Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-30
FOREIGN NEWS
TheSOuthernFOrts Untenable
$50, 900 in COmmuniStArmies
Levy OnRailr0adS of, 900, OOOf
A Demonstration at HaVre
FRANCE.

Italians Forced INFO the Commune
SeTvice-DOes Italy ApprOvet
| New YORK, April ga dispatch from
Paris, of the 9th, says Fort Issy is
scarcely tensble. The loss was heavy.
The Hospital Neckar in the Rue de st.
Ivres with 445 beds Is full, Italians are
forced to fight, and also the soldiers of
the late war. Yesterday about fifty men
and boys hanging about the Northern
Railroad Station were surrounded and
| pressed into the service.
Effort 10 Release the Clergy.
BERLIN, April 28-Evening.- Cluseret
has replied to the intercession of Fabrice.
He will propose that the Commune re-
lease the Archbishop of Paris and other
ecclesiastics now in prison.
rel McMahon.
VERSAILLES, April 2S-Evening.-
McMshon went to Reuil to-day and re-
turns tonight. Fort Issy scarcely rc-
plies to the Versailles batteries. An at
tack upon the fort is imminent.
Fridays StruggIe-COmmun re-
QUESTION ON the Railroads for
1900, 600 Francs. s4--- 81
PARIS, April Evening. There has
been heavy firing to-day south and west
of the city. 1t slackened dnring the
afternoon, but is now again violent. The
Versaillists are attacking all points stimuli
taneously. The erection of harricades in
the interior of the city has been hastened.
The Commune has issued a requisition
for 100000 francs upon the railway
companies. Provisions arrive but sell
dom and are growing scarce.
Unsuccessful Assaults of the Conn
Runists-FOrt Issy 20 be StOrmed.
LONDON, April 29-The Times special
states that at daybreak yesterday the in
surgents attacked Les Moulineaux, Pierre,
Claimant and Chatillon, but were repulsed.
A News Paris special says the Ministry
of War accuses Theirs of using Prussian
guns and mitrailleuse.
1t is possible that before long the. Cen
trail Committee will remove the assistant
members of the Commune.
A Telegraph's special says it is expect.
ed that Fort Issy will be stormed to-
night. All communication between Pa
ris and the Departments will probably be
stopped, the railway companies refusing
to pay the Commune money demanded.
25O,OOO Communist Troops still i'm
the Field.
VERSAILLES, April 29.-The Southern
forts were bombarded furiOusly all day |
yesterday. Fort Vanvres replied vigor-
Ously. The night passed quietly. The |
strength of the nationals is decreasing
rapidly from the incessant fire and the |
fatigues to which they are subjected. |
The Franchise says the troops of the |
Commune do not now exceed $50, 900.
Dem Ons tratiOn at
Havre.
VERSAILLES, April 29.-The govern /
ment has ordered the provisioning of /
Paris by way of the Seine to be entirely
stopped.
To-day being the occasion of the mu-
nicipal elections at Hsvre the workmen
who are psrtisaus of the Paris Commune,
have issued revolutionary address. No
has yet occurred.
HAvRE, April ga fresh convoy of
French prisoners from Germany have
arrived at Cherbourg.
Tn e southern Forts ANNOUNCEMENTS.
bie.'
PARIS, April 29.-This A. M. the can
nonsde ceased along the whole line. The
southern forts all are in q dilapidated
condition, and it is believed will soon be
untenable. Under orders of the Com
mune the forts will be blown up in case
the troops are obliged to abandon them.
have been constructed to re-
place them.
The Railroads Paying up.
The Northern Railroad has pain $780,
BOO francs, and the Lyons Railway the
592, 900 francs demanded by the Com
mune. The other lines have also paid
the sums assessed Upon them, excepting
the Western Railway, which it is stated
will be sequestrated.
The Communist Armies,
A decree issued by Gen. CluseYet di
vides the army of the Commune into two
corps, one for the external and the other
for the internal defence of Paris. Gen.
DombrowskyI, commands. the external army
and Gen. La Crenla the internal. Anoth-
er decree of Gen. Cluseret urges the Off
GERS of the National Guard to be fur
nished with regular commissions.