New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-24
PARIS.

Prussian Advance Pickets near NAL.
mais0n-All the French Troops Retired
within the Fortincati0ns Of Paris-De.
fenses of the Country around Deserted
PontoOn Bridges Thrown Arcoss the
Seine by Prussians- The Rappel Abuses
England-Bitter Attacks ON the Gov.
ernmens-Tr0chu's Forces Fell Back ON
Defending Paris-The Reds Insist the
War shall 60 ON till Victory IL Won-An
Entire Change Of Omcials Demanded
The Red Men Threaten to Hamper the
GOvernment-Incoming Of the Prussians
a Lesser Bvil than Supremacy Of the
Reds-Return Of Favre A waited Anx.
iously-The Fight at iChattilon Unsatls-
factory-Flisht Of Zouaves Without
Firing Shot.
Especial to the New York Trbune.l
PARIS, September 2O.-Egress from Paris
is positively prohibited. The Prussians re-
fuse to give permits to or fro.
The Prussian advance pickets are near
Malmaison, between st. Germain and Paris,
and no French troops in sight.
All the French troops have retired behind
the Paris fortificatiOns.
The defenses of the country around Paris
have been deserted, and only the Prussians
now occupy the surrounding country.
The Prussitns have thrown. pontOon
bridges across the Seine, below St. Ger
main, where the army Of the Crown Prince
is stationed.
The siege Of Metz has become mere
blockade.
NEW YORK, September 23.-The Telegram,
has the following from Paris: 1.-THE Rappei
abuses England for refusing to participate
in the negotiations transferring Rome to
Italy"
Especial to the New York Tribunel
PARIS, September 222.-The attacks on the
government continue more bitter than ever
now that We are shut up.
Trochu's forces that were sent to the
front having failed to check the enemy, fell
back upon the original idea of defending
Paris by itself.
Especial to the New York Tribune.l
PARIS, September 22.-SOme of the "Red"
organs, the Rereillc for instance, insists that
there shall be no peace ON any terms; that
the war must go on ut all hazards until the
victory is Won These same people insist on
a clean sweep being made in the public Off
ces, so that the whole administrative body,
employed under the empire, rank and file,
as well as the heads Of departments, shall
give place to new men.
How is government possible under such
conditions 1t is of vast importance that
the government should make peace. and
here are set of men who declare that they.
shall not make peace on any terms, who re-
proach the Ministers bitterly for entertain
ing the question of peace, and yet these
very men begin to cry out for an equal di-
vision of food among us, and embarrass the
government with disturbances. 1t any
thing goes wrong, these are the people to
be feared.
The government officials are doing their
very best, but the red men are getting
Il. l. Al.
satisfaction. They threaten seriously to
hamper the government, and it may be that
before long Paris will regard the incoming
of the PrlIssans as the lesser evil than
their supremacy.
We are doing well enough about pro-
visions and supplies. The government
fixes the prices of meat, which is cheaper.
/ dare say, than in New York. 1t is not
yet more than twenty cents per pound.
There is no scarcity of animal food, and
the supply of bread is unlimited.
: For wine, the Prussians outside NAV
envy us.
The city seems unusually healthy. Even
smallpox has Disappeared we hear nothing
OF it. The people forget to be i'll in the
midst Of war.
We are waiting, in no little excitement,
the return of Favre from the Prussian head
quarters, but those who are well informed
have slight hopes of his success.
Another correspondent writes, under date
Of September 20: The fight of yesterday, at
Chatillon, was anything but satisfactory.
1t appears that originally, General Trochu,
having reviewed his forces, determined to
defend Paris without the help Of an army
outside. He had made up his mind to give
up all strong places beyond the line Of the
forts, when suddenly came Ducrat from
Sedan, in the guise Of q peasant. Here was
a general fit to be trusted with the command
Outsiaa of Paris. Ducrat should have an
army Il Sc, 900 men to defend certain heights,
They came to trial yesterday, and the most
important incident Of the day va
the fight Of the Zouaves, swithout firing {
shot. They ran into Paris amidst execr1
tons and hpotiDg. They have been azrested