The Counter Revolution of June-July 13 1 



General satisfaction was manifested by the assembly. ^"° A 

 second reading of the address was called for in order that they 

 might correct phrases which were not approved.""" As soon as a 

 phrase w^hich contained some objections was presented the reader 

 was to be interrupted.""^ Biauzat asserts that this announcement 

 was made when the president saw that the address did not please 

 the nobles, 'but Biauzat did not believe the president thought the 

 nobles would oppose anything reasonable.""- After the first phrase 

 was read it seems that " the aristocrat De INIenonville asked, ' what 

 proof have you that the king desired that the national assembly 

 would testify its confidence in him? '" Biauzat states that the idea 

 of the noble was that the king did not approve of the name Assem- 

 hlee nationale. It appears that this interruption was generally dis- 

 approved and the reading was continued to the end.""^ Apparently 

 this second reading was followed by the same testimony of ap- 

 proval as the first. The address remained intact and the deputies 

 who were to compose the deputation to the king were chosen.""* 



On July II the president announced that the deputation to the 

 king had 'been received the evening before at half past eight. When 

 the address was read to the king the following reply was given : 



No one is ignorant of the disorders and the scandalous events which 

 have occurred and are occurring at Paris and at Versailles, under my eyes 

 and under those of the states-general ; it is necessary that I use the means 

 which are in my power, in order to bring back and to maintain order in 

 the capital and in the environs. It is one of my first duties to watch 

 over public safety ; these are the motives which have engaged me to as- 

 semble the troops around Paris. 



°99 Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 179; Point du jour, I, 150; Biauzat, Sa vie et 

 sa correspondance, II, 169. 



•500 Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 181; Point du jour, I, 150; Biauzat, Sa vie 

 et sa correspondance, II, 169; Proces-verbal, I, No. 19, 4. 



«oi Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 181 ; Biauzat, Sa vie et sa correspondance, 

 II, 169. 



602 Biauzat, Sa vie et sa correspondance, II, 169. 



603 Biauzat, Sa vie et sa correspondance, II, 169. 



^'>* Proces-verbal, I, No. 19, 4; Point du jour, I, 150; Assemblee na- 

 tionale, I, 437; Duquesnoy, Journal, I. 181; Courrier de Provence, I, i8th 

 letter, 25; Biauzat, Sa vie et sa correspondance, II, 169; Bulletins de I'as- 

 semblee nationale, July 9. 



