The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-30 00:00:00

ATTESINATE KING

LOUIS PHILIPPE.

EXPLOSION OF THE INFERNAL MACHINE.

FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED.

(From the Correspondent of a Morning e
Cont -
mporary.)
PARIS, TUESDAY r;VENING, 8 tem.
The steady ir.credulity you have manifested in England
on the subject of the plots against the life of the King,
which have been so frequently pressed on your attention,
is really not to be wondered at, since even here—on the
spot, he the midst of an atmosphere polluted by the con-
eoctica of the basest and most cowardly conspiracy which
the annals of treason have had to record—there are many
who have hitherto refused to believe that his Majesty's per-
Ron has been in serious jeopardy. That question, at least,
has now been set at rest, since it will hardly he asserted,
by the boldest of our political sceptics, that the police have
illiL this clay danythei°ne• to do with the getting up of the tragedy which
been enacted, with such sanguinary effect, on
the Boulevards of Paris.
'ou have doubtless already presented your readers with
the programme and itinerary of the great review of the
National Guards of tile capital and its neighbourhood, to
which this, the second day of the July Anniversary, was
to have been in a great measure devoted. At an early
hour this morning, it was observed that the muster of the
legions was stronger than on any former occasion, since
the first great review in the month of August, 1830, irn•
!lfludiately after the Revolution, when the citizens of Paris,
s hed with recent victory, were full of the enthusiasm
Inspired by the presence of the King of their choice,
and by the fresh guarantees to publi6 liberty they had
achieved in the renewal of their charter. In terms of the
Prescribed itinerary, the King left the Tuileries at 9 o'clock
ac
companied by the Duke of Orleans, who had returned
from Switzerland expressly for the purpose of assisting in
the celebration of the present anniversary, and followed by
a lwanerous and brilliant staff, consisting of all the field-
ms rshals and general officers at present in Paris. On is-
suing from the Place du Carrousal the Royal cortege pro-
ceeded by the Rue Rivoli and the Place Vendome, and on
reaching the boulevard at the heal of the Rue de la Paix,
took the direction of the Madeline, for the purpose of in-
specting in the first instance those legions which were sta-
tionede. to the loft, stretching quite through the Champs
tlesees, as far as the Barriere de l'Etoile. The troops
were formed in line along both sides of the boulevard, so
that after the King had turned to the left at the head of
the Rue de la Paix, the inspection began with the line on
hlB Majesty's right as he advanced ; that is, with the line
Which was stationed on that side of the boulevard the far-
thest from the centre of the city. It was about 11 o'clock
when the King returned to the starting point at the junc-
tion of the Rue de la Paix with the boulevard, and from
thence he proceeded with the inspection, still keeping to the
right side of the road as far as the other extremity of the
Ime near the Bastile. It must have been after the Royal
cortege had passed the scene of the intended massacre, in
Proceeding towards the Bastile, that the infernal battery
Was
adjusted ; and his Majesty's providential escape may
he ascribed to the circumstance of the diabolical engi-
neers having neglected to make an allowance for the King's
not riding in the centre of the road, but keeping consi-
derably narer that side of it in which the line was stationed
which happened to be under his immediate inspection.
When the Royal cortege arrived at the Port St. Martin,
I observed that although not exactly at a regular trot, they
ve.lere
.ae in
moving more rapidly than is usual on such occasions,
ha
fg all the while making demonstrations with his
an hand as i directing the attention of the National Guards
d the crowd to his sons, who rode beside him. This was
not intelligible at the moment, but was in some degree ex-
plained by the action of one of the Royal aides-de•camp in
attendance, who displayed the hat of a Marshal of France,
all defaced and trod upon, and stained with blood. On
pressing forward to the point where the bloody scene had
to'teen place, immediately in front of the Jardin 'lure, oh the
Boulevard du Temple, two doors beyond the ruins of the
Theatre de la Gaiete, the utmost confusion prevailed. The
body of Marshal Mortier, Due de Trevise, had been car-
ried into the garden, but his horse still lay dead on the
Found, Two other General officers, in attendance on his
Majesty's person, General Aymes, one of the King's aides-
oe-camp, and formerly aide-de-camp to Marshal Ney, and
General Blan, were also killed by this fatal discharge, as
'Was also Col. Reussec, a distinguished sporting character,
'"110 happened to be on the spot in his capacity of Lieut..
Colonel of the Bth Legion of the National Guard, who re-
ceived his death-blow while in the act of saluting the King
as
ee he Passed. Among the wounded is General Colbert ;
thr unclaimed bodies. two men and a woman of humble
12%a_IIY
lenwk:lr who had e
evidently been mere spectators of the re-
posed on the boulevard at the moment of
tionTo provide against exaggeration, I may men-
th
'line at at the neighbouring corps de garde the number of
d and wounded was stated at 15, including among the
latter three persons of one family, a gentleman, his wife,
and their daughter, more or less severely.
thlt Was the Bth legion that was stationed at this part of
e boulevard ; but although one horse was killed and two
ohers wounded, including that of the King, it was re-
'narked as extraordinary that the line itself was not touched.
The military men who heard the explosion describe it as
thatd of a feu dc peloton. It proceeded from a small win-
ow in the second story, about 20 feet from the ground,
tOver a wine-shop of the lowest order, just opposite the
üblic garden I have mentioned, which is situate, as you
"vv, in the midst of the theatres, which on such an oc-
iie:11cl•
og as thnis becomes the most crowded part of the laou-
ra' • The instrument employed is not unknown, I be-
,a certain class of privateers, who give it the
t'arne of an organ, on account of the number of barrels of
which it is composed, all radiating from one point and ca-
pable of being discharged by the application of a single
blatch• Had the angle of this battery been inclined a
aihgle point lower, it must have killed both the King and
I.ll° Duke of Orleans ; or had the Royal cortege been as
thbeyondin the centre of the road in returning as they were
going to the Bastile, the massacre must have
been much more general.
It is said that the person who actually applied the match
was a little gamin, not more than ten or twelve years of
age ; but among the persons arrested, amounting already
t° 10 or 12, several of whom are probably innocent, is a
ma i 0
himself dreadfully wounded in the face, who appears to
have suffered from the bursting of one of the barrels, all
loaded with slugs, and so heavily charged, that 3 out of
the 30 of which the machine was composed did not stand
the shock. As soon as the fact became known, the cry
along the line was " Vive le Roi, a bas les assassins," and
mutually between the troops reviewed and those who kept
the ground, " Vive la Lignc," and " Vive la Gard Na-
nale."

The Wounded man is a mechanic who has long occupied
the room over the wine-dealer's shop, from whence the dis.
bcharge took place. It is said that his jaw had been broken
Y the bursting of the barrels, and some even say that he is
?ot likely to live through the night. Two hats were found
in r 1 the room, neither of them his, and he himself was arrested
the wine-shop below.
As soon as the agitation of the moment would permit,
the Prefect of the Seine hurried forward to the Chancel&Tic
in the Place Vendome, where it was known that the Queen
and the Princesses were to be in waiting to receive the
Ring on his arrival. Having broken the matter to her
Majesty as gently as possible, the whole family resolved to
remain in the balcony during the long period required for
the passing of the 17 legions in review.
His Majesty's dress was observed to be stained in several
Places with blood.

(From the illessager.)
To-day (Tuesday) as soon as the King had passed along
the whole of the line of the Boulevards, on the side on
Which the National Guards were drawn up, his Majesty
line
on the opposite side, on which the troops of the
'ine were stationed. About a quarter past 12, at the mo-
ment that the Royal cavalcade arrived at the rising ground
orl the Boulevard du Temple, near the theatre of the 'fon-
ollalbhules, a tremendous explosion took place, litte the fire
'NM a whole company. Several persons w,re killed on the
sPnt. The effect of this unexpected event is indescribable,
,4nd a general panic and stupor seized upon all those
pres
Lad "L. As soon as the first s:,rnptonis of surprise
else •
erteeased, the principal object of attention was to
Hi amm :if the person of the King bad escaped.ilorB JeSty ras on horseback, neither he himself
tunat any of the Princes were wounded ; but, unfor-
nombet
'we have to record the loss of human blood of a
of persons dear to the State, fallen amidrt cries
;11/(.4 goiversal horror and detestation. This scene took place
ptthe presence of the King ; death surrounded his Ma-
y with its victims. Marshal Monier, the Lieutenant-
Colonel of the Bth legion of the National Guards, Colonel
Iteussee, and several General Officers were killed on the
BPot, and on the opposite side several inoffensive citizens ;
snlito of the National Guards, and even women and ail-
d
n, fell victims to this flagitious act. The Boulevard was
°rrteaming in blood, and several horses lay dead on the scene
°lcarnage. The sympathy of the people seemed excited
!0 the highest degree ; the King, who was greatly cheered
nefore this unfortunate event, was ten times more cheered
after its occurrence, and there was a universal burst of in-
itillation at the dastardly work of assassination which had
been perpetrated.
The following is the list of the victims, as far as we have
been able to ascertain it :
Marshal -Monier, killed.
M. Reussec, killed.
kit led
Three Grenadiers of the Ist Legion of the National Guard,
• A Lieutenant-Colonel of the Line, killed.
Two men and a woman amongst the crowd, killed.
Eight other. p ersons, amongst whom a Captain of the Na-