The Portland daily press., 1871-05-24
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GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.

GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
PROGRESS OF THE CONFLICT SUCCESS OF YER
sAILLEs TROOPS CONTINUES.
| VERSAILLES, May 23.-Advices from Pari
| report that there has Leen a terrible nre 2
cannon and musketry since daybreak IN
morning in the direction of Montmar;re. In
| isolation OF Paris is now complete. The en-
thuslam among the delivered population Q
| faris IS immense. BattalOns of the freno
| OF order are recognizing. The mayors o
Paris assemble at Chateau Musette to-day
The Versaillists have occupied the Place a.
1 CHchy at the Junction of the BOultvards oe
Batienolles aid De Clichy, on the very verS'
OF M0ntmartre, also Saint Lszare station Q
the Western Railway the Place d'lndustrie
Chamber CT the Corps Legislalif and the Hole
| des Iovalides. ~
There was sharp fighting at the barricades il
the Place de la Concorde and Place de Chcny
| The cannonade slackened at 10 o'clock I'M
forenoon.
The Versailles troops have occupied Sain
Ouen. 49, -
The insurgents made no attempt TO 6real
the Prussian line of encirclement The Prus
sian troops have been ordered to open fire OF
the insurgents if they approach within 4o'
PAGES.
PARIS OCCUPIED BY THE VERSAILLES TROOPS
VERSAILLES, May 23- Noon.-The Versailles
lag uOW uDdts over MOutudrtTt. LUG "o''A>
city is evidently in possession of the forces
the Assembly.
THE vERsAILLIsTs SURE TO sUCCEED-LossFf
LIGHT.
VERSAILLES, May 23-Aftern0On.-Gan
Clnchamp, having last evening occupied Ba-
tignoles, attacked Montmartre on the west
and south from Avenue du Clichy and the
bOulevards of the same name. Gen. Ladmi
rault. simultaneously moving his forces along
the line Of the Seine and boulevards leading tG
the Northern Railway, attacked the station Of
that railway and carried it by assault, thence
moved upon Montmartre, which was captured
at O'clock this afternoon. Gen. Cissey i
forces carried the barricade in Chausse du
Maine in the southern part Of Paris. The on
erations OF the Government troops are pro-
crossing satisfactorily everywhere, and the
complete suppression of the insurrection is FIX.
pected to-day or Tomorrow. the losses Of the
Versaillsts ia to-day engagement were small
END OF Observation-Disclosures RUMoR.
FRANKFoRT, May 23.-Bismarck, Favre and
POnyer QuertIer have returned home.
The Frankfort papers contain statement
that Bismarck says the German authorities
have notified the Commune that they will bonn
bard Paris in case the residence of Mr.. Wash
burne, the American minister, should be sacked.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CARNAGE.
New YORK, May PA Versailles dispatch
says the heaviest fighting yesterday took place
III tho huc hSydi6 luc SlauSDIer was teffluc,
A number OF women on the comm une side en-
gagged in bringing ammunition in their aprons
were FILLED by an explosion. Colonies Dubois
and MOrtau, nepbews of Guizot, in comman nd
OF the Versailles troops were killed by an ex :
plosion OF tOrpedoes in the Rue ST. Honore. at
part OF the street opposite the American le-
CATION. A baIricade was erected, which was
captured and recaptured six different times.
1t was finally held by the Versailles troops.
The slaughter was sickenng, the bayonet be-
ing used altogether. In the Place du Havre
aud the Rue Amsterdam the fighting was af-
terwards continued till night put an end to the
struggle At the depot of Chemin le Fer de
POuest, over thousand wounded soldiers on
both sides are now lying. Gen. Vinoy is re-
ported wounded in the groin, and Gen. Dodai
IN the head. The communists are retreating
in the direction of Bellevile and La Villette.
1t is rumored that the Archbishop OF Paris has
been shot and also Abbes francois and Ville-
mesant. tss. ...r III ,.-.-. Led. .a.s.t.er
FIGHTING IN PARIS CEAsED-FEARFUL LOSSES
MURDER OF PRISONERS
ST.. DENIS, May 20 -Evening.-[ New York
World special THE fighting i'm Paris has
ceased. Mcmahon and Theirs will enter to-
morrow. The losses of tie Communists were
fearful. The troops gave no quarter and many
leaders of the Commune were captured and
Immediately shot.
THE DETAILS OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LONDON, Me- 23.-The special correspondent
OF the Tribune at Paris on Monday teiegraphs
that on Sunday afternean the Insurgents we're
DIR ven from the Chateau de la Muette They
subsequently rallied and held the enciente
with considerable tenacity, but. were finally
driven back with heavy loss by the heavy fig
ing of the Versailles batteries. AT 9 o'clock
Dom0iowski. under cover of couple of guns
charged the Cemetery des Hanveres. He was
met by firm and whitening fire, and the in
nfa' in hna h,o1 4 III
However they again attempted 10 storm the
cemetery and band to hand fighting, followed
by report that Dombrowsk was killed caused
the insurgents to become panic stricken. A
pause OF few hours succeeded, when sudden.
~ the batteties on the hin opened on the en-
ciente railway and shower of shell and hail
OF musketry poured upon it. -
The insurgents essayed feeble reply. Sud-
denly heavy firing from the North was heard
and panic ensued. Arms and packs were;
thrown away and all bolted the officers lead
ing. They surged and struggled and bias
phemed up the qnay in great confusion, shot
and she'll chasing Them. They In the extreme
panic blazed away indiscriminately, and struck
each other with dubbed rifles. AS the tide of
fusltives swept along relieved battalons came
up with them imparting fresh panic The fire
of the Versaillists reached Trocadero. The
avenue between Arc de TriOmphe and Sand
Point was packed densely with fusitives. The
Communists showed themselves behind big
barrlcade in Place de Is Concorde, but did not
fire. The Versaillist battery below the arch
swept Champs Ulysses. The Versaillists press
ed along the avenue Frieded and to Hauss-
mann, thence they could sweet the boulevard
Malesherbes to Madeleine and open the way to
Rue Royale. -
Great Britain.
PARLIAMENT TEST BILL-ARMy
COMMISSION BILL-HOP CRoP-DERBY
LONDON, May 23-ln the House of Lords
this evening bills enabling the Dominion of
canada to create provinces from its newly ac-
CURED territory, reached its second reading
unOpposed
Earl Granville acknowledged the receipt of
slams on the Seine.
ln the House of Commons this evening Mr..
Gladstone denounced the University test bill
as received from the House of Lords Mr..
WalpOle spoke in support of the bill, which
became the theme OF general discussion.
The House of Commons last night rejected
by 80 majority the amendment to the army
regulation bill, proposing exceptions to the
restrictions upon the sale of com omissions.
The hop crop in England is damaged by
There will probably be fifteen starters in the
Derby race tomorrow The betting is very
heavy, Boutwell,, Albert, Victor and Baron
Koihschiid being the favorites. Wood Cat
stakes were won to-day by Siville's Cremorn..
n Spain.
TROUBLE IN SPAIN. .
MADRID May 22-TO-day's session of the
Spanish Cortes was an exceedingly stormy
one. The radicals presented resolution for
the establishment of a republic and the Car
lists submitted a motion declaring the election
OF King Amadeus to be void and that Don
Carlos of Spain is the rightfni King. The dis.
cussion was long and excited, but was finally
adjourned without vote upon either PROPOSE.
ton.
South America.
YELLOW FEVER FALLING OFF
New YORK, May 90 "A London despatch
says that advices from Buenos Ayres to ApriI
9th have been received. Deaths from yellow
fever had fallen to about 100 daily, but it Is
thought the prestige of the city has been de-
stroyed and full recovery of its trade and COM
merce is impossible. The return of peace 10
MontevedO is probable as Blancas has agreed
to abide by thd result of elections, which would
take place in few days.
Special Session OF the Senate.
WARRINGTON, May 23-Vice President Col
fax announced by letter his absence for the
rest of the session from sickness.
Senator Anthony was elected Vice Presi-
dent pro tenn.
MIR. Sumner made an Intellectual attempt to
take up the resolution to release the Tribune
correspondents, and the Senate went into exc
cutive session and resumed the consideration