Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-05-31
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
Capture of Paris by Versailles Troops
Panic in the City-Particularso of the
Entry into Paris.

Capture of Paris by Versailles Troops
Panic in the City-Particularso of the
Entry into Paris.
PARIS, Sunday Afternoon, May 21.-
The Federalists have abandoned theil
positions at Malakoff, Petit Vanvres
and Grand Montrouge. Government
troops surround Fort Montrouge, which
only maintains communication with
Paris by a subterranean passage. The
Federal forces are entering the city in
the greatest disorder Shells are fall.
ing in Montrouge The inhabitants
are terror stricken ManH have been
killed
VERSAILLES, May 21--Evening. The
Versailles forces entered Paris at four
o'clock this afternoon. The entrance
was effected simultaneously at two
points-the gate of st. Cloud, neal
Pont du Jour, and the gate of Mon
trouge, on the Boulevard Bruno. The
insurgents have abandoned the ram
parts.
VERSAILLES, May 2O-Evening. "a
circular from Theirs, officially confirm
ing the entrance of the troops into
Paris, says: "The gate of st. Cloud
having been battered down, Gen. Douai
rushed in. Generals L'Admirault and
Chinchamps are preparing to follow. .
Since the issue of the above circular
good news has been received. Douai's
men held their positions in
side the st. Cloud gate, where
they have cut the telegraph wires com
municating with all other portions OF
the enceinte. A flag of truce was hoist
ed at the Anteuil gate. Two regiments
entered there, and proceeded beyond
the viaduct of the circular railway,
meeting with noble resistance.
Gen. Cissy reports that Malakof and
Fort Montrouge have been abandoned
by the insurgents and will soon be oc-
cupied by his command, but the bat
teries on the ramparts opposite are still
firing.
There is panic in Paris 1t is said
that Pyatt Grousett and other rebel
leaders have disappeared.
PARTICULARS OF THE ENTRANCE OF PARIS.
New YORK, May 22.-A special cor
respondent at Versailles, last night,
telegraphs the full particulars of the
manner in which the government forces
entered Paris. Capt. Teogs, of the
Navy, went from the trenches to the
ramparts at Pont du Jour, and finding
hat the insurgents had retired called
thirty soldiers and took possession OF
the gate. The other troops followed,
and before any one was aware, the en-
try had commenced. Not rifle was
fired nor man wounded.
The whole thing was unexpected. A
white flag was hung out at Anteuil.- -
Another brigade of Versaillists has en-
tered Porte Montrouge, and troops are
pouring down on both points 1t is re-
ported that the Arc de Triomphe has
been reached, and that the insurgents
made but slight resistance. The guns
on the ramparts have been turned on
the Communists.
Twenty thousand men are under
Issy, and forty thousand are moving on
the open gates.
4 special correspondent telegraphs
from Paris, o'clock last evening, that
this afternoon three souadrons Oh
cavalry were reviewed amid tremen-
dous excitement Gems. Henri and
Fortune presented them with stand.
ards, and they shouted, eve will defend
them till death" Soon afterwards Fort
Vanvres was evacuated in order to take
shelter in Montrouge.
Extraordinary rumors are afoat re
ported that the Versaillists have been
repulsed.
Mounted orderlies have just arrived
at the war Office with news that Col
Lisboune, commanding the Franc III
reurs, will start Immediately to attack
the Versaillists in the flank.
Gen. Cluseret is now. being tried