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CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER IV. | ||
| THE PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC. | ||
| A Night Session of the Corps Législatif—The Bonaparte Dynasty Declared Fallen—Plans for a Government of National Defence—Uprising of the People—Gambetta Proclaims the Republic of France—Flight of the Empress—Judge Erskine’s Recollections—Recognition of the New Government by the United States Minister | 100 | |
| CHAPTER V. | ||
| THE FIRST WEEKS OF THE SIEGE. | ||
| Closing of the Gates on September 18, 1870—Street Scenes—Victor Hugo’s Return from Exile—Panic of the French Troops—Favre’s Interview with Bismarck—The Spy Episode—Scarcity of Fresh Meat and Abundance of Bread—General Burnside’s Visit—Bismarck’s Special Favor to the United States Minister—A Diplomatic Correspondence | 133 | |
| CHAPTER VI. | ||
| MONOTONOUS DAYS IN THE BESIEGED CITY. | ||
| Gambetta’s Departure for Tours by Balloon—A Sketch of his Remarkable Career—His Rapid Rise from Obscurity to Power—Personal Qualities—Disorder in the Streets of Paris—The Tuileries Correspondence—Another Visit from General Burnside—A Succession of Rainy, Uneventful Days—Departure of Americans from Paris—Bismarck’s Memoir on the Hopeless Struggle | 174 | |
| CHAPTER VII. | ||
| FIRST MUTTERINGS OF THE COMMUNE. | ||
| The Revolution of a Day—Imprisonment of the Government of National Defence—A Farcical Proceeding—-Leaders of the Red Republican Movement—Speedy Overthrow of their Municipal Government—Restoration of Order—Election Day—A Large Majority in Favor of the Republic—A Dreary Thanksgiving Day | 208 | |
