The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-22
Formidable Barricades in the
Rue Rivoli.
DISAPPEARANCE OF DOMBRO|VSKI
A Narrowing Scene Before the
Beaujon Hospital.
TIE INSURGENTS UMDAUMTED.
The Government Forces Concentrating at
FutoauX and COurbGVOie.
IslEcRAms 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

1tlEeRAms 10 THE new YORK HERALD.
Our special correspondent in Paris sends us
the following interesting despatch:-
PARIS, Thursday Evening, April 2O,l
Via BoULoGNE, April 81, 1871.
There has been fighting at the front all day.
The army of Versailles is apparently massing
for grand attack.
BAD DISCIPLINE.
The discipline of the insurgent National
Guards is very bad. This morning detach-
ment of them were ordered to guard the post
ern of gate, but they coolly left their position
without orders.
STRONG BATTERIES.
The Versailles forces have established
strong batteries to the left of Versailles.
understand that the Prussians will imme-
dately surrender the forts on the east and
north of Paris now held by them.
SHOT FOR WANT OF ENERGY.
A captain in the 184th regiment Of National
Guards has been shot by his men for want of
energy. Two hundred unfortunate women
were arrested on The Boulevards last night.
OBSTINATE STREET FIGHTING EXPECTED.
Numerous barbados have been erected in
the Rue Rivoli and in the Place de la
Concorde. Before them are double bitches,
six feet deep and of proportionate width
All the preparations point to obstinate street
fighting after the government forces cross the
enceinte.
THE FOOD SUPPLY.
Provisions in Paris are becoming scanty.
Horsefesh is again offered for sale in the
butchers shops and the price of every thing is
increasing.
CLUsERET OPPOSED TO ExoEssEs
General Cluseret rendered his resignation
as Minister of War because the Communists
were indulging in excuses. The resignation
was not accepted.
DRIVING THE INSURGENTS.
At Nueilly to-day the Army of Versailles
drove the insurgents within two hundred yards
of Paris. Many stragglers, some of whom
are mere boys, have returned to the city dirty
and dispiritej.
WOUNDED.
The commandant of the Notifications in the
Avenue des Ternes was shot in the shoulder
to-day
VIEWING TIE BOMB RDMENT.
There Is a great exodus from Paris. The
Persian Minister viewed the bombardment
from the Legation on the Avenue Josephine,
and describes the scene as awful
NARROWING soENE.
At Beaujon Hospital crowds Of women,
with streaming hair and loud sbrieks, are
assembled, demanding to know what has
become of their husbands and brothers. Many
children have been wounded.
FAILURE TO RETAKE AsNIEREs.
The insurgents have just attempted to re-
take Asnieres and have failed. They seem
to prefer fighting under cover OF Qualifications
to fighting In the open field.
THE GRAND ATTACK ARRANGED.
A person from Versailles, who has arrived
in Paris, reports that the commanders Of the
government troops have made full arrange
ments for the grand attack, and that the
troops to storm the insurgent positions have
already been detailed
DISAPPEARANCE OF DoMBRowsKI.
General Dombrowski has disappeared, and
the authorities are silent about him. 1t is
supposed that he is either dead or wounded.
THE VERSAILLES TROOPS NEAR THE RAM
PARTS.
AT the last moment of sending this despatch
learn that the Army of Versailles is within
one hundred and fifty yards of the ramparts.
OkOIowitz Woundcd--The vcrsnili'sfs intrcnch.
ing-Desperatc Housc-to-fiouse Fighting
The Nationals still Unnnun;cc-rho Arc
do Triomphc-Priuters RiOtins.
PARIS, April 81, 1871.
General Okolowitz has been wounded.
THE VERSAILLES ARMY INrRENoHl'Sa.
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