The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-05

Montmartre, from Noon Until Sun.
down on the 18th UIt.
A VISIT TO THE REBEL CAMP.
The Fighting in the Streets and the Mob
Throwing Up Barricades.
PARIS, March Is. 1871.

O'Clock this morning, was Just In time 10 see the
attack upon Montmartre, which was just commence
ing when passed down the Boulevard de Sebas.
tapol into the Boulevard DIES Italiens on my war
from the orleans depot, hgniing quarters Tor he
night. Having heard in Bordeaux that the reds We're
getting tired OF playing al soldier ana That they
quietly returned to their homes, dsgusted al mount
ing guard in bad weather when nobody seemed at all
disposed 70 attack them, was surprised at seeing
soldiers defining through the streets at that hour,
and supposed at first that 1t was some regiments
simply returning from the campaign to be dis
banded. Upon looking at them more closely, how
ever, came to the conclusion that there some.
thing more in the wind. They were
MARCHING SILENTLY FORWARD WITH CLOSED
and to an experienced eye they were not hunting
quarters but evidently upon business of some
Kind, and made up my mind 10 follow them at any
rate and see what were their attentions. There
were, as well As could maze out ABOUT a thousand
or fifteen hundred troops OF the line, with battery
OF artillery-wnich have since learned was the
Eighteenth--200 Chasseurs dArrique and about
the same number of National Guards. These latter.
however, have been told, were only gendarmes
III ihe costume OF the National Guards. i do not
know whether this is true or not but had been told
SO by several persons who seemed TO know.
FOLLOWING up TaE. TRAIL
They made then through several streets most Of
the lime until ana at last out upon the Boue-
ward Exterieur, not far from an open square, which
4 mace out 10 he, soon as daylight appeared the
Pace Ingale. They divided here. and party
advanced up the Rue HouDon: another tue Rue
St Pierre TO the Pace ST. Pierre, which is right
under the heights Of Montmartre BY far the
greater part however, remained upon the Place
Pgaie forming line along the Boulevard from the
Rue Hoube.d 10 Tue Rue Houoon, where about half
way up Is a plateau in wuich were placed several
i j
could not, IA Ia {, see any, as was prevented from
pursuing more than aail way up the Rue Houberd
i very snort street, running from the boulevard
EXteIieur 10 the Place 81. Pierre and opening
vista 10 the neignIs a9ove upon which | could sea
A NUMstR OF sHADowY FIGURES
moving coniusedly ABOUT IN The darkness. l heard
EXCAVATIONS and cries, terribly confused, mixed
neariy Ii seemed that about hal the advancing
party had remained upon the Pace st. Pierre, tle
Other ha nad gone up on Tue plateau p anu tanen
without any trouble The few National GUARDS r, On
about four O'Clock In the morning.
ALARM.
The Insurgents or National Guards, whichever you
may Choose 10 call them, retreaiing, spread the
alarm all over Paris, and about hali-past. SIX or
Heyen, before the troops mad time 10 remove
the guns, they appeared on the Dutes top OF tho
mount IN q line extending from tue Moulin GAZETTE
To the houses opposite an omen space Of about 200
yards having arrived from tile other side. The
soldiers engaged IN removing the guns Immediately
retreaed 70 tner compaalois .pon the place below;
thus recaptured the canaons winch taey mad Iost
early III the Inornlu9.
The troops then seeing themselves menacca by the
batteries wincs they oag,t to nave kept possession
where they leIt the remainder OF the attacking
column The National GUARDS followed them WIN
''Fus Ia Ltsae," "Ttos IA R3puJitqte." Many OF
the regulars went to tnern, and more National
ward opposite the government tro1ps The aae
Houbon was fun OF them as was also the Rue St.
Pierre.
THE TROOPS FRATERSIzIsG
There was shouting and cries OF .'Vtce IN Ltg7le"
eyre Ia A6ptcHQue,' which was answered oy cries
OF .sVite les Gdrdes MAI. o. aug.o IDey were near
enough each other TO exchange words, and the
officers in command OF the regular troops saw That
the position was becoming very critical. and that
tner soldiers were not inclined 10 fent by any means.
Cnasseurs diAfrique drawing MS s~ord, spurred his
horse forward giving the Wpru o. conlnana. en-
droni. his was the Place PIgale, just IN 'front.'
OF the hue Houpon. There an mlneIIse va
OF men, women and children N every street Leading
10 the square from which went up sound Ike the
roar Of the oeean-sometning terrible and over,
Hbelming. j dc moi knoS whether this captain had
orders 10 advance or NOT ana as yet have not yet
been able 10 learn who was IN immediate command,
nor from whom the orders eminated, but 40 sooner
had he II en- tie word aud tne clang OF the sabres
starting from their scaobards was heard, tnan q
FIRE WAS OPENED UfoS THEM
by the National Guards, vino. until tnat moment,
had kept their guns reversed The captain fell DEAD
upon the spot; several OF his men lei from their
saddles, either Killed or wounded, and the whole
company took TO hight. followed Dy part OF the
regulars and the artillery Sucl scene OF con-
fusion and terror followed as was Inghtlui TO WIT
ness. The National Guards continued
FIRING UPoS DEMONSTRATING TROOPS
killing nve or six and woundn8 several others. and
killing or disabling rye Or SIX horses OF me ar'lI,
the guns Ghat were la position; and two Of them
ana three mitlalleuses were captured. saw one
ettlleryman
with q ball through the BRAN and several others
Tell. either wounded killed; but the confusion
was so great tnat could not make out how many.
After u was over l helped one poor fellow ron
ulflAF nor ma a mad
he himself had been stunned by bail, grazing his
head and covering his face with blood bis hand
was crushed also, aud, after accompanying niIn TO
the hospital wnicn happened to be near, returned
10 the scene OF action.
had all lert and the square was occupied by the
National Guard and tue crowd. seyea spots were
III puddle VI blood, wncl the crowd was tranpiing
without seeming 10 notice that their ieet were wet
with IT,
The captain received two balls, one through the
heart, another the abdomen, ana never spoke after
his order TO advance. IL was terrible. 1 saw ana
talked Afterwards 10 numbers 81 the roldlels, VINO
said tney were determined not 10 IRE upon uler
countrymen. The National Guards had SAID "Ctl.
gems we wish 10 save the repuonc; we do not WISH
10 fire upon you, but we do not VIII not surrender
Dur cannon wIll you ire upon v usr Ines an y,
advance they ran away. 'Vot1S dtex o,en nut
"Yoas arez olen JaI ~ said the crowd generally,
they Lad been out since three O'Clock and had had
nothing 70 eat
Tue National GUARDS stll hold Montmaftre and
they say they nave ZUJ cannon mp there of course
tnsi ii sI nonsense and ody meant 70 frignten tue
people. 1ney are not going 10 surrender, and tnose
10 whom nave talked say they Viii lombard Paris
II tney are attacked again.
After do Battle nfontmartre FROM One
o,CIeek 10 shutdown on the r7th Of March
wild Exciscmcnr- Depression In the C'ty-A
yisit The Rloraing 10 the IGsiraeoi Camp.
PARIS March ~, 1871.
Paris perspires in blood. the people are IN civh
,xar Brother h against brother. The city Is DC
meath the guns Of the National Gaurds' Deaa
bod,es he on the place Pgale and the government
al Inc pcople seeks tranquility IN vain. Tnougn