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Show TELEGRAMS. . t , T T 1 STARTLING NEWS FROM FRANCE, - . Announced Capitulation of Bazaine and Metz, 1.50. OOO Air si KuireHrier sutl Lay S'own their . Arms. i I : . .-. I 0,000 Sick ji:mI Wounded. ; Efforts J" the Aeilti wJ Porters for I'eaee. FOREIGN. , Beriiu, -!7. The King telegiuphs the Queen to-day: Tliis morning Bazaine Ba-zaine and Metz capitulated with one liundred aud lil'ty thousand prisoners, including -twenty thousand sick and Wounded. Tho army and garrison hvid t down their arms this afternoon. This if one of the most "important events of the war. Providence be thanked I St, Petersburg, 7. The following gives a summary of the negotiations on the part of the neutral powers of Europe Eu-rope tor au armistice, and is published from authentic sources. Alter reciting the determination of tho neutrals to seize the first opportunity for mediation media-tion that presented itselfthe document proceeds : Kussia, on Jules Favre s visit to the Prussian headquarters, believed the long looked-fbr opportunity had arrived. arri-ved. At this uioiuent the reception of a note on the subject of the probable proba-ble early starvation of Paris, caused a chnnge iu the idea of the neutrals. When, however, the subject of mediation media-tion was again raised, llussia held back on the ground that uiediation unsupported unsup-ported by force would be worthless, and the conditions of peace must be left to the belligerents. The couiso was still possible to convoke a national nation-al assembly, which was alone competent compe-tent to decide the question of peace or war. In view of these considerations, it was England that proposed the armistice, ar-mistice, aud in this she was supported by all the neutral powers. London, Oct. 1'?. The Manches.er Gnnrdi'in gv,-s the fijli'jwin terms of peace which were prc-po.-ed by England, Eng-land, llussia and Austria: First, no cession ot Territory; -rfnii'l, the forti-bVatins forti-bVatins f -M-'tz and Stra-bttig to be razed; third, France t pay two hun-dr..-d inil.ioiis i ffiaiics indemnity; the neutrals to guarantee peace. |