Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-05
'TELEGRAPHIC.
Gazette's Special Dispatches
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, May "a Times special from
Paris says All hopes Of peace arc abandoned.
Delegations of Frccmasons have gone to the
provinces to agitatc in favor Of the Commune.
There WAS constant firing yesterday between
the forts
The Times Versailles dispatch to-day says:
Favrc and Ponyer- Quertier have gone to Frank
tort-on the Main, to meet Bismarck
The Daily News special says: The Versailles
forces arc shclling Anteuil from the battery ut
Monteteint.
The Prussans allow provisions, to enter Paris,
which occasions uneasncss at crsallleS.
The Castle of Issy has been burned.
\ letter to the Telegraph says Rossel de-
tends the conduct of Gen. Cluseret.
The Republican Union League demands the
negotiation of truce for twenty days.
The Railway station al Auteull has been
damaged by the fire of the Versailles batteries
and the inhabitants of the place are flying from
the bombardmcnt
Since last Friday the Insurgents have lost
1000 killed wounded aud prisoners.
PARIS, May 5.-Thc Communists still hold
Fort Issv and having it entrcnched, the fort
continues to fire slowly upon the Nersaillist
batteries at Claimant and Bas Mendon, and re-
cciveS Il perfect shower OF projcctlles. Fort
Vanvres also keeps up slow fire and is vigor-
0llSly shclcd by the Nersailllsts at Clamart and
Chatillon.
The Assemblies have unmarked a formula
bic battery at Montreaute, near St. Cloud,
which meuaces Autcuil, Point du Jour and
Passy.
VERSAILLES, May St German has been
taken possession Of by the Versailles forces,
who have established a battery there, with
which to shell the insurgcnt gunboatS in the
& 4 81 ,L,t
Fort Montrougc and Haute Brugeres are
constantly bombardcd by the Versailles bate
ries at Chatillion, but without important re-
suits -.a-
The Communists have occupied the trenches
at Villciuif:
Fort [vry replies sharply to the fire Of the
Versailles batteries.
4 great movement is expected upon NeuilIy
and lie Naols.
VIENNA, May j.-Thc Archduchess Maria
lAnnunziada, daughter of cx-king Ferdinand
Ii of Naples and Sicily, and wife of the Arch
duke Charles, Of Austria, died at her residence
in this city Yesterday.
LoNDoS, May j.-Thc steamship Corinthi-
IN, from Baltimore, arrived at Liverpool last
night.
LoNDoN, May G-Last nights operations
were disastrous to the Commune.
The insurgents at Ncuilly, Amiens, Bagneaux
and Vieiuif assumed the offensive, but ad-
vancing too far beyond their forts were almost
surrounded by great numbers Of Versailles
troops and driven back with heavy loss.
Opposite Ievallois the Versailles forces are
preparing to make an attack. They have un-
masked battery at Montretorit composed of
marine heavy artillery and commanding Point
du Jour. .: .'.
AuteuiI is riddled with shells. The inhabi
tants are flying terrorstriken. Shells have fallen
in the faubourg St. Honorc, Champs Ely:
sees and the avenue DIES TERMS. The deserted
chateau Of 1ssy is in flames.
To-day the Prllssians made acquisitions upon
the Com hume :.or Vincennes, which has been
occupied by the insurgents for some weeks.
They took all the ammunitionand elected the
National Guards conducting them nearly to
the yates of the city.
VERSAILLES May "A flag of truce, which
came to the lines Of the Versailles troops to-
day refused to 90 back. The bearer declared
that he was tired of fighting, and gives de-
plorabc account of the insurgents, all OF whom
excepting dr:crterS, are foreign adventures -
Between Forts Vallvres and lsSy 500 more
prisoners were taken to day.
LONDON. May Sit is said that Prince Ma
pnlcon is in London -t- =. "
n dispatch from Paris announces that Gen.
Rnssel has heen wounded in the shoulder.
AdviccS from Buenos Ayres to April 18th
state that the ravagcs of yellow fever there
are dreadful. The number of deaths had in
crca:ed 70 100 per day 49,. -.=
BERLIN, May At is evident from an an
nouncemeut in the Strasbourger Hietung that
the city of Mulhouseti will remain in possession
of the Germans + ."'
PARIS. May 4th, Thursday evening. Flight
ing continues Mitrailleuses are greatly used,
almost supe,seding the chassepots. The losses
Of the insurgents are heavy. Fort lssy is little