The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-21
From o.lsnsni's Messenger, Fob, 20

From oi.lgnsnis Messenger, Feb 10
1 ;..o,,o,ton which we have 10 lay before our read
Il 81 The events of yesterday Will DC fopnd OF g,eat III
eie % tb a. regards some OF the details and ther re-
i suits. .,.Io.L In tho morning people assem-
hlJ in considerable numbers IN the quarters OIL pgs
J 81 Martin, and at ten o'clock they had sueceeueu a.
ng barrcades at the Porte ST. Denis, IN the rue de
csy The Rue Neuve Saint usache, The kae de Ia n
an and the Rue du Petite aneau JusHtaae ' ioA
Mace at some OF these baicades, between Tue %
nd the municipal guards. Two young men were kieu'
anJ a municipal guard was disarmed Several municl-
nal guards were pursued to the Place du SaIe oy yodng
men armed with sticks The guards hred, ana Wounueu
lea nersons woman The relative OF iradesnan
was we understand killed on the sPo. ao.ous ~
,be Patrls the officer OF platoon OF le Naoa "uaui
M ,yas IN the Place was indignant, tlai ne cfiea
"To amsp' whereupon the municipal guard beat re,
i ,sat Two hours later, OF our reporters passed
through the Place du Care II was men perfectly cam,
\ in fact not a soul was 70 DC oee" Sr ~
I Guards in the Passage du care. a. -,
Al the Porte ST Denis, the troops charged lhe people
and tbe barrcade in the Rue Cadran al he entrance 70
M Roe Montmartne was attacked by the municipal
,rd who fired on the mob whereby child was killed
ssuJ two workmen and three women were, IT is said.
seriously wounded :,
tho porte ST Martin; and there were cries OF 'Down
,u;,b Guzo" "Long live Refomr' detachment of
,roops fred on the mob, compelling IT to retreat
Al 70 all the quarters OF the markets were fully occu
Mod There was battalion of the 2lst regiment on the
Warcbe DIES Innocens besides detachments of the NUM-
cina guard horse and foot, and two detachmens OF
cnrassiers Two pieces of cannon were on the spot
one of which was directed towards the Rue Monmartre,
The other towards the Rue de la Fenonnerie. They
were ready to be employed at moments notice. The
fish market occupied by battalion of the LIST reg-
On the Place du Carousa, the horse municipal guard
charged the groups who were assembled there but the
people, after dispensing on one spot, Immediately reas-
sembed at another.
Al the barcade in the Rue de Clery, which was half
destroyed the municipal guard fred and several persons
were wounded
the different quarters which disturbances prevailed
On the Boulevads, in the Rue ST. Dennis the Rue st.
Martin the Rue Montmartre the Rue st. Honore, and,
in fact all the principal Streets the crowds very
dense On the Boulevards, especially the Pores ST.
Denis and ST Martin there was large assembase OF
military infantry, dragons, light Dragons, and NUM-
cpal guards, both horse and foot In the Rue ST. Mar
tin frequent charges were executed
An attempt to barricades in the Rue St Antoine
prevented, also other attempts IN the Rues
In the Rue de la Cite and the Rue de Constantine the
troops had to dsperse the mob On the Place du Chateet
and the Pont Change fsaiade kept up for some
time In the Rue des Files du Cavaire barricades were
established but destroyed by the troops Barcades
which were constructed in the Rue du Temple were de-
stoyed by the troops about four o'clock. chef de ba
taion was, it is said, killed
The Place des VICTORIES and the Place du Carrousal
occupied by strong attachments, both of dragons
and infantry The Patr1e relates that in passing along
with Guizot Long live Reform" They proceeded TO
the Place de Pets Peres, and from thence to the Rue
Monlmartre. They were followed by an immense crowd
"Vve la Garde Naonalep' At about that time, charges
made the assembled people in the Place ST. Andre
des Arts the Place de fEcoe de Medicine and in all the
adjoining Streets as far as the Place Maubert Pickets
Of troops of the line national and municipal guards,
stationed at almost all the corners of the streets.
The Pafrie asserts that, at the corner of Rue Lepee-
tier Nj Deleborde, chef de battalion OF the I'd legion,
the head of strong detachment, refused allow de-
tachment OF curassers to enter the seet-a proceeding
which he was warmly supported BY his men, who ut,
In one street, which leads to the Place des Pets Peres
some national guards also prevented the troops from
teing. On the Boulevard, between the Chateau d Eau
and the Ambgu superior officer ordered the national
guard charge the people but, says the Patre they
fused
In the course Of the day. M. Cremieux. the deputy,
went along the Quai du Louvre to the Chamber OF Dep
uhes, followed by 400 national guards in uniform with
out arms
In the morning. post of the municipal guard. in the
Rue Mauconse was carried by the people. Soon after,
the municipal guards succeeded in reaking it but the
people subsequently attacked it with renewed ardo and
succeeded IN again getting possession of it.
. During the whole day, large crowd was assembled in
the vicinity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They
fomm
strong force of the national guard occupied the
Arcades and Rue de Rivoli during the day. A large
crowd was assembled ihere and it amused itself in
shouting, Long live the National Guard"
In the course OF the afternoon, the mob aack ed body
gateway IN street in the Maras, and small number
OF national guards having up, assisted in dlsamng
them.
About four o'clock the intelligence that the ministry
had gwen in its resignation began to be generally known
was received by every demonstration Of satisfaction.
Even large crowd OF well-dressed persons on the
Bouevards testified their Joy by shouting Viue la Re-
former
AT about five o'clock the mob made an attack on the
guard-house the Boulevard Bonnie -Nouvelle where
some prisoners were confined 1t succeeded in dsarm-
ing the soldiers who occupied the post and in releasing
the prisoners All the windows of the guard house were
smashed The national guard also released some prison.
ers who confined the Marie of the third aron-
disement.
ne Pdfre announces that strong pquet of the
naional guard was passing before the mprimere Royae
followed by numerous crowd, shouting "Long live re-
form Long live the national guard p detachment of
me municipal guard fired on them, and wounded seven
Great evaporation was produced by this; but it was
somewhat Gained down when the mob learned of the
downfall OF the Guizot ministry.
Az ABOUT O'Clock, an immense crowd, consisting al
most exclusively of persons of the working classes many
OF them very young, descended the Boulevards They
were headed by men bearing blazing torches They
sang the new favorite song, beginning
Mourir pour la patrie,
Cesf lie sort e Plus beau, ie plus digne dcnpie."
VT would be more correct say that they sang only
NOSE TWO nes for they rarely got beyond them repeat
ing them over and over again AT intervals however
they changed the refrain by shouting with all the force
oilhelr ungs-"Down with Guizo Down with Guizot %
On reaching the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they
ouhu assembled very strong forces of infantry and dra
goons which occupied the whole width of the boulevards
WIN the exception of the pavement near the Rue Basse
m hemPart Some persons expected to the mob come
torch bearers filed off on the pavement, shouting H,pe
"a Ngne! FtUe Ia Ipne and foowoJ h, oil