Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-07

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From that time tic Protect o. Police aud all other
authorities correspond directly with the Presid mt OF
the Council. Since the 26b the authority Of the other
] Ministers enitey dsrppears.
On the 9th, scversl Journals continued to sppear
aud pubhed energetic proiestson the armed force
| proceeded to The printing houses
report from the Project OF Police |. worled thus:
al beral Presses They being seizei uvon, al d
! whatever obstacles ihsrc may be, will he master OF
them; the oda aud troops OF the ins will eniorc
the seizure"
! few hours after, he informed him. a. Of victory
tina, he had in hi. possession the presses OF the Figaro
Journal do Commerce. aud .Naional; the prssses o:
the Times, were likewise pu under seal. The seizure
OF the presses however u made without opposition;
the resisaocs 10 the donuances destructive 10 IN :
Charer became duy; the people assembled, the iu.
mu increased whit all the troops under arms; bu,
on the side of The people shout heard but tbs
OF Pire Ia Chortd The Place du Paais Royal, Il c
rue -. Honorc, and the adjacent streets, are those
where the Gro sds became numerous II also ap
pears that they became the frat theatre Of lac bloody
scenes which this day has 60 dep'or.. The armed fore
on that point was numerous. aud wi.ou, any resi- az
sresston without provocai>n the part IT the people
the troops made of their arm; charge from The
Genihmei took Place, sab'ing all hetlse them, aud
several platoon dischNges from the faulty of The
nhard were uirrc ed sgant uDarmPt tnaliituds
These facts result from the examinations; there al,o
SUITS from II that the civil authority instead
ing the cinz ms appeared n asae the soldiers against
'htm. eomm'ssary of Police was constantly in
he front OF the detachment, arp.atuig give orders
10 the troops.
IL moreover resu,ts from the txamina ion thu, the
commanding officers were besrsr. oil order to
hrc upon the people wi bout spsrlns them A wines
'hrmtd !act which would prove it, aud which raised
under hi' windows: he heard a ~hi-i Of squslron Of
the sendarmes, order young officer OF the Lac to
command his n to FIRE; THE worth oil ,sr answered
nat he bed no' insiru ton'. paper then shown
% him hui the oiiic-r returned negative es nv in
chni"g ih" roin' of bis sword towards tb- gonni A.
t sam tine, officers aud Suh-otceis were s-sn di.
ribu Ing moG,y 90 tlie soldiers encourage them aud
uPPo't hsit afdous Ii i. uo npssp-r to eiate here
hit The gums which di.bu,ed to IN. troop, due
ing the days Of mourning amount, acco ding 20 the
reurn+ made by the Mln'ter OF Finances. q the sum
OF 97i26i fr. SIS C OF which 553 27t f. So c. wee
suppl by the Civil List, and 1871 100 r nv IN. Trea
surv. (H-ar. IA ar)
The Mni~r OF War, Marshal Gerard, in a not,
Transmitted by him 10 tie committee has adver,d 90
tn irfeEulary or the form empl,ysh by the Ex. Min.
ster OF FinArces for the delivery of the latter sun; he
has c'ard hat he could neither recognise it, nor pur
II wa to the account OF The War lmui.r.iion and
tie has thrown back upon a. de Montbsi the Jesp,n,i.
bi'ity OF this Illegal expenditure.
From the part OF tho investigation which We are
analysing, II is difficult not 10 inter that tn. mill ary
odcrs were precise, that they tended 10 the mss.,
ere of the people, aui that 10 intmidare them was
resolved 10 put them down previous to any proyoca-
cn
II wa, therefore, sys'em of ASA estimation concert
ed between the civil ard military authority prepared
on the 20 July, by thu cnn6d-Dai order of the day
OF the DGke de- RAgu'a; the 25 h. by the appont-
nrh 81 o's AXE 70 ths chief command, count ersgned
Polgnao on ths Goth. by she letter which the
OF me Council wrote to him; AMI tie 9Th, by its
MIL practical fulhlment
Your comnite, gentle an, not TO carry IL, in
vess alton on the scenes of which took place
In other parts o! Psr', on that and the following DAYS
or IN the OH conmuues AMI owus ia France; it wa,
snee" Tor 1t to state which was the aggressor, the
people or the au horty.
But whilst una med citizens ware falling another
Kind OF crime wa preparing The judicial authoriy
hihrr'o unperceiv d, abou' &c, and il painful
20 he forced TO say thar il in the interest of The
law, but In supp'ri oil tyranny; il seconded btrary
power, violated in vidual ber,y, aud inInged every
hight. reqnisition drawn up; an examining ma.
gi-'fate ohey-d y; tor'y-hve warrants Issued.
The asis,rate pre- ended that he only areagn
the journalists VIII, signed the Proesta,ion rubIi shed
in several journals OF the 27 h. AMI that IL was in ended
10 fep:ess simpe offence OF the press Th.r- is on
this point however, soma obscuri'y for the numbo- of
those " IN signed only 3s aud il is not known by
what names we're completed the number I5.
SIX warrants were Transmitted 10 hs Prefer Of Police
to insure their being executed; the latter conied them
TO the vigance of OF his agents who fortunately
shIuns back before the difficulty OF the execution TIL,
reqlison and the warrants have been desiroyed and
yonf committee hav. been unable to clear up the doub
which exists on their number. Did the auhr of these
acquisitions, the Magistrate who Issued and the Preiec,
OIL 10 les who consented to execute the warrants act
upon their own judgmen? II vgond he very Difficult!
TO believe ths Ii is much more natural seek Tor IN.
principle Of thss: cruelty rigorous samoug the more
elevated ranks OF tbs Cover Thus ter minated
the day of the 27h.
From this time il was easy 10 forssse the cb.-,c,.,
resistance would assurn; that the blood he'd would n
erase h energy of the citizens From hencetouh
deadly combat was in 'vilabir-'he black Dag was in
various points untdT y and suffcisGy 'unced the
nsucs Of III sruggls abGu, ensue eat evils might
have been avoided; hut attempt was mat 10 ca
tighten the court. The Ministers or rather tho ince
a. Poignac (or he alone Ap cared this fedrfn crisis
d'd not tnicacou- t. 10y tn truth before Cha les Y
and tell him that tlod was flowing iu torrents t IN At
HAT hsre was Sill tine t. pronounce words of Peace
and decentralization. Messrs. de P-yronns it. d, Gcrn0n
Granville. and de Chan'elauze, declare thit thongl
uerc might have been sill h. usual number # Min
slers, there in fact Maistiy for IN. Priucs do
Pol goac alone cOrrsspoDded with the Court.
The 2Slh presented the spectacle of King Of France
treating his own capital as if ii the town of an
enemy Paris was actually besiegod-the centre of the
tnc Arts and OF civilization, twice respected by foreign
armies, was about 10 sustain lot which probably
would not have had to apprehend from third Invasion
Marshal OF France is 10 be charged with the horrible
task, and again come forth the Duke Of Ragusa! How
singular has been the destiny of this warrior--lonp
participation in the glory of arms he appears at each
OF our political erupdons like the evil genius of his
coun,ry
The ordinance that authorised this tremen Gus mea
sure Is countersigned by Prince de Pognac alon the
three other eXMinsters in confinement with him
have protested that they had knowledge of it " at
ever consequently, they submitted to the
Council.
At the time tbs President of the Council writes
70 the Marshal--"You will let n know that the
King will supply money for the workmen who are with
oui bread, II they quit the party in revolt and that re
proclaim this in every direction; the same lime an
nounclng that the guilty would be brought before
Council Of War;
In fact the organization Of this powerful source of ter
ror took place that very day The Chiefs of the Courts
Martial and their deputies summoned to the office
OF the Under Secretary OF State, who peri rfned the
functions OF Minister at War, where they found several
officers charged with the formation Of Military Trbu-
na but events succeeding each other with great rapid
ty, the Under Secretary of State was summoned TO the
Tulleries, and the meeting separated.
Nevertheless, orders sent TO ST. Omer and
buneviie, to break up the camps and despatch the