Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-27
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France.
AFFAIRS AT PARIs-NO CHANGE IN THE POSI-
TON.
LONDON, May 26.-The rue Royale has been
destroyed by mines. The insurgents have been
driven into the cemetery of Pere In Chaise,
where they are surrounded and must be cap
tured. There is a Tumor that the hostages in
Mazas prison have been shot The Liberte says
that foreign powers have pronounced the extra
dition of the members of the commune, in the
event of their escape from France. Courbet, a
prominent communist, has been shot by the Yer
sailliste.
OUTSIDE PARIS, May 26-MorRing.-Th can
nonade against the insurgent position at Belle
vile has been vigorously resumed. Terrible
fires are still raging inside ofPariS. The North
crn railway has been repaired, but entrance to
the city is still refused. The German positions
at AubervlllieTs and elsewhere have been
strengthened TO prevent the escape of insurgents.
Inc Germans permit only the women and chill
dren, inhabiting the burning quarter Of Paris, to
leave the city.
VERSAILLES, May 26.-The instruction has
been squelchcd in quarter Moufiard of Paris,
where 5000 prisoners have been captured. The
insurgents are still confined to Beleville and Les
Bates Chanmont, whence petroleum shells are
fired all over Paris.
The following leading insurgents have been
Shot: Wales, AmoreuX, Brunei, Rigault, Dom
browsk and Bousquet. The report of the arrest
OF Pigot, Delescluze and Cluseret, is uncon-
nrmed. II is rumored that all the hostages held
by the insurgents are safe. The following
named public buildings have been DESTROYED !:
The palace Of the Tuileries, ministry of finance
project of police, court Of accounts, palace Of
the legion of honor, barracks on the quay de
OrSay, hotel dc Vile, and mont de Piete The
following have been saved: Ministries of ma
rine, interior, foreign affairs and agriculture;
the pantheon, ecole DIES beaurux of arts, ecole
militaire, bank of France credit foncier, and
the churches generally.
Marshal AlcMahon has sent to the insurgents
the last summons to surrender, in which he
says that all who may be hereafter captured
with arms in their hands will be shot The col
lections in the Louvre have all been saved eX-
ccpt the library, in which a great many valua-
bic books were destroyed. The national library
and grand livree are safe. The insurgents still
hold Bercy, Place de In Bastille, Merrilmontant,
Charonne and Belleville. The government
troops have captured NIazas prison and the
Lyons and Orleans railway stations. The host
ages held by the insurgents in Mazas had been
transferred to the prison of Rognette. The in
surgents have evacuated and blown up Fort
dlssv. The government forces are now attack
ing Place de lie Bastille. AT noon to-day a furi-
GUS battle was IN progress near Pautin.
ST. DENIS, May 26.-All the collections in
the Louvre galleries and the palais Royale are
intact. The troops to-day surprised and shot on
the spot large company Of women engaged in
pouring petroleum into cellars, and afterwards
throwing in lighted fuses. The fires continue in
many places. A remnant of the communists
attempted TO cut their way toward Pantin but
were closely pursued by troops, who slaughtered
them without mercy,