Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Special Dispatches 60 the Gazette.
FOREIGN NEWS.


sc" Ere: ere g.r:t;as cut Il Paris. The IL
$arga1ts pat boxes Of petroleum everywhere
It is reported that the Tuilleries vas Gred b;
Be7Eeret'l cwu hands TIE building, they
say vas stepped il petroleum. The church Of
e.. iJerman Au1errois a2d the Hotel DE-
lie were burnt da7G and the Palace Of Jvs-
| tlce Gcs:royed
Il number Of wancn, among them huI-
| dred ct the aenli n!o1de, taken fighting for
| the Commune, have arrived here.
r, Biood runs III the cutters. The wall: OF the
Iuille:ies hare fallen. The Rue Rivoli is burn,
Ing and the onI; 'uasns Of stopping the fire is
!b?y pals OF water passed from hand to hand
/ Inc dead bodies Of Nationals are seen every
where. Any hidden Nationals when found are
brought out and shot Immediately A few
COMMUNISTS are sill holding out and are she'll
i@ the r!:..'. doing the utmost mischief pos;
! ne. The slaughter 81 lhc Nationals IS fright
| I'M and TIL lcrsailiisl> since Tuesday have
been Killing al their prisoners The houses in
; the Rue Enyac were wet with petroleum, and
| the Nationals fired them The people are flu
| ll"l'> III consequence. 1t is q lear The insur-
gcntS intended i" destroy the whole city.
| Even women were discovered throwing pctro-
leum upon the houses. and six members Of the
National guards who were dressed as Pampicrs
and who threw petroleum on the fires instead
nf water. where shot in the Place Royale
There i, no linli, to the readiness that exists to
kill III: members Of the Commune, and the
leaders Of The guards taken were shot right
of. The gis works ut .Auhcryillicrs have cx-
plodcd. Many other explosions have occurred.
The firing is continuous
LoyDoN. Max o77.-A dispatch from st.
Denis Friday night says there aic still terrible
contagration in Paris, the tams Of which rise
to Il great heiGth and illuminate the country
for miles around MI human aid seems yalu-
less and the only chance Of saving much more
valuable property from destruction rests in
the hope that the night remain calm.
\ London fire brigade Is expected, but has
not yet arrived in Paris.
The Prussans lave fired upon and driven
back to Paris the insurgents flying towards
Aubcrvillicr$ ,.
\ dispatch from Versailles Friday night says
General Einoy has captured the Place dc Belle
vile, defended by 10000 Fcderals The fight
ing was severe and casualties heavy,
The Vcrsaillists have carried Pont de 1T Care
which crossed the Seine at Bercy A portion
of Les Buttcs Chanluont was also carried by
the Versailles troops who are now advancing
into Bcllcyillc, from whence petroleum bombs
are still thrown all over Paris
General Leplo has informed the Assembly,
that the insurgents still hold Charonne, a dis
trict Of Les Buttcs Chanmont, LA Chapclle
La Iillette, Menilmontant and Bcllcville -
The General also informed the Assembly that
the Instruction would end on Saturday.
1t is known that some Of the hostages held by
the insurgents have been shot
The troops continue to arrest numbers Of
woman carrying bottles Of petroleum.
.,rob,l1,, kc 49,,
tonight in Bcllcvc and Nenilmontant and the
remainder Of tic city occupied by the Yer
>aillists.
The theatres LyIiquo, Chatelct and Porte
ST. Martin have been burned.
4 cannon and twenty two red flags wcrc cap
tured at Belleville.
\ court martial for the trial OF tie insurgents
will begin its sittings Monday. .-.-
uaT9f1atii Shot not
The insurgents imprisoned in thc docks have
attempted Il rising, and several were shot ::-
fore order WAS restored.
A dispatch from ST. Denis Friday night SAYS
iCreigu fremen have entered Paris, and the
couaagation j. decreasing. The workshops Of
the Versailles railway have been bUrrcc;. The
insurgents have been dislodced from Charonne
and arc SURROUNDED in Bel!evii.c and ,}lanil-
mon.ant.
a dispatch. from Pa1tit. al aeon to-day says
the lighting cast and north is less violent
A Versailles battery il the Rue dc FleEdra
Ia Viatte bouhards tic :rs,irgent works n
Lea Buttes Chanmoat
The insurgents fire recxIe:sI; upon The cry.
Tie p.,issii2as ;lrpriScn all escaping irsurg-
| ;;1t5.
Lo3oo::;, Nag ga dispatch t. tie Daily
News saws Call::t increment IS ir:l,!reat il
Spain,
Dcnearlo i ii Bayounc ard thel: Is great
agitation ii Andclusia and Catai on!@
The BARI: Mimic from London bound ior
Boston, ioundercd in consequence cf q collision
with the Elizabeth A. Oliver from New York.
| Anrii 2G;h for London.