THE LIFE OF 



King. — Treparations at the place cf cycutlon. — ' 

 *The King's behaviour^ and the involunUiry rcjpm 

 paid to him. — New injults of Santcrre. — 'The 

 Ring*s death and burial. 



It had been decreed by the Convention, on Sa- 

 turday January 19th, 1793, that the executive 

 body Ihould, within twenty-four hours, announce 

 the King's fate to him. This, however, was not 

 done till the latefh hour of the time limited, 

 though the Municipality did not negle6l to take 

 an account of the few trifles then remaining in 

 the pofTedion of a once great fovcreign, even 

 before the decree was paffed. 



For many days the fufferings of the unfortu- 

 nate Louis had been wantonly aggravated by a 

 feries of unnecellary and unprovoked cruelties; 

 the Queen, his children, and lifter had been in- 

 humanly torn from him; but now even his 

 counfellor, the venerable Malefherbes, v\as re- 

 fufed admiflion. 



On Sunday the 20th of January the decree of 

 the Convention was brought to the King, with 

 equal formality and rudenefs : it was bluntl/ 

 announced by Garat, Minifter of Juftice, and 

 read by Crouvelle^ Secretary to the Council, 

 who, 1 have been alTured by thofe prefent, feem- 

 ed more terrified at i;* contents than the royal 

 fufferer. 



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