Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27


Iuelled. The loss of life has been terrific-no
lever than fourteen general officers had been
put hors du combat, greater loss than IN the
most splendid engagements of Napoleon
Amongst those who fell, are Gems. Megrier,
Deart and Brea. Gems. Charconel and Re
nault, and others severely wounded. -Four or
five members of the National Assembly are
amongst the killed and wounded. But the
most touching death is that of Archbishop OF
Paris The venerable prelate on Sunday vol
unteered 10 90 to the insurgents as messen-
ger of peace Cavaignac said that such step
was full of danger. but this christian pastor
persisted. He advanced attended by his two
Wears towards the barricades with an olive
branch borne before him, when he was ruth
lessly shot in his groin, and fell MORALLY woun-
ded. The venerable patient was ordered by the
insurgents TO the nearest hospital, IN ST. An
tonic where he received the last sacraments.
and has since died.
The editor of the Pere Duchesne, Nj. Laroche
was shot IN the head at the barrlcades Roche
ehoart, where, in the dress of an ouurier, he
was fighting at The head of party of insur-
gents.
1t will probably never be correctly ascertain
ed to what extent the sacrifice of human life
in this frightful struggle has reached. Some
compute the loss on the part of the troops at
from 5000 TO 10000 slain, but we hope this is
exaggerated. The number of prisoners captu-
red Of the insurgents exceed 5000. All of the
prisons are filled. as we'll as the dungeons and
vaults of the Tuilleries, the Louvre, Palals
ROYAL. the Chamber of,deputes. and the Hotel
de Vile. military commission has already
been appointed TO try such as were found with
arms in their hands, and they will probably be
deported to the Marquesas islands, or some
Transatlantic French colony. A decree has
been proposed with that object. We have not
space TO recount the many acls and individual
heroism. Many soldiers exhibited sublime
courage. On the other hand, the savage cruel
ty with which the insurgents waged war al
most exceeds belief. They tortured some of
their own prisoners, cut off their hands and
feet, and inflicted barbarites worthy ofsavages.
The women were hired TO poison the wine sold
to the soldiers, who drank it, reeled and died.
Il seems 10 be believed generally, that, ii the
insurgents had succeeded in following up their
mort admirably conducted plan Of operations,
and have advanced their line and possessed
themselves of the Hotel de Vile, and followed
up their attacks along the two banks of the
river, the whole city would haze been given
mp to pillage. Indeed the words piIlagc and
rdpcare said to have been inscribed on one OF
their banners. Not less than 10000 stand of
arms have been seized and captured in the fau-
bourg st. Antoine alone.
GFrem the Lsadoa Times, June 2s.l
The city of Paris stands i'll 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 di-
verge at right angles from this point rise by a
somewhat rapid ascent to tue high ground on
each side ofIhe valley. The centre of the in
SurractiOp xUac acta hi shad On the low orOu nd
by the river. its wings rested on the opposite
heights. The Hotel de Vile was its most adj
vanced post in front, but all the narrow streets
and the quays from that building to the Eau
bourg ST. Antoine Were in the hands of the in
surgents The attack was carried on upon
this point by Gen. Duvirier, but such were the
preparations of resistance made, that, accord
ing to the written statement of the mayor OF
Paris to the National Assembly, the whole
district was converted into a vast fortress,
which could only be reduced stone by stone
The streets were barricaded, the windows
were lined with mattresses, behind which a
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 beseiged. The progress of the forces from
this point was accordingly very slow, and it
was in the rear of this position that the final
stand of the instruction was made, Oh Mon
day afternoons; but the operations were car
ried on with equal skill and courage at the two
wings, for that term may strictly be applied TO
the positions which the instruction has as
sumed.
On the left bank of the Seine, the left wing
extended to the Pantheon, by the steep and
narrow line of Rue st. Jacques, which was
completely barricaded and even fortified with
cannon. The attack on this position alone
cost fifteen hours hard and uninterrupted fight
ing; yet it was the first which was reconquered
BY the troops. The attack on the right wing
which extended to the clos ST. Sazare, was con,
Quoted by Lamorciere, who gradually forced
his way on the third day to the barriers and
then effected his junction with the central di
vision of General Duvirier. 1t may be infer
red from the regular distribution of the insur
rectionary forces, that their plan was to sx
haust the troops by a ruthless attack on the
barricades 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 between twt
fires and reduce it TO inevitable destructlon.-
The extent of organization which the execu
ton of such plan, extending over lin
of several miles in length and maintained 70
the last four days disclosed, is perfectly incon
ceivable.
! Every species Of artifce was employed Il
convey ammunition. The pals of the milk
women, the couches of the dead were found
| filled with gunpowder and cartouches Large
sums of money in gold and notes We're discov
cred on the persons of men apparently in ex
IRENE poverty, and of young children. The
women of Paris took most active part in TIL
struggle. They conveyed orders and signals
| through the hottest fire. They carried of, the
wounded. some Of them persisted in the BARR
cades, or fired from the houses on the soldiers
while some are even reported to have in
hicted the most refined barbarities upon thei
wretched lellow-citizens, who had fallen pris
oners into their hands. None were spared b,
the chances or the discriminating fury of thi
general slaughter.
from the London Times, June 90
The position of the insurgents Throughout
the line have mentioned was immensel,
strong. The barbados in advance of the bar
riers were as formidable as regular engineer
could have constructed them. The houses GOV
ering them occupied the means of passin
i from one to another; the toll houses of the bar
/ rier occupied By them, and the windows re
moved. the houses on the Boulevard wer