Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27
From the N Y Journal ofComuercc, July IL. !
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.

Triumphant.
The steamer Niagara arrived at Boston this
morning about oclock.
One of the boodicst dramas which the histo-
~ of France has ever had 10 record has been
enacted in the streets of Paris,
After four days and nights ofiacessant fight
ing. the insurgents were utterly vanqulshed,
with an estimated loss Of 10000 killed and
$4,000 wounded.
The rebellion appears to have been COM
menced by deputation of Ouvriers, who wal
ted upon M. Marc at the Luxembourg. He
listened TO their grievances, and observing that
their spokesman had been active in the affair
of the 18th of May, said to the men: 'You are
not the slaves OF this man; you can state your
own grievances, This expression was dis
torted among the workmen, that NJ. Marc had
called them slaves, and it seems TO have been
the signal for the conspirators, who had organ
lied a vast movement, to commence their ope-
rations. On Thursday night, the 22d of June,
the first barbados were raised, and the troops
and the national guards called out. On Friday
the 23d, the insurgents possessed themselves
of all that portion of the right bank of the riv
er Seine, stretching from the Faubourg St. An
tome to the river, whilst on the left bank they
occupied all that portion called the Cite, the
Faubourgs st. Marcel; st. Victor, and the low
/ er quarter of st, jacques
The communication of the insurgents be-
| tween the two banks of the river WAS main
tanned by the possession of the church ST. Ger
vaise, part of the quarter of the temple, the
approaches of Notre Dame, and the bridge st.
Michel. By these extensive lines of operation
the insurgents occupied vast portion of the
most defensibe part of the city, and actually
threatened the Hotel de Vile, which, if they
bad succeeded in taking, might have secured
the first victory ON their side. On Friday there
were partial conflicts, but the insurgents seem
ed TO be occupied more at forlifying their po-
sitions than IN actually fighting, but whatever
successes the Government troops may have had
in various quarters where conflicts took place,
as a ST. Benis and ST. Martin, it now appears
that the enthusiastic courage of the insurgents
repulsed them, and even beat them in other
parts of the city. NJ Lamartine rode with the
staff of Cavaignac through Paris, TO quell the
nsurrection; but it was evident that nothing
but the power of arms could compel the insur-
gents toyield The government forces were di-
ylded into three divisions, and large masses of
troops We're brought to bear with artillery up
on the positions Of the insurgents; but still Fri
day passed and the instruction had eyidenHy
gathered strength
On Saturday, the Path, the National Assem-
bly, declared itself In permanence, and Paris
placed in a stateof seige. The executive pow
er was delegated absolutely TO Cavaignac, and
at half past ten the members of the executive
government resigned They declared that they
should have been wanting in their duties aud
honor had they Withdrawn on account of sedi-
ton or public peril, they only withdrew be-
fore vote of the Assembly. Reports poured
in every hour to the Assembly, and as the in
telligence arrived of the slaughter Of the Ma
/ tlonal 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 were issued by Ca
vaignac to induce the insurgents to lay down
| their arms, but to effect
The whole ofSaturday was employed in des-
perate fighting on both sides, except lull du-
ring frightful thunder storm. In the after
noon of Friday the conflicts were without in
Permission. On Saturday, however, the car
nege and battles on the south of the river we re
horrible. During the whole of Friday night
and until three o'clock on Saturday, the roar
of the artillery and the noise OF the muskets
were incessant. In this frightfu state oil
things the Assembly betrayed not little alarm
Deputations from the Assembly were propos-
ed 10 60 and cntreat the combatants TO cease
this fratracidal strife, but all the successive re-
ports proved that the insurgents Were bent on
only yielding up the struggle with their lives
| perate resolution,
On Saturday night a s o'clock the capita
was in an awful state. Fighting continued
with undated fury. Large masses of trooT s
: poured in from all the neighboring Depart
! ments, but still the insurgents having rendered
their position almost lmpregnable, resisted
more or less effestIally all the forces which
could be brought against them. The red flag
t the banner of the republiquc demOcratiquc G.
Socidlc was hoisted
On Sunday morning, at the meeting of the
National Assembly, the president announced
: that thegoUcf7lnsc1st forces had complctely $40
| ccedcd In suppressing the insurrectiOn on tn
left bank of the riuer, after a frightfuL sacri
flee of human llfc, and that Gen. Cavaignac
bad given the insurgents on the right bank iii
10 O'clock TO surrender, when, if they did no
t lay down their arms he would storm their in
I trenchment in the Fdubourg St. Antoine wher
they were now driven. and put the whole t
. the sword. The heaviest artillery had beer
: brought TO bear upon Them, and little doub
could be entertained that the instruction coult
be put down. The hope held out of the ter
mination of the instruction was not, howeve
realized. The fighting continued the whole Q
d Sunday. with fearful loss of life especially t
5 the national guards.
g On Monday the renforcements General La
moriciere had received from Cavignac enable
! him TO hem In the insurgents in the easter
= part Of the city; and although reduced to ex
l. tremities they still fought with incredible ga
Tor. 1t was thought on Monday morning ear
ly, that they would sure nder, but again tn
I'll hope thus held out of the termination of tn
lie insurrection was not immediately realized
r. At half-past 10 the fighting was resumed. an
- it was only after frighiful struggle of abou
two more hours that the government troop
Y everywhere prevailed, and the part of the in
Or surrection being broken, the insurgents wer
either shot. taken prisoners, or fled into tn
!, country in the direction of Vincennes. Tn
= eastern quarters, comprising the faubourgs 81
he Antoine, du Temple, Ms,almontant and Pep
n ing Court were the last subdued. The las
= band took refuge in the celebrated cementer
!, of Pierre la Chaise but the Guard Mobil
~ hunted them even from this sanctuary, an
E. they were slaughtered in the neighborin
fields.