The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-04-22
NEWS.

Thousand insurgents SORTED from
Chatillon. but were repulsed.
Thiers proclaims the status of Par
Ia unchanged.
The conduct of the Versailles
troops thus far has been admirable
The in~surrection at Toulouse has
been suppressed.
The disarmament ofthe National:
at Marseilles proceeds.
The official journal g~uardedly
denies that the Assembly favors
kingdom as the form of future gov
eminent for France, but says point
edly that Napoleonism and Com
munism must perish.
The Nationals were attacked al
Asmeres. The Nationals claim &
victory.
The strength of the army of Paris
is 200 900. Torpedoes have been
placed in the Avenue Grand Army
PARIS, April IOWA LONDON.
April 11-3:20 A. Nile Net 0Og'
Dire says the loss of the Nationals
on Saturday and Sunday were 22s
killed, and 49, wounded.
LATER-To-day the Versailles
army fell back after battering in
the bridge and gate of Maillat.
Versailles, April 10.-The insur
gents made two sorties on Sunday
one against Chstillon and Plataux
A sharp fusilade was kept up fol
two hours. The sortie was repulsed,
Another sortie Oh Auteuil and
Point du Courgates has taken place
The Prussian garrison at st. Den
is has been reinforced by five thous.
and Royal Guards.
BERNE, April 1.-THE total mum
Der of French soldiers sent home
from Switzerland is S4,034.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Prus'
slams have established a battery at
st. Denis, the gums Of which point
toward Paris.
PARIS, April 12.-The women oil
Paris have been invited to form a
military organization for the defence
of the city.
Fort Montrouge was attacked by
the army of Versailles at ten this
afternoon. 4 violent cannonade
and rife fire is yet in progress.
Theirs has issued a new proola,
nation, in which he says Gen. Nc.
Mahon, LAdmirault and Assy have
all taken their commands, and Vi
nov heads the reserves.
VERSAILLES, April 1.-THE
cannonading about Paris is less
frequent today, and nothing of i'm
portance has TRANSFERRED.
PARIS, April 13.-Paris is calm,
but the exodus of inhabitants con-
tinues.
There was an artillery duel, last
ing throughout the day.
The Nationals refusing to fight
have been disarmed.
The insurgents are in high spirits
over the result Of last nights fight
ing.
Cri du Peuple says the Versailles
troops have been driven from
NeuiIly, and are flying toward Cour-
bevoie. -7...
The Orleans railway has been cut
by the Versailles troops.
Fort Valerien was firing heavily
this morning. -.v
The British Consul, at Paris,
warns Englishmen to leave the city.
VERSAILLES, April 13.-Delega-
tions from the party of Cancellation
have returned to Paris. The con-
ditions of peace proposed to them
by President Theirs we're that Paris
shall first lay down her arms, and
then the municipal franchise will be
granted to the city.
It is officially announced that the
alleged Communists victories are
unfounded. There was no engage
ment to-day. All the roads to Paris
are occupied By the Versailles
troops.
PARIS, April 13-P. M.-Asniers
still holds out against the army of
Versailles, whose every attack has
been repulsed.
An engagement is progressing at
Neuilly.
Shells from Fort Valerien are
falling in the Champs Elyses.
Cannonading is heard south of
the city.
The delegates from the party of
Cancellation report that Theirs,
while unwilling to discuss a treaty,
was willing to guarantee a republic,
and to a plan to be elaborated by
the Assembly, but positively denies
belligerent rights to the Commu-
nists or to grant an armistice.
Mailliot gate is a complete wreck.
The Commune, considering the
column of the Place Vendome a bar
barous monument, symbolic of brute
force and false glory, a delegation
of the fraternity have decreed its
demolition.
April 14.-It has been ordered by
the Commune that the red flag only
shall be carried by the Nationals
and hoisted over all places occupied
by them. AL other colors are sup
pressed.
The Commune ordains that the
mistresses of the National Guards
shall receive the same pension as
wives.
LONDON, April LII o'clock
The Versailles forces have been re-
pulsed everywhere around Paris.