The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-24
The Tuileries, Hotel DIES InvaIides, Hotel de
Vile and Other Buildings Occupied,
MANY BARRICADEs TAKEN.
DombrOwSki Wounded and His Escape
Prevented by the Germans.
ASSY AND PYAT NABBED.
The Final Collapse Of the Commune
Expected To-Day.
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TsLlGRAMs 70 the new YORK HERALD
VERSAILLES, May 23-Afternoon.
General Clinchamp having last evening
occupied Batignolles, attacked Montmartre
to-day on the west and south from the Avenue
du Clichy and boulevard of the same name.
CAPTURE OF MoNrMARrRE.
General Ladmirault, simultaneously NOV
ing his forces along the whole line of the Seine
and the boulevards leading to the Northern
Railway, attacked the station of that railway
and carried 1t by assault. He thence moved
upon Montmartre, which was captured at one
o'clock this afternoon.
OTHER BARRIoADEs CARRIED.
General Cissey's forces carried the barri-
cade in the Chaussee du Maine, in the south
ern part Of Paris
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.
The operations Of the government troops
are progressing satisfactorily everywhere, and
the complete suppression of the instruction
is expected to-day or tomorrow.
SMALL LOSSES.
The losses of the Versaillists in to-day's
engagements are small.
Decisive Successes-Imporiant Points Occu-
vrSoJ
de la Concorde Observation-Disclosures
Surrendered.
LONDON, May %, 1871.
A despatch from Versailles Monday even
ing says =
DECISIVE SUCCESSES.
The Versailles troops have occupied the
station of the Versailles Railway on the Boule-
ward Mont Parnasse, which is within short
distance of the Luxembourg, and that General
Clinchamp has turned the insurgent position
at the Tuileries and made eight thousand to
ten thousand prisoners.
IMPORTANT POINTS OCCUPIED.
A later despatch says the Versallists have
occupied the Place Vendome, the Tuileries
and the Hotel de Vile.
AssY AND PYAT CAPTURED.
NJ Assy is certainly In custody, and it is
reported that NJ. Felix Pyat has also been
arrested.
THE PLACE DE La CoNcoRDE ABANDONED.
Another despatch says the insurgents aban-
doned the Place de la Concorde yesterday.
MoNTMARTRE SURROUNDED.
General Ladmiraults forces have sur
rounded Montmartre, and q battle is now pro-
crossing there. The complete overthrow of
the insurgents is imminent.
Fighting mt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Es-
cape Preventcd-Immense Enthusiasm
Streets and Buildings Occupied.-F Fighting Mt
the Darricades- Prussinn Orders.
VERSAILLES, May 80, 1871.
Advices from Paris report terrible fire of
cannon and musketry since daybreak this
morning in the direction of Montmartre.
THE ESCAPE OF DoMBRowsKI PREVENTED.
The isolation of Paris by the Prussians is
now complete.
General Dombrowski has been wounded,
and endeavored to make his escape from the
Versailles troops, but was prevented by the
Prussians.
IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM.
The enthusiasm among the delivered popu-
lation Of Paris is immense. The battalions
of the friends of order are organizing. The
Mayors of Paris assemble at the Chateau
Muettc to-day.
STREETS AND BUILDINGS OCCUPIED.
The Versaillists have occupied the Place
de Clichy at the junction of the Boulevards
des Batignolles and De Clichy, on the very
verge of Montmartre; also the st. Lazare
station of the Western Railway, the Palais
d'Industrie, the Chamber of the Corps L gis-
latif and the Hotel des Invalides.
FIGHTING AT THE BARRIoADEs.
There was sharp fighting at the barricades
in the Place dc la Concorde and the Place de
Clichy. The cannonade slackened at ten
o'clock this forenoon. The Versailles troops
have occupied st. Omen.
PRUsSIAN ORDERS.
The insurgents make no attempt to break
| the Prussian line Of cncirclement. The Prus
sian troops have been ordered 70 open fire or