The New York herald., 1878-10-15

Il must moreover be over borne In mind that
60 900 Of the National Guard OF Paris, loyal 10 tho
government, were absent oeyond me LOIRE or 10 YER
bly,, irreausry conducsed ~ tps Central Com
mittse March 20. one bali the vses OF Paris we're
thrown against tue Communist candidates, warning
which WAS not disrsgarded. Ihe men In power, as NJ
Simon takes TO nots were widely divided In pol
itica opinions from the first day. being agreed oaly
in conslant,y repeating tno one word, Commune"
when each uuderstosd as he pleased. They knew
well what they combated. but what they should
lound they had only confused. sxtravagant ana ir-
reconciiabis ideas Even me women wno
.ook part m public manifestation ,.s, were s,m,-
signed "A Group VI Women.' having the
3d OF May demanded an armstice, y was an
trail Union Committee OF Women" with Indignant
protest disclaimng all conc:ation between liDeriy
ana dcmandlng ia guesrs outrance." This was
signed ny the cftoyenHes Lcme, Jncquier, Leievre
Lcioup aud Donitref VINO, Us ~ simon notes. did NO!
mime emsolvss lofty proclaalious They placed
in itue lew days later battalion Of 1000 women
well armed and equipped, who were commanded oy
men, reviewed May ID IA tie courtyard
Of Tueres by two general officers and delegate
of the Commune. They received, ike other soldiers,
ono and u halt francs per diem. besides their iood
Tnslr warlike exploits never hgured IN history, bat
isolated women, attached ~ cdntiHteres the
regular companies or who Joined those CO panies
ATTIRE really .'dspiayed courage battle per-
sislence wnicn iew men could equal and y ierocity
winch rendered tncir war notably sanguinary. Many
found behind the barricades. Others undertook
10 bedew houses with petroleum. Tho poor, unhappy
women. who criea out ior coucilaiiou and demanded
SEX"
c.usERAr AS WAR DELEGATE
From tho peu-piclures which abound IN NJ Simon's
work tind space Tor that OF General Cuseret,
SO well known 10 many IN New York. Ciuseret,
whom the Commune called to the head oil It's war al
FAIRS, adveuturer, but he was not, ike most
oi his colleagues, an incapable man, A. the time he
pominated war delegate no did not even 20.
long 10 tue Commune; he was put forward on COM
plimentary election but ha accepted because u
felt necessary TO renounce Improviscd generals
"A pupil from ST. Cyr, chet OF batlxnon IN Garde
N CuuSScurS
very brave aud weilverscd III his profession Cuseret
had before him honorable career put owing 10 ir-
regular he compelled to leave the French
army. Alter that he Ived as II were, by chance.
AT tao time now mentioned he was acting ~ the ca
pacity OF Ior NJ. Carayon-Latour no was IN
America for Italian Unity when the war broke out,
where he recruited a regiment oi volunteers aud
brought II 10 GnrIbaIdi, who first made him
colonel then general lie returned At once TO Amcrca
and served In The Nortnern army colonei ol stan
during the war oi secession. Between Two wars he
became journalist IN Now York, London and Paris,
never writng except Tor the most advanced radical
journals Ae entered she ln'ernasionale a. an eary
the Fentans during one ol his sOjourns Ia England.
Ii IS true stated, that he look part IN
tho expodion az inst the .Cnateau dc Chester he
was truly predosiined TO become the general OF the
Commune After the 4th OF April he accepted The
position offered him and had, perhaps, the alter
thought OF becoming dictator. In any case, he
wished to be the absolute master 10 his department,
aua he would have been, indeed, Al to genuine capa-
bility he could have uuited suiucient amount OF
lrmues&
RosSRL AS A DEsPoT.
pathy WAS fet botn sides OF the Atlantic VIII 20
read with interest Rossei whose tragic end has IN
spred q universal interest on account OF his youtnfu
ness and his talent army officer, was not per-
haps superior to Cluseret as general HIS writings,
however, prove that he was good autaor jour
nalist fuli OF vim ana originality he loft IN the
regular army the reputation OF an educated and efi-
cient officer His private lie was without bietnish.
he hal only been employed u der ordcrs during the
time Clusrrat was Ia office HIS principal duty then
preside at tue court martial Here he
acquitted himself with u severity that oitsntimes
brr,a I'm maj ua.ut n tina
Seventy fourth battalion (Quarier de Charonac had
refused march 70 the Porte Maiilo because his men
mad eaten ming Tor four hours. In order 10
make an example and create impression The court
martial cou udemned Giraud to death. One OF the de-
that Made the most noise was that referring
10 the 1O5th battalion, which mutnied at the Place
Vend0me aud refused to march and lace the enemy.
Roses atner mad been cnisf OF ths battai-
had be0n reooctod aad II has been thought
that both fAtaer and son awaited an opportunity
to roseut the slight "whereas." said Inc decree,
general fesUisnsss of the elected chiefs ana tho
collective laxty o tue 1U5th battalion may DO I'm
puted 10 The whole battalion. The lO5th will be DIS
ved apd It's members placed under control OF tho
NationaI Guard. The officers, sub-ofcers guards
Will DO ranked simple guards tu other battalions,
deprived OF the privilege OF voting 1t either civil
or military election under pain Of such elections
being declared null" He also sent sOme officers TO tho
gaiieys-nard labor for Liza This sentencs was asor-
ever supported by Deicsciuze, he was nominated
Delegate oi War. Rosscl only directed tho Tor
ten uays from Aprii ~ 70 May ~ 2.
RKARKANGISG TAx FORCES.
During this snort time showed that he knew
his business that Ne was bold and aDorious aud that
he MAS neither less proud nor less haughty than
ClusereI n FIRST acI Of authority was 10 modify The
commands Between DomOrowski ana Wro0es ki-
the hrst commanding ths right wing and this second
the IsI wing oi the army-he formed ceatral coui-
mand. which reached from the Seine TO the lett bank
Of tr Bleyrc ana condued l. to General La Cccia.
This Was An excsiienb movement, aince it placed
La Coeilia, an olicer ot talent, we'll IN line. ny
the same order ne created TWO reserve brigados,
under the orders OF Generais Bergeret and Eudes-
. miserable choice, which PROBABLY was forced on
bim. But ne was frequently bothered by his ipe1i-
ccnt coiaborers Of The Delegation OF War. The
greater number VI the cnies Of battalion had
served except IN the Natiopai Guard. Among these
figured wine dsaar. boor.ss; L,soen an actor ana
and decorator; Niiiere, aAwyer and Jsclara probes.
sor OF mAthsmatcs. When Rosssl proceeded
make for sial officers be insertoo Tho
following III his order Wh military ledge
ana capacity are not generally prevalent 10 The Ma
iional Guard tne present examination VIII turn prin
cIpaiIy upon the Intellectual clpacy aud the moral
and political value OF inc candidates"
xURDERISG HOSTAGES.
Our lass extract snail that winch describes the
murder o the hostages Whsn tho troops of tho lipc
sne 27tn entered the Grandc Roquetlo. abandoned
by the FsdsrAte tbs hrsl word oI lbS Captain was,
ssWbere 10 tb0 Afcnbisnopf Where 10 NJ BonJeap ~
They bad boen sssasspated three days before II was
never known whence came The order OF execution.
There had been ssmDsnce Of court martial IN the
EiovepIh ward where Dsoscnze was Ia Command, and
whore was The rcndezvoas Vi tue mem0ers oi tno
Commune and oil The lnsurgent officers. WHO gave
the order to assemble tns tribunal AMI selected its
meIpDsrsY Was Il Raoui Rsauit or Ferre or the Com
mIttes of Pubic Safety Inc prssdcp. was oue con-
ton joiucr pros oi clubs me close o tho
Empire. aa unisttered person oi whom tnc Commune
nad made magistrate. This 'Uourp' sat
A. tue Mairie oil the EIeventh ward, May "a
y Two Y. N. Although composed OF only thrco
mem pcrs there members vi the Commuae pres
eul took part The deliberations. IL wac u fst
proposed Shoot sixty-slx hostages. This mum Ger
reduced to by stipuatng that the Archbishop
and NJ. bopjean snouid be Lmopg them. Wales aud
Vsrmorsl opposed all tner strength the inIquuy
to be psrpetratad, Out ther Voices were sted
Genton started ior tho Grand Roqusitc with tho seu
tencc He accomp .nied by Me2y aud Sicard. He
arrived al nvo y. NJ fhc order contained only two
names but demanded six victims ''Ihe six names
must De lurnished,p y said the gTeisr OF tho prison.
who desired only TO gain tine. Ccnon took the roll
aud the names 10 this ordci-Darboy, BouJean,
Degusrry Aliard C,erc, Ducoulray. Tns gry ier
sad ~ have the rutilcation.h Gcntob started
on the the Marie and returned iD
With the approval oi Fcrie.
BurcHERY ARCHBISHOP DARBoY.
squad vi ioriy men, headed ny Fraucofs, tho
keeper OF the PRISON; Geuton, Megy, Picard aad
verig the captain commanding the post, up 70
the nrs. story. RamAin, a friend oil Fran
cois', called the names, "DarOoyl" calm voice