CHAPTER XVIII.

The National Guard.--Its Composition.--The American Ambulance.--Its Organization.--Its Success.--Dr. Swinburne, Chief Surgeon.--The Tent System.--Small Mortality.--Poor Germans in Paris.--Bombardment by Germans.--Wantonness of Artillery-men.--Bad News from the Loire. --"Le Plan Trochu."--St. Genevieve to appear.--Vinoy takes Command. --Paris surrenders.--Bourbaki defeated.--Attempts Suicide 221