Litchfield Enquirer

REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.

New-York, [Observer.] Sept. 3.

By the arrival at New-York of the ship Hibernia, from Liverpool, London papers have been received to August 3d.

They bring accounts of a surprisingly sudden, bloody and complete revolution in France—of the flight of the King and his Ministers from Paris and the formation of a new government under the Duke of Orleans. The late election resulted, as our readers know, in the return of an overwhelming majority of liberals to the Chamber of Deputies. The King and his Ministers, instead of yielding to this expression of the popular will, resolved to brave it, and relying on the army, issued ordinances restricting the liberty of the press, disfranchising the great body of the electors, and ordering a new election. These insane proceedings roused the indignation of the French people, and led to the bloody scenes which we record below. We narrate the events in the order of their occurrence.

Monday, July 26.—The King with a boldness and insanity unparalleled in the annals of the world, issued three ordinances, which appeared in the Moniteur of this date. By the first ordinance, which bears, as usual, the royal signature, and is countersigned by all his ministers, the liberty of the press is suspended, whilst the suspension is marked by unaccustomed rigor. By the second ordinance, which is only countersigned by Count Peyronnet, as Minister of the Interior, the Chamber of Deputies is dissolved. By a third ordinance, to which, in like manner, the counter signature of all the ministers is affixed, the present law of election is annulled, and a new law substituted, by which only deputies of departments are to sit in the new chamber, if it ever meet.

These decrees were introduced in the Moniteur by a report of the Ministers to the King, in which they profess to place before his eyes a view of the internal situation of the country, and to point out the dangers of the periodical press. This document is of considerable length, and we only afford space for a few extracts from it. The Ministers say:

"An active, ardent, indefatigable malevolence labors to ruin all the foundations of order, and to snatch from France the happiness it enjoys under the sceptre of its King. Skilful in turning to advantage all discontents and to excite all hatreds, it foments among the people a spirit of distrust and hostility towards power, and endeavors to sow every where the seeds of trouble and civil war: and already, sire, recent events have proved that political passions, hitherto confined to the summits of society, begin to penetrate the depths of it, and to stir up the popular classes. It is proved also, that these masses would never move without danger, even to those who endeavor to rouse them from repose.

"At all times, in fact, the periodical press has been, and it is in its nature to be, only an instrument of disorder and sedition."

The report then enumerates various delinquencies which it ascribes to the press, discusses the different modes of repressing the alleged evils of free discussion, and states that judicial proceedings are wholly insufficient, and finally decides that there is no remedy for the mischief except by "returning to the charter."

"The 84th article has invested your Majesty with sufficient power, not undoubtedly to change our institutions, but to consolidate them and render them more stable.

"Circumstances of imperious necessity do not permit the exercise of this supreme power to be any longer deferred. The moment is come to have recourse to measures which are in the spirit of the charter, but which are beyond the limits of legal order, the resources of which have been exhausted in vain.

"These measures, sire, your Ministers, who are to secure the success of them, do not hesitate to propose to you, convinced as they are that justice will remain the strongest."

Tuesday, July 27. At day-break on Tuesday morning the inhabitants were aroused by an extraordinary firing of cannon, by the artillery exercising at Vincennes, which reminded them that some hundred pieces of cannon were ready to pour into Paris and sweep the streets of those who did not find the ordinances to their taste. At five, on the same morning, several battalions of the guards were under arms in the Champs Elysees, and as early as seven, groups began to form in the Palais Royal and elsewhere. Scenes of violence occurred; and the gens d'armes paraded the streets with the view of intimidating the inhabitants, and with orders to act against them without the least hesitation, if any excesses were likely to be committed. The gates of the Palais Royal were closed and barricadoed in the course of the morning, and those who did not reside in it were carefully kept out. Crowds soon after surrounded it, many armed with sticks, shouting "Vive la Charte!" "A bas les Ministres!"

Late in the day the presses of the National, the Temps, and the Journal du Commerce were seized by the police and removed from the office, in spite of protestations of the proprietors against this violation of the charter. They did not resist by open force, but the officers, who were accompanied by a great display of military force, were obliged to force the door. The presses were then defaced, amidst the remonstrances of the proprietors. Most of the proprietors and the editors of the liberal journals had signed their names to a protest against these illegal acts of the government. This protest says, "In the situation in which we are placed, obedience ceases to be a duty. The citizens first called upon to obey are the writers of the journals; they ought to give the first example of resistance to authority which has divested itself of a legal character." The government has this day lost the character of legality, which commands obedience. We resist it in what concerns ourselves. It is for France to determine how far resistance ought to extend."

A manifesto was issued, purporting to have been adopted by a numerous assembly and signed with the initials of gentlemen of the first respectability in Paris. The following are extracts from this document.

"The chief of the government has placed himself above the law—he has then outlawed himself.

"Consequently, Charles Philippe Capet, heretofore called Count d'Artois, has ceased to be legally King of France. The French are released from all their obligations towards him in that character. All the ordinances which he may promulgate shall be, like those of the 25th, null and void.

"The Ministers composing the Government of the late King, by name Polignac, Peyronnet, Montbel, d'Haussez, De Chantelauze, and Guernon Ranville, are declared attainted and convicted of high treason.

"It is the duty of all Frenchmen to resist, by every means in their power, the execution of the orders of Charles Philippe Capet.

"The army is released from its oaths of fidelity to the late King. The country invokes its concurrence.

"Louis Philippe d'Orleans, duc d'Orleans, shall be invited to fulfil, in the present circumstances, the duties imposed upon him, and to concur with his fellow-citizens in the establishment of a Constitutional Government."

On Tuesday evening matters began to wear a very serious aspect. The gendarmes posted on the Place du Palais Royal were incessantly attacked, says an English letter writer, by a mob of dandies, with a perseverance and desperation of which all the riots, revolts, tumults, or revolutions of England afford no example. They were supported by young Bourgeois, and by the lower classes, but the majority, by five o'clock, were Paris fops, with rattans in their hands and pistols in their pockets. Some of them were killed. I was in the thick of the fight. The people were charged by the cavalry, fired their pistols in their faces, retired, and returned to the attack, with cries of Vengeance!—Liberté!—A bas le Roi!—Vive la Charte!—Vive l'Empereur!—Vive Napoleon I!

Wednesday, July 28.—The deputies present at Paris, to the number of about fifty, assembled and decided—“That they protested against the ordinances of the 25th of July as illegal and criminal. That they still consider themselves as the true deputies of France.—That a deputation should immediately go to the commandant of the palace and to the Prefect of Paris, to ask them to reorganize the National Guard; that, if they decline, the Guard itself was invited to meet permanently to watch over the safety of the city of Paris."

The deputies themselves declared their meeting permanent.

The following particulars of the proceedings of Wednesday, are from a letter of a correspondent of the London Morning Herald:

At four o'clock in the morning the people began to assemble at many points, but principally in the Rue St. Honore. The well dressed mob of the preceding day re-appeared, and reinforced, but were outnumbered by the terrible men from the Faubourgs of St. Antoine and Marceau. The Tuileries were approached, but no act of hostility occurred up to ten o'clock. In the mean while the brave of the ci-devant guards nationales began to assemble on the Boulevards, in the Place de Greve, and in other places, with the certainty of death if defeated. At the same moment a new and most important incident occurred. The students of the Ecole Polytechnique, having been dismissed without their swords, (lads of from 15 to 23 years of age,) joined the people to a man, they separated, proceeding singly to different parts to take the command of the people, or rather to receive it from them; and nobly did they repay the confidence so placed in them. In an hour an immense force was brought to bear on several points. The Hotel de Ville was attacked, carried, and become the point d'appui. The depot of artillery in the Rue du Bac, (St. Thomas d'Aquin,) was carried, and the cannon carried off to the most important parts, and worked with amazing coolness and effect for twelve hours by those heroic youths.—The Tuileries were attacked, and defended by the 3d regiment of the Garde Royale, (all of whom were Vendeans.) Early in the day the Sapeurs Pompiers surrendered. A proportion of the gendarmes soon afterwards followed their example. I should have said earlier that the whole garrison of Paris had been ordered out on the preceding night.—The 5th regiment were ordered. "Make ready!" to fire on the people on the Boulevard. They did so. "Present!" and they turned their pieces on their Colonel, waiting with singular coolness for the word "Fire!" That officer immediately broke his sword upon his knee, tore off his epaulettes, and retired. The people threw themselves into the arms of the soldiers, who received their embrace, but maintained their position. "Vive la ligne!" (regiments of the line,) was, in consequence, during the night, and ever since, a constant exclamation with the people.

For ten hours the war raged incessantly. On every hand, without intermission, musketry rolled, cannons thundered, shouts and cries were heard. At length the Hotel de Ville surrendered, and the tri-colored flag soon floated on the tower of the Hotel de Ville, and on those of the Cathedral, (Notre Dame.) At 10 o'clock Tuileries and Louvre still held out, but at that moment I saw march along the Boulevard part of a regiment of lancers, whose appearance indicated extreme fatigue. They were quickly followed by a portion of a regiment of infantry of the guard. "Tis a retreat," said a military gentleman near me, "they are in full deroute." A regiment, or the remains of a regiment of cuirassiers, mixed up with gens d'armes de chasse, next followed,—the horses cut up, and the men fainting. Lastly, a portion of a regiment of the line followed with a melancholy air. The remainder of the three regiments were dead, and as my friend guessed, the survivors, with some soldiers of a regiment of the line, were on their way to join the King at St. Cloud.

Thursday, July 29.—The attack on the Louvre and Tuileries was renewed early on Thursday and with success, but with great slaughter. The Swiss guards were carried in the course of the day, and the Swiss, [having refused to surrender,] cut to pieces. At 4 o'clock in the evening there was not a man in arms against the people in Paris. The tri-colored flag waved once more over all the public monuments. The appointment of General La Fayette to the command of the National Guard was a happy circumstance; 80,000 will be organized to-night.

Saturday, July 31.—The Deputies that were in Paris assembled and issued a Proclamation addressed to the French people, in which they say they have appointed the Duke of Orleans to exercise the functions of Lieut. General of the kingdom.

An address appeared in the Paris papers signed by the Duke of Orleans, in which he accepts the appointment of the Deputies, and says, "The chambers are going to assemble, they will consider the means of securing the reign of the laws and the maintenance of the rights of the nation. The charter will henceforward be a truth."

A letter from Paris of this date says;

"This is surely the most extraordinary nation on the face of the earth. The day before yesterday Paris was filled with 150,000 men engaged in mortal combat—its streets ran rivers of blood, and reverberated the thunder of artillery—the roll of musketry—the perpetual tapping of the pas de charge—the tolling of the tocsin—the cheers of the combatants—the shrieks and groans of the wounded and dying. Yesterday morning all was calm. The military service was performed with order and precision by 100,000 men, who never before this week figured as soldiers. A decent gravity reigned every where during the day. At every instant were to be met men carrying on biers such of the wounded as could be transported to the hospitals in safety; 1,500 of all parties are in the Hotel Dieu alone.

"The loss of both parties on Thursday, July 29th, was immense. It was evident to every man who saw them that the French troops were dejected. Some of them had not tasted food for 48 hours. They fought, moreover, against their own countrymen.—The poor Swiss had still more cause for dejection, for they apprehended that no quarter would be shown them. They were wrong, for the lives of all who surrendered were spared. The people fought like lions.—At one point a woman, in the costume of her sex, headed the Bourgeois. The 3d Regiment of the Guard (Vendeans) fought with extraordinary bravery and devotion.—The Lancers of the Guard—the finest body of men in the country—fought with heroism and constancy, but were dreadfully cut up. Many of them (private soldiers) were young men of family. The Swiss fought bravely, and a company of them defended the Rue St. Honore until every man fell. The contest here, at the Louvre, the Tuileries, and at the Place de Greve, was maintained with the most dreadful obstinacy. The Rue St. Honore, for two days, was a perpetual scene of slaughter. There may be counted in the front of a house which forms the corner of the streets de Rohan and St. Honore, 5,000 shot holes. The Louvre, except the Picture Gallery—what a nation! was on all sides attacked and defended at the same moment, and for hours.

What a deplorable act was the issuing of the Ordinance on Monday last! What slaughter has ensued! What changes have been effected by it!"

Sunday, Aug. 1.—A Paris paper says:——

"Charles X. is at Chartres. The court intends to go to the Loire, to organize the scourge of civil war in the ancient Vendee. They are accompanied only by the Swiss.—The Royal Guard, in a state of complete discouragement, disorganization and desertion, has remained at St. Cloud and Versailles with the artillery. The Duchess of Berri made the most energetic remonstrances to Charles X, telling him that she was a mother, and that the brilliant destiny of her son was forever endangered by his obstinate perseverance in an oppressive system. Charles X, it is said, received the Princess very ill and forbid her his presence.

FURTHER DETAILS.

Extract from the Havre Journal, July 27.

The Moniteur of to-day has struck a blow, for which public opinion was not at all prepared. The measures which have been taken, need no commentary; they have been already judged, and posterity will view them as we do." The public indignation burst forth at Paris, but the public tranquility has not been affected.

To-day, all the editors of the Journals assembled, to deliberate upon the course they ought to pursue under such extraordinary circumstances. Some advise not to submit to these illegal measures, and unconstitutional decrees; others propose to fix, by common consent, what number of journals shall appear before the tribunals, to demand the execution of the laws. M. Marain, prefect of police, has communicated to the printers the important information, that every unauthorised publication will be followed by the seizure and detention of the presses.tion of their presses. Many of the printers immediately informed the editors of the journals that, so far from complying with this order, they were ready to sacrifice their interests, and to resist as long as resistance should be in their power.

This morning, all the reading rooms were crowded; the concourse was greatest in the vicinity of the Exchange. At 1 o'clock the anticipated fall in the funds at the opening of the operations, became a subject of speculation; general expectation, however, was deceived; because the rates at first fell only two francs. This kind of circumspection is attributed to the stock dealers. It is supposed that a more decided fall would have required a more serious compromise. For the purpose of maintaining the rentes, they postponed, as much as in their power, the orders for sales. They were apprehensive that the panic might lead to a more fearful and calamitous depreciation. Their manoeuvres, nevertheless, could not prevent their falling to 50 francs 50 centimes, which makes nearly 5 francs diminution—the 5 per cents to 101.50; the ducat to 84.10. The quotation of rentes but feebly represents the indignation and anger which this manifest violation of laws and constitutional order has created.

The Constitutionnel, the National, the Courier Francois, the Temps, the Globe, the Journal du Commerce, the Messenger, the Figaro, &c. have decided to appear without authorization. It is said that the Journal des Debats is the only journal that has refused to unite in this measure.

The deputies, at present in Paris, will meet this evening, at the house of M. Alex. Delaborde, and a great part of the editors in the office of the National.

The constitution, most solemnly sworn to by our Kings, is by the royal will suspended. It no longer exists, except in the hearts of good citizens. The sensations this coup d'etat has produced upon us, indicates sufficiently what will be produced throughout all France when this unforeseen calamity shall have spread consternation in the departments, the cities, and the villages, even where yesterday they still confided in that which is kept the most sacred among men, in the promises solemnly made to the nation and before heaven—“The country, the only thing eternal upon earth."

MEETING OF THE DEPUTIES.

Paris, July 28.—Couriers have been despatched in all directions to summon the Deputies to the post of honor. They will quickly arrive. Only 8 of them were at Paris yesterday. They assembled, and will soon make known what they have decided. Only one thing preponderates in all their opinions—the immediate refusal of the taxes to an administration which has put itself out of the pale of the law, and the constitutional meeting on the 3d of August (the day for which the Chambers were convoked.)

Paris, July 28.—Paris is in complete insurrection.

Early this morning the Royal insignia were pulled down and burnt in the Palais Publique.

The populace in a ferment traversed the streets, and stopped and disarmed the military.

Towards noon the National Guard appeared here and there in uniform. Some patrols of that Guard traversed various quarters of Paris.

At this moment (half past one) I write amidst the firing of a regiment of the Royal Guard, and several pieces of cannon, which are directed against the rue de St. Dennis.

It is affirmed that the city of Paris is declared in a state of siege, and that the command of it is given to the Duke of Ragusa.

The exchange is shut.

Two o'clock.—The firing has ceased. I need not add that the cannon have prevailed; but all is not finished.

The deputies now present in Paris, to the number of about 50, have assembled and have decided—

"That they protest against the ordinances of the 25th of July, as illegal and criminal.

"That they still consider themselves as the true Deputies of France.

"That a deputation should immediately go to the Commandant of the place, and to the Prefect of Paris, to ask them to re-organize the National Guard; that if they decline, the Guard itself was invited to meet, permanently to watch over the safety of the city of Paris."

The Deputies themselves have declared their meeting permanent.

From the Journal des Debats

"Protest of the Deputies.—The undersigned, regularly elected by the Colleges of Arrondissements, by virtue of the Royal Ordinance of the and conformably to the Constitutional Charter, and to the laws relative to the elections of the , and who are now at Paris,

"Consider themselves as absolutely obliged by their duties and their honor to protest against the measures which the advisers of the Crown have lately caused to be proclaimed for the overthrow of the legal system of elections, and the ruin of the liberty of the press.

"The same measures contained in the ordinances of the - are in the opinion of the undersigned, directly contrary to the constitutional rights of the Chamber of Peers, to the public rights of the French, to the attributes and to the decrees of the tribunal, and calculated to throw the State into confusion, which equally endangers the peace of the present moment, and the security of the future.

"In consequence, the undersigned, inviolably faithful to their oath, protest in concert, not only against the said measures, but against all the acts which may result from them.

"And considering, on the one hand, that the Chamber of Deputies not having been constituted, could not be legally dissolved— on the other, that the attempt to form a new Chamber of Deputies in a novel and arbitrary manner, is directly opposed to the Constitutional Charter, and to the acquired rights of the electors—the undersigned declare that they will still consider themselves as legally elected the deputation by the Colleges of the Arrondissement and Departments whose suffrages they have obtained, and as incapable of being replaced, except by virtue of elections made according to the principles and forms prescribed by the laws. And if the undersigned do not effectively exercise the rights
nor perform all the duties which they derive from their legal election, it is because they are hindered by absolute violence.

[Signed by 62 Deputies. Many others were expected to arrive on the 30th or 31st.]

From the Journal du Commerce of July 31.

"Inhabitants of Paris! the deputies of France, at this time assembled in Paris, have expressed to me the desire that I should repair to this capital, to exercise the functions of lieutenant-general of the Kingdom. I have not hesitated to come and share your dangers; to place myself in the midst of your heroic population, and to exert all my efforts to preserve you from the calamities of a civil war, and of anarchy. On returning to the city of Paris I wore with pride those glorious colors which you have resumed, and which I myself long wore. The Chambers are going to assemble, they will consider of the means of securing the reign of the laws and the maintenance of the rights of the nation. The charter will henceforward be a truth."

Louis Phillippe d'Orleans.

Paris, July 31.—It has been necessary to designate, for each branch of the public administration, commissioners, to replace, provisionally, the administration which has just fallen with the power of Charles X.— The following are appointed provisional commissioners: for the department of justice, M. Dupont de l'Eure; finances, Baron Louis; war, Gen. Gerard; marine, M. de Rigny; foreign affairs, M. Bignon; public instruction, M. Guizot; interior and public works, M. Casimir Perrier.

(Signed)

LOBOA, A. DE LAMETH, MAUGUIN. DE SCHONEN.

From the Messager des Chambres, August 1.

Paris, July 31.—Charles X is at Chartres. The Court intends to go to the Loire, to organize the scourge of civil war in the ancient Vendee. They are accompanied only by the Swiss. The Royal Guard, in a state of complete discouragement, disorganization, and desertion, has remained at St. Cloud and Versailles, with the artillery. The Duchess of Berri made the most energetic remonstrances to Charles X, telling him that she was a mother, and that the brilliant destiny of her son was for ever endangered by his obstinate perseverance in an oppressive system. Charles X, it is said, received the princess very ill, and forbade her his presence. The despatches seized at the post office, and intended for the ambassadors, have been delivered to them unopened. They were sensible to these attentions, and have complimented the citizens on their bravery and moderation and victory. The sight of public order and respect for property after three days' battle, and in the absence of all authority, has inspired all foreigners at Paris with the most lively admiration. The English, in particular, are transported at what they have seen. "Oh, great nation!" cried they.

Paris was on Wednesday in possession of the insurgents. The citizens were all armed with spikes, with pistols, with fire-locks, or with bludgeons. The soldiers had, for the most part, either joined with, or refused to act against, the people. Much blood, however, had been shed. In the Faubourg of St. Dennis it was reported from one to two thousand persons had been sacrificed, when the guards and the artillery, shocked at so much carnage, and seeing the determination of the people, had refused to fire. The accounts add that the Chamber of Peers were sitting: and that they had called out the proscribed national guard; and that the Chamber of Deputies had met in Rue Forbin, where they were debating upon the means of providing for the safety of the capital and the preservation of the charter. Thus it would appear that Charles had set his crown upon a cast—had stood the hazard of the die—and lost it. It is said that this bigoted and misguided monarch had fled to Fontainebleau, and that his ministers were no where to be found,—[Morning Herald.]

On Wednesday, about one o'clock, the tumultuous assemblages had greatly increased, when there was repeated discharges of musketry. The populace were every where collected in dense masses, but more especially in Rue St. Honore and the market places. The place Louis Quinze was crowded with persons, in the strongest state of excitement, calling out, with deafening shouts—“A bas les Bourbons!”—“A bas les Despots!" &c. By the various discharges, it was said that five or six hundred persons had been killed. At the Boulevards the people cut down the trees and tore up the chaussées. One unfortunate Englishman, looking out of the window of Lawson's hotel, was shot. Every shop with the insignia of the royal family was attacked—the affiches were torn down and the shops were literally battered to pieces. The Tuilleries were quite closed, and large bodies of military were stationed all round. The current report, when our informant left Paris, was, that M. Casimir Perrier had issued a proclamation, stating, that obedience was no longer due to Government, which was to be considered at an end. The national guard had assembled in great force, and it was understood that M. Lafitte or Gen. Lamarque, was to be at the head of it. The great massacre of the people happened when they were breaking into every place where there were arms to seize them. None of the mails were allowed to quit Paris, and it took about four hundred men to succeed in getting the mail to this country out of the capital. This could not have been effected but for a regiment, which had gone over to the people, having taken charge of it. All the Bureaux had closed, and it was impossible to procure passports. The English, who were all eager to quit Paris, were taking their departure without passports. All the English were stopped by the populace and made to hail out "Vive la Charte." The people tore off the fleurs de lis from the dresses of the postillions. What added considerably to the consternation of the English was the circumstance of Lady Stuart de Rothsay having left Paris. It was confidently reported and believed that the Prefect of Rouen had been hanged. Indeed in every quarter the indignation was strong against the government, and what added to the excitement was the complete destitution of all men in office who had not, during the recent election, exerted themselves in procuring votes. As much depends upon the feeling of the army, our informant says that the Gardes du Corps and the Swiss are supposed to be staunch to the government; but the regiments of the line were on the side of the people to a man. He assures us that on this most important point there is not the least doubt entertained that all the regiments of the line are with the people. The defection is complete. An officer on duty was desired to fire by one of the Gardes du Corps. The answer was, "No, I will never fire on my countrymen." It was reported in Paris, that individuals of the Gardes du Corps, found separate from the body, had been dragged from their horses and massacred. The report was that great damage had been done to the Louvre.

It was said that cannon were posted on both sides of the Seine, and strong detachments of cavalry were marching from all the neighboring country on Paris. Hand-bills were distributed every ten minutes or so among the crowds, containing the most vehement Philippics against the King and Ministers, summoning every man to arm for his country, and to aid in ejecting the Bourbon. The Palais Royal was the scene of all sorts of devastation. The Duke of Orleans, from his having the misfortune to be a Bourbon, is a great sufferer for the sins of his relations. Our informant assures us, that no exception is made—that the race is devoted. Paris, he says, exhibits a most extraordinary appearance at this time. The state of excitement cannot be described. Great indignation was felt at the meanness of the King in skulking at such a time. Some said he was concealed in Paris, others that he had gone to Compiegne. It was considered by the Parisians that the government had intended the destruction of the capital. The Gardes du Corps, our informant said, did not by any means appear elated; they seemed to be filled with any thing rather than anticipations of a successful issue. No Frenchman had the least doubt of the issue. The people were pouring into Paris from all the places of the neighborhood, with such arms as they could find, breathing vengeance against the Bourbons.—[Morning Chronicle.]

The following is from a city Correspondent:

The accounts from Paris just received by express, are dated Saturday night.

The following is an extract of a private letter:

The Provisional Government has just been installed. It will be a moderate one, and composed of moderate men.

The Duke of Orleans, has been appointed Lieutenant-General, will be given a Crown, which he will wear with more moderation than that which has just been lost.

The Crown has gone forever from Charles X, and his descendants. Charles is at Chartres, and has about 2,000 troops with him.

All Paris is now tranquil, and the people, who, two days ago were fighting for liberty and their country, have returned to their work.

The Banks have recommenced payments, and the discount offices are again open.

Thus has a revolution been accomplished, which will prove an example to those who would wish to trample on the rights of the people.

Other letters speak of Normandy as the rallying point of Charles the Tenth, and that there a civil war will be projected, It was stated on Saturday that the Provisional Government were disposed to treat with the Court if the Ministers were dismissed. This is not true.

The two Chambers are to meet and communicate to each other by means of Committees.

"The accounts from Marseilles state that information had arrived there of there having arisen discontents among the French troops at Algiers. It is said 10,000 have been ordered home.

"The convicts at Toulon had attempted to escape, but were prevented.

"In Marseilles great excitement prevailed, and the Marseillois Hymn had been sung in the open streets, with the cry of "Down with the Bourbons! Long live Liberty;" and at Lisle, Nismes, Avignon, and at other places, the National Guard had taken up arms in favor of the people."
STAFF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD,

OFFICIAL.

SENT TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF PARIS.

General Lafayette announces to the Mayors and Members of the different arrondissements, that he has accepted the command in chief of the National Guard, which has been offered to him by the voice of the public, and which has been unanimously conferred upon him by the Deputies now assembled at the house of M. Lafayette. He invites the Mayor and Municipal Committees of each arrondissement to send an officer to receive the orders of the General at the town hall, to which he is now proceeding, and to wait for him there.

By Order of General LAFAYETTE

Member of the Constitutional Municipal Committee of the City of Paris.

LAFITTE LOBAN CASSIMER PERRIER ODIER. General GERARD.

PROCLAMATION.

"Fellow Citizens—You have by unanimous acclamation elected me your General. I shall prove myself worthy of the choice of the Parisian Guard National. We fight for our laws and our liberties.

"Fellow Citizens—Our triumph is certain. I beseech you to obey the orders of the Chiefs that will be given to you, and that cordially. The troops of the line have already given way. The Guards are ready to do the same. The traitors who have excited the civil war, and who thought to massacre the people with impunity, will soon be forced to account before the tribunals for their violation of the laws and their sanguinary plots."

Signed at General Quarters,

"Le General du Bourg

"Paris, July 29.

"LAFAYETTE."

"Paris, July 31. This is surely the most extraordinary nation on the face of the earth. The day before yesterday Paris was filled with 150,000 men engaged in mortal combat. Yesterday morning all was calm. The military service was performed with order and precision by 100,000 men, who never before this week figured as soldiers. A decent gravity reigned every where during the day. At every instant were to be met men carrying on biers such of the wounded as could be transported to the hospitals with safety; 1500 of all parties are in the Hotel Dieu alone. The dead were also honorably disposed of. The number in the Louvre was immense. Eighty were borne to a spot opposite the eastern gate of that building yesterday, and buried with military honors. Nearly as many were put on board of a lighter, and brought down the Seine to the Champ de Mars, and there appropriately interred. A considerable number, among whom were four Englishmen who fell on the preceding day, were buried in the Marche des Innocents."

"At one point, a woman, in the costume of her sex, headed the Bourgeois, and was the boldest of the combatants. A woman, dressed in man's clothes, sought at the attack on the Swiss barracks, in the Rue Plumet. The 3d regiment of the Guard (Vendeans) fought with extraordinary bravery and devotion. Many of the Cuirassiers surrendered their swords. The Lancers of the Guard, the finest body of men in the country, fought with heroism and constancy, but were dreadfully cut up. Many of them (private soldiers) were young men of family. The manner in which the Swiss fought, and the nature of the engagement, may be taken from the following instance: A company of them defended one portion of the Rue St. Honore.— They were reduced to sixty when I saw them, and fought in three lines of single files. The people occupied the whole breadth of the street in front of them. The foremost Swiss soldier would fire, or attempt to fire, and would fall pierced with balls before he could wheel to gain the rear. The same occurred to the next, and so on until they had every one fallen. The contest here, at the Louvre, the Tuilleries, and at the Place de Greve, was maintained with the most deadly obstinacy. The Rue St. Honore, for two days, was a perpetual scene of slaughter. There may be counted in the front of a house, which forms the corner of the streets de Rohan and St. Honore, five thousand shot holes."

Paris, July 31. All is tranquil here. The gates of the city are open, and the streets, which had been torn up by the populace, with the intention of throwing the stones from the tops of the houses upon the military, are repairing. The King of France has fled to Nantes, accompanied by the Duke of Bordeaux, and other members of the royal family. They have carried off with them the crown and all the jewels. They will there wait for the ex-ministers, when it will be decided whether they will proceed to Germany or England. Such of the Swiss Guard who had survived the carnage, have forsaken the King.

London, Aug. 2.—The excitation in the City appears rather to increase than otherwise. It is, however, the excitation of delight—not of alarm. Every one lauds the patriotism of the Parisians, and it is no uncommon thing to hear even Tories declare, that the dignity, heroism, and moderation displayed by the French, in resisting the despotic ordinances of their late king, taking all circumstances into consideration, are unparalleled in the history of the world. The stupid not to say insane proceedings of Charles are generally looked upon as exceedingly favorable to the preservation of peace, inasmuch as they put out of the question all idea of foreign interference. As it is, he is universally condemned. The friends of freedom condemn him for his designs against liberty, and the adherents of despotism for the bungling manner in which he attempted to carry them into effect. He has, therefore, no friends. Upon these grounds alone it may be fairly inferred that the Continental Powers will not interfere. But there are other reasons, quite as substantial, for coming to the same conclusion. All Europe assented to the charter—it was recognized even by the Holy Alliance: and as long as the King of France professed to govern by it, there would have been some grounds for their interference in support of his authority. But he discarded the charter, and in doing so, he forfeited all claims to the assistance of his allies. Besides, those allies find quite enough to do to keep down their own people and keep up their finances. They will not rush into a war with France, by which their throne might be endangered, and by which their exchequers would certainly be impoverished. There are people who profess to think that Charles will be able to find adherents in Brittany. It is true they did fight, and fight bravely, for the Bourbons; but it is also true that they gained nothing except defeat on the one hand, and ingratitude on the other.

We have seen a letter which arrived by express this afternoon, and which is dated Paris, Saturday evening.

The writer says—“I think business will begin again generally on Monday: to-day a good deal has been done in bills. The Exchange and Bank are not yet open. The Rentes will probably open this day; but there is no saying. Baron Louis is a clever financier, and all the Ministers have been in office before, and are considered able and moderate men, people of wealth have great confidence in them. Besides it will be their interest to keep up the price of the funds, as they are all implicated in the late change. The streets are now crowded with persons laughing and as gay as if they had come from a dance. The King had yesterday 15,000 men with him at St. Cloud, all chosen for their loyalty. The greatest part have left him, and the tri-colored flag is now floating over the Palace of St. Cloud. Never was there a more glorious week for France. During all the excitements not a single excess was committed. The bankers and the first people in the place have joined the National Guards. All Paris is now armed. The united French army would not be able to put down the spirit now existing.

An English gentleman, now at Paris, writes thus:——

"We have emerged from a dreadful crisis. Tyranny is subdued, and Liberty has triumphed. Glory and honor to the Parisians! they have achieved a mighty action. For three days Paris has been a scene of warfare. Blood has flowed in torrents; at least 3,000 men have fallen on both sides; some say 5,000; but the military are the principal sufferers.'

From the London Sun.]

A third express has been received from Paris. As far as the intelligence has been suffered to transpire, we are informed that the tyrant King had abdicated in favor of the Duke de Bordeaux; that the Duke of Orleans had been declared Regent, or, as others have it, King; that Charles X. and the Royal Family had set out for Rheims: and that Prince Polignac had been compelled to surrender to Gen. Lafayette. The news of the fine at Lyons, at Lisle at Rouen at Havre and generally throughout the departments, had followed the citizens. This express left Paris on Saturday night at which time the Provisional Government was most successfully exerting itself to restore order and the city was generally resuming its tranquil appearance though the greatest enthusiasm prevailed, A deputation from Lisle had arrived at Paris, offering good men if needed. A deputation from Lyons was also stated to be on the way to Paris, At Marseilles the inhabitants and military had universally risen against the Government of Charles X. The Marseillois hymn was chanted in the streets, and a force was organizing to resist any attempt of the tyrant. The provisional government at Paris was about to send good men towards Calais, and on the arrival of the expected quotas from the Provinces, other bodies would be despatched in different directions. One general feeling is said to animate the French people, and they are not more distinguished by the heroism with which they have asserted their liberties, than by the avoidance of all anarchy and plunder during the strongest excitement.