Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25
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Ters, Account OF the Oatbrsait.
We give below translation Of NJ. Gustav,
Flourens' summary OF the earliest Incidents
OF the recent outbreak In Paris, published
over his signature In Ia reforms newspaper
"On the evening Of February 7th, says
N. Flourens, "ROchefort and ! were to
attend a meeting ut the Marsellaisi room,
Rue Dc Flandre. arrived at O'Clock.
could not believe In the arrest Of our friend,
our representative, whose only crime was
generous Indignation agalnst an Infamous
murder.
announced TO the citizens who ala me
the honor Of voting me TO the chair that
Rochefort would attend but, hardly had
our frst speaker declared that we must NOT
permit the incarceration Of our representa-
tive, and drawn down on himself for those
noble words FIRST warning from the com.
mlssary Of pollce-hardly had myself had
time TO protest against that warninE-than
a tremendous outcry from without informed
us that they had dared TO violate the liberty
ofour representative. Immediately declared
10 the meeting that we must consider our
selves in state Of revolution and resort to
armed resistance.
armed myself, and Immediately arrested
the commlssary Of police. told him that
no harm would come TO him, provided he
did not attempt TO escape, nor hound on his
men 10 strike my friends. went out Into
the street holding the commissary Coy his
collar, presume.) lie showed his scarf to
the crowd Of policemen, and we were al.
lowed 10 pass, singing the "Marselllaiso"
and the "Chant du Depart" TO Belle
Ville,' cried TO my friends, small-too
small, alasl-but heroic band OF youths.
One hundred at first, then reduced 70 sl1ty,
with which for three days wo occupied a
suburb Of Paris. The commissary asked
me, Are you sure you will be able to pro-
tect me eGectuhllyi l don't care for life
much, but would think II a sad thing not
TO see my wife and children again. tprom-
ised that would see him safe, adding, we
don't massacre unarmed people as your
policemen do
When we got TO the bottom Of the Eau
bourg du Temple, close to the canal, We
stopped an omnibus; then another, and with
few hackney coaches commenced the out.
uae OF a barricade. l then requested q TO
liable friend to see the eommlssaire safe
over the barrieade. We then went down
the faubourR, aud, as two soldiers passed,
disarmod them-quletly, tenderly, like
brethren. At the barracks were a sergeant
and two priyates. addressed few friendly
words to them, but these wretched slaves Of
discipline replied by crossing bayoucts and
threatening TO shoot us. Our friends were
engaged at that time In barricading the lat.
eral streets, and was almost alone.
went on, having the gas turned OF all
the way. When we arrived at the Rue de
Paris at Belleyile We built a rather better
barricade than the others. We attempted
TO get some muskets from the Theatre do
Bellyille, but were unable to obtain any. We
were not sufficiently numerous. Neverthe-
less the whole OF the great artery OF the
faubourg was barrlcaded, and II we had had
arms those young men would have fought
herolcnlly. We returned down the fau-
bourg. At the moment Of approaching the
lower barricade l heard piercing erica.
Theseeame from uuarmed lads, whom tho
police agents were driving before them nt
the point Of the sword. One Of them,
wounded by a sword, fell within four paces
OF me, shrieklng wildly.
Three agents rushed toward me. l was
fortunate In warding OIL a sword thrust with
my left hand while receiving on my right
shoulder blow from q skull-eracker. Being
jammed up against wall, was evidently
In for q struggle, when up came FIVE or six
other youths running as hard as they could,
pursued by two agents and 4 peace officer.
Run and strike cried the officer to the
agents. That saved me. They left me there
standing against the wall. l continued on
my way quite alone. In n side street met
n friend, who introduced me into his little
WorkmAn's chamber. We had hardly got In
when the street was invaded by the municipal
guard, horse and foot.
silently In tho gloom for the purpose OF
slaughtering their unarmed brothers aud
soma! AT every step the horses slipped on
the moist pavement. The moment they
passed came ont Of my hldlng-plaee. Fa-
vored by the darkness, was able to 90 up
the main street OF the faubourg, and OBJ.
serve the police agents destroying our bar
ricades, go courageously improyised just be-
fore. Tho cavalry again came down the
street, and fortunately found no one to
BtturV. OuotuB SIissS sliUiS Voc uOslIuS more
TO be done for the present, l followed the
course OF the canal, and made my way to
the house OF another friend.
At 1850 In the morning all was completely
calm. At @ o'clock In the morning, Tues
day, the Sth, q commissary of police, fol-
lowed by five agents, went to arrest me at
my residence, where, Of course, they did not
ind me. The warrant issued against m e
charges me with the following four chief
offencesi 1. Excitement 10 crimes; ?. So
questratlon OF commlssAry of police; 8.
Exciting TO revolution 4, seditlous cries
Those gentry have walked OF with all my
papers and correspondence, wherein, or
eourte, they will find nothing to compromise
any one.n