New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-27
THE STRUGGLE AT COURBEyOIE.


Ar none of the encounters between the Pr1s-
sans and the French around Paris did see move severe
fighting than Friday 9th instl evening al the C1r
rcade there and another the middle or the Dri9Be
II had been resolved TO carry these Darrlcades on
de- Neniliy The division OF Gen. Montandon was
marched TO Courbeyoe for the purpose ana Is we're
also on the ground the action from the glacls OF
Vaeren At O'Clock the artillery opened nre 'aIe
ZION throwing IA and % pound shells from ana
"a nonmd gmns against Porto Maiot and the nsur-
gent batteries the raInpaTts close 10 InaS 81
The same moment the fire of eight 7pounders ana OF
fnr was directed the Tete du P0nt at the
right bank Of the river from the ConIDevSie
open space to the left and the cannon ana
OF Montandon's division enhladed the avenue leanS
down to the eneen me p nsuIge so+ and tbe
parts, and with mitraenr battery on the panhs o tne
river close to the island Inc tooPs pOSSeSsSud t r
selves OF the houses at the angles OF Puteaux ana
bevOe, and from these, AT 49, commenced chassep0t e
the insurgents Dreadful Was the th9h9e Si aJhy
the running scream OF nitraleurs ana the shrl WIZ
zng chassepots for quarter or an hOur te wh0e OF
the region Of CourbevOe and Neuily was enyeoped IN
smoke so thick that one couIl see lne IRE pahe a. &
lannon's mouth and from exploding smells as IL hau
Insurgents were seen collecting in the Bots de Bou-
logne Vaeren heled them, but they got under cover
Troops entered the wood and gave them chase. Ihey
ran ac,oss toward the Porte MaillOt. The National
Guards there fired, and so stopped the pursuit put the
shots from the fort brought down renS anu oes ga me
When the terrific dln had somewhat apiIeu anu Ilo
smoke partially cleared away saw body OF troops,
each furnished WIN sahTDa{, t had pStreofed
to the second barricade. Putting the sandDags on the
fired voey after voey along the bridge, while Valerien
and all the military batteries kept sweeping the avenue
In half hour the troops were on the DEuge', "A
column OF them marched over 1t, ana proceeded 10
occupy the houses at ST. James on the right ana at
Neuy on the left. casson left by the insurgents on
the bridge exploded and killed Gen. Besson on the spot
The firing OF artillery was still very hot but now,
o'clock. the fusillade had ceased near tue pIsei Ing
norton of the troops had passed Tue Drldge
some gentlemen from Versailles rushed down by size
path TO the Courbevoe side Of the river and two OF he
M o nSh bo SS and the Comte De Remanet Mr. Fnrey
and others went on the bridge and carried on the
wounded The cure Of the parish was also most active IN
this work Of charity Gen. Pechot was found TO be Oady
wounded. He died in the press ambulance snort tle
after he carried in there IL was nearly SIX O'CLOCK
when the artillery fire slackened and the struggle came
to a conclusion for the day Just then two finea ~
Dounders arrived Naerien and Mt once placed In
position. During the fight 81 officers were killed ana
wounded on the Government side. The bridge and the
entrance Of the avenue were strewn with deau ana
Grenicr was marched out from Versailles 10 take the
place OF the division OF Gen. MontandoD, who had been
By some bad management the insurgents were allowed
70 possession Of the barrcade the Neuy side,
bu they were driven from IL again yesterday morning.
IL was reported that Porte Maillo was TO be TAKEN
was near the ground from morning till night but no at
tempt stOrmng the insurgent position was mace Inc
artillery combat was renewed early and continued till
dark and troops succeeded in occupying the houses
I'm the Avenue de Neuy far as the church; but the
infantry operations were c0nnned TO nrng rom
and behind walls The batteries at Porte ManOt ana
close to the rampars on the right OF the gate sheed
CourbeyOie and the other position OF the troops Vale
rien with pound shells, kept up constant IRE on
Porte Maot and its redOubs and the field batteries OF
the Greuier division swept the Avenue up 20 the Arc &c
Triomphe. One shell struck the Arc itself On both
sides hundreds Of spectators were out to witness the
performance, | saw "a large body OF National GUARDS
about O'Clock. They arrested by the Smelling OF