THE SIEGE OF PARIS. EXTRACTS FROM NOTE-BOOKS
BRUSSELS, September 1.—Charles* leaves this morning with MM. Claretie, Proust, and Frédérix for Virton. Fighting is going on near there, at Carignan. They will see what they can of the battle. They will return tomorrow.
* Victor Hugo’s son.
September 2.—Charles and his friends did not return to-day.
September 3.—Yesterday, after the decisive battle had been lost, Louis Napoleon, who was taken prisoner at Sedan, surrendered his sword to the King of Prussia. Just a month ago, on August 2, at Sarrebrück, he was playing at war.
To save France now would be to save Europe.
Shouting newsboys pass, with enormous posters on which are the words: “Napoleon III. a Prisoner.”
5 o’clock.—Charles and our friends have returned.
9 o’clock.—Meeting of exiles at which Charles and I are present.