New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-13


The position OF the insurgents throughout the
line. ! have mentioned was immensely strong.
The barricades ia advance Of the barriers, were as
formidable rs regular engineers could have cou-
structed them. The houses covering them occu-
pied the means %, passing from one 70 another
the tall houses OF the barriers were occupied By
them and the windows removed. The houses on
the side of the Bouevsrdes were, moreover in
the possession of the rebels and manned with
marksmen WHAT formed however, the strength Of
their rosition was the perioration o the walls Of
the CITY. which IS twelve or fourteen feet hsh' az
intervals of oi1ht or ten Yards, and the creation by
that means. OF several hundred Ioop-holes When
those who have been at Waterloo, learn that TOR
more than n mile. the wall Of the City OF Paris
was As perfectly furnished with loop-hoIes As was
the garden wall of Houcem0nl, they viii easily
imagine hou formidable was the obstacle it pre-
sented
When they shall bear In mind that the oarucades
in advance were composed of paving stones OF
hundred xel-ht each OF OF the cut stones tor a
hospital in process OF erection and that they were
protected by houses adjoining to or commanding
them and that occasion presented Itself through
cut Saturday and sunday. constant, unerrms and
deadly IRE was kept mp on the assallants by an all
most invucible garrison they will not be surprised
at the prolonged resistance nor at the immense
!oss Of life among the troops aud National Guards
that unfortunately occurred.
What will be the astonishment Of all the world
and the feeling Of all military men m particular
when they are told that the whole OF these works
were defended BY between 90 and J 80 ruthIans
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 vas more than
1000 two One Of them was shot through the
brain while firing through loop-hoe not SIX inches
in diameter Five were wounded they ran from
oop-hoe to loop-hole with the agility OF monkeys
They only left the cover Of the high wall to seek
ammunition OF which they had only scanty and
precanous supply.
was shown the mark OF the crucIble under the
wall, in which they melted lead for bullets during
the fight. They even attempted to iabricate gun
powder. Against these men were brought as hne
an army and as seryiceable park of artillery as the
world could produce, and nothing less would have
suficed to disodge them. Their position had been
turned and they had been attacked in the rear.
Let us recolect. however, that on 500 other
points Of Paris tine troops were occupied in contend
ing with the rebels at the same moment, aud how
this must have embarrassed the generals that the
usual means OF obtaining information were not
available. nor when information was obtained 70
be relied on.
When these facts shall be taken into considera-
ton, there viii not be so much surprise at the Of
fensive and defensive efforts Of the rebels who,
though comparatively few in number, were init
mately acquainted with the ground strongly iorti-
fed and supported by the sympathies and tho posi-
tive cooperation OF the whole population OF the
continuous line Of towers that borders the Boule-
wards