Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-05-12
say they never witnessed such violent
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say they never witnessed such violent
storm.
The firing in and around Paris on
the night of the 1st inst, was the most
terrible that has occurred since the civil
war.
The Versailles commanders have a
great dread of the new insurgent Gener-
al Rossel. He Is considered far superior
to Cluseret.
ALI of the editors of moderate Jour
nails in Paris have been ordered arrested
by the Commune, and they are leaving
the city as fast as possible.
The British Government has sus-
pended the operations of the writ of
habeas corpus in one district of the county
of Westmeath, Ireland.
The news from Paris on the 18th
was rather unimportant. No move
ment of Importance by either the Yer
saillists or Communists has been made
lately.
"A dipatch from Paris, dated May
Sd says the column in Place Ven dome
is to be destroyed on the 9Th of May,
and that all the statues and the vestiges
of the monarchial regime are to be de-
stroyed on the same day.
The Neos' special from Versailles
announces that Gen. DeMerode, former
ly Papal Minister of War, and Belgian
by birth, has presented Theirs petition,
bearing the signatures of a great num-
Der of Belgian Catholics, requesting
French intervention for the mainten-
ance of the temporal power of the Pope.
"A Paris special says Grousset an
nounces that persons and goods of for
eigners shall be protected under guaran-
tees of the rights of neutrals and the
proverbial hospitality of France, and
that no furniture, carriages, horses, or
apartments of foreign citizens shall be
subject to requisition.
Late London dispatches report hat
food is very scarce in Paris that many
insurgents would be too glad to lay
down their arms, and would go over to
the enemy if they were not closely
watched by their leaders. The insur-
gent losses are said to be much greater
than is known; that it's leaders only
hold out in the hope of receiving favor
able terms.
The Prussians having demanded
the strict execution of the terms of
capitulation of Paris, the Commune has
been Obliged to reduce their garrison in
Fort Vlncennes. An incessant canno-
NADIA hoe honr, Lo1x
Neuilly and Gennevilliers. The batteries
at Portes Mallot and Des Ternes are 81
lent. The Nationals are engaged in
making repairs.
President Theirs granted an inter-
view to the delegates from the Masons
of Paris, who arrived at Versailles on
Saturday. He told them that the Gov
eminent desired to see an end of the
civil war, but the Assembly could not
capitulate in the presence of armed in
surrection. He referred them to the
Commune for the restoration of order
within the city of which they had usurp-
ed the control.
-Thiers, in speech to the Assem-
bly,, on the 2Sth, tells the country that
the situation is painful. French blood
is still lowing, but it is consoling to
know that the denoument is near at
hand. All are doing their duty, espe-
cially the army. 1t is commanded by a
chevalier, without fear and without re-
proach, who is completely unfettered in
his actions, and has now completed the
investment of the works of Paris and
commenced active operations. Fort
Issy has been silenced and Les Mouli-
neaux captured. We are not assailants :;
we are defenders of law and order. We
wish Cancellation, but we also wish to
save liberty from despotism and from
unbridled license" He concluded as
follows "The insurgents are isolated,
and all France is with the Government
and the Assembly in our efforts to COM
bine unity with liberty"
"A dispatch from Paris, dated April
29th, says: At the sitting of the Com
mune yesterday, M. Grousset, in reply
to an Interpolation, said there was
something offensive in asking Europe to
recognize the belligerency of Paris. 1t
was puerile to ask for what they had al
ready. The Commune waged war ire
proachably. No explosive bullets wete
used, and there was no bombarding of
places filled with women and children.
These violations of the usages of civil
lied warfare he charged upon the army
of Versailles. The misunderstanding
with the Prussians in regard to the
operation of railways had been adjust
ed. The Commune now proposes to
confiscate the property of the North
ern railway unless it resumes running
it's passenger and provision trains into