New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-17
NETWORK, MONDAY, APRIL ~, 1871.

Vend6me. This Rond Point occupied by the Natioh
Guards OF the Commune According to Their account,
they were yesterday attacked about In the morning ny
strong column OF gen darmeTie, who endeaVored 10
obtain possession OF the Rond Point OF Courbcyoe.
am Inclined to think that the version OF tho Nauohai
Guards Is the true one for several reasons one OF tho
| most weghty being that Courbevoie "a plainly
| the point from which attack on fhs
| from Versailles could he made with tho BEST
chance OF success Mont Vaorienthe only fort In pos
session OF the Government all the Others being either
stl occupied by the Pusans held By the Insurgents
commands the whole ground as far az the Arc lie
Triomphe, and under Of Its guns attacking col
umn might advance 10 the "enceine" and tho gates OF
Dalllot and Neuilly, Whoever the cause Of the
attack there well sustained fire OF cannon TO be
heard all Paris at 10 o'clock yesterday morning At
first people thought only salute being fired,
but the anxious crowds In the streets perceived That
the reports irregular to allow Of such abypothe-
sis being maintained. Then the report circulated
that the Prussans opening ro from the forts
the northeast stl I'm their possession But the direction
from which the reports showed that this explana
was equally untenobe. Going up the Champs Eysees
met with numbers OF National Guards, with arms
and some without VINO evidently had moro stomach
| for the fight, and as thoroughly demoralzed
set of runaways Il has been my lot to encOun'
ter Many OF tLom half drunk, and the only clear
idea that most of them seemed to possess was that
they did not intend to DO any fighting again IN hurry
Those who not too frightened or too drunk to talk
ready enough to confde their 10 the somewhat
nsympathetic crowd "Thcy had been fired on
| by the gcndarmes They had attempted TO reply
| and n nltrallleuso had burst at the second dis
charge killing and woundng score Of National Guards
This had spread terror IN their ranks. They had ex
pended oil their ammunition, and beside had, in many
only nuzLeoadels to oppose to the chassepos OK
the Gendsrmes." Some even began to raise the usual
French OF trahson as seems 20 DO tue universal
fashion With their countrymen whenever they cease to DO
victorious Further from the place Of the Arc de T
omphe, there was large crowd Of lockers on MIN
gled with battaons OF National Guards marching out
TO tho support Of theft comrades. A battery OF
fourpounders passed by, the Guards cheering the ar
lerymen. by about IN the afternoon the firing ceased
On both sides. Che C0mt6 Central, however, con-
tnued TO send out achievements to the diff
ieIent points considered to be most In danger The AS
scm0ly" was beaten throughout PaIs, end battalion
after battalion poured up the different streets leading TO
Ecuy and tho West End Of Paris until late hour at
night Most Of the looked gloomy and undecided
aud little pleased With the prospect before thom Most OF
them carried loaf Of bread stuck on their Dayonets.
Many giments had women In the ranks-tho wives OF
| mistIesses Of tho men. Not q very military pro-
ceodlng this allowing the fair to FALL aud fsar little
calculated TO promote discipline under fire.
This morning the cannon has been tr0g steally fOf
some hours but tho result Is not known, although
bulletin issued by the Commune informs us that Gems.
Bergeret and Duyal marching Versailles, and that
success is certain. Having examined carefully in COM
pany with officers Of many nSt0nalities the Prussian
works Which defend Versailles, can confidently affirm
that Gene Bergeret and FOurens do succeed IN reach
ing Versailles II viii be because they meet With little OF
no opposition. may mention that the Prusslan stan
officers considered that would take 10000 men os vel
a those Of their own regiments to force the lines Of
defense which .fend Versailles against an attack from
the direction o. Pars But what must the Prussians,
who are st at Engen, only about Is miles as the crow
nes from Ycrsail think Of these novel KIM Oh aus
fq-tlis fratrfcia sore from PARISH Surprising that
the forces of the Commune were 10 take prisoners NJ
Theirs and tire principal membcrs Of tho National AS
semly. Would the Gge niliiaEds OF Indemnity
bo anita s4fet Tho Commune might say,
We lmow Dot the Assembly which Voted
these terms Of peace aud decline 70 maintain them
NJ Fiourens Is quito vain enough TO think h5 seneraShp
match Tor that Of Molt.c and should ho succeed IN
teaching versailles he would probably demand an attempt
on s. Denis Altogether, Il seems 10 more than prob
able that even a. write the Etupp batteries are I'm
boied up st E1gbicn, and tho men IN ekcd helmets are
ready TO fall or the Of the roloub.abe National
Guards. There not few peacoahlydiSpo'ed people IN
Paris who would pardon tho Prustians many OF their
rElseedi IT, by cutting OH the leaders OF tue COMMUNE
and their ARMY from Paris, they would us from the
| horrors Of oyu var and Of mObl1v, The Journal
! Of,id OK tie Commune is died this evening
| VITA DEGREES which one Is sorcly tempted TO
call reactionary Mcssrs Theirs, FAVE, Picard, simon,
Dufaure md PothUeu ordered 10 be lnpeaehed ana
or goods arc 10 be secucstraCd unti they have APP
roared before the justice OF the people, whatever that
may mean. Another decree orders the editors Of OIL
now Dapor - fornard copy or their respective Our-
mails 10 the Press cnsc Burcau at tue Ministry OF the
Interior This Press BuIeau was ORG OF the Gbomina'
tons OF tic Second Empire, which We tondy 1opod ha0
been swept away never 10 return pIe sauo NUMBER q
the Orciei contains most violent article entitled Les
Ronc4 et les Paes" dhe Reds and the Paef9ces) which
! IA q regular plece Of special pleading against the
wealthy The Reds according TO the author arc all vr'
troto HPalosp all vice. The Reds are badly dressed
badly lodged badly fed. OF quiet habits and hard work.
ers they are sottlng all IA fine example OF harl Noh
us now) while the pdes" live in luxury ana inc uhen,
are debauched frivolous aud useless. The whole article
REGULAR excitement to civil war "Look low nJmer
our Won arc ana bow few your oppiessors You only
renrs TO put your shoulder TO the wheel IN oIdeI 10
| nave done with them once for ALL En- asans"
owe dhe Reds have only 1859 our forehead'j they
have Saint BartholOmew's dayW Surely E2 may larry
rank with the most astocratic OF massacres There are
~ many DEGREES in tolay's 0feie that nearly over
locked one which separate. Church ANA star IN france
The simplicity OF tina decree Is admirable IL on! con
AaI.cIS T. The Church {, separated e tle se
~ a., is &C., t.q n F, is ,, ~, M si. IN T. r
Ant nj Al property rei anl PERSONAL IN mo'uan belonging"
'.ioa bcI q declared natural pfoien' . . ,ts,s
Arr " ~ inquiry wi a. S5S5 =, Z. 5 Of h i n5on u
il took the British Parliament tue .est par 3l s,t
sion 10 decide on the spplession OF u" a dos
Itryy,,cr d.straIla mo ultimate separation OF ChIcn
aud stao in Franco may DE. 4 canot he dcalec iIt
h decree issued Just now, viii strike tyIio,e p0w
w.. ~, ~ = in he provinces. VI. Theirs Will take care
tb ii .ha be published h every Commune III ii"Lcc'
Ir'XTNBIRG TO BE CEDED TO GE hMANl
g,,.,,. C0rrs,pold,sc Of The LOnioH Sn'da'd A"u
There il no further room for doubt as to me
s,,re ~ Iu.rmnrg The fate OF Tie Dncy Is heclueu
~ to Ie crdc 10 Germany. Already the Local doNeih-
- IN, rrentiaon with the Cabinet OF The Hague re-
r,ing he financial questions attending to sepdl ol
tei, .. ~. regulation OF the amount OF th' lMu9nd
d.t the distribution OF Crown prOper'~'' "'" ""i''
| matters,