The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-27

anna inc applause III tie persons assem-
bled.
Another Gardc Mobile, hoy between
III and IL, named Delari, Of the a,h bat
talon, was mentioned 10 the President for
having himself captured five insurgents,
five m,iske,s. and five flags on five different
barrica,!cs in the Rnede Reuilly. Bcirg ia
ken i'll when at tho place, he could not 60 to
the President. The President accordingly
went TO him, and, kissing him with great
warmth, said, '.Since YOU cannot whit on
the President, the President Of the Nation
al Assembly waits on youm On the Bou-
Ievards another Garde Mobile, also bearing
flag, wept when military honors were
paid TO him.
One of the barricates Of the lie I.ouviers
was 50 clcverly constructed that the insur-
gents could fire through loop.holcs without
danger. A Garde Mobile, nged scarcely
fifteen, crcpt close TO the barricadc, and,
rising suddenly, fired through one Of the
loop-holcs. lie then fell fiat on his face
and reloaded his musket, when he again
fired through the loop-holes. lie repeated
this boldly audncious act fourteen times,
but on the fifteenth the brave little soldier
was sho, dead. Shortly sftcr, the barrcade
was carried.
Three dc.achments Of the Garde Mobile,
arrived SUCCESSFULLY ut the Assembly. car.
rying the flags they had taken. from the
barricades Of the Faubourg ST. Antoine
Gen. Rev halted the detachment before the
gates Of the Chamber. and aftcrwnrd con
Quoted those Young men to the President
aud to Gen. Cavaignac, who praised them
in the warmest manner for their courage.
One Of them. belonging to the battalion Of
the Marine Mobile Guards, was recognised
bv several representatives. rs having dis
PLAYED extraordinary courage in the attack
at the Place dc In BastiIlc.
Deafh IF the Archbishop.-IIe advanced
toward the barricade; and still nccompa.
MED BY his Vicars-Gencral, he mounted il
and reached the summit. lie was thus in
view Of both parties. The balls whis,lcd
round him, hnt nj this time appeared To res
pect him. One of his attendants had three
balls through his hat.
The mediator showed himself, and what
voice could be more eloquent than this he
roic nppar,inn? Bn, his sacrifice was To
he completed. lie came down from the
Calvary, where death had spared him, and
Ind scarcely descended few steps, when
he fell pierced in The loins by bill which
appeared to have come from . window at
the side.
Frighjul Bdrbarifics.-A dreadful act
q! butcherv was committed about one by
the insurgents nj harricade in the Fau-
borg ST. German. The had taken five Of
the Gnrde Mobile prisoners, and held them
apart without injury. Hearing, however,
that the troops Of the line were coming
down in force, they determined to abnn.
don the barricade. but ut the same time
they came TO another terrible determination
which they forthwith carried into eyecu.
tion--thcv cut the throais OF the five pris-
oners. The lieless bodies Of these lads.
for none had exceeded the aye Of eighteen.
were found. still warm, when the troops Of
the line and party Of the Garde Mobile
came up.
The rngc Of tho soldiers on percciving
this murderous work was intense. aud deep
and loud were there vows Of vengeance
In other places the insurgents showed the
same villainons spirit; they killed men
whom they had robbed. after taking them
prisoners, in some instances, no doubt,
persons Dixcdup with the contest. drawn
10 il by CURIOSITY: they cut off The hands Of
Captain of Cuirasseurs. and life cbbed
slowly away. The Garde Mobiles. to A.
venge the cowardy assassination Of some
prisoners. went in,oa house from which the
shots were fired, and threw the persons they
found there out Of the windows, saying,-
"'rhe wre,chcs IRE not worthy Of mus
ket shot"
l, is painful and revolving 10 continue
this narrative. Galignani asserts, positive
ly, that on u barricade in tho Faubourg ST.
Antoine the body Of Garde Republicane.
in uniform, was impaled, aud the bowels
taken ont. In the Pantheon the bodies Of
several Gardes Mobiles were found hang.
ing by the wrists. and pierced with
swords md bayonet slabs. Not only were
Jagged bullets used, but others were made
with fragments Of copper and cast from
The feet DIN dragoon were cut oil, aud he
was replaced, diving, on bis horse. The
insurgents also pumped turpen,ine from a
fire engine in house in the Faubonrg Pois.
sonncrre, where there were National
Guards and troops, and then tried to set
the house on fire. Some oil this devils work
was done on Sunday, but we give il all IN
der this head ~ show the nature Of the
strife. There were, too, other atrocities
perpeirated, which may not be moro than
alluded to.
A demon in female attire rushed into
the Rue Rnmbutcnu Yesterday, with slarp
knife. stole behind Mobile Guard. seized