The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-11 00:00:00

LOC IS XPI.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY OF LOUIS XVI.
KING OF FRANCE, WITH THE ROYAL FAMILYi
FROM P? RI; TO VARENNES, AND OF
.THEIR
RETURN TO THE CAPITAL, IN JUNE, 1791.

(Continued from our Papa; of Filday.

As both M, de Moustier and'l\4. de Maiden are
tall men, they were mistaken by the mnb for the
Duke de'Guiche, for M. de la Tour du Pin, for M.
le Comte Annibal d'Agoult, brother of the Mar-
' quis d'Agoult; Maj.,r of the regiment of French
Guards (les Garde: frail faises); but they were par.
ticularly obnoxious .when taken for M. le Comte
d'Agoult, who, in the worst of times, evinced on
Avery occasion the most heroic courage, and the
warmest attachment to his Royal Master.
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M. dc Malden reached the palace covered with
blood. He- had received two thrusts with a bayonet
in-the head ; but fortunately both grazed the skull,
and only laid open the skin.
M. de Moustier suffered severely before he was
rescued from the hands of his enemies. His clothes
were in rags, his hair, particularly his queue, literal-
ly torn from the head. Having been dragged along
for a great while, with his head bent downwards,
sometiMes_in, one direaion, and sometimes in ano,
ther, the blood was colleaed in his head to such a
degree,- that for, a considerable time he lost his
sight, while the blood flowed in streams from his
mouth. His sufferings were however chiefly oc-
casioned by want of sustenance, especially by
an intolerable thirst, from the excessive heat and
dust, and the frequent discharge of blood.—During
the whole day he had never been suffered'to have
even a
.mouthful of water ; ai`id those who sur.round-
ed him were positively commanded to afford him
no relief.

When he got within the palace he was,desired
by those around him to sit down. .14e begged,. that
if they were really persons of common humanity,
they would procure him a
_mouthful of- bread and a
glass of wine.

A tumbler was giyen to him, and ore of the Na.
tional Guards prepared to pour into it some water.
" What (sail M. de Moustier), nothing but
water ? can I have no wine ?"

" No, (answered the other), we have nothing

else."

Whilst he poured out the water, some well-dressed
persons
_came, and in very civil terms begged he
would tell them who he was.
My name (said he) is Moustier ; and I have
the honour to be MC of the gardes.du.corps of
Majesty the King of France and Naval-re. I belong
to that company, which is in garrison at-Troyes, in
Champaign."
" Then (replied they) you are a .. rascal—
Tu es un grand .. . gueux Ta un grand
scelerat," &c. &c. &c.
Such language, from persons.of their manner and
appearance, reused his spirits, ant% throwing the
glass of water on the ground, he advanced to the
middle of the-room, with his fists clenched, against
the men who had, in so base and cowardly a way,
insulted him ; when two officers of the National
Guards seized him round the body, and his insulters
made of
M. de Moustier oberved to those who remained
about him, that the present circumstances precisely
suited such men as those who had insulted him :
they did well, therefore, !to make the most of them.
That it was, however, to be hOped, that injustice
would not for ever be crowned with success ; and
that, in the mean tine, - it' went& be •well- to pro-
pose no *more questions to him, for that he was re-
solved to give rai more answers. •
Whether it was from compassion, orfrom a view
of changing the conversation, M. de Moustier
knows not, but just at this instant'a•bottle: of good
wine, with a piece of breaiL -was 'Produced. The
bread he ate, and,swallowed two tOrnblers of wine, '
With great eagerness.
When he had so done, two persons-dressed in black,
shewed him a red Morocco pocket-book, asking
whether or not he knew it. -• •
" Yes, (said Made Moustier), iris mine. There
is nothing in it but some goldbeater's leaf, and some
tn,!ney. Open it before this company, and then let'
toe have it.
This, hOWever, they did not do ; nor was the
pocket-book or the money ever • restored to him.
The pocket-book was carried to the National As-
senility, sihere'the'MarquiS de Bonnaiprocured it he •
•sealed up in their presence, lest some evil-disposed
pefsons'Should introduce into it- other papers calcu.
lated to-injure' the Royal Family. •
' One-of the officers of the National Guard in the
palace now said to 11/1. de Moustier, " Come,, my
good fellow —( trave bo nsme title by which he
was constantly afterwards knoWn); will you drink
a glass of Malaga ?"
'" I never refuse (inswered M. de Moustier), a
good thing,' and 'from the hands of a worthy man
let us have it." Oa which that'officer gave him a
nimbler of Malaga, with a
.biscuit ;'after swallow.
ing which he found himself quite recovered,
Another person then_proposed that he should have
supper ; and a. pair hf stewed pigeons and a chicken
he Very speedily dispatched.
Those 'about him tasted of every dish, lest, as
they said, he should he poisoned : Nit he supposed
this precaution was suggested by their own fears
that he should escape from then; before they could
obtain all the information which they hoped to draw
from him respeding the journey. ,
Come, (said'they) we -will all drink a glass of
wine ;" and advancing their-tumblers to touch that
of M. .de Moustier, as is usual in France on drink-
ing a Toast, he said, " Well, Gentlemen, let us
drink to the health of our unhappy Master and his,
Family : they are indeed very unfortunate." '
When M. de Moustier said this, they all drew
back their tumblers without uttering a word ; and
hie immediatly drank his wine, and rose from the
table.

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with their artrstiirilcd tottiaicis
others on each side. In this Marine"-they atteni\l'i
him, although the.apartnient was crowjed .--1;
tional Guards, some on duty, and others thavi
thither by curiosity.
These guards often 'repeated one to another,
Now is it possible that threF men only could c:'"Y,
away the King fromamongst us ? It is very ex".3*.
ordinary."
" This surprizes you (said M. de
perhaps you will be glad to know how it happene'ill •
" Yes, brave homme (.inswered they), Y°u w •
oblige us much by explaining it."
" Weil, then Hided he), the secret lies in thi 4.!
that the brave mall never reckons the number
enemies while they are alive, but only after "1; 17
'are dead, that he may know how many of dram.
has killed : and, Gentle Men, at this very Morneuil
should the King my. master, command me CO attacii
a hundred thousand men in his defence, it. W 0
give me far tip:re pleasure than to attack nnlYuue 7
ten, 'for this wbuld not be worth my notice." nil
The National Guards looked .first stedfastlY
M. de Moustier, and then on each other; but 00"
no reply.
. .

(To be continued.)

•‘, • - MARRJED. ~4,1 of
Oh Saturday"; at St. fames's Church, Captain Gay"- to
the Hon. East India Company's Madras Establisluneot,
Miss Harriet Court. o Arli"
On Tuesday, at Tiverton, Sir fohn Duntze, Bart.. ti.iver.
Dororhea.Carew, daughter of Sir Thomas Carew.. °t
ton Castle, Devonshire. ;,, loht3
On the ist inst. at Troup House, 'North 13ritaiiI3ye•
Burnett, Esq., of Countess Wells„ to Miss Penelope
daughter of Sir Henry Brown Hayes.

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DIED. - .rhafile6
On Wednesday evening last. Nirs. Mary Davis, of . sci.
Ditton, Surrey, widow of the late Thomas pavisi
bop-merchant. WO'
Saturday se'nnight, at, Dursley, the Rev. _ James
stet, LL.B. Archdeacon of Gioucester. ' '
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