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ever, fearing to exite falfe alarms, being
alone, and having no opportunity of
confuting any one, I foffered the car
riages to depart.
, It is not known at what hdur the es
cape took place, for it was difeovered
only by their failing to appear at the
nfual times on Tuefday morning, when
the Officers of the Household thought
themselves juftified in vifeing the apart
ments, where they had hitherto slept.
They immediately difeovered that the
beds had not been used that night—and
die chief precaution was to prevent the
intelligence from being divulged, before
it had been communicated to M. de la.
Fayette, and the Mayor of Paris.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Immediately met, and the Piclideit
addressed them as follows : —
" These carriages were coaduaed by
a detachment of dragoons, which suc
ceeded a detachment of hussars, under
pretence of protesting a treasure. This
escort confirmed me in my suspicions ;
particularly when I saw the Commander
ofthe detachment (peak with great ani
mation to one of the courtiers. How-
All the doors of the Palace were sealed
bp, and the persons therein arrefled.
The Palace guards were ordered to be
doubled—and M, de Roebambeau, to put
himfelf at the head of the troops, upon
the frontiers.
The houses of M. de la Fayette, arid
M. de Cattles, were immediateiy sur
rounded by the mob—They were releaft
ed by Commiflioners of the Assembly.
His Majesty and family had proceeded
as far as Farannes. [Afmall tew* u,cn
the road from Paris to Metz, 53 leagues
from tbe former] where they were seen;
recognized and flopped, by a M. Drouet;
The particulars of which we give in M.
Drouet's own words, pronounced beforte
the National Assembly, as follows :
" MR. PRESIDENT,
" I am the Postmaster of Sainte Meae
houd, formerly a dragoon in the Regi
ment of Conde. My comrade, William,
was formerly a dragoon of the Queen'l
regiment.
" On the 21st of June, at halfpaft seven
o'clock in the evening, two carriages and
eleven horses bated at my house. I
thought I recognised the Queen; and
perceiving a man at the back part of the
carriage, on tbe left, I was struck with
the resemblance of his countenance to
the King's effigy en an affignat of 50
livers.
. M.^ Da,art da Tertre info-med the
Afrmbly, that he had that morning re
ceived a note in the hand writing of the
I.ug, forbidding him to put the Seal of
State to any decree or other order, issued
in his absence. The note was read, but
no further notice taken of it. ,
A Decree far fending three Commif
fioners in porfult of the King, passed.
And also that the Assembly would fit
day aid night, except in the intervals of
adjournment for too hours.
CONFIR MOTION,
OF THE FLIGHT :^n CAPTURE
Ofthe KING and QUEENof
^French and their Family.
[The Pritifo Packet, with the July
Mail arrived at Halifax the lyb infl —
Bj her the Editor has received London
papers to J"I, 4'^ — and from them is en
abled to prefect the following fetch.]
" The Mayor of Paris has just inform
ed me, that during the night, the King,
Q/een, and tbe R^al Family, have left
Paris, I wait your order, gentlemen, as
to measures for circulating tbe alarming
intelligence in the readied way ptfbh,
throughout all France. '
Several Decrees were paffed—qne
giving force to ^ll the laws, without any
9ther fan&ion than the Assembly's, and
that they should be executed by the
Minifk rs ofthe Departments, feiled with
the Seal of State, and signed by the Mi
mifter.
THIS event,one ofthe most extraordi
nary in the Hiftory of Monarchy, hap
pened on rhe night of Monday, the 20th
June, or in the morning of Tuefday, the
21st.
BOSTON, AUGUST 20.
" GENTLEMEN
"In a word the Commander of the
National guards,and the National guards
afted so judiciously, that they contrived
to disarm the hussars. The King was
then *4/, a ferifomr !
" Having thus fulfilled dur duty, we
Returned home, amidst the apptaufe of
our fellow-citizens ; and we are come to
lay before the National Assembly the
homage of our services."
The King and family,after being thus
apprehended, were taken into custody
by the Commissioners of the National
Assembly, and conduced to Paris. —
The following is the Report on the fub
je&—
" We are about to give an account to
the Assembly of the million with which
it intruded us. It hu terminated in
"Bn feeing immediately the dragoons
making preparations to follow them,and
observing that after having alked horses
for Verdun, the carriages took the road
to Vareanes,l went across road, in order
to rejoin them.
" In consequence of these reflections,
And odr perseverance, it was deiermiried
that the travellers feould not proceed until
the following day. They alighted at
the house of the Procurer;
" Then the King said to us, "Fam
the King ! These are my wife and chil
dren ! we conjure you to treat us with
that refpeft which the French have etir
shewn their Kings.
" The National guards immediately
came in crowds, and a\ the fame time
the hussars arrived sword in hand—they
endeavoured to approach the house where
the King was,' but we let them know,
that if they persisted in taking him
away, they should not tetr him from ut
alive!
" The Commander of the National
Guards had the precaution to bring up
two small field pieces, which he planted
at the upper end of the street, and two
othersat the lower end so that the hussars
were between two fires, They were
summoned to dismount. M. Jouglas re
fufed; that he said he and his troop
would guard the King ; he was answered,
that the National Guards would guaid
him without his kffi fiance. He persisted
in his resolution ; upon which the Com
mander of the National guards gave or
ders to the gunners to form their ranks,
and to fire. They took the matches into
their hands—but I have the honour to
Pbferve to you,that the cannons were not
then loaded.
"1 arrived before them at Varecnes.
It was eleven o'clock at night, very dark,
and every one gone to bed. The car
riages were flopped in a street, by a dis
pute which had taken place between
the poftiilions and the Postmaster of the
place. The Portrti atter was desirous that
they should flop and refrefh their horses
according to custom. The King,on the
contrary, was desirous to hasten his de
parture.
" I then said to my comrade, " Are
you a staunch Patriot? ' " Don't doubt
it," replied he. "Well (said 1), the King
is at Varennes. He must be flopped."
We tnen alighted; and reflected, that
in order to secure success to our plan, it
was necessary to barricade the street and
the bridge by whicu the King was to pafi)
" My companion and I then front to
toe bridge ofVarennes—fortunately there
was a carriage there loaded with furni
ture—we overturned it so as to render
the road impassable : we then ran to seek
the Procurer de la Commune, the May
or, the Commandant of the National
Guard, and in a few minutes our number
increaftd to eight men, who were all
hearty in the cause.
" The Commander of the National
guard, accompanied by the Procurer,
approached the carriage, allied the tra<
vellers who they were, and where they
were going ?—The Q^een answered that
they were in a hurry. A fight of |he
p&ffport was then demanded. She at
length gave her purport to two Guards
of Honour, who alighted and came to the
inn.
" When the pafrport was read, some
laid it was luffirient—we combated this
opinion because it was not signed by the
President of the National Assembly, as
it should have been. If you are a fo
reigner, said weto the Qjeen, how came
you to have Efficient influence to have a
detachment follow you ? How came you,
when you passed thro' Clermont, to have
Sufficient influence to be followed by a
fith detachment/
the i^ft fatisfadory thinner for the As
sembly.
" In conformity to your orders, we
took the road to Varennes ; upon the
road we took what information we could
colled; we took, at the fame time,
necessary measures, that the greatest
order, the greatest tranquility and fife
ty, might accompany the return of the
Ki °g.
" We learnt that he was at Chalons,
where a numerous body of National
guards was already affambled from the
neighbouring departments. Desirous
that the refpeft due to the Royal dignity
should be constantly maintained,we gave
orders that the troops of all descriptions
should assemble where ever we should
think necessary.
" Vye flopped at Dormans, where we
were informed that the King had quitted
Chalons in his way to Eperny ; but we
learnt the alarming news that he was
pursued; other accounts said that,without
being pursued, endeavours were mak
ing to intercept his return, and carry off
his person.
" In conference cf this M. Dumas,
who accompanied us,took all the precau
cions necessary, that every such attempt
might be repelled.
"He placed considerable force at
every post, and we proceeded with the
greatest rapidity, to escape purfait, very
improbable, doubtless, but which it was
prudent to guard ugainft as much as
possible. fe
" We met the King between Dormans
and Eperny. We found in the carriage
wi:h the King, the Dauphin,the Qaeen,
Madame Royah daughter cf the King,
MudamcElizabeth,and MadameTourfel,
Governess to the Dauphin. We foued
upon the coach box three persons, who
told us their names were Valori, D^mou
rier andMa<fan,wha had been all Guards.
duCorps.They Were dress-d as courtiers.
" There was a fccond carriage, in
which were two women, who said that
their names were Madame Brigny, and
Midame Fourville, the one Fille de
Chambre to Madameßoyal,3nd the other
to the Dauphin.
" One of us read to the King the de
cree authorising our mission. The King
answered in a few words, and teftified
much feafibility on account of the pre
cautions taken by the National Assembly
for his fafety, and for the maintenance of
the Royal dignity. H^ Niides said, he
never had any intention of passing the
limi s of the kingdom.
" We then read the fame decree to the
National guards.
"We next proceeded for Paris. The
Royal Family palled the night at Dor
mans, from whence we proceeded very
slowly, many of the National guards be
ing On foot; to Meaux.
" We wrote from Meaux to the Presi
dent ofthe National Assembly, the May
or, arid the Commander of the National
guard of Paris, to intreat them to take
the necessary measures to secure the pub
lick tranquility upon the King's arrival,
and to fend a body of the National guards
to gurd the avenues upon his approach.
When we joined the Royal Family, we
addressed a proclamation to all the Ad
ministrative Bodies, in order to provide
for the fafety of the King's person. E
very where we were received with ex
pressions of the greatest zeal and attach
ment to the publick interest; every
where prevailed the greatest tranquility
and order, united with the firmed cou
rage. The Assembly is under particular
obligations to the troops of the line for
heir fidelity and ardour displayed on this
occasion. The only obftrudion which
we encountered, arose from the excessive
heat, and this ordinary inconveniences of
travelling.
" We departed from Meanz at half
part fix. The number of the National
guards successively inerctfed not only of
horsemen but of infantry. Our progress
was obftro&ed by the immense conceurfe
of citizens upon the road as we passed ;
!o that instead of arriving as we announced
at three o'clock,we did not arrive inParis
until seven o'clock.
"Arrived at Parii, we placed the
Royal Family,as well as the threeGuard
du-Cjrps in the Palace of Thuilleries,
under the care of the Commandant
General.".
The Assembly decreed thanks to the
Commissioners for the able and faithful
manner in which they had Conduced
themselves in this buhucfs.
Mr. Burk e has ben celebra
ted for tbe " sublime and
beautiful :" 7/ tbe following
Jimile is a fpedmen, bis lublime
and beautiful is of a new
species, Speaking on bis bobby
borfcal topick, tbe French Re
solution : "Ij a member of tbe
French National Assembly afts
improperly at tbe end of bis two
years lease, it does not concern
him for two years more. Bytbe
new French con/litution tbe befl
and tbe wisest reprefentatiies go
equally with tbe worst in this
Limbus Patrum. Their bot
toms are supposed foul, and they
must go into dock to be refitted.
Every man who has served in an
Assembly is inteligible for two
years after. Just as tbefe ma
gistrates begin to know tbeir
trade, like chimney sweep ers,
they are difqualifed for exercis
ing "•” [Con. Cour.]
Article I The National Assembly
decrees, That two commissioners shall be
appointed by the trib nal in the dif
trid of the Thuilleries, to take informa
tion wherever it may be necessary, re
fptaing the event of the night between
the 20th and 21st cf June, as also to
such anterior fatts as jciate thereto.
Art. 11. The said Commissioners shall
proceed without delay to interrogate all
those persons who are in custody in vir
tue of the decrees of the 25th infant,
also of such witn?ffes as may appear to be
necessary in the coerfe of examination.
Art. 111. The National Assembly
shall appoint three Commiflioners to
l^ar the declarations of the King and
the Queen, which shall be taken fepa.
rately, and shall be boch figged with
their own hands. The whole of which
shall be laid before the National Assem
bly to be taken into coafideraticn for
such further proceedings as zay be
thought proper.
Moniieur. the King's brother, and his
lady, got fife to Mom
When the King's coach was surround
ed by the people of Varennes, Bouille,
with two regiments, one German, the
other the Swiss regiment of Caftellat.
arrived and gave the word of command,
for putting to death all these who ihould
oppose the parage of his M^jefty, but
the soldiers were not such men as had
been expelled. They immediately threw
down their arms, and while fo.ru min
gled with the citizens, others seized M.
de Bouille.
The National assembly passed a de
cree for the. trial cf al! concerned in
carrying off the King, aid for appoint
ing Commiflioners to hear the juftifica
tion of the King and Qjcer. The lat
ter, it was fuppoftd would be convided
and banished.
Ibe following is the Decree.
With other Articles,
to be Sold very reasonable for
Case & Country Produce,
By J. .Thurston jun.
T^er-Hili, Exeter, Se,e; if, 1791:
DIED] — On Ibur/day the
2 gtbult. Joseph CRAM,Efg.rf
this town —who Teas a kind and
benevolent buJband,an indulgent
and loving parents useful mem
ber of Society and a firiffly bo
neft man in all bis dealings.
"An honest Man is the noblest work cf
God."
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