CHAPTER XXXV.

THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).

The Vatican Council--The Doctrine of Papal Infallibility--Victor Emmanuel determines on the Occupation of Rome--The Popular Vote--The Papal Guarantees--The Spanish Throne--The Savoy Candidature--Death of Prim--Paris after the Revolution of September--Jules Favre's Circular--Bismarck's Reply--The Negotiations at Ferrières--The Fortifications of Paris--The Investment completed--Thiers and Gambetta--Fall of Strasburg--Bazaine in Metz--Regnier's Intrigue--The Army of Metz capitulates--Thiers negotiates in vain--The Army of the Loire--D'Aurelle de Paladines reoccupies Orleans--Chanzy's Defeat and Recapture of Orleans--The Second Army of the Loire--Garibaldi in the East--The New Year in Paris--Dispositions of the German Armies--Battle of Amiens--Faídherbe's Campaign--Bapaume--St. Quentin--An Unpleasant Incident--Le Mans--The Bombardment of Paris--The Armistice--Termination of the Siege--Bourbaki's Attempt--Action at Villersexel--The Eastern Army crosses the Swiss Frontier--The National Assembly at Bordeaux--Prolongation of the Armistice--Resignation of Gambetta--Preliminaries of Peace--Occupation of Paris--Acceptance of the Preliminaries--The Definitive Treaty--German Unity 571