Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-09
FOREIGN NEWS
Terrible Slaughter Of Friday
Paris Again Being Shelled
And Threatenedwith Famine
FRANCE.
The Fighting Friday-Paris Again
Under a Rain of BOmbshelIs.

The Fighting Friday-Paris Again
Under a Rain of BOmbshells.
New York, April S.-A Versailles
special says the government troops car
ried the pont [bridgel DeNeuilly yester-
day afternoon, and crossed the Seine at
$3.50 P. NJ. Under tremendous fire from
the guns and mitrailleuses of the Insult
gents, they advanced up the avenue of
Neuiny, driving the insurgents furiously
back inside the city, and advanced as lar
as the port [gate] DeMaillet. The slaugh-
ter was great. The troops hold positions
right under the ramparts. The rebels In
Forts D'Issy and Vsnvres ceased firing.
Now the troops are so near Paris that
they are firing shells into the city contin-
ually. The greatest CONSERVATION pre-
walls. The insurgents suffered heavily.
The government troops fought most
splendidly at Nauterre, where Gen. Gal
lifee whipped the rebels badly. No par
ticulars of the fight are received.
MOntaubon Wounded.
VERSAILLES, April S.-A circular issued
by President Thiers, and bearing date OF
the 7th, says: Yesterday the gendarmes
carried the insurgents position at Cour-
bevoie, and to-day the bridge at Neuilly
was carried by the government troops
Gen. Montaubon was slightly and Gen.
Pechot seriously wounded. The losses OF
the insurgents are immense and the posi-
tions captured are of decisive Importance.
Paris to be starved Out again.
A special from Versailles to the London
Telegraph says that Paris has only pro-
visions for two days. The collapse of
the insurrection is imminent.
MarseiIles.
LONDON, April S.-A dispatch from
Marseilles to-day reports the city tranquil.
Cremieux, Pelliser and some other mem
bers of the insurrectionary committee
had been arrested and imprisoned to await
trial.
RetaIiation-The War on the
Churches.
LONDON, April 6.-A Paris special t)
the Times says the insurgents have al
ready commenced to put into execution
their threats of retaliation on the
prisoners they have taken. The Com
mune prevents the opening of churches.
Nearly all the cures have been thrown
into prison.
The reports that portion of the Prus-
sian army near Paris have been ordered
into the city are unconfirmed.
mcMahon and vinoy.
Marshal McMahon, who commands the
army of Versailles, has established his
headquarters at Petit Trianon. Gen.
Vinoy has charge of the reserves.
More Details of Friday-WOmen and
Children watching the Battle.
PARIS, Friday April z, P. M, via.
London, April S.-The fighting is terri
BILE. The Nationals Thursday night re-
occupied the barricade at Neuilly, and
it was to-day fercely attacked by the
batteries of the Versailles army. The
Nationals defended the position with
barricade. There was perfect rain of
shells from the Versailles batteries until
half past four o'clock in the evening,
when it became apparent that a direct
assault was intended by the Government
forces. The movement proved a feint
however, for instead of following it up
the Versailles troops advanced upon both
right and left fianks of the barricades.
There was an hours rapid and effective
fight with musketry, and then the fight
| ing increased in intensity. The Com
munists hastily advanced two fresh battal-
lions of infantry supported by eight guns.
Crowds of women and children in dan
gerous positions near the Arch De Tri-
omphe were watching with the utmost
anxiety the changing scenes of the battle
field.
The fire of the artillery has, up to this
time, spared the Enciente. The Nationals
resist the advance OF the Assemblies with
determination, and will defend every
inch of the streets, should the Assem-
blists succeed in entering the city. There
is a strong concentration of Nationals in
the Place Vendc G, and many pieces of
artillery, in the courtyard of the Palals
Royal, and in front of the Church of the
| Madeleine. The utmost bitterness towards
the Versailles government prevails In the
public mind, but the portions of Paris
remote from the scene of conflict are to
all appearances calm.
| The Reds still Hold NeuiIIy Bridge,
LONDON, April 8, 1880 P. M.-Advices
from Paris to-day state that Lodistas
Donibroski a Polish revoiutionist] has
been in command of the National Guards.
The Nationals remained all Friday night
in their position on the bridge of Neuilly.
A dispatch from Versailles this even
ing says the entire army is now under
Marshal McMshon, and has been divided