The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-27
FRANCE.

The Situation In PARISH Serious Crie.n and
Extra ordinary Acfiv;ty-ro "COnquer or
Die"-yVar Loans, Debts and Pensiuns-Sac-
ri1cc Of Streets.-Fcar Of Prussisn stolen
nLnrch-Win 1t DC like Moscow -politl-
cians and ssDan2erous' Decentralization
and Bonapnrtisnn.
PARIS, August IL, 1874
Within the last twcnty-four hours Paris has r{t
bumed Its normal aspect People or ell, classes seefr
to be recovering their wonted composurc and the
tumultuous emotions Of the last few days are gradu
ally subsiding. The Initiation OF q new Mn.
istry. composed for the most part OF men Of KNOWN
vigor and admitted capacity has contributed largely
to calm the nervous excitement that prevailed; but
above ALL the bestowal OF the command OF the army
on Marshal Bazaine. whose name is "a tower OF
strength both in the nation and the army itself,
where he Is idollZed has, more than anything elsc
suficed to the panc-stlicsen bowgeoise OF
Parts against the terrors OF an immediate INVASION
which, ever since the disastrous news OF Sunday,
had taken possession OF their magnations.
The Ministry are working with great activity.
They have begun by lerte en- oagSse All men from
twenty-five TO thirty-dve years Of age who have
served ont their time ID the army are called back
under the nag. This viii Immediately bring In the
1elc disciplined aud experienced army OF S0o,O 1o
men, whlch will be an army OF reserve to the one
now before the enemy known Us the Army OF the
Rhine Behind this second army comes another
army or the young soldiers, VINO have been drafted
during the year 1SG97o, and after these tile Garde
Mobile, which may be said TO include al the rated
men OF France, excepting The Garle National
sedentaire-that IT, that portion OF the middle class
married and engaged IN Trade. They amount to
several hundred thousand men al over France, and
are good lighting men when occasion calls them
ont as has been proved IN the insurrectionary
attempted Paris in former years At present they
Ere dong garrison duty IN Paris. and doubt not
their resolution to preserve order. ii any are bod
enough 10 seek TO I'll turb II.
1t is pretty evident from these sweeping mea.
sures that France ia preparing to nght it ont
while there Is man LETT able to carry musxet, and
the reverses they have suffered only nfame their
national pride to recover their damaged prestige.
Yesterday the new Ministry brought in bin to
raise the amount already voted from 500, 100000 to
1000, ooo 000-that 10, 600, 600, 600 That Is wen
enough for a beginning, but if the war is prolonged
they VIII be forced to far beyond that Look at the
amount or our debt alone at the end o. our unhappy
civil war; no less than 4,ooo 100000 which did not
cover the whole Of our tremendous expenditure. AS
q war measure, to prevent the great accumulation
Of specie IN the Bank Of France from running out OF
the country. the government also proposed yester-
day to suspend specie payments, thereby Initiating
the example OF England IN her last Continental war;
rs well as our own. and from which unhappiy we
have not recovered ourselves
Pensions, besides, have been freely voted to the
families OF those who iali out oil the regular army
From all these decisive measures. II cannot be qGes
toned that France recognizes that she Is engaged In
q mortal struggle with ai enemy worthy OF her
steel; and we shall witness ,the most desperate
efforts her part 10 carry on the contest In man.
Eer worthy her former renown. What seems to me
almost incomprehensibe are the energetic attempts
making TO put Paris In state OF defence by armnX
the iortifcations that surround 1t; and TO render
Them stili more secure they are destroying many
biill the word Is gwen that IN case OF attack the
beautiful Bois de Bouiogne is to be burned TO the
ground. Well Il 1t endures Til the arrival of the
Russians in Paris, fancy II will continue for long
time come the iavorte resort of the Idle and ee
giant Of Paris. How Prussan army reach
Paris, matter what ITS numoer In face OF the forces
that now hold the field against them, ia what
cannot easily lorsee; but II In addition they are 10
night their way though the additional bat.
raons that are every hour mastering In Inelr front
fancy NO shall be able 10 take many pleasant
drive and many well served dinner In The lovely
retreats OF the doomed Bols de Bculogne,
MAY STEAL A MARCH,
There is a fear that the Prussians may steal a
march ON Paris. 1t wonld take them nearly three
weeks 10 march here from the point they now
OCCUPY as IL Is not unlikely they would DO favored
with the use OF the RAILWAYS, ana wnat would tne
French army, 500, 03J strong, be about tiat they
would b. thus obliged to leave IN their rear II
syen they defeated this army IN the IMPENDING
battle theY would be confronted Just as lormdaoly
Tong before they got 10 Paris. and II they defeated
This why then think II not unlikely they might water
1heir horses IN the Seine and would really deserve ~
The enjoyment soourn IN Paris would anoTd them.
AS to their being kept out OF Paris by the
do not see how mat could De effected uniess tae
Par1sians were resolved ike the people OF MOSCOW
In 1872 to see their beautiful ty destroyed rather
than have 1t occupied by an enemy; Tor tns wou.o
be the certain result OF bQInbardment: ConsioeI
khesc contingencies so very distant that 1 at!ac1
very little Importance TO all the fuss made about
Arming the Notifications. 1t just as likely hat the
vesnmens Sss ms as RreseX. 10 Keep o gUGd ~
krQpghs Into prompt service II attempts were MADE