Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-29
FROM EUROPE.
France,

FIGHTING.
PARIS, April 28-The communists have made
a reconnaissance toward Bagneux, on the south
forts, driving the Versailles forces before them
The Versaillists have made three attacks upon
railroad station at Claimant, and were repuised
on each occasion.
The Clichy batteries have reduced the fire of
the Versailles batteries at Asnieres.
Fort Du Mont Valerien is firing actively to-
day with ten heavy guns. Gen. Dombrowski
reports vigorous attacks upon his advanced
posts, and the 18th battalion was forced to ADAM
don its barricade in Neuilly, but the Oath bat
TALON drove back the enemy and recaptured the
barrlcade. The general adds: owe held all our
positions, and the enemy has retired along the
whole line, and the firing has ceased"
In Fort Nanyres one piece of artillery has been
dismoGnted, and Fort Issy is crippled; but the
communists claim that they can hold both those
forts indefinitely.
The republican league of Paris urges an as
sem6ly OF congress at Lyons, to enable them to
frame an honorable arrangement for peace
The commune has forbidden all interference
with traffic in merchandise and the manage
ment of railways.
Forty-eight hours has been granted persons
between nineteen and forty to join their batta-
ions in the national guard. Neglect to do so
will be punished by court martial.
The communists have through mistake at
tackled and captured a PruSsian battery, and its
restitution has been demanded.
A new journal, called the Paix, has appeared
The Ottoman embassy, now in Paris, has been
struck by two shells.
NJ. THEIRS.
VERSAILLES, April 27.-rhiers, in a speech to
the assembly to-day, tells them that the coun-
trys situation is painful, with French blood still
flowing; but II is consoling to know that a de-
nOuncement is near. All are doing their duty,
especially the army, to which he audes in
terms of high eulogy. owe are not assaants,"
he said, 1--WE are defenders of law and order
wish iliofi hut, 81,
liberty from despotism and from unbrided IL
cense." After eloquently defending republican
ism in the assembly, Theirs concluded as fol-
lows: insurgents are isolated, and all France
Is with the government and assembly in our eff
forts to combine unity with liberty"
The communists have been defeated at Les
Brugere. De Geveres and some of their officers
have been captured.
THE ASSEMBLY.
VERSAILLES, April 2S.--ln the assembly, TO-
day, Ponyer Quertier, minister of finance asked
for fresh credit to provide for the Subsistence of
the German troops, according to preliminary
terms of peace. He said all engagements made
with Germany should be scrupulouSly kept and
all sums due paid.
SHOT.
BRUSSELS, April 28.-The Etoile publishes
report from Paris that four national guards
taken prisoners by the Versalists having been
shot. A proposal was made in the commune to
shoot the archbishop Of Paris in retaliation for
the outrage, but was rejected.
LATEST.
PARIS, April 28-EUening.-T commune has
issued decree of retaliation for the cutting off
of cattle, milk, and fish supplies. No goods
trains will leave Paris at present Passenger
trains, however, continue to depart, but nobody
is visible in them.
Fort Issy fired some shells so badly aimed
that they fell on Plateau Chatillon.
An armor-clad locomotive is shelling Chateau
Becon vigorously.
The Prussian patrol has informed the mayor
of Saint Omen that the six siege guns removed
from the redoubt by the national guards must
be restored.
Petroleum shells fired by insurgents have set
fire to Chateau Mendon.
The Tribune's special dispatch from Versailles
says that Theirs, in tie course of his remarks in
the assembly, was moved to tears when he de-
clared that he was superabundantly disposed to
clemency except for the murderers of Generals
Thomas and Lecompte, and that he would only
remain president during military operations. He
said the taking of MontineuX was of great inn
pOrtance, as musketry range from thence reached
to the middle of Issy.
The Prussians have summoned insurgents to
quit St. Omen.
Bordone has been arrested at Marsailles.
Germany.
BERLIN, April 2S.-A deputation of Catholics
recently had an audience with the emperor, at
which it was prayed his majesty to intervene
and prevent the present occupation of Rome by
the Italian government 1t has since been ex-
tensively circulated that the emperor on that
occasion promised to take some action but the
Prussian Cross Gazette has been authorized to
contradict that report, and adds that the reply
given to the deputation did not commit the gov
eminent to aDY positive line of action