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is　that　if　they　gave　me　the　command　of　two　Swiss　battalions　and　one

hundred　good　horsemen；　I　should　repel　the　insurgents　in　a　manner　which

would　for　ever　rid　them　of　any　desire　to　return。〃　（SR）



＇77＇　Napoleon；　at　this　moment；　was　at　the　Carrousel；　in　the　house　of

Bourrienne's　brother。　〃I　could　see　conveniently；〃　he　says；　〃all　that

took　place　during　the　day。　。　。　The　king　had　at　least　as　many　troops　in

his　defense　as　the　Convention　since　had　on　the　13th　Vendémaire；　while

the　enemies　of　the　latter　were　much　more　formidable　and　better

disciplined。　The　greater　part　of　the　national　guard　showed　that　they

favored　the　king；　this　justice　must　be　done　to　it。〃　（It　might　be

helpful　to　some　readers　to　know　that　when　Napoleon　refers　to　the　13th

Vendémaire；　（5th　Oct。　1795）　that　was　when　he；　as　a　young　officer　was

given　the　task　to　defend　the　Convention　against　a　royalist　uprising。

He　was　quick…witted　and　got　hold　of　some　guns　in　time；　loaded　them

with　grape…shot；　placed　them　in　front　of　the　Parisian　church　of　Saint…

Roch　and　completely　eliminated　the　superior　royalist　force。　SR。）



＇78＇　Official　report　of　Leroux。　On　the　side　of　the　garden；　along　the

terrace　by　the　river；　and　then　on　the　return　were　〃a　few　shouts　of

Vive　le　roi！　many　for　Vive　la　nation！　Vivent　les　sans…culottes！　Down

with　the　king！　Down　with　the　veto！　Down　with　the　old　porker！　etc。　

But　I　can　certify　that　these　insults　were　all　uttered　between　the

Pont…Turnant　and　the　parterre；　and　by　about　a　dozen　men；　among　which

were　five　or　six　gunners　following　the　king；　the　same　as　flies　follow

an　animal　they　are　bent　on　tormenting。〃



＇79＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　223；　273　　Letter　of　Bonnaud；　chief　of

the　Sainte…Marguerite　battalion：　〃I　cannot　avoid　marching　at　their

head　under　any　pretext　。　。　。　Never　will　I　violate　the　Constitution

unless　I　am　forced　to。〃　　The　Gravilliers　section　and　that　of　the

Faubourg　Poissonnière　cashiered　their　officers　and　elected　others。



＇80＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　IV。　342。　Speech　of　Fabre　d'Eglantine　at　the

Jacobin　Club；　Nov。　5；　1792。　〃Let　it　be　loudly　proclaimed　that　these

are　the　same　men　who　captured　the　Tuileries；　broke　into　the　prisons　of

the　Abbaye；　of　Orleans　and　of　Versailles。〃



＇81＇　In　this　respect　the　riot　of　the　Champ…de…Mars　（July　17；　1791）；

the　only　one　that　was　suppressed；　is　very　instructive：　〃As　the　militia

would　not　as　usual　ground　their　arms　on　receiving　the　word　of　command

from　the　mob；　this　last　began；　according　to　custom；　to　pelt　them　with

stones。　To　be　deprived　of　their　Sunday　recreational　activities；　to　be

marching　through　the　streets　under　a　scorching　sun；　and　then　be　remain

standing　like　fools　on　a　public　holiday；　to　be　knocked　out　with

bricks；　was　a　little　more　than　they　had　patience　to　bear　so　that；

without　waiting　for　an　order；　they　fired　and　killed　a　dozen　or　two　of

the　raggamuffins。　The　rest　of　the　brave　chaps　bolted。　If　the　militia

had　waited　for　orders　they　might；　I　fancy；　have　been　all　knocked　down

before　they　received　any。　。　。　　Lafayette　was　very　near　being　killed　in

the　morning；　but　the　pistol　failed　to　go　off　at　his　breast。　The

assassin　was　immediately　secured；　but　he　arranged　to　be　let　free〃

（Gouverneur　Morris；　letter　of　July　20；　1791）。　Likewise；　on　the　29th　of

August；　1792；　at　Rouen；　the　national　guard；　defending　the　H？tel…de…

ville；　is　pelted　with　stones　more　than　an　hour　while　many　are　wounded。

The　magistrates　make　every　concession　and　try　every　expedient；　the

mayor　reading　the　riot　act　five　or　six　times。　Finally　the　national

guard；　forced　into　it；　exclaim：　〃If　you　do　not　allow　us　to　repel　force

with　force　we　shall　leave。〃　They　fire　and　four　persons　are　killed　and

two　wounded；　and　the　crowd　breaks　up。　（〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；

2265；　official　report　of　the　Rouen　municipality；　Aug。　29；　addresses　of

the　municipality；　Aug。　28；　letter　of　the　lieutenant…colonel　of　the

gendarmerie；　Aug。　30；　etc。）。



＇82＇　Official　report　of　Leroux。　　〃Chronique　des　cinquante　jours；〃　by

R？derer。　　〃Détails　particuliers　sur　la　journée　du　10　Aout；〃　by　a

bourgeois　of　Paris；　an　eye…witness　（1822）。



＇83＇　Barbaroux；　〃Mémoires；〃　69。　〃Everything　betokened　victory　for　the

court　if　the　king　had　never　left　his　post　。　。　。　If　he　had　shown

himself；　if　he　had　mounted　on　horseback　the　battalions　of　Paris　would

have　declared　for　him。〃



＇84＇　〃Révolution　de　Paris；〃　number　for　Aug。　11；　1792。　〃The　10th　of

August；　1792；　is　still　more　horrible　than　the　24th　of　August；　1572；

and　Louis　XVI。　a　greater　monster　than　Charles　IX。　〃　　〃Thousands　of

torches　were　found　in　cellars；　apparently　placed　there　to　burn　down

Paris　at　a　signal　from　this　modern　Nero。〃　In　the　number　for　Aug。18：

〃The　place　for　Louis　Nero　and　for　Medicis　Antoinette　is　not　in　the

towers　of　the　Temple；　their　heads　should　have　fallen　from　the

guillotine　on　the　night　of　the　10th　of　August。〃　（Special　details　of　a

plan　of　the　king　to　massacre　all　patriot　deputies；　and　intimidate

Paris　with　a　grand　pillaging　and　by　keeping　the　guillotine　constantly

at　work。）　　〃That　crowned　ogre　and　his　Austrian　panther。〃



＇85＇　Narrative　of　the　Minister　Joly　（written　four　days　after　the

event）。　The　king　departs　about　half…past　eight。　　Cf。　Madame　Campan；

〃Mémoires；〃　and　Moniteur；　XIII。　378。



＇86＇　Révolution　de　Paris；〃　number　for　Aug。　18。　On　his　way　a　sans…

culotte　steps　out　in　front　of　the　rows　and　tries　to　prevent　the　king

from　proceeding。　The　officer　of　the　guard　argues　with　him；　upon　which

he　extends　his　hand　to　the　king；　exclaiming：　〃Touch　that　hand；

bastard；　and　you　have　shaken　the　hand　of　an　honest　man！　But　I　have　no

intention　that　your　bitch　of　a　wife　goes　with　you　to　the　Assembly；　we

don't　want　that　whore。〃　　　〃Louis　XVI；〃　says　Prudhomme；　〃kept　on　his

way　without　being　upset　by　the　with　this　noble　impulse。〃　　I　regard

this　as　a　masterpiece　of　Jacobin　interpretation。



＇87＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　311；　325。　The　king；　at　the　foot　of　the

staircase；　had　asked　R？derer：　〃what　will　become　of　the　persons

remaining　above？　〃Sire；〃　he　replies；　〃they　seem　to　be　in　plain　dress。

Those　who　have　swords　have　merely　to　take　them　off；　follow　you　and

leave　by　the　garden。〃　A　certain　number　of　gentlemen；　indeed；　do　so；

and　thus　depart　while　others　escape　by　the　opposite　side　through　the

gallery　of　the　Louvre。



＇88＇　Mathon　de　la　Varenne；　〃Histoire　particulière；〃　etc。；　108。

（Testimony　of　the　valet…de…chambre　Lorimier　de　Chamilly；　with　whom

Mathon　was　imprisoned　in　the　prison　of　La　Force。



＇89＇　De　Lavalette；　〃Mémoires；〃　I。　81。　〃We　there　found　the　grand

staircase　barred　by　a　sort　of　beam　placed　across　it；　and　defended　by

several　Swiss　officers；　who　were　civilly　disputing　its　passage　with

about　fifty　mad　fellows；　whose　odd　dress　very　much　resembled　that　of

the　brigands　in　our　melodramas。　They　were　intoxicated；　while　their

coarse　language　and　queer　imprecations　indicated　the　town　of

Marseilles；　which　had　belched　them　forth。〃



＇90＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　314；　317　（questioning　of　M。　de　Diesbach）。

〃Their　orders　were　not　to　fire　until　the　word　was　given；　and　not

before　the　national　guard　had　set　the　example。〃



＇91＇　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVI；　443。　Narration　by　Pétion。　…　Peltier；

〃Histoire　du　10　ao？t。



＇92＇　M。　de　Nicolay　wrote　the　following　day；　the　11th　of　August：　〃The

federates　fired　first；　which　was　followed　by　a　sharp　volley　from　the

chateau　windows。〃　（Le　Comte　de　Fersen　et　la　cour　de　France。　II。　347。）



＇93＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　491。　The　abandonment　of　the　Tuileries　is

proved　by　the　small　loss　of　the　assailants。　（List　of　the　wounded

belonging　to　the　Marseilles　corps　and　of　the　killed　and　wounded　of　the

Brest　corps；　drawn　up　Oct。　16；　1792。　　Statement　of　the　aid　granted

to　wounded　Parisians；　to　widows；　to　orphans；　and　to　the　aged；　October；

1792；　and　then　1794。）　　The　total　amounts　to　74　dead　and　54　severely

wounded　The　two　corps　in　the　hottest　of　the　fight　were　the　Marseilles

band；　which　lost　22　dead　and　14　wounded；　and　the　Bretons；　who　lost　2

dead　and　5　wounded。　The　sections　that　suffered　the　most　were　the

Quinze…Vingts　（4　dead　and　4　wounded）；　the　Faubourg…Montmartre　（3

dead）；　the　Lombards　（4　wounded）；　and　the　Gravilliers　（3　wounded）。　

Out　of　twenty…one　sections　reported；　seven　declare　that　they　did　not

lose　a　man。　　The　Swiss　regiment；　on　the　contrary；　lost　760　men　and

26　officers。



＇94＇　Napoleon's　narrative。



＇95＇　Pétion's　account。



＇96＇　Prudhomme's　〃Révolution　de　Paris；〃　XIII。　236　and　237。　…

Barbaroux；　73。　…　Madame　Campan；　II。　250。



＇97＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　258。　　Moore；　I。　59。　Some　of　the　robbers

are　killed。　　Moore　saw　one　of　them　thrown　down　the　grand　staircase。



＇98＇　Michelet；　III。　289。



＇99＇　Mercier；　〃Le　Nouveau　Paris；〃　II。　108。　　〃The　Comte　de　Fersen　et

la　Cour　de　France；〃　II。　348。　（Letter　of　Sainte…Foix；　Aug。　11）。　〃The

cellars　were　broken　open　and　more　than　10；000　bottles　of　wine　of　which

I　saw　the　fragments　in　the　court；　so　intoxicated　the　people　that　I

made　haste　to　put　an　end　to　an　investiga