The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-05-13 00:00:00

THE REVOLUTION IN PARIS.

PARIS, ?day 9, Afternoon.
ID consequence of the bmnbarelment deny expected from
the ilontretout batteries people have been hurriedly leaving
Paris In great numbers.

Fort V sures took lire last nlght and had to be evacuated.
It was found Impondldo to extinguish the aro. it to aUll
burning.

The explosion at buy arose from • torpedo, not • powder
magazine. The Fort is evacuated.

There has been a general heavy firing to-day, and the Point
du our has muttered severely.

Father Hogan, the cure of SL &tiptoe, a British siNect,
was again arreated yesterday. Mr %Islet hoe with difficulty
procured his release cii condition that he leaves Parts.

All saibile-hortes lu Paris have been erg itsitioned tor
cavalry service.

The Commune has decided that the reports made at the
sitting" of the C,.tonsme, with nor(' to the Public Safety
Committee, shall not be publiabed.

Fort limy was completely evacuated last night. The
garrison, before withdrawing, prepared everything for blow-
ing up the Fort should the Versailles troops attempt to
occupy it. The gunboat •• Commune " was yesterday di-ailed
by the Versailles batteries. Oa, the pert of the Commune It
is asserted that the Federals still boA the village of imp.
Fort Vanes. sustained a terrible lire, and is much damaged;
It will probably soon share the Into of lacy. ho furs stment
of Pada from liennevilliere in the north to le-rt Ivry in the
south, is now complete. The 1,110 Is-dween Pam and Point
du Jour suffers greatly from the Veisaillea bombardment,
especially from the tire et the new heavy battery at Moire-
tout, the effect of which will be terrible when MI Its pieces
enfilade the west and south-western bastions.

An overpowering bombardment, followed by a general
uvault, Is stated to be immlueot.

For two hours ;from ipm tO7 pm Federal battalions
have been messing to the llace do la concortio, where they
are belng reviewed by Oenerals of the Commune before
leaving for their post on the battle fold.

The Commune is taking all necessary measures in Clew of
a grand attack, which Is expected to be made by the Ver-
sailles army to-night. There ill some talk of the Fedoralista
having planned a fresh offensive movement for to-night In
the direction of Slontrouge.
A very lively musketry fire has begun at Nenlily, and there
is a perfect ball of shell, round the Arc de Triomphe.

Ironclad railway vane have left the station at limner.. for
au unknown desttnation. It Is believed that they wifi be
placed in position aa a battery behind the Maillot Gate.
Operations on all sides are bezomthg vary active since this
morntug.

VEII4AILLES, May 9

The Government troops were compelled to evacuate the
raileay station at Clamart in consequence of the rilluvla
miring Irons the great number of unburied corpse. In and
abnit the station. which was then occupied by the
Federalists, bat subsequently again evacuated by them upon
the approach of the Versailles troops.

The Government have sent away to the Departments all
the young soldieru who have parents or relation. domiciled
In Parts.

SL Thief, hes addressed the following elteular to the Pre-
fezta

"The able manner In which the army has been led. seconded
by the bravery of the troops. has reaulted In our obtaining to-
day a striking result. Fort Irv, after an eight days attack
only, was occupied thie morning by 38th Regiment or the
Line. A large quantity of ammunition and artillery was
found there. We will give further detail, of this victory to-
m.d.row, bat we may now already praise the successful daring
with which our Generals e. l meted the approach to the fort
under, cross tire from Fort Vanves, the eneetree, and Fort
last

'The engineers have had • large share In these prompt
and decisive results. Fort Vanves le In a condition which
will scarcely allow of its prolonging its resistance. Moreover,
the capture of Fort telly alone suffices to insure the sue-
t,., of the plan of attack which has now been undertaken.
Last bight tieneral Douai, after a Lrnildable cannonade from
Montretout, and favoured by the darkness of the night,
crossed the Seine and established his position beyond Bon.
logne, in front of Bastions 67. 66, and 65, which form Point
tie JOO5 1.40 workmen, furnished by the different regi-
ments. opened trenches at ten In the evening and worked
throughout the night, until daybreak, when then they had to
Interrupt their labours. Their right is on the Seine, and their
left at the extremi'y of Boulogne Thanks to their activity
and courage, they were at four In the morning under cover
and sheltered from the enemy'. fire. They are now only 300
yards frorn the twettate—that is to say, at a distance !tom
which If they so wished they could estahlish a battery to
batter a breach In the walls. Everythleg, therefore, leads us
to hope that the cruel trials of the honest population of Farts
are drawing to • close, and that the odious reign of the
int/Lunn faction which has adopted the red tag as it i emnlem
will soon cease to oppress and dishonour the capital of
France. I, late be hoped that what is now palming here
will be a lesson to the miserable imitators of the Commune
of Paris, and will prevent tier expodng themselves to the
severity of the Ile, awaits them If they dare to carry
further their criminal and odious enterprise."
ver,,AiLtEs, May 9, Eventrg.
. .

The firing from the row batteries at Slontretout han been
tremendons all day. V il&lnt las been again assisting In
the attack on the southern rosin, n of the Insure..
From M,ntretout I taw shell after shell explode at Auteuil,
the Point du Jour, sad along the rue tote In the direction of
Vaugirard. At a quarter post four I could see a house on
lire at Anteull. There has been no response whatever to this
Murat. cannonading. Not a shell haa been thrown by the
Insurgehts In the direction of ilontrek ut.
Fort Issy was captured and occupied by the G.ivernment
troops this morning.