Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-29

MoulineauX and occupied it IN consider.
able force. The Paris Commune has for
hidden acquisitions on the property OF
foreigners.
The Mot dOrdre last night alleges
that the people of Toulouse have risen in
insuTection and that many of the streets
are filled with bsrricades.
The Situation Northwest of Paris
FeebIeness of the Versailles Fire.
Versailles batteries at CourbevOie yes
terday bombsrded the Majllot Gate and
and the Arch de Triumphe. The Com.
munists have established battery on the
road to Asnieres for the purpose of bonn
harding Gennevilliers, COlombes and
| CouTbeyoie.
The bOmbardment of the Southern
forts yesterday was feebler than formerly.
The calibre of the Versailles guns is
small. The fury of The Combatants is
increasing. The Free Masons will plant
their banners on the ramparts Of Paris
Saturday and assist in the defence of the
city.
The London Telegraph to-day has a
rumor that the Versailles army has taken
the advanced works of Fort Issy.
The Communists have established bat
teries at the Storien Gate in Montmartre.
Free-EIasOns to the Defense of Paris,
PARIS, April 27-evening.-The Com
mune has forbidden all interference with
traffic in merchandise and the manage
men. f..railways. TIE cOmmissariat is
provisioned for long period. The last
delay, forty-eight hours, has been granted
persons between the ages of 19 and 40,
to join their battaions ia the National
Guard.
The Free Masons have informed the
Commune that having exhausted all
means of cOnciliation al Versailles, they
have resolved to plant their banners on
the ramparts of Paris, and should they
be struck, they will march against the
Versaillists and appeal 10 their brother
MgsOns to join them.
Yesierday-COmmuu Reports of
Successes.
PARIS, April 28.-The Communists
have made a reconnaissance toward Bag
neaux, on the south side of Paris, driving
the Versailles forces before them. The
Verssillists have made three attacks on
the railroad station at Clamart and were
repulsed on each occasion. A Clichy bat
terry has silenced the fire of the VeTsail-
lists at Asniers. Fort Mont Nalerien is
firing actively to-day with ten heavy
guns.
Gen. DombroHski reports that vigorous
attacks have been made upon his ad
vanced posts, and the eightieth battalion
Gas forced to abandon q barriCade in the
Avenue Pregounet in Neuilly, but the
ninety fourth battalion drove back the
enemy and recaptured the barricsde. The
General adds: We hold all our positions.
The enemy has retired along the whole
line and his fire has ceased.
In Fort Vanvres, one piece of artillery
has been dismOunted, and Fort Issy IS
crippled, but the Communists claim that
they will hold both those forts indefinite
ly.
The Republican league Of Paris urges
the assemblage of a Congress at Lyons
or GTeroble to frame probable arrange
ments for peace.
Communists Capture "a PrUssIan
Battery by Mistake.
LONDON, April 2S-Dispatches from
Versailles says the Communists have
been defeated al Les Bruyers Deseanes,
and some Of their officers captured.
Advices from Paris say the Commu-
nists have, through mistake, attacked and
captured a Prussian battery. Its restitu-
ton has been demanded.
a new Journal called the PaiX Peace
has appeared in Paris, but will probably
soon be suppressed.
The Ottoman embassy in Paris has
been strI ok by two shells.
speech from President Thiers.
VERSAILLES, April q, via London, %.
-Thiers, in speech in the Assembly to-
day, tells the country that the situation is
painful. French blood is still flowing,
but it is corsoling to know that the de-
nouement is near. All are doing their
duty, especially the army, to which he
aludes in terms of high eulOgy. They
are commanded by Chevalicr without
fear and WITHOUT TeprOach, who, entirely
unfettered in his actions, has now COM
pleted the investing works of Paris and
commenced active operations. Fort lssy
has been silenced and Les MCuNineaux
captured. We, continued the speaker,
are not the sssailsnts, we are the defend
ers of law and order. We wish cOncllla-
ton, but we also wish to save liberty from
despotism and from unbyidled License.
After eloquently defending the Republi-
canism of the Assembly, Theirs coDclu-
ded as follows: The insurgents are iso-
lated, and all France is with the Govern
ment and the Assembly in our efforts to
combine unity with liberty.
A dispatch from Versailles says Theirs
in the course of his remarks in the As
sembly, was moved to tears when he de-
clared he was disposed TO clemepcy ex-
cept for the murderers of Gems. Thomas
and Lecompte, and he should only remain
President during military operations. He
said the taking of MoulineauX was OF
great importance, as the musketry range
| there reached the middle of fort Issy.
The Prussisns have summoned the
insurgents to quit St. Ouen.
Bordone has been arrested at Mar
seilles.
IncidenIs-ChaIeau MeudOn Set OH
Fire by Petroleum Shells.
PARIS, evening, April 2S.-The Com
mune has issued decrees of retaliation for
the cutting off of cattle market and fish
supplies. No goods trsins will leave
Paris at present. The passenger trains
will continue TO depart, but nobody il