Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-07


XVI, and IN the course II the day retrcated upon
ST. Cloud receiving heavy fire on their way. The
tr-colored flag waved once over all the public
monuments The Joy was universal
The appointment of General LA Favette TO the
command of the National Guard was happy circuui-
stance; 10000 will be organized TO might At this
instant the dlsarDIng Of the rabbe in progress.
There is large boat at tins moment receiving the
melancholy freight of dead from the Palace of the
| Louvre.
The Due d'Orleons will be king. His son is nurcl-
ing To Paris III aid of lh Bourgenis the head of
hi regiment of Hussars. General Gerard Is at the
head Of the armed force under la Fayettc The
Royal embems and every mention of Royalty have
disappeared elsewhere. The King Of Frsnce who
ever he shall be- must be very limited Monarch to
, receive the appreciation of the people
Napoleon III. is III the mouths OF all the lover
! dcrs
The newspapers viii give you other particulars
The troops are assembling IN the Place de Carou-
sci 10 march UPON ST. Coud-but there VIII be little
fighting
At the moment | write, there are pIacards posted,
with these words-''No moro Bourbons"
July 3l-This Is surely the most extraordinary ma
ton on the face of the earth. The day before yes
terday Paris flied with SO 600 men engaged in
NOR al combat Yesterday morning all calm.
The military service performed with order and
precision by 100000 men, who never before this week
figured as soldiers. decent gravity reigned every
where during the day. ~ every instant were TO be
met men carrying "n bers such of the wounded as
could b. transported TO the hospitals with safety; 1900
dead were also honorably disposed of The number
IN The Louvre was immense. Eighty were bone 20
spot opposite the eastern gate of that building yes
terday. and buried with military honurs. Nearly
many were put on board OF lighter, and brought
down the Seine the Camp de Mars. and there ap.
propriatoly inferred considerable number. among
whom were four EnglIshmen. who fell on the prece-
ding day, buried in the Marche des Innocens
The evening was, If possible, more interesting and
imposing Already had the principal portion of the
Gardc Rationale been recognized, and with 1.-The
people" the persons digned by the superior orders
a, canaiHe. been put III possession Of all the military
posts of the metropolis, and occupied them with the
air OF veterans. Along the Guays and streets, The
female inhabitants were TO be seated in groups
preparing bandage and lint for the wounded. The
passages, (arcacds afforded skng instances Of this
benevolent disposition All the miiners, ana heir
shopwomcn and w0rSwnmen, were &" be seen sitting
outside their shops because those being closed, aor
ded no Iight,l buslly engaged IN making lint.
Pans is SO fortified Interioriy that million of men
would hardly suffice 10 carry it. | forget how many
thousa nd streets contains, but every OF them
Is capable of long and protracted deience-thr means
for woich however, do not feel liberty to describe
The Ecoie NIlitaire surrendered yesterday. The
artillery NincenHes marched upon ST Cloud The
fortress itself remains in possession OF the Kings
troops. The Due de Bordeaux is said to be there
Poor child! am sure he would not be molested If
menaccd, he would certainly be preserved by the
Garde Nstionale at the expense Of their lves-yea,
even the commonest laborer would answer for bis
safety if he we're thrown upon h'"r for protection
Disguised 'rG- p"ssis'onaI Government caused tBr6
of the nation and might resume their functions IN Sc
curitv. They have in consequence, az! retur' ed TO
their churches and houses large force has Assem-.
bled at St Cloud, With the Intention, it said, of re-
naming there. They do not intend attacking Paris, 1t
is believed, but, if attacked they will fight. They
occupy Meadou and Mount Nalerien Che heights to
the right and left OF ST. Cloud) Several hundred
soldiers of the Regiment of the Guard are SAID to
have left their regiments within these two days. and
are to be with in Paris with their moustaches sha-
of
The number of men under arms this day is compaT
ativeIy small The chateau of the iuileries remains
in the hands of the brave fellows who TOOK It. They
are principally Of the working classes, and on Thurs
day night presented most grotesque appearance
Among them four Irish mechanics, who arrived
fortunately in Paris ''thst very day, their way
to Charenton. The thing not TO be @Ithstood,
SO in they went with "the boys"
The loss of both parties on Thursday was immense.
It was evident to every man who saw them that the
French troops were detected. Some of them had not
against their own country men The poor SWISS had
still more for lection for they apprenended
that no quarter would be shown them. They were
wrong for the lives OF all who surrendered were spar
ed. The people fought like lions.
At ore point, woman in the costume OF her sex'
headed the Burgeois, and was the boldest OF the
combatants, woman, dressed IN mans clothes,
fourLt at the attack the Swiss barracks the Rue
Plumet. The Sd Regiment of the Guard >Neudeans
fought with extraordinary bravery end devotion. Ma
nv of the Cu asSerS surrendered their swords. The
Iancers of the Guard-the finest body of men in the
fought with heroism and consistency, but we're
dreadfuly cut up. Many of them private soldiers
we're Young men of family. The manner in which
the Swiss fought and the nature Of the engagement,
NAV be taken from the following Instance: compa
nv Of them defended portion OF the Rue ST Hon
ore They we're reduced TO sixty when them,
and fought 10 three lines Of single flies. The people
occupied the whole breadth of the street in front of
them The foremost Swiss soldier would fire, or at.
tempt to Gre and would fall pierced with balls before
he could wheel to gam the The same occurred
Co the next, and so until they had every fallen
The contest here at the Louvre, the Tuerics, and at
the Place de Greve, maintained with the most
deadly obslinacy Inc Rue Il. Honore, for two days
was a perpetul scene of slaughter There may be
counted in the front OF house, which form the
rer of the streets dc ohan and 81 Honure, five thou.
sand shot holes. The Louvre except the Picture
GaIlcry-what naouN ON all sides attacked and
defended at the same moment, and for hours In ;he
Court of the Louvre field. piece planted, which
commanded the Pont DIES Arts, being cHactly oppo-
etc the institute Here the fighting dreadful,
and so maintained that the front of the Palace of the
Institute is speckled with mu>ket and grape shot co.
One cannon ball appears only to have been fred II
has smashed a pur ion Of tie WALL and from it's eeva
zion cst have caused dreadful exclusion in sweeping
the bridge
| ration: II was over IN two or three hours. young