New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
THE GERMAN SIEGE GUNS.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTILLERY FOR THE 30,
nhHnMENT OF PARIS.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTILLERY FOR TIE bonn
BARDMENT OF PARIS.
A correspondent of The LOndon7ime of Dec
y furnishes the following interesting description OF the
artillery with which the Germans are prepared to bonn
bard Paris and with which they are now reducing the
forts the East:
The task of bringing up heavy guns from the interior
OF Germany the neghborhood OF Paris has been very
severe one and don't think il is generally known that
IL WAS not begun until the 9Th OF October The Eastern
Railway OF France not available until after the sur
render Of Tou, and when that well-lefended little
fortress had at length capulated it necessary in
various places To the line before II could he used
throughout from Weissenburg 10 Nanteu where until
only few days insuperable object IN the way OF
further progress toward Paris existed IN TIE shape OF
blOTnlp tunnel.
The first transport Of siege guns from Wcsenburg (con
veyed hither from the interior Of Germany to Nantcui
the 9Th Of october, fortnight after
the capituiat0n Of Toul provisional siege park or
siege park Of reception, was formed at NaDteul; and
oor tto avoid The forg boy very roundabout road
70 Vacoubay where the pasG is established for supply
Ing the siege batteries opposite Paris On tbe 9Th or lOh
OF October the first supply Of slcgc guns IA In NUMBER
were delivered at Nanteul aud the next day drawn up
IN the PARK, which 10y the way covers or ud cover fOr
nearly an that constituted II park has now been for
waried 10 Paris space Of % acres. During the next
Llhe Gay slcge guns chcns OF mpdsil hin lhutSu que
recent manufacture delivered at Nantcun IN t1e
following numbers; H. h H. rs, %, IL, 40. l3. or the
last IS guns six rned OF the Strasbourg
"nreach battery" pattern, carrying 2cwt shcils-the
only thoroughly new gun that the Prussans have intro
Gu e0 tluCe the 1856
Upto ie 2Oh Of October. then. l6O siege guns had
tne emu OF the month 20 more had arrived that the
~ o NOV 20 siege guns for the most part OF the
newest ana ighte make and OF the most penetrating
quahi! were either az NlacJuDlay, their way
that pace II was Interesting at that time 10 the
various Kinds OF artillery collected Nanteu and not
less so the beautiuy prepared ammunition especially
the elongated and almost elegant shells for tile 200 n
weight rcd mOrtars each packed carefully in its own
peculiar case surrounded and protected by like
bottles Of valuable Old wine.
When the park at VillacOublay Is quite complete 6t
can rcly be so at this mOIncnt) IL Will believe in
Fifty @pOund mOrtars, with 800 shots each C15,OoO
GhOtsl.
Eighty 6-pOunders, breechloaders, $50 shots each
10000 shots.
One hundred and twenty l2-pOunders breech-loaders
750 shots each (9OOCO shOts).
one hundred ANA twenty long Founders, breechoad
ers, 750 shOte each 10000 shotsj
Twenty short ApOuDdeIs Ginch guns 200 shots each
C20,OOO shOts).
Fifty tod-iasloned) 25-pounders muzzle-Ioaders go
thOts each Q5,oOJ shOts).
SIX rhed InOrtaIs, siinch guns declared by
Ifusslau Ircry officers 10 lie the powerful NOR
lifs ln existence. These guns made after Sras-
bOtIg preach battery" model, but not, as has been
stated forwarded from st Petersburg reached Naueul
al the eud Of October and at on 10 Villa
cOuhay OF The 2Grpuunds weight grenades elongated
HcIs; nied 10y these guns 200 for each had, that
time, been received.
The transport Of heavy guns by road from Nanteui to
NidcouDldy mas been one OF tine great difficulties at
thdaht upon the siege. The artilicrmen march well
nu thc hoises pun well but Of the guns are very
eaNy and the roads here and there are steep and Il
- very detFdtlc ia escOrting pOndeTOus siege train
70 AVOID Tue nIr Of the Paris forts TIE artillery
yHuIney from Nanteul 10 VllacOublay, as made il
ehqil lne since, extended something like "A hund-
'l,.. aAd "rcuii.d Us four daysi which day