, 1870-10-03


Dsts fea lots noits .lu yin gu, tac!lc Gu hieu ~
No eollicrs 1, AEgenteuil: onr line OF de-
fence Sc. ms to stop 1t the bridge on the left
kznk Of the Seine
Bezons is suxll village, sprung up yester..
cay At every step sre those imp1ovisel
hnusce, conttructed yesterday Of etue.o,
which haye eAcl coAt 1.0oO francs. The we'll
to-do artisans who installed themselves thore-
in tho fine sesson came back yesterday 70
ca.ys OF their salad, their rsdaishes, 1nA watch
The vintage Of two Or three vines which are
spread over the white wal.s Of the enclosure.
| A yilingo melancholy and abatd>'ned. This
| Eezous was = 3Ixrrlal Of France. who took
| Landau in 171s. What remieisccnce!
remember having real some yoaTs ago On tho
ramparts 81 Landau, fortified by fsuban, tho
| motto ef King Sof.-kec. p!urious impair 1n
i1onx bavaria hss rn~pected tlls motto and in
creat cd The fnrtihra1ionH.
Courteyoie IL deterted; its large barracks
! arc empty. In walking mp the aveE,la Dne
erctives the statue OF the man with the Eray
:iding-cost, looking on nj tho third Invasion:
he, x least, has bequcatlcd us tho triumphal
\ column and anch. The allies, filing on our
b uleyarGlB, had teen preceded = fortnight
| be!ese by 20 900 ptussian prisoners. Saro-
leon the Great bad made at Fanchamp. Al
a1ot temai], at chanpanbert. in that short
Essns6 esnsaa sa%Pa's0 600 prisoners and taken
Tho bridge OF Seuilly il mined. And sn:h
! i naine. 4 vast crater! It ia assurediy tho
fip-st bridge in France; 1t dates, I believe.
from Louis xvi The mine il so strongly
charged that the first arch Of tho bridge il
ttrengthe ned hy bu,tEcss Of masonry il
o1der to lessen the shock and prevent its en-
| tire iestructloI.
preseaux, placed under the fire Of 1fon
| ysle.ien, ia abandoned By ita inltabitants
. ! The manufartones are deserted. the shopa ~
elut: tl.era also the snall hand-csFts arc II
. ing alcne; tho teddipg and linen Are alread
| u.rcx3t rrar~heHr takpa HArartara tkf Suu
| tlar to take awav the stoves. household uteu
sils. wood, old planke. AL this ID on the roa
, | toward Paris.
About o'clock We commenced the ascent .
Mount T4lesien By S,uostes. Al hrst u
plai,. is confused, Excelsior! The Sel1e
viii. all its meandesinga and islets. y seen: !
is The finest rsnosataa Of r,1is. The waol
valley of the Seine car BE- followed by the c}
M che ride. A. far II 1t, Gefmaia anl y
Denis 4 true paradise with a:s uao.aie Of III
tishttul villas, i's woo:s. its hsiIt the
= furtEer Of. barbarons hortfes wlllci, are A
xspciue. conducted be f;.at septnagenarial
l. .l,1,nk ~ith pride and vic. the a.iho7 Of Il
letters TO Aneuata. tic Emperor OF the Enr11
j. 4ians, ~ f1cine hnmorousls sa,1. Who tome
/, row, perhaps, By freak Of fortune, will
r. / uueeci ate1 EuLeror Hs Germany.
:. The fort Of Mont yalericn Ii. cost 5000
:. | no francs. 1t contains tn-tlav seyact--s
e pieees OF artillery Of the heaEiest cslibre. cs
d | niEg tcyeu or tight kilometres. A.ss bs1tc
/. II nit1sillenses. The garrison il compost
u OF j. 500 Gsr.!et Mobile aud seven or e'gl
i. hrudted Marines.
Ic On Ills mount, ya1ericn, where formerly
, | calr,sv stood. the Jacobips, the Vice -Chapl
~ cf Iafis, the pr1ests OF the crorr. the III
% .;cnary, snd others long disputed the grouu
= Saps.leon l. put an end to sll these qnafTe
+ aud took poseess,on OF the modern cAlva
X for tle purpose Of lodging there The Foa
q lsdiea Of tile Legion OF Honor. The repah
i. / restored the mir reionaries, who were as,
4, iii ihcte a ,iyalfiee are extinct the cam
II rcisus % master. Mars ultima lsnea Te'u