The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-03


the people we hold the Hotel de VILE"
Here follow the signatures as on the previous
proclamation.
THE PRIESTS ASSAULTED.
The following events occurred during the day:
priest was taken prisoner by the National
Guards and led TO the Place Hotel de Vile.
Some said he was spy in disguise. They forced
him to walk bareheaded, so as to show tonsure.
call out "shoot him." The women call out,
mo; arrest whom you lke-shoot them If you
will-but not the priests. Yes, down with them"
The priest was then marched by his cap
tors through the opening of the barricade.
They prepared to shoot the unfortunate
man. "What for ?" said a lady, standing near
me. ''We saw him, replied National Guard,
standing in Rue Riyoli' he had no business
replied the lady, sis this liberty? Is this repub
lican Shame! You assassinated generals; you
will now murder priests. No one is safe" The
National Guards, thus tackled by woman,
skulked away: the priest however, was hurried
on, and was soon out of sight.
THE VERSAILLES EDICT.
The Government, which had now fed to Yer
sailles, leaving Paris in the hands of the insur-
gents, issued the following proclamation, which
was despatched TO the projects and other func-
tioDaries throughout France;-
VERSAILLES, March 19-The whole OF the Govern
ment is now reunited at Versailles and the whole of
the Assembly reassemble there. The army, to the
number of 40 900 men, is there concentrated in good
order, under the command Of General Vinoy. All
the authorities and all the chiefs OF the army have
arrived. The civil and military authorities OF the
departments will execute no other orders than those
OF the legitimate Government residing at Versailles,
under pain of being considered in a state OF for
feiture. The members OF the National Assembly
all present at the sitting Of the goth March. The
present despatch shall be at placed within the
cognizance of the public. NJ. THEIRS.
MASTERS OF THE SITUATION.
The insurgents, thus left in undisputed posses
sion of the capital, on Monday morning began
to exercise their rule. They issued two procla-
nations, being the names of their leaders, de-
claring the deposition of the government of NJ.
Theirs. France, said these proclamations, pro-
claims the Commune the veritable republic. The
state of siege is raised; new elections are de-
creed, and Lullier an eX-marine officer, is de-
clared Commander-in-Ch of the National
Guard. In the quarter of Montrouge, where the
Central Committee hold full sway, the following
proclamation was issued to the National Guard
of the Fourteenth arrondissement:-
Citizens:-To affirm the Republic the union OF all
forces devoted to her was necessary and you have
understood it
/. BY adhering to the formation of Central Com
mittee Of the National Guard.
?. By electng in your respective companies five
delegates, who constitute committee OF arron-
8. BY sending to the Central Committee with de-
Unite and mperitive mandate two delegates elected
In the General Assembly OF the delegates OF the ar
4. BY proceeding to elect "Chlef of Legion" to
execute the orders of the Central Committee.
8, By joining to the chief OF the legion consulting
commission chosen amongst your delegates also
member belongs to one OF the battaons Of the
National Guard of the arondissement.
The Chief Of Legion elected,
HENRY (LUCIEN)
The members of the Central Committee
elected Billoray Avoine Fills. The Consulting
Commission elected Sabourt, Herbert Charbon-
neau, Roqueoffre, Ledreux, Dieu, Verret,
julien.
SCENES IN THE CITY.
Barricades formed of paving stones are raised
on the Avenue Victoria, Rue de Rlvoli, on the
Quai, the Place Lobeau, and all around the
Marie. The Ceinture Railway has been cut at
Charronne by order of the Central Committee
The quarter between the Faubourg st. Martin,
the Rue Lafayette the Boulevards exterieurs
the Rue de Flandres, DAllemagne and Puebla,
is quite closed to circulation. Double barri-
cades are raised with omnibuses, artillery car
riages, and wagons filed with paving stones.
| The approach to the Buttes Chaumont is im
| possible; the National Guard retain the park of
| artillery they had established there. The regi-
ments of the line, amongst others the 36th,
which since Saturday morning occupied the
outer boulevards of that part of Paris, have
| been surrounded, and are prisoners between the
| barrieades. picquet of the Mounted Guards de
Paris were disarmed in the Rue de Puebla, and
conducted to the Marie of the Nineteenth arron-
| dissement. Several attempts have been made to
raise barricades near the Place des Gobelins,
| and in a small street, Rue Godefroy, between
| the Boulevard de rHopital, and the Boulevard
! de la Care, boys between the ages of twelve and
| twnety have erected a solid barricade.