The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-17
Thu ROUGH REVOLT.
Herald Special Reports from
Paris.
The Champs Elysees Quarter Badly
Damaged by Shells.
TEE AMERICAN LEGATION STRUCK.
Barricades to be Erected
Around the Tuileries.
ATTACK ON FORT vANvREs.
Cowardly Flight Of the Communist
Advanced Lines.
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Severe Fire from the Fort
and Trenches.
GREAT SLA LIGHTER ON BOTH SIDES.
Insurgent Claim of Having Taken
Four Hundred Prisoners.
A DENIAL FROM VERSAILLES.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Popular Cutlery Against Arbitrary
Arrests In Paris.
Insurgent Claim Of Having Taker
Four Hundred Prisoners.
A DENIAL FROM VERSAILLES.
Popular Cutlery Against Arbitrary
Arrests In Paris.
TElEeRAMs TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

ltltikAMS " lhE NEW IUaA hcHAlU.
LONDON, April 16-Evening.
have received the following despatch from
the NEW YORK HERALD's special correspon-
dent in Paris dated at noon to-day. Your
correspondent says:-
FIGHTING ALL DAY.
Yesterday morning attacks commenced in
front Of the Porte Dauphine and continued all
day. All that quarter Of the city in the
vicinity Of the Champs Elysees was greatly
damaged by the shells, which are still falling
in large numbers.
THE AMERICAN LEGATION STRUCK.
On Saturday the American Legation build
ing was struck by fragments of shells. Never
theless, Minister Washburne continues to resid .
in the Avenue Josephine.
MORE BARRIoADEs.
Orders have been issued by the Communist
authorities for the immediate erection of bar
ricades in the quarters Of the Tuileries and
Belleville, so as to render Paris impregnable
to the assaults Of the army Of Versailles.
IN TIGHT PLACE.
Paris continues very much excited. At
Asnieres yesterday / saw the fighting, which
was furious, at 1000 yards distant from Paris.
On this side of the Seine I was arrested by
party of insurgent National Guards, who
wanted to shoot me. 1t was with difficulty
that obtained my release through General
Cluseret's passport. / am told that six men
were shot as royalis!s this morning.
AFFAIRS AT AsNIEREs.
The iron-clad cars on the railway at As
nieres carry heavy guns. Asnieres Is well
fortified and is regarded as position Of great
strength.
AN ATTACK on vANvREs
At nine o'clock yesterday morning the
forces from Versailles made sudden attack
on the insurgent positions in front of Fort
vanvres. The Communists fed precipitately,
those Of them in charge Of the field guns cut
ting the traces of the horses attached to the
artillery for the purpose Of facilitating their
escape.
GREAT SLAUGHTER.
Immediately after the heavy guns of Fort
Vanvres opened fire on the advancing columns
and severe musketry fire was kept up on
them from the Communists in the trenches.
At one time the distance between the opposing
forces was not more than one hundred yards,
and, as consequence, the slaughter was
great. The Versailles troops fought well. 1t
is estimated that during the last two days
they have lost one thousand men killed and
fifteen hundred wounded.
LIBERTY TO LEAVE
All persons, so desiring, are allowed now to
leave the city without permits, excepting men
between the ages of nineteen and forty. Pro.
visions are rising in price. All the gates Of
the city, excepting those in front Of the govern
ment forces, are open all the day.
ARBITRARY ARRESTS.
NJ. Chandrcy, the editor of The Steele news.
paper, has been arrested on a charge un.
known. Not even his wife Is permitted to
visit him. There is q great outcry from the
public at the number of arrests which have
been made, and no more will take place with.
out report from the Commune appearing ID
explanation of the cause.
Assaults on Fort d'Issy Repulssd-Four Hun.
| dred Prisoners Taken at Neuilly-NIont
| vaiorien Bombnrdcd-strict Discipline.
LONDON, April l6, 1871.
| have received the following despatch from
Paris, dated this morning, and forward the
same for publication in tho New YoRE
HERALD -
THE GOVERNMENT FORCES RRruLsED.
The Communists report that Fort d'Issy
repulsed the successive assaults Of tho Yer