The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-18 00:00:00

E. PT Nr er IT NT Ps 18, 1841,

not the crime flagrant?• Is not the damage evident?
But it is true that it is not the men of the people who
rendered thetbselves culpable of these deplorable ex-
cesses. The responsibility falls exclubively on men of
the opinion which the Conititutionnel represents and de-
fends. Because an attack on order has been committed by
prsons in the uniform of order, it is on that account trans-
ferrat d all at once into a perfectly lawful act? On the con-
trary, is it not on that account of greater gravity? In pre-
sence of such acts involuntarily the admirable conduct of
the pet-Tie in February comes to mind. The parallel
between what the people, for whom there is
n'-
thing but abuse, then did, and what the
to the party of order have just do'
what embarrasiing fcr tti
preferred being so-
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..ationnelt and it has
ia,
. Pme-
ith _agges . og on acts which could not
• _ging comparison. But, at least,
mere are other --
cts which took placa in the neighbour-
thehood of -
Constituttonnel, at its very d9or, on which
.0 may take the liberty or demanding from it some in-
formation. The Etat- Nrajor of the artillery of the Na-
tional Guard has its offices in the Rue du 24 Fevrier,
nearly opposite the Constitutionnel. On the 13th, about
six in the evening,, just as the brave colonel of the legion,
M. Guinard, had gone out, an armed body brcke" inYo
the bureaux, and though no resistance ssas made,
gave way to shameful exc sses. The flag was seized,
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and we are informed, though we can scarcely
believe it, that their flag, on which shone the
colours of France, and which the majesty of the
Republic ought to have protected, was trampled under
foot and dragged in the dust. But this flag belonged
to the artillery of Paris, that noble armed advance guard
of democracy, to all those men of firm r,,publicaniim, of
whom M. Guinard is the worthy leader. It appears
that that was a crime. Put we wish to atk these intre-
pid heroes of order, who make such noble campaigns in
empty bureaux, if the flag in question was not that
which the artillery of Paris had received after the days
of June, and on which were inscribed the names of the
artillerymen who had courageously fallen in that
lamentable struggle. It was kert at the 6zat-major's as a
melancholy monument of that fatal petiod, as a pious
souvenir of the victims of a cruel duty. Was it of that
flag that the victors made a trophy to their furious pas-
sions? This is what it would be useful to declare or to
deny. In presence of these new excesses, will the
Constitutionnel continue to be silent? In that case we
reserve to ourselves to interpret its silence."

The Presse has permanently separated itself from 1
the party with which it has hitherto acted. In
speaking of their acts it says—
" Letthe intimidation come from the right or from the
left, be it red or white, be it exercised by the Republi-
cans of the lendemain of of the veille, whether takin4•
place or not under the Administration of M. Rebill:,/
by graver and more culpable eacesz;es than those er,m.
mitted under the Administration of M. Caussidi•Jra, in-
timidation, we say, will not find us in its ranks j'a June,
1849, any more than in March, 1848.
without e
neces-
sity,
separate publicly from the Party which,
voted on Wednesday, by
at of manifesting one's
acclamacio• j, the state
whitja on Thurs-
day, siege for eleven departments;
day, voted with the same readiness th'
urgency of a
bill suppressing temporarily one of 0
ranteed by the Constitution, the Finny
ie liberties gua-
peaceably; which to-morrow, withr,ut doubt, will pro-
pose to suspend another liberty—th .
opinions by means of the grad-, of meeting
appear-
ance, will not stop short in
*.nis course until it has com-
pletely run through it.
but with order we de'
' which, to all
With liberty we desire order,
them, as whatever -"ire liberty. We do not disjoin
does so prepares a new revolution.
takes place?
What matters it,
r.,n which side an overturn into the abyss
overturned. Only one thing is important—not to be
In our soul and conscience, particularly
after the /I"te of May 7, the order to enter Rome by force
is in nii/raifest contradiction with the artieles of the Con-
stituti,
..,,, which declares that the French Republic is
neY 4r to employ its force against the liberty of any pee.-
Ve. The day of June 13 has not caused us to change
our opinion—what we thought before we think after;
and we say this, even were this declaration to expose
our printing establishment to the devastation exercised
against those of M. Houle and M. Proux on June 13,
1849, and which rendered illustrious a battalion of the
Ist legion of the National Guard, commanded by Capt.
Vieyrat."

The preliminary examinations into the events of
the 13th were commenced cn Friday morning, and
continued without relaxation the whole of the day, by
four exam nining
magistrates. MM. E. BERTRAND,
LEGONIDEC, BEAULT, and FILUON. Arreats also
continued to be made throughout the day, and in the
evening amounted to 300, including most of the
members of the German Democratic Committee, and
other Socialist propagandists. The papers and docu-
ments seized, and the domiciliary visits made, led to
the issue of fresh warrants against other persons.
The Opinion Publique says that, after escaping
from the Conservatoire des Arts et M&iers, M.
LEDUC ROLLIN went to Versailles, where he passed
the night. At an early hour the next morning he
went to St. Germains, and from that place proceeded
on foot through the forest to Poissy. He there took
immediately
embarked railway to Havre, from whence he
embarked for England.
The Gazette des Tribunaux announces the arrest
of M. CONSIDERANT, but the Droit says that the state-
ment which was current on Saturday to that effect is
untrue.

The National publishes the following letter from
M. GUINARD

" Conciergerie, 9 o'clock at night, June lb.
"My dear Duras,--I have berm just informed of a
shameful arficla in this day's Courrier Frahfais. The
whole is inexact; I remaited with my bravo comrades
up to the last moment. Our attitude before the soldiers
was that of men who respect therbselve4 The Courrier
can, on that point, interrogate the Colonel, Lkutchaut-
Colonel, and a chef de butadon of the 62d, I ought
to affirm besides that the representatives Boiehot and
Rattier were not exposed a single moment to the un
worthy treatment mentioned in the Courrier. Our ene-
mies ought not to forget whatis due to adversaries in
our present position. It is sad to think that men who
ought to respect each other should so completely forget
the most simple duties of honourable men. All bulletins,
when no combat has taken place, are ridiculous. Make
use, I pray you, of this note to rectify the article of the
Courrier.

" A. GUINARD."
The National declares that there is no truth in the
report that M. GOUDCIIAUX had been arrested.
The PRESIDENT of the Republic, attended by the
Ministers of Instruction and of Public Works, visited
the Cholera Hospital on Saturday.
The Government has received the following dis-
patch from General OUDINOT, dated Villa Santucci,
June 7:—

GENERAL OUDINOT TO VIE MINISTER OF WAR.
"Monsieur le Ministre,—ln ray dispatch of the 4th,
, I had the honour of giving you an account of the taking
of the Villa Panifili, the church of St. Pancras, and the
Corsini and Valentini residences. The possession of
these important points was indispensable for the strong
support of the woi ks of siege on the left ; our posses-
and required,
vigilance, and
dsiaorningof
ththeesmta waansd v6itgho,rotoh
eslyincaostntaesettedive,
gave rise to several engagements, in which the advan-
tage remained constantly with our troops. I have now
to acquaint you with the progressive and regu-
lar cobrse of the operations of the siege, and
the successive incidents as we approach the ingchetoifnabthoeute3voeonimngetres from the
the trenches
On
nchea
twerebe 4 tohp,e ante
dh
aa ltf -ap
da
st t ea
wall ; 1,200 workmen were taken to the line forming
a development of from 1,000 to 1,400 metres. At this
part the ground is very uneven and covered with vines
and hedges. The tracing the parallel and the distribu-
tion of the workmen were very difficult—on some points
the work could not be undertaken before midnight.
At this moment, and to divert the attention of the
enemy, I ordered General Regnault de Saint Jean
d'Angely, commanding the troops at the Villa Pamfili
and at St. Pancras, to make a feigned attack on that
side, and to open a fire after ten o'clock. The result of
this diversion surpassed my hopes. All the efforts of
the Romans were turned towards the gate of St. Pan-
cras, which they might suppose to be seriously menaced.
The works of the parallel were not for an instant dis-
turbed, and there was not a man wounded on this point
during the night. At daybreak some points of the
parallel were still incomplete; it was, however, covered
throughout. The artillery was engaged during the
whole of the night of the 4th in constructing two bat-
teries; that on the left was to reply to the fire of the
bastion No. 6; that on the right to silence the fire of
Mount Testacio, where the enemy had made prepara-
tions of defence; it had also to silence the battery of
St. Alexis, on Mount Aventine. The work of the sth
regularised the dimensions of the parallel. The battery
on the left opened its fire at .ix in the morning, and
silenced bastion No. 6. The battery on the right
did not commence its fire till towards noon. Its ac
tion was shown by the interruption of the fire of Mount
Testacio. The night of the sth was employed in per-
fecting the trench, and the construction of a battery in
the centre of the parallel. The Villas Corsini and Va-
lentini, occupied by our troops, were the constant objects
of the fire of musketry, and even artillery of the city.
I thought it would be possible, by means of some works,
to secure this occupation, and render the communication
more easy. The construction of these works„ directed

by the en-gineers, was immediately commenced, and will
be continued without interruption. The operations of
the siege had also a regular progress on the 6tb. Our
batteries have only replied to the enemy. They have
suffered no injury, and are free in action. The correct-
ness of our aim must have caused consideraLle loss to
the enemy. Our loss is incomparably
smell con-
sidering the results obtained. On the 4th, sth, and 6th
it amounted to only fifty wounded, and six killed. At
Ponte Molle the situation is considerably ameliorated.
Our establishment there is consolidated without serious
opposition, the broken arch has been repaired so as to
permit with ease the passage of columns. Daily recon-
naissances are made on the left bank of the Tiber. The
health of the troops is excellent.
(Signed) " OUDINOT DE REGGIO."
The Assemblee Nationale publishes the following
correspondence, which is said to have taken place
between M, DE LESSEPS and the Roman Triumvirate :
" In reply to the communication addressed by you to
mo this morning, containing a 1, tter of the General of
the French army, and your reply, I have the honour to
declare to you that I maintain the arrangement signed
yesterday, and tkat I leave for Paris, in order to have it
ratified. This arrangement was concluded by virtue of
my instructions, which authorise me to devote myself
exclusively to negotiations and to the relations to be
established with the Roman authorities and population.
" June 1."

The following paper was addressed to the besieging
army
" French Soldiers,—You know now your position and
our:. M. Lesseps, sent to us to execute the orders of
the Asperably, cf the Zth Ditty, hus concluded With um the

honourable convention herewith sent. Your General
opposes it; he persists in his sad resolution of violating
by force the Eternal City, and to place a Eea of bloixf
betwcen brethren who desire to embrace. Is that worth-
of
Fratfce? Will you be accomplices of thin '
deception, and plot against liberty? A^
Soon you will be judged, and

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