The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-24
TIE GREAT SORTIES.
P4RIs ON THE EYE OF Battle.
Fighting on November goth and Goth
Scenes In the Beienguercd City-Pro-
cIamntions by .Ducrot, Troehu and
Fnvre-'rremendous Firing by the
Forts, &c.
Correspondence of the New York world.l


Last night received visits from several ac-
uuaintanccs who are in "the marching batta!lons"
of the National Guard. They came to inform me
they had received orders to hold themselves at
hand to receive further orders, for the decisive
hour OF the great sally was at hand They were
making preparations for any fate that might be-
fall them-paying their little debts, giving last
orders. One of them gave me proofshecs of
GENERAL DucRor,s PROCLAMATION.
Soldiers o. the Second Army Of PnriS-The
time has come ro break the iron circle which as
cramped US too long, and threatens to stlfa US 10
q slow and painful agony! The honor has de-
vovctl upon you OF attempting this great wcrk.
am certain you will prove yourselves wortny OF
it. It's first steps, doubtless, will be diilcult we
shall have to overcome some serious obstacles.
We ought to consider them with calEness ana
resolution; without exaGgeratlon and without
weakness. This is the truth. We Shall nnd, the
very Instant we begin to march forward touch
ing our outposts-I say we shall hnh imnacaole
enemies made audaciOus and confident by TOO
many successes. 1t will therefore be necessary
to make vigorous eXertons here, but they are not
out Of proportion to your strengCh. 10 prepare
the way for You. the foresight OF our coMhlaau- ai
non at least twothirds OF which are o. the neavl-
est caliDre, which no physical object can resist
and 10 dash into this breach ye will be above lou
900 men, all we'll armed, thoroughly equipped,
abundantly supplied with munitions, and, hope,
all animated with an irrcs tlb'e araor. Your sue
cess Is certain If ye be victorious in tliis nrst
period OF the contest, for the enemy has sent to
the banks OF Loire River his most numerous anu
best soldiers. The herolcal and successful eXer-
tions of our brethren keep them there. There
fore, courage anl confidence Remember tnat,
In this last struggle we are nIntng Tor our henor
for our liberty, Tor the security OF oar dear ana
unhappy country; anu II this Thought be lnsun-
cient TO intiame your hearts, think Of yonr deVas-
tated fields your ruined families, your soDplng
sisters wives and mothers. May these rcmcin-
brances make you share the thirst for vengeance,
the pent.up fury Which animates me and HIS you
with contempt for danger. AS Tor myself,
am most de- crlnlIcd. 1 swear TO IL peiore
you before the whole nation, TO return no more
to Paris except dead or victorious. You may sc
me fall. You will hot sea me retreat. Then do
not pause in your onward march. Avengc me-
Forward then Forward May God he our
helper n. DCCNol'
on TO BELLEvILLE.
Invent towards Belleyille, fcr.I was told the I'M
preston was general the first battle was to be
given near lie Bourget No material advantages
were to be expected there, but victory, it was
thought, would elate the people here, and give
them q dash which would assure victory whenled
to Vital point of the besegers; lines. At 0 P. n
the generale was beaten. There was some confu-
sion in consequence OF the ignorance OF the drum
mers They were unable to say whether the sed-
ionn of the quarter, or both, were wanted. There
fore few answered the CALL Alto P. N. tae clarlOns
were sent out to sound tile appel ana even tals
had so little effect that 1t was found necessary to
send out the cl-rions again at II P. M. You can
scarcely conceive anything more lugubrlous than
these military summonScs echo!ng again and
again In our deserted dark streets AT p. NJ
nearly every shop and all cafes In tic out
wing quarters OF the city are closed. There Is
scarcely gas.lamp lighted except at street
corners, and then only one. 1t serves little more
than to make darkness visible. People have lost
all curiosity. a few weeks since yelplng sog
had brought innumerable heads TO windows. NOW
the most sinister alarm sounded at the most un-
hallowed hours Is unable to startle one ncau
from single pillow. We are so worn out Win
the struggle for food, so weak in consequence or
insufficient diet, our hopes have been 20 often dis-
appointed, We are so weary Of this duress which
cuts us or from all the world, that we have grown
TINS callousness as walked the streets the night
when scdition was quelled in the Hotel de Vile
1t struck me deeper then than II did last night
for French society and civilization STOOD then 10
crew are more dangerous enemies to them thnn
the Germans are. At II p. NJ. heard
THE SALLY
was TO he made on the south OF Paris. retraced
INV steps, The outer bonlevard5 were toerGby
well filled with National Guards t"narching bat
tallans."J 1t was almost impoSs!nie 10 dlsiliSulsn
them from infantry OF the line tregulars,l for they
wore the gray orercoat OF the latter, ana IN tne
crenuscular light OF Insufficient gas lamps the red
stripe or the black 1eld Of The pantaloons could
not be seen. The inner boulevards were deserted; !;
every place of public resort was closed; lamps
were as few there rs elsewhere. You could not
have recognized the Boulevard des ltalleus a.
midnight. There was no crowd RETURNING from
the theatres and taking nlghicapS III ca!eS or res
taurants, which hooded the thoroughlare Win
light The rag. picSers were gone, and even the
hnnter OF cigar ends hal ceased TO pursue the
precious weed between the lcgSiof tables and un-
Tier chairs and benches: Tha p)ueVaru iooSea
even liriIer ty this dim light than by day. Paris
looks raiaed; wears the ar uf decaye ! re5pecta
pIlity: which Is perhaps m)re melancholy than
ruin sef for it has Oil the humiliation anl woes
OF poverty uprellcved by poetry
RUE DE RIroLI
was animated enough, but 1t was the animation
OF q CAMP waited f0rrY-twO minutes unable 10
cross II until II Ssrcan ol artillery Weat Dy. plu
the French dream OF surprising Inc Germansf
pullcr ears than those on Chatillon anu Meuuon
Heights would have caught sound OF drum anu
clarion and rumble OF artillery, anu read he OMEN
El!I-StickerS were busy e;cryWhnrc posting Geus-
raj OucrOtS proclamation, WHICH y'u HAVE "oo'e,
and he following
PROCLAMATION OF TIE GOVERNMENT OF THs Ma
TIoSAL DEFENCE
Ciiizpns-The effort Is making which the honor
and the safety OF France demanded, fop Waltea
for 1t with patriotic inpatience which your HILL
,ary leaders had trouble TO moderate. As deter-
miilc as you 10 dSlouge tho enemy from the nnes
In which he is cntrcnched, nj. to hasten 10 meet
YOUR bretaren Of the provinces IL was thelr auly
10 prepare powerful mcaus or ATTACK THOSE
means ere ready. Your leaders have begun lhe
battle Our hearts are with them. AL ana every
one of us are really to follow them, and ike mem
TO pour out our blood for the dgliverahce ol GuI
country. This critical hour, while they are nooiy
exposing their lives, we owe to them the support
of our flrmness and our CIVIC virtue. WnatevGr
NAV be the violence or the emotlons WHICH
aglIate us. let us have the courage 70 KEEP
calm Whoever would foment the least dis.
Iurbance in Paris woula betray the cause or It's
defenders AMI serve the cause OF Pruss .. AS the
army cannot conquer except by dlicipllne, so
neither can we resist except by union anu order.
We reckon on success. We shall not allow our
selves 10 be depressed by any reverse. ABOVE all,
let rs seek our strength In the unSilakcn resoiu'
ton to destroy as u germ OF ignomnious aedeh
| every fcrmeut OF civil dscord. Vive Ia Franco !
| Tlve 10 Republique
Jules Favre, vicc-presldent of the government;
| Emmanuel AragO Jules Ferry, GARNER Pages,
| Eugene Pei:ctau, Ernest Picard, Jules simon,
| meinhers OF the government; G0ncral Lc Tlo, DO.
rian. ]. Magnin, ministers; indre Lavertujnn, F.
Ileroll, \. DreO, Durier, secretaries u tie gov
| crn" ent.
And this,
GENERAL TRoCHu's PROCLAMATION.
Citizens Of Paris, Soldiers Of the National
! Gnalr! ahd Ar%lly-rhe policy OF INVASION IN ana
/ couorest means TO complete It's work. IL has ll!-
trm.IceG intJ Europe, it preteAds to eS:ahilSh IN
| France the rlght OF brute force. Europe may
sulnir l., silence 10 this insult but France means
| to combat it, and our bret Iccn call MS 10 go pc,
| yond our walls for The last struggle, despite all
| The iuu split and bloc Is going To flow again
| Let the resp p,nslbilty be on tacm whose deieStG
! Dle ambition tralnple5 under Loot TIC laW5 OF
modern civilization and or justice. Putting Onr
trust ~ God. lei Us march forward Tor our cOul