New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-26
THE FORTIFICATIONS OF PARIS.

4 correspondent of The London Tires, who
has gone the round of the drfenses OF Paris gives de-
tailed description Of them Of which the following partcu
lars in regard to the Neully side Of the capital may be
taken sample
Adjoining the railway station stone barrcade, some
Eve iec high, with apertures left for musketfy. has
been constructed the road, and similar earIia
some little distance behind the above barrcade
IN the Avenue de In Grande Armce IL q SEE
ond barricade OF earth, while about twcTH
yards in advance Of 1t one pcrctlVCs ma
OF the Ocro have been lined the inside with stout
timber pierced with loOphOlcs for muskery In front 0
stand on forming altogether less than three lines OF
defense behind the ramparts. In advance are the draw
with heavy chains, and fInked with massive masonry,
loopholed IN thrtycish places. The side toward the
draw-bridges, tinted green to resemble the
turf OF the ramparts, and TO render them
Founders peep through the emDasures OF the Hanks Of
The adjacent bastiOns, in lieu OF the Gpounder field
pieces formerly mounted there. In advance OF the draw
bridge, extensive anguarsapcd edrthwUrk has been
thrown out stretching some distance into the Avenue
| thereto crcuitOusy To the left. The carthwOTk IL
strengthened behind with tall stockades, and has
into vcrtabe redoubt. Other stockndes are, more
carried across the fossc on both sides of the draw
bridge. and noticed that the large iron and water
pipes laid bare where the moat has been continued
tine road, were cased with timber covered over
with long iron spikes. On emerging from the narrow,
circutUus, covered of utter dcsOdtiOn pre-
itself For rather than feet in advance,
which is distance the Zone dies Srytude" it Is
STYLED extends. all the beautiful trees that lined the
nue. have been fccd, all the handsome houses either
side RACED the ground and all the charming gardens
destroyed little Of the debris alone remains, from
among which and children picking Out every
mOrsc of nrewOOd On ones left hand is the Bots de
Boulogne, laid perfectly open at this end to the
road with every tree that came within the mex
Orabie 500 feet fellcd, some Is inches Of
the stems being left standing above the ground all Of
which sharply pointed for the benefit Of those ven
turesOme Prussaus who may chance "a trip over them
while attempting night surprise. The little mOruary
chapel erected In memory of the Duke of Orleans, ap
pears be the only cdiCe within the zone which the
military authorities have respected AT the foot OF the
redOubt huge branches of trees, sharpencd into innumer
able points thrust themselves mcnaCingy forward
are nterlaced together To form kind Of natural and
most formidable cherduIde iSe The slope vi the
hankIncut IT, moreover faced with stout planks dotted
oil over with long, sharp iron spikes, while the top Is
studded with several of short posts having stout
wire running from To the other few inches above
the ground, to trip up the too confident Prssian who
having run the gauntlet Of the mprOysed eheUdrde
Se and the steep incline Of spikes is determined upon
carrying the redoub found the ground in front Of this
earhWOIk nteTseced in various directions with narrow
trenches communicating at intervals from one end OF the
Avenue de Neuly to the other with large, deep hOlee
which strictly guarded by scntincls, who would
allow To approach III the vicinity They were
commonly reputed to form part OF an extensive system
mines which is very probable rs an official report re
Gently published speaks Of the underground sewers at
BoulOgne, BancOurt, Neuilly, Cchy, &c having been
transformed into 80 many mine chambers.