The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-16

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OF Medicine. Many OF the professors university
| tutors tprfr0fd0cesttenj have also devoted them.
| selves 70 the service or their country. The Post
| enumerates Professors Ian2enbeck, Bardeleben
| Skrzeczka. R0senthai' and Munk, and Prvatdocen
ten MiiSSne T Luos E cosns,s zszer Cut
| Franzel OF the Medical Faculty, and Pnyatdocen-
\ ten Eek and Gierke. OF the Faculty OF Law.
| The correspondent OF the Dotg Ne,os writes that
the Germans took possession OF the unfinished
| French works. All along the line from Meudon to
Chatou they are establishing works. The same
| respondent wrltes:--
''ihs different corps OF the Crown Princes army
| are taking up positions that command every ap-
proach to the city on the side which they have to
attdck. Tney nave gone near enough TO seize the
TWO or three outlying works by which II had been
tended % remove the attack 10 longer range.
Paris VIII now have nothing hut her regular ramparts
and her regular chain OF FORTS prepared years ago.
and there Will be no extension Of the circle TO meet
member OF Charleston harbor, should Judge that
the distance from Fors Warren TO the houses
distance nom the captured redcabt behind Chation
10 the tower Of Notre Dame. This IA the reason OF
i eman or a
man batteries will be brought nearer and nearer.
The North German Gazette. In pointing out the TIM
portance OF Fort Mont valerien. says
The fort rises at It's inferior enceinte 1876 metres
above the level OF the sea and forty-fve metres
above the surrounding terrain; but the heights or
the village OF Garches. Ut distance OF only 1000
metres from the FORT rise ~ 1856 metres, and DOM
nate. therefore, BY some metres, the most elevated
portions OF the fort This Inconvenience, and the
ISOLATION o. tne FORT weaken considerably the impor-
lance OF the fine works, and ia importance n fort
reSs.
INSIDE PARIS.
The AOr-ntng Post publishes to-day a long and
interesting letter from its Paris correspondent re-
ce'yed by balloon. The writer, describing the at
mosphere OF suspicion in which he lives, and which
IN journey to and from st. Denis brought hin,
| three several times iuto trouble says
You have idea what "A ncrvoua ft,,,0 a, ta -,
move ABOUT Under tnousand Jealous eyes all turned
suspciousiy upon one and belonging to twice the
number OF ready hands burning to PUT nnilet or N
little cold steel into the first stranger they come
across The oppression OF the thing terrible ana
1 would rather be under any amount OF fair open
hre. You dare not look ut the name OF street or
ask for the slightest information. 80 much
~ turn your head. aud 10 point at any object to
take q note would be as much your life was
worth. The only safety, and that, or course. is
purely comparative. lies III assuming an air OF most
careless indifference 10 everything around. and
when the inevitable arrest cemes in remaining pc r
iecuy cool and showing the most perfect iranEness
Tor my pass our friends prediction would have been
realized aud that we should never have returned
safe 10 Paris. When we did return. assure you,
We were looked upon with an ncrednious
wonder by no means yoncnsafed TO those
battle. The chemists nave been set to
work for the defence OF Parts one assured
tion-fuminate OF pcrate OF polass, which u ten
times worse than pcra:e OF potass IN It's simple
The earth. lie has another preparation winch mt
once asphy xlates and burns any living upon
which IL IL projected; and, III addition to that he
declares that he possesses the means OF deCompos-
Ing water itself and turning II Into consuming ianc.
This gentleman is IN the employ or the government,
and has already prepared most dlabolical rccep-
uon Tor the Plissans. They have. indeed. already
experienced the awful effects OF his skill In the OK
| ploslon OF two tOrpedoe5 which said 10 have
killed 700 men, and the exposed points OF the de-
fence are thcsly sown with like eng OF destruu-
appears The correspondent adds a posts erin, 10
his letter, In which he says:--I went down co the
post olfcc AT SIX O'Clock this morning to send or
letter " the balloon which was TO nave been started
Its departure Is, however, pOstpO TIL tomorrow,
but meantime various private Individuals have re-
solved TO Try their fortune through The air. !
shall send my letters whenever an opportunity
offers, and TO increase the probability OF their ar
rival have bad them printed, SO as To be able TO
send Off several copies the chance Of at least
arriving safely Tue mail balloon promises to be n
regular nsltaton; but 1t appears even tnat Is
sent balloon OF their own in pursuit OF that which
started yesterday morning.
A diary OF u gentleman In Paris under date 81
September 10, says
There have been Two Populations to the Hotel do
Vile 10 Interview the government with respect b
. the armistice. One consisted OF about 100 oticer
: bourgs 81. Antoine and du Temple. Tney were q
= course, accompanied by large crowd. Havin
: ceived by the Mayor of Paris and Al. Jules Favre
Tbs latter's reply Is not very Gear Shortly ate
republican clubs 1t is stated tnat Al. Jules Ferry
answer was considered satisfactory. The walls nav
been placarded with proclamation OF Trochu Il
the armed fore. He tells them that some Regiments
: behaved badly at Ciamar, and their assertion tina
they had no cartridges IS false. He recommends al
citizens TO arrest soldiers who are drunk who
propagate false news. aud threatens them with IN,
vigorous Application OF the Articles or war. An
other proclamation from Keratry warns every one
against treating soldiers or selling them liquor when
they already have had too much. went to dine
this evening In an estamInet In the Faubourg 81
Antoine. IL was fu OF men OF the people, and from
the tone Of their observations am cergan that r A.
Jules sayre concludes an armisttce involving any
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THE ENGAGEMENT AT CLAIMANT
The FraneGis In ITS account or this fight SAYS
During the night General Ducrot had disposed hi:
batteries on the plateau OF Chatilon. The genera
ment from the east TO the west OF Paris lie ALSO b
bold defence covered the height OF Oh ltilon. al
In the morning. four O'clock ana lasted nearly MI
day. 1t Is calculated that we fired $4,000 shots
Despite the bravery with which Colonel Bonnat de
Tended an advanced position Of the plateau towards
the place called the Mare-aux Moines. below Plesss
Piquct, General DucrOt was Obliged to give orders rt
retreat about four O'Clock. IL was impossible &C
bring away the pieces III position In che redoubt OF
Chatiiion the horses all being weared out Genera
treat In the best order. While the plateau or Cha
ron was witnessing This struggle the Prussians
Cloud and took, as II seems the vet unfinished re-
doubt OF MontretOut.
| FRANCE ARMS.
The times correspondent at Tours writes as foi
! Iows:-
| what near is mat the government reck0ns on
soon having an army or 2J0U00 men between the
three central places OF formauon--Tours, Bonrges
and Lyonsand the intention Is said 10 be to menace
the German rear and cut or their communications,
which might certainly cause them much trouble.
Bismarck TOLD somebody the other day he had $50 00O
men round Metz, and II tins be not an intent. nal
exaggeratlon TT has generally been believed there
were only about 900, but reinlOrcements may
possibly have come up) portion or that large force
might probably TO detached TO meet the new ievies
now organizing IN Central France, which are not 10
be looked upon as an army Of recruits. but a. con-
| QiUtiu n nj nj 6iprl 60 ~
sieges OF Metz and Paris undecided. and unless
more troops are sl coming from Prussia, the Ger
man commanders may deem u inopportunc TO de-
tach army corps large enough to go 10 any
considerable distance rom those two centres
OF operations. As regards the defence or
Paris, II is probable the garrison win light well
but mere bravery under certain circumstances
becomes an Improbable waste OF life. am assured
that the detached forts wholly unprovlded with
| casclaLes. IL .ns be true they are mere