Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-05
IA RsIgH Of TsrrOr-ReIigiOn Re.
HOunCed and PrOpsrty-0wRsrs
are Denounced.
Tremendous Excitement Reigns-
The Communists are 10000
Strong and Triumphant.
The Desperate Engagement Of Yes
isrday-l2. 500 Killed and
WOundsd.
Bloody, Rsd-Handsd Rufianism TFi-
umphaHt-Sad and Terri
bic Scenes.
a Tins and Place Where and When
the CiViIizsd NaiiOHs Should
Interfere.
Thisrs Cove Fha cs,yagp1,nrF UViI
Theirs Says the Government Will
Deal Harshly with the Leaders,
LenisnlIy with ihsiT lupss.

/ N6ullY 6dLe, IN all JD,UOU men, Gene
rails BeTgaret, FlOUrens and MenOtti
] Garibaldi commanding. 1t was Un-
derstOOd Fort Nalerien would not FIRE
! About o'clock the artillery was all
! in front, and General Bergaret had Just
! gotten out of his carriage, when the
| vehicle was smashed by a bOmbshell
! The widest scene ensued. The troops
! tried to retreat, and the main body
! left Bergaret alone with 10000 men.
/ He tried to fight with field artillery
/ against Valerien, but it was useless.
! The Communists got into the city, but
| Bergaret and his men are cut of, and
| cannot pass Nalerien. The main body
| escaped with the loss Of one hundred,
but Bergaret must lose large numbers.
! Altogether there were l.. 900 killed,
/ wounded and missing, including Ber-
] garet's force. The Communist troops
under arms number 100, 600 men. Ire
mendOus excitement prevails.
THE INSURGENTS ADvANCE-wHAT
THEIRS SAYS.
The latest official news from Yer
sailIes is up to the 4th inst. AT noon,
yesterday, two corps of the insurgents
advanced toward Versailles, one via
MeUdOn and ChsttilOu, and another
via Reuil. Both were routed with
heavy loss. General FloUrens was
] killed.
The troops whose expected defiec-
/ ton constituted the hopes Of the in
surgents, behaved nObly.
The insurgents in fort NaUvreS and
| Issy, fired on the troops today. The
| Government troops have justattacked
| the insurgents and a speedy and COM
1 plete success is contemplated.
In the Assembly, to day, Theirs, in
| some remarks on the state of affairs,
said that the Government would deal
/ harshly with the ringleaders Of the in
sUrrectiOn, but leniently with their
dupes. The sentiment was received
with applause. Rentes advanced.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND STRONG.
One hundred thousand Nationals,
in three corps, with 200 guns, marched
out Of Paris this morning, via Mont
Rouge, Issy and Reuil, all destined for
Versailles. Fort Mont Nalerien fired
all day upon them, and flying batteries
| at MendOu CannOnaded the Nationals
debOUChing from Issy on they Nersailles
| road, Fort Nalerieu CannOnaded the
| rear guard of the Nationals entering
! the valley between PenteaUX and Bu.
| senval. Some Of the detaChments are
retiring in a disOrderly condition.
There is nothing certain respecting the
force that passed Nalerien, but
various conflicting versions are given
One report says they are surrounded,
while another declares they effected a
junction and turned MendOn, where a
majority Of Versailles troops are con-
cenuated. During the operations on
the right, there was a fierce engage
ment between the artillery at Men
don and the Partisan artillery. Sew
eral members Of the Commune, wear
ing red sashes, led battaliOns. 1t is
said the superior Versailles officer has
been taken prisoner.
The M0niteiIr says the Louaves re
pulsed the Nationals In an attack on
Castle MendOn, and the National loss
was very heavy.
Colonel Bounain telegraphs the
/ Commune, at 1llI5a.m., that Bergaret
and FlOurens have formed a junction,
and they will march on Versailles,
and that success was certain.
Another dispatch says, at o'clock
pm, Duval and FlOurens formed a
| junction at COur le Role. They were
cannOnaded by Valerien, but the men
were well sheltered. A concerted and
| successful movement was made by
which they passed the line of fire OF
! NaleTien's guns, and marched on to-
ward Versailles. Bergaret had two
| horses killed.
Communication with the outside
world Is cut of, and only peasants
! bringing provisions are admitted into
/ Paris.
It Is said that General Henry, COM
mander Of the Mont Rouge Nation
ais, is dead.
FlOquet and LOclIay have resigned
| their seats in the Assembly and re-
main to share the suferings Of Paris.
1t is reported that lssy has been
/ arrested, by order Of the Commune.
/ 1t is also stated that the Commune
/ will adopt measures for the support Of
| families Of fallen Nationals.
THE REIGN OF TERROR IN PARIS.
LONDON, April 8, lOp.m.-The Paris
! Commune has issued a decree arraign-
/ ing Thiers, Favre, Ricard, Dufaur,
/ Simon and POethuan before the tri-
/ bunal Of the people, and ordering
! their property to be seized. Another
! decree prOnOUnces the separation of
! the Church and State, suppresses re
ligiOus bodies, and abolishes national
| property.
THE BLOODTHIRSTY REDS AHEAD.
New YORK, April 3.-The following
/ are the Associated Press dispatches
/ received here this morning:
PARIS, April 2, pm, via London,
April 8, 6 6a.m.-Fighting has been 60
! ing on since yesterday evening at va
| ri0us points. In the Place de La Con-
corde this morning, cannOnading was
| distinctly audible in the direction Of
| Neuillv. The fortress Of Mont Vale
| rian opened upon the columns Of the
Nationals which were marching on
! Courlevoire, and kept up continuous
fire for several hours, to prevent them
1,om establishing themselves IN a pO-
sifion there. The Nationals were
finally compelled to retreat after sur
/ fering considerable loss.
A special to the London Times says
the fighting at COurlevOire Was sharp.
Reports are conflicting as to which
side fred first The Nationals were
at first driven into COurleYOire, where
they maintained themselves for some
/ time protected by the houses. They
/ were at last shelled out by Valerien,
| and fell back to the bridge at NeuiIly,
/ where they kept up a hot fusilade.
/ From this position hey were again
| forced to retire, and finally withdrew
/ into the city and shut the gates Of
! Versailles. The troops did not at
! tempt 10 follow. The estimates are
! probably exaggerated, but the loss Of
/ the National Guards is put at 200.
The Government troops shot the
prisoners as rebels. The popular in
dignRtiOn Is aroused against Rer-
sailles.
/ Other special dispatches report that
| the seyentyfOurth regiment Of the