The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-27
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s, gJTbe Defspees OF Paris.

The New York Herald gives amap and
dcscriptlUn,of the fortificatiOns ot Paris.
A law, was pissed In 1941 70 fortify Paris,
granting 140! million francs. The work
has been carried forward upon the plan
then adopted, and was vigorously pushed
BY Tic present Emperor. The tortitlca-
tons consist, first, Of an outer rline"of tit-
teen detached forts, on circumference Of
IS miles, These forts are Geperatc and
distinct ,,casematcd, mount $500 guns,
and eaG Git las ttsown magazine, storehous-
Is, Water, &c. Second, thGreis On inner line
cOnsislipg Of u continuous series Of bas'
lions, surrounding tie entire city, twenty
two miles in circumference, and present
ing O4iangular fronts. In the front Of this
Is b continuous t6sSt, Or limo Of wet bitches,
lined with masonry, ola depth Of 19 feet
by a width ofi20 feet. From the bottom
ofthese, bitches to the top oftAe cmbank-
nent Is AS feet Tie Top OF the embauk-
ment Is ID feet wide,' faced with masonry
The baStions ore mounted with an
average Of 10 guns each, making o total OF
O4O. IThere are about 100 gates piercing
the ramparts, tho bitches being covered
by draWbrilgcs, which can be removed
at o moments notice, or destroyed by the
guns Of thGbaslionS. Al" different points
In tho reGr are CxteusiyO magazines,
inlproGnable to shot and shell and there
Is a line Of tNilway IN. the rear Of the, lortl-
ticattons afonh1 the city, bywhich troops
can be transported to any point Theline
otbustions Is generally within range Of the
guns Of thg outer forts. The French arc
now constructing bitches for covered
communication with the outer forts. 4
Twill be seen by this that Paris Is In
an immense fortress. The mind can but
vaguely estimate how large an army
would berequired to invest such place,
when, defended by 10000 men. And
such d place, with an army Of 180, ,OOO
men, must be most formidable point oi
support for cooperation wiah an army
outside. If the French armies shall be
crushed, and Paris. invested, 1t would
seem that q population Of a million, pinch.
ed BY siege, and with no prospect ol
succOr, would soon come to terms But
to march on this fortress, leaving power
Gll French armies on the funk, would be
an extra.llazardous policy. It seems moro
probable that the Crown Prince will di
verge from his march on Paris, TO co.ope
rate in crushing the French forces a
Metz, and the CAalons army which Is
supposed to have moved north to co-opc'
rate with Bazaine. F
II the Prussians could break these ar.
mics, HID drive them before them pei
nell TO Paris, then the Investment Of tha'
place might be . promising undertaking
We suspect TINT it will await these sue
CcSses. Meanwhile, the army of. Bazaint
rests on Metz, and hGs repulsed all attack!
with great losses; and tho country nortl
and east 6f Chalons, to which 1t is sup
posed Mcmahon has moved with tn
troops Of Chalons, affords strong pOsition
for defense and for n basis Of operation
cooperating with Bazaine. Both com
batants seem to have paused to prepar'
for greater efforts; and the situationI IN
stead Of promising a speedy end to tn
war, grows more interesting, and indicate
more even terms pl combat ar
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