The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-04
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Herald Special Reports from
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The Army Of Versailles Pushing the
Siege Actively.
THE COMMUNISTS FALLING BACK.
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Desperate Fighting on Tuesday and Final
Success Of the Government Troops.
A DECISIVE ACTION IMMINENT.
The Village of Issy Almost Com
pletely Surrounded.
An Attack on Fort Issy
Threatened.
Clqserst TO Be Court Martialled for Com
plicity with the Prussians,
Clqseret to Be Court Martialled for Com
pliCity with the Prussians.

Clqseret TO DO Court Martialled for Com
plicity with the Prussians
IElssaAMs 70 THE new YORK HERALD.
Our special correspondent in Paris sends ,is
the following report Of the situation of affairs
ln the city;--
PARIS, Wednesday Night,
Via BoULoaNE, Thursday morning,
May, 4, 1871.
Fort Issy has been reoccupied by the
Communist forces.
DEFENSIVE MEASURES.
Torpedoes have been placed near all the
southern forts. On trial of one of them FIVE
horses were blown in the air. Cuirassed bat
teries will also be placed at all menaced points
IN front of the ramparts, and rails for the pur-
pose of using them on will be laid within
forty eight hours.
WAR TO THE KNIFE.
General Rossel, the new Communal Minis
ter of War, forbids all communication with
the Versailles troops. No flags of truce will
be respected or attended to, but the firing will
60 on as usual.
ORDERED TO QUIT.
The inhabitants Of the, Avenue d'Elau have
received notice to quit their ACCOMPLISHMENT
within twenty -four hours, and the Concierges
in the avenue have been ordered to make
returns Of all persons occupying apartments
in It.
ACTIVE INVESTMENT OF PARIS.
The Army of Versailles investing the city
continue operations actively and are pushring
the siege with much vigor. A decisive action
between the opposing armies is regarded i'm
minent.
A BALLOON MAIL.
A balloon containing q mail of letters left
the Hotel de Vile to-day. Transmission by
the ordinary mail routes has been stopped.
A GREAT MEETING CONVENED.
A great meeting of all the republican So
cieties has been convened for Sunday next.
It will be held in the court yard Of the Louvre,
Ledru Rollin presiding.
CLUsERET TO BE COURT MARrALLED.
It is reported that General Cluseret is to be
tried for completely with the Prussians. Gene
raj Dombrowski will be member of the
court martial.
AFTER THE NoTARIEs.
Seals have been placed on the offices of
several public notaries by order of the Com
mum al authorities.
The Communists Failing Back-Issy Almost
Completely Surroundcd-The DO mbard-
ment-The Attack on Fort Issy Threatened
A versniliist Victory on Tuesday.
PARIS, May 3-Evening
Via LONDON. May AZ A. M.
The Communists are falling back.
IssY ALMOST COMPLETELY SURROUNDED.
The Versailles forces on Tuesday night reoccupied
the Park OF Issy. The village OF Issy Is almost com.
pleely surrounded and Its remaining defenders are
closely pressed.
SHELLS FALLING IN THE STREETS.
Shells have fallen In the Rue Vanguard and
several persons have been killed In the open streets
AN ATTACK ON FORT TvRY THREATENED.
The yersaillists are massing with the apparent
intention OF making an attack on Fort Ivry.
A PRUssIAN ND'CoMPLIED WITH.
The Prusslans having demanded the strict execu.
ton OF the terms Of the capitulation OF Paris the
Commune have been obliged to reduce their garri.
son In Fort vlncennes
CANNoNADING ON THE WEST.
An intermittent cannonade has been going on all
day from Neuilly and Gennevilliers Tho batteries
at the Portes Mallot and Des Ternes are SILENT The
Nationals are engaged in making repairs.
A vERsAILLfsT VICTORY ON TUESDAY.
There Is q heavy cannonade from the Versailles
batteries on the south, especially against vauvres
Les Moulineaux and the Park OF Issy were alter.
natey taken and retaken on Tuesday The versailles
troops nnaly trlumphed and now hold both places
again. The Communists were twice panic.stricken
during the DAY and rallied with difficulty.
Engagement Before Issy-Thc vcrsaillists Re.
pulsed-NTinor Conaicts-A Despatch from
Admiral Pothonau.
PARIS, May Q, 1871.
issy this morning. The versallisis were repulsed.
The losses were considerable on both sides.
MINOR ENGAGEMENTS.
Several minor engagements have occurred at
Neuily where the forces OF the Commune and those
Of The Assembly still hold their old positions.
The Commune Is silent as to the recent battle at
Clamart.
DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL PoTHoNAN.
Admiral Pothonan has sent despatch to the Com.
mune It's contents have not been made public, but
1t Is known that NJ. Grousset the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs OF the Commune, has sent a reply.