The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-08 00:00:00

THE STATE OF PARIS.

A Ontlemao (under date Oct. 3; tends the follnaln3 letter
to The notes kr pa clicatlea, prefacing it wl:h the tolle+l33
.va.Uons:—

Oi)SW.

"I received this morning by the first podia delivery
a letter dated Paris,Sel t 28, bearing two lo amps of 20
centimes troll and the impress of the ohliteiating itamp
of the Paris Poe Office also of the 28th ult. The
writer ie a Parisian of intelligence in the civil employ
of the Government,. and I take the liberty of Lrward•
ing you a copy of lie letter, as its publication insy he
interesting to some of your readers a 3 an hutheatic
indicatien of the feelik; of the Parisians up to a late
date." . .

Sept. 33.
Dear Sir,—l am Ening to try to send you a few lines by
• balloon post,' If this way of commuidcation iste^ords, I
will give you now tail Own a Hale news of what we are
about, being quite sore that it will be accm.table. There
must, of cimrse, he abroad • great many false reports about
or. I believe It is said that we are f..misbad, divided la
opinion, reduced to almost nothbig, and quite ri illy to
capilol ti. livery word of all this is til•e. We have
great quantities of pAcvisions mill_munltione. :The army
ahews a most turret frig ertMty. The Garde Mobile espe-
cially show an intrephidy that ia qu t wonderful, for it is
ith th: greatii..t trouble chai they cau be mode to ntreat
It Is shoe the affdr at Chat,lmo wiles° u cc moo ye,
way, that their haa ban so remarkeble lams, tit
the combat a; VideJoif, • hich was alter the one atChatillun,
and ulsich was very brld•a,t for us, thee young soldiers
empt llud a tinmpeter wliOwoe s,pudirg thorArt et to atop.
Oa toe tb r haunt tho Garde Not oriole show I' ear elves
woofs, of this charge, conaieming the ;Jove circnamthoces
ist which we are placed. The) are drillig take a d.sj, and

by night on the ramparts they show an activity worthy of
great prelim. At the eel of this week they will all
he properly uniformed. The greater part of there are
already accoutred Our scoots and franc-insure' ere
airs very courageous. The fire from the torts is both x-
ceedingly precise and well directed That Ii the To 01..11
of the besiegers kee phig as for out of range as possible ~, -
reseal recoonsissebeea are made every day, often nsultibg
in the destruction of the enemy's works. The latter is ne
;rev t o roofed ^.• d ti eta as the °bowel. ef
iSonsfra LI e grexte,lios,fy r, their COO
Tati preoeiera that no take are emaciated amt dying of eta
• While en our Mee no, Iloni!eni are cell taken cat f,
ami very desirous of Imvieg a hand to band tight. Tree city I s
In very go ut infer Indeed. There are siolooger any dimenshes,
to, snore political eiseussions ; the Cr, if evety:•ody Is se sr.
Panels 31 quiet as if there Was no SII7h thleg a, a siege; we
an look after one tininess, but have our puns always ready.
At the ilkhter, aback esesy one files to the frost. The
ambulant:ens are res.!y, and t. he womrn are dust willing to
the care of the shk and wounded. The Provieional Govern,
flout walehes the contemn de'ence witn the grea'eat
selteitude It join communication with Tours, where a lee e
▪ maxse is being organized. Some very brave coup if, Intli/o1
nay.) linen attempted. The time is not wiry far when we
snail he able to get rid of the enemy. C. L,'"