Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-11
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Especial Dispatches to the Gazette.
FOREIGN NEWS.

PARIS, May 10th, " ednesday evening n5
evening papers all condemn the Commune and
CcentralC Committee for thwarting GeneralRossel
in his plans and recommend comforting dlcta-
torial powers upon the General, who IL yet IN
command of the army.
1t is stated that the Versailles forces after
occupying Fort lssy turned the guns against
the rampartS.
BERLIN, May 10th, evening. Prince Bis:
nlarck has met the requests OF the Versailles
Government in very liberal spirit. BY the
treaty Of peace just signed he has agreed to
reduction of the war indemnity by half mil
Hard Of francs consequently the Germans re.
ccive Immediately a French bond for four and
year. and endorsed by French and German
bankers. The bond is convertible into stocks
or consols whichever Germany may prefer
Two milliards Of francs have already been
taken by Baron RothScild and Baron Eringer,
the French hankers and Herr Hahn, q Ger
man banker. Immediately upon the ratitica
ton of the treaty the majority OF the German
forces will leave France the forts east and
north Of Paris will be surrendered to the \ cr
saillcs government Immediately and all pris-
oncrs in Germany will be returned to France
As rapidly as the railroads can transport them
The Germans will hold only Bcllort, Louguay
and Nancy lis hostages till the lulfillment Of
the conditions
There was brisk fighting atNeuilly last night.
The Versailles troops have turned electric
lights toward Paris.
The resignation of General Rose! has been
accepted and he is under arrest.
General Dceschuze has been appointed to
the position vacated by General Rossel.
General Dombrowski has been offered the
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supreme Cecilia will probably resign. Cen
eral Durasscr, the commander of the insur-
gent garrison in Vanvres, was wounded to- day
The forces of the Versailles government are
in the Bots de Boulogne in large numbers. The
column of Fendomc was partially destroyed
to day.
General Cluserct is under examination at
the Hotel de Vile He was removed from
the Mazas prison this morning.
SEvREs, May lO-Wednesday nght-The
grand attack on Paris is imminent. A thou
sand yards of trenches have been completed
and the assaulting columns are within five
hundred yards Of the ramparts Of Paris, all
ready or the order to advance to the assault
During the past twenty-four hours the govern
ment batteries have been firing an average of
eighty shots per minute, the unprecedented
bombardment having terrible effect upon the
insurgents.
VERSAILLES, May low edncsday p The
great assault upon the Notifications Of Paris
will be made tonight Point du Jour, has been
knocked to pieces by the fire from the battery
at Montretout To-day, forty guns and six red
banners, part of the material captured in Fort
Issy, were brought TO Versailles in grand
procession.
The victorious battalons who captured the
insurgent stronghods we're publicly thanked.
1t is estimated that 10000 persons were pre-
sent.
LONDON, May IA Times special dispatch
from Versailles says the fire of forts Montague
and I'anvres has been silenced
The National guard of the embellishments of
Vanguard and Pantheon have refused to march
against the Versailles troops.
The full of the column of Fendome is said to
be definitely fixed for Friday.
The Telegraph has L special dispatch from
Frankfort containing the following statements :
The Germans have. in the treaty just conclud-
cd promised to send hack to France ut once
the prisoners detained in Germany.
A French loan of milliard francs has been
secured by the Frankfort bankers
Bismarck consents to a decrease Of the war
indemnity to be paid by France by half mil,
lard of francs.
The Paris forts still held by the German
troops are to be immediately evacuated
The cities of Belfast, Nancy and Longwy are
to be retained by the Germans until the condi-
tons of the treaty Of peace arc fulfilled
FRANKFORT, May ll.-Bismarck has return
ed to Berlin and Favrc and Pnnger Quarter
have started for Versailles.