The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-20

them, and that as occasion presented Itself
throughout Saturday aud Sunday, constant,
unerrng, and deadly fire was kept up on the
assailants by an almost invinclble garrison,
they will not be surprised al the prolonged
resistance, nor at the immense loss oil lie
amongst the troops and national guards that
unfortunately occurred.
The Archbishop of Paris, who, in the sub
lime exercises Of the most awful duties OF
Christian priest, sought 10 bring back that out
RACES multitude to reason and peace, was base
lv shot from the back of barricade, and the
General Regnier who had survived the numer-
Gus campaigns of Africa. fell in like manner at
a parley with the ouvriers of the Foubourg ST.
st. Antoine. Strange and terrible overflow oil
the strongest passions and emotions OF human
nature! So rash and horrible wrought IN the
heart of city By the hands OF her own citl-
zens, the world has not witnessed In the whole
survey of historic memory; and the arms oil
stranger and an enemy would have been de-
voted to eternal infamy if they had inflicted so
awful chastisement on the great city Of Paris.
None but herself could punish her iniquities or
inhict her doom.
What will be the establishment of all he
world, and the feeling Of all military men in
particular, when they are told that the whole
of these works were defended by between 80
and $50 ruffiansl The largest number stated
was 400. How many of the insurgents were
killed on Saturday at the barrier kochechonart,
think you, while the loss of the armed force
was more than 900. One of them was shot
through the brain while firing through loop
hole not six inches sn diameter. Five were
wounded. They ran from loug-hole to loop
hole with the agility of monkeys. They only
left the corner of the high wall TO seek ammu-
milton, Of which they had only scanty and
precarious supply.
was shown the marks of the crucible un-
der the wall in which they melted lead for bull
brought as fine an army and as serviceable a
park OF artillery as the world could produce,
and nothing less would have suffered 10 dis
lodge them. Their position had been turned
, and they had been attacked in the rear.
/ Let us recollect however also, that on 500
other points of Paris the troops were occupied
{ in contending with the rebels; and the same
moment land how this must have embarrassed
the generalsl) that the usual means OF obtaining
information were not available, nor, where in
formation thus obtained, TO be relied on. When
E these facts shall be taken into consideration
I there will not be so much surprise at the Of
I fensive and defensive efforts OF the rebils; who
though comparatively few in number, were in
, timately acquainted with the ground, strongl,
D fortified, and supported by the sympaihies anC
: positive cooperation of the whole population
Of the continuous line of towns that borders th,
E Boulevards.
From the 2nd Edition of the London Globe, Je. %.
The new ministry does not give universe
satisfaction. Many persons complain OF tn,
retention, in power and form, of the old min
listers, viz: Recurt, Canot, Belmont, ant
Bastide, and ask why NJ. Theirs is not named
They also complain that what is called the eli
u que of the National has still the ascendency
and maintain as proof the nomination of Ad
> miral Leblanc as Minister of the Marine.
AS TO the composition of The new Ministry
5 the only really bad nomination is that of Car
not This man is almost as Objectionable q
J, Ledru Rollin; for his circulars, when they wer,
! in power together before the election, were a
u violent as those of LedrL Rollin, and seeme
, to have been written by the same hand.
As TO Recurt, he is really an honest, we'll
meaning republican. For twenty years h
u has enjoyed an unsulied reputation in private
! life, and none of his public acts have brough
odium upon him. Belmont, the Minister o
Justice, is also all honest man, and moderat
republican.
+ Bastide. the Minister of Foreign Affairs, al
though long suspected of tendency to aid re
3 publicanism, behaved nobly i'm the affair o
q Louis Blanc. He was the only minister VIII,
s had the courage and The honesty TO demanC
. the arrest and trial of that mad demagogue.