There I was stopped.

It was raining hard, and all I could make out was that Prussians and French were busily engaged in firing, the former into Bourget, the latter into Stains and Dugny.

It appears to have been feared that the Prussians would make an attack from Bourget upon either St.Denis or Aubervilliers; it was discovered, however, that they had no batteries there.

Whether we shall be able to hold the position, or whether, if we do, we shall derive any benefit from it beyond having a large area in which to pick up vegetables, time alone will prove.

On returning into Paris I came across in the Rue Rivoli about 200 patriots of all ages, brandishing flags and singing patriotic songs.