The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-28

success-The French Army's Condition
-Tlring OF Trochu-P for
Paris.
Correspondence OF the New York Tlmes.l
sst7,. ff,kaIss Monday December 26.
Last week N, :Trochu commanded for the
first time In person grand military move
ment, and lhe results were more negative
than those he had previously confded 10 his
two principal generals; Ducrot and Vinoy.
He moved two hundred thousand men on the
euemy's works, half of them for feints and
the other hall Tor the principal attack on the
fortified villages Of Bourget Blanc-Mesnil,
with him, but the tactics were his own. NJ.
vinoy was charged with the principal feint,
and the result OF the day was that the feint be-
came real attack and succeeded, while the
governors operations totally failed! Vinoy
carried the villages OF Nehilly-sur-Marne, Villa
GG;oTA4xl--&ud d. ths- NsiSoo- B!anehe>- ndhoksla
them, and thus fixes the French flag at dis
tauce OF six miles frOmthe Notifications, which
Is the iarthest point at which it now floats.
Before we were In the habit of talking of the
department of st. Denis" we now talk also
of the Department of the Marne." Our hori-
zon grows by inches, but 1t grows.
THE FRENCH ARMY's CONDITION.
In these operations the French army was
field: for it Is the first time that any artillery
force was composed entirely Of breech-loadlng
cannons and mitrallleurs. Their number
also was formidable, and they appeared to oe
we'll handled; for they were carried close TO
the Prussan works and served with great reg
ularity and apparent GOODNESS. The trinS was
not so wild as ut Champtsny, sna the young
French army Is improving so fast that II ths
weather will only permit, the Prussians Will
soon be able to learn from their enemy les
son in the use Of artillery. It is not for civ.
ilian to Judge of the movements on the Held; out
after many of the Prusslan guns were silenced
In the village of Bourget, it was source OIL as
tonlshment to all of us lookers.on. as well as
to the soldiers themselves, that NJ. Trochu dld
not launch a brigade or division OF Infantry
into the place. The disposition OF the army,
without being enthusiastic, was yet good. The
soldiers made no complaint, and Went willing.
ly wherever ordered. With such men anu
such a formidable artillery. the Prussiaps
ought to be driven away In weeks time.
TIRlNG OF THoCHU.
So we'll are the citizens OF Paris conVinc-
ed of this that movement Is on ioot 10
dIsplaee Troohu as governor and commander
in-chiei and replace him by either Ducrot OF
Ylnoy. The people are tired OF man who
ioins to q maximum OF words minimum OF
acts. and who appears to be willing to allow his
reputation, as great commander. to rest upon
the length OF time he can starVe without dy1ng;
The resources OF Paris in food and in material
OF war is q source of asLOnishment TO our
selves, which. grows greater rs each day passes
over our heads; but these resources are due 70
the remarkable men Of science who inhaolt
Paris. and not to its governor. The move
ment against the governor was started In The
clubs Of Paris by the wealthy men OF the CITY;
but the poor, and the army itself. are said to
be willing to join in signing petitions for his
removal. All that Is desired now is new
commander-in-chie and fair weather, and
then you may expect to see an army OF two
hundred thousand men pass the enemys lines,
with the government in charge, and hurry
away to join the other armies of the repuDne.
PROSPECTS FOR PARIS.
We will then, at Paris, be reduced to the
dimensions of municipality, and the war will
be carried on on a more colossal scale than
ever In the provinces. II we are not then suc-
cored in an effective way in very short time,
we will be obliged TO capitulate-you cannot
imagine how ugly that word sounds to US here
In tile nside-and Paris may have her pros
perlty and progress paralyzed long time yet
by the presence within her walls OF a Prusslan
Government and Prussian army.