The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-06
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amounted TO between 10000 and 90 900 and sinse
that time have given you some accounts, placing
IL a little more than three thousand. from
sources that ought TO be quite responsible. The
Constitution, of to-day, discusses the subject in
full and says that the numbers are not and never
will be, accurately known that in the revolution
OF July $780, the fighting continued but two days. was
limited to comparatively small portion of tho
yet the number of killed and wounded, ascertaned
amounted to thousand and that from the facts
already known the great surface of the city
fighting took place its duration of four days. and its
great ferocity. they regard 10000 low estimate In
this opinion | concur and why the French so
anxious to diminish the number of the insurge nts,
and of the killed and wounded is not apparent What
folly to talk about 900 insurgents when there were
Rue Montmartre Paais Royal, and the Luxembourg
and most Of the Banlieux, insurgents and this
mean. Then, to the killed and wounded there
were more than hundred regular pitched battles
ent Of the line out of nineteen officers had fourteen
killed and horrib wounded; most Of them killed on
the spot One battalion had more than half of its
number killed. and National Guard told me of an
OIL er that had but one hundred unhurt. out of
seven hundred who commenced the fight. There
nearer five hundred thousand men including
those that from the country engaged during the
four days at different period. in guarding the city,
and fighting each other. The numbers Duration
frocity, space, rapdity of movement uninterrupted
Sail were far different than in 1880. Now
both sides well prepared with arms and ammun-
tom then only side had arms at the Commence.
ment. Certainly should be glad to believe that the
numbers were as small some represent them:
but have given you my impressions and still have
no doubt about their correctness. A very intclli.
gent French gentleman. with whom l am intimate
two days ago assured me that than 400 had
been killed, and GOO or 700 wounded had been just
reading the remarks of the President of Assembly
in which he Informed the Assembly that 1900 then re-
manned in certain hospitals which he namsd and had
visited NJ Dance another represe natve died of his
used by the insurgents were not round. They were
run some of them in holes. some in one thing aud
some in another and they made bad wounds A great
many wounds prove to be mortal, that at first were
not thought to be So Twelve generals cut down
in the Geld; some of them mortally won ded all the
rest badly if one more does not prove to be MORALLY
Only one general in command, believe, ESCAPED &C.
neral Lamoreciere. There is record Of such
slaughter among the officer in the history of France
1t equals that of brave heroes at Buena Vista
where, believe about quarter of all the officers in
the army fell killed or wounded. refer to this with
additional attention are
and do not intend to msead any one, to permit
Others impression that things are spoken
without sufficient consideration or knowledge There
are those whose opportunities for judging better
than own because they lived in the part of the city
where the fighting took place who estimate the num-
Der of killed ded prisoners and missing at CO. OO0
part do not believe it others estimate those &C.
tuay shot by the government not in battles at 900
to 1000 that do not believe; but shall never know
it, and the government has substantially MED that
it has shot any number. On the afternoon of the
me, and said there had been fight the bridge and
the insurgents had dsarmed the guard As I had
fore, that it was not fact. asked him if it took
place in his presence and If he knew it to be a fact,
both of which he answered in the affirmative positively.
OBSERVER
PARIS July 10, 1913.
Emeute IN the National Assembiy-Guards Mo-
bite-Austy7a-7h Vicar and his Minister'S
Hungary and Bohemia.
Yesterday the National Assembly conducted with
much violence as do sometimes the House of
representatives. IN the United States and to- day
press does not spare them Il was fight pre-
,inary to the election of President to-day.
Crosse, one of the Vice Presidents, has been
s.cted by the Theirs party and Marrast for the
o.r party. At this hour the result is not known.
Ri do not understand the importance of the eec-
tion except as a mere expression of opnon-and
pretty indefinite in tbat-fer the President never ap-
points committees they are always chosen by the Ar
sembIy or drawn by lot
The Guard Mobile has immortalized itself The
public admiration for its conduct grows stronger and
stronger Composed as it is of young lads generally
from Is to 81 years old-more generally from II to 10
It was not ey "a that they would take the front Of
Cross Of Honor from Is to g. they
been scattered in pictures containing their prodes to
adopted the youngest Of them lad Of IS. He thinks
that the General saw him fight whilst looking of
fighting. These Guards to be sent little way out
Of the city for the for the insurgents shoot
one, whenever they can get an opportunity, day or
boys. One of these lads, who rushed in among the
insurgents, and brought off their flag, fell just he
posing he was dead. He said No; am not hurt but
could not help falling" But he was still holding to
his flag. From such materials, another Napoleon
The Archduke John has been received with great
ss at n 81 and mas an
1t is said that Bavaria and the King Of Prussia
inclinng to sd, pt the ground assumed by Hanover
but this would come with an i'll grace from him, who
was a candidate for the Vicarage. The Vicar has ap-
pointed minister from Austria, from Prussia,
and the other from Bavaria, think There is anoth
Assembly at Pesth, the capital of Hungary, which
Is the first Of the kind believe since the world was
nally under the Emperor Of Austria it is but nominal
Hungary bring 200 900 troops into the field upon
short notice although there are some agitatons and
divisions, which at this moment weaken her power
She Is friendly with Austria and the Emperor In that
part Of the world where the territories Of Russia Tur
key and Austria corner the there s
Interesting movement Of the public mind showing it.
self as very democratic-embracingt the Serbes, the
yalachians, Moldavians the Creates, the Madygars,
&c. &c. and there, in the vicinity of the Danube is
the foundation Of vast republic already laid The
At the other extremity Austria is similar move
ment progress the first effect of which shows itself
,ne congfess at Prague Neither Of these extremes
the powers which it must encounter; but the re-
publican principle has found its way into those
tries and is preparing the for great events per-
haps at no very distant period How soon it will de-
yeope itself will depend much upon the policy which
France adopts The replies to Lamartine have not
been published as it against the intention Of the
committee to have any ones remarks published. |
cannot know fully then the ground assumed. but the
press pushing France to act and espec tally upon
these points Russia Is struggling to keep the "pesti-
ence out of her dominions She prefers he cholera
But IL ia in vain. Upon the Danube, and at St Peters,
burg II is threatening her dominions and it is not
certain that absolutism will survive Nicholas
OBSERVER
PARIS, July 10, IS4S
France and England on the Stare Question
France proposes TO pay for the negroes liberated
on the Isle OF Bourbon, 800 francs per head; at
Martinique and Guadalupe 5O0r; at Cayenne
I50fr. AT this rate even, it would cost something
o pay for all in the United States. if their owners
would part with them. Three millions. at one
d,llnr IL, l.