Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-17
Late Conflict i'm Paris.


he Morning Herald, who appears to have
been very active and busy spectator. 1t is
copied from the Herald ofAugust 3; as fol.
ows:
On Tuesday evening matters began to
wear very serious aspect. The gendarmes
posted on the Place du Palais Royal were i'm.
;essantly attacked, by what you in London
would call u mob of dandies, with perseve-
rance aud desperation of which all the riots,
revolts, tumuits, or revolutions, of England,
afford no example. They were supported, it
Is true, by the young burgeois, and by the
iower classes, but the majority, at five o.
clock, were Paris tops, with rattans i'm their
hands, and pistols in their pockets.
The students of the Ecoie Polytechnioue.
having been dismissed without their swords.
dads from fifteen to twenty years of age
joined the people nearly TO a man, then sep.
arated, proceeding singly to different parts to
take the command Of the people, or rather, to
receive 1t tiom them; and nobly did thew re.
pay the confidence so placed in them. In an
hour an immense force was brought to bear
on several points. The Hotel de Vile was
attacked, carried and became the point dan
Pui. The depot of artillery in the Rue du
BAG (St. Thomas d'Aquin) was equally CARR.
ed, and the cannon carried off the most. i'm
portant points, and worked with amazing
GOODNESS and effect twelve hours by these
heroic youths. The Tuilleres were attacked
aud defended by the Sd regiment of the Garde
Royale Gall of whom were Yendeans) thew
were the first soldiers who fired ON the neo.
pie on "Wednesday. Early in the dav the Sa
peurs Pompeirs surrendered. A large nor.
ton OF the gendarInes sooD afterwards follow
ed their example. L should have said earlier
thatthe who'll garrison of Paris had been or.
dered out on the preceding night. The 9Th
regiment were ordered "Make ready ~ to
hire on the people OH the Boulevard. They
did so. Present - and they turned their
pieces on their Colonel, waiting with a singu-
lar GOODNESS Tor the word " Fire ~ That off,
Ger immediately broke his sword upon his
Knee, tore OFT his epauettes, and retired
Inc people threw themselves into the arms of
the soldiers, who received their embrace, but
maintained their position. I" riUe la Hpne ~
arguments OF the ine) was, in consequence.
Outing the night, and ever since, a constant
exclamation of the people
AT ten clock l went 20 the place du Ca
rousel. In the Rue Richieu, and all the
Ieghbourhood of the Rue ST. Honore. the
parties were en- face. The Sd Guards main
tanned the appearance of determination to
hight The People were accommodating fright
fully. The garden of the Tuilleries was clo-
sed. In the Place du Carousel found three
squadrons OF Lancers of the Garde Royale,
IA battalion of the Sd Regiment of the Garde,
and battery OF six pieces, also of the Garde.
Inc iuiileries and Louvre were occupied by
a regiment OF Swiss Guards Unhappy men!
the example OF former days was lost upon
them. They have persisted.
few soldiers of the Garde were eating
their breakfast-all the rest, to whom have
he
mount or fall in
passed on to the Quai du Louvre. The
Point de Arts Ga wooden bridge for foot pas.
sengers opposite the Louvre) and the Palace
OF the institute were so crowded that turn
ed, fortunately, to the Pont Royal. AT that
moment dreadful tirailade was heard in the
direction OF the Place de Greve IL was nm
sWcred by rolling fire in every direction,
and in five minutes $1,000 ofthe finest troons
In the world found themselves engaped with
citizens, variously armed Here was n small
party of elderly men, National Guards who
with sang trotd, only equallcd by that of
the beardless students of the Polytechnic
school, opened their fire on the Garde Row
ale horse and foot, and artillery, French
and Substituting special care to avoid iniu-
ring the regiments of the line, who remain
cd grave spectators of the slaughter that en-.
the terocious Federes Of the quarters ST. An
tome and Marceau, with their mixes of IsI5
or other less terrible looking weapons-thou
sands OF women and unarlned people looking
on and encouraging the popular party.
For ten hours the war iaued necessarily
On every hand, without intermission, mus
kerry rolled, cannons Numbered, shouts and
cries were heard. proceeded TO Il remote
quarter OF the town, which found quiet ms
on ordinary occasions but the cruel certain
ty that death ensued among the combatants
every instant, the still more appalling doubt
respecting the event, the dread of dancer
winch menaced every man in Paris, and the
doieiul tolling Of the tocsin, produced sensa-
hons the nature OF which may be conceived.
had sat for two hours, at window over
looking the city, with Colonel of the Impe-
rial Old Guard. His face was immoveable
put he spoke not word. His practised ear
detected what | could not have discovered
for, although a league and half from the
Hotel de Vile, the first words he uttered for
two hours burst from bis lips with tone of
triumph" Nous a0Ons in point dappuiI In >.
The Hotel de Vile had surrendered and
the new sound proceeded from the victor and
the retreatlDg enemy. The linz" (tbe 70.
giments of the line) fred no shot during the
day. The sd refused to act. The cannon.
niers of the Guard gave their pieces an angle
ofelevatiUn which spared assailants who snor.
ed not them, for the intention was not ascer.
tanned.
The cavalry were cut up in a hundred
charges.
The tri.colored fur soon foated on the
tower Of the Hotel de Vile, and on those OF
the Cathedral (Notre Dame)
am obliged to suspend details, and to be
irregular from hurry
On Tuesday night Prince Polignac mar.
Iowly escaped being made prisoner. His
house was roughly handled
On Wednesday night the celebrated Able de
Fraysenous Bishop OF Hermodolis,) was ar.
rested { ! am assured) All the Priests disap.
peared during that day
The Ministers all ran off, save Debeleme,
who was thrown into prison for allowing
some of the journals to be printed