The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-10-05
Scenes o. the Revolution in pari..

PARIS, Sept. 6th.-The following Is the continue
tion of the revolution, by the New YORK 7rso.as
correspondent:
"a Republic has been proclaimed In Parish On
the train which left Paris this morning and reached
Paris this evening, by way of Lille the mail car
rage came with the Imperial arms efAeed on the
Legion Poste National Francais In Paris yesterday
evening the approaches to the Palace of the Legis
lature guarded by detechments Of the lire and
squadrons of gendarmes. The Gardes de Paris and
National Guards occupied the centre Of the Pont de
la Coneorde. Novehicles were allowed to traverse
the place The Champs Elysees wers cleared Of all
carriages and Gordon of National Guards stretched
across them at the road point.
After the suspension OF the sitting of the mem-
bers, persons gradually assembled on the grand
staircase within the Legislative Palace, and finally
out on the porco waving their hats and shout-
ing :" Down with the EmpreI' "viye la Repub-
lique!' These shouts were not repressed by the
troops. The demonstration was taken up BY the
crowds on the quay and by other crowds in the Rue
Royale and along the Rue Rvoli, by the galleries Of
the Tuieries. These crowds were a compact mass
from just beyond the Obelisk OF Luxor quite down
to the Rue Royale TO Rue St. Havre, and down the
Rue Rrvol to Rue Castigone
The shops were all shut, and there was no dIsor-
der beyond that merely incident to the presence of
so great multitude. About dark. the National
Guard and troops of the line nearest the Legislative
Palace, began to show signs OF sympathy with the
people; shakos were raised on bayonets, and cries
uttered here and there of death to the Prussans"
''Long live France"
Shortly after, column, perhapsa thousand strong,
of the National Guards, fully uniformed and equip
ped, with band playing the MGrseiHais, came
down the line from the Pont des Ars and pressed on
the Legislative Palace gates. The keepers made
some resistance, but finally gave way, and the peo-
pie pressing n after the troops the whole enclosure
rapidly filed, aud the multitude Of troops still
in front aud in perfect order, surrounded or were
borne up to the front of the vast building.
Henri Rochefort came out to meet them, holding
out both hands, with cry of "Vive Ia Republique"
At the same time, half dozen enen burst open .
window 10 the fecade and began throwing out .
great cloud Of small white papers, crying as they
did So "these the votes Of the plebeeitss;' thea
for the first time went great cry from the whole
vast crowd, of "Down with the Empire" It YVES
taken up and sent with noise like roar Of waves
among the quaYs and along the Rue de Rlvoli. both
towards the Lenore and towards the ancient city Of
Paris, down the great Boulevard sebastopol.
procession Of several thousand troops sur
rounded by crowds of men, women and children,
advanced with bands OF music. The procession and
its wings filed the enormous street from front to
front of the houses on either side, and with musc
and banners, accompanied by the whole mass
singing the HdrseUaise. In all these places the
shops were still left open. The police were swept
In with the procession quietly disarmed. Iheard
Of and saw case Of violence, disorder no rob-
berries; everywhere deep excitement and most en-
traordinary improvised public order. The Imperial
arms torn down from all the public buildings.
and In one or two cases, the EindoTs Of shops
broken. which contained them. In the Rue ViEenne,
well known miiner's establishment was thus
menseed, but the proprietress came and remonstrat
ed with the leaders, holding mp gold Napoleon and
saying. 'f that passes to-day, why should my win
dows be brokeng The men cheered and laughed,
and the women cried "vivs Ia Republique" and
the crowd passed on.
One gate of the Tueries, the side Of the Seine,
was burst open and the crowd passed In but forboTe
to enter the palace, on the appearance Of Emanuel
Arago who came out to meet them and said, "CIti-
liens, the Empress left Paris at midnight This
palace the property of the people, ia under tae pro-
lection Of Liberty and Of the Law" The crowd
cheered, and Immediately guards from the National
Guard were posted at the gates The Republie was
proclaimed Immediately afterwards at the Hotel de
Vile.