The New York Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1870, Page 3

5 ee —P 5 ——EEE ANCE. miplote Defeat of the French Army of the Loire, The Victorious Prussians in Close : Pursuit of It, — z o REPORT OF 18 CAPITULATION. Rumored Surrender of Paris. DETAILS OF THE SORTIE. OF TUESDAY, Heavy Loss. Terms. of Peace Arranged Between - Napoleon and King William The’ Emperor to Re-Enter France atthe Head of His Army. Accumulation of Provisions at Versailles to Feed the Prisoners, DE PALADINES’ DEFEAT. "TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALS. Despatch from King William—Complete De- fent of the Army of the Loire—Its Com- mander Wounded, e BERLIN, Nov, 80, 1870. ‘The Queen has received" the following despatch from King Willlam:— TURSDAY, Nov. 29, 1870, Frederick Charles reports the complete defeat of the Army of the Loire in the battle of Monday, in which the French had the Twentieth corps, proba- bly the Eighteenth and portions of the Fifteenth and Bixteenth corps engage. A thousand French were found dead on the fiel@, 4,000 were wounded and 1,000 taken prisoners. General Aurelles 1s reported to be wounded. The German loss was 1,000; among them few officers. WILHELM. THE BATTLE OF BEAUNE-LA- _) ROLANDE. ‘TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK NERALD. The Gromter Part of the Breach Army En- gaged—Their Defeat Complete—One Thou ; ‘Van#atLixs, Nov. 20, 1870, It now appears that the greater part of the French Army of the Loire was. engaged against the Prus, sian Tenth Corps at Beaune on Monday. From the Additional particulars which have just come te hand 1m the reports of the commanders there 1s no question but the defeat of the French was most complete. » UBRAYY LOSSES OF THE FRENOR. At éast 1,000 Killed were Jeft on the field by the fooing French. Seventeen hundred unwounded Prigoners had been captured by the Germans at the last accounts, and the number was constantly in- crenata a i Er naetiain eke, cipee patent, Particulars of the BattleAttack by the Brench—The Prussians Reluforeed~Heavy Leossos—Retreat of the French. bid LONDON, Nov. 80, 1870, A despatch from Versailles dated to-day reports that on Monday, the 28th, the main body of the French.army attempged to force a passage toward Fontatnebleau by @ heavy and generalattack. They edeountered the renth Prussian corps at Beaune, a Uttle village in the Department of Lolret, twenty-six miles north of Orleans, , DEFEAT OF THE FRENOM: ‘The Prussians were quickly reinforced with the Fifth infantry end First cavairy divisions. The French onalgught was repulsed with a heavy loss in nilled, wounded and prisoners, especially the latter. Failing in this attempt the Army of the Loire has withdrawn. LOIRE. The Glode this afternoon publishes. an announce-- ment of: the capitulation of thé entire Army of the Loire. The report can be traced te no authentic source. Nothing was knewn of such an event at the German Legation here at nine o’cleck to-night. RIDICULING THE GERMAN OLAIM OF VICTORY. All the journals here (London) ridicule the Ger- man despatches claiming victories in the late en- | gagements with the Army of the Lotre, and say it 1s clear that the French at least held their own. Still Hopefal. Tours, Nov. 20—Evening. Reports of French successes in the recent battles north of Orleans are credited here. PARIS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Rumored Capitulation of the Olty—Details ef the Sortic of Tucsday—Cannonade from the Forte-The Attack and Repulse—Cap- ture of 1,400 French—Gleomy Prospects for France—Germans Preparing to Feed ‘the Parisians. Lonpor, Nov. 30—5 P. M. The rumored capitulation of Paris causes buoy- ancy in the stock markets here, THE 8ORTIES—CANNONADE FROM THE FORTS, ‘The following despatch, dated at Versailles early this morning, bas just been received here by way of Berlin:— On Monday snd Tuesday the forts around Faris, particularly these to the south (D'Ivry,' Bioetre, Montrouge, Vanores, DiIssy and Charenton), Maintained @ furious cannonade. As was expected by the Germans, this incessant firing was kept up merely to cover a sortie in force. THE ATTACK AND REPULSE. On Tuesday (20th) the Parisians came out towards L'Hay, supported by their gunboats on the Seine, At this point (the position of the Stath Prussian corps) they attacked flercely. Simultaneously other sorties were made in other directions, with a view probably to prevent reinforcements to the Sixth corps, In all cases, however, the French were re- pulsed and driven back behind their fortincations, LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES. ‘The entire Prusslap loss im dese actions was only ia ie i i i ss a in een en ee ‘NEW YORK HERALD. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET. seven oMeers and aféw hundred men, while the ‘French lost sixteen hundred in prisoners alone, ‘MXOHTEMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF VERSAILLES. A despatch from Berlin says that during the battlo Teguiting from the sertie from Paris the people of . Versailles were terribly excited. GLOOMY PROSPECTS OF THB FRENCH. Letters by’ balloon’ from Patis, private letters from ‘Versailles and despatches from Berlin all concur in representing the prospects of the French as extremely gloomy. The Germans in the late engagements with the Army of the Loire lost enormously; still their positions have been main- tained, The efforts of General Aurelles to advance te the relief of Paris have been foiled. The pro- visions ef Paris are almost exhausted; scarcely a fortnight’s supply remains, PREPARING TO FEED THE PARISIANS, A telegram from Versailles, dated to-day, states that immense quantities of provisions of all kinds have been collected there by the Germans for the use of the Parisians when they surrender. ARRANGING FOR THE END, A correspondent at Versailles, the 26th, writes:— Yesterday urgent oraers wero telegraphed to all the army fo0d contractors to be prepared, in antictpa- tion of an early surrender, to furnish extraordinary suppifes, All thé cavalry, to-day, were ordered to lay im ten days’ forage, though the usual marching proyender is three. RESTORATION OF THE BONA- 5s PARTES. NAPOLEON. Daily Life of His Majesty at * Wilhelmshohe. Distinguished Visitors, Outdoor Exorcise and Good Health. Marshal Bazaine’s Dwell- ing Near By. Reminiscences of Mexico, New York Society and the Prussian Campaign. TELEGRAM TO THE, NEW YORK HERALD, ‘The Ex-Emperer’s Health—Exercise Out of Doors at Wilhelmehohe—In Carriage and on Horseback—Did not Call on Basaine— Heralé Special Repert frem the Marehal= ‘The Mexican Tragedy and Maximiliac= Freack “Dirty Linen”—What Maximilian ‘Offered and What was Refused—After Paris Capituiates What Thost=Kiag Wil Mam and the French Generalse—Rominis- cences of Motz. LONDON, Nov. 80, 1870, ‘The special. correspondent of the HERALD at ‘Wilnelmsh0he forwards an interesting letter from the castle by telegraph. It is dated on the 26th instant. 1 transmit its contents by deep sea cable, ‘The correspondent writes thus:—Considerable ex- citement and gossip were created here on Monday last by the fact that Napoleon rede out in his State’ carriage, With outriders. His Majesty was accom. panied by Prince Murat and two gentlemen of his suite. If was reported that Napoleon called on Marshal Bazaine during his little outdoor trip, but he did not. The fact is, tne Emperor has not called on Bazaine at all. His Majesty enjoys excellent health. He went out on horseback several times during the past week, ‘VISITORS, ‘The list of visitors at the castle during the seven days included the names of Senator D’Argentan, Princess Moskows and her two sons, M, Pietri has returned to his post of duty near Napoleon. MARSHAL DAZAINE AT HOME, ‘There has been a tea party at the temporary resi- dence of Marshal Bazaine. Seated in a small, pleasant parior in his newly rented dwelling, sit- uated in Carthausen avenue, Bazaine was sur rounded by a few intimate friends. After partaking of a cup of tea the conversation turned on the sub- Ject of Mexico, past and present, MEXICO—REMINISCENCES OF THE EXPEDITION, Marshal Bazalne said that the animosity of Prince Salm-Salm to him had more than one reason for its foundation, “Firstly,” sald he, “really because f Milian did net wish to have anything to do with the man. He then came to me and told me that his family had been always strong Bonapartists, espe- cigily during the early years of the present centary, im the time of the Rhenish alliance against the Toyal house. I gave him at that period ® commission en suite in the Foreign Legion. Another reason for his p to me 1s connected with his wife and h [had been told that the eocentric manners’ of thi lady did not augur a good education in her early years. Icongequently excluded her from my more immediate circle of family society. In New York some reports rciative to her went still further. In conse- quetice of these I declined to introduce the lady at the house of my mother-in-law. Hence she har- bored most unmeasured malice towards me. Iam told that she ia at present a very honorable lady. The Emperor Maximilian offered me one million of money, with the title of duke. I told his Ma- Jesty in the presence of my officers that a Marshal of France could accept such gifts from hisown sove- reign only. The house, which 18 the property of my wife, in Mexico city, was estimated to be worth $100,000, Maximilian offered to purchase it from us for the sum of $160,000, but I deciinod his proposal, not TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Terme of Peace Settled Between King Wil- Mam and Napoléon—The Emperor te Re- turn at the Head of the Imperial Army. Lonpon, Nov. 80, 1870. The London Temes of to-day revives the story that terms of peace have been settled between King William and Emperor Napoleon, by which the latter cedes Strasbourg and Metz and returns to France at the head of the imperial army. The Times edito- riallyfdeclares the stery te be highly probable. The Position of the Germans now 1s so embarrassing as to render Bismarck anxious to escape on any terms, MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Capture of a German Ship—Particulars of the Battle Near Amiens—Prussians Evacuate Bouzaincourt—Bismarck’s Uso of a French Editorial—Prussia Aiding the Si Bank. " Lonpon, Nov, 80, 1870, The ship Vorsetzer, for Hamburg, with a cargo ‘of guano, bas been captured by a French man-of- war, PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE NEAR AMIENE. A despatch from Versailles says that the French have been padly beaten near Amiens, Their army ‘was totally routed and fed toward Arras, Four French guns were captured in this engagement. which town had been held by them aince the 1st instant, They have also burned the village of Sury, in that neighborhood, BISMARCK’S USE OF A FRENCH EDITORIAL. ‘M, About had a leading editorial im the Sofr which ‘was a cry for peace, It has been reprinted, by order of Bimmarck, and Qistributed among the soldiers, with a statement added that M. About has a villa under she guns of Fér? Vaicrian, PRUSSIA “AIDING THE STRASBOURG BANK. ‘A despatch, dated et Berlin on the night of the 29th, says:—The deposits in the Strasbourg Savings Bank having been seized and converted to war pur- poses by the French government at the beginning of the war, the Prussian government has advanced one million of francs to the bank to enable it to re- sume payments to-day. INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. A “Besieged Resident,”’ who, in letters written to the London News since the fallure of the negotia- Uons for an armistice, discusses the cendition of Paris in bis more serious vein, takes a very gloomy view of the prospects of the city. There cam.be no doubt that the food questien presses (November 12) upon those who are respensible for the defence of Paris, The Resident” thinks that General Trochu must make @ sortie to bring on @ crisis. “An 7 will be eee Red the Second army to ieree wishing teaccept gifts from him under disguise. jam lines, ‘here appears no deubt fora been confiscate: - Sees neat eee METS |, gorconag tam wis ore tsa Te ome 80 Bi iat the 1 ment él a e ebliged to listen seriously to 1t.”” na tet ‘The railway tunnel at Nanteull, the blowing up of | Bincon, the man who persuaded Lopez to turn which by the French has been a serious obstruction | traitor to the Emperor Maximilian when we left to the conveyance of German ti and matériel pp torars, a restored, according to | the country. snont, "The deorid Were Cleared wat ee aN, | Loves told one of my adjutants that ne (Lopen) pene o28 bop wi in a fortnight it 1s | contd realize $20,000 by the sale of his estate in Mexico. He wanted to know from the gentleman if he could support himself in Paris with that sam for ‘any considerable length of time. Receiving a nega- tive reply he remained in Mexico.” THE SIEGE OF PARIS—PRUSSIAN PLANS AFTER THE CAPITULATION. Arumor being current here to the effect that as soon as Paris capituiates all the French generals who are held prisoners by the Prussians will be. convened in Wilhelmshéhe Castle, under King William, I inquired of Marshal Bazaine yesterday if the allegation was’ true. Bazaine replied, “It is quite likely that it 1s, -It means only the reorganizing of the French army, the making of peace, and the ‘hushing up of the canatle of Paris.’" EUGENIE, The report of the intended journey of the Empress Enugénie to France and towards Paris is not contra- dicted here at Wilheimshdhe, MM. Thelin, the Empe- ror’s treasurer, and Raimbeau have passports made out and ready in order to go to Paris immediately after the surrender of the city. NAPOLEON RATHER LIKES IT, I was talking te General Castienau on Monday. T learn from him that the Emperor has just said, “In order to admire the Prussian atyle and kind of warfare I have to look at it philosophically and from agreat altitude, but after all it 1s admirable.” WAR HISTORY BY BAZAINE. Marshal Bazaine is engaged just now in writing pers, rogress, Hundreds of convalescent ‘wounded are returning to the field, all burning with anxiety to be again led against the encmy. Some of the journals and fects of Southern France repudiate witn scorn the idea of a peace, or even ef an armistice, until satisfaction has been ob- tained from Prossia for the injuries she has indicted upon their country. Thus the Progrés of Lyons says that the idea of an armistice could only enter the skull of o Prussian, and could only have been proponed by an Englishman. “It is erly when the vussian hordes are hunting for their food like wolves im our | peated that our felon ally (Engiand) dares to dash her bucket of water upon the brazier of our patriotism. Now that the French nation is upon a point of Sarnmg the victories ef our ene- Of this supreme resurreotion are trembling upon Mies into unprecedented disaster the qnat ‘thrones their bases, aud seek by means of an arm! stice to Smother the threatening flame,’? Among the great subscriptions which have Iate!: been forwarded from abroad to the Foreign Omice of the North German Confederation, partiy for the wounded and partly for the invalides and the sar- viving relations of the fallen, we may mention the following:—The Germans of St. Petersburg have Lee thalers; Batavia has sent 2801; Bomoay, £635; Milwaukee, 4,000 thalers; Lima, 24,068 thalers; Montevideo, ite Barranquilla Prince, 5,136’ francs; San ‘José, £00; Petropolis, 515,000 roubles; Cape Haytt, jo thalorns Semarang, about 1,600 thalers; M oros and terey, thalers, Ciudad Bolivar, 3,868 beo. m.; San Juan and erie a moat ae at oa m5 3 3 an Aten, £238, The entire sum subscribed in the tions have been accompanied by letters expressing @ Warm sym! y with The success of German erine and frequently a regret that the senders are unable to take a personal part in the war. Such expres- sions as these and the _— sums subscribed show how warm are feelings of patriotism which still animate the Germans whe have sought a new home beyond the ocean. The North-German Chancellor has ordered re- searches to be made Mente view - Soolaen aed history of the great war drama, military and social. amour contributions an uisitions o: all or me y the French between the years | 481 have access tothe manuscript I am enabied to 1806 and 1813 in the present provinces of the Prus- sian monarchy. Tils ordinance, according to the Bt 13 accompanied by a me- give you copies ef a few of Bazaine’s despatches, which have not been published heretofore, thus:— Merial, drawn up between the asbove-mentier Years, sbowing the detriment inflicted by the French | TEE STOOK OF PROVISIONS—MARSHAL BAZAINE TO on Pri means of war contributions, NAPOLEON AT CHALONS, fines, requisitio! seizure of public funds, extertion and piundering, burning and des- AUvGusT 17, 1870, truction Of heuses, devastation of the country atid Tn respect to provisions our corps is badly sup- carrging off cattle. The losses suffered by the Kure i ecard sorta nantes care i eR dig. | Ped. I will try to obtain them by way of the eon Shieabie ot tae Elbe, between 1606 and 1808, | Ardennes Pass, whitch iy still open. General Sole- are shown to be 57,777,865 thalers; by the Neumark, | 'ille, whom I sent into the town, has just exclusive ef tho district of Kout it sberg, 12,252,231 halers; by Pomerania, exclusive of Koatin, Scniawe and tke merchants of Stettin, 25,196,101 thalers; by West Prussia, 34,319,901 Hy 57,080,261 thalers; by Prussian Lithuania, 10,083,886 thalera; by the Bresiau district, 18,620,600 thalers, When in the space of two years, and in only @ part of ‘russia, damage Was sustained ¢o the amount of 245,001,801 thalers some idea may be formed of the oa fo oad mops done to the whole eh juring the long and sad period of £ usurpation and French miliary despedam, Do Dea reported that the place can furnish us only 800,000 cartridges, which will only last our troops twenty-four hours. There is very little ammunition for our twenty-four pounders, The towns people lack certain materials which are neces- Sary inthe manufacture of any description of am- muaition. The Commanding General has asked the department in Paris to assist him so that he may Sactorieg aA laboratorics; but will chis assist anoe:come in time? 1 regrét to say that Frossard’s Corps have no cooking utensils, We all make every ‘effort to supply ourselves with provisions. 1 hope wo Up the tne of march on the road to Bricy two days. I shall lese no time in doing s0, ‘unless a new engagement with the enemy forces me te change my present plana. THB BMYEROR NAPOLEON TO MARSHAL BAZAINT. AvausT 90, 1870. 1 recetved your despatch ef the 19th instant at Rheims, I am moving in the direction of Mont- ‘médy, and Will be on the line of the river Aisne the day after to-morrow, I shall act according to cir- cumetances tn trying to come to your asustance, MARSHAL BAZAINE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NA- TIONAL DEVENCE AT TOURS. After @ sortie, executed with all my strength, and which brought in obatinate fighting of two days’ duration round St. Bain’, we are again intrenched im our camp before Metz, with lttle ammunition for our field artillery, and Jacking meat and biscuits, ‘The town 1s full of wounded. The sanitary condl- tion ia rather bad. Notwitnstanding our severe struggle army preserves its firm spirit. I con- tinue my to extricate ourselves. General De Caen 1p den. The wounded and sick amount to about 18,000, . . MARSHAL BAZAINE TO NAPOLEON. Surr. 1, 1870, It 18 alvogsther necessary that the army should know what Is going on in Paris, and generally in France. We are without communicetion with the iwtertor: The strangest reports have been spread by Freneh preoners who have been sent back by the enemy. ‘These reports are, Jndeed, of an alarming mature, Itiof the greatest importance that you should us With instruction and information, We are by strong forces. I tried, but in ‘vain, to bre@ through the Prussian line yesterday. Sate eee OF MILITARY PRISONERS, ‘To-dag patties holding notes of Prince Achille Ma- rat fer seventy thousand france, brought suit against him, and hawe been non-suited on the ground that they could not sue a ‘military prisoner’’ at law. Napoleg® Treating for Reol Estate—Curious Attraction fer Sad Remembrances. x VIENNA, Nov. 80, 1870, Napoleons treating for tho purchase of the Island of Lacroma, near Ragusa, which was formerly in- habited by Maximt'ian, of Mexico, Daily Life at Wilhelmshohe—Crowds of Sightseers—Chit-Chat at the Emperor’s— Napoleon’s Reception of the Marshals Members of His Suite=French Pride and Wit—& Joke at Bismarck. WILHELMSHOHE, NEAR CASSEL, Nov. 14, 1870, Thongh the weather continues extremely unfavor- able it doés not prevent dally arrivals of the curious, who come only for the purpose of getting a look at the imperial prisoner, Starting early in the day they wander through the castle grounds, impatiently consulting. their timepicces, and often returning upon their steps for fear of missing their goal. The more pradent ones git quietly at the Schombardt HotePand take their meals penctually, having bar- gained with the waiters to be instantly apprised in case of the Emperor's leaving the castle. The wait- ers receive their cue from one of tho imperial do- mestios, and, as the hour of promenade is trequently ‘the same as that of the table d’hote at the hotel, the guests may be seen suddenly jumping up, leaving their dinner and hurrying to the scene of their curt. osity, Where there were, a minute befere, thirty or More feeders but three or four have retained their seats, and pass round the dishes with smiles of in- nee. On a feirafternoen of last week there might have been more than a hundred visitors on the grounds, who, as the Emperor drew near, respectfully saluted him, and though they managed to pass ana Tepass the walks in order to obtain a fair sight of ‘«he Elephant” they behaved withal very decor- ously and becomingly. An interesting incident is related as having hap- pened at the house of the military commander of Cassel, Count Monts, where the night before last two American gentlemen presented themselves, and, having gained an audience from the Count, coolly opened their portemonnaies and demanded “tickers ef admission” to see the Emperor. Having, of course, failed in their errand, they pro- ceeded on the following day to Wilhelmshihe, still determined notto “give up the ship.” Here they were joined by an Englishman, and all three paraded the grounds for hours, watching @ suitable chance to effect their object. The topic which was discussed by them ina lively manner was, naturally enough, the person of Napeleon and the treatment due to an imprisoned sovereign who had not yet formally ab- dicated. The Englishman and one of the Brother Jonathans, who hailed from your State, contendea that civility ought to be shown ever to fallen greatness—to a man who for eighteen years had successfully ruled ® great nation. The other American, an Iowa man, angrily maintained that all kings and emperors are blood-thiraty tyranta, and that he would as lief make his respects to a caged hyena in a menagerie. While this discussion was in fail swing—the three being seated ena bench—the Emperor, with his suite, suddenly rounded the corner, acknowledging, as he is wont to do, the greetings ef the public, when, lo and behold! our lewa friend is the first to jump up, lift his “castor” and make @ bow. It may be imagined how much he was made the ing-stock of the other two during the rest of the day. CHIT-CHAT AT THE R's. tne youd forchne te make, Tean oe yas 5 ony You & pre correct account of what Toppens fuity at the vastly here, so far at as hose matters are concerned which come under the observation of persons in the Empere ’s suite. ‘Thus I can tell you that the rumor; about tne pro- babiiity of an armistice have cansed a great fiutter among the imperial party at the castle, which was not ‘ifiayea watil the news of its rejection reached here. The vote of Paris, giving, as it were, the stamp of legality to the provisional government, has also caused very unpleasant feeling, The Emperor has expressed his anguish at the thought of a bombardment of Paris, the reconstruc- tion and beautifying of which he considera as one of the proudest works o1 his reign, RECEPTION OF THE MARSHALS, A remarks) nce has been observed in the degree of heat tiness With which Napoleon received the three marshals en their first visit from Cassel. Lenwuf took hold ef the ouistretcned hand of the Emperor, and the generals standing near withdrew, deep dissatisfaction m their ceuntenances. To Ba- zaioe he holds out both hands and ail surround the Marshal in eager conversation. Canrobert, at each call he makes, 18 embraced by the Emperor and everybody welcomes him with smiles. The Em- peror’s private secretary, M. Pletri, left here to-day on a mmission, the object of which is known to no- body, ‘The Emperor has @ letter of thanks to King William for having stationed his marshals so conveniently near him. He is said to have in- mated a wish that portions of the Imperial Guard also be quartered in the vicinity of Cassel. the gememen forming the ouite of Napoleon Of the ‘ay II, the second Geuyer, M. Raimbeau, is conmdared the wealthiest. He married the daugiiter of the late rivate secretary of the oe epinl M. Mocquard, and ro 000 irancs yearly income. When he saved the life of Emperor Alexander that sovereign pre- sented to him @ million francs, which, however, he instantly returned. A few weeks afterwards the Empress sent Madame Raimbeau a set of jewelry, equal in value. The two next in wealth are Count ellie, estimated at 160,000 franes a year, and the first écuyer, Count Davillers Kegnauit de St. Jean a@’Angely, Worth about the game. ‘The other mill- tary gentlemen have but a moderate fertune; a few of them are even poor. Dr. Conneau, however, ts worth 50,000 francs a y q “Count bag fees r= lost all his property in racing. The elder Pri urat—captured at M —— had ‘managed 4 send his nce bed OS eens to estates, but there they have valu re they vi been all killed by Franes-urours and the jockeys shot at and wound VRENC# PRIDE AND WITTICISM. An unpl it scene took place to-day at the ofiice of Coum Monts in Cassel, hal Canrobert Marsl and his Adjotant bad beem invited to call andre- ceive their pay, but when the receipts were pre- mted to be signed by them they declared that. they would eee no mo from the Prussians. AS an evidence of umane and »mild character ef .the Emperor it may be noticed that not only bis treasurer, M. Charlies Thelin, but many of the immediate attendants avout his pet-on have been in his service uninterraptecly for perioas varylug from #sseen to twenty-five years, AN IMPERIAL JOKE. Tn conclusion, 1 can report to you a bon mot of the Emperer, perpetrated during his yesterday's pro- meade. It happened thas:— Count ReiLLE—W hat may be the reason i Sa tinctions have been conferred upon both the Prus- sian princes and Moltke, but none upon Bismarck t”? General WaubERT—*He wiil Probably be King ,of France—Le gra id annecteur |" ‘The EureROK—‘*That would not be so bad after all. (All glance interrogatively at the Emperor.) AS the Count can’thve without annexations, he would, perhaps, a8 King of France~anuex Prussia.” RUSSIA. The European Monarchical Struggle on the Eastern Question. Prussia in Independent Neutrality and Likely to Mediate, King William’s Cabinet Reviews the Treaty of Paris and Sympa- thizes With the Czar, Turkey Vigilant---Arming on the Danube and for Sea. Russia Unanimous, Loyal to the Crown and Firm Against “ Hostile Alliances.” England Must “Back Down,” Swallow the Gortohakoff Note or Fight. A Congress Almost Certain and Franeo In- vited to Attend, THE EASTERN QUESTION. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. © Britaia in a Tremor—Cabinet Division—Must “Back Down” or Fight. ca Lonpoy, Nov. 80, 1870, The deadlock im the Cabinet continues, and nothing was done to-day. Gortchakof’s circular is still withheld from the public, Prussia’s conduct keeps England in a tremor. Messrs. Lowe, Bright and Cardwell are ready to keep peace on any terms, however humiliating they may be. A “break up’? in the Cabinet ts stil] imminent, Discreait all reports of Rugsia’s withdrawal from her present position, They are unfounded. Eng- Jand will be compellea to back down from Gran- ville’s letter. Sho must fight or “take water.” PRUSSIAN DIPLOMACY. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Prussia States Her Position—The Treaty of Paris Only Signed by the King’s Revrosen- tative—Did Not Adhere to the Additional Articles—Did Not Make an Infraction of One Article a Casus Belli—The Czar Not Grasp- ing for Conquest iu Turkey—Hing William ‘Will Mediate. Lonpow, Nov. 80, 1870, Tam enabled to state upon unquestionable anthe- rity the position taken by Prussia on the Eastern question, as it will, probably, be communicated to the British Cabinet to-day. Prossia maintains that she, like Italy, having signed only the treaty of the s0th of March, 1866, which was concluded, as mentioned in the intro- duction prefacing the treaty, for the purpose of guaranteeing the independence and integrity of the Turkish empire, she is not like England, France and Austria, who concluded the additions! treaty dated April 17,1866, by which they bound themselves to consider any infraction of any one of the stipulations of the treaty of March 30 as a casus belt, or nearly 60, and also mutually obil- gated themselves to fight for the maintenance of @ clause to which a great Power can not submit forever, and which does not in any way infringe upon the principle of the first treaty. So far as Prussia is concerned, she, therefore, does not regards Russia’s position as one that threat. ens war, because the St. Petersburg Cabinet does not intend to endanger the independency and integrity of Turkey at present. ‘The statesmen of Russia have declared that any additional conquest’ of territory 1s undesirable, and they have also relinquished the idea of creating a Greek empire at Constantinople, under the Russian protectorate; neither do they intend to establish any extensive naval arsenal on the coastefthe Black Bea. ‘Under these circumstances thé fact may be confl- dently relied on that, by diplomatic means, an un- Gerstanding will be reached by which the parties that signed the Treaty of Paris will accede to Rus- sia’s request regarding the neutralization of the Black Sea, and to thig.end Prussia offers her media- tion. RUSSIA UNANIMOUS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Tho Empire a Unit with the Crowna—Henstile Alliances of No Avail—No Doubtera or Dis- senters Allowed. §1. PETERSBURG, Nov. 80, 1870, The Russian government is tn receipt of addresses from all parts of the empire, which show that the loyalty of the people makes Russia unassailable ana fearless of any hostile alliance. Though no ministerial instructions have been given to the press, the St. Petersburg Gazette hay- ing§ adopted @ partial policy its sale in the street has been forbidden. The Conference Plan in Favor. St. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30, 1870, ‘The proposition fer @ conference on the Eastern question, to be held at London, was most favorably received here yesterday, and is advocated to-day, What the Minister Says to the Porte, Lonpon, Nov, 80, 1870, A correspondent telegraphs from Vienna to-day that advices from Constantinople report General Ignatieff declares that the Russian armaments are Insignificant and merely defensive. Russia is pre- pared to give the Porte better guarantees than the treaty of 1866, TURKEY VIGILANT. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Stronathening the Alliances—Mission to tho Principalities. VIENNA, Nov, 30, 1870, An agent of the Porte had arrived at Bucharest to propose an offensive and defensive alliance with the Sultan on the condition that the Roumanian troops shall be entirely at the disposal of the Porte, Prince Charles hesitates to side with Tarkey against Russia on sny conditions, The First army corps of Turkey 18 orderea to Schumia. ‘The Russian circular has produced great alarm in Bucharest. The government 1@ helpless and turn® on every aide for advice, ABMING ON THE DANUBE. ‘The fortresses of the Danube are being rapidly armed, AN ARMY LN MOTION, The Third army corps of Turkey ts ordered Rouschouk, Varna and Silestria. MOUNTING THE CAVALBY. Agreat number of horses have been bought In Austria for the Turkish cavalry. READY POR NAVAL ACTION, ‘The Tarkish feet ts ready for action, unde? Admirals Torauim Pacha and Hobart Pacha, ENGLAND MORE CALM. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Excitement Subsiding—A Conference Als most Certam—Republican France Invited to Attend—No Reply Yet from Tours. LONDON, Nov. 23, 1870, The feeling this morning in money circles te healthful as regaras the Eastern question, The Telegraph is enabled “to promise that the conference on the Eastern question will certainly be held in London.” . Lord Lyons is awaiting the decision of the Paris government as to the matter of sending «@ plenipo tenttary to the conference at London. The Independance Belge of to-day has & Berlin telegram announcing that England has agreed to aceept the proposed conference for tho settlemeny of the Euxine dificulty, provided Russia will satie> factorily explain Gortchakom’s frst circular, AN APPBAL TO PRUSSIA, The London times this morning urges King William, ‘as the ally of England, tourge on the Czar the folly of his pretensions, which the civilized world refuses te tolerate.” In the highest political circles of London the action of the French gevernment on the Eastern question gives lively satisfaction. ‘The talk im the clubs favors the idea of a tory ad muluistration to succeed the present ministry. Still More Hopetul. Lonpon, Nov. 30—Even'ng. * The Dastern question approaches a peacetul solus tion, It is confidently expected that the conference for its settlement will be held in London. London isin a pacific mood, and all parties teed sure of a peaceful reault, AUSTRIA NON-COMMITTAL. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Bismarck’s Negotiations for a Conferenco— Russia Provisioning. Lonpon, Nov. 30, 1870, A special telegram, dated at Vienna November 20, says:—Bismerck’s propesal for a conference was mado after he had arrived at s previous understand. tg with Gortchakof. No orders have been given by the Emperor of Austria for the formation of @ new Cabinet. ° ; Great quantities of corn have been bought in Danubian ports on account of the Russian govern ment. A semf-official jonrnal, the Gremdenbdlatt, of Vienna, says the Vonference will probably be aq- cepted by the Powers. ‘The Frete Presse, of Vienna, says:—‘‘Austria and England wilithen demand that Russia positively disavow her original pretensions, or give adequate gusrantess against arbitrary violation of tha treaty.” Private advices Gom Vienna represent that Austria, England and Italy accept the Prussian pro posal for # conference with the understanding thas “the Claims of Russia are not to be prejudiced by her participation therein.” THE QUESTION AT TOURS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK: HERALY. The Britteh Conference Plan—A Point of French Etiquette. TouRs, Nov. 29, 1+¥0, Tne Engilsh despatch relative te tae conference Was received yesterday. No answer has yet been returned, The government ts inclined to consider England’s conduct irregular in urging'the adhereno@ of France to a proposition coming from Prasiis, INJURY TO THE ATLANTIC CABLES. Partial Suspension of Com. munication. . The Cable of 1666 Again Injured—That of 1865 Ceased Working—Supposed Grap- pling of the Wrong One—The French Cable Working Badly. To THE ASSOCIATED PREss:— The steamer Robert Lowe sailed from Heart's Gon tent on Saturday Isst to repair the Atlantic cable of 1866, which was injared about sixty-tive miles from that point, We have just revetved information that the cable of 1865 has also ceased to work, and that the fault 1s about the same distance from Heart's Content. It is therefore probable that the steamer has grappled the wrong cable, As the steamer ig on the spot, it is hoped both cables will soon be re. paired, , Although the French-canle is able to transmis westward with about its usual facility, it is from some unknown cause unable to transmft eastward, except with great aificulty and very slowly. Notice is hereby given that forthe prosent mes- sages cannot be received for apy part of Europe. The public will be informed at tho earliest moment that messages can be received for Europe. . CYRUS W. FIELD, NEw Yorg, Nov. 90, 3:15 P. M. Previous Injuries to the Atlantic Cables. It is worthy of note that stmce the successful Jay- Ing of the Atlantic cables that laid in 1866 has been almost the only one which has been damaged or broken, Afver the failure in 1865 this cable was con- structed with great rapidity and in the summer of 1866 was laid, A fow weeks later the broken cable of 1865 was-picked up and latd in September of 1860. In May, 1867, ihe cable of 1866 was damaged by an iceberg and cemmunication ceased by it, bus it was repaired in June of the samo year and continued working without interruptien until August, 1863, when it ceased ta work, and it was not. repaired until October following. The French cable was successfully laid In July, 1969, and the same month afault was discovered tn the English cable of 1666, which was removed. Three months later (October) it was again damaged and repaired, and in August of the present year met with another mishap, which: was algo remedied. It will thus be seen that the present is the seventh time this cable has required repairs, while the cable of 1865, which has veen submerged one year longer, has worked well at all tumes. In September of the present year the French cable was damaged and repaired, Whether it Is that the haste In which the cable of 1866 was con- stfacted ts the cause of Its frequent misfortunes we cannot tell, but the fact that it has so often needed repairs while the others have remained perfect iq worthy of consideration.