CHAPTER XII.

Germans forbidden to leave Paris.--Afterward expelled.--Large Number in Paris.--Americans in Europe.--Emperor's Staff an Incumbrance. --French Generals.--Their Rivalries.--False News from the Front. --Effect in Paris.--Reaction.--Expulsion of Germans.--Sad Scenes.--Washburne's Action.--Diplomatic Service.--Battle of Sedan.--Sheridan at Sedan 145