The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-18

pairs. They there kept in check by troops station
tually placed within two fires. The enclosure OF St
Lazae reoccuped in the morning by the insurgents
who carried away ten small pieces OF artillery belonging
to the Chateau Rouge which they loaded with stones
and pieces OF broken bottles On the Quay de la Megs
sere, rutans fired from window on battalion OF
troops of the line, and escaped by back door INTO The
street Others were, at the time, erecting barrl-
cade close by in the Rue de Behzy; but patrol OF ma
tona guards dispersed them, and they fled, throwing
their arms in the streets battery of artillery had been
placed the hill of Montmnrtre, and measures were
adopted TO prevent the insurgents from gaining possession
OF that important position.
AT o'clock il announced that a resolution had
been taken by Gen Cavaignac to lombard Monlmartre
Several places in the Clos ST. Lazare and its envrons
were set on fire by the insurgents.
The combat continued during the day on many points,
but became isolated all for want OF communication.
The insurgents still held out in the Faubourgs ST. An
tome and du Temple, on the heights of Monmartre and
the Barriere ST. Denis. Al the FaubouY st. Antoine
barrcades had been made and still occupied by the
insurgents, but attempt made TO take them the
troops surrounded them, to Obge the insurgents to lay
down their arms. AT the Faubourg du Temple the Rue
du Faubourg was occupied by the line, by the pompers
and the garde national garde mobile, but they were
still fighting the banks Of the canal The boulevard
Files du Cavaire The barricade of the Barere Roche
chouart taken. AT Monmartre they were still fight
ing, but the firing was stayed until the Clos ST. Lazare
carried by assaults the greater number OF insurgents
and ammunition were taken
HEROIC INCIDENT AND REWARD.
Young Martin Hyacinthe, only eighteen years of age,
simple garde mobile valiantly rushed on formidable
barrier of the Fauboug du Temple, in the face OF a
shower of balls He took the flag which surmounted it,
and would not part with it even in fighting When the
battalion returned to the headquarters of General Cavag
the young soldier presented to him. TO whom he
delivered the flag General Cavagnac, taking of his
cross, Immediately placed it on the breast OF the gallant
youth, amidst the applause OF the persons assembled
Some shots fired from the windows on the poor
wounded persons who being carried to the hospitals
Il is difficult 10 find places for the temporary attention to
the wounded At ST. SEVERN, the garde mobile to avenge
the cOwardly assassination OF some OF their Prisoners
went into the house from which the shots fired
and threw the persons they found there out of the win
dows, saying, The wretches not worthy OF musket
shotw
ARREST EMILE DE GIRARDIN AND THREATENED ATTACK
ON LOUIS BLANC BY THE NATIONAL GUARDS.
M. Emile de Girardin, proprietor and editor of the
Pese was arrested and taken before the Prefecture OF
Police. Seals have been put on the ofhce and the
presses, &c. seized Later accounts state that NJ de Gil
rardin has been released from prison.
In the evening Louis Blanc was passing along the boue
wards on foot, between two representatives, when he
recognised by the piquets OF national guards who
occupied that post. Hostile cries were soon uttered
against him. as being the author of the unhappy occur
which now devastating the capital But for
the Intervention OF some national guards he would have
been submitted to punishment on the spot A carriage
was obtained and after he had mounted, the horse
logged into gaIlop to carry M Louis Blanc from the
mprecations OF the bystanders.
SEIZURE MONEY, AMMUNITION, &C., WHILST BEING CON-
vEYEDTo THE INSURGENTS
Gao Hlicu WIN money was SeiZcu al the courts OF
the Rue des Capuchines The person who was IN it, as
well as the coachnlan, arrested A boy, with
10000 francs in gold, was also arrested.
The women took great part in the instruction many
had been arrested, whom were found cartouehes,
which they carried to the nsurgents had hid them
in her basket covered with meat, which she carried
her head another in her milk cans, and another had
them sewed inside her clothes. M. Clavel dOisy,
banker of the Rue Hauevile, accused of distributing
money to the insurgents, was arrested and taken to
prison.
Between the streets Transonn and Aumaire, four
doubtable barricades erected at which the nsur-
gents had worked all Saturday night They carried
and company Of the national guard The takings of the
barricades have been murderous battalion of the
garde mobile was reduced from $50 TO 100, but Comman
dant Dumesnl, of the I'd battalion of the LIST infantry,
imagined good means OF rendering it less by break
ing holes in the houses which communicate with
the barricades BY these the troops arrived behind the
barrcades, and thus took the insurgents without being
exposed to certain death Dumesn thus took the barr
cade Beaubourg without losing single man.
An attack was feared in the evening from the nsur'
gents at Montmare, by which they might turn the troops
at the Clos St. Lazare. Among the insurgents killed
were several Liberated Sonvlcts, all well supplied with
ammunition Almost all the wounds received by the
troops and national guards in the Clos ST. Lazare
in the legs This fact is explained by the position of the
behind their entertainments, formed of cut
fired low without being able take AIM and the balls
struck, in general, after rcochet The national guards
of AmieDs and Rouen fought valiany at the Clos ST.
Lazare A considerable number of these corps were
killed and wounded AT the of the Rue Chaussee
dAntn carriage was stopped in which copulent lady
was found. On searching, her person found to be
sweed out with cartridges General Duvivier, in clear
ing the Hotel de Vile and its environs of the insurgents,
was severely wounded In the Clos St Lazarc General
Lamoriciere had his horse killed under him, and the
Colonel of1he 4Sth line MORALLY wounded General
Demesne, commandant of the garde mobile, was desper
ately wounded
DIsLoDcMENT OF THE INSURGENTS IN THE RUE AN
ToINE-DREADFUL CARNAGE AT THE BARRIcADEs.
The insurgents only occupied points the left
bank in the evening. They had been dslodged from
their positions in the Rue St Antoine and the streets
which between the Hotel de Vile and the basin of
the canal The national guard and the troops in
possession of all the line of the canal from the Bastlle
to La Chapele st. Denis
After the Place du Pantheon taken the barricades
of the Rue Viee Esapade and the Rue Neuve St Gen.
evieve still to be forced For five hours the
roared necessarily The most dreadful carnage ensued
and it was not before four o'clock he attack having
one that these freed and that
had been invested by the insurgents could get out of his
house and come TO the Assembly.
THE INSURGENTS DRIVEN FROM LAzARE WITH
IMMENSE LOSS BLOOD.
The members of the National Assembly had scarcely
left their at half-past four Sunday, when the
President read letter from NJ Armand Marrast, decar
ing that the instruction nearly at an end The
troops of the republic in possession of the greater
part of the songholds of the insurgents the 9th marie
bourg St Antoine but at an immense loss OF blood.
Never had anything like it been seen in Paris [Great
sensational The Clos St Lazare was in possession of
the troops, and only few dropping shots were now
heard All would that night be finished. The troops
had behaved most admirably. The insurgents had made
interior communications between the houses IRON one to
the other and the troops obliged to force them one
hy marie stronghold of the