Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-02
THE WAR In FRANCE.
The Revolt Ended-The Versailles Troops
Enter Paris-The Reign of the Commune
Brought TO a CIOse-Pr0tecti0n to the
American Minister.

The Revolt Ended-The Versailles Troops
Enter Paris-The Reign of the Commune
Brought to CIOse-ProtectiOn to the
American Minister.
The following particulars of the en-
try of the Versailles troops into the city
of Paris, on Sunday, the 2lst inst, have
been received:
Capt. Teoga, of the navy, went from
the trenches to the ramparts at Pont du
Jour, and finding the insurgents retired
called 800 sailors and took possession of
the gate. Other troops followed before
any one was aware the entry had COM
menced. Not a rifle was fired nor a
man wounded. The whole thing was
unexpected. A white flag was hung out
at Auteuil.
A brigade of Versaillists has entered
Porte Montrouge, and the troops are
pouring down on both points. 1t is re-
ported that the Arc de Triomphe has
been reached, and that the insurgents
made but slight resistance. The guns
on the ramparts have been turned on
the Communists. Twenty thousand
men are under Issy, and 10000 are
moving on the open gates Half of the
army is within the walls, and hold the
gates of st. Cloud, Passy, Auteuil,
Trocader, and Murette, as we'll as the
Arc de Triomphe. Heavy firing is
heard in the Champs Elysees. Sixteen
thousand Versailles troops entered Van
Girard and Montrouge.
A special to the World from Paris
says: All is over. Seventy thousand
Versaillists have entered the city, and
more are now coming. They marched
in all night, coming through six gates,
and met with but slight resistance. The
barricades were not defended. No
mines were exploded. The Versaillists
are now moving on the Hotel de Vile,
where the Communists will make their
last stand. The Versaillists behaved
splendidly, committing no excuses. A
confiagration is raging near the Inval-
ides, and the insurgents battery on
Montmartre is cannonaoing the city.
Gen. Lamirault telegraphs that every
thing is satisfactory, and, although the
fighting may continue several hours, the
city is absolutely won. Many Commune
leaders were taken, and there were
some awful massacres.
Dom rowski is reported to have been
taken prisoner by the Versailles troops
and recaptured by his own men, and
that he has since made an attempt to
escape from Paris. It is now stated
that his command is surrounded near
Sioune, and will probably be captured.
A bloody fight occurred in Rue St.
Honore. The Versaillists charged down
the street with fury and were fearfully
cut up by concealed fire from the win
dows of the Conciergeries. Gen. Nc
Mahon planted II piecies of cannon on
the city side of Arc de Triomphe,
amidst the debris of the captured barri
cades, and completely swept Champs
Elysees.
The Communists are now concentra-
Antoine, and around Hotel de Vile,
and in the Place Bastille.
A report has been received that the
barricades under Arc de Triomphe have
been carried by assault, the 4lst, 63d,
and Saith regiments taking gallant
and conspicuous part in the action, and
Coils. Rednault and Favre are said to
have been mortally wounded. A regi-
ment of chasseurs in dashing up boule-
ward Plmperatrice, now called boule-
ward Bruno, were met with a murderous
volley of rifle shot from an ambuscaded
party of Communists. The latter pre-
cipitately retreated, when an additional
force of Versaillists came Immediately
in support of the regiment and attacked
them in front.
The headquarters of Marshal McMa-
hon are established in the new Opera
House. The headquarters of General
Cissey, whose forces entered the city
from the south, are in Ecole Militaire,
which fronts on Champs de Mars. The
city is in tremendous connection. From
the windows in the west front of the
Tuileries the scene of conflict can be
distinctly seen. An immense body of
Commune troops have concentrated
around Hotel de Vile, having retraated
from the outskirts. The collapse of the
Commune is imminent.
The special correspondent of the New
York Tribune at Paris, under date of
Monday, the Dist, telegraphs: eyes
terday afternoon the insurgents were
driven from Chateau de la Muette.
They subsequently rallied and held the
enceinte with considerable tenacity, but
were finally driven back with heavy
loss by the heavy fire of the Versailles
batteries. At 9 o'clock, Dombrowski,
under cover of couple of guns, charged
the Cemetery DIES Pauves. He was met
by a firm and whitening fire, and the
insurgent lines became broken and dis
organized. However, they again at
tempted to storm the cemetery, and
d-to-hand fighting followed, but a
report that Dombrowski was killed
caused the insurgents to become panic
stricken. A pause of few hours sue
ceeded, when suddenly the batteries
on the hill opened, and showers of
shells and a hail of musketry fol-
lowed The insurgents essayed a
feeble reply, but suddenly heavy
firing from the north was heard A mad
panic ensued arms and packs were
thrown away, and all bolted, the officers
leading. They surged, and struggled,
and blasphemed up the quay in great
confusion, the shot and she'll chasing
them. They in the extremity of their
panic blazed away Unfortunately
and struck each other with their club
bed rifles. As the tide of the fugitives
swept along up with them, the reliev-
ing battalions came, imparting fresh
panic. The fire of the Versaillists
reached Trocadero. The avenue be-
tween Arc de Triomphe and Rand
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