The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-13
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all condemn thevC vCdramnnsrand Central
COMMITTEE for 'thwarting Gen. Rossel in
ma plans, and RECON- mend the conferriDp
:ot diotatoriai po oRcrs.pponatbef geperal,
who is yet IN oommanJt of. the army,
- IS stated That the Yersailles fcresS, aftof
occupying Fort rAltssy, tnrned the guns
LoNpos, May ii. 1T ID thbhvb2 the
trial Of Roiton and Park, twdi iGf fho i,isn
implicated ID che women. .i3ereonntion af.
fair OF Inst sutnmer, will fail nt the ure.
sent terbi. sast theusiktihgs. of .shapcourt
will expire at, midnight Of Saturday, and
there are yet scores Of vitpesses to be
examined. Tho proceedings, will have
70 DC commenced. probably. ! dc novo
some months hence, = .@.s''''! @s'' :!
In the House OF Commons. this even.
ing, Monzelf,. Postmaster. Gencral. ex.
pressed his inability to explein why tbe
Cunard Steamship COMPANY declines to
bring the American mails: The army
regulation bill wns deleated nt length;
1p the House Of Lords, in reply to q
question from the opposition, Granville
declined to state whether English cIainia'
ON tho United States are to be a,lindi.
cnted in Euglnnd. Tho treaty of PENCE
jnst concluded at Frankfort abrogates
the commercial treaty between France
and uermany, and gives to Prussia tile
contfoi or railways in the oeded terri
tory. ia consideration of the deduction
from The war indemnity OF. 326, 900, 900
OF francs. Ono of the clauses OF the
treaty. provides for tho acquisition, by
Pr9ssia. OF the railway from Thionville
to Luxemburg.
Poneger Qnertiere has gone to May.
enos and Cologne to make ARRANGEMENTS
for the speedy return Of French prison.
ers to Versailles.
l.'VEnsAILLEs, May 11.-Important news
mas beon received from Algeria. where
Tho condition OF affairs is deoidslly i'm.
proved. The Arab insurgents wore dc.
feated in an engagement in which their
leader was killed.
LONDON, May 12:-Sir John Frederick
William Herschel, only son OF the as
tronomer. is dead, aged sevepty-tLree.
III. VERSAILLES. May 12.-The Govern.
ment batteries maintain terrific fire
upon the rnmpnrts OF Paris and tho for
tlhcations still held by the insurgents,
bURros AyRRs, April 14-pid LONDON,
May a2,-Businees ia entirely suspended,
ana the city, to q great extent Is de-
serted. The custom ,honse and nll the
banks are closed. The rnvages of the
yellow fever continue. and apparently
wili'oniy ceaae for wnnt of victims. :
AoNDoN, May 12.-Special despatches
state that Col. Dnmel nas been appoint!
cd Commandant Of Vanvers. !. ,ries Of
batteries have been erected III me aronl
diRsemsnt ,pF. Tie Pantheon. "a pesti,
tenoe ais apprehehdod ..ip, Paris, The
national battaiions nro. thinning, since
Hpssel's resignation, which causes dis
Gonragenent among, tie Communists.
Delescluse is incapable of action il, CON
sequence VI Sickness hut in a speech
just delivefed, expresses confidence in
the future freedom of France and the
success ofttho Commune. A Versailles
despatch says the insurgents are unable
TO- repair their works, and will probably
attempt to tefeht tho Versaiilists '6y q
strong attack. The Mayor 'of Issy has
been arrested. Floget was arrested en-
route for Bordeaux. Tho Emperor Will
liam is slightly indisposed.
LONDON, May l2.-Fort Vanvors was
captured. but subsequently re:oaptured
by the Communists. E The fort was 1nnch
dilapidated. Rossel has not gone to
Versailles. but remains outside Of Paris.
There is some excitement in the Yer
SMILES Assembly, where, Theirs, some
"hoV SASttCls uounuucu VOt0 Oh COnn-
dence. which, resulted 495 to 10 in favor
Of Theirs si
PAINS, May 12 The Communists claim
victories and deny reports Of snccess for
tho Vereaillists. Fort Vanvers was re-
taken by the Communists ut the point of
the bayonet. There was desperate en-
gagement around Issy, and the Oommn-
nists claim t, have recaptured the park
OF Issy. The Versaillists are cutting
trenches il front Of Mallot gate, and nre
concentrating troops in the Bois de
Bonlogne There wns sharp fnsilnde
about Fort Biscetre to-day. Victor
Schoelsoher has been arrested.
LONDON, May 12.--The Standard, OF
this evening. has despatch asserting
that the Oommunists' forces are only
IL, 600 strong, and that the Versailies
army could go into Paris to-day if it
would.
LONDON, May 12.-In the House OF
Lords. Redesdale asked whether tho
United States could legally raise the
question Of remuneration for vessels and
property destroyed by tho Alabama.
He argued that tho Southern States OF
the American Union were alone respon-