The New York herald., 1870-09-23
PARIS.

PARIS.
YHE SITUATION IN THE BESIECED CITY
TUESDAY.
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HlEsaAMs TO THE new Yoak HERALD.
4 Special Mail Post tor Calais-Herald Cor
xesDsndcnce Sent Out UnAer Dimculties-
Cisi.en Hsres DispellsA-The Realities Of q
PEussian hvestment-Extcrnal Danger and
Insersal Al.zna-The "Roushs,s In . saeur-
nalia-PsiiticaI Division-GIoom, Doubt and
DaSkness-The Military Asrect-seekspg IN
Exodus by Americas Passports.
LONDON, Sept 2l-Evenlng.
have received letter from HERALD CORE.
spondent In Paris, dated yesterday, the 10th inst.
me, quite Unexpectedly and suddenly this morn.
Ing, which enab,es to make last, perhaps fruit.
less, effort to communicate with the outside world
from the city Isend or my letter despatch through
the medium Of an adventurous Englishman, VINO
has volunteered to constitute himself private mail
POST and attempt to get through the army lines Of
the Prussian "enemy" and journey to Calais. Like
all mail and post once ofncals my Englishman
moves in consideration OF excellent good pay for bis
services. can thus attempt 10 describe the situa.
uon which exists In the French capital to-day.
IN ISOLATION.
To those who are here anxious to correspond with
their friends 10 the outside world notwithstanding
the fact OF their hourly anticipation of the news of
complete investment Of the city during such
engthened period, the realization Of the actual fact
OF the complete isolation Of the capital Just now
really falls like an unexpected blow on the innabt.
ants. 1t leaves the people stunned and stupehed
by sense Of Keeling almost akin 20 that which one
experiences on receiving the intelligence Of the
death Of very dear friend whose long sickness had
already compelled the conviction Of fatal termina.
ton Of the disease, but whose loss, when 1t does
come, really and unequiyOcally, seems after all ike
sudden and unforeseen calamity.
the fact that the Parisians had until the
very latest moment persuaded themselves into
the belief that some Interpolation even spoke
OF miraculous interference In their behalf In some
points-would stay the progress Of the German ar
mics rendered them unwilling to believe in the DOS
ability Of Siege Of the city. The appearance of the
grim soldiers Of Prussia with their spiked helmets
and In steady array outside Of the dis.
PEELED both the hope and belief. The people OF Paris
saw how the foreign army pressed on steadily.
They could perceive the dark masses Of the Prusaan
infantry and the whirng light clouds OF the foreign
cavalry nying to surround the place. and destroying
It's communications with the outside world In every
direction.
The grips Of the iron bonds were drawn closer and
closer till Paris found that she could scarcely
breathe. She experienced sense Of civic and mu-
nicpal sufYocatIon In such condition does the city
now remain.
LAST HOPE.
Paris entertains q hope, Notwithstanding. Even
now the city aspirates that NJ Jules Favre Will sue
coed In " inning terms Of peace with Bismarck. This
hopeful feeling aniates the hearts OF many of the
citizens and comes to numbers Of the middle classes
as sole ray of consolation amid the general gloom
which surrounds them.
The people OF the higher ranks. those who are
well informed as to the tendency and current Of
public events, entertain but little expectation OF
settlement with Prussia before Paris has experienced
still further suffering, until she has iet what may
term additional horrors.
sxTRHxIsT VIOLENCE, OUTRAGE AND TIE ..RoUGHs.n
Unhappily for the prospects Of speedy relief the
herman statement that the provisional government
OF France cannot speak authoritatively for the
French nation to Germany receives confirmation in
the action Of the republican extremists, even In
tbis houro trial, when both citizen ana political
unity are alike indispensable.
During Saturday and on Sunday we witnessed
some very disgracefu public demonstrations, which
were made almost simultaneously In several por-
tions Of the citv, In consequence of an announce.
ment 10 the enect that the "reds" demanded the
immediate creation OF committees OF defence to be
chosen by the people In the several arrondissments
and required general collection and equal division
Of the supplies. both Of food aud ammunition.
Noisy and dangerous crowds which were moved
In this direction assembled in different quarters of
the catx. utterng counter revolutionary cries. Very
many 'hOughs," armed In some instances with fire.
arms, buf mostly with other weapons of violence
were ont and committed many outrages. In one
case store was broken into and the house IN which
1t was sitnted piaged. large quantity Of provi.
siOns were seized on the pretence that the men
were aching under authority Of the Committee OF
Defence.
great degree OF terror prevailed among the
members 81 she better classes Of the population
during sura&ay night.
REPRESSION.
Monday nnerniag q strong force of the National
tuard, with eefachmepts Of regular troops and ma
ripes taken from duty on the forts, were marched
into the city tosrestore and preserve order
AaGRRssI0N PROBABLE.
i,have little d01bt. indeed the belief ts Generally
entertained. that an attempt win be made before
ong oy Inc members Of the extremist party to seize
IN and control the government.
Ills very dimoult to say where the end really n
THE ARMY.
We are nof'trnsting wholly to the progress or tnA
'eace negotiataaas as cause OF internal CITY rot-
al excitement Yesterday General vinov,s force \
about $4,000 men, marched ont IN an.
eavor 70 Intercept tie onward march or the prns.
ians. His object is to infct as much loss and DELAY
s he possibly can on no enemy and then TO fail
ack on the forts.
"CAN'T GET OCTO
During the latest moments Of ny W,ssive leaving