HISTORY‘ OF EUROPE. 
remained in the palace or on the 
terrace ; which gave occasion to a 
report that he was kept there against 
his will. It was thought proper by 
the Assembly to send a message to 
the place for the mayor; which 
was accordingly done, and he came 
directly to the bar. Soon after his 
going from the palace to the Na- 
ti Assembly, he was consigned 
to his own house under a guard, by 
the new council general of Paris, 
that he might not seem to have any 
part in transactions which he did 
not at Jeast openly approve. But 
M.de Joly represented at the same 
time, that his Majesty, understand- 
ing that there were still great mul- 
titudes assembled in some of the 
suburbs, if not already on their way 
to the palace and to the hall of 
the Assembly, recommended it to 
the representatives of the nation to 
consider of some measures to pre- 
_ vent the people from taking such a 
step. On which a member observ- 
ed, that there were laws existing 
against disorderly assemblies of the 
people, and that it was the business 
of the executive power to put them 
in execution. No other notice 
_ was taken of the King’s message, 
_ although reports were continued of 
_ greater still, and more imminent 
%i ers, 
_ A part of the Marseillois, and 
~ others of the rabble who had joined 
them, arrived at the square of the 
Carousel behind the palace between 
and seven in the morning, and 
_ obtained admission into the court of 
_ the palace, by pretending to have 
_ come for the protection of the King. 
: they immediately manifested a 
very different intention, and began 
_ to pervert the spirit of the national 
4 s, who had been there during 
the night. — 
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When Mandat left the Thuille- 
ries, and went to the town-house, 
he left no particular orders, as he 
designed to return immediately. 
The various detachments of nation- 
al troops stationed round the pa- 
lace and its different courts, in the 
absence of their commander, knew 
not how to act on the different 
emergencies that occurred, or whom 
to obey. Under extreme anxiety, 
impatience, and suspense, many of 
thems in this agitation listened to the 
infectious voice of sedition. 
About six o’clock in the morn- 
ing, the King, who had not gone to 
bed the preceding night, descended 
into the courts of the palace to re- 
view the Swiss and national guards, 
who swore to defend him, The 
Queen and her children followed 
the King: the Swiss began the cry 
of vive le Roi as soon as he appeared, 
and the national guards repeated 
this, and at the same time vive la 
nation ; but all the cannoniers criéd 
vive la nation ; which not being ac- 
companied by the other, was a sign 
of disapprobation. From the courts 
the King went into the gardens,” 
and received the troops there and - 
on the terrace of the Thuilleries ; 
and afterwards walked all the way 
to a post that had been taken at the 
Pont Tournant. On his return to 
the palace he saw a large body of 
national guards pouring out in dis- 
order through the garden-gate op- 
posite to the Pont Royal. Sorrow 
was visible in the countenances of 
many, who hesitated, and halting, 
were heard to say, ‘‘ We swore this 
morning to defend the King; but 
in the moment of his greatest dan- 
ger we are deserting him.””? Others, 
in the interests of the cannoniers 
and other conspirators already men- 
tioned, introduced into the palace 
(D] 4 among 
