The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-03-29

LONDON, March "a, '71--The Min
lister of the Interior has notified the
National Guards of Rouen to make
preparations to defend the Govern
ment against the instruction.
General Schottein, the. Prussian
commander of St. Denis, has sent a
dispatch to the commander of Paris
to the effect that the Germans occupy
ing the forts on the north and north
eastern sides of the city will maintain
a passive and friendly attitude while
nothing hostile is done, but if the con-
ditions Of the preliminaries of peace
are overstepped Paris will be treated
as an enemy.
The delegate Minister Of Foreign
Affairs replied that the revolutionary
proceedings are purely as to municipal
affairs, and can in no sense be regard
ed aggressive toward Germany. The
delegate adds that he has no jurisdic-
ton, and can not discuss matters in
reference tc the preliminaries of peace
which were voted by the Assembly at
Bordeaux.
LONDON, March 24.-The Mont
martrists and insurgents generally are
in ecstacies over the friendliness exhibit
ted in General Schlottein's dispatch,
while Parisians suspect completely on
the part of the Prussians with the in
surgents.
PARIS, March "a The Dc5atS con-
tains q bold article, which bears the
| signature of LIE Moline, attacking the
National Government in scsthing Ian
guage for its apathy toward the insur
rection.
Admiral Soisset was present with
the friends of order at the Place Ven
dome on Wednesday,, and a for
tunately, not wounded by the fire Of
the insurgent Nationals.
The Debats says that in the encoun.
ter on Wednesday evening some of the
insurgents fred into each other, and
that several of them were wounded
Henri Pene, editor of one OF the Paris
Journals, received a bullet in his side.
and his life is despaired of.
The orderly Nationals have deter
mined to incorporate regular soldiers,
in Paris, into their ranks.
The Versailles Government intends
making an appeal to the National an6
Mobile Guards of departments for the
support and maintenance of order.
One of the Paris Deputies. who held
a parley with the insurgents at the Ho
tel de Vile, in Paris, saw the insur-
rectionary committee is losing the up
per hand over its own men.
Gen Lefo, who has rendered his
resignation as Minister of War, has
withdrawn it.
The orderly National Guards now
occupy the space between Rue Richie
lieu boulevard and Rue Montmartre,
the Rue Des Halles, Rue Du Pont
Neuf, Rue De Rivoli.
The Marie of the first arrondisse
ment is defended by-two guns.
The insurgents in Place Vendome
were reinforced Thursday with two
guns. The insurgents have occupied
the Marie of the ACCOMPLISHMENT du
Pantheon. They failed to seduce the
scholars of the PoIytechnique, who
have obtained a weeks holiday and
Joined the orderly Nationals in Place
de la Bourse, where there is a large
force and great vigilance, in expecta
ton of an attack from the insurgents.
VERSAILLES, March 23.-In the
! National Assembly to-day the Gov
eminent proposed a law for the organ,
ization of volunteers, which vas adopt.
ed. Under its terms every depart
ment of France is to send to Versailles
Immediately a battalion of volunteers
for the support of thu Government.
| A proposition for the appointment