Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-01-12

severe privation. At least, such ai
Leyden and Saragossa endured
but no one could tell how the citizens
would bear the defeat of the Loir,
: army which was organized to relieY,
! Paris. It now appears that the French
are exhibiting, under adversely, the ut
most endurance, of the Anglo-Saxor
race. But can they wear out the pa
tent, obstinate Gcrman2 The world
will say, they cannot. We place the
number of men under arms in Paris a
500, OO0E-more than the correspond
4 ent-but of these not more than 520, ,00(
would be worth rush, in battle Will
the veterans of the besieging army.
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ROYAL HEAD-QUARrERs, vEasAnLzs.l
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l. Major General Olaremont, Captain
Hore, r. N, and the military and naval
attaches to Her Maiesty's Embassy in
Paris, with Prince Whittgenstein, the
Russian military attache, arrived here
yesterday afternoon, after tedious and
distressing journey of thirty-six hours
from the capitol, having passed the pre-
ceding night in their carriages at Vii
leneuve st. Georges. One-or two other
4 gentlemen were allowed to leave the
city along with them; and the statements
/ they have been good enough to make to
me with regard to the condition of the
resources in food, material of war and
troops, still at the disposal of General
i Trochu for the prolongation of the
defence, are such as to dissipate, authori-
tatively and completely, the belief,
entertained until the beginning of this
month by the leaders of the German
armies, that Paris, imminently threat
Eened by famine, and upon the brink of
exhaustion, could not fail to sur
render before Christmas. It would
appear, on the contrary, that the stores
of provisions atainab1e at this moment
for the prospective nourishment of the
garrison and population, are 50 large
that they viii suffice to keep the Paris
ians well fed until the endo February,
and, without involving any serious pri-
walton to anybody within the walls,
may be eked out over the succeeding
month"; / am assured by persons
whom I cannot but regard as thorough
! ly trustworthy, and who, during their
long soioIIrn in the invested city, were
enabled, by reason of their official and
private relations with the authorities,
to ascertain with exceptional axactit1ide,
the true state OF the case as far as the
victualing of the city is concerned, that
Paris is in position to hold out for at
least three months; and there is not
the slightest probability of its being
surrendered on account of pressure
from within before the expiration of
that period. The spirit of the popula-
ton is excellent; after passing through
several phases of violent huctuation,
alternating between extravagant exhil-
aration and profound despair, it has
settled down to q calm and cheerful ae-
fav hot fof,.
Use of endurance to the last ex-
tremity. Pessimism is dead, and
hope springs eternal in the Partisan
breast. Every man, whether single or
married, who is capable of bearing
arms, has been turned into soldier
those considered to be too young or
too old for active military duties have
been organized as Gardes Urbaines or
Civiques, and render good service to
their country by maintaining such per-
feot order and tranquility within the
city, that one of my informants- -an
English officer, who has resided about
ten years In aris-declares that, with
in his experience, the streets were
never so safe by night, despite the
pauclty of gas, and the fact that all
men of all degrees are now In the pos
session of offensive weapons. / viii
as possible, the details have received
respecting the quantity and descIip-
tions of comestibles yet forthcoming,
in the hope of convincing your readers
that the tribulations of the great city,
though in many respects heavy and
painful, are by no means SO terrible as
rumor has painted them.
In the first place, while fresh beef
has disappeared from the list of eata-
bles obtainable under the Government
ration-system, it can be consumed,
though at price somewhat higher than
that asked two months ago, at the ma
jority of the Partisan restaurants, large
and small. At Voisin's, for instance,
you can command On excellent beef
steak, flet or entrecote, for three francs
and half-not horse, but good, honest
OK Ham, which had run up to the
fancy price of 30 francs per pound, has
now fallen to IA; and there is plenty of
it at that price. Three days ago, break
| fasting by accident at small dining
room in the Place Gallon, an acquaint-
ance of mine had an excellent dish of
veal outlets, with tomato sauce, fruit,
Cheshire cheese, and bottle of capital
wine, for little less than francs-a
price that shows scarcely any advance
upon the normal tariff of Paris restau-
rants. The same gentleman, who has
made no use whatsoever of his ration
card, says he has lived excellent1y well
throughout the period of investment,
and has not once tasted horse;
nor has his living, during the two
months, cost him e5 more than it
would have cost him before the war.
He tells me that the dog, cat, and rat
diet, of which so much has been boast
ed and written by few +" eccentrics,"
has been nothing more than an "affaire
de fantaisie THAT men at the clubs or
cafes have made bets that they would
dine off such ''sman deer" and that
the artificial demand thus created has
elected supply, very limited in its
quantity, and indeed chiefly confined
to a humorous Boueherie dE'rtrGs in
the Rue Blanche, where household
pets, both canine and feline, and their
natural victims, domestic rats, are laid
out on china dishes-skinned, neatly
trussed, and pleasantly garnished with
parsley-for the inspection of the pub
lie, as the latest "Articles de Paris"
AS for their having passed into the
daily menu of even the lowest classes,
nothing of the kind has taken place. A
few plump dogs, some "pretty pusses,"
ands some scores of adult rats, are sac
rifced from day to day to the CASTRO
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