Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-16
REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.
CCmcl,uisd. I

y..,x;nr the scene Of the conflict, proceeded
.,ong the quay until Preached the Morgue, which
, snfered. and behed spectacle Of horror which
never shall forget In the midst OF battle men
An unreyartied: amidst the universal excitement
~ conflict hundreds may fall without exciting
.,sn nassing sigh from those by their side; but
hara II was widely lifiarent--all was tranquil
and still; eleven bodies stripped, and laid out
an boards. remained to await the recognition OF
their friends; they were citizens, they had per
,sbed i'm the conflict which still heard roaring
uonnd me: their wounds were various; one was
woman, apparently IN the seventh or eighth
month Of her pregnancy: ball had entered her
,sft eve ant, penetrated 10 the brain; another was
child, about ten years old. that had been trans
ayeJ with lance. Amang those whom curi0si-
~ had assembled round the CHASTITY group. l Oh
served a Young man about seventeen or eighteen,
whom Salvador would have chosen as a model for.
a youny bandit. Never did see countenance
in which beauty and ferocity were 81 slngularly
h,ended: ne had round him eirdle. in which
were, two pistOls and large semicircular hanger:
IN his hand he had broad two-edged knife. the
blade OF which 2littered in the sunbeams: he en-
:ered hastily. cast one look OF unntterable ex-
,,rsasion on the corpses, as flo whet' his fury,
and rushed out with veil of defiance In the di-
,action of The Greve where the light was then
rariag the fercest. Shortly after quitting the
Norque, found my arm seized BY MANN what
,,nneared at first hostile manner butin looking
a his face perceived it was only the excite
>n.nt of strong agitation; he asked me whsther
th.rs was much i.-hting in the direction whence
w,s coming. told him that all was quiet there.
and he proceeded towards the Morgue. After
advancing few PAGES. curiosity induced me 10
retrace nv steps and follow him; lhad scarcely
reached me door Of the Narguc, when | saw him
stapger out and fall senselcss on the stone be-
fore the dooe: among the vic Tins he had recog
riZrd his nnly brother! Crossing the river In
the direction Of the Rue St. jacques and La
Harpe, found the people engaged in prepar-
inc barricades. SIC. bat perfectly tranquil then
returned along the qnavs. aud crossing the Font
Neuf, arrived at the Place dl P,laiS ROYAL about
five O'Clock Here the face Of affairs was mate
rally altered: all the troops who in the morning
occupied the square. had retired into the adjoin-
inc houses on the left side while the people were
etill masters Of those on the right, the centre OF
the sousre presented scene of The most perfect
TRANQUILITY, while from the upper windows OF
The houses constant fire was kept up between
the two parties; every shot was fired with de
Ijbera,e aim at some exposed object, and the ef-
feet of this desulorv but murderOus hre, contrast
al STRANGELY with the unrenitting vOlevs which
( had INST witnessed in the Place lie Greve-the
one had all the excitement and heart stirring ef-
feet of struggle for life and liberty. the other
sopsared mere species OF human lowing, all
the horrors of hatchery. without redeeming
spark of enthusiasm to throw iustre over me
scene. THIS continued until dark. turing tee
day contests had also been going on IN va,i"s
na,ts of Paris in all of them the people had be
victorious; the pupils of TIC Ecole Poiyts"hnique
d;s.inuuished themselves in every quarter BY
Z cir cool and determined ravery. The warm
A., enoarements. in addition 70 these have al
,s.dv mentioned were.-lst the Rue st. Ani0-
nj. where one thousand IF the (Iuarde Royae
kentup murderous fire on the inhabitants which
g. answered bv missiles Of every description.
,r,;, tho troops we're called of to assist In the at
,.ck of the Place de Greye. Cd. On and near
a.. p,rte St. Dennis. where the combat coutin-
81 until eight o'clock at night Sd In the
o.. II Dennis, where the officer commanding
the Guarde ROYAL was killed; and 4th on the
onays. opposite the Louvre, whence the citizens.
n, ,,ected By the portico OF the Institute. were
sn,hl.d 10 GALL the Swiss guards occupying the
Louvre with a constant anil harrass,ng nre, not
withstanding the strong position OF the roya!
,roops. supported by a piece OF artillery COM
,,anfI;ng the Point des Arts aud playing direct
" un the people. The columns ana waits OF
rbe institute are completely pierced with balls.
Daring Wednesday night the troops in the neigh
horhood Of the Hotel de Vile we're called in. and
the whole roya force was concentrated in the Lou
1re, the Place du Carousel and the Taileries, with
the exception ola small BODY Of Swiss which occu-
oied house at the corner Of the Rue Rohan in the
Rue ST. Honore. another party IN the hotel. near
the corner Of the Place du Palais Royal and those
Who were in the Swiss barracks in the Rue de
Ba5vlone. In the course of the night the people
had so completely barricaded every street in Paris
ss to render them quite impassable. and able to
sustain seige if requisite: the fifth and ff'v-
third regiments of the line, that had from the first
hssn unwilling to fight against their felow.citi-
aens, had openly joined TIE people; and on the
morning of Thursday the 29th, the national CO.
iors aoated upon every public edifice in Paris.
except those which | have just mentioned; the
word roysle'' was effaced from the theatres: and
sf,ced the obnoxious emblem. Yetso blind we're
me Ministers to their real situation that even On