Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-10
THE PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Extract Of letter to one Of the Editors of the
Journal of Commerce.

Journal of Commerce.
PARIS, MAY II, ls4s.
have been here FIVE days. but such has the state of
excitement consequence of the violent essay Of the clubs at
the hall of the National Assembly, that few Of the men Of
business have been found their warehouses For the two
days past they have been obliged arm at the call of the
roppe and join the respective egions which they ae
attached.
You will doubtless find in papers complete history Of
all that has happened but that from eyewitness is al
than when repubshed one paper to
another, and translated from language another will
give mine.
The American Minister kindly enclosed his ticket to me on
the 18th, which would admit person his representative
TO the diplomatic tribune or box, and remarked
companyng it. g truly glad think that you will hear
debate highly interesting ,he Polish questicn) All are
talking Of it. and you will be hear NJ Lamartine
speak"
Accordingly, IL o'clock the 18th, entered the hail.
The members assembling, and in few minutes the
ing opened. Several speeches made and among
other speakers the Minister of Foreign Affairs and M.
Lanarne. The latter listened TO with great attention,
and spoke hueny and gracefully. Shortly after he had
ceased peculiar sound heard which seemed arrest
the attention of the Assembly. 1t sounded me like the
noises which proceed from the locomotive engines their
approaching CITY, II increased, and could soon dis
tngush 1t to be the shouts of multitude of voices The
members rushed of the side entrances in numbers and
Lamartine into the hail. and made communication
the President in under Many members left their
and occupied the tody Of hail. as well as the
aes They were ordered back their places; and the con-
fusion incrt asng, NJ. Woowsk, who speaking, was
obliged desist his voice could be heard At this
moment of the bune which correspond the boxes
in your theatres forced by the mob headed by two
respectable looking men, who addressed the President Of the
Assembly Cries from all parts Of the ball ordering the in.
uders back unavang The numbers increased Of men
in bouses with scarlet scars their arms and scarlet badges
One held banner, which inscribed Monagnards"
Soon after the body Of the hall began FILL and NJ Barbes
attempted ascend the tribune allotted the speakers The
uproa increased ladies became alarmed and sheked and
the quesos ordered close all the doors and passages
TO allow ngress egress. A orcibe attempt was now
making batter down the partition door which separated us
from the mob in the adjoining tribune, which when saw
about to be successful reeaied from tribune to the court
yard where could find egress Here the national
guards assembled. In few a borne from
the Assembly the OF Others the blood streaming down
his leg He was wounded in a melee. In a aher
the explosion of musket close by alarmed ALL We were
conducted for protection into bomb proof coser which led
to an entrance then closed, and Upon which the mob
baenng with great violence could see them from grille
they passed north Of the Chamber Of Deputies In few
minutes lady, whom the papers say Madame Lamane,
joined protected by gentlemen and guards They
n
minutes a small door, which led into garden This
garden twenty feet above The and protected
by a paape about four feet high Behind q corps Of
national guards loading he, muskets out OF the the
clubs From the garden passed through file Of them
into the mingled with the clubs They were many
and filing the air with shouts cheers, and songs The SOL
ders treated them kindly and in many instances furnished
them with refreshments Several persons who were
leaders or Of influence with the clubs addressed them At
four o'clock inimaon having been given that new Pro-
vsional Government had been formed, OF the clubs
marched the Hotel de Vile and elsewhere. was able
then force myself through the crowd into the hall Of the
Assembly But what change Hardly deputy was to be
SEEM and those exhausted hardly be able to stand
The whole building occupied by the mob The platform
which the President occupied filled by about hundred
persons oil vociferang that nothing could be distinguished
but by paper which handed by Of them they
announcing the Of the mobeIeced Provisional
Government On the platform could distinguish an officer
old soldier with white hair and mousache and many orders
suspended from his breaswho il sad belonged the
artillery The confusion increasing, endeavorcd retreat;
but alter passing the several courts could find outlet At
last forced myself through passage, and escaped
into the open air with other injury than coat somewhat
torn The national guards after surrounded hail.
elected the inuder and in the hours after the
Assembly organized
Ii evident that this movement was preconcerted but
the intention to form Government has been frustrated
There doubtless will be alarms daily consequent upon the
threats OF the dsaected Citizen unad told me that morn
ing al clock that trouble peedhe chief under
Courtais OF the national guard But think the mass of the
nation are IN favor Of sustaining orer and supporting the
present Executive and National Assembly. The French
however, are very mpuisive people, and day
the acts Of its predecessor.
MAY lS-M Lamaitine called suddenly to- day the
Naona Assembly as an attempt about being made to have
HIM excluded from the Government the charge Of order
ing the release Of four hundred men who arrested
The opening Of the naviaatop nm The Lars has enabled