The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-09

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vERsAmIEs. May 6:AAt noon, to-day.
there was o slinrp engagement in the
trenches, in front of Forts Issy and Van.
vera. The Versailles troops carried by
assault small redan, defended by q
I force OF Communities. who were taken
prisoners. The work, however, was
oTacnatod by tho Ycrssi!lists, in ccnss-
quenoe OF being exposed to the fire Of
Fort Vanvers.
= a decree issued by the Committee of
! Pnbiio Safety. vests in General Rossel
military direction Of military operations.
The committee have nlso given orders
TOR the demolition of Expistory Chapel.
General Rossel. has formally taken con-
troll Of the entire Communist army, and
imam order Of the day, appoints General
Dombrowski to command the right
wing, General LaCeoilia to the centre:
General Nobleoaski, to the, left wing and
Generals Bergeret md Endesto the re-
serves. Attempts at an armistice CONT
nue., but as yet without success. aiNh
. PAR1s, May E6 6-Night.-The1 firing
South of the city is vigorous, while at
.Nenilly. and Asniers it is alternately
tprions md weak. A. fresh attack, on
the Southwest side of the city is i'm
pending ? The Commune suppressed the
following Journals: The Petit 1ioniteur.
I'eht National, DaN Temps, Petit. Pyesso.
Pesi! Journal,' Frances Temps. N, -,4s,i,..,,,,
.lI FRAHKFoRT. MAY 6.-rhisnarck and
FavSe haYe had two meetings. Favre
a9ked contessibns, Of Bismarck, upon a
stEiot and Immediate compliance with
Preliminaries! i Another: pconsultation
o,ours Monday.s + hi.o. 9a.lI1
=, u PARIS. May 1.-THE commandant a.
:Xinosnnes asks for .rainforcements,
Rossel complains of interference from
the Committee OF Safety. Pecatt has
-reaigned from the Committee OF Safety.
Rossel and 'Dombrow wski are upon bad
LoSpon. n May ,s.-The yersaillists arc
I within 300 yards OF Port Mailot. Roche.
Tort announces that ntaammunition is rum
ming short. Cluseret will have speedy
trial: 1t is reported that Gambetta's = ar.
rest has been ordered. 5a,B
4 8 A special to the Telegraph SAYS the
"Communists SORTED on Sunday, from
Issy, hut were repulsed with tremendon
loas,. and Aed to Paris. They fred on
their friends. who refused to open tho
gatss into the Vangirard quarter. 4; There
! was panic at. Vanyers, where the Ma.
tioaals deserted, their positions. Rossel
has ordered the right sleeves OF desert.
ers' uniforms to be cut of. i .ttl
FRANKFoRT, May 8.-WilliAm tele-
graphs TO Count Bismarck the following:
a4While stficLiy .adhering1 to- preliminary
sa.ionss aul willing 1s l.aufii aiiis
.losH6l :facilities f6r,a Complete Under
/ gtanaibg. T am willing 10 fully discuss
the means for an iearly suppression of
anarchy, iand fol: the establishment of d
: sgal GoY4rnment ia France. "' II &
Hams, Inlay Evening. Firing has
ceAaed-apparently, by mutual consent
i to remove the wounded and bury. the
/! dead. Tue Communists admit that : the
Yersaiilists are gaining ground. The
versaiiiists are pushing between Neujlly
and Levallois. for the purpose OF clear
ing the Seine and driving the Nationals
to Cliohy. Five priests have been
arrested as spies. The Church OF st.
Enstaohe has been converted into DO.
litical; clnb-room. and others are used
for public meetings and concerts. The
Tuilleries have been tnrned into an aay.
@um for widows and orphans OF the Ma.
tional Guard. NJ.
VERSAILLES, May 8.-Thiers has issued
proclamation to the people OF Paris,
stating that he will not lombard Paris,
I but will assault the ramparts. He re.
4nests the citizens to rally around the
troops, and promised for their aid
amnesty. and continued. subsidy to the
poor. n l,.f,EIb 51aln, 4~r.
iVERsAIlIi1aHs. May a.-Thiers, in pro.
clamntion to the people. of Paris. says
the Germans declare they will merciless
u resume war unless the insurrection ii
ct once spppressaE The proclamation
closes as follows: ;stRe.unite and open
Z, your sgatssito US! The work Of cannon
Z. will then cease. and tranquility and
+, abundance take it's place.. We are mnroh
ing tondsliser. you, and will be among
yotl in few days. Yon can aid u.s."
4: LoND6N,,, May .8.if1IA despatch from
Lyons states that Gambetta was arrestei
in that city on Saturday; by order of th.
8 Versailles Government q ~
~ ~ American Intoiliuonce.
.NgWf YoRK, May, 6.;-Wm. Ryan 4 Bar
'ney Q'Donohue and James Derill, be
longing to. the ship William Seorer, wer.
arrested for 'mutiny, and held in $3, OGt
each. tor examination.
One Of the galleries Of Sing Sing pri
son, across which the men we're march
ing to dinner yesterday, gave way, prs
cipitating over eighty convicts, some t,
tho next gallery below. and others to tn
stone pavement. forty feet beneath. Tw,