The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-07-13
to the national guard, and to the Insurgent

Tuieries examined upwards of 300 prisoners ;
almost all OF them were in possession Of pieces of
gold, some Of them had even hive louis " We
saw" seys the Steele, ga box full of money which
had been taken from the insurgents" Several
of the prisoners, when asked by the Judges why
they did not surrender before, replied I" We had
to earn the money which had been given to US -
None of them have as yet betrayed the names of
the infamous iust ators of this terrible plot.
A woman, apprehended on Monday owned
frankly that she cut off the hands of three of the
mobile guards. On several barrcades, heads cut
off wearing their kepis had been placed as scare
crows. Finally, head, in the moutk OF which
pitch had been matted and match placed, was
put upon pique.
Evidence has been obtained that besides their
general plan OF operation, the insurgents had
revolutionary Government ready organized
Lamartine rode with the staff Of Cavaignac
through Paris to quell the Instruction; large
masses of troops were brought to bear with artill.
cry upon the positions of the insurgents; but still
Friday passed and the insurrection had evidently
gathered strength.
On Saturday the National Assembly declared
itself in permanence, and Paris was placed in
state of siege. The Executive power was dele.
gated absolutely to General Cavaignac /; and at
10 IL, the members of the Executive Govern
ment resigned. They declared that they should
they Withdrawn before sedition or a public per.
il. They only withdrew before vote Of the AS
sembly.
Reports poured in every hour to the Assemblv
and as the intelligence arrived of the slaughter
OF the National Guards, and the fall of one gener-
al alter another, who was killed or wounded by
the insurgents, the sensation became deep and
alarming.
Various proclamatons were issued by General
Cavaignac to induce the insurgents to lay down
their arms, but TO no effect.
The Whole OF Saturday was employed in des-
perate fighting on both sides. Except lull dur
ing trighttul thunder storm in the afternoon of
Friday, the conflicts were without intermission
On Saturday, however, the carnage and battles
on the south OF the river were horrible.
During the whole of Friday night, and until g.
O'Clock on Saturday, the roar of the artillery and
the noise OF musketry, were incessant.
In this trightu state of things the Assembly
betrayed not little alarm. Deputations from
the Assembly were proposed to 90 and entreat
the combatants to cease this fraricdal strife but
all the successive reports proved that the nsur-
gents were bent upoa only yielding up the strug-
gle with their lives; and their vaor was only
surpassed by their desperate resolution.
On Saturday night, at eight o'clock, the cap.
ital was in an awful state. Fighting continued
with Hnabated fury. Large masses of troops
poured in from all the neighboring departments
but still the insurgents, having rendered their
positions almost impregnable, resisted, more or
less effectually, all the forces which could be
brought against them. The 'red flag'' the ban
ner of the Repubque Democradque ct Sociale
was hoIsted by the insurgents.
On the Sunday morning, at the meeting of the
National Assembly the President announced that
the government forces had completely succeeded
in suppressing the insurrecton on the LETT bank
of the river, after frighttul sacrifice of human
life; and that General Cavaignac had given the
insurgents, on the right bank, TIL ten O'Clock to
surrender; when, if they did not lay down their
arms, he would storm their entertainments in the
Faubourgh St. Antoine, where they were now
driven, and put the whole to the sword.
The heaviest artillery had been brought to bear
upon them, and little doubt could be entertained
that the instruction would be put down. The
hope thus held out of the termination of the in
surrection was not, however, realized.
The fighting continued the whole of Sunday,
with frghttul loss of life, especially to the Ma
tional Guards.
On Monday the reinforcements Gen Lamori-
cere had received from Gen. Cavaignac, enabled
him to hem in the insurgents in the eastern part
of the city; and, although reduced to extremi-
ties, they still fought with incredible valor
1t was thought, on Monday morning early that
they would surrender: but again the hope thus
held out of the termination of the lnsurrection
was not Immediately realized.
At half past ten on Monday the fighting was
resumed; aid it was only after rightful strug-
gle Of about two more hours that the Govern
ment troops everywhere prevailed; and the
heart of the insurrection being broken, the in
surgents were either shot, taken prisoners,or fled
into the country, in the direction of Vincennes
The eastern quarters comprising the taubourgs
St Antoine, de Temple, Meuilmotant, and Pepin
court were the last subdued. The last band took
refuge in the celebrated cemetery of Pere la
Chaise, butt Garde Mobile hunted them even
from this sanctuary, and they were scattered in
the fields.
On Tuesday the insurrection was dehnitively
quelled.
The loss of lie in this most unexampled con.
flict has been terrific.
We are afraid that the predominating loss will
be found to be far greater the side OF the SOL
diery than OF the insurgents No fewer than
fourteen general officers have put hors du COM
bat, greater loss than in the spledid engage
ments of Napoleon. Among those who fell are
General Negrier and Gems. Deart and Brea;
Gems. Charbonnel and Renault and others, Sc
verely wounded.
Four OF FIVE members of the National Assem-
bly, are amongst the killed, and as many wound
cd But perhaps the most touching death is that