The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-09

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the octroi, or duties levied on goods imported
into the city, are collected. Many of these bar
riers are magnificent structures. Beyond the
barriers and their connecting wall there is large
zone II miles in length, which makes nearly
the entire circuit of the city, forming an excel
lent promenade and affording an admirable
opportunity for the rapid movement of troops.
This zone is called the Outer Boulevards, to
distinguish it from the Boulevards proper within
the old wall, which form the most animated and
attractive thoroughfares of the French capital.
The Armament and strength of the Fortiaca-
uOns.
To fully prepare the new Notifications for the
assaults of enemy requires an armament of
2760 gun carriages, 575 rampant guns, 1888
mortars or cannon, and, at least, 10000 soldiers
OF late there has been in and around Paris
ordinarily well-disciplined army of 100000
men; but the exegences of the present war have
cut this force down to a much smaller figure.
The Journal Offciel on Sunday declared that it
would require an army OF half million of men
to invest the Notifications, while 10000 men
would suffice to defend them. There are troops
enough, said the same authority, now in and
around the city to furnish the necessary garri-
son; WHILE by counting on the assistance of
sailors from the feet the Gdrde Ndtionale, the
Garde Municipal and the Fire Brigade, a force
hopeful view the Journal Oftciel drew the in
ference that Paris is free from danger"
The Minister of War, in his manifesto issued
yesterday, takes the same hopeful view of the
situation. Although it is necessary to garrison
the city with fresh troops, the Minister declares
that paris will not be taken unawares." The
exterior forts received their ornaments some
time ago, and the walls are now being armed,
and in few days the entire circuit of the walls
as well as the exterior FORTS will be in a condi-
ton to withstand a regular siege. Additional
works for the defense of the capital are to be COM
menced to-day, to facilitate the construction of
which the state of siege, or martial law, has
been declared. ''The National Guard" says the
Minister of War, lis to defend the ramparts.
Forty thousand men taken from its ranks and
added to the present garrison will be more than
enough to make an active and vigorous defense
against an enemy occupying an extended front.
The defense of Paris then will be assured"-an
opinion in which the Prussian army will be
likely to coincide, in case they should follow up
their recent successes and lay siege to the capital
ia due form.
The Dang er From Within.
But the danger from within will be almost
equal, even if not greater, than from without.
But little reliance is to be placed in the patriotic
professions of the republican element of the
population of Paris. If the Emperor were lead
ing victorious army to fresh triumphs, Paris
would stand like one man at his back. At the
head, or rather in the rear, of defeated and
demoralized army, and driven from point to
point by the enemy, the disaffected element of
the capital will undoubtedly become intractable
and quite as dangerous to the security of the
| government as on enemy encamped about
its walls. But the days of the barricades as
Az ofo, nj.
airy, are numbered. Baron Haussmann at an
enormous outlay, Strengthened the crooked
| places and widened the narrow ones, rendering
popular demonstration almost futile unless
characterized by absolute unanimity. Inde
pendently of the military forces which are at
command to suppress any disturbances, there is
formidable civil force which, in times of peace,
is amply sufficient to preserve order. The gov
ernment of the city is administered by the Pre-
feet of the Seine-whch position is at present
filed by NJ. Henri Chevreau the
successor of Baron Haussmann-assisted by a
municipal council of sixty members, and by the
Prefect of Police, all these officers being ap-
pointed by the Emperor. For certain details
the city is divided into twenty districts, each OF
which has mayor and two deputy mayors,
subordinate to the Prefect of the Seine. These
districts are again divided into quarters, in each
of which resides an inferior magistrate, subject
to the Prefect of Police and styled commits
saire de police. Under the control of the Pre-
feet of Police are 1880 agents, composing the
ordinary municipal police, of whom 37O(
are sergens de oille, or simple po
licemen. Auxiliary to these are 4OOC
gendarmes, and the regiment of the Garde d
Paris, numbering 1900. In addition there is
well-trained military force of 1900 officers ant
men for fremen's duty, making a total muni
cipal force of nearly $4,000 men for the preser
walton of order and property, all of whom, il
case of emergency, could be called upon to dC
duty in defending the city from an outside
enemy provided the people were sufficiently
united to keep down the disaffected element
A Historical Outline.
AS long ago as the time of Louis XIV, Van
bau said of Paris -"Ths city is to France
what the head is to the human body; it is the
true heart of the kingdom. The centre of the
wealth, culture, power and proverbial unstead
ness of France, Paris has long been the virtua
dictator to the rest of the country, and the roya
or republican adventurer who could gain con
troll of it has become through necessity the
virtual ruler of the nation. Dynasties hav,
been effectually overthrown simply by driving
their representative from the city, and new
regimes inaugurated by winning Paris, by fal
means or foul, to their support. 1t date
origin back to the days of julius Cesar, who
found tribe settled on it's site under the nam,
of the PARISH. The original name of the town
however, was Lutetia, which rose, during tn,
five centuries of Roman dominion, to be plac,
OF considerable Importance and the capital O.
Northern Gaul. During the fifth century il
suffered much from the incursions of the north
| ern hordes and falling ultim itely into the hand