The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-29
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CAPTURE OF FORT D'ISSY.
COMMUNIST REPORTS.
THE FOOD QUESTION.

| COMMUNIST REPORTS.
| THE FOOD QUESTION
| PARIS, April 27,-Evening.-The Commune
has issued DEGREES sin retaliation flor the cut
| ting Oft of cattle, meat and fish supplies. NJ
| goods trains will leave Paris at present. The
| passengers trains however continue to depart
but nobody is visible in them.
Fort 1ssy fired some shells so badly aimed
That fell on the Plateaux Chatillon.
An armor clad locomotive is Smelling Chat
eau Becon vigorously.
The Prussian patrol has informed the mayo,
| from the redoubt by the national guards mnsI
be returned. Petroleum shells fred by the
insurgents have set fire to the Chateau Men.
| don.
ARRESTS BY THE PRUssIANs.
PARIS, Wednesday afternoon, April 26.-
Inc declaration of Bismarck that the North.
err forts shall remain in the hands of the Ger
mans, gives great satisfaction to the Commun-
lists.
The gems d armes in st. Denis are becoming
numerous, and the loyal National Guards there
pave been organized. The Cure of st. Denis
has been arrested by order of the Prussians.-
The cause is not known. Segun Gouschef of
OF the War Office, attempted to reach Versailles
but was arrested at the outposts DIR. Dubois
explained that Seguin was a staff officer, ar.
ranging the positions of the advanced posts.
ated. }s ~ 60
The correspondent Of the London Times has
been arrested. 1t is stated that while the
Prussians hold st. Denis the Northern Rail-
way VIII remain open and carry provisions to
the city.
At o'clock this morning heavy musketrv
hrlng was heard in the direction OF Bas Mem
don. In this attack the Enfants Perdus lost
very severely. -
The gunboat Fancy Ewas disabled and re-
turned to Pont de la Concorde at 4 o'clock tbis
afternoon with difficulty, all hands were kent
pumping the vessel.
4 Fighting at Bias Mendon continues.
The buttes of Montmartre are being heavily
fortified.
On Monday night balloon started secretly
from College Rollin.
A GOVERNMENT REPULsE CLAIMED. ~
PARIS, April 2S.-The Communists have
made reconnaissance towards Bagneux. ON
the south OF Paris, driving the Versaillists be-
fore them.
The Versailists have made three attacks up-
on the railroad station at ,Clamopt and were
repulsed on each OCCASION 5al5s
The CIicliy batteries have sienced the fire
OF the Versailles batteries at Asneires Valer-
len Is firing actively to-day with ten guns
DomDrOwskI reports vigorous attacks upon his
advanced posts. and the 18th battalion was
forced to abandon the barricades in Neuiilv.
but the oath battalion drove back the enemy
and recapturGd the barricades.
The General adds:-We hold all our posi-
tions. The enemy retired all along the whole
line and the firing ceased lukort Vanvres one
pieces OF artillery had been dismOunted and
fort lssy crippled, but the Communists claim
that they can hold both these forts indefinitely
1.-The Republican League of Paris urges the
assemDlage Off congress at Lyons or Grenoble
to frame an honorable arrangement for peace
The Commune has forbidden all interference
with traffic in merchandise and the manage
ment of railways. The Commissriat is proyis-
Toned Tor long period.
MILITARY COERCION.
At last delay of 4S hours has been granted
persons between 10 and 40 to join their battal-
ions in the national guard, and neglect to do
so will lie punished by court martial
The communists have through mistake at
tackled and captured Prussian battery Its
restitution has been demanded.
A new Journal called "Paix" has appeared in
Paris. The Ottoman embassy in Paris has
been struck by two shells.
GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
RUMoRED CAPTURE OF FORT 1ssY.
LONDON, April 28.-The Versaillists yester-
day expelled the Communists from an import.
ant position in the village of Les Moulinieaux,
and occupied it in considerable force.
The Paris Commune has forbidden reauis;-
tons on the property of foreigners.
The Mot d Ordre of last evening alleges that
the people of Toulouse have risen in insurrec-
ton, and that many of the streets are filled
with barricades.
o.ardn, oroh.ss pntteries at CouIbevoie yes
de TriOmphe.
The Communists have established battery
on the road to Asnieres for the purpose of bonn.
harding Geunve)lier, Colonies and Courbe-
vote.
The lombard ment of the sonthern forts ves-
terday was feebler than formerly. The caiibre
of the Versailles guns is small. The fnrv ot
the combatants 10 increasing The Freemasons
Will plant their banners on the ramparts of
the city, - - =
|. The Governor of Inyalides has been arrasted
The official Statement Of the Iosras of tho
Communists to Tuesday sums nm OnO0 t;,laJ
and wounded besides 5000 prisoners.
1t is rumored that the Versailles army have
TAKEN the advanced works of Fort Issy, that
the Darrack KS OF the fort are entirely destroyed,
ana that there is breach in the walls at least
hve yards square.
The Communists have established batteries
at the st. Owen gate in Montmartre.
VERSAILLES. April N.-Thiers in n snaecb
to the Assembly to-day, tells the country that
the SITUATION IS painful. French blood is till
flowing, but it is consOling to know that thu
denoument IS near. All are doing their duty,
especially the army, to which he alludes in
Terms OF hiSh eulogy, which is, said Theirs,
commanded by chevalier without fear and
IN Dis actions, has now completed the invest
ment OF the works OF Paris and commenced
| active operations
FORT IssY sIIENcFD
| Fort Issy has been silenced and Les Mouli-
| neaux captured. We are not assailants. We
are the defenders OF law and order. We wish
III, oor LII 1, uuI we aisC WISH 10 save nu
| 10y "oH, uospo.,sn anu lroni uhpriaieu ~
i1nee. az e.oquent'y aelendlng repuolicsa az,
ioms anu T Tue liners cohciuaeu ~ io oi
T... :. iii, ~, arc lsoIa.eo amu
in ,,r ff WILL JUG EoS1.eH. anu Syharty
i Tho Commnn;sts hova hoon Saroatod OF Les
| Bruyere Deseveres and some of their officers
captured.
/ MORE CREDIT WANTED.
| VERSAILLES April 28.-In the Assembly to
day Ponyer Quertier, Minister of Finance
asked for fresh credit to provide for the subsis
tencs of the German troops according to thu
preliminary terms of peace. He said that al
the engagements made with Germany should
be scrupulousy kept and all the sums due
paid.
THEIRS IN TEARS.
NEW York, April 2S.-The Tribunes specia
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