, 1870-08-23

the rrnssians in reg.td to their Ultimate NJ,
cess on the battlefield, nor aha!l we dwell a.,
tho probability Of 4 peace previous tn H.
eventual approach ot the GeInans under ill.,
walls Of Paris, nor On the action Of tbs non.
u1ation OF the French capital concernnrF FF H.
present dynasty. We only suppose, fof ths
moment. that the pasisssns are aefermined to
defend the capital from capture by The Gey.
mans, in order to calculate their chances O.
euecets.
1t is a matter Of course that the Pr1,ssi.ns
can maintain Themselves longer outside Of
Paris, than million and halt OF people and.
aay 20o,0 900 troops, can live within. All ths
approaches being supposed to be in th" hands
Of the Russians, Paris can resist sieca
onsr as loug ~ the cnmmissary stores an.i
provisions may last. When in 1915 tho allies
had taken possession Of the roads leading
concluded to give up all idca Of raai.-
tance cut on from Normandy, raris con1l
not be provided with meat for mora than
two days. They have, perhaps. &c, COO toms of
wheat in theit granarfes they have vine for
sooat month. which in time OF siege: would
be consumed in the first three days; but the
meat, the vegetables, and almost all the other
articles OF every Day usc, would not last
! week At an average, before even in tina Of
ordinary consumption, they would DO
I consumed By the immense population OF
ceive from tho cAnal !: :Aureeq. and from tho
arte eiau we'll at Greuelle. The canal may ba
| obstructed, hecauro il carries the watcr dis
tance Of twenty-eeven letguef, aud the pon;l-
] 1ation OF the faubourgB would soon euffe.
| terribly from want Of water in csse tho
cana1 we're stopped up. The prices OF pro-
visions would fnn up SO llSl that the poor
| could not purchase anything IL live "Jpa.
| and starvation would prcduce rebellion, az
| it always hiss done in Paris.
Bat can the forti6cations be held for any
| rSrt1, n11.tf Ia, "a
| tered itself that, had Paris been t rtitieI. it
would have defended itself againss e allies
! 11utit Napoleon could have collect, 8 fre-1,
army to repel the invaders: 1nsteas 1 avoi.-
ing var By reasonable policy, anu c: ployin:
| the soc, ,G00, ,oBa francs which were expended IL
sttuction Of the MASSES, they cherished 0u1g
vengeance for Waterloo, aud. foressc;t; i
eimilar result in the future, they e4rectc: to
cave France By saving raris, and 81 in la51
made fortress Of it. It consists of ! consu-
ued eaerintt or rampant, formed By = series oi
length. extending rnuua the city. aul sixteen
detachel forts. There are thirty entrance .
into Paris not fortified but left open. the sd-
joining land having been purchased by tla
government. under the suppositiou that
there you'd always he time to close
need. In his report on the armament
Of the ea,eeintr AID Of the tnEss, u.
Theirs asserted thai j, $40 guns would he Is-
qtlired to defend them Except the fo-t 0
1font yalerieu, not s:igls fort, it is said. h=d
ever becu furnished with guns. A. Thls.a q
stated a& the same time that 10000 traps
would be necessary Tor the defence of tlss f,s-
tifcations, and We add that it would at the
ssme time require an army to defend t1e DE-
Tenders Of the for:iaeations against the fn.: :
the Parisians, in case the siege shonl9 last 1
single wack. II anf point WAS proved 20 ti,t
satisfaction Of military men in Euroi"'. ',nti' {
the ae,gn Of Louis Philippe st Was Il. i,npz v
ticabili.y Of defending Parl. ies forti::cs:l4a.
Ii the French cannot defend their ciFltaf o.
tho boundaries Of their country, thsy onsh'
to give up every hope Of Resistance. I'll.
people Of Paris wlll> the first day. offer s!lei'
lirrs and property for tho defence OF the tas
ital; tic second day sheS will ask for mu:so.
chops and bottle Of wine three times ia
when on duty the third dag they will curs
the government for annoying them to 1e1ta
the fonrth day they ~ill Kill ant body speaking
in farnE of offending tho ei'y, anil the hf,l
they will force the troors to open tl,e gate5-