Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-09-29
INTELLIGENCE.

lNiELLlGE
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PARIS.
Al six. finding the Rue ST. Dennis
unobstructed, l traversed that quarter
Of the town, in my way to the Boule.
wards. The people were carving of
in brapcaris Killed or wounded bour
geois; whilst here and there you turned
aside 10 avoid puddle Of blood, or
the stark corpse of seine unhappy We
teran that lay covered only by the grey
military cloak. Ii is said that in the
pockets Of the slain soldiers was found
a quantity Of money much greater than
the private can ut ordinary times oom-
Inand; which couDtenances the report
that the Gards Royale and the Swiss
had been presented with a gratuity Of
ten frances 4 man on the morning Of
the strifr--a paternal way Of dispos.
ing of the taxes paid by the people l
noticed deserted corpse that lay in
corner with n label attached TO the
breast. IL was evidently one Of the
humblcst citizens, and the address was
''Rue ST. Antoine. Honour TO whom
il is due! The Hampdens who saved
Paris and probably all France from the
pa'erns' performances Of his NJ ost Chris
tan Majesty. wore the cannille of 81.
Antoine. 81. Denis. and St. Martin
men whom Sir Walter Scott would
term the & brutal populace Of a great
town" His '.high-born and high
bred" warriors never achieved a victo-
~ more beneficial TO mankind. The
freedom not only Of France, but Of all
| the Continent, was weighed in the ba
lance against despotis,n, and prevailed
by the efforts Of soiled aud swarthv ar
tisans.
| In every street the people were en-
ployed in digging up the large stones
with which Paris is paved, and con-
structing rude barricsdes, at success
siye distances Of about fifty PAGES. la
the rough way in which they were then
thrown up. they would probably afford
little protection but nothing can be
conceived more effective for the de.
fence or large open town like Paris.
traversed in every direction BY long
narrow streets. overlooked by houses
Of six, seven, and eight stories, than
such barriers scientifically construct.
ed. The Boulevards, usually so gay,
presented Il curious scebe Of dcso.ation.
| Numbers OF fine trees were thrown "a
cross the road. aud formed green bar.
ricades, at short intervals. Facres
aud diligences have contributed TO fill
up the gaps. The Mcnagerrs Roy les
and Lafitte. Galliard, aud Co.. were
never before 40 honourably employed.
Not -ingleslamp gave IT'S light in sup
port Of the day; "a lamp. indeed, as
no where extant in Paris-all were
demolished the preceding night and
the cafes. IN happy times brilliant With
reflected Iostrss, were closely bolted
and barred. On NV return, I vas at a
loss To regain the bridge. had lost
my way in the dark, somewhere in the
ncighbourhocd OF the Rue So. Hunore;
and ''nn nc pas ici, - on tire pas ici -
called out from windows above, did
not contribute to remove my perplexi-
". more particularly a. these friendly
warnings were oc casionally enforced by
n shot fired at the other end of the
street. l observed several groups Of
four or five sansculOttish figures, lurk
ing with fusiIs at the corners oi streets
TO get shot at some neighbouring post
Of the military.
At length, perfectly bcwildered in
a part Of the town with which | am
not we'll acquainted, had recourse to
some Of the musket.men Tor informa
pion, and before succeeded in extri-
eating myself. was obliged TO inquire
my way some five or SIX times. These
figures Of ~ omen gave me the best
possible directions, though vulgar gos.
sip had Infected me with an idea that
the English we're ~ extremely bad o.
dour. a rough fellow with q musket,
who bsl cried 'Qui va ~ and rude
~ pushed me back without waiting 40
answer, replied, on my asking II he
would not allow his friends 10 pass,
that ! might go OF " PLEASED, aud be
; shot ior my pains. 4 by standcr On.
deft0ok to put me on NY way. and Ob
served, as We Cfept along the bottom
of the Rue ~. Ilonofe, that the Eng
lish we're perfectly safe at Paris. though
he had beard they themselves consid
cred Il an insecure fc.idence. There
- oEe thing that might render IL On.
pleasant az ltast--if the British Am
bassador. consulting the etiquette ,bat