The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-24
Can Receive ReinfOrcenlcnts
which are on the way;
And has Everything Lovely.
Sad Condition Of tho Prussians'
They Have Superior Numbers and
Receive Reinforcemonts.
What is to Happen when the French
Begin to Take an Interest
In the War
Am Ahout the pcGeuee of ParLs.

All About the Defence Of Paris.
NEw YoRk, Aug %.
AspeCInl to tho Courier deG Emit UHfa,
dated Paris August 99tl, says:
preparations for the approaching com
bat arc going on all along the line. Paris
a virtually in u state OF siege and every
one accepts this part Of the shuAtion. u
4 generally conceded that the issue Of the
cainpaign will bc decided under our walls.
If we arc able to hold out for week, land
we ara able against an enemy destitute OF
material Tor carrying on . siege0 au
France win cOmG 70 the suceoFs OF the
capital and viii severely annoy Its bCsteg'
ers, AS. for diversion in their favor
among the FallbOnrgs they need not count
tlpon L, Iot at this time It would be dttii.
cult TO restrain the summary vengeance Of
the people upon any individual convicted
OF treason.
u visited this morning the line Of Tor
tinc0tions between Gcuilly and AnI1t'
An army Of Wormen, aided BY 3ardCa
Mobile and men Of the military classes
were at work cutting down the trees Of
thc Bois de BoulOgHC as lar as the lakes
The bastions arc supplied with mortar bat
tories and cannon ol very heavy caltbrC
have been mounted on the ramparts and
across the roads. The draw.bridges have
been thrown on the side Of the city
Toward Passy and Antuil large number
Of houses have been demolished; IN short
this part Of Paris, once 80 beautiful, IS en-
tirely unacceptable. ~ ''
"On tho VincennGS side am told the
work ofdelcnse Is pushed with still great
or energy. An Gntrenched camp has
been established in the plain Of St. MauE
which commands the passage OF tht
Mnrne, The inhabitants ofall the sur
rounding localities have abandoned theiE
houses and taken refuge in Paris.
"As for the really effective force O
ltroops 70 whom our defense y COMMITTEES
| estimate upon authentic data In th'
nCivhb0rhood Of 100000 men, OF whom
tx doc are soldiers Of the regular army
1000 Municipal Guartls and gems d ,armes;
5000 soilors and marines; 10000 Guartlei
Mobile Of the reserves, and battalion d.
dcpot': and about 100000 Nationa
Guards fircmen sc, With this effective
Iiorce and provisions inabuhdancc We cal
hold tho enemy in check for some time.
All about Bazatne.
"Thc news from the army Of Mosellc !
ALWAYS scarce. What am permitted Il
send you Is in substance this; Ba1aino pre-
serves intact his communication VIII
Paris by tho northern! route The las
lmttle delivered at Janhiont hal no olhe
result Bazainc Is also greatly strength
enci by the vast Notifications OF Nett
4 Ia h still master Of a line, q retreat 3
vny Of MOntmedy Steanay VonSerres AM
the Valley Of AiSnc. He can, doubles
I6y the same toutGS receive ,TeinioFcr
ments. and have reason to bcltey
|, lihot mart Of the forces lately assemble
Al Chhalons set out for that deSii
nation Yesterday morning. The enemy
army around Metz has always been 81
Derior In numbers hut dcCim1ted by u
late battles II is incapable, for the prcSseI,H
nj least Of resisting q violent attack. Tn
reinSorcemenB which It has fecelved az
composed OF laudWehr and OF levies nor
Ibe Southern States, The enormous lossl
which the Prussian army has SuStalne
I Will hardly 10 encouraging 70 these ne!
J lcomerS And then there b . marked %
vantage in favor Of our troopSat ChAIoni