Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-15

tary commission has already been appointed try such as
found with in their hands, and they will probably
be dspored the Maquesas Islands transatlantic
French colony. decree has been proposed with that object
have spaceto many Of individual herOism
Many soldiers sublime courage On the other hand,
the savage cruelty with which the insurgents waged the war
almost exceeds belief They tortured Of their phi
soes, cut off their hands and feet, and inflicted barbaies
worthy Of sayages. The women hired poison the
wine sold the soldiers who drank il reeled and died.
II seems to be believed generally that if the insurgents had
succeeded in following up their admirably concerted plan OF
operaon and having advanced their line and possessed them
selves the Ho,el de ve had followed up the rve the
whole city would have given up page. Indeed the
words pilsge and "spe said to have been inscribed
Of their No, less than 80 600 stand OF arms
have been seized and captured the fauboug ST. Antoine
alone.
Every species Of arfce employed to convey ammu-
niton. The pals of the milk women, the couches Of The
wounded and cons Of the dead, found filled
with sunpowder and cartouches Large Of money in
gold and discovered the persons of sppa
reny In poverty and of young children. The wo-
OF Paris took active part in the struggle. They
conveyed orders and signals through the hottest fire.
THE LONDON %.
The position OF the insurgents throughout the line
mensey strong The barrcades advance Of the barriers
formidable regular engineers could have constructed
them The houses covering them occupied the pass
ing from another the tall houses Of the barriers
occupied by them, and the windows removed the houses
the side OF the Bouvards weIe moreover, the possession
Of the rebels and manned with marksmen That which form
ed, however, the strength OF their position the peroaon
OF the wall OF the city, which twelve fourteen feet high
intervals of eight yards and the creation by that
of hundred oopholes When those who have
been Waterloo earn that for than mile the wall
city Of Paris as prousey furnished with loop holes
-
gine how formidable the obstacle it presented. When
they shall bear in mind that the bacades in advance
composed of paving stones Of hundred weight each, Of The
stones for hospital in process Of erecon and that they
protected by houses adjoining commanding them
and that presented itself throughout Saturday and
Sunday constant unerng and deadly fire kept up
the assaants, by almost invisible garrison-hey will
be surprised the prolonged resistance the immense
loss Of life amongst the troops and national guars that uno
tunately occurred.
Against the in these works brought fine
army and erviceabe park of artillery the world could
produce and nothing less would hase suced dslodge
them their position had been turned andhey had been at
tackled in the
Let recolect however, that many other points
Paris the troops occupied comendng with the reDss
the moment and how this must have embarrassed he
Generals that the usual of obtaining ginforma,ion
available non, when information obtained be
lied When these facts shall be taken into consideration
there will not be much surprise at the aggressive and de-
fensive efforts Of the rebels who, though comparatively few
Mumaleiy SfouIo,
strongly fortified and supported by The sympathes and the
tive cooperation Of the whole population Of the continuous
line OF towers that border the Boulevards.
raos raE LoSpox sus OF JUNE 3O-7P.M.
The Constulennel that among the Of papers
found IN the lodgings of Lieut. De Fotte discovered
several letters from Banartne together with passport signed
by him. and another by Louis Blanc. Orders have, II is
said been given for the of Lamane, Ledru Roin
Louis Blanc, Caussidere, and La Grange.
Contrary general expectation the provinces had been
generally quiet the only exception has been the Marseane
An eaeute broke there the 3d. barcsdes form
ed, and after loss Of fifty national guards killed by the in
surgent the baicades successfully carried and the
movement put down. With the exception of small portion
Of the Northern railway, where the rails taken up, all
the postal communications had been maintained
The latest advices disclose ghul Of large
bodies Of prisoners being shot in various attempts escape
The National Assembly wound up high state Of
excitement During the debate, If may called, upon
the decree transport thousands Of prisoners Caussdee
burs into loud mprecaon against their cruelty, and from
the Of the speakers doubt that the insurgents
supported BY the AOaangards Of the Assembly Al
ready several egons the national guards have been dsa
ed by Cavaignac He has been empowered 10 torn a new
Ministry. The following Ministry have been appointed