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Later ill the armeurers, shops n
Paris were attacked, and every wea
pom carried Cd. At eleven o'clock
comparative quiet reigped throughou,
Pars; but the nature OF such q calm
could not be misunderstood. At fou,
O'Clock in tho morning the people be
gan to assemble At many points, bul
principally in the Rue 81. Houore.-
The well dressed mos Of the preceding
day re-sppeared, and reinforced, bui
were out. numbered by the terrible men
from the Foubourgs Of ST. Antonio and
Mafceau. The Tuilicries were an.
preached, but no act Of hostility occur.
red up to ten o'clock. In the mean.
while the brave OF the ci.deronf G,rde
Rationale began to assemble ON the
bouievards, in the Place de Grevs,
and in ether places, With the certainty
OF death II defeated. At the same
moment q new and most important in
cident occurred. The students or the
Eeole Polytschnique, having been dis
missed without their swords dads oil
from fifteen to twenty three years Of
age) joined the People nearly to nan,
proceeding singly to different parts "a
take the command Of the People, OF
rather to receive Il from them; and no.
oily did they repay the confidence 90
placed in them. In an hour an i'm
mense force was brought to bear on
several points. The Hotel dc Vile
was attacked, carried, and bee ame the
point Cappui. The depot Of artillery
in the Rue du Bsc (St Thomas d. Aquin)
was equally carried, and the cannon
carried of tho most mpor tant points.
and worked with amazing GOODNESS aud
effect for twelve hours by these heroic
youths. The Tuillcries were attack
ed and defended by the Sd regiment
OF the Garde Royal (all Of whom were
Iendeans;) they were the iirst sol
dicrs who fired on the People on Wed.
nssday. Early in the day Lapsaus
Pompeirs surrendered. A large pro-
portion Of the gendarmes soon after.
wards followed their example. l should
have said earlier that the whole garri-
son OF Paris bad been ordered out on
the preceding night. The 5th Rcgt.
we're ordered "Make ready" to fire
on the People on the Boulevard. They
did SO. "Present!"-and they turned
their pieces on their Colonel, waiting
with singular GOODNESS for the word
!" Fire." That officer Immediately
broke his sword upon bis knee. tore Cd
his epaulettes, aud retired. The Peo-
pie threw themselves into the arms Of
the soldiers, who received their en-
brace. but maintained their position.
% pire Ia igne" (regiments Of the
line) vas, IN consequence, during the
night, and ever since. a constant ex-
clamation Of the People.
At ten o'clock, went TO the Place
du Carousel. In the Rue Richlieu,
and all the neighborhood Of the Rue
81. Honore, the parties were en- face.
The Sd Guards maintained the appear
ance Of determination to fight. The
People were accumuIsting frightfu!ly.
Not word was spoken. The garden
OF the Tuilleries was closed. In the
Place du Carousei I found three squad
rons Of Lancers Of the Garde Royale,
a battalion Of the Sd Regiment Of the
Garde, and battery Of six pieces, al.
80 OF the Garde. The ruiIleries and
Louvre were occupied by a regiment
Of Swiss Guards. Unhappy men! the
example Of former days was lost upon
them. They have persisted!
A few soldiers Of the Garde were
eating their breakfast--all the rest, "a
whom have referred, were on the an
uiUe. ready to mount or fall IN.
! passed or to the Quai du Louvre.
The Pont de Arts "a wooden bridge 70,
foot passengers opposite the Louvre,
and the Palace Of the Institute, were
so crowded, that I turned, fortunately
to the PoBt Royal. At that moment,
a dreadful tirailIsde was heard in the
direction Of the Place de Greye. Il
vas answered by a rolling FIRE 10 eve
" direction, and in Eve inmates &c
teen thousand of the finest troops IL
the world found themselves engage
with citizens, vAriously armed. Her,
was \ small party Of elderly men. Ma
tiooai Guards, who, with sang (roit
only eqoalled by that Of the bsardIes
students Of the Polytechnic School
opened their FIRE on the Garde Royal,
horse and foot. and sFtillery, FrencI
and Swiss-tsking special care 10 a
void injuring the regiments Of the line
who remained grave spectators of IN
slaughter that ensued. In another Iii
rectio0. might be seen the ferociou
Federes Of the quarters 81. Anioin
and Mareeau. with their pixies " 1878
or other less terrible looking sespons
thousands Of woaen aud unarmed pso
pie looking on and encouraging III
popular party.
Ror ten hours the war ragged inces
sanity. On every hand, without IL
PERMISSION, musketry relied. cannon
ithunderel sLoufs aod rrtes ,re,e ke.,,