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 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
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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