Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-07-28
From the London Times.
THE BLOODY BATTLE IN PARIS

THE BLOODY BATTLE IN PARIS.
The following resume from the PAR
correspondent of the London Times, Pre-
SCENTS clearer view of the battle field. &c
IN Pars, and the extraordinary strength c
me insurgents position, than is found i
the mass of details with which the paper
are ireighted. A barricade in narrow
street, sustained OH each side by lofty ston,
houses, as strong as an ordinary fortress AN,
| manned by defenders of the most desperat,
class. must have been most appalling TO an,
but the bravest soldiers.
Some allowance must be made for thu
Tory instincts of the Times, which eloat.
over the least manifestation of weakness OF
cruelty on the part of the people, and there.
fore hyena like revels amid The present car
mage Mil. Wis.
The City Of Paris stands in the valley OF
| the river Seine in such wise, that whilst
the most central part Of the city occupies
the islands and the strand of the river, the
streets which divergc at right angles from
this point, rise by somewhat rapid ascent
to the high ground on each side of the val
ley. The centre of the insurrection was
established on the low ground by the river.
lis wings rested on these opposite heights.
The Hotel de Vile was lis most advanced
post III front, but all the narrow streets and
the quays from that building 10 the Eau
hourg 81. Antoine were in the hands of the
insurgents. The attack was carried on
upon this point by Gen. Duvivier, but such
were the preparations of resistance made,
that, according 10 the written statement of
the Mayor of Paris to the National Assem-
bly, the whole district was converted into
vast fortress, which could only be reduc-
ed stone by stone.
The streets were barricaded, the win
doWs were lined with mattresses. behind
which murderous fire was poured down
on the troops, and the gangway of internal
communication had been opened from house
to house, which supplied ammunition or
means OF escape to the bcseiged.
The progress of the forces from this
point was accordingly very slow, and it
was III the rear of this position that the final
stand OF the instruction was made on Mon
day forenoon; but the operations were car
RED on with equal skill and courage at The
two wings, for that term may strictly be
applied to the positions which the insurrec-
ton has assumed.
On the left bank of the Seine the left
wing extended to the Pantheon, by the
steep and narrow line of the Rue st. JaQucs
which was completely barricaded and even
fortified with cannon. The attack on this
position alone, cost | 5 hours hard and I'M
interrupted fighting; yet it was the first
which was rcconquered by the troops
The attack on the right, which extended TO
the Clos 81. Lazare, was conducted by La
morlclere, who gradually forced his way on
The third day TO the barriers, and then rtfec-
ted his junction with the central division of
Gen. Duvivier. 1t NAV be inferred from
the regular distribution of the instructions
airy forces, that the plan was to exhaust
the troops by RUTHLESS attack Oh the barr-
cades, and then To assume offensive opera
tons by an advance of the two wings upon
the National Assembly and the west end of
Paris, so as to place the Government be-
tween two fires, and reduce it to inevitable
destruction.
The extent Of organization which the
execution of such a plan, extending over a
line OF several miles in extent, and main
tanned for the last four DAYS, disclosed, is
perfectly inconceivable. Every speci rs of
arlllice was employed TO convey commune
cation. The pals of the milk women, the
couches OF the women, and even tn collins
of the dcad,wCrc filled with gunpowdcr and
cartouchcs. Large sums of money in gold
ana notes were discovered on the persons
of men apparently in extreme poverty and
young children.
The women Of Paris took a most active
part i'll the struggle. They conveyed orders
and signals through the hottest fire. They
carried ofith wounded some ofthem per-
ished III the barricades or fred from the
houses on the soldiers; while some are
even reported 10 have inflicted the most re-
fined barbarltcs upon their wrctched fellow
citizens who had fallen prisoners into their
hands None were spared by the chance
or the Understanding fury of the general
slaughter. Gen. Ncgricr, who had suryiy
ed the numerous campaigns of Africa, fell
in parlcy with the savagcs Of the Fau-
bourg ST. Antoine.