The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-23
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Foreign AGairA
PARIS OCCUPIED by THE vERsA11LIsTs.


Foreign AGairs. 'i.I}''
PARIS OCCUPIED BY THE vERsA1111sTs.
PARIS, May 20.--At noon, yesterday,
the VersailIlsts. .aita6ked. the gate of St..
Cloud. At.1.30; the o1mbat ragged at
Neuilly. and at 2o'clook limo extended
from Bots da Boulogne to the gate OF
Cliohy. All the troops were engaged.
There was no decisive result \ -y1.
FRANKFORT, May 20. Bismarck, Pom
yer, Queretier end Favre arrived to-day,
for the purpose OF exchanging rati6ca.
t1ons or the tredty OF peace. All publio
pnildlngp anu great many private resi-
denoes are decorated with flags, in honor
of the occasion. !s. :t m. .,.
PARIS, Sunday night, May 2I.-This
afternoon. .thrse sanadrnns OF cayelry
were reviewed. amid tremendous excite
ment. Generals Hanier and FJftnne
presented them with sta tandards; and they
shouted, MHWe will defend them TIL
.qeash! Soon afterwards. Petit Vanvers.
by order Of thef CqmmGne,. was evaou-
atEd. ih' order to shelter Mbntronge. At
6ao'olock. fo. night, the Yersaillists en-
tered La 1nette gate; and sharp fighting
ensded. Extraordinary rumors are af1oat
It is reported that the Versaillists have
baen repulsed. Mounted ortferlies have
Just arrived at tha War Office. with
news: Col. Lisboune, commanding the
Franc-tireurs, stated Tint lie would i'm
@ediatelJy attack' tie .Yersaillista III the
LosD,o,s, May 2a..-iTh,e, iUj Com niit.ee Of
the Rdiohsrath have ngreed to present
nm address to the throne, pronounoipg
the mibisterial plan for concessions to
the nasionGlities o failure; encouraging
to mal-contents. and demanding Il strong
State organization. Thiers' oirov,ar
announces that General Donai roshed
into Paris, through the gate of St.
Cloud. 3...s..
later advioes state that -Donai holds
his position inside the walls, !. y bile the
flag has been. hoisted at .Aueenl gate
where. two regiments entered. The
Mulakcf and Fort Mont ornRe have be. n
abandoned by the insurgents. 1t is
stated that Pyatt, Oroussa aud other
Yommuhe lenders have, dissppeared.
The. only Commune Generals now. out.
side the walls are Dombrowski. in the
Bois ,da Bologne, and Wroblewski, ut
Chantitiy; !" EAtnr ndyices report that
the ARC dn ,Triomphe has been reached
BY the Versuilists. The guns on the
ramparts have been turned on the insur-
gents. 20, 900 men,, under Issy. md
10000 under another general ere m wing
on che open gates. IL i.'..s.,.
u 'tvrnsA1LhEs. May 22.-Gen. Dom
htoWski. reported tukcn prisoner,hy the
ysrsailles troops. is, said to hnse been
gecaptnred by our, own .men, aud aince
made an attelhpt to- escape from Paris.
Itis ncw stated thai lie aud his CON.
mand weresufronnded near Saint Quen,
and probably will bef.nptared.q q s,i.s-
LONDON, Alny 22.4Commuuicntion
with Paris has been suspended. The
Prussians have, cut the Northern Rail.
road. . Dombrowski's capture is reported.
The. bombayament of the PORTION Of the
Paris fortihoationa held by The insur-
gents continues. AVersaiiles despatch,
this morning, says the Versnillists hold
the gates at ST.. Cloud, Hossy. Autenii.
YrQcanere and Mpette. with half OF the
'Heavy firing has been heard in the
Champs 'Elysees. 81, - ',3t 's'71A
..r PARls, May 22-P. M.-The Versailles
army has occupied Paris. The hend-
quarters Of Marshal .McMahon are estab-
llshed in the new, opera house. Tire
Headquarters OF General Cissey. whose
(. forces entered the city, from the South,
nre' IN the Eaole Milltaire, which fronts
the Champs de Mars. There was great
explosion near Esplanadei des Invalides
IoNDpN,' May o. The .atenmer Para-
guay. Hence for New Yolk, returned
damaGedy by: running down the screw
steamef Webb: The Webb sunk imitiie-
distely. Thirteen lives we're lost.
American Intelligence.
NIAaARA FALLS. May IS. "A boat coz
talhing three young men went over
Horse Shoe Falls this afternoon. Their