_Buonaparte's arrival at Paris--The Chambers assemble, and adopt Resolutions, indicating a wish for Napoleon's Abdication--Fouché presents Napoleon's Abdication, which stipulates that his Son shall succeed him--Carnot's Report to the Peers, of the means of defence--Contradicted by Ney--Stormy Debate on the Abdication Act--Both Chambers evade formally recognising Napoleon II.--Provisional Government--Napoleon at Malmaison--His offer of his services in the defence of Paris rejected--Surveillance of General Beker--Means provided at Rochefort for his departure to the United States--He arrives at Rochefort on 3d July--The Provisional Government attempt in vain to treat with the Allies--The Allies advance to Paris--Chamber of Peers disperse--Louis XVIII. re-enters Paris on 8th July._ Immense as the direct and immediate consequences of the battle of Waterloo certainly were, being the total loss of the campaign, and the entire destruction of Napoleon's fine army, the more remote contingencies to which it gave rise were so much more important, that it may be doubted whether there was ever in the civilized world a great battle followed by so many and such extraordinary results. [Sidenote: PARIS.] That part of the French army which escaped from the field of Waterloo, fled in the most terrible disorder towards the frontiers of France. Napoleon himself continued his flight from Charleroi, in the neighbourhood of which was his first place of halting, and hurried on to Philippeville. From this point, he designed, it was said, to have marched to place himself at the head of Grouchy's army. But no troops of any kind having been rallied, and Charleroi having been almost instantly occupied by the Prussian pursuers, a report became current that the division was destroyed, and Grouchy himself made prisoner. Napoleon, therefore, pursued his own retreat, leaving orders, which were not attended to, that the relics of the army should be rallied at Avesnes. Soult could only succeed in gathering together a few thousands, as far within the French territory as Laon. Meanwhile, Buonaparte, travelling post, had reached Paris, and brought thither the news of his own defeat.