The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-05
And are Routed with Heavy Loss.

A hunuren Vhoneana BeuS Aos
vance on Versailles
And are Routed with Heavy Loss'
1sa7 PERs, April 4
A csnnonade Is proceeding from Fort
Mont Valerien at the rate ol two shells
per minute: There Is also sharp mus
kerry firing. towards MeudOn. 1t is re-
ported that the Nationals have suffered
severely from thefre OF yalerien, but no.
thing precise Is obtainable. It Is said
that the commander Of Valerien would
not fire on the Nationals, who occupy
Forts Vanvres and :Montrouge in force,
The Versailles train was stopped to-day,
at Clarmont, and forced TO return. Con-
Trajectory rumors are prevailing and the
gates are shut.
Ifr.. PARIS, April 8.
One hundred thousand Nationals, in
three corps, with two hundred guns,
marched out Of Paris this morning, via
Montrouge, Issy, and .'Reul, oil destined
to Versailles. Fort Mont Yslerien fired
all day upon Reuil, and the flying bat
teries at Meudon caunonaded the Nation.
ais debouehing from Issy on the Yersail.
les road. Valerien cannonaded the rear
guard Of tie Nationals entering the Val.
leys between Puteaux and BurenVAl.
Some Of the detachments are retreating
in diSorderly condition. Thereianoth.
ing certain respecting the force that pass,
ed Valerien, but various conflicting YER
sions are given; one report says they are
surrounded, while another declares they
effected q junction and turned on Meudon,
where o majority Of the, Versailles troops
are concentrated. During the operations
on the right there was . fierce engage
ment between the artillery at Meudon and
the Parisian artillery. Several members
OF the Commune, wearing red sashes1
led the battalion. It Is said superior
Versailles officer has been taken prisoner.
The Aonfsur says the zOuayss re-
pulsed the Nationals in an attack on Castle
Meudon, and that tho National loss was
heavy. ..,.,r ,,.,
Col. BourgGn tcIegraphs to the Com.
mune at 11;15 a. NJ, that Bergeret and
Flourens have formed junction and will
march on Versailles, and that success was
certain.
Another dispatch says: At2o'clock in
the afternoon Duval and FlourenS formed
junction at CourbeVoie, They were
cannonaded by valerien, but tho men
were well sheltered. A concerted and
successful movement was made by which
they passed the line Of fire Of VGlerien
and marched on Versailles. Bergerethad
two horses killed. Communication with
the outside world lI cut Of, and only the
peasants bringing provisions are admitted
to Paris. ..LrDlT,N.ll d.
It Is said that General Henry, COM
mAnder5 5ot the MontOuGa Nationals, is
dead.
Floquot and LockrSy have resigned
their seats in tho Assembly, and remain to
share the sufferings Of Paris.
1tibreported that Assy has been ar.
rested by order of the Commune. It Il
also stated that the Commune wIll adopt
the families of fallen Nationals
~, INTER-oFFloIAL ~
VERSAILLES, April Moon.
Yesterday two corps Of insurgents ad.
vanced towards Versailles, one Vid Meu-
don and Chatillon, and the other Vid
Reul Both were routed with heaSy'loss.
Floutens was Killed. The troops whose
expected detection constituted the hopes
Of tho insurgents, behaved nobly. The
insurgents in forts Vanvres and 1ssy fred
on the troops to-day. The government
forces have just attacked the insurgents,
and speedy and complete success Is antici-
psted.
In the Assembly to-day, Theirs in some
remarks on the state OF affairs, said that
the Government would deal hArshly with
the ring leaders of the insurrectiOn, but
leniently with their dupea His ssnti-
ment received applause. Rsntes arc ad.
vahcipg. ~ N,G 4.'I0Nl.ial
STILL LATER.
The Insurgents OulEeneEalod and De-
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