The New York herald., 1870-11-06
AMERICAN EXODUS
FROM PARIS.

THE AMERICAN EXODUS
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special correspondence OF the HERALD, dated at
Versailles on the 2sth Of October furnishes quite
an interesting account OF the departure OF the body
Of American visitors in exodus from Paris. after
their release through the sxertlons Of Minister
washburne.
The report reads thus:-Before the dawn sf day
the Americans who were to leave Paris were out Of
bed and already dressed. Thirty carriages were
and were taken to Clarendon. osRae r
Z !, says the correspondent, made one Of q party
Of four who purchased carriage and pair Of good
horses They cost sixteen hundred francs. All who
left by the American caravan were obliged either to
purchase horse and carriage else to pay largo
amount OF cash for hired conveyance to the rail.
way station. .s..
The morning was wet and the weather Geld. fa
The drive through the city at such an hour, ana
under such circumstances, was truly melancholy
anair.
There Was IN immense camp at the Tuileries. si
y Alapge crowd Of hungry persons crowds of them
indeed were gathered already. Tney were looking
for foodwang fori its distribution by the butchers
"A nxed gloom pervaded their conntenances.
Then there was the sound OF the ceaseless tramp
Of the sentinels. >Nps rsNra
All this contributed to impart sense Of the most
depressing feeling to the Americans
~ 4sNrs .sl5 IN MOTION OUTWARD.
At the hour Of seven O'Clock the carriages began
to move through. A large escort Of men OF the Ma
tional Garde lined the sidewalk and pavement as We
went. q eRS'H 2ssfeter8 N
We were preceded by Messrs. Ward and Holman,
secretaries to the United States Legation In Paris
and journeyed over the draw-bridge, viewing
again the superb forncations Of the city Of Paris az
we went 6a 1Ha 4st saa3
.esl4taN WHO WERE THERE.
Among the party were Messrs. O'Sullivan and
vile, Harry Stone, Creamer and wtfe, Of Detroit;
Kidder, Helmick, Wells and Turnbull. ~
There were twenty Russians moving away also.
Each one OF the Americans had been furnished by
Minister Washburne with latsser passer, and
each wss required TO sign q document Affirming
that he or she was not carrying and promised not
to carry dnt letters written or papers of any descTp-
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Tbs procession moved along rhe highway under
the heavy guns OF the forsfncations.
We tosk the road 70 Crcretl. sssefc
The day set In very cold, with biting WIND.
RURAL SCENES.
The country outside OF the barriers had been
already cleared Of every sort Of eatabe matter; no.
tatoes, grapes beets and all KINDS OF fruit were
gone. Here and there we observed q single apple
tree. N4 Pig
THE MILITARY SITUATION.
For over an hour we encountered no French sol.
diers though We wsre All the time prsccded ny m
ambulance wagon, which appeared to act as the
vanguard OF our vehicles.
We passed under the guns OF Fort Charenton and
BY the strong ramparts which extend In that direc
n0n.
We reached Cretell at nine O'Clock in the morn
ing. Here we found ruin ana devastation on every
side. The population Of the village was gone.
Passing the French outpcsJs at half-past nine
A. NJ, our nag, which foated on the carriages was
discovered by the Prussan outpost sentinels. We
were ten miles distant from the walls Of Paris and
less than three from the forts at the moment.
The Prussians challenged US and we replied. We
are ordered by their officers to turn or into side
way ct this point
We then passed along the banks OF the river
Marne, ana soon came on Prussians bars1er Of
blockade, which was thrown across the highway.
Looking over and above the Obstruction we beheld
the spiked helmets Of THOUSANDS OF German soldiers
rising above. -
On the top of tho barricade were two very wicked
looking cannon peering at us through breaches or
portfolios.
BIsMARCK's wATCHFULNEss.
At halfpast ten O'Clock Count Papsfeldt, secretary
to Count Bismarck. whose wife is an American, met
Mr.. Ward, who mad charge of our party, when
formal transfer or documents and papers was COM
menced for the purpose Of scrutiny. Passports were
given up and examined, and our names and places
Of address written down and registered.
After this duty had been properly accomplished
we were furnished with German 'ssafe conduct,
certificate.
TINS operation was, ON the whole, tedious It oc.
cupied quite o considerable time. During its pro-
gress the members OF our company descended from
the carriages and cut down sticks from the trees to
be retained In commemoraton Of eur eventful jour-
ney.
CERTIFIED.
At the hour Of haf-past eleven in the forenoon we
were permitted and commenced to move on through
the Prussian siege lines.
Each carriage was guarded by German soldiers.
TROOPS.
The outposts Of the investing army were oil fur
nshed with small wachhouses for the shelter Of the
men.
During the next hour we passed through the
soldiers camps until we reached Boissy. Here we
found the whole village filed, 5000 or 6,000 Ger
mans being on duty in and around it,
REFRESHMENTS.