Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-16
FOREIGN NEWS
Meagre Accounts from Paris
The CannOnading Continues
Rebels Preparing for a Siege
FRANCE
FRANCE.
Traitors among Traitors.


NEW YORK, April ia dispatch
from Versailles, Thursday evening, says
an offer had been made by two com.
manders of the National Guards to be-
tray to the Versailles Government two of
the city gates for 8, 800, 900 francs each.
Similar offers were made by some lead.
ing men with regard to delivering Issy
and VanVres for a million francs each.
Theirs declined these propositions. Yes.
terday delegates from the insurgents ar
rived. Theirs refused to treat with rebels
IN arms. All insurgents taken prisoners
are sent to Brest. A party of them on
the way murdered one of their guards
and eight of them were shot for it the
next day. The army and the Assembly
are discontinued because Theirs will not
permit a coup de main on Paris. A
solemn requiem mass was celebrated at
the Cathedral lat Versailles1 for Gems.
Thomas and Lecompte. A vast and in
fiuential congregation assisted. There
are no troops at Versailles. They are all
around Paris. Gins 4
Rebellion at BouIOgne.
A dispatch from Boulogne, dated Fri
day at midnight, says demonstrations st
that place in favor of Paris and the Com
mune hsVe been arranged for Sunday
when the National Guards will parade.
The Rebels Eager for the Fray-A
National Shoots Six of His OFF,
GERS.
PARIS, Friday Eve.-There is a COM
paratlVe lull in the contest. The Nation
ais, encouraged by the repulse of the
Versailles army, are anxious to attack the
latter. Cluseret insists on combining their
movements to defensive operations.
Three gunboats shelled Sevres and st.
Cloud to-day. A National Guard was
shot this morning for killing his captain.
He confessed 10 shooting five other off
GERS. Petroleum shells have been pre-
pared for throwing into Mont Valericn.
The Church of St. Roche has been seized
by the Nationals and the people elected.
a crowd collected and a woman de-
nOunced man attired in plain clothes as
priest. She was beaten terribly. This
is the first sign of reaction in favor of
the priests
The Commune Preparing for a
Siege.
LONDON, April 15.-Advices from Yer
sailles state that the bill giving municipal |
rights to Paris has been finally adopted
by the National Assembly.
The concentration of loyal troops con-
tinues at Versailles. 1t is known that the
Paris Commune is making preparation for ,
siege.
Ehiers' View of the Situation.
VERSAILLES, April 15.-Thiers has, is
sued another circular, in which he saws
the fighting of the last two days Vas of
az unimpOrtant character. Chat lion and
the southern forts of Paris continue fire,
without result. Our troops are well es.
tablished in their positions, ?. nd have re-
pulsed a sortie. Our COMFY .unications are
perfect, while those OF. the insurgents
have been destroyed. Gen. Wolf. by a
sortie from our li!les, has damaged the
Insurgent prepare. dong for attack upon
Asnieres.
ne FarIs 'Jomm0ne to DIR. DOIIin-
ger, Greeting.
VIENNA, April 15.-The Communal
Council % Paris has in letter warmly
compllnented Uollinger, the distinguished
baVsI1an advocate of separation of
church and State, on his efforts in that d.
recuon aid has also expressed hope that
the AU 'Strian government will regulate the
question of Church and State within the
boundaries of the empire.
Brisk CannOnading Yesterday.
PARIS, April 15.-TheTe was brisk can
nonading yesterday afternoon, and Gen.
CIuseret claims to have repulsed the Yer
sailles army. The rappel was beaten at
Nanvres at midnight in consequence of a
Tepor. that the Versailles troops were ap-
preaching. Gen. Lillier has been ap-
pointed to command the Communist gun
boats. CannOnsding recommended at
the Maillos gate and Neuilly this morning.
The Finances of France.
VERSAILLES, April 15.-Evening. In
the National Assembly to-day partial f.
nancial statement was submitted by the
Government. The estimates for the mil
itary service are not yet fixed but the
otner Ministers will econonize to the
amount of one hundred and seven mill
ion francs during the Last half of the pre-
sent fiscal year. The revenue cannot be
ascertained until quiet has been restored
to the country. Nothing of importance
of a military character has transpired.