The New York herald., 1871-05-15
TIKI DYING COMMUNE.
Herald Special Reports from
Paris.
The Commune Organizing and Aiming
BattaliOnS of Women.
FORT VANVRES EVACUATED.
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Violent Bombardment from the
Government Batteries.
A HEAVY ATTACK EXPECTED.
Many of the National Guards Re-
fusing to Fight.
GENERAL SEARCH FOR ARMS
Insurgents Lost in the Catacombs
of Paris.
A HEAVY ATTACK EXPECTED.
Many Of the National Guards Re-
fusing to Fight.
GENERAL SEARCH FOR ARMS
Insurgents Lost in the Catacombs
Of Paris.
TELeCsAMs TO THE REV YORK HERALD.

TELEGSAMs TO THE REV YORK HERALD
| The following interesting despatch comes
from our special correspondent in Paris:-
| PARIS, May 14-Night,
Via BoULoGNE, May 15-Morning.J
| Yesterday grand procession of women
marched through the streets of the city,
headed by buglers, drummers and flags, to
the Hotel de Vile, where they demanded
arms.
AMAZoNIAN BATTALIoNs
| To-day proclamation was issued for the
organization of battalions of women imme-
diately. For the purpose Of stimulating the
courage of the men it has been ordered that
| all cowardly males shall be led to prison by
women. The women battalions are to march
against the Versailles troops.
DoMBRowsKI's HERoIsM.
| Yesterday General Dombrowski issued
| orders that all officers refusing to obey the
| commands of their superiors should be shot.
He reviewed 5000 of his men this morning at
Neuilly, and was received with great enthu-
sasm. After breakfast he rode to the front
| of Porte Maillot, and, while sitting on his
horse, the Versailles soldiers fired rifles and
two shells at the General without hitting him.
Dombrowski Immediately took off his hat and
bowed politely to them, for which all the
Justify.
| A HEAVY ATTACK EXPECTED.
At the present writing the bombardment is
exceedingly violent and shells are. falling
within the city in large numbers. A heavy
attack from the Versailles troops is expected.
AN UNFORTUNATE CAPTAIN.
To-day captain of engineers belonging to
the Army Of Versailles, being short-sighted,
| mistook company of insurgent National
| Guards for the troops of his own army and
went up to them. He was, of course, imme-
diately taken prisoner.
FORT vANvRES EVACUATED.
At two o'clock this morning Fort Vanvres
was evacuted by the insurgent forces. The
| troops left the fort by means of the subter-
ranean passage, and it is stated that many of
| them have lost their way in the catacombs.
REFRACTORY NATIONALS.
!! Many of the National Guards have become
As soon as their disaffection is discovered they
are disarmed.
HOIST BY THEIR OWN PETARDs.
The insurgent batteries on the Buttes Mont
marte opened fire this morning, but the shots,
instead Of reaching the Versailles troops, fell
short and exploded in the midst of the Com
munists' own men, killing thirty of them.
NO QUARTER.
At Levallois it is stated that seven men and
| young women, bearing an ambulance with the
red cross, were refused quarter by the Sixty
fourth regiment of the line, belonging to the
government army, and all of them shot.
COMMITTEEMAN REPLACED.
Five members Of the Committee of War
have been removed and others put in their
places, in consequence of differences in the
Central Committee.
General Search for Observation-Disclosures
versniiiists Repulscd-Issy Evacuntcd-vcr.
saiIlists Gaining Ground.
PARIS, May IL, 1871.
The demolition of the house of M. Theirs
has commenced.
GENERAL SEARCH FOR ARMS.
The Central Committee has ordered gene
raj search, which is pr rogressing, for arms and
persons inmcal to the government of the
Co immune.
RECOMMENDATION.
M. Grousset, the federal Minister of Foreign
Affairs, has issued protest against the decla-
ration of NJ Theirs that the Commune has
disregarded the provisions of the Convention
of Geneva in regard to explosive bullets and
retorts that the Versaillists have themselves
been guilty of the infractions of the conven-
ton which they charge upon the Commune.
vERsArLLIsrs REPUIsED.
| Communal accounts soy an attempt Of the