The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1871, Page 3

ee NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE. BATTLES OF THE BARRICADES. Scenes of the Slaughtcr in Paris---Locations of the Public Buildings Destroyed by the Insurgents---Points Held by the Versailles Army. Peeery Tuileries Kind Louvre=The Former Completely Destroyed, the Picture Gallery of the Louvre Probably Saved. Corp Legisiatif Bailding—Occupied by Vinoy’s Troops. Place Vendome—The Column Given in the Map was Demolished a Few Days A. Palace of the Council of State—Reperted Destroyed. Paluce of the Legion of Honor—Reported Destroyed. Depet ef the Strasbourg Railway—Stormed by L’Admirault’s Forces on Tuesday. ane Re Paper volt Bega ——————__. aN REFERENCES. A 8. s 10. 1t The New Opera House—Carried »y General Cline’ The Hotel de Villo—Reported Blown Up by the Insurgents. Montmartre District, Where the Insurrection Began—Stormed by the Versailles Troops on Tuesday. La Villette Quarter—Held by the Insurgeats at Last Accounts. BeHeville Quarter—Still Held by the Insurgent PUBLIC BUILDINGS DESTROYED, ‘We give below sxetcnes of the several buildings Teported destroyed by the Paris insurgents. One or two described—the Palais Royal, for instance—are not mentioned in the despatches, but their prox- Amity to the Tutleries and Hotel de Ville renders It more than probable that if they have not been de- molished they have, at least, been badly injured by the shells, THE TUILERIES. ‘The bistory of the Tulleries begins with the attic Df Philibert Detorme. Catherme de Medicis ordered that the Palais de Tournelles, wuere Montgomery had killed Henry IL, her husband, should be de- molished, Demolished it accordingly was. The widow of Henry II. then went with her children to tho Louvre—the old Louvre. Her children were Francis II, husband of Mary Stuart; Charles IX., the assassin of helpless Huguenots and com- poser of vad rhymes; Henry Ill., who be eame King of Poland; Francis 4’Anjou, who gamed the famous pattie of Jarnac, and who died to leave bis throne to Henry IV., first King of France and Navarre. The old Louvre could not contain the Italian pomp of the bad, bold danghter of the Medicis, and Catherine had a ‘cbateau constracted on the ground, where in olden times ail the tiles (files, of Paria were manufac: tared, Hence the name of Tuileries. According to the plans of Philibert Delorme, the archivect of Catherine, the Tuilerics were to be a& palace—a true palace of the Valois, with a royal frontage, deli- cious gardens, magnificent courts, nambers of porti- coes—everytning, in fact, to denote the power of the | Valoirs and the Medicis combined, Phihbert De- lorine stopped at the facade, and died; but before his death he bad the good foriune to behold that atuc which for centuries afterwards was to be the pride Of the occupants of the Tuileries. Henry 1V, continued what Catherine had com- Menced, Androuet Ducerceau took up what De- Jorme had left off. The gallery near the water was erected by the order of the best king France ever had, He, who had been ® Huguenot, but becoming @ Catholic, said ‘The Tuileries is well worth ® mass.” Hence the ceiling of the chapel of the Tuileries came to represent the en- trance of Henry IV. tte Paria, Ducerceau built the Pavilion de Flore. Ducerceau, following his fancy, made a dome whete Philibert Delorme had made a cupola, But all this time no King lived in the Tuilertes, It wasaroyal palace, but not a palace where the Kings resided. The Valois did not live there. No more did Catherine of Medicis, who held her coartim the Louvre. Henry IV. did not live im the Tuileries, for lis apartment was also gn the Louvre, where Paris coud be overlooked. Astor hip dgnty Blane of Messi, lis wigow, wonp ! weeping crocodile tears to her palace of Luxem- bvourg, where her sleeping chamber may yet be seen as she lett it, unless, indeed, the Vandals who ae- molished the Column Venddme nave playea fury with that also. Richelieu, on hts advent to power, built what he thought to be an imperishable monu- ment of French unity. If he could have seen the Commune of 1871! The old fox liked to cause a commotion among bricks and marbles as well as he did in the councils of nations. He erected the Palais Richelieu, which was to become after- wards the Palais Royal, But the proud Priest-king did not occupy the Tulleries, His eyes were fixed upon the Louvre, Where dwelt his pliant tool, Louis XU Nor did Louts XIV. remain in the palace of the Tuileries, His mother, Anne of Austria, famous for her love intrigues with the vain, conceited Duxe of Buckingham—he who was game for Felton’s koiwfe—Anue of Austria took up her residence in the palace of the Cardinal, then several years under ground. The Tuileries remained de- serted. Butin 1660, when Louis XIV. had reached his twenty-second year and had peen king six years, he was takeu with a caprice to live in the Tuileries. What easier for him than to order his architects, Levan and Dorbay, to take up the work of Philibert Delorme, of Bullant and of Ducerceau, to finish tne Palace which had been commenced by Catharine, continued by his ancestor Henry 1V., and neglected by his father, Louis XII? Ducerceau nad only adorned the middie pavilion with lonic and Corinthian orders, Levaudid more, much wore. He did not know that there would be a Commune in 1871! ‘ine cousin of the King, tne Princess of Montpenster, was the first of the royal family to inhabit the Tuileries. Another pavilion was built in front of the Pavillon de Flore. In fact, the whole of the ‘Tulleries was somewhat changed in aspect. Dacer. coan corrected Philibert Delorme and Jean Bullant, Levau and Dorbay corrected Ducerceau, who was in | his turn corrected py Fontaine, Louis Puilippe's architect. Lows XIV., who then (happy times) carried France in his pocket, would now and then show the light of his countenance im the Tuileries; but Versaities was the place where the grand monarch generaliy shone forth; Versailles, where but lately the Prassian spiked helmets bristled under his royal nose, But when there was an end of Louis XIV. bis son, young Louis XV., decame for atime the occupant of the Tulleries, while the regent celeprated his famous orgies at the Pala: Royal, As soon as Louis XV. was old enongh, how- ever, to have things his own way he left the ‘Tuileries and went to Versailles, where he took up with Madame Pompadour, What became now of the Tutiertes? It was turned into an opera house, The building of the Royal Academy of Music went up in flames, and the Royal Academy of Music installed itself in the great ball dedicated by Louts XIV, to the Payche of Moliere, Happy Psyche, mavechie: Moliere, magnificent Lous XIV., gorgeous hail Where are they now? In 1770 French comedy dtspos- seared Mie OReKM Apa OV LOMMMALND Of tho Tuileries, But very soon afterwards it went also. Louis XVI, spent a great part of his time in the Tuileries, and lost his crown there. On the 26th of May, 1791, the National Assembly in Paris decreed “that the Tuileries and the Louvre united should henceforward be the abode of the King, and be des- tined to hold all the monuments of sctence and art.”? But a few days afterwards Louis XVL took to his heels and was arrested at Varennes. The Assembly decreed that on his return the King should be treated as a prisoner at the Tuileries, The President of the Assembly in that day was Alexandre Beauharnais, the husband of Josephine, she who afterwards took up with Bonaparte. Here we have the Tulleries as a prison for Louts XV1. Bonaparte and Josephine entered the Tuileries on February 1, 1800, Louis XVIU. and Cnarles X. were successively the occupants of the Tuileries. In 1820 the mob entered the palace and drove out King Charles, It was the residence of Louis Philippe until the revo- lution of 1848, when tie old, case-loving bourgeois King, umbreila in hand, had to take nimself off to Engiand, Immediately after the departure of the King the tyrant mob broke into the apartments and turned everything topsyturvy. For ten days the gentiemen of the pavement, the daies de halle and other loose set carried on their orgies in tie magnia- cent halls of the palace, carrying off the most costly objects of art. Napoleon IIL, carried yout the stupendous undertaking of uniting the Tuileries with the Louvre. In 1862 five millions were decreed for that purpose, THE LOUVRE. About the commencement of the tnirteenth cen- tury Philip Augustus erected without the walls of Paris @ fortress called in Latin Lupara ana in French Louvre, Its history is invoived in consider. able obscurity, In the reign of Francis I. (1529) it was found to be in such adilapidated state as to re- quire considerable reparations in order to make it a fit residence for Charies V. It was partly re- built by Francis L from designs oy Pierre Leacot; the works were continued by Henry II, and the butlding was afterwards distingutsned by the name of the Vieux Lonvre. It wag from one of the windows of this edifice that Charies IX., on the memorable night of St, Bartholomew, fired upon his subjects, The con- struction of the Louvre was resumed by Louis XIV., but the designs of Levean not corresponding in magnificence with the ideas of the monarch, Bemin was sent for from Italy; but even bis plans were not acted upon, The architects of Francis I. built the west front of the court of the Louvre, and those of Louis XIV, and of Napoleon I, the otber fronts. Tne former 1s @ massive, magnificent structure, while the latter was distinguisned for great elegance and taste, display. ing, it did, in fine proportions, three orders, sur- mounting each other with beautifully executed in- ter-columniation, The court is a perfect square, 360 Percter and Foniami under Louls Philippe, at the four angles of the court, which added greatly to the beauty of the whole, It may be sala to have been for more than three centuries in the course of erec- tion, and, including the project of uniting it with the Tallerios, was not completed until 1862. That which was called the colonnade formed the eastern side of the great quadrangle of the dome, } and was one of the most symmetrical and beautifai specimens of architecture which Paris could boast. It was designed throughout by Claude Perrault, phy- sician to Louls XIV., and contained a central com- partment, united with two wings by a magnificent double colonnade of Muted Corinthian pillars. On the pediment was a bas-relief representing Minerva placing the bust of Louis XLV. in a pedestal, and Clio imscribing his name, The other muses occupy the angles of the pediment, In the central compartment of this front was the principal entrance of the palace. ‘The facade toward the river was also designed by Perrault, The basement, exactly like that of the colonnade, was surmounted by Corinthian pil- lars rising between the windows ef the first floor ana attic, The bas-relief of the pediment represented the arts and sciences resting in the arms of France. In connection with the river scenery and the briage of the Louvre this front of the palace had a charm. ing appearance, THE HOTEL DE VILLE. This building was commenced tn 1533, in the Gothic style; but & new style of architecture becom- ing more in vogue, the works were suspended until an Italian named Dominico Boccardo presented to Henry Il, a new plan, which was adopted, The works, however, proceeded siowly and the whole was not completed till the year 1606, Iu the reign of Heary IV. ‘Tne Hotel de Ville was a very large buuding and was worthy of admiration, even among the more splendid achievements of modern architecture, Over the principal entrance was placed @ fine bas-relief In bronze, which was considered the chef Mwunre of the celebrated Biara, and represented Henry IV, on horseback, It was greatly injured during the wars of the Fronde, indif. ferently repaired by the son of the sculptor, was, during the revolution of 1789, renewed and re-estabe lished in 1815, and again destroyed by the Commun- ists yesterday. Several additions were made to this hotel under Louis Philippe, consisting chiefly of the Hospital and Church of St, Esprit and the chapel of St.John, The ground floor of the Church of the St. Esprit was converted into a large yestibuie and used on occasions of royal visits, At the end of this vestibale Was a great staircase leading to a private apartment, The Hall of St. John, the only yemaining part of the church, formed an extensive parallelogram, and was decoratea with twelve Corinthian pillars, This hall was only used on greas occasions, and it was in this place thal acter tho re- turn of Louis XVIN., @ dinner was given him by the Gt CUCU Way, FOUK JOMBIAINS WETO SESYHEA by | GUY OL PAT From & WRdOY in shis WwdiNE Geng 10 La Villette 311 Belleville — p's Troops and the Present Heada Here also the after the overthrow of Charles in 1830, unfortunate Louis XVI. was forced to address the excited populace, wearing the cap of liberty; and it was in @room in the Hotel de Ville chat Robespierre attempted to commit suicide, prior to his execution, It was standing on the broad steps, by which one of the three courts is approached, that Lamartine stood and, with the utmost heroism, declared to the infuriated mob before him that the red fag of Com- munism should never be the flag of France, The Salle du Trone and State apartments were magnifl- cent, and the Grande Galerie des Fétes exceedingly beautiful. It was in this saloon that the bails were given In honor of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, im 1855; Victor Emmanuel, during the same year, and the Grand Duke Constantine, two years later, At the time of the Great Expo- sition there was also @& grand ball given here, at which were present probably a larger namber of European monarchs and princes than ever before assembled together ona single occasion, Immediately underneath the Galerie deg Fétes was the Salle St. Jean, used for civic and public meetings. In addition to the State apartments the Hotel de Ville containea six hun- dred rooms, which were occupied by officers and clerks, We must not omit stating that the building Was famons as tue ove from which the several gov- ernments of France have been aeclared overthrown or established, ever since the revolution of 1789 In fact, the possession of the Hotel de Vilie by insure gents of Paris was always regarded as tantamount toa change of government, The building cost over three millions of dollars and was justly regarded as one of the most imposing in Europe and one of the most prominent features ot Paris. PALACE OF THE LEGION oF HONOR. This was one of the most elegant butldings in Paris, It was erected {n 1786, for the Prince of Saim, and consoquentiy bore until 1302 the name of the Hotel du Prince de Salm, On the establishment of the Legion of Honor by Napoleon the palace was appropriated for the purposes of this mstitution. The principal entrance to the court was through a triumphal arch, flanked on each side by a colonnade of the lonic order, at the extremity of which was corresponding buildings, surmounted by bas-rellefs, The front of the edifice, distinguished by a colon- nade of the lonic order, and six Corinthian colamns of noble dimensions, gave dignity to the evtrance; over this some fine bas-rellefs, executed by Roland, added to the rich appearance of the front, so much and justly admired, This part just described con- stitutes the chief beauty of the edifice. Its architec ture throughout was executed in the purest taste, and was a triamphant testimony of the judgment and genius of Roussean, its architect. ‘The apartments of this palace were remarkable for their elegance and the simplicity of thoir orna- ments, Tyg dining rygM Wad adorned With columns tere of MacMahon. The principal apartment wag of a circular form. The side which faced the quay had a semi-circular form, On this side were large windows between, which were placed Corin~ thian columns, with statues, The other parts of the edifice were also adorned with busts and other orna- ments of sculpture, distributed with much taste, PALAIS ROYAL, of the Jonic order. Im the general conflagration the Palais Royal, which 1s aimost opposite to the Tuileries, could scarcely have apea partial destruction, Thi edifice, which 1g sttuated opposite the Palace of thd Yulleries, was erected by Cardinal Richelieu, T residence of the Cardinal, flist called by the modest namie of the Hotel de Richelieu, occupied then but a comparatively smali space, but its size increased with the fortune and power of its owner, It wat begun in 1629, alter the drawings of Mercier, and finished im 1638, This palace was adorned wit much taste and luxury. Boudoirs, a chapel, ball. rooms, galleries aud theatres—nothiog was omitied that could gratify the ambition of the Cardinal, w! having made its residence worthy of kings, gave i in 1639 to Louis XILL, and confirmed tne git by in 1642, The Cardinal dying in Vecember, 1642, ant Louis XIU, im May, 1643, the King, the Regent and the royal family took up their residence in wher palace in the October following, and ch: its mame to that of Palais Royal, It was also used as a residence by Louis XIV. during the first years of is minority, The monarc! afterwards gave it to mis only brother, Philp, orst Duke of Orleans, The theatrd which had been built by order of Cardinal Richelieuy and in which the company of Molitre and that on the Italians performed, having been burnt down int 1763, Lows Philip, Duke of Orleans, had It rebuilt, This having been also destroyed by fire in 1731, ¥ larger and more handsome one was erected, ames designs by the celebrated architect Louis —. The front, in the Rue St. Honoré, was built in 1781, [¢ pre= sented two pavilions, adorned with columns of t Dorie and lonte order, surmounted by pedimen' ‘The two wings of the first court had) pillars or same orders of architecture. Alter the death of Orieans, in 1793, it was confiscated by the assembly and called Palais de Tribunal. Under the first em~ pire is was again calied Palais Royal and served ag the residence of Prince Lucten, In 1843 1¢ was com~ pletely devastated by the mob. The southern front of the Palais Royal is tn Placo da Palais Royaly which ia bounded by the Hétel du Louvre ou the east and the new Palais du Louvre on the soutia, HORRIBLE ACCIDCNT ON THE MORRIS AND ESSEX RAILROAD, | Last evening, while @ saiior, named Rovert Wil- Hamson, was crossing this road at Garden Sul Hoboken, @ passing engine crushed him ben the wheels, severing his right arm and leg from body, He was removed to St, Mary's Hos where Dr. Benson a the injuries ‘The victim fs a Scotchman, aged twenty-seveu yoars, cd Peaided 1D Adauls giregs,