The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-09-09

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pairing bsndagcs and lint for the wounded.
The passages, (arcades) afforded striking
instances of this benevolent disposition.
All the miliners. and their shopwomen,
were TO be seen sitting outside their shops
light busily engaged in msking lint.
Paris is so fortified interjorly that mill
lion Of men would hardly suffice TO carry
IT, forget how many thousand streets Il
contains, but every street Of them is capu-
bic of long and protrscted defencc--ths
means for which, however, Go not feel at
liberty to describe.
The Ecole Miltsts surrendered ycster.
day. The artillery from vincsnnes march,
ed up ST. Cloud. The fortress itself re.
mains in possession Of the Kings troops.
The Doc De Bordeaux is said To he there.
Poor child! am sure hewould NOT be mo-
lested. II mensced, he would certsinly be
preserved by the Garde Rationale, al the
expense of their lives--yea, even the COM
monest labonrcr would answer for his safe
~, il he were thrown upon him for protect
ion. The Priests had oil disappeared, or,
II visible, were disguised. The Provision
| al Government csueed them Ia be informed
that they were under the protection Of tho
nation, and might resume their functions in
security. They have, in consequence all
returned 10 their churches. a large force
has assembled at Versailles and st. Cloud,
with the intention, il is said, Of remaining
there. They do not intend attacking Par
is, il is believed, but, IL attacked they will
fight. They occupy Mcndon and Mount
Valerep Nhe heights to the right and left
ofSt Cloud Several hundred soldiers Of
the Regiment of,he Guard are said TO DO
met in Paris with their moustac hes sha,sn
off.
The number OF men under arms this day
is comparatively small. The chateau Of tho
Tuilleries remains in the hands of the brave
fellows who took it. lfthis were o subject
upon which one could DO pleasant, these
extraordinary men would present ample
materials; for, as you may guess, their cos
tune is various as their employmonts were
from which they rushed into battle. They
arc principally Of the working classes. and
on Thursday night presented a most gro-
tesque appearance.
The lose of both parties on Thursday tJu-
ly 29th wos immense. Ii was evident TO
every man who saw them that the French
troops wero objected. Some Of them had
not 10 s,ed food for 30 hours. Thoy fought,
more cover, against their own countrymsn.
The poor Swiss had 9, I'LL more cause for do
lection, for they npprehended that no quar-
ter would be shown them. They were
wrong, for the lives ofall who surrendered
were spared. The people tough, like Ii
ons.
AT one point n woman, in the cos
tune Other sex, headed the Bourgeois,
and was the boldest ofthc comba,nnts,
if degrees of bravery can be admitted
i'm this most memorable conflict of mod
crn times. A woman, in mans clothes,
fought at the attack on the Swiss
barracks in the Rue Plumct. The Sd
Regiment Of the Guard (vcndcans)
fought with extraordinary bravery and
devotion. Many of the Cuirnssiers
surrendered their swords. The Lam
GERS of the Guard--the finest body Of
men in the country-fought with hero
ism and constnncy, Tut were dreadful
ly cut up. Many of them (private sol
diers) were young men oflamily. Tho
manner in which the Swiss fought, and
the nature of the engagement, may he
taken from the following instance. A
company Of them defended one portion
of the Rue St. Honore. They were
reduced to 90 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 fail pierced
with balls before he could wheel to
gain the rear. The same occurred 10
the next, and so on until they had cv-
cry one fallen. The contest here, Mt
the Louvre, the Tuilerics, and at the
Place dc Grcve, was maintained with
the most deadly obstinacy. The Rue
ST. Honorc, for two days, was a per-
petuai scere Of slaughter. There may
he counted in the front Of n house which
forms the corner Of the streets de Rol-
ian and 81. Honore, five thousand shot
holes. The Louvre (excepttbc Picture
Gallery--wbat u nationD was on all
sides attacked and defended at the
same moment, and for hours. In the
Court of the Louvre a field piece
was planted, which commanded the
Pont dcs Artes, being exactly opposite
10 the Institute. Here the fighting was
so dreadful, and 30 maintained that the
front of the Palace Of the Institute is
speckled with musket and grape shot.
One cannon ball only appears to have
been fred. it has smashed a portion of
the wall, ,& fromif elevation must have
caused dreadful execution in sweep
ing i.,e bridge. The attack on the Tu-
ilc,ies was not of as long duration--it