The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-07-18
By Telegraph to the New York
Tribune,

One Of the bloodicst dramas the world ever
witnessed, one OF the most frTocious and obsti-
liate Instructions which the ensanguincd his
tory of France has had to record from hcr rear
hest annals, has Just been brought TO n close
IN the streets of Paris, by the absolute annih;-
iation of the revolted party. and the triumph
ant slrccsS Of Republican arms.
10 furnish any adequate idea Of this aspal-
ling occurrence would he mmeasurablv TO sur
pas our limits: and we therefore refer TO the
newspaper accounts which doubtless will be
pcru:ed Nth feelings Of the ~profoundest so
lemniiv.
After four days and nights of incessant
f%lshiinE, the insurgents have been utterly van
pushed, with a loss on botlrs;des of O.O0Okill-
eel and -, 900 wounded. which Is believed TO
he much beneath the true estimate.
THE REPUBLIC TRIUMPHANT.
The commencement of rebellion appears TO
lav: been 4 dePutation of curriers' who waited
UPON NJ. Marie ut the Luxembourg. lie lis
tened 10 their grievances but o%pining that their
spokesman had been active in the affair of the
10Th ct May, said 10 the men-"You arc no;
Inc saves OF tins man. You can state YOUR own
grievances" This expression was distorted
among the workmcn that NJ. Marie had call
al THEM slaves, and it seems TO have been the
SiEnh Tor the conSpira:ors, who had organized
Il vas movement, TO commence INTERPRETATIONS
Tn Thursday night, the 22d Of June, the first
b1rrlcades were raised, ard the troops and the
National Guards called out.
On Friday, The 23d, the insurgents pos
se'Sc themselves of the right bank of the riv-
er Seine, stretching from the Fiaubourq 81. An
tune 10 the river, whilst on the left bank the,
occupied all that portion called the cite, the
fdH'oi"9 81 Marcel, 81. Victor, and the lower
quarters Of 81. Jacques. The communication
oil the Insurgents between the two banks OF
Inc river. was maintained by the possession
o. the Church, st. Gervais, a part of the quar-
Ter oil the temple, the approaches of .Noirc
DaHe,and the bridge St. Michel.
BY these extensive lines of operatious the
insurgents occupied a vast portion of the most
detenslble parts of the city and actually threat
cnel the Hotel de FiNe, which if thew had suc-
Gee led III taking might have secured the final
victory on their side. On Friday there were
partial conflicts, but the insurgents seemed 70
be occupied more at fortifving their p~o,itiops
than in actually fighting, but " whatever success
The Government troops may have had in vari.
Gus quarters where conflicts took place as Mt ST
Denis and St. Martin. it now appears that III,
enthusiastic courage Of the insurgents repulsed
them. and even beat them in other narts of,b.
city, Al. Lamartine rode with the staff of Cav.
aignac through Paris TO quell the instruction
but twas evident that nothing but the power q,
arms could compel the insurgents to weld
Tho Government forces were divided in,r
three divisions and large masses of troops. war,
brought to bear with artillery upon the nos;
ton of the insurgents, but still FRIDAY rassc,
and the Instruction had evidently gathered
strength.
On Saturday, the 24th, the National As
scmbly declared itself in permanent session
and Paris was placed in a state of siege. Tn,
Executive power was delegated absolutely tc
Cavaignac, and at half past 10 the members o
the Executive, too, resigned. They declared
that they should have been wanting in theil
duties and hcror had they withdrawn before
as scdi.ion, or a public peril: they only with
.lrew before a vote of the Assembly. Report
poured in every hour to the Assembly, and n
the intelligence arrived of Tie slaughter oftht
National Guards, and The fall of one Genera
after another, who was killed or wounded b,
the insurgents, the sensation became deep anc
alarming.
' ariouS l~roclamations were issued by Cav
ai@nac TO induce the insurgents to las dowr
Their arms, Lut TO no effect.
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