The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-28

Ia ddfsse. Had the question which. US the Duke has
since confessed, might have been settled In twenty
Minister would have suffered hesyy financial loss.
The Duo do Gfamont. who mad been successfully
been ariYsp by pecuhia,.- embarrassment into the
service 81 tho s,,,I,:,s.s FRA. colleague
s. Ssns ssesi y ss oM r. ,Ess
were entitled 10 claim tnis appellet on, II
COST on WAR 10 T..- FRENCH. -
Professor Lesne Lev. aas again written to the on-
don press 8bel The cost Of the present war, ana now
comes g consider the French losses rne atst item
expenditure or France. when war was declared on
the 18th OF July two votes were immediately taken
for e. but three days atter, other
@sss sse we're yo.s
Of $1,000 90 was pssosatsi in Paris and London.
Besides this. the city oil Paris raised r. COO and
rowed considerable sums for local defenccs to say
nothing OF what may have been taken nom
incurred for war rom 1888 e $780, es
mated at 440 ,00o ana II will be seen that the
Would r sr sxcsed The next item y
direct losses liz the waste and destruction caused by
wax. THIS nc estimates to be *i5oooo, 600 morc-s
sum less than the statements Of tho Journal GAO9J-
c~uie and the Pays. The indirect losses consist Of
two distinct tems-loss OF men and less Of industry.
tic reckOns the capitalized l0sa OF 100, 900 men
killed end wounded, with loss OF productive power,
ut ego 000 ana the loss Of national production
18oo.O0o 900, In addition to the $780, 900 600 which
sho may have TO pay to Prussia for ineemnlty.
lie udds:--Tne cost ofwar Is truly frightiui Mod
ern wars have all been ve destrsc Give. It has
been calculated that the CrimeaA war cost
,oos the American enc dSa o Sv war ooc
war; G63,00o 600, besides the los q life which s
given fer all these wars together a. NOT less than
100000 men. including those slain on the bate
field and those whs died til. Ough wounds and dis.
ease. My estimate, however, OF the cost OF war Is
larger, perhaps, than any hlth maue, BY the ad.
al Ion o. the Oney value OF tue property destroyed
and above ALL Of the capitalized value OF the men
question, since the deve opme Of national re-
sources Is dependent Oh the extent OF the productive
forces available. Elasticity OF character and vari-
speedily than an0 ner country could ON the effect
OF this great national misfortune, ut nothing can
make up for the obstruction Of the prodacve forces
BALbooNIsa INCIDENTS. ........
Tho Prusslan Landwchr employed In the invest
mcnt or vcrdun enjoyed new and excIilng sport
during the continuance OF strong southwesrery
gale which blew On the 25th and two days following,
aud carried tive balloons FROM Paris in tnat dlrcc.
ton, in each OF which The gas was escaping. Tho
lrt perceived was on the afternoon OF me 10Th and
DO within easy rice range, until the yoyagers sud-
dcy bethought themselves Of the last desperate
expedient or throwing their freight overheard,
ana By dischar9ng In succession large packets
OF letters and papers rose steadily out OF the reach
or danger aed passed EDWARDS towards Luxembourg.
Among The contents oil the captured journals was
found Ducrots report OF the Versailles sortic OF the
OF the two iour.eouaders captured by the Prusslan
skirmishers. There We're also long dispatches from
the War Once Of Paris 10 that OF Tours On the nth
the same scene was repeated only that this time
the acrcnauts were not fortunate. Buadle otter
bundle was thrown down IRON q balloon which
came towards the German ines, flying very low,
and which continued TO descend so rapidly that the
passengers In IL iernd their hopes OF getting out OF
ropes, alter which the balloon again rose and went
on.
They proved to be one man In sort Of uniform
who said ne belonged TO corps or aer0oauts, ald
refused TO give any Information further. ANA two
Others, one OF whom stated he was an Englishman,
Gaping from the beleaguered capital. These said
they had paid f12o each for then passage and were
ready to afford guch information as they had They
declared they had come from Paris in three hours
end quarter, or at the rate Of about forty live miles
an hour. TheIy gaze bad report OF the markets OF
Paris, especially OF The meat supplies the prices Of
which were rising daily. They had newspapers with
thex OF the days date printed, however, probably
but he had refused to descend into captivity, and
the lightened balloon had carried HIM upward aud
onward AGAIN. rup m .xce rrvr,,
Dane serving In corps OF Francs.tireurs near
Paris gives some particulars Of the mode OF campaign
practlced by these free corps. He says that the
army investing Paris is itself invested. as it is
surrounded on al sides BY Francs tlreuls and no.
three or tour nhans on their foragng expeditions
now whole squadron IS not sufficient Wherever
depend on finding lrreguiars In greater less nuid-
bers. In many places deep dlrches full OF PALISADES
defended by barricadea. The Francstiretrs never
Lake any prisoners. When they see cavalry soldier
al least give an equivalent for his food INC uans
now generally avoid The more unfrequented roads
and advance In sufficient strength to DC able 10 resist
Often Franc-ircur lies all night. from seven
F. u; to four A; NJ on the s, damp ground under
great sacrihce observes tie writer, for Frenchman
r. MAKE g9e sr9ngfst hn 9sst e9nmaggsd 3, The
guards" This band, which numbers 1900 men, Is |
divided Two battaliOns aud consists chiefly OF
the remains OF the regiments which capmated al |
to the enemy.
Che reason OF the delay IN opening fire on Paris, |,
says an English journal OF November IL, Is the |
the horses ana carts have been employed bringing up
supplies and II Is or has been, IN Intervals If that
work only that the transport Of guns and ammuni-
means Of resistance very complicated. The works |
near valerien are growing daily, and the forms OF |
are working busily AZ the quarrics beyond, and |
carts filed with chalk and stones for the iounda-
lions Of the redOubts may be seen through the glass
In long strings going and coming all day. 1t |
almost passes conjecture what these works can I
have recourse To regular siege, ana intend to sap
towards Fort lalerien. Barricade5, mines, pcrate |
OF potash and all the scientific machinery OF war |
Will AVIAN but little II the Gernans ouce make good |
their footing In one or more OF the detached forts
Then must come the real horrors Of the siege and
ffrr2rs the bombardment Of the city viii DO upon
them. The Weather is and has been horrible-pelt.
Ing rams aud heavy gales
Groups OF soldiers are busy In the woods making |
laggots, which IRE called "ascines,n and baskets |
without bottoms, which are known as yabions. Logs
OF timber are beng sawn up into pieces Of col-
yenent length TO build the platforms where
on the guns win work. The bottonless
baskets are being Tiled with earth and the
faggotS IRE being covered With earth as they
take their place in the batteries. Banks arc
spaded UP BY night, behind which the besegers can
shelter, and those banks presently conceal Wagon
loads OF botomlcss BASKETS Everything is finished
of neatly inside. though everything remains rough
and nnpretendlng towards the front Platforms are
made Tor the great siege guns to rest on. Holes
dug out near the batteries and prepared to receive
ammunition. They are thlcky covered over with
earth and timber until there Is little chance OF
shell getting through, while every possible precau-
ton Is taken against damp. Then tae ammunition
is stored up ready for USE II Is, in act @ rising OF
forts against forts The original engineer has said,
''tlcic Is my notion OF decnce.n He has made his
move ana must walt the result The newcomer, the
beseger. picks out every weak point in the iine and
sets to work to outfortiry ms foe Such is Tie kind
Ql lnel which Mllneaslnr heforn Iar