Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-30


persedsone gone their que; homes others qurefed oy
the President, u The prison o HAM ~;
After irwin. YOU this rough bat important state of AFFAIRS
as regards Tie official ones will proceed TO tell yon III
lie al Whist n pt sun sees at present crisis lnmetle-
y on reading the proclamation on Tuesday which came "s
puuc upon ali proceeded 10 the principal paris OF
TO sec wIrt was going nj drmcil is in the li;eaa'e
cr,bo,.3d uc The Palaces of the Louvre ana the nc
res sud had proceeded farther than The immense cau:
the at;c called Place du Carousc when was arres'eq
by the intervention oil hundred thousand troops "iich
were JUS; dealing from The court order 10 lake possession
Of the principal parts of Pars-ihr streets, Fanoou's
squares &c.al the public palace gadens ben:. Closed :.
more magnificent spectacle had never conceived! anu never
n hostile array Tor assure You IL t0K soe
time 10 overcome certain backingout propensity ana j
disposition tie qaicue ." my own hctd-uaF
tiers. Bat thought tcl all s:ca; Generals ought 10 p0 upon
the o action; and AIN certainly great chtlai III
army OF The curious. So | marched trinmp'anty Ill ~.
head of myriad Of trembling citizens, who perhaps c"='
the sentne at from their nspin. leader 10 the great Bot
cYards Of Paris The Boulcvajs that you near 50 'c
about the .rca; thoroughares and locus oi inc cry anu
whenever there is TODD, all the world rusheS 10
Upon this OCCASION all animated nature seemed IN cao:'
The people had anticipated the sodcry and were leFc s
and such tuuit aever sees III our qa'et rtpuo
lowed the advent OF soldiers who were Obliged ~ maze
their way II the expense Of the cquirine c%ci5 VINO as
vet hardly knew what had happened ard were Gil aSouS
10 see wha: was &c done. But up TO tie present no very
so demonstration has occu.rcd and the quiet and order.
IL still hope that things will take their legitimate course,
and mat riot and human blood will be spared an eNhlo
soon found in walking that tie avenues 10 the President
house and the Champs Eses barred By soldiers ana
une could pess farther that way. The President was
then in tho OF reviewing the troo2s on ;e lhai,S
!yscs The Quays adjacent 10 tic Palace oi inc ASSEM-.
BLY, Alter ttu; rode through The pfincipul paris W !e
civ with lis escort and greeted every where by wye
Napoleon, the pn OF the so!IeTy; Bat the pco'e
ed in very meuacing manner. according 10 my utd
II RapubliGue" YESTERDAY tu"h Jaunt 10 the oier emu
of The Bouevards in the neghbohuGd OF Inc bisie ana
Faubourg Sanl hnt'ne ou' al me ori SAINT p9''l
which sal the Faubourg was met BY Inc everlasting
Ere :.ai,isn passc pass sin?l.d moment III
coe,,ae tut salucd byn Sargent DC N!r "no 'o. '
10 '!cz DONE" which sufficient 20 satisfy ne '.
was out oil my clement mine rot being military one lS
Farblula Saint Antoncs the place where most c!chlY Is
unprecedented and think, embraces the ''Pace base
where they had SO much fighting in previous rcvoulio
und where stands the memorable column oi July, bearing
the ra,, q. the victims OF that fight, among which are
seven Generals and tie Archbishop OF Fans gu WI" oo
thai tis place Is The site OF me aeo"t i,
nlou5e Ffcnch annals y Is not very dis!in@uc par u
Paris and fighting and dlscord might Wei axe acc
there. Yesterday some OF the Presidents r.ociamalohS
were torn ou and calls stuck up in their place, st'nh@
al! COCO citizens repair there immediately TO resist lS"r'
paop the place Immediately occupied by The military,
whc! cXpainS why could not pass al little later h"ur -
There considerable disturbance n c!can. Inc MOP ny
the niar" the time when The two cAtclHt seh.'iSeS
above NAMED fell proectog and erecting oil oarTciGes
Though tis:.sed constantly by the military tic cr""ds get
together every opportunity ANA only seen 10 want Aou
leader for general outbreak II there Is mol some positive
understanding very snoI things must lave very serious
turn, melody knows exactly what Napoleon c; designs
are and the people obliged follow him or 10 nothing,
for Chang Srrcr Cavaienac, laociere &C. are III limbo
aud there nobody head opposing iACtlou siil
write the steamer by which I" things may lake
different 'rn say nothing positive now, there be-
contradictory reports leor" afc not do"cu
circulate where be cleaned and the journals un'
favorable Napoleon stopped and the establishments
guarded by military and his OF course wont give an
uniavolablc account Of what Is passing
PARIS DECEMBER 9Th, 1851
Dear =: | addressed YOU letter on the aih o. ibis
month"; in the midst of panic which parvaacd all raiis;
and since things have cooled down tll, have remote
suspicion a the spirit may haze entered my d"ic
pcrvadcd ny ngt7s and even aiaci 'y thoHS's icaIg
therefore the budget enclosed may have been n0ihln,
more than confusion OF intTicacics hascn 10 unrave
,hen FIR accurate observation, ana mind
somewhat .csusc!,acd will permit. told you thai there
was revolution here, and however informal NY Information
may have HCcn "it regard 10 IT. each fact tat goes 10 Gu
cae it is nournui conviction that The spirits which
agitaad the last a. rack the human iTaln:-cr-
ror, dc=o,n and death The dread demon hath ruled again
DER Paris nd made csta in lis ;aitest spots war, lie
dreadful in all is phases that Of brother "aii.si
brother ts another Gonraun ANA The nineteenth cel-
;niy reveals again startled Chiist udon The bloody pre-
caa,iun meas ways nldness and Their iIScina-
ton death The cold auG calculating may insist that Slcn
things but The force VI circumstances and le outlets IL
disease body polite but the fact must stare them IN
the face ,lG the rayager has been cane, and terrible
should he the gucuccs those that have III hin; loose
week 49, the city was as calm and placid 10 all ar-
ncaIances, Il to-day, i l. no less t.e same
but more tunIs have passed within tbs b2 pailoG thi
volumes con relate or years exenua;c cannot 20 tack
now TO hu: sleeping records 10 toll you say, wha!
have bIou- .hings focus hU: focus has been pfo-
!ucei, and mighty scoEching they u VINO la! i!o!t m
gers caught IN it. IL Is very pro5a3 thar or some Tune
past Napoleon has been looking beyond the *h5' term OF
MS Presidency What lie saw in The distance has e!ther en-
ightcned dazztd him. don't know wnic' The only
econpcnSe c unintiaed get for research tri", Ia ell
parties striving FOR the glory ana ccSnics {. France
for his enemies lay equal claim 10 pcrsPieuiy ard patriot
Hc The facts they may, however he has ou;-scnc-
algd al i advcrsarlcs ana wears proudly and Gcsclyedy
oi nJnaia!tc. Like brave man, WHEN On ucs-
DAY la; proclaimed hsci: guardian OF tho public ioc:.
", dissolved the "comrlong Assembly, a:d Fc:n'f"u
himself ard M acts s to 4 ne c a I'D and showed the
world thai had done it. During the whole time he
might be orn! in The streets Of The city proving mat was
others that he shifted the responsibility What say
OF him in justice to the man, and NOT with any political
reference wiaercr for his and destiny yet before
the world H,Id would wish 10 sketch political
divinity for im politics being soft material and every man
possessing materials and aptitude enough 10 ont his
idol, which he will inevitably 10 for himself and ac-
cGldHg 10 lbs IDEAS matter how caste or uneSccp
lionuhle The patterns you present TO him.
To JUSTIFY .! Louis Napoleon dc not know how;
To cninate '!cE know no more; for though he raised
havoc and ,nnu with hand whtne other he quelicd
Franz" felt tho impulse but Paris received the blow
and mine Is i tale OF Paris.
have already advised you how ard when the pr0clama
tons issued and bow, in minute afterwards, the ar
my loot and possessed OF every important quarter
the city For two days manTuvrcd unmo hailed
only by the ncessan cries of vvc Ii rcpnbiquo: on the
part Of the opulacc. Bur evident from ne pitch If
excitencn, which the masses seemed exalted that lnss
could last So long and during the afternoon and night Of
second day tcl- fury burst bose AMI the irsuger guns
heard 10 v!bate from mere than one point in the !a
bnurg ST. Antoine. II during this melee that the en-
Alonagnard representatives named with heir acconpccs
ws;c killed. Early the third day (hu:scaV) however
the excitement lecaine more general baTcadGi Began 10
Martha and te.r vicinity which we're vigorously defended
by builders, and in anoS; every called Tor military
n.ce beat Them down. waich effected III every Il
the uurnt expense III: defenders. IN Instances
every inuad behind the bgrcaes surrounded hy
the military add shot non the spot. this OF course led loH
general outuSi arG v"cy after vocy was poured rom the
adjacent windows upon tie unprotected military, who" be-
c0uinr tina. XasTcrc opened general discharge upon The
lGt k!a all WHO within rrn4C "i mual"ts or can
rc The houses afterwards entered by the suiiery
anl G suspicious pgscAs arrested shot upon the spot
luc fight otn this Honcn became General AMI un!niI;u
ting AMI extended from The Porte 81 Martin through The ud
accn streets and all along the line OF the Bou!"yads 10 the
rue de Ia paix All this occurred about O'Clock iii the day.
AMI simultaneously the fight broke the Hotel dc
VIr where equally slnguinarv and decisivc The in
surcns 10 al quarters bein, killed or dispersed IN 4
hou:s THIS the decisive time nor before nor since
did The fighting oecomc general the insurgents finding tue
sd!cry strong and determined for them, scattered
their respective quarters but without leaving evidences
the military that the people Sometimes 10 be dreaded
tmp3sSIbc arrive II; The number OF killed and wound
cd the authorities do state hut there were fifty or more
OF the soldiers killed and wounte and among them
leading officers Tnc EumbeEhf citizens killed and wounded
must have reached several hundred in instance.
cry nuud between and behind the bar!cats shot
town. The hospitals thick with The wounded AMI the
f6sses Of tic cemeteries filed with the dead. Among the
wounded ,cy number American, but cannot find ont
his name or what hos i!ial he is lodged.