CHAPTER VI

The artillerymen--Carrel and _le National_--Barricades of the boulevard Bourdon and in the rue de Ménilmontant-- The carriage of General La Fayette--A bad shot from my friends--Despair of Harel--The pistols in _Richard_--The women are against us--I distribute arms to the insurgents--Change of uniform--The meeting at Laffitte's--Progress of the insurrection--M. Thiers--Barricade Saint-Merry--Jeanne--Rossignol--Barricade of the passage du Saumon--Morning of 6 June