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executing his magifterial duty, afked for 
the pafiports of the travellers, and made 
eghe Royal Family alight. 
They were goidutied to Sauffe’s iahis 
which was every where filled with nation, 
al guards. 
When they entered an apartment, the 
King went and fate down at the farther 
ead; the Queen and Princefs Elizabeth 
jeated themfeives one on each fide of the 
King, but a little farther forward, that, 
if pofible, they might coneeal his Ma- 
ety from the prying eyes of the multi- 
tude, who fhewed the utmott ea agernefs to 
behold him. 
For the fame purpofe M. de Mouttier 
placed himfelf on a chair between the 
ueen and the Pr incefs, and immediately 
before the King. 
Some one of the crowd having obferved, 
<< They fay this is the King 3” “ If you fup- 
se this ig be the King, (faid M. de 
fouttier,) you ought already to be at his 
yeet: and it he be only a common travel- 
ler, what right have you to interrupt bis 
journey 2” 
On hearing what paffed, his Majetty 
rofe from his chair, and advancing to the 
middle of the chamber, faid aloud— 
S* Yes, I am your King !—Being worn 
out with the outrages to which I have 
beex fo long expofed ix the capital, I have 
at loft refolved | to withdraw toa remote 
corner of my dominions 3 and there Il am 
convinced I fhail again meet with genuine 
marks of that affection which the “French 
have, from the earlieft limes, borne té 
their rightful fovereigns.” 
No fooner were thefe words uttered by 
his Majefty, than Sauffe, the procureur, 
and Hannonet, the commander ‘of the na- 
tional guards, firuck with awe, thiew 
themfelves at his Majefty’s feet, and with 
tears poured forth proteftations of their 
Jove and retpest for all the Royal Family, 
and of their joy in beholding their King 
in the mid& pf his people: they even 
added their refolution to fhed the laf 
crop of their blood for his fervice. 
His Majetly and the Queen raifed them 
from the ground, and he fpoke to them 
in the following manner : 
“ My good ” people are not criminal ; 
they are oily mifled, They have not i. 
very, fraken cf their antient love for their 
Sovereign ; gad as a proof of the fincere 
Ci Feétton I bear ta them, I declare that I 
am ready iy ieke an equal number of tbe 
national guards and of the regular traops 
to accompany me to Montmedy, whither i 
fave arte to retire, ‘I therefore order 
wou, Sin ike commander of- the national 
Journey of Louis XVI. from Paris to Varennes, 
[May 1, 
guards, to choofe out the proper numbex 
Sor the purpofe; and let the harfes be put 
to the carriage immediately, for I muft i in- 
Sraastly fet out.” 
Thefe very men, who but the pilbant 
before had given fuch marks of devotion 
to their King, inflead of obeying his com- 
mands, boldly declared that shag sicither 
could nor would proceed with him. 
“* Jorder you to make ready, (faid his 
Majetty,) J inj} ox it, and that without 
delay.’ On receiving an an‘wer fimilar 
to the former, he turned from them, and 
went back to bis chair. 
To complete the King’s diftrefs, the 
reguiar troops were juft.as much loft to all 
jenfe of duty; for the detachment of 
Lauzun’s huffars, which came up at this 
time, on arriving under Saufle’s windows, 
without hefitation, at the requeft of the _ 
national guaids, fhouted out Viwe la Naz 
tion ! 
The Royal Family sent and remitted 
a confiderable time at the windows of the 
apartment ; the Queen holding up the 
Dauphin in her arms, and the Princef$ 
Elizabeth carrying the young Princes 
Royal. They presented them to the mul- 
titade affembicd in the ftreet, whom they 
addrefied with a goodnefs and condefcen- 
fion, mingled with dignity, fufficient te 
have rouched the moft unfesling hea ts: 
but ai] was to no purpoje. 
The vezulaf troops, in former days fo 
much alive to featiments of honour and 
duiy, perfited in their attachment to the 
multitude, for whom they had declared 
themfelves ; but an officer of the huflars 
coming up to the King, requefted his or-~ 
ders : “ You fee (iaid his Majefty,) that 
I can give no orders. You muft kngue 
yourfely what you ought to do.” 
But the moft diftr efling cireumftance of 
all was the unaccountable abfence of the 
brave but untortunate De Bouillé, with 
the gallant regiment of Royal Allemand, 
a regiment which had never failed to dif. 
tineuith itlelf for every excellent quality. 
M. de Goguelas, gide-de-camp to M. 
de Bouillé, in e: deavouring to get up to 
the King, received feveral bullets through 
his clothes, but made good his way. He 
had, however, converfed but a few mo- 
ments with his Majetty, when they were 
interiupted by the arrival of the aides-du- 
camp ot La Fayette, trom Paris. Thefe 
perfons went up to his Majefty, and pre+ 
fented to him a packet on the part of the 
foi-difant National Affembly. 
The King, in the frft moments of hig 
agitation, threw it from him. It would 
have fallen on the bed where Jay the poor 
Dauphia 
