The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-06


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Twas at the Montretout battery on sunday at -four
firing, and with vigor. All OF a sudden,
without any premonitory notice, the oannohs held
their noisy tongues. sgauy startled al FIRST, |
had rclapscd nto canness IN the supposialon mat
the sioppagc was but temporary, when | observed
considerable movement anu the evident symptoms
ol Excitement among those around me. Soon |
saw the OF all this; on the rampars, AT The
baslion OF the Point du Jour, winch when last
looked upon &c appeared dark and unbroken IN its
desoatieii, was seen nag; and, TO my astonsh-
meDi, lag not Of the familiar rouge hue, but
OUR OWN TRI-CoI.oR.
l could gain no explanation OF The phenomenon
ana from the place in which stood no motion
among the troops nearest to the rampant could as
yet be seen. Among that portion of the Veisaillist
forces which was encaInped on the Bots de Boulogne
Immediately IN front OF where stood, there seemed
10 he not the slightest expectation OF an approaching
conflict on any scale, large or small. Many Of the
men were quietly cooking their SOUP some washing
their faces, others olllng on the ground BY hai-pas
four. however, an indefinite rulnor-comng from
know not where and through know not whom--
success near the Point du Jour. Al once FASTENED
TO Sevrcs, aeeming that there would have Il better
chance OF obtaining Information than In an isolated
position Ike Montieout. Here learned That all
the troops encamped IN the Park ana the Villa IRE
vile had at twenty minutes past four. been
COMMANDED TO HOLD THEMSELVES IN READINESS.
About eight minutes later had come orders to march
nstanter; and by the time had arrived at Sevres
rnese forces mad gone TO their destination, whatever
it might be. on my way TO sevres | passed ST.
Cloud and here also perceived much excitement
and movement among fle troops
0btained through friend, access to a spot from
which could distinctly see all the operations III the
nrst the Seven'yninih ana other regiments, whose
numbers could not distinguish the Twenty second
and Tenth Chasseurs ana large body vi artillery
were all Fastening toward
THE BRIDGE or BOATS At sEvREs.
while beyond 1 oeheld a large, compact mass OF
troops marching steadily towards the gaze ot
Anteull. Then came, alter some time, the sound OF
conflict. AT iirst slight and coming Only from rites
the rlng increased III intensity, and the cannon aud
nd
shortening intervals. For some Time | could not
well discover the exact point whence Tins roar came.
Al nrst the nrlng seemed 10 extend along the whole
rampant
FROM PAssY ROUND no MoSTRovsE
Alter the lapse OF about half IN hour, however it
became evident that the brunt OF the hight was
going on between the rampant ut the Point du Jour
ana the vladuet some few hundred yards inside.
From thus TACT | knew that our troops had, ut
oil events, entered Paris ana that now tue
decisive and 1nal struggle had arrived. The
discovery came suddenly upon me, for haC heard
from excellent authority that the storming would
not take place until the afternoon OF Monday From
what have since been tod my surprise vas not
unnatural nor my Information incorrect. That
THE GATES Al AUrEufL AND ST. CLouD WE'RE
BATTERED To PIECES,
we all knew: bat We had heard-and heard with
trutn--that the Insurgents mad erected formidable
defencos behind which would almost replace tie de-
gates, The discovery that The POINT du Jour
was undefended came upon The troops IKE clap
or thunder, and was. Us have been enabled 20
telegraph 10 You on SUNDAY night, the r. suit or
daring reconnaissance by plucky murine officer,
by name Treves. After Treyes and some engineers
tacnment OF sailors followed. These succeeded tn
gaining footing until the Twenty-sixth regiment
which had been summoned TO this daily In the
greatest haste-came up to their AID. Ny attention
was taken from
THE VERSAILLES TROOPS INSIDE TIE rNcErsrE
To PAIR OF flying batteries OF artillery which
hurryIng towards the bridge OIL boats at Sevrcs. AL
the same moment caught sight Of two Others
which, following the bank oil the river TOOK up 4
position near the point OF the lie ot. German,
whence they opened fire against the ramparts In
correspondence with other batteries mounted
The lelt bank.
also at this moment began 20 sneak, and with some
emphasis Before long, however, complete silence
reigned outside the e1cei'te and the whole contest
was transferred to the interior of Pans. Tne
In driving before them the few National
Guaids who attempted, inside the Polut du
disabled, were found on the bnson. our men In.
meuiately set TO work upon them, and, aided by
that superior hardness which. IKE many other
things. Is born OF necessity, they managed 10 put
the pieces in lighting order. Then,
TURNING rREM AGAINST rus ENEMY.
who skulkel in tue houses and behind some attempts
AT barrlcades, they soon routed the lew the
kerry fire had not YET induced TO depar.
flames bursting forth from several places in An
tell and began 10 lear lest The oituttercd threats
OF wholesale explosions were about TO be carried
into practce But the fires seemed 10 burn steadily
and soon my fears were dissipated. An hour more
and silence lell upon the inside rs well the ou-
OF all opposition. Quietly and stcadny | could see
them marching on-past the Pont de Greneie, past
on TO THE ARC DE TRI0apHE
and even as far as the Trucaiero Then arain I
began to hear the sounds OF musAetry firing, which
a. moments became fierce indeed. Evidently
the insurgents were beginning 10 show al
last. From information have since received |
know that at TINS moment some brisk ngnting
began at the Place de Ia Concorde ana also
further north. in which the Communists Jared a.
Ill a. At the Point du Jour- BY this time. however
1t was getting dark. My glass was useless my eyes
dim. for 1t had been TO me day or great exerlion
and great excitement; so relu6tantiy reinquished
important, and went TO bed
THE ROAR or BATTLE.
But y Few moments asleep, ! Thought, and
again awake Looking at my watch find IL IL
about TWO O'Clock. The roar OF m,,skctry and
cannon has aroused me- ana would, In act have
done SO had been one Of the seven sIeepers. All
the tunult comes from the direction OF Mont
l saw tue troops OF Versailles ,ney were far away
indeed, from this quarter. On getting up soon
solved the mystery. 1t appears that the forces.
which entered between the Point On Jonr and Passy
werc harassed by the batteries that sun renamed
IN the possession Of tie enemy along the southern
things should be put an end to-
GENERAL DE CIssRy,
with body OF from 1900 To 1000 men, was
ordered 10 enter by the yaugrard aud Monirouge
gates. This was effected without much difI,cuty
General dc Cissey encountered no obstacle TO speak
eminent was virtually master OF the entire
south OF Paris. the rapldny with which this
carried out ~ easily explained. rhe south part or
the city was not IN the irsf place. In The same state
OF uisaHectloh aS INC noilbcTh, although lie ram
parts themselves and the forts Without held by
tile recalctrant Nationals and. again, our capture
or lssy and Vanvres mad long convinced the insur-
gents or the hopeleSsncss OF resistance IN THIS
quarter. Meantime
WHAT HAD BECOME or TuE iNsuRGESTsp
For the greater part OF yesterday, and to-day also,
we had 10 rely solely conjecture ~ 10 what was
going on within. one sign we noticed with pleasure
rs indicative that was assured 10 our troops.
AZ the hours advanced the sounds or uring
became fainter--so faint that, indeed they
were scarcely audible outside the south
ern rampant. Thence Inferred that the
forces OF the government had got far into The heart
OIL tue cty ana the snpposition turned out TO nave
been correct General de Cssey had succeeded In
Joining ms forces 10 those which had already gained
possession OF the northern portion OF the city, and
THE CAPITAL HAD THEN BECOME VIRTUALLY OURS.
Ihe reDeis appear To have made IN Their minds 10
retire TO some strong points In the north OF the city
There were some advantages In such q course. Tue
Butte hontnartre Is good position ana could bs
made very edeCtlve. On the other hand me in
surgents perhaps calculated that n the worst
came to the worst they could retire stlll