The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-06 00:00:00

SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, i6Ji.

pect of Paris was perfectly calm. At about that time,
however, persons were moving about spreading rumours
of defections in the troops, of regiments marching upon
Paris in the interest of the Assembly, and other things
equally unfavourable to the President of the Republic.
Some of these rumours, which were evidently prepara-

who had advanced some way down the boulevard in ac-
companying the 72d Regiment now at once precipitately
returned, and a general rush towards the Rue St. Fiacre
took place. Before, however, they could reach it a feu
cle peloton broke out along the whole line of troops from
the place where the first discharge was made, to the Rue
Montmartre. The consternation of the fugitive parties
was at the highest pitch, and ono man having fallen,
just at the corner of the street, a scene of confusion was
produced by several others falling over him. As not
one of these persons, however, received any wound, the
opinion seemed to prevail that the soldiers had fired in
the air, to clear the boulevard and intimidate the disaf-
fected.
" The Patric of yesterday evening states that an at-
tempt was made during the day upon the Palais do
Justice, and for a short time the proceedings of the
tribunals were suspended. The insurgents were re-
pulsed by a company of the Repulican Guard. The
marie of the 2d arrondissement was also attacked. The
insurgents had seized the mayor, when on the outside of
the building, and ordered him to go with them into the
marie tand deliver the arms. On their arrival there,
however, they found an armed force, who rescued the
mayor and drove away the insurgents.
" An immense number of arrests were made during
the day; among them are, it is said, some ex-represen-
tatives, and several persons whose social position is very
superior to that of most of the men engaged in the insur-
rection.
" We regret to state that many persons unconnected
with the insurrection, and who from a most unpardon-
able curiosity had proceeded to the disturbed quarters,
were killed or wounded in the charges made by the
troops when pursuing the fugitive insurgents.
" The evening edition of the Constitutionnel mentions
among the false rumours that were current yesterday
the revolt of some regiments and their march upon Paris
under General Neumayer, the arrival of Ledru Rollin iu
Paris, the death of General Bedeau, and an impeachment
of Louis Napoleon by the High Court of Justice. M.
Ledru Rollin, says the Comtitutionnel, is not arrived,
and strict orders are given to prevent his landing. Ge-
neral Bedoan is at Ham in perfect health, and General
Neumayer is at Nautes in retirement. The High
Court of Justice has not given any decree of any
kind against the President of the Republic. The
same journal, alluding to some absurd reports about the
ex-Representatives who were arrested at the Mairie of
the 10th arrondissement, states that they have been set
at liberty. Many of them insisted on remaining in
prison, but they were put into hackney-coaches, three
by three, and taken by officers de paix to their respec-
tive homes.
"The Moniteur Parisien of yesterday evening says—
' News of the most unfounded character has been circu-
lated to-day as to the state of the departments. It was
said that Rouen, Arras, Lille, and Lyons, were in full
insurrection. We contradict these reports in the most
formal manner. The dispatches received by the Go-
vernment unanimously agree in saying that the acts of
the President have been received with the most lively
sympathy.'
" On the invitations which he had received from the
Mayor of Montmartre, and in order to tranquillise the
inhabitants of his commune, Commandant Kartl occupied
the posts at the barriers by the National Guard, who
promptly responded to his orders. All the commune is
peaceable.
"ADDITIONAL Dorams.—The plan of operations de-
cided on by the General-in-Chief for yesterday's em-
ployment of the troops appears to have been as follows.
As the insurrection was concentrated between the Hotel
de Ville, the Pointe St. Eustache, and the Boulevards,
the divisions Carrelet and Levasseur were orded to com-
mence at one o'clock to move forward to put it down. Gen.
Levasseur, with the brigade llerbillon, left the Hotel do
Vile and marched on the Pointe St. Eustache, where Gen.
Dulac was posted. The brigade Maruluz, about the
same time, left the Place de la Bastile, and marched on
the same point. Whilst these movements were being
carried into execution, the brigades of Cotte, Bourgon,
and Canrobert took up position on the Boulevards near
the Porte St. Denis on the one side, and towards the
Porte St. Martin on the other. The attack then took
place, and the barricades were carried with groat reso-
lution, and without much difficulty. Some partial agi-
tions which were manifested on other points were
quickly put down.
The gnartier latin and the Faubourg St. Marceau
remained calm. The division was in position there,
but had no occasion to act.
" The cavalry was not engaged, but the brigade
Rei-
bell (Ist and 7th Lancers) received orders, as night
came on, to sweep the Boulevards in their whole leagth,
and to disperse all hostile groups in the centre, batta-
.ons of Chasseurs being charged with the same duty on

tory to a movement, obtained credence and excited -great
uneasiness. At about twelve o'clock it was generally
reported that barricades had been erected at the Porte
St. Denis and Porte St. Martin, rues Baubourg,
Transnonain, St. Mery, and St. Martin. This rumour
was subsequently found to be quite correct. The
alarm now became so great that not only in the
neighbourhood of the disturbed district, but in other
parts of the boulevard, the rue Richelieu, the rue Vivienne,
and all that part of Paris, the tradesmen closed their
shops. The fact that no troops were at that time on the
spot produced a sensation of panic which is almost in-
describable. This, however,:was in some degreo allayed
when it was known that about two o'clock a large body

of troops had arrived, and were successfully commenc-
ing the destruction of the barricades. It appears that
during the night an attempt had been mado to excite the
people by a repetition of the proceeding which produced
such serious results in February, 1848. About 100
men en blouse, commanded by several chiefs of sections,
and preceded by two torches, paraded two corpses, of
which they had become possessed after the carrying
of the barricades which had been erected in the
Faubourg St. Antoine and the rue St. Marguerite,
went through the rues Grenetat, Beaubourg, and Trans•
nonain, shouting Aux Armes! A few determined ser-
gens-de-villo attacked this party, and carried off the
dead bodies to the Morgue. Speculating on this vino
of horror, the rioters became more numerous, and pro-
ceeded to man four barricades which they had formed in
this quarter. They were attacked by some detach.
ments of the division of General Levasseur, and carried
in a few moments. Several insurgents were killed, and
about 50 chiefs of sections and men en blouse were ar-
rested. Three other barricades were abandoned at

Midnight by the insurgents. Yesterday morning, at an
early hour, the Prefect of Police having been informed
that 120 ontagnard ex-representatives had met during
the night and drawn up a manifesto, took successful means
to prevent its being posted up. The first barricades in
the rue Boaubourg and Transnonaiu were carried at
about 12 o'clock. The troops after the victory showed
great clemency towards the insurgents; instead of shoot-
ing them, as they would have been justified in doing by
the military law in such cases, they were taken pri-
soners, and removed to the Conciergerie. Many of them
who were seriously wounded were carefully attended to
by the military surgeons. At ono o'clock the insurrec-
tion had evidently made much progress. The insurgents
appeared to be entirely masters of the quarters St. Dinis
and St. Martin. The houses forming the angle of these
two boulevards were taken possession of by a ,great
number of men armed with muskets and swords, many
of which had been obtained by robbing the shops of
armourers. In the rues St. Denis and St. Martin
several insurgents entered the houses, and threw out of
the windows articles of furniture to assist in forming
barricades. There was great stupor in the whole of
the quarter until the arrival of th© Chasseurs de
Vincennes and some regiments of the line, who
in a few moments carried the barricades and
gave no quarter to the insurgents. At half-past four
the troops were .masters of the whole of the ground
which had been occupied by the insurgents, and the
wounded were carried away to the hospitals. The
number of dead is said to be very considerable. The
loss on the side of the troops is comparatively small. A
barricade which had been erected in the Rae de Bac was
crrried without difficulty by a few sergens-de-ville. Se-
veral lamentable incidents occurred during the day. A
republican guard, carrying dispatches, was massacred
by a band of insurgents. Two officers of the line,
who were passing along the Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle,
were seriously wounded, and an officer of the staff of the
National Guard was struck off his horse. At about
Eve o'clock no more firing was heard, and many of
the troops were ordered to their barracks for refresh-
ments. The great thoroughfares, however, were occu-
pied by military force, in order to prevent any farther
assemblage.
" One of our reporters gives us the following account
of what took place on the Boulevards, part of which he
was himself an eye witness to:—
" During the early part of the day, the Boulevards
were perfectly quiet, and carriages and other vehicles
were allowed to pass. Omnibuses were even running to
the Place de la Bastille up to twelve o'clock. The
orders to prevent all circulation of vehicles, which had
been issued by the Prefect of Police in the morning,
then were acted on more rigorously, and at last only
foot-passengers were permitted to move about. A little
after one o'clock, a curious circumstance was percepti-
ble; the two currents coming from the Madeleine and
the Place de la Bastille found themselves suddenly ar-
rested, the ono before coming to the Porte St. Denis, and
the other near the Porte St. Martin, by the fact of bar-
ricades being erected at those two places. That of the
Porte St. Denis was of unusual strength, being formed
of overturned carriages, large blocks of wood, and
other heavy materials. At the other side, coming from
the Place de la Bastille, the first barricade was erected
in the deep cutting which, it may be remembered, was
effected some time back to lighten the pull on carriages
going up the hill just beyond the Porte St. Martin.
This barricade was of immense height, being formed
altogether of overturned carriages. Farther down was
another barricade, formed in the lower part of paving
stones, brought from the neighbouring streets, and above
with tables, pieces of timber, furniture taken from the
neighbouring houses, and other articles, which chance
afforded. Also the iron palings placed at the gate
were torn down, and added to the heap. The other
barricades of a somewhat similar character, that is,
more capable of resistance in appearance than in reality,
' were erected beyond the gate towards the Madeleine.
A little way down in the Rue du Faubourg St. Mar-
tin, another barricade was raised, almost entirely of
paving stones, and again farther on stood another,
through which no passage could be effected except
through a piece of iron paling placed at one side, and
serving as a gate. The troops began to move down the
boulevards towards the Porte St. Denis about one
o'clock, and the necessary measures being taken for an
attack, the advance was made about two on the large
barricade there erected; more resistance was made than
was expected, but at last the troops obtained possession
of this first and greatest obstacle, and, where, in fact,
the insurgents had concentrated their principal forces.
The action here was an exceedingly sharp one, and it
was even found necessary to batter down the barri-
cade with cannon. The inside of the barricade, when
the troops entered, was found covered with corpses
and wounded men. The insurgents who escaped fell
back on the barricades near the Porte St. Martin,
spoken of above. Here, after the ground had been
cleared away near the Porte St. Denis for the passage
of troops, another series of attacks took place by the
troops, on the four barricades which had been erected
across the boulevards. Tho insurgents had here taken
possession of several of the houses at each side, from
which they appeared to fire on the troops. When the
attack took place, it was found necessary to send bodies
of engineers into those houses to dislodge the insurgents.
The resistance here was not by any means a vigorous
one, and the troops successively, and without much
trouble, took possession of the various barricades on the
boulevard. An explanation of this lukewarmness in the
defence of the insurgents may be found in the admission
made in the Rue du Faubourg St. Martin to a colonel of
a foreign power, who was taken prisoner by the insur-
gents, when coming up from the Place de la Bastille,
whither he had gone to see a friend in the early part of
the day:—' I was returning quietly home, to the quar-
ter of the Madeleine,' said this gentleman, ' when
on arriving near the Porte St. Martin I was
stopped by several men in blouses, who insisted
on my accompanying them to their leaders. I could do
nothing but comply, since I was one against a multitude.
I was carried before two well-dressed men, each wearing
the rosette of a representative of the people, and was by
name, position in life, busi-
nessthem i
ninterrogatedneighbourhood as to my,
&c. Having always through-
out life found the truth the safest policy, I produced
my passport, and as:soon as these gentlemen caw that I
was a military man of some standing, they proposed to
me to give them the benefit of my experience. I replied
to them that I was altogether a stranger to politics; that
I took no part in what was passing; and that it would be
to depart from the rule of conduct which had actuated my
whole life, were I to give either party the slightest aid
by act or advice. This reply seemed to disconcert
them, and they, with some men in blouses, who appeared
to be also leaders, endeavoured to shake my resolution.
Finding, however, that I was immovable in my deter-
mination, they at length ordered me to be removed and
watched carefully. I accordingly was taken to a house
lower down the street, where I was civilly treated.
After some time, news was brought that the troops
had prevailed at the Porte St. Denis, and would soon
advance. This seemed to cause great consternation,
and I asked one of my guardians what he thought
would bo the result at the barricades at the Porte
St. Martin. " Parbleu !" said he, " the result is certain
enough, you will not remain here long, for the troops
will not meet with much resistance." " But, why
not?" I asked, " You and these other men around
seem determined fellows." " As to that, sir," replied
the man, " I believe we are, but our heart is not in this
matter. I do not believe that a single honest work-
man is concerned in raising these barricades; the
persons engaged in it are a set of men not belong-
ing to this quarter.", " But you," I observed, " form part
of the men offering resistance—why are you doing so?"
" Well, we believe it to be the safest thing we can do to
save ourselves and families from injury." Shortly after
my guardians dropped off, one by one, and I, not con-
' ceiving myself bound to remain any longer, quietly
slipped away, and taking a different direction from the
boulevards, made a detour, and at last gained my lodg-
ing.' A circumstance occurred on the Boulevard Pois-
' , sonniere, about half-past three o'clock, when the troops
were attacking the barricades at the Porte St.
Martin, which caused the greatest alarm ; the dif-
ferent issues to the boulevards on the southern side
being blocked up in the neighbourhood of the Porte
St. Denis. Those persons who proceeded there,
prompted by cariosity or necessity, found the Rue
St. Fiacre, the nearest street, open. In consequence,
about 150 persons had collected at the end of that
street, communicating with the boulevard. The 72d
Regiment of the line occupied the whole breadth of the
great thoroughfare, and no person was allowed to tra-
verse it on any pretext whatever. The sound of the
musketry fired a little below came up on the wind al-
most as loud as if it were fired close by. An order was
given to the regiment to make room for the passage of
a considerable train of artillery and a party of guides,
and the whole had passed, as well as the 72d itself; the 17th
Light Infantry having then taken its place opposite the
Faubourg Poissonniere, when a loud fusillade proceeded
from a house on the Boulevart Bonne Novelle, said to be
the sale-rooms for M. Sallandrouzs,'s carpets, and some of
the soldiers fell wounded. In an instant the whole line of
troops was in agitation, as if an electric shock
had couamunicated itself Ito every mar, The persons

the sides.
" The conduct of the troops has been remarkable for
calm determination and moderation, but the army has
to deplore some losses, Lieutenant-Colonel Loubou, of
the 72d was killed, and Colonel Quillier, of the same
regiment, was wounded, as well as several other officers.
" It is very evident, from the system of conduct pur-
sued at the construction of the barricades, that the
working men had little to say to the matter. It was
always the same plan—a well-dressed man, with a
pocket-book in his hand, putting down the names of
the mon in blouse, and directing their operations."
The National Guards took no part in the &acute on
either side. The following proclamation, addressed
to them by General LAWOESTINE, was placarded in
Paris yesterday :
" Soldiers of the National Guard,—l have not called
on you to take part in the new struggle mid,rtaken by
the excitors of anarchy against society, and so valiantly
sustained and terminated by our brave army. I know
that if your co-operation had been necessary the coun-
try and your General might have relied on it, but you
have made the impulse of your patriotism yield to the
obedience which I had asked from you. I always ex-
pecied as much from you, and I tlianA yuu for it.
" The General Commanding-in-Chief, LAWOESTINE
(Countersigned) " VIEICRI, Col.-m-Chiet of Staff.'
The fact is, the authorities bad their misgivings as
to which side the National Guards might take, and
therefore strict orders were given that the rappel
should not be • beaten, and that they should not be
called out. The following proclamations were posted
yesterday morning :
PROCLAMATION.
(Without Date or Signature.)
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.

False news aro being spread in Paris about the state
of the provinces. Doubtless false news are also spread
in the provinces about the state of Paris. The insur-
rection is put down in the capital. All the news from
the departments are excellent. The Government is
certain that order will be maintained upon all points of
France.