The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-12
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
The Grand Assault ut Hand-Rossel Escaped
from Paris Deleschuze In Command of
:. the Insurgent Armies-The versail-
lists up to the Ramparts of Paris
The Franco. German Treaty.
Reduction in the War
Indemnity.
&C., &C., &c. =.

THE FRAEco-GERMAN TREATY OF. PEACE.
BERLIN, May -Euening.-Prince Bis
marck has met the requests of the Versailles
Government in very liberal spirit. By the
treaty Of peace just signed he has agreed to
the reduction Of the war indemnity by nall
q milliard of francs, and consequently the
Germans receive Immediately the French
bond for four and half milliards of francs,
payable within one year, and endorsed by
French and German bankers. The bond is
convertible into stocks or consols, which
ever Germany may prefer. Two milliards
have already been taken by Baron ROths-
child and Erlinger, the French bankers,
and by Herr Hahn, the German banker.
Immediately upon the ratification Of the
Treaty the majority of the German force
the north and east Of Paris will be surren-
dered to the Versailles Government imme-
diately, and all the French prisoners in
Germany will be returned to France rs rap
idly rs the railroads can transport them.
The Germans hold only Belfort, Nancy,
and LOnguay as hostages till the fllltilment
OF the conditions of the treaty.
The treaty abrogateS the commercial
treaty between France and Germany. 1t
gives to Germany the railways in the ceded
territory in consideration of deduction of
326, 000, 900 francs from the war indemnity.
This includes the railway from Thionpille
to Luxembourg. Pongier and Querlier
have gone to Mayence and Cologne TO ar
range for sending the rest Of the French
prisoners to Versailles.
THE MOVEMENTS ALONG THE LINEs-CHANGE
OF COMMANDERS, AND MORE DIsSENsIoNs
AMONG THE COMMUNISTS,
PARIS, May I0.-There was brisk fighting
at Neuilly last night. The Versaiilsts have
turned electric lights towards Paris. Gen.
RossePs resignation has been accepted, and
he has been placed under arrest. Dele
schuze has been appointed Commander-in-
Chief IN place of Rus,cl. DombrowSki was
offered command of the army, but refused,
unless he was made supreme commander.
Gen. Cecilia will probably resign: puas-
sier, who commanded the troops in Vau-
vreS, was wounded to-day. The Versailles
troops are in the Bois de Bologne in large
numbers.
The column in the Place Vendome was
partially destroyed last night.
Gen. Cluserct was removed from the
MaiZas prison this morning, and is under
going examination at the Hotel de Vile.
TIE GRAND AssAULT-wHEN IT IS TO TAKE
PLACE.
y,
"Wednesday night says the grand attack on
Paris is imminent. \ thousand yards OF
trenches has been completed, and the as.
saulting column is within 800 yards OF the
ralnpaits OF Paris awaiting the order to ad.
vance. During the list q hours the Gov
ern;ncnt batteries have been firing eighty
shots Il minute, and this unprecedented
bombardment is having terrible effect OIL
the insurgents.
\ dispatch from Versailles last night
wednesday, at O'Clock says "the great
assault on Paris will be made tonight
Point du Jour has been knocked to pieces
by the fire from Montretout." Another
dispatch from Versailles, dated this Thurs.
day. morning, says the Government troops
have carried the barricades of Bourge 10
Refine, but that Nauyres still resists.
AFFAIRS IN PARIS.
PARIS, May 11.-General Rossel was ar.
rested yesterday and placed in the custody
of 81. Geradln. At ) Z. NJ. both of them
disappeared, and have not yet been recap
tured.
The principal attack of the Versaillists
is expected ut Anteneil and Pont du Jour.
Both sides are masSing troops, and great
battle is expected.
DeIcSchuze has been appointed Minister
OF .i'ar to lhe Commune.
The Communist official reports deny that
the Versaillists have gained any victories
All the Paris evening papers condemn
the Commune for thwarting Rossel In his
plans, and recommend conterring dictate.
rial powers on Rossel.
IL ia said the Versaillists turned the guns
of Fort Issy against the ramparts.
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, May 1.-THE trial of Bolton
aud Parks, implicated in the woman per-