The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-29
The Latest from Paris and Versailles
Progress of tho War.

Our latest dispatches from Paris and YER
sailles are Of yesterdays date. Hostilities
were being carried on with vigor, and the
fighting was severe, but little progress is
apparent on either side. The Communists
were driven from an important position in the
village of Moulniceux. which was after
wards occupied by the government troops
in force. The Maillot Gate and the Arc de
Triomphe were again bombarded on the 9th
by the batteries at Courbervoie. The Free
masons propose to plant their banners on the
ramparts of Paris, and if fired upon by the
Vcrsaillists they will then take part in the
defence of the city. The Mot d Ordre alleges
that the city of Toulouse is in q state of insur-
rection; but the report is doubted. The
advance works of Fort d'Issy are reported
to have been taken by the government forces.
M Theirs, in speech to the Assembly on
the 9th, said that the situation was painful,
but that it was consoling to know that the de-
Noueme7lt was near. He concluded by an
nouncing that the insurgents are isolated, and
that all France is with the government. In
fight at Bruyere de Sevres the Communists
were defeated and some of their officers cap
tured. The insurgent forces. by mistake, at
tackled and captured q German battery. Its res
tituton has been demanded. A Paris despatch
makes everything appear progressive for the
reds. 1t says that the Communists, in re-
connoissance towards Bagneux, on the south of
Paris, met and drove the government troops
before them; that the government forces were
repulsed in three attacks upon the railroad
station at Clamarte, and that in every
operation the insurgents were successful,
holding all their positions. General Dom
browski has turned up once more, and re-
ports favorably on the operations Of his
command. Three new government bat
teries were to open yesterday, but our
correspondent was not allowed to give
their locality. Over two thousand persons
left Paris on Wednesday last. Marshal Mac
Mahon has his headquarters at Chateau Becon.
The sailors have abandoned the guns Of Fort
d'Issy, as it has become untenablc. The Paris
civilians are forced to fight. Fifty men and boys
who were hanging about the Northern station
were surrounded and pressed into the SER
vice.
The language of Mr.. Theirs in his speech to
the Assembly, in which he asserts boldly that
although the situation is painful still the de-
nouement is close at hand Is significant.
This assertion we regard as the best indi-
cation of the strength of the government,
and of its ability to crush the rebel
lion when the proper moment arrives
to act with all its force. The fighting,
although severe, does not appear to be
general. Positions that are necessary to COM
plete the lines of the investing army are at
tackled and carried and the actions are fierce,
and sometimes the government troops meet
with temporary reverse. The grand affair
is yet to come of, and it is only delayed now,
we suppose, in order to afford time to ar
range the attack in manner to render it ire
sistible. The bombardment, which is part Of
the bloody and destructive programme, con-
tinues without lull and is doing great dam
age. In all the operations we can see that de-
termination to conquer and not to compromise
is the plan of the Theirs government. This,
as we have often asserted, is its only plan
its only hope in the future. However much
France once more tranquil and prosperous,
we would not have the government forces
meet a reverse or the government show signs
Of being willing to make terms excep. those of
unconditional snrrandar