Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-07-21
The Republic Victorious.

we eHCluuc q variety OF articles, tnlS
evening, to give place 10 the subioined ac-
count of another terrible and sa%nguinary
ou.breal; and struggle, in Paris, which We
take from the n. Y. Express of night be-
fore last. The dreadful details were re.
ceived by the Niagara, which arrived at
Boston on Wednesday morning from Liv.
erpool. Such an act of National suicide
as that briefly recounted below, is without
a parallel in the history ofthe human race O..
No people on earth but the French could
commit it.
Correspondence Of the n. y. Express
Bosroy, July -. IL o'clock, NJ
One of the bloodiest dramas the world ever
Witnessed, one of the most ferocious and obsti-
pate insurreciions which the ensanguined his
Tory of France has had to record from her ear
lest annals, has Just been brought to a close in
the streets Of Paris by the absolute Gnnibila,ion
of the rcvultcd party, and triumphant success OF
Republican arms.
After four DAYS and nights Of inccssant fight
ing the insurgents have been utterly vauquish-
cd, with Il loss on both sides of 1000 killed
and $4,000 wounded, which is believed 10 be
much beneath the true estimate
The commencement of the rebellion appears
to have been made by a depulation of ouvriers,
who waited Upon II. Marc at the Lnxemburg.
H. listened to their grievances, but observing
that their spokesman had been active in the al
fair of the 18th May, said to the men, Z" you arc
not the slaves Of this man, you can state vour
own grievances This expression was dis,ort.
ell amongst the workmen that NJ. Marc had
called them slaves, and it seems 10 have been
the siaual for the cuusgirl,urs. who had orgin.
lied u vast movement, to commence their opera.
tons.
On Thursday night, the a2d Of June, the first
b,riicade was raised, and the troops and the Ma
,ional Guards called out. Ga Friday. the 23t,
the insurgents possessed the nselveS ot all that
portion OF the right bank OF the River Seine,
stretching from the Fanborg s.. Antoine to tho
river: whilst on the left bank they occupied all
that norton called the Cite, the Fauhor-s Il.
Marcel. St. Victor, and the lower quarter Of st,
.J,rGues. The communication OF the insnrrent.
between the two banks Of the river was man
tanned bv the possession Of the Church s.. Ger
vais. n mart Of the quarter Of the temple, the
approaches OF Notre Dame and the bridge o. St,
Michael.
BY these extensive lines of operation the in
srrGents occupied a vast portion Of the most de-
Ctrsibie part OF the city, aud actually threatened
the Hotel De Vile, which ii they had succeeded
in taking might have secured the first victory
on their side.
On Friday thcr, were partial conflicts, bu'
the insurgents seemed to b. occupied more a
terrifying their position llian in actually fight
ing: lat whatever success the government
troops may have had in varions quarters where
conflicts took place, as at st. Denis and -
Martin, it now appears that the enthusiastic
courage of the insurgents rcpulsed them, an'
1909, .,, tlnpn in piupr pprts nj the citv NJ
L,martiue rode with the staff of Cavaignac
through Paris, 10 quell the Instruction but /
was eviden, that nothing bat the power OF arm
could compel the insurgents 10 yield. Tin
/ Government forces We're divided into three di
t visions, and large masses of troops we're brongf
: To bear with urtillery upon the position OF Il.
f inslrrents; bat still Friday passed, ard the in
= surrection had evidently gathered strength.
I On Saturday, the oath, the National Assem-
: bly declared Itself in permlnencc, and Par
r was placed in a state of seigo the e~xecutiv
G power was delegated absolutely to Cavaignal
: and atl-2 past &c, the members OF the eXec'
e tive had resigned. They declared tia, the
i should have been wanting IN their dates al
II honor. had they withdrawn before. ~ sedlti'
is a public peril, they only Withdrew before
s. v Iteof the Assembly. Reports rpured in eve
" hour to the Assembly-and, as the Intelligent
n arrived W lic >ltuphl'l VI az N''''''' '""'H
Is and the fall of one General after another, wi
lie was killed or wounded By the insurgents, Il
.e sensation became deep and alarming.
h Various proclamltions were Issued by L
vaignac to induce the insurgents TO lay dow
ID their arms but to no effect.
The whole OF Saturday was employed in dc
ID pcr,ie fighting on both sides, cXcepta lull duri'
Is a frightful thunder storm, In the afternoon
Friday The conflicts were without internilssio
e. Ga Saturday, however, the carnage ana battI
on the south OF the river were horrible.
Daring the whole OF Friday night, and un
~ 3 o'clock on Saturday, the roar OF the ariiile
and the noise of the muskcts were lncessa'
n In this frigh,iul state Of things the Assent
he BETRAYED not a little alarm. A depula'ion irc
the Assembly were proposed to go and entrt
L. The combatants to cease this iratrlcidal sta
but all the successive reports proved that the
%. surrents were ent on only yielding up I
struggle with their lives, and their valor "
We only surpassed by their desperate resolution.
On Saturday night at IL o'clock the cap
ed was in an awful state. Fighting contlnu
with undated fairy, Large numbers OF tro'
nd poured in from all the neighboiins departmer
ass but still the insurgents, having rendered til
positions almost l~mpregnab'e resisted more
ie. less efectually all the force which could
brought against them. The led nag the ban