, 1873-12-06

The Now System OF fTFotoCtion Against
sl1a Invader.
Writing from D3rfn uator date OF Nov IL,
the o,rrsspondaas OF til, Lonlon Daily Ted
graph aaya:
From ~ official source learn tho following facts
In reference to military ,latlerH IN France. TAu
sysem Of national do.stlsss {Ln"ttse:rthtid'gniD re.
wli:l il to do away Will. ! larga nun,I,cr ii small
fortresses Of 10 Importance. considering tie present
methoa II so,uting wr aud to ssrensle9 tho
thereby constituting sronghuds that ara ut
arsrnAla and huge thtrencl'es ca1nrs has n,n,e It
Tao necessity Of projecting Franco from German at
taos BY strong Hue Of foi,gesscs, ~ wei! Of
wi ii Ie sissos of aris, Occupies mos: earsesy I
ut Ihs presaut moment Fsenel4 military c1r!lcs.
triplo fortrossgrdo, constructed lpo VaaLuns ral,
Oh the esoru frontier, an which chiefly consisted Ut
small forts nlurh exposed to bonbar,snent wss pos
scasad of hut Insignificant onc1!slyo force, md
spoediiy fell ia ptcnes nnd:r tha ,rnn blows Metz
nllI strasbnlg wora thu only strongloda tuut
u '' Fnch havs sesve ts' o rcgo
tho smaller fortrcsscs to pokltion Of altogether
ondary moment, aud TO constitute the frouier 'e
fausea III eerea Ut intrcnclluI cps culuGu.Hd With
nl4 supporting ola another.
Ths central point Of this entirely nsw eystem Of
ae1s5r ol w s ~ M fs %sh VI" sso e 10 Az
fAr ~ me plans for .hIs complex Of forresses
hhsrso settled, ntscglcal barrier ot the tlrst eass
viii be ret oyor nBIAst tho very strongly fortified
western fsol.sor Of G-rany. ~ asuss !Als tse ecu.
trail MsxU forlrtascs-Solln, ho:!crca, Ytrlu, anil
Toul-wilt le greatly strengthened, sid surrounded
with detached iul IT, forl uEr intrc.scltl
camp. Southwark, Lanyle1, u,lf0r aal Erouaby
Dij0n will proluug tilis l0aB llne Ut defense, ul will
b0 formed Into nnp:hur giyalstir nreaeled c;.ipp.
TAu apacG% between TolI aud LAngrca IL only uboIt
lfy tnilea lroIl, and Ii throughout m1!oa cut tip
by waur and the westesu hntYIts Ut tho Eosg.s
10 must ulfaVorablo ground thu Uievall,,.t Ut
os.il, arny 1t, therefore, rrairas saciu furress
dcfonscs,
Behua this FIRST limo OF defcn.e Will DO constructed
two sraat in!rencns1 calps Ut suikaons aud oaaons.
dtsignetl to liudor mo alyanNo Ut M cliuuy
upon the AtAe nnl Marine. ITTia will yo!ve "
aelot for u these uefensiy0 works, uuu Will
tt'rtf hc projected upon nn enttlciy new system.
Two projects ara uAllGr consideration tor
hs p.rs defenaes ueIther VI Which has tecA det!nely
udopse They st. pluposo to eIccs Aity btfuis sosts
iul,d Pais, at runaeraula distances from lAe capt-
til. TArce Vi thu forts GunproeMdsd III ihs acAtmo
already traced cut, one tS.} Ut Alonnn Sounon,
ANuhur {3} ut Mulltruont, aA lilo tAifd ~. ~ At
MHt Ay;u Tue s.eontt project l6l!Yctl tuln AL old
s S aeSsa II T ss,A s'u a Soi
10 construct twu Fortress sirdlcs ruuna iurls,
ulu uf wntll shall taku IN tits alrealy oxstiug tor
tre.s mud t.lo ut,!nr cnht!sut0 lalGt balt of works.
Of wch hu iks shu,!!l lle Uorhe uaArtl csB Laguy,
Grill, DlullluartInr Observation-Disclosures, Meual, Aud
Namluullut. TAis project IL not likely 10 be ruazud,
as It wonlI 30 enormously expensive. Thu collstsuc-
tim VI tht ine Of AclrEcs the Mans H. luwoscr,
absolutely utuWel, atll it may bo locked upon NJ
ccrtatuty that tbs ilr. nclel Calls Ut Sussuis End
Uu4!oua will also Eu constructed with all Iosaiua dis
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