The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-17

the oefenS1ve works oil HarlS General Irocnu
made. the sortie. From the meagre outlines
what bis numbers or his exact msneuvres
were 1t Is evident, however, that the most
desperate and heroic charge Of the war wa.
made, and that the French bayonet won
such honor as il has not won since the days
of the Old Guard. We will receive the de-
tails probably at ans early day, and when
they come they will probably tell q tale of
heroism, of prompt action, and what is of
more Importance now to France@of sound
generalship, that viii cheer the heart of the
new republic and make King William quake ,
in his boots. can arfo-s .'.lI - 49,. f-rf 7
% The consequences Of this gallant victory 4
can hardly be overrated. It thrusts the in
vestipg line SO far back that the circum-
ference over which it must spread itself nov
to invest Paris is expanded by nearly eighteen
miles, and its lines must necessarily be drawn
out almost to the thinness of a thread to cut
off all communication. 1t deprives the Prus-
sian army of those breastworks aud defenses
which il had so carefully erected, and ii must
erect new ones, retake the old ones or remain
exposed to a fortified foe. 1t defeats entirely
or at least postpones for a long time to come,
the proposed bombardment of Paris, on which
the besiegers had depended to force an early
capitulation. 1t gives the French possession
of the heights at CLAIMANT Villejuif, st. Cloud,
and Avron, which were taken by the Prussians
originally only after hard struggle. 1t will
cheer and inspire the garrison in Paris to
renewed hope and still more desperate efforts,
and it will enthuse the masses in the pro-
vinces to hearty answer to the call for vo-
| luhteers. IL may not demorslize the Prus-
sian troops except for the moment. They
| have been too used to victory and they are
too well disciplined and experienced in war
! to suffer decentralization from one disasters
but it will encourage the disaffected masses
at home in Germany, already sick and tired
| of the war, to renewed demands for peace
demands that Bismarck has as great reason
to dread as the persistent resistance of his
enemy h" ant la tss1
General Trochu by this brilliant sortie has
shown himself to be the general that the re-
public needs He timed his movement well,
in order to aid the efforts of the Army of the
Loire at Orleans. He had not probably heard
of the defeat of that army, but he knew that
] it was on the way to strike blow for him,
and that the forces confronting him had been
weakened in order to protect their rear II
may have been this weakening of the line
that enabled him to achieve the success OF
Wednesday. He has shown such generalshir
that we may trust him to follow up his sue
+. cess He will strike another blow and
another. He will not let victory grow cold
in his hands.
/ We may expect at once to hear of q genetal
recall of the Prussian troops who have beer
frittering away their strength against the de
tached foftresses of the north and northeast
5, The Prussians at Beaugency, below Orleans
have already withdrawn, and the heavy force
that have been threatening Rouen, Mezieres
and even the army that has been moving
southwark on Lyons may be called upoI
to assist directly in the reduction of Paris
On the other hand, the grand sortie of Wed
nesday will at last fire the French heart. W.
may expect to hear of renewed energy among
the armies forming in the south, the north
and the west. Gambetta, in stirring pro
clamation, has already published the news o
the victory broadcast over the coWhtry, an,
French enthusiasm excels itself That whicl
all the stirring proclamations in the worl
could not have accomplished with France
prestige-will spring into existence at tn
first revival of hope and military success an
glory.