historical chronicU, 



of the president, and afterwards 

 retired to the bar with his fa- 

 mily •, but as, according to the 

 terms of the constitution, the 

 iifsembly could not perform the 

 functions of a deliberative body 

 while he was present, he was 

 desired to remove into one of 

 the boxes set apart for the use 

 of the editors of newspapers. 



The afsembly then sent ten 

 coramifsioners to endeavour to 

 appease the people. 



In the mean time, detach- 

 ments from the national guard, 

 citizens armed with pikes, and 

 a number of the Marseillese 

 and Federates, ranged them- 

 selves in the Place de Carowzel, 

 and proceeded to attack the 

 palace, which was guarded by 

 a body of Swifs. 



The Swifs having been in- 

 sulted, and hard prefsed upon 

 bv those who came against 

 them, were at last obligtd to 

 fire in their own defence, and, 

 ;at first, the mob were put to 

 flighty but, being reinforced 

 hy the Marseillese and Fede- 

 rates from Erest, as well as by 

 a great number of Parisians, 

 they rallied again, and com- 

 menced a heavy fire against 

 their opponents. 



The gates being at last vo- 

 luntarily opened by the Swifs, 

 or violently forced by the mob, 

 an obstinate combat ensued j 

 the Swifs defending themselves 

 with signal bravery, and the 

 populace continuing the attack 

 with the most sanguinary fury. 



At last, horrid to relate ! the 

 Swifs were obliged to yield to 

 superior force ; and, almost t<^ 

 a man, were inhumanly butcher- 

 ed I They, however, sold their 

 lives dear, and did not yield 

 till they had killed several huor 

 dreds of their opponents. 



Among the viftims sacri- 

 ficed on this occasion, to po- 

 pular frenzy, besides the Swifs 

 guards, and their colonel M, 

 d'Affry, were the abbe Bouil- 

 lon, Mefsieurs Carle, Mandat, 

 and many others. 



After the mob had got pof- 

 sefsion of the palace, an im- 

 mense crowd burst into the dif-^ 

 ferent apartments \ some of 

 whom carried to the Afsembly 

 the queen's jewels, valuable ef- 

 fects, money, and important 

 papers The furniture was 

 taken to the sections, after aa 

 inventory of it had been made, 

 and the papers were sent to the 

 committee of safety. 



The statues of Louis xiv. 

 and XV. were destroyed. 



During this tumult, while 

 the noise of cannon was heard 

 in the afsembly, and several 

 fliots even entered the windows, 

 the members still continued 

 their deliberations, the Jacobin 

 party exclaiming. Liberty I E- 

 qttaiity ! and all raising their 

 hands towards heaven, swear- 

 ing they would die to save their 

 country. 



It was observed, that many 

 members, either through fear, 

 or from some other motive^ 



