THE REVOLUTION IN PARIS.

Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 14, 27 July 1848, Page 2

THE REVOLUTION IN PARIS.

(From the Liverpool Albion.) Paris, Sunday, Feb, 28, 1848. My dear Cousin, —I wrote you a few hasty lines on the termination of the three days, as I thought you and ray other relations at Liverpool, would be anxious to heat how we were after all the horrors of a Moody ReThe conduct of the people in the hour of triumph has been admirable This vast and wealthy city, with its pauces, banks, and Bliops full of costly articles, was in possesion of the mob fur twenty four iiours. and yet not ai. atom of propeity wai stolen, or an insult offered to any human being. Well dres»ed women were walking auuut tbe 'luileries daring the fine the work of destruction wa> going on—such was their confidence in their fellow citizens ia tins moment of temptat on. I saw men, the very dregs of the people, standing sentry at the gates of the palace, aim evimining every person that came out—those found with property on them were immediately shot, without mercy or remorse. The sight in the Toilettes was a most painful one-at the some time you could not help laughms at ihe curious spectacle of the lowest labb e strutnnrj about in Aduiitjls' and Generals' uniforms, and the gorgeous liveilt of the royal servants, whilst the women dressed themselves up in bonnets trimmed with lace, and in ball dresses. Their honors were, however, but of shor duration, as they were obliged to leave their say apparel behind, and take attain to their blouses, &e. Toe scenes tbe wine cellars presen-ed no one canever describe, bnt you miy foim some faint idea what must have been produced by on infunsted mob. Hushed wiih victory, atier three days' and uigbt»' fighting, breaking into the cellars of a royal palace. I saw numbers iu a peifectly lifeless 6tate ot drunkenness, with half emptied bjtlles tightly grasped iu their hands. The Runt. baieheaded, had only just time to cs'apo with the Qneen to the Place de li Coricnrde, when he tnok one of the puolio c mveyuueies to Versailles, and thence to the Chateau d'Ku. The most desperate resistance was made at tho Palais Rdjjl, by ihe Mth regiment of the line, who fought from door to door, and from window to window, and d.ed to a man in obeying tho orders of their officers, aud la di.schar»ing wh.t t,ey considered their dmy to their king and country. Honour to such bravo but unfoiiunrt.' men! I observed that each band of insui-gciiU, as they paiscd down the Ru» de la Pai.t, uas headcu by the boys from the Ecole Polytcchnique, and tue National Guard led the assniH against the P..la , Royal. That part of the Tuilenos uuderwliich >ou go through the archway to the Cu.rousi-1 v.us set lire to t.i-ly iu tbe day; u .companv ol miaotry, who defended tue posl, retreated into the interior ol the bmljung, and being shut in, were all burnt. The girde monicipale fought to the |..st, and w.-re almost all cut off. The post of tlu Rue St. Florentine, at the Place de la Con.orde, was defended by these guard with the greatest bravery, but nothinj could roist tho impetuosity of the assault, and not a man w,n left alive. NV.rly opposite to us is tbr shop of Mr. Roberts, the upoihecdry. A report luil about that h.- bjd ielu;ea assistance to the wou'id. J, i B ? e

w ho proceeded down tbe Rue de la Paix, to the attack on the Tuileries etopped opposite his shop, fired at the window* (laaw the balls strike the walle), and then broke open the shutters. On his offering some explanation they immediately put the shutters up again, and left everything a* they found it. In the meantime another part of the mob were taking the English arms from the steam packet office, next door to us. I then thought an antUßnglish feeling had raised itself up with the political demonstration, and that it was all over with us. The mob ordered the gates of our hotel to be opened, a little entrc aeie which by no means tended to lessen onr apprehension. They then entered the casernes of the Sapeurs Pompiers, which you know are next door to us, and took every implement of war they could find—muskets, pistols, and swords. They immediately charged their guns, fixed their bayonets, and marched to the attack of the Tuneries, striking up the popular air of—*' Enfans de la Patrie," and rending the air with their shoots. There were boys of twelve to fourteen, armed to the teeth with daggers, pistols—in short anything tbey could lay their hands on. Many of these young patriots were found among the dead. A person called here yesterday who had been present at the destruction of Neuilly—he saw the people shoot three men who had attempted to plunder. I fear this interesting chateau is burnt. They killed all the deer -Wwould not allow one to be touched. There is uoJr Comparable to their whole conduct since the cea- "¥ jjtion of the struggle, in the annals of the world. * Had Guizot given in his resignation on Monday, they would have beeu satisfied—in fact every concession came a little too late. OdtUon Barrot and that section were thought, od Wednesday, ultra-radical—but on Thursday the idea of such men forming the Provisional Government was scouted by the victorious people of the barricades. On the Thursday night I went over all tbe parts of Paris where the most obstinate resistance had been made, and the sight was a most painfully interesting, and never to be forgotten, one, the barricades were erected from one extremity of the Boulevards to the other, at intervals of about 600 or 700 yards—they were most formidable, and I regret were made in pan of those trees we have so often admired, paving stone?, omnibusses, carts, gun carriages, &c. At the entrance of every street a barricade was established of the same nature, and most carious they are—and when you consider that these hundreds of barricades were all formed n one night, one cannot help being struck with amazement. The walls are every moment being placarded with manifestoes issuing from the Provisional Government, whose arrangements for the preservation of public order seem admirable. They have a hard task—they have been sitting sixty houra 1 M. Lamartine has b* eu obliged frequentlv to suppress the violence of the mob at the Hotel de Ville, as they threatened th 9 Government with destruction. His eloquent appeals were always listened to. Ever Bince, the filing of guns, beating of drums, and all such sounds, to which our ears in these piping times of peace, have been so long unaccustomed, have never ceased, and when there are no such sounds, I fancy in the night that I hear the distant roar of cannon and the vociferations of the populace. An edict was issued yesterday saying—" the enemy is Btill at your gates, do not waste your ammunition 1" since then. I have not heard a shot fired. The barricades are being partially removed, and the carriages begin to circulate through the streets and the shops to be opened. They have enrolled 48,000 addi* tional National Guards, who are to receive 30 sous per day, and to be clothed and lodged. This is an admirable measure for the public security, by absorbing so many turbulent spirits. They say that immense armies are to march immediately to tue Rhine, and to the fromUrs of Italy. AU the Pales and Swiss have joined the Republican army—the Russian and Belgian ambassadors are gone—but the Sardinian has been stopped at the gates. The Duke de Mnntpensier has given up bis swore", and his adhesion to the new order of things, having enrolled himself as a soldier of the Republic. The scene at the English passport office yesterday was an amusing one. Whilst there with a friend, I saw a man and woman of the second class, go up to the door of the Embassy and ring the bell. The servant pointed to the pasport office—they came up to me ar.d asked ■k hether they could see the Ambassador ? I told them it was not likely unless their business was important. They said it was'extremely so, as they had not one farthing of French money; and they wanted him to change litem a£s note I What a relief it is to have anything to Emi'e at, after all we have gone through the last week, and still suffer. You may judge what my anxiety lias been. * • * * * have really supported themselves wonderfully, but the reaction is beginning to tell now. Paris is perfectly quiet, at least as quiet as it can be with 3, or 400,000 armed repubcans in it, how long it wil remain so, God only knows. What I dread is any feeling against the English springing up, in consequence of any act of our Government! In the meantime our retreat 13 entirely cut off, by the bridges on the railways to Rouen and Boulogne being destroyed. I shall start the moment I see a fair opportunity, but at present we are safer here, as. there is moie danger to be apprehended from tbe people outside the bainers, where there is no police, than from those within, where life and properly is respected. Besidrs, tin re aie neither diligences nor post horses on the i oads. The people adopted first the red flag, but Lamartine /""told them he never would acknowledge it—he said the 7 tricolor had made the tour of Europe, with our liberty a and our glory, whereas the red flag had only made the * tour of the Champ de Mars, steeped in the blood of the people. The Republic has been proclaimed at Bordeaux, Rouen, and many of the large towns. Vincenn.es with all its artillery, ammunition, and military stores, has been taken possession of by the Republic. The detached forts are occupied by the National Guards of the Banlieu. The fort of Mont Valerien was token after five hours' resistance. The Tuilteries are destined as a hospiNl for ihe work people. 1 forbear to repeat things vcu may read in the papers.