The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-18
DISMAY OF THE COMMUNISTS.
Civilians Appointed to Watch the
Insulrgent Generals.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION I'M PARIS.
Reported Capture Of Fort MOntrougc by the
Government Troops.
THE COMMUNAL DEATH
STRUGGLE.
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versaiIIists Pressing Operations-Terriac Fro
ON tho Underwriting the Wallis
Cluseret Again Anoat-Watching the Gene
ruIs-Thc Column cllnne0us
Items.
PARIS, May 17-Aftcrn00n.
TIE versailists are pressing operations for the
capture Of Billancourt.
TERRIFIC FIRE ON THE RAMPARTs.
The Auteun and Versailles gates Of Paris have
been destroyed by the bombardment, and the neigh
boring bastions are silent under terrific fire. Fort
Issy now IN the hands Of the Versailles troops, bonn.
bards Petit vanvres Grenelle and Point du Jour.
The latter position is untenable.
UNDERMINING THE WALLS.
It is believed tho versalsts are undermining the
walls near the Muette Gate.
CLUsERET AGAIN AFIOAT.
General Cluseret advises the Committee Of Safety
to cause the erection Of barricades inthe Place de
rEtoie, the Place de Rome and the Place d'Eyau;
OF second line OF defensive works from the Passy
Gate to tho Grenee Bridge, and Of third line from
the Pont de Ia Concorde to the Porte de ST. Ouen.
WATCHING THE GENERALS.
The Committee of Public Safety has, by decree,
associated civil commissioners with all the generals
Of the Commune, in order, is said, to prevent all
danger Of q dictatorship. NM. Burger and De-
reuve are associated in the command with General
Dombrowski, NJ. Johannard with General la Cecilia
and H. Meillet with General wrobleski
THE COLUMN vENDoME.
The column OF vendome fell in three pieces. The
square in which 1t stood will hcnceforth be known
as the Place Internatonale.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
All trains 1ncv wing Paris are carefully examfund.
Owners OF petroleum are ordered to report to the
Commune.
Tho ParIsIans still hold Fort Montrouge. Fort
Vanvres Is unoccupied.
Discussions continue among the committees Of
the Commune.
The City to Have Been Carried Last Night
versaiilfsts Pushing Their Pnrallels-A Pro.
tcst-More Newspapers Suppressed.
LONDON, May II, 1871.
The London Standards special despatch says the
versaiIlists will probably carry the city tonight,
and that the Communists are leaving In dismay
THE vERsArLLrsTs PUSHING THEIR PARALLELS.
The versaillist parallels have been advanced until
they are now only one hundred metres from the
ramparts OF Paris. The troops in the trenches are
greatly disturbed By the re Of the Insurgents, and
as many thirty Of them were killed In the night.
PROTEST..
The London Daily Ne,os' special despatch from
Paris says an important minority Of the Commune
has protested against the continued existence Of
the Committee Of Safety.
MORE NEWSPAPERS SUPPRESSED
despatch from Paris says the Siecie. National,
Auenr-NatiOraal, Journal de Paris, Corsaiye and
Discuss on have been suppressed.
PERSONS INJURED.
Several persons were injured by the fall OF the
Column Vendome
Latcr-Insmrgenfs Cut On-vetit vanvres and
EIontrogue misunderstanding Ladders for
the Versailles Troops.
LONDON May IL, 1871.
Later dispatches from Paris state that the feder-
asts occupying the village Of Malakofr have been
cut Off from communication with their main force
and are In danger Of capture.
RETIRING WITHIN THE WALLS.
The nsurgeDt troops have retired from Petit
vanvres and Montrouge 10 the city.
SCALING LADDERS.
Ladders to be used in scaling the ramparts OF
Paris have reached the outposts OF the government
troops in the Bots de Boulogne.