M. de Mouftier at laft lofing his pati- 
ence at fuch conduét, reprefented to Sauffe 
the extreme impropriety of it ; adding, 
that aithough he had fo manifeftly failed 
in his duty to the King, yer that there 
were other obligations of common pro- 
priety, from which he certainly could not 
juppofe himfelf to be releafed. 
On this the Queen and Princefs Eliza- 
beth faid twice:to M. de Mouftier, in a 
low voice, ** Take care; don't be fo 
warm: we foall foon be relieved; and 
evhen the troops arrive, it will be time 
enough for you to ad.* . 
Princefs Elizabeth obferving in the 
crowd M. de Signemont, formerly captain 
of grenadiers in the regiment of Chatre, 
and a knight of St. Louis, faid to him— 
“© Alihough a recollection of your birth, 
Sir, has not been able to keep you in the 
path of duty and honour, yet that crofs, 
which has been befiowed on you, cught un- 
doubtedly io Lave prevented you from go- 
ing aftray,” 
“© Madam, (anfwered he,) Iwas a citi- 
xen before I was a foldier.” 
<< Very well, Sir, (replied the Princefs, 
turning from him,) he who has been a 
ivaitor to one party, will be a traiter to 
ano. ber, as circumfiances fhall occur.” 
This perfon had been chofen command- 
ant of the national guards of Neuvilly, 
and had come, with all his corps, to join 
thofe of Varennes ; where he had beena 
tranquil {peétator of every indignity and 
outrage offered to his unfortunate Sove- 
reign. 
Thefe and fimilar fcenes, all moft dif 
graccful for the Fiench name, continued 
throughout the whole night, uatil half en 
hour paft {even in the morning of Wednei- 
day the 23d of June. 
His Majelty obferving the horfes in the 
carriage, «gain gave oréers to proceed to 
Montmedy; but notwitiftanding the beld 
and determined manner in which his or- 
ders were given, they were utterly difre- 
garded ; and wien the Royal Family had 
taken their places in the carriage, it took 
the road back to Paris. The horfes 
walked very flowly, and the furrounding 
multitude covered not only the road but 
the fields on each fide. 
- The multitude increafed as the carriage 
‘ * The hopes of fuccours and deliverance 
did not abandon the Royal Family until they 
had arriyed at Chalons, on their return to 
Paris : but on leaving this town, the beha- 
viour of the mob became fo outrageous and 
horrible, as to terrify any well-difpofed per- 
fons who might have been inclined to favour | 
them. 
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Fourney of Louis XVI; from Paris to Varennes, [May l, 
drew near to Paris, and every man, wo- 
man, and even child, in it, appeared to be 
armed with a gun, piftol, fabre, hatchet, 
bill, prurting-hook, pitchfork, feythe, 
reaping-hook, or other inftrument, which 
chance prefented to each. 3 
On their return to Paris, the Royal Fa- 
mily were guarded by parties of thofe very 
dragoons who had been ftationed on the 
road for the purpofe of efeorting them on 
ther way toMontmedy. Thefe dragoons 
were fo completely corrupted, that inftead 
of liftening to the diftates- of duty, they 
openly gloried in the new part they had 
engaged to perform, and feemed to be de- 
lighted with the cries of “¢ Succef> to the 
brave dragoons !"°—(Vivent Mefieurs les 
dragons !)—which never ceafed to greet 
them ali the way back to Chalons. 
Sometimes, indeed, was heard, although 
rarely and faintly, the old found of ** God 
fave the King,’—(Vive le Koi, ): but on 
approaching Paris, that exclamation, once 
fo grateful and congenial to a Frenchman, 
was no longer pronounced, but confined: 
to the heart of the few. 
The firft victims of the atrocious fury 
of the mifguided populace, were fone 
gentlemen traveling near Varennes. The 
mob infulred and attacked them with fuck 
violence, that it was afterwards reported 
fome of them were actually murdered on 
the {pot, and others who efeaped alive 
foon after died of their wounds, 
One of thefe unfortunate men, who 
feemed to be far advanced in age, was 
brought to the ground by the [troke of a 
fcythe. As he lay expiring, he faid, 
‘“* Death is now welcome, fince I have 
feex my King in diftrefs, and have it not 
in my power to affift bum.’ | ; 
When the carriage arrived at St. Méné- 
houd, leave could not be ob‘ained for the 
poor Dauphin to be put to bed tor a few 
hours, notwithftanding the fatigues a 
child of his tender age had undergone, in 
pafling feveral nights without reft, at the 
fame time that he was ferioufly ill with an 
aguifh complaint. 
But no confideration for this poor in- 
fant, nor even the repeated orders of his 
Majcfiy, who was refolved to endeavour to 
afford him (me relief, had any effeét on 
Bailion, the aide-de-camp of La Fayette. 
He had, allthe way from Varennes un- 
til che meeting with the Deputies from the 
Affembly at Paris, taken on bimfelf the 
command of both the regulars and the 
national guards, and would fuffer no de- 
lay. In this determination Baillon was 
admirably fupported by the municipal 
officers or revolutionary magiftrates of St. 
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