Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-04-06
PARIS. April .

PARIS. April ,.
There WAS a serious engagement This
morning between the government troops
and the Communists. About two ihous-
and Of the national guard marched ON
tourhcvoie. and were met by Gems a
Armes and Gardes Forcsters. The cap
tain of the latter gallopcd up. waving his
cap. Intending 10 address the Communists
when Zouaye with tina; body shot
him dead. 4 general action followed in
In which the Gen a Arines took five pris-
oner>. one 1G years old. whom they shot
Immediately. The guns OF Fort Nalcrian
swept the road and the Communists fed
Twenty-Five Of the insurgents were Killed
and many wounded. The engagement was
over at one O'Clock. The national guards
still hold Porte Maillot. Baitallions Of
artillery are hurrying up. the rappel Is
beating ..: and lbe yaAAagh 3felnip.:' '''""""-'
Fighting has been going on since yester-
day evening at various points. Ia the
Place de la Concorde this morning can
nonadng was distinctly audible. the sound
coming from the direction of Neuilly. The
fortress of Mont Talerien opened on the
columns of vote. and kept up u continuous
| fire for several hours TO prevent them from
| establishing themselves there. The fight
ing at Courbevoie was sharp. The reports
are conflicting as 20 which side fired the
first shot. The nationals were at fir, driv-
| en- into Courbevoie where they maintained
themselves for time. protected BY the
houses. They were At last shelled out BIZ
Fort Valerien and fell back TO the bridge
at Neuilly where they kept up sharp
| fusilade. From this position they were
again forced 10 retreat and finally with
drew into the city and shut the gates. The
Versailles troops did not attempt 10 follow
An estimate. probably exaggerated put
the loss of the nationals nj 2DO the govern
Inent troops shot the prisoners a. rebels.
The popular indignation against the Yer
sailles government !, terrific. The ma
tionals threaten to attack Versailles
There Is report that the eth regiment
of the line came to Paris on Saturday and
| fraternized with the nationals
VERSAILLES. April 2-Evening.
4 crisis is at hand. Two batteries are
in motion on the Paris road and the arnhu-
lances are all ready.
Bismarck has given permiss sion for any
| number of troops TO be- massed near Paris.
LONDON. April 3.
Marshal Mcmahon has been appointed
commander-in-chief of the French army.
The Commune has issued a proclarna-
ton couched in the following Ian yuage =
Attacked BY the Versailles government
We have mission 10 protect the city. and
count upon the aid of citizens"
The second sitting OF the peace con-
ference at Brussels was held TODAY
The Paris Commune have issued de-
cree arraigning Theirs. Favre. Picard.
Duparre. Simon and Porthuan before a
| tribunal OF the people aud ordering their
properties seized.
Another decree pronounces the separa-
ton of church and State: suppresses re-
ligious bodies and abolishes national prop
erty.
BERLIN, April 3.
Emperor William in replying to the con
congratulatory address voted BY the
Reichstag. thanks for its LOYALTY and de-
voiion and praise the heroism OF the Ger
man soldiers. and points to the visible
guidance of God in the events of the recent
war. He says that the condition Of France
Is owing TO the revolutions of eighty years.
and expresses the belief that German ma
uonality in Alsace and Lorraine has been
merely defased and not destroyed. during
the compulsory union Of these provinces
with France. The Emperor concludes as
follows: Being an old man merely lay
the foundation of the Empire which my
successor must complete"