The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-14

Communication had been opened from house to house
which supplied ammunition or means OF escape to the be
seged The progress OF the forces from this point wal
cost is hours hard and uninterrupted fighting yet was
the FIRST which reconquered by the troops The at
tack the right wing, which extended TO the clos 80
Ldxare, was conducted BY Lamoricere who gradually
forced his way on the third day to the barriers and then
effected his junction with the central division OF General
Duvivie Ii may be inferred from the regular dstribu
ton of the insureconary forces that their plan was TO
exhaust the troops by fruess attack on the barr,
cades and then to assume offensive operations b an ad
of the two wings upon the National Assembly ana
the west end OF Paris TO place the government De-
tween two fires and reduce it 10 inevitable destruction
The extent OF organization which the execution oil such
plan-extendng a line OF several miles IN Length
and maintained for the last Tour uays-discloSed pei
ecty inconceivable.
Every species of artfce employed to convey am
muntion The pals of the milk women the couches OF
the wounded, and the cofhns OF the dead, were
found filled with gunpowder and carouches Large sums
of money in gold and notes discovered on the per-
OF apparently in extreme poverty, and OF young
children The women of Paris took a most acuVe par
in the struggle They conveyed orders ana signals
through the hottest fire. They carried OIL the wounded
some Of them persisted in the barrcades or red IRON the
houses ON the soldiers; whilst reported to
have inflicted the refined barbartes upon their
wretched ellow-ctzens who had fallen prisoners into
their hands None were spared by the chances or the
discriminating fury OF this general slaughter
From the Londsn Times of June 80.
The position of the insurgents throughout the line,
have mentioned, immensely strong The barrlcades
advance OF the barriers, were as fomdabe as regular
engineers could have constructed them. The houses
covering them occupied the OF passing from TO
another the toll houses of the barrier occupied by them
and the windows removed the houses on the Boulevard
were moreover the possession OF the rebels and man
ned with workmen What formed, however, the strength
of this position was the peroraton of the walls of the
city, which twelve or fourteen feet high, at intervals
of eight yards, and the creation by that OF
several hundred loopholes When those who have been
Waterloo learn that for than mile, the walls OF
the city of Paris proasely furnished with loop
holes the garden-wall of Hougumont they will
easily imagine how formidable the obstacle it pre-
scented. When they shall bear in mind that the barri
cades advance were composed OF pavement stones OF
hundred weight each, of the stones for hospital
in process of erection, and that they protected by
houses adjoining to commanding them and that
presented itself throughout Saturday and Sunday
constant, unerrng, and deadly fire kept up the
assaants by almost invncible garrison they will not
be surprised at the prolonged resistance, at the
loss of life amongst the troops and national guards
that unfortunately occurred
The Archbishop of Paris, who, in the sublime exer-
else of the most awful duties of Christian priest,
sought to bring back that outrageous multitude to
and peace basely shot from the back OF barrcade
and the Gen Regnier, who had survived the numerous
campaigns of Africa, fell in like at parley with
the CURRIERS' of the aboug st. Antoine Strange and
ble overflow of the strongest passions and emotions of
accordingly very slow and the of this posi-
ton that the final stand OF the instruction made
Monday afternoon but the operations were carried on
with equal skill and courage at the wings, for that
has assumed.
On the left bank of the Seine, the left wing extended
fantneOn,
St Jacques which was completely barricaded and even
fortified with The attack this position alone
human nature So rash and horrible revolt, wrought
the heart of city by the hands of her citizens,
the world has not witnessed in the whole survey of his
toric memory; and the OF stranger and enemy
would have been devoted to eternal infamy if they had
inflicted awful a chastisemen the great city of
Paris None but herself could punish her niquites or
infIct her doom.
What will be the asonishment of all the world and the
feeling of all military in particular, when they
tpl hat ~ he
tween so and $50 ruthans the largest number stated
was 400 How many OF the insurgents We're killed on
the loss OF the armed force than looo One OF
them shot through the brain while firing through
loop-hole not six inches in diameter. Five wound
ed They from loop hole to oophole with the agili-
ty OF monkeys. They only left the of the high
wall to seek ammunition of which they had only
ty and precarous supply.
in which they melted lead for bullets during the fight
They even attempted to fabrcate gunpowder Against
these brought fine army and servicea-
BILE park of artillery the world could produce and
nothing less would have sufced to dslodge them Their
position had been turned and they had been attacked in
the rear.
Let recolect, however also, that eight hundred
other points OF Paris the troops occupied in contend
ing with the rebels; and the moment (and how
this must have embarrassed the generals that the usual
of obtaining information not available; nor,
where information was obtained, il to be relied
When these facts shall be taken into consideration there
will not be much surprise the offensive and deen-
sve eHOTts OF the IeDels; Wno nOugn comparatively
few in number, were intimately acquainted with the
ground strongly fortified and supported by the sympa
thes and the positive cooperation of the whole popua-
ton OF the continuous line of towns that borders the
boulevards.
From Second Edition of London Globe, June 80
The ministry does not give universal satisfaction
OF course many persons complain OF the retention in
power and Office OF the old ministers, viz Recurt
Carnot, Bertmont and Bartde, and ask why NJ Theirs
is not named They also complain that what is called
the clique OF the National has still the ascendency and
maintain, proof the nomination of Admiral Leblanc
as minister of the marine.
AS 10 the composition OF the new ministry, the only
really bad nomination is that OF Carnot This is al
most objectionable Ledu Rolln; for his circulars,
when they in power together before the election,
have been written by the same hand.
AS to Recurt, he is really an honest we-meaning re-
publican. For 20 years he has enjoyed unsuled
reputation in private life and of his public acts
Of Justice, also an honest and moderate repub
lican.
Bastide, the Minister of Foreign Affairs although long
suspected of tendency to aid repubcanism, behaved
nob!y in the affair of Louis Blanc. He was the only
munster who had the courage and the honesty to de-
mand the arrest and trial of that mad demagogue.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Philadelphia papers of yesterday morning contain
the following further details of the French news by the
Niagara:
From the Sd edition London Sun, June 80 7 p m.
Latest.
The Constitutional states that among the mass of pa
pers found In the lodgings of Lieut. De Floe dis
covered several letters from Lamartne together with
passport signed by him, and another by Louis Blanc
Orders have it is said, been given for the arrest OF
!amarhne, Ledru Rolin Louis Blanc, Caussdiere and
La Grange.
Contrary to general expectation, the provinces had
been generally Ouiet. the Onv has