Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-11

FOREIGN NEWS
Paris Shelled for 48 Hours
And to be StOrmed atAnyCOst
PruSSianS will not Interfere
Church Of NOtre Dame Sacked
Observation-Disclosures
HeiSBOund Naked tOaPillOry
And is ScOurged for Hours
FRANCE.
FRANCE,
saturdays Struggle-Fighting on
the West, Southwest and South.

engagement took place at Vile Juif, and
there were skirmishes at Bagneux and
Billancourt. All the southern forts have
resumed firing. The government forces
are gaining ground in front of Montrouge
and Bicetre.
A decisive struggle is expected at the
gates Of the city. 1t is reported that NJ.
Thiers is adverse to forcing an entrance
into Paris by fighting, and he prefers to
reduce the city by investment. At 10
O'Clock last night the cannonading at
Porte Maillot and other points continued
with great violence.
Fighting Am Cng the Insurgents.
To-day conflict occurred among the
insurgents themselves at the Rue du Eau
bourg st. Antoine, in consequence of the
refusal of portion of the National
guard to march beyond the walls.
The Moniteur reports that the ambu
lance service in Paris is insufficient and
that the wounded are suffering greatly for
the want of proper attention.
Domiciliary visits are to be made to-
morrow to seek for refractory Nationals.
Bismarck I'm Favor of Napoleon
Tue Observer says that Bismarck is
still favorable TO the restoration of Ma
poleon.
The Situation Sunday.
LONDON, April 10.-The Government
forces are encamped d in Courbevoie, and
occupy the bridge NeuiIy. They are
bsrricadipg the village and the bridge.
The Communists have reinforced their
artillery at Porte Maillot, and the Ponte
Des Terms. Mont Valerien and the bat
teries at Courbevoie have maintained an
incesant Commandment all day. Their
shells fall beyond the Arch Du Tri-
omphe.
The Nationals have evacuated the
Camps Elysees, and occupy the adjacent
streets. The efforts by the Communists
to fierce the citizens generally to take up
arms have so far failed.
Paris SheIIed for As Hours.
| PARIS, April 9.-There has been a can
nonsde all day. The Champs Elysees are
completely deserted, and the National
Guards are hiding in the cross streets
seeking protection from the shells, which
fall in every direction, many close to the
American legation. The result of the
forty y-eight hours cannoDade is that the
Versailles troops have crossed the Seine
and occupied Ssblonville and Longchamps.
The drswbridge and floor of Porte Mall
lot are broken.
Paris TO be StOrmed at any COst-In-
| surgent Sortie against ChatiIIOn.
| NEW YORK, April 10.-Versailles spe-
cial to a morning paper says Gen. Pichat
| died from his wounds. Seige guns are
coming in. The Government is resolved
to enter Paris by storm at any cost rather
than lombard the city. Fort Valerien
fires mainly to clear the ramparts and TO
! prevent artillery being used to repel an
attack. A partial breach has been effect
ed in the Notifications. Yesterdays sortie
against Chatillon was repulsed with
heavy less. An incessant fire is kept
up from forts Issy, VanVres and Mnte-
rouge. The damage done is slight, Gen.
Vinoy will keep command until Tues
| day.
The deputation of Paris merchants to
Theirs returned without result. Concil-
alton is believed to be impossible. There
was no sitting of the Assembly Sunday,
the majority having gone to mass.
The Church of NOtre Dame Plum
dered-DeIescIuse and Bergeret
| Arrested by their COnfreres.
A special from Paris says a Commune
| bulletin announces that the Versailles
| troops have been driven from Neuilly
bridge, thai the National Guards are eager
| to advance but are forbidden. The Ca
thedral of Notre Dame has been sacked.
| Rochefort vainly endeaYored to save it
4 frl, oil .fe olx,oh h1a1
were plundered. The Archbishop of
| Paris has been transferred from the Con-
cieTgerie to Moysss prison. Gen. Henry
has not escaped he was sent to Belle
Isle. The arrest of two prominent men,
bers of the Commune, Delescluse and
Bergeret, is reported. They were ar
rested Saturday night. The Commune is
controlled by Central Committee, which
arrests other members. 1t las no known
chief. Pistt declares, in to-dsy's
Vengeur, that the suppression of news
papers is an act of the Committee of
Public Safety and not of the Executive
| Committee.
Favre at Prussfan Headquarters.
A special correspondent at Rouen tele
graphs, Sunday, that Favre on Saturday
had an important conference with the
PIussian commander and returned to
| Versailles to-day.
Barricades I'm the Rue de RiVOIi.
| LONDON, April 10.-The Times special
from Versailles says the government
troops now occupy in strong force the
towns of Bolougne, Asnieres and Nablon-
| vile, and have unmasked q number of
new batteries between Neuilly and the ram
| parts of Paris, Many Paris newspapers
exhort the people to abstain from voting
at the election of Monday, Cto-dsy) and
thereby give death blow to the Com
mune. Barricades have been erected by
the Communists in the Rue de Rivoli.
The Commune Want to COmprom-
The Commune has made an indirect
demand that the foreign ambassadors
take upon themselves the task of ar
ranging the quarrel with the Versailles
government, but the representatives of
| the powers are reluctant to accept the
| responsibilities.
A Telegraph special from Versailles,
says the breach at the Porte Malllotte will
admit of easy entrance by an assailing
party; that the insurgent batteries on the
rampsrts have been silenced, and that an
assault is expected to bemade to morrow.
No Prussian Intervention Likely.
VERSAILLES, April 10.-It has been re-
ported that the Prussians threaten inter-
vention in the affairs of Paris if the dis
turbances are not ended by the 18th inst;
but there is the best authority for pro-
nouncing the statement untrue.
The Days of RObeSpierre Returned
The Archbishop of Paris Bound |
Naked 10 n PiIIOry and ScOurged
for HOurs. |
PARIS, April 10.-World's special
Unless the Germans save US, Paris must |
soon run with blood. The Commune |,
hourly grows more violent and resorts to |
fierce excesses. The cOnciergerie is filed |
with priests and those who have been ar
rested on account of religious calling |
These citizens are styled servants of |
person called God" Archbishop Durbey
was stripped naked, bound to pillory |