New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

erals were ShOt-VigorOus Resistance
OfGeneral ThOmas-(:ener raj Lee Ompte
Died with Goodness BOnapar rli-t
Agents in the City-Capture and Shoot
ing Of Geaeral Chanzy-NIOb Law
Triumphant in Pnris-lnsurgents to
Overawe the Assembly at Versailles
National Guards Committee Master OF
Paris Members OF the Theirs Govern
ment Gone 10 Versailles Minister
Washburne FollOws-No Resistance to
the Insurgents-proclama from the
National Guard.
! New York World Special
| PARIS, March 2O.-The insurgents hold
the Hotel de Vile. Palais de Justice, the
Tuileries and Place Vendome Complete
| apathy is displayed by the bourgeois No
resistance is made to The insurgents.
| The generals were shot in a garden in the
! Rue des Rosters General Thomas resisted
vigorously. but Garibaldi ordered him to be
held against "a wall, while his body was
! riddled with bullets.
General Leconpte died with the utmost
GOODNESS. smoking a cigar, and refused to
have a bandage put over bis eyes.
Many other executions have occurred
The government has telegraphed for
10000 men at Camp Sartori to come to
Paris.
| The Prussians at st. Denis will enter
Paris if the garrison is increased beyond
10000.
The city is full Of Bonapartist agents.
have seen Chevron. Cont. Rouher and
Regnier.
The insurgents for some days past have
received three francs daily, supposed to be
| furnished by these agents
In every part of the leading thoroughfarcs
of the city barrcades have been thrown up
by the insurgents. They have gained in
strength since morning, and are more def
ant than ever.
General Chanzy was sent with a large
body OF troops to Montmartre to suppress
the lnsurrection. The troops, however for
most part. went over to the insurgents
General Chanzv was made prisoner and
taken to the Garden of Rue des Rosters.
where the central revolutionary committee
was sitting. and after a short trial. was
shot.
The regular troops fraternze with the
mob everywhere, and all army discipline
seems to be done. Mob law Is triumphant.
and the city will be given up to pillage I'M
less some more determined measures are
taken by the government.
An immense number of insurgents have
left for Versailles with the intention of en-
deavoring to overawe the Assembly which
will sit there tomorrow.
General Duval is at the head of the in
surgents and leading them on their wild
and mad career. The eighty-trst and one
hundred and twenty sixth regiments were
the first to Join the insurgents. 1t is re-
ported that the government has fled from
Versailles.
PARIS. March 2O-No resistance made TO
the insurgents.
Generals Lecompte and Thomas were
executed by order of RcciOtti Garibaldi,
who directed the insurgents
WASHINGTON, March 20-Minisier Wash
bnrne telegraphs to Secretary Fish as fol
lows:
PARIS. March 1.-THE national guards
ments of the interior, justice and police
are occupied by the insurgents. Generals
Einoy. Thomas and LecOmpte have been
murdered by the troops The election for
Assembly men commences tomorrow All
the members of. the Theirs government
have gone to Versailles. follow with the
whole department corps
WASHBURNE.
PARIS. March l9.-The national guard
have placarded two proclamations The
first one issued saws: "The French DeOple
waited calmly until the attempt was made
to touch the life of the republic The army
did not raise its hands against the arch of
the liberties of the republic-the only gov
eminent that can close the era of the inva-
slons and Il civil war"
The people of Paris are COnvoked for
communal elections.
The proclamation is signed by the central
committee of the guard and dated at the
Hotel de Vile
The second proclamation is as follows: To
the people of Paris-You have entrusted
with the defense Of the rights of Paris
We have driven out the government which
betrayed us. Our mission is fulfilled, and
Al
communal elections. Give us as our only
recompense the establishment of a real re-
public
The official journal contains the follow
ing:
A proclamation from q committee. as
Stunning the name of the central committee
has been distributed throughout Paris The
men OF the barrcades have taken posses
sion ofthe Ministry of Justice and assassin
ated Generals Clement. Thomas and
Lecompte. Who are the members of the
committee is unknown. as is also what they
deliver Paris from.
The crimes committed BY them removes
all excuse for support by their followers.
Let all who have regard for the honor and
interests OF France separate from them and
rally around the republic and the Assembly,
!Slgned by the ministers at present in
Paris.)
PARIS, March l9, 10 p Mt is said that
NJ. ASsy, of the International Society. was
president of the court martial which con
de1nned Generals Lecomptc and Thomas to
death
The national guards are now the only
armed force in Paris. Most of the nation
ais are marching in the street. belonging to
the Fanbourgs. There are barrcades in
Rue des Martyrs, Avenue Trudanc, the |
Chaussee de CHgnancourt the Faubourg |
st. Denis the Rue Rochechouart. the vicinity
OF the Hotel de Vile. and the Faubourg st.
Antoine. Elsewhere it is quite calm.
Ihc weather is splendid. and there is the
usual Sunday promenading. No acts of
pllage have occurred, but there Is no
traffic
The insurrectionists hold the mayoraties
and the offices of the ministers and tele-
graphs.
Partisan mayors and deputies demand the
removal of Generals Aurelles de Paladine
and Vnov, and of the preiect of police.
Valentine NJ. Ferry was suggested as the
latter's successor, and the government cave
its consent to the changes. General Lang
lois, who succeeded General Aurelles de
paladine after the latter was taken pris-
oner. went to the Hotel de Vile, but the in
surgents refused to recognize him.
The cannon in the arrondissement des
Buttes ChaumOnt were returned to the