New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
TRIBUNE WAR LETTERS.
THE REVOLUTION IN PARIS.
STREET SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
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PARIS, Sept. 4-Had | not before me as /
write bit Of the crown which surmounte the eagle in
the guardhouse OF the louvre until few minutes ago,
could hardly believe that in four hours have seen,
from first to last one Of the greatest and most sudden OF
revolutions. When we reached Paris this morning the
city was quiet, and II remained 70 till noon Groups Of
people read the news Of the Emperors capture with In
terest ahd' as was clear enough with joy still, till 10
the streets were quiet At that hour heard drums and
shouts, and body of National Guards march past the
Grand Hotel, exclaiming, "PAbdicaton," and crying
that they were marching v'd Ia cham6re." They were
followed by band OF excited workmen, call
ing ont that they would have "no abdieation."
but deposition" La Dech6ance was the
fierce chorus OF their cries. followed them. and
found the Place do la Concorde crowded. but the bridge
blocked by mounted gendarmes. In a few minutes
several more hundreds Of National Guards appeared and
their trying to pass the gendarmes there was
pushing and rough play, and they stopped Mean
while n fight was going in the Champs Eysees be-
tween some police and a few woImen, who were armed
with loaded pistols, which, however, they did not use,
and one workman was carried past with his head
broken by knuckle eduster. The crowd was growing
angry, when GGrde Mobile made a timely diversion by
climbing up the great statue OF strasbourg and tying
trcolOr round her neck and dressing her with
flowers. The crowd cried Viue la Rtpublique," and
sang. few speeches infamed them more and
the next body Of gendarmes who to the place
not allowed to pass until each had cried for
the republic and waved his hat Pressure then put
upon the gendarmes do the like and they with
cord cricdV Ia Rpu6iq and at last allowed the mob
pass Thousands Of Garde Mobiles Nationals francs
treurs, and civilians with many women, poured across
the bridge to cries OF Vpe Ia Rfpublique and we
met half way by NJ. Bancel who bidding halt, said:
"The Emperor is deposed the Republic is proclaimed;
Favre, Ferry, Simon, Gambetta Keratry, Picard Pele-
tan are the Provisional Government"
"Where our arms 7" the people cried
"You shall have them at once"
"Vire la Rtpubique then poured from tens OF thou
sands Of throats and, TO judge by what saw should
have thought that there had never been mperiat in
France. These cries not heard through the
noise OF the drums beating, 10 call the troops to swear
allegiance 10 'la nation" "Wheres Casssgnac-give
up the assassin ~ and of went party Of st. AntOners
TO find Cassagnac "Let release Rochefort," and of
went party TO find Rochefot. "o the Tuileries let
take possession" went with the third mob and after
brief resistance by the court servants leaders were
allowed to march across the palace through the courts
from the gardens to the Place dc Carouse and we dt
fully followed In the street. every plate stating that
shOpkeeper supplied the Emperor has been broken down
already and n0w O'clock the revolution is over and
Paris quietly work upon it's armaments kecatry is,
my wisest French friends tell me- the coming man.
Sunday, Sept. I-Midnight.-The whole OF the police
knowing unpopularity, have dsarmed Not one is
to be in the town. and all good citizens are requested
to act consables by unsigned proclamation, which
adds that theft tobe punished by death know Paris
well, and may say that of Le years the city has never
been gay is to night The houses are Illuminated
the streets filed with joyful crowd the regular troops
enthusiastic for the Republic the Gdrde No
bile and the National Guard have not hung back this time
as they often before. The Prussans for the
ment forgoten-no person, no newspaper mentions their
existence The collapse Of the Right In the Chamber
despite its numbers has astonished some foreign OBJ
helieye that the regulars
guard a the Paais Bourbon refused to load saying as
in 49, eve will not fire brothers," Several Amer
leans staying at the Grand Hotel have volunteered into
the French military service. did not this afternoon
mention that Creil railway station has been fortified
against musketry by means Of new brick walls with
sits did inform you that France is obtaining guns
from Belgium. knowfor certain that the franestreurs
OF Asnieres being armed with Belgian made chase
pots.
Sept 81 MI have been TO the Boulevard again.
The workpeope still parading the streets with Impe
rial eagles, which they trailing in the dust, calling
them cuckOos" Some little episodes oithriing scenes
on the Place de Ia Concorde TO Cuirasser-
mere boy-rode out OF the yard OF the Corps Lgisla
tif when the excitement at its worst He was sus-
pected and at called on TO say whittier he was
bound. The poor boy looked frightened-but after a
moments pause he cried out brayely, 81 am soldier
under orders cannot tell you when am that, but
win cry, Wire Ia RfDubliqW" The Republic had not
then been proclaimed; so the mob cheered greatly and
let him CO. The appearance Of the Garde Mobile to-day
contrary to all discipline for they were internes
shut up for the day at st. Maur.
Monday Sept. 5-AfternOOn.-Paris IL calm aad happy
battalion OF Turcos with Vengeance" their flag,
came in to-day from Algeria. The palaces are guarded
by the people, armed but IN blouses and without any
mark Of uniform Lodgings to let" is chaked up all
over the Tueres and the eagles have everywhere dis
appeared leaving dense dust Of plaster in the streets
otherwise il would be hard TO find that vout0n had
occurred The proc amaton OF the Ministers speaks Of
il as bloodess but hear that two sergens de Vile
were killed by the bayonets of National Guard in the
row at the Palas dc ndustre. do not believe II,
saw only the one blouse" wounded in the head Of
whom told you yesterday. Keratry is Prefet OF Police
However he has not yet any police except the whole
people, for not a policeman has shown his
head in the streets since yesterday morning
at :, o'clock. The G6th Of the line, In march
inc ,hrouph Paris to-day, eheered for the Repub-
Ii loudly and wore cockades One cried out, am an
atisu and the Prussans have eaten my fOwIs and my
co ina pache) Tiue Strdsborg," cried the crowd
what nifty that they didn't eat Le6GW at the same
time =, Not a bad joke for u crowd. ..
victor scbncher has returned, as know, Tor nave
a, mir, Ionis Blanc am told, Is here. GaTrido and
IS6r. .ape "a a deputation from Spain. Garrido re-
in to represent Spain on universal republican COM
;,,oo bcb ia being formed but Fgneras has returned
q, ,se the republican flag at Madrid. Italy, too, Is ex
nected 70 rise Vipe les peupIes is already the cry
THE DEMANDS OF GERMANY.
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