Félix Pyat announces his opinion publicly that the fall of the Commune is imminent.
Mortars are being placed on the top of the Arc de Triomphe.
The demolition of the house of M. Thiers has commenced.
The Central Committee have ordered that all the quarters of Paris shall be searched for arms and refractory National Guards. All the young men in Paris are to be armed.
may 14th.
A large crowd has been waiting in the Rue de la Paix since 4 o'clock to see the fall of the Vendôme Column. Its fall had been officially promised at that hour, but up to half-past 6 it was still standing. It will probably fall to-day. The tricolour flag has just been attached to the statue, amid faint cheers from the crowd.
An Armistice has been arranged for next Wednesday, to enable the inhabitants of Vanves and the neighbourhood to remove.
Cluseret, Megy, and Schoelcher have been released.
The 8th and 11th Battalions have been disarmed on suspicion of being reactionary.
Paschal Grousset has sent a circular to the principal towns of France, inviting them to join the Communal movement.