New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-14
Detailed Plan Of the Operations Of the
InsMrRpnI.,

The plan Of operations OF the insurgents was ably
conceived according % The topography Of the city
The approaches OF the palace of the National Assembly
being very favourable the employment OF troops, the
charges o cavalry and the OF artillery they directed
no attack on that de Divided into four divisions Oh
from IOlJ 20 1000 each without reckoning many ndl
vidual sharp hooters Al their efforts were directed
10 approach tine Hotel De Vile. and thence they
we're gictors they would have followed the quays
by the two banks OF the Seine 20 the palace OF the
Assembly
On the LETT bank the hrst corps OF insurgents having
ne headquarters ~ the Pantheon occupied all the Rue
81 Jaques the Rue de- Ia Cite and the approaches 70
the punt 81 Michel But this bridge. well rs the
Palsis de- Justice and the Prefecture OF Police, was
guarded by forces who would have offered an energetic
resistance Farther the same bank another column
occupied the Rue - Victor the Place Maubert and the
Pont De Hotel De Dieu On the right bank. the Sd col
umn having Tor tl headquarters and fortress the new
pitsl building m the Clos e Lazare. tauOourg -
nln- supported the combat from the taubourg POS
sOnniefe % the Temple. attempting % advance by the
great arteries which from these quarters lead almost d.
rectly toward the Halles and the Hotel de Vile.
The fourth mass Of insurgents having tor support
Place of the Bastle the entry OF the Fsubourg 81 An
tome reached by this long street 20 the Church OF -
Gervsis which b. as Is well known, behind the Hotel
de- Vlle and near which they had constructed another
extremely strong AZ the entry OF the Place Bandoyer
II s superluous 70 add that al the principal and main
streets were cut by numerous bsrricades between
which the insurgents passed bv means of small pa So
age left ~ the side OF each IL Is superduous also 10
their chief fought variety Of points on their own
account
Never until now was civil war carried with such
boodhrstv d0r and never did the plans OF the insur
gents appear go well devised One Is compelled 10 see
that the plan organized since the combat was con
ined 20 four principal points whereas ii all the other
msuuect0ns fusi.sdes and barbados were heard and
seen iu every quarter Of Paris The uninter-
ruped vigilance during three days add nights BY the
National Guard prevented the "a and curious, almost
az dangerous the insurgents. from encumberns the
public streets and preventing the action Of the troops
The circulation being interiicted all communication
was cut o.. and obtaining the journals was mat
tcr ofthe greatest difficulty almost All the employs
from the editor o. the p9rf.HT. were out with the VA
tons Guard. The physOgnOmy OF Paris during tne
last three days extraordinary To general aspect l.
that OF 40 immense city the whole 0l whose population
has suddenly disappeared The quays the bouiefafa'
and the streets silent The desert save "hrh
this silence IL broken By the tramp Of troops the beat
IN. the alarm-drum the sinister rolling ol nuskeuy oi
the more awful thunder OF the cannon Ine only pop,
ui4iion apparent are the military. and these devoted
men watched and fought for million ~ souls ~ho
waited .ih dread anxiety the issue Of struggle tnat
Chr perchance c0nsi-n them 20 tine hsnd 81 the nlf
derrr md their property . pulage