Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-27
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Tho VsFsailIIsts Victorious Every
wheFs-Ths Damages and Loss
ss Of Life ard Property.
Tbs Pictures and Articles Of VarIH
Of the Louvre Ssfs-The Library
Destroyed.
What The Germans ars Doing 10 As-
istin the Defeat oil the Ruff
fiaHly Scum.

LONDON, May 26.--Paris dispatches
announce that the Rue ROyale was
destroyed by a mine.
The Insurgents have been driven to
the Cemetery Pere La Chaise, are sur
rounded, and must be captured.
The Lj5erte says the foreign powers
have promised the extraditiOn OF the
members of the Commune, in the
event Of their escape from France.
CCurbett, a prominent Communist,
has been shot by the Versaillists.
VERSAILLES, May 26.-The insUr-
rection has been squelched in Quar-
tFier and MOnfftard ia Paris, where
$4,000 prisoners have been captured.
The insurgents are still confined to
BelleVille and Les Baltres ChaumOnt,
from whence petroleum shells are
fired ali over Paris.
MacM8hOn sent the insurgents the
last summons TO surrender, ia which
ne says ali hereafter captured with
arms ia their hands viii Ee shot.
The collections in Louvre all have
been saved except the library, in
which a great many valuable books
were destroyed.
The national libraries of the Grand
Li0re are safe. The insurgents still
hold VerCy Place, Duha Bastile,
MeuIlmOulant, Char0nne and Belle
vile. The government troops cap
tured MOzas, and the Lyons and Or
leans railroad stations are held as
hostages by the insurgents. Mozas
has been transferred to the prison
at POuquette. The insurgents have
evacuated and blown up Fort
d'Issy. The government forces
are now attacking the Place DuLa
Bastile. At noon to-day a furious
battle was in progress near Pontin,
outside Of Paris. On Wednesday night.
the 18th, the wind changed and the
fires are observed to be slackening:
the heavens are still illuminated BY
the flames, and the debris falls at
great distances. It is said the Maz0s
prison is reduced to cinders. Fears
are still entertained for the
safety Of Archbishop Darbay.
The insurgents are attempting flight
in the direction of Aubervilliers and
B0umanville and are repeIled. The
cannOnading against Belleville and
ChaumOnt continues.
OUTSIDE PARIS, Friday morning,
May 26.-The 5annOnade against
the insurgents position at Belle
vile has been vigorously resumed.
Terrible fires are still raging
inside Paris. The Northern
railway has been repaired, but the en-
trance TO the city is still refused. The
German position at Aubervilliers and
elsewhere have been strengthened to
prevent the escape of the Insurgents.
The Germans permit only the women
and children inhabiting the burning
quarters Of Paris to leave the city.
THANK HEAVEN.
All collections in Louvre galleries
and Palace Royal are intact.
Troops to-day surprised and shot
on the spot a company Of women
engaged in pouring petroleum into
the cellars and afterWard throwing in
lighted fuzss.
TERRIBLE FIGHTING-DIABOL OF
THE AIOB-BULLDINGs SAVED.
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, May 26, morn
ing.-Ehe following leading insur-
gents have been shot: Vallais, AmO-
reuy, Brunei, Rigault. D0mbrOwski
and BOUsqUet. It is reported that the
l4LEeI va 4 y 1dALg DGltetlusE anu CluSe-
ret is yet UnCOnfrmed. 1t is also ru-
mOred that all Of the hostages held by
the insurgents are safe, but nothing
positive is yet known relative to
them.
The following public buildings have
been destroyed: Palace Tuiueries,
Ministry of Finance, Prefecture Po-
lice, Court of Accounts and Palace Of
the Legion Of Honor, the bar
racks on the Quai dorsey, the
Hotel de Vile and the Monde Petit.
The following were saved: Ministry
of Marine, of the Interior, Of Foreign
Affairs aud Of Agriculture, the Pan
theCn, Ec0le Militaire, EcOle des
BeauX Arts, Bank Of France, Credit
FOncier, and the churches generally.
9 2p.m.-The battle at Pantin con-
tinUes. The insurgents are being at
tackled on three sides by the Govern
ment troops.
The confagFation in Paris still con
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