and Jules Favre at Sevres the Paris foria maintained a steady fre on the place of interview. ‘The conferencs lasted eight hours, REASON FOR THE REJECTION, Atelogram from Tours reports that a despateh from Vendome says the proposition for an armistice has been unanimously refused by the leaders of he Paris government. The reason for this is found in the refisal on the part of Prussia of the project to revictual the etty, and also because she accepted with reserve the scheme for aliowing Alsace and Lorraine to vote for members of tle Constituent Assembly. The Paris government Is generally sup- ported in tts action by the people of ail classes. A PRUSSIAN REPORT OF THE REASON. A Prussian cespatch from Versailles reports that Thiers positively deciined to conclude the armistice on the basis that the present status continue four weeks. He had no equivalent to offer for the pro- visioning of Paris, which consequently could not be conceded, PRUSSTA RESPONSIRLE FOR THE FATLURR. The Montteur of ‘Tours says Prussia, as she would neither consent to the revictualling of Paris, nor allow Alsace and Lorraine to vote in the election for delegates to the Constituent Assembly, assumes all Fesponsibility for the continuance of the war. Prossia, uot France, has refused the armistice, BISMARCK’S DUPLICITY DENOUNCED, A telegram trom Tours says that all the journats there express the bitterest resentment at the du- plicity of Bismarck, who, pretending to negotiate for a suspension of hostilities, thus gained time for the approach of reinforcements, and warded oif an attack from the Army of the Lotre, which could have aken the offensive with advantage. DETAILS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS—BISMARCK AMUSING THIER. Thiers’ jirst Interview with Bismarck on the 30th lasted fifteen minutes, When Thiers left Bismarck on tis Occasion ke seemed greatly depressed. He thon went to Parts via Sevres, returning on the evening of the dist, accompanied by M, Remuset, and bringing the consent of the goverument to treat for an armistice on the grounds proposed by England. At twelve o’cloek, noon, on the Ist of November, Thiers had another interview with Bismarck, lasting two hours, and ending in effecting an agreement, gave one or two points Pending the re- eetpt of powers irom the Yours govern- ment, for which he had sent, nothing more transpired until the 3d, when Thiers bad another interview with Bismarck, lasting three hours, re- turning to the Hotel des Reservoirs in high spirits; but It was whispered among some Gerinan officers that mght { Bismarek was simply amusing ‘Thiers, who finally insisted on some condition, but could not assent to brea’ off negotiations, AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS ANNOYING M. THIERS. M. Titers complains of the annoyance caused him by the eagerness of American correspondents to ob- tam news of the recent negotiations. RUSSIA BACKBD BY PRUSSIA. erat from Vienna, dated to-day, states that a Aiteg © the Wanderer newspaper says Prussia conoars With Russia in desiring a revision of the | treaty of 1856. A CORRECTION OF STATEMENTS ‘The Duke of Grammont writes to the journals here to-day correcting the statements which lave been extensively published as to events preliminary to the war. He complains of Lord Lyons, the British Min- ister, for allowing these to circulate uncontradicted, BELGIUM AND THE BONAPARTE AGENTS. A telegram from Brussels says that petitions, nn- merously signed thronguout Belgium, have been presented to the Chambers asking that the sojourn of Gonapartist neenie ty in stl dag may be prohivited, A FRENCH piPLomATiC VIEW. TELEGRAM TO THE WEW YORK HERALD. Loudon—Freace Savagely in Eargesn— Strength of the Poris Korta—Number of Sole diers in the City—Why the Armistice was Rejected. LONDON, Nov. 7, 1870, A correspondent had 4 conversation to-day with the Freach Chargé d’Afaures at London. He said that “the members of the government in Paris re- jected the conditions made by Bismarck becanse they are conildent of the ability of France to finally repel the invaders, preserve alt the wrritory and save the hopur of the country. SAVAGELY IN EARNEST. France is now savagely in earnes Every day she grows stronger and more conscious of ner streng Prussia can no longer get food and foraze by simply overawing the population, They get no- thing without fighting hard for it. As the winter advances Prussia’s dificulties in obtaintog supplies Will become greater, while the armies of Bourbakt ani Keratry will have no trouble in receiving every- thing Becessary. STRENGTH OF THE PARIS FORT: An attack upon the forts defendi Paris will THE ARMISTICE AND POLITI- CAL QUESTIONS, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALB, a Regret—Departare of | of M. Thiers from Ver- sailles—The Demands Statement—What Germany Expects The ‘Hitch in the Negotiations—feason of Their Rejection—Prussian Keport=Prussia De- gounced as Kesponsible--Bismarck’s tu plicity Denounced—Amerivan Correspondents and M. Thiers—Russia Backed by Prunsia— | | | } | |r ot) Bismarck—His A Cerrection of Statemouts—Bonapurtist Agents in Belgium. LONDON, Nov. 7, Us70. The momalng papers deplore the tatuity of Pariy An dcelining the preliminary overtures for peace, | DEPARTURE OF M. THIERS FROM VERSAITLCS, | Acorrespondent telegraphs from Versauies, the | ‘7th, that Thiers has lefs Versailles tor Yours, In | Weality the negotlating parties ever approachea to | basis of agreement for en armistice. A revictual- {| ing of Paris was insisted on from the beginning oy ‘Tilers, but steadily refused by Bismurck. REPORT OF BISMARCK'S DEMANDS. Acorrespondent at Paris, the 6th, weites:—The terms ingisted upon hy Bismarck are announced as follows:—France should pledge herself, either py the Assembly or government, to pay eighty tiilious Andemnity; to consent to the Germans retaining ail the war material captured; to matutain a Standing army of only 160,000 men, and agree to the annexation of Aisace and Lorraine to Bavaria, forming @ neutral State, and not to oppose the pur- chase of Luxemburg by Prussia. When these terms ‘Were made knowg the people unanimously rejected | plies of food will certainly ve simple scarcely be possible before che 20th, and no bombard- ment of the city will be possible till the sorts are t forte aro armed with more powerful guns than any that have yet been planted against them, Tue Prussians have few guns of heavier calibre » Sixty-four pounds, Should th now open fF © guns OF the forts would soon silence them. And even should the forts be finally taken te grounds between them and the encrente honey- combed wiih mines Miled with powder, ready to be exploded by electric wires, and all the roads leading to the gates are defended by barricades of masonry, constracted with s¢tentific ski! apd mounted with gras of the best description. NUMBER OF SOLDIERS IN THR CTT, The whole number of men now around Paris is $09,000 men, Of Whom 650,000 are armed, and have arrived at o high state of discipline. The drilling of the new levies is proceeding rapidly, 50 that 200,000 adiitional froops, im excellent condition, will soon be ready and capable of taking the feild. ‘The sup- til the Ist of January. WHY THE ARMISTICE Was REIEOYED. At the final imterview between Count Bis- marck and Jules Favre, the former, for the first time, declared thar he would uot consent to ute ad- mission of t00d isto Paris during. the trace. The provistonal government of France reinged its cone sent to the armistice without this condition, which Bismarck had intimated would be granted. The real cause of the disagreement, however, was the utter refusal of Hie Freach goverument to promise a cession of ierritory. . ORLEANS RESTORATION TELECRAM 10 THe NEW ‘yaax HERALD. Duke dsanmate Spoken « of Freach Republic. LONDON, Novy. 7, 1870. Telegrams trom the Continent which have been reviived here to-day sQvort (at & national feeing ig resident of the TUESDAY, fust now spreading rapidly all over France in favor of calling the Duke d@’Aumale to the Presidency of the republic, THE DUKE DAUMALE, Prince Engene Phillppe-Louls d’Orleans, the gen- tleman who ta mentioned alone as being likely to succeed to the Presidency of the French republic, {8 @ grandson of the late King Louls Philippe. His father, the Duke de Nemours, was the second child of the King, and his mother daughter of Prince Fer- dinana, of Saxe-Cobonrg-Gotha. Duke @’Aumale | was born tn Paris on the 10th of January, in the year 1822, On the 25th of November, 1844, he mar- ried the Princess Carohne Augusta, daughter of Leopold, Duke of the Two Sicilies. Duke d’Aumiaic has one eon, who was born at Twickenbam, Rog Jand, on the 6th of January, 1854. CHANGARNIER’S STATE- MENT. TELEGRAM TO “THE NEV NEW YORK HERALD. A Herald Correspondent in Interview With the General—His Residence in Brusscts— A Card from the Amerienn and Immediate Reception=-Personnl Appearance of the Famous Commander=Greetings—Sorrow for France of To-Duy—The Story of Metz— Changarnicr on Bazalue’s Position=Efects of the Slego—His Army Reduced by Starva- tion = and Tuuction—The Cavalry Dis- mounted—Horses Eaten and Ariiliery Moriouless—Dreadful Suffering, and Sur- render a Necessity—Facts and I:cidents— The General an Orleanist=He Belisves That the Orleans Dyunsty Will be Re- stored, ba % Lonpon, Novy. 7, 1879. The special correspondent of the HERALD In Brus- sels forwards the following telegraph letter from that city, under date of the 6th inst.:— He writes:—To-day Lhad a protracted and very interesting personai interview with Geueral Chan- garnier. I found the General living in a sult of modest apariments, siinated in a secluded quarter ofthe city, He wishes to avoid public observation and popular attention ae mrch as possible, Arriving atthe house] handed iu my card, in- | seribed “Correspondent of New York Heap direct from Parts.” I was admitted to the dwelling immediately, and in @ very few moments subse- quently ushered into the sitting apartment of Chan- garpier, General Changarnier appears to me as being about seventy-seven years of age. He 13 of middie height, In general bultd and configuration of body, as well as the mould and expresston of his countenance, he resembies the Hon, Fernando Wood, of New York. He stoops his head, which 1s sprinkled over with a few gray hairs, when walking. He has, in truth, a | painful cast of countenance, without its being in- dicative of any great amount of Intelligence or par- ucular force of mental power. His militery cast is that of assidier who hos seen much service and en- dnred fatigue and rough usage. He enjoys the per- sonal demeanor of the French people tn a particular degree, being very polite without exhibiting any affectation in nis address, Having exchanged salutations with the veteran, I said:—Geaeral Changarnier, I am a special copre- spondent of the New York Heratp, one of the corps of writers now employed by that journal in various parts of Europe. As an American I feel serionsiy mterested in the progress and promible issue of the war between France and Germany, I have taken the Mberty to cali upon, sou I this capacity, and would like to spcal sb of affairs; lic, ke, General CHANGARNIER—I salute you, sir. with you on the of Metz, of Parts, of the repub- Dieu! Mon Dieu! I never expected to see aday about Paris. CORRESPONDENT- « seneral Changarnier, Paris, Ina military point of view, is strong, even to-day, The inhabitants are engaged tn the manufacture of 100,000 Chassepots aud 250 brass cannon, breech- loaders, of large calibre, The city has 8,500 horses within its walls and a general supply of provisions calonlated to last for the use of the population to | five thousand soldiara, Of these there were twenty- Tshall | Orieans goverament. be pleasea to talk freely with you of France, un- | happy France—sadly and sorrowfully unhappy. Mon | such as this even in my oldest years. Tell ine, sir, | Investment of Metz Frouch sorties had been rene dered impossible, No attack on the Prussians, no attempt at escape could be made. CokRssronDENt—Why t General CHANGARNIOR—Because Bazaine had really no artillery, no cavalry mounted, and only, in fact, 60,000 infantry. He could do nothing against hese threo branches of the Prussian service tu force and well equipped, Coxresronptwr—General Changarnior, what was the accurate or exact number of Freneh soldiers in Metz at tie moment of the surrender? GENERAL CHANGARNIZA—-One hundred and thirty- five thousand disabled by wouuds and ten thousand laid up with sickness of diderent forma. The cay- airy and artillery were useless—there were no horses to render them avatanie, Bazaine was thus reduced to sixty thousand infantry, Taere you have it, str. Were we not in a bad atate at the moment of the capitulation’ Mon Dieut All our fine horses had been eaten up. Our bread and breadstuis were gone, We had no salt. Horseflesh, Monsieur, 18 not bad a8 an article of fool when it ts eaten with bread and sali, and when the animal had been tn good condition and tat before slaughter, but our horses in Metz were not fat, and we had netther bread nor salt, ‘The taste of the horse meat Was hor- rible. Could troops thus fed stana well in any great battle # The world must have reason, sir. You mist Understand, do not forget, that during the last ten days of the Prusslan investment the soldiers of France walked in mud deep enough to reach almost to ihelr knees, The heavy rains and sheer starva- tion forced us to surrender. But, as 1 have told you, there were fifty-eight days when Bazaine could have takea this Mme army out and saved France, Tow unhappy |? Mere General Changarnier became deeply moved by nis feellags and almost overcome by emotion, Resuming after a litde time, Chaagarnter satd:— “Look, tn his sorties Bazaine never made a decided, serious effort to escape from Metz. Every sortie was merely @ pretended movement, made for ap- pearance sake, und nothing cise. “There were, sir, four officers of high rank in Metz, as well as Bazaine, They were all in favor of asystem of inaction, I had an opportunity of ob- serving ail the military movements, They were all shams, every onc, Bazaine and the generals and omicers, his friends, were not acting as soldiers, They were only scckiug and working for their own public futare, CORRESPONDENT—How were ducted? CHANGARNIFR—Always with a small force and evidenuly with no preconceived idea that they would be successful, although every sortie was finely exe- cuted. Trae history must 3 eak well of the French troojs as fighting above all examples of heroism, but small sorties are useless measures, Let me say more about BaZaine. He was uot at the battle of the 18th of August. Ie was far from the fleld. So also was King William, who sent @ bombastic ac cout to Queen Augusta stating he was on the fei. I was there myself and I siept under a historic tree, one that might now be known as the arbre des morts, In the fight of the 18th of August 300,000 Prussians were opposed to 150,000 Frenchmen, Let me tell of the surrender, Four outlets were tlxed for the exodus of the French troops. The morning they defilea out of Metz [ shalt never forget, Old man as 1 am, and old soldier too, the sight {1 witnessed will never pass from my memory. It moved me more than any event of my long life. Soldiers kissed and embraced their of!- cers, There was one untversal shout of “Vive la France /” it was something grand to see 100,000 men tn tears for their country. CORRESPONDENT—If Bazalue bad moved his troops to the field, what then ? CHANGARNIER—He could have sought to reach the sorties con- Nancy, where the country was rich and the fleids were covered with products. He could there have established a strong position, CornesronpEeNt—fhen you would say of Bazaine that it was the imbecility of self-giory: CHANGABNIER—That is it, CoRRESPONDENT—OI course, General, Paris is now the great centre. CHANGARNIER—Yes, it 18, The republic, you say, YW well. {t governs without police, But are not the Orleanists strong ? ConresronpentT—Yes, Shaula judge that out of 40),009 voters at least 125,000 would go for an Orleans monarch, as the Orieans feeling is strong ip Frane’ CHANGARNIER—Yes very strong, areall fora calm and for The provinces a wise, just and liberal 1 know Paristan polities; I know France, and th!s sad and unhappy situation can Lave no better rellef than in the restoration of that line. You told me of red repubjicanism in Paris and of the republic that must conserve all Uhese fncongruous eiements, This hour the people of Paris do not kuow whether they want a republic or amonarchy. They dou’t know what they want. Some are for the Orleans dynasty; Favre 1s for one party; the reds are for another, All over France there are violent, irreconcilable factions, Do you not believe Uial from these must come the res- toration ¢ CORRESPONDENT—Yes, General ; in Paris itlooks as if this republic must fall, owing to the disunion among the ieaders. the 15th of January uext, The peopie of Paris are very courageous; but I believe, sir, that the end must soon come, Ithen added, what about Did the fortress surrender through necessity ? there treachery inside. now, General, Me Was ne General CHANG. ER—No, sir; there was not treachery. Bazatne did not sell himself to the enemy. He had ne need of money. His work was far from being an act of treason to France. Mon Dieu! There was no treachery; it was absolute ne- CHANGARNIER—You are right. The republic can- not stand it. ft 15 a fact that it cannot stand, It is already divided—aiready broken Into fragments all over France. There is no government to-day. It needs organization and harmony. The Orleantsts can give these to France. An Orieans monarci is peace, auiet, repose and general happiness, ContksroNDENT—Travelilng from Paris to Stras- bourg [ found the peasants ail for peace, emprati- cally against the republic and against Napoleou. What does that mean? CHANGARNIER—It means the restoration, NOVEM XR 8, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. few hours to spare at Versailles, on his way from Paris afver the liberation of the Americans, reports as follows to-day:— On hoe journey from Parts, when near to and at Versatiles, [ found German troops coming in great numbers to reinforce the Prussian army. Kiog Wiliam was busy with the enemy, iamarck with politics and Thiers endeavoring to negotiate ‘An armistice. The Freach people are clamorous for peace and the Germans willing to terminate the war by some means or other, it did not appear to matter how, Everything around presented and mdicated a speedy clmax of the stragg'e, either for good or bad. PRINCE LROPOLD OF MOHENZOLLERN. Finding that the other celebrities present were too busily engaged ta uitend to conversation, I sought tohave @ talk with Prince Leopold of Hohenzol- lern, the primary cause of the war. HIS AV PEARANCE, Prince Leopold 1s thirty-five years of age. Me tas &@ magnuidcent appearance, one which would grace any throne in the world, He ts married to a Prin. cess of Portugal, who is said to equal ber husband faily in personal beauty, A PRANK AND GENEROUS STATEMENT. f galuted and we entered tuto conversation at once. , Prince Leopold conversed with great freetom of expression. fe sald that the candidacy of the Spanish throne was unsought by him. He believed that the crown was offered to hin in good faith by General Prim, mainly with the view of drawing Spain and Portugal into closer union for the fature, through the Princess, his wife. widerstand = why the Napoleon went on with the war after he (Prince Leopold) bad withdrawn from tie reyal candidacy, an act which he accomplished without reservation, aud also in good faith, Napoleon must have already resolved to conquer Germany, underrating her strength, The mperor used his (the Frinco’s) candidacy He could never Emperor merely as a pretext for the movement and to make & war. PRACE BUT PRINCIPLE. He (Prince Leopold) was anxtous for peace, and he bellevea that every German prince was tie same; but Germany, standing alone by her people, hates both the name and terms of peace, The King of Prussia peremptorily — tnsists on this: if France considers the terms of peace which he may offer exorbitant or oppressive, France has a complete right to refuse; but the ex. perience of the war to this moment shows that France can trace out only very slight bope of placing, herself in any better position than that which sho has at the present moment, While Germany does not desire to increase her demands, which are only such as are dictated by prudence aad reason, a still further resistance on the part of France can merely render her situation stiil more unfavorable, worse, by actually increasing the burdens which she must assuredly bear. FRANCE IN THE FIELD WITHOUT A 1ZAD, All the Germaa leaders, aa weil as the people of Germany at large, have been surprised at the easy successes of the Prussian arms, They believed, of course, that Prussia would succeed im the end, but France had not fought ax they expected she would, ‘This came more from the fault of the French gene- rala than that of the French soldiers, The French generals “ost their heads” with the frst defeats of their troops, not one in especial among them re- maining responsible for the positive direction of affairs. Hence none of them were disposed to bear the bitter blame and humiliation of so long a fight. ‘This was the main canse of the speedy collapse, If Marshal Gazaine had becn in command of the French arnues from the beginning it wasthe opin- fon of General Moltke that the German forces might hot have been at Versailles to-day, CIVIL RULE IN PARIS AND TORS. Th» generals of the German army now feared that the members of the present government fn Paris and Tours had made an attempt at resistance for po- litical reasons alone, being afrald of losing power or to compromise themseives with an unthinking, une reasoning Paris mob. THE PEOPLE, Notwithstanding this the experience of the Prus- sian and ocher German officers out through the country parts of France had convinced them already ‘that if the mass of the French people could vote on the question of peace the war would be closed to- morrow on the terms demanded by Germany. THE YARIS PRESS. He (the Prince) thought that the French news- paper press was responsible to a very great ex tent for the evils which had befallen France as a country, He was especially severe on the conduct of the Gaulois and Figaro, These two newspapers propagated error. They falsified everything. Cowards themselves, as ¢ were, their writers prevented the people trom yielding for peace when they could have done 80 honorably and without sustaming anything like the severe, ex- treme loss and misery, GOOD FROM RVIL. He believed that tl present lesson, Litter even as it was, would benefit the French at once and for the future cure them of their national vanity and ilu- sions, subdue their dangerous am with their frivolity, and p! 1 peop ition, do away nit make them @ sober, modest tance in the name of the law. Recetving no reply, the National Guard endeavored to break open the doors with the bulte of their rites, bas the wood and tron work resisted ali their efforts. One Na- tiona! Guard broks through a wiadlow and tried to enter, but tivo shots were fired at him from within, and he drew back without succeeding, Orders were then sent to beat @ retreat. The assembi7 athored on the Page of the Hotel de Ville, and the Avenue Victoria and the Kue de Bivell were speed- ily crowded with guards. Wuiihin ibe dotel de Vile there still remained two aisaitected battalions, and the Salle du Frone was occupied by the citizens forming the Y tnprovised government fhe commanders, sti!l anxtoua to avoid bloodshed, caused thie guards to remaiu patiently on their arms until fatigue bat drivea the greater bart of the mod to thelr homes aud onty five or six hundred were left, A sabterraneau Passage Wich counects the Napoleon Barracks With the Hotel do Ville had been overlooked by the insurgents, and the Gardes Moblies from Brittany and Orleans, marching through this passage, sud~ cenly fell upon the disaftected National Guards sul occupying tie Movwl de Ville. Tae fatter were compistely takeu by surprise and were imrme~ diately disarmed, All the refractory individaala present, including the red oficials, Wao were but & iew hours old 1 their new positions, look Lo Might. The Hotel de Ville was cleared at ouce by Jules Ferry, who lierat.d his colleagues and wok full possession of the Dbuildiag at a quarter past threw o'clock in the morning. General Trochu, bareheaded, and followed by his stay, rode along the line of the Nationals in frone of the Hote! de Ville, and sald:— “Cirizess—I thank’ you from my heart for coming: to onr rescue. Like you, we have bat one great, con- tolling desire, and that is to save the republic by saving France. Jn four hours you will meet in your tocal, district and arrondissement committees and tuke moasures to elect a chief magistrate for this great city of Paris, Let as be untied, and all will be well; and Jet our rallying cry, now and hereafter, continue to be ‘Fire la France” These words were enthusiastically recelved, and the commune was saved, The Late Riot—National Guard Ineiiicient-- Militury Promenades—No Discipline—Tho Si jon Growing Mure CriticalePoor Arms—Law Not Enforcec=Luzy Working men—~Airaid to [rritate the People". Thiers’ MissionmAgitation of the Redy— Trovku oo Moral Force—Thiers? Assure ances—?rivation but No Suilering Yet. LONDON, Nov, 7, 1870. Letters and newspapers from Paris have been They are mosuy dat, heretofore tele~ STATEMENT OF THR BECHNT COMMUNISS MOVEMENT. ‘The latest balloon post from Parls brings a nanis ber of the Figaro of the 4th instant, contains mg 4 letter from Fiourens, filing two cole umns and giving the description of the events of the dist Gsctober, The arrest of tha members of the provisional government was now terminated by force, but by an agreement concluded between Dorian and Schoeleber on one side, repre+ sentatives of tie government on the other, and ub= sequently ratified by Uhem and Flourcns, Tue agree- ment Was that the elections for the commune should take place on Tuesday under the direction ot Dorian and Schovicher, and the ¢.estions for & new government on Weduesday. fo avord bloodshed, and prove to our fricads and partisans of the government that we were of one mind, wo agreed to leave the Hotel de Ville together, On our side the agreement was compiviely fuiflued. The members of the government remaining in our cus tody were released. We quitted the Hotel de Vule in thelr company. The next morniag all these sacred pledges were viviauwd., Tho commune elections were postponed or abandoned, and there will be no levy ea masse, The letter cone cludes:—*Do you, then, wish for civil war in order vo repeat at Paris the disasters of Sedan wud Metz 1’? REASON WHY ROCHEFOR? RESIGNED. A varis journal of the 34 publisies a seau-omMe' statement of the reasons for Rocbelort’s retirement, the rst being the failure to hoid the commane elece tions, and the second the goverament’s cousent te the armistice negowiations. Kociefort ts equally alienated from the Flourens party. Favre, Trocha aad tive other members of the government, wrote to Rochefort asking Lim to return, bat he refused. He tutends to begin the publication of a new paper. NATIONAL GUARDS INEFFICIENT. The Nationai Guard of Montmartre pre Buttgoilos had held an indiguation meeting to protest against being employed tn the forts, ‘The voluuieer move- ment started by Trochu had faued, Less than one. fifth of the number d for responded. The disct+ pline does not improve. MILITARY PROMENADES. The recent reconnoissances were mere promenades in force. The troops marched out of ove gate, kept within the line of foris and returned by another gate to the city. NO DISCIPLINE. The grossest military offences pass withont puutshe ment. A National Guard, who quarrelied with nit officer and drew his sword ov him, received ex days’ Imprisonment. The officers of the Gunde Mo bile on duty ou the ramparts leave thely mea aad go home to dinner, THE SITUATION GROWING MORE CRITICAL. The theatres gradually reopening. The govern mnent’s systematic deceptions continue as before publicly, but privately they confess that the situa- tlon is daily more critical. Trochu and the other members are at loggerheads. Every sortic yet made cessity. CORKESPONDENT—About the military capacity of Marshal Bazaine? CORKES PON DE! And low about Napoleon? How was he at Metz? OMANGARNIER—He is dead. (With the mention of resulted either in a rout or an orderty :etreat, POOR ARMS. Of the 300,000 National Guards poriaps 2000 q NAPOLEON. He (the Prince) was assured that the Emperor ft General CHARGARNIER—-There ig the pont, It is said by many that the Marshal is really incompetent to command a large army, that the number of lus own force bewildered him, that he could not mov the men With effect, could not operate such an army with any chance of flual success; in fine, that he no judgment or foresight ina great mili ergency. Itis also alleged that he is a sel fish ian—all for himself and his own personal glo- rifleation, and not very enthusiastic for te honor of his country. Bazaine, it is said, sir, thought all the time that if peace were proclaimed soon between Prussia and France Paris would never attempt to hold ba that the war struggle would fall fat, and that, ns miliary reputation being unlinpaired, he would march from Metz at the heat of 150,000 of the very cream of the French army, and thus force the public to believe him a hero. { Conresronpent—That ts the precise expianation ? CHARGARNIER—Nearly so, as I will stiow you afterwards, Bazaine was driven iato Metz on the | 19th of August. He could have escaped soon aiter had he marched boldly out with his entire army during the Uurteen remaining days ot the | month of thirty days to September 1, and for fiteeen days of October. ‘This is an absulnte certainty, Any man possessing a sound kuowledge of military a‘farrs will tell you the same t Look at the facts, There were fifty-eight 4: elypsed with Bazaine shut up in the strongest fort. ress of France, where her 150,000 of the bravest and most experienced soldiers could merely exist, Once inthe fleld with sach an army there would be no more Sedan, Sedan was made notorious for this— that the troops insulted their officers; were insub- ordinate a8 Well as inetiicicnt, What sort of an army is that? Look, however, sir, in Metz; the soldiers remained entirely obedient to orders, Every order was executed on delivery. They did not have In Metz another army—an army of “Reds? aud radical repubilcuns. ConrEsPonDEeNT—Way, then, did not Bazaine go out from Metz, huving such soldiers’ He had also excellent artillery, good cavalry, the very best in- fantry m= the wortd and all the ammunition which he could desire for further war purposes, General CHANGARNIER—AS I Lave told you, Bazalne was selfish. He wanted to be a hero, Imagining that peace would be concluded, he these words the venerable General gave signs of satisfaction, mentioning Napoleon’s name with a frown.) the Prussians may put Napoleon back into power again, but he will never be recognized in Paris or througuout France, CORLESPONDENT—The man ol Sedan, then, is no more, ? Changarnier at this ratsed his hands and shruggea his shoulders. CoRRESPONDENT—-What do you think of the present military and political situation? CHANGARNIER—Very unhappy; very unhappy. We all appreciate America as the best fiend of France. CORRESPONDENT—Many Americans believe France will never surrender, CHANGARNIER—Never, never! is to hope. At this poiut we were interrupted by a visitor who was announced, and the General buttoned his coat to the neck end prepared to meet some distin- Buished guest. Taking leave, I jeit the room. As soon a3 I reachea the door Princess Beauvon's name was announ She is a lady about forty- two years of age, and was dressed in deep mourn- ing. She entered, and when ste met the General She fell into bis arms, The meeting was deeply sensational on both sides, and has doubtless an unusnal diplomatic significance. I give you the name as pronounced; but Ihave since been In. tormed that the lady in question is a prominent Or. leanist. There is evideutly a strong movement here for the restoration of the Orleans, and General Chan- garnier is one of the principal leaders. PRINCE LEOPOLD OF HOHEN.- | nen: RN. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, All we can do now Special Report of a Visit to the Princeflis Personal Appearance and Family~Maoly and Decisive Exposition of the Crisis—Bo; parte’s Pretext for War—His Miscalculation, Mistake and Ruin—What Germany Thinks of Paris Agitators--A Sovere and Useful Lesson for the People~Fre Generals thought that the world at large would say, “Bazaine held Metz after France had dropped stronghold after stroughold into the hands of tus evemy.” But reimember that during the last ten days of the “Love Their Heads”—A Word for Napol Paris May Be Bowbarded. Loxpon, Nov. 7, 1870, A HABAKD special correspondent having Led o poleon would never have goue w war wit Ger- many had his mind been as strong as it lormerly was. Napo'eon haa accomplished much for France, notwithstanding the fact toat his latest act had un- done tt all and compassed his own ruin and that of the country, One of the most contemptible features which the French presented as @ nation was to be found in its treatment of Napoleon, for the people themselves most certainly forced the war on nim. THE QUESTION OF PEACE. The Prince stated positively that wile Germany was ready for peace she would never pause for a single instant in (he war; but If the pending negoti- ations were not finally concluded before the siege guns were in compete position the bomberdiuent of Paris would take piace selbseegiy atverwards, BEFORE AND in” PARIS. TELEGRAMS TO THE _Né\ ew york HEPALD. The Canuonade to Con ommence To-Day. LONDON, Nov. 7, 1870, I have good anthority for stating that the bom. bardment of the city of Paris will be commenced to-morrow (Tuesday), asthe King of Prussia, sup- ported by the will and feeling of the German army, has now resolved to push the war with France to the utmost extreme, without tncurring one hour of further unnecessary de!ay. The Defeat ParisPrompe of the Rouge in Action Jules FerrymA udterranecan Flank March—Tho Hotel de Ville Recaptured=Geueral Trochws Speech. LONDON, Nov. 7—P. M. Special despatches for the New York HeRaop, Just received from Paris, and dated on tho Ist inst, state, m the following manner, how the red ont- break of the dist ult, in that city came to grief:—At midnight the Gardes Mobiles, to the number of sev- eral thousand, quietly assembled, ta heavy masses, at various points in the vicinity of the Hotel de Ville. The 106th battalion of the National Guard ‘Was the first to arrive to the rescue of tho Governor and the Ministers who bad been held prisoners by the mob, They were soon tollowed by others of the armed force, Jules Ferry then approached the en- trance of the Hotel de Ville and demanded admit Movement of have gms tha! would flre withont wurst ae. LAW NEGLECT The government, though voluatecring f: not attempt to carry out the law subjecting all men between the ages of tweuty-Ave and Witty-ive years vo enroliment. LAZY WORKINGMEN, The workingmen are so fond of the situation, getting afrane and whaif per day and vations for their families, that factories vainly offer s1x francs for skilled workmen. AFRAID TO IRKITATS THE PEOPLE, The government are so afraid of levitating the people that salt meat ts disuributed valy to the gurtis son aud the wounded, eye M. THIERS? MrssioN. Thiers has been here, and was wa: and went back to Versailles with miy weleomed, nearly carts blanche powers trom the governmeni, who are anxious to treat ou any plausible pretext. AGITATION OF THE REDS. ‘The Flourens party complain that the govern. ment agreed to the election of a commune. on the recommendation of ail the mayors, en re. tracted and took refuge In Lue p! disc we reds therefore advised abstention. ugh Ploarens and other battalion commanders were eashwred, no attempt was made to depr.ve them of Wieir actuad commands. Rochefore resigned tna seat in the goverument bee cause he agreed to the elect ou of a commuue. TROCHO ON MORAL I saw Trocau yesteriay, {f found him utterly prostrated and tucapabie cf deing business, = £ asked him wliv he did go. act energeticaily agaist the ultras, He replied that he wished to preserve his power by morai force, THISRS’ ASSURANCES. Another correspondent writes on the 3d:—Thter mission absorbs ail attention. Doubdtiess everybody, Flourens’ party excepted, desires it to succeed. Thiers brought assurances that the neutral Powers are working sertousiy to arrange matters, Tae nro. posed armistice is only the fret step. PRIVATIONS, BUT NO SUPFERING Yur. If revictualling ts allowed the coavest way con- tinue somo weeks, The stock of live food 1s now known to be much smaller than tt is asserted to be. The weather ts very cold and wo @ and coal are very scarce and dear. We experieuce privations, but not much suffering yet. THE REDS THREALSvED. ‘The Parts Journal Opictel, reterring to the arrest OONTINUVED ON TENTH PAGR and ¢