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what path they took, fo It hut led to a place 

 of fafety. Others taking what property they 

 could whh them, crowded into boats upon 

 the lake, in order to proceed, by water, to 

 the Cantons of Switzerland. Many hurried 

 away on horfeback, others in coaches, carts, 

 waggons, or any fort of conveyance they 

 could find. Every fpecies of carriage, of 

 whatever fhape or ftrudlure, was feized and 

 driven away with more than a double load. 



Unhappily a new fource of diftrefs arofe, 

 from an obftacle which the terrified multitude 

 had not anticipated. Tiie little town of Ver- 

 foy, fituated upon the weflern border of the 

 lake, is within the territory of France, and the 

 frightened multitude, in purfuing the public 

 route to Switzerland, which leads through 

 this place, met with guards of military " le- 

 vellers" ftationed upon the ftreets, and upon 

 different parts of the road, who flopped every 

 perfon, and every carriage, under pretence of 

 fearching for emigrant, or contraband pro- 

 perty. But thefe new comptrollers of the road 

 — this new fpecies of highway robbers, fanc- 

 tioned by that odious badge of libertyy the 



