Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-27
Despair in Paris.

Gently been able TO transmit messages of such
length, but it is interesting and plausible:
Although the journals were silent, it was
easy to perceive on Wednesday that something
unusual was aloot. SO accustomed were people
to the inaction OF the government that the an
nouucement that General Trochu and
the other members of the government
had once more quilted Paris, although
only 70 90 as far as Fort Mont VaeIein was
startling. On Tuesday the National Journal, a
paper not hostile TO the government, filed two
columns with recent prOclamatiOns OF Gen. Iro-
chu and his colleagues, headed Engagements
Soennels," but without comments, wishing
merely Ito recall the words Of the rulers of
Paris to their minds" The other journals, less
sparing, demonstrated with the government for
| its inactivity, throwing into Gen. Trochu'S face
the words used by him on the fifth of the pres
| ent month, lie gouverneur de Paris ne capitu-
| lera pas ('The governor of Paris will not sur
| rendef") DucroCs unlucky addresses prior to
the military operations Of the 2Sth Of Novcm-
| Der were also recalled with sarcasm
| These assaults compelled action. Gen. Du-
| crot left the city yesterday without word. Gen.
| LehO was appointed governor of Paris during
| the absence O. Gen. TrOchu. This looked prom
| ising. 1t seemed as if Trochu was really about
to turn to profit the immense army under his
command. Unhappily the report of yesterdays
proceedings on the battle field near Mont Vale
rien shows how fruitess was the effort TO break
| our W Htu 1IOCuu DC3lHs ulS OluNldl iNpOtis
"rhe day did not terminate as we could have
wished" you may imagine the look of anxiety
on the countenanccs of the Parisians. You
have, doubtless, fuller details of the battle than
we but there has been another terrible add-
ton to the depression here, and there is now
fear of great calamity within the ity.
The government has just issued decree
which will startle those who have left Paris.
The privacy Of the houses they left behind is
about to be violated by authorized plunderers.
Their cellars are to be SIcked OF wine, wood and
coal, and their stOTerOoms invaded and the con-
tents delivered over to fill the halfemptv pub
lie stomach and Teplenish the public coal scut-
tie. A small Grain of comtlrt remains to alb
sent householders. All their eatables, drinka-
bles, or buna5les, are to be duly paid for after
the siege is raised, although no provision seems
to be made should the city capitulate and the
Germans enter
| Itbecomes daily a more perpleXing matter TO
know what to eat. Bread is now ratloned at
the rate of half pound per head daily allowance,
and there is scarcely anything else within the
reach of the great majo ity. Rice is a rare
commodity, -four is nowhere to be seen. tapico,
pearl barley and starch may be bought at two
francs per pound; but run Is now making on
those articles of food which will soon raise
their price and reduce the supply. We have
not yet break1asted on starch, but doubtless be-
fore the end of the siege shall be glad TO pro-
cure such meal. The population complain of
the short allowance of bread. Recently the gov
eminent proclaimed that there would positively
be no occasion for rationiEg the bread. Now it
is rationed and the amount allowed is totally
inadequate. Potatoes are sold again, but, unfor-
tunately, there are few left and these are four
francs the litre. The day before yesterday was
the first of their unrestricted sale, and Les
Halles was crowded by buyers drawn together
by reports that variety of articles, including
butter, cheese and eggs, had been offered for
sale. In view of the prospect of an immediate
capitulation the supply was better than usual,
but still some prohibitive prices were charged
and paid. Eggs sold for three francs each, and
butter from thirty to forty francs per pound.
| have remarked great decrease in the num-
Der of dog butchers They seem out of favor
with the frequenters Of the market, who con-
slider, doubtless justly, that they procure their
"brigands" and "coquins" by their compatriots
From curiosity stopped near one of these OBJ
noXious merchants, and found that his attrac-
ton was fine display of legs, shoulders and
lOins of Newfoundland dogs. The meat rcsem-
bled mutton so that 1 was induced to try a
couple of chops of half pound each, at four
| francs per pound found them far superior to
horse. If all dogs are so tender and juicy as
the ones whose loinS furnished the daintiest
dinner have eaten for two months their flesh
will soon become popular food. Great indigna-
ton is expressed with the grocers for raising the
price of sugar. In the Rue Honove Yesterday
saw an excited crowd around the principal
grocers and on inquiry was told by national
| guard, in tone OF the greatest contempt "C'eSt
| un dejenSeur de Ia pdtrie q1H Uend lie Sucre
a'trOiS francs Ia livre le brigdnd~ ("It is a de-
| fender of the country who sells sugar at three
| francs per pound, the villainr') will not at
tempt to describe the tone in which the last word
was uttered. hear that there is a chance of
balloon leaving Paris tonight The feeling is
| general that things are drawing TO a crisis
The terrible reverse at BOugiYa last Thursday
has had most discouraging influence. The
| women have been reduced for their rations OF
bread to black, gritty lump, of size and weight
| equal to an ordinary roll. The acknowledged
| incapacty of the military chiefs here and the
| depressing hopelessness caused by the dispatches
about Bourbaki and Chanzy, published yester-
| day, plainly presage the end at hand. Last
| night at eleven o'clock a general summons to
| arms sounded through the turbulent quarters of
| Belleville and CharOnne; but so depressed was
the miserable population that not more than
| i've hundred responded to the call. 1t was use
| less for such gathering to make a descent on
the Hotel de Vile, so the leaders betook them
selves to their cold and cherries beds.
To-day the project of police has stationed
| three regiments of national guards at the Hotel
de Vile, and filed the adjacent streets with nit
| raiileuses The citizens OF Paris, however, are
too wasted by misery for revolution, though we
may soon have riots in the streets. The nation
al guards are of little avail against The Prus
slams, bat they will suffice to keep Paris quiet to
the end. Meantime, rumors are flying about
that Gen. Irochu has resigned, and that Jules
Favre has opened negotiations with Bismarck
for the capitulation of the city. These rumors
are probably premature. People hitherto silent
with fear begin to speak out In many quarters
the widest projects are mooted. The names of
the revolutionary chiefs, Rollin, Mooter, Dules-
cluse and Flourens are banded about with a
view to a new government
IrOchu remains nominally in power but the
military affairs and the distribution of the scant
remnant of food have been handed over to a
new committee OF public safety. The Temps
to-day states that war committee, composed OF
Generals VinOy, Ducrot and Thomas will be
, Immediately organized. Dorian will replace
General Leflo as minister Of war. Gen. Trochu
2 is understood to have placed h mself in the
| hands of the provisional government and
with tears IN his eyes, said, do with me what
: you will" Tonight in French society, for the
l first time in my life, l have seen the people
) silent, depressed and serious.
. fon will doubtless have heard the fact tina
: the Prussians, without serious loss TO them
l selves, inflicted upon the poor French a loss un
] | exampled in previous sorties. You have beer
told that there was a great fight on Thursday il
+ front of Buzanval, before the walls which cir
: die the park. 1t appears that General Bella
I mare threw large force into the forest Of Blu
, zanval, and they were permitted to approach t.
! less than two hundred yards from the loopet
walls. Presently, from the top and slope o
these, there issued from the Prussian infantry I
: deadly fire, which in an incredibly short space
I of time covered the ground with dead ,anC
] | WOuuutus IL Is lHpOSSlDle 10 ASCERTAIN VIVA
was the exact loss of the French, but by com
| mon agreement it is admitted to have been tn,
e bloodiest days fighting, so far as the Frencl
t were concerned, since the beginning Of thu
+ siege. ] am assured that nine hundred corpse
lay on the ground in the forest of Buzanval
and, as six times the number were wounded
! the 18th of January is a date sadly notable il
the history Of the siege
f AS the moblots and troops of the line wer
struggling at Buzanval, Gen. Yinoy massed tn
r national guards to act as reserves in support o
g the attacking forces. The only shells used ear
} ly in the day fell among them and they fee
e without going into action. Many had neve
c before been under fire. The garrison has utter
q ly lost faith. Generals and colonies run whei
e they please rather than fight "Are they to b.
e sacrificed when hope is dead p is the question
S the people of Paris begin 10 ask their leaders
: They arc threatened with terrible retribution j
2 they persist in vain re istance. Any at empt {,
I, describe the scenes in the streets would be il
e VAN, The fact is there are no scenes as former
w, The people dpnrpgyad IN avaY, 0o+ba