New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-25

and ,c,,ovc third Thcro you have their circle Of
iron They sure that the corps receIying ,he nrst
ports II knows IL rely upon You VII remember That
1T he battle Of Grayeolie one single corps hed lts
ground from a. M ill $3.50 p H., when second corps
arrived 10 its support, against four corps WIN which
Das,ne nade Desperate push t to e,t 9 lss Sd
the day victory for sem marked by the retreat OF
Bazanc and Their own advance about 800 PAGES beyond
nSro Of the ,sclhood Of she beseged succeeding tho
Intended movement Probably 1t Will not be until after
t must. that Paris Itself VIII be reaaS 10 aeeep,
the situatlon"Yt,o Inevitable IL Is Win SauncSs Vi
The commissariat of the German forces be-
fore Paris is thus described by the correspondent of The
London Standard Every army corps has five provision
columns consisting Of 100 wagons 800 horses 40 men,
and 10 officers In addition all these there are horses
men and wagons for q field bakery, and certain mum
Der surplus be used in of need The lC0
wagons are supposed to carry provisions LOT eNcIy a
in the corps for three days ana rs they are ecn ey
zines which established at convenient points, ahd
ne Kept full partly by means Oh & country nn1
partly by the railway
The shooting Of sentries is apparently carried
on to "a horrible degree IN the lines before Paris. Dr.
Russell declares there has been so much OF sentry
engagements this siege they take spot Shots and
kin and wound all they can at the outposts both sides
They are 1T 1t all day and night long. The Prlssians
understand soldering too well to Ike this obicetess loss
of life and waste OF ammunition but they must re when
tinual popping going In this the CssepOts have
the best OF it, but only portions OF the French corps
armed with that weapon the needle gun exceeds the
general OF the French arms, ana establishes an
equilibrium weapons, which is destroyed again by
the superior skill and practice Of the Prussians
All the inhabitants of ST. ClOnd have been
removed to Versailles because their houses arc under
fire. and because it discovered that they had means
of communication with Fort yalerien by signals inge-
niOusly combined out Of blinds, curtains and window
shutters. So accurate the Indications furnished 10
the fort by this system that sooner did superior
officer of the PrssiaDs enter house, than that rouse
found itself converted into center Of attraction Tor
and such like graceful attentions from the big guns
Of the fort.
A house on the declivity of Mont Valerien
was for long time favorite resort OF night patrols
without the French ouposs at the foot Of the fort hav
ing an nkng OF It, till Of the patrols tempted 10
ilnnortaze himself by scrawling his name. The next
morning when the first French soldiers went by "a road
fort goes close by the house, IL was amusing TO
watch their lively gestcuations, and their pointing at
the treacherous Sig1irn. The comnOton reached
the fort itself Officers and prvatcs hurried down to SEQ
the phenomenon; even general cOndescendcd TO con.
vince himself by personal Inspection. detachment OF
has since been posted there who actively ride
about the foreground, but til the morning. when
the Prussian sdyanced patrols are a mile away