New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-07
PARIS CAPTURED.
TurI,ST OF THE COMMUNE.
TIE LAST OF TIM COMMUNE
, nyrrICILT PEOMFNADE-A MARROW ESChE-
STREET rlGHTING-A FEARFUL SCENE.
rFRoN OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

without any officially or adventures. Here however
was stoppcd by a sergeant Of National Guards who,
after looking al my papers ordered me in the name OF
the Republic 10 90 ana work at bauicnde." On my de-
cnin % assist lifting payngstones he let me aud
We marched on. Passing the than hali-runed
house Of NJ. Tmers. l wcnicd my way INTO the Rue ST.
George where poor Provost Parado usedto i've AZ the
formed 10y the Rue 81. George and the Rue ST.
Lazarc there Federal skirmishcrs busy popping
az tH ycrsaillsts near the Church Of Ia Trimte
thought prudent 10 back and take the kue
Notrc Dame de LOrette Here however, was told by
erie vousy excited Belgian TO down the street to the
Rue Chatcaulun Qluc Cardinal Fesch, under the Empre
Before got there was stopped by two National GUARDS
who told could not return that way, nut must re-
turn northward. accordingly accompanied them to the
barrcadc, whore my passes were examined ana WAS
politely invited to tase muskct and help defend the
Commune. As my asports showed l was a
foreigner. this part Of the days pleasure was
SPARED me Tacn an officer remembered to
have seen me with Col Bos.ct, and was allowed
10 so on my way. got back TO the Northern Railway
station and had good dinner at the hotel, alter when
l started with friend try and gain friendly hooi
I'm the Rue Lafayette, close 10 the New Opera INC 9
Rue lafayette presented most curious appearance "
was brilliantly Hchtad with gas three parts OF 'nor
lance, aud then came total darkness A"o
neutral ground begins where the lights cease su NY
companion All down the street men ana poSs "eio
building harricadcs, but between fh'77 'ne poopo-
women. children, and all-were -.'..'' o"'SiV 'uo"
lOuscs in the warm evening. an t'Ihs q"''o Gun
uoscdlv Of the events Of the day. lney had even spirits
enough 10 laugh heartily at mounted ofcer who rode
* horse riht into wineSbOp in order TO get some
thing IN drink After much lodging we reached our
ouorter, for the night whore we we're likely to see more
Of The fighting than further north
some shells had fallen far mp the main Boulevards
rs the Porte ST. Deuis hut the general report was that
The ycraists had not advanced far their rapid
f111 btxo lal ia
fire down the Boulevard HausSmanu inceSsant, and
everybody was obliged 10 al a run. In fact the
Verss SIS had made little progress after their first rush.
as they found the resistance becoming serious. MY
landlord and had great discussion as to the safest
side OF the house which TO sleep. BY his advice l
took the 'front.' contrary to Ily own Judgment ana when
l awoke tits morning / not at all surprised
TO find piece OF shon on the floor which
had passed through the cracks in the aOuse without
breaking the woodwork, had smashed pane OF glass,
and fallen about yard from my head, without hurting
me or disturbing my slumbers. This morning again
made an expedition TO what had happened Dung the
ibt for there had been since O'Clock in the morning
one continuous rattle of musketry and mitraeds" Al
about O'Clock all was perfectly quiet, and ii seemed as
II the comhatans were reposng after the fighting and
fatieues Of Yesterday. On arriving at the Boulevard
dos Italiens / met picket O; National Guards.
7 then crossed the Boulevard and went down 10 the
Rue Grammont toward the Rue de RyoL l. ever.
direction SAW signs OF Yesterdays bombardnent. Inc
streets were strewn with stones and states knocked from
the houses by bursting shells People were abroad buy
inc provisions and hurryng get Of their friends.
Whzz came she'll heads, and we heard II burst
ON the Place de Ia Buurse beyond Us. continued on
ward "a the Rue de Rvo where discovered that the
Fe terra stin held the biz baricade near the Ministry
OF VI .r,ne. All was Quict there, although the Whoe
.rcet was strcwn with stones Clipped on by the
shells from the houses in the Rue hyoh.
As was looking at the harrcade two staff officers rode
down the street a OF in ,pecOn. They seemed to
think al WAS right and came back turned down
into the Rue ST. Houor6 and far the big harrcade
across the Rue CaSClione. All quiet here, but mp
in the Rue Eoyale there sharp musketry fire. The
czens" on duty were very civil, but they would not
LET me O. into the Place vend6uc returned 10 the
Rue St. Roch and found way into Le boulevard des
Iaiens again. At THAI moment the Ia aHeuseS on the
h.rricade az the head Of the Rue re la paN opened
fire on the Versailists La Madeleine. Petrng from
behind a tree could Little dots which represented
the Versailist knshers. From these little dots came
forth pufs OF white smoke, soon to be followed by
opinous whstling bullets, which all the inhabitants
OF Paris know 80 well. When was about TO cross the
boulevard I did not stand upon the order OF my 60
Ing, but went quickly.
None the worse for running the gauntlet got back to
the Rue Lafayette to breakfast. Several newspapers
have appeared and fortunate as to obtain the
Terik the Pa9ps and the Journal P0Puldirc Most OF
tbc Of course. contained but very inaccurate accounts
~ Yesterday fyhting bat certainly something
for the enterprise French Journalists that they should
publish their papers at such time All the offices OF the
three papers nave Just mentunedare under fire. and the
VeyiA in the Rue TitDou is like the hotel from which
vriteexposed 10 a hot fire. My windows look down
the Rue H,Gyy to the New Opera. The Boulevard
Hau.snann and the Chaus6e dAntn here cross and form
kind ~ Place" which is while write these lines, the
scene OF furious combat TIE Versailles troops nave
bar-icade about wards mp the Boulevard dussmahh
near the Western Railway station, and the Communists
are trying their utmost to disodge them In groups OF
three and four the Communists crept along the BOue-
ward At frs, they fred from the Of doors ard
shops; hut thy soon took lesson from their better
drilled enemies and mounted into the houses and even
qpon the roofs The Versaiist behind their bari-
cade and the houses at their end are keeping up
one continuous OF muskety The shells burst In the
street az our feet and the balls whistle by our windows
Early this morning several National Guards CHASE pot
in hand came down street and ordered ali 'hrters
TO be thrown open and an windows TO be closed urd'
pepalty Of death This is to prevent any person from
sboopg al the guards from tie windows II is indeed
weknOwn prccautiOn in the history Of Partisan street
warfare 90 We fatten against the glass and
look ont At the Of the Rue de Ia Chaussee dan
tin we sec that the Fcders have established barrcade,
an which they have placed couple Of pieces Of
From this point they keep mp tremendous fire at the
yersaiist Oh the Place De Ia TiIite II now just
o'clock and one can scarcely imagine how the fight
could he much hotter Tire baIricade Itself has been
made out Of the usual neutrality-suspicious.
cabs. barrels filed with earth, and mattresses
An embrasure has been made In the middle for gun
and 12.pounder has been placed there. Not many men
are behind the baTricadc only some 20 IN all Ihey
crouch on the ground and poke Their guns through hoe9
in the batricade One can hardly see sign OF life at
be church suddenly there comes puff from the bal
ustrade In front Of the church. and II has done eXecu
tion TOO for poor fellow caps s hand to ms shoulder
ana rolls oyer comrades DIR him round the corner
and give him drink Of wine. There is no doctor ana
that j. all that they DO for the poor fellow crack
goes a shot from a fith-stOIy wrcoF ana theh Dang
bang went the Trskets. For the --o mo- OF hflhs ''e
damage was SMALL The trees the Boulevard fah one
t,i,.Iye ar stpasbed IA atoms.