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 CHAPTER XIII.

The Line of Battle—Boulevard Richard-Lenoir—Capture of the Buttes Chaumont—Resistance at Père-Lachaise—Appearance of the Cemetery—Taking of La Villette—Government Circular—Hostile attitude of Belleville—Rage of the Insurgents—Belleville Conquered—Circular issued by M. Thiers—Proclamations of Marshal de MacMahon—Vicar Lamazou's Letter—Military Decrees—Arms taken from the Insurgents—Paris divided into four Military Departments—Aspect of the City—The Louvre—The Tuileries—The Palais-Royal—The Hotel de Ville—Escape of the Archives—The Bank of France—The Palais de Justice—The Legion of Honor—The Conseil d'Etat and the Cour des Comptes—Cost of the Commune to the City of Paris—Strangers of the Commune. 435

CHAPTER XIV.

Projet de loi concerning the Hostages—Funeral Services of the Archbishop and the other victims, celebrated at Notre-Dame—Immense number of Prisoners captured by the Government—Description of the Camp at Satory—Audacity of a Communist—Fate of the Members of the Commune—Billioray—Gambon—Eudes—Okolowitch—Mathieu—Varlin—Jourde—Johannard—La Cecilia—Treilhard—Paschal Grousset—Regère—Vesinier—Verdure—Courbet—Rossel—Vermorel—Cluseret—Dufil—Langelle—Razoua—Rochefort—His Ingratitude to his Father—Letter of Henri V.—M. Ducatel made Knight of the Legion of Honor—The American Minister in Paris—His Letter concerning the Archbishop—First Condemnation of the Councils of War—Conclusion. 482