Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-21
FOREIGN NEWS
THE REDS MASTERS OFPARIS
Led by RicciOti Garibaldi
BOnapartiSt Agents at Work
The Reign of Terror Begun
De ChausSeySeiZed bytheMOb
MIR. WaShburme Leaves Paris
And Reports VinOy Killed
Government Going to Tours
Germans Refuse to Interfere
Napoleon Arrives at Dover
Government Going to Tours
Germans Refuse to Interfere
Napoleon Arrives at Dover
FRANCE.

. placarded two proclamations. The first
one says the French people waited calmly
until an attempt was made to touch the
life of the Republic. The army did not
raise its hands against the arch of liberty.
The Republic is the only government that
can close this era of invasions and civil
war. The people of Paris are conVoked
for communal elections. The proclama.
ton is signed by the Central Committee
| of the National Guard and dated Hotel De
| Vile.
The second proclamation is as follows
To the people of Paris: You have
entrusted US with the defence of the rights
of Paris, we have driven out the Govern
ment which destroyed us. Our mission is
fulfilled and we now report to you. Pre-
pare for communal elections. Give us as
our only recompense the establishment Of
a real Republic. Thirty signatures are
appended
The official journal contains the fol-
lowing:
A proclamation from Committee as
suming the name of the Central commit
tee, has been distributed throughout Paris.
Men of the barricades have taken pos
L
| assassinated Gems. Clement Thomas and
Lecompte. Who are the members of the
committee is unknown, as is also what
they would deliver Paris from. The
crimes committed by them remove all
excuse for support by their followers.
Let all who have regard for the honor
and interest of France separate from
them, and rally around the Republic and
the Assembly.
This is signed by the ministers at pres
| ent in Paris.
The Hotel de Vile is surmouuted by a
red flag and barricaded, but circulation is
unimpeded. Shots have been heard, but
| no conflict reported Respectable Pa
risians are stupefied. Gen. Lecompte was
abandoned by his troops, and arrested on
the heights of Montmartre. Gen. Thomas
was arrested in plain clothes. The latter's
last word was Towards" He fell at the
| third discharge. Thiers is firm, but full
| of grief. General VinOy's Indignation
| is boundless.
VinOY MObbed-De ChauSsey Cap
Gured-The Women in Arms-The
Citizens Flying from n Reign of
Terror.
On Saturday the gems d'armes fired upon
the Nationals. The latter returned the
fire. Several gems d'armes were wounded.
Gen. Vinoy has been mObbed. The mob
is triumphant and virtually possess the
city. Only the wine shops are open;
drunkenness is rampant. Even the
women are armed. Gen. De Chaussey
upon his arrival in Paris was arrested at
the station by the Montmartreants, and,
it is said, is to be shot to-day. All per-
sons of prominence are flying from Paris.
Theirs Government Fly to Yer
sRilies.
VERSAILLES, March 19.-The official |
journal announces that the whole Govern |
ment, all the authorities of Paris and 49,
900 Government troops under Gen. Vinoy |
are here The department authorities |
have been instructed that they must obey |
only orders from, Versailles. O.haTWise |
they will forfeit their positions.
MutiIatIon of the iDead-Bnrricades |
The Nationals i'm Sole Possession |
of the City.
PARIS, March 10, 10 P. M.-The attor- |
ney of the International Working Mems |
Society was president of the Court which |
condemned to death Gems. LeCompte and |
Thomas. The corpses of the Genera
were mutilated. The National Guards |
are now the only armed force in Paris.
Most of the Nationals marching through |
the streets belong to the FaubOurgs. |
There are barricades in the Rue des /
Mortice, Trudaine, Chausee des CIignac-
tiourt, faubourg st. Dennis, Rue Rache-
chOszurk and in the vicinity of the Hotel |
DeVille and faubourg St. Antoine. Else
where is calm. No acts of pillage have
occurred but there is no traffic. The
insurrectionists hold the mayoralGes, the
offices of the Ministers and telegraphs.
A municipal election is ordered for
Tuesday. The Partisan Mayors and
Deputies, demand the removal of Gems.
Paladines and Vinoy and the Prefect of
Police. Valentine Ferry was suggested
as the latter's successor, and the Govern
ment gave its consent to the change. Gen.
Langens, who succeeded Gen. Paladnes |
after the latter was taken prisoner, went
to the Hotel de Vile, but the insurgents
refused to recognize him. Several posi-
tions IN Beleville and MontmartIe have
been fortified. The cannons in Arron-
dissement des Buttes, ChaumOnt, were
returned to the authorities Saturday, the
National Gardes of that section being un-
willing to become insurgents.
RicciOtI GaribaIdi Heads the
Rebels-MOrc ExecutiOns-BOna-
PaTtist Agents Tanning the EIamo.
World special-not dated-The insur-
gents hold Hotel deVille and the Place de
Vendomei complete apathyis displayed by
the BourgOise. No resistance has been
made to the insurgents. The murders of
LeOOmpte and Thomas were perpetrated
by order of RicciOd Garibaldi, who di-
rects the insurrection. They were shot in
the Garden Rue des Roster. Thomas re-
sisted vigorously, but Garibaldi ordered
him to be held against the wall while
his body was riddled with bullets. Le-
Compte died with the utmost GOODNESS,
smoking cigar and refusing bandage
over his eyes. Many other executions
have occurred.
The Government has telegraphed for
$4,000 men at Camp Saartori to come to
Paris. The Prussians at st. Denis will
enter Paris, and the garrison be increased
beyond 10000.
The city is full of Bonapartist agents.
have seen Cheverau, Cont, Rouher and
Regnier. The insurgents for some days
past have received five francs daily, which
is supposed to be furnished by these
agents.
The Revolution nSpreading-COuntr
Folks Joining in.
LONDON, March 20.-It is thought the
revolutionary movement now in progress
in Paris, will extend to Marseilles and
and Lyons and even Bordeaux, and the
Thiers Government contemplate a move
ment to Tours. 1t is said the Germans
decline to interfere with the affairs of
Paris. A report from the French capital
says the gems d armes collected from
the provinces by Gen. Vinoy have de-
serted and Joined the insurgents.
AT ,ROuen.
RoURN, March 2O.-The people here