The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-19
The Ku-klux Debate Resumed.
Joint Southern Committee.
How it Proposes to Work.
Later from Europe.
The Recent Defeat Of the Communists.
Results Of the Reign of Terror.
Every Church in Paris Pillaged.
Later from Europe.
The Recent Defeat Of the Communists
Results Of the Reign Of Terror
Every Church in Paris Pillaged.
FROM EUROPE.
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Exclusively TO The Evening Ietegrdph.
The Fighting at Neuilly.
LONDON, April 19.-Despatches from Ver-
sailles give some particulars regarding the fight
of yesterday at Neuilly. The incessant fighting
at Neuilly, which lasted throughout Sunday,
Sunday night, and all day Monday, was followed
by an ominous calm on Monday night, which
was broken shortly after daylight on Tuesday
morning by the insurgents.
The Conflict Ragged
all day with little advantage being gained by
either side, every inch of ground being obsti-
natelY contested, and both sides fighting with
the most determined vigor. Houses were on
fire in various parts of the town, and the inhabi-
tants had all sought shelter in the cellars, where
many of them, including
Women and Children, were Burned to
Death.
Towards night the Nationals, from some un-
known cause, became panic-stricken, and fled
precipitately towards Paris, leaving the dead
and wounded lying thick in the road. The
Government forces did not follow the Nationals.
The Widest Excitement Prevails
in Paris, and the inhabitants are leaving by
thousands. All the churches are closed but the
war on the sacred edifces still continues, and
the
Priests are Daily Being InsuIted and Inn
prIsOnCd.
Almost every cnurcn IN Lne CITY mas Deen Pill
laged. The road to st. Denis is choked with
fugitives from Paris.
Provisions are more plentiful, the Northern
and Eastern Railroads still bringing in supplies.
The Prussians at st. Denis-GeneraI Won
Pape's Instructions.
LONDON, Tuesday, April Is, lS7l.-The special cor
respondent OF the Tribune at st Denis telegraphed
this morning that he had an interview with Major
General Won Pape, who commands the first infantry
division OF the Prussan Guards.
General Won Pape stated that the report was un-
founded that Prince Bismarck had threatened to
interfere by the 23d inst. MacMahons troops had
not advanced beyond Colombes, excepting to the
redoubt which was occupied last night by 200 men,
General Won Pape admitted that MacMahon's right
to enter the city between the Prussan outpoSts
and the cnceine and said that this arrangement
made with the Government before the revolution !;
the peninsula containing Gennevillers and Fort du
Mont Valerien was accordingly evacuated by the
Germans on the 18th OF March. He would not hinder
but assist MacMahon. He thinks however, that the
weakness Of the Versailles army prevents anything
decisive being done. He offered to cut of the rail-
way traffic with Paris and prevent provisions from
entering, but M. Theirs refused the ground that
Paris contains many orderly people.
The insurgents recently made large acquisitions
in the st. Denis Faubourg, arrestlng priests and
plundeIinR the churches. General Won Pape sent
troops to protect the people and recover the pro-
perty. He also sent message to the Commune
that, If such disorders happened again. the forts in
possession Of the Germans would open fire. "My
Instructions, he said are to be very strict with the
insurgents, and to give the Government all facii-
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