Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-15


people, Civil war had commenced in Pans.
sATuRDAr-The night had given a cessation TO confusion,
and the insurgents had employed il in strengthening them
selves 10 the morning the poorest quarters OF Paris the
Fsubourg St. Antoine the Fsubourg St. Michel the FauDourg
st. Msceau, and the quarter ST. Jacques in possession
Of the mob. Fighting had begun o'clock but the sixty
thousand troops, prccpsted upon the bsrcades gained no
advantage up 10 IL O'clock The troops were fred at from
the houses and the slaughter fearful BY o'clock they
had made impression they succeeded in clearing the
boulevsrds from the Porte ST. Martin, and in driving the in
surgents towards the Base The insurgents also driven
from the Place de Ia sobcnne. Gen. Clement Thoms COM
mandsn Of the national guard fell wounded In the Of
the day and the Executive Government Immediately decreed
Gen. Cavsgnac the sole command Of the line the guard
mobile and the guard national The Of cannon continu-
cd throughout the day in dreadful monoony, and yet towards
dusk admitted that the insurgents who had gained m
numbers had gained alec in the strength Of their general po
sons and In the quantity Of their The tocsn beat
from ell the churches Not only the whole Of the streets
bacsded 10 the height Of ten twelve feet bot the houses
where the cobatsnts fighting covered with beds
bags Of sand and other Materials FOR the purpose Of destroy
ing the effect Of the muskety vast number Of shops
ransscked FOR arms and the walls Of the disturbed quarters
Of the town the words donnee began TO appear as
in the revolution OF February. The alarm increased by
decree Of The National Assembly declaring Paris in state
Of siege, ndeecng Gen Csvsign.c Dictator with uncon
uoiled power civil and military The General sent nag OF
uuce tne insurgents giving them an hour 70 consider
hey would YIELD threatening alternative abombardment
The negotiation failed. and the threat kept The bsr
cades at the Quarter st. Jacques taken after lombard
ment Of four hours Points were taken and reaken, every
inch Of ground being well fought for The railway stations
were attacked but unuccesuIy the postal communications
were kept up and the trains leaving Paris were only in
few detained beyond the ordinary time The Church
Of the Pantheon was carried by BY O'clock and this
explained above being Of the chief songhods Of the
insurgents the interruption thus created in their line Of defence
was The turning point in the battle At the Pantheon the in
sureen had planted cannon and the obstinate resistance they
offered here with this aid the Of appalling blood
she'd II appears that strongly they posted that the
military, after repeated attacks, found impossible dsodge
them They therefore had 10 the arssgem Of sp-
pcang TO give way They reired the insurgents fell into
the trap they left their bacsdes and pursued their oppc-
nents On plain ground they had chance and great
bers Immediately slaughtered This was the FIRST suc
the part Of the military Others followed The Ho
tel Deu soon taken on the side the Pantheon
sormed the other by M. Bousy, (de ia Meurhs
Der Of the Assembly, the head Of his regiment Of national
guards The insurgens driven from point 70 point ill