The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-22
Seven Days Later Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER NIAGARA.

Terrible Conflict at Paris-Eght or Ten Thousand
Lives Lost-The Archbishop Of Paris Killed, to-
gether with Fourteen Members of the National
Assembly and Eight General OfHCers-Gen. Ca
vaignac appointed TO Supreme Authority-Ihe
Revolt Suppressed.
By this mornings mail we have received, through
The Charleston News of the 18th, the following
very important intelligence. 1t will be seen that
by this the Geographic dispatch published a few
DAYS ago, of news received by the Niagara, is
trely confirmed:
The steamer Niagara, one of the new Cunard
vessels arrived at Boston this morning. She sailed
on the LIST inst and has therefore made the passage
in less than eleven days.
She brings the particulars of terrible conflict at
Paris of which we received Geographic intelligence
by the Caledonia.
The difficulty commenced through some mlsun-
derstanding of the mayor, Armand Marrast, IN an
interview with deputation from body Of insur-
gents who demanded the resignation OF the mem
bers of the Provisional Government. On Thurs
day night barricades were erected throughout the
city. The rappeJ was instantly beaten, and the
National Guards called out
The insurgents seized that portion of the city
about the faubourg St Antoine, and threatened the
Hotel de Vile. On Friday the fighting began.
The insurgents We're at first successful LamartIne
rode out with Gen. Cavaignac and staff and was
conspicuous in his endeavOrs TO restore order.
II was at length found necessary 10 use the drI-
lerv; but at night the emclte had gained ground
and strength. On Saturday, the Assembly de-
cared itself en- permeneace. The Government re-
signed and the supreme executive authority was
given TO Gen Cavaignac, who declared Paris IN a
state of siege.
The whole day, with the exception of a little
while during thunder storm, spent in fight
ing. which was attended with great blOodshed.
Towards night the scene became awful troops
were pressing in from the departments, and the
contest was desperate.
The President of the Assembly on Sunday an
nomced that after frightlul sacrifice of life the
Government had completely suppressed the revolt
on the left bank Of the Seine, and that Gen. Ca
Vaignac had given those on the right side until lC
O'Clock to surrender. The fighting, however, con-
tinued all day
On Monday Gen DamOricere arrived with rein
forcements, and, after ten hours more OF terrific
slaughter the Government troops were entirely VIC
torous the insurgents being either slain, or scat
tered, or captured
On Tuesday all signs of resistance had dsap
p3ared. together with other evidences OF disorder
Over five thousand prisoners We're taken and q
commission has been appointed to try those WHO
were arrested under arms.
Tie insurgents, and especially the women, IlaC
treated those who fell into their hands with the
most cruel barbaritv. The hands and feet Of some
were cut off and others tortured IN every concelva
bic manner Our dispatch at this point Is some
what abrupt
The loss of life in this affair has been tremendous
and is estimated at between eight and tenthoISand
Six deputies and fourteen general officers lost thei
lives in the struggle. The Archbishop Of Paris wa
ruthessly shot down while approaching the nlsur
gents in an endeavOr to restore peace.