It would appear to be certain that Marshal Bazaine sent
General Boyer to Prince Frederick Charles to negotiate, that the Prince referred him to the King, and that he passed through Versailles on his way back on the 16th inst. It is evident, from the reference to the King, that Bazaine has not offered to surrender on the Sedan basis ; but no hint of his terms has transpired, nor is there any visible justification for wild rumours like the one recorded elsewhere, which are all based on the supposition that the Marshal rejects the Republic, and will make peace for himself. He has no more power to cede territory than any Franc-Tireur, and for ,all that appears, just as little inclination. Why should he, of all men, wish to dismember France ? The accounts from before Metz show no change in the position, but there is reason to believe that food is failing. The truth will be known about Tuesday next.
