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and shipped off to the pestiferous tropical pena
colony OF Cayenne. With that singular cynicism
which has marked several Of the acts of the gov.
crnment since the I'd Of December, the instrument
which is forged for dealing this outrageous blow il
headed by the much matreated trinal device of the
revolution Of February-"Iiborty, Equality. and
Many Of the representatives have left Paris for
the country. Those who remain take care not tc
pluck down upon their heads the rigor of a govern
ment which seems to stick at nothing 1t has been
generally resolved to recommend abstention to the
voters in the ballot on the Goth inst ths is re-
garded as the beat means OF protesting against its
legality. To vote negatively would be to recog-
Mise the Presidents right t. ut the question.
be relied on, that Louis Napoleon has sent invita-
tions to all the liberated representatives to attend
the sittings of the Consultative Commission In no
single instance have these invitations, SO far as
can learn, been accepted.
STATE OF THE PROVINCES.
Condemned from Correspondence Of the London Press
II will be long before any complete and truthful
history can be compiled Of what has passed in the
departments since the eventful I'd Of December
The press OF Paris Is annihilated, the telegraph
works only under the orders by the permission
OF the government Every country Newspaper at
tempting to convey any unofficial intelligence is
instantly seized, and all letters addressed from the
provinces to representatives other disting ushed
persons are either opened detained at the post
office. BY what GLOW degrees the truth oozes out
will therefore be readily conceived. Thus much.
however, ID now certain, that in very many parts
OF France, and more particularly in the central
and southern provinces, the Of the coup d. etat
was the signal for the outbreak of civil war which
lasted for several days, and has been attended with
frightful loss of life
That the risings are everywhere nut down we
are now informed by the same authority that three
or four days ago would have had il believed that
enthusiastic demonstrations OF joy were the only
exceptions to the unrufed tranquility of the coun-
try IN h..uy. ~la
missions but from the conduct Of the government,
that the tranquility said to be established is of the
most hollow description.
The streets Of Bordeaux were repeatedly swept
by charges Of General dArbouville's cavalry, and
fourteen prisoners were made. Il ia mentioned
besides that other arrests of persons well known in
political circles in Bordeaux vaguely spoken
of. Troops have been sent to Iangon higher M
the Garonne, where disturbances have broken out
In the Haute- Nicnno combat took place be-
tween one hundred and fifty men, armed with guns,
ha' chets, pitehforks, and scythcs, and body Of
fifty husssrs and ak gendarIncs, aided by NJ Ru-
chaud, the cure Of Saint Bonnet, at the head of
twenty two armed PEASANTS The conflict was OBJ
stinate. Seven insurgents were severely wounded
and thirty prisoners were made.
A detachment Of live hundred men have been
embarked from Bordeaux on board a steamboat
Tor Mnrmande, where grave disorders, ii was said.
bad burst out. Half battery Of artillery and
one hundred cavalry had set out some hours before
by land Tor the same destination.
The latest government news state that in the
Drsme the insurgents are routed, but that several
gcndarmes have been killed or wounded.
In the Lot et-Caronne, Mt AgeD, Socialist at
tempt TO take possession of the town by surprise
has been defeated General Pelein and M. earlier
arrived with reinforcemcnts at Clancy on the
9Th, The courts- martial were constantly sitting.
Telegraphic dispatches from Touon state that
Quiers was reduced. Several gendarmcs were
massacred the mayor bad been wounded and inn
prisoned the barracks were robbed and burned !;
the tax gatherer's house plundered and the clerks
robbed.
In the Nievre five hundred insurgents have been
taken prisoners. The cure Of Neuvi was danger
ously wounded by an iusurgent who was imnc.
diately tried by court-martal and shot. Trials
upon gigantic scale before both civil and militia
ry tribunals, arc going on all over the country.
The district comprised between Clancy, de-
par,ment Of the Nicvrc, and Coulangoe- sur Yonne
department Of the Yonne, has been the theatre OF
grave disturbances. In every commune bands at
tempted to possess themselves of the mairies, in
order TO seizc the arms Of the National Guard In
resisting one OF these bands, a gentleman named
Poeseaur was killed. One portion of these insur.
gents proceeded to Clancy, where they commit
ted excesscs which have beon already stated !;
another marched on Coulan ges sur Yonne but the
inhabitants resisted, and for three days prevented
the insurgents from forcing their way into the
town. great number Of smaller communes were
however, disarrncd and sacked The tocsin was
sounded. Al last expresses succeeded in reaching
Aurerrc, and vigorous measures were Immediately
mken. Some engagements subsequently took
place between the "brlgnnds' and the mill tary, and
the former were everywhere defeated. On both
sides there were killed and wounded. The last
accounts from AuIcrre represent that the rioters
were everywhere routed, except at La Puisaye, but
that military forces were being cent against them
there.
In the Ain, near Yillars, a conflict has taken
place between squadron of General Castcllane's
Dragons and large body Of insurgents, in which
the latter were routed and four prisoners taken.
In similar affair at Baye-lc- Chatcl, five prisoners
were made
At BeIier, large armed band, two thousand in
number, surrounded the marie. A volley was
hired at them, which killed eight and wounded
several. They then fled, but shortly afterwards
returned with rcinforcements and fell upon two
gentlemen, NJ Bernard and Veruher whom they
killed and mutatcd with hatcbcs. They were
afterwards driven out Of the town by tho troops.
Al Csspesiang scenes nearly similar arc said to
have occurred.
At Magazines, Css,clsnrrasin, and Mai.sac, there
have been risings, but, so far yet known, with
out resulting in bloodshed A large number of
prisoners have been made, who are forthwith TO be
tried a, Toulouse. At Montpelier, General Ros,o-
Ian has taken one hundred and seventy four pr
soners
C3tes du- Nord contains mphatc protest sgainst
the usurpetion Of December q and adhesion TO the
resolution signed by the representatives in the
marie OF the 10th arrondissement. THE protest
was moved in the council general fthc C6te-d'Or,
md signed by sixteen members. What ia still
moro important, the regiment OF artillery quartered
at St Brieuc bad given votes against the President
The municipal councils of Lsunion, Trcguicr, and
other towns in the ssme department. bad also voted
resolutions condemning the acts of the ID De
cembcr.
The Pnt',s says that il appeared to be the ntcn.
ton Of the insurgents about Lyons TO make falsc
demonstrations, in order 10 divide the forces of
General Castellape. A considera bic body OF them
bad appeared near Crest on the Drome Two bat
tslions were sent against them.
u 10 stated officially that complete tranquility is
restored to the departments of the Eure Seine ct
Msrpc, Haute- Marine, Vaucluse, C6tcs- du. Nord
Dordognc, Cantal, Arricgc, Eure- ct Loire, Lot,
Vosges. Hout Rbin, Mouse, Cote 'Or, and Yonne
Disturbances have taken place in the department
OF the Avcyron. Intelligence reached Rodcr on
the 9TH that a band Of armed men were about TO
march on the town from villefrapohe. They ar
rived about the middle Of the day, nominated
dernagogic commission and sent delegates to sum.
mon the general commanding the department TO
recognise II ne the authority Of tho department:
but the delegates were arrested, and troops were
sent 10 the town. On their arrival the insurgents
disperscd; ten Of them were, however arrested
subsequently number of them, forming them.
selves into band, marched on yilIefranche and
attempted 10 seize on the Hotel de VILE but thew