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 Despatch—Decree ordaining the Demolition of M. Thiers' house—Camp in the Bois de Boulogne—Procession of Troops at Versailles—Sinking of an Insurgent Gunboat—Capture of Fort Vanves—Villas in the neighborhood of Paris plundered by the Insurgents—Threat of the Communists with regard to Paris—Dissensions of the Commune—Fall of the Column Vendôme—Its Description—Guns captured at Vanves presented by a Deputation to the National Assembly—Marshal de MacMahon's Order of the Day—Explosion of the Cartridge Manufactory in the Avenue Rapp—The blame thrown upon the National Assembly by the Commune—Sacrilege at Notre Dame des Victoires—Cluseret tried and set at liberty by the Commune—Arrest of Rochefort at Meaux—His entrance into Versailles. 223
 * —Differences of the Commune and Central Committee—Government

CHAPTER IX.

Porte St. Cloud—Communication of M. Ducatel—Entrance of the Troops into Paris—Fourth Army Corps—Army of Reserve—General Ladmirault at the Gates of Passy and Auteuil—Entrance of General de Cissey—Arrest of Assi—Entrance of the Troops long unknown in the City—Plan of Attack—March of the different Corps—Occupation of the Park Monceaux—Confusion at the Hotel de Ville—Erection of Barricades—Violent Proclamations—Melancholy appearance of the City—Deputations to the Hotel de Ville—Orders given by Delescluze—Evacuation of the Palais de l'Industrie and Ministry of the Interior—Fighting in the Faubourg St. Honoré—At the Rue d'Anjou—In the Boulevard Haussman—Investment of Montmartre—Left bank of the Seine—Barricades constructed—Manifestation in favor of the Government. 281