The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-10

The Inman steamship City OF Brooklyn Captain
Brooks, from Liverpool April 81. via Queenstown
the 2sth, arrived at this port yesterday with two
days. later mail news.
How tho Versailles Soldiers md the Paris
Troops Observed tho Armsttcc-The Fests
Keep Pcgging Away-Damng Donc-Who
Are the misunderstanding Between tho
American Minister and the Archbishop Of
Paris in Person.
PARIS, April "a, 1871
There was to DC an armistce to-day between the
contendng forces at Neullly in order to give in
habtants an opportunity 70 Quit the cellars in
which they have been living for the
last ten days and seek safer quarters else
where. As | informed you In a previous letter,
many or the inhabitants had signed petition to
that effect 10 be sent to the generals in command,
and this armstice was supposed to be the result.
It was to commence at noon, and went out to
Neuilly III the expectation Of seeing the streets full
Of furniture wagons ana the people all hustle and
confusion, they naturally would be. with Just
twelve hours to move ont OF a bOmbarded town and
find homes somewhere else. Arriving upon the
Boulevard Blneau at just one O'Clock l was
considerably ast0nished therefore, upon hearing the
report OF o cannon in the direction OF Courbevole
and full vOlley In answer 1t from the Mallot
Gate and the Gate des Ternes. My astonshmenC
the greater as 1t announced In the Journal
Ociel that there would be cessation OF hostilities
to-day, commencing at twelve O'Clock. Whatever
may be the reason,
THERE WAS NO CESSATION OF HOSTILIrIEs,
as far as could see, unless interchange of shot
ana shell at the rate or about thirty minute could
be called by that name Mont Valerien
was firing upon Sevallois-Perret about two
shots minute; there was pretty lively
skirmishing about Puteaux with rides and
mitrailleuses and the two gates, Maillo: and
Ternes. were throwing about fifteen shells per min
ute upon the battery AT the Rondpoint OF Courbe-
vote, which was throwing about the same number In
return. Decidedly, this did not look like an arms
tice.
WHAT WAS SEEN FROM FIFTH STORY.
! went up to the fifth story OF house on the Bou-
leyard Bineau. not FAR from the Ternes Gate from
which ! had good view OF what was going on.
The old story TINS senseless artillery firing is 70
go on, | suppose, until one party or the
other exhausts its munitions, NJ present the
only probable solution Of the difficulty.
the slightest possible reason, as far as can see.
Neither party Is attacking, ana no one seriously
otner hopes for moment to dislodge the enemy or
silence his guns. AS they Can have no particular OBJ
ect then In shooting at each OtEer they must do 1t
out Of pure vlclousness
THE SHELLS
OF the Versailles guns very seldom did any execu-
ton, unless, indeed, when they fell on some house
up near the Arc dc TriompAe and killed some help.
less old woman or young child who was not
good many fell outside the walls upon
tue glacis, where they exploded without
earth ittle Others fell inside the ramparts, but
not close enough to the gunners to do any harm,
BY a the greater part Of the shells thrown by the
Gourbeyoe battery fell far up the avenue de 10
even and crushing into the houses on the Champs
Eiysees.
WHAT DOES 1T MEANP
What their object Is m Donbardlng this part OF The
city God only knows There are never any Guards
parts which. by the way, are much the safest places
N Paris lust now anu II there Is any oIher reason
ceivabie and their ways past finding out, would
Ike some one versed III Gallo wisdom 10 explain 1t
EFFEUTs OF THE COMMANDMENT
From my position in the house nave spoken OF l
shells thrown 10y the guns on the ramparts, but |
suppose they were pretty much the saine-a great
killing few non-comDatants, but no soldlers dong
harm 10 everybody but the ones who are dong harm
TO them, and wasting an enormous amount OF
powder.
Az three O'Clock, however, they commenced
lively chassepot firing about the Neuiy PARK, and
that always means that some one is getting xii ed
Soldiers do not mind the shells exploding around
them, but when they begin to hear the
whistle OF the chassepot or tho mitrailleusc
balls about their ears they feel uncomfortable, and
show a remarkable affection for stone walls. 50,
from my point OF observation to-day | could see
them lodging about the Park with their bodies
another, Ike western Indian fighters. / should
think Kit Carson, II he would only take the trouble
to come over. could get good situation here now.
He would nnd himself quite at home In this half
savage warfare that has been going on about
Neuy for the last ten days. They kept 1t up TIL
days, I'm not weeks, e come '-"' '''''' ~
has been throwing shells all day in Levallois Perret
and up to this moment has killed one man.
MR. wAsHBURNEs INTERVIEW WITH the IhpRIs-
oNED ARCHBISHOP.
On sunday last +. b. WashDurne. the United
States Minister, accompanied by his secretary,
elyiew with ii. Darboy tue Archbishop OF PARIS,
who was arrested and held as hostage by the COM
mune three weeks since. The Archbishop was in a
cell about ten feet square. containing small iron
bedstead, table, one wooden chair and small win
dow; the covering OF the ped was horse blanket.
We're the "History OF The French Revolution" MI.
Washburne WAS free I, converse with him, and in-
linn. The Old gentleman who Is aged seventy, re.
pied That he was NOT at All DESTROYS OF being re-
THEIRS. lie said nat NJ Theirs did not understand /
tue arlsians, and that the political party he under
sST WAS mot ar nes 10 &c ne
population of this city,. lie said the Com.
n nun were not naf as bad bad as people
clple. lie himself understood the portion OF
the population who were most TO he feared ana |
these were the working classes. He said events
must soon change, and to continue the struggle
would oniy cause useless loss of life Reconciliation
must be made. lie had no fault to find with the COM
mune. He had been very kindly treated. Mr.. |
Washburne spoke to the keeper and tried to obtain
offered having been used for convicts who were
condemned to death, the Archbishop refused He |
said he was perfectly contented In his humble CELL |
lie expressed his thanks TO Mr.. Washburne IN the |
most touching manner for the visit he had so kindly
made and Mr.. Washburne said he should be happy |
to render him any service In his power.