The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-06

LOHDVNs MAY o.--Au hopes OF peace IRE
now Abandoned Delegations Of Freema-
sons have gone to the provinces to agitate
in favor Of the Commune.
PARIS.
PANS, May 5.-The firing was heavy and
constant yesterday. fess =. p :-t''7 -
The Prussians now allow provisions to
enter Paris, which occasions ;uneasiness at
General Rossel was wounded IN the
shoulder.
ALONG TIE LINES.
PARIS, May 5.-The Castle Of Issy has
been burned. The insurgents still hold the
fort, which with Vauvres maintains slow
fire against perfect hail Of shells from the
Versailiists.. The Versaillists have I'M
masked aformidable battery near st. Cloud,
menaciug important Commune positions.
The gunboats from st. German and Fort
Issy reply sharply to the Versaillists.
The Versaillists have reoccupied the
island OF st. Germaine, in the Seine, in or
der to shell the gunboats. The Commune
Official Journal says the capture of Saquet
| was effected by treachery on the part of
some of the Communists, who gave the
Versaillists the password. 1t adds that the
place has been recaptured, with the railway
| station at Clamart. The Journal admits the
loss OF men and cannon, and also that the
Ncrsaillists have advanced their batteries at
Neuilly. A Versailles dispatch denies pretty
| much all Of this.
THE PEACE TREATY. .-~
VERSAILLES, May DULLES Favre and Po-
nicer Quetier have gone to Frankfort to
hasten the signing of the treaty of peace
| the completion of peace.
THE FIGHTING AROUND PARIS.
PARIS, May 5.-The fighting continues.
Mitrailleuses are greatly used, and are al
most superseding the chassepots. Rossel
defends his predecessor, Cluseret, and de-
MES that he attempted to make some bat
talions rise against the Commune. The
Communists still hold Issy, which, though
serted chateau of Issy is in flames. Shells
have fallen in the faubourg St. Honore,
Champs Elyssees, and Avenue des Terues.
THE PRUssIANs IN THE RING.
To-day the Prussians made requisition
upon the Communes for Fort Vincennes,
which they had occupied several weeks.
| they took all the ammunition and elected
the insurgents, conducting them nearly to
| the gates of the city.
FLAG OF TRUCE. .5
| VERSAILLES, May 5.-A flag of truce
which came TO the lines of the Government
| troops to-day refused to go back, the bear
ers declaring that they were tired of the
| war and giving deplorable account Of the
| insurgents, all of whom except deserters
| are foreign adventures.
There was considerable fighting around
Fort Issy to-day, but up to this evening no.
thing had been done. All hopes of concll-
iation are abandoned,
| GERMANY.
BERLIN, May 5.-Bismarck has gone to
Frankfort 10 confer with Fayre about the
peace treaty.
| 1t is evident from an announcement in
| the Stras6ourger Zeituag. that the city o!
MulhauSe Will remain in possession Of the
Germans.
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, May 5.-Earl Granville an
nounced in the House Of Lords to-day that
the Government has received official G1s.
patches confirming the safety of DR.. Liv.
ingSton, the African traveller, and giving
assurance that his immediate wants are
supplied.
The House of Lords passed bIl for the
protection Of life in Ireland.
In the House of Commons Vistount En-
field stated that the Government was moi
aware that any correspondence had passed
between Paris and Berlin in 1865 relallVf
to the alleged demand of Napoleon for the
ceSslon OF Mayence. In reply to a ques
ton regarding the progress made by the
Joint High Commission at Washington
Enfield said the convention had mol vel
been signed, but he was enabled to s'latt
ttlat it had been agreed that British ella lm'
should be heard by special commission er
AUSTRIA.
| VIENNA, May ga bill has been intro
| duced in the Reichrath extending autonomy