ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH NEWS AT AUCKLAND, BY THE S.S. “WONGA WONGA.”

New Zealand Mail, Issue 17, 20 May 1871, Page 8

ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH NEWS AT AUCKLAND, BY THE S.S. “WONGA WONGA.”

• ■■ ■ ■ ■■ ■■■ - SPECIAL OVERLAND TELEGRAM. Auckland, May 16. The Wonga Wonga arrived at 2 p.m. to-day ; she left Honolulu on the 29th, waiting three days for the steamer Ajax. She brings no English mail. She has seven passengers, and a general cargo. San Francisco, April 17th. —Anarchy in France still continues. The Government troops carried Fort De Neuilly on April 7th with great slaughter. The rebels on the Bth kept constantly firing shells into Paris. On April 9th, there was desperate fighting around the city. A paßy of conciliation has been redoubling their efforts. On the same day there was a great cannonading. The Champs Elysees was being deserted owing to a number of shells falliing into the City. London, April 10.—The Church Notre Dame, Paris, has been sacked. The Governmental batteries made a partial breach in the fortifications yesterday. Paris, April 10.—The Conciergeries are filled both with priests and nuns, arrested on warrants calling them citizens and styling them servants of a person called God.

The Archbishop was stripped naked and bound to a pillar, scourged, and mocked for hours by a band of ferocious Reds.

Paris, April 11.—The Commune (insurgents) are barricading 6very street, and they have more than 200,000 desperate men under command. The insurgents demand one million, or they will kill the Archbishop of Paris. The insurgents took away the plate of the foreign office.

The iron clad fleet of the Seine is at Paris. An attack is imminent.

The “ Siecle ” and “ Temps ” newspapers have been suppressed. Berlin, April 12.—The official organ states that Germany will only interfere in France to collect the indemnity. Paris, April 12.—Parisian women have been invited to join in the defence. Paris, April 12, via London.—-Loud uninterrupted cannonading has been kept up since last evening between Chantillon and southern forts.

London, April 12. Napoleon is seriously ill at Chiselhurst. London, April 12. —“ Times ’’special correspondent says that a column of insurgents advanced on Clamart unopposed. Thiers will not take decisive action till 50,000 liien are added to his army. Versailles, April 13.—Delegates from a party of conciliation have returned to Paris. The conditions of peace proposed by Thiers are that Paris should lay down her arms, and then municipal franchise would he granted to the city. Paris, April 13.—The Communists propose to demolish the column in the Place Yen dome.

London, April 14. —The insurgents are occupying Neuilly. There is a report ef treachery on the part of the insurgent commanders. Great damage is being done in Paris from the shells.

The insurgents are said to have taken 2000 prisoners at Villiers. Paris, April 17.—Shells and bullets are falling in the streets of Paris. Considerable numbers are demanding passports to leave the city. The streets leading from Fort Maillot are in ruins.

A terrible cannonade was kept up last night. The Government! troops were repulsed. The delegates of the Commune took an inventory of all the objects of value in the Paris churches.

A number of manufacturers have been arrested by order of the Commune, and manufactories closed, in order to force workmen to join the forces.

The price of fresh meat is doubled. A prominent American banker has offered to buy the column in Place Vendome, and take it to the Central Park, New York. ENGLISH NEWS. The annual review of Volunteers was held at Brighton on the 10th April. Among distinguished persons present were Prince Arthur, Prince Saxe Weimar, Duke of Cambridge, Minotti Garibaldi. Evolutions were under command of General Sir James Grant. AMERICAN NEWS. Labors of Joint High Commission at Washington are progressing favorably ; the only trouble arising being in reference to San Juan boundary It is unofficially understood that they have concluded the convention containing the basis of settlement on the Alabama question, and that claims shall be submitted to a commission of five members representing England, the United States, Brazil, Switzerland, and Italy. If either of the three latter powers fail to appoint commissioners the vacation is to be filled by Sweden and Norway. LATEST UNPUBLISHED. Despatches received by cable and overland line: — Paris, April 17, 1 a.m. —General Chastereti, in his official report to the Commune says that Fort Vanvres was attacked five times in succession on Saturday. An obstinate straggle is going on at Neuilly between the Government troops and the Communists, where the ground is disputed by inches. At Versailles the Government troops are concentrating, and a severe attack is expected. The Germans have been reinforced by 18,000 men, and preparing to intervene.

The sale of horse flesh has again commenced, and there are other signs of the scarcity of food. London, April 17.—Paris elections for Commune attracted little attention, many abstaining from voting. There was a demonstration in Hyde Park yesterday in favor of the insurgents. Paris, April 17.—A number of manufacturers have been arrested for keeping workshops open and preventing Nationals from joining Communists. The Germans occupy St. Owen. Rio Janiero, March 26.—The Emperor and Empress go to Europe in May. London, April 17.—The “ Times ” leader on the Alabama question hails the probable settlement of the case with genuine satisfaction, and thinks that the arbitration will acquit England* London, April 17.—The special correspondent of the “ Times ” from Versailles says that the Prussian trenches on the Terrace Meudon are now occupied by French Government troops. Sixteen guns pointing at Issy and Vanvres have been placed in position.

New York, April 17.—The “Tribune’s” special from Paris, says that on Sunday firing was incessant. The Government at Versailles gives twenty-four hours to surrender. The city is completely invested. Vanvres sustained five separate assaults last evening. The ambulances were seen carrying the dead and wounded of the assailants.

The fighting outside Paris has been incessant, resulting in oompiete victory for the insurgents (Communists).

1000 Government soldiers were killed at Vanvres, and several hundred were taken prisoners at Neuilly.

The Commune has taken all the railroads oat of Paris under its control.

Attacks were made yesterday by the insurgents on Fort Daaphine. Champs Ely sees was much damaged by shells. The building occupied by the American Legation was damaged. Minister Washburne was at his post. There is only provisions enough in Paris to last three weeks.