Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-07
FOREIGN NEWS

FOREIGN NEWS.
VERSAILLES, April G-via London, 77th 2:3U
Il. H. The insurgents lave been dlslodgcd
from the bridge Of Nuilly. - -,
\ fierce cannonade is kept up between Chall-,
lon and Forts Issy and Iamvrcs. -. -.
\ deputatipn of Partisan merchants has walt
cd upon Theirs and held consultation. K.
A bill has been introduced into the Assembly
to accelerate the action of the Courts martial:
1t is apparently the. purpose CT the Commander
of the Versailles army to invest the capital.
| The lines are already rc=cstablishcd OH the
| left bank OF the Settle Bhgnoux has been oc-
cupicd and the occupation OF Shay and Cholsy
lie Roi will soon follow. 49,.
PARIS, April G-via London, eth $50 Il. III
The Commune DEGREES the arrest OF all persons
accused of completely with Versailles and a jury
ofinvcstigation wall decide who shall be de-
tanned as hostages. Every execution OF Ma
| tional taken prisoner or civil partlZan OF the
Commune, by the Versailles officers will be
immediately followed by the execution Of Il.
treble number of hostages :.
The reorganization Of the National Guards
will give the: Commune 100000 picked mon.
| The present policy Is to maintain an attitude
| Of defence. '.'....'.
Rochciort's journal is severe in comdemna-
ton of the affairs controlled by the Commune.
LONDON, April 7.--G L ma special dis
patch to. the Daily News says that all the or
ticers and Professors of the College OF :jcsults
in Paris have been arrested by Communists.
Groussils has been appointed by the .uslr-
gent delegates Minister of Foreign Affairs.
He has sent out circular addressed to the rep
rcscntativcs of France abroad notifying them
of his election and the organization oftho Conf
mune. ..
The army at Versailles is waiting the heavy
artillery to attack Issy Palace The plcnipo-
trntarics of France aud Germany have anoth-
CT meeting at Brussels on Saturday:
The Nationals have been ordered to retire be
hind the forts and remain on the defensive: -
Borgerct claims that the fire. of the forts has
dislodged the Government troops. from their
advanced POSITIONS
The Commune is making requlstlon in the
shops for arms and ammunition.
BRussEIS, April GA man who escaped
from Paris and arrived here to-day reports that
the churches have been sacked, priests insult
ted, arrested and lnaltreated and the converts
entered at night and searched. A rumor pre-
vailed before he LETT that ~ Jr>llits had been
shot.
NJ. Assn succeeded. in escaping from ans
after he had been hunted by the Communists.
PARIS. April G.--l'hc funeral Of the killed
to-day was an extraordinary. scene, There
we're three huge hGarses, with black velvet
nalls each decorated with >. red flags, contain
inr the dcal Following them. were 5000 Ny:
;tional Guards and double that number OF: cltl.
zcls. Women We're marching III hundreds
past and along the boulvuarus ut a solemn pace
MANY members of thc Commune Joined the
procession when. they arrived ut lere u
Chase Each hcarsc contained 80 co1nh:' anu
twenty-thrcc other hcarseS were already III the,
cemetery filled with the dead from the hospl-
lta 1T was an awful scene; one huge grave
for ALL The bodies were lowered one at TIME
amidst the shrickS of women and the shouts OF
men for vcgeaIcc on the assassins Of Nersal[les.
/ Perc Ii Chaisc was one mass OF people sWaying
with passion and screaming Nlye La.Hcpubllc
Vive La Commune The nsscs Of the Com;
munists create great grief in the city, mixed
with bitter annimoslty. ,.. -.
VERSAILLES, April Il, Up. m.--fIrlng has
ceased Tor the present. =,
! LONDON. Aprl'1.- dispatch from era;'Il-
les to-day states that violent conn0nading'was
| heard both last night and this morning in the
direction of Caubcroic to the northeast OF Paris
and Chatillon. south of that city =, T..
| The rl,mor that Gen. Henry had been exc
cutcd by oricrof the Versailles Governm cnt is
rather apocry phal in view Ut the fact cabled
on the 18th inst that the special correspond
|. cnt of the London Telegraph saw him killed by
shell from Fort Na1crian.' Yhe story WAS
probably. circulated by the insurgents to Jan the
excitement igaiDSt the Government. -.
VI. Rcq,lierc who has been suspected OF an
ATTEMPT ut negotiation with tile Versailles Gov
ernncnt has been arrested dhd imprisoned by
order of the Commune. - q.
Baron Tcghcto!F the distinguished Austrian
Admiral who won the naval battle OF 'olssa II
1866 and supc,.iliteuled in 1865 the relnova;l. of
the remains Of the Tx Emperor; MaXmlIl1 II:
from Mexico to- Trieste died yesterday at HI, his
residence IN Y Jenna. -, =. ~.
,LoyDoX, April = Business is closed here
at Liverpod and elsewhere and news IS scarce
The Government offices except the Post and
Telegraph, are all closed . = ''.'' =
.Tronbic and Murder nj the Mines. -