The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-07-28

me no leWtr than fourteen general DILL
GERS had been put hOrS Gu combdi---a great
cr loss than ia the most splendid engage
mcntS Of apolcan.--hmong those who fell
are Gems. Mogrier, Deart, aud Brca, Gems.
Charcolncl and Rcnauli, and others severe
ly wounded.
-Four or five members Of the National As
scmbly are amongst the killed, aud as ma
ny more wounded, but the most touching
death is that Of the Archbishop Of Paris.
Inc venerable prclate on Sunday volun'ec-
fcd 10 go to the insurgents as mediator OF
peace, Gen. tavagnac said that such n
step was iuiI Of danger, but this Christian
pastor persisted. lie advanced, attended
by has two Wears, towards the barricadcS
with an olive branch borne before him when
he was ruthleSSly shot in the groin and fell
MORALLY wounded. The venerable patient
was ordered by the insurgents TO the near
est hospital IN st. Antoine, where he re-
,ce'V'd the last Sacraments, languiShed and
has since died.
The editor Of the PGe Ducel,ne, NJ. La.
roche, was shot in the head at the barricade
Kochcchoart, where in the dress Of an our
r,cr lie was fighting at the head Of party
Of insurgents.
IL VIII probably be never correctly asccr-
tanned what extent the sacrifice Of human
life in this lrightGul struggle has reached.
Some compute the loss on the side of the
troops at from 5000 to 10000 slain, bat we
nope this is exaggerated. The number OF
prisoners captured Of the insurgents exceeds
JWW, all the prisons are filled. as well as
the dungeons and vaults ofthe TuillcricS, the
Louvre, PaIais Royal, the Chamber ef Dep
uucS, and the Hotel de Vile. 4 military
commission has already been appointed TO
try such as were found with arms in their
hands, aud they will probably be transport
ed TO the MarqucsaS Islands, or some trans
atlantic French colony.
y decree has been proposed with that Oh
Lect. We have not space to recount many
acts OF individual hcroiSm. On the other
hand, the savage cruelty with which the in
surgCnts wagcd war almost exceeds belief.
They tortured some of their own prisoners.
cnt off their hands and feet, and inflicted
barbaritieS worthy of savageS. The wo-
men were hired to poison the wine sold 10
the soldiers, who drank it, reeled and died.
II seems 10 be believed generally that if the
insurgents had succeeded in following mp
Their most admirably calculated plan of on
era'ionS, and having advanced their line.
and possessed themselves of the Hotel de
Vile. had followed up their success along
the banks Of the river, that the whole city
would have been given up TO pilIagc. In
deed the words pdjdgc aud rape are said to
have been inscribed Oh one Of their ban
ncrS. Not less than 10000 stand of arms
have been seized and captured in the Eau
buurg st. Antoine alone.
Charles LamJ's Hqmor.-Lamb write,
as follows to friend to whose keeping he
had entrusted a favoritc dog:
Excuse my anxiety, but how is Dash
| should have asked if Mrs. Pc kept
her rules, and was still improving; but
Dash came uppGrmoSt. The order of our
thoughts should be the order OF our writing.
Goes he mu2zIed, or 0pcriOrc ore? Are his
niclIectS sound. or does he wander little
in his conversation? You cannot be tee
careful to watch the first symptoms of inco-
hcrcncc. The lir>tilogical SuaIl he makes.
TO 81. Luke'S with him. All the dogs here
are going mad, ii you believe the oyerScrrs
but protest, they seem to me very rati0ua
and collected. But nothing is so deceiilu
as mad people to those who are not used tC
them. Try him withho water: irhc won
lick it up. it is >iGn-hc does not like it
Does his tail wag horizontally or pcrpendc
ularly? That has decided the fate Of many
dogs in Enfield. Is his general dcpor,mcm
chcorul| | mean when he is pleased lo
otherwise there is no Judging. Noucan't b,
too careful. Has he bit any Of the children
yet: Il he has, have them shot: and lccI
h,m for curio>ity, TO see if it was the hylro
phoula' They say all our army in lndis
had itat one time; butthatw in Hylcr- N
~ 5 time. DO you get pauuch for him
Take care the ShccpwaS sane. You nigh
pull ont his teeth, Of he would let you. an,
then You need not mind if he were mad as
Bcdiamite. 1t would be rather fun TO Sc,
his odd ways.
Time i5ouh two Yankees were stroll,
Ing in the woods without any arms in thci
possession. and observing bear aSccndin.
a tree, with its large paws claSpcd round tht
trunk, one of them ran forsard and caugh
the bears paws. one in each hand. lie in
stantly called out to his comradc:
'Jonathan, say, 90 home ana bring M
something as fast as yon can, ill kin tn
yarmin;. Mind don't stay, for I'm in
hN.'
Jonathan ran Of as fast as he could. bu
was an exceedingly long time returning
Daring the time the bear had made Sevcra
desperate attempts To bite the hands of hi-
who hold it. At length jonathan cam
back.
Halo, Jonathan, what the deuce ha
kept you'
'Wen, ri tell you,' replied jonathan
'whcn | got home, breakfast was abou
ready and | guessed it wonld be as well t
wait for it.
Here now, Jonathan said his comradc
come YOU and hold, and I'll kill the critic
il a ji1y.'
Jonathan sci1c0tc bears paws and hcl
the animal while the other could XIII it.
Well Jonathan, have you got hold c
hm|
Il guess Ihavc,' replied Jonathan.
/ very well, hold him fast. Igucss RI e
/ 10 dRHCr y
/ Queer .lRswcrS.- DIR. Cooke Taylor. at
recent meeting of the British Association
gave an account Of the course pursued Il
/ Trinity College, Dublin, as to the rira 70,
examination Of students on entering. O.
one occasion, the Rev. John Martin was cx
4 a IN 4 81 ..tlt,. l.. l. 80.