The New York herald., 1871-02-13
THE PARIS RIOTS.
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Attack Of the Mob on the Hotel
De Vile.
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VIVE LA COMMUNE!
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Generals Tr0chu and VinOy De-
n0nnced as Imperialists.
THE MOBILES TRUE AS STEEL.
The Troops Open Fire ON the
Rioters.
vIvE LA COMMUNE
THE RESCUE OF FLoURENs.

AAAA1 ASAl6O02 O4 AOo1SIaAv0s
The following account OF the riots In Paris on the
2lst ult is copied from the Paris correspondence OF
the London DAILY yescs:-
When arrived al the Hotel de vile all was very
still. There were crowds, the Sunday crowds that
come out OH q fine day. and they stood In groups
talking, but all was peace. l asked II there had
been any demonstrations. There had been none.
tionary districts arrived the head OF any bata.
ions 10 demand the communes None At all. In
deed, the crowd In the great square
IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL DE WILLIE
was few enough and n there had been any demon
few companies Of the NatIenal Guard, however. ar.
rived, but they marched crosse en- PAR, that IS
holding the butt end OF their muskets upwards, and
they soon dispersed among the crowd. The ardent
revoutionists were Of course as much discouraged
as dismayed by this inapt behavior. They plunged In
claring that to overthrow the government 1t was
necessary for ell TO keep close IN battle array.
GENERAL vIN0Y DENOUNCED AS AN IMPERIALTST.
Then .oiowed clatter of tongues aud vehement
harangues. in which 1t was demonstrated that
he would assnrey sell Paris 70 the prssisns a sns a.
Bazalne had sold Metz. Nothing would do but the
Commune and the election Of some young and OBJ
scure colonel to the command or all the French
armies. The young colonel must be '.pure'' re-
publican, and all the old Trochu ana imperlalist
or reactionary set must be swept away As, how
ever, Notwithstanding the violence OF these dis
courses, the people seemed little inclined to
blows left them and advanced to the ratings Of
the middle door Of the Hotel de Vile. Inside a
colonel OF the National Guard was addressing the
crowd and begging them TO observe order, but es-
peciay 10 beware or playing into the hands OF the
PrussiaDs by iomenting revolution. outside the rail-
ings young man, who wore the cap OF a civil en-
half way up the ratings, spoke with great fervOr
and ended HIS speech with the cry OF
"vIvE LA CoMMUNEl"
But at the very moment that he climbed the rail.
tngs, raised this cry and the crowd rent the air
With approving shouts, three windows or the Hotel
de Ville were thrown open, and In the centre win
dow appeared a Garde Mobile, Chassepot In hand.
was remembered that on last day of October the
Mobiles were chiefly instrumental IN stamping out
might be divisions in the National Guard. In the
Garde Mobile there was mistaken loyalty; and II the
general in command OF Paris lifts but his little
finger to them woe to the revolution, woe to the
commune woe 10 all who resist authority. There
fore the sudden appearance OF this one Mobile,
mnsket III hand, had quite dramatic effect ltwas
enough. The civil engineer eaped down from the
raillngs, and the little crowd which had gathered
around MIN took to It's heels with laudabe expedl-
ton.
PEARS OF THE CROWD.
After this the most irightiu rum0Ts began to circu-
late. 1t was said that behind eacn door or the
Hotel dc Vile two mltraleuses were waiting ready
loaded to massacre ihe people. 1t was said that In
the Conclergerle at the neghboring Marie, and in
all the public buildings troops were massed to
rush Qut upon the crowd az any moment A fit OF
harmless crowa OF gesticnatng, jabbering, dissat-
isfed hangry Parisians. Only Parlslan crowd
weather vane. And suddenly as was admiring
with some sense OF amusement The prudence or
the real value Of such meus lives that they should
be so prudent or what was the worthlessIess OF
me nat ina oro had IN hocne no stability od found
all because OF the arrival OF Two companies
of the National Guard from the other side of the
water. Then popular orator twisted himself up O
lamp post, and n this hazardous position made
speech, which was enthusa stically appauded
Alter the speech some persons pushed towards the
door Of the Hotel de Vile while others at the same
moment began 10 retire in manner so precipiate
that, although the movement was directed by the
q n nv
the unalgniiied name OF
sKEDADDLE.
And thus for q long time the crowdS-for there
were several OF them-nassed IN different corners
OF the great square, continued talking and now and
Den rushing up 10 one corner and then to another,
without having, apparently, any deiinite purpose.
Some OF The National Guards, however, seemed very
fondled their cartridges with imnatience and wore
sinister look wnich seemed to indicate business.
This. perhaps, was the reason why SO few persons
were on the piace-few as compared With the occa-
slons OF previous demonstrations
LOOKING OUT FOR SAFE PLACE.
For my own part, also, must say that the mo-
ment seemed to have come when it was necessary
for me to think OF what unhappy generals in these
days call strategcal movement 1 did not see the
good OF getting chance shot-ali for nothing-and
therefore took up position with my back TO the
1t were attacked In front, and that II it were
tacxed on all sides i could escape into the bonn.
barded districts Of Paris, which would be compare
the bombarded districts, and 1t would be easier to
escape the Prussan shells than the stray shots ex-
precautlon had its reward. A detachment OF Ma
tional Guards suddenly appeared-it was now about
three o'cock-and marched straight up to the ra IL
iDgs Of the Hotel de Vile, TO The right OF the middle
door. They were 200 strong, with a
RED FLAG
at their head, and am told that they came from
Montnarlre. Having taken up their station Ia frsnt
OF the rallinQs some one climbed upon them-lt
seemed TO me to be the same person who had made
the speech from the lamp post-but cannot Ie.
member exactly this detail He began talking TO
the Guards very vehemently: but he had not made
much way when In moment he leaped or the railing
with unnatural haste. This movement was instantly
followed by the report OF gun then followed about
ten shots and then again several yoleys. The WIN
dows oI the Hotel de Vile were peopled quickly
with
MOBILES, WHO FIRED DOWN on THE CROWD,
While the National Guard fired back again upon the
windows OF the Hotel de Vile. What occurred
alHrwafds did not stop 10 witness. / had
seen enough Tor the moment, and took ad-
vantage OF my strateglcal position to seek
refuge IN the little streets behind the Hotel de Vile,
The panic was great Men, women and children
fell and trlpped over each other In the most igno-
mnious fashion, SO long as one could still hear In
the distance the reports OF musketry.
THE RE4cUE OF FLouRENs.
Inc London Times correspondent SAYS
Ine rescue OF flourehs IRON MaZas Prison appears
10 nave been ef1ected very quietly The ringeaders
contrved 10 get the gates opened with q view TO an
that Flourens' friends In large majority This
was all that was required, since II mad been until
yesterday an understood thing that prevent blood
shedding In civil strife all such disputes should be
reduced 70 a simple question OF arithmetic. Heads
are counted instead OF being broken, ana the mi.
nOrlty gracefully gives way In order to 90 and look
Ior alles, whose numbers may confer upen II In It's
rum the triumphant rights o; majority.
NEWARK RowoEs ROUTED.