New-York tribune., 1870-10-07
THE SITUATION IN PARIS.

ARRIVAL OF TIE TRIBUNE COURIER FROM PARIS
AT LoNDON-sEvERE FIGHTING LAST WEEK
THE IMPERIAL PENSION LIsT-HOw THE
CoMMIssARY STORES ARE ECoNOMIzED.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEE.l
LONDON, Thursday, Oct. c, 1870
A messenger reached London from Paris to-day
with THE TRIBUNE dispatches from 3oth Sept to Sd
Oct as follows: "There was heavy firing on Thurs
day night and it increased in intensity at about
o'clock Friday morning l9Oth ultl saw more than
100 wounded brought TO the Pslais de PIndustrie,
aud on going down to MontrOuge, found the church
near the Notifications filed with wounded men.
The following is the official account of the engage
ment:
"Our troops in n vigorous sOrtie, successlvely oc-
suped Cheyily and L'IIay, and advanced as far as
Thiais and Choisy-le-Roi. All these positions ION
the south of Paris were wholly occupied After
sharp artillery and musketry engagement our troops
fell back on their positions with remarkable order
and coolness The Garde Mobile was very firm.
Our losses were considerable; those of the enemy
probably as large. As a whole the day was very
honorable. lRoCHU'
"There have been rumors all day of great victory
and of junction with the army Of the Loire but
Gen. Trochu's dispatch above, dated 1890 at YitTy,
reduces the success to it's real dimensions.
IAN additional report by Trochu says that the oh
iect was by a combined action on both banks Of the
Seine to discover precisely in what force the enemy
was in the villages of Choisy-le-Roi and Cheyilly.
While the brigade of Gen. Guinaume drove the enemy
out of Cheviy the head Of the column of Gen Baizo
entered the village of Thais and seized battery of
cannon which however could not be moved for want
of horses At this moment the Prussians were reen-
forced and the French forces rereaed in good order
Gen Guillaume was killed. Gen. DEvea while this
combat was going on, marched with brigade 10
Crete and inflicted severe losses on the enemy with
his mitTailleuses.
"The Temps calculates tie loss on Friday at about
zoo wounded and 400 killed. The object Of the sortie
was to blow up bridge over the Seine, and arouse
the courage Of the Parisans by obtaining success
where the Prussiaus were not supposed to be i'll
force Neither end was attained, and Paris is
sequenty greatly depressed.
"ROchefort has published a notice begging citi-
,ens not TO construct private barrcades there must
he unity in the system of interior defenses.
"The Rereil announces that the ultras do not in
tend 10 proceed TO revolutionary elections of the
Municipality tomorrow. because they hope that the
Government intends TO yield.
"The Prefect of Police is actively engaged in the
with the periodical plots against the Empire. The
documents discovered show that in most Of these
plots the Imperial police Pietri Lagrange and Thar
uier the Jtqe dItstractiOH, were prime movers.
certain Bablot received $4,000 for his services as
pOnspiratOr.
"The Tuieries correspondence reveals the fact
that both Cassagnac and Jerome David were regular
pensioners the civil list The cost Of the Prince
Inperials baptism amounted TO $lSOOOO The
cousins, male and female of the Emperor, received
$25O,JOO per annum. The Due de Persgny received
In two months $1,000; Prince SablonOwisli, the
Countess Gajan Madame Claude Vigon, Gen. Morris,
and many Others down for various sums There is
$3.50 TO Gen. de Failly. The Duchess of Mouchy,
whose name continually appears for similar plums,
received $4,000 as a marriage portion The son of
the American BOnaparte had pension of $1,000;
Madame Battag Of $500; her sister Madame
1urT, the same the Marquis PepOli, 5000 Cousins
not contented with pensions seem 10 have been
always getting extra allowances The Emperor paid
the debts Of Prince Achille Murat dozen times
"The complaints of the newspapers against the
Sumber Of men who avoid military duty by attach
ing themselves some capacity or other 10
the ambulance service, are becoming louder every
day. Dr. Evans, the leading spirit of the American
ambulance system, has vanished leaving the care Of
the ambulances TO others.
"The Hon. Mr.. Washbume informs fine that there
are still about 80 Americans here Of whom about 40
are women. Some remain 70 look after their homes;
others from curiosity.
"The system adopted 10y the authorities makes
the stores hold out as long as possible. Every
butcher receives each morning certain amount Of
meat, calculated upon his average sales. Against
Che meat he issues bills in the evening 10 his custom
ers, who upon presentation of a ticket the next
morning receive the amount for which they have
recorded themselves at tie tarIf Of the week When
tickets have been issued by the butcher, equivalent
" the meat which he II 10 receive be tissues no oIe
Yesterday decree was promulgated ordering al