Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-24
Fl hting at InteFvaIs-Ths Batteries
Of the Communists SiIsnGsd.
The First InstaIImsHt of The lndsniI-
nifty Paid to Prussia.
The Prusslans EVaeuatlng the Forts
North of PaFls-C0nsteFnaiiOH
of the People.
Gradual EnCrOaChmsnt Of the Vsr-
saillss TrOHps-The End Of the
Revolution Near.

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mored that the Versailles govern
ment has paid the first installment Of
/ the war indemnity, amounting to
| five hundred million of francs, and
the German troops, in consequence,
are evacuating the forts north and
east Of the city.
It is also reported that a detach-
ment Of gems d'armes has passed
/ through st. Dennis and five are on
guard duty at the railway station
| there. The Commune, however, de-
nies the truth of the reports and gives
/ out that the gems d'armes, who were
only marching to concentrate north
ward, went no further than Guenne-
/ villiers.
1t is supposed that the Versailles
| government intends to complete the
/ Investment of the city and cut of all
| communication with the interior.
The batteries on both sides are in
active operation at Neuilly and
Saiblonville to-day.
Musketry firing is heard at
| intervals, and fighting is reported
within a hundred yards of the ram
parts. The Communists forces hold
their ground with great tenacity.
They complain of fmaladministration at
| the war Office, and begin to accuse
Clusert of aiming at military Dictator
ship. The Communists have made
requisitiOn on the gas company, and
enforced it by seiZing two million
rancs at the Office of the company.
PARIS, April 23.-POrte MaillOt has
been knocked in pieces. The printing
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| been invaded and the type scattered.
Five hundred million francs worth of
property has been destroyed within
the last few days. The avenues are
filled with wagons containing wound
ed people.
VERSAILLES, April %, p. m.-Rain
has fallen without cessation all day.
No military event of importance is
reported. In the Assembly to-day
Minister Picard expressed his will
liDgness to agree to a suspension of
ho5tilities for the burial of the dead.
The gems d'armes' at st. Dennis have
procured permission from the Prus-
SLAMS to search the trains en- route for
Paris for suspicious foreigners. The
medical students held a meeting yes
terday, to appoint delegates to confer
with the Commune. Yesterday it
was reported at Vincennes that the
Prussians had evacuated Fort NOgent,
and the inhabitants had left in hun
dreds in fear, as a bOmbardment was
expected.
The Mont Martre battalions are
mutinOus, and complain of their hard
work and bad armament, and declare
~ Cd hra
cause they were forced by Chassepots.
The Belleville battaliOns and and
two other battaliOns last night aban-
dOned their posts unattached.
The cOmmandant of the fourth bat
talliOn refused to march on the ram
parts. Many similar acts of disatfec-
ton have occurred.
Pyatt resigned because the Com
nUne declared the elections valid.
a member proposed to arrest him.
A delegation of Free MasOns has
gone to Versailles to propose an ar
mistice, and allow the inhabitants of
the bombarded village to leave.
The firing OfCOurbervOieand Besan-
con on Asnieres, is without result.
PARIS, April %, p. m.-The official
report of the Commune states that the
Nationals silenced several of the enc.
miles batteries on Saturday, and re-
pulsed attacks on forts Issy and VaU-
vres Thursday night. The Prussians
have ordered all strangers to leave st. |
Dennis. No detachment of French
troops was there yesterday, as ru-
mored. The Republican League has
published the details of its proposal
for the autonomy of Paris. If Presi-
dent Thiers consents to il the League
will force the Commune to occupy it.
LONDON, April 25.-AnOther at
tempt has been made at Marseilles
to overthrow the government and
introduce the Commune, but it failed.
The insurgents have been arrested,
and a large quantity Of ammunition,
which they had concealed in a ruined
castle near st. Antonio, has been
seized.
PARIS, April 23.-The situation of
the belligerents is unchanged. The
Versailles troops are building fOrmi-
dable barricades in NeUilly, and con-
structing pOntOOn bridges at Suresnes,
PuteauX and Chateau Bacon pivot
their operations, and are strongly for
tilted.
VERSAILLES, April 23.-The can
nOnade from Fort Valerian Saturday
was mainly directed against the gates
of Auteil and Point du Jour, where
the Insurgents have established bat
teries. To-day the guns of the fortress
were again turned on POnt MaillOt,
which have been partially repaired.