Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-18
a. Generals Charcolnel, and

IF the Archbishop OF Paris. The venerable pre-
are ON Sunday vulun eeIed 10 60 The insurgents
as a messenger OF peace Cayasnac SAID mat
such a step was lull Of danger, but This cnfis
ain pastor persisted He advanced attended ny
MS two Wears, towards The barficaoeS VIII an
olive branch borne before him, when he was rum
lessly SHOT in his groin, and tell motallg ~"unu
ed. The venerable pfcia'e vas ordered Dy sne w
surgeons 10 The nearest hospital IN 81. Antoine
where III received he last sacfamenls, lansu'sh'
ed, and has since died.
was shp, in the head a, the barlcafe koche
cboart, where in the dress OF an oarf,er, he was
6obt,nc 4, The head OF party OF insurgents.
II will probably be never correctly ascertain
cd n what extent the sacrifice OF human lille 10
this rrighlfu struggle has reached. some com
n,,,e the loss ON the part of the troops as from
5000 TO 10000 slain; but we hope TINS is eSag
gera,ed. The number Of prisoners captured o.
The insurgents exceeds 5000, All Of the pri
sons are filled as well as the dungeons ana
vaults Of The TuiIl.ries, the Louvre, Palais
ROYAL the Chamber Of Deputies and the Hotel
de Vile. military commi sion has been ap
noin,ed 10 try such as were found with arms IN
their hands, and they will probably be exported
10 the Marquesas Islands, or some transatlantic
French COLONY A decree has been proposed
with that object We have not space to recount
the many ac.s Of individual herolsm. Many
soldiers exhibited sublime courage On The
other hand. The savage cruelty with which het
insurgents waced war, almost exceeds belief.
They tortured some of their own prisoners,
cut off their hands and feet, and inflicted barba
rites worthy OF saysges. The women were
hired 10 poison the wine sold TO the soldiers,
who drank il, reeled and died. II seems to be
believed generally, that if the insurgents had
succeeded in following up their Irosl admirably
conducted plan of operations, and having al
vanced their line and possessed themselves Of the
Hotel de Vile, and followed up their attacks
along the two banks of the river, that The whole
city would have been gwen up 10 pliiase. In
deed the words piiiage, and rape, arc SAID 10
have been Inscribed on one Of their banners.
Not less than 80 600 stand Of arms have been
seized and captured in the Fauhourg St. Antoine
alone.
From the London Times Of June %.
The City of Paris stands in the valley Of the
River Seine, in such wise that whilst the most
central part OF the city occupies the islands and
the strand Of the river, the streets which Grcrge
at right angles from this point, rise by some
what rapid ascent TO the high ground on each
/, n was on the low ground by the river. It's
wings rested on the opposite heights. The do
tel dc Vile was iis most advanced post in 'front.'
bu, all the narrow streets, aud the qua,s ON
that building to the Faubourg ST Antoine, were
in the hands Of the insurgents. The attack was
carried on upon this point by General Duyi
vier; but such were the preparations oil resist
ance made, that, according 10 the written state
r e ID. thoN A,4nl a
sembly the whole district was converted iaio
vast fortress. which could only be reduced stone
by stone. The streets were barficaded, III
windows were lined hy matres' es behind which
a murderous fire was poured down upon the
troops, end the gangway of internal communl
cation had been opened from house 10 house,
which supplied ammunition or means Of escape
to the bcslegcd.
Tn p os;s.s II The forces from this point was
accofdli ely very slow, AMI il was III The rear II
his posii0n that he tiaal stand ui The insuirec
len was made, On Moaaay afternoon bn' IN"
'peraiians were carried on with equal skill AMI
courage n be W. WINS, Tor balle n MAJ SIRE!
= be applied 10 he position which he insured.
ion had assumed
On h ~, han; 81 he Seine, he leii wing ex
tendet! ~ Ii. Pantheon, by Ia S'cep ant narrow
line OF the rur S Jacques which was complete
" barriraded, and even fortified with cannon
The attack on his position alone cCsl IL hours
had and uninterrupted fighting; yet it was
In tfs; waich was ,ec9nqar.ed By The troops
The attack on Inc r;nh wing, which extend
ID 10 lie clos s.. Sazarc, was Conducted b.
Lamnriciere, ahI gradually !o.ced his way
on the Ihir1 day 10 Inc barriers, an. then
"ffcclcd his june ion with the ceE,ra division 81
Gen Duviyier. L. nav be- inferred from the re.
js.tr ~ ii,n D..
mat their plan was Ia exhaust Inc irsops l'y
iruilcsS allack outcc barbados, and then 10 rs
sumo fl:asire operations b. an advance Ct The
two wn.s uron the National Assembly and he
we> end oi PARIS as IL pace the G":cfnm-n'
hci re-n the iva fires and Tr.ince il t. inevitable
tcsl,nc i'm. FIJI extent oi organization which
I e execution al such a plan, extending over
line II several niles in lsng b, AID maintained
tor he las tour day, disclosed is perfectly in
conceivable
Every species Of arfice was employed 10 con-
vey ammunition The pals Of the mix women
the couches oil The wnurdet and even the coffius
Of The dead were t,nad filed win eun'owdef
and cariuuches. Latge sums OF money, IN gold and
notes werr disru.er.i IN the persons u men ap
pareniv in xfcrir poverty, and OF young Chi
dr-n TIE women 81 "aTis rook . most act,ya par
"a he rugei- rh.v conyeyed orders and signals
Ihrnnsh lne hotes; fic. They carried of lhe
wounict, so1.e OF he,D psi,hec in the bariicaGrs
Of fred from lnr houses on HI soldiers, whilst
seine are even reported 10 have inflicted the mos
feiined baibarltes ucon their wrclrned leiiow CT
,iz,ns who had fallen prisoners into their bands.
None were spared by The chances or The indiscri-
minaliIg iury 81! This general slaughlef
From ,ac London Times If June 20.
The position o. The insnrgen's lhroushou, The
4.
The batFica 'cs in advance OF the barriers were
as formidable as regular engineers could have
constructed them. The houses covering Them oc-
cupied The means OF passing from one 10 another;
he toll house, Of The barrier occupied b. them,
hal the windows removed; The houses On hs
Boulevard were moreover in the posse sion uf III
rebels, aud manned with Workmcn. What iorn-
I'd, however, The strength o: This position was he
perinra,iun ci hc walls OF The civ, which are II
or IA feet high, al intervals OF 8 or 10 yards,
and he creation by that means Of several hun
bred loop holes. When laose who have teen 4,
Waterloo learn that Tor more than a mile the
walls OF the city Of Pals were as pro.usely fur
nished with looHholCs as was The garden wall 81
HongemoIt, they Will easily imagine how for.
midable was h. obstacle it presented When
ney snail bear in mind thar The tarIicades in ad-
vance were composed Of pavement stones OF a
hundred weight each or o, lie cut stones f,r a
hospital in process Of erection, and that hey were
protected by house lining -, "r commanding
them, aud ha, as OCCASION presented Through.
on, Saturday and Sunday, constant, uner!ing
and deadly hre VAS kcjt up on The assaians By
an amosi invincible garrison, they will not be
surprised al the prolonged resistance, nor al The
immense loss ot life amongst the troops and Ma
lional Guards that unfortunately occurred.
The Archbishop al Paris who in The sublime
exercises Of the most awful duties Of a christian
p;iesi soushi o bring back that outrageous mul.
tilude TO Ieasou and peace, was base'y shot from
the back Of a barrcade; and he General Rtisner,
who ha, survived The numerous campaigns of
Africa, lei, in like manner At a parlsy with the
CURRIERS' OF lhe fau6oarg 81 An'oine. Strange
and terrible overflow vi The strongest passions
and emotions OF human nature! So rash and
horrible revcl wrought in The heart ii 4 city
by The hands of her own citizens, the world has
mol witnessed in The whole survey OF historic
memory; and The arms OF a stranger aud an enr-
my would have been devoted TO internal inIamy