Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-07-20
The Republic Triumphant


The commencement Of rebellion appears
10 have been by dcpu,ation ofouU,ier. who
waited upon M. Marc al Luxembourg. He
listened to their grievances, but observing
that their spokesman had been active 10 the
affair of the 18Th of May, said to the men /:
- You are no, the slaves OF This man. You
can state your own grievances" This ex-
preston was distorted among the work.
men that M. Mare had called them slaves,
and it seems TO have heeh the signal for the
conSpirators, Who had organized and eff
tected a vast movement, 70 commence
their operations. On Thursday night. the
22d of June the first barricades were raised
ana tine ~trvvfr, -ss...-.---L- GAAxLs
called out.
On Friday, the 23i, the insurgents poss.
essed themselves Of the right hank of the
river Seine, sire tch'ng from the Fo"60Ts
81. I'm 'onie 10 The river, while on the left
bank they occupied all tina, portion called
the cite, the F'auborgs st Marcel, st psci"r'
and the lower quarters st JaQ"es. The
comm unication of the insurgents between
he Two banks o: the river, was maintained
ny the possession of the Church ST. LaiVaic,
par, Of the quarter Of the temple. the APP
proaches OF .A0iye Dame and The bridge ST.
Michel.
By these extensive lines of oper lions the
insurgents occupied a vast portion of the
mos, efensible parts Of the city aud aeiu-
ally threatened the Hotel de Vnie, which if
they had succeeded in taking might have
sec ard the final victory on their side. On
Friday there we're partial conflicts, bot the
insurgents seemed TO he occupied more at
tortifyin their positions than in actual
fish ,iDg-bu, whatever success the Govern
men, troops may have had in various quar~
teas, = fearful repu.ss took place a, st
Denis and St. Martin.
u also appears that the enthusiastic
courage of the insurgents repulsed them,
and even beat them in other parts Of the
city. NJ, Lamafl.ne rode with the staff Of
Cavaignc ihfont hout Paris to quell the in~
surrection, but il was evident that nothing
bot the power Of arms could compel the ill.,
surgen,s to yield. The Government forces
were divided into three divisions; and large
masses of troops were brought to bear with
artillery spon the position VI the insurgents.
but still Friday passed and the insurreciion
had evidently gathered strength.
On Saturday, the 24th, the National As.
sembly declared itself in permanen, session,
and Paris vas placed 10 a state Of siege.
The Executive power was delegated absoS
lutely to Cavaignac, and AZ haIf-passs0l
the members Of the Executive too resigned.
They declared tina, they should have been
wanting in their duties and honor had they
Withdrawn before as sediiion, OF public
peril-they only Withdrew before vote Of
the Assembly. Reports poured in every
hour TO the Assembly, and rs the ia,elli.
gence arrived OF the slaughter of the Ma
tional Guards, aud the fail at one General
after another, who was killed o. wounded
oy the Insurgents the sensation became
deep and alarming.
Various proclamations were issued BY
CavaignaC 10 induce the insurgents 10 lay
down their arms but 10 NO eject.
The whole of Saturday was employed L.
desperate hshfsng on besh sides, except .
lull duriag fsighsfal shusder STORM. 10
The afseracsa OF Friday The eonaicis we're
vithns, ia,ermission. On Saturday. how
ever. the carnage AID battle ea the Sosih 81
the river were horrible During the whole
of Friday night and until 3 o'clock On Sat-
| urday The roar uf The artillery and the noise
Of the muskeis SeTe incessant.
On Saturday night at 8 O'Clock the Cap.