Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-10

walls, and branchless and uproote
shade trees. What q work had th
demon War King accomplished sine
! | made my last daily promenade /
THAT once gay and happy and mRgni
| icent street. The entrance to tn
Place de La COncorde was barred, an
1 retraced my steps to the corner {
the Rue st. HOnOre, along which
proceeded TO the Rue Costiglione, an
nom thence to the Rue de RivOli
near where the flames of the burnin
Treasury Department were bursting
out, and to get a view of the blazinI
Tuileries, / had TO turn again, and
then entered the Place NendOme, tn
Gibraltar, as it was fancied, of tn
Commune. It was densely filed witt
the troops Of the line-iOot and mount
ed. Soon q shell came down from
Belleville and fell near the pedesta
OF the absent column, marvellOusly
falling to touch a single Individual
As though it had suffered suthciency
OF shame in the destruction OF its or
nament, the Place YendOme escaped
serious harm in the battling OF the
previous day. Its Over-contident de
lenders were so surprised by the sud
den appearance OF their enemy in
their rear, that they had no time, in
view of their personal safety, to CON-
NIT additional injuries. then con-
| tinued my walk leisurly ON to the
BOulevards. Fragments of shells
were falling in the Italiens. One had,
a few moments before, cut of the legs
| ofa poor woman in the Rue Lepel-
letter. I crossed over to the Grand
| Hotel, concluding to return by the
way of the Rues Cammartin, Godot
and Ferme des Mathurins. Just as
was passing the Rue Scribe shell fell
within few yards of me and kicked
Cd q mighty dust, but without hurt
| ing anybody, though there were but
few persons near it. ! found that but
/ little damage had been done to any of
the houses in the streets which have
lust mentioned; but those at the cor
ners of the two latter bear many scars
which can never be effaced, as also
that of the TrOis Quarters, and the
opposite corner as far down as the
| junction OF the Rues DuphOt and st.
FlOrentin.
Having finished my tour, return
ed to my desk, and there have hurried
Iy furnished you with this account.
The Commune, though Its leaders and
Generals have fed (according to cur
rent report), and have been all day
shelling at q tremendous rate the in
terror portions OF the city, by cross
fires from its battery at Belleville and
from the fortress of MOntrOgue in the
opposite direction. In its death
struggle it is as much bent as ever,
and more eXasperated, upon cOnsum-
mating its diabOlical original purpose.
Its end ] think will come before the
sitting of ftO-morrOw's sun, but what
damage il may do in the meantime /
cannot conjecture, wickedneSs being
so natural and $50 swift to enter the
minds Of desperate men,"
Thursday, May %, p.m.-Aiter
closing my yesterdays account, as
cended at dark to the top of this high
mansion to survey the davOuring
flames which shed their appalling
lustre on all around. Here, close by,
were those which emanated from the
fine blocks Of buildings in the Rue
ROyale. of vivid brightness and terrific
heat. There, a little more distant,
those of melting iron ore brightness
of the Treasury Department. There
beyond, slightly to the left, those of
larger volumes and scarcely less fierce
in color OF the Tuileries. There, in
close proximity, those Of the Palais
Royal. There, behind, those of the
splendid Hotel de Vile, apparently
making an effort to eclipse in brillian-
CIV all others. There, those Of the
Palais de Justice. There, those of the
Conseil d'Etat. There, those of the
Court des Cemptes. There, those of
the Sainte Chapelle. Here, those Of
the Legion d'HOnneur. There, those
of the Mont de Piete. There, those Of
the Arts etsMetiers, of the Caisse des
DepOts ct ConsignatiOns, Of the Grenier
d'AbOndance. And there, and there,
and there. those OF the Theaters of the
Porte st. Martin Lyrlque, Odeon and
Ambigu.
AS ] silently wondered and gazed
horizontally upon the stupendous con-
fiagratiOn, now and then turning my
eyes upward to the densely studded
starry regions, which were so daz-
ZlingIy red in the reflection as to ap-
pear to be themselves in flames, /
momentarily fsncied that the whole
world was on fire, and that, in the
rapid and sharp explosion of bombs in
the air, and in the loud roaring sound
attendant upon their emission, all the
artillery of hell was employed to in-
sure final, complete destruction. Such
a spectacle may never behold again,
though as il was in the course of pre-
would not have missed IL
for the "sea's worth"
This morning was out be-times,
and yet the population OF this quarter,
usually slow in early rising, was out |
before me. It was in q more aftrighted |
state of mind than l had yet seen it |
at any time. Numerous attempts had |
been made during the night to burn |
us up. For this purpose peculiar de-
sCriptiOn of paper, soaked In petrO-
leum, had been employed, and applied |
where Ii was likely To- take effect. |
women and wicked boys, /
and fiendish old men had been arrest
ed fdgrdylte delictt, and with quanti-
ties OF this preparation, accompanied /
with matches upon their persons. A
fenG,sh man OF seventy years, a des-
perate woman Of forty (said to be en-
sSe,lte), anu villainOus lad of fifteen,
were tried by 3 court martial and shot /
before my eyes shout two hours ago.
The great aim OF the destructives in
his form of operation, was the large
riding school and livery stable estab-
Iishnent, Immediately in my rear, or
n the southern front OF the chamber
where ] am now seated. The firing /
lf this with the vast amount Of in.
riammable material il contained /
would have eventuated, in all prOba-
Dility, in laying in ruins not only the
Cite Vendee, but alsO every adjacent |
structure. From the first / fOreSaw
hat this was not the least of the dam
ger TO which / should be subjected,
and now learn that under the spe-
.ial directions and official order OF
he sol disdys Minister OF Marine that
aFge kegs of petroleum Wefedeposit-
ID in every mock and corner of the
building for quick use In case the
evacuation OF the barracks should be-
,ome necessary. The officer charged
gith the execution OF the order was
ound brutally drunk on the premises
.fter the precipitate flight of the Ma
ional Guards. AS remarked, the
rOops OF the line are now there In
yigilant Watchfulness, and there Is
security.
The firing has nearly ceased in ev-
nv direction. MontrOuge has capitu-
afed. Belleville and Pere Ia Chalse
I'm hold out, but they will be forced
a speedily succumb. They have not
he shadow of chance for successful
esistance. There are hourly eXecu-
ions. A number Of the most nOto-
ious leaders have been shot under
Military law, while nearly all the rest