Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03
FRANCE.
Monday Evening-Threat TO Blow
tap Fort ISEy--A Second Enciente
Round Paris.

Monday Evening-Threat TO Blow
np Fort ISsy--A Second Enciente
Round Paris.
VERSAILLES, Monday night.-Fort Issy
| proposes surrendering. The government
troops surround the fort. Hostages are
| demanded by Gen. Faran as guarantee
that the fort will not be mined, and he
threatens that if it is blown up the garri-
son will be shot.
Gen. Cluseret has been displaced by
Rossel, "a young man of twenty eight
and q Lieutenant of French engineers.
Sixty thousand men are ready at Reuil to
make an attack.
Reported Arrest of DombrOEki.
PARIS, May l, 1671.-The second en-
ciente of Notifications has been erected
close to the real Notifications. Issy is in
ruins, and the village has been evacuated
understand that the fort has been mined,
and when the Versailles troops enter it is
to be fired.
Veesy, the Governor of Issy has been
arrested.
The Journal de Paris has been suspen-
ded.
DomIrowki ordered the inhabitants of
Neuilly to eVacuate the place within six
houre.
The cause of Cluseret's arrest was tn e
abandonment of Issy, for which he was
partly blamed.
The battery of the Porte des Terues is
dismounted.
1t is reported that Dombrowki has been
arrested.
Nere Details of the Struggle on the
South
PARIS, May l,-Evening, Uia London,
May .2.-The ReVeil this evening an
nounces that the Versaillists attacked: Fort
Issy and were repulsed. The workmen
who were sent from Paris last night had
unspiked the guns in the fort which was
| thereby enabled to make an effective re-
sistance. The bombar1ment of forts
Vanvres and Montrodge is continued.
There was an engagement before Hautes
Bruyeres to-day, and general action is
expected this evening. The Versailsts
are daily gaining ground.
Another dispatch says the occupation
of fort Issy by the Communists is again
contradicted, and it is said the fort is en-
tirely deserted. A force of $4,000 Ns-
tional Guards has carried aVersaillist bar
ricade in the lower part of the village OF
Issy, after an engagement.
DombrOVskI Reported n Prisoner
The Moniteur of this evening says it is
rumored that Gen. DOmbrowski anG stati
have been made prisoners by the Assem-
blists at Asniers.
Petroleum Shells, 10 Fire the Pa
rIsian Heart.
LONDON, May 2.-The Times Yer
sailles special says the insurgents a
NeuilIY are themselves throwing petro
leum shells into Paris. To keep up the
indignation of the populace against tht
Versailles Government, the people are lee
to believe that they come from the line
of the army of the Assembly.
The Reds have been successful in the
election at Lemans and Narbonne.
The Battlefield Surging to thu
southeast,
The Daily News special from Versailles
saws: Mcmahon has sent a column O.
10000 troops against the insurgents, WHIT
are making sortie by way of Choissy
Leroi. A great battle is expected to-
morrow. a new army for the reinforce.
ment of that enveloping Paris is being
formed at Auxerre.
CIamart station Taken at tho Poin
of the BaYOnet-Tbe Chateau o.
Issy Captured with 30OInsurgents
VERSAILLES, Msy 2.-The Clamar
railroad station was captured last nigh
bv chasseurs at the point of the bayonet
Three hundred insurgents were killed IL
the action. The Chateau of Issy, the de
fepse of which the insurgents had tempo
rarily abandoned, was simultaneously
attacked by two regiments OF the Yer
sailles troops. Three hundred Commun
lists were found in the deserted castle
who surrendered to the assailants ant
will arrive here to-day as prisoners o
, war. Fort Issy is in consequence of tn
! recent victories, completely surrounde'
, BY the Versailles troops.
, Truth of the rumors that disturbance
, have occurred in Lyons, is officially de,
MED. The result of the recent election
{ is satisfactory to the Government.
, Committee OF safety Appointed.
: stormy session OF the Ommuns
! PARIS, May 2.-The Commune has il
/ sued decree appointing Committee
, Safety. The session of the Commur
; Monday was an excited one. Serior
a charges were made against Gen. Clusere
. and suggestion was made that he be sh'
within forty eight hours. There is no