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VERSAILLES, May 22-Noon.-At this
hour fire is distinctly to be seen all
around the Tuileries. 1t is not known
whether the confagration is in the
Palace.
The Insurgent batteries at Montmar-
trie are now firing on the Government
troops, and barricade fighting is sup
posed to be going on throughout the
city. The Commdne troops are at
Montmartrie and the Hotel de Vile, the
approaches to which we're defended by
barbados. Much serious fighting took
place and resulted in the Versailles
troops occupying three-fourth Of the city.
NJ. Theirs informed the Assembly at
their session yesterday that he would
exact the complete destruction of all
the Communist leaders, and that this
was necessary as a measure of safety
for the country in order to secure the
Government against the possible recur-
renee of disturbances which these Sc
ditious persons might engender.
A conAagration is raging near the
Invalide, and the Insurgent battery on
Montmartre is cannonading the city
1t is telegraphed that everything is sat
isfactory and all thought the fighting
would continue several hours, The city
is absolutely alone. Many Commune
leaders were taken, and there were
some awful massacres.
PARIS, May 22.-The explosion which
occurred this afternoon in the Esplanade
des Invalides was caused by the firing
of a sewer mine which had been preyi-
ously prepared by the Communists. A
large number Of Versailles troops were
injured by the explosion and many
buildings in the vicinity greatly dam
aged. 1t is feared that other explosions
of secret mines may take place. 1t is
known that the Federal troops have
been engaged for some time past in pre-
pairing similar mines, to be exploded on
the entrance of the Yersaillists into
Paris
The Versailles troops have carried the
Place 'Laconcord and the Place Ven
dome. The insurgents everywhere re-
tire at their approach A stubborn re.
sistanee was opposed to the Government
troops by the FederaIists, who had
massed several bat,alions at the Tuile-
ries. The strife was holly contested for
sometime, but the insurgents at last with
drew.
The buildings at the Tuileries are in
flames, having been fred, it is supposed,
by the insurgents
PARIS, May 23.-The Government
troops are now attacking the Hotel de
Vile. A sharp artillery fire has been
opened upon the barricades in the vi
cinity, where the Communists still con.
tinue resistance. Several barricades
have been destroyed. The slaughter
among the Communists is immense.
The city is now almost wholly occu.
pied by the Versaillists, and the com.
plete overthrow Of the insurrection is al
hand. The Versailles troops have sur
rounded Montmartre, and are gradually
closing in upon the Communists, who
have chosen this as their last grand
point Of defense. The attack is in pro
gress The Versailles cannon sustain
deadly and effective FIRE upon the In
surgents' barbados. The Communists
guns have been opened on the Govern
ment troop, and maintain a vigorous
oannonade. These guns from their ele
waited position command the greater por
ton Of the city.