Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-07-21
The Paris Insurrection,


Not having space to publish full details Of the
late horrible doinPs in Poris, we give from tho
Boston Atlas sketch of some scenes on sstur-
day, June "a. They arc a fair specimen Of The
whole, and would put New Zealand caDnl ais 10
the blush, although transacted in the most REIN
ed city in the world
"The pluck the perseverance,, the indomiia-
bic heroism displayed by the insurgents and ia
many cases by the assailanis also, could only be
extinguished by inhiscriminate slaughter. Hun
dreds Of them, naked to the waist, all stripped
for the deadly strife, stood unmoved on the bar
ricades, amidst showers Of bullets and nifrdiHe
poured upon them from the artillery, regardless
Of certain death, and close TO the muzzlcs Of the
cannon. Nor were these gdmins de Parts mere
ly seeking the bubble reputation, even in the
cannons mouth for there they lie in heaps.-un-
wept, unhonored, unclaimed, UNDECIDED There
are numberless episodes Of heroisn, some Of fe-
rocity, which could be related and these latter
have all been perpetrated by women. A demon
in female attire rushed into the Rue Rambuteau
yesterday with sharp knife, stole behind Mo
bile Guard, seized him by the nose, and cut his
throat from car 10 ear. Many staff officers have
been taken by the insurgents also, and were I'M
medately hung in the cellars OF the Pantheon,
which was in possession Of the mob for some
hours But at all the barricadcs women we're
amongst the most active. and at all the windows
they were encouraging the insurgents, firing an
occasional shot themselves from their coions ~
vantage hurting the most hidcous imprecat;ons
against the assailants, and waving their kenbief.
10 incite the insurgents to fresh deeds of vaior
The insurgents were well armed. well proyidcd
with ammunition, and entrenched behind tho
barricades, poured murderous fire on their AZ.
sailants.
A dreadful net Of butchery was committed
about one. by the insurgents at barrira,a in
| the Faubourg st. German. They had taken
five ofthe Garle Mobile prisoners, and held them
apart without injury. Hearing, however, that
the troops Of the line were coming down in
force, they determined to abandon the barricade
| but at the same time they came to another ter.
rible determination, which they forthwith car.
, ried into execution they cut the throats Of the
FIVE prisoners. The Iifeiess bodies Of these lads
for none Of them had exceeded the age Of eight.
cen, were found still warm when the troops Of
the line and party Of the Garde Mobile came
mp. The rage Of the soldiers on perceiying this
murderous work was intense, and deep and loud
were their VOWS Of vengeance. In other pares
the insurgents showed the same villainous shirt;
they killed men whom they had rubbed, after
taking them prisoners, in some instances. no
doubt, persons unmixed up with the contest,
drawn TO i by curiosity; they cut off the hands
of a captain Of cuirasseurs, and life ebbed slow.
ly away. The Garle Mobile, to ayenge the
cowardly assassination of some prisoners, went
into a house from which the shots were fired,
and threw the persons they found there out Of
the windows, saying The wret.hes are not wor-
thy OF musket shot 1t is painful and revolt
ing to continue this narrative. GAgnani asserts
positively that on barrirade in the Faubourg
ST. Antoine, the body Of Garie Republcaine, in
uniform, was impaled and the bowels taken out
In the Pantheon the bodies Of several Gardes
Mobile were found hanging by the wrists and
pierced by swords and bayonet stabs. Not only
were jagged bullets used, but others were made
with fragments Of copper and east iron. The
feet Of dragon were cut oil, and he was re-
| placed dying on his horse. The insurgents also
! pumped turpentine from fire engine in house
in the Fanbourg Poissonniere, where there were
National Guards and troops, and then tried to
set the house on fire."