New-York tribune., 1871-04-21
VOL. XXXL...No. 1878.
THE FRENCH CIVIL Wan
poINGs OF THE COMMUNISTS
bOtANNA3 - GIL

DOINGS OF THE COMMUNIST
,,opr HEAVY cANNoNADING-NBwsfA.i .aT,srs-
pREssEp-A PROTEST FROM Th.
HosTIIITIEs SUSPENDED Al
IBY TBIBGRAPH TO Ih' al oo ,o-,
,oxpoy Thursday Aprii w. i''i
.,,.nt Of THE TRIBUNE, at
The special correspondent y -,a on;ro s,a,os
D.. n telegram dated yesterday '''D,"e ''"'''
,,, ans - " 30. another prolonged cannO9sde during
,h"aar The insurgents have been very active be-
- t,.i NseMahon's general attack was ordered
he'i"s 'D" nav Court Martial has been estab-
Y.,ea with summary powers
e. ;ournals, the Opinion Ndtiond'e' BE" f"o"c'
-, and SOir have been suppressed, but the
o-,.;o, Notondk and Bien Public subsequently re-
.,o.red notwithstanding the suppression, ana
,,are freely Sold The only remaining journals
,,.t onnose the Commune are the Steele Temps, and
uo,tteur Henry denies having signed the report
rhicb saws that peasants captured IN the act OF
60 ~, the troops of the Commune have been shot
The Troead6ro battery is regarded as unsatlsfac-
49, and will be removed to a better position. Not
,;,hstanding Gen. Cluserets report that the troops
,aocbed as far as Fort du Mont Valerien on Sunday
Che official journal is silent respecting the engage
ent The election returns are less favorable to the
Commune than was anticipated. The International
Association of the Council of Paris declares that To-
lain is traitor to the working classes and REJECTS
him proposing that the General Council concur
The tailors are now enforcing the Communal decree
respecting unoccupied workshops.
The artists of Paris have held meeting to protest
against the destruction of the column at the Place
Vend6me. The barricades at the Arc de Iromphe
are rapidly strengthening.
II is anticipated that cholera epidemic will pre-
vail here There are numerous deaths from similar
diseases Some shells have fallen at Argenteul and
the Prussian commander has demonstrated energeti-
cally at Versailles report is current here that
hostilites has been suspended at Neuilly.
DoMBROwsKI CLAIMS SUCCESSES AND ASKS FOR
RE-RNFORCEMENTS-A MANIFESTO FROM THE
COMMUNE-No COMPROMISE WITH THE YER
sAILLEs GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, Thursday, April 90 ISL.
Paris dispatches state that Gen. Dombrowski re-
ports to the Commune that his troops have retaken
certain positions capturing considerable quantity
of provisions and some prisoners He adds that the
battle continues, aud asks for reGnforcements, and
insists that Gen Okolowtz maintains his position al
Asniers against all the efforts of the Government
forces.
The Commune have just issued manifesto
saving: Paris. once more labOring and suffering
for the regeneration of France, demands local
autonomy and the encouragement of producers
She does not aim at dictatorship. She desires the
decentralized unity Of the country" The document
pronounces compromise with the Versailles Govern
ment impossible, and closes with an appeal t.
France to disarm the troops now threatening the
capital.
A special dispatch to The London Telegraph says
the Arch of Triumph has been destroyed by the fire
of the batteries of the Versailles Army.
The Commune retires from office, and new elections
are to be held at once. The Mot dOrdre condemns
the Commune for its suppression of various journals