Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-14
PARIS.
The Contest between The Communists and
the Versailles Troops.
Property Of Partisan kbssnlseS to be Sold
fer the Benefit Of Wldsws and
Orphans.
A Naval Engagement THE Versailles
TrOeDs aaklHa Gradual En0r0aOh.
msnts-vl0i6Fy for thsm
Certain.

PARIS, May 13.-Under orders from
the Commune, the Bank Of France
has been searched for arms, but none
were discovered.
The newspaper SOciGJe proposes the
immediate execution of all men,
bers of the Central Committee.
1t is reported that the Central Coma
mittee are about to retire from their
Office. 1t is reported the Federalists
are evacuating Fort DanOra.
VERSAILLES, May 13.-A letter
from Count Du Landlord, calling a
meeting for the support of the throne,
is published to-day.
LerngUar reports increasing discOuT-
agement among the National Guards,
and says that an attempt viii be made
to assassinate Gen. DOmbrOWsk.
LONDON, May 13.-The Times spe-
cial says a special from Paris says the
clerks in the Bank Of France have
been armed and victusled, and are
resolved to stand the siege from the
Federalists. More newspapers have
been suppressed.
Fighting is reported at Quentin,
which shows that the sphere Of attack
is extending. The German COM
mander has demanded the disarma-
ment Of the northern enciente of
Paris.
LONDON, May 13.-The NssCs special
from Versailles says a naval combat
at Auteuil, and one insuTgent gUnbOat
sunk. The same correspondent says
5000 troops will cross sure, tonight, to
strengthen the force already in OcCu-
no raF
A special telegram from Paris says
that a reconnaissance under Gen. DOM
brOWski has chased the Nersaillists
from Sublinville.
A permanent cOurt-marshal has
been established at Paris.
VERSAILLES, May l3.-Demerary
has been captured, with considerable
loss to the FederaGsts, and cannon
was captUaed at OizOux, where one
hundred insurgents were killed and
several hundred taken prisoners.
The approaches to the ramparts,and
Paris are being actively pushed for
ward under a heavy cannOnade from
the entire Federal works. McAahOn
has issued an address which is appar-
emily preliminary to a grand attack.
a special Paris dispatch, last eve
ming, says: A meeting Of Free
MasOns held this afternoon, in
the Ciuque Rationale, resolved that
property OF persons now absent from
Paris, and not returning within eight
days, would be scOnfisCated for the
benefit of widows and orphans.
The ramparts are heavily armed
and keep up a direct fire upon Fort
mitraillteurs which are capable of
firing a hundred in balls succession.
Fort Issy is armed with marine
cannon, destined to lombard Ram.
parts.
The Versailles troops are actively
engaged in constructing trenching
apparatus.
Porte Maillot has been utterly
destroyed. Several captains on the
staff of the war Office, whose names
were found on the list OF the Impe-
rial secret police, were arrested and
taken to the Prefecture this after
noon, for Identification by the staff
officer, when the latter was arrested
as bad character.
To-day, the TurcOs de COmmHne
mounted guard at the Hotel de
Vile, and a double lire Of sentinels
have been placed across the street and
all circulation stopped.
Gen. ROssel has escaped, and the
Commune is greatly enraged at the
loss of their prisoner. Gen. Begeret
has been ordered to find him, and the
authorities are telegraphing every
where within the city. 1t is supposed
he is still in Paris. Gen. DOmbrOWski
declares Rossel is not a traitor. OF
the three gendames discovered and
arrested last night, one has escaped,
another been killed, and the third is
still a prisoner. He declares it his in
tentiOn to kill DOmbrOwski, if he gets
q chance.
VERSAILLES, May 13.-Yesterday
evening a stranger presented himself
before General DombrOwskit to assassi-
nate him. He insisted upon seeing
the General, but being refused access
to the building he quarreled with the
sentinel, who wounded him with his
bayOnet in such a way that death en-
sued. A loaded revolver was found
upon his body.
Four members of the National
Guard have been shot for treason.
1t is said General ROssel is at Belle
Vile arranging for the safety of the city,
in case the Versaillists take the ram
parts. The members Of the Republi-
can League have joined the COmmun-
lists,