The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-04-13
FOREIGN NEWS.

the Seine DagneuX mas Deen occupied,
and it is expected that the occupation
Of Shay and Choissey Leroi will soon fol-
low.
The Nationals have been ordered to
retire behind the forts and remain on the
defensive.
The losses of the Communists created
great GRIFFIN the city, mixed with bitter
BRUSSELS, Apr. GA nun who es-
capped from Paris reports that the church
es have been sacked and priests arrested
and maltreated, and converts entered at
night and searched. A rumor prevailed
before she left that twenty Jesuits had
been shot.
PARIS, Apr 6 via London Apr =
3: so a. m.-The Commune DEGREES the
arrest of all persons accused Of compiled
ty with Versailles, and the jury of invest
igation viii decide who shall be Diet tanned
as hostages.
Every execution of Nationals taken
prisoners, Or of civil partisans of the
Commune, by Versailles officers, will
be Immediately followed by the execu-
ton Of treble the number of hostages.
LoNSoN, Apr. Ia. m.-Specials to
the Ne10S report that all officers and pro-
fessors of the College of Jesuits in Paris,
have been arrested by the Commun-
lists.
The peace plenipotentiaries of France
and Germany had another meeting at
Brussels on Saturday.
New York, Apr. IA Versailles
special says that the Government troops
carried the Pont de Neuilly, yesterday p.
NJ, and crossed the Seine at $50 p. NJ
under q tremendous fire from the guns
and mitrailleuses Of the insurgents They
advanced upon the avenue of Neuilly
driving the insurgents furiously back in
side of the city, and advanced as far as
Porte Maillot. The slaughter was
great.
The government troops fought most
splendidly at Nanterre, where Gen. Gal
ifet whipped the rebels badly. No partic-
ulars of the fight received
The Lower House of the Reichsrath
has ratified the consular treaty between
the United States of America and the
Austrian Empire
LONDON, Apr S.-A Paris special to
the Times says the insurgents have al.
ready commenced to put into execution
their threats of retaliation on prisoners
Of war;
The Commune prevents the opening of
churches. Nearly all the priests have
been thrown into prison.
VERSAILLES, Apr. 9.-A circular is
sued by President Theirs, and bearing
date Of the It'll, says: Yesterday
Gen. Doimil carried, the insurgents
position at Courbevoi and to-day the
bridge at Nenilly was carried by the
government troops. Gen. Mammalian
was slightly and Gen. Pechat seriously
wounded. The losses of the insurgents
we're immense, and the positions captur-
ed are of decided Importance.
Paris has only provisions for two days.
A collapse Of the Instruction is immi-
nent.
LONDON, Apr. S.-A dispatch from
Marsailles to day reports the city tran
gull. Cremieux, Pellissier, and other
members of the insurrectionary commit
tee, have been arrested and imprisoned
to await trial.
The Times special from Versailles
says the government troops now occu-
by in strong force the towns of Boulogne,
Asnieres and Sableville. and have I'M
masked a number Of new batteries
between Neuilly and the ramparts of
Paris.
Many Paris newspapers eAhort the
people to abstain from voting on Mon
day last, and thereby give death
blow to the Commune.
Barbados have been erected by the
Communists in the Rue de Rivoli.
a Paris special to the Ne,0s says the
shells are crashing close to the American
Legation. The firing destroyed the
bridge of Porte Maillet.
The Church of Notre Dame has been
sacked; Rochefort vainly endeavored to
save it from pillage. Nearly al of the
valuables We're plundered.
A special from Versailles says that
the breach at Porte Maillea will admit of
easy entrance by an assailing party
that the iusurgent batteries On the
ramparts have been silenced, and that
an assault is expected to be made to
morrow.
VERSAILLES, Apr lot las been
that the Prussians threaten in
PREVENTION in the affairs Of Paris if
are not ended by the 18th
inst. but there IS the best authority
for pronouucing the statement untrue.
Phys. Apr I0.-Heyu7gs Special.
Unless the Germans save as, Paris must
soon swim il blood. The Commune
hourly grows more desperate and resorts
to fierce excuses. The Conciergerie is
filed with priests and nuns who have