Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-09-15

his arnament. Farther off negro in
livery might be seen en facfionnaire, q
. sentinel, With cavalry earbine, and
the broad sword Of . sapeur, ioked With
occasionally upon his not being whife.
walking up tho Place du Carousei,
you might see 6ns young fellow, ap-
parentiy laborer, his COSTUME consist
ing Of canvass jacket and trowsers,
no stockings. wearing the feathered
cooked hat Of . marshal Of France.
said Ia be captured from the wardrobe
oi the King; at his pride, too, his fell
low citizens laughed, which he bore
with the most imperturbable gravity:
and near to him. q man with the sleeve
OF the red coat Of one Of the Swiss over
his ovn. an archbishops glove on the
opposite hand, and . Iancer's spear on
his shoulder. Among them are four
Irish mechanics, vho arrived sfestu-
nstely' ia Paris that very day,' on
their way 10 Clavsnton. The thing
was not to be wiihstosG, 80 in they
went with 'the boys
The loss Of both parties on Thurs-
day was immense. II was evident to
every man Who saw them, that the
French troops were detected. Some
OF them had not tasted food fer thirty
hours. They fought, moreover. against
their own countrymen. The Door
Swiss had still more cause for dejsc-
ton. Tor they spprshended that no
quaster would Do shown them. They
were wong, for the lives Of all who
surrendered were spared. The peo.
pie fought like lions.
AT one point q woman, in the cos
tune Of her sex, headed the Bourgeois,
and was the boidest Of the mbatapts.
II degrees Of bravery can be admitted
IN this most memorable conflict Of mo-
dern times. A woman in mana clothes,
fought at the attack on the Swiss bar.
racks in the Rue Plumst. The third
regiment Of the Guard (Vendeans)
fought with extraordinary bravery end
devotion. Many Of the ,Cuira ssisurs
surrendered their swords. The Ian.
GERS OF the Guard--the finest body of
msn IN the couatry-fought with hero
ism end csnstancy, but were dreadful
y cot up. Many Of them private sol.
d'ers) were young men Of family. The
manner IN which the Swiss fought, and
the nature Of the engagement, may be
taken from the following instance: A
company Of them defended one portion
Of the Rue ST. Henore. They were
reduced u sixty when saw them, and
fought 10 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 MERGED
With balls before be could wheel 20
gain the rear. The same occurred 10
the next. and so until they had every
one fallen. The contest here, At the
Louvre, the Tuillsries, and at the
Place de Greve, was maintained with
The most deadly obsGnacy. The Rue
81. Honors, tor two days, was a per
petual scene OF slaughter. There nav
be counted in the front OF tie house,
which forms the corner Of the street.
de RohaR and ST. Honore, FIVE thou.
sand holes. The Louvre (ercfpt The
Picture C0iiery-what q nation Wa
on all sides attacked and defe ed at
the same moment, aud for hours. In
the Court OF the Louvre q field piece
was planted. which commanded the
pont des Arts, being exactly opposite
the Institute. Here the fighting vas
80 dreadful, and So Inaintsined. that
the front of the Palace Of the institute
10 spsekied With musket and grape
shot. One cannon ball only appears
to have been fired. IL has smashed n
portion Of the wall, and from tie sle.
vAtion, must have caused dreadful ex-
ecution in sweeping the bridge. The
attack on the TuilIeries vas not of AZ
long duration; IL was ever in two or
three hours. A young fellow marched
on with tfi. cOlOursd flag At the head
OF the attacking Bourgeois. A thou.
sand bale, tired frem the front &c the
Chateau, whisIled by him uithost
touching him. tie continued % msreb
With sang |rOid, but with, st the sam.
time, su air Of Importance, up 10 the
triumphal arch, and femsiusd there
until the end Of tho battle.
'TAe nsighbOrhood Of the Hotel a.
VIE, gas the theatre Of q stili more
dreadful conflict The peopls eccu.
pied the QaAi Pslistier, snd the Place
de Greve. After q moat sanSu;asTv
struggle, they we're slowly bsaten
from ths Quay into the Pisce, which
with The Hstel de Vile. maintained
against some Of the finest troops 10 the
oniverss iAroughous the day, add uu,iI
those troops rtireated.
The bisulsbaney Of the Kingslom
> ohered to the Due d'0rIesns. The
Mag - said 70 have gone 70 Lille
All the smblsms Of Royalty sre re-
moved, aad the names Of streets refer
Ftng 20 u are espuoeed Tie Dsn,,.