Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

PARIS, April 4-Eyening, via London ),
ia MT is rumorcd that the Nationals have
sustained decisive defeat Forty thousand
are masscd before Issy and CLAIMANT: ,
The ramparts are strongly guarded. Mont
Vacrienis Silent. The artillery duel betweenlssy
and Versailles continues. The Nationals occu-
ny the bridge of Neuilly. The Government
troops are invisible. :, L.,
The Paris deputies TO the Assembly hao an
interview to-day with some OF the members OF
the Commune. .,.o5
MADRID April 4.--Olozaga has been elected
Provisional President of the cortcs.
LONDON, April "a Times special from
Versailles states that $4,000 insurgents have
been taken prisoners =
Paris is in CONSERVATION and the people OF
Versailles arc greatly irrltated against the III
SurgcntS r.
The Tecgraphs correspondent says, the ilrSt
prussian army corps has been ordered to hold
;tself readv to march to Paris The reign of
terror continues.
DR., John Swinburn of the American ambu-
lance corps is seriously ILL., \,
4 Daily News special says the Nationals at
tackled the Government troops tuesday near
Mendon and suffered comp lete route. Carl
baldi declines the command Of the insurgents;
1t is rumored ZOO Nationals have entered
Versailles, but the report is considered OF
doubtful authenticity The effective strength
of the Communists consist OF l2O.OOu men ana
POO guns. General Eudes is reported wounded
in the recent battles
\ red republican proclamation dated at the e
Tulleries strongly condemns the conu4ct oi
the Versailles Government in attacking Paris;
VERSAILLES, April 5.-M. Picard has ISSUED
the following circular to the projects The III
surpents have decisive check, our troops nave
canturcd the redoubt ut Chatillon with 2oo0
prisoners. Fourens and Cuval arc dead ana
Henry. a prisoner. twenty-five of the Com
munists have resigned and Assy has been I'M
nrsoned bv his own followers. The Goyern-
mept is happy to inform you OF this condition
of affairs. which it has expected.
LONDON, April 5.-The following details are
rocp;ved of the recent battle before Paris:
General Bergeret commanded the right wing
of the Communists with General Flourens III
his rear as Il support. Genera! DuVai COM
manded the centre and General Endes the ieit
wing. The left and lett-centre suffered more
heavily in the engagement than the righs' put T.
were protected in their retreat by the llre OF
the Communists. The Nationals were badly
organized and having but limited supply
we're soon out of ammunition. Many tired to
| return to Paris, but found the gates shut and
men posted on the ramparts who Threatened to
shoot them if they attempted to rc-enter the
city =, .-...,
The contest at lie Bas Mend on was exceed
inglv bloody. The firing of the battaricS, mall
ned By artcrists from the Versailles army, is
pronounced fully equal in spirit and effect to
tthr German bombardment of Paris.
\ dispatch from Versailles says the Govern
,ueut is disposed to show the greatest kindness
and humanity to the insurgents -
LoypoN. April "a dispatch from Paris
.,atrs that the redoubt and bridge OF Nenllly
s'a's still h held by the Communists Mont Vale
reu is silent to-day, but should the INSURGENTS
remain res in their present attitude and sho" no