XX historical chronifte, 



Thursday Aug. 9. Midnight, themselves, a general council of 



the alarm bell sounded in every 

 quarter •, the general was beat, 

 and the citizens hurried to 

 arms. 



Soon after, the Afscmbly 

 were informed that M. Petion, 

 •who had gone to the palace for 

 the purpose of preserving tran- 

 quillity, was detained there as 

 an hostage for the King's 

 safety. 



The Afsembly ordered M. 

 Petion to appear at the bar — 

 he soon appeared, and reported 

 the dliFerent measures which 

 he had adopted for the public 

 • safety. He was applauded, 

 and desired to return to his 

 duty. 



Friday morning, Aug. 10. 

 As day-light approached, the 

 minister ot justice entered the 

 hall, imploring for the king 

 that protection from the Af 

 sembly, which, from the out- 

 rageous conduct of the mob af- 

 sembled in the Thuilleries, he 

 h d but little reason to expect 

 from the affections of the 

 -people. 



While they were deliberat- 

 ing upon the most proper mea 

 sures to be adopted in this aw- 

 ful and alarming crisis, some 

 municipal officeis announced, 

 that a new fjroviiionary adrinm- 

 stralioii had been formed at the 

 Commons Hallj that the peo- 

 ple, alsembled in their diffe- 

 rent sections, had named ccm- 

 ,liufsioners, who, in virtue of 

 their powers, had dencntinated 



the community; and that the 

 municipality had been suspend- 

 ed during the continuance ot 

 this temporary authority 5 Mefs. 

 Petion, Manuel, and Danton, 

 being the only members allow- 

 ed to remain in the exercise of 

 their functions. They added, 

 that M. Petion was surround- 

 ed by a numerous body of the 

 people, who had conducted 

 him to his house, in order to 

 protect his person and proper- 

 ty ; and that the provlsionary 

 administration had placed M. 

 Santerre at the head of pub- 

 lic force, forbidding him to obey 

 the staff-officers, or any other 

 authority but theirs. 



The afsembly resumed the 

 discufsion of the main question \ 

 but were again interrupted by 

 the news of atrocities commit- 

 ting in different quarters of the 

 city. 



About nine o'clock in the 

 ; morning, almost every persoa 

 who could procure arras, hur- 

 ried towards the Thuilleries^ 

 calling for the dethronement- 

 of the king — adding, that he 

 was a traitor, and had forfeited 

 the confidence of the nation. 



The king, alarmed at the fu- 

 rious dispositions manifested by 

 the people, left the Thuilleries j 

 and, attended by the Swifs re- 

 giment of guards, proceeded to 

 the National Afsembly, accom- 

 panied by the queen, his sister, 

 iind the royal children. He 

 first placed himself by the side 



