The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-18

word win be understood. Cannon balls have penstrat
ed the fronts of great many buildings and thousands
Of balls to have been discharged against nearly
every building all the glass is broken, Che entire
distance, and around each window the als
ed and perfectly defaced by the balls directed at the
windows, from the first to the highest stories. The
greatest slaughter took place this street. aud at the
Bastile connected Herewith Each street leading into
that Of Rue 9ntoie, barricsded its
and this great street. there succession Of
barbados made OF stone, principally and reaching
from ten to twenty feet high On each side the build
ings of stone, generally from five to eight stories
high, with good share Of windows in front. There
mode for the Guards to approach these terrible
barricades, in front, behind which many thoa
sands Of armed men, and Aauked on each side by
these Of stone buildings filled with armed me n
pouring shot into their ranks from the windows The
battle ragged in this street forty eght hours, almost
without ceasing by night and by day The dead could
not be carried of the streets truly 6lled with
them, and the living walked and around their
bodies, and fought without sleep and without provi
sions, nearly The assaiing party fought that time
here and in the vicinity connected Herewith and
when 1t was announced to the President of the Assem-
bly, that the place had been carried by the Guards and
army he and nnounced IL to the Assembly, and
fell back into his chair, entirely overcome-the point
had been carried andParis safe Around the Bas-
tile, in some parts the same picture is presented and
the monument has been marked by Shots but not in
jured except some parts of the base upsn which it
stands no cannon shot appear to have reached IL.
In some parts of the Boierards real forts had been
made, and in a manner to resist cannon. Numerous
CARTS loaded with stones, each large as to weigh
many TONS were placed across the Streets and the
spaces between filed in with the paving stones which
are generally nine or ten inches square and equally
deep Many of the spokes, &c, of these carts had
been cut off by the cannon balls but they could not
penetrate the barricade Not one-fifth part Of the
number of barbados made this time that exist
ed in the revolution but none made for
show: Strong points of defence were selected, and
something resembling forts constru cted. No trees
were cut down. lamp posts overthrown glass unreason
ably broken nor any OF those little acts done, which
were designed to frghten Louis Philippe Every act
o n N n
ration to meet 1t and well and faithfully have they
performed their part and executed their purpose to
the extent of their power Butanother feature most
extraordinary presented itself to the eye travelled
without molestaton, and in crowds of tens Of thou
sands Of men, women and children, where, the day
before the parties in mortal strife the streets
filled with BLOOD every person ready to take life and
no human being allowed to approach except he belong
ed to the army and we mt there to war-aud what do
you suppose saw Men and women deadly enemies,
and waiting opportunity to strike at each other
stranger passing! Mourning over lost friends and
bitterness and hatred No Nothing Of the kind
No one could have suspected that there had been
tionaI Guards, Guards Mobile. DRAGONS. crirassers
insurgents, women, all the population entire, were
mingled in one general melee of drinking beer and Bor
deaux talking together in large and full of hui
NOR, walking arm-in- arm here parties sitting at
the tables, male and female, in front of the
tenrs or in them there the soldiers lying sleep
ing upon the straw, upon the sidewalks, their
saddles in the streets their horses standing by
them, eating their fodder there was man wou nded
bier in preparation to take him to the hospital In
front Of nearly every door, women making
lint, and preparing bandages; numbers amount
ing to thousands, were thus engaged. Here, again
masses looking at the buildings and discussing the
effects of the Shots and the of operating Of
two parties others are walking over the grounds in
cluded in the forts, and the whole population upon
these terribly contested points presented grand
melee OF human beings crowded together compacty
batants, men and women, not one unkind word was
uttered and all had the appearance of being gra
party, where the greatest good humor prevailed, and
where they had become atigued and this
was clearly marked-as If by engagements in great
pic mic party All traces of blood have been washed
out and except occasion ally wounded man and the
the marks of rty destroyed the effects Of
nonade nothing unpleasant was to be Indeed, it
has been a great duel between Frenchmen, in which
Of himself and General Jackson they have fought and
adjusted as gentlemen and left adjourned question
Of veracity.
The insurgents have been fairly overcome, and they
have yielded They have lost all but their honor; but
they have made the government feel their power and
respect their courage and their numbers and now
quietly submit to such penalties it may proper
to nfct II these are not unnecessarily severe they
will be satisfied with them if very light they will feel
contempt for them too severe, they will be exaspe-
rated and perhaps take up arms again. But they
pect to be punished and do expect escape it, still
must be confined to the chiefs and ncipal men
the others are too numerous-and think it not ina
probable that the government may even reduce this
number by causing them to draw lots. think the
verest sentence will be transportation except in extra
ordinary cases The people have exalted views of the
abilities and energies Of Gen. Cavagnac and they Also
believe that he knows how totemper justice with mercy
There Is but one feeling among the National Guards
and that is for just punishment. One united voice
goes up against unnecessary bloodshed for punish
but no bloodshed beyond that They saw almost ali
have been lead away in the moment of excitement by
tations excteme mt and foreign influences
the French asten the facts upon the foreigners
who have furnished the money and the ammunition
such immense quantities. and corrupted the agents
by whose means these vast quantities Of ammunition
sfa hi1v into porsc fhav
feel the power of France at this moment To give some
idea Of the amount 1t is only necessary to say that af
Ter nghting three days and nights, in single fort
3oooo ball cartridges were found and captured.
OBSERVER.
PARIS, June %, 1s4s.
a "Ttcar for the German Empire''-Bohemia Tranquil
-Penetan Kingdom in Trou6le-Nepspapers Sup
pressed in dris-Siege Continues-Ciiy Quiet.
The Assembly, at Frankfort, about to choose an
Executive chief for the German States to be called "a
Vicar Of the German Empire The commission to
whom the question referred have reported favor
of and information the point that it will
be immediately adopted.
The German portion of the Austrian population
seem to be complete masters in Bohemia at present.
and the Congress of Scaves to have been scattered
the winds. Official correspondence shows that 5000
Serbes are marching upon Hungary, and the move
ment is charged to the active influence of Russia.
Austra Is SUI senuing troops INTO italy notwthstand
ing the attempt at negotiation and the Venetian king
dom seems to be left by Charles Albert be ravaged
by the Austrians to be defe nded by themselves My
own impressions different at different times of the
intentions and integrity of this man. Sometimes it
appears as If he was only fighting to build up king
dom for himself and that 1t would be necessary
fight him to put him down; and, at Others it appears
as fwas acting for the well being of Italy Time only
can solve the question there is not always reliance
to be placed upon what appears to be authentic nor-
nation Certain it is that he has allowed the Venetian
country to suffer surprisingly which, think is about
to appeal to France. Trevo has falen into the hands
Of the Austrains Several cities in Russia have been
burnt down by incendiaries, among them Orel, Zalo
and Jarosaw
Eleven newspapers have been suppressed under the
laws relating to state Of siege, in Paris among the
principal Of which the Press, assembly rationale,
and Liberty The rest pretty cautious The siege
continues, though the city is tranquil.
OBSERVER.
PARIS, June u.s. 1854 o'clock.
-Four Sentinets Shot Last Might in the Champs Ely