Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-21
FOREIGN NEWS
A Mob Fight Inside of Paris
Neuiily Given to the Flames
Citizens Perish in the Cellars
FRANCE
FRANCE.
Tuesday-The Communist Defeat at
Asniers-Fight between the Re
treating Nationals and the Paris

TueSdaY-The Communist Defeat at
Asniers-Fight between the Re
treating Nationals and the Paris
POPulace.
NEW YORK, April 20.-A dispatch
dated Paris Tuesday night, says in the af-
fair at Asniers yesterday, the Path battal
ion of the National Guards retreated in
side the gate crying All is lost. The peo-
pie charged the Nationals with cowardice
and hot fight ensued between the civil
and military adherents of the Commune.
Neuilly presents horrible spectacle,
the Nationals carousing and the wounded
lying in the streets groaning. 1t is strange
the Government did not follow up the
attack. They must have succeeded
Shells yesterday fell in the Fsubourg St.
Honore. The Communist are digging
trenches in front of fort van Vres and
the Government troops are doing the
same opposite Paris. Last night shells
were falling in the Rue Des Ternes.
Wednesdsy-A Day of Fire and
HIOOd-Neuilly In F1ames-lnhab-
ttants Burned Alive In their Gel
lars.
PARIS, April 19-EYening. "A cannon
ade has mingled with the FIRE of mitrail-
leurs and musketry all day at Courbevoie,
Porte Msillot, Puteaux, Asniers and Le
vallois. The iron-clad railroad rams are
operating actively. Barricades and
trenches are in course of construction
inside of Paris.
The Reveille newspaper denies that the
Versailles forces are masters of the bridge
crossing the Seine from Asnieres to Clichy.
A., 70
The Nationals are manning the ramparts.
A bloody combat has been raging at
Neuiny since morning. The command
ant of the 261st battalion of Nationals
was killed. A commandsnt of artillery
has been denounced and arrested as q
traitor.
The Nationals are retreating in large
numbers. They set fire to number of
houses in Neuilly, end the inhabitants
hidden in the cellars being unable to ex-
tricste themselves were burned to death.
The inhabitants of Neuilly have petit
toned for an armistice to remove women
and children, but Gen. Clusseret refused
the favor. A number of houses in Yer
sailles, struck by shells, are on fire. 1t
is stated that the reason the Versailles
government lombard the Champs Elysees
is to frighten the foreign Embasssdor into
taking refuge in Versailles.
The Arc de TriOmPhe Destroyed.
LONDON, April 2O.-A special to the
London Telegraph says the Arc de
Triomphe has been destroyed by the fire
of the batteries. The Versailles troops
in the battle at Asnieres on the 18th were
reinforced with 10000 men from the
army of the Assembly under command
of Gen. Ducrot who is, expected at
Asnieres.
Circular from Theirs.
VERSAILLES, April 20.-A circular is
issued by President Theirs announcing
the capture of Asnieres. He asserts that
it is the key of Courbevoie. He also says
the insurgent losses in the fight at
Asnieres were very heavy.
Marshal Canrobert Enters the Scene.
VERSAILLES, April 2O.-Marshal Can
robert is here, and the men of the impe-
rial army who served under his command
up to the time of their surrender as pris-
oners of war, are on their way to Yer
ssilles. The fire of the insurgents is
gradually slsckeniDg.
The story that England has asked
Prussia to intervene between the French
Government and the Paris insurgents is
untrue. 1t is rumored that arrangements
have now been made by which the Gov
ernment is enabled to pay Germany at
once the $500, 900, 900 indemnity due on
! the lst inst.
DOmbrOwski and OkOIOwiIz.
PARIS, April 2O.-Gen. Dombrowski
reports to the Commune that his troops
have Ietaken their positions, capturing q
considerable quantity of provisions and
some prisoners. He adds that the battle
continues, and asks for reinforcements.
Gen. Okolowitz maintains his position
at Asniers and against all the'governmen
forces. The Commune retires from of
fee ard new elections will be held at once