, 1870-10-25
FRANCE.
Paris Seen from the Camp of tho
>. Prusslans.>
The Conditio n of the suburbs.
Visit 10 YcrsnflI& sS.-Pro;fess of
the aicA'e. y, ,.-
[FKoA orK Arxc1AL coKRA enSnKSr.1

lFRoY orR AFkc1AL coRRh eoSnESf1
T. CHAxe I0Ay, Sept Is.
1isave seen Paris, and whxt sight It va
II is tut little over wear rince walked Il
peaeetnl streets, rzomenaded a1outy it's boal'
Yards And its Champs ElyAees, 2.1mired i
Pantheon, Notrs Dame, An de- TFIomph,
Louvre, aAM its nnmbs1less obtecta ws'Ethy {
admiration. I was then enchanted, but t
day, when, 4 -cm the heights Of cLeueyie,s, il
sight buras IL q magic panoramic view D. 20
| me. was s,Ee-sttick-n by it's grandeur
There, In tho distance. like old ftiaud., beck
! oned to me tiae s. ilded dome of the Hotel dc
lnvalides, tho N a1eetic proportians Of tn
Pantheon, the tvlo lowers Of Metre Dame
/ tho huge wall. Of tht Arc and the niuety thou
eand houses Of Pans, in which nos two mill
IONS OF people are ina!a "isoned. icy over3ll-.
my heart At the ma 5niheent sighs, bu
it soon had to give way t
sad feelings, for ~ho c1ull he'll
but feel comPssss n for thi
most beautiful work OF .an'n genius t.
boun'ifully aided By natrney,~ hose .a'e is !lel
in the hollow OF ono mans hsa j, aad asoun
Which now girdle, comao~ed q five hundro
and thirty thousand stout AnarEs and brav
warriors il closely drawn. fat grieved t
zee natures and mans labore Of q INJURIES Fl
wantonly sacrificed to almle.s pSi ae- ri
! chs6Tned to rec the scotes OF te4a '1fGl suz
rouI t1tE Villages and suburbs 1T q : feet Il
sLamefully and nee diss=ly abandoued ny tlei
inhaM anfs* ENct sound. save tho t. imp o
tue soldier, ma1ching through them 10, m
th'D n, 10 Eelove the s,1vanco rosts on d, 1ty, i
10 be heard The Euaoke il seen asce1 dint
from tie chimney. No bells call to-d4, tn
No'shlppt m to church Not cue partGl. VI IL
can Gu ge oose1y.a In aug of them. whese oot, I
lev asts ago thousands were peacefu'ay p,
,ns TIER socatiors., aea we're cnjoyiuA
| The fruits of their labor. All i
o. the Almighty had coue do1.n and a~ept
sn Living things, save trees and fIosera. na-
| ture's innoce Mt children. from the faca Of ths
earth l have seen the De- olation ai,d destruc-
tion cauted ty two wars during my lifo, bnt
| never did ! witEeas il on 4uch gigantic scale,
am now writing this hur1iedly during the
midnight hours, in the library OF q millionaire
1s1'z,an 1nz,aa houss-nuilder, who passes the hot
asou1d me, on the f1oor. on tables, sbclver,
ehairr. in book CASES, lie books and pauphlets
al etteau Al out III the most complete disor-
uer, thas would do honor to tho library Of
saVan or hbrasy association There cannot
be aefs thsn 1000 volumes OF historical
phloropl!issl, agricultural, horticultural. clas-
f1esf aud div r. other works, in this collsc-
tlon the Value Of them would certainly ex-
ceod sIo.ooo. It ia painful to think that
~ ageh ,,,,,sa a collection, which Is only one
meet n1 ,hs hs1steds f.ts Is, ~ ike it; viz soon
that the German troops would bum them a.
the ca!;ph did, bat that. being left by their
oWnefa IN deserted fcusee, they will share
alike the fate OF the rest OF the furniture
which has been hauled over by tho Wurtem-
t'e1g soldiers who made their tirst appearance
here
REHAr1oR OF THE rnCss1Axs.
The tfoop+ when they euter village or toxu.
which has the appearance Of being desersel,
enter o. rather force m entrance into every
nq'af nGofe, . BE- It Grocery store, or chateau.
!hetr titst object Of search ia food, such as
bread; meat. 4c.-for you must tesncmber
that the cornmissariat Of the army is ~ yet IN
very deplorable condition. On account of Ill
railroad communications being cut on in our
rear, md the soldier who marches or stands
must eat; if be- dou't gef it fag7,lsriV
he will 50 ind search it irreCu1atlv. II ho
don't find food be will rummnge for Ta1usb.cs;
sooks and wo1nen;s apparel, euch AZ elk
afesses shawls and night caps. he throws
aside IN dlseust. He takes nothing hut what
he can make immediate use Of At tile begin
ning Of the campaign he overloaded himself
With all kinda Of articles. many going even 30
iar ~ to carry cE1po1ines fortleir swcetheafts.
!1 gas h4e tatst long ms1ch or = battle relieved
knapescks and need'e-guns wero ballast
enough to rarry, and, At times. ono too many.
They eay. md l believe it, bad the inbstit
remained ht home they uould not touch =
thing, Tor the presence Of the proprietor Of =
Louise would protect his properly. I was
manding eadcer, in the person of the only man
and wife; out Of two thousand inhabitants,
who did not run away from home
At A. the .pproaeh Of the Germans.
n.1nr, nms ,,;td o'd pu;as man T.! Il = sou Of =
and no soldier Is allowed to enter it uoia very
liberal. however, In dealing out freely to tho
eoldiets his wine and coda water, Of which be
las ~ abundance. He and his wife have eat
en uothtnE for two weeks but potatoes, ~
Fsrs has absorbed everything. had loaf
yet. for which paid two f1ancs this morning
in Lagny, {and was glad to get it At that
price,, apd divided it with this sensible Freuch-
man. The French who hare been throwing
their g1euAdes into the town ever since We arc
here, have now somewhat subsiiod. The still
ucfs Ia refreshing. and as the soall houra OF
the night become beautifully lees. thall have
to make 4 pause here sud wait till Tomorrow,
when Will recount my trip from LAgnT and
BoIs1y SAINT LKHKR, Sept 2k
The clcRc proximity Of the French shells.
which they commenced eending aRnin into
change our base Of operations to saar
party consists Of IN English correspondent
besides myself. atable boy, and IN English
Johann:tter, Of the name Of Major do HAvi-
land, who tolnrd us on horseback at Lagny 10
make the Eourd trip in our company. This
Major De Hasi1and y !quite = gsniua in his
line. Like = true knight Of the order Of
Jolanuitter, he ia fond Of the best the land
can afford, but as the land cannot afford Just
nov anything good, bad, or indifferent in the
limo Of caring. he places his dependence
Yrr nv $hn EnHfA H. ~-$S -
drink, Which, As you we'll know, is Scotch
| Hhiskey. Here, 1t Doissy, We are now stopping
to feed cur animals and ourselves, and, while
the eoup f. boiling over the camp fire and my
Eng'ish friend is peeling the potatoes, /
thought q retuming my last nights account:
might send it along to the headquarters OF
the King, or some army corps, the only place
whence civilian lettea can be mailed. No
a1ny movement has taken plsce since the
informed you, the French regulars, backed BY
the Gatde Mobile to the number Of about
40, eco. made eortfe at little place called
Fe.it Bicetre- This should not be confused
With Fort Bieetre, which is on the south OF
Paris The eoztie waa made on the eouth-
vest Of Paris, where only single regiment Of
Irutsians. the FoEty-seventh, received the
shock and resisted it for hourr, until aid ctme
70 e1tticate them from their difficult positlon.
They nust have fought like lions, for tho mag
ulAIeAS U04lF OF lGG ENSAt CEAkHAu Al fBf331ll6Ss
am told, arc filed With their wounded damo
rumor Gays, too, that the French have lost
twelve guns md 2,0C0 prisoners At this battle,
but personally hare not tcen any prisoners
ret, although I came On the rery line they
should haze passed me nhile golpg 10 the
rear. Ny Inverness Bohemian calls that the
soup il ready, and the meat, which bought At
The p1ice OF cigar, is tough like leather, 90
must again atop short until We roach Yer
saiilee, where hope to be able to close and
mall this letter.
VISIT TO vERaAILLEs-
vkKsAI11ks, Sept -.
SiEo O'Clock last night found us il this ce1e-
htated suburb Of Paris, ths lone Of tho
French roet Dncis, the French General
1icche, whc, It 23, was chief Of the French
latter Eapoleon's friend, who followed him to
St aeleua of Louis XVI, whose teigu il 50
clotely connected with the history OF this
town. It Vas hers where the unfortunate King
attempted to throttle French Hbettr By his
foolish attempt to arrest the libsra1 deputies
y. Of tho royal palsce- 1t VAS haKe IN
shis very palace whera General La
'ayette vainl5 eeeayed to appease The wrath
II the vast crowd Of men and women. who
snd sticks, with the cry Of "The
people a1e unhappy; the eou1ce
II uni app1nesa IL 1t EezsaiEles- tbs King
muEt be fourd and taken to Paris and tho d.
nasty eXtefuinAted. u Il tne S3me town
that in 1914 surrendered itself to the Prussians
without Resistance, ~ was the cAse On the 18Th
inst. when the Crown ptirce OF Prussia ap-
oea1td xith his army before its gates, but un-
like Euche1, who, In ISIS, e1ssPerAted At tho
effective axsietance the Versailles citizens
rendered to the French army At the battle OF
Reaneneenrt, g.ve it pp 70 his i5e soldists fo5
The ii.'i.htants, md quietly occupies the Town
as bis headquarters Al thesa historical
events connected with versaillee were awak-
ened xithin uy 1.,emory, aud uada this