Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-15
VOL. U.-NO. 81.

going aud o. but no patriotic energy no consterna
tom any tendency evuced, the people apIcar
ed almost every thing bot what might be expected they
would ought to be. The grsettes running about
g'gsns and laughing; small parties of soldiers under
moving in different directions. Some National Guards
were conducting three prisoners of the Etat-maor.
one of whom had just been wnunded few of the people
proposed killing the prisoners but those who openly
scrated them the numerous.
brcaklas,ed a Mr.. l. at nine o'clock Tho car.
nonadc nearly from nine half past ten when ~
became very brisk. After breakfast we called on tile PUN
cess dc u and Miss D, whose courtyard was full
OF cows which country people been permitted to
deposit therein We then the Rue de Clchy: the
third battalion of the second LEGION consisting of three
hundred National Guards were marching up this street,
with drums beating, headed Counts Regnaud de ST. Jean
dc AnS!y and Alexander de LaboIdp, horseback the
FORMER ioHAig very pompous and the latter grave. The
major part of the prvateS with rolls buns, pieces Of
bread stuck upon their bayoncis, initiate the
regulars carrying their ammunition bre ad when on a ma cb
nut none seeming TO take bar.t ArriT-
g ut the barrier they halted We waited time to see
II they would out; observing such dsposon and
ing unable 10 get through the ranks gain the chelnn
r'nae we returned and went by the Rue dc Rocher the
barrier OF Mcusseaux when found that Mill
taTy were allowed to out of Paris. Thence
10 the huc Csalpne, wishing get into Mousseaux gar
at the OF Rue de Courccle prevented us from APP
preaching entrance of the gardens: We rer
ed to the large field behind Tvuli in which
Tier de Cchy that of Muusseax suhieraneous aue-
duct was constructing parallel and wall Of Pa
MS he earth thrown out formed bank sufficiently hig
oehaoe US 10 look over the wall and command view Of
Inc western part of the plain Of ST. Denis, Clichy TO
St Ouen, and the right Montnartre, Beevile Menil-
montant, and Mont Louis beyond the houses in the
Rue de CIichy prevented our seeing.
W. determined remain this SPOT, calculating ,he
A'.,rs would attempt to turn Monimarue and from this
position we should be enabled TO manauvre Ae
TINS time we could only three four soldiers west
summit of honmaItrr At about twelve O clock the car
nonade slackened and the mnsquetry rarely heard
But at half past the firing became General along the
whoene on the heights, extending beyond Mont Louis
nom La Butte ST.. Chaumont. From between Nenil-
and Beeville the cannonad de appcated verv b
was FRA r.
smoke of which assembled far tat of the artillery
ana was by IT'S bIa'ksh brown colour easily distinguished
from the white smokc of gunpowdert Towards three
CLOCK the ming almost ceased in that direction
About one O'clock hundred national guards pre-
ceded by Their pioneers, ched nf the barrier Cchy
as Volunteers taking the ST. Denis road but quilted
the ht turning To the left, then moving right we lost
sight OF them behind the Clichy the base OF Mont
martre. About half hour after we perceived ,y,
sdggierS OF the allied cavsy the Chcmin de In Revo
aud in the road which branches from it near the
park OF ST. Oucn to Cchy. advancing towards the latter
who exchanged piston shots with the F ench horse
o"osY afterwards some columns OF the allied
try arriving by the road, made their appearance
hetweeh Chchy and St Ouen; which tire sharp
shooters OF hoth armies were hicky scattered. Those OF
the F-nch consisted Of National Guards Some woman,
and coun:ry people flying fields from Clichv
which shortly afterwards was i'm the pos,ssso -
hN Allies who hen advancing 10y line road from that village
IN Monma'Te began In fire from a cannon and a how'll
ger towards R9ontnalire cannon and bo,.i,,o. -,
OH the summit ~ the westeEnmOs windmill returned sig m
zen s"S an" al 'h' same time tn" French also opened
2 from the elevated part the same road bare -
intersects THAR from ST Denis barrier The white
appearance oil the smoke, conraSIrd with the deep blue
OF the bills OF honimorenCy and the lowering sky, prod
ced grand effect Shortly after the BELONGING To
the Allies ceased ug That part of the battle which, ,
could distinguish extended from the village OF Clic,v nm
III was hid fro by the rising ground the road or,
Clichv Nlnntmarre and that 10 St Denis. fro, ;,
this ground from rrc dragon apnen red lea dim,
of his wounded horse Though what saw did no, at
ali come up to ideas Of the tumult of battle vet the
novelty Of the sceucthe roaring of the artillery tho
noise of the shot and shells rushing through the the
evident ogresS of the Aies-and the confidence of