New-York tribune., 1870-09-30

tFsuN Our SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
pans Sent. 14-We are in hourly expectation
Of inc tnwelcome though long anticipated
nat the Prussians are within gun-hot Of the foHs
We are 10 judc, nom Appearances tie enthusiasm - ~
%, COO National Guards ana Garde Moone, 80 ON
Yesterday by Gen. Trochu, indicates determn"'oH
the rart 81 these civic legions 70 defend tnc wy 10
luf1lv The line extended from the fi"Oo w -,
Bastine 10 the Tr.umPhal Arch. Inc N' ~
c,,,rd occpr5ed il "a far as the race uo
IA Concorde where the bataiions ooh'i,Iu, -, ,n.
Ad,,irl CbolIie were massed. Here the Garde ao'I
t,,k nm tbe Iiuc from the entIance Oh 'uo Nl
Elys6es % tic Arch. There Wis no i'''.' ',.s ~
dr1mnlrr The day very hne ana u'e I'op.S
tered IN forco TO witness the unusual Sp'o''o'' "
,.r ,r,os IN, Boaeyards, however preSeh'oi
r,arv aspect from the positive absence OF Any ''lSe
lf crowd and half the shops were cioScu' Aio -'"
,iopas are not yet al attircd III thef hiii'"I! 'io
so that their general appearance was Oh 'ho u''eS N
All however wore the tcpi or peaked cap win "ii'0
hand and stripe, the distinguishing marx O4 VS pou''
mat OF the Mobiles has a red stripe. Or these
. ,.,st purlcr have within the last few days come in
fy,rn tho country and arriving Those from
Brittany are fne strong set OF fellows not over chee
fnl OF countenancc but res0lutelookng. The BonrgW
lions On the contrary aIe sort OF devFHay -ouo lO
moi less solid In build less resOiuie OF aspect ana
they are somewhat noisy have not seen any southern
ers They are probably being masscd IN Lyons Gen.
Tre;,u WAS enthusiastically cheered as he passed on
1t footpacc tween the lines drawn up along
tne K,1n and frequently salu.cd the national troops
lie Is a handsome, sodierly-lookiug man. ana inspires
confidence saw him pass down The Boulevard on MS
way TO IL Place Do Ia CJncorde and after teiegraphihg
10 YOU made my WY to the Louvre where arrived IN
te 10 witness Ai reception at this point, the only one
whore m crowd was to say dense. II shouts 60 for any
thing he must have felt himself to be the most popular
man OF bc hour Tie armament OF the Civic Guard is
not uniform. Many have the Chassepot others the con-
vcltcd musGls called tI6atiere because the mechan-
AZ Inc "A
box. Others, again, s.in have the old percussion
imz7lcl aJcr. This diversity Of armament may
lll O. confusion in the distribution OF
amnuiou Tho danger has been pointed out, and pre-
clutiouaIy measures viii be adopted. But Chassepots
are being anucturCdby by the thousand aud the UNIFORM
armng OF the civic troops is question Of certain
number OF days. Trochu was accompanied by Gen.
Tamsitr the new COmmandant Of the National Guard
AID was preceded and followed by squadron OF the
uowlycoUsttuted mounted scouts, ana by squadron OF
lancer TIE corps dtCnGe Of Gen. Nnoy was also in
spec. ly Gen Tr0chu Another somewhat popular IN
diviIual WHO accompanied TrochG and who wore the
uniform OF an American officer, was young man whom
the papes dc, gua,e Nj. Wilson Cragg, WAo Is said
to be getting up corps Of American volunteers. give
the fact as recorded.
The general impression have derived from the'specta
Gle Of yesterday is that the PrUssans VIII meet with
most determined desperate resistance. Darricade
committee has been instituted and plan Of internal
defense being rapidly combined, which viii be prae
caly carried out at the proper moment ROchefort is
the President Of this Committee. The defense will com
biue every available means science place at the
command Of the beseged For instance, instead
Of flooding the moat parties viii be ready
10 throw faggots into it, wherever there Is
danger of an assault and these petroleum or other
rapidly nfammable oils and chemicals will be thrown,
then fired. To this end the Government has ordered all
persons having stock OF these substances to send in
Of the Wherever the BOis dc Boulogue has
becn cut down the etumps OF the trees have been left
standing and sharpcued to point TO prevent the
action OF cavalry. Last night parts Of the forest
OF EOsny and Of the wood Of ATgenteuil were set
fire, and the thing viii be done in other drec
nj tons as the necessity arises We have 10 fur
ttruews Of le adyluoe Of ,he Prussaus, but in auc
patton Of Their arrival, the French engineers have
destroyed the bridge at Crel-an hours distance from
Parisy ordinary riiGaud since late last night, drec
communication with England BY ;hc Northern line la
been stopped. We have mail i'm today, but expect
Will have been diverted at Amicns, toward Rouen, t.
come on by The Western Railway The postal authorte
inform me that every possible means viii be adopted 4
continue the mail ryice.
lNROLLMENT or wORKINGMEN - THEATERs
BATHROOMS, AND CONCERTS CLOSED-FEEL-
ING OF TIE PEOPLE.
FROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, Sept. IA sufficient body Of the
rctus population are well mp ghting mark. The rise
ia this direction for he past few days seems to me 10 be
GREAT strong ana steady The furry OF scare is over
People are getting used 10 the prospect OF siege and
suffering and te caimtr il. great number ofthe
timid, wealthy poor creatures and political cac'ators
have left the city and have left it all the stronger for
their absence Immense numbers OF workmen out OF
cmpoymcp. enrolled in tie National Guard and Of the
Mobiles sent FOR the provinces have already made
their sacrifice, and, along with great numbers Of the
small bourgeois already half ruined by st1gnatiOn OF
trade ere growing grim and em1JS Not thcater nor
ballroom cafe concert is OPEN Thought, talk,
and exercise Of the substitutes for old amuse
/ ITS pr3-0ccupati0us, and occupations.
OF course there are many lukeWam many who would
rather surrender Paris intact than trumphanty defend
IL in ruins who afraid Of the vile multitude
than of Prussian who count peace negotiations
interference of foreign powers etc But they are less
numerous body should say than they lately as
three days ago. and may be prodded up to fight by the
more determined llrEeT body.
You see by paper the rigorous taken and
ordered by the Government. Each Of the really ener-
Cetc ones, such blowing up the bridges and burn
g. the neghborng woods in dne, every act Of theirs
that indicates sincerity in the purpose OF resistance
mounts the general spirit Of stance note higher.
Per contra. Although tee has been q wonderful
growth Of ChasepOts of late days there many Of the
guards not yet armed with anything. 1 Mobile
who had received his gun only this morning, who
In seven days ago. He knows no more Of use Of the
Chassepot than your servant does The with
he Is lodged perfectly valid, aged about 90 and Of good
will IS not yet regularly enrolled. OF the 100000
10000 Mobiles aud Nationals reviewed by Trochu last
Tuesday large proportion have only reached the first
rudments Of drill, discipline, and organization. Only
partly uniformed, not compact by esprit de corps, com
manded by officers especially in the higher Tades whom
they don't know personally or by great reputation
many Of these officers risen 10 their grades by seniority
promoted by favorsm under the ancene regime, old
ish stocksh, unsympathec with citizen troops and the
spAitof the tne inspire dstrus rather than conf
deucc.
OF the state ~ armament ~ the forts and forhcatons