The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-20

five members of the National Assembly are
amongst the killed and wounded. But the
most touching death is that of Archbishop oil
Paris. The venerable prelate on Sunday vol
unteered TO 60 to the insurgents as messen-
ger of peace. Cavaignac said that such step
was full of danger, but this christian pastor
persisted. He advanced attended by his two
Wears towards the barricades with an olive
branch borne before him, when he was ruth
lessy shot in his groin, and fell MORALLY woun-
ded. The venerable patient was ordered BY the
insurgents to the nearest hospital, in st. An
tonic where he received the last sacraments,
languished, and has since died.
The editor of the Pere Duchesne, NJ. Laroche
was shot IN the head at the barbados Roche
choart, where, in the dress Of an ouurier, he
was fighting at the head ola party of insur-
gents.
1t will probably never be correctly ascertain
ed to what extent the sacrifice of human life
| in this frightful struggle has reached. Some
compute the loss on the part of the troops at
from 5000 to 10000 slain, but we hope this is
exaggerated. The number of prisoners captu-
red Of the insurgents exceed 5000. All of the
prisons are filled, as well as the dungeons and
vaults Of the Tuilleries, the Louvre. Palais
Royal. the Chamber of deputies. and the Hotel
de Vile. A military commission has already
been appointed TO try such as were found with
arms in their hands, and they will probably be
Ideported 10 the Marguesas islands, or some
TRANSATLANTIC French colony. A decree has
been proposed with that object. We have not
space to recount the many acts and individual
lheroism. Many soldiers exhibited sublime
courage. On the other hand, the savage cruel
Ity with which the insurgents waged war al
most exceeds belief. They tortured some of
their own prisoners, cut off their hands and
feet, and inflicted barbarities worthy ofsavages.
The women were hired to poison the wine sold
to the soldiers, who drank il, reeled and died.
Ii seems TO be believed generally, that, if the
insurgents had succeeded in following up their
mort admirably conducted plan of operations,
and have advanced their line and possessed
themselves of the Hotel de Vile, and followed
up their attacks along the two banks of the
river, the whole city would have been given
, up to pillage. Indeed the words piilage and
rape are said to have been inscribed on one OF
their banners, Not less than 10000 stand of
! arms have been seized and captured in the fau-
bourg 81. Antoine alone.
From the London Times, June 2sl
The city of Paris stands in the valley of the
river Seine, in such wise, that whilst the most
central part of the city occupies the islands and
the strand of the river, the streets which di-
ID verge at right angles from this point rise by a
: somewhat rapid ascent TO the high ground on
each side of the valley. The centre OF the in
: surrection was established on the low ground
by the river. its wings rested on the opposite
heights. The Hotel de Vile was its most adj
vanced post in front, but all the narrow street.
and the quays from that building to the Eau
bourg st. Antoine were in the hands of the in
surgents, The attack was carried on upon
: this point by Gen, Duvirier, but such were the
| tInn N do hat
ing to the written statement Of the mayor o
Paris to the National Assembly, the Who'll,
4 district was converted into a vast fortress
which could only be reduced stone by stone
The streets were barricaded, the window:
were lined with mattresses, behind which
murderous fire was poured down on the troops
1 and the gangway of internal communca tioI
had been opened from house to house, which
supplied ammunition or means of escape &c
n the beseiged. The progress of the forces from
this point was accordingly very slow, and i
was in the rear OF this position that the fina
stand of the Instruction was made, on Mon
: day afternoon; but the operations were car
: red on with equal skill and courage al the TIVE
+ wings, for that term may strictly be applied Il
e the positions which the insurrection has as
sumed.
al On the left bank of the Seine, the left win,
S extended TO the Pantheon, by the steep anC
# narrow line of Rue st. Jacques, which wal
n completely barricaded and even fortified will
cannon. The attack on this position alon,
. cost fifteen hours hard and uninterrupted fight
ing; yet il was the first which was reconquereC
n by the troops. The attack on the right win,
which extended to the clos ST. Sazare, was con
J. Quoted by Lamoriciere, who gradually forced
his way on the third day to the barriers anC
Il then effected his junction with the central di
llvl- nfG ntrx-ir 4 hai for
rel from the regular distribution of the nsur
t rectionary forces. that their plan was to ex
d haust the troops by a fruitless attack on the
a barricades and then oassume offensive opera
h tons by an advance of the two wings upon tn,
> National Assembly and the west end of Paris
4 so as TO place the government between TIVE
fires and reduce 1t TO inevitable destruction
The extent of organization which the execu
d ton OF such plan, extending over lin
J. of several miles in length and maintained TO
e the last four days, disclosed, is perfectly incon
!; ceivable.
Every species of artifce was employed e
II convey ammunition. The pals of the milk
1 women, the touches of the dead were fount
i filled with gunpowder and cartouches. Larg,
e sums of money in gold and notes were discov
o cred on the persons of men apparently in ex
n treme poverty, and of young children. The
II women OF Paris took most active part in TN
d struggle. They conveyed orders and signals
: through the hottest fire. They carried off the
n wounded. some OF them persisted i'm the barri
II, cades, or fired from the houses on the soldiers
o while some are even reported 10 have in
flcted the most refined barbarities upon thei
l. wretched fellow-citizens, who had fallen pris
Il oners into their hands. None were spared b,
IA the chances or tn indiscrimina,ing fury of thi
: general slaughter.
Il From the Iondnn Times Jnpa