The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-18

From wilmer and sun Times.
Terrific aud bloody I"surrection In Parts
The details of the instruction which broke out IN
Paris on the 23d ultmo, and which was 80 fearfny DIS
asrous in its effects OF much interest and magnl
tude that have given them at LENGTH to the exclusion
of other intelligence
ORIGIN OF Insurrectlop.
Pursuant to their determination diminish the number
of ouvriers the government directed that draught oil
5000 OF Them inhabitants OF the PROVINCES should leave
town the 22d. They were supplied with money, and
orders for board and lodging They left town. but halted
outside the barriers and there spent large share OF their
expenses About three o'clock a body, amounting TO
400, returned and paid visit to the executive govern
msnt M Marie presented himself to hear their griev
ances He was addressed by the chief, but M. Marie
refused to hear him, he had been amongst those who
attacked the Assembly the 18th of May, and he could
recognise him then turning to the others, he said, You
are not the slaves of this man you can explain your
grievances" M Marie enueaed them not to be led
into rebellion and assured them that the government
was occupied with the consideration Of for the
improvement of their condition. The delegates with
called them slaves The laborers then commenced
shouting Down with the Executive Commission
force into the church Of ST. Supce, with the intention
of ringing the tocsn but the gates closed to prevent
then Thence they proceeded to the gSsys singing
ceeded to the Faubourgs St Antoine and St Marceau,
and stationed themselves the Place de la Baslle cry
ing y Vlve NapOleOn!"
THE oUrBREAK-TATAL CONFLICT THE BARRIcADEs
On the morning of the 23d four o'clock, about 5000
OF these erected barrcades at the POes St Denis and
st. Martin. Many OF them were armed with muskes
Al about ten they attacked post OF the national guards
and attempted to dsam it. Resistance being made the
assalants fired. and the guard returned the fire. The
people fed. At about three o'clock the rappei having
been beaten for the national guards, nearly one-thrd
turned out detachment of the second legion marched
against barrcade and called upon the who guarded
d,cch.
ry on which the national guards fired, but after few
rounds they were overpowered and dsarmed, and the
workmen from the windows OF the surrounding houses
fired upon them Three four killed, and several
wounded AT later hour the national guards up in
force, and opened murderous fire the barricades
The insurgents made obstinate resistance but length
abandoned the barricades and fed Several national
guards killed; lieutenant colonel and chef
aeseadron were wounded From thirty to forty of the
commanded the troops The cry Of the emeutiers
"Vive la RepubliQue Democratique."
At an early hour the Place de Ia Concorde had been
occupied by immense body of troops, but very few
of the national guards were to be seen; the was
the in the Fauboug St. Honoe, the Rue de Rivol,
the Rue de IA v PAX and the H1us By o'clock
were occupied by troops Bodies of the national guard
were stationed at the Tueries; but while, on former
occasions the rdppel had not been beaten for two hours
before Paris witnessed 100000 citizens under arms al
though beat for hours there not the tenth part OF
thatnumber In the evening the guard house on
the boulevard Bonnie Nouvele was attacked by the in
surgents, who, after few shots, fled small body of
the national guards in the Rue dAboukr were fred at
by the people; they rereated several being killed and
wounded similar conflict took place in the Rue de
Cery, in which the national guards were successful
Before o'clock the artillery planted in position to
command the barrcades on the boulevards. Several
barcaes carried by the troops at the point of the
bayonet, in the neighbohood of the Paais du Justice
and the Faubourg ST. Antoine. At o'clock force of
artillery sent up 10 the railroad st. Denis when
The second legion attacked the barrcades at the Porte ST.
Denis; the national guards being fired by the nsur
gents answered by discharge in platoons firing in the
This replied 10 by effective discharge by the
insurgents after which, the national guards discharged
volleys for quarter OF hour to which the insurgents
answered by continual dropping fire like that of sharp
shooters II is impossible to describe the effect produced
by these usades upon the masses which crowded the
boulevards, who fed in This increased when
the national guards from want OF ammunition, retired
before the insurgents.
DETERMINED COURAGE THE INSURGENTS
AS proof of the forbearance of the troops and the
desperate recklessness of the popuace, give brief
description Of an attack made BY large battalion of the
On the appearance of this battalion the insurgents
taking for regiment of the line, and hoping shake
the fidelity of the regular troops raised shout of give
Ia igne" but, on finding their mistake, most of them
fed There remained only seven men and two women, |
who fought desperately. One of the men, who held a
aaS in his hand was the first to fire His companions
the fire. The man who carried the flag fell dead One
OF the females, young woman neatly dressed, picked
wards the national guards ueng Of
cation Although the fire continued from the barricade
the national guards fearing to njure this female hui
namely abstained for time from returning it, and
exhored her to withdraw Their exhorations however
vain and at length self preservation compelled
them to fire, and she was killed The other female then
advanced took the flag and began throw stones at the
national guards fire from the barricade had become
feeble but several shots fired from the Sides and
from the windows OF houses and the national guards
returning the fire, killed the second female.
At last only remained at the barrcade; but
kept up constant discharge. One of the national guards
left the ranks, sword in hand and rushing the bar
furnp he max of usta ha
about TO fire again, and took him prisoner The capture
of the barricade did not put end to the combat
CALLING fire poured upon the national guards from
detached parties of the insurgents, and from the windows
of the houses of which they had taken forcible posses
sion The number of killed on this point is estimated at
about twenty on both sides The number of wounded
also considerable.
NJ Arago made every effort throughout the day to pre-
vent collision All the troops and the national guards
BLOODY SCENE EcoLE MEDICINE.-sEvERAL
DEPUTIES AND GENERAL OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUND
At 10 O'clock p M, the firing had nearly ceased The
national guard, the garde mobile, and the troops were
under arms There were no means OF approaching the
theatre Of the struggle; that it not possible to learn
the insurgents had retained their position The en-
gagemen very bloody in the quarter of the Ecoe de
Medicine. 1t was said that NJ Paschal. the lieutenant
colonel of the 18th legion, and M. Avria banker, had
been MORALLY wounded
M. Bonjeau and M. Bixio, on learning at the Assem-
Assembly should be the first to expose themselves to the
fire. 'Our place (sad M. Bixo) is at the head of the
national guard stop, if possible the efuson of bIood;"
and, borrowing the scarf of OF the members he i'm