Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-17
FOREIGN DISPATCHES
DESPERATE FIaHTINa.


Cial reports desperate fighting, result
ing in victories for the Commune.
Five consecutive attacks were made
upon VanOres, which were repulsed
with great slaughter. Losses of the
Government troops were dreadful.
At NeUilly a combat is threatening.
The hOstilities at various places are
fierce, but the Communists gain
ground steadily, and their hopes are
now raised to the highest pitch.
TERRIBLE EVENTS ANTICIPATED
PROGRESS OF BATTLES.
PAPIs, April yesterday shells
fell in the Avenue Wagram, also many
rifle bullets. Tradesmen in the Ave
nue. des Terres were wounded, and a
general exodus from that quarter of
the city taking place. Crowds de-
mand passports 20 leave Paris now.
The price is reduced to half a franc.
Hundreds are disappointed. The
street leading from the Porte MaillOt
is in ruins. Issy and Nanvres are
firing small bomb shells, which
splinter into thirty pieces and are ter
ribly destructive. The Socialist Re
Dublicans are making great efforts to
secure the return of their candidates.
The delegates Of the Commune TO
Versailles have returned with Thiers'
conditions, which have rendered the
insurgents very violent.
ROehef0Ft demands that NinOy,
GaIlipet, Favre, Picard and others be
brought. chained in couples, to the
Champs Elysees, where the relatives
of the Nationals who have been killed
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please with them.
Il has been decided that the Ma
tiOnals do not demOlish the column
in the Place Nendome, but displace
the statue at its apex.
A terrible cannOnade was kept up
last night. The attack of the Govern
ment troops was everywhere repulsed.
The cannOnade and fusillade will be
resumed this afternoon.
It is said that Fort Issy has been
damaged; otherwise the results Of the
three days eannOnade have been in
significant.
The Cloche deplOres the Commune's
infleXibility.
The Government troops have hith-
erto made no serious attack.
The Temps summons the Commune
to state its demands.
The fall Of the Seine has paralyZed
the Communists gunbOats.
The Central Committee is still at
variance with the Commune.
PARIS, April l6-a.m.-The Com
munists report that Issy repulsed
successive assaults Of the Nersaillists,
on Friday and Saturday, with severe
losses to the assailauts.
General DOmbrOWski attacked the
Government forces at Neuilly yester-
day, and it is claimed that he took
four hundred prisoners. The engage
ment continued through the entire
night.
The batteries on Hill TrOcadiers
have opened fire on Fort Nalerien,
which replies with vigor.
General DOmbrOwski's forces are
under the sUrictest discipline, among
them the National Guards, and doing
much to render all branches of the
military service more efficient.
LONDON, April Is, p.m.-Dispatche
from Versailles deny that the insuT-
gents took 400 prisoners. yesterday, /
and declare that no important mili- |
tary events have taken place. They
say that the insurgents in the forts |
waste their ammunition by firing at |
night for no purpose. Saturday night /
they kept up a continued cannOnade. |
Only one Nersaillist was wounded.
LONDON, April l6.-The E-i5mae's !
special correspondent of Paris tele- !
graphs on Saturday night that pow |
erful barricade has been begun on the |
Place NendOme. A twelve FOUNDER |
is already mounted on the barriCade /
in Rue Castiglione, and has been |
strengthened by state carriages. /
Prince Murat and Marshal CanrObert
have been seized. The cure Of st.
ROCh has been arrested yesterday
A delegate from the Commune
took an inventory of all the OBJ
iects of value In one of the most
fashionable churches in Paris.
Most of the soldiers of the gem
darmes, on the island Grand lutte,
escaped. Only one hundred were
taken prisoners.
The National Guards yesterday ad-
vanced from BOis Deslalambes, along
the Seine, to Hante Refine, intending
to take the troops at Carbevari in the
rear. They were met near COlumbis |
and forced to retreat, with the loss Of !
many prisoners. The regulars still /
hold the bridge of Neuilly, Nalerien,
in replying to the Paris batteries, has /
sent shells into Passy and Antenilly.
The PFussians have occupied StOUne, !
near st. Denis, in the QUARTER Du
TriOmphe.
A number Of manufacturers have
been arrested by order of the Com
mune, and their manufactures closed,
in order to force the WOrkingmen to
iOin the National Guards.
The price Of fresh meat has been
doubled and preserved meats are diff /
cult to obtain.
1t is well known that an American
banker has offered to purchase a col |
umn in the Place NendOme and
tranannrt h 10 IanfraI park Aam |