New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-29
p.pIs FROM THE OUTSIDE.

PASSAGE OF THE SEINE By THE PRusslANs Al
ST. GERMAIN-MoNEY DEMANDED FROM THE
TowY-FIsuING IN THE SEINE AND SHOOT
ING IN THE IMPERIAL PRESERVEs-EVI-
pENCEs THAT PARIS is SHORT OF FOOD.
IFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
81. GERMAN, Sept. 26.-The Prussians have
..,vod ANAL hin between Enghien and Argenteuil,
from which they shell the advanced works OF 81
Denis They fortified this HILL ana VIII pace ABOUT
% IN it as they come up The French
have already abandoned many OF their outworks near
this fort which were thrown up to guard the passage or
the sene All the bridges have been broken up 10 the
81 German Railway Bridge which Is still passabie The
woodentopped bridge at ST. German mas peeh ourheu
nv the French and the Prussians nave made d ooa'-
bridge near Port Marty. When the German cavalry
approached st. German for the mst uhe
thav demanded 10000 as security for the
900 h.hovior of the inhabitants threatening to bonn
ho tho town ~ their request not at once complied
WITH IA tbe money was very slow in appearing they
tbre two shells into the town. one OF which burst In
the garden OF Lieut. Col Harvey OF the Brtish army
who has now piece OF the shell on his manepeee as
memento Then the st. Germanos Thought Detter OF IL
and produced the cash. The town Is now occupied ny
two Regiments OF Hussars and the pontoonbrdge below
4, 10000 nv n regiment OF the line. The Prussians
attach great Importance to this bridge AZ they
have thrown ND strong kedepon on the east OF fars
sde IN guard H. and the west side battery OF ar
,erv .. IN mark nil ready to command the bridge Ihey
ara aso cutting down the trees on an island near 'hs
bridge which might shelter an enemy.
Gen. Won Roedern. In command at b. dermaih' mas
hen ,o,h,v mastered with the most extraordinary TO
ouests from the inha bants Iii dimcut 10 say "mcn
"a the most lucrousthe request OF many OF the french
10 no allowed 10 20 into Paris that OF the Engsn resi-
d.nt. for nermssion 10 fish In the Seine ms ater Pc
tton has caused no little merriment among the herman
Officers, who evidently do not understand the Ehghsh
pa.on for sport although they have not themselves TOT
gotten 70 take day in the EEperors preserves asI
Cerman. making good practice among the pheasants
and roebucks From my rooms in the Hotel du PAVILION
de Henri ~. have rcmarSao'c Wow WI
the hasn of the Seine. win MONT Naie'lcn
and Ga 70 guns In the foreground ana mohtinar're
and Paris In the distance The huge stan telescope
which ha. been kindly lent Inc by Gen Won i'oeaerhs
aide de-camp ia Of great and with can clearly
make ont two large French camps on Mont 'siereh'
and one immense one on Monmartfe. o"p'' 0ouh' Won
p.,chc,h,cb I'm the famous Brown Hussars, mas just
come in and gives me the benefit of bis opservatohs
through the telescope while write He also tells me
that the ngltng heard day OF TWO ago III rarS Se'
ss regiment Of Zoua,es ana anothrr Oh tue
Garde Mobile The latter seeing the Colonel ~ zouaves
At the back Of his egent said that he vas unworthy
IN command n French regiment AZ lac had FORMED part
NJ yiuoy. Crps which retresed peepf"'ey from near
M..1s ON tho Lat Of September. without attempting "