The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-18
THE RED REVOLUTION.
THE END
Paris Completely Invested-The Prus-
slams Moving Up-No Surrender.
PARIS, April 16-Neon.

PARIS, April
The attack on Porte Dauphine continued all
day yesterday. The quarter Champs Elysees
is damaged by shells, which still fall thicklg.
Fragments of shells have struck the American
legation in the Avenue Josephine, where
Washburne remains. His family bave departed.
The barbados ordered on the quarters
Tuilerles and Belleville will, 1t is supposed,
make Paris i~mpregnanie. The estimated loss
Of the Versaillists during the two days light.
is one thousand killed. fifteen hundred wound:
ed. Cluseret says, 1.-The demand to surrender
within twenty-four hours is nonsense. 1t is
very well for persons accustomed to capltu-
late, but our soldiers will let gunpowder bear
back our reply The city is provisloned for
three weeks. The sale Of horse flesh IL re-
sumed. Departures from the city, except OF
males between the ages Of nineteen and forty.
are unrestricted. Chaudrey. editor OF the
Steele, has been arrested.
PARIS; April 16-Night.
There is firing In all directions. Thirty
three shells have struck the Arch of Triumph.
No interest is.manifssted in the elections.
WASHINGTON, April II:
A dispatch from Paris yesterday evening,
via London, says the Germans at Creuil have
been reinforced by Is, 1000 men, ana are prepar-
ing to Intervene. The detachment Of Versail.
lists on the Island OF Grand Jatte escaped. The
Commune has resolved to continue the de-
fence to the last.
VERSAILLES, April Ii.
The government says Paris is completely in
vested. A summons to surrender within
twenty-four hours has been sent.
LONDON, April II.
A special from Versailles TO the Times says
the versaillists occupy the Prussian trenches
at Meudon. Sixteen guns pointing towards
Issy and Vanvres are in position there. Nc
Mahon has surrounded the insurgents at As
nieres. The Prussians are masslng around
Paris. The correspondent Of the Independence
Beige says the END approaches. The Asnieres
affair was disastrous to the Communists: their
lines are filled with dead.
Pin t-Desperate Fighting 9t
/vnnvres-Defeat of the Versa lilies
Troops-Ail Quiet In Paris. :.
LONDON, April II.
Thters's circular says: ''The insurgents are
emptying their houses and selling their furni-
ture. The government continues to tempo
rize for the purpose OF collecting an irresistible
force and also to allow the Parisians time to re-
feet. The insurgents say that we shoot our
prisoners and intend the overthrow OF the Re-
public and the suppression Of the subsidies Of
of the National Guard. The statements are
FALSE Another account says: 1.-THE govern.
msut troops attacked the Communists POSI-
ton at yanvres on Saturday morning. The
attack was sudden, and took the Insurgents
completely by surprise, but they soon
rallied. S and after a most determined
fight, in which many lives were gac-
rifced, succeeded in compelling the gov.
ernment forces to retire. Several times
during the day the fight was renewed, but the
Communists in the end were left masters OF
the position. During the fight Fort Vanvres
maintained a deadly fire upon the ranks OF the
government troops. The fighting at this point
continued the entire day. Every inch pf
ground was Oh tinately~ disputed. When fist
attacked, the Communists fed precipitately
under the cover Of the guns OF Vanvres. They
rallied after some difficulty, and, after an OBJ
stlnate struggle, regained their lost ground.
Both sides fought well, but the government
troops suffered heaviest"
The fighting at Neuilly on Sunday continued
from morning until night, without any decided
advantage to either side. The government
troops still hold possession of the bridge, and
have strongly fortified their position. The tn-
surgents several Times during the day charged
the barbados OF the government troops, and
each time were handsomely repulsed.
PARIS. April II.
Last night was quiet. The Communists cep-
tured some colors from the Ponti6cal Zouaves
at Neuilly.