The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-12
EUROPE.
FRANCE.
The Civil War in Paris.
Insurgent Army in Paris 2OO,'
600 Men.
More Newspapers Suppressed.


AHA SAAAAA VIZ NASkSAI
Supplementary election for the Com.
mune has been adjourned. The strength
Of the army OF Paris Is two hundred thous-
and. Torpedoes have been placed in the
avenue Of the grand army. The news.
papers Sitek and Temps have been sup
pressed.
LONDON, April II.
Tho Versailliss arc complete masters
of the situation at Neuilly, but spare the
inhabitants as far es possible from bonn
bardment. The fire OF Fort Mont VAL
erien is consequently very slow. There
was sharp musketry firing yesterday at
the Bois de Boulogne.
A manifesto Of the League for the de-
tense of Paris demands communal liber-
ties, and that Paris shall be guarded by
the National Guard only.
The &oir announces the death Of the
Abbey Of Dutyery, from congestion Of the
brain.
The village Of Chattillon Is occupied by
$4,000 insurgents, who have made . sor-
tic against the plateau, in which they
were repulsed.
The reported arrest Of DeLescaIsee Is
contradicted.
The insurgents are said to have made
a demand upon the Church for two mil.
lion francs, and ayow that they will kill
the Archbishop ol Pais II 1t Is not paid.
Favre, In q speech 10 the National AS
sembly, said that all the powers had ex-
pressed their sympathies with the Govern.
ment Of Versailles, Rs the only
legitimate government Of France.
He also stated that the German
administrator in France, Gen. Fabrill, had
declined the oVertures made TO him by
the Commune, which, 1t Is believed, must
shortly succumb TO the power Of the gov
ernment.
The insurgents have taken away the
plato from the Foreign Office In Paris.
An announcement was made In the As
sembly by one Of the members Of the gov.
eminent, confrmatory Of previous state.
ments as 10 the general re.establishment
Of order 10 the country; and Il was added
In regard 10 Paris, that the government
had the most implicit reliance upon the
courage and constancy OFF the army.
Thiers has issued q circular 10 the Pre-
fects for tue information Of tho people Of
France, In which lie says:
"Paris ls unaltered. The insurgents
have returned TO Asnieres. Our troops
have fortified the bridge at Neuilly. Their
conduct has been admirable"
There has been an attempt at insuTrec.
tlon at Toulouse, but 1t has been sup.
pressed.
The disarmament Of tho Nationals at
Marseillalse proceeds. Outside OF the
capital all Is tranquility. The govern.
ment Is satisfied that the citizens have
given 1t their confidence,
A dispatch from Versailles Of the 10th
says that yesterday forts VanYres and
DIssy were shelled. The insurgents at
Chatillon twice attacked our troops and
were repulSed.
The funeral Of tho Generals killed In
battle ol Neuilly took place to-day and
was attended by an immense crowd ot
people.
The Journal QFitil guardedly denies
that the National Assembly Is in favor OF
kingdom as the government of France,
but says pOintedly that Napoleonism and
Communism must perish.
The insurgcnt losses the last two days,
It is officially stated, were 800. There
was no very hard fighting. The Versailles
troops are steadily gaining ground, and
the military situation has become exceed.
ingly critical for the Commune both on
the western and southern sides. Forts
Montrouge and Vanvres were so vigorous.
IL bomharded that 1t became necessary 10
postpone the election for vacancies in the
canvass, Voters in many places were
under fire.
General Henry's escape is confirmed.
The cafes on tho bouleyards were closed
last night by military force. New
efforts for conciliatiOn are making. Eigh-
teen members OF tue Commune have de.
clared themselves disposed to treat.
A special dispatch from Versailles to
the 1Fi9Gas Monday states that the insur.
gents made two sorties on Sunday against
ChatillOn Plateaux. A Asharp iusilade was
kept up for two hours. The sOrtles- were
repulsed. Ten thousand men occupy
Chatillon. A Versailles brigade about
leaving was ordered to remain, and rein.
forcements were set forward.
Worlds Special.
PARIS, April II.
The breach made in Porte Maillot Is
practicable, and an assault upon It Is OK.
pected tomorrow. The Commune are
Iarricading every street They have
more than a hundred thousand desperate
men at their command, and the work Of
carrying the barricades will be fearfully
bloody.
Your correspondent to-day has again iu-
teryiowed the Central Committee. They
confessed disappointment and disgust at
the work Of the Commune, which has
aped that Of tho revolutionists Of 1893.
They say their folly will ALLEVIATE the
Provinces and array all.the world against
us. ave must resume the power we en-
trusted to the Commune. They are inca.
pable Of legislating. We, who created
them, must set them aside. Nothing
is left for us now but to annihilate Yer
sailles or be forever lost" .
The Communal authorities have re-
doubled their precautions against the de.
parture Of persons from the city without
passports.
Dombrowski reports the complete oc.
cupation Of gAsnieres by the Nationals, and
the eHectual operation Of the iron clad
cans on the Versailles and St Germ aine
railway.
Affairs at Porte Maillot have improved
tor tue Nationals, who repaired, during
the night, the damages caused by cannon,
aiding.
1t Is said that Herr Won Fabrill has in.
formed tue government at Versailles that
the Paris Commune has notified him oI
its determination TO stop the traffic on the
Northern railway.
General LAdmirault commands the
forces around Mont Yalerien, and Genera
CisSey those on the plain ol Ohatllon.