New-York tribune., 1871-05-01
THE REDS REBELLION.
.,rv GOVERNMENT TROOPS ADVANCING
STEADILY.

rHR GOVERNMENT TROOPS ADYAN0iN'
III" STEADILY.
-HR MS RGENTs DRIVEN OUT 1SnN OF fUnN - GUNS
PANIC AMONG THE GAEk!sUT TROOPS
a. ,FD IND ABANDONED - FkEon ISL, CONS
sNr To REoCCUPY TIE FORT"
OK THE PARIS RAMPARIs' IA -rveninp
-.,nort ON Saturday night
There was sharp engag gemeh.% ~ - vorSoill;sts were
- Ies Mouljpeaux in when 'no 's D..
- lsed with loss of % men in"uo
q; ,ho mean while a column OF 'ne enemy "o' a.
ar The Clamart Railway sta'ioi' Hiu ox -,
y" ooo 1-arls from the intrenchments Oh issy'
no1 ~ ~ rrrock: the classmates broken in, the
49, ,o.s demolished. so of its GO guns are dis
sos "a tbe ammunition for the mit-aiIeuse
s.~,od The garrison became panic-strlcken; !;
o ,srs uutinied and spiked half their remain
, ."s ,,ns, and this morning before daylight, the
- Garrison abandoned tho fort Its command
-, Cen. Necey. has arrived in the city.
c.. C1rseret who went TO the front at the first
q the rout Of the troops returned Mt noon to-
a having failed to stop the panic. lie has sent
- fresh troops among them the Avengers OF
D.. to reoccupy the works and desperate hight
= aov in nrogress in that quarter. AT the malllot
Cote and around Asnieres all is quiet
Ttocan- ,din0 was unusually violent yesterday,
"A ,ere Was some fighting at Asni6res and Neuilly
Tb versailists TO the number Of 1900 occupy Gen-
neyilliers.
Tbeinsnrgents are making preparations to abandon
all the southern forts RumOrs of reverses TO the
Nationals in other quarters arc current. Batteries
have been placed at the Orleans and "@nguard
Gates. The inhabitants Of Montrouge PlaiSance
Vangirard aud MOntmartre are removing from their
dwellings.
The insurgents. on Saturday, having pursued
O. N 4I,a I,,tcc cianc
Threatened 10 fire into the latter if they ATTEMPTED
10 --ts- tho ,own. The Chasseurs made detour
and e.. ape. Il is reported that the Archbishop Of
Paris as been r ;sed Engineers are at work on
the 81, leTn pJl iln of the enoeinte.
AMasouic p1oc, ssion, half mile in length passed
through flo strcets to-day and planted their ban
ners oa tie lamparts under heavy FIRE. All the
Lodges Of the Order in Paris were represented Sew
eral Of the Masons were wounded while on the walls
Alta sitting Of the Commune yesterday, NJ. Grous-
set in reply TO an interpolation, said there was
,me,hinc offensive in asking Europe TO recognize
the ben gercncy Of Paris. 1t was pucIile to ask for
what thoy already had. The Commune wagcd war
irreproacAably. No explosive bullets were used.
There was no bombarding of places filed with wo-
men and children These violations Of the usages Of
civilized warfare he charg d upon the Army of Yer
.aes In the cartridge boxes OF the prisoners taken
by the National troops, explosive bullets had been
found end the wantcn shelling of tho most crowded
parts Of the city had been going on for weeks
The Northern Railway has paid 10000 francs and
the Lyons Railway Co2OOo Francs demanded by the
Commune. The other lines have also paid the sums
sssessed on them. excepting the Western Railway,
which Il is stated Will be soquestrated.
decree issued by Gen. Cluseret divides che Army
o;thc Commune uto two corps, one for the external
and the other for the internal defense Of Paris Cen
pomir1wsk commands the external army, and Gen.
Ia Cecilia the internal army. Another decree Of
Cen Cluser,t urges Chat the officers OF the National
Gllrl be furnished with regular commissions.