The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-10
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E u R OPEAN N EW S.
LATEST ADVICES.

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VERSAILLES, May 2.-The Clair
mont railway station has been captur
ed by the Chasseurs at the point o
tho bayones.
Three hundred Insurgents wor,
captured at Issy.
General Vinoy has credit for ex
ploi,s which resulted il tho complet,
surrounding Of Issy.
The elections arc satisfactory to tho
Government.
Thiers has determined upon o
coup a. stat UPON catering Paris and
TO maintain himself and McMahon as
joint Regents with Euyenio.
PATHS May 2.-Thc CotHmune has
appointed committee of safety.
Immense concentrations Of Cummun.
lists troops are in and about fort Issy.
The Freemasons have been ordered
to take the ,bahhers from the ram
parts. the Verssillists failing to res.
pect them.
LONDON, May a.-Napolcon las the
rheumatism, flt dcclarcd yesterday
that he would not listen to any promo.
sltions for return to France.
VERSAILLES, Maya. THE Versailles
forces have carried by assault the In.
snrgent position at Saynet mill, and
$50 of the Communists were killed,
and 10 cannon and 800 prisoners cap
tured. The mill however, has been
evacuated by the Versailles troops, as
EXPOSED to q destructive fire from
tho .lnsurgtnt fortilications.
EorE.--The satnet mill, reported
captured by Versailles forces, is south
Of and about one mile from forts
Bicetre and D'rssy.
New YoRK, May "A special cor.
respondent in Paris, telegrapho that
tho Communists have gained consid
able ground within the last three days
Two regiments before Fort Issy
yesterday, turned their fire upon the
troops behind them, and deserted to
the Coniliinnists.
PARIS; May 4.-AF,crhoon.-Tl,ree
Communists ba,,alions were captured
in the affair at Moulin. Sasnct; the
chief Of staff Of the commune Hot la,
has been arrested, on a charge of de.
ceiving the Commune with regard to
the e,slores in the ships under his charge.
PAkls, May r. Evening. Fighting
conlin'ies. Milraileuscs are greatly
nsed, almost superced'ng!cEassepots.
Losses OF the insurgents heavy. For,
lssy is little better than ruins. Rossel
defends his predecessor, Cluseret, and
denies that tile latter attempted to
make Latlalions rise against the Com.
lnune.
VERSAILLES, May Sit is stated
that Favre has gone 10 Frankfort, IN
consequence of German despatch to
the effect that if the Versaillis,s failed
10 enter Paris By Monday, the Germans
will on Tuesaay. There was no firing
to day ; but 1t vi Il bo resumed to-mor.
row, and grand assault will probably
be made OF Sunday:
Considerable firing around Fort Issy
to-day, ut nothing Of importance was
done; III attehip,s at conclIialion are
hopeless.
PARIS May 6.-Tlie commander Of
Fort Vincennes was Recently arrested.
on sltspitiBli Of dlsloyal,y 70 Tie com
mdns. 1t is stated that Rosse Is un-
populer with the commune. Rnsscl
has dismissed tho commandant OF lss,
for insubotainatIon. The Prussahs
still Intercept provisions Intended for
Paris, and fcflss tA blnnalioiis,
VERsAiiI.Es. May 6-There 6 was
firing all last night and some engage
menss in the trenches. Communication
between Forts 1ssy and Vanvcrs were
destroyed, Supplementary elections 70,
vaEancics in the Assembly has hecn
postponed till after the surrender Of Par
is.
PARis, May 8.-The Commnnsts oc.
cnpied the park OF tssy The Commune
declares Fort Vanvers still tenahle, and
their troops carried tho barricades or
rhe Island Of Jatte and at Bcreau..
This ID Trobably ii cable blnnder for
Peuteux Blancheti member Of tie
Conhiipe; has been arrested by order
of his associstes:
FRANKFORT, May g. Bismarck,
Favre and Peuyer Qnesticr are here
From New York: