New-York tribune., 1870-10-20

into the Ursulne Convent Away went the frNSion W"
in pursuit; but 10 when they succeeded III opas
admitance TO the Convent no packet waStorthooi"s
Sisters unanimously declaring that they had Seon
of the kind Very well, said the officer Sl'i' p
twenty hussars here tonight II the packet does ho ny
noar and tryen,v more tomorrow and on, unti the
letters arc found Last night, as passed the 'o''n.
ON INV way to dine with French banker 81" o"o ~
the green hussars guard Mt the lowest uoor-" H"
somey what unusual. This morning the packet 'u7' ""
appcared as on driving by the Convent uooi, S'" ~
gentry ON duty The balloon which brought TINS much
racket had hafdozen shots nred ~ "
a. a. went over the seneOf course without result as II
was at least 900 yards above the river "Ah II we hau
only n Chassep6t we would bring 1t down. Sao '
aide-de-camp TO me- But IL sailed on unmolosVeu' 'ho
object OF a hundred glasses .
few days ago. at Argenteuil. balloon was not 80
lucky as was hit by three shots ana cano toPP"S
over and its contents two French officers and some
1000 letters fell into the hands OF the ooth Regiment
quartered at Argenteuil
Letters continue to he occasionally dcu'cico "V
Paris I'm ST. German One Of the last told us the price
of French Rentes on Monday last 62t ooc' ffe''S
well for a beseged capital!
Versailles wears quite gay appearance, the black ana
white Prussian banner uttering gayly over Louis q,
proud and ugly palace. In Montesson, near .. n
main on the road to Argenteu, the field Telegraph '
been cut and the inhabitants Will suner ~rrioi! - o- .,
II is death to interfere with 80 important No.. 80
communication. The inhabitants OF ~ "0i i'
very nl-dsposed and not only write on 'he "a' =.
inscriptions this, " lie s'ege "u"e g'""" -, ,,d
,obeou IL une qrande a1nte," but tell the bhgn7n anu
,,oo,, residents that as soon the Prusslans arc
ope thew will cut the tIroats OF all the sneres e""'
ys The palace of Versailles has been turheu in'o
Snito, whittier the wounded in this mornings engage
ment are now being brought In.
pRrssIAN POSITION IN THE FOREST OF B0NDY-
THE FRENCH FORTS AS SEEN FROM THE
GERMAN LINES.
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
BoNpY, Sept. 22.-I arrived here yesterday
morning on foot not being permitted to come on horse
hack for fear of drawing the French fire. When
arrived at the outposts Bondy found that they
commanded an excellent view of the French deiehses
of the east of Paris viz Forts Romanvile. Noisy and
Rosny, to say nothing Of some detached ontworKs con
Meeting forts Noisy and Rosny. Having established
myself at a "vorpost" by showing my passport-irom
General POdbiesk-and my cigar-case to the ofhcei
on duty, l proceeded TO make thorough exam
inatiOn of the French position through III!
field glass. On right about half mile Distant "a'
the burning village of Bondy about couple OF hundred
wards from where we sat was Fort Romainve, aud i'm
mediately above village was Fort Noisy In ana sur
rounding all the forts there nnumerabe tents to bt
seen and with good glass could plainly distinguish
the French soldiers moving about The Saxon officer in
charge of the pckets said that he reokOned the Frencl
in front Of him at about 10000 men-but what sort OF
men they are know not" he added.
While We talking Fort ROSny opened fire, sending
heavy shell into the forest our left-he fOiet de
Bondy As the Crown Prince Of Saxony had gone III
that direction an hour before, Is very possible
that the French fired catching sight of His Roya
Highness and his staff The shells fired were very heavy
ones and sung merrily through the air. good spcci
men lay some yards off in the road to our left This
was an unexpoded 1lOpounder steelpointed SHELL stud
ded with lead and fired from the threegroOved rifle
cannon. 1t about eight inches in diameter hut a.
the officer forbid touch il with my pencil FOL
fear of its exploding cannot he very accurate TO M
inch or two Along the road which trtverscd to SEE
this shell the marks OF where others had fallen the
day before.
1t seems that Tuesday night the French expected
an attack and therefore exhibited two very powerful
electric lights from Fort Rosny and tho other from
Fort Noisy BY the aid OF these lights the German
entinels could plainly by the naked eve what was
going in the French camps-tho sentines changing
guard the men round the tents &c. As the German out
posts are nearly all in houses or under thick trees
whence they can and not he it ia more than
probable the French did not learn much through
! the electric light