The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-07-28

q brought against them. The red flag, the ban
f ner of Repuhqus Demoeratiqus Ell Social, wa
hOisted.
On Sunday morning at the meeting Of the Ma
tiOnOl Assembly, the president stated that the
! government forces had completely succeeded
? in supprsssing the Instruction on the left bank
of the river, after a frightful sacrifice Of hui
, man life, and that General Cavaignac had CIV
en- the insurgents on the right bank till 10
O'Clock to surrender, when il they did not lay
down their arms, would storm their entrench-
ments, in the faubourg St. antoine where they
were now driven, and put the whole to the
sword. The heavy artillery had been
brought 10 bear upon them, and little doubt
could be entertained that the instruction could
be put down. The hope thus held out of the
termination Of the insurrection was not, how
ever, realized.
The fighting continued the whole OF Sun
day, with a fearful loss of life, especially to
the National Guards.
On Monday the reinlorcements Gen. Lamor-
ciere had received from Cavaignac enabled. him
to hem in the eastern part of the city, and ale
though recuced to extremities they still fought
with incredible valor.
1t was thought on Monday morning early
that they would surrender, but again the hope
thus held out Of the termination of the insur-
%rectiOn, was not Immediately realized.
At about half past 10 the fighting was re-
sumed, and it was only after a (rightiul struggle
Of about two hours that the government troops
everywhere prevailed, and the partp of the in
surrecIion being broken the insurgents either
shot, taken prisoners, or fled into the country
in the direction towards V~incennes.. The cas-.
tern quarters comprising the faubourg St. An
tome, du Temple Moullmontant,. and Pepi-
neourt, were the last subdued.
The last band took refuge in the celebrated
Herre Ia ChaiSe, but the Garde Mobile hunted
them even from this sanctuary, and they were
slaughtered in the neighboring field.
On Tuesday the instructions were definite
ly quelled. The loss of life was most terrific,
no fewer than fourteen general officers had
been put hors du combat. A greater loss than
IN the most splendid engagements of Ma
poleon. Amongst those who fell are General
Megrier and Generals Deart and Brea; Gems
Chareolnel and ReDdult and others, severely
wounded. Four or FIVE members of the Ma.
Ilonal Assembly amongst the killed, and as
many more wounded, but the most touching
- r a.
death Ofall is that of the Bishop ofParis.
The venerable prelate on Sunday volunteer
ed to go to the insurgents as the messenger of
peace Cavaignac said that such a step was full
OF danger, but this Christian pastor persisted.
lie advanced attended by his two Wears to-
wards the banicades, with an olive branch
borne before him, when he was ruthlessly shot
IN the groin and fell MORALLY wounded. The
venerable patient was ordered by the ~insurg-
entsto the nearest hospital in St. A%ntoine.
where he received the last sacraments, Ian.
guished and has since died.
The editor Of the Pere Duchesne, M,Laroebe
was shot in the head at the barricade Roche.
choart, where in the dress of an ouvrier he was
hshIlng at the head of a party of insurgents.
1t Will probably never be correctly ascertained
10 what extent the sacrifice of human life
IN this trighlful struggle has reached. Some
compute tho loss on the side of the ,roors .
from 5000 to 10000 slain, but we hope this is
exaggerated.
The number of prisoners captured of the
insurgents exceed 5000. All the prisons ore
tiled as we'll as the dungeons and vaults of the
Iullleries' The Louvre, Palais Royal, the
chamber Of Deputies and the Hotel de Vile.
a military commission has already been an
pointed to try such as were found with AIMS
IN their hands and they will probably Be- d
ported to the Marquesas Islands, or some trans.
atlantic French colony.
"A decree has been proposed with that object,
Many soldiers exhibited sublime courage. On
the other hand, the savage cruelty with which
the insurgents waged war almost exceeds belief.
They tortured their own prisoners, cut off their
hands and feet, and inflicted barbarities worthy
of savages.
Inc women were hi:ed to poison the wine
sold to the soldiers, who drank it, and
then reeled and died. 1t seemed to be be-
ileved, generally that if the insurgents, tina. il
the insurgents had succeeded in following up
their most admirably concerted form Of opera
lions, and having advanced their lines and
possessed themselves of the Hotel de Vile, and
followed up their successes aleng the banks of
the river, that the whole city would have been
gwen up to PilIage' Indeed the words pillqge
and rape are said to have been Inscribed on one
o tthelr banners. Not less than 10000 stand
OF arms have been seized and captured in the
FaubOrg St. Antoine alone.
TELEGRAPH.-The N. @. Crescent sovs TIN,
New Orleans is now in telegraphic communl.
cation with New York. The FIRST disnatcb
came through on the 18th inst.