Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-06-01

EsHleT AhCAou VI t"O
Brought to n Close-Protection TO the
American Minister-Paris In Flames.
The following particulars of the en-
try of the Versailles troops into h city
of Paris, on Sunday, the 21st inst, have
received:
Capt. Teoga, of the navy, went from
the trenches to the ramparts at Pontd u
Jour, and finding the insurgents retired
called 800 sailors and took possession OF
the gate. Other troops followed before
any one was aware the entry had com
menced. Not a rifle was fired nor a
man wounded. The whole thing was
unexpected. A white flag was hung out
at Auteuil.
A brigade of Versaillists has entered
Porte M~ontrouge, and the troops are
pouring down on both points. 1t is re-
ported that the Arc de Triomphe has
been reached, and that the insurgents
made but slight resistance. The guns
the Communists. Twenty thousand
men are under Issy, and 10000 are
moving on the open gates. Half of the
army is within the walls, and hold the
gates of st. Cloud, Passy, Auteuil,
Trocader, and Murette, as we'll as the
Arc de Triomphe. Heavy firing is
heard in the Champs Elysees. Sixteen
thousand Versailles troops entered Van
Girard and Montrouge.
A special to the World from Paris
says: A: is over. Seventy thousand
Versaillists have entered the city, and
more are now coming. They marched
in all night, coming through six gates,
and met with out slight resistance. The
barricades were not defended. No
mines were exploded. The Versaillists
are now moving on the Hotel de Vile,
where the Communists will make their
last stand. The Versaillists behaved
splendidly, committing no excuses. A
confiagration is raging near the Inval-
ides, and the insurgents battery on
Montmartre is cannonading the city.
Gen. Lamirault telegraphs that every
thing is satisfactory, and, although the
fighting may continue several hours, the
city is absolutely won. Many Commune
leaders were taken, and there were
some awful massacres.
Dombrowski is reported to have been
taken prisoner by the Versailles troops
and recaptured by his w men, and
that he has since made an attempt to
escape from Paris. 1t is now stated
that his command is surrounded near
Sioune, and will probably he captured.
A bloody fight occurred in Rue ST.
Honore. The Versaillists charged down
the street with fury and were fearfully
cut up by q concealed fire from the win
dows of the Conciergeries. Gen. Nc
Mahon planted IL piecies of cannon on
the city side of Arc de Triomphe,
amidst the debris of the captured barri.
cades, and completely swept Champs
Elysees.
The Communists are now c%oncentra-
ted along Rue de Rivoli, and Rue st
Antoine, and around Hotel de Vile,
and in the Place Bastille.
A report has been received that the
barricades under Arc de Triomphe have
been carried by assault, the 41st, 63d,
M S4th regiments taking a gallant
n conspicuous part in the action, and
Coils. Rednault and Favre are said to
have been mortally wounded. A regi-
ment of chasseurs in dashing up bouIe,
ward P~lmperatrice, now called boule'
ward Bruno, were met with a murderous
| volley of rifle shot from an ambuscaded
party of Communists. The latter pre-.
cipitately retreated, when an additional
force of Versaillists came Immediately
in support of the regiment and attacked
I them in front.
The headquarters of Marshal McMa
hon are established in the new Opera
House. The headquarters of General
Cissey, whose forces entered the city
from the south, are in Ecole Militaire
which fronts on Champs de Mars. The
city is in tremendous commotion. From
the windows in the west front of the
Tuileries the scene of conflict can be
distinctly seen. An immense body o
Commune troops nave concentrated
around Hotel de Vile, having retraatec
from the outskirts. The collapse of tn,
Commune is imminent.
The special correspondent of the New
York Tribune at Paris, under date O
Monday, the 21st, telegraphs: eyes
terday afternoon the insurgents wer,
driven from Chateau de Ia Muette
They subsequently rallied and held tn,
enceinte with considerable ~tenacity, blu
were finally driven back with heav,
loss by the heavy fire of the Versatile
under cover of a couple of guns, charged
the Cemetery DIES Pauves. He was me
by a firm and whitening fire, and tn,
insurgent lines became broken and dis
organized. However, they again at
tempted to storm the cemetery, an
h~and-to-hand fighting followed, but
report hat Dombrowski was killet
caused the insurgents to become panic
stricken. A pause of a few hours sue
ceeded, when suddenly the batterie
on the hill opened, and showers O
shells and a hail of musketry fol
lowed. The insurgents essayed
feeble reply, but suddenly heav,
firing from the north was heard. A MAJ
panic ensued arms and packs wer
thrown away, and all bolted, the officer
leading. They surged, and struggled
and blasphemed up the quay in grea
confusion, the shot and shell chasin;
them. They in the extremity of thei
panic blazed away unfortunately
and struck each other with their club
bed rifles. AS the tide of the fugitive
swept along up with them, the reliey
ing battalions came, imparting a fresl
panic. The fire of the V~ersaillist
reached Trocadero. The avenue be
tween Arc de Triomphe and RAM
point was packed densely with the fugi
tives. The Communists showed them
selves behind a barricade in Place de L
Concorde, but did not fire. A Versail
list battery below the arch sweep
Champs Elysees. The Versaillist
pressed on through the Avenue Fried
land to tho open space at the top o
Boulevard Haussmann. Thence the,
could sweep Boulevard Malesherbe.
to Madeleine and open the way to Ru,
Royale."
A special dispatch to the n. Y
World. dated Tuesday evening. Nav %