The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-04-06
FRENCH REVOLUTION.

Of tic Revolution may be interesting 10
our readers:-
Aboa, 1 o'clock tho intelligence that tlsc
ministry had given in its resignation, began
to be generally knuwn. II was received
hv every demonstration of satistaction.-
Even large crowd Of vol dressed pesssas
on the Backwards testified their joy by
shouting .yiyc Ia reiormcn
At about > O'Clock the mob made nm az
tack on the guard honse on The Boulevard
Bone Nnuyc!lc, where some prisoners werc
confined. Il succeeded in dsnrining the
soldiers md releasing he prisoners. All
The windows OF The guard-hnusc were smash
cd. The National Guard also released
so,ne prisoners who were confined in rho
Marie III the third ACCOMPLISHMENT.
The Pniro annmnnces that as strong
piquet of The national guards was passing
before the lmrrimcrie Royal, followed by q
numerous crowd, shouting ''ong live reform!
long live the national guards! detach-
ment Of the municipal guard fired on them
and wounded seven. Great evaporation
was produced by this, but j, was somewhat
Gained down when the mob learned Of the
downfall Of tho Guizot ministry.
At about o'clock, nm immense crowd,
consisting almost exclusively ofpcrsons Of
the working classes, many Of them very
young, descended the Bnulevards. They
were headed by men bearing blnzing torch.
cs. The, sang the new tayorilc song, be-
ginning,
sMourir pour la pa,ric,
C'es' Ia sor, 10 plus beau le plus dignie d'cnvic'
Or il would he more correct 10 say that they
sang only those two lines, Eur they rarely
go, beyond them, repeating them over and
over again. AT intervals, however, they
changed the refrain, by shouting with all
The force Of their lungs-'Down with Gui.
za! Down with Guizmn
On reaching the Ministry Of Fureign AZ.
inir-, they found assembled very strong for
ccs q infantry and dragons, who occupi-
cd the whole width vi the boulevards with
tho exception Of the pavement near tho
Rue Basso du Rempen,. Some persons ex-
pectcd to sec tho NIB comc into collision
with the troops. Int instead Of that, tho
torch hearers filed Off on the pavement,
Shouting 'Vive Ia iigne! aud they were fol-
lowed by all their large train.
After having passed The soldiers, the
crowd raised terrible shout Of Down with
Guizoi. after which, having formed them.
selves into something like order, they
struck up the eternal 'hlourir pous Ia pa.
,re" md continued To bawl il until they
reached the church a the Madeleine, where
there is large detachment Of the Nation
al Guard stationed. The commsndant on
seeing Tho nab, went to the leader Of il,
recommending them 10 extinguish their
torches. aud TO he orderly. The torch
bearers Immediately complied with the re-
quest, aud thousand voices shouted Long
live the National Guard The mob then
cried. 'Ful Durhatcl,' and went along tho
Rue Royale with apparently the intention
ii pa. Ing visi, to the Minister of the In
terror.
In the Rre ST. ilonorc there wns also an
immense crowd, which nlso sang as one
msn 'Monrr pour Ia patrier varied alter
na,ely ~:h the ALIENS. enians dc 10 pa-
trIc. md 'Anx nrmes ciioyensn Of the
'Marscll'aisc.' On ascending the Rue 81.
iionore they cell in with n detachment Of
the National Guards. and regiment of thu
line; mhercnpon n thousand voices cried
Long live the National Guards! long live
The iino.' ana 10 wind up came 1 fierce
shout Of Down with Guizos.
When the news Of the resignation of tho
ministry became generally known in Paris,
there was burst Of satisfaction which n
would lie difficult to describe. Larqo par-
ties OF the national guard parsdcd the
strco,s, the officers aud men shouting syiyc
Ia reform. md the crowd cheering loudly.
Bands of 500 10 1900 men went about cry
ing 'yive 10 reform" and singing the Mar.
seillaisc.' On being met by the troops
they divided to Lei them pass, and ~ 5000
M they Ind passed repeated their cries and
their song. Towards bali past six o'clock
an illumination was spoken Of, and many
persons lighted up spontaneously. The
illumination Of course becnme more general.
and tho populace in large numbers went
through The. streets calling Sigh. up %
many Of the points where barrie AIDES had
been erected, and the people were resist
ing the troops, they ceased resistance whom
they heard the nows Of the resignation Of
The ministers, aud the troops retired; but
we hear that on other points tho peoole
were less reasonable, and between nina
and ten o'clock in tho evening a larse
crowd from one Of the faubourps arrived On.
pos'se The hotel Of the Ministry Of Foseies
Affairs, and sone shuts were cred at tho
hotel
AT II o'clock. there was M actual d;s.
,ufLancc ~ The Rue 81. Dennis, she Rue
81. Martin, and Tint neighborhoh, and the
troops were all Withdrawn. Bus the peo.
nll Hrn AAirtlx.