New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-14
PARTISAN INSTRUCTION
The War Of -Four Day. In Pnris-The Canse-
The Consequences--tste ofPariies-The
special Correspondence ofThe Tribune

heard % the disturbances IN Per 4nl no sooner Af
foot the earth than TIE military preparation
IN ali the streets and the excitement every where.
showed how serious those disturbance were supposcd
% BE- hastened b. the Capital without 'iopp.n- an
instant and arrived a. the very crisis q the struggle
4 u was i've o'clock Oh sunday morning "hen ne cars
Of the Rouen Railway 80 IS down ia The Rue - Ia
zare The porter NJ the depot said d was impossible 20
20 or 70 carry ones luggage ont ~ that immediate W.
ciritv A. AL the streets were occupied by the so.dery
and the circulation oi thc people either on foot or I'D
r.rra-e. ipterdicted This uo disappointment
for the r1rpors which had met al along the road
we're Of the most alarming kind and ~ every station
" bsd found corps OF the National Guard or Of Regu-
lars on their way IL take part IN ihe defence u Paris
and the restoration oi security and order indeed we
carried with us some I'VE hundred men from Harle,
who with true French expansion. hsd made sleeping
IL the cars out Of question by the zeal with which they
Numbered out alternately the Mar.eila.e and hsarrr
pouy Ia Pa;re The latter they were 90 doubt singing
ia good earnest for from all account no one OF them
could be sure Of getting home again.
Accordingly, leaving my luggage set out 1n toe
way 70 the other side Of the city Ia the direction ID
which the sighting mad been hardest the day before lt
was not long before line Of sentres declared hrst one
street and then another impossible the Place ~ 10
Coacgrde was literally one vast camp through which
/ there was no passing. AA around the avenue 90 il
mounted cuirassiers kept guard and within their line
were heavy and light cavalry and endless columns Of
infantry either marching forth o. the work Of the day
OF preparing 70 do 60 some too seemed 70 have just
come in from the duties the night for the insurgents
had not suspended their operations with the darkness
and large portion Of the forces had been occupied
through the whole time Nor was this the only blv-
ouac ~ soon discovered Going without the line Of
sontines passed through the Champ E'ysees and
finally found bridge where there were no guard and
on the other eide Of the river procured guide "ho
undertook 20 conduc' 20 the quarter v,' Ia
search Of
Al along the way there were the same evidences Of
the fact that Paris undergoing ONE terrible con.
vuls.on Vast bodies Of troops occupied al the public
places and around the Palace OF the National Assembly
10 which we passed A. near as we could they col
lected in most formidable numbers Though my guide
evidently knew the way where there least liability
of our being stopped, we obliged again and again
% give particular account of ourseves and 20 have
our pockets searched lest might be the bearers OF
arms or ammunition At last we reached the desired
quarter and dismissed my guide and waited ia the
street for the hour when could ind he friend OF whom
was in search. Presently the heavy sound Of cannon
was heard from the direction Of the Place Of the Bastc
telling that the battle for the day had begun the guards
along the quays became more numerous, and was soon
warned Of the Carrousel Bridge where had gone to
listen to the repeated explosions of the artillery and to
look at the nequaled spectacle which from that spot Is
presented by the old City and the quays TO the east
ward, though without any perception Of the magnid-
cencc Of the scene so terribly absorbing the thought
of the which raging at that short distance
between brothers neighbour, men of the same nation
speech and religion
Al day on Sunday the most stringent measures We're
taken to prevent persons passing from one part Of
the city to the other and had waited ill later hour
should scarcely have succeeded in getting out Of sight
of the railroad depot Indeed the whole city sub
iecled TO "a complete blockade, which kept every man
except the soldiers within doors and not only prevent
ed any aid being carried to the Insurgents but rendered
il impossible % ascertain with any correctness the Ma
uro or result of the operations both sides ia the
different quarters The next day toward the afternoon
the sentries became less strict and presently the report
spread through the city that the Faubours ~ Antoine
the last stronghold Of the insurgents had surrendered
and that in fact the difficulties were This
soon confirmed by proclamation of Gen. Cayaignac
and the sad aspect which for three four days had
been worn by all Paris began To- disappear On
Tuesday went through the city and visited the scenes
Of the conflict without interruption. and Yesterday and
to-day the sentIes have been stationed only where
there src prisoners confined Do day or two more
Paris will show sign of the combat except where the
houses hsye been injured destroyed by cannon @ud
musketry, and Ill viii Boz AZ gay before this strife
began
Let me now attempt to give you some account Of the
which have led to this bloody outbreak well
of the incidents Of the struggle The actual is
which dates far back-back 10 The Restoration. if
Oh. Lee
start from the Revolution OF February
That Revolution IL has been said often enough was
made by the working classes 70 was their unpremedi
iated spontaneous act-an inspiration wholly their own
The Bourseosie or middle wealthy classes had NJ de-
sire for the utmost that they wanted was some re-
form in the mode elections The leaders OF the pub
lie thought the journalists and the chiefs Of the different
schools OF Socialists, Of them expected Regou.
ton sti less a Republic. They were doubtful whether
France were ready for such change The old con.
sprators the Republicans de IA rsHs. had tried and
failed and were without either power or hope 70 try
again Quite a. little did the working classes them
selves intend the Revolution. They discontinued
miserable weary OF the wrctched aud prec arious lie
which they were compelled % lead and ready Tor r
change, but with idea Of what change that they
could have the power Of making any But when
the critical moment came they seized 10 the B0ur
geoiss the party Of the Monarchy, struck with
const ernaiion and could offer no opposition Louis
Philippe was driven out the Revolution was accom-
plished and the Provisional Government installed
fever in this world had glorious chance % do
something immortal il was those men Of the Provi
sonsl Government Carried into unlimited power by
the triumphant enthusiasm OF the Revolution the
whole nation ready to be nodded anew by them
and in truth expected nothing less Il was well known
that the aborng ciasse had begun the change and had
put them Ia their position Il loudly proclaimed
By al the organs OF the People that the Monarchy was
not the only thing overthrow. ont tina, tine Money
ed Feudsl.sm had fallen with t. The Revolution made
by the People 70 enure 20 their benefit and not
solely the benefit OF the moueyed classes leaving
the toing millions Of Frenchmen dependent starving
miserable before Hitherto TIE state had .eg-a,ed
and scted for the privileged classes and for the agrand
izemeut Of Capital now new element was % receive
is share Of attention and the Fourth Estate 20
take is place not a tool bat actor la society
This the thing to be done and the Provisional Gov
eminent were the men 20 DO o. Iney might have done
IL without opposition trouble the People themselves
expected il the Bourgeois expected Is and such
the Of feeling that any sacrifices incidental b max