The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-18
EUROPE.
FRANCE.
The Civil War at Paris.
The City Completely Invested.
A Summons to Surrender.
Desperate and Bloody Fighting
Incessant BOmbardment of
the City.
The City Completely Invested.
A Summons to Surrender.
Desperate and Bloody Fighting
NEW YoRK. April II.

NEW YoRK, April II.
A special dispatch to the Tribune from
Paris, Sunday, says the firing was inces-
SAINT during the past forty.eight hours.
The government at Versailles says Paris
is completely invested, and that a sum.
mons to surrender in twenty.four hours,
will be sent. There is great excitement
in the city. The Commune suddenly al.
lows free circulation IN the streets and at
the railway stations, without passes. Most
OF the city gates arc opened. The mill.
tary reports arc highly cOlored.
General Cluseret says: "The attack
was extremely vigorous last night, princi.
pally against Vanvres, which was obliged
TO sustain five consecutive assaults. Am.
balances were seen carrying of the dead
and wounded of the assailants. The
eighty.sixth battalion, merits mention for
their admirable conduct at Neuilly. The
combat continues foot by foot, each house
having to be besieged. The troops have
been ordered to storm them. The Yer.
sailles government talks Of reducing Paris
within tWenty-four hours. Let powder
carry the answer"
Gen. Eudes, commanding the southern
forts, says: "All seems finished. The
night has been terrible, and the battle
was incessant from six o'clock In the
evening. Vanvres bore most violent
assault The royalists' loss Is enormous.
They were repulsed along the whole line.
1t was complete victory for tho Com.
munlsts. Our men fought like lions, es.
pecially Lednix, Governor oi Vanvres."
The semi.ofFlcial journals say that
1000 soldiers were killed before VGnvres,
and several hundred taken prisoners at
Neuilly. There was no loss among the
Parisians, except Dombrowski, who is
slightly wounded.
The first Commune elections are being
held. They excite but little interest.
The decree OF the Commune places all
railways under its control, and obllges
them TO produce all their books and ducu.
mGnts 1t requires for inspection.
Another special correspondent tele.
graphs from Paris, yesterday afternoon,
us follows: Yesterday morning attacks
were made on Porte DanshiYe, which
continued all day. A portion Of the
Champs Elysees has been considerably
damaged by shells, which are still falling
thickly. The building occupied by the
American Legation was struck by frag.
ments OF q shell on Saturday; neverthe.
less Washburne continues 10 reside in
the Avenue Josephine. Barricades were
then ordered to be erected Immediately
in quarters Of the Tuilleries and Belleville,
which will render Paris impregnable
to the assaults of the Versaillists,"
Tho same correspondent telegraphed
late last night: "There has been firing In
various directions all day; saw shell
strike the Arch oil Triumph, much damage
being done; 1t has been struck by thirty
three shells in oil; the Champs arc full Of
people carriages and omnibusses 60
nearly up to the Arch; stalls open, and
Punch and Judy shows exhibited; crowds
are moving to and fro in holiday attire;
groups are gathered together and pay lit
lie attention to the bombardment; no in.
tercst whatever is manifested in the elec.
tons The, family Of Minister Wash.
bourne has left Paris"
It is anticipated that all the railway
lines will be cut tomorrow, and state
Of siege declared.
There are provisions enough in Paris
to last three weeks.
Another correspondent telegraphs he
saw the fighting, which was furious, and
only four thousand yards from Paris. He
was subsequently arrested and came near
being shot Six persons arrested as roy.
alists were shot during the morning.
Il is reckoned that during the last two
days the Versaillists lost 1000 killed and
1900 wounded.
All persons are allowed to leave the
city without permits, except men between
the ages OF 10 and 40. Provisions are
rising in price. All gates except those op-
posite the enemy are open all day.
Chaudrey, editor Ofthe Steele, has been
arrested. Charge unknown. Not even
his vile is permitted to visit him.
There is great outcry at the number
Of arrests. No more will take place with
out report to the Commune.
LONDON, April II.
The Germans have occupied Saint
0uen Sur Seine, two kilometers south Of
St.D Dennis and seven kilometers from Paris.
It is believed that Blanqui now controls
all the affairs OF the Commune.
A dispatch from Versailles says that the
Government has given Paris twenty.tour
hours to surrender.
The family OF the American Minister,
Washburne, have LEFT Paris,
| ThtnN, s,.TnI otroFlar ~, Nha oY,a,,E,r.
Of the 10th, as follows: "The Paris insur.
gents are emptying their houses and sell.
Ing furniture. The Government contin.
ues TO temporize for the purpose Of col
lecting an irresistible force and also 10
allow the Parisians time to reflect The
insurgents say we shoot prisoners and in
tend TO overthrow the Republic, and to
suppress and subsidize the National
Guards These statements are false"
There was some cannonading to-day,
but without result.
The correspondent Of the Independence
Beige says: 1.-THE end approaches. The
affair at AsniereS was disastrous to the
Communists, whose lines were filed with
their dead" Versailles forces arc within
one kilometer Of porte Des Ternes.
A dispatch from Marseilles says the trial
OF Communist leaders is proceeding.
PARIS, April II.
Last night passed quietly. The ponti
fetal ZouRves were engaged at close
quarters yesterday at Neuilly by the Com
munist troops, The latter were success
ful and captured some colors, The spiri
Of the troops Is good. A Communist de
cree provides for requisitions upon the in
habitants Of Paris street by street.