The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-06-02
EUROPE.
THE WAR IN FRANCE.
10000 Lives Lost and One Third o
Paris Destroyed.
The Lagt OF the 1nsurgentg surrendeT

VERSAILLES, May 27.-Jules Favre, in his
dispatch to the representatives of France In
foreign countries, says that the acts of the IN
surgents are of a criminal and not a politl-
cal nature. He therefore desires neighboring
nations to extradite those who may enter
their territory, and says that the government
of Spain has already proposed to do so.
LONDON, May 27.-A dispatch from Sclssy
saws that the Germans who have been search
ing for the Archbishop of Paris and the priests
held as hostages by the Communists, state that
they cannot be found, and it is supposed they
have been shot.
1t is calculated that there are nearly 50,OOU
dead bodies IN houses and cellars in Par1s.
Many of them are women and children. The
women it is said, have been fighting IN the
French capital. Executions of the Insurgents
are constant, and the destruction of property
is terrible. One-fourth of Paris is estimated to
have been destroyed.
BRUSSELS, May 27.-Victor Hugo has writ
ten letter IN the Independence Beige which,
while it disapproves instructions, protests
against the statement that the Belgian govern
ment would extradite all insurgents found
upon its territory. The Independence Beige
in its comments upon the letter does not agree
with the sentiments of Hugo.
VERSAILLES, May 26.-Noon.-Belleville
was attacked this morning The batteries OF
marine guns posted in Montmartre at the same
time fired down upon Belleville. The loss OF
the government troops was l,200 prisoners
immence Since Sunday $4,000 prisoners have
been taken, including number of debauched
and foul mouthed women.-Courbet poizened
himself after he was captured,
Rochefort and Assy are to be tried by a
civil court as criminals.
VERSAILLES, Sunday noon.-The insurgents
yesterday shot the Archbishop Of Paris, Able
Deiguerre, and sixty-tWo other remaining
in their possession. The troops had previous
" captured La Roquettee and saved one hun
dred and sixty-nine hostages detained there.
VERSAILLES, Sunday evening.-The insur-
rection is completely suppressed; not one band
of insurgents is left. Great numbers of pris-
oners,
VERSAILLES, May .-Evening-A circular
from Theirs details the operations of the troops
and praise them for the courage they have
shown. They viii attack the last refuge o.
the insurgents at Bellville heights, Sunday
morning.
Theirs accuses the insurgents of having
collected large quantity of poisonous liquid
for use against the government troops.
General Leroy, one of the commanders o.
the Versailles troops, was killed IN action to-
/ day.
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, Sunday night-Ar il
quiet within the city, and not shot has beer
fired since o'clock this morning. The fire
men have the flames under control.
The Versaillists at Roman made 1000 pris
| oners including several armed women on Sat
urday evening. All insurgents who camt
within the lines were disarmed and put undel
guard.
VERsAILLs, Sunday Evening.-The remain
ing insurgents surrendered Internationally a
o'clock this morning. The slaughter Satur
day night was awful. Altogether the sup
preston of the Commune has cost over 60,00C
lives, and the destruction of a third of Paris.
VERSAILLES, May 29.-In the Assembly, to
day, General Changarnier defended Marsha
Bazaine's capitulation of Metz.
General LeFio announced that all the capi.
tulatons during the German war were to be
investigated by council of war.
A motion was introduced in favor of erecting
monument to the hostages massacred by the
insurgents.
The remnants Of the insurgents, consisting
of a few scattered bands, who had taken refuge
in the Bois de Vincennes, surrendered to-day
General Clinchamps' division has returned tc
Versailles.
PARIS, Monday Evening May pa portion
of tho army which entered the city is return.
ing to Versailles. The Fifth, Fourteenth and
Sixteenth reimbursement, and the Bellevils
Vilette quarters remain under military occu.
patton. The city is calm and the streets are
thronged with sight-seers. The 9res are still
burning inside the Tuileries and the Hote
de Vile. The discipline of the army is admir-.
able.