The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-03
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Fort d'Issy Still Held by the
Communist Forces.
THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS REPUL SED.
Continued BOmbardment Of Forts Van
Vres and MOntrOuge.
A GENERAL ENGAGEMENT EXPEC TED.
A Government Barricade St0rmcd
by the Insurgents.
THE FEELING AGAINST GEN. CLUSERET.
The Barricades Within Paris Converted
Into Earthworks
| GENERAL ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED.
THE FEELING AGAINST GEN. CLUSERET
The Barricades Within Paris Converted
Into EarthW0rks.
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Vanvres and Montrouge Bombardcd-An At
tack ON Issy Repulsed-Tho versafIlists
Gaining (sround-Fort Issy Deserted-Ru-
mOred Capture of DombrowslkI.
PARIS, May 1-Evening.
The bombardment OF Forts vanvres and Mon
trouge Is continued.
AN ATTACK ON IssY REPULsED.
The Reuel Of this evening announces that the ver-
sailllsts attacked Fort Issy and were repused
workmen who were sent from Paris last night mad
unspiked the guns in the fort which was thereby
enabled to make an eflectual resistance.
THE vERsAILLISTs GAINING GROUND.
There was an engagement before Hautes- Bruyeres
to-day, and general action is expected this evening
The Versaillists are daily gaining ground.
FORT IssY DESERTED.
Another report says:-The reoccupatlon Of Fort
1ssy by the Communists is again contradicted, and IL
is said the fort Is entirely deserted.
A BARRICADE sTORMED.
A force Of 700 National Guards has carried q
versallllst barrcade in the lower part Of the village
OF Issy alter an engagement
RUMOURED CAPTURE OF DOMBROwSKI
The Montteur Of this evening says 1t Is rumoured
hat General DomprowsKi ana staff have been made
prisoners by the Assemblies at Asnieres.
A Committee of Public snfety-Cluseret's
Casc-Troops Concentrated nj Issy - The
Railways Paying Taxes-A Denial - Tho
Freemas0ns.
PARIS, May 2, 1871.
The Commune has issued decree appointing q
Committee OF Safety.
OLUsERET'S CASE
The arrest Of General Cluseret was ordered be-
cause he was guilty OF negligence by which the
safety Of Fort Issy was compromised. The session
OF the Commune on Monday was an excited one.
Serious charges were made against General Cluse-
ret, and the suggestion was even made that he be
shot within forty-eght hours.
TROOPS CONCENTRATED AT IssY
THERE'S now an immense concentration OF Com.
munist troops In and about Fort Issy.
THE RAILWAYS PAYING TAXES.
The railway companies have paid the sums de.
manded from them by the Commune, and 1,esO,oOOf.
have already been received into the treasury from
that source. Weekly payments will hereafter be
made by the companies.
A DENIAL.
The official journal OF the Commune denies the re-
port emanatlng from Versailles Of victories for the
Assembllsts' forces.
THE FREEMAs0Ns.
The Freemasons have been ordered to retake the
banners which they had planted on the ramparts OF
the city, the Versailles government and troops de-
clining to respect them.
Fort Issy Still Held by tbs Communist
Failure to Retake Les Moulinenux-Fresh
Works Constructed Around Issy-Anothcr
Attack on Neuilly Expected-Prosress Of the
Interior Defences.
PARIS, Tuesday Evening.
ali Arfxnr
prisoner Is not confirmed.
FORT IssY STILL HELD BY THE COMMUNISTS
The versaillists have at no time occupied Fort
Issy. After the desertton Of the panic-strcken gar
rlson the volunteers raised by the Commune issued
from the city. and not only reOccupied the fort,
which they found empty, but after hard fighting,
and at great sacrifice Of life drove the enemy from
the trenches, carried Of their barricades. and
regained possession Of the Cemetery OF Issy.
FAILURE TO RETAKE LES MoULINEAUx.
They made an attempt to retake Les Moulineaux
but failed, losing heavily In killed and wounded
Every effort will be made to hold Fort Issy, but
should its capture appear inevitable it will be
blown up.
FRESH WORKS CONSTRUCTED AROUND IssY.
The versailles skirmlshers have been expelled
from the Park and Cemetery of Issy. New works
are being constructed around Issy, rendering the
fort more formidable than ever.
ANOTHER ATTACK ON NEUILLY EXPECTED.
The enemy's fire to-day has been manly directed
against the Porte des Ternes and Levallois.
fresh attack on Neuilly is expected, and reinforce
ments have been sent there.
THE DEFENCEs WITHIN PARIS.
ScafTolding has been erected around the column
In the Place vendjme.i The principal barbados IN
Paris have been converted into strong earthworks.
The labor on these internal defences Is ceaseess.
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Agents Of the Commune In LOnd9n-Thelr