Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-25
European News.
FRANCE.

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Palace Royal is still.burning- Only one
third of the Louvre has been saved.
Fighting continues at the Hotel de Ville
and at the terminus Of the Northern
railroad. Marshal Mcmahon with his
staff has removed to the Place Vendome.
VERSAILLES, May 24.-The Paris in
surgents have been beaten everywhere
to-day, except in Belleville, Montrouge
and St. Antoine, where they still hold
out The leaders of the Commune who
have not been shot or captured are ske-
daddling in every direction, and the
Versailles authorities are making des-
perate exertions to prevent their escape.
M. Deleschuso is now prisoner In
the hands of the Government, and Gen
eral Dombrowski is held prisoner at
St. Denis by the Prussians.
M. Theirs has announced that all the
National Guards throughout the coun-
try are to be Immediately disarmed.
This announcement gives great satisiae-
ton to a majority in the Assembly.
The Versailles forces are virtually
masters of Paris, but the insurgents are
reducing the city to ashes. In their
mad frenzy they are burning every build
ing of prominence TO the ground. They
have deliberately fred the Tuileries,
Louvre, Cour des Complies, Hotel de
Vile, Ministry of Finance building,
churches, in short, every public building
of which they had possession.
The scenes which are transporting in
Paris are dreadful Only the bare walls
of the Tuileries are left standing. The
insurgents fired the building yesterday,
having determined to destroy everything
of value in the city rather than permit
the Versailles government to get posses
sion of them. The building of the Aus
TRAN embassy, which is the property OF
the Empress Eugene, has been burned.
The Caissedes Consignati and the
Spanish embassy are both reported de-
stroyed. The destruction of property
has been frightful, and it still continues.
Departure from Paris is impossible, and
circulation in the city is difficult. One
hundred pieces of cannon belonging to
the Government forces are now pointed
down the Rue LATTE.
The troops are taking the barricades
in splendid style and with most reckless
gallantry. Their losses, however, are
severe, the insurgents pouring terrible
fire into their ranks from the houses.
All the barbados in the Place de la
Concorde have been carried. Heavy
fighting is now going ON between Prem
die and Mont Parnasse.
The losses of the Versailles troops on
yesterday were small. Twelve thousand
insurgents have already been taken
prisoners.
1t is reported that M. Billioray, the
last Minister of War Of the Commune,
was shot Immediately after he was cap
tured.
The Versailles authorities are sending
firemen and fre-engines from all the
towns within twenty miles, in the hope
of checking the progress of the con
hagaration.
VERSAILLES, May rs morning. 1.-The
widest excitement prevails here over the
events of the last few days. Firing has
continued ceaselessly inside Of Paris
through the night, and it still goes on
this morning. The insurgents are Great
ing fearful havoc with petroleum bombs,
which they firing from batteries estab-
lished at Buttes and Chaumon.
The Palace of the Luxembourg has
been fred by the Communists and is
now in flames. Smoke envelopes the
whole city. The museum in Louvre is
the only public building saved from
the flames by the utmost exertions on
the part of the Versaillists. The re-
.nainder of the Louvre is in heap of
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PARIS, May a., via BoULoGSE, May
25.- The Louvre, Tuileries, Hotel de
Vile, Palace Royal and Cathedral de
Notre Dame, together with all govern
ment buildings, have been fred by the
insurgents. Explosions are of constant
occurrence.
Belleville and Laville still hold out
The insurgents have massed together
almost their entire force, and still con
time to resist the Versaillist with great
vigor
The sights in the streets where fight
ing has been going on are heartrending.
Thousands of the dead are scattered
around, while hosts Of the wounded are
lying unattended and dying. The raw
ages Of the flames have been terrible.
One-tbird Of the city has been destroyed
and the fire continues TO rage undated
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