New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-10
INSIDE PARIS.
JOURNAL OF A RESIDENT AMERICAN.
TROUBLES WITHIN AND wlrHouT-ASfECIS OF
THE CITY-THE PLAN OF DEFENSE.

PARIS, Thursday, Oct. 6.-fr0m military, or,
rather an engineering point Of view, Paris is stronger
to-day than 1t two weeks ago. The defenses have
been strengthened With respect, however, TO its de-
Tenders they are much what they were. The soldiers
OF the line If the Marines soldiers the Mobiles and
the Nationals with some few exceptions, remain armed
citizens. Each battalion is imperiwn in impe'7o.
The ignore every except their own officers ana
the officers exercise but little influence except wheh 'no!
consent to act strict accordance with the feelings "
those whom they supposed to command. some ., a
battalions ere anxious to fight, but IL unfortuh"'
pens that these are the very which are tne Illus
disciplined The batlalOns OF the oouis So So,,o,,ons
obey ORDERS but there is go In them. Inv ,, 40
of the Tron;u Faubourgs have plenty oi e., oorpot
not obey orders Gen. 1roehu ei.n 49,
w ,..,o enforce military discipline Aiter
r. aoroon ,raton ~ Yesterday NJ g. FIoutehs H"'o IA
his resignation but the Government mas NO. .,,
punl.b either him any OF the men oi tno
=, arcbed I'm arms TO the HoteLde-FlHe' ou'siuo
Tho erccnte the hand OF the Mobiles Is against e'o'!
~ nt NO notice is taken when they fire at or arrest
81 % tho CORPS The courts martial which set are
mora farce i soc that yesterday Ffanc-treur WAS
tried for breaking his musket when ordered 10 march
ne was acquitted because the court came TO the concur
.on that he was I'M brave garcon." The application
Of military law TO the Nationals is regarded by these ct
Mons AS an act of arbitrary injustice. Yesterday, several
ittaons raised the following resolution: In order 10
preserve at necessary discipline and the rights OF
citizens no National Guard shall henceforward DC
brought before council Of war; or be awarded punish
ment except with tae consent of the family council OF
his company"
lam not q military man. hut II certainly does appear
Ia me strange thai TIE PrusSians allowed quietly 10
nireneh themselves round the city, ana that they are
not disturbed by sores We can act on the inner nneS
we have got circular railroad, and we nave armed men
in numbers In the streets and by manning the ramparts
they will soon be taught to act collectively. III Gen
Irocbu really thinks lat his material too bad to do
ANYTHING hut resist possible attack it is evident that
the caluation only question Of the amount OF pro-
viiOns have got, and he Will gain ntue
by delay. 1t is said by some men who
have no sympathy with the anarchists that he pos
scse neither the genius the decision OF character
which necessary to give us chance to get VIGOROUSLY
ont of the desperate situation in which we are My own
impression that lie aud his council Of respectable ora
tors, lawyers, and theorists will be Withdrawn from
power and that their place will DO usurped by the I'll
tras. The French prone TO DO ruled by name AS
person has yet been able to impose his individual
iy upon the they fail back upon the word Com-
mune" which, because 1t acted with revolutionary
energy in is supposed II only 1t were constituted 10
be able TO the country IN 1870.
few DAYS ago it was announced that all pledges be-
low the value of co would be returned by the Mont
he Pitt6 without payment. Since then every one has
been pedging articles for sums below this amount as
second decree the is expected 1t is not
had plan give relief to those In want As yet how
ever there absolute want, and long as the pro-
visions last do not think that there will be- AS long
hour and meat every with less trouble will
get his share The proprietOrs have been deprived OF
their to tor rents consequently FAMILY needs
but little ready money subsst from hand to mouth
My landlord every week presents me with my bill Inc
ceremony seems to please him, and does Inc no HARM l
have pasted upon my mantepece the decree OF the GOV
eminent adiouning payment Of rent and the right TO
read and reread this document is all that he will get
from until the end Of the siege. Yesterday ordered
nvSplf "A war
man name and feel convinced that he will not venture
10 ask for payment under the present circumstances
FRIDAY. oct. Paris would hardly be recognized
under ito present aspect by those citizens OF the Far
West who in the habit of regarding 1t as place
where good Americans when they die. In the garden
of the Tueries where bonnes to frt with guards
men, there artillery camp The guns the pckets OF
horses the tents the camp fires and the soldiers In the
shirt sleeves have picturesque effect under the grea
trees On the Place de la Coneorde, from morning Il
evening there is a mob discussing things in general
watching the regiments they dele with their arms be
fore station of Strasbourg In the morning the guns
the forts can heard heavily booming but the sount
has its novelty, and no one pays more attention to
than the miller to the wheel Of his mill In the Champs
Iys6es there private carriages, and few persons
sitting on the chairs. The Cirque de PImpcrarice is
barrack All the cafes chantanies are closed Some few
youthful votares Of pleasure still patroDze the merry
corOunds, but their business is not lucrative one
Along the quays by the river side there cavalry
Mars camp. In the most Of the squares there arr
sheep and oxen On the water boulevaTds lines Of hu
have been built for the Mobiles, and smaller huts are
being erected along the Rue des Ramparts for the Ma
tionals duty. Everywhere there are squads of Ma
ona some learning the goose STEP Others practicing
diminishing between the carts and acres Others levene
their guns and swapping them of at imaginary Prus
SLAMS Private carriages rarely The Omnibuses
are loaded but fear greatly that their horses will be
far from tender when eat Them The cabbes once Sc
naughty, are humble and cOncstOry. At the Arc de
IrOmphe at TrocaderO. and at Passy there are always
crowds trying the Prussians in the distant hills and
In the Avenue de lImperatrce now the Avenue Uhrc1)
there are always numerous admirers Of Mont Nalerien
gazing silently upon the object Of their worship In the
Faubourg St. Antoine wOrkmcn lOunging about doing
nothing and many others drilling. In the other Fan
bourgs much the thing goes on, except where bar
ricades are building. Round each OF these there Is
always a crowd Of men and women, apparently expect
ing the enemy to assault them at any moment At the
different gates Of the town. companies OF Mobiles and
National Guards sterny repel every civilian who seeks
pass. On average Of every ten minutes no matter
where is meets either battalion Of Nationals
or Mobiles. or corps marching somewhere. The
asphalt OF the BOulevards, that sacred ground Of
handles and smart dresses, is deserted during the
day time In the evening for about two hours ii IL
thrOnged by Nationals with their wives Mobiles, who
ramble along, grnning vaguely hand in hand and loaf
There, and In the principal streets, spectators
have taken advantage Of the rights stop up the
sidewalks with tables on which their wares dis
played. On some Of them there are kepis on others
ointment for COrns, Others Gen. TrOchu and the
bers OF the Government In gilt gingerbread The sheet
hawkcrs enjoying perfect carnva-the last edition
Of the papersthe Tuiieres paper-the carcatures Of
Badinguet las His exMsiesty is hickman ed)-porras
the heroic Uhreh ana infalibe for the small
rox or worms offered for by stentorian lungs
Citizens too, bankrupt alike in voice In purse place
four lighted candles tie pavement and from midst