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It possesses little or the musty and crumbiing to
excite the unsophsticated enthusiasm OF the
stranger. or more modern buildings 1t has the
new Hotel do Vile. the grand theatre, the citadel
aud the arsenal, the Palace OF Justice. the tobacco
mandatory aud few others. Last OF all, II pos
sesses the Frascati Hotel, where food and lodging
can BIO Obtained. The Frascati ia outside Of the
walls, on the seashore. which reminds that here
ladies' take their baths, by being led into the water
by guides who suddenly seize them by the shoulders
and souse them in
II the city has no great monuments 1t has several
fine streets. The Rue de Paris Is q handsome
thoroughfarc At the end of IL the new ana splen-
did Hotel de Vile. There are other streets, In
promeDadiDg which the stranger can derive plea
snre aud interest.
A FEW HISTORICAL FACTS.
History viii not dismiss the Haven OF Rest with
page on its commerce Some stirring scenes were
witnessed In this town. Here Henry OF Richmond
embarked for England TO gam a Kingdom and de-
stroy Richard at Bosworth Field In 1864 the able
but ,vacillating Condo surrendered Havrs to Eliza.
beth the Virgin Queen. But Charles TX. was not dis
posed TO leave the English in quiet possession. Ho
besieged the place and took 1t with the aid OF
Condo and Montmorency tho first OF whom
had given tr MP and the second OF whom
mad been an ally OF tho English. They had, OF
course, turned coats. After the Gect OF William ILL.,
had been thrashed before Drest 1t tried TO lombard
Havre 1894 snd again got licked. Sir sydney
Smith. two years later, trying to cue out some
French gunboats, ran MS ship high and dry, was
gobbicd and clapped in prison for his pains. The
citadel is also historical. Conde, with tho other
leaders OF the French was confined here. When ne
was released by force, and It was that ne was
once more the top rail-, the overthrown Mazarin
ma q q m md
kissed Condos boots as he entered his carriage
Let us not forget. Bcrnardin de ST. Pierre, the
author OF "PS and Virginia." born in IIavre ~
were also Casimir Deayigne and Mademoiselle
Soudery.
THE FoErrFrcAToNs.
These interest us most ut the present timo. In
1855, when Hayre. Ingouville and GRANVILLE were
united the old Publications were torn down and
new ones constructed. These entirely surround
the city. They comprise two parallel lines OF bas-
tions, with deep bitches before them. Furthermore.
as at Paris there line of detached forts in front
of the bastions. or these the most important are
the one the Heights OF 81. Adresse and the other
above Tourneyilie. Both very large, and NJ the
outbreak OF the present war were well armed. In
many respects Hayre Is better fortified than Paris.
The cannon OF the forts and hastons can sweep q
wider range Of ground owing 10 the gen.
eral low elevation. Heace. to conclude, cap
tlre by direct assault is scarcely possible There
is way Of starving out the garrison, because tbs
Germans cannot shut up the harbor. Even f the
French navy was as practically helpless as the
German they could do 1t unless they could
mount cannon on the seashore opposite with q
range Of tvesn,es and over, and that they cannot
very well do at the present time. II, therefore,
there is any fight left in the French they hold
the city until the German engineers, sappers and
miners die and ditch them our
HAEFLLuR AND ITa HISTORY.
This place. which our special telegram reports in
deiensloe, ia about four miles from Havre and two
miles from the estuary or the Seine. 1t was once
lie souverain port de la NoTmande,' and was o
place OF considerable importance. But the deposits
from the little river Leaarde kept encroaching on
the water until Harfeur was left behind. FOR
over month the town Kept Henry Y. at bay
In 1916. Aftcc It's surrender Henry pulled OF his
boots, walked barefoot to church and piously re-
turned thanks to the Most High for hs victory
Prayers over, he collected the nhabitants together
ordered them TO make their exit confiscated their
property aud coloniZed the place with English.
Twenty years later the French thrashed out their
intruders, and have held the place ever slice.
SCENE or TIE IMPENDING BATTLE.
Monvlliers, the scene Of the impending battle, Is
town OF 1900 inhabitants, situated or the river
Lczarde, about six miles northeast OF Havre. 1t
possesses some historical monuments among them
an old church. Otherwise IL is or little import.
ance