Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-13
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IN AND AROUND THE oAPITAL-cHARACTER
ISTIC PROCLAMATION BY THE COMMITTEE
OF PUBLIC sAFETY"-BoNAPARTIsT ELE-
MENT, ETC.
PARIS, May 12.-The committee of public
safety has issued proclamation TO the people,
which says: The republic and the commune
have escaped mortal peril. Treason had pene-
trated our ranks, and brides had been distrib
uted. ROssefs surrender Of lssy was the first step
of the drama; the opening of the gates of Paris
was to follow, A majority of the guilty have
| been arrested. court martial is now sitting,
| and their punishment will be summary.
Numerous papers have been suppressed. The
| commune has ordered religious instruction tC
| cease, and all Cruciixes and Madonnas to be re-
| moved from the schools. Delescluze reports &c
the commune that the ramparts are sufficiently
| guarded to prevent surprise. The Steele says @
vast Bonapartist organization exists throughout
| France.
FROM VERSAILLES.
VERSAILLES, May 12.-The government
| troops to-day made a determined assault upon
the convent Of lssy, and carried the position at
the point Of the bayonet, though it was stoutly
| defended by the insurgents. Many of the enemy
were killed and three guns captured.
Great Britain.
THE ALABAMA QUESTION REvIvED-THE HA-
BEAs CORPUS IN IRELAND, ETC.
LONDON, May 12.-In the house of lords, to-
| day, Lord Redesdale asked whether the United
| States could legally raise Luc QUESTION VI IT,
muneratiOn for vessels and property destroyed
| by the Alabama. He argued that the southern
| states of the American Union were alone re-
| sponsible for the depredations of the Alabama
| and kindred ships, and thar the government of
| Great Britain eouldnot have legally detained the
| Alabama, for she was not armed when she lett
British waters.
The earl of Lauderdale concurred in the view
| expressed by Lord Redesdale.
Earl Granville said he was glad the question
had been raised, as it gave him an opportunity
of stating that the adjustment made at Wash
| ington had not turned upon the point supposed
by Redesdale, that the crown advisers had not
| even suggested it. He promised that, before
| the treaty was ratified, there should be ample
| opportunity for full consideration of its pro-
| visions; but, in the meantime, he expressed re-
gret at the occurrence OF desultory discussions.
Earl Granville, in continuation, admitted that
| it was the duty Of the government to give
| every attention to the view of the subject pre-
scented by Redesdale, as well as TO all other mat
tiers which would aid it In resistance to the pay
ment of these claims. He concluded by stating
| that the treaty itself would be in the hands Of
the government by the end of next week, and
that it would be promptly laid before parliament
| for consideration.
In the commons, the marquis of Harrington
| advocated the bill providing for the protection
of life and property in Ireland by authorizing
local suspensions of the habeas corpus.
Consideration OF the Irish question was con-
tinued until the recess.
At the evening session, Macfe, member for
Leith, moved for the appointment of a select
committee to investigate the relations OF the
colonies both to the mother country and to each
other, and to ascertain in what manner they can
be strengthened and bound in closer ties of
friendship and loyalty to the empire
Germany,
BISMARCK GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF HIS VISIT
TO FRANKFORT,
BERLIN, May 12.-In the German parliament,
to-day, Bismarck gave an account of his recent
and Ponyer-Quertier. He said If the objects
had not been accomplished the Germans would
| have taken possession of Paris and demanded
| Inc withdrawal Of the Versailles forces behind
the Loire, The treaty which was concluded
| hastens the payment of the war indemnity to
| Germany, Half milliard of it is to be paid
| Inv France thirty days after the entry
| az the Versailles army into Paris, and a
milliard more before the end of December of
| the present wear Then only will the Germans
eyacuate the Paris forts. As to the abrogatlou
| of the commercial treaty, Bismarck stated that
| the withdrawal of France from the maintenance
| of that Instrument was merely for the purpose
| and in the hope of increased receipts of custom
duties with which to liquidate her Indebtedness.
Notifications of the treaty are 70 be exchanged
| on the goth inst
Austria.
BANQUET,
VIENNA, May 12-The American minister
John Jay, gave a banquet to-day, in honor OF
Chiders, until recently first lord Of the British
admiralty.