The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-24
MONDAYS FIGHTING.
KILOGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

TELtGRAMs 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Rally and Strong Resistance-Dom-
browsLi's sortie-TerribIe Panic OF the
Observation-Disclosures ON the Ba-rcades-
General Generalization.
PARIS, Monday Evening, May %, 1871.
Yesterday afternoon the insurgents were
driven from the Chateau de Ia Muettc.
RALLY AND STRONG RESISTANCE.
They subsequently rallied and held the
erctente with considerable tenacity, but were
finally driven back with heavy loss by the
heavy fire of the Versailles batteries. The
gates of st. Cloud, Point du Jour and Brillan-
court were captured by the Versailles troops,
who occupied the enciente and adjacent
houses in detached, but strong reconnaissance
parties.
DoMBRowsKIs soRTIE.
AT nine o'clock Dombrowski, under cover of
couple of guns, charged the Cemetery des
Pauvres. He was met by firm and wither-
ing fire, and the insurgent lines became broken
and disorganized. However, they again
attempted to storm the cemetery, and hand to
hand fighting followed but report that DOM
browsk was killed caused the insurgents to
become panic-stricken. A pause Of few
hours succeeded, when suddenly the batteries
on the hill opened on the enciente railway,
and showers of shell and hail of musketry
were poured on it..
A TERRIBLE PANIC.
The insurgents essayed a feeble reply.
Suddenly heavy firing from the north was
heard. A mad panic ensued; arms and
equipments were thrown away, and all
bolted, the officers leading. They surged and
struggled and blasphemed up the quay in
great confusion, the shot and shell chasing
them. They were in the extremity of panic,
and blazed away Unfortunately and struck
each other with their dubbed rifles. AS
the tide of fugitives swept along the
relieving battalions came up with them,
imparting fresh panic. The IRE Of the Yer
saillists reached Trocadero.
ATTACK ON ANOTHER BARRICADE.
The avenue between the Arc de Triomphe
and Rond Point was packed densely with flu
gitives. The Communists showed themselves
behind big barricade in the Place dc la Con-
corde, hut did not fire. Versaillist battery
below the arch swept the Champs Elysees.
The Versaillsts pressed on the Avenue Fried
land to an open space at the top of the Boule-
ward Haussmann; thence they could sweep the
Boulevard Malesherbes to the Madelane and
opon a way to the Rue Royale.
BARRIoADEs EVERYWHERE.
Shells are bursting all over the city and
everywhere barbados are being hastily thown
up. At the great barricade at the top of the
Rue st. Honore the Communists have one
gun in action.
At ten o'clock the versaillists advanced
down the Boulevard Haussmann, and heavy
musketry fire was raging everywhere. The
Versaillists were led by Jendarmes, sailors and
marines. The insurgents retreated before them,
firing wildly and lodging behind lampposts
and doorways. The battalion burned its
papers, not to compromise its members, which
10 sign that the end is near. The Com
munists retreated towards Montmartre, whence
they fired on the versallists batteries at
Trocadero.
DECENTRALIZATION.
At twelve o'clock the Versaillists had gained
the Place de TEurop, near the Western Rail-
way terminues, on the way to Montmartre. At
four o'clock the Communists were demoralized,
yet working hard and erecting barricades.
No generals were visible.
Gone H0me-The Commune Warned
Not to Sack the American Embassy.
FRANKFORT, May %, 1871.
Prince Bismarck and MN. Favre and Pouyer
Quertier have returned home.
PROTECTING THE AMERICAN EMBASSY.
The Frankfort papers contain statement
that Prince Bismarck says the German autho-
rites have notified the Commune that they
will lombard Paris in case the residence of
Mr.. Washburne, the American Minister, should
be sacked.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
THE FIGHTING In PARIS CEASED.
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