, 1870-11-15
THE WAR IN EUROPE.



corftspo,sdeuee af tA< Loatoa T1nkt.
ut4pouaR1sas, VERSAILLES, Oct -.
1x;s;ted ,ha .DeIscerungs Park-ths o1ege |
,,h.Ie Il IL Hundreds Of Ffenct1neu pass ~
ora1v anv Snias abouoa.-eouaet!mea tne3
sre caught and nhot-ottent'mea u y pe4''sot
they escapa. But, as al eseo.s' a,rn{. ~ W.
evS eest;nr ~ w,,,t NAV be- among the '' things mol
t.enef.lls kuown." This do, not because Q,
~ csut,ou receirrd, or any silence lmPoseo
mi NO: on the CONTRARY. nothing coul1 W
,nGrt, fr1uk th1n the e1poatsou q Tue Naois
nater1al-gutS, Eaozt,sn. aramqntGou. I .oAITs IL.
t aseds T,e poWura Of tina trussiau ilesd att,F
itry e1e Known to every gunner IN Europe.
+ Ient o5er, Tho park With tEo ohee!e
of the atad, ono Of tho ARTILLERY. N
tho midst Of + sainstor1n which turned tas
soii Of the psase.u sn.o aeep, slppe5 r. uua nn
tLo whole would say more fe1na1kablo Is N
| exhibition Of penetrating and 1sE-feAcntns
| yr,,nance than as display Of potency IN Velu-
cAl fire. There are Eided guns which look hke
| dsld-,loces and shoot like riies- Thets 10
he guns that did their work 1t Toal and 5tras-
hautc anti NhicI s1e kuo~n u 2s-pounders,
throwing ehell of nearly eigh:y pounds ts.e
eerent, ,-,i1 ronnd) weight, and there ara the
rn..leI p;cess to which have hiinded- 1neie
| are klort, smootleborea iron Eans for sheil-a
kind Of ho%itzer. eornetplnE IKE IN ola ~
cxt. qua Thin there are rl1ed bsonzs g1ns'
snd. f1pxlIv. uertxrs Of tho old fashion,
th.owiug M-porud ahe11. Que feature Of the
pa1k Is tao variety ct types presented
In he siege nsaiaieL pfussis csnnot hive
: coutemrlsted great eieges, at Ill evonts, tor
from Cobteutz,- with dates indicating they
wrra cnst q hundred years and more ago; one.
ftitod. goes back for ite b;rta to the 11tA can-
: tury. Eut znoriazs Of al ordnance ara the
last improved, and seem to be leaat snseeEs'
sih,p Of fmprovemaat- 1t il reflection. hoE'
| eyfr. which comea on one 10 connection with
tho dsto that the allies could not have tiken
J an tte,r position on tho plateau bstoro ssnas,
: tt,,ol l,4d The place been provided with riae<
: p1tipanes aoch As saw to-day, and, on luz
/ oll,er hand. it could pot haye held ous o. p
= raWd ito ehips and forts 20 long hsa TIL
. EaslisL and French been Possessed s, e
4 sucn preaae aud far-teachfng artil
l. Ierv. The ranges of the more power
' !ui nfied guns hoze axe, s9a ss4F1tt, {,
! Tue fmsller 5.ooo-snd 1909 n.,,s sehsit ,st
= th.u AZ Engli:h nilsa- SO Sour readera ca
), catcniatc for themselves, considering III
d scs..itt as IN Eugli=h pace: But the Increase
"a torcs Of modefn cannon, It must be resollec
}. cd. 1ells on both sides. Tue siege wosks mu'
4 10 commenced greet way on u eonp11tao
u the year 1851. Any good plan OF ps1ts AZ
ian liz the enRineers OF the War Departing:
T. II the lest for general use-TiE Indicate Il
Va ground from which tha outer defences mq
nj Re 1utnhatdca, and all soldiers know th1t u
Of toubarcment OF regular ~oEk is nosrly ~
or lees. md ought never to produce snrfonde
oY Even wien eresy gun i. disfnounted4 q DIT
tro cult thing to manage, the fort il not bfeAche
"a | tho garrison ia, in itH bonb-proofs. shtief
on till the moment Of the astauEt* when Tue q
lu- must cease. See What VIA done at Fort Sn
Ieu ter, Remember what Was affected by the III
cs, Sims behind the nero caEthworks at Sbbas
Ara mol. and then calculate :he chances Of eucct
in l.efe, all the conditions Of courage and silH
10. rlsno of the defenders being equal 10 In
Ike auasities of tito Confederates nnd hnssta
tue There is Just the point to BIO solved will
I Is NET who will he called Oh to uoet tue ff
TX. eiap columns stapd MP to their work. ltsee
ON strange question to ask Of and concern
/ On | EterchmeIl, but the accounts We
l,tro indtcate an imneuse douoraaixattoa
tho part Of tho levies OF the new tepu'
DR.. ! vhei, working IN 1na.sea iu the field:
Oh, men arc l,rnve cnouab, no douhs. but thoI
,ed, | rp collection. ITO military corsi=teucc-
Of The Scpoyn in 81 and So. they will fight sto'
han ~ jn1iyidua.a, but as m army they are II
ned .Ee,e ot holding together against rag
the fosrle. am AsHumIug ihat Tue oetl
ars. gu, = ire oniy directed against tha forts;
nau 10 speak PRECISELY, against tho works ri
ON It IL CONSIDERED Desirable 10 red
i wE.e would happen i an actnai b
Of tatuMtlt OF lie city e' 1Ala
= his l.nd the works were to DO vcntnSsa =
iven no one can say. Ihese afo NO uata :
aud upon. such thing has never bcet SEE
hIch heard OF Ia listory. Those who know
layy. | TreucA best ara most at = loss 10 form
l]egH oI'irion respecting tue euetts OF s4en
ssAl- ceeditg- II ulnet alSays be rcmonoessa
~ is the city ctn c1lly 10 vet on nre 10 one
eceB~ 1}uk the tire may spread uhth II % esoppe
riuce the Seine. on the other mana tue GieT |.
Tho Prove to BE- not essily set on fire; and il
Eject batteries. once bcgirninR. 90 nos psua.
signal effect before the supply Of amnuo
.ucss is e1lauetee., tho extraordinary. "sera.ti
the OF the parHlans may INDUCE tuoul 20 W
~ of they have won an immense Sacto13s