The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-17


along the river bank, as II TO SEQ whether flank
movement were not being made from vaierien.
crossed the bridge and Joined some ambulance car
r,ages wnich mad JUST come up we advanced 70
10 the top Of the Avenue ST. Germaln under valerien
which was firing necessarily towards Argenteui.
The lew people, nearly all non-combatans, were
TAKING SHELTER UNDER THE WALLS.
The bodies OF two horses, said to be those OF Cen
the road. In the houses we found wounded Ma
tional Guard and dead GariDaidian officer. A
sne was hrea close 10 US nom Nai Ileh' am .me
afterwards that the shell had probably been fired
because some Communists were taking advantage
OF the vicinity OF the ambulance to carry or Can
non abandoned In the road. little further on
was another cannon also abandoned. The dring
from Nalerien grew Stacker and three OF us adj
vanced to Nanterre TO see II ambulances were want
ca there Beyond the second deserted cannon lay
field battery had apparently been placed there to acs
against Valericn though Immediately under the
point blank fire OF Its heavy guns sharp iusillade
ana we could hear now and then mitrailleuscs. and
shells were being increasingly thrown by Valeren TO
our right ut troops whom we could not see, but who
must have been somewhere within range, under
cover as their bullets passed over our heads They
were probably O portion OF the troops whom wo
heard afterwards had been surrounded ut Nanterre.
The decentralization OF the Communists was com.
the men were begging the villagers to lend them
clothes In order that they might not be caught In
their uniform by the troops. They seemed TO have
no other idea or their own position, or OF the mill
tary movement OF their party tnan that they wcrc
surrounded aud betrayed. The wounded were com.
were not numerous. the fighting covered 80 much
ground that 1t Is Impossible to form even the r0ugcs
estimate Of the killed and wounded; bur think
they must be very few In proportion TO the number
Of men engaged: The Communists kept greatly
which dli comparatively little mischief. saw very
THE PLOTTING OVER FOR THE DAY.
About three O'Clock Mont valGrien had ceased
firing, and the lighting thereabouts seemed over.
Ihe gendarmes We're eacplng about in search Of
their treatment OF them the troops certainly showed
none OF that sympathy for the Commun,stic move
The prisoners were loaded with curses and every
form OF abuse, and one caught In his uniform was
appeared TO run some risk OF being summarily shot
ny the soldiers but general interiered with the re-
to despise them. Even the badly wounded Obtained
no sort OF compassion but were pitlessy eered ar.
The anmosty could scarcely have been more bitter.
The gendarmerle were conspicuous Tor IT. heard one
say there occasion 10 look Tor ropes to tie tho
prisoners, as they would be shot on the slightest
told them that. but for the superior officers, they
would De shot IN any case. When returned to the
Pont de Neuly found it strongly protected by the
Communists. Four neavy guns had been placed
behind the barrtcades on the Paris side Of the rlver
more were brought down the Avenue de Neniy as
passed. The gates we're shut and National Guards
who tried to Sip through after the ambulance car
riages were resouteiy refused passage In spite of
their reno INSTANCES. Immediately inside the gate
the popular excitement was very great, but further
on, down the Champs Elysees and the Bouevards,
from Versailles was, however. discussed is not I'M
probable. The trains between Paris and Versailles
have been stopped
Theirs Despatch to the Prefccts-Account Of
the Fight April 2-The Bridge OF Neuilly
Carried by the Government TrOOps-FIight
OF tho Insurgents-Thc Elan Of tho Assem-.
blists.
The following despatch was telegraphed by NJ
Theirs to the projects OF departments, giving &C
count Of the engagement between the Assemblies
and Communists on April o.
THE onIkF OF THE EXECUTIVE TO THE rRKFEoTs.
VERSAILLES, April 2, 1871.
Since days several the insur
gents have taken place around Rue Nanerre, Courbevoe
by them the would not let these attempts
punished and mas given the order to attack the
self the demonstration which made by the nsur
o'clock morning with brigade Audsiles the
brgadcs tue Garde Rcpupcanc right wing his army
Tho troops advanced In two columns, one by way OF
tretou They accomplished their Junction 1t Bcrgeres.
Four aons OF insurgents occupied the positions OF Cour
The troops these barrcaded positions after
the other with remarkable e The barracks taken
by the Marines and the great barcade OF Courocvoe BY
the bridge OF Neuy and carried the barrcdc which closed
IT, The insurgents took uh leaving CO tain number of
dead wounded and prisoners In our hands The sponta
the troops having FASTENED this result,
losses quite unimporant The enumeration OF
s was great sgSns tine
terrell he barracks after having rendered to the cause OF
order service which France viii never forget
The wrechcs whom France forced combat have
mtted crime. The surgeoninChief OF the Army, NJ
the position OF the enemy, cowsrdy assassnated
A. TEIERS.