The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-24
End of the French Revolution.
Fighting I'M the Streets Montmartre
Tahen-. Capture of Two Of the Conn
mune Lenders - Heavy Losses of
the ycrnaiIiists in Officers. ..a s
THE CAPTURE OF MONTMARTRE-CoNTINU
SUCCESS OF THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS,

THE CAPTURE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SUCCESS OF THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS.
VERSAILLES, May 23-P. M-Generals
Clinchamp and Loving last evening occ,l.
pied Batignallcs, and attacked Montmartre
to-day on the west and south from the ave.
nue. and boulevard De Clichy. General
LAdmirault, simultaneously moving his
forces along the line of the seine and
boulevard leading to the northern
railway, attacked the station of that
road and carried it by assault. He
then moved upon Montmartre, which
was captured at 1 o'clock this after
moor. General Ciss US forces carried the
barricadc in Chaupee de Moline, in the
southern part of Paris. The operations of
the Government troops are progressing
satisfactorily everywhere, and the complete
suppression of the insurrection is expected
to-day or tomorrow. The losses of the
Versaillists in to-day's engagements were
small
TERRIFIC FIGHTING IN THE STREETS or PARIS
LOSSES AMONG THE VERSAILLES GENERALS.
VERSAILLES, May 23.-The heaviest
fighting yesterday was in the Rue
Royal. where the slaughter was ter
rifle. Colonies Dubois and Moran, nes
phews of Guizot, commanding the Yer
sailles troops, were killed by the explosion
Of torpedocs. The barricade in the Rue
St. Honore was captured and rccapturcd
six times. Gen. Vinoy is reported wound
ed IN the groin, and Gen. Donai in the
head.
1t is rumored that the Archbishop of
Paris and the Addresses Frances and WILLIE
meSaut have been shot by the insurgents.
THE yERsAlLLIsTS IN FULL POSSESSION OF
PAKIS-CAPTURE OF ASSY AND PYAT, OF
EIGuTJNE
ON.
LONDON, May ga dispatch from Ver-
sa;lleS Monday evening says that the Coy
ernment troops occupied the Versailles
railway station on the Boulevard Mont
ParuasSc. within short distance of the
Luxembourg, and that Gen. Clinchamp
has turned the inSurgent position at the
Tuilleries and captured 10, 900 prisoners.
A Paris dispatch says the Versailists
have occupied Place Nendome, the Tuil-
lcries, and the Hotel de Vile. Assy, a
member Of the Commune, is certainly in
custody, and it is reported that PcliX Pyat,
another member Of the Commune has been
captured. Another dispatch says the in
surgents abandoned the Place de Ia Con-
cordc Yesterday. Gen. l. Admiraults forces
have surrounded Montmartre, and battle
is now progressing there.
TIE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, May >23-The Yer
sallles flag now floats over Montmartrc,
and the whole city is evidently in posses
sion of the forces of the Assembly.
RErCGL1C DEMANDED IN SPAIN.
MADRID, May 22.-The session Of the
CortcS to-day was exceedingly stormy.
The Radicals presented Il resolution tor
the establishment of Republic, and the
CarliSts presented another declaring the
election Of King Amadeus void and assert
ing Don Carlos, of Spain, rs the rightful
King.
The discussion was long and excited,
but neither resolution was acted upon be-
fore adjournment.
TIE FIGHTING CEAsED-MAssACREs IN THE
STREETS.
ST. DENIS, May 23-NlgM.-[ World spc-
cial. 1.-The fighting in Paris has ceased.
Thiers and MacMahon enter tomorrow.
The losses of the Communists were fearful,
the troops giving them no quarter. Many
of the ringleaders Of the Commune were
captured and shot Immediately.