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CHAPTER XI.—continued.
Russia's ultimatum,
Its rejection,
Final threats of Prince Mentschikoff,
His departure,
Engagements contracted by England,
Obligations contracted by the act of giving advice,
Effect of the mission upon the credit of Nicholas,
Position in which Lord Stratford's skill had placed the Porte,
England, in concert with France, becomes engaged to defend
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Defective representation of France, Austria, and Prussia, at the
The Czar's reliance upon the acquiescence of England,
Orders for the occupation of the Principalities,
Effect produced by the actual invasion of the Principalities,
His overtures to the gentlemen of France at the time when he
His solemn declarations of loyalty to the Republic,
Morny, .
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Fleury,
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Fleury searches in Algeria and finds St Arnaud,
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St Arnaud is suborned and made Minister of War,
Maupas,
Selection of regiments and of officers for the army of Paris,
Magnan,
Meeting of twenty generals at Magnan's house,
The army encouraged in its hatred of the people,
Newspapers seized and stopped,
The Assembly meets: but is dispersed by troops,
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Troops ascend the stairs, but hesitate to use force,
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Written orders from Magnan to clear the hall,
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The Assembly refuses, yielding only to force,
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Is made captive by the troops, and marched to the Quai
d'Orsay,
And there imprisoned in the barrack,
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The members of the Assembly carried off to different prisons
CHAPTER XIV.—continued.
VII.
State of Paris at two o'clock on the 4th of December,
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Apparent terror of the plotters on account of their continued
isolation,
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Mode of dealing with some of the prisoners at the Prefecture,
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XI.
Graduations by which slayers of vanquished men may be dis-
CHAPTER XIV.-continued.
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Motives for the ferocity of the measures taken by the Executive, 305
General dread of the Socialists,
The use made of this by the plotters of the Elysée,
They pretend to be engaged in a war against Socialism,
Support thus obtained,
XVI.
Commissaries sent into the provinces,
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The Church,.
XVII.
France dismanned,
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Violent measures taken for coercing the election,
Contrivance for coercing the election by the vote of the army,
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State of Prince Louis Bonaparte during the period of danger,
Anxiety of the plotters and of Magnan, and the generals under