New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-27
LAST EFFORT OF THE REDS
A REMNANT OF THE INSURGENTS SILL ''-'
SISTING.

A REMNANT OF THE INSURGENTS sl'i"'
SISTING.
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"O''D LONDON, Friday, May 70 lS'i'
.hot all fighting has ceased in
Paris was premature Though INC ""O'e vi" 10
,o.,.o,lv in the hands of the 'ersailiiS'S' sun
81 irsnrcerts hold strong positions In
IA q. Les Buttes Chaumont. whence
Ills are fred all over Paris. The Yer
- reopened n vigorous cannonade in
reply. 81.
,r,. .,ongbter of the insurgents has been fright
md the versaillists since Tuesday are killing
al prisoners. The houses in the Rue Royale were
,vet with petroleum, and the insurgents fred them
The people are furious in consequence. 1t is
clear that the insurgents intended to de-
stroy the whole city. Even women were
discovered throwing petroleum upon the houses, and
six members of the National Guards, who were
dressed as pompiers. and who threw petro-
Tenn on the fires instead of water
no limit to the readiness that exists to
kin the members of the Commune, and the leaders
of the Guards taken were shot instantly. The gas
works at Auberviliers exploded. Many other
explosions have taken place. Dead bodies of lnsur-
gents are seen everywhere. Any hidden Commun-
lists, when found, are brought out and shot immed-
ately and no pity is shown.
The following leading insurgents have been shot;
Wales, Amoreux Brunei, Rigault, Dombrowsh
Bousquet, and Courbet. The reported arrest OF
Pyat. Delescluze, and Cluseret is yet unconfrmed.
1t is rumored that all the hostages held by the in
surgents are safe but nothing positive is yet known
in relation to them. II Mazas prison, where they
were originally confined is in the hands of the
Versaillists.
Marshal MacMahOn has sent to the insurgents
last summons to surrender, in which he says that
all who may be hereafter captured with arms III
their hands will be shot.
There was severe fighting at Pantn to-day, where
body of insurgents are surrounded, and must soon
be exterminated Numerous fires are still raging in
Paris.
The following named pubHc Duuulngs nave peeh
destroyed: The Palace of the Tuileries, the Min
istry of Finance the Prefecture of Police the Court
Of Accounts, the Palace of the Legion of
Honor, the Barracks on the Quai dOrsay,
the Hotel de Vile, and the Mont de Pete.
The following have been saved: The Ministries
of Marine Interior Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture,
the Pantheon, the Mcole Miitare, the Ecole DIES
Beaux-Arts, the Bank of France the Credit Foncier
and the churches generally. The collections in the
Louvre have all been saved except the library in
which great many valuable books were destroyed.
The National Library is safe.
The insurgents have evacuated and blown up Fort
dIyry. The Government forces are now attacking
the Place de la Baste. Six thousand prisoners were
captured in the QUARTER Moufiisrd
The German positions at Aubervilliers and else
where have been strengthened to prevent the escape
of the insurgents The Germans permit only the
women and children inhabitmg the burning quarters
of Paris to leave the city.