Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-17

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ment of Lancers, whose appear ance indicated
extreme fatigue They were quickly follow
cd by portion of regiment of Infantry of
the Guard. "These are new troops" | OBJ
served to u military gentleman of experience
=" You know the regiments in the depart
ments have been called up to town" "'Iis
a retreat" said he, &" they are in full deroute
mark how the drums, music, officers, and
soldiers, are mingled and behold, there is a.
wounded officer; They must be so.oly press
cd, for see how his leg bleeds, and is stilun
bound. Many ofthem are, moreover, with
out shoes ~
A regiment Qor the remains of regimenD
of Cuiiassier, mixed up with Gendarmes do
Chase, next followed-the horses cut up and
the men fainting. Lastly, portion of re-
giment of the line followed with molancho-
ly arr The remainder of the three regiments
hrst mentioned were dead and, as my friend
guessed, the survivors with some soldiers of
regiment of the line, wero on their way to
join.tho King at st. Cloud, where they arri-
we'd in a most confused state, yesterday.
The attack on the Louvre and Tuileres.
was renewed early yesterday, and with sue
cess, but with great slaughter. The palace,
was pillaged. The different barracks of the,
unhappy Swiss Guards were carried in the
course of the day, and the Swiss (having re-.
fused to surrender) cut to pieces. regi-
ment of Hussnrs of the Guard marched iD<
from Orleans yesterday morning, but hearing.
of the retreat of those above mentioned, they
halted in the Place Louis XVI and in the
course of the day retreated upon st. Cloud,
receiving heavy fire on their way. At four
o'clock in the evening there was not a man i'm
arms against the people in Paris. The tr-
colorcd flag waved once more over all the
public monuments The JOY was universal
The appointment of General Lafayette to-
the command of the National Guard was q
happy circumstance $4,000 will be ORGANIC
ed to night. AT this instant the disarming of
the rabble is in progress. There is large
boat at this moment receiving its melancholy
freight ofdead from the Palace ofthe Louvre.
The Due d'Orleans viii DO King. His SON
is marching TO Paris in aid of the Burgeois,
at the head of his regiment OF Hussars Ge.
neral Gerard is at the head ftbe armed force
under Lafayette. The King of France, who
ever he shall be, must be very limited Mo-
| march TO receive the appreciation of tho peo-
pie. Napoleon III is in the mouths of all the
lower orders
! The newspapers will give other particulars.
The troops are assembling in the Place du
Carousal, to march upon st. Cloud-but there
will be little fighting
At the moment | write there are placards
posted, with these words" No more Bour-
bons!"
July 81. Paris is so fortified ihteriorly,
that a million of men would hardly suffice TO
carry IL. forget how many thousand streets
1t contains, but every street ofthem is capa-
BILE of long and protracted defence.
The chateau of the Tnlleries remains in
the hands of the brave fellows WHO took it.
lfthis were subject upon which one could
be pleasant, these extraordinary men would
present ample materials for, as you may
guess, their costume is various as their en-
pigments were from which they rushed into
battle, They are principally of the working
classes, and on Thursday night presented a
; most grotesgue appearance. Here you saw
young follow of 30 or %, with halberd of
the time OF Francis 4. inlad with gold, dress
ed simply in smock frock and trowsers, and
the casque ola cuirassier on his head There
you saw another, with blue shirt and trow-
sers, encumberedlby the long sword of gren-
adler cheval, and capped with the brass he'll
met of a pompier; pistol or two completed
his armament. Farther off a negro in livery
might be seen en- .factionnaire, as a centinel,
with cavalry carbine, and the broad sword
OF sapeur, joked with occasionally upon his
not being ,chite. Walking up the Place
du Carousel, you might see fine young fell
low, apparently laborer, his costume con-
ssting of a canvass Jacket and trowsers, no
stockings, wearing the feathered cooked hat
Of Marshal of France, said to be captured
from the wardrobe of the King at his pride,
too, his fellow citizens laughed, which he
bore with the most imperturbabe gravity;
and near to him, a man with the sleeve of the
red coat of one ofthe Swiss over his own, an
archbishop's glove on the opposite hand, and
a lancer's spear his shoulder. Among
them are four Irish mechanics, who arrived
I" fortunately" in Paris " that very day." on
their way to Clarendon. The thing was not
to be withstood, so in they went "with the
boys"
The loss of both parties on Thursday was
immense 1t was evident to every man who
saw them, that the French troops were deiec-
ted. Some OF them had not tasted food for
30 hours. They fought moreover, against
their own couhtrymen. The poor Swiss had
still more cause for detection, for they appre-
hended that no quarter would be shown them.
They were wrong, for the lives Of all who
; surrendered were spared The people fought
like lions.
AT one point woman, in the costume Of
her sex, headed the Bourgeois and was the
bodest of the combatants, if degrees of bra
very can be admitted in this most memorable
conflict of modern times A woman inman's
clothes, fought at the attack on the Swiss
barracks in the Rue Plumet The third re-
giment oftho Guard (Vendeans) fought with
herolsm and constancv, but were dreadfully
cut up. Many of them (private soldiers)
were young men of family. The manner in
which the Swiss fought, and the nature of
the engagement, may be taken from the fol.
lowing instance "A company Of them defen.
ded one portion of the Rue st. Hopore.
They were reduced to sixty when / saw
them, and fought in three lines of single files.
The people occupied the whole breadth of the
street in front OF them. The foremost Swiss
soldier would fire, or attempt TO fire, and
would fall pierced with balls before he could
wheel to gain the rear. The same occurred
to the next, and so until they had every one
fallen. The contest here, at the Louvre, the
fullleries, and at the Place de Grevo, was
maintained with the most deadly obstnacy
The Rue st. HoDore, for two days, was a
perpetual scene of slaughter. There may be,
counted In. the front of the house, which
forms the corner of the streets de Rohan and
st. Honore, five thousand shot holes. The
Louvre (e1ceW The Picture Galie1y-what n
nation J was on all sides attacked and defen.
ded at the same moment, and fol- hours. In
the Court of the Louvre field piece was
planted, which commanded the Pont des Arts
being exactly opposite the Institute. Here