The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-15
INSIDE PA R Is. !
LIFE IN THE B ELEAG o ER Ed
CAPITAL. ~
troubles Within and yVithout-Aspscts
OF the city-The Plan of Defence.


Correspondence Of the New York Trlbunel
PARIS, Thursday, October & J
From military, or, rather, an engineering
point OF view, Paris ts stronger to-day than 1t was
two weeks ago. The defences have been strengths
ened. with respect, however, to its defenders,
they are much what they were. The soldiers OF
the line. II the marines are soldiers, the Mobiles,
and The Nationals, with some few exceptions, re-
main armed citizens. Each battalion Is an TN
oerf,.,n In ia,pe,.fo The men ignore every
one exccSs ia!r own officers and The officers ex-
ercise but little influence except when they con-
sent To act in strict accordance with the feelings
Of those whom they are supposed to command.
Some Of the battaons are anxious to fight, but it
unfortunately happen; that these are the very
ones which are the most undiscplined, The bat
talions of the bourgeolse quarters obey orders,
but there is no 90 in them. The batssltona
of the Trontu Faubourgs have plenty Of go. but
do not obey orders. General Irocnu either can
not or does mol desire ID enforce military dis
ciplIne. After his demonstration OF yesterday,
N. G.. Flourens gave In nus reslgnauo1, out tne
government has not YET VentuTed 10 punlsn
either him or any OF the men OF the battalion
who marched 10 arms 10 the Hotel.de.Fille
Outside the enceinte the hand OF the Mobiles Is
ogaimst cvery one but no notice s takln q when
tiiey fire OF or arrest officers OF The corps. The
courts martial which setyare a mere farce. see
that yesterday Francs;treor was tr1ea snor
brsasine his niusket wheh ordered to marcf; he
was acquitted because thes court came ~ Lne
conclusion that he was '.un pmve garcon." inc
application Of military Law! to the Nationals is
reaarded-b -by these citizens as 80 act or arbitrary
iniSsijce' Yesterday. several, battahons passed
the following resolution: -aIn order TO preserve
at once necessary discipline and the rights OF
citizens, 10 National Guard sliall hencelorward
be brought before councii o. war, or oe aWarl,'
the S family % council Of his company" .
J am not a military man. but 1t certainly does
appear to me strange that the Prusslans are al
lowed quietly to entrenchy themselves ronnd tne
city, and that they n5e nG ey c
cular' railroad, and we have armed men IN num-.
bers In the streets, and. by manning the ram
parts they will soon be taughtto net colectiveiy.
il General Trochu really thinks that his material
is too bad to do anything but resist possible at
tack, 1t Is evident that tile captulatlon Is onlya
question Of the amount OF provisions We have got
and he will gain little BY. DELAY. IL IS SAID g5
some men who have no sympathy with the
anarchists thst ne possesses ne,ner m sne gsn,rs
to give US chance to get vlctbriously ont 01 the
desperate situation in which we ate.n NY own
hs as ne sn nse viii Se w
drawn from. power, and that their place VIII De
usurped rthe Ultras. The French are proneto
be ruled by name. AS no person mas US yeS
been able to Impose MS annuay tha Word gP1 ne
mune," which, because 1t tactel with reVolntlon-
ary energy in 1893, is supposed, II only IL were
constltuted, 10 be able to safe the country IN
1870.
A few DAYS ago 1t was announced that all
pledges below the value OF so flames would be re-
turned oy the Mont de Plete Without payment.
Since then every one has been 'pledgng articles
for sums below this amount as second decree
Of the same nature Is expected. II Is not 8 bad
plan tO give relief 10 those la want. AS yet how.
ever, there Is no absolute want and as long as tne
provisions last Edo not think tnat there'will pc
AS long as nour and meat last every one, Win
more or less trouble, will ges HI, share inc pro.
prIetors have been deprived OF llelr power 10 sue
for rents. consequently o family needs but little
ready money to subsist on from hand TO mouth.
My landlord every week presents me WIN my
bllL The ceremony seems TO Please him. and does
me no harm. have pasted upon my mantepece
the decree OF the government sdjourning the pay.
ment OF rent. and the right u read and reread
this document is all that he VII get from me until
the end OF the siege. Yesterday ordered InyseH
warm suit OF clothes froma tailor with Ger.
man name, dud feel convinced that lie Will not
venture to ask for payment under the present CIR
'''0 FRIDAY, October Z.
Paris would hardly be recognized under Its
present aspect by those citizens Of the far West
who are In the habit Of regarding 1t as place
where good Americans eowhen they dle. IN the
garden of the Tuileres wlere oonnes used 10 nirt
With Ruardsmen, there isRn artillery camp. The
guns the pickets of horIes, tile tents, the camp.
fires and tile soldiers In heir shirt sleeves, have
q picturesque effect underthe great trees On the
Place de 10 oncorde, fr,n morning to evening,
there Is mob discussing things go,a IN genera, era.
arms before the STATIC, Of Strasbourg. In tile
morning The guns of the prts can be heard heaV.
ily booming, but the sound has lost It's novelty,
aud no one pays more attention 10 IL IMAM tne
miller to the wheel Of lis mill. In the Champs
Elysecs there are no pirate carriages, and few
persons string on the .hairs. The Cirque lie
pImperatrlce Is bsrra:k. All tue cafes chan
tsutes are closed. Some few youthful Votaries
Of pleasure still pasront1 the merrS-go-rounds,
but their business is a0t lucrative one.
Along the quays by the river side there are
cavalry and inGuntry regiments Win Tie
tenteS d'aori. The Cam" de mars Is
camp In the most OF NE squares tnere are
sheen and oxen. On the water boulevard lines
of huls have been built for the Mobiles, ami
smaller huts are being erected along the Rue des
Ramparts for the National' on duty. everywhere
there are squads OF Nationls. SOME learning the
GOOSE stem, Others practiclg skirnislllng between
he carts and iacres, Others lerelllng their guns
and Swapping them Oh al imaginary PruSSlans.
Private carriages are rarelt seen. the omniousses
are loaded; Uut fear geaty that their horses
will lie far from tender WIEN we eat theln. Ile
cahbies, onceso naughty. are humble and concu-
iatory. Az the arc de Triomphe, at Trocadere
and MT Passy, there are aways rroWds trying 10
ace the prussans In the llstant Hills, anu IN the
Ayenue de rimperatrice low the Avenue Chlrlchl
there are always numerous admirers or Mont va.
lerien gazing silently upln the oysct OF tnelr
worshi6 In the Faubourg st. Antoine worHmel
s,re iounging about doing nothing, and many
others drilling. In the otler Faubourgs much tue
same thing goes on, EXCEPT Where nafrleaues are
hnildinp. Round each these there ls always
q crowd OF men and women. apparently
exnectino the enemy 10 assault. them at
the town companies Mobiles land Ma
tionai Guards sternly rPell every civilian who
seess to pass, On an average OF every ten min-
utes no matter where one Is. one meets either
battslion OF Nationals Q: M0ones, OF corps
vards that sacred ground " dandIes and smart
dressess. is deserted during the day time. In the
evenino for about two honIs IL Is thronged Dy Ma
t,onals. with their wives, Mobiles, WRo ramole
along. grtnning vaguely, fandln nand, anu LOAF
era There, and In the prncipal streets, specula-
tors have taken advantage OF tne Lisn's o Man
IN atom nm the sidewalks with tables, on whicn
their wares are displsyel On some OF them
there are kepis on Others olntmene Tor corns, on
others General Trochu and the memhers OF tne
poyerDmeut, in gilt ginkerDread. Ine sneet
hawkers are enjoying perfect carnlvai-the last
edition Of the Si6 s nick
namedl-p3ftraits OF the heroic Uric, anu lniali,
HE cnres for the smalpOXor worms ore uhered
for sale nv stentorian lungI Citlzehs, 100, panK-
rnnt alike In voice and In purse, pace iour Ngnt.
ed candles on the pavement, amt from tiie lnicSt
OF this circle Uf light dismailF croak tle MlLseii'
iaisei, and other patriotic iong5. AS Tor oe9gars
thsir name Is legion; bnt as every one VINO wants
food can get It ut the public cantines, tnsi1 Miee @
are dIsregartlcd Lodgings are 10 oe nireu III G,ie
hest streets for about Onetenth part o: WhaI M Mas
asked for them two months ago, anu svsh ,hair tn