The officers and soldiers were not in good spirits.

On my return into Paris, however, I found the following proclamation of the Government posted on the walls:--"2 p.m .-- The attack commenced this morning by a great deployment from Mont Valerien to Nogent, the combat has commenced and continues everywhere, with favourable chances for us .-- Schmitz." The people on the Boulevards seem to imagine that a great victory has been gained.

When one asks them where?
They answer "everywhere." I can only answer myself for what occurred at Le Bourget.

I hear that Vinoy has occupied Nogent, on the north of the Marne; the resistance he encountered could not, however, have been very great, as only seven wounded have been brought into this hotel, and only one to the American ambulance.

General Trochu announced this morning that 100 battalions of the National Guards are outside the walls, and I shall be curious to learn how they conduct themselves under fire.