The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-13

Pans, who IN the sublime exercise OF the most
awful duties of Christian priest, sought to bring
back that outrageous multitude to reason and
peace, was basely shot from the back of barI-
cade, and General Negrieu, who had survived
the numerous campaigns of Africa, fell in like
manner at parley with the savages of the
iaubourg st. Antoine. Strange and terrible
confusion of the strongest passion and emotions of
human nature So vast and horrible desolation
wrought in the heart of city by the hands Of
her own citizens, the world has not witnessed in
the whole survey of historic memory; and the
arms of a stranger and an enemy would have been
devoted to eternal Infamy, if they had inflicted so
awful chastisement on the great city of Paris.
None but herself could permit her iniquitles or
nfct her doom.
[From the London Times, June 29]
The position OF the insurgents throughout the
| line, l have mentioned, was immensely strong
The barricades in advance of the barriers
formidable regular engineers could have con-
suucted them. The houses covering them Occu-
pied the means of passing from one to another;
the tall houses of the barriers were occupied by
them, and the windows removed; the houses on
the side of the Bouevards were, moreover, in the
possession OF the rebels, and manned with marks
men. That which formed, however, the strength
of their position, was the perforation OF the walls
OF the city, which twelve or fourteen feet high,
at inte walls OF or 10yards and the creation by that
means of several hundred loop-holes. When
those who have been at Waterloo learn, that for
more than mile the walls OF the city of Paris
as proiusely furnished with loop-holes as was the
| garden wall of Hongement they will easily ina
glne how formidable was the obstacle 1t presented.
| When they shall bear IN mind that the barbados
| in advance were composed of paving stones
| of hundred weight each, or of the cut
stones for an hospital in process of erection,
and that they were protected by houses adoin-
ing to, or commading them, and that
cason presented itself throughout Saturday and
| Sunday, constant unerring and deadly fire was
kept up on the assailants, by an almost invisible
garrison, they will not be surprised at the pre-
| longed resistance nor at the immense loss of life
amongst the troops and National Guards, that
fortunately occurred. What will be the astonish-
meni of all the world, and the feeling OF all mill
tary men in particular, when they are told that
the whole ofihese works were defended by between
so and $50 rufians the largest number stated was
400. How many of the insurgents Were killed on
| Sunday at the barrier Rochechouart, think you,
while the loss of the armed force was more than
one thousand! Two One of them was shot through
the brain while firing through loop-hoe, not six
inches in diameter; five wounded. They ran
from loop.hole to loophoe with the agility of mor-
keys. They only left the corner of the high wall to
seek ammunition, of which they had only scany
and precarious supply. was shown the mark of
| the cruciblea under the wall in which they melted
| lead for bullets during the fgbt They even at
| tempted to fabrcate gunpowder. Against these
men were brought as fine an army and as service
able park OF artillery as the world could produce.
and nothing less would have sufliced to dislodge
them; their position had been turned, and they
| had been attacked in the rear.
Let US recolect, however, also, that on 800 other
points OF Paris the troops were occupied In contend
| ing with the rebels, at the same moment; and how
| this must have embarrassed the Generals-that the
usual means of obtaining information were not
| available, nor when information was obtained
| to be relied on. When these facts shall be taken
into consideration, there will not be so much sur
prise at the offensive and defensive efforts of the
| rebels; who though comparatively few in number,
were ultimately acquainted with the ground strong
| y fortified and supported by the sympathies and
the positive cooperation of the whole population of
the continuous line of tower that borders the
| Boulevards
| [From Second Edition of London Globe June 3ol
| The new ministry does not give universal
satisfaction, of course. Many persons complain
| of the retention in power OF four OF the old MI
| nisters, viz;-Recurt, Camot, Bettlmont and Bas-
tide and ask why M. Theirs is not named. They
| alec complain that what is called the clique OF
the Nation,e has still the ascendancy, and mention
| as a proof the nomination of Admiral lie Blanc as
| Minister of the Marine. AS to the composition of
| the new ministry, the only really bad nomi-
| nation is that of Carnot This man Is almost
| as Objectionable as Ledru Rollln for his cir
| culars. when they were in power together, be-
fore the elections were violent those of Ledru
| Rohn and seemed to have been written by the
| same hand As to Recurt he is really an honest,
well-meaning republican; for 20 years he has en-
| Joyed an usulied reputation in private life, and
| none of his public acts have brought odum upon
| him. Belmont, the Minister of Justice, is also
| an honest man and moderate republican. Bas-
| tide the Minister of Foreign Affairs, although
| long suspected of a tendency to red republican,
| ism. behaved nobly In the affair of Louis Blanc.
| He was the only Minister who had the courage and
the honesty to demand the arrest and trial of that
| mad demagogue.
| The appointment which gives most satisfaction,
| is that of Gen. Lamorciere as Minister of War;
first from the esteem that is entertained for HIM;
secondly, from his being the brother-in-law of NJ
| Theirs, which leads to the suppositon that Ca
vaignac intends, in due season, to avail. himself
| of the talents of the brother-in-aw and thirdly,
not least, because the appointment proves that Ca
vaignac is above all jealousy. The conduct OLA
moriciere, in the late instruction, has made
HIM so popular that If Cavalgnac had not no.
bic mind he would not have admitted such
rival OF popular favor INTO the cabinet. Car
not cannot remain long in office public opinion
is too much against hint was even doubtful
Yesterday, whether he would be named. Ca
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