The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-22
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Versaillists Preparing for a Grand Attack.
PARIS, April 30 Thursday evening. g.-There
was fighting during the whole day. The YER
eailles troops are massing for grand attack.
The Discipline OF the Nationals
is bad. Men placed on guard at the postern
gate have coolly left without orders. The
Versailles troops have established strong bate
res TO the left of Fort Valerien. A captain in
the 1S4th Regiment has been shot by his men,
who charged him with want of energy.
Women Arrested.
Three hundred unfortunate women were ar
rested last night on the boulevards. Provisions
are Short and horse-fesh is again largely sold.
General Cluseret
has offered his resignation, as the Communists
have run into excesses; but his resignation was
not accepted.
At Neuilly to-day the Versailles troops drove
the insurgents within two hundred yards of
Paris. The stragglers, mere boys of sixteen, re-
turned dirty, ragged, and dispirited. The COM
mandant of the Notifications at Rue des Ternes
was shot through the shoulder.
There is
Great Exodus from Paris.
A Partisan minister viewed the bombardment
from the legation on the Avenue Josephine.
There were
Aufal Scenes at the Gates.
AT the Beaujon Hospital crowds OF women
with streaming hair were uttering loud shrieks
demanding their husbands brothers, and chill
dren. The Nationals have just
Attempted to RetaIxe Asnieres,
but failed. They seem to prefer fighting under
the Notifications. person from Versailles
saws that an attack has been arranged and the
troops detailed
General DOmbrOyvslki has Disappeared,
and is supposed to be dead or wounded. At the
last accounts the Versailles troops were within
one hundred and fifty yards of the ramparts.
Incessant Cannonading.
PARIS, April 21-Evening -Cannonading is
incessant between Clichy and Neuilly, but it is
expected general attack by the Versailles
forces has not yet commenced.
The Commune
is making immense and most minute prepara-
tions for defense, raising embankments and for
tifcations inside and outside the ramparts, and
Fastening the manufacture of ammunition.
The Versailles Army.
VERSAILLES, April Electromagnetic Yer
sailles army holds all offensive positions from
Chatillon south of Paris to Gennevillers north of
the capital, and but short distance from st.
Denis.
The Assembly has passed law providing for
the payment of rentes.
LONDON, April pa special despatch to the
Times from Paris says the Commune has
Delegated It's Power
to q committee of nine members.
Company OF AerOnauts
! is being formed in Paris.
The Times correspondent at Versailles says
I ii is reported
The Prussians VIII Surrender the Forts
! still held by them to The Versailles troops on
Sunday afternoon.
Paris will shortly be isolated. Shells from
| fall CHI Of UaIar
The Daily Nelos' special despatch from Paris
says there are serious discussions among the
members of the Commune.
Communication with the PROVINCES Is cut off.
All citizens under hfty-fye years of age are
obliged to serve.
The Telegraphs special despatch from Yer
sailles Gays the Prussians are preparing to
eYacuate Clarendon.
General Ducrot has arrived at Versailles with
twenty thousand men OF the late Imperial
army.
1t is announced that Menotti Garibaldi will a
once return to Italy.
VERSAILLES, April pa. M.-Nsws unim
portant. Only slight cannonade is now il
progress at the advanced posts. decisive
battle is, however, imminent.
There is no truth in the rumors of ministe
rial modification and supplementary elections {,
the Assembly.
President Thiers has visited the wounde,
Government soldiers. mutiny is reported h
have occurred among the Communist troops.
The town of Neuily has been set on fire b.
the shells and is now burning.
Austria.
VIENNA, April 21.-The Austrian Reichsrat
has by the adoption OF resolution demande
of the Government the introduction Of the pre-
mised bill in relation to Church and State.
} This Mornings Quotations.
LONDON April 22-1l 80 A. M.-COnsOls for money
9s5< for account, 98A. American securities quit
aud steady. u. s. b-20s OF 1852, II OF 1860 ole
{: s9X OF 1851, 81; 04Os, 994.