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4 NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1871.—TRIPLE " TROCHU. The History of the Revolution of the 4th of September. General Trochu’s Defence Before the National Assembly—How the Empire Deserted the Im- perialists—The Root of the Evil—An Un. known Chapter in the History of the Siege ot Paris—Military Men Ovor- ruled by Politicians—The Em- peror To Return to Paris—The Empress Opposed to 1t—The Fall of Sedan—The lise of the Republic. Panis, June 14, 1871. The sitting of the National Assembly at Versailles yesterday will be accounted memorable in conse- quence of the speech delivered by General Trochu, hfs aFmy had to fulfil. This conference broke up at half-past eleven, after agreeing to a kind of con- veution couched in these terms:— TROCHU’S APPOINTMENT. General Trochu, appointed Governor of Paris and Com- mander-in-Chief, wil immediately etart for Paris; be will precede the Emperor by afew hours. Marshal MacManon will marek on Paris with his army, 1 alco received the followiug order:— CAMP OF CUALONS, Aug. 27, 1870, Mow Cure GENPRAL—I appoint, you Governor of Paris and Commander-in-ciief of all the forces eatrusted with the defence of the capital. Immediately on my arrival at Paris ill recetve com munication of the decree ollicialty con- Terriug these funetions upon you; but in the meanwhile take «| the measures that may be becessary to full your mission. Receive, mon cher geueral, the assurance of my friendly teeungs, NAPOLEON. HOW THE EMPRESS RECEIVED TRucHU. That night, gentiemen—the night from the 17th to the isth—¥ arrived at the Tuileries, and waited on the Empress Regent, I founa ner full of firmness, full of courage, but excited, and distrusting me, (Sensation.) *Generai,” said her Majesty—I quote her words textually—‘only the Emperox’s enemies could have urged on hin this return to Paris, He would not reach the Tutleries alive.” “Madame,” 1 replied, in [, then, One of the Emperor's ene- mies’ 1, with Prince Napoteon, Marshal MacManon aud all the generals who Cook part in the conierence at Chatons, contriputed to cause tue return of the s#mperor 48 an act of firmness and manhood, calcu- lated vo preventa revolution, I have necepted the | mission, fall of dunger for myself, and waicn cer- | | tainiy my precedents did not enable we to ioresee, | | to come here and notify the Emperors return to the | who proved himself an orator of the highest order. The business vefore the house was a motion for the Appointment of a committee to investigate the con+ duct of the Goverument of National Defence at Tours and Bordeaux. The speech took up the greater part Of the sitting, and tt 18 not o yet—the galiant member ts to finish it to-day. Toe speech may be divided !nto two distinct porto: ie dirst relating to the extraordivary revolution of September 4, sev- eral hitherto obscure points in counection with which it fully explains; the second devoted to a re | cltal of the difficulties and heraships which the Gen- eral in charge of the defence of Paris had to contead with. The following transiation of the first portion, almost verbal, from the London & 'y lult of interess which has se re yohr reader among those dom who ematically run I am not down the history of our pest and w syst suiting the enipure. 1 cannot fo pire was acclaimed by the alm The county, When te was at t perity I addressed it Will speak oi 1k nOW W Misfortune should comma: zie of at ith since! that res 1, cb whic! fow vou Dien”) Bui, gentlemen, you wiil acknowledge that | 1 have been virtually released troin ub though I do not mean Lo depart Lom peror, in a manifesto pablished f time 01 the ci in gentlemen, apy Jurabie, ali the mo: ib was the empire which have defended at insult all the mere ur Uhal af te cleveoth ho deserted thuse who should gation). THE ROOT OF Gentlemen, the teterioral! uerarel r of respect wiich is t oration, Tsay, nas a la revolutions. | make no revoluiion th They have ail non, and tt has 0 fuifilling a m have been vi entitled to ove was inauge iE EVIL. n of iilitary the that the government and f ‘the political convat: the army overtiire ing, the exwung gov ort of the new regéme. 3 ation in the ora’e of the more to by pitied than blamed, faults which it did noi commit to prevent. iin overtnrow- aud became tne sip uce 4 profound pertar- iv, Whieh was for it 1 had no power AFTER SADOWA, in 1867, 1 wrote a litle book; it was that if war broke out, as Iw we should be taken unpi respective positions of ommted oUt T . Prussian army—pre H ts government, and alws. tion—had surprise meant to show { concen’ uy, incomp. of concentration ( - 1 fur.ner pur) flagrant dei de concen ve wid not ma e events of Wisseal- At that time, geu- rfui tdiogs burg, Retcuouén aud Forba tlewmen, | FORESAW THE ts would ha 1. te AWFUL CON: these efor t still round much lop the siege my opin 1 channel of one of it him. I wroie of readin to if i then ria, and 1 end ey pei aperor bY rs ef Which I wiil take the 23 it Shows bow greatiy Un ed from Meiz on tue letter: 1% great might which might those which in and round Paris 80, Irom a military and lew. ers of @ special charac- » there at any time, and cail Into ons of the most violent kd. Waen the 5 Masses would nd ihe capital = would ry to avai th es of all the organ- rab read however events Nancy, unat, Luc and r equally eal point ves, and display the greatest vigor and energy. Butit THE DEF OP PARIS as to be of any use it absolutely indispensa- that outside the walis there shoald be an army im the couns of relief, which every o ed COFps try should be calied upou to form. That letter (M. Trochu Went on io say) Was duied We luth of Au gust. it was read at THE CON) ENCE rE and unanimously a t would be attended army of would an arm uid have be such cip Paris could id the er obabiy to wa tie defenc over 0 ta ithe ce ‘ corps, winch Was being ¢ order the conu Chaioas out of t ments and Jons Railway A i 's colum , at that time, part of the Prussians neerly completed. the Emperor su which | attended CHAPTER IN THE S1BGE OF PARIS. It may be necessary to say that I will not mention ave hot living witnesses preseut at that co Nepoleon, Marshai command of the w e wmrutog mov whicu ! foresaw On the and Greaded following day, umoned the generals to a and here begins HISTORY OF THE AN UNKNOWN Mobiles of the Seine), General + statt of the Corps) and mysell, I tbink that While the conference was m progress General ae Courson (Prefer du Palais) came into the room and remained. ‘The £tnperor asxed tlis little counci! of War what they thoughtof the state of affairs and what was the best thing to be done. Unanimous}y, and throngh the channe: of Prince Napoleon, who spoke frst with the greatest firmness, and also through me, the councM expressed iiself in toe fol- lowing textual terms:— BAZAINE AT THE BRAD OF THE ARMY. The Emperor bas abandoned the goverament by going to take (he command of the army a! such a cistance; His Ma- Jesty bas jug abandoned the command of tue atmy and Piven up to Marshal Buzatne. is alone at the camp of halons without an army; ¢* sac he has abdicated both the overnment aod the command, Unless His Majesty wishes sate altogetuer, He Is bound to resume either the gov- or the command of the army. THE EMPEROR TO GO BACK TO PARIS. His Majesty acknowledged that this statement was in conformity with facts. The council added that it Gid not think it possible for ite Emperor to resume the command of the army, and therefore that the only Course Was to resume with a fri and the reins Oj government, 7 his view met with the Emperor's ap- provation. The Prince Napoivon added thgt in order That the Emperor should resume the reins of power in fafety nis intention should be nowtled to the Parisian population by @ general oficer wno should recede hima and take miutary and moral precau- ions to prepare the public for his Majesty's arrival, Turning towara me the bn or asked me would I undertake that mission. I repied:~ A PERILOUS SITUATION. Srre—In the inde ite that can be me to go to Pa announce your afi command in ebief. 1 wuldo all thet, but on the clear wn- derstanding that the y of Marshal MacMahon will be- gomo the army of reliet for Paris, for wo are sure to be be- Pleges. Abb ror acquiesced. Marstial MacMahon had P ‘ol Dorr ene (hat was precisely the duty maara, forms | p 2 Jorever | { | to encounter successfully the didiculties of these ty- - | Irom its danger. stated | ose of | When ad- | chmutz (chief of the | | geacin tthe The army of Marshal sacMahon | sinarching on the capital, and a government of do- | fence is about to be formed to save the country in | the frightful erisis in which it finds itseli.” “No, | general; | ‘Tak EMPEROR SHALL NOT COME TO PARIS; | ho will remain at Chatons.’”” “But then, Madame, the convention in virtue oc which I heve come here | smo good. The Emperor sends me here to defend | | him, aad Qe does not lollew me |’? “You will defend | Paris; full your 1aissiva without the Emperor.’ } And gentiomeu, 1 had iong felt an ardent desire to delead Paris. 1 was deteimined to shrink 4 from no sacrifice to do 80. I, thereiore, replied, me, Very well. I will defend Parts without the Emperor; 1 have brouget with me the procia- Mailon im which | destre 10 make Known to tho | population that { have been appointed Governor aud Cummander-in-Chiet durmy the siege. Tat | proclamation begins thus:—in presence of the hat threatens the country, tie Emperor has | appomted we Governor of the capital in a ; State yor ‘the Empre bere interrapted | me’? ‘Gene the Emperor’s nan Tust not ear in a proclamation ata timedike this.” “Bat, ‘dam, I represeat the Hmperor. I said that 1 had | come here to defend him, 1 cannot address tae population of Pans without referriag to the Empe- | ror aud saying that it is by his orders I have under- taken the defence of the capital.” “No, General. | Beheve ae. 1 present staie of the public mind rious objections to allow this refer- ence to the Linperot ‘Thereupon it was struck out. | Gentteman, thls Jact is very inportant to me. 1t | | proves that 1 was faithfully discharging the trust | committed to me, although its main condition nad | not been k it also proves that among the Bm- | peror’s servants I was one of the last who wished his name to Le mentioned m public documents, (Murmurs 04 Several benches.) HOW RECEIVED KY THE MINISTER OF WAR. { 1 waite e minister of War; he received me paaly. influence in the on He told me that he enjoyed a popularity aud Legisiaut which enavied him | ing times and that I shoud do more harm than good, Ireplied that Lwas performing an act of devotion and Sacrifice; that I did so because | had been requested | to do so and that | was firmy resolved loyauy to ful- flmy mission to the end; that that mission con- | sisted in defending Paris, which could be done, 43. the place Was about to be ported by thearmy of | Marshal anon. The hister Was very angry atihis, He saat that the army of Marsual Mac- “akon was not coming to Paris; that, on tue con- tary, from Paris, and irom every — other pomt ia France remforcements In men and uraterial = would be despatchea to the seeue of operations and rescue the army T opposed this resolution with all | Wwe energy 1 could command. I told the Minister | | tat whatever was sent to the scene of operations, | men or niaterial, would be-engulfed in one common rot; that uuder present circumstances Paris was the real cen ot the national defence, and that 15 Was there ail tic available forces should be concen- aied. IT parted trom the Minister of War in a state of protound DISSENT FROM HIS VIEWS— a feeling which greatly increased as time wore on. it is requisite to say that I do not In any way, di; | rectly or indirectly, mpuga the mteations of Gene: | Tul Paltkao; he was deeply unbued with nis views; | | IT was egualiy convinced of the soundness of mine. | We did notagree. (Sensation.) The Council of the Pmpress consisted of tne Ministers of the Privy Council, of tue President of the Corps Légisiatif and of the President of the Senate, 1 experienced | ) at its bands great and growing distrasi; my toy- | aity, My sincerity, were insufticent to disarm those who showed me so plainly thetr feelings, Ove day i was asked howl Meant, m the event of | @n insurrection, to delend the Corps Législauf and | uertes, Lreplied, “The empire's tate 13 at | merey OF another military disaster. if that dis- occurs do not suppose that, having lost a fourth battle im tae feld, you can possibly wia one in Paris, | You must by moral force prevent a confer. What moral induénce 1 possess 1 tender to the govern- meut; it cannot rely on the support of bayonets. I | t you to believe me, and jet me by pureiy morai remove the possibilty of a confict. More- over, you have no garrison.” And, in faet, tue Fouricenth corps, which formed the garrison of been sent off to the seat of war, and auined In Faris the Tlurteenth corps 10 imation, and which was itterally being ‘This expiicit deciarauon on my part | Was te cause of my betng in great disgrace. The nt of the Senate and Corps Lésuslatif, and 8 alter them, viewed tuls declaration as tion of THEIR DISTRUST. They satd I did not wantto dght; that under pre- sent clrcumstances It was quite possible to defend the Tuileries and the Assembly. I repiied thatl ; Would bot omit any military measure to do go, but } that it was not to be expected that the troops in Parts, quite ag much unbinged as the population oy the news from the seat of war, could ve relied on to fight. And that, gentlemen, was the truta, The same thing always recurs under the same | | circomstances. You yourselves have had proof of ; | 100m the 18th of March, From that time I was NO LONGER SUMMONED TO THE COUNCIL BOARD. Taiso became conscious that the War Ofiice en- lirely ceased having any communication with me. tinprovised. one day [ heard that the War Omtlce had ordered the execution of a Prussian spy without communicating with ie, Who, as Goveraor, was responsible for all tat took place appertaining to military justice. IL we tto the Council and said that if tue orders of inister passed over my head I should be forced ign, Tae Council appeared to side wita me, GENERAL PALIKAO ROSE, TENDERED HIS RESIGNA- TION aga walked out of the room. Tt required great efurls on the part of the Empress to restore tire | ower War ers equanimity. circumstauces Convinced me afresh that the | fice had virtually sent me to Coventry, so | h so that I had to ask for information as to tne ance of the Prussians, which | derived only from | tue newspapers, At that time L spent the whole of | iy time at th avions forts, ine rapi« approach of the cnemy reudering our position extremely eri cal. On the evening of the 44, as f & 18 returning from the southern forts on horseback, @ geaerai 0. cer stopped me and said “A GREAT DISASTER AT SEDAN; | the news came this afternoon; we itation is at its .” ] hastened to the Louvre, wiiere | my were awaiting my return. Thad results of this 1 founda ord v b r uneut, which I may s: 1 was ot absolutery tome. 2 aia indebted for it to the stray ness of General Soumatn, aud but for his communicanon I sould have no proof of what I | am about to say but inv own unsupported asser- | lions, The loiter 1s an official one; if was lying on | my de and it proves that, as I had jong sus- i ed, 1 had completely been deprived of the com- nd of the Army ol Paris, which was eifectuatly rected by the Miuister of War, The letter runs | thus:— event the possibl s Th AN OFFICIAL LETTER. ‘The Mtn se: of Warhas ticipation of disorderiy he om iers me to take fmrn Avary Tie) repress any attempt ara d ten to lave the Louor to inform you thei men, it i8 my suboré Mow Gaxrnat leiter in whieh, aris this ¥ tions | ark ang | ac Hons the two battalions ‘of foot and two squad- | Tons of horse gendarmes are also to hold themselves to read.ness, I bave nu news irom the Prefect of the Seine, to wuuin I have just an cillcer to be enliguteued us to what is going ou. tallon on duty at the Corps Legis. | x received rations through | f ider, General Melinet (who was at without ¢my knowlege) and the general com- Fourteenth corps have been informed of tue eats I have made. ADVISED TO RESIGN. I'never mentioned tis letter to General Somat. I Was very jar from supposing that I should ever have } been charged with not iaving taken all the ime; ures requisite to protect the Assembly: much more so that | had made arrangements that tt shontd be leit without defence. I read this letter out; my ofl- cers viewed it just as I did, aud urgea me to resigin immediately, It proves that linspired no conii- dence, and that both as regards the troops and the Nutional Guard orders were given entirely venind my back, In the moruing £ went to the Tulleries, I saw the Empress Kezent, surrounded by man anxious persons, She jersdit was perfectly calm. addressed to her these few words:—*‘Madame, THE HOUR OF GREAT DANGERS has arrived, Strange things are taking ne here, but this nota time for recrimination, [remain at my post, but be assured Lat the crisis 1s a serious one, aud what I said at the council the other day will prove strictly true,’’ I received neither from the War Odice nor the Tulleries auy order, bews or notice of any king, About one o'clock in the aiter- noon Lsaw General Lebreton, the questeur of the Corps Legisiaul Isee him here, aud be can cor- rect me if tay memory proves deceitiul; he toid me: “General, the peril 1s at 18 height; there is a tre- Mmendous crowd on the quay about to break into the house—the troops have allowed the mob fo break through their lines. You alone, v¥ a personal effort, Thay perhaps slave he Aanger om." J replied, “Gen- eral, lam the victim ol Nprecedented g.taation. In fact, [ have no command; | did not order the troops you mention to be posted where they were.” Here, tlemen, L beg vo say that | am thoroughly convinced that U I had been tn command the case {| gotog?” a | Legislaag.” “The Corps Legtslatif has been myaded, | great On the sd of September | ™ tion. | Tshonid have found.” The Archbishop was humbie, | them, which tuey divided with the rest. have been circulated about me, and which I should Scorn to nouce save before my real jadges—that is this Assembiy, (Applause.) But to proceed, | told General Lebreton, “Loox here, General, ad want me single-banded to stop the advance of haji a mil- lion of men who are surging up towards the Assem- biy, and yet you must know as weil asIdo that tt cannot be done; but as you make this demand in the name of the Corps L‘gislatif 1 will attempt the etfort, though | am well assured of its failure.’ Ten minutes later [ was on horseback and on my way to the Corps Législatif, At tne same moment I despatched General Schmitz to the Tuileries to tn- form the Eoiprene. of what 1 was going to do, I was accompanied by two aides-de-camp, and had no dif- ficulty in getting through the Carrousel, though the lace was crowded, because nobody seemed to want penetrate into the Tuileries; but when I got to the quay I haa great dimMculty in moving through the huge mass, which stretched from a long way beyond the Point Neuf, far up in the Champs Ely- sees, 1 witnessed, not without fear or emotion, such a sight as Thad never beheld, althougi | had seen bottt 1889 and 1348, An imimense multitude of men, women and children, wholly unarmed, and in which Kindiiness, fear, anger and good nature were oddly mingled, surged up all around me and wholly prevented my advance; men with simister faces threw themseives on my horse's reins andshouted, "Ory ‘VIVE LA SOCTALE!’ 1? Yes, gentiemen, Vive ta soci. !” 1 told them, “I Will hot cry anythingat all--you want to bind my tree will-you snan't do it.” Other men, under- standing my position, remonstrated, and shouted, “He's right.” Ibtook me nearly an hour, gentie- men, to get to the corner of the Pont de Solierino, ‘There I was compelied to come to a standstill, I had long since fost my two aldes-de-camp, and could nefiher go forward nor go back, I kapt par- leviug with the crowd, trying Lo get them to open a Way for me, witcn a tall maa elbowed himself up. 1 did not know him—he was under the influence of greatemouon., He said, “General, where are you “Lam going to uy and save the Corps 1 was there—l saw it. Igive you my word 1t 1s so. 1am ai, Jutes Favre.” (Sensatlon.) M. Jules Favre added, “That 1s THE CULMINATING DISASTRR— here is a revolution being consummated in the midst of the disasters 0. our armies. You may be sure that the demagogues who are going to try and tara it to Account will give France her deathblow if we don’t preveat tt. Lam going to the Hotel de Viilo; rendezvous Of the mun who wish to save the couuiry.”? I rephed, “Monsteur, I cannot take such & resolution at present,” and we parted. it took me about an hour longer to get back to the Louvre. While these events were taking place THE EMURESS HAD LEFT THE TUILERIES. Gene chmitz had found her gone, and had been received by Admira! Junen de la Graviere, wio had remained at the palace. Tue official historio- graphers whose narratives i have read generally add, “The princtpal functionaries of the State crowde around the Empress to take leave of her; alone Gen- eral Trocha did not appear,’ No, I did not appear, because at that time, iustead of paying compliments of condolence to the Empress, { was making an ate tempt personally to protect the Corps Legislattt, at the request of General Lebreton, A little alter my return to the Louvre a group of persons, utterly un- Known to me, presented themselves. ‘Tie person who led them said, “iam M. Steenackers, a deputy. (Murmurs.) 1am sent to you with these gentlemen to tell you that @ real drama is belng enacted at the Hotel de Ville; it is surrounded by the mob; depu- ! ties have met there to FORM A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT; but there are no troops; there are no soldiers; there are no means of enforcing wny decision that may be arrived at; they imagine that your name will be a kind Of sanction, ana that the troops dispersed all over Paris would rally round you.’3 TI asked for five minutes to see my family and went to the Hotel de Vile. What I saw there was striking enough, There were the same enormous crowds as during the morning, but very much more mixed, Shoute, clamors and threats arose on every side. The Hotel de Viile was filled with so dense a crowd that it was only by aevious ways that I was abie to reach a closet, mbout four times the size of tits tribune, in which the provisional government had stationed itself to the light of a solttary lamp. I didu’t know whether the mea I saw there for the first timewith the exception of M. Jules Favre, whom I had seen during the day—were really USURPERS, Vuitures soaring down on power as a prey; but they did not look fike it. I felt that they and 1 were ex- osed to a great peril. One of them sa'd, “General, in this formidable crisis we are especially anxious that tho government should nvt fall into the hands of the peopie in the next room. (Sensation.) Just now, taken aback by the suddenness of events, they are assembied, but they are not yet armed; but they will be to-morrow. If you consent to be the Minister of War of the provisional government to-morrow the Oilivers and soldiers in Paris will gather rouna your name anc there wiil be some means of enforcing the measures that must be taken for the preservation of order in Paris.” I replied, “Before making up my mind it is my duty to go to the War Ofice and acquaint the Minister, who is my chief, of what 1s goig on here.” 1 went and found GENERAL PALIKAO in his office, a prey to intense grief; he thought that his son, a clever young officer, had been Kiied at Sedan. On this occasion he rece.ved me witn the st cordialtty, y*General,’”’ he said, ‘the revolu- Uon is a sail accompli; it you don’t take the direc- tion of affairs itis all up with us; if you do. propa- bly the result will be just the same (sensation); but the soldzers will rally round you.” Lreturned to the Hotel ve Ville, where I found the provisional govern- ment had received during my aosence an addition to its numbers mn tie person of M,. Rochefort (‘Ah | ah.’ aud prolonged taugiter). 1 told the provis- lonal govern:uent, “If you want me to be of any use | at this feartul crisis { must be at the head of aifaira, M. Jules Favre is President—I must be President in his place.” Such, gentlemen, in a very condensed torin, 18 the history of Sepiember 4, TRE MASSACRE OF THE PRIESTS IN LA ROQUETTE PRISON. The following extract is from a private letter, and the particulars 1t contains are based upon informa- tion supplied by Pere Bazin and the Abbé Pétit, who who were prisoners in Mazas and La Roquette:— The Commune, fearing that tbe reguiars would rescue the hostages, transferred them to La Roguette, situated in Believiile, the wickedest part of Paris, where they expected to nold out the longest. Tue prisoners were crowded in carts to make this change. Abbé Pétit heard his name pronounced 1n a low, kind voice by another prisover he aid not recognize 1t was the Archbishop, much changed by sickness, confinement aud privation. Abbé Pétit was his Sec- retary General. At La Koquette all the prisoners were put together into @ common hall, and the meeting 13 spoken of with intense joy and con- solation. All went to confession and received Holy Communion; for, thanks to Pére Ma- tugnon and a pious lady, the blessed Sacra- ment had been brought to ihem in a cream witita false bottom. Each father had hus re- s in @ linen bag, worn i, at thi3 Meeling some who had ived of this supreme consolation, 3 of sharing it, Monseieneur Surat Wi In iis humulity he had not dared tu accept the proposals made to him on the subject by the nus Of tae sacred Heart, fearing an excep- He satd, ‘Oh, if] had known, what sirength cordial, like a Sunple priest. All made generousiy the sacrifice ol thetr lives. Pere Oltvaint and the Suits raised their sentiments toa pitch of m. Monseineur Surat is spoken of as the apostle of the Divine will. Tae nexi auy they wgaia in ther new edacele, Archbishop and Monseigneur Surat, whetaer purposely or nor, seem to have been the worst treated, and were exhausted by want of food. Abbé Pént sot a courageous Messenger to bring a good dinner for Ou the 2étn they ail prayed to the Blessed Virgin, as people pray at the hour of deata, remembering 1t was on inut day she heard Pius V. ‘That evening the sound as of a horrible outoreak round tae prison thrilled tem with horror. Soou a name was called. It was that of the first victim. P. Bazin does not Know the name. He passcd out. Then the next —it was was for Citizen Darboy (the Arcibishop). The Arci- bishop gave his blessing and went out, too, with a peace and dignity wich could only come from Go: ‘The Abbe Duguerry waited, noldmig his last conse- crated host in his hand, His name was called; he | consumed the host and ended his thanksgr in heaven, President Beaujin was ‘one st Re ke. cuted that evening. He Wagan energetic Christla: had been prejudiced against the Jesuits because he did not Know them untii he saw tiem In prigon, Then he regretted that he Knew them so late, ‘rhe next day, ‘inursday, the surviving prisoners passed the afternoon together as usual. Pere Wil- vaint was ws clieerful as cver, keeping up the courage of the otuers, espectaliy trying to com- Tort Monseigneur Surat, who was terribly shocked and grieved at the death of his fifth Archbishop, and sufering from heart discase, 80 that his color and features were quite changed. He thanked the fathers for their Kind words with his usuaigentie- hess and gratitude. That day passed. On the 26th (Fitay) they agreed, should any call be made in any cozridor, @ Wille paper Was to be shown at the window. The prison sard doing round they could all see the opposite windows, In the afternoon a Wiite paper was seen in a Window, I forget whose, but T think It was the Abbé Péeut’s. He made signs that sixteen priests’ names were callea (or execu- tion, Pere Olivaint, De Bengy and Caubert were of the number, The Abbé Petit walied With a sacred host in his hand, put, not hearing his name called, putthe Dost back im his little bag to be his com- panion to the end. Those taken were walked about the streets to the sound of infernal music, and the! Kerr to gn old cemetery, turned into an Infamous garden, where their pure biood was to wash out some ol the tniquities of the place. The Jesulis died offering their tives for the salvation of souls, The Dominicans were exhorted by their Su- pertor to suffer for the love of God. On the conciu- sion of the executiou—which inciuded forty or titty gendarmes, who nad all confessed to the fathers— the wretches who had murdered them resumed their music and danced like fends round them. Many women aud children had run to see the sight, Can we wonder that Paris 13 punishea with such wicked- Ness ta it? The next day (eve of Pentecost Hee er told the priests who remaine that all the thieves were to be let out by order of the Commune, and that if they wished to run the fear. fal risk it was they might go out too. Pére Bazin saw Monseigneur Surat cross the court. He was dressed in lis soutane and buckled shoes, The Jathers called to him, and represented either by words or signs the tmprudence of the costume. But Ne disappeared and they never saw him again. He would nave beeh precisely the same (ires Dun), I jaean to say that ae, 1 WAS TUE VICTIM OF A COMBINATION, ° whic has given rise to the abominable rumors that lest the prison after changing nis soutane—which he carried like @ bundie under ms arm—with another vicar general and the Abos Pétit, The mate of the streets was fearful The Abbé PGut bey the prison preferabiec, and returned to it, and the Jailor put fim into the infirmary, m a bed, disguised as it he could. The other two were separated tn the confusion and firing of a barricade, Monseigneur Bayle made his way out of Belleville safely, and next day arrived at the palace. But poor Monseizneur Surat was ized and shot oa a barricade, probably betrayed by the inhabitants of @ house in which he took refuge, His faithful ser- vant found his body, and he still had on the pectoral cross of Monseigneur de Quelen. Pere Bazin re- maimed in the me. with some other priests, and numbers of soldiers of the reguiar troops, who all made good confessions. They asked if tt was allowed to defend themselves. Pere Bazin said most cer- tainiy it was. ‘Then they made barricades, internally resolved, if possibie to hold out till the Versaiiles troops covid deliver them. At last they heard a cry of “Les Versaillais.’ They would have opened, but Pere Bazin said, ‘7en- nons von; crest un trahison’—“Hold hard; it ts treason.” He was right. It was an infamons trick to get them out to murder them. On Pentecost Sunday morning the Versaillats really did arrive, and droke in the , peaeon doors. Fearing to be again deceived, Pere Bazin demanded the name of the oticer in command. He was answered “De Turenne,” and, as a guarantee, M. de Turenne passed his ring through a little opening. The sol- diers asked for arms. hey were passed to them. Then they undid the barricades and found them- selves Opposite a detachment of their own regiment, and consequently saved. Pere de Pontevoy, who had arrived with all speed on hearing the news, went next day, Whit Monday, to Belleville to seck forthe bodies of the fathers executed on Friday. Pore Bazin was witn him. They found them at last. Pére Olivaint had in his pocket the jarge magnifying glass he always used in reading. Pere Caubert had still his Hnen bag round bis neck. Pére de Bengy Was easily recognized by his great height, ‘The other two futhers who had been shot with the Arcibishop had already been taken to the house of the Jesuits in the Rue de Sévres. The funeral was most touching. Pére Olivaint’s bier Was alone nearest the altar, the other ‘four in @ row backwards. Pere Pontevoy said mass. The Ouré of St. Sulpice preached. Pere Bazin said, in telling it, “a fith bier was Wwanting—mine.”” He can scarcely reconcile luimself to live; and the Abbé Petit 13 also sighing for Heavea, But 1am very giad he 13 not taere yet, for though [ never spoke to him, his devotion at mass and benediction was irresisti- bly catching—he was so fervent and looked so holy, On tne coffins were crowns of everlastt on that of Pere Olivaint’s a boaquet of red roses, the emblein of martyrdom, It was sent by the nuns of tae Sacred Heart, and would have been wished for after- Wards a3 a precious remembrance; but the vener- ation of the crowd made each one anxioas to get a leaf, and they were all taken. Pere Olivaint evi- deutly latd Almseif out for martyrdom from the beginning. He chose the Jesuits, because it was the Order most persecuted, and when warned on the day of fils apprehension that the reds weve ccming, he only answered, “Je les atiends— “I am waiting lor them,” and went on saying his office. FRENCH REPUBLICAN ADDRESSES. How Franco Can Be Regenerated—A Warne ing--Beware of the Moharchy—It Leads to Cm,arism aud Natural Decay—Bourbonian Agitation—The Republic the Only Truc Government for France. VERSAILLES, Jane 16, 1871. On the 13th a number of the deputies of the left ip the National Assembly published the following man- ifesto to the elector: Dear FELLOW CirizENS—The moment has arrived when every Frenchman ought vo declare what ne desires, thinks and believes, “To abstain, under pre- sent circumstances, is to renounce political life, What is the task before us? To reconstitute france; to rogenerate her. But regeneration will commence by you, by the yote which you are about to throw into the umm. Such 15 ‘the principle of our resuscitation, That resuscitation 1s once more in your hands. The monarchy jas again displayed its flag. It 1s for us to unfurl ours. “Do not allow yourseives to slumber, and sud- denly awake under a monarchy, Monarchy can only lead you back to Cwsarism, and Cieasarism to final and hopeless decay. To escape such a fate you have onty one issue. You are separated from the abyss by the republic. Therefore cling fast to that last means of safety, as beyond it there is only fall after fall into an empty void. You are in one of those hours when a nation has to choose between life and death, Any iilusion on that point would destroy you inevitably. Death is the return to a past which everything has condemned m our country, no mat- ter by what name it has been calied—old régime, Napoleon, Charies X., Louls Puilippe or Louts Bona- arte. These various régimes only call to mind ‘atlure and ruin, Enough of ruin. Let us at last rest on what lives, on what exists, on the spirit of modern times, or, in other words, on hiberty, on the republic, Let us not struggle against the force of things which carries away dead things—dynasties, mou- arclues, They would drag us down into their tombs, Let us make an aliiance with living things, for they will cure our ills, give us hope and impart strength. They will render to our France her immortal youth. “Vive la Répudiique” Edgar Quinct, A. Peyrat, Schcelcher, Edmund Adam, Langlois, Henri Brisson,’ ©. B. Uelas, P. Jolgneaux, Carion (Cote d'Or), L. Greppo, Rathicr Youne), Tolain, Taverlet, Lepere (Youne), Louis auc, BE. Farcy, Laflize, Ancelon, Viox, Beriet, Michei Renaud, Martin Bernard. The preceding was not, however, the only mani- Testo, for on the following day another address by the same party, coucaed in somewhat simuar verms, was issued. The following 1s the text of it:— When the National Assembly met at Bordeaux the sentiment of & common duty—that of saving France—united for a moment the various parties. All agreed to postpone the political questions which divide us, in order to solve together the points of public safety on which we ought and could come to an understanding. That was called the “Compact of Bordeaux.’’ We remained fatthtul to it so far as to undergo the charge of .uke- warmness, from our silence on what above all vas most near to our heart—the defnitive recognition of the republic by the Chamber. Have the monarchl- cal parties observed, like us, the compact of Bor- deaux? Civil war had succeeded in our unfortunate Paris to that engaged with the foreigner. An anti-social, anti-nationat faction had led a part of the peopie astray Wlule pretending to defead what {i aime: at destroying, namely, the republic, municipat liverty, the country itself. Before the Commune haa crumbled to pleces in blood and fire, a manifesio, seeming @ disiant ecno of the past, proposed to France, as a remedy for Communist anarchy, legitumacy, supported on the re-estabiish- ment ora State religion. The partisans of that doctrine are now completing the Count de Cham- bord’s manifesto, by hawking about in the country districts petitions praying for both the restoration of the ancient reg: meand an armed intervention in the internal affairs of Italy, or, in other words, an- other war, Scarcely had the civil struggie been brought to a Close when the inajority of tue Assembly thoaght ft to abrogate at once the laws wiich interdict the French territory to the two branches of the Bour- bons, aud, notwithstanding the reservauons pressed by a great part of those who supported the mliate abrogation, public opinion vutsiie, ex- by the mauitestations whicn had been made favor of what 1s called the House of France, Win that grave measure a meanace ogainst the puoly The Bourbonian agitations eucouraged another monarchy to again raise its bead, and the Bonapartes, sull so little separated irom +} and claim the shattered morsels France, precipiiatea by them aloue into ruin, and delivered over, bloodstained and mutilated, into the hands of the foreigner. For the perils wit environ us what ts the rem- edv? It is there before us, under our hand—ihe elections, France Nis 115 representatives to return » the National Assembly. Let her, by dociare that she thinks, what she ae- What is wanting to this coaniry now issuing Internal peace, labor, security, credit and prosperity to her manu- factures aud agricutture. She wants at present @ new truce Imposed on political Pgrteaes the con- solidation of the actual byeytston L situation, with M, Thiers, the efvinent stalesihan, wagse patriotism {3 nok ca led in quesiion by any one, and Who has taised to guara intact the deposit of the repuabite, 5 wants, for the future, definitive order, the de- velopment of the State now existing and the cons firmation of the government of the nation by itself. Such order can oniy be the republic. There must be no more civil jist, no court, no sterile and cor- rupting luxury! No more revolutions! There are three rival monarenies, ls only one republic. The return of men favorable to any one of those three would augment the public Agitation and retard indefiat oy the evacuation of the territory still trampled under foot by the foreign armies, Liberal republicans, old or new, patriots who de- re a repvbiic founded on order and the law, on the respect vf all rights and the practice of every duty— those alone cau give to France stability and repose 7: progress ana liberty, Electors, i 1s ior you to choose ! Signed by seventy-cight deputies, with an &e, at- tached to the iast name, sires ! from such frichtiul trials’ IMPORTANT MANIFESTO OF TEE NATIONSLE, In the Paris Journal of the 16th inst. the Interna. tlonale in that city has published the following proclamation, which has caused no slignt alarm here:— WorkKMeN—A struggle without precedent in the history of the world has just been waged. [tl 13 declared that we have been beatea. Neitner was it our duty at ail iazards to march forward and ever forwaml ; nor would we say to you that the reaction is mght, Our duty forces u3 to say to you, Let the reaction chant its victory—but act yourselves. he have disarmed you—have they really vanquishéd you? In Paris you are stil 100,000, and when a combatant counta 100,000 in his ranks one does not withdraw voluntarily from the straggie, The French jaw gives to you-you work- men—political power. Wiliyou let it escape you once again? No; tuat 18 not possthle. You have no longer either clubs, or meetings, or organs. Rally, vou who claim the right to live—rally round the Inter- national Association of Workmen. ‘That society alone can lead you to freedom, and set you ciear from capital and the priests, The laternational Association of Workmen 1s at this Moment the great offender, All the capitniatora, all the moapabili- ues of tne capital, lay to its charge the misfor- wares of Franca aod the coniaarayon of Pare, TER SHEET. As the misfortunes of France, we cast back the responstbility on the Trochus, the Juices Favres and the rest. As to the burning of Parts, We accept the responsibility for that. The old order of society must perish and shall perish, A gigantic effort has already made it totter, and @ last effort ought to overthrow it completely. Workmen, no intestine disputes, no divisions ! to the urns! to the urns! Weare number and we are right; therefore we are strength. ‘The reaction has taken from us our weapons; it has not taken from us our voting tickets, Forward, forward! Vive la Républuue Sociale! Vive ia Commune f DOMBROWSKI. The Bravest, Best and Most Honest Man of the Commune. nani k Not Accessible to a Million—A Herald Corre. spondent Authorized to Sound Him—Trus to tho Last—Incidents in His Life—Traits of Character—Disgusted with the Com- mune—How He Died—His Last Moments—Brave Unto Death. Parts, June 5, 1871. General Dombrowsk! ts the only leader of the Com- mune whose death has been officially announced by Marshal MacMahon, Whether he is not certain of the fate of the others, or whether he does not think the matter of suficiont importance, ts a doubtful question. There have been so many reports with regard to Cluseret, Pyat, Courbet, Cournet, Bergerct, La Cecelia and Wolieski—they have been killed so many times and in so many different ways—that we have grown incredulous about the whole matter, aud would not be in the least surprised if they should all turn up, sooner or later, in England or tho United States. TNE BEST MAN OF THEM ALL was Dombrowski, and he 1s almost the only one whose death 1s certain. Young And rich, of a good family, with a wife and children to mourn for nim, with much to lose and little to gain, even if the Com- mune had succeeded, he was NO MERE ADVENTURER, seeking tn the confusion and disorder of clvil war to enrich himself by the misfortunes of an unhappy people; but a true enthusiast, moved only by the highest principles of justice and rigut as he under- stood tiem. He was probably the only one of all the leaders of the Commune who was not at one time or another suspected of treason; the only one tn Whose sincerity those fierce and suspicious men had fuil and entire confidence to the last. He atone of all their self- styled generals succeeded tn achieving any import- ant success or in prevailing upon the undiseipliued and rebellions troops of the Commune vo do any serious figlting until the struggle became one for life. WHEN FIRST WE MET. My first meeting with him took place under vory characteristic circumstances. It was shortly after Bergeret’s disastrous sortie, when the National | Guards had been driven back like a flock of frigut- ened sheep before the SAVAGE ROAR of the guns of Mont Valérien. Dombrowskt had taken command, and was at the moment I rode up at the head of two Belleville battalions near the Binevre gate, trying to get them to march out and occupy the lost positions in Neuilly. They refused. COWARDS. “You are @ parcel of cowards,’’ exclaimed the General in a passion, “Will you march?” “No,” they shouted, “Nous sommes vendus, nous sommes trans.” “We have no more cynfidence in body. We won't go outside the wal ls,’’ “Then, L repeat at, you are pase, igaoble cowards,” said the General, “What ! you, a stranger—you dare to come here ! and insult us to our feces. We will tear you to | pieces,” howled they, and they gathered around | him with scowling faces and threaveuing gestures. | I looked to see another Thomas and Lecomte affair, for they were smarting under the humiliation of defeat and aisgrace, and wouid nave only beea too | glad to find some one, and especially a foreiguer, on | whom to wreak thetr vengeance. ‘They were boiling | over with indignation and rage, but Dombrowsai | = bes them steadily ior @ moment and again asked | em, “Will you march?” “No, no!” they cried; “we have marched once and been betray march no more.” “chen,” replied he, and his volce rang out clear and loud, “i repeat, you are wparcel of base and dastardly cowards. «“Tarow dowa your arms, SNEAK BACK TO YOUR Mow tell your wives and citidren that a huudreds of mules to defeud them, vo tigat for te to shed his blood, to die for them, and you nut oni) refused to follow tim to the irout, but sot mim down for his patas like the cowardly dogs you are, Will you maren ” added he, after a pause. IT WAS AN BXCITING MOMENT. Ee had heaped insult after insult upon them, and on @ point on which Frenchmen are supposed to be Most sensitive; he Was one Man against 2,000, and a siranger. An uncertain sort of murmur rose above the sea of savage, upturned faces; then, after a moment, they threw ap their hats and shovted, | “Vive Dombrowsiki; c'est wn brave gargon! “We wiilmarch ! Lead us on! lead us on!” “En avanti” then said the General; and they Marched out and commenced the uaplacabie str. warlare which ended in THE REOCCUPATION OF NEUILLY, and made the breaching of the Matilot gate and sheiling of the Avenue de la Grande Armee utterly useless; it being umpossibie for an atiacking to advance to tie assault with this enemy oa ther rear. J met Mim almost constantly atter this, ener in the Place Vendome or the ss BOLLET-HAUNTED STREETS of Neuiliy, and was greatly struck by his personal bravery and bis manner of managing lus men, He exposcd himeel/, as inany thought, needlessly; buthe | had a purpose 1 doing so—that of encouraging the unsteady troops at his command and inducing them to show someiling of a bold Iront to the enemy, Lie | hoped by nis own example to infuse into them a spirit of personal courage and daring that would in some measure repiace their want of discipline and Knowledge of the artofwar, He exposed hin- self with this design m the mo: manner, He climbed up on on a@ barricade behind winch ® company of national guards were crouching in terror, and igner came DRANK A GLASS OF WINE, in full view of the enemy, to show them how Ittle danger there was. Auotner i saw, lita ride out on a White horse, at tue Porte Matilot,“and two han- dred yards up the Avenue de Neuillly, right m face of the Courbevoie battery, under a Shower of shot and shell that were Ialiiug about the gate and in the Avenue de la Grande Armee, and rewra uninjured. He iad six or seven horses shot wader him during {ue two montis he was ta commaud, and Mis cloak mMny narrow escapes, aad was xo contunually at ¥ post of danger, that the solilicrs began to be- i could not be kilied. Poor fellow! he had to die at | last, in spite of the unseen hand that seemed to turn | fie so far succeeded in his purpose as to get his men to fight weil under cover ol garden walls, could not get tem to come out mto the open felt and stand tire, Tudeed, he never seemed to deceive the Commune—with regard to the National Guard, He acknowiedged that they were very poor so/dier: ingly weil, but they could in no glygy case be de- pended any duste VW reat deat tr Re | JBALOUS ip SBAn Octo, “i Lod officers Oi t army, and he hi it to himseif, of puttinght down, jenever any one came to him Pgtspnat bravery, coupled with complaints at not befig promotea, Dombrowski always promoted him upon the spot, on the whole line. the applicanc was a. brave man he had the chance to prove it by holding was acoward he ran away and held his tongue, and Dombrowski was bothered no more about pro- at Neulily, in the Rue Perrinet, when a captain came in complaining toudiy of iis colonel, who, he obeyed, “You tuink you are @ brave man, no doubt,” said You shall see, I have a company that I formed my- self, who are Willing to march vo deatu if necessary LEAVE OUR DEAD BODIES upon the fleld rather than give aninch to these was riddled with bullet holes, In fact, he had so ye at last he bore a charmed life, and that le aside shell aud bal! so often. | houses and barricades, but he confessed that he himsel!l—as dia Bergeret and most of the leaders of although he said they did sometimes ight exc amog the £0 -alle faut vay, Ponts Communist with big words about his own a4 put him in the most ey a position he could his position or getting killed in the attempt Mf he motion, I was present one day at his headquarters said, Was nol a brave man aud not worthy of being tne Sepera Généra’,” “give me a command and under my lead. We wilt dastardly *Versailieux,’ * “Very good, my frien’? said the General, “you Shall bave a trial;” and, turning to nis secretary, ne dictated an order’ putting the bold-spoken captain in command of the barricade in the Rue Borghdse. “If you hold this barricade a week you shait have two more galons,upon your sleeve; if you Lose tt you shall be court-martiailed and shot,” continued Dom- browaky, handing him the order, “7y68 bien, mon General,” sald the captain, look- ihg rather biank at this unexpected preferment, and he went out with a rueful look upon his face, suow- ing 1t was quite as disagreeable as unex peci “The position 18 a dangerous one, but not very im- Portant,” satd he, turning to me with a smile, You think he 13 a cowara,”’ 1 remarked, am sure of it,” he replied, “1 have seen too much of this bragging among Frenchmen to not un- derstand it.” 1 took the pains a few days after to inquire about the NOLD-MEARTED CAPTAIN and was told that he haa run away with all his men fat the very first discharge alter lits taking command of the barricade. ‘This aock of Ming occurred so often that it became | room of the P tobe rece eramons the Kusweng ones that asity iug promotion of browskl Was about ‘lens signing one's @wn death warrant. ae i. mn HOPELESS A STRUGGLE. |) ys, When he took command a1 the Cudtenn ae Ts Ninette the position of the Cammune was fast be- coming desperate. Brom the moment the Versailles troops succeeded in mal @ lodgement in the Bois de Boulogne he considered the struggle m& hopeless one, and only fought on because he thought it dishonorable to abandon a cause which. he believed tw be just, although he knew that cause to be utterly hopeless. Of this fact and of his sin- cerity there can be no doubt. Several days before the entry of the Versailles troops Wook place he told. me that be considered the position lost, and that his iriends were wrying to INDUCE HIM TO ESCAPE while there was yet time, ‘his he might have done in nore than one wag, not only with safety, Dut with proiit, 1 myself had occasion to test his. sincerity and incorruptitoility, for having oiten been’ seen in his company in my business of cor respondent. I was approached by an agent of the Versailles govergment, who wished to know wy private Opinion about Dom- browskt and if I thought he would be accessible to 1,000,000 francs in cousideration of surrenderi One of the gates under bis command, {told kim ‘was pretty sure tuat he could not be bought, and that it woula be a very dangerous experiment to undertake, I nad curlosity enough, however, ta take Dombrowski aside one day and tell lum of the oder, ‘Puis was nob more than a , week de. fore the collapse of tne Commune, and he was 6X« pecting the final assault every day; indeed he had previousiy told me that if he had been in command of the Versailles army he would have stormed the clty days before, Yet he only laughed at the propo- sition, and said, “Les gueux; they think because they are scoundrels themselves that everybouy else is the same.” ‘There was stilt another reason that imfuencea him in the determination to tight to the last, He had come to France ulter the batte of Sedan with many other Poles to fut for the republic, and had been rewarded for his pains like Gartbaldi and sa many others who were fooiisi enougn.to believe in FRENCH GENEROSITY and French gratitude, Wirsi, he had been a3 a Prussian spy, and waen proven tanucent of that Was accused of forgery, and, aithough proven equally innocent of that charge, he was bullied and maltreated, and followed through the streets by a howling mob of savage idiois such as a French population only kuow how tu produce, and in+ sulted aud calumatated by French ofticlas who Knew him to be perfectly innocent. His reputation had been seriously injured by these attacks, and there were many of his countrymen who beueved him guilty, He therefore took & pleasure in defying his chemies aud showing them that they were LIARS AND SLANDERERS, and that the French government did Rot have enough moxey to brive tim into the commission of @ dishonorame act. He adhered to this resolution throughout in spite of Lue persuasions of his friends, 10 spite Of the prayers of & weeping wile and olul- dren, in spite of the certain death that he knew awaited htm in the barricades. DISGUSTED WIT {HB COMMUNE. This resolution was the more remarkable tnat he had become compleieiy disgusted towards the Jase with the proceediugs of the Commune. He said they had lost everythiag by their stupid suspicions and determination to give no genera: power cnough to accomplish anything for fear be should wish to play the rt Of Napojeou lil, Tuey refused to adopt any energetic Measures eltiuer for tae organization of the aruiy, im the maimtenauce of . discipline, or any- Uling else, except taik aud dispute aud issue proc: jamanons. He found it impossible to establish dis- cipline, for the reasou that tae Commune wished to avoid tnficting the death penalty, and whenever he condemned @ soldier or 0: to death for disobey- ing orders the sentence was revoked by their orders, He therefore iound it impossivie to get any order executed that requires exposure or danger, and had no other means of enforcing his comunands than rep. Timanding, or depriving of rations, or putting the} on bread and water for a few days—all of which ws searceiy severe enough Co make suldiers risk their lives iu stormivg a redoubt or ieading a foriorn nope. THS LAST TIME I SAW HOt was twodays before the entry of the Versailles troops. Hehad been trying to get the National Guards to make a sortie in tie Bois de Loulogne to drive the yout of the trenches, They had marched bravely to the Porte d’Auteuil—with bcaucoup @'cion, in tact, as Wey Woald say it thom. selves—but reiused to go aa men further, They ‘were willing to fight belund the ramparts, put not @ step Would they go outside, He leit tiem there, aud, curious to Know what they had to say, made tue rounds of the night, listenuig to thetr conversa- tion, fie myited me to accompany hum, and 1 was exvecdingly amused by WHAT I HEARD. They considered lim a rash and headstrong fool, Who wanted Lo fight for tae mere love of figating, Lot stoppiug to consider whether they would be killed or nou. “MAIS Ih EST FOU cot homme, 12 il veut avsolument attaquer, absolue Menten avant, (owours en avant, pour nous faire Cgorger comne? des moutons,” said they. “You see | What Frenchmen are,” sata he, ‘bitterly turning to j me. These are ihe men who wanted to march against ule Prussians. The next thing they will it Lam @ traitor.’ ed to haunt him and prey upon his ontinually, and may have confirmed him in wintion of dying rather than give his enemies facuion of hearing him caved a trattor by tue men Whose cance he had espoused. He was Su0T THKOUGH TUR LUNGS in a barricade near the Gare du Nord, and was cate ried to the hospital Labroisiere, where he soon alter expi ‘st €gat,” he said, with a focble smile to the ian WO Was CXamining tus wound, “ifs dirent tes ai trahis.” j Shudow of this fear, that he would be consid- ered @ spy or a forger or a traitor, darxened his last moments aud made his death a sad one indeed, A good man dying for a bad cause ts ever a melan- ; choly thing, ana the circumstauces which accome- panied : DOMBROWSKI'S DEATIC made it sadder still. He died hke a brave man at least, scorning to surrender or save himself by Aight, refusing to betray ais friends, although they had be- trayed him, treating with sient contempt the men who had slandered and cainmntated him, when they offered thousands for that honor tuey had esteemed 0 lightly, dying at last lo prove he was an honest inan and to shyv Ms chemiles that they at least were not rich enough to buy him. cil might he say, witha king of oldea times, “Zour est perdu hors. Vhonneur” Tle died ¢ yiving the highest possible proof of nis sincerity by seaung his protession of faith with his owa blood, lie was on imtimate terms with Gart- bald, and, of course, one of is worshippers. He told me that, besa | once become oilended at the great revoiutiouist, ie had written him a very offen- sive and insuiuing letter, although he Knew Nimself to be in the wrong. Garibaldi replied to him, and muidy asked his pardon, heaping coats of fire upon ie rash young friend's head and winning his love jorever, OREIGN 3 ELLANEOUS ITEMS. The table on which the Versailles peace prelimings ries were signed has been presented to Prince Bux marck as a souvent, and ts placed in the reception ncess, i Sniall silver plate recording its historic significance. ‘The fan d tenant farmers of Aberdeen- hire, Scotland, have agreed to a conference to in- quire “whether u XISts Just Cause for complaint on accouné of the ge by game and other wild anioals, ane, M so, Wiial 1s te best remedy for the evil.” It is not (says the Army and Navy Gazette) the ieution of the Uritish Admiralty to construct any “plated ships for the present. ‘THe vich will be built during the cur- Be year will not be of a heavier burden than 2,000 ons. that an todustrial exhibttion will be held Next year at Moscow in honor of the two hundredtn anniversary of Peter the Great. The hoat of the grea’ Emperor, which is still kept Ina good state of preservation wt St, Petersburg, wilt be shown in the Daval departinent, See’ seats, ‘The mileage of Indian railway: 585, we 414i, ahd tn is%6, 445°, ug Total ecelpta tn’ 1869 Botouniea LO 2,917.72%, “and in 1870 to £6,015,722, The AN receipts ‘per week were, in 1369, JOMUL: in 1870, £145,705; and the average receipts pet wesk per muito was, 1 1899, £25.85 mn 1970, £2003. The Belgian Monit-w gives somé detalis of th prospects of the approaching harvest in the corn- growing countries of Europe. In Prussia the pro- Visions ave unfavorabie; much of the autumn sow- ings perished, and those of the spring are suffering from want of warm sun; In Saxony the appearance is better, as the crops are thick and healthy; In Ruse Sia ihe yield ts expected to be a good averay e, and a very large quantity of last year’s stock stil remaini Unexported at Odessa; tn Roumantia, Bulgaria and, Bessarabia the aspect is most favorabie, and in Aun. it harvest is expected; in France fom of the winter corn is haye Nad to be resown, aaechiituaniaesesnassicad The close inspection which has been made of the Sewers tn Paris has already ied to the «discovery of: large quantities of weapons and ammunition, and also of many ex-federalist combatants, who, de- Spalring of escape trom the regular troops, sought refuce tn the subterranean passages, with whatever provisions t could secure, ‘the greater part of these miserable creatures are reported by the Opinion Nationale to be in a most deplorable con- dition from hunger and the potsenous atmosphere oftheir hiding places. At the angle of the Rue Vayin. and the outer Boulevard the scavengers found five bodies in the sewer. one that of an officer, and all Mutilated by rats. The bodes were brought out by. means Of ropes, aud, after search for papers and’ documents, Were interred in the Mont rarnasse Cemetery. ‘The International Soctety, which M. Favre was at SO much pains to erush the other day, is far from being dismayed by the fate of its friends in Paris. On the contrary, as areport in the Keno du Parie= meni of Brussels shows, the society characterized {he Communists as te “glorious defenders of human and communal righ's.” Ifthe men of the Commune appealed to force, the reason was that “the eternal adversaries of law and justice” had themselves forced that issue, Mere are the con- cluding words of the protest, which was agree Upon ata merimng in Brusseis:—“The Congress of tie International Association of Workmen solemuly applauds the muune of Paris, temporarily con- qnered, recognizes that it has deserved well of humanity ja gencral, and that those who fought for It are entitled to te res Tucht-tluvking mag. ial ough ha