Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1848-03-29

the officer in command, and blew his brains out
with pistol. Seeing him fall, his soldiers,
without orders fred on the people, Of whom A
or were killed. The report of this discharge
at a moment when we t1attcred ourselves all
was toIerably we'll over, created painful SEN
sation. Twenty minutes afterwards, however.
a most touching and melancholy procession
arrived, and, as far as | could perceive, turned
alarm into rage.
The hum OF the approaching multitude com
ing from the Boulevard des Capucines was heard
and low song of death, "Mourir pour la pa
trie," was chanted by the throng, instead Of the
victorious Marselsise. Mingled with tlfis'aw-
full and imposing chorus, the noise of which
could be heard. A large body of the people
slowly advanced. Four in front carried torches.
Behind them came an open cart surrounded by
torch bearers. Tho light was strong, and dis
covered four or five dead bodies, partly undres-
sed, w hich appeared to have been carefully ar
ranged in the cart.
When the head of THE column reached the
corner of the Rue Lepelletier, the song was
changed to burst of fury, which will not soon
be forgotten by those who heard it. The pro-
cession halted at the office of the National, and
the whole party, burst into unanimous crv of
Vengeance! You know how sonorous that
word is when pronounced fnFrench. The dead
bodies in the cart were those of the men who
fell under the fire of the soldiers above men,
toned.
This event is deplorabe. 1t may possibly
change the issue of the affair.
The night was an awful one. The noise of
workmen appeared to break on the Stiffness
Having heard similar one in 1880, guessed
what was going on. Barricades one immense
| ly strong at the end of the Rue Richelieu,were
Of hoe
ued up to this nIument, {half past ten.3
| Every tree on the whole line of the Boule,-
ards has been felled. Every one of the superb
lamp posts has been thrown down, and all con-
verted into barbados. At the corner of every
street is barricade. Gentlemen, shop-skeep-
ers, clerks, workmen, all laboring at the work
with an eagerness, and an earnestness beyond
description.
At IL o'clock, NJ. OdiHon Barrot, accompa-
MED by Gen. Lamoriciere, repaired from the
Chamber of Deputies to the Ministry of the in
terror where he was formerly installed in pres
encc of the National Guards and multitude of
citizens who filled the court. Shortly after
wards the following proclamation was posted
up on the gate, amidst universal reclamation:
| Ny dear comrades, ] have been invested BY
the New Cabinet with the superior command
of the National Guard of the Department of the
| Seine.
By your energetic attitude you have asserted
the triumph of liberty. You have been and ev-
er will be the defenders of the order. rely up
on you, as you may rely upon me, Your COM
rade.
| (Signed) General LAMORIClERE
| (Countersigned) ODILLON BARROT
Paris, Feb "a, lS48.
At o'clock the following proclamation was
posted on the walls of Paris:-
| Citizens of Paris-the King has abdcated.
The crown bestowed BY the Revolution of July
is now placed on the head of child, protected
by his mother. They are both under the safe
guard OF the honor and courage of the Partisan
population. All cause of division among us has
ceased to exist. Orders have been given to the
line to return to their respective quarters. Our
brave army can be better employed than in she'd
ding blo,d in so deplorable collision.
My beloved fellow citizens. From this mo
ment the maintenance of order is entrusted to
the courage and prudence of the People of Pa
ris and its heroic National Guard. They have
ever been faithful to orr noble country. They
will not desert it in this grave emergency.
ODiLLON BARROT.
The proclamation produced a Temporary calm
but the unfortunate occurrence of Foreign AT
fairs last night threatens to change the char
acter of the struggle. Large pools of blood ire
still on the asphaltic pavements of the Boulev-
ards des Capaucines and the Rue Basse du Ram
part. The people forgot that the troops only
fired when their colonel was bru,ally shot
They demanded vengeance"
On leaving the palace the King and his fam
lily proceeded to NeuiIly under an escort OF Gu
irasslers. After the troops evacuated the Tu-
illeries, the palace was immediately occupied
by the insurgents. who destroyed every thing
in it-window, furniture, pictures, sc. The
throne was left entire carried in procession thro
the streets and the Boulevaris, and ultimately
smashed to pieces. A similar scene of destruc.
; ton took place at the Palace Royale, All the
furniture was taken out and burnt in t he court
Marshall Bugeaud has been named at once
commander of the National Guard and Of the
J troops of the line.
In the Chamber of Deputies at I o'clock, M
Sauzet took the chair in the presence of about
800 members. Shortly afterwards it was sta
+ ted that the Duchess of Orean had arrived a
, the palace with her two sons. The Princes,
? soon appeared at the left door accompanied by
: the two Princes andthe Dukes of Nemours ant
Montpynsier. The count at Paris entered frs
led by one of the members of the House. H,
5 penetrated with difficulty far as the semicir
Gle, which was crowded witt. officers and sol
produced lively impression on the assembly
Almost Immediately after, the Duchess en-
tered and seated herself in the arm chair be
tween her two sons. The hall was then for
I chilly entered by multitude of armed men of tn
: lower orders and National Guards. The Prin
cess and her children then retired to one of tn
upper benches Of the centre, opposite the Pres
idential chair. The greatest agitation and up
[ roar prevailed. and when silence was restored
NJ. Dupin arose and announced to the assem-
? blv that the King had abdIcated in favor q
q his grandson, and conferred the regency on tn
Duchess of Orleans.
A voice from the public gallery-fT is TO(
e LATEe' An indescrible acene of tumult ens',
$ ed. A number of Deputies collected around tn
Duchess and her children, and the Dukes of Ne
n mours and Montpensier. National Guards al
t SO rallied around the royal family.
s After few remarks by different members Of
e the propriety of proclaiming the count Of Pari