The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-15
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HEAVY ENGAGEMENTS IN PROGRESS.
Inc insurgents Claim Victories
"T's oeing Destroyed by Shells.
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The Insurgents Claim Victories
, r"r's being Destroyed by Shells.
ANS BEING DESTROYED BY THE lombard
MENT.
fARts, April 13-Twelve shells have heen
nred into Peris and caused great Semo1,n,
smells are continuing to fall and nronartu j,
yaiue OF Two million francs have been aireadv
destroyed. Fighting still continues The NJ.
1 1ack as seen from manages was magnificent
The heavens were one blaze and the rifle fir
ing and the crash of the mitrailleuses is Tho
loudest yet heard.
RETURN OF THE PEACE DELEGATES FROM YER
| SAILLEs.
| PARIS, April 13-NOon.-The delegates of
the party of cancellation have returned from
versailles. They are silent as to the details of
their negotiations with the Theirs government
ana nothing will be made known until their
| mission is completed. ~
The Mot d'Ordre claims that the Nationals
now occupy the whole of Neuilly, and expects
t9at general attack will be made by the Army
OF Versailles.
INSURGENTS CLAIM A VICTORY AT coURCELLEs.
| LONDON, April 14-Noon.-A dispatch has
JUST been received here from Paris, containing
information of an important victory which has
| Oeen gained by the insurgents at the village of
Courcelles over the Versailles troops. Two
Thousand of the latter surrendered to the COM
manist forces, who are much elated with the
important success they have achieved. Full
particulars have not yet been received, but are
hourly expected. The insurgents in Paris dis
| play much enthusiasm over the news of this
| brilliant advantage which has been gained by
| the commune.
M. Assey, Secretary of the Workinsmen's
International Society, who was lately impris-
ca ana condemned to death by the commune,
on the charge OF being concerned in treasona-
| pie measures directed against that power and
| the existence of the commune, has been liber-
ated.
LONDON. April A-Advices from Paris have
been received stating that Gen. Dombrowski
mas reported to the insurgent committee that
MS troops obtained and now hold complete
possession of the town of Nelly. He also re-
port that his troops are in excellent condition
| for service, and much animation prevails in
| consequence of their recent successes.
GENERAL REPULsE OF THE GOVERNMENT
| FORCES.
The Versailles forces have been repulsed ey.
| erywhere around Paris.
AN ENGAGEMENT REPORTED AT NEU1LLY.
PARIS, April 13.-An engagement is in pro.
cess at Neuilly. Shells from Valerien are fall
ing in Champs Elyses and cannonading il
heard south Of the city. The object of the Yer,
sailles cannonade to-day was apparently to |
| reach Asnlers and thereby relieve detach- |
| ment OF their troops surrounded by the com
munlst forces on the island of Grande Jutte.-
The versailles batteries commanded the vii. |
lage OF LIE Vallois, Champeret and Neuilly.-
Ihere was lighting at all the approaches to the |
villages. The communists gave way. A II
o'clock Gen. Dombrowski received reinforce
repulsed.
ecker, noted Franco Mexican banker has
been arrested. |
NO CANCELLATION.
The delegates from the party of Cancellation |
report that Theirs refused to discuss the gues- |
ton OF a treaty, but was ready TO guarantee the
continuance of the Republic, and to accord |
municipal franchise to Paris upon plan to |
be elaborated by the Assembly. He was also |
willing to allow the organization Off National |
of and exclude the army from the city, but pos |
itively refused to recognize the belligerents of |
the commune or enter into any negotiations for |
q treaty OF peace, or even an armistiee.
The Atranchi newspaper of Paris announces /
that the insurgents have made 1000 prisoners /
at Villers.
NATIONALS DIsARMED BY THE COMMUNISTS.
PARIS, April 13-Thursday night-The ar
tiilery firing south anc west of Paris ceased to-
night. Several battalOns of the National |
Guard have been disarmed for hostility to the |
commune and their places were Immediately |
filled.
1t has been ordered by the commune that
only the red flag shall be carried by the Ma |
|
pied by them. All other colors are Suppressed |
GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO RE CAPTURE |
PARIS. /
VERSAILLES, April 13-The arrival of Gen.
Fabrlce, German administrator, at st. Dentists |
consequent upon the receipt of notification |
from the versailles government of its intention |
to make supreme effort for the capture of |
Paris. The Mailiot gate is an utter wreck A |
battalion of Nationals from the quarter st.
Gurgis has forcibly resisted an attempt to COM |
pei them to go to the ramparts. Grous.et, the |
communist delegate Minister of Foreign AZ |
fairs, asserts that Cancellation is impossible
A quantity of guns have been seized in the
shop OF an American dealer. Two American
contractors have offered to buy the column of
VeEdome and to cast it into cannon. The AS
sembly has adOpted-445 to 1A-a resolution
giving to each ACCOMPLISHMENT of Paris the right
to elect four members OF the Municipal Coun-
ell. The Left vainly protested against the ac-
tion OF the majority. Gen. Cathelneaus, com.
handing Breton legion, has established his
headquarters at Rombelliaub The losses of
the insurgents in the combats of last week ag-
gregate fully 5000 men. Some of the iusurgent
commanders have proposed to the Versailles
! government to deliver up the gates of Paris and
forts d lssy and Venores ON the payment Of
| two and q half million of francs The offer
was declined.
TORPEDoEs IN THE sTEETs OF PARIS.
Tribune special ]-Gen. Nc Mahon has re-
| cOnnsitered ReOil, Bourgeval and Chalon, but
|
struck for several days. Theirs is still opposed
to acting until certain of success. Gen. Du-
crot reports that he has three divisions and six
| batteries ready for action, and Cathelineau's
headquarters are at Ramboullet. The govern
| ment reports that the commune has RACED the
buildings from Rue Beethoven under Trocade-
/ TO- for one kilometre. This perhaps is exag-
| gerated. Immense quantities. of gunpOwder
connected by wire with tOrpedoes, have been
| laid down in many of the streets.
| uartV of travellers from Versailles TO ST.
Denis, were fred upon yesterday.
THE COMMUNIST SUCCESSES.
Versailles, April 14-[Special to World. j.
The fighting OF the past two days has resulted
in advantages to the Commune. Their troops
occupy Asneres, Witty, Montinsaquet, WILLIE
juif, Hatesbragers, part Of Chatillon and Neui-
w. They have erected new barricades before
Porte Mailloit. The Versailles army is posted
on this side of Choisy lie Roe at Chevilly and
L'Hay. Gen. Mellon says he will remain on
the defensive till his army is greatly reinforc-
ed.
A violent cannonade is kept up at Asnieres,
hut without important effect. At Claimant the
Insurgents continue TO fire on our wosks, but
their guns are harmless. The report that in
surgents have recaptured Neuilly is false.
BORROWING WEAPONS.
The government is endeavoring to obtain the
use of The Prussian guns against Belville and
Montmartre. a.
| RELIGIOUS RIOT
| LONDON, April 14-The Standard has dis
patch from Vienna stating that a religious
riot had occurred at Odessa. The Jews were
despoiled and great devastation committed
The roting lasted three days and was only
| put down at the point of the bayonet Order
has been restored and the city is now quiet.
Spain.
MADPID, April a. The elections in Porto
| Rico are fixed for the Goth of june The cleo
| ton of the Duke of Montpensier to the Cortes
has been declared legal.
l. Great Britain.
| LONDON, April 14.-Sir Thomas Buxton,
conservative, has been elected to Parliament
from South Norfolk.
Cuba. .-...
MORE ACTIVE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sue
|. CESsES.
| HAVANA, April ia Spanish column, COM
manded by Col. BasOnes, had q severe engage
ment on the 9th of March at Los Desiguea,
near the river NOgusa, with the insurgent
forces, commanded by Generals Agreement and
Sanguili. The loss of the former was heavy.
AT later date the same insurgent forces en-
cOuntered Spanish column at Ell RayO, under
Col. Montaner. An engagement followed and
heavy losses on both sides are reported. Col.
Mariers' column engaged 800 insurgents, who
occupied an entrenched position at NaranijOl
and Monte OscurO, and commanded by Gen.
vicente Garcia. The latter were driven from
their entertainments with the loss of 81. The
Spaniards lost s. The rebels near Santiago
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