Year: 1870

many of the young leaders must have seen In
the Hotel de Vile ball-rooms) were thrown out
of the windows, and the people trod and danced
upon the canvases. At the hotel placards an
nounced that Count De Keratry was Prefect
of Police and M. Arago Mayor of Paris.
On leaving the Hotel De Vile, saw in the
Avenue Victoria NJ. Henri Rochefort let out OF
prison as logical consequence of events. But
half an hour elapsed before he was on
triumphal car, and wore scarlet scarf. lie
was escorted by an immense mob crying,
"Vive Rochefort,n and looked in far better
health than l expected to see him after his
long imprisonment. His cOuntenance beamed
with delight, for he has seen his desire on his
enemy.


AN INTERVIEW WITH TR0CHU.


Another special correspondents OF The
TRIBUNE at Paris, on the same date, says the
news of the Emperor's capture reached the
Foreign Embassies here at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning Count Palikao concealed it in
his communication to the Chamber; and as
an instance of the disorganization that reigns
in all quarters, may add that Gen. Trochu
was not aware of it at 9 o'clock
in the evening But in the even
ing at about 8 o'clock it began to be
rumored that the Emperor and MacMahOns
army had surrendered. saw crowd of about
1900 men going down the Boulevard and
shouting La Dech6dnce. / took the arm
of patriot and we all went together to the
Louvre to interview Gen. Trochu. He came
after we had shouted for him for about half
an hour and deputatiOn had called upon
him. There was a dead silence as soon az he
appeared, so that what he said could be dis
tinotly heard. He told us that the news Of
the capture of the Emperor was true, and
that as for arms, he could not give more than
he had, and he regretted to say the millions
on paper were not forthcoming.


Linked to the arm of my patriot then
went with the crowd to look up the Deputies
of the Left, but none of them were at home.
The patriot said that he had heard that there
was to be night sitting of the Corps Legis-
latif, so after refreshing at a cafe, he and i,
with two other gentlemen in blouses, went of
to the Place de la ConcOrde. We crossed the
bridge, and joined crowd standing before the
Palais Du Corps L6gislatif. A few minutes
afterward we were forced back across the river
by squadron of Gardes de Paris; In
the crowd lost two of my friends, and found
myself alone with one of the blOuses. He
told me that he was Republican, and that
he meant to fight the next day against the
Empire and then against the Prussians. We
sat talking on the parapet of the quay until
about 1:3O, when the Gardes de Paris fell back,
and | not only got across the river, but into
a gallery of the Chamber.


THE NEWS IN THE CORPS LEGIsLATIF


There were hardly any Deputies present, but
gradually they came in and took their seats.
NJ. Schneider, the President, appeared and ex-
planned that, at the request of several Deputies,
he had called them together. Then Gen.
Palikao ascended the tribune, and in the midst
of a solemn silence made the statement which
you, by the time you receive this, will know.
Jules Favre followed him to the tribune, and
proposed to declare the D6ch6dnce. Again
silence, and at last Gen. Palikao, and after
him the President, suggested that it would be
well to adjourn until the next morning, and
the Deputies slowly left.


Anything at once so quiet and so lugubriOus,
/ never witnessed; when blouse and went
out the crowd outside had entirely disap-
peared, and so shaking hands we parted, and
| went through the silent streets home This
morning when Paris awoke it found the walls
placarded with the address of the Minister,
which no doubt is already known to you. AT II
o'clock l went to the Place de la COncorde
it was full of people, and from all the streets
leading to it armed bands of National Guards
were maching. A double line of mounted
Gardes de Paris was drawn up before the
bridge behind them got the first band of
National Guards which tried to pass the bridge,
but were forbidden to do so by the officer
commanding the Gardes de Paris. He ordered
his soldiers to draw their swords. The Ma
tional Guards and their side shout en- acant.
I began to feel somewhat uncomfortable. but
after short pause, the soldiers sheathed their
swords, and the National Guards passed over
the bridge shouting Viue Ia RepubliQue. This
band was followed by many Others, until L
suppose about 10000 National Guards had
passed over the bridge and stood around the
assembly, the flag of which was now flying to
show that the scene had commenced.


THE EXCITEMENT ELIMINATES


BY this time there must have been 100000
men and women in the Place de La Concorde.
This crowd was composed of workingmen,
bourgeoise, women, children, and soldiers
every now and then there was panic and
rush, but as every one seemed to be OF one
mind there was no danger of blood being shed.
The following expression l heard about
hundred times, and it summed up the feelings
of the Parisians: "An Emperor dies, but does
not surrender" On all sides / heard abuse
lnuished ON the EmperOr. and every now and