Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-24
Foreign Notes.

CONDITION OF FRENCH AFFAIRS.
LONDON, May PA dispatch from Versailles
Monday evening says the Versaillist troops have
occupied a station of the Versailles railway on
the boulevard Mont Parnasse, within short dis
lance of the Luxembourg, and that Gen. Gin
champ has turned the insurgent position at the
Tuieries and made from 5000 to 10, 900 prisoners.
A later dispatch says the Versaillists have occu-
pied the Place Vendome, the Tuileries and the
Hotel de Vile. The insurgents abandoned the
Place de la COncorde yesterday. Gen. l. Admi-
rault's forces have surrounded Montmartre and
a battle is now progressing there. The complete
overthrow of the insurgents is imminent.
VERSAILLES, May 23.-Advices from Paris
report that there has been a terrible fire OF
cannon and musketry since daybreak this morn
ing in the direction of Montmartre. The isola.
ton of Paris by the Prussians is now complete.
Gen. Dombrowski has been wounded and en-.
deavored TO make his escape from the Versailles
troops, but was prevented by the Prussians
The enthusiasm among the delivered population
of Paris Is immense. BattalionS of the friends
of order are recognizing. The mayors of
Paris assembled at Chateau Murette to-day. The
Versaillists have occupied the Place de Clichy,
at the junction of the BouleVards dies Batig-
nolles and de Clichy, on the very verge of Mont
matre, also Saint Lazan station of the Western
railway. Palais d'Industrie, chamber Of corps
legislatif and the hotel DIES lnvalides. There
was sharp fighting at the barbados in the
Place de la Concorde and Place de Clichy The
cannonade slackened at ten O'Clock this fore
noon. The Versailles troops have occupied
Saint Owen. The insurgents make no attempt
to break the PrusSiau line of enlightenment. The
Prussian troops have been ordered to open fire
on the insurgents if they approach within 400
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NEW York, May pa Versailles special to
the Evening Telegram says the heaviest fighting
yesterday took place in rue Royale. The slaugh-
ter was terrible. A number of women on the
cd
in their aprons, were killed by an explosion.
Colonies Duboys and Moreau, nephews of Gui-
got, in command of the Versailles troops, were
killed by an explosion of torpedoes. In the rue
st. HOnore, at part of the street opposite the
American legation, a barricade was erected
which was captured and recaptured six different
times. 1t was finally held by the Versailles
troops. The slaughter was sckening, the bayO-
net being used altogether. In the place du Ha-
Yre and rue dAmsterdam the fighting was after
wards continued until night put an end to the
struggle. At the depot of Chernen lie fer de
P0uest over a thousand wounded soldiers on both
sides are now lying. General Vinoy is reported
wounded in the groin and General Douai in the
head. The communists are retreatng in the di-
rection of Belleville and La Vilette 1t is ru-
mored that the archbishop Of Paris has been
shot and also Abbes Francois and Villemesant,
GERMANY.
FRANKFORT, May 23.-Bismarck, Favre and
Pouyer Quertier have returned home. The
Frankfort papers contain a statement that Bis
marck says the German authorities have notified
the commune that they will lombard Paris in
case the residence Of Mr.. Washbune, the Amer
lean minister, should be sacked.
SPAIN.
MADRID, May 22.-To-day's session of the
Spanish congress was an exceedingly stormy
one. The radicals presented a resolution for
the establishment of a republic, and the Carlsts
submitted a resolution declaring the election
of King Amadeus to be void, and that Don Car
los of Spain is the rightful king. The discus
sion was long and excited, but was finally adj
journed without a vote upon either proposition.