Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-14
FOREIGN NEWS.

PARIS. April l:i-nnon--yi via london, April
l:;-midnig 1.-THE delegates OF the party OF
Cancellation have returned from Versailles.
They are silent us to the "details OF their nrgo-
tiatlonS with the Theirs government and moth
ing will Lc made known until . full report OF
their mission is conn lclcu.
The plate seized in the Bureau OF tic Min.
istry ot Foreign Affairs is being converted
into specie.
The Commune considering thu column il
the Place Nrllnlnr, Il harharols monument
symbol Of brute force and false glory and mega
ton of fraternity have decrced its demolition.
Tho Not Il ordre claims that the Nationals
now occupy the whole OF Ncuiy and expects
that Il general attack will be made tonight by
the army Of Versailles.
VERSAILLES. April l3.-Ihc Paris and Or
leans railway has moi been cut.
PARIS April l%-p. III via Lnnl"n. IL
.Asnicrcs still holds out against the Versatile,
forces whose every attack Is repnSed. I'm,
gagcmcuts are in progress At NruIly Shell
from Fort Nalcrcn arc falling in the Camps
Elissccs. Canuonaling is heard south OF the city.
PARIS, April 1%--Evcning London: II.
The object of the Versailles commander to-day
WAS apparently to reach Asnicrcs and thereby
relieve the detachment of their troops surround
ed by the Communist force, on tho island OF
Grand .]att2.
The Versailles batteries cannonalcd the
villages Of lavrcloi- Champcrct and NcuIlly.
There was infantry fighting at all the APP
breaches to the villages. The Communists
rave way at one o'clock and General Dam
browski asked renlorcemcnt~ They were sent
forward and it is ANNOUNCED by to-night's Com
munists journal that the Versailles forces were
finally rcpulscd
Jcckcr, the noted franco Mexican banker,
has been arrested.
The Commune has decided to keep Bergerct
under arrest and release Assy. OF course the
NcwYn story that they have been condemned
to death is untrue.
The delegates from the party Of Cancellation
have returned from Versailles and report that
Theirs refused to discuss the question OF treaty
but w:ls ready to guarantee the continuance OF
the republic and to accord municipal franchise
tn Paris upon plan to be elaborated by the
Assembly.
lie was also willing to allow the organization
Of the National guard Of Paris which should
take the place OF and exclude any other from
the city, but positiycly refused to recognize
the beigcrency of the Commune Or enter into
any negotiation for treaty or even an arlnlstlcc.
The Alfranchi newspaper Of Paris announ-
COS that the insurgents made 2OOo PRISONER" al
Nillicn.
LONDON. April l4.--A Times special from
Versailles says the arrival OF General fabrice,
the German administrator, at St. Denis Is con
seuucnt upon the receipt Of a notification from
the Versailles Government OF the Intention to
make !; Suprcm. effort for THE capture Of
Paris
The Mallot gate is au utter wreck.
\ battalion of Nationals from the quarter
Of ST. Georges refused to 90 to the ramparts
and torcibly resisted IN attempt to compel them
to do 50.
The Daily News ha. L special from Paris
stating that Grousset, the Communist, daIcgatc
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, declares concllIa-
ton impossible.
A quantity of guns have been seized in the
shop of an American dealer,
Two American contractors have offered To
buy the column of Nendomc and cast il into
cannon
\ dispatch from Versailles says the .Asscmb-
" adopted by i vote Of 40 to ~ resolution
giving each ACCOMPLISHMENT Of Paris the right 70
elect four members Of the municipal council.
The lett vanly protested against the action OF
the INA iorlty.
Gen. Cathcncans, commanding the Breton
legion, has established his headquarters 1T
Rimboulet.
The Tclcgraph's special from Versailles says
the losses of the insurgents Iii tho combats last
week aggregate fully 5000. Some insurgssnt
commanders have proposed to the Versailles
Government to deliver up the gates of Paris
and Forts Il Issy and Nauvrcs on the payment
of two and half million francs. The offer
was declined.
LoHDoS, April l4--A dispatch from Paris
yesterday states that twelve shotswcre tiredln
Paris and caused great damage. Shells con
tnuc to fall, and it is rock oncd that property
worth two million francs has been destroyed.
Fighting is still going on. A great attack Is
cxpected which must bc final.
\ dispatch from Versailles states lhat stories
that government troups were defeated are un-
true. The troops only rotrcatcd from Aynlers
and Claimant to draw the insurgents out
An American gentleman just got out from
Paris state, i5 certainly true. that nine thousand
insurgents have been Killed, wounded ~ miss