Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-07-22
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their positions than in actual fighting; but whatever
success the Government troops may have had IN va
rious quarters where conflicts took place at st.
Dennis and St. Martin.
1t appears that the enthusiastic courage OF the
insurgents rcruIsed them, and beat them in
other parts OF the city. Nj. Lamartne rode with
the staff of Cavaignac through Paris to gue the in
surrecton. hut 1t evident that nothing but the
power OF could compel the insurgents to yield.
/ The Government forces were divided into three di-
visions, and large masses of troops brought TO
bear with artillery upon the position of the insur-
gents, bat still Friday passed aud the instruction
had evidently gathered strength.
On Saturday, the oath, the National Assembly de-
clared itself IN permanent session, and Paris was
placed in state of siege. The Executive power
was delegated absolutely TO Cavaignac, and at half
past 10 the members of the Executive too, resigned.
! They declared that they should have been wanting
in their duties and honor had they withdrawB before
as sedition, or public peril; they only withdrew
| before vote OF the Assembly. Reports poured in
every hour TO the Assembly, and the intelligence
arrived of the slaughter of the National Guards, and
the fall of one General after another, who was killed
or wounded by the insurgents the sensation became
deep and alarming
Various proclamations issued by Cavaignac
to induce the insurgents to lay down their arms, but
to effect.
| The whole of Saturday was employed iH desperate
fighting on both sides, except u during frghtfa
thunder storm In the afternoon of Friday the con-
| tlics without intcrmssion On Saturday, how
ever the carnage and battle the south Of the river
were horrible. During the whole of Friday night
and until O'Clock Saturday the of the artiE
lery and the noise of the mustets were incessant.
In this frightiul state Of things the Assembly be-
traycd not little alarm Deputaiions from the
Assembly proposed to 60 and entreat the COM
batantS this raricdal strife but all the
cessive reports proved that the insurgents bent
on only yielding up the struggle with their lives,
and their valor only surpassed by their despe-
rate resolution.
On Saturday night at s O'Clock the Capital was in
an awful state. Fighting continued with anabated
fury. Large masses of troops poured in from all the
ncighboring Departments, but stiH the insurgents
having rendered their position almost imprtgnabie,
resisted more or less etftctaay all rhe force which
could be brought against them. The red fag-the
banner of the Republique Democratique ct Sociale,
was hoistcd.
| On Sunday morning at the meeting Of the National
Assembly the President announced that The Govern
me force had completely Succeeded IN supprpssing
the inSurectOn the left bank Of the ripr' after a
frighful sacrifice Of humans life; and that Gen. Ca
vagnac had given the insurgents on the right bank
till 10 O'Clock to surrender when, if they did not
lay down their arms, he would storm their eutrench
mcnS in the faubourg St. Antoine, where they were
now driven, and put the lehoie 10 the strord.
The heaviest artillery had been brought to- bear
upon them, and little doubt could be entertained
that the insurrection could be put down The hope
thus held out Of the termination of the insurreetion
was not, however, realized. Fhc fighting continued
the whole OF the Sunday with fearful loss of life,
! especially to the National Guards. On Monday the
! r Inducements Gen. LamOrcierc had received from
Cavagnac, enabled him to hem in the insurgents in
the eastern part of the city, and although reduced
cxtrcmitics they still fought with incredible valor.
! 1t thought on Monday morning early, that
they would surrender, but again the hope thus hcld
out of the termination OF the instruction. was not
Immediately realized At TO- O'Clock the fighting
was resumed and ii only after rightfuf struggle
of about more hours that the Government troops,
everywhere prevailed, and the fact of the insurruc-
ton being broken, the Insurgents either shot,
taken prisoners, fled into the country in the direc
! ton of Finccnncs.
The eastern quarters comprising the Enburgs st.
| Antoine, du Temple, Mtnilmontant, and Peping-
court the last subdued. The last band took
refuge in the celebrated cemetery of Pere la Chase
but the Garde Mobile hunted them even from this
sanctuary, and they were slaughtered in the neigh
boring fields.
On Tuesday the instarscton definitely qttelled.
The loss of life has been trrFlicno fewer than four
general officers had been put hors de combat;
greater loss than in the most splendid engagements
of Napoleon. Among those who fell Gems. Me
grier, Dsart and Brca; Gems Chazconel and Renault
and others severely wounded.
Four or five members of the National Assembly
are among the killed, and many more wounded,
but the most touching death is that of the Archbishop
of Paris. The venerable Prclate Sunday volun-
teercd 10 60 to the insurgents as Messenger of
Peac, Gen. Cavaignac said that such step was
full of danger, but This Christian Pastor persisted
He advanced, attend d by his two Wears towards
the barbados, with an olive branch borne before
him, VIII IN he ruthassly shot in his groin and
fell mortally wounded. Ths venerable patient was
ordered by the insurgents TO the nearest hospital i'm
ST. Antoine, where he received the last sacraments,
langulshrd and has since died.
The editor of the Pcre Duceshne, Nj. Laroche
shot in the head the barrcade Rochechoart where
in the dress of 0uvrier he fighting at the head
of a party OF insurgents.
Ii will probably be never correctly ascertained to
what extent the sacrifice of hamaH e in ihis fright
full struggle has reached. Some compute the loss on
the side of the troops from 1000 10000 Slain
but we hope this is exaggerated. The nsHnber of
prisoners captured of the insurgents exceeds 5000,
Hail. L.
vaults of the Tuleries, the louvre, Paais Royal,
the Chamber of Deputies, and the Hotel de Vile.
A military commission has already been appointed to
try such found with arms in their hands, and
they will be probably transported to the Marqaesas
Islands, or some trans-a atlantic French colony.
The following (closing) portion, far as events
enable at present, is from the Boston Daily Ad-
vcrser, and the writer's statements and views are
entitl ID 10 all credit
PARIS, Thursday, Jsne %, 4P.M
i hurry home from the Assembly to write YOU a
line before the close of the steamers mail There
is no time for go into details of the history of
the past few days,-a history awful but consoTing;
awful in the of the sacrifice, coDsofing from
the triumph of order, and of those great principles
IN which all society stands. The enemies of the
French Republic have received most triumphant
dcfeat--ts calumniators are senccd. Tho social
which for the past twenty years has been low
eflhg III inc hoiiLoh anu VI WHICH
acquired by the mis- government of Louis Philippe,
such fearful augmentation of force-this war, which
had for leaders who are the foes to every thing
that Restraints their passions, and which, this
great city, recruited followers among the Of ,
disappointed ambitions, of discharged criminals, of
envious demagogues, and of deluded vic,ms,-this
war has broken out. aud the victory has remained
on the side of order and of law. The Republic may
well be proud in its VICE. for it has secured the tr-
umph of civilizations and the union Of the army and
of the National Guard which heretofore has been to
ov ,rthrow, was now to sustain. 'This time at
least" says GIN Cavaignac, in his admirable pro-
ella nation the army, this time at least yoa are
not the blind instruments of despotism nor of mower