New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-18

"eh IiV''" 49,, ,oada In the suppOsition that We
! NAV soon expect serious woth o"'NiU. -, enc No
| ., h,s nurnose 10 mobilize certain n" ,,,,
VI p "d Uo states that this desirable ana huiS
,.,o measure had been unaVoldaply re'"iuoo !" 'o
p ., the absolute want of arms and OF the uhpro
80 state of the defenses. This task peins Nv"
inieved and Paris being absolutely lmpreRh"o'o' W
aout he purposes to take advantage OF the PATRIOTISM
90 the National Guard, and while restraining
90 afford them an opportunity OF acting against inc
enemy nv drafting selection of the citizen soldiers ior
ervice outside the walls. With reference 10 the tme
when he may require their coopera'on III
the field he the right OF reiicency ou' eo'
that they cannot hope to cope successfully WIN .o
disciplined Prussians unless they have been famarAou
with movements on certain large SCALE ana pcioio
force OF artillery heavier caliber than Is now aVa
able has been obtained. Moreover, ~ there ~ uNcr
sity OF armament among the National GUARDS VIII pe
necessary that who have Chassepts ana arc NOT
going beyond the walls should exchange them for the
converted In the hands OF those VINO Hay
be drafted for active service This exchange must DC Ut
,apgcd amicaby The men who desire to 60 out are to
inscribe their names on lists specially prepared ITO
calls for $50 volunteers per battalion among Who thoso
will be preferred who are under 80 years OF age, u
married OF good constitution, and who have either been
I'm the army OF accustomed 10 the manipulation oil arms
Four companies are to constitute marching pattaiOh
each battalion will be placed under the direct command
of generals having active divisions Other details are
added unimportant to dwell upon. The most Interest
ing and significant fact is the measure ITSELF Tic Gen
era says he did not share the sangne hopes OF those
who entered boldly upon the campaign against
Prussia and that he oandidy expressed his apprehen-
sion Of speedy and great disasters to the Minister OF war
but that now he is satisfied OF return OF fortune,
only he will not compromise the safety OF
Paris and the salvation of the country by
yielding the impatient camOrs OF those who have not
his responsibility. He will follow out the plan no has
traced out without revealing 1t, only soliciting con
| 81, ~ tha wit wi
Paris have up to this time hOnored him
This letter is extensively commented upOn and mas
produced an excellent effect The National Guard has
been demanding active operations, ana, III DONG So
merely expresses the general feeling. Much satisfaction
is given by the that the time is at hand when
the Prussans will be attacked in their positions, ana
vigorous attempt made to put end to the Isolation OF
Paris Col Lloyd Lindsay has arrived with 100000 col
lected in England he equally distributed between the
French and the Prussan wounded He probably brought
the few copies of English papers from which the verne
| culled its extracts
The O0icie the formation OF corps OF indl-
viduals duty it viii be forthwith TO gather III all
the fruits and vegetables yet uncoected in the enHrons
of Paris. They TO receive 10 cents day. and are 10
| take the title OF the Corps of PurveyOrs
Since the present Government has taken charge OF
Paris the forts of Hsutes Bruyeres and Moulin squet
have been put In complete condition. The marines and
sailors accomplished the work in the forts and in the
mean time a whole arnny-sOme IL 00o-of masons, car
| penteTs, wrights, aud others, proceeded 10
close the 60 barriers of Paris, TO establish draw
bridges, and TO bar the Seine and stockade
IT, Then the military had to he cleared,
the woods OF B0ulOgDe and Yncenne to be cut the out
side Of the pasaded to extent of $1,000 yards
and three new batteries constructed at Saint Ouen,
Montmartrc, and the Buttes ChaumOnt. The ramparts
were in an equally ndefended condition. Beside the
traverscs the parapcts have been covered with 2OW
sacks Of earth vsulted magazines constructed for
1nth wal n
the section of the Notifications opposite the Pourtdu
seemed to be wholly open 10 the enemy Ii now
the strongest point being defended by immense earth
work. the village Of Bilancourt and two within the
interior ntrenchmens. The enormous quarries adjacent
have been thoroughly explored, and put wholly
| out OF the power of tho enemy to take,
every sod Of ground, every gutter, every sewer
having been converted into formidable mine'
by the institution Of electrical apparatus OF in-
mrnse power by the construction OF dams to Keep the
WATERS AT sufficient level 10 float the unboats by the
solid occlpation Of adjoining villages, and by system
Of most viHant observation. From Viry to lssy, be
tween ST. Denis aud the Canal de fOurcq, the houses
have loop holed, the streets barricaded connu-
Gus line untes the redoubts OF Grayee and La Fasand
erie the forts which succeed another to ST. Denis
In advance OF this line villages Noisy Rosny Nogent
have been intrenched, and new line Is being con
structcd from the Seine to tho Marine, passing by
Maisous- Ulfort. Upward Of eighty thousand work
| men lave cO6perated In these works. MeanW hiie,
the 18Th September after the affair Of Chalon We were
reduced TO the line of forts We have to-day reaken
from the enemy, In advance OF our works. Niry, VILE
tuf Arce nil Cacaan Issy the park Of which was occu
pied by the enemy the 10Th Of September but where
We now have the most formidable defenses. suresnes,
Pueaux Courbevoe safe from al danger of incur
Characterization three days agO-Vietaneusc,
part Of PeTefte. Stains La Courueuve, Fontenay Sous
Bots and NogenS M0rue, where the enemy penetrated
at their ease and which have covered with barrl-
cades. In word, possess toward the east hfe de
pon Joinvile and the west are masters OF the
, almost Isle Of Genneyilicrs.
with reference the artillery theoretically the forts
and the walls of the encrclng line Of the Notifications
ought to have been mounted with seven guns per
basioD. At the commencement of the war there
only three and not for the ramparts Up TO the h
OF August few placed there, but 10 aay the
fears Of the public than in anticipation of serious siege
regarded impossible Abe reserve ought to have been
800 guns but in view of the operations the Rhine,
they were sent to Metz and StrsbOurg where they
There ammunition for only six shots per gun.
We had spherical pr0jecties in abundance, but obloDg
shellsthe only in use-eyisted only in very
small quantities. Canister and the material TO fabricate
1t might said not to exist at all The stock of gun
powder did not exceed 100000 pounds The personnel
was even more meager than the material Not more
than 10 officers in the whole. and the
artillery service represented by one man per
battery We have now 1900 officers and soldiers,
!
! on the ramparts amounts 10 2,140 guns
We have 6G00,OoO pounds Of powder At the siege OF
sebastopol the consumption only 9,SOOOOo pounds
/ Our manufacture OF powder continues We have any
quantity OF obong shells. Not only the Government
FORCES have been constantly under requison priv
enterprise vast scale has been called TO aid
Instead Of 10 shots per gum command AT the
outset far from having the cartridges per
judged necessary In rstcass fortress. We had only
We have been manufacturing them since at the rate