The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-20
TIE SITUATION at PARIS.
Activity of the New .MInistry-The Peo-
pie Bewildered Mt the Silence of the
Government-Prepara for the De-
fence OF the City.
PARIS, Tuesday, August lG.

observation-disclosures for the De-
fence OF the City.
PARIS, Tuesday, August lG.
All parties seem to concur that every con.
sIderalion must give way to the necessities Oh
the hour. The ministry Is desrous to be
designated as the Ministry OF Action. They
work INCREASINGLY. The new Minister Of War
has done wonders. Within the last few days,
he has sent enormous relnforcements to the
front. and others are following rapidly. Mu-
nitlons Of war and ali kinds of-provlsions are
dispatched as fast as trains can. convey them.
The levy en- masse proceeds now with I'M
mense rapidity, to close the organization OF the
National Guard. For this measure, on SO vast
scale. no ADEQUATE provision had been made.
Routine would probably have accomplished
the same operation In time, but the new War
Minister saws. and the Minister OF the Interior
repeats: ssIf you cannot get uniforms, so ID
blouse, shoes, ga!ters and Sepr military cap. }
'sYour ancestors drove back fourteen armies,
and had no shoes, scarcely oread; do as tneJ
did" Corps of free-shooters are organizing
ali over the country, and those Of Vosges are
already beginning to torment the enemy.
There Is 10 be an immediate Issue Of 70.
franc notes. Change Tor notes OF over 81
francs is difficult to procure; l0O-iranc notes
are useless for ordinary purposes.
The people here are bewildered at the ST.
lence of the government. The preparations
for the defence of Paris are progressing rapiuly;
| The beautiful, iron gateway at the entrance OF
the Bois de Boulogne at the end Of the Avenue
de lImperatrIce Is removed. Blocks Of trees
have been cnt down. The wall Of circumval-
lation Is nearly finished. uniting the two for
merly open spaces, and pierced with loophoies.
The great ditch Is dug across the ROAD anu
draW-brldge Is ready 10 be thrown across IT,.
Earthworks are also in process OF construction
contain the only entrances. guarded by sentl-
nels instead Of custom house officers. Some
of the big guns are mounted and the little
ones are craftily concealed In unsuspicious cor
ners. MANY OF the barriers ore entirely
closed, and the people throng the ramparts,
holday-making and commenting on the no.
city Of the thing.
impression prevails that after French victo-
ryElooked upon as quite certain-the neu-
trails will interfere and make peace; and Paris
will not be bombarded.
Murderous Attack on the Paris Fire
Brieade-sevcral Killed and Wounded
Most Of the Rioters Arrested.
For the first time for years the 18th of
| auuust ithe Fete Napoleon) has not been cele-
brafed. The good sense OF the people pro-
tested in anticipation against the usual de-
monstratons, though holding themselves
ready In the event Of victory to be enthusiastic.
Moreover, yesterday afternoon: IN the remote
corner of La Villette, sangulnary onslaught
Was made upon q post occupied by company
of nomniers-the HUnmerciful" fire brigade.
| Ahont 4 O'Clock nearly forty individuals, armed
| with reyOlvers and poniards concealed, having
marched down the Rue d'Aubervilliers, sud-
denly drew up in line In front OF No. l56 Boule-
ward de Ia Villette, and summoned the man on
duty to surrender his post. Inc sentry, seeing
! them about to make dash through the open
door. nlaced himself across It. One Of the
oronn drew a revolver and shot him dead. A
serpeant,de-rille hearing the report, rushed up
| to ascertain the cause, received oullet IN the
breast, above the heart, and also fell dead.
The occupants Of the post rushed to the win
dows, but the assailants. drawn up 10 double
line, fred v0lley en- nadSse- Iien rushed into
the guarlhOuSe and selzeu iour cnassepots
and two cartridge boxes.
Having accomplished this murderous feat,
the hand made precpitate retreat, shouting
.tVire In Rennbliuue." A lieutenant named
cotrrez was inside when the group came up.
As soon as he saw the men he demanded their
business. Their reply was shout Of ''Vlve Ia
Republuue." The lieutenant lhen ordered his
men to 20 inside, shut the door and load their
Guns Seeking to gain time. he asked the
sroup e again what was the object of their DEM
onstration. Their leader, small man very
we'll we'll dressed, answered, " We are going
proclaim republic GIVE We GorGs @s y01r sgal guns
iifa ItfH Come, come !" said the lieutenant,
siii, stiI aiming to gain time: .'Are we not SOL
Ysa E no owe we dy S9 1o fire eh p hs d
Won. if vou want to proclaim republic? just
20 TO-, on a little further.' The leader the band
answered, an W. 1--WE know trick worth two Of
that Eand us over yoa,r guns Rsan Never M ss,
take them. was the rejoinder; and OF this mo-
ment the whole group drew out their revoly-
ers r and discharged them. The sentinel fell.
A corporal named Babon received two wounds
from bullets and one from slao. Inc Heu-
tenant was not injured.
The report of firearms brought Gut people
from their houses, who rushed upon the band.
These wretches then began to use their re-
yolyers right and left, and to stab every one
within reach. sergeants-de-ville now appear
ed upon the scene and, sword ia hand, en-,
deavored to surround the madmen., One. Of
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