New-York tribune., 1870-10-18
THE SIEGE OF PARIS.
INTERESTING EXTRACTS FROM LATE PARIS
PAPERS AND REPORTS.

PAPERS AND REIOhIo'
We have voluminOus dispatches from Paris,
to Oct They include large number OF Official docu
merts, proclamatons, reports OF military commanders
and unofficial accounts OF operations. The fan OF stras
bourg became known in Paris on Sunday. \ proclana-
ton dated Hotel de Vie and signed by all the Minis
ters, issued on Monday acknowledging the noble re-
sstance OF the city, and declaring that the siege had only
drawn closer the bonds which attach Alsace TO France
! Then follows enactment "that since the t1ege
Of srasbourg the national feeling Of the people Of Paris
had not ceasedo lavish testimonies OF patriotism upon
Of Strasbourg and in order 10 pcretuate the
sentiment, the statue standing IN the Place de Ia
Concorde should cast in bronze and have inscrp
ton added TO IL commemoratng the OCCASION" NJ Felix
Pyat and his friends took the matter very differently,
and his paper the Combat which appears with heavy
black mourning border, contains an article signed by him
apostrophsing the Government in this styles
"What a coufessonl Put We expect such failures
from your imbecty Yes, these heroic cities Tou and
strasbOg have held out you say glory 70 them but
for you they have only cry Of maleaictOn No mo
phrases discourses, and pacsrds. Since Sept. you
have had the fate Of France in your own hand.-what
have you dOnei Notlrg. You 20 your knees to Bis
narck and Immediately after TOul aad strasoJurg
render r. only half Of those who carried howrs TO the
statue had carried snd provisions TO the town. they
would have held ont until to-day And you going
70 recast the statue. You viii have the bronze and
Prussia the town. II is In this way that you reenforee
tine Pl1ssiaus Toul is frontier lost; strasbourg +
az m Paris And -ou find time u scat trr the flowers
Of rhetoric, and to stick up pl1caris ara no time 10
make the commune the Revolution. and The sring ~
the peoplp Take care YOU the Empire under the
disguise Of the Republic PEmDrs Repu6i'coinel Sedan
killed your predecessors stra-bourg VII k4h you. Be
| gone your deposition is pronounced"
Mondays journals contain very Characteristic article,
At1 Pdrisies by NJ Victor Hugo. 80" he begins, the
Prussians have decreed that France shall be Germany
| and Germany Prussia. That I, as Lorrainer, am
German; that the Nile, the Tber and the Seine are au-
ents Of the srre that TIE city which lGT as
being capable Of anwerug BTat Rnsa na1 Mo
| Dauton, and the French Revolution never e1iste1!
that having Bismarck, do not need Yoltaire, but
ere reS and the Of Sapoeon The Little that
hencefor thSggt eCnseePee P9etry art w pen nat at
don AMI omoTrab and thev the Prussans are the
fire OF Heaven; that il time 20 put end 10 this state
OF things and that hencofOrth The human race VIII be
power Of the second order This dearest Prsians they
are executing upon you When they suppress Paris they
mutiate the world; their attacks aimed iTtI 81 @6
Ia such future pOssibef We only by smile NJ
Victor Hugo proceeds 10 show tie nature of TINS c0nct
IT the old between tie ArchanSe and another Dra
gon and il will have the old predcsined WIZ
be overthrown The var has hher,3 o1y & agen s sh, ~
warit il about TO become grand M V: hagS cans 10
! the Prussiaus, 10 come forward IKE men. 10 mort
orests thick fogs no more tortnouf tactlc no
| step softly The very dead will hear you. Paris Is
the sbadogS' ADVANCE. show yourselves Your facle
successes and you must fight foot 20 loot ana
hand 10 hand. You about 10 meet great soldier,
vhose name was Gaui when yOu were the BOrussans,
and who calls himself France now that you are VLnds
sbaEesneare We are goir Z 90 put your General 20 the
tes and shall ace wsether your Mokes ability is really
betfcr than the creptuie Of lie BGuf" NJ Victor Hugo
then discusses famine and hombsrdment as means OF re
dncing Paris and proceeds: Attack Paris then block
ade bombard her. Try IL; but while you about 10
unite will snow seet, hail, rain, trost ice Paris
To- sH,pse mankind viii now terrify It, The world Will
be amazed when II sees how grandly Paris can die.
The Pantheon Is already asking ITSELF where nehi
! it is 10 put the amount OF power who are about
TO scqure title 70 the shelter oi It's dSne,
| with flowers history viii crown her with stains
The following the longer report Of the battle Of Vile
| juif Issued by Gen. Tlochu
Aer the concentration OF the positions adjacent TO
vueiuif by the division of Gen Mand Luy the enemy
remained master Of the villages OF Le Hay Cheyiy,
mnSeatops with yerssies For several days past he
has been constructing works on this line, throwing up
earthen pletng ts bounds and walls OF the
Niases' $50 %o, M the io hsnks OF the seine sbould be
| contemplated Ordor TO reeonnoitcr exactly the
forces OF the enemy on these positions. with this
Ssft' Syht massed aa toward the forts Of fvry Bche
and MonrOuge the rear OF all undermined post. AT
they quilted their lines and at once re-
ceived with brsk fire Of musketry and cannon, 10
which they replied with energy The engage ment soon
lasted not three hours While the troops under
General of Brigade Gubein tjSth and t2dl pushed the
enemy back with vgor out OF Chevy the bulk OF Cen
| Blanes column divisions Mand Luy) penetrated
as far as the village OF Inal ana tSoR .tepns Pa.
| il could not carry OF, having no guns AT this
ments concentrated within call. and could not have
numbered fewer than $1,000 men. Gen. Vnoy, judging
that the enterprise
the retreat IL effected under fire. with calmness
which was remarked and does the troops infinite
credit. The artillery throughout steadily and e1ec-
lively supported the movements by tne accuracy OF ts
the example the infantry OF the line, their side
showed admirably firm bearing In the engineers,
which attacked the enemy directly In front in their or
fed positions, losses not yet estimated heavy
We have regret the oss Of Gen. Guilhem valiant
officer who has deserved well OF his country Gen. Eres
VINO with single brigade marched upon Creteil, the
adverse right although strongly entitled appears 10 have
had only 80 men wounded This general officer greatly
praises the attitude Of his troops The fire from the
mitraeuses greatly tried the army who thrown the
plateau OF VilIepe lost heavily. The military nten
depce and the its disposal aud the Inerna
tiopal society for the Help OF the Wounded fulfilled
their nilson with much devotedness. To resime the
combats OF Sept 80 have proved 10 soldiers how
much they are worth 10 their chiefs what they may
meet OF them and this day II honorable ~ the efforts VI
the defensive Bourgeoise.
The German Patriotic Ladies' Fair of this
CITY WAS opened the armory Of the S7th Regiment