The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-05 00:00:00

SERIOUS RISING IN PARIS.

T$E MINISTERS v TAKEN PRISONERS.
News from Paris up to Wednesday has reached
1,
"ra. The intelligence is important. M. Thiers
4rrived in the capital on October 30. All the
Journals, with the exception of the Revell and
(411 bat, were favourable to the proposed armistice.
Lilt the Reds took advantage of the opportunity
Make an attempt to seize power. On the day after
,1• Thiers's arrival a riotous armed manifestation
rk place in front of the Hotel de Ville, where
the
members of the Government were de-
aned prisoners for several hours. A. Committee
of Public Safety and of the Commune of Paris
Wae Victor Hugo, established, comprising Messrs. Ledru Rollin,
8 and Gustave Flourens. Towards
P.m. General Trochu and Messrs. E. Arago and
"Illea Ferry were released from the hands of the
rioters by the 106th Battalion of the National
Guard. Messrs. Jules Favre, Gaither Pages,
and Jules Simon, however, remained prisoners till
a•cL, when battalions of National Guards, under
the command of M. Jules Ferry, hastened in great
numbers to the spot, dispersed the rioters, who had
These
in the Hotel de Ville, and restored order.
disorders appear to have been organized by
Partizans of the " Commune " and adversaries of the
Proposed armistice.
During the disturbance a rifle was three times
levelled at General Trochu, and accusations of
tjeackery were made against M. Jules Favre
"eral Trochu's demeanour was • very firm,
'II' was greatly admired. M. Dorian supported his
colleagues, and endeavoured to conciliate parties, but
compelled to relinquish his efforts bte in-
'olerable exaltation of the chiefs of they extreme
Parts.
General Trochu issued a proclamation in which,
alluding so the disturbances, he points out the ad;
vantages to be derived from an armistice, and states
it is unjust to reproach the Government with such a
step as an act of weakness and of treason.
On the Ist of November Paris was tranquil. A
decree was published on the 2nd, calling upon the
fNation of Paris to vote on Thursday on the fol-
"'ing question :—Will Paris support the power
conferred on the Government of the National Be-
"l:ace ? The decree also orders the election of a
4Yor and three deputy mayors in each arrondisse-
41'Jut, to be held on the same day.
tlAnother decree announces that any battalion of
National Guard that shall appear in the streets
1 arms when not on regular service, and having
received no official notice for assembling, will be dis-
sol,ved and disarmed.
4. Etienne Arago and all the Mayors of Paris
have resigned.
Public meetings have been held, at which resolu-
t.
i"8, condemning the events of last Monday, were
'llanimously adopted.
The newspapers urge the Government to take
energetic measures for the preservation of order in
the City.
ehe Journal Officiel of October 31st announces
capitulation of Metz. The news produced a
peat sensation in Paris, but no discouragement.
The position at Le Bourget, says a French mili-
rY report, has been abandoned as of no strategical
taPortance.

REVIVAL OF THE TUMULT.
VERSAILLES, November 4.
There was exceedingly heavy firing during the
night towards St. Cloud, and several rumours of
eti°llB contentions inside Paris.
It froze last night and the night before. The
Weather is now fine.
„II- report also comes by way of Brussels to the
',feet that the riots had again broken out.

MORE LEVIES IN FRANCE.
TOURS, November 4.
The Government of Defence have issued a decree
ov/4314313g each of the departments to furnish at its
ei..11 cost one battery of artillery for every 100,000
its Population.
9The subscriptions in France to the new loan con-
4eted in England is stated officially to amount to
The
20 mobilization of all able-bodied men between
ev 444 40 years of age, including the married, and
tLe4 Widowers with children, has been ordered by
e Clovernmet.

THE BOMBARDMENT.
1:11° North German Gazette says the assertions
th
4 difference of opinion exists between Count
.tn, arck and Von Moltke and the other great
of
chary commanders respecting the commencement
tthe bombardment of Paris is altogether untrue.
ie u°Mhardment is delayed because, according to
~"Pinion the military chiefs, sufficient pre-
vgrations for the attack have not yet been made.

MA.RSIIAL BAZA.INE'S LETTER.
Marshal Bazaine has written a letter to the
8 -eeditor.
fiery:e"Vfrrci defending himself against the charges, of
A.l, brought against him by Gambetta. the
41.8-aal sap.; "The Army of the Rhine would not
tthe lucubration
t:ve °boyed a traitor, The
on is olysend reply I. shall make
t
co` daY which was addressed to the army after the
ktincllB of war held on the 26th and 2Sth October.
atebetta does not seem to be aware of what
at -1".18 saYing, or of the position in which the army
4te.tz Was placed, when he stigmatises, as he does,
i ot: chief, Who
struggled for three months against
ces double those at his diopoml, and whole

effective strength was always kept up. I received
no communications from the Government at Tours,
notwithstanding the efforts made to place ourselves in
relations. The Army of Metz had 1 marshal, 24
generals, 2,140 officers, and 42,350 men struck by the
enemy's fire, and it made itself respected in every
fight in which it engaged. Such an army could not
be composed of traitors and cowards. Famine and
disorganisation alone caused the arms to fall from
the hands of the 65,000 real combatants who re-
mained. The rations had been reduced to 300
grammes, and later on to 250 grammes of bad
bread; and there was 20,000 sick and wounded,
with their medicines on the point of failing, and
themselves suffering from the effects of the torrential
rains. France has always been deceived as to our,
position. I know ' not why ; but the truth will, one'
day, prevail. We are conscious of having done our
duty."