HISTORY, OF EUROPE, 
ever, took place for a few minutes, 
which was fuddenly interrupted by 
an univerfal cry, directed to the 
royal pair, “ ‘To Paris, to Paris!” 
There was no refuling nor remon- 
Mrating ; the whole royal family 
Were. at the mercy of the rabble; 
nor-could Fayette have infured their 
lives for a moment, if they appear- 
ed only to heiitate. 
The king’s aflent was foon noti- 
fied to ail the parts of the crowd by 
s immediately difperfed for the 
purpofe; and. after a preparation 
not much longer than that of chang- 
~ ing horfes on an Englith poft road, 
one of the mott degrading and me- 
Jancholy proceffions commenced, of 
which there is any record in hiftory. 
_ The fovereign of one. of the great- 
_ eft, moft powerful, and mot fplendid 
narchies in the univerfe, govern- 
ang a people long and far renowned 
for arriving near the {ummit of ci- 
vilization, learning, arts, and {cience, 
a nation likewife particularly re- 
nowned for the valour, generofity, 
and nice attention to honour which 
has dittinguithed its nobi'ity through 
a courfe of age’; and yet this fove- 
Teign, without foreign invafion or 
War, without any avowed domettic 
competitor for bis throne, and even 
without any, acknowledged rebellion 
his fubjeéts, is, in the face of day, 
ith his queen and family, dragged 
theix palace, and led captives 
im favage triumph, by. bands of the 
meaneit and moit contemptible rué 
fians in his dominions, and by thofe 
modern furies the abandoned women 
Paris, who, for every degree of in, 
y and wickednefs, but particu- 
y for ferocity and thirft of blood, 
not, molt fortunately for man- 
, their fimilitudes upon ahy part 
f the face of the: globe.. ‘To ren- 
: the triumph more complete, or, 
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as if it were to infult fallen great- 
nefs by mockery,,a party ofthe ob- 
noxious life guards, deprived of, 
their arms, and weated: as. prifoners 
of wary were, with drooping heads, 
and revolting hearts, appointed, un- 
der the name of an efcort, to attend 
their fovereigns. ‘That the procef- 
fion, however deplorable, might, in, _ 
all its parts be charatteriftic, the ». 
mangled and bloody heads of the 
two guards who had been murdered, 
in the morning were carried along 
on pikes to grace the fpectacle; 
‘and, it is faid, were frequently and 
defignedly exhibited before the win- 
dows of the carriage which convyey- 
ed the royal captives. We thall not 
defile our page, nor infult the deli- 
cacy, or fhock the feelings of our 
readers, by repeating any of the 
obftene, favage, and horrid expref- 
fions, which the beafts of women 
ufed in the heariug of the queen, 
and direéted to her hearing. 
Such was the mournful . 
proceffion, which attended cee 
the removal of LouisXVI. 17°9- 
King of France, from his palace at 
Verfailles, to his prifon in Paris. 
As time brings out many of thofe 
hidden circumitances, in cafes of 
plots and confpiracies, which are 
not at firlt known, or perhaps fuf- 
pected, fo it has for fame time been 
reported, both on the continent and 
here, and we find is credited by 
perfons who have more than com- 
mon means of information, that the 
too great and overgrown {ubjett, 
who is now, confidered as the prin- 
cipal author and caufe of thofe dit 
turbances which. have ruined France, 
was himfelf prefent in. difguife 
among the mob. who, were deitined 
in the morning to the attack of the 
palace; that he was revealed, not- 
withanding his, difguife, to the 
[D 4] leaders, 
