The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-17
NING -PHADELPHA SATURDAY SEPTEMBER H. 1870

PARIS. Sept. 1G.- tDspatch 70 the New York
Herald THE hosting OF the red flag al Lyons in
defiance of the government creates pain and un-
easiness Severe measures will be taken against
the ohenders. The bamts OF the editors who have
left Paris are to be published
The workmen of the city form sixty-six batta-
hone, comprising go 000 men. They are among the
most determined defenders of the city, and are re-
solved on a war of determination.
visitors TO Paris will remember Cotte's restau-
rant, on the corner of the Rue Royale and Rue de
Honore AS | left the Place de la Concorde the
crowd was gazing the closed shutters of the res
teurant, on which was written in large letters in
chalk, "Closed in consequence Of rob6ery-40 CEN
times sous for a small loaf with sous franc 10
centimes for book beer. Justice has been done.
Closed by order of the sovereign people till the
Pere Hyacinthe has published q letter expressing
the warmest gratitude to the United States for her
prompt recognition of the Republic. He has been
prevented by Illness from going a chaplain in
the army, He also says letter is addressed by
Minister Washburne to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs. 1t says the creation of the French Re-
public is page in the history of liberty in both
Lafayette, and proves that if despotsms succeeded
in dividing the two governments liberty had not for
moment ceased to unite the two nations. Europe
still keeps silent, while America, notwithstanding
the ocean separates us, makes her voice heard.
The Prussans are closing in on Paris in way
that indicates attack the southern and south
eastern sides, and in that direction, to
their support, and at the time TO prevent REM
forcements from the south and west to the besieged
The Beraid's correspondent dined last night with
Victor Hugo and his family. His two sons with
their young wives, were present. The illustrious
king things. He said he had come to Paris to share
the perils of her citizens He had public role to
FILL His poor presence on the ramparts might be
useful He would go daily unarmed and stimulate
the arder of the patriotic defenders of the city, He
regarded the attack on Paris absurd well as
cruel. The war was begun against the Emperor;
now he is prisoner and the King of Prussia sends
him retnue of servants, and sends us, who never
provoked this war, bombshells.
Never was there an act so atrocious in history.
don't know, continued he, as cloud oversha allowed
his face, what part may fall to my lot to play be-
fore the awful drama closes. but Paris has the
choice of determined defence and cowardly surren-
der. If it should, though it seems impossible, de-
eide upon the latter course 1 can only return in
exile TO my old retreat, in Guernsey. Ii it elects
the former L trust to see every quarter of Paris,
corps after corps battalion after battalion, buried
in the same grave with my resolute fellow-citZens
If that way Paris must perish. While the spec
tacle may horrify the world, it will be followed by
many, who will avenge the terrible catastrophe.
PARIS, Sept. 16, 10 p. M-[Specal to the New
York Tribune. l-Marshal Valiant has been ar
rested. He presented himself at bastion B. and was
crowd and taken to the post of bastion 6 amid
hostile demonstrations He was afterwards
Yeyed in coach TO the office of the Governor of
Paris.
The indignation was caused by report that he
had said he came by order of the Emperor. He had
a permit signed by General Trochu. The crowd
assailed the Office of Trochu, but the Marshal is
in safety. Trochu reviewed to-day the advance
guard of the corps of 0,000 American volunteers
This morning squadron of mounted scouts skir-
mished with Prussan hussars near St. Denis, and
wounded two of them, and had three men wounded
company of the 18th battalion of the Mobiles
attacked this morning body of uhlans near Jon-
ville-le-pOnt and took eight prisoners and four
Nogen- sur Marne have been abandoned by their
inhabitants