The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-24


| Sablonville and Longchamps.
APRIL 10.-Escape OF loyalists from Paris many
new barricades begun; NJ. Anioroux arrested; thu
Commune and the Central Committee reported
quarrellng; the government notlla arrives in sigh
| of Paris.
APRIL 1f.-Sharp musketry firing In the Bots d.
| Boulogne; reOccupation OF Asnieres by the insur
gens lighting ut Chatillon; artillery duel between
| the government batteries and the insurgent gun
| boats.
APRIL 12.-Tncessant fighting between Chatillon
and the southern forts the Park OF ssy captured by
| the versailles forces; severe cannonadIng on the
| west; row between Prussians and Communists at
| st. Denis.
| APRIL l3.-The government forces driven from
| Neuiliy; gendarmes surrounded at Asnieres; adj.
vance OF an insurgent column to Clamart siege
| guns mounted In the avenue OF the Trocadero IN
| Paris
| APRIL A.-Conrinued fighting; the Versailles
troops concentrating; the Tr0cadero battery opens
fire; terrible Smelling or Paris by Fort Mont Vals-
ren Porte Maiilot severely damaged repulse OF the
versailles troops before Fort Vanvres; NJ Assy lib
Grated by the Commune, ana General Bergeret held
| for examination; NJ. Jecker, the banker, arrested
| Leval.os, Champeret and Neuilly bombarded; Mac
| MahOn at Reui; the public offices In Paris plum
| dered of their plate.
APRIL 15.-Many bullets falling into Paris Fort
Issy badly damaged: sharp fighting and repulse OF
! the government troops; M. Lockroy arrested aud
| carried to Versailles.
| APRIL 18.-Atrack on the outworks OF Tssy
cowardly flight OF the insurgents; attack on the
fort repulsed; 400 prisoners taken at Neuy the Arc
| do Trlomphe damaged Dombrowskl slightly
wounded; the editor OF the Sifce arrested.
| APRIL l7.-Engagement between the insurgents
and the Pontacal zouaves at Neuilly; the Belgian
| Embassy invaded by mob; large barricade ere cted
| at BatigDocs, Belleville and MOntmartre; tho
churches OF ST. Jaques du Haut Pas and st. Vincent
de Paul pillaged; Chateau Beeon storme1 by the
Versailles troops; general court martial instituted
| In Paris.
APRIL discontinued cannonading; the Bots de
| Colombes occupied by the insurgents.
APRIL 19.-Severc battles ut Asnieres and Neuy
the insurgents defeated with heavy loss women
! and children burned to death In Neuilly; great ex-
element in Paris; the government forces repulsed
at Issy aud Claimant; heavy bombardmcnt OF Pu.
| teaux.
APRIL 20.-Another severe engagement without
| decisive result; the Arc de TriOmphc partially de-
strOyed more barricades erected In the Rue Rivo;
Levallols Quilted and sacked; the Old Imperial
| Guard renfOrces MacMahon; Marshal CanrObert at
Versailles.
APRIL 2l.-Cluseret tenders his resignation but it
Is not accepted; the Versailles troops hundred
yards from the ramparts; provisions becoming
scarce; Communists repulsed In an attempt to re-
take Asnleres; General Okoowltz wounded des-
perate house to house conflict at LevallOs and
Neuilly; several cannon captured from the insur.
gents.
APRIL 22.-The ramparts and barrIcades OF Porte
Mai0t destroyed; continued terrible Smelling OF the
city; Nculy fire; arrival or General Ducrot, with
10000 OF the old imperial soldiers.
APRIL 23-Chateau Becon fortified by the YER
saillists; truce agreed upon to enable the inhabl
tants OF Neuiy to leave the place; Cuscret accused
OF aiming at military dictatorship; General Cecilia
appointed c0mmandant OF Paris; Bergeret released;
Toulouse declared in q state OF siege; Versaiilists
erecting works at Chatlllon; General D0uai organic
ing corps for the government army; Paris Free.
masons send demand to the yersaillists for con-
Citation.
APRIL 24.-Steady fire from the government bat
teries and feeble reply from the insurgents guns;
Theirs received delegation Of Parts Freemasons;
he refused to recognize the Commune; the churches
| OF ST. Roch and ST. Supice IN Paris, reopened and
| their cures released from prison.
APRIL IS = Hostiltes suspended az Neuilly; resIg-
| nation OF NJ Rigault, Of the Commune: the BARR.
| cades in Rues Castiglione and Riyo enlarged yer-
| saillists repulsed before M0ntrouge.
APRIL 26.-Porte MaIlot repaired; continued
| bombardment OF Fort Issy; the wall preached and
its evacuation expected; versailliss throw pontoon
bridges across the Seine at Puteaux and Neuiliy;
desperate sortes from Paris repulse ed.
APRIL 27.-Communal officials arrested; musketry
firing toward Bas Meudon; Buttes Montmartre
heavily fortified; Fort valcrien silent; the insur.
gent battery In the Trocadero removed.
APRIL 2S.-Proposition In the Commune to shoot
the Archbishop OF Paris; Fort Issy abandoned by
the garrison; the versailist battery at Asnercs ST.
fenced; fighting at Neuilly; continued lombard
m ont nf fhp ia
great exodus from Paris; Freemasons' demonstra-
ton on the ramparts.
APRIL 29.-The Paris railways compelled to paw
1000, 900 francs to the Commune; Fort lssy ruins;
vanvres under q heavy fire; cannonade between
the nsurgent gunboats and the government bate.
ries; sharp fighting along the lines; provisions
scarce In Paris.
APRIL 30.-All the Outw0rks OF Fort Issy occupied
by the versaists; crushing defeat OF insurgents at
MouIineaux; Archbishop Darboy released; Cluseret
orders the reoccupation OF Issy batteries placed
the orleans and Vanguard gates OF Paris; Genne.
villiers occupied by the versaillists.
MAY 1.-The Versaillists evacuatc Genncvillicrs;
fighting at Neuillv Okolowitz again wounded; Gu
seret dismissed from the Ministry OF War; General
Rossel appointed In his place; Fort Issy sum-
moned to surrend r.; increased violence OF the bonn.
bardment.
May 2-Bombardment of vanvres and Montrouge;
the Versaiists gaining ground; arrest OF Cluseret
Insurgents repulsed in attempting to retake Les Mou
lneaux; Camart captured by the Versailles troops.
MAY 3.-Fort Issy surrounded; sharp cannOnad-
ing on the west; desultory fighting.
MAY 4.-Saquet Mill captured by the versaIllists,
with 300 prisoners and ten cannon Orleans princes
expelled from Franco; a formidable battery Of the
Versailles army unmasked at Montretout.
MAY 5.-Terrihc bombardment OF Fort Issy; lie.
vaois and Neuy in flames; Isle ST. German occu-
pied by the yersailsts; Fort Vanvres vigorously
shelled.
MAY s.-Storming OF q Communist redan; seve-
raj newspapers suppressed; Rossel in supreme CON-
mand or the insurgcnt army.
MAY 7.-Heavy cannonade from all the govern
ment batteries; fighting near Montr0ugc and Issy;
great number of funerals In Paris.
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