The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-06
EUROPE.
Further Details of Battles.
The Insurgent Defeat Complete
REIGN OF TERROR IN PARIS
FlOurens and Duval Dead.
Further Detailes OF the Battles OF
Monday and Tuesday.

Further DetaiIes OF the Battles OF
Monday and Tuesday.
PARIS, Evening, March 4, via Lon
DON, 6 A. NJ, March Sit is rumored
that the Nationals have sustained
decisive defeat. Forty thousand are
massed before Issy and Clamert; the
ramparts are strongly guarded; Mon
Valerian is silent. The artillery due
between Issy and Versailles continues
The Nationals occupy the bridge o
Reuilly. The Government troops are
invisible. Paris Deputies to the AS
sembly had an interview to-day with
some members Of the Commune
LONDON, March 5.-The Times
special from Versailles states that fif
teen hundred insurgents were taker
prisoners. Paris is in CONSERVATION.
The people OF Versailles are greatly ir
ritated against the insurgents.
The TslegrayRs correspondent. says
the lst Prussian army corps has beer
ordered to hold itself ready to march tc
Paris. The reign of terror continues
within the city.
DR.. John Swinburne, of the Amerl
can ambulance corps, is seriously i'll.
The Daily NeVs' special says the
Nationals attacked the Government
troops on Tuesday, near Mendon, and
suffered a complete route.
Garbaldi declines tbS,. command oI
the insurgents.
1t is rumored that $4,000 Nationals
have entered Versailles, but the report
is considered doubtful.
The effective strength of the Com
munists is 10000 men and POO guns.
General Endes is reported wounded
VERSAILLES, April 5.-Pickard has
issued the following circular to pre-
fects:
"The insurgents have met decisive
check. Our troops have captured the
redoubt at Chattilon, with 2000 prison
ers. Flourens and Duval are dead and
Henry is a prisoner. Twenty-Five OF
the Communists have resigned and NJ.
Assy has been imprisoned by his own
followers. The Government is happy
toinform you Of this condition Of affairs,
which it has expected.
LONDON, April 5.-The following de-
tails are received: General Bergeret
commanded the right wing Of the Com
munists, with General Flourens in his
rear as support. General Duval COM
manded the center and General Endre
the left wing. The left and left center
suffered more heavily in the engage
ment than the right, but were protect
ed in their retreat by the fire Of forts
held by the Communists. The Nation
ais were badly organized, and having
but limited supply were soou out OF
ammunition. Many tried to return to
Paris, but found the gates shut and men
posted on the ramparts, who threatened
to shoot them if they attempted to re,
enter the city.
The contest at Mendon was exceed.
ingly bloody. The firing of batteries
manned by artillerists from the Yer.
sailles army is pronounced fully equal
in spirit and effect to the German bonn.
bardnent Of Paris.
A dispatch from Versailles says the
Government is disposed to show the
greatest kindness and humanity to the
insurgents.
A Red Republican proclamation
dated at the Tuilleries, strongly con.
demns the conduct OF the Versailles
Government in attacking Paris.
A Red ProcIamation-The Situation
in Paris.
LONDON, April "a Red Republican
proclamation, dated at the Tuilleries
strongly condemns the conduct of the
! Versailles Government in attacking
Paris.
A dispatch from Paris says: Fight
ing continued until after six o'clock or
the evening of the 4th. 1t is said the
Nationals have fortified Monlin and St
Pierre.
General Sullivan is reported to hav,
escaped from the custody of the Centra
committee.
The Paris boulevards are crowded
with people and present an animated
appearance. The cafes are open anc
omnibusses are running through. Tn,
shops are all closed the excitemen
intense, but the city is quiet. All for
eigpers have hoisted the flags of thei
respective countries.
4 dispatch from Versailles, dated tn,
5th, says that the insurgents in tha
city are mainly Garibaldians, and hav
nearly all been arrested.
Archbishop OF Paris Arrested-Can
nonading Continues.
LONDON, April 5.-The Archbishop
of Paris has been arrested by the Com
mune on the charge Of conspiracy agains
the safety Of the State.
At last advices from Paris cannonat
ing continues.
The peace conference at Brussels bel
a session Of two hours today One {