Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-05
FROM EUROPE TO-DAY
THE SITUATION In FRANCE.
Decisive Defeat Of the Paris Iusur.
GENTS.
10 600 Captured-40,0O 200 Missing.
ANOTHER B.sTTER RyPRcrRn
Ietegrdphed Ezeiafiret 10 The Evenine STAY.
10000 of the Paris Mob Missing.

ItegTdpNd Excfaftrelt 10 The Evenfno STAY
10000 Of the Paris Mob Missing,
PARIS, April 4, evening, via LONDON, April
., a. NIT Is rumored that the nationals have
sustained a decisive defeat. Forty thousand
are missed before Issy and CLAIMANT. The ram
parts are strongly guarded. Mont yalerien is
silent. The artillery duel between Issy and
versailles continues. The nationals occUpy fife
bridge Of Neuilly: The government troops are
had an interview to-day with some OF the mem.
bers OF The Commune.
President Of the Spanish Cortes
Elected
MADRID, April 4.-OlOzago has been elected
Provisional President OF the Cortes.
$4,000 Insurgents Captured.
LONDON, april IA Tunes special from Yer
saillss states that 1900 insurgents have been
TAKEN prisoners: Paris is in CONSERVATION, and
against the insurgents.
The Teleoraphs correspondent saws the nrst
Prussian army corps has been ordered to hold
itself ready 30 march to Paris The reign OF
terror continues.
Sir John Syinburn, of the American Ambu-
lance Corps, Is seriously i'll.
A DAILY Neat special says the nationals at
tackled the government troops Tuesday near
hendon, and suffered . complete rout. Carl
BALD declines the command OF the insurgents.
1t n reported 1000 nationals have entered
Versailles, but the report lie considered of doubt
full authenticity. The effective strength of the
communists consists OF 100 600 men and 300 guns
1eneiai Enoes Il reported wounded In the
Resigned Commuufsss.
NERsAILLEs, April 5.-Twenty-twQ or the
Communists have resigned, and ~ has hes n
imprisoned by his own followers.
OF Couyse.
RED republican proclamation, dated At the
Iunerles, strongly condemns the conduct of the
Nersailies government In attacking Paris.
Particulars Of the Battle Refar>
Paris.
LoEDoN, April 5--The following details ara
received Of the recent battle before Paris.
Gen. Bergeret commanded the risht wins ~ u.
Communists, with Gen. Fleurene in his 49,.
support Gen. Duval Commanded the centa,
and Gen. Endes the left wing. IRA Lar 49,
left center suffered more hes yilv I'm the snssss1
ment than the right, but we're Protected IN shsi,
retreat by the IRE Of the forts held by the cam
munisu: The nationals we're badly organiSed
and having but q limited. supply we're soon ont
OF Ammunition. Many tried 10 return 10 Pari.
but round the gatesehut ana men posted on the
ramparts, Who threatened to shoot the "a NJ thev
4ttempted 10 re-enter the city. The contest ~
Le bas Mendoh was exceedingly bloody The
nnng OF the batteries, manned by artllIerists
rom the Versailles army, Is pronounced fnllv
equal In spirit and effect 10 the German horr
parchment Of Paris. A dispatch from VersaiIias
says the government il disposed 20 nov the
greatest kindness and humanity to the insur~
The Gable Repafrfug Expeassa.-
LONDON, April 5.-The steamer Scandans,;a
Captain Halpin, late Commander OF the Great
Eastern, leaves England early in NAV TO renai,
tne Anglo American cables. With favorable