Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-09-15
FOREIGN.
REvoLUrToN IN FRANCE


pcrs 10 the Sd Of August, which fur.
nish the following highly importan,
information. from Paris papers, and
fro'a private correspondence:
simultaneously with the issuing OF
thesedecrees. 'NarshalSiar Duke
OF Rssusa) was invested with the coin
mand OF the troops. On the day fol.
lowing, 1.-THE e6th,) the Bank refused
20 discount bills, upon which ali the
manufacturers discharged their work.
men, and the streets Of Paris were Gil.
ed with groups discussing aloud the
extraordinary state Of things.
SON the evening Of the same day,
the following ordinance was posted IN
in Paris. which served TO increase the
agitation already produced
We, Project OF Police, &c. seeing the or.
dinance Of tho KING. dated the 18th instant.
which Pot again Ia force articles ], 2, and 9,
OF tho Law Of the 2ia Of October, 1924. &c.
We have ordained and orjain As follows:
Art. 1. Every Individual Tho shall di.tri.
butte printed writings, on which there shall
not be the true indication Of the names, pro-
fession, and residence Of the author and of the
printer. or Who shall give to the public the
same sr'iings TO read. shall be brought be-
fore the Commissary of Police Of the quarter.
and the writings shsll be seized.
80. Every individual keeping q reading
room. coffee-house, &c. Who shall give 10 be
read, journals or other writing. printed con.
trary to the ordinance Of the King OF the 25th
inst. relative TO the press, shall be prosecuted
- guilty Of the misdemeanors which these
Journals. or writings. may constitute, and his
establishment shall be Professionally closed /"
Tuesday the eth was really day
Of great excitement and agitation. The
Police were busy in attempting to pre-.
vent the people from visiting the usual
places Of resort for papers and news.
The Journal Of Commerce appeared
by permission, and a royal ordinance
was issued, requiring the printer 10
proceed with it's composition the fol-
iowing day. A similar order was 10
sued for the publication Of La France
Noure1e. but IL was disobeyed. The
students Of the schools were ordered
not to take part in any illegal Assem-.
blages and public disorders. On both
sides blood was shed. Indeed the in
surrectioa had commenced.
"In consequence of the decree a.
gainst the freedom Of the press, the
following journals were suppressed ON
the eth: The ConsfiiufionnsI. with
ITS $4,000 subscribers, the Courier
Francais, the Journal du Commerce.
the National, the French Times, this
Mes,nger DIES Ch0mbres, and all the
rest Of the liberal or moderate papers
OF the Liberal side were put dawn. -
The English were without the Calig.
ndnis Messenger, and their London
Erpressj and the following are the on
W papers which had liberty to appear
that morning, VIZ: Jfoniicur, Tnirer.
sci, Quotidicnne. Gazette de France.
D,opeau Blanc. The proprietors OF
Journals purely ministerial experience
ed, OF course, no difficulty; but all o.
theirs, which treated, in the most re.
mote degree, Of political matters, were
unlicensed.
ION Wednesday, the 2sth, Paris
was IN possession Of the insurgents.
The citizens were all armed with pixies
with pistols, with fire arms, or with
biudgeons. The soldiers had, for the
most part, either joined with or refus.
ed to &C, against the people.
"The seizure Of the presses Of the
liberal journals, appeared to be the sig
nal tor the manifestation of public OPT.
nion. The p.pulace was no longer e
be intimidaied by the troops, ana
bloOdshed ensued 30 a frightful extent
on Tuesday and "Wednesday. Man,
Of the National Guards now sponiaae
ously took up arms 10 defence of ,h,
public liberties, bat the GOyernncn
neglected to profit by this open demon
stration Of feeling, and perseycred il
the course which terminated in its ruin
This state Of things continued unit
the enragsd populsce and the Nationa
Guard attacked and carried the Hote
de Vile and several small posts. Tn,
Kings troops then charged in turn
and after an obstinate resistance, 4,
which much blood was split, succeed
ed inrctaking them. The possession
however, was Of short duration. a. tb
students of the Ecole de Droit, and q
che Ecole Polyteehnique, fell vigorous
J on the military, and drove them lros
their posts.
'rhe National Guard being the
Organized 60 a considerable extent, an
having az their head General Gerar,
undertook the duty Of protecting n,
city, and gained over TO the cause
the peopie the 5lh and sad regimen
Of the line.
During these proceedings the D,
pulsee being formed into bands, srn
ed every way,'aDd organized to gre.
eHteHt. gained considerable groun,
and pashed their advantages to tie e,
sTho derress dissolvinV ths Chsr,l,,r n n,
o. nd sbolishing the freedom q ne p,,ss