German Despatch on the Siege of Paris Detailing Armistice Rejection
The Prussian memorandum communicated to the Powers says Jules Favre rejected terms, pledging continued resistance. It notes Toul and Strasbourg fallen, Paris invested, German troops at the Loire, and warns of dire consequences if Paris capitulates late or food runs short. It asserts rail and canal destruction failed to halt German progress and forecasts widespread starvation among Parisians.
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M. Jules Favre
France
Toul
Strasbourg
Paris
Loire
Paria
Paris Chronicle of War and Civil Strife In France
A Pall Mall Gazette Paris correspondent reports balloon post dispatches from October describing Paris's resolve, the National Guard and Mobiles, and a hard war landscape. The piece notes food shortages, meat scarcity, and efforts to defend the city with troops, balloons, and fortifications.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Paris
Walla
Tours
Strasbourg
Ultrich
Officiel
Guilham
the Invalides
Sablonville
Journal
Offiier
Republican Party
ML. de
War demands mortgage, cattle slain, and vast expenses
The excerpt notes that four hundred cattle are slaughtered daily for troops and cites nearly two million mouths to feed due to incoming people. An eminent banker reportedly says public expenses for national defense exceed two million francs daily, illustrating the wartime strain on resources.
French Elections Postponed Amid Gambetta Balloon Journey
A French government crisis unfolds as interior minister escapes Paris by balloon to Tours to confront a broken delegation. Gambetta gains power amid decrees reversing Tours actions and delaying elections. Reports note German sources confirm a supposed October 1 decree, while Amiens and Rouen telegrams announce Gambetta’s arrival and continued Tours regulations for the elections.
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Paris
Amiens
Rouen
National Guard
Tours
M. Gambetta
Admiral Fourichon
M. Glais-Bizoin
M. Crémieux
France
National Defence
Hotel de Ville
Gambetta Balloon Flight From Paris Endures Heavy Fire
M Gambetta and companions left Montmartre at eleven am in the Armand Barbés balloon with Spuller and Trichet while a second balloon carried three American gentlemen the Redon sub prefect and an aeronaut. Prussian fire and cannon shots accompanied the voyage as the Georges Sand landed near Roye and the Armand Barbés descended near Montdidier. Local peasants aided the travelers and they reached Amiens by evening. A carrier pigeons cage was brought to Paris to relay the news. Mr Reynolds of New York recalls the perilous ascent and the close encounter with Prussian fire at Creil.
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Paris
Jules Favre
Vichy
The
Loire
M. Dorian
Favre
National Guard
Courtsvole
Meudon
Invalides
Galerie Des Antiquités
Louvre
Champ de Mars
M. Gambetta
Mont de Piété
Red Club
M. Blanqui
Herbert
Wallace
Lord Hertford
Pantheon
la Patrice En Danger
Wyatt
Garde
Mach Day
Montmatre
Allf
M. Nadar
Georges Sand
Roye
Armand- Barbés
Montdidier
M. Spuller
Amiens
Reynolds
New York
M. Louis Blanc
Gambetta
Creil
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