The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-07
FRANCE.

FRANCE.
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The Tempest OF Revolution still Raging-The
Women Warriors of the Capital-The HOr-
fOrs of the Frairicidal Strife Rochefort and
the COmmunc-A Plea for the Seizure of
Church Property-Notes-Av Visit TO Asmeres-
The Horrors of the Struggle Between Paris
and Versailles.
PARIS, April Is, 1871.
The tempest RACES. Shot like ram and Shells like
hail continue, while the sublime horror OF the can
non and the heartbreakng groans OF the wounded
and diving are heard night and day-battle fields
strewn with Dead and the green verdure OF spring
watered by the blood OF fallen braves. The sky Of
Paris one mirror Of ire from the cannon flashing in
the air and sending hundreds Of victims into eter-
nifty. The most beautiful quarters of the city are
deserted-the Inhabitants driven from their sump-
tuous homes, to seek shelter from the terrible bonn
bardment less merciful than that OF the Prussans.
Hundreds continue to leave the city, and really Paris
has q deserted look. The only activity seen
u the great number removing their furniture
to safe localities and the immense wagons Of
Rmbulances filed with the wounded. Never
even in the darkest day OF siege and
the OF starvation has poor Paris been sad.
During the siege It winter and nature was not
enchanting. but now the beautiful spring weather
and nature dressed in her robes Of green has no
fortunate city. Desolation ruin, want misery, grief
and bl00dshed the attractions that Paris OF to-day
shows. Every means have been USED to reconcile
the opposed parties but all In vain. Each day has
q more warke aspect than the preceding one, and
the results are loss OF life.
STILL DETERMINED.
The troops here are weary and fatgued but will
not give up. Three times has the Porte Maillot been
rlddled with balls. and three times have they built 1t
up again, living three days at time on dry bread
and lard and some days so hungry they have eaten
the meat raw, and one and al have the united cry,
Liberty or death y A delegation OF Freemasons
went Versailles to effect reconciliation but their
attemp. was vain. They would not listen.
WOMEN WARRIORS.
A touching appeal and proclamation has been
made by the female citizens OF Paris, calling their
SISTERS TO arm and revenge their husbands, sons and
brothers. "If we cannot obtain guns or bay onets
let the stones OF the pavements to crush the
traitors and spoilers or liberty. What care we If
we are victims, when those we love are no more9
To arms TO arms - The proclamation was pub
lished in the Vertte and other leading journals. In
the battle OF Neuilly several women who took part
were killed beside their husbands. The canttnteres
OF the sixly-eghth and Sixty-1rst regiments were
killed. One of the most heroic women OF this revo-
,ution was the wife OF General Eudes, who fought
side by side with her husband. saw, to-day, the
1881 battalion leaving the cGserne OF the Prince Eu-
gene. Their destination was the Fort de vanvres.
hundreds VI women and children were so5bng and
weeping while several walked calmly, side by side
Al the ranks, with guns In hand.
FATHER AGAINST son AND BROTHER AGAINST BRO
TIER.
brothers against brothers and fathers against
Sons Is the SAD story o. civil war; and u Amerl
the souvenir OF these words and their result is,
aias, too well KNOWN and too fresh IN their memory
TO ever be forgotten. mel freud yesterday who
was going TO cali poor family In Rue Montreul
D,
band, III the ranks OF the National Guard had had
his two legs amputated her son aud her son-in-law
were In tue regular army at Versailles, aud very
young son stil IN the ranks here tier despair was
nearirendlng Her sister had been wounded by a
shell, and she herself was IN misery. This is but
one Of the many sad, SAD stories that one hears daily
a. shls doomed CITY. INC Commune mas promised
National Guard Killed IN defending the people ana
the rights OF Paris but wheny Money Is very scarce
low, and the church silver and gold have not yet
been converted into money aAd II the Commune IS
vanqushed certain the families OF the victims
Will have very little AID and no pity from versailles.
INCIDENTS OF TIE STRUGGLE.
Abeautiiul English plrl livius ON the Rue Petit
Carreau became 80 frightened by the Dombafdnent
on Wednesday, the l2th nss., that she attempted to
Jump from u third story wndow. sue began by
throwing part OF the furniture out when aroused
the nelghbOrs, VINO forced the door OF the apart
ment Just AS she was attempting TO laanch herself
into eternity she IS now insane from fright This
Is the fourth case OF insani y rom fear that has
occurred since the Isl Most victims are chill
dren. The residence OF Queen Isabella OF Spain
has been struck In several places but no serious
damage done. some persons have mad miraculous
eScap s. All American VINO was rather curious
and who had been under IRE two occa-
SONS al the Fourth OF July celebrations ia the HUB
was riding up 10 the Arc de iriomphe on sunday,
when shell came lly lug down. killing tue horse ana
bruslng the hands OF cocHef. Tue luUlte
touched; but escapes OF this kind are not common.
RocHEFohr AND Tue coMaUNE.
The health OF 4ocheiorJ Is very poor and some days
n is impossible for hun to wilte He was named as
candidate at the elections Of March ~ ana April TO-
He refused the honor and stated mis- health would
not permit him, &c. The members OF the Commune
were little displeased, and the te"ge9 said that
ROcheOrt refused to be candidate TO the perllous
elections. 10 this kochefort replies In the M0t
dO1dre Of April 49,: "As to the peru there Is 10
fisk, 1t appears to that, In case the cutnroats
Of Versailles should he victorious, me peril OF being
p member OF the Commune Is no greater tnan that
Df being the editor OF the lfot TUVUe or the vei
Eeatf, these two papers having been suppressed ny
order OF the shooter Ninoy and we. the editors, are
3able to be brought before c0se DE gaeiTe Tor nav
png dared to reappcar forced candidaels To Inc
new invention, and those who wisn 10 improve IL,
however republican they may pretend 10 be, ape
pothing less than abominable tyrans, or more pro-
badly silly Tools" Roclelort begs OF them not 10 be
discouraged and to show strength, &c. He says:-
kOu Vadler, one OF the conquerors Ct Thermdor,
made the following Illusion about his vote against
Robcsperre:-I have sent many Frencnman 10
the scan0id, and yet have never had but one re-
gret-thaJ was to have mistaken patriot for a
tyrant' Our situation nearly the same. and II we
bhsw our weakness and our want OF courage we
may some day, like vddier, say Il nave been de-
peiyed BY many governments, but have never had