The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-06-17 00:00:00

GENERAL TROCHCS DEFENCE IN THE AWMODE.

General Troche, in the National Assembly, has entered
Into • statement of the ceases of the military decoder coot
France and the disasters of the army of the Shine. Ile said
revolution was the origin of the elemoral'e Won of the army,
which was not prepared to meet the enemy. As early as
the commencement of August, he tGeneral Troche', being
then the only General In Paris, perceived the Importauce of
the capital beteg prepared to stand a siege. fie wrote a
letter to the Emperor, warning him that all other events
we-e sec-ndary, aed that an army of succour collected
before earls wee the resource hat tie .....
bmpiror to recall the army of Marshal Gamine, but
pollecool conolderatiores prevented this measure from
beteg canted out. This support failing, the safety cf
Paris wog thenceforth intently comptomiani. General
drochu misted at a conference held on the 11th of July at
Chalets, at which the Emperor, Marshal Mar Mame, Prince
Napoleon, and otters were reverent. The question dimmed
was whetter the Emperor should give up the command of
the army or abdicate altogether, the Emperor himself being
desirous of resuming the reins of government General
Troche accepted, with the title of t taverner of Parts, the table
cf preparing for the return of the Emperor, on the express
condition that the army rf Il &rebel Mae Mabee sheuld be
ordered to fall beckon the capital to act as an army of suc-
cour. The Einpreis, dietrustful of what was being done, for-
mally opposed the return of the Emperor. General Psalm,
too, received Geheral Troche badly, and refused to allow
the army of Mental BllZithe to come to Pub, He
even decided, unfortunately, to send all dbpossble rein-
forcements to Verdun and Metz. General Troche pro-
ceeded to mention the disinat of which he was the ob-
ject from the ISth et Auguit to the 4th of September, and
how in reality he no longer held the command of tile army
of Panic Thee, referring to the events of the 4th of S. p-
tember, he related how the Plovisional G everement haring
Ent been constituted, he agreed to take part in it as treat-
dent. lie added that already, before the end of September,
in reply to the interrogations of his colleagues, he expressed
Ws belief that Parts would be vanquiehed. Acne army of
succour existed, the realatacce of Peals was an act of heroic
folly which was neceoeary to save the honour of France. lie
however entertained he pea of old coming from America,
Eogland, and Italy. After alluding to the manner in
which the close of his career was embittered, General
Troche entered uprin a defence of hls conduct as
regards several reproacheo which had been cast upon
him. lie reminded the Assembly of the manliest want of
preparation in which Parts found hereelf : the fortifications
were not constructed to resist modern sniffer, ; no arma-
ments had been made, and but very few eoldiers were to be
had. Even after the inveetment of the city, his greatest
difficulty was to make the people believe 11l the reality of the
liege. After the battle of Cbatillon, the six weeks which
were employed in forming the National Guard In Paris were
put to account by the Prussians, who constructed worke
rendering their lines unassailable. General Trochu declered
it to be his opinion that these works were the most for
midable ever men, and he 'bowed that the improvired soldiers
at his disposal, after the most tre mouton. elf arts, were unahle
to pass the tint of the enemy's lines. At this stage of the
,:ceral'i discourse the Assembly decided to adjourn, and to
hear the remainder the next day.