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He had fearcely pronounced thefe 
words, which feemed to have been excit- 
ed by his refentment for the mortifications. 
which he had received from the gardes- 
di-corps, at Meaux, when Barnave, ‘the 
Deputy, cried out, ‘* Goon; I order you 
to go ow: itis Iwho command here.” . 
To this energetic addrefs Dumas re- 
furned only a profound bow, and imme- 
diately ordered the cavalcade to proceed. 
It did indeed move on, but with fo flow 
a pace, that, from the extremity of the 
fuburbs of Paris, five hours were fpent in 
arriving at the Thuilleries.. ‘The procef- 
fion paffed through the fquare cailed La 
Place de Louis Quinze,* along the. Poxt 
Tournant, or bridge, which leads from 
that {quare into the bottom of the garden 
of the Thuilleries. 
‘The ftatue of Louis XV. inthe middle 
of the fquare, ferved asa flage for anum- 
ber of Jacobins, who chofe this flation, 
rot only to witnefs, but to guide and en- 
courage, the outrageous multitude, in 
perpetrating every atrocity on their de- 
fencelefs vi€tims in the carriage. 
In the mid of this fcene, the Dauphin 
and his fifter were obferved repeatedly to 
clafp in their arms, and, with their little 
hands, to ftop the ears of their parents, 
that they might not hear the horrible 
language which affailed them on every 
fide. 
The carriage moved up the garden, be- 
yond the trees. The gardes-du corps 
obferved, from their feat, that avery nar- 
row lane was formed by the national- 
guards, forthe Royal Family to pafs along, 
to the gate of the palace. 
They faw that, although the Family 
might be fuffered to enter in fafety, they 
themfelves muft undoubtedly perifh, from 
the fury of their enemies. ‘They refolved, 
therefore, if poffibie, to fave their matter’ 
the horror of feeing them torn in pieces 
before his face. This they thought to 
bring about by leaping down from the 
box, on different fides, amidit the crowd, 
who, being employed in maflacreing them, 
might, they hoped, fuffer the Royal Fa- 
mily to pafs along with lef interruption. 
‘When the carriage got beyond the firt 
bafon in the garden, near the palace, it 
* This Piece. was afterwards called La 
Place dela Rewolution, and, iatterly, Place de 
la Concorde. In it, Louis XVI. his Queen, 
and his fifter, Elizabeth, terminated their 
miferies: and in. it were exhibited the 
bloody triumphs of Robefpierre and his-affo- 
ciates, over Jufticey Humanity, and Liberty 
herflelfim—Nore of Editor. ; . 
Sourney of Louis XVI, from Paris to Varennes. 
(June i, 
was flopped. The national guards affem~ 
bled, now made ready, fome to fhoof, 
fome to flab, the three gardes-du-corps 3 
and in doing this they only wounded 
their own comrades, who were alfo on the 
coach-box, the one in the hand, the other 
in the arm. ) } 
As the national-cuards on the ground 
were flruggling with thofe around them, 
for room to make ufe of their arms, the 
three gardes-du-corps rofe from their feat, 
and called out, ** Here we are; now 
Sire, if you choofe it : but we beg you not 
ta put us to death in the eyes of the Royal 
Family: let them go into the palace, and 
then we are at your difpofal.” 
In faying this; M. de Mouftier leaped — 
“down firft, and prefented himfelf to two 
pioneers, who were making for him with 
their hatchets raifed, and exprefling their 
joy at their being the firft to trike him.— 
M. de Mouttier, looking feadily at them, 
faid, “ Here, firike !—(Tiens, frappe!)” 
On this they feemed confounded ; but 
one of the hatchets, which was already 
within fix inches of his forehead, fell on 
him : but as, juft at that inftant, a muf- 
ket or bayonet happened to be run in be- 
tween his face and the hatchet, the blow 
was warded off, and he received no injury — 
from it. he 
What became of the other hatchet M. 
de Mouftier knows not, for he was in- 
ftantly feized behind by the neck and hair. 
As he firuggled hard to make his way 
more amongit the crowd, and farther from 
the coach, fome officers came to conduct 
him to the palace by the fame way with 
the Royal Family. But. he had refolved 
to pufh as far as. poffible another way, 
when M, de La Fayette, on horfeback, 
himfelf came up, and Jaying hold of him 
by the upper part of the coat, drew him 
towards him. M.de Mouftier, turning 
his head, and confidering La Fayette to be 
a perfon whofe only duty, notwithflanding 
his late conduét, it was, at that moment, 
to watch over the fafety of the Royal Fa- 
mily, jut faid, “* Your attentions, Sir, 
ought, at this time, to be wholly engaged 
about the Royal Family: it is your duty to 
Serve them alone: leave me to the mob.” 
La Fayette, touched probably by this 
fpeech, immediately quitred M. de Mout 
ticr, who was as quickly overwhelmed by 
the crowd around him. They held and 
drageed him in all dirc&tions at the fame 
time, to throw him on the ground; but 
their very violence defeated their purpofe. 
All this went on in defiance of the officers 
and grenadiers who had been difpatched 
to conduct him to the palace. ne 
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