The Portland daily press., 1871-05-29
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Suturd0y's dispatches.
LONDON, May PA despatch from st. Dem
confagrations in Paris, the flames of which
rise to great height ard illuminate the.coun-
try for miles and miles around. All human
aid seems valueless, and the only chance OF
saving much more valuable property from de.
structiOn rests in the hope that the night will
remain calm. The London Fire Brigade is
expected but has not arrived in Paris
The Prussians have fired upon and driven
back TO Paris body of insurgents who were
flying towards Aubervilliers.
RhO.uaxes NAu rdered.
A Seizy despatch says the Germans who
have been searching tor the ArchbIshops of
Paris, and priests held as hostage by ,the COM
munists, state that they cannot be found and it
is supposed they have been shot.
No Cabinet Change.
The Observer says no confidence is to be
placed in tue rumOrS of Cabinet changes and
that they have no foundation.
PANTIN, May 27, noon.-The fighting east
and north Of this place is less violent. A Yer
saies battery in Rue de Flanire at La Viette,
bOmbards the insurgent works in Les Buttes
Chaumont. The Insurgents fire recklessly up
on the city. The Prussians arrest and impiis-
on all escaping insurgents.
ST. DENNIS, May 27.-The foreign firemen
have entered Paris The cOnfagratOns are de-
creasing The workshops Of the Versailles
railway have been burned.
Tho insurgents have been dislodged from
CharOune, and are surrounded in Belleville
and KehilmOntant
Not Political Offenders.
VERSAILLES, May 28.-Favre, in despatch
to the representatives of France in foreign
countries, says the acts of the insurgents are
of a criminal ard not political nature He
therefore desires them 10 request the neighbour.
ing nations to extradite those who may enter
their territories and says that the government
Of Spain already proposes to do so.
50, 900 Dead.--A FOu~ih of the City
Destroyed. ..-s..
1t is calculated that there are upwards of 3d.
600 dead bodies in the houses and cellears of
Paris Many of them are those of women and
children. The women have been perfectly fu :.
riOus during the recent tighing. In the French
capitol executions OF the insurgents are con-
slant. Destruction of property is terrible and
one fourth OF Paris estimated 10 have been de-
stroyed.
Government Progress
Picard to-day informed the assembly that
Gen. Cissy occupied the whole left bank of the
Seine; that Gems. VinOy and Douai after cap
turing the Palace de L iand Bastille, occupied
Fanbourg and st. Antoine as far as Barriere
fdu Trone. That Gems. Clinchaut and pDe.
Elirault have advanced to the foot of the
heights of Les Butts and Chamont and that
they will will to morrow, with sixty thousand
men, occupy the last refuge Of this mOnstrous
insutIeCtiou. IiCdru also SCsUeu tnaI CO Tie as
semby that no news had reached the govern
ment concerning the fires in Paris or of the
fate OF the hostages held by the insurgents.
Inaurrection Suppressed.
The insurrection is completely suppressed.
Not one bank of the insurgents are left. A
great number ale prisoners.
Surrender Condrmed--. Great Loss Of
Life.
New York Word Special 1.-The remaining
insurgents surrendered Internationally at
nine o'clock this morning. The slaughter Sat-
urday night was awful. Altogether, the sup
preston of the rebellion has cost over GO, 900
lives and the destruction OF one-third of Paris.
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, May %, Sunday Eve
been fred since 10 o'clock this morning. The
fremen have the flames under control. The
Prussians at ROmaiDvile made thousand
prisoners, including several armed women, on
Sasurday evening.
All the insurgents who come within THAR
lines are disarmed and placed under guard.
Provision trains are entering the city. There
Is great rejoicing within and without the city
over the termination of the reign of terror.
Fate Of Hostages.
The insurgents yesterday shot the Archbish-
OF Pares, Able Duguene, and sixty two other
hostages remaining in their possession. The
troops had previously captured La Roquette
and saved one hundred and Rsixty ninea hOsta-
ges detained there. sAThe body of Deescluse
been found fn the street and identified.
DesPniOh of American m mister.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Minisier Washburn
telegraphs to Secretary Fish this afternoon
were shot Thursday night The instruction
has been suppressed. The iasurgent losses
were enormous and those of the government
comparatively small.