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


and discharged voleys Of shot, and the carnage
terrible around the bishop who mpored the par
ties desst and continued for time to stand amidst
the two parties unhurt but, at last a ball struck him.
and he fell mortally wounded. He was taken up and
carried to place Of security and as one Of the young
ed himself whose bravery thetbishop had noticed and
who had ru upon an insurgent and disarmed him,
after he was thus wounded. the bishop took q
his neck and placed it round the Guards telling
hi m to keep ihat it would bring hin good-and the
Guard kneeled and received 1t with hands uplifted,
pledgipg himself before heaven never to separate
Such scenes develope beautiful traits of character,
and illustrate the strong points in the character OF
nation They not stories m"rely-they are mir
rors which reflect the features of this remarkable ma
tom and this tends to illustrate the religious opi-
OBSERVER.
PARIS, June 20, 1s4S.
Aspect Of the Ciy-.aets Of Cruey--LadiuiducI Cases
Other Mcidents-7OOO Prisonrs-1O,OOO to 10000
Killed and FOUNDED.
This morning the city squie but still looks gloomy;
and pc pe appear If they felt that there yet
danger and lives to be sacrificed before the
restoration of order Some of terrible atrocity
being developed, which create a horror Among
hers thirty dragons, who had been surrounded and
ptured by large body Of said to have been
confined in an immense potters oven; and that they
had been heating it about fifteen minutes whom the
Garde Mobile, by swimming the canal, attacked the
insurgents and rescued them. ! do not think that
the fact that an attempt was made to burn them to
death is well authentcated though the other particu
lars There where terri
bly, mutiated after they captured by cutting of
their hands and feet and in other respects One
man was seen carrying about the head Of a man upon
her sword and making all kinds of but
these individual instances of human depravity,
perpetrated by probably State convicts eons and the
most abandoned public prostitutes creatures to be
found in every large city in countryand who,
in crisis like the present give full scope to their ter
rible malignity against the human race. Indeed, q
TO-
nal regions, if possible than the most debased man
like fallen angels they to become the imps Of HE'LL
and to revel in of blood aud carnage, and the
prospects of anarchy and confusion in society; and
perhaps, the surprise s that in number so large Of
men and women SO debased, the cases Of revolving
cruelty have been so few
The enemies Of France and of all republics, will
.eize upon these points to aggravate them and from
Let such revolution, and rebellion following it, tran
spre in London and who does not foresee the awful
horrors that would there be perperated where this de-
graded class is vastly more numerous and equally bru
tai and desperate Such some of the inevitable
consequences of sweeping revolution, or successful
ulous rs Paris and London.
Last night heard fire. arms, and the fusiade ap-
peared to be considerable; bands of insurgents are
rowing about the city, outside of the BARRIERS and the
with them. But short time will probably be sufh-
change this state Of things and restore order
outside the city, as generally is wthn the barriers
Indeed from the best accounts of yesterday and last
evening" appears that great i'm provement has been
made upon the day before and that substantial order
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prisoners said to have been captured all Of whom
will be transported; but understand that this will
not deprive them of their civil rights after their return
to France, as the punishment here called 'sdeporta-
ton" would do. The COMMITTEE and commandant
are engaged In the most rigorous examinations and
since vigorous men at the helm of State,
measures will be vigorously pushed Several passports
Of Lamartine, have been found upon the dead body
Of Count Narbonne, shot among the rioters. hope
the English have not corrupted him; but some in
high places have undoubtedly been at the head this
mighty rebellion. Paris is now mighty camp. The
troops mot be accommodated in buildings but
in the streets One mile in the Bouierards, the Place
de Ia Goncorde Champs Eiysces. and other places are
occupied by them; the pavement being their bed, and
a stone their pillow. Thousands now engaged in
visiting the troops and Of and to-
is to grand funeral service in honor of the
dead, in the Place de Ia Concorde The ninth and
solved Most of those two bodies. comprising 10000
men, Joined the insurgents; they lived in the most in
fected districts, and fought most desperately More
than stand of arms have been captured already
from the insurgents. ] think the best estimates Of
the killed and wounded place the number between 10
to Paris to devote their services to the
How many noble qualities of the heart have been de-
veloped by this sad event OBSERVER.
PARIS June 20, 1S4S.
Latest NeUs
Gen. Cavaignaclha resigned his dictatoral powers,
and received the unanimous appreciation Of the As
semby, as have the general officers army and guards
also the President Of the Assembly, who has richly
earned it, Immediately thereafter decree was intro
duced declaring Gen C. President Of the Council State
with power to appoint his ministers He was chosen
President unanimously, and delegated with the power
ofapponting his ministers with only Eve dissenting
voices. Recurt, Carnot Bethmont, and Ba,tide
of the old ministry have been retained Lamorciere
is Minister Of War; NJ. Lenard, Minister Of the
Interior; Goudchaux, of Finance; and some others,
whom do not recollect, to minor posts. Gen.
Cavaignac the junior Of Cen Lamoriciere a nd
several other oficers-whom this whirlpool of events
has thrown up to the first post in France under the
crcumstances-Wjth n INIT
haps unexampled in the history of the world He APP
pears to be man for this occasion-when courage,
great moral frmness and military energies are reau
site. He has initiated Washington in resgning his
power against the almost unanimous remonstrance Of
the Assembly, but he answered that under republic
q dictatorship should not exist hour beyond what
was absolutely necessary" The state of siege yet
continued, and, therefore, in another form have
Gen. Cavaignac and the necessary power to execute
the purposes OF government The presidential chair
broke down NJ Buchez-it has made M. Sena d
fear his place cannot be made good An address has
been published to the French people, which is worth
laying before the American people. A manly energy
now guides the course of affairs and the republic IL
triumphant-ah! more than triumphant-it is sur
rounded by a. halo of glory, that nothing but such
rebellion could have afforded the occasion. Europe
will be more astonished, and monarchies startled
at the manner it has triumphed the combination
Of men and devils to destroy it, than the revolution
which hurled Louis Philippe from the throne; and
those who know nothing Of the recuperstive power of
a republic. under a mortal blow aimed at IT, will be
still astonshed at the new and vast accession of
strength which 1t has acquired; the visor of its
sures and its tone Of defiance to enemies domestic
foreign, or both combined The English will tremble
Russia will reflect, and Iberalized Europe will rejoice
that such trial has been thus made even the
crifce of so much that valuable Indeed. one of
the English press forgetting itself for the snt,
has exclaimed that if republic can withstand
such an instruction, 1t has nothing to fearn Look
at the effect of such language from such at
such moment, and how strong must have been the
impress that gave birth to the sentiment. By the
next mail expect to be able to lay before your readers
the report Of the committed which vigorous
ly examining the Of the rebellion of May 10TH
and the present one, and to give you the names Of
men In high places connected there with lark my
words. there will be no sparng. Men accustomed to
deal vigorously and to punish firmly the head
OF a1ars-men who have no fear, personal moral.
Thegovernment of France at this moment is indomi-
tabe-no monarchy in Europe not even excepting that
Of Russia strong The whole countryJ has az