The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-12

80 the war goes on. Whether Paris i. ,o ~
bombarded, however, is by no means VET a.,;s
ed. The prevalent idea among the Pruss.n. >.
that Paris cannot possibly hold out two month.
longer before che must yield to starvation IT,
Paris government, however, affect n hoo, 81
this. They can hold out, they saw. all v;r,sr
They have an army in the city of $50. ZOO men.
divided into three CORPS. two operate outsids
the walls and one inside.
Away from Paris, the French claim to b.v.
six armies, numbering $4,000 drilled and v.,,
armed men in the field. Besides the nnu.-,,,.
detachments of Francs-Tireurs, and the ,.,r;.
sons OF irregular troops, are the Armv of Tho
LOIRE Gen. Paladine commanding. 90. 700 men.
the Army of the West, Gen Ksratrv 1OO Ooo
men; the Army Of the North, Gen. Bourbaki.
oo'oOO men; the Army of the Centre, Gen Ire.
pont, 9o'oOo men; the Army of the Rhone, Gen
Michel 10000 men, and the Army Of the vos.
ges, Gen. Cambriels, 5000 men. These az.
we'll supplied with everything save ar,illerv
which deficiency is rapidly being remedied
The Army Of the West has IS breecb. losd;.o
field pieces. At NO quarter is there any defcien.
cy in money, provisions, ammunition, CLOTHING.
or horses
The surrender of Metz is still topic of angry
discussion, the French people generally denouno-
ing Bazaine as traitor, while ON the other s;da
it is maintained that the ,urrende, w., r,-
voidable A special of the ~ y. World. who
was the first civilian allowed to enter Metz sfter
the capitulation, says He found two Ameri.
cans who had been in Metz during the whole
sege-Charles Eusts, ii Boston, and Dr. Bav.
lay, OF New Haven. The latter belonged 10 the
American ambulance corps. The citizens uni.
versally condemn the capitulation and the con.
duct OF the defence There was positively mo
starvation, and very little suffering. The CITY
was full of all descriptions of provisions. and the
prices were moderate"
While another account, friendly 70 Razs;,.
says:
The siege came 20 suddenly upon the fortress.
ana the number OF soldiers quartered within the
range OF the Notifications were so enormous tina,
the ordinary provisionment evidently became
insufficient in every respect. From the frs, day
OF the siege the fortress was in an snomalon.
condition. Thousands Of wounded from the hat
tle-neld OF Graveiotte were brought 70 the hos
ptals OF Metz, and not only surgeons but every
medicament and drugs, such as chloroform and
carbolic acid, became scarce. On the other hand
there was not time enough 70 supply the civ
with beef.catte, and from the start horses were
Killed and their flesh used for the troops as sub
slstence. The horses soon became sick for want
OF food, but their flesh still seemed better than
no meat at all, and the soldiers ate it, In cnns.-
quence OF this sort Of treatment &c 900 died
and $4,000 were found in the hospitals on the
day Of the surrender.
Garibaldi is at Dole, in Southern France. with
a fastatii,n army of ragamufiin, about him.
that promise 70 add little 20 his own fame or &c.
complish mnch Tor France. He i. grea, a. usu
al, however. IN proclam..iou- in a h.e one Of
which be makes the following hat,,riny .llusion
10 President Grant:
"Presid"nt Grant, by lifting hi. finger. might
have sent Prln- soldiers III Cuba back to Mad.
nd, but he allows the murder Of the entire
population OF Cub, who are par, Of Washing.
ton great family. He barely permit. the grea,
republic TO fling word OF sympathy to the
brave descendants OF Lafayette: but France has
risen as one man, and Will soon make the old
autocrat repent his having -ough, this butchery,"