The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-07-05

shots from the rifles of NJ. Theirs troops could
not blame them-but could not help being deeply
sorry for her
Tragical Fate OF the Communist Leaders.
Paris MAY - Correspondenee q the London Times.
The Government troops are vindictiye, If not even
brutal, in following up their victory trio of the
Communist leaders was captured on Thursday night
They were Jules Wales, Ferries, aud Longuet Wales
was made prisoner AFTER the others, in rear of the
Theatre du Chatelet His comrades had been taken
very shortly before. Wales was dragged forward by
the Versailists and one of their non-eommissioned
officers struck him upon the neck with his sword.
In his anger and agony Wales struck back and i'm
mediately an ex;emporary shooting party was drawn
up, which Fred into the body Of the unfortunate
rebel But Wales had the bad taste not to die at
once; he writhed aud twisted, and groaned upon
the ground until nearly all who were within sight
and hearing had to avert their eyes and move away
from the sight of his most horrible suffering. The
Captain commanding the firing party told me that
they let him suffer on purpose" His fellow cap
tive, Ferre whose doom was but deferred cried out
"oh' Captain, in the name of mercy put him out of
pain!' and the appeal far successful that the
captors then shot their prisoner dead
Lefrancais, Gambon and Amouroux were shot in
NC IN bAuQue, tue wall OF the stamp
Office Raoul Rigault finished his days in the Court.
yard of the Ecole Mlitaire. Courbet, the painter,
who ordered the destruction of the vendome
Column, was found hiding in cupboard, not quite
large enough TO conceal him. in the Ministry of Fl
nance, and, attempting some resistance, was, &C
cordiug to reports, shot on the spot Maljourual
who has boosted ever since the fatal ed of March,
when the Party Of Order fred upon in the Rue
de Ia Paix that be gave the order has met the fate
which he richly merits
DombroWski died in the bedroom of the Hotel de
Vile, formerly occupied by Mile Haussmann. The
day after his escape from La Muette, he received
three rifle shots while at barricade in the Rue
d'ornano. BE was transferred from there to the
Hotel dc Vile, where he died of his wounds De-
lescluse was killed Tuesday at the barbados of
the Chateau dEau. His face was much disfgured
BY portion of burning wall which had fallen on
IT, bis identity is amply proved by papers found
in his pocket. The insurgeut General Blisson, who
was captured was shot yesterday, well as Taver-
nier, member Of the Commune. MIlliere, Depu-
ty of the National Assembly was arrested on Thurs
day in the Place Luxembourg he was thence led
TO the Place du Pantheon, and there shot When the
soldiers raising their rifles TO dispatch him, he
cried: "Yive Ia Communel' "Yiye PHumaniter ~
"Yive lie Peupler'
Paris Editor shot by order Of RIgauIt.
The fate of Gustave Chaudy, one of the writers of
the Sleek, and man much esteemed, you no doubt
know. He was carried to Sainte Pelagie, and shot
there BY the order OF Raoul Rigault. Came Raoul
Rigault to him on Tuesday forenoon, at IL O'clock
with these words: 81 have come to announce that
this is your last hour" How - cried Chaudy,
you mean ia sssassinate meg' "You are going
to be shot," was the reply. The guards of the pri
son refused TO shoot the prisoner and Rigault had
to go for other executioners. They came into the
court where Chaudy was set up against wall Ri
gault waved his sword the signal TO fire. and they
fired. But they had hit to high, the poor victim
was only wounded, and al last be had to be dis
patched by being shot through the ear with pistol
A Fight for Life-AttemPt to Burn Men Alive.
General Borel made the following report regard
ing the fate OF the persons held as hostages:
The Archbishop of Paris and Judge Bonjeau were
shot in prison. and their bodies carried TO the Mai
RE of the Twentieth ACCOMPLISHMENT Sixteen
Others, with group of thirty-eight gendarmes,
were taken TO Pere Is Chsise at night under the
pretext of being transferred another place ofcon
fnement, aud were then shot Four others, whose
names are unknown were shot on Saturday. The
total thus known comprises q victims. On Saiur-
day the surviving prisoners were about to be shot
BY the Commune, which had established its head
quarters the prison, when, the instigation of
one of the old staff, who had been retained in his
Office by the Commune, they rebelled and withdrew
into one portion of the prison, where they barrica
ded themselves, and where the insurgents tried to
burn them alive. The mattresses, however, being
of wool, preserved them, so that they were not
oh 4 6red VIII I'D
ed in the hands of the Commune when the barracks
of Prince Eugene were captured, formed among
themselves very solid nucleus of resistance and at
five O'Clock on Saturday evening the Commune,
seized with positive panic fed, carrying of with
them the money chest, and directing their fight to
the Marie OF the Twentieth ACCOMPLISHMENT
Condition OF the Streets After the FIghtIng-Ex-
tent OF the Destruction.
The aspect Of the Boulevards is the strangest sight
imaginable. followed from the Porte St. Martin
to the Rue de Ia PAX. strewn over the streets were
branches of trees and fragments Of masonry that had
been knocked from the houses. bricks and mortar,
torn prOcAma;ions, shreds of clothing half conceal
ing blood stains, the interesting and lead
ing features of that fashionable resort foot passen-
gers were few and far between the shops and egtes
hermetiesly sealed excepting where bullets had made
air holes, and during ny whole Afternoons prone
made only met three other carriages besides ny own.
The Place de POperA a camping ground Of artil-
Iery, the Place yendome 3 confusion of barbados,
guarded by sentTies, and the Rue Royale mass Of
ds5ris. Looked at from the Madeleine, The desola-
ton and ruin Of that handsome street lAnentabe
to behold The Place de Ia Concorde Vas = desert,
and the midst of lay the of Lille with
head Of The last time had looked on that face it
vas covered With Grape in mourning for the entry Of
the Prussians. Near the bridge were tEeAiy-four
cOrpses of insurgents laid row, waiting to be
buried under the neighborng Paring-stOnes. To the
right the skeleton Of the Tulsries reared its gauut
she'll the frame work Of the lofty wing next the Seine
still standing bat the whole Of the roof Of the
tral building gone, and daylight visible through
all the windows right into the Place de Cauousel.
General MeMAhon's headquarters we're at TIE Afaires
Ess-anEsres, which intact Aftsr a visit there
passed the Corps LegislstH, also uninjurod BY fire.
but much marked BY shot AID she'll and 50 along the
Qusi the whole way the Mint, at which point Gen.
eral Vinoy had established his headquarters At the
corner Of the Rue de BAG the destruction Was some
thing appalling. The Rue de Bac Is an iupassa bic
mound Of ruins fifteen twenty feet high. eouplete-
" across the far could see. The Legion
d'Houusur the Courz des Complies and Conseil DIET
at were sill smoking. bu; there nothing left Of
them but the blaeks1ed shells Of their noble ac1des