The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-29

have been circulated about me, and which should
scorn to notce before my real judges--that Is
TINS Assembly, Appause,l But to proceed. told
General Lebreton, 'LOOK here, General, you want
me single-handed to stop the advance OF hals NIL
lion OF men who ere surging up towards the Assem-
bly,, and yet YOU must know as well as do that It
cannot be done but as you MAKE this demand In
the name OF the Corps Lsgslatif Will attempt the
effort, though am wen assured OF its failure.' Ten
minutes later l. was on horseback and on my way
to the Corps Legisatf At the same moment l
despatched General Schmiz to the Tuileries to In
form the Empress OF what was going TO do. was
accompanied by TWO aides-de-camD, and had no diff
dculty IN getting through the Carrouse though the
to penetrate into the Tueries; but when got to
the quay had great difficulty In moving through
beyond the Point Neuf, far up IN the Champs Ely.
Sees witnessed, not without fear or emotion,
such sight as | had never behed, although had
men, women and children, wholly unarmed, and in
which Kndliness, fear anger and good nature were
oddly mingled, snrged up all around me and wholly
prevented my advance; men with sinister faces
threw themselves on my horses relns andsnouted,
"Cry
vrvE LA socIALEr"
Yes gentlemen, ,'Yre "a Socsats ~ told them, IL
w not i, cry anything at ayou Want to ona my
standing my position, demonstrated. and shouted
"He's right" Il took me nearly ON hour, gentle
There was compelled to come TO standstl. |
had long since lost my two aides.de-camp and
cng With he cSw trying &c get them 70 pen
way for me, when TALL man e!Dowed himself up.
ara not know hIm-he was under the influence OF
legslauf, '.The Corps I1egisatii has been INVADED.
was tnere-l saw it. lgiye you my word It IS So
lam 81. jules Favre.n lScnsatlon.) Al. Jules Favre
addea, "Ihlt Is
TIE ELIMINATING DISASTER
here is revolution being consummated In the midst
oil the disasters o, armies. You may DE sure
that the demagogues VINO are going 70 try and turn
II 10 account will give France her deatholOw II we
dont prevent It. am gong 10 the Hotel de Vile;
thar is the rendezvous OF the mcn who wish to save
liza nntfs41 fah M 70 q
such q resolution &C present." and we parted. IL
took me about an hour longer to get back 10 the
Louvre. While these events were taking place
THE EMPRESS HAD LEFT THE TUILEaIEs.
General Schmitz had found her gone, and had
been received by Admiral Julien de Ia Grayiere VINO
graphers whose narratives have read generally add,
"Tne principal functionaries OF the State crowded
around the Empress TO take leave OF her; alone GEN.
eral TrocAu did not appearn No, did not appear,
because at that time Instead OF paying compliments
tempt personally to protect the Corps Legsiatr at
the request OF General Lebreton. little alter my
return to the Louvre group Of persons, utterly I'M
who led them SAID, "sam NJ. SteenacKers, deputy.
tAurmursl am sent to you with these gentlemen
to tell you that real drama Is being enacted at the
Hotel de vile; 1t is surrounded by the mob depu-
ties have met there to
but there are no troops; there soldlers there
are no means of enforcing any decision that may be
Kind Of Sanction and that the toops dispersed ia ali
over Paris would rally round you.: asked for five
Is Y see Why, family and went to the
enough. There were the same enormous crowds
as during the morning. but very much more
mixed Shouts, clamOrs and threats arose on every
side. The Hotel de Vile was filled with so dense
crowd that II was only By devious ways that was
TINS tribune, IN which the provisional government
had stationed itself TO the light OF solitary lamp.
j dldu't know whether the mea saw there for the
first time-with the exception or M. Jules Favre,
whom had seen during the day-werc really
UsURPER5,
vultures soaring down on power as prey; but they
dld not look like II. felt that they and were ex
posed TO great peril. One OF them sad, general,
that tho government should fall into the hands OF
the people III the next room. tSensauon.l Just now,
taken aoacS by the SuddennesS OF events they are
assembled, but they not yet armed; but they Will
War OF the provisional government tomorrow the
officers and soldiers in Paris VIII gather roun0 your
name anc there Will be GONE means OF enforcing the
measures tina. must be taken for the preservation OF
order IN Paris" replied, "Bciore making up my
mind 1t Is my duty TO go to the War ONCE and
acquaint the Minister who Is my chief, or what Is
gong on here.n went ana found
GENERAL PALlKAO
IN his once, prey 10 intense gre he thought that
MS son, . clever young oniCer, nad been Killed at
Sedan. On THIS occasion he wed me with the
greatest cordal!ty. lGenera he said, s'the revol-
ton II q yni dccOn,pI II you don't take the d1rec
ton OF affairs 1t IS all up with US; II you do prona
bly, the result viii be Just the same sensatton); but
the soldiers VIII rally round you" returned to the
Hotel de Vile, where found the provisional govern
ment had received during my absence an addition
to its numbers III the person OF NJ. Rochefort (Ah !
an" and prolonged iaughter).. l told the prOvls-
1onal government 'If you want me to be or any use
at this fearful crisis must be at the head OF affairs.
NJ. Jules tayre is PRESIDENT must be President
his place" Such, gentlemen, In very condensed
form, is the history OF September A.