HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
charge. They were not, therefore, 
in a state of sufficient preparation to 
encounter this multitude, and the 
convention now saw itself alone, 
and exposed, unaided, to the rage 
of the insurgents, who boldly de-~ 
clared they would make the conven- 
tion repent of its ill treatment of 
them on the preceding day. The 
convention, convinced they were in 
the hands of a désperate mob, 
thought it prudent to temporize, and 
yield to necessity. They deputed 
ten members to offer terms of ac. 
commodation and fraternity, and to 
assure them, they were ready to 
restore the constitution of 1793. 
These terms were accepted by the 
insurgents : but the facility “with 
which these demands were granted, 
induced them to insist upon others. 
They required the liberation from 
imprisonment of those who. had 
spoken in their favour, and that 
those should be punished who de- 
manded money in payment in lieu 
of assignats. These two demands 
they swore never to give up. This 
resolute mode of speaking inclined 
the president of the convention to 
promise them that their requests 
should be taken forthwith into con- 
sideration ; and he invited the de. 
puties of the insurgents to the ho- 
pours of the sitting. The business 
closed by giving them the fraternal 
kiss ; and they departed fully satis. 
fied withthe success of their mission. 
All Paris, as soon as apprised of 
what had passed, testified the utmost 
astonishment. Some thought the 
convention in earnest, and that 
their condescension proceeded from 
the desire to prevent any farther 
effusion of blood, in hopes to bring 
the insurgents to a better way of 
thinking, when the present ferment 
was allayed, But most people were 
for 
of opinion, that as they had acted 
under constraint they would not 
consider their promises as binding, 
and would make no scruple to res 
scind them, as soon as they were re. 
lieved from the terrors naturally in. 
spired by a ferocious mob, 
The insurgents themselves doubt~ 
ed the sincerity of the convention, 
and the heads of them were medi- 
tating a third attack. They had 
been outlawed by the. convention ; 
and he'that had killed thé member 
of that assembly had beew seized 
and tried before a court of justice, 
which had condemned himto death, 
The insurgents resolved to oppose 
this. sentence, and he was rescued 
on his way to the place of execu- 
tion. 
This a€t of disobedience to the 
law, fully shewcd what might be 
expected from the insurgents, if they 
were not effeétually suppressed. 
The citizens now lamented their 
negligence, in suffering them to 
rally after having so completely de. 
feated them, and now saw the ne. 
cessity of repairing their errors. 
They colleéted their whole strength, 
and waited on the convention, 
with the warmest assurances of sup- 
porting their authority, and of exe- 
cuting whatever they should decree 
against the insurgents. Encouraged 
by these professions of adherence, 
the convention deciared to the in- 
surgents, that unless they delivered 
up their arms, together with the as. 
sassin of Ferrand, they should be con- 
sidered as rebels. This was what 
the insurgents had expected, the 
moment they were intormed that 
the citizens were in arms for the 
convention. They had, in conse. 
quence, barricadoed the streetg iead- 
ing tothe suburb of St, Antoine, and 
prepared for a stout resistance, But 
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