New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-23

PARIS Oct. 27-10p MI am still wondering
whether the dispatch l inrusted this morning to the
balloon La Bretagne," has dropped In Brittany or In
switzerland the department of the somme or within
any of the Prussan lines The departure had special
interest for me- of the travellers the bearer Of
my Dispatch and was going direct TO London, winch
would give important advantage in respect OF
time. Never weather more contrary, never wlnd
more caproiOus, more battling For five days were we
tantalixed This morning at T. at the care gu
Nord where La Breiagno-lke huge bladder-lay ui-
der cover. limp, Haccid dead. French unpunctuaI"
never more manifest, more provoking M s,
the aeronaut-was ready NJ. Worth, an English
the clock struck. NJ. Manceau al'o ., vnIo
same time as myself NJ. Etienne-engneer VI .-r
de Paris, aud charged with an important 49, 80 not
Observation-Disclosures ON our heels, but no uiio''V'' ~.
withdrawing positive engagement the Pio, - -
noon TO he on the spot AT inc nun ~ =, -. ona
,oiIitoir, that ia sharp" For two mortar houiS ~
half aid we wait, making-to employ frenon
~ III ,lood I believe never made worse in
- ,,o The wind was favorable for the northwest
The sky WAS bright with few white clouds seuu'nG
oo,.ss a rate which gave promise OF RAPID course W
IN. Rretagne How We growlcd-l fear more than ono
N us swore-at the delayed arrival OF the dree'or'
Re,des ours postal balloon TO start so. al ieasI
IL had been announced. Would it 90 before oursi
wonld IL 90 AT ai Should get away The days are
,hort We ought to reach grOdnd before evening" Ibis
wind will take into Belgium No! More likely into inc
Duchy OF Luxemburgi All! but 1t may SHIT! An
current may DC IOunu, llOIc n
seems 10 I've drifting the north! Does this indicate
nropony on the part Of the wind 70 chop round Now
certain small gray clouds coming up from the west
Certainly there is change of direction! We shall never
get off to-day! One passenger, who has been expecting
10 leave for the last month, is in high dudgcon III the
balloon does leave to-day, he won't 20 at all HIS
patience is exhausted He paid his money
At least five weeks ago, and as to-hays de-
parturc appears likely TO fail through govern
able causes, he will bring action against the parties
70 blame and for heavy damages too and go away he
does.
At length arrived the Director He was unable to
comprehend why the balloon had not been sent to the
;as-works of La vlette, whore it was to be filed He
would understand that he had left no orders,
uohng could he done, that 1t was his business TO
put in appearance at the appointed hour Another
rendezvous for hafpast eleven at La Nilette We
disperse to breakfast others to attend to their
auties messenger is also dispatched to inform the
rate traveller who gone home We are assured that
by the hour named the Bretagne will be ready. We
are At works at liz The balloon is on the ground
The sailors fixing the valve; an operation when
ought have been performed hours earlier 1t begins
20 rain. There is uncertainty whether the Bretagne
San get off. The wind has freshened. Another doubt
whether 1t fresh At last the hose is adjusted
and the gas turned stench-a too wellknown
Observation-Disclosures an escape. 1t comes from the nose
The gas is turned of another hose has to be brought
snd adjusted. Gas is turned ON again. sui
bJench lnlS Llno IL COiHSS 'uiVubH no"
In the neck Of the balloon. Gold-beater's
skin, and a strOngly-adhesive and rapidly drying
varnish remedy this defect and the process OF nhng re-
commences. IL occupies hour and a half, during
which time rain falls smarty at intervals, keeping us
alive with doubt whether the balloon will really get
away after ALL At length the carts fastened TO the ropes
the travelling bags tied to the elects the voyagers
take seats everything is let go, and amid shouts of
Wire la Rcpubqte the Bretagle leaps into the air and
sails away at the rae-I am informed-of 70 miles an
hour | have experience to guide my judgment on
this point Of speed but scarcely four hours of daylight
remain hope my informant is right The balloon has
taken northeasterly direction, which is not wholly
favorable and though feel relieved TO see it CO.
many msadyentures have delayed the departure OF my
special messenger that quit the spot, full OF superst
tous apprehensiOns whether he will reach his desna-
ton safely.
1t il now O'Clock and for the last hour heavy
aiding has been going on which from the
direction Mont Valeren whose byoiced guns speak IA
miary my Irepar to my observatory at Montmar
re that the fort sending murderous messages
towards Cloud can distinguish the flash OF each dis
charge and and then curve OF smoke, as thin as
psnci indicates the course of the she'll The point wher
will fall ont of line of sight being behind the bill t
my left Tonight learn that Mont Valeren helped
by battery Moremar and guns bastons So and Ga
the Porte a. Aueui TO lombard the Prussan works al
BrBborOn aud the orangery Of St. Cloud which, we are
told Is destroyed The OF Issy and Vanves have
also sheed the enemys corps Of engineers at work neal
"a Tour deS AfglaS and the mill at Chatilon and com
PEELED them retreat. They will probably recommenct
operations at nightfa. Nothing stops the Prussian;
when they commence work at any point. Ii may be
device OF theirs to divert attention but sooner does
.mbankment disappear underline fire of forts than
Is reconstructed at night, during fog or favorable
,ant of rain They are most persistent aud ndefatga
ble.
We were under the impression that besieged or al
invested city could have many defenders but II
ia Oyer-ahuuddutly, SID
Piled To-day the Government formally and officially
thanks those citizens for their offers OF service, whO
under various denominations consider useful the orma
ton OF new bataons of National Guards, reminding said
citizens that the 9Th of the present month tho list was
finally closed The Government, however, reserves the
privilege OF accepting-as circumstances may require
the services OF corps Of veterans, regarding this
class as a precious The simple truth H. the
Government is not in position at this moment, to
properly anything like all the bataliOns Of National
Guards already enrolled, and hence its reluctance to
stitute new ones II, however, the one hand, the
does not feel at liberty TO promote the de-
gelOpment OF patriotism in this particular di-
rectiOn, it would appear that the appeal for
volunteers from the Dattalions OF the guard,
to be modified for active service Is not responded
to 80 promptly nor so generally hoped would I've
the case. In instances the applications for enroll
ment have exceeded the required number. In others
they have not up 10 IL, and in few ward, they
have been almost nil This remarkable difference @ not
attributable to any lack Of civic ZEAL but to inon
that the Government has no right to make app,a
he patriotism Of the citizens to enroll themst for
service outside the walls, long certain cla = liable
Tor field duty under the cOnscrptiOn lave, remain at
home. II is objected by the Radical party tho 'evy
DdSse, ndered compulsory by decree and apr'cable
to the entire population of the country alone
to the emergencies OF the actual crisis and that un
this be done the Prussians will have all their way