THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Southland Times, Issue 1324, 21 October 1870, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

• ; spjbcx iiii : ' mhle«-» ah. ,- : .. 1 » ..-■_■'. DIINEDIN, Oct. 20. The passengers by the City of Melbourne include ' Sir Q-eorge Grey, and Chang, the Chinese giant. I Sir Q-eorge has gone to the Kawau. . The Nevada was ; to sail , from San Francisco "in October, ' in opposition to the present line. ; London", Sept. 12. The French loss at Sedan was 140,000. The French have surrendered Laon. "When the Prussians got inside, a mine exploded, killing great numbers. The French expect shortly to have 300,000 new levies in the field, but they will be imperfectly armed; The library at Strasbourg has been burned. The loss is irreparable. The Express Eugenic and the Prince Imperial are at Hastings. The Prussians were to be round Paris on the 13th. Jules Favre had interviewed Lord Lyon3, and stated that the Provisional Q-ovemmeut would make peace if the terms offere I were not dishonorable, and asked if the English Government would, interfere and suggest the terms. Ljrd Lyons said England would be glad to see peace restored, but that : she had no authority 'for 'suggesting- on what term* it should be established. Jules Favre said it would be impossible for France to suggest the terms* f J This closed the interview. ; The whole population of France is arming for a death struggle. , j . v The neutral powers are likely to ap-r peal to Prussia to make peace on the following terms: — The French territory to remain inviolate, France to pay the expenses- of the war, and disarm, with the destruction of t the forts in Alsace and Lorraine. Austria and Prussia have consented to negotiate for Germany, and insist upon an armistice during the adjustment of the terms. Bismarck and Von Buest are to take part in the negotiations. . . - The former insists that three corps must be encamped within 20 miles of Paris as satisfaction to Germany. French gunboats are ascending the Rhine. : . ' Gambetta says that France must fight to the last. — The streets of Paris are barricaded. The great sewers were being mined, the ditcnes filled with water, and the houses loopholed. Jules Favre says that Austria will assist France if Prussia insists on the dismemberment of her territory. At Strasbourg 2000 citizens have, been killed, and 600 were buried beneath the falling walls. Hundreds of the German residents were expelled and killed between the fires. The Germans captured had their heads cut off and stuck on poles. The city was on fire in twenty place's; j and the garrison was reduced to live on horseflesh. ;: Great demonstrations have taken place in London in favor of a French republic, and against monarchies. 1 At an open-ajr<meeting in Hyde Park, '.Professor . Beasley . denounced the imbecility of the English Government, and charged the Queen with encouraging Prussia to destroy the republic, '/i . 1