Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-12-30


The Paris correspondent of the Boston Atlas,
gives diary Of his observations up to Monday, Dec.
z, from which we publish below few extracts of
interest.
As soon as closed my letter on the 81, | hasten
ed with 1t to the Post Office The rafting of mus
kerry and the occasional thunder of cannon were
heard very distinctly. The shops we're all closed
and knots OF men talking in low tones, gave the
streets most ugubrious aspect. | fonnd soldiers
echeonnes on both sides ofthe Rue Jean Jacques Ros-
seau which was completely deserted except by the
post-men, running foot to distribute letters, the
Post Of1ce omnibusseS having ceased TO run. As |
approached nearer the Post Office, the reports OF
nmsketry were much more distinct Upon entering
the courtyard, iound it filed with infantry in
ranks arms in hand. Smoke filed the back court.
yard OF the Hotel, and The solers were constantly
firing.
entered the Post Office | found the clerk as
pale as sheet; he told me that at that moment a
large band Of insurgents were attacking the Hotel
from the Rue Cog Heron and Rue Page Vim. As /
came out, several killed or wounded soldiers were
brought from the back court and placed upon litiers
| met several wounded citizens litters, who were
being transported to their homes. After dinner,
which took as near my home possible, | went
out TO see sick friend. / was going up a street
leading to the Bouevards, when met brigade of
Municipal Guards, commanded by their lieutenant
excited. asked what new. s'Thev have Just
assassinaed four of my men in front of the Cafe de
Foy, les laches les iserobes,'' said he, brandshing
his sword over his head.
Thursday, the 4th, was terrible day. With the
press sienced, and conversation sited, they now
are by the cannon and the sword ali the truth of the
events OF those two days, cannot now be known.
Thursday morning, all the quarter of the city
lying back of the Hotel de Vile, was in the possess
sion OF the insurgents their power extending down
as far as the Eialles. The whole quarter wore the
aspect of June, 1S4S.
At one O'Clock p M. Gen. Nagnan, the comman-
der IN chief, made the general movement which gave
the finishing stroke to the instruction.
have never seen anything like the excitement
which l witnessed on the Boulevard. Individuals,
taking the dead bodies of some of those killed be-
hind the barrcades, carried them about in funeral
car, Illuminated with torches, uttering as they went
loud shouts for vengeance, and producing an intense
degree oil excitement in the popuous iaubourgs OF
St. Martin and St. Dennis.
At nine O'Clock Thursday morning, the battle be-
gan in the Quarters St. Denis and St. Martin One
hundred and twenty of the representatives of the
Montagnard party had met the previous night with
chefs de Sections and concerted the plans which they
thought best to be pursued.
The whole Of the quarters ST. Denis and ST. Mar
tin were futowed by barricades, but the strongest
and most scientifically constructed at the Porte
ST. Denis. The iron railing, which served as ea,de
Jous TO The sidewalk, at this point several yards
higher Than the street, served them as levers, TO
take up the paving stones, with which the barricade
was skiiliuly constructed furniture taken from
neighboring houses, and few carriages which had
been arrested, made the lortfcation still stronger.
large body OF troops supported by artillery were
sent 10 attack it, it found necessary to open the
artillery upon II alter prolonged and fatal conflict,
| 1t was at last taken. The unhappy men who de-
| Tended it attempted to fly towards the Porte St.
] Martin; there several corps were stationed. who
Ia mat no quarter wass to be
shown; every person behind the barricade was shot
/ down.
1 About III O'Clock barricades sprang up rapidly
! throughout all th- above mentioned quarters. The
| Marie OF the 7th reimbursement was menaced
| when the Mayor ordered out detachment oil G. ems
| crm9ie MOBILE, who carried several barricades.
and made great many prisoners ,not without losing
several OF their men, Shortly after this, the coaIi-
ton OF the forces above mentioned was effected and
these quarters were swept by cannon.
At l IL O'CLOCK, p. NJ, various ATTEMPTS were
made to erect barbados upon the Boulevard Bonnie
Nouvelle, with pisnks. Re-, which were furnished
~ some houses in the process OF construction which
demolished, and several trees which were cut
down A squadron Of lancers came up and took the
barricade. They were supported by artillery, who
| charged their guns.
All the Boulevards from the bastiIe to the Madeline
were occupied with troops. When the LIST Lancers
ofthe brigade Keybe and the Gems arnaerie Mobile
| passed down the Boulevard des ItaIiens thew were
fired upon several times from the windows of ma nv
houses on the Bouevard--a great many persons
were severely wounde l. The soldiers nstautlv
forced their way into great many Of the houses
The troops also fred upon from windows on
the Boulevards, Montmartre and Bonnie Nouvelle
especially from the houses in front Of the Cercle de
POnion, Cercis des EEaneas, and Tobecques, one
of which is occurred by M. CHI SaIiandrouze Lor-
nonalx, as his great carpet ware house. The shots
frn,t. III hon. M |.
fatal to the I'D Regiment OF the line The colonel
and lieutenant were dangerously wounded; one adj
jntant captain was killed, and great many soldiers
wounded. Volleys were Immediately poured into the
houses, cannon opened upon them at the same
time, and then the troops entered, killing every
man lound IN them: need scarcely mention that
every shop on the Boulevards closed all day.
The Prefecture of Police, about 2 O'Clock, was
threatened with an attack. large mob came down
the Rue de la Bariilerie, and endeavnred TO force
the gates. Several shots were exchanged and one
insurgent killed. The mounted Municipal Guards
were order out, who soon dispersed the mob which
environed the Prefecture. The insurgents shot an
inspector Of police, near the Prefecture. An nsur-
gent fired upan Municipal Guard from a window
in the Rne Constantine, but missed him; Mum.
cpal Guard, who at the end Of the street, fred
at him, and he fell from the window into the street
dead. Another insurgen fired upon two NUM-
cipal Guards, who were posted on the Pont de PHO
tel Dieu, he taken and shot inInedialely A
Municipal Guard sent as express, was taken by
band of insuigen and Immediately shot. senti.
mel in the Rue de Riyo, post at the gate Of the
Tuileries seeing apelson tearing down proclama.
ton, shot him down.
regret to say, that many Americans, chiefly med
ical students, were wounded They have nobody
but themselves 10 blame, for they acted exceedingly
imprudeut; most Of them are ignorant of French,
and Notwithstanding This, they went laundering about
the city, during the greatest dangers An officer OF
navy, ] hear, lost his leg There is an Ameri-
can in one Of the hospitals, very badly wounded his
name, have been unabIe to learn.
A staff captain, bearing dispatches from one gen.
eral to another, was shot, at the head Of the Rue
Paradis Poissonuere, by young about IS years