Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-03-24
During the past week Paris has been the

During the past y eek Paris has been the
scene Of riot and bloodshed. The rabble,
backed by the National Guards are in open
and armed opposition to the present Cover
ment. Gen. Duval and Rocotii Garibaldi
are the leaders of the Insurgents They
took possession of Montmatre, Lavslette and
Bellville. The Theirs party held council
OF war and determined to attack the lnsur-
gents. The Cove nment troops accordingly
attacked the Insur, cents on Sunday morning
meeting with no success. Numbers Of the
troops then joine the Insurgents Gems.
Thomas, and Lee mpte were shot by order
Of Rocotti Garibal Ii. Gen. Thomas resisted
and was held while his body was riddled
with bullets. He died proclaming the In
surgents "cow ards" Gen. Leeompte died
with the utmost GOODNESS, smoking cigar
and refusing to have his eyes bandaged -
Gen. Chauzy was also taken prisoner and
was badly beaten. After hasty trial he
was condemned to be shot but his execution
was deferred Gen Paladines is prisoner
at Insurgent headquarters. E.a.
The Government has ordered 10000
troops to Paris and expresses firm deter
mination to put down the Insurg ents- The
homeward march of German troops has been
stopped by these disturbances, and it is re-
ported that the Germans at st. Denis will
center Paris if the Garrison is increased
to more than 40, 900 troops.
The following dispatch was received at
Washington from Minister Washburne on
the 20th.
"PAR1s, March 19.--The National
Guards Committee is master of Paris. The
Departments of the Interior, Justice, and
Police are occurred by the insurgents
Generals Vinoy, Thomas, and Lecompte
have been murdered by the troops
The elections commence tomorrow.
All the members of Thiers's Government
have gone to Versailles. I follow with the
whole department corps. WAsHBURNE. 49,
It's reported that the Insurgents intend
to march against Versailles, and that the
Government will remove to Olleans, and
proposes to appoint Gen. Faidherbe Dictator.
Tt is said that the Insurgents receive
each 5 francs day and it is surmised that
it is furnished by Bonapartist agents,
number of whom are said to be in Paris.
Napolean has left Wilhelmshohe, and ar
rived in London. He there met the cor.
respondent of the New York World, an old
friend, and is reported to have unbosomed
himself as follows: laa
"My return to France is only question
of time. Sooner or later she will summon
me to save her from the ineapabies who are
now displaying their folly and madness in
shedding her blood and plunging her into
anarchy. My pretended deposition will
never DO ratified by the people. There are
only two parties in France who possess real
strength, the republicans and imperialist
but the empire alone is able to conduct
France to true and permanent liberty. The
Orleanists possess only imaginary strength
They dare not venture an appeal to the popu-
lar will"
By latest reports affairs are unchaaa led in
Paris. The Insu gents hold the forts =
Gen Vinoy has b an ordered by the Theirs
Government to suppress the insurrection. -
The insurgents have sent their ultimatum to
Theirs, viz: The Assembly to return at once
to Paris, being guaranteed free action, or
the insurgents will march to Versailles and
disperse them. This is a weak reason for so
much murderous bloodshed. The better
classes in Paris have ne sympathy with the
insurgents. People are leaving Paris by
thousands.