The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-12
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powerful artillery attack was made
on the left of the Bots do Efendon,
which succeeded for short time in
ailencipg the Government gupsy +, y
The excitement III thal 6itwis io.
tense, consequent on the determine
of the insurgents, and the presence 81
so large body 1f rofold;ionists in
Paris.
Gonetal Mac Mahoi, has,taken oof,
mand Of the Governiiieu afmy,d aut,
initiated effecti%e measures fvs the
suppression Of the insurgents. la" a..
General Bcrgerot and his ooluun
of 10000 men are still cut off, by tho
heavy guns Of Men. Vs!er;eB, aaa 10
relief can reach them. ..fGn
The loss cohsc1uent ubon the at
tack ny the forts upoii the itsurgcnts
has not been exaggerated. The num-
Der of killed is enormous, and the
excitement in tho neighborhood Of
st: Dennis, is greatly increased. The
diftloulty of suppressiug the insuf.
gents is increasing every hour. ! 9
VERSAILLES, pril4 -Thier's proc.
lamation to the Prefect's Departme ents
is as follows On Monday, the in.
surgent masses attacked our forces
simultaneously at MoDterre, Rue II
Dougival; Besons, CHATEAU, and Croi.
sey. Fort Mont Valerien, at day
break, began to oannonade the Instr.
gents, who were at first sheltered by
the Y of Noitre Refill, and Boupoval
They subsequently attacked the
Government forces;by whom they Mere
repulseds General Vinoy, Of the
cavalry, was by this time in position,
threatening to outfiank the Insurgents
and they fed in complete route,
leaving mnny Of their dead and %oun
in the hands of the Government
troops.
NJ. Theirs says the Government
will exercise clemency towards oil
who may have been blindly mislcd,
but will punish with severity the ring.
leaders. - g
VERSAILLES, April 6.-Tbe Govern.
ment troops entered Versailles, and FIVE
hundred prisoners.
The lnsurgent Committee fed.
Theirs says the Government do
sires, by the effusion Of somo blood, to
convince the insurgents that it is in
earnest. .1..
D'Issy and Varrones will be attack.
ed.
The insurgents are alarmed, and
are prescribing each other. they
arc charged with shooting prisoners
and numbering the wounded ON the
fold of battle.
A proclamation concluded by or
dering all unmarried men into the
ranks, and grand review is an
nouhced for the 7th instant, in Catpp
De Mars.
VERSAILLES. April 6.-The insur.
gents still hold Forts D'Issy and
yarroness and fro resolutely upon the
Government position at Chartillion.
Ihs insurgents attacked Sewers
bridge, and were repulsed.
Disturbances are reported at hi<r
neges. ..r..l...I''. y,
Pairs; April 6.-The Commune
has issued a proclamation, which an-
nounces reta lfatory treatment of pris.
oners .Soir Liberte and National newsr
papers.
LONDON, April 5-The United
States storcship Supply. from New
York with cargo Of prov visions fur the.
destitute people of certain districts of
France arrived at Havre on w ednesda v
Of this week.
LONDON, April 7.-s r. M.-Fhe
Crid~ Peuple asserts that tho Federal..
'sts maintain their. positions: FRey res.
pulsed an attack of the Versailles
troops on the bridge of Neuilly, have
re-.aken Cha'illion; dismounted the
enemy's batteries near Vanyres and
captured two mitrailehses.. Consdera.
bic relnforcements have been despatch
ed to ~ Hay, which is threatened. The
impression prevails in Paris, notwilh4
standing contradiction Of the commu
nlsts, that the Versailles trooes carried
the barrlcade at the bridge Of Neuilly.
TIE Communists prohibited the holding
ofpublic meetings called In Paris to pro.
mote measures Of Cancellation. h.
LONDON, April "Details of Fri
days lighting have been received. The
Communists at Courbevoic were dis,
lodged by Valerian's guns They raj
lied in Avenue do Neuillyy. whence
they were driven by tho troops behind
n Meu'lly Ridges which they bsrricaded.
The ehelis demolished the. barr,cades
when the Communists suffered heayil,'
In attempting to hold the bridge s; they
tell into temporary disorder. bit sue.
ceeded' in ex'ricating tlleir artillery, and
took refuge IN the HOUSES OF the East.
ern lmnt of Lheri Tho. iroops, ome, m
chpiad The houses Oh the opposite SIDE;
when sharp fnsilaJe was maintained
across the river. The troops pushed
aerossthe bridge, when the guns from
Tie rarnparts swept The Avenue de
Neailly,.. checking the pursuit. Under
cover ofthe raaipaft guns, the Com,
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