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Show LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT. PROPOSED CAPITULATION CAPITULA-TION OF BAZAINE. France wiHratter.Buiy Herself Her-self under Her own Ruins than Accept 6eraany;s Insulting Conditions, An Important Circular from lii.marck 011 Peace and it Condition. Threatening Complications in EuropeRussia forming- two strong' Camps. TOUL CAPTURED BY THE PRUSSIANS. Prussians Rurning- Villages and Cannonading the Inhabitants. The Surrender by Napoleon at Sedan Declared Cowardly Cow-ardly by General Wimpffen. Fighting- 1n Paris The "lieds Revolutionary. Dialogue Between King William Wil-liam and Napoleon. FOREIGN. London, Sept. -4- The following significant dispatch is just received: Brussels, Sept. 21, noon. Bazainehas offered to capitulate at Metz, on condition con-dition that he be allowed to take baggage bag-gage and arms. lie has engaged not to take up arms for -three mouths. Tours, Sept. 24. The ministry has issued a proclamation to. the people stating that France will rather bury herself beneath her own ruins than accept ac-cept the insolent conditions of German-. The Tribune correspondent telegraphs tele-graphs frjm Berlin the following letter from Bismarck, on the means and conditions of peace, dated Meaiix, Sept. 1G: Your Excellency is familiar with the circjlar which M. Jules Favre addressed to the foreign representatives repre-sentatives of France, in the name of the men for the present holding power in Paris, and who call themselves "Le Government de Defence Nationale." I have learned that M. Thiers has entered en-tered upon a confidential mission to foreign Courts, and 1 may presume he will endeavor on the one Mile to create a belief in the love of peace of the present Parisian government; and on the other side to request the intervention interven-tion of neutral powers in favor of a peace, which shall deprive tier-many tier-many of her victory, and make the next attack of France on Germany Ger-many more difficult. We cannot believe in the ' sincerity of the Parisian government to make pence, so long as it continues by language lan-guage and its acts at home to excite the passions of the people, increase the hatred and bitterness of a population stung by the sufferings of war. and to repudiate in advance every basis acceptable ac-ceptable to Germany and unacceptable to France. By such a course it becomes be-comes impossible to make peace, for which the people should be prepared by calm words and in terms corn-pun ing with the' gravity of the situation. If we are to believe that negotiations lor peace with us are hone;!y inteiri ded. the demand that we thould conclude con-clude an aruii.stice without a guarante e for our conditions of peace could be meant senou.-V onK'on the nippo-i: ion I that we lack po'.iuca'; j-id.-ineiit. or ar-l indifferent to the iiKep-ts of Genua; j II v. M n-eover, rhe 1,.-.;.-' .-i : :: ain i by the ; V .-. i.t -.v.l.rs in lai. of a' diplomatic intervention i f ti.e rieiitnif ' powi r- in favor of I rat. --. prtuu the French pool !e from e the ti-;-ees-ity of peac. Wj.rn :-:..-:. nation leeoiio s , nv.n.-e i that have coi ini'ed up ti.e w..r a...!:'. : Germany' has bad :'.!.: i: x alone, and ti.at th;.- ::.n-' ; - " their ace .tint :'.h O ri.Mt v . :. will ov 1 "' an it' 1 to :1a r --'; an.-e. ifw .- .r-'yut:::v-;i 1 - ' 1' w ; bean :i t rf er ij - 1 ; by Iiei:::-:.. to ) ell. .:! :'.. I ': :--. -emu., lit to r. -ur-h a::, r.; v - ; t - )-' a! red. and ti ret v -ty- : 1: cente-t. V,e;.-.;..r ::- tt: ..;..-: ' I ti.ni to :t.tx ..1 ::' :' ' j France. It is :::i:m.: r: .. t :- ' : the Emperor Napoleon Fas ti:h-erto ti:h-erto been the only one reeosmize-I bv us. Our conditions of peac-e. with whatever govern uier.t we t.ay have to Le.-otijie.ire wholly ind-pendent cf ti.e cuejtir.p how or ly whom the French t-a-K'n i rovemed. They are pi escTi-bed escTi-bed to us by the Darure of things and by the law L.f se'ii-dcfrDse against a violin: and hostile ceL-hbor. The i unamtLious v.iee of the German government gov-ernment and German people demand-that demand-that Germany shall be protected by better boundaries than we h3ve had hitherto against the dangers and violence vio-lence we have experien;-ed from all French covernmems for centuries. As k-ng as France remains in possession cf Strasburg and Metz. so long is its offensive of-fensive strategetii-ally stronger than cur defensive, sj far as all South Germany and North Germany on the kit bank of the Rhine are concerned. e have never been the stressors of France, and we demand of the latter nothing else than our safety in our own land, so often threatened by France. On the other hand, we will regard any peace that may be made now as an armistice ar-mistice only, and in order to avenge the present defeat France will attack us in some Quarter as coon as it feels strong enough from its own resources, or from foreign alliances. From Germany Ger-many no disturbance is to be feared. After having this war forced upon us, which, for lour years, by our care and by restraining the feelings of our na tional selt-respect so incessantly outraged out-raged by France, we had prevented, we mean now for our own future safety to demand the price of our mighty efforts. W e shall demand only that which we must have for our defence. Nobody will be able to accuse us of a want of moderation, if we ini-ist on this just and; equitable demand. Your Excellency Excel-lency will make these visws your own, and advocate them in discussions, (signed) Bismarck. 'The above is a circular to the North German representatives abroad. London. Sep. 23. The English minister min-ister at Constantinople sends a dispatch to the foreign office, in reply to urgent telegrams from Granville, that Austria has consented to the formation of a powerful Russian camp in Bessarabia, and another on the Polish frontier; and it is believed that such an announcement an-nouncement is an open avowal of an Austrian-Russian alliance for combined action. It is understood the Czar congratulated congratu-lated the King of Italy on the peaceful occupation of Rome, and that the Italian minister, after several conferences conferen-ces with Beust, has gone to St. Petersburg. Peters-burg. An Italian camp is again forming at Verona, and an Italian Hjuadrou has sailed from Genoa to reinforce that at Naples. It is also reported that all restrictions on the departure of Italian volunteers for France are removed. The tone of Bismarck's circular is considered hesitating and almost deprecatory, de-precatory, and it is believed that new complications of the most serious character char-acter menace the existence of European powers. The English authotities exhibit ex-hibit activity in .forwarding munitions of war to Malta and Gibraltar. Berlin, Sept. LM. Toul was captured by the Prussians at sunset yesterday, Friday. London, Sept. iff. Thc following account of Monday's battle is from the Ujniiiuiic Xiitiunu'i : On Sunday evening even-ing Gen. Buerat inarched his troop.-to troop.-to the neighborhood of Cliatillon. At five next morning the fiances tneurs began to be active, and were repulsed, but not vi.L'orou-ly, by the Prussian infantry. At Maeeren the French artillery ar-tillery took position and opened a very, vigorous cannonade in the direction of the woods, but no enemy showed himself him-self tor half an hour. There wa no movement by the Germans. They' then began to reply from a fringe uf woods. Several French detachment-pushed detachment-pushed forward and enter" -J the eludes, especially on the French left, to carry Baycux. The cuiia-sers vm nred too far, and coming rudd.-nly on a stromt body of Germans- -tillered heavy lus-. At that moment -ouie of our troop.-came troop.-came upon a corps of Pni--ians at almost point blank range. The latter had our men at great a 1 . autage. 'I hey seemed to be quite at home in the woods. Every tree was fortified, from which they took delilx-raie aim, firing ineessaniiy and very fien- ly. .Iu-t at this time a battaliion of mobile- of the Seine cam? up, and began firing into the spot where our tlxtei'Mh n-ni-metit was stationed, and threw the latter lat-ter into disorder, and eau-ed tie ar precipitate retreat. Tour-, Sept. II. Three ibV.n'o from Lyons have arrived here to e mfi r with a iiitni-tena! commit toe 'If: ted fag is sttil tlyiuga! Lyon-. an 1 11. fma.n until alter (lie ce-enon ot t,c e, . ;-;:-cut a--em!iy. Kouen. Sep:. 2-'. e 11 loin:. 'I en a, a villages I,. twe.. 11 p j,; 1 1; a. .-. , haw len i .urned by tie' l'r .--.. The inhabitant- .i-t-si.p:- i to '.-.ri- gr.i-h the f.(! ten lie l'r 1 -' 1: - 0 e... J on tic in ivl; :. a - .-y -I- .l::g th-tfi to d- -i-t. 'I !.. . .... We-e . 1 ; .) t- .. (,.-:, gal I V W: -,, 111 a : t .n.-,:c ;t ;'"-'' :i ' !.! 1. -.1:1 1 l.a-.e I :- ,: 1 ' :! g I .: tt w i- i at ' ; ' . - , . . . , :.' .." t - b' -. a "i . - procrasce, Ees:s:anee to their pla-gs ' will be dirScult. It isimp.is-ii le :? say j what esj be the erect of their obtain- j in; ecc:rol rf the govemxer.:. Vat the j people dread pillage arid ass;.?s:-a::cn. j Ar. arxistiee c. wjuld save the lives j and pr:per:y cf thousands e f cl:k;v.s. 1 Peo: ie of a mere peaceful order dread ' the Prussians less than the desperate ; -arhaus belog'.- ti the low-.r ou-tr: -rs , l'lsratchcs'thom Toul say y-Jsterday ' the town was captured by s: or.n l y the Pru-siar.s. after a determined resistance. resist-ance. The bombardment had boon ! continued for several days, cattsir.-great cattsir.-great damage, and destroyii: g the priti- -eipal b-oildicgs. A storming party advanced, ad-vanced, and afterwards the Pr-s-tan : force carried the p'.aee by storm. The j besieged surrendered to the Prussians unconditionally. A dispatch from Tours aim ounces that there are now l-to'.-.i G eratan soldiers in the country surro-atidir.g Mantez. The town of Lavelle itas tven severely bombarded; no dckr.ee was attempted. Ixmdon, '24. The JY-fieJ has the following details of the meeting of King William and the Emperor Napoleon Na-poleon at Beilevue. The meeting was very cordial, apparently. They entered en-tered the conservatory, and the olfk-ers who were in the conservatory came out, leaving the two alone. A dialogue then took place of which the felk w.ng is the Mibs'ance : King Wiiiiatu : '"God lia g;--cn our arms the victory in the war you 1 re-I cipitated." j Emperor Napoleon : "The w-ar was I not sought by me, but wa- iinposcij upon me by public opinion." I King, asserting omphatioally: "Your minister created the public opinion, j Your army, however, certainly fought bravely." Emperor : "But the Prussians had the discipline that mine has ree.-ntlv lacked." King: "Before and since Is'e' we studied carefully the experience and the inventions of other nations." Emperor: "Your artillery won everything. It is the finest in the world." King: "In the matter of artillery particularly we have unlived the experience ex-perience of other nations." Emperor: "Prince Frederick Char les decided the event of the last battle, his army carrying our last position." King. "You err: it was my sen who fought at Sedan." Emperor: " here then was Prince Frederick Charles." King: "His armv corps is Kfore Metz." , , . ' The Emperor's self jius-cVion apparently appar-ently deserted him momentarily, on receiving re-ceiving this intelligence. The King continued : King: "Have you auytbia t to propo.se?" Emperor: "Nothing whatever. 1 am a prisoner." King: "With whom then have I to treat?" Emperor: "With the Emprc-s and with the government at Paris. 1 am powerless; can make no tonus, give no orders." King: "Will WiUheliii-bohe suit you as a residence?" Emperor: "Yes." The conversation was continued a short time, the King Aprcs-ing condolence con-dolence for the Emporoi'.s nii.-fortiini-. He at length withdrew with ewiy maik of respect. |