The Daily spy., 1848-07-22
LETTER FROM PARIS.

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Occasionally two three members the National Assembly
went by wearing their rcolord scar and bound for the
scenes Of slaughter upon erTauds ofmecy trust towards
the Assembly with dings the progess the troops que
ling the nsurreon. Whenever they made their appearance
we all rushed down TO hear the news then the soldiers
drove in doors again. Towards night firing gradually
slackened scattering guns heard fred wins
dows OF houses the troops and report that all the
barricades quarter Of the city had carried-tat
the doors The Pantheon which the ourers
themselves had been blown in after repeated shot, the
no small detrment of of the splendid marble
wIhln and that everything quiet in that egon. You
WI" understand why forced keep windows Shut
when tell you that soldiers were killed by the inur
gents shooting from windows, than from behind barrcade
The most detelbe barbarites marked this warfare of the
ouyers against the better cass-and say better the
moral sense Soldiers and officers Of the National Guard and
Garde Mobile taken prisoners found hung with their
thoats cut in the places captured by the troops,
aesed fact that the garb mn played the part of
execuoners of these horrible atrocities Surely the
Merm must be far from the year 646 The slaughter was
very great-espscaIy of the Garde Mobile against whom the
ouvrier especially indignant The most of this corps are
young ouYrrs who enlisted Immediately after the Revolution
oFeburary for Of work, whom the ouvrier
expected sympathy and support rather than opposition Some Of
them not than fifteen years age and they fought
with energy and bravery be found ordinarily only
veteran troops ofone battalion Of sOO only about 40 remain
who neither killed wounded Their of courage
seem almost Incredible when these mere bous vans
derfg about The city since the struggle has finished with their
guns strapped their backs rusty stained in the con>
test and their hands and faces still black with powder
One scene ofouchhg interest under my on saur,
day. The ne1dOor to my hotel mercers shop kept by
m lady, quite delicate and geDtee whose husband employ
ed IN one Of the public bereau clerk sens
bie. he "A E Il -.t
ways IN her by her side Our hotel post for the
National Guard and him frequently during the morning
among his comrades in his military His wife could
leave HIM alone but for moment without rushing out weep>
ping wringng her hands, squeezing his suppatng him
MOTTO go into danger He disappeared when did not see him.
and happened to the meeting when he eturned some
hours afterwards She caugh sight of him coming upon the
sidewalk flew out, threw her his neck and bath
ed his checks with kisses and There frankness
and delum about her joy that would have touched the
sonyest heart and almost glad she was that he
had returned unharmed, for her sake.
AT night squad ofsodrs posted the intersection of
every street, and at intervals of five minutes the cry
from post post with aloud oneSentineke prenez Ueus!
There was little Sleep {, ,.asa iert es9
On Sunday the struggle which had been for two days upon
the south side fthe river upon the north
bank, where commenced The Faubourg ST. Antoine which
poured out It's demons human form l793 to do the deeds
sands, who fighting for punder page the subver,
sion of all law and Order Streets that quarter for miles
completely crammed with barrcades and some of them
built ocut stone and MORTAR finely that shot
no impression upon them The insurgents had possession of
the Place Base and rained down murderou fire upon the
troops, from every window At various other points they
were entrenchd very strongly and only dsodged after
the cruel slaughter of the National Guard and troops of the
ne heavy and painful silence hung upon day in one
of Ihan Lpa,,
fairs the other sde and person except soldiers could
the river The most rigid guard was preserved every
where and after or o'clock the morning. we could only
walk few rods in the street, without written permission
from the authorities and then, every body carefully
examined om head to foot for aed weapops and
niton and escorted from post post by an armed soldier
The monotony of Imprisonment relieved several time,
in the afternoon by the passage of large number
almost all in bouse taken upon the barrcade and walking
two and two, under formidable They were Mostly
>lookng fsllow but they men and our brothers, and
hearts beat quick and arfuly the word whispered
from 10 another thai they all condemned by coun-
Gil ofwar and were marching to the gardens Of the Luxsm,
bourg to be shot without distinction aud without mercy
Heaven be thanked was moi true They marching
I confinement simply. tt .5, 5.sf x, 1q5tiI
Monday passed by US, pretty much like Sunday till
six O'Clock the afternoon, when ws was spread that
the last posts OF the insurgents the Faubourg Antoine
surrendered and every point in city possession Of
the soldiers Many thousands Of the National Guard from the
county had in during Sunday and Monday and the
urgent hemmed into comparatively compass though
entrnched strongly they might have held out for several
days longer that the odds against fearful and
after trying to exact terms of capituaoh concluded to
ender uncondonay The limits Of imprisonment
enlarged, and though unable get
the river that night, circulated pretty freely
quarter, and Twisted most of the oshuger and de-
srchon, in neghborhood The houses nearest to the
most holly contested barades many Of them covered
with ballet Marks and the shutters Of Of the shops looked
like bits ragged lace while here and there cannot shot,
directed the barricades had bounded against the walls
and sad work. the Place de Ia Basie and the Kue
81 Antoine the most curious pictures Of desrucon.
For mile least the Rue ST. Antoine, every house al
most on len side ofthe street. exhibits marks o. me pe
from the lower story The highest wncows on the roosin
manv Of them not square Of glass e and the cannon balls
have pea, demolished fronts ofsome shops The houses
upo one side of the Place Basle arc nearly oil IN RUNS