This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...line; that was a larger force than the Prussians had outside. "The consuls general and consuls of the various South American powers, who have no diplomatic representatives here have addressed to me a communication, asking the protection of the United States legation under the present grave ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...line; that was a larger force than the Prussians had outside. "The consuls general and consuls of the various South American powers, who have no diplomatic representatives here have addressed to me a communication, asking the protection of the United States legation under the present grave circumstances. There seems to be more order, more earnestness and more drilling of troops to-day than I have yet seen. General Trochu is out with a proclamation forbidding further parades and manifestations. The time for sober work has arrived." I recorded in my diary that Tuesday September 27th, the 9th day of the siege, had been a troublesome one. I was not up in the morning when the messenger of the legation came to see me in relation to sending off some despatches and to bring me two letters that had come to the legation. This messenger was Antoine Schmidt. He was a native of Luxemburg and had been serving as messenger of the legation for twelve or fifteen years. He spoke French and German perfectly and English indifferently. He was intelligent, polite and strictly honest, and had become well known to nearly all the members of the American colony. He was ever ready to make himself useful to our compatriots in every possible manner, and such was the good opinion entertained of him, and their sense of many obligations, that when, some time after the peace, he concluded to emigrate to the United States, they contributed very liberally to a fund to aid him in carrying out his purpose. Antoine represented to me that one of the letters was from Jules Favre in relation to an attack which had been made by the soldiers on the house of Mrs. Hedler, who had a large school for American and English boys, in the Rue de la Faisanderie. M. Favre seemed to...
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