The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-07-01
TWENTY-SIX DAYS LATER.
Arrival of the City of Melbourne.

The c., n. Il. and A. mails s. City of Melbourne,
Capt. Granger. reached her dock at 2 p. NJ. on
Thursday last, nine days from San Francisco, en-
route fer Sydney. Our latest dates from Europe
by previous arrivals was to the 23d of May, the
present brings us down to June Is from London
and Paris.
The news from Paris during the nine days pre-
ceding the I'd Of June, is a perfect summary of
horrors. The streets strewn with CHASTITY corpses /;
the cutters running blood the Tuilleries a mass
of smoking runs the Louvre, with its treasures of
art. all but destroyed the Palais Royal standing
up against the sky a blackened wreck of four
walls the Luxembourg tottering in the fierce
blaze the stately piles dedicated to religion
wrapped in the all consuming flames slaughter
most horrible and Notwithstanding destruction
most appalling bovoc most widespread horror /;
pandemonium. Never before in the history of the
world was enacted so terrible and bloody a TRACE
dy never before was such a dreadful fratricidal
strife waged never before did such scenes trans
pire.
VERSAILLES, May 25.-Thiers has issued the fol-
lowing circular
"W are masters of Paris, except a small portion,
which will be occupied to-day. The Louvre is
saved the Finance building partially. The Tuil-
leries and Palace d'Orsay Court, from accounts
are wholly burnt. Already we have II. 900 pris-
oners. and shall have 20. 900 soon. Paris is strewn
with Insurgent corpses. Our loss is small. The
army behaved admirably. Justice will soon be
satisfied. We are happy amidst our misfortunes."
VERSAILLES, Sunday, May 2S-NOOn-The In
surgents yesterday shot the Archbishop of Paris.
the Able Duguerre and %slxty-two other hostages
remaining in their possession. The troops had
previously captured La Roguette and saved 100
hostages detained there.
The troops continue to arrest numbers of women
carrying petroleum bottles.
General Mcmahon sends the Insurgents a last
summons that those captured armed shall be shot.
VERsAIILEs-Sunday. May 28th-[ World cable.]
The remaining Insurgents surrendered uncondi-
tiOnally at 8 O'Clock this morning.
The slaughter on Saturday night was awful.
Altogether the suppression of the Commune has
cost over $4,000 lives and the destruction Of a
third of Paris.
Nearly every member of the Commune is shot,
or executed as taken.
Provisions are scarce and markets empty.
The Western and Orleans lines open to-day to
goods and traffic. Exit to persons is forbidden.
The trials of communist leaders taken alive COM
mences during the present week. Conviction is in
evitable. 1t is generally believed every one will
suffer death.
LONDON. May 27.-The London Fire Brigade has
entered Paris.
PARIS, May pa dispatch from Pest last night
says: Flremen from Antwerp are now entering
Paris. The fire in the Hotel de Vile is extinguished.
Awful massacres continue at the barbados in
the Rue Rochmart. In one ditch the wounded
people found were buried alive. They groaned
and shrieked dreadfully all night. An epidemic is
feared from the number OF dead bodies.
Vidal was shot. so was Friedberd. The body of
the latter was claimed by his widow. Forty thou
sand francs were found in his cellar, the spoils Of
the Republic.
Matthew. member of the Commune, was arrested,
and $50, 900 francs found upon him.
IT. " .sa@4.&hSa 'O~Lor En~ise~4 ~ --D~-~1~-%"Hoo
cutions.
New YORK. May 3I-A Tribune cable special,
dated Paris, Tuesday, says: [ learn from a sure
source that NJ. ROcheiOrt has been condemned 10
death by a Versailles Court-martial. lie mas Deeh
probably executed already.
LONDON, May sl.-Bishop Dnpanloup succeeds
the Archbishop of Paris.
The Duke d'Aumale and Bonapartlsts are active
LONDON. June I.-Prince Napoleon has written a
letter to Favre. censuring the men who proclaimed
the dechednce Of the Emperor and formed the Gov
eminent of the 4th OF September last, and demand
ing of the existing authorities a pteotscue LOT tue
determination of the future OF france.
Another notable IDsnrgent boasts that the burn
ing of Paris will be considered insignificant when
the London docks with all their wealth, are con-
sumed. as a grand lesson TO the middle classes Of
Europe. London. Liverpool, and Bristol Will IL Is
said be the next scenes of secret operations.
Papers have been discovered which show that
the operations of the Communists were directed
from London.
provinces it expressed the hope that regenerated
France will soon lend an avengiDg arm to the
HOLY Father. The document is freely signed.
VERSAILLES, June Sin the Assembly to-day
the debate on the removal of the political disabili-
ties of the Orleans Princes. adjourned from Mon
day was resumed. The mmit reported in
favor of abolishing the law of prescription. when
Theirs rose and said be had opposed the abb oga-
ton of the law, because be believed such action to
be dangerous. He only assented to the views of
the Committee on the Princes engaging not to sit
in the Assembly. and not to enter into any intrigue
against the Republic the safety of the Republic
had been confded to him. and he should not be-
tray the trust. The Assembly then voted to abro-
gate the law of prescription by 4s4 yeas to l15
nays, and proceeded to declare valid the elections
of the Duke d'Aumale and the Prince de Joinville
to seats in the Assembly by a vote of 44S to ll3.
The Gazette de France says the princes have
promi sed not to take their seats as Deputies during
the existence of the present Assembly, and not
allow their sons to become candidates.
1t is almost certain that the Prince Napoleon
will run for the Assembly from Corsica.