Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-15
PARTICULARS OF THE INsURREcTIoNI IN PARIS


We suboin from the Liverpool Journal of July st con-
nected of the late terrible conflict in Paris than which,
I'VE persuaded nothing be more interesting to our
readers. We glad find that the number Of killed and
wounded is not great first reported though proba
bly, amounts to 10000 or $4,000.
The Tnsurrection Of Paris commenced properly on Fri
day, the 23d utimo terminated on Tuesdsy the 27th
The exact origin Of the revolt against the republic remains vet
to be elucdsed The ouuriers workmcn who had been
maintained since February in idencss the national work.
shops, were the instruments and unqnestonab led TO
the conflict by the ndustrousy exaggerated among them
and having certainly foundation in fact that the state
provision extended to them by the republic would long be
withdrawn These men, consisting partly of the honest la
bores both Of the capital and Of the provinces partly also Of
the dogs Of the civic popuace thieves and abandoned cha
racters-n all 100 600 men-fought for existence for the
"democranc republic in other words for state Of things
which, without the hope Of its being perpetual would sl
prolong for another season, until another struggle the ve
hood procured at the ateers nafionaur and thus even
when their chances Of conquest the Assembly, against
which their efforts, against the enemy, directed
palpaby lost they maintained their ground with energy,
erocy and perseverance which indicate that their cour
age that OF desperation.
Up Monday night The 26th there was no reason for us
in England TO suppose that the outbreak other than that
OF the ourys, or to imagine that the rebellion than
mpromptu brought about by the evidence which was fur
nshed the Parssns by the Wednesday, and Thusdays
Debates that the Assembly had made up mind to the ea-
dual abolition and suppression Of the uess experiment Of
Government but the facts which accident has since brought
have suggested that the insuecton had long been or
ganzed that the perfect sreesagem which the insurgents
displayed was predetermined and that the military accuracy
with which the combat carried on and which alone could
have baied for such time, so complete force as that at
the command Of General Cavsgnsc the result Of deep
laid and weprepsred conspiracy The Partisan press ITSELF
alarmed and asonshed in the first days Of the slaughter and
unable who these conspsos were and by
machinery such perfect discipline for the destruction Of The
republic had been created declared almost unanimously that
II foreign gold = that the workmen themselves what
their enterprise incapable of IT, The Count de-
Nabonne, aiddecamp is stated Of Charles X. has been
killed fighting behind Of the baicadcs Persons have
be arrested IN whose possession promissory notes, with
Demandez Henry "" printed them have been found
and the suspicion has become this direction strength
ened Louis Napoleon and the Orleans family have been
accused as the nstgaors Of the rising. But yet these
erons are but umor and TO arrive at the truth and at the
expcaon Of an event which, it is unparalleled, appears
unconnecfed with all ordinary causes wait until the
authorities have entered upon the full investigation.
The following appears in the Journals The authorities
have the fret threads OF the horrible conspiracy Of the 23d
June. On Wednesday, the delegates Of the commission.
called the commission Of the Luxembourg, and those Of the
aers naondx had conference at the Jardn des Plantes
They had until then, been divided in opinion thew then
understanding, and made appointment 10 meet
on Thursday at the Place du Pantheon There they met to-
the number Of twelve hundred wh agreeing ON the
tunenes Of movement divided themselves into three bands
and uavesed the streets calling "Aux amcs ~ The strur-
gle then began as orders had been previously every
given.
We shall, IN order to make the narrative in some degree
connected and clear explain the position and tactics Of the
two armies in this civil conesthat Of the mob and that
der the direction Of the Assembly
The city Of Paris stands, readers well aware, in
he valley Of the nver Sene such that whilst the most
central part OF the city occupies the islands and the strand Of
he ver, the streets which divege right angles from this
point rise, BY somewhat rapid ascent TO the high ground
each side OF the valley The centre Of the instruction
established on the low ground by the river it's wings rested
these opposite heights The Hotel de Vile ad-
vsnced post in 'front.' but all the streets and the quays
rom that building the Faubous Saint Antoine in the
hands Of the insurgents The attack carried upon this
point by Gen. Duvvier but such were the preparations Of
resistance made that according 10 the written statement Of
The Mayor Of Paris to the National Assembly. "the whole dis
rc converted into fortress which could only be re-
iuced stone by stone" The were barricaded the
windows lined with mattresses from behind which