Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-11
MISCELLANY.
vERsAILIasTs CAPTURE FORT IssY
ffJ AND MUCH AMMUNITION.

Gen. Douay within zoe yards of the Paris
.--- ssa Walls. zss
WAsHINGToN, May 10.-Thiers' circular
exalts over the capture of Fort 1ssy with
much ammunition and artillery. ..z..
General Donay having crossed the Seine
is entrenched within three hundred yards
of Paris walls. laae1 17as3 1fs' fztf'-
The Italian Chamber passed the papal
guarantee bill with the Senate's modifica-
THEIRS circular concludes with the re-
mark, that the reign of an Infamous faction
is drawing TO a close. faa@fi a iai94 +,
The motion to disestablish the English
church failed in the House of Commons
by 2S5 majority, Disraeli and Gladstone
both opposing the movement.
The Versaillists lost heavily before Fort
Issy. .,if ann.
A heavy attack was made on Montrouge
on Tuesday. The result is undown. f'a,5
A fire is raging in Fort Vanvres.
PARIS, May S.-Last night the insur-
gents were convinced of the impossibility
of holding Fort Issy and evacuated by way
of Vanvres, thereby escaping the fire. The
cannonade of the enemy became fearful,
causing an explosion in Fort Issy. There
was also a fire in Vanvres. Meanwhile,
theinsargents attempted to attack in the
direction of Neuilly, but were swept down
by the Versailists' mitrailleuses. 1t was a
great slaughter. The cannonade of Neuilly
is now violent. ROssel now refuses the
dictatorship, and accuses the Commune of
weakness. 4 He complains of cowardiee of
the troops in Fort Issy, and says the Off
GERS are talking instead of fighting men.
The column in the Place Vendome will
be. destroyed tonight. s.du,aaH .4.HGs
The insurgents colors float over Fort
Issy. .fIii' l'l ..
VERSAILLES, May 9.--All the republi-
cans are uniting.
Eight hundred thousand projectiles
chiefly shells, have been taken to Fort
Valerien, ready for the bombardment OF
Paris. .s.s4kss-s $50 fErar
The assault will be made by Donay with
ten thousand men. - iaa5s1
PARIS, May General Rossel closes a
communication to the Commune COM
planning that he has not received proper
support in certain wards. Two courses
were open to our forces-viZ.: to break
through the obstacles which environ Paris,
or to retire. The former has been found to
be impossible, and we have therefore re-
tired. l have the honor to ask of you a
cell in the Mozas. 4,.g -..aia,sHt .f'ef :.
Montretrout is ferociously bombarding
the southwestern portion of Paris, from
which the people have fed.
LONDON, May 10.-The following is
another version of Gen. Rossel's communi-
cation to the Commune, resigning the
command of the army. He says, AZ cam
not endure to hold the responsibility where
everybody celebrates, where nobody obeys
orders, where nothing is organized, and
where the guns depend for service upon a
few. volunteers" In, continuation, the
General com plains that reinfercenlents
werenot granted him when most urgently
needed, and that in point of fact the Com
mune was incapable of diseharging the dtl-
ties appertaining to it. He therefore re-
tires from its service, and demands a cell
in the Lozas prison. t,'... isi, -5'..s.T
FRANKFORT, May 10.-The definitive
treaty of peace between France and Ger
many was signed at two o'clock to-day. D.