The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-16
TEE CREAM OF THE VAR LETTERS
Paris Making Ready for a Siege.

Iparis Correspondence Aug. 20, OF N. Y. Tribune.
Those who are familiar with Paris, will re-
member the long rows OF splendid houses
which abut upon the Dois de Boulogne outside
the barriers, the beautiful villas thickly
sprinkled within circle Of half q mile all
round Paris; all these are being rapidly evacu.
ated, and the inhabitants arc fiocking Into the
city, goods and ALL The railway stations are
literally blocked up with goods OF all kinds.
Bedsteads, bookcases, tables, chairs, ward.
robes, looking-glasses, kitchen utensils, bed
ding, invalid chairs and babies cradles; trunks
of all dimensions, boxes and cases OF all sizes,
chests of provisions. so marked, and Others
with care.n (fragile; bundles OF fre-irons
and dogs for burning wood In chimneys, can
delabra and such like loosely protected but
addressed and labled, hampers containing
vine, barrels OF the same liquid. spittoons
and bird-cages- with screaming green
parrot in 1t not to be paclfed by the cajole-
ments OF Its distressed mistress-pet cats In
hand baskets scratching and squeallng to get
ont, making their temporary standing places
with evidences unmistakable OF inward dis
comfort; dogs in leash, looking all forlorn IN
the midst OF so much confusion, but greeting
master or mistress with q consolitary waS o
the tail; servants running after their mistress
es, or scoldlng their younger charges; mis-
tresses hunting about bewildered after their
domestics; a rushing to and fro OF hurried, per.
spring, oVer-zealous, but ever civil railway
porters, conveying wrong luggage away In
trucks to coaches, carriages, wheelbarrows-
any vehicle, in TACT, outside; 0ctroi officials re.
nolncing in utter despair the examination oi
decidedly suspicious packages, and smiling
even complaCently at open dellnquencies,
to the detriment OF the municipality OF Paris
in fact, perfect babel of tongues; an aSglom-
Grafton of all that Is incongruous. Such is @
mild description of the spectacle presented yes
terday on the arrival OF the trains OF the SUD-
urbs or banleu, and which Is still In full vigor.
Hundreds of families, thinking to save time
and money, have chosen the rail- as the most
convenient mode of removal, and the several
companies must receive credit Tor their eX-
treme readiness In meeting this sad emergen-
cy. The stations of Strasbourg, the north, The
west, and of the bdntieu on the southwestern
side are the most incumbered, because near
est to the probable scene OF strife, should the
Prussiars arrive. But 1t Is not only these sta
tions which are the scene OF SO much excite
ment and confusion. At all the barriers, es-
pecially those of Neuilly and the environs, the
same evidences of rapid flight are prominent.
It seemed yesterday as though the long process
sion of vehicles laden with household goods
would never cease defllng Private car
riaGes were impressed into the service,
and ladies might be seen inside OF them,
huggng hcpps Of cases, probably con-
/ have referred to friends having et-
tected his sudden removal with the help OF a
hearse and mourning coaches, In the utter
impossiblity of obtaining more suitable con-
vevonccs. Tie Company Of Funeral Pomps,
or General Burial Company. is actually en-
listed in the service Of removing the living In
stead of the dead, and considerable number
of the lugubrious vehicles peculiar to the
Office of the undertaken were conspicuous In
- t.n,x +,oip NJ robinIoo of avprr rintiop
which, from early morn till late into the night,
wended its way from the localities mentioned,
up the Avenue la Grande Armee, and thence
Gef1led into the various quarters OF the city.
II was really pitiable sight. 1t ls estimated
that upward Of $4,000 souls have been added
to the population Of Paris, since Saturday
night, by this immigration from the bantie,l
alone. 1t brings home the actualites OF the
war. and leaves no room to doubt the imml-
nent peril OF the situation.
Banishing the Germans,
[From the same Letterl
mUseless mouths" are banished from the city
by order OF the Governor OF Paris, General
Trochu; and another mandate, pacarded last
nignt on all the walls, issued by the same au-
thority. enjoins all foreigners not naturalized
Frenchmen, belonging to any nationality act
ually at war with France, to quit Paris within
three days, going either back to their own
country, or retiring to the Interior under sur
veillance, and protected by a permit signed by
the Governor Those who fail TO comply with
this Injunction will be handed over to military
tribunals, to be dealt with by them according
TO circumstances This order Is considered
absolutely Indispensable as one ofthe meas
ures for contributing to the safety OF the
metropolis in the event of siege. At this
present moment there are some 1000 Germans
etjl) IN Paris When the war broke ont
the Germans were prohibited from leaving
France. Somewhat later certain number
desired to leave, and were permitted to do so.
Up to this time. however, no actual expulsion
of them has taken place. 1t is objected now
that Paris, being on the eve OF sustaining q
siere. the presence in Paris Of what Is tanta-
mount TO a Prilssian army cannot safely be
tolerated. The suburbs OF La Flllette and
Bellerille are occupied by 10000 Germans.
birds Of 2 feathe. flock togcfher: and the
German colony has settled down in their To-
calities. Some 1900 are employed upon the
sewage works OF the Forest OF Bondy. OF which
they are the actual masters. Were their coun-
trymen 10 approach. the use which might be
made OF the forest Is obvious. Danger from
this source being signalled ahead, the precau-
tionary measures OF expulsion is adopted as an
absolute necessity.
How the City is to be Fed.
From the same letter.
The most energetic measures nave been adopt
ed 10 yictual Paris The city at this moment con.
tains $4,000 cwts. of flour, l3o, Ooo cWts. OF
rice. besides immense quantities OF potatoes
and veTetables 100. 900 oxen, 1000 sheep,
With the reoujsite provender, stalled in the
Rois de Boulogne. Then comes Go,00O,0O0 ra-
tions of preserved and salted meats, three
mon,hs atnre of salt. spices, sugar, c0ftee. aft1