. The rise and fall of the Paris commune in 1871; with a full account of the bombardment, capture, and burning of the city . e to make inquiry aboutfour National Guards of the 185th battalion. He and histwo associates Avent there accompanied by Citizen RaoulEigault, Procurator for the Commune, and Leo all paid a visit to Scheffer, of the above-mentionedbattalion. The man—who was in the sick-ward—declaredthat on the 2oth instant, at Belle-Epine, near Villejuif, hewas surprised, with three of his comrades, by somemounted chasseurs, who summoned them to resistance was us
. The rise and fall of the Paris commune in 1871; with a full account of the bombardment, capture, and burning of the city . e to make inquiry aboutfour National Guards of the 185th battalion. He and histwo associates Avent there accompanied by Citizen RaoulEigault, Procurator for the Commune, and Leo all paid a visit to Scheffer, of the above-mentionedbattalion. The man—who was in the sick-ward—declaredthat on the 2oth instant, at Belle-Epine, near Villejuif, hewas surprised, with three of his comrades, by somemounted chasseurs, who summoned them to resistance was useless, they accordingly threw downtheir arms, and the soldiers surrounded and took themprisoners without any violence or menace. Only a fewmoments had elapsed Avhen a captain of chasseurs cameup and threw himself upon them, revolATT in hand. Hefired at one of them without saying a word, and killedhim on the spot; he then discharged another barrel atScheffer, who received a ball in the chest, and fell by theside of his comrade. The two remaining guards recoiledwith horror from this assault; but the ferocious captain. COURBET Commune of Pans 187 1 THIERS STATES HIS POSITION?-. 181 rushed on the prisoners, and killed them with two othershots. The chasseurs, after these acts, withdrew with theirchief, leaving the victims on the plain. After their dej)artui-e SchefFer rose, and with a desperateeffort succeeded in reaching his battalion, encamped atsome distance. His state was such as to warrant hopesof ultimate recovery. The writers of the report proposed to use reprisals, andto kill all the officers that fell into their hands. Aftersome discussion, the decision was taken to ascertain thenumber of the regiment to which the officer belonged,and the name of the officer) and publish them in Paris. Citizen Courbet called on the Commune not to delaythe demolition of the column in the Place pedestal, he thought, could be preserved, as the sub-ject represented there concern
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