Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-05

FRANCE-REVOLUTION AND BLOOD.
PARIS, April 3.-About O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, after great preparation, the national
insurgents commenced passing out at Neuily
gate, in all $4,000 men, Gems. Bergeret, Flour
ems and Minotti Garibaldi commanding. 1t was
understood that Fort Valtrien would not fire,
but about six o'clock, the artillery all in 'front.'
and Gen. Bergeret in advance with 10000 men,
Fort Valerien opened fire, killing Commandant
Henry. Gen. Bergeret had just got out of his
carriage, when the vehicle was smashed by q
bombshell. The widest excitement ensued.
The troops tried to retreat. The main body left
Bergeret alone with 10000 men. He tried TO
fight Fort Valerien, but it was useless The
communists got into the city, but Bergeret and
his men were cut off and cannot pass Valerien.
The main body escaped with loss OF one hun
dred, but Bergeret must lose large numbers.
Altogether there are twelve thousand men
killed, wounded and missing, including Berger
cts force. The communist troops under
arms number 100000. Tremendous excitement
prevails.
12:45 P. MA cannonade from Valerien at
the rate of two shots per minute, is proceeding;
also sharp musketry fire towards Mendon 1t
is reported that the nationals suffered severely
from Valerien's fire. Nothing precise is OBJ.
tainable. The Versailles train was stopped to-
day at Claimant and forced to return. Contra
d!ctory rumors are flying and the gates are shut.
A great fire was reported at nine O'Clock this
morning near the Champs de Mars.
Several battalons of the national guards with
twenty guns, went out in the morning to Sevres
DIR. Z. S. Leonard of Woodstock, Ct, was
robbed of gold watch and chain in drinking
saloon in Laurens street yesterday, by a man
whom he permitted to throw his arms about
him and raise him off his feet, to see how heavy
he was. The robber was arrested and locked
up.
and Mendon and had an artillery fight with the
Versailles troops. The firing commenced to the
left of Mendon. The gums of the government
NI,n Al a,EAI
nationals were best served. At 10 80 A. NJ. rein
forcements were sent out to the nationals who
advanced their batteries. The nationals stood
fire we'll, and rumors favorable to them were cur
rent.
INSURGENTS MARCH ON VERSAILLES.
6P. M.-One hundred thousand nationals, in
three corps, with two hundred guns, marched
via Montrouge, lssy and Reuil, all destined for
Versailles Fort Valeren fired all day upon
Reuil, and the flying batteries at Mendon can
nonaded the nationals debouching from Issy ON
the Versailles road. Valerien cannonaded the
rear guard OF the nationals entering the valley
between PuteauX and Buzenval some detach-
ments retreating disordery. There is nothing
certain respecting those who passed Vaeren.
There are conflicting versions. One says that
they are surrounded; another says they effected
junction and turned Mendon, where the ma
jority of the Versailles army is concentrated.
During the operations on the right, there was a
| fierce engagement between the artillery at Men
don and the Partisan artillery. Several members
| OF the commune with red sashes lead the battal-
| ions. 1t is said that superior Versailles officer
was taken prisoner.
The Moniteur says the Zouaves repulsed the
| nationals in an attack on the castle of Mendon.
| The national loss is heavy. Col Bourgoin tee-
| graphs to the commune, at II rs this morning,
| that Bergeret and Flourens formed junction
and marched on Versailles, and that their sue
cess was certain. Another dispatch says: cat
| p. M, Duval and FIourens formed junction
at Courbevoe. They were cannonaded by
Valerien, but the men were sheltered. con-
certed and successful move was made, by which
| they passed the line and marched on Versailles.
| Bergeret had two horses killed" Communica.
| ton with the outside of Paris is cut Off and only
| peasants bringing provisions are admitted.
| Henry, commander of the Montrouge nationals,
| is reported dead. Floquet and Lockroy resign
their seats in the assembly and remain to share
the sufferings of PARIS. 1t is reported that Assy
has been arrested by the commune. Il is stated
that the commune will adopt the families OF the
fallen nationals.
the battle commenced at six in the morning by
the nationals, under command of Bergeret,
who, at ten, asked for TenforcementS from
Paris. There was great animation in the
Dlvouacs Sunday night, the men singing the
MarSeillaiSe and chant, depart a Versailles"
The correspondent believes that the battle,
which was on large scale, was disastrous to
the communists. The unexpected cannonade
OF ValeTien threw the nationals into confusion.
1t is asserted that the following is the situation:
Bergeret with $4,000 men completely cut off
that Flourens purposely permitted the failure of
the junction, and Flourens and Bergeret with
$4,000 men must surrender OF Fl ght at a great
disadvantage The Times says that there is an
improbable version of the affair that Flourens
had reached Versailles. The communists are de-
moralized, and it is believed betrayed. Gen.
Darmerie treats the prisoners numerically.
The Daily News dispatches confirm the rout of
the insurgents, who proved great, clustering
towards, who expected Valerien would fratern-
ize. The pontifical zouaves shot all the prison
ers instantly.
The Telegraph's correspondent reports that he
saw Gen. Henry killed by a shell from Mont Va
lerien, and Bergeret's carriage and horses de-
stroyed in the same manner. The men were
thrown into panic.
VERSAILLES, April 4.-The army of Versailles
surrounds Paris, and order elsewhere in France
is established.
NOOn.-Yesterday two corps of the insurgents
advanced toward VersailleS-one via Mendon
and Chatillon, and the other via Reuil. Both
were routed with heavy loss and Flourens
killed. The troops, whose expected detection
constituted the hopes of the insurgents, behaved
nobly. The insurgents in forts Vauvres and
lssy fired on the troops to-day. The government
forces have just attacked the insurgents, and a
speedy and complete success is anticipated.