Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-21
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

a column Of the combatants, many oil them L..
ed with mu.kel., and singing the Mar,eil'A
and The chorus Of the Girondins which na.e.
often mentioned. They were received WIN VI
rorious fluctuations by the people. ana pfoo
ed 10 the office Of the National, winch seo'
to be the organ OF this formidable opPosi'ion...
Ttey demanded that the editors see tnat '" u
liberties were not ''again' played WIN.
Marrast, principal editor Of the NATIONAL mar,
ransued them from the balcony, ana as'uieu
Them that their liberties would this time DC &c
cured. This scene was repeated SIX ti"e' Jul
iny the night. q .oon,. &c
all ranks, who had been fighting, passe.i up .ne
Boulevard. Among them we're eviden'y man5
Q: the Commnnls,eI. and possibly sonlI - nanv..
malefac.oIs who will mix IN all popu.". Innn
nen,s. The bearing and attitude OF MS =, ,ha
was terrible. The subsequent act OF 'seir an.
party justified the apprehension wh'cn ~
~pearance suggested. h min
Although M. Guizot had retired from Inc ul'n1
i,.ry, the hotel des Afaires E'ranseres iema " g
occupied and guarded BY troops. Aoou, ~ :,
clock a yonng man walked up TO Inc oin-G. -
command and blew his brains out WIN rnoi
Seeing him tall, his soldiers, without oiuels ;,'s ILL.,
on Inc people, OF whom four or hVe "e'e ~
Tierepou Of this discharge, al a mon'eh. ""em
we hailered ourselves that all was ioitiau,, ~"
over created a paintuI sensation. Twenty MN,
ules afterwards, however, a most touehlnS :
procession arrived, and, as Id do
con!d perceive, turned alarm into rage.
The buzz OF an approaching multitude cuilihS
from The Boulevard DIES Capucines ""' H.aini
and a low song OF death, "Moufir pour IA Pa'iie,
was chanled by The lhrons instead oi me siesul.,
Gus "Marseillaise." Mingled with ms d"lu.
:a..n:,. chorpc rho ppISP oil WnceIS CUulu
he heard. A large body OF the people slowly ac-
yanccd. Four in front carried torches. behina
Ihem came an open cart surrounded by loren.
bearers. The lish, was strong, and discovered
tour or FIVE dead bodies, partly undressed, which
appeared 10 have been carefully ranged in The
cart.
When The head OF The column reached the cor.
ner of The Rue Lepellelier, The song was changed
10 a burst OF fury, which will not soon be forgot
len by those who heard il. The procession halt
ed 1.-THE Office Of the National, and the whole par
~ burs, into a unanimous Shrek or cry OF Den'
neaucei You know how sonoTouS is that wore
when pronouncei in French. The dead bodies in
the carr were those Of The men who fell undc! the
fire Of the soldiers above mentioned.
This event is deplorable. II may possibly
change the issue Of the affair.
The night was an awful one. The noise Of
%OihtIltn GilSul w bItdh IAH i'hS9 ii"'
ing heard q similaI one in 1870, | guessed what
was going on. Barricades-one Immensely
strong At he emf of me Rue Richclieu, were in
progress OF construction. This has continued W
10 this moment, (tali past l0.) Every tree on The
whole Inc OF The Boulevard has been ielled.-
Every one CT he superb lamp.posIs has been
thrown down, aud all converted into barricates
AT The torner OF every street is a barrlcadei
gentlemen, shCpkeepers, clerks, woTkmen, all Ia
boring at he work with an eagerness and an
earneslness 1cyont description.
At IL O'Clock, NJ. Oaillon BaTrot, accompa'
MED By General Lamcriciere, repaired from the
Chamber OF Deputies TO The Ministry Of the In
terror, where lie was formally installed, IN pie.
sence Of the National Guard and multitude oil
citizens, whcf lei The court. Shortly Afterwards
The following proclamation was posted upon Inc
gate, amidst universal acclamations
My Dear Comrades:-l have been invested
by The new Cabinet with The superior omman
of The National Guard Of The Department Of the
Seine.
By YOU energetic attitude you have asserted
The triumph Of Liberty. You have been, and vii
ever be, the defenders Of order. | rely upon you
as you ma. rely upon me. Your comtade,
(Sighedl Gen. LAMoRlciERs.
(Counsrsisned) ODlLLoN BARRoT.
J. GiISi 4 - III Ao1os
A, 2 o'clck The following proclamation was
posted on The walls Of Paris: ].
Cilizsns 9! Paris.-The King has abdiclled
The crown, c>iowed b. the revolution OF July
is now placed on the head OF a child, protected BY
his mutaer. They are 10th under The Safeguard
OF the honor 2EG courage Of The Partisan popuia
non. All cats" c. division amonesI Us has ceas'
e. t. esi>'. C.tt.s have been given 10 Inc troops
II The Inc q -c.urn 10 their respective quarters
Our brave A.? can be better employed man II
shadtihs - tioed il 50 deplorable a collision.
Nv rc!o;.d fellow citizens!-Ffom Ihis mo
ment the maintenance OF order IS entrusted 10 th'
courage an. p~fuJercc OF the people Of Paris an
lis heroic Najiciai Guard. They nave ever been
faithful to our robe country. They will no! de
ser il in this gave emergency.
ODiLLos BARRoT.
This proclamation produced a temporary calm
but the unfortunate occurrence al Inc Foreign Al
fairs last night threatens 10 change the character
Of The struggle. Large pools OF blood are still OF
the asphal;ic pavement OF the Boulevarde des "a
nucines and The Rue Base du Rampant. The
people forget hat The troops only fired when lhei
colonel was bru,ally shot. They demand 'ven
%seancc." (.
On leaving The palace, The King and his tami
" proceeded 10 Neuilly under an escort oil cuiras
sers. After lie troops evacuated the Iuiiefies
the palace was Immediately occupied BY the in
sureen,s. wh) destroyed everything in it-Win
dows. furniture, pictures, &c. The throne alone
was LETT cntir, carried in procession through tht
streets and The BoulevaTds. and ultimately smash
ed 10 pieces. A similar scene oil destruction tool
place al The Palais Royal. All the furniture was
taken on, anG burn, in The court.
Marshal Gugeaud has been m at once
| commander # The National Guard and OF Inc
troops OF the ine.
In The Chamber Of Deputies, al one O'Clock,
Sauzet took he chair, in presence oil ABOUT ooe
members. Shortly afterwards il was stated ina
the Duchess OF Orleans had arrived at The palace
with her two sons. The Princess soon appeared
a, he left DIOR, accompanied by The Two princes
| and the Dues dc Nemours and MonIpensIer.-
T. yonne Count de Paris entered first, lei by
| one ofthe members Of the House. lie ptnetraiel
with difficulty as far as The semicircle, winch was
| crowded with officers and soldiers OF The Na'iona
Guard. His presence produced a lively impfes.
sion on the assembly. Almost immedia'eiy al
.erwarts me Duchess entered, and seated bef>eil
| in an arm char telwecn her Two sons.
Ihe hall wal then iorcibly entered 10y a mul'
| lituce ofarmet men oil The lower orders and Ma
| rional Gran.s. The Princess and her children
then retired TO one Of the upper benches OF Ihe
| centre, opposite The presidential chair.
lne greater dSItd lSu u oPlonI Pitsni'Sa
| and when sil,nce was restored Nj. Dupin rose
and announced 10 The assembly that the King had
| abdicaled 10 favor Of his grandson, and conferred
The regency o, The Duchess OF Orleans. A
voice from The public gallery, III is TOO lare."
An Undesirable scene Of umulle nsued. q
number Of DEPUTIES collected round The Duchess
and her chilor.n and The Dukes Of Nemours ant
Montpensier. National Guards also rallied
round the rnya family.
Nj. Marie then assembled the tribune: his voice
was drowned BIZ deafenine cries. When silence
was res,e5 ed, NJ. Marie said that, in The crilica
situation in which the capital was placed, il wa
urgently necessary 10 advp: some measures cal
culaled 10 CAIN the population. Since motnin!
the evil had made immense progress. Shoui'
we proclaim The Duke de Nemoufs or The Du
chess Of Orleans regert7 Nj. Cfemieux, VIII
followed, was OF opinion 10 uphold The new Go
vernment. Nj. Genoute thought that an appea
ought 10 be addressed TO The people.
Nj. Odillion Balrot next ascended me tribune
and advocated the rights Of the Duchess dOf
leans. NJ. Larochejaqutlin supported me ap
peal 10 The people. Nj. Lamarline and M. lie
= So