Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-20
FOREIGN NEWS
ASnierS Taken by VerSaillistS
Rebellion Falling to Pieces
FRANCE.

Great Losses Of the Communists.
PARIS, Tuesday, P. M-The Versailles
army has not resumed the offensive.
The belligerents, though confronting each
other, are actually separated hy the island
of Grand Jatt. The Communists losses
on the 18th were very heavy. 1t is sta
ted that the National Guards are greatly
discouraged by their suffering and losses
Immense quantities of ammunition have
been discovered in cellars on the Avenue
DuTrocado.
VersaiIlists Garry the R0is Des Co.
lOmbes.
a special to the Standard says the spirit
of the Versailles troops is unsatisfactory.
The insurgents will probably evacuate
Asnieres. The Versailles troops have
carried the woods of Colombes. A large
number of insurgents were killed, wound
ed and taken prisoners in the encounter.
Asnieres is now threatened on both sides
By the government forces.
Tuesday-Asniers TAKEN by the Ver-
sailIists-Th he Rebels Driven across
the Seine.
LONDON, April ga dispatch from
Versailles to-day says the Government
troops occupied Asniers yesterday, driving
the enemy across the Seine and capturing
some prisoners. The loss of the Yer
sailles troops was small. A battery has
been placed in position which prevents
the insurgents from using the bridge
which crosses the river from Clichy to
Asnlers. The insurgent troops were
quiet and their battery silent during last
night.
The Terms that the Rebels VIII Ac.
cePt.
PARIS, April IA programme which
meets general approval among the people
of Paris provides for the maintenance of
the Republic, the granting of communal
rights to Paris and othe. cities, autonomy
of the National Guards; the dissolution 0f
the Assembly and the election of Ma
tional Communal Representative Assem-
bly, instead of the formation sdinterim of
Government for Paris and Versailles;
the declaration of amnesty for all offenses
against the Government and the signing
of an armistice.
The Insurgents admit the repulse at
Neuilly but claim the victory at Issy and
Clamsrt. Gen. Odowitz succeeds
Gen. DomOrowskie. 1t was brother of
the latter who was disabled at Asnieres.
The Rebellion Falling to Pieces.
LONDON, April ia dispatch from
Asniers received at Versailles this morn
ing says the weather is rainy and opera
tions are next TO impossible, but adds
that the insurrection is falling to pieces.
DIstu rbances at BOulOgne and BOr-
deaux.
A dispatch from Boulogne on the 18th
says this evening Communist leader un-
furled the red flag and addressed crowd
in support of the Commune. Consider
able excitement was created in the street
for time but eventually the police seized
the flag and quieted the disturbance.
There have been some disturbances at
Bordeaux but were promptly repressed.
Resignation of M. Picard.
BRUSSELS, April 49, The Nord announ-
ces that Picard has resigned his position
as Minister of the Interior in the French
cabineat.
The Latest.
PARIS, April 10, P. NJ, via London,
April 20, A. M.-The Commune has sup
pressed the News, the Opinione, the Ma
tionale, La Cloche, Le' Soir and LIE Bien
Public. The recent elections are declared
valid by the Commune.
There was panic at one of the out
posts of the National Guard yesterday,
and the men were rallied with difficulty.