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VOLUME Il--SUMBER q,

blY--unQ as the utelNgeuce ufttFeu OF lno hlduBu-
ter Of the National Guards, aud the fall Of one
General after another, who was killed or woun-
ded by the insurgents, the sensation became
deep and alarming.
Various procamations we're issued by Ca.
yaignac, to induce the insurgents to lay down
their arms, but to no effect.
The whole Of Saturday was employed hides.
perate fighting on both sides, except lul du-
ring lrigh,lul thunder storm. In the afternoon
Of Friday, the conflicts were without inlermis-
sion. On Saturday, however, the carnage and
battles on the south Of the river we're horrible.
During the whole of Friday night, aud until
three o'clock on Saturday, the roar of artillery
and the noise Of muskets were incessant. In
this frighllul state of things, the Assembly be-
lrayed not little alarm. depuialion from
the Assembly were proposed to go and enreat
the combatanls to cease this strife, but all the
successive reports proved that the insurgents
were bent on only yielding up the struggle with
their lives, aud their valor was only surpassed
by their desperate resolution.
On Saturday night, at Twelve o'clock, the cap
ital was in an awful state. Fighting continued
with unabated fury. Large numbers Of troops
poured in from all the neghboring Departments,
but still the insurgents, having rendered their
position almost impregnabe, resisted more or
less elfectualy all the force which could be
brought against them. The red flag, the ban
ner of the Repubique Dcmocratique Ell SOciate
was hoisted.
On Sunday morning at the meeting of the Ma
lional Assembly, the President stated thai the
Government force had completely succeeded in
suppressing the insurecton of the left bank of
the river after frightlu sacrifice Of human life,
and that Gen. Cavaignac had given the insur-
gents on the right bank ill ten o'clock 10 surren-
der, when, if they did not lay down their arms,
he would storm their inrenchments, in the Fau-
bourg St. Antoine, where they were now driven
and put the whole 10 the sword.
The heaviest artillery had been brought 10
bear upon them and little doubt could be enter
tained that the insurrection could be put down.
The hope thus held out Of The termination of
the insurrection was not, however, realized.
The fighting continued the whole of Sunday
with fearful loss of life, especially to the Ma
tonal Guards.
On Monday the reinforcements Gen. Lamori-
cier had received from Cavaignac enabled him
TO hem in the insurgents from the eastern part
Of the city, and although reduced to extremilies
they still fought with incredible valor.
1t was thought on Monday morning early that
they would surrender, but again the hope thus
held out of the termination of the instruction
was not Immediately realized.
At about half past ten, the fighting was resu-
med, and il was only after u frightiul struggle
of about two hours that the Government troops
every where prevailed, and the insurrection be-
ing broken the insurgents were either shot, ia.
ken prisoners, or fled into the country in the d.
rection toward Vincennes. The Eastern quar-
ters, comprising the Faubourg ST. Antoine, du
Temple, Meuilmonlant, aud Pepingcour, were
the last subdued.
The last band took refuge in the celebrated
pere la Chaise, but the Garde Mobile hunted
them even from this sanctuary, and they were
slaughtered in the neighboring fields.
On Tuesday the insuwection was definitely
queIled. The loss of life has been terrific; no
fewer than fourteen general officers had been
put hOrS da combat--a greater loss than ia the
most splendid engagements Of Napoleon.
Four or five members of the National Assem-
bly, are among the killed, and as many more
wounded, but the most touching death of all is
that of the Bishop of Paris.
The venerable prelate on Sunday volunteer
ed to 60 to the insurgents as a messenger of
peace. Cavaignac said that such a step was full
Of danger, but this Christian pastor persisted.
He advanced, attended by his two Wears, toward
the barrcades, with an olive branch borne be-
fore him, when he was rulhlessly shot in his
groin and fell MORALLY wounded. The vene-
rable patient was ordered by the insurgents to
the nearest hospital in St. Antoine, where he
received the last sacramens, languished and has
since died.
The editor Of the Pere Ducherse, NJ. Laroche,
was shot in the head at the barricade Roche.
choart, where, in the dress of workman, he
was fighting at the head of party of nsur.
gents. 1t will probably never be correctly as
certalned to what extent this sacrifice of human
life in this frightful struggle has reached
Some compute the loss on the side of the troops
at from 5000 to 10000 slain.
The number of prisoners captured of the in.
surgents exceeds 5000, All the prisons are fill
ed, as we'll as the dungeons and vaults of the
Tuilleries, the Louvre, Palais Royal, the Cham
Der of Deputies and the Hotel de Vile. A
military commission has already been appoint
ed to try such as were found with arms in their
hands, and they will probably be deported to
the Morquesas Islands or some transatlantic
French colony.
A decree has been proposed with that object.
We have no space to recount many acts of in
dividual heroism. Many soldiers exhibited sub
lime courage. On the other hand, the savage
cruelty with which the insurgents waged the war
almost exceeds belief. They tortured some of
their own prisoners, cut off their hands and
feet and inflicted barbarities worthy of savages.
The women were hired to poison the wine
sold to the soldiers, who drank it reeled and
died. 1t seems to be conceded, that if the insut-
gents had succeeded in following up their admit
rably concerted plan of operation, and having
advanced their line and possessed themselves
Of the Hotel de Vile, had followed up the river,
the whole city would have been given up TO pill
lage. Indeed, the words "pillage" and "rape''
are said TO have been inscribed on their banners.
Not less than $4,000 stand of arms have been