New-York tribune., 1870-09-26
THE SITUATION AT PARIS.

THE SITUATION AT PARIS.
REPORTED REVOLUTION IN THE CITY-CANNoS
AND MUsKETRY FIRING HEARD IN THE
STREETS
LONDON, Sept. rs, 1910.
The Prussians report that from hightOverlooking
Paris they have observed that fighting was gong on
in the streets with cannon and muskstry Adyices
received by way of Chsrtres attempt to dhscredit the
report but later dispatch from Brussels dated Sat
urday evening asserts that there have been constant
combats since Friday in Paris between the Reds
and the troops under Gen. Trochu. No further par
ticulars are given.
ESCAPE OF AN AERONAUT FROM PARIS-No MEN
TIoN MADE OF ANY DISTURBANCES IN THE
sTREETs-A SUCCESSFUL soRTIE BY THE
GARDE MoBILE-AN AMERICAN GENERAL
STRENGTHENING THE FORTIFICATIoNs.
TOURS Sept. rs, 1870.
They have commenced sending mails from Paris
by balloon. The Constitutional publishes note re-
ceiyed by this means which confessos that the city
is completely surrounded and says communication
with the outside world can only be had by balloons
one of which will be sent out every week
person who left Paris in a balloon descended
safely at Evreux and has arrived In this CITY, Inc
Prussans discovered him and fired at him with mus
kets and cannon Some Of the shots came 80 nesf that
they caused his car to vibrate package OF letters
from the Government at Paris to the Ministers sta
toned here was brought by this bold voysser, who
saws he will attempt to return to Paris as he left It,
and that Others would leave the ctyin the same way
Great vigilance is maintained in the defense OF
Paris. and rigid discipline is enforced among the
troops garrisoning the walls. At several points
strong electric lights are used to guard against
surprise, which is evidently contemplated by the
Prussians, as they are making large number OF
scaling ladders Near Fort Montretout there was
large house, behind which the Prussians commenced
n buld redoubt The Breton Mobiles made
night sortie, and, after hand-to-hand fight with
the prussaps, tore down the house. Several of the
enemy were killed Other buildings likely to give
shelter to the Germans have been battered down by
cannon.
improvements have been made in the fortifca-
tions OF Paris under the direction of the American
General Ripley. There was weak place between
Forts st. Denis and Mont Valerian, which Gen. Rip
lev has protected by an elaborate system of mines
torpedoes, &c.
Ministers Gambetta and Ferry have addressed the
following note from Paris to NJ. Cremeux, Minister
of Justice:
"Paris is prepared TO make a heroic resistance.
All parties have united to sustain with energy the
Government of Defense Should you hear through
Prussian dispatches that troubles have broken out
in Paris deny it, We have enormous forces OF the
National and Mobile Guards and troops of the line,
with munitions and provisions enough to hold out
all Winter. Let France make heroic effort y
Ultra Republicans at Tours say that the secret of
the mission of Thiers is that the Government, while
Aattering his vanity ceverly contriyes TO prevent
him from doing harm at home.
THE COMBAT AT CHATILLON-OFFICIAL DIS
PATCH OF GEN. DUCROT-THE RETREAT OF
THE FRENCH FoRCEs-ARREsT OF A GEN
ERAL FOR DIsLoYALTY TO THE REPUBLIC.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
LONDON, Sept %, 1870.
Gen Ducrot appears to have command on the
south of Paris His dispatches, dated from the Fort
of Vanves the fullest report of the action fought
Monday. called the combat of Chatillon), pub
lished in the Opinion Ndtiondle. Ducrot had three
divisions with which he engaged a body
of Prnssians in the woods Of Meudon and
Clamart. A reconnaissance made the day before
showed that the Prussians had crossed the Seine at
yieneuye-St.- Georges and were working round by
the woods to Versailles. Under such circum-
stances il was difficult to estimate their number.
On Sunday evening, Gen. Ducrot massed his troops
in the neighborhood of ChaullOn; by the next
Morning the -bdiileurs began to be actively
engaged, and were repulsed, but not vigorously, by
the Prussian infantry.
The dispatches say: The Germans seemed to be
onite al home in the woods. Each tree war forti-
Gcation. from which they took deliberate aim, the
firing being incessant and very fierce. Our
infantry regiments and the BayouI Cuiraissiers had