Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-07-24
Correspondence of the N. York Courier d. ENQUIRER,

Correspondence of the ~ York Courier d. ENQUIRER.
PARss, 9th June.
In the midst of city in a state If siege and
under tho influence of martial law, the ordinary
current OF affairs according to all outward appear
ance has been wonderfully little changed by the
extraordinary events of the last few DAVIS Under
such circumstances it is no small advantage to he
unconnected by birth citizenship with the actors
IN the passing scene, and to be able to look around
you with an eye of mere spectator whose princ;.
Piles are not comprised and whose interests are no,
involved in the issue. With all these adyantapes
have found on this occasion how extremely difficult
u Is with mind free from prejudice, and with a
disposition to silt every fact with the utmost care
to arrive at the truth on the one
and unextenuated on the other, with reference to
circumstances which may almost DO said to have
occurred under my immediate observation. As an
instance take tho following. On Wednesday last
mado repeated efforts to approach the scene of
conflict in the Rue ST Martin In the adio;nno
street the Hue st. Dennis where remained duruS
cohsidcfaoie PERIOD OF the engagement, the sound
OF tic artillery and OF the musquetry in platoons
ana IN single files could be heard more distinctly
than at a review in Hyde Park by the inhabitants
OF Park Lane. AT intervals also the movements
OF the troops and of the insurgents could distinct
ly be seen from the points successfully occupied
1t was matter of universal belief throughout the
neighbourhood that what saw and heard was
but an affair of outposts and that the strong hold
OF the insurgents was in the church and cIoistsrs
OF ST. Merry, which situated in the Rue ST
VS.
than the boulevard. 1t was confidently asserted
that after being driven from the barricades bv tho
troops OF the line and the national and municinol
guards under Marshal Soult the insurgents to the
number OF IlOO had taken refuge in the church and
the adjoining closters, which are kind of street
surrounding it all sides but The front which a Geo
the Rue st. Martin, and that they were ultimately
driven from it with immense slaughter after tho
doors had boon forced by detachment of artillery.
This statement appeared with several remarkable
nnlq pfW n1n
what is still more extraordinary it was repeated in
the Moniteur and in all the other journals cf Thurs
day morning, with this single variation that in the
MonItcur the command was given to General Thu
rec SebastanI, brother of the Minister for fcrcfn
affairs, while in the papers of the evening before
the exploit had been ascribed to the Minister at
war IN person. On Thursday morning after sec
ing what was said in the newspapers and conpor
ing them with the observations Of a number Of in
dyIduals who had been actually engaged in repress
ing the rebellion, set out once more TO visit tho
held OF battle while its traces were yet fresh in tho
bloody characters it had left behind on the streets
and IN the impressions it had made on the minds Of
lhe inhabtsnts' Having Perambulaed the ground
rom the Madeaino to the BastiIc, and from thence
Lhrongh the FaubouTg st. Antoine along The
1uays To the Hotel de Vile, began TO make per.
'onai enquiries to all those places in the noipbbor
hood OF tho church of st. Merry which bore tho
conflict. VIZ
lhc shops were all open, and evory where an an |
'wer was ready to enquiries, or rather indeed in
many cases an account was volunteered of all tina,
me parties had seen or heard the subject In al
most every case, however, the information tbus oh
ined was more or less colorcd by what had already
appeared IN the newspapers that hing was to he
implicitly relied on for fact except what had happen.
"a uRder the very eye Of the person who told it.
" eI stones throw of the church ofSt. Merry the
respectable shop keepers of this busy quarter IL ,bc
my were very much in the situation Of the guides
y the IIosachs and the boaiuent Of Loeh Catrine
"hom have frequently heard identifying the see.
ieEy sround them with the incidents described in |
nc lazy OF tho Lake, thus unconsciousty doing
tonnage 70 the enchanting wand Of the wizard Of |
ne hofIn' and never doubling that the whole course
y Ine story from the bridge Of Til to tho top of
oeuvenNe was matter Of genuine history. In the |
anie way me shoP-keePeSs in the Rue st. Martin
doPting the statements in the Constitutional snd
he other papers on which they are accustomed
o rely tor information, would como 10 their doore
I'D porting 10 the church. tho hugo belrrv Of !