Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-01
THE INSANE PARISIANS.
The BOuievards Clicked With the
Dead.

We give the particulars of the fight il
Paris on Friday, which we failed to re
ceive in time for Saturdays Issue.
The firing in the quarter Mouilmon
tant and Bercy has ceased. The regular
under Vincy are in complete possession
General Cissys forces have carried tn
Pantheon, Hotel Cluny, the Garden o
Plants and the depot of the Orleans Rail
way, crossing the two bridges Austerlit
and Bercy, and occupying the Lyons Rail
way Station, after hard fight. routing
the insurgents, who fled to the Vincenne
Station. Cissy pushed forward a recon
noissance to form junction with Genera
Vincy's advance near the Place Bastile.
This movement encountered a powerful
concentration of insurgents in the Boule
ward Mazas around the prison. They hac
barricaded the dwellings, and had planted
mitraleuses in the prison yard. The at
tack of the regulars was desperately con
tested, but by noon the insurgents were
dislodged and driven toward the Vincen
mes Station and the Place Bastile, leaving
their dead and wounded on the Boulevard
An entrance was forced into the prison to
rescue the hostages, but they had been re-
moved, it is presumed to the Prison La
Roquette, near Pere la Chaise, where the
insurgents were in heavy force.
THE LAST DITCH APPROPRIATELY PERE
LA CHAIsE-GALLANT EXPLOITS.
Dispatches from Paris and Versailles
Friday evening announce that the final
struggle has been in progress in the Cha
rome quarter. Here the insurgents who
had escaped from the central and north
ern faubourgs, have concentrated in great
force, with their rear we'll covered BY the
ramparts and their centre advanced to the
Belleville Water Work., and an offensive
movement by the Versaillists toward the
Temple quarter, drove in this wing and
compelled solid fermentation at the
Cemetery.
The Bercy aud Ch4ronne quarter were
evacu ,tel, ard the life additionally mass
ed around the cemetery toward Charonne.
The insurgents on Chaumont Heights
ceased firing iucendiary shells, as they
endangered the advanced guard at Prince
Eugene bArrrcks. The regulars took
advantage of this lull in the firing to
pour strong force of infantry and oaval-
~ d
St. Martin, who carried the water works
and attacked the barracks in fine style.
simultaneously, another column of Lad
miraults command, carried the barracks
on the Boulevard du Temple, and detaoh-
ed brigade to occupy the Roquette prison
and continued the main attack towards
the Place Bastile.
The cemetery of Pere la Chaise was
soon environed the west, north and south,
and an attack on the barracks completed
the enlightenment. The oannonade was
maintained with energy from all avail
able points, and finally the artillery were
40 far advanced that great havoc was
created in the cemetery. Montmartre
also opened cannonade on Belleville and
shelled points near the Pere la Chaise,
which was completely invested. Marshal
MacMahon summoned the insurgents in
the eaetern quarters to surrender at the
peril of instant execution upon cap
ture
ATTACKING A CEMETERY-GRAND CON-
CENTRATIoN-PLACE BAsTILE CAR
RIRD.
A report reached London on Tuesday
night that the commands of Gems. Ladmi-
rault, Clinchamp, Vinoy, and Cissey
formed a conjunction at Charronne on
Tuesday, sand attacked Pere la Chaise,
Belleville and the Place Bastile. The lat
ter point was assaulted by Gems. Vinoy and
Cissey. The insurgents were defeated at
the kbarricades. Gen. Clinchamp, ap-
preaching the Temple Quarter, attacked
the fugitives, and after another desperate
fight cut them to pieces. The Vicennes
station was carried by combined assault
Gen. Clinchamp carried the circus and
the barracks. The insurgents fed through
the avenues towards Pere la Chaise. Five
thousand prisoners were secured at We
rious points. The main attack on the
enormous barbados around the column
Bastile was carried on from the houses.
The Vicennes station had been fred be-
fore capture by the government troops.
A powerful fire was directed upon
Pere la Chaise from the west and south,
and access to Belleville was cut eff by in
fantry. Gen. Cissey's Chasseurs were &C.
tive capturing stragglers in the streets.
PERE LA CHAIsE sToRMED-A TERRIFIC
BATTLE AMONG ToMBsToNEs.
The troops stormed Pere la Chaise upon
the west. The insurgents were concealed
behind the Tombsrand poured CALLING
velley into the assailants. Scaling-lad-
ders enabled the regulars to surmount the
west wall. Every inch was contested by
the insurgents, who stood at bay. Rein
forcements from Belleville enabled them
to continue the battle and recover lost
ground. The battle lasted many hours.
The results is indefinite, but inclines to
the Government.
THE HUMANE GRRMANs-NoN. COMBAT
ANTS LET OUT OF PARIS.
The Germans at Remainville, Auber.
villiers and Noisy, opened the eastern
gates Of Belleville, La Vilctte, and Menil-
mon tant, and permitted the non-combat-