Previous to Napoleon’s abdication the Allied army had approached and
even entered Paris, and taking possession of the _Faubourg des
Batignolles_, compelling the National Guard to repair to the Barrière de
Clichy, where some slight skirmishing occurred, until it was announced
that an armistice would forthwith be made.
This armistice was the precursor of those treaties in which Napoleon
gave in his unconditional abdication, and retired on a pension, to the
Isle of Elba, whence shortly after he succeeded in making his escape,
and once more, though fortunately for the last time, disturbed the peace
of Europe.
[Illustration: THE TURNPIKE OF CLICHY.]