- bishop—Progress on the right bank—Saint Eustache—The
Palais Royale in flames—Occupation of the Faubourg
Saint-Germain—The Pantheon taken—Explosion of a
Powder Magazine—Arrest and Execution of Raoul Rigault—His
Character—His Extravagance—Cannonade from
Montmartre—Night of the 24th—Conflagration of the
Palace of Justice—The Prisoners of the Conciergerie 339
CHAPTER XII.
Government Circular—Capture of the Butte-aux-Cailles—The
Gobelins taken, but in flames—Fall of the Forts Bicêtre
and Ivry—Massacre of Dominicans—Death of Millière—Of
Valles—General de Cissey—His brilliant Career—Capture
of the Hotel de Ville—The building in ruins—Advance on
the Place de la Bastille—Attack on the Austerlitz Bridge—The
Mazas prisoners released—Their death—Citizen
Vincent—The Grenier d'Abondance in flames—Despatch
of Ferré to Delescluze—The Chateau d'Eau—Artifices of
the Commune—The Boulevard Magenta—Capture of the
Chateau d'Eau—Death of Delescluze—Papers found on
his Person—Large number of Prisoners taken—Preparations
for blowing up the neighborhood—Place du Trône—More
victims at La Roquette—The remaining Prisoners
erect Barricades within the building—Some of them leave
the Prison and are murdered—Announcement made by
the Minister of War in the National Assembly—Circular
of M. Jules Favre to French Representatives at Foreign
Courts—Answer of the Belgian and Spanish Governments—Protest
of M. Victor Hugo—He is Ejected from Belgium—Conflagration
of the Docks of La Villette—Offers of
Firemen made by the English and Belgian Governments. 393
