THE VERY LATEST.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 433, 31 May 1871, Page 2

THE VERY LATEST.

ALL HOPES OF PEACE ABANDONED.

CONSTANT AND HEAVY FIRE BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST AND GOVERNMENT PROOPS.

NkW Yoek, May 5, via London, May 5. — A Times special says all hopes of peace are abandoned. The Freemasons have gone to the Provinces to agitate in favour of the Commune. . .

There is a constant arid heavy fire between the forts to-day.

Favre, Ponyor and Queertier have gone to Frankfort to meet Bismarck.

The Daily JVews says the Versailliets are shelling Auteuil from a battery at Montretoufc.

' The Prussians allow provisions to enter Paris.: ■ ' ■'«!.' ■>. TJj iHV'■' .■ i

Versailles is uneasy. Castle Issy has been burned. -:" i:. I ~ - .-. r ~

The Telegraph has a letter from Eossel,, who. defends his conduct toward, Cluseret.

The itepublican Unjpn League demands; twenty days truce. .. j, The railway stations at Auteuil are damaged^ and the inhabitants are'flying. ■•-.; s _> . ) „ \ ( , Since. Friday the insurgents have .lost 2,000. The Communists, hold Issy; -Haying" entrenched, Issy fires slowly and receives a hail of projectiles'; Vauvers ditto..

, The Veraaillists have unmajked a formidable battery at Montretout. Fouie is meuancing Auteuil, Pont de Jour, and Passy. ;; '.» '

The Versaillists have taken Sti'. (3-ermain and established a battery of shell gunboats. ; A naval combat is expected. There is a continuous bufc resultless bombardmenfcof Monterouge, Haute, and Brayers. j The Communeß occupy trenches at Villejuif.

1 Ivry replies sharply; a great aiovement is expected at JTeuilly and Lavaloes. ' ' 'i ' 0 ['Vienna, May s.—Maria Annuiziata is 9ead. ■' " x; "' '• .- ■■ ' ■"■'■<■■■ n

i Lokdomt, May s.—lt is said Prince Napo I leon is here. S Pahis, May s.—Tlio Commune abolishes the 'political and professional oaths. •*■* I The official journals say; Moulin Saquet was Isurroiiuded, by treachery, the garrison "selling fthie password to the V,ersaillists. The pljice' I was recaptured j aleo,' ei*piai-t. Station *~oUM;'eau. ■ ■•.--, .. \:,' , _..■ .'/. . t '".... _;',*_ Issy has been burnt by the federal } ' shells. The official account admits, .serious losses in provisions;and cannon; also, admits tlTq,t t the Versaillists advaiiced aud. constructed-^barri-cades at.Neuilly,,and tha fire of has ignited Levallois and'Neuilly. General' Rossel bwas wounded in i,he: shoulder.