Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-06
FRANCE.

No Hope for Cancellation - Free
MasOns to Fire the Provinces.
LONDON, May 5.-The Times special
from Paris says all hopes of peace have
been abandoned.
Delegations of Free Masons have gone
to the provinces to agitate in favor Of the
Commune.
There was constant heavy firing yester-
day between the forts.
Gone TO See Bismarck.
A Times Versailles dispatch says Fsvre
and Poinyer Quertisr have gone to Frank
fort-On-the-M Maine to meet Prince Bis
marck.
West Paris Inside the Walls Under
The Daily News special dispatch says
the Versailles forces are shelling Auteuil
from the battery at Montreuil. The
Prussisns allow provisions to enter Paris
which occasions uneasiness at Versailles.
The castle of Issy has been burned.
A letter to the Telegraph says Gen.
Rossel, the new Minister of War, de-
fends the conduct of Gen. Cluseret. The
Republican Union League demands nego-
tiations for a truce for twenty days. The
railway station at Auteuil has been dam
aged by the fire of the Versailles bate
ries and the inhabitants of the place are
flying from the bombardment. Since
Friday the insurgents have lost two thous-
and men killed, wounded and prisoners.
The Southern Forts.
Paris, May 5.-The Communists still
hold Fort Issy and are having it en-
trenched. The fort continues to fire
slowly upon the Versaillist batteries at
Clamart and Bas Meudon and receives in
return perfect hail of projectiles. Fort
Vanvres also keeps up slow fire and is
vigorously shelled by the Versaillists at
Clamart and Chatillon. The Assemblies
have unmasked a formidable battery on
Montreuil near st. Cloud which mensces
Auteuil, Pont du Jour and Passy.
Naval Battle Expected-Fort Ivry
opens Fire.
VERSAILLES, May 5.-St. German has
been taken possession of by the Versailles
forces, who have established battery
there with which to shell the insurgent
gunboats on the Seine. A naval combat
is expected. Fort Montrouge and Mont
Bruyeres are constantly bOmbarded by
the Versailles batteries at Chatillon, but
without important result. The Commun-
lists have occupied the trenches at Vile
Jeuf. Fort Ivry replies sharply to the
fire of the Versiallist batteries. A great
movement is expected upon Neuilly and
Levallois..
GEN. ROsseII Wounded.
LONDON, May Sit is said that Prince
Napoleon is in London.
A dispatch from Paris announces that
Gen. Resell has been wounded in the
shoulder.
Communist Confessions of Versail-
list Victories.
PARIS, May ga decree has been is
sued by the Commune abolishing all pc
litical and professional osths. The OF.
Federal position at Moulin La Quet as
surprised in consequence of the treschery
of some of the garrison, who sold the
password to the Versaillists. The Jour-
nal adds that the place has been recap
tured, as has also the railway station of
Clamart. The Official Journal says Cha
teau Issy was set on fire and burned by
Federal shells. The same journal admits
that the Communists have suffered serious
losses in prisoners and common. 1t also
admits that the Verfaillists have advanced
to and constructed barricades at Neuilly.
Levallais and Neuilly have been set fire
to by shells from Fort Mont Valerian.
FaVre's Mission.
VERSAILLES, May 5.-The Communists
statement that the Federal troops have
re-occupied Clamart is false. The jour
ney of Favre and Ponyer Qlertier to
Frankfort is for the purpose of arranging
the difficulties which have arisen in the
nego tiations at Brussels. and Fastening
the signing of the treaty of peace. Fir
ing continues along the lines to-day, but
there is no change in the position of the
belligerents.
Masonic Mediation.
LONDON, May ga dispatch from Ha-
vre says the Masons of that city and Fe-
camp have agreed to make joint treaty
TO the Versailles Government and the
Paris Commune for the institution of ne
gotiations looking to peace.
Why Thiers Has Delayed Assault
ing the City.
VERSAILLES, May 5.-Worl s"ecial-
Until now Theirs has depen :. an the
co operation of q party insi49 : Paris,
who promised to rise up againstt1e Com
mune the moment that Theirs gave the
signal. The movement was to have
been made Tuesday night, but their
courage failed at the last moment and
nything was done. Negotiations are now
progressing for an armistice to effect
compromise, and should these fail, Mar
shal Nc NIshon will carry the city by as
sault.
No Important Move Yesterday.
VERSAILLES, May 5.-Evening There
was considerable firing around Fort Issy
to-day, but nothing important was done.
All attempts at conciliation are hopeless.