The New York Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1871, Page 3

wee. . SCENE “y \ ap of the French Capital---Situation of the per ois NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1871—TKIPLE SHEET, OF “wn WEDNESDA eee mares FE Rue de la Paix and Assembled---Points Gccupied by the Insurgents. 1, Rue de la Paix. 2. Place Vendome. 3. Headquarters National Guards. TL SULPICG . " gam —— ev olt B = R KF E 4. Boulevard des Italiens. 5. Boulevard des Capucines. 6. © Grand Hotel. R E N C KB 7. ® Grand Opera. 8. Headquarters Central 9. Where the Revolt Began Y’'S SLAUGHTER IN P ARIS, — Place ‘Vendome---'The Boulevards on Which the Crowd t Republican Commitice, SCENE OF THE SLAUGHTER. ‘As will be geen in the above map the scene of the fearful slaughter in Paris on Wednesday night 18 located in one of the finest and most popular parts of the city. The Rue de la Paix is a broad, hana- ome thoroughfare, and is a continuation of the Rue Castiglione, which begins at the Rue de Rivoli, just opposite the garden of the Tuileries, and continues rect north to the Piace Vendome, from the north- ern side’of which the Rue dela Paix begins and continues ina north-northeast direction, terminat- ing at the open space dividing the Boulevard des Capucines from tne Boulevard des Italiens. Accord- ing to our special report the crowd making the demonstration against the insurgent National Guards assembled {a the open space between the two boulevards, and in front of the Grand Hotel and Grand Opera, the first of which is situated on the corner of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Rue de la Paix, while the Grand Opera House stands somewhat back, but fronting the open space already referred to. The crowd of citizens descending the Rue de la vaix encountered the insurgent National Guards drawn up across the street just north of where It enters the Place Vendéme, where the headquarters of the Nationals are situated, and which they have held possession of since last Sunday, when the gov- ernment forces evacuated Paris, As we understand the despatches, the purpose of the mob was to march through the Place Vendome towards the Rue de Rivoli, and it was to prevent the accomplishment | of this purpose that the terrible scene of slaughter was enacted, As the figures on the map and the reference notes below it indicate the most formidable demonstration took place on the Rue dela Paix. Previous to the slaughter, however, there seems to have been a serious affair on the Place Venddme, and we are inclined to believe that this must have been on the southern side, the mob coming up the Rue Cas- tiglione, asin the subsequent shooting the crowd assembled in the boulevards and marched down the Rue de la Paix towards the Place Venddme. By the first volley there were oniy about five persons killed, although many were wounded, but by the fater volley our correspondent represents the slaughter as having been fearful. From our report it is thus evident that the Insurgent troops fired into the people on two separate occasions and at dif ferent nours, although the time which passed be- tween the frst and the second slaughters could not | have been great, At Montmartre, 93 shown on the map, the revolt against the goverament of M. Thiers began, Here it was that on Saturday last the regulars deserted their officers and enabled the mob to drive the au- thorities from the city, obtain possesston and per- petrate the series of outrages which have filled the world with horror and the respectable Parisians with consternation, From Nontmartre the imsur- THX SPECTR ROUGE Herald Special Reports from Paris. A Bloody Drama Enacted on Wednesday Evening. An Unarmed Crowd the Insurgents, THE SLAUGHTER FRIGHTFUL The Rue de la Paix One Pool of Blood. Vincennes Occupicd—More Fraternization of Regulars and Insurgents, A BLOODY SLAUGHTER. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Another Outbreak—Its Inception—Beginving of the Slaughter—Panic on the Boulovards— Another Demonsiratiou—Advance of the ° Crowd Down the Rue de In Paix—Volloy 1 trem the Insurgents—Frighttul Slaughter of the People—Paris Fearfully Excited. Lonpon, March 23, 1871. 3 hpye received the following despatch } | from the New York Hzraxp special corre- spondent in Paris, dated yesterday evening. Your correspondent telegraphs :— ANOTHER OUTBREAK—ITS INCEPTION. At seven o'clock this (Wednesday) evening a fresh outbreak took place in Paris, At an early hour the strects and boulevards were crowded with groups of excited people in con- sequence of the proclamation of the insurgent government, A member of the National Guard entered into” SR sogry altgrgation with a genileman on the streets and insulted him. The gentleman replied by striking the soldier, who shed the first blood for his country | through the nose. THE SLAUGBTER BEGUN, By this time the excitement had risen con- siderably. The groups were coustantly chang- ing their positions and gradually crowding the National Guards, Presently the insur- gents suddenly I+velled their rifles and poured a volley into the crowd on the Place Vendéme, killing five and wounding many, A PANIO ON THE BOULEVARDS, On the boulevards the insurgent troops were drawn up in regular line of battle, con- fronted by a dense mob of people who In- dulged in threats towards them, The insur- gents were ordered to fire, and prepared to do 80, but before they could discharge their rifles the people skedaddled, dodging every- where, The shops on the boulevard were all cloged, but the fagitives hid bebind kiosques | The panic did not last long, however, ‘and presently the mob returned. ASSEMBLING OF THE OROWD, Meanwhile great crowds assembled on the Boulevards des Italiens and des Capucines and In the open space before the Grand Opera House, for the purpose of makiug » demon- stration in opposition to the insurgent Central Republican Committee, They were several thousands in number, and the crowd was in It and in doorways, every sense of the word a respectable one, f ‘ ” contained put few op po “plougen” a. AGVARGE Bows oe RUE DE LA PAIX, A line of insurgent troops was drawn across the end of. the Rue de la Paix, facing the | crowd, which advanced carrying a banner at their head on which was inscribed the words “Hommes d'Ordre” (Men of Order), As they moved down the Rue de la Paix a movement took place among the National Guards in the Place Veudéme significaut of an approaching tragedy, YOLLEY FROM THE INSURGENTS AND FEARFUL SLAUGHTER. Tbe. crowd pushed on, and momentarily be- came denser than ever, An effort was made by the insurgent troops to keep back the people, but they could not, When the crowd was within ten yards of the soldiers a whole battalion fired into the people, killing and wounding large numbers, The Rue de la Paix for several blocks was litera)ly covered with dead and wounded men FEROOITY OF THE INSURGENTS, A great stampede at once took place, Not satiafied with their success the insurgent National Guard commenced firing by files into the people, as the latter ran up the Rue de la Paix, killing and wounding a large number, some of them as far asa mile off. One old map, sixty years of age, wearing a decoration and apparels uate gd penny, 2139, the) fhrone the head, Another man, bimselfa soldier, was killed close to the National Guards, and so the murderous work went on, many falling vic- tims to the bullets of the insurgents, The slanghter has been dreadful, "GREAT BXOITRMENT IN PARIS. At the moment when I send this despatch the excitement in Paris is absolutely fearful, A proclamation has been placarded, signed by nearly all the Paris Deputies, calling for ven- geance on the authors of this tremendons out- rage. ANOTHER REPORT OF THE SLAUGHIES, Voarmed Demonstration Against the Insure gente—Heroiem of Baron Nathan—The Work of Death—More Fighting Appre- hended=Intense Excitement—A Street Cove ered with Blood, Lonpoy, March 23, 1871. I have received the following despatch from Paris, dated yesterday (Wednesday) evening, containing information of the terrible scenes which were enacted in that city on that Almost the entire population of these quarters of Paris 1s soclalisuc in sentiment. Beginning, say, from the Porte de Citchy, which is situated west of the hill of Montmartre, and sweep- ing around the faubourgs to the Place du Troue, the residents of the streets contained in this area are | in La Villette, for the most part of the lowest classes, Mont martre and Belleville are, in fact, analogous to the Fourth and similar wards of New York. It 1s matter of remark that the National Gnards of Batignolles, and tue west side of Paris generally, have taken no part in the tnsurrection against the regular government. This side of the Fr bh caple tal is inhabited by the better classes, Here iive the | in the New York Herarp, The despatch says :— UNARMED DEMONSTRATION AGAINST Vit IN- SURGENTS. This evening a large number of noarmed persons reached the Rue de la Paix entrance to the Place Vendéme, and appealed to the ies to give way to their passage into the Alsiricts ‘decupied by the ingurgent National Guards, The request was refused by the sentries, The demonstrators thereupon un- furled a color, The Nationals threatened to bayonet the flag-bearer, and the crowd at once commenced to retire. A VOLLEY IN THE ALR, Baron Nathan then seized the flag, aud exhorted the crowd to advance against the illegal force occupying the place. The order was obeyed, when the Nationals occupying the place beat their drums and fired in the air, ‘ THE WORK OF DEATH, The crowd retreating too slowly, three ranks of the Nationals filed out from the main body and fired. There was a terrible scene for five minates, and then the crowd broke into a terror-stricken retreat, At the least thirty persons were killed and wounded by the fire of the guards, Baron Nathan received two shots in the chest, {The Baron Nathan relerred (o above is, we suppose, the eminent Jewish banker of 10. Lu Villette. Ll, Belleville. aristocracy and # majority of the bourgeois, and here, also, were to be found two-thirds of the mea | Who voted regularly to support the dynasty of Napoleon, The ‘entire city, however, being in pos- session of the msuzgents, the National Guards of the west side are. powerless. They are unarmed, and it is doubtful if they would be permitted to leave Paris for Versailles for the purpose of arming there. The military headquarters of the insurgents ara on the Place Vendome, but their civil headquarters at the Wotel de Ville, which will be found appro- priately designated on the map, Here the Central Repubilcan Coninittee hold their sessions and issue tnelr orders aad proclamations, Paris, He has been for many years a promt- nent man ia the French capital. ] ENT REINFORCEMENTS—FIGHTING APPRE* HENDED, The Nationals in the Piace Vendome have since been reinforced and are orderly, The National Guards generally have been called to arms and fighting is apprehended to-night, INSULG The affair has created great consternation among the people of Paris. INTENSE BXCITEMENT, Auother despatch from Paris, duted at ten o'clock last night, says that there has becn no further bloodshed since six o'clock. The armed insurgents have been reinforced. The city is gloomy and the excitement is intense, A POOL OF BLOOD. A telegram from Versailles dated to-day says that the Rue de la Paix is a pool of blood, and that no man’s life is safe in Paris, THE SANS CULOTTES RE- PUBLIC. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Menetti Garibaldi Ia Command—Aa Insurgent Miniatry—Fort Vincenncs Occupicd—Mere Fraternization—Ly ons Awaiting the Signal The Sinews of War—A Mayor Expellet— Orqunizing for Order. Lonpon, March 23, 1871, Advices from Paris and Versailles dated yesterday and to-day contain the following in. CONTINUED ON SEVENTH PAGE,