Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-15

out We reformed TO former station, and had scarcely
reached 1t when considerable number of French cavalry
and Infantry poured the barrier or Mouseau,
deavourcd to penetrate iuta the town. The National
Guard stopped them, and succeeded in forcing of the
lndntry out. fresh body of National Guards arrived
WIKI drums beating 10y the Rue du Rochcr; few u ;hem
wer" Ia uniform armed with mskcts having in general
an!y pixies wi,ha tcour pennon. Bat the fortune of the
DAY was now decided the National Guards who With
out the walls returned in disorder; Ut them told that
the French troops of the line running om all their
posts and that the road other side OF the wall
srewed with mn kets they had thrown away In this they
had been initiated 10y the National Guard saw several
without aims, though in uniform. The allied cavalry
now advancing by the fields from Ciichu; squadron of
krenc went them. We in expccta
ing charge but when they within two hundred
yards OF other, the French coov wheeled about and
leisu:ely back the Allies continuing as slowly to adj
rance but not pistol shot exchamgcd At four
oo lock the inhabitants of Montmaytrc running
down he d road by the Poersau> poreil, md
notes after some hundreds Of French cavalry followed but
D. e ay were half way down, the tiraeurs of the ST.
--, amy were masters OF the summit of the HILL and be-
gan hHg them, which few returned in their hudded
Tg'y ios from tho guariy tine ground aud the
sfye0HtSs sui winding Of most pic
'uresque aud scenic effect Nontmartrc Immediately
covered by the Allies, who. from rlcu, terraces open
sd ter hIc fire OF musNeuy on the troops, crowdng al
the barriers.
At twenty minutes after our, the artillery, which the
French had Abandoned or the s,,,n of Nloui,na rc ~,
turned upon N0ris, wnc cuemy hrgan TO cannonad
Oue ball passci otuy. heads aud ca she'd u the ca
close behind US , ho. scrambled for il: bu, the o,,
spectators ScOrrpeca IDS the streets there were
Seral National Guards bank which were il is
probable hat this ball fred ON them as all the sue
'ctdng passed into Ouc man onn-
Iei an the house 0f Rue s.. Nicholas. shell from a
wife burst IN tie gardens Of the Hotel rcuson, Rue de
Provncc; another fell Mr. 6 cuhes garden. Rue die
Cirhy. cannon bali Knocked down q chimney of the.
Rue base dc Rampant = g, and fell in the garden of the
Hotel de GJntaud We returned by the Rue de Rocher-
Some National Guards Who in with loudly com
nancd of having been abandoned by troops line
Three or o"r women going tn barrier insca
OF their husbands who in the National Guard. We
attempted in vain to persuade them back.
eVcd the Allies were ON the point of rushing into the city
In our way honewards again called the Princess
c who informed us that she had lust heard from NJ
DHerbovic there was capi,ulaon going on which
vas shortly afterwards confirmed me by NJ LATTE, INV
banker, whom met in the Rue Ccrut. passed the
Eue de Clchy, the inhabitants barculing lower
eni with CARTS ladders, furniture &c apprchendiuq that he
enemy were coming in.
The firing ceased about five O'Clock exception
no" ana then, "a distant and random shot" At this
took few Bouevarls which were crowded
with people all seemingly ignorant of tic day
Part of the French army filing nlournulIy to the
Cnams Eees; but they knew not why, and all were very
sulky observed two soldiers conducting Russian phi
snner to the Efat Major in the Place Fcudone
returned to Nh l. in the Rue Trudon TO duncr.
From every information had been able collect, we
Were ihauceio believe that there was than
pension Of arms until nine o'clock night; the terms
81 ca2itunton should then be agreed upon, and for the
expiration of that time auxou,ly waited
Al dark. fom the uppcr windows of the house,
Aonnaitrc covered with the blazing watch fires of The
Silesan army, and which distinctly showed the soldiers
Messrs. B and = came in to tca rcturpeI
home and remained I'LL late at my wn,io gazino AZ the
hTeS on Hontmartfe, enjoying beautifully serene nnh
and the delightful emotions &C satisfaction and hope rcslt-
my from 'hiS orcH'iul day. Nnta carriage OF a son was
I" he heard - the Streets the stiffness (noc fl ON,
us contrast with ID" ccdjng tumul only b.oken at
'"vt'- ~ h' distant sounds of music the allied can D.
Matsai eluont Duke Of Ragrsa arrived on the heights
OF Be.eNIii". quarter before morning but the
allies beginning attack little after four he had no
time. to make any dispositions
The following is The statement he gave inc of fine total
amount o the force collected or defence of the CANT
tail His army and that Of Marshal Motier, Joined to the
troops previously before Paris, under GcucraI Compers
amounted to between fifteen sixteen thousand men
insisting of cavalry rather three thousand:
ianty, hntecn ousund artillery in the battle eighty
"theSr may be added twelve thousand National Guards
BENG all thar had arms.
.'llrnont had no idea OF the number of the Allies
hee"AuIt de ST Jean d'Augcy came on horseback 10
1runI de Laborde at four in the morning
About siy nouSa nj troops bivouackcd within The walls r
f"rIs near the barrier Of the Fauboure ST. Martin They
sil'ed forth At half after in the morning The Fun
press dragons going towards Bcevc and the Cossnrks
fanchIs@ to Les Nerus They in gain about twelve
O'Clock ~
TIE cannonade and ii.e of nnzquetrv at the Butte do
81 ChaumoH, and the Pre- st. Gervais was terrible from
ciehi 20 half past nine O'Clock.
ne prussian Gugdis halted the night Of the ooib ~
FHepaIiss AT nine o'clock this morning nteliigc,cr wa.
nonsh them that the Allies had been reuulscd near Paris
me Ff"ss'ans instantly forward and ran nearly The
whole way to Pantn. Having rcposed there few minute
Ney again advanced with utmost rapiditv and ver
soon exposed TO so destructive fire from the artillery AT
open batteries the heights BelIevc and the Ras
- Chaumont, that two thousand were killed This
frusSan officer told the first time of their roinr 10
action during the campaigns.
TO EE Continued
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