New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-11
BEFORE PARIS.
LOSSES IN THE sORrIE OF OCT. H-MisMAEAGE-
MENT OF HOSPITAL STORES.
IFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
pPEORE PARIS

HENT OF HOSPITAL STORES.
IFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
ST. GERMAN, Oct. A.-The French appear
to have had quite enough fighting after their sortie from
Mont valeren which described to you In my last letter.
For the last few days they have BEEN remarkably quiet
the forts abstaning from firing on this side OF Paris
ut all The lose OF the PrussaDs In the affair OF
Friday has now been aseertained. IL amounts to 800
killed and wounded OF these there were officers killed
and wounded. On both sides the oss I'm officers was
heavyn the French because there 10 little doubt THAT
the wanted deal Of leading. and on the Prussian
because always happens with them, when 1t came to
charging the officers rushed forward several PAGES In
front Of their men, and exposed themselves much more
than necessary The two %pounder guns taken on Fri
day at the Chateau de Busenva now In the court
yard OF the Palace at Versailles under the statue OF
Louis XIV who waves his baton with great dignity
over them. One hardly help smiling as one reads
the naughty inscription the palace FACADE above.
otts lee glores de Ia France" Below are the cap
tured guns and above floats the black and white flag OF
Prussia.
from 10 wounded IN the palace and In
military school OF g. Cyr the other side the park
sorry compelled TO write that In spite Of the
very large subscribed for 10 the wounded,
only in France and Germany but In the United states
and Great Britain the condition Of the wounded Is very
far indeed from being what & should be- In spite OF tho
arrival Of Col Lindsay from England with large guam
y OF stores only few days ago. many OF the most ord
nary and Indispensable articles wanting. few days
ago there blankets In the Bavarian hospital In
the large Prussian hospital there hardly any Slip
pers and the who eonvaescent were unable to
the ordered them the doctors for fear OF
taking chill-most dangerous for a wounded man-on
the marble floors OF the palace The English with their
ueual stupid cringing TO rank and social position,
,en out their President Col Lloyd Lindsay, who, do
not hesitate TO say, totally untitled for his work He
had not seen anything OF the present war before his
arrival at Versailles, and therefore would have been
quite unable to appreciate the special wants Of the Ger
armies, had he been d capable man. instead Of
the incapable guardsman he really is He had hardly
arrived In Versailles before he began 10 dget 10 get into
Paris and divide his stores with the French not waiting
10 inquire what most required in the French
capital and what at the German headquarters. Conse
seQuenty, lot Of stores which he took into Paris
useless 10 tem the French having plenty; and, the
other hand, great many things are left behind in
Versailles which the Germans don't want but which the
French would he very glad Of and vice Then Col
Lindsay refused to leave any ready cash, and conse
quenty the hospitals have had to depend in many
private beney oence for the ordinary necessities Of
life. The other day they actually In want OF
potatoes and had not been for the kindness OF Mad
la COmtesse della Tore the unfortunate Bavarians
would have gone without This lady who was the head
Of Garbalds ambulance in all his Italian campaigns
has not only out OF her pocket bought all the
tces Of food &C. most urgently wanted but has worked
day and night In the hospitals, sitting mp for several
nights running and rendering inestmable services In
directing the assistants, many OF whom stupid and
useless AS 10 the French ambuances, the they
sent away the better their conduct has been dis
gushing. find other word forit On the evening
of the 22d the firing ceased Inspector General
Times OF the British Army, having better means Of
conveyance intrsed his stores splints, bandagcs NOR
phine, tsS. 10 the French ambuanoes, some Of which
were starting for the field. He then gallOped himself
net TO lose minute in attending 10 the wounded. The
French wagons drove down, they picked up ONE
wounded French officer, and returned with him to YER
saies, taking all the OF the English ambulance
with tbemi They refused 10 trouble themselves,
here in st, German, about the German wounded, at
tempting to stow them away In top story OF the
chateau.
II Paris does not surrender $40 guns will open
Forts Issy Montrouge, and Vanves The town win not
be bombarded until these ort taken. The surrender
Of Metz daily expected. When il happens, about half
the troops will here, and half join the detached
armies.