Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-07-21
THE REPUBLIC TRIUMPHANT.


The steamship Niagara, Capt Rvric, arri-
we'd at Boston at 7 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, from Liverpool and Halifax, making
her passage in less than eleven days.
From the New York and Philadelphia pa
pears of yesterday morning, we extract the
following additional particulars of the terrible
conflict at Paris.
Wilmer & Smiths European Times gives
the following account OF this new ana Oioouy
drama in the history of France:
One of the bIooiiest dramas the world ever
witnessed-one of the most ferocious and OBJ
stnate instructions which the ensangulned
history of France has had to record from her
earliest annaIs-has just been brought to
close in the streets of Paris by the absolute
annihilation of the revolted party, and trIum-
phant success Of Republican arms.
To furnish any adequate idea Of this occur
renee would be UNNECESSARILY to surpass our
limits, and we therefore refer 10 the newspa-
per accounts, which, doubtless, will be peru
sed with feelings OF the profoundest soIem-
nifty.
After four days and nights of incessant
fighting, the insurgents have been utterly van
uuished, with loss on both sides OF 10000
killed and %, 900 wounded, which is believed
10 be much beneath the tr,te estimate.
The commencement of the rebellion appears
10 have been made by deputation OF ouvriers,
who waited upon NJ. Marc al the Luxembourg
He listened to their grievances, but observing
that their spokesman had been active in the
affair OF the 18th May, said TO the men, ''you
are not the slaves of this man, you can state
your own grievances" This expression was
distorted amongst the workmen, that M. Marc
had called them slaves, and it seems TO have
been the signal for the conspirators, who had
organized vast movement 10 commence then
operations.
On Thursday night, the 22l of June, the
first barriCade was raised, and the troops and
the National Guards called out On Friday
the Odd, the insurgents possessed themselves
of all that portion of the right bank of The
River Seine, stretching from the Fouhorg ST
Antoine to the river; whilst on the left bank
they occupied all that portion called the Cite
the Fouborgs St. Marcel, st. Victor, and the
lower quarter of St. Jacques. The commune
cation of the insurgents between the two banks
of the river were maintained by the possession
of the Church St. Gervaic, part of the quar-.
ter of the temple. The approaches of Notre
Dame and the bridge of st. Michael.
By these extensive lines of operation the
insurgents occupied vast portion of the most
defensibIe part ofthe city, and actually threat
ened the Hotel de Vile. which, if they had sue
Ceeded in taking, might have secured the frs
victory on their side.
On Friday there were partial conflicts. bu
the insurgents seemed to be occupied more a
fortifYing their position than in actual fight
ing, but whatever success the government
troops may have had in various quarters where
conflicts took place, rs at the terrible fights in
the vicinity of St. Dennis and s.. Martin, il
now appears that the enthusiastic courage Of
the insurgents repulsed them, and even bea
them in other parts OF the city M. Lamartln'
rode with the staff of Cavaignac, through Par
is, to quell the insurreCtion; but II was evl
dent that nothing but the power of arms coulC
compel the insurgents TO yield. The Govern
ment forces were divided into three divisions
and large masses OF troops were brought t.
bear with artillery upon the position of TIT
insurgents but still Friday passed, and tn
instruction had evidently gained strength.
On Saturday, the 24th, the National Assem-
bly, declared itself i'll permanence, and Parl
was placed in state of siege; the executive
power was delegated absolutely TO Cavaignac
and half-past ten, the members of the EXecu
tive had resigned. They declared that the,
should have been wanting in their duties ant
honor, had they Withdrawn before. AS sedi
ton is public peril, they only withdrew be
fore a vote of the Assembly, Reports poure
in every hour to the Assembly-and, as tn
intelligence arrived of the slaughter of tn
National Guards, and the fall of one Genera
after another. who was killed or wounded b,
the insurgents, the sensation became deep ant
alarming.
Various proclamations were issued by Ca
valgnaC to induce the insurgents 10 lay dow
their arms, but to no effect.
The whole of Saturday was employed il
desperate fighting on both sides, except a Jul
during frightful thunder storm. In the at
ternoon OF Friday the conflicts were wthou
intermssion. On Saturday, however, the car
mage and battles on the south of the river wer
horrible.
During the whole of Friday night, and un
til three o'clock on Saturday, the roar of thu
artillery and the noise of the muskets wer
incessant. In this frightful state of thing
the Assembly betrayed not a little alarm. 4
deputation from the Assembly were proposed
to go and entreat the combatants to cease th
fratricidal strife, but all the successive reports
proved that the insurgents were bent on onl,
yielding up the struggle with their lives, an
their vaIol was only surpassed by their des
perate resolution.
On Saturday night, at IL o'clock, the CAPT
tai was in an awful state Fighting continu
ed with unabated fury. Large numbers O
troops poured in from all the neighboring de
Partments' but still the insurgents having rem
dered their positions almost impregnabe, re
sisted more or less etfectualy all the fore
which could be brought against them. TIL
red flag, the banner OF the Repubioue Demo
cratique Ell Sociale, was hoisted '"''
On Sunday morning, the mept;nr of ,b
National Assembly, the President stated tha
the government force had completely succec
ded in suppressing the instruction on the lei
bank OF the river, after frightful sacrifice q
human life, and that General Cavagnac ha
gwen the insurgents on the right bank till l
o'clock to surrender, when, if they did not la
down their arms he would storm their il
trenchments in the Fauborg st. Antoine, whe1
they were now driven, and put the whole
the sword. The heaviest artillery had bee
brought to bear upon them, and little doul
could be entertained that the insurrect;c
could be put down. The hope thus held o.
OF the termination of the instruction was n
however realized.
The lighting continued the whole of Su
Gay; with fearful loss of life, especially
the National Guards.
On MONDAY. the reinforcements Gen'l [
morere had received from Cavaignac EMAIL
him to hem in the insurgents in the caste
part OF the city, and although reduced n p