The Portland daily press., 1871-03-21
Use REVOLT IN PARIS
The 4Mob triumphant.
Frightful-State of Affairs

A Paris dispotch of Sunday night says: The
National Guards have placarded two proclaim
.tions. The first one issued says:
The French people awaited calmly until an
attempt was made to touch the life of the Re-
public The army did not raise its hand
against the arch of the liberties of the republic,
aud a civil war. The people of Paris are con-
voked for communal elections.
The proclamation is signed by the Central
Committee of the National Guard and dated at
the Hotel de Vile.
The second proclamation is as follows:
To the people of Paris: You have entrusted |
us with the defence of the rights of Paris. We |
have driven cut the government which betray- |
ed us. Our mission is fulfilled, and we now |
report to you. Prepare for communal cleo |
tons. Give us1as our only recon pense, the es.
tablishment of real republic. q
Some signatures, thirty in number, arc an
pended.
The Journal Official contains the following:
A proclamation from committee assuming
the name of tue Central Committee has been
distributed throughout Paris. The men OF the
barricades have taken possession of the Minis
try of Justice and aSsassinated Gees. Clement
Thomas and Lecoute. Who are members of
the committee is unknown as is also " hat they
deliver Paris frem. The crimes committed Nv
them remove all excuse for support by their
TO lowers. Let all who have regard for the
honor and interest of France separate from
them and rally around the Republic and the
Assembly.
This was signed by the Ministers at present
in Paris. The Hotel de Vile is surmoun' ed
by a red flag and .barricaded but circulation is
unimpeded. Shots have been heard but no
conflict is reported.
THE EXECUTION OF LECONTE AND THOMAS
Gen. Leconte was abandoned by his troops
| and arrested on tho heights of Montmartre -
| Gen. Thomas was arrested in plain clothes
| The latter's last word was towards" He fell
at the third discharge. Theirs is firm but full
of grief Gen. Vinoy's indignation is bound
less. On Saturday the gems darmes fired upon
the Nationals. The latter returned the fire and
| several of the gems d'armes were wounded.
| THE MOB IN POSSESSION OF THE CITY.
The mob Is triumphant and virtually possess
the city, Only nine shops are opened aud
drunkenness is rampant Even women are
armed. All persons of prominence are flying
| from Paris
THE BARRICADEs.
| NJ. Assy of the International Society was
| President of the Court which condemned Cen
| erals Lecomte and Thomas to death. Their
| corps,s were mutilated. The Nationa. Guards
are now the only armed force in Paris. Most
| of the Nationals marching through the streets
| belong to the Faubougrs. There are barricades
| in the Rue des Martyrs, Avanue Tiundaine,
| Cnaussee de Clianancout, Faubours St. Denis
the Rue Rochechcourt and in the vicinity Of
the Hotel de Vile and Faubourgs st. Antoine.
Ill ,coo Of Hoe how
have occurred, but there is no traffic. The in
surrectonists hold the Mayoralties, offices of
the ministers and telegraphs.
LANGLOIs PRISONER.
| The Partisan Mayors aud deputies demand
| the removal Of Gen. Paladines and Vinoy and
of the project of police. Valentin Ferry was
suggested as the latter's successor aud the gov
eminent gave its conset to the change Gen.
| Langlois who succeeded Gen. Paladines after
the latter was taken prisoner vent to the Hotel
de Vile, buttbe insurgents refused to recog-
Dize him. Several positions in Belleville and
Montnartre have been fortified. The cannon
in the ACCOMPLISHMENT des Butres were returned
| to the authorities on Saturday, and the Ma
tional Guards in that section being unwi ling
| to become Insurgents.
CHANZY SHOT BY INSURGENTS.
Gen. Chanzy was sent with large body of
troops to Montmartre to suppress the insurrec-
| ton. The troops, however, for the most part
went over to the insurgents. Chanzy was
| made prisoner and taken to the Garden of the
Rue des Rosters, Montmartre, where the Cen.
| trail Revolutionary Committee were sitting,
| and after short trial was shot
An immense number of insurgents have left
| for Versailles with the intention of endeavor-
| ing to overawe the Assembly, which will sit
| tomorrow. Gen. Duval is at the head of the
| insurgents. The 81st and 18th regiments were
| the first to join the insurgents.
PROBABLE SPREAD OF THE REVOLT
1t is thought the revolutionary movement
now in progress in Paris will extend to Mar
| sailles and Lyons, and even to Bordeaux. The
Theirs government contempates removal to
| Tours. The Germans decLe to interfere with
| ed from the provinces by Cen Yinoy have de
-srted and Joined the insurgents.
| VERSAILLES THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
The official Journal announces that the whole
government, all the authorities and 30 600 goot
troops under General Vinoy are at Marseies
The department authorities have bceu instruct
ed that they must obey only the orders from
Versailles, otherwise they will forfeit their po
sitions.
ROCHEFORT.
l Henri Roohefort is suffering from relapse
| of his recent illness. e
NAPOLEON.
Napoleon left Wilhelmsbohe Sunday fol
England. He was escorted to the railway sta
ton at Cassel by guard of honor composed OF
| two companies of the S3d Prussian regiment
and arrived at Dover at one o'clock Monday
afternoon. Immense crowds were in waiting
at the landing including a large number OF
| French refugees, who cheered enthusiastically
az the EnperOr made his appearanca ON the