The gazette., 1799-04-22
porttano,
M0NDAr, APRIL %, 1899.
Clery's Journal.

Fer jaif af JeHE''s Bsosa,rs-pra. 40 il Joarlsl
1 HIS is very intsrefng hiRory of Occur
renee in the Tower cf the Temple during the
commitment Of Louis XVI. by M. Clery, the
King valet DE- chambre
He fays f" He was in the fervice of the
King and his auguf family FIVE months in the
t'wer ot the Temple and notwithstanding the
vgilence of MunicipIe Officers who were the
keepers Of it, found means by one way or other,
70 make memorandum Of the principle occurren-
ses th,t took place within III. prifon. And
having been The onlv continual witnels of th-
inlults which the King and his family were
mace 10 fltFer, alone could report and artet
them with ex491eis, and fhOuld accordingly
conhne himle.f TO pubiiihing detail Of the
facts hmPly, imparialy, aud without mixing
his own opinions"
Whatever relates 10 this luxurious, but per-
fecuted family during The above period, muR
be very intereGing TO every PhilanthroPdt-
This little book will therefore be much taught
after and read, with the greatet avidi'y by
perfons OF tbs detc iPton-But The J1cobin-
the hard haartd democrat will not trouble
hjuGe'f 70 exanlins book, which may by poI-
blity, eAhikit in anv degree his own picture -
But be ought to be told that even in France,
the dehru6t0n Of this unfortunate family IS
commonly f5oken cf, as the fource Of ali their
wretch-5ns;s, aud the calamties they now fuf-
fer And thar the money which hired the az
fsiIins, who ~ ought about the revolution OF the
tenth Of Au2uf which dvthrOaed the King /;
was Afterwards paid ont Of the national trealu-
ry TO the m mt # eighteen ihouCtnd terlng.
The following is a fpecimen Of the work.
It vas after the c0ndem lation Of the King, ana
hs iente-ce being fgni6 ID to him, and of bis
being al owed To fee his family, from whom he
hat b-1 for fome time l-c!udeI. " At half
pat eiEh;, The door opened. The Oreen came
fit, ealing her fo1 ~ the hand Madame
Roya.e an1 Mllime Elizabeth ( The Kings
daulHter and iii-rl followed. They all
. torew thernlelv-s lrto he arms Of the King -
A m-iancholy hIon,c prevailed, for fome min
u-es; and C was only broken bT Gghs and fobs.
TIE Queen maze an inclination towards his
M ietys chlmber. "N3" TAD the King " At
Is g i7to t5:f room. " can Jts y7p oily f5ers'-
They went II, and lh1t the gla,s duor. The
King { down the Que.n wa on his left
hand, Madame Elizabeth on his Ii5ht, Madame
RoyaIe nearly oPpolite, and the young prime
Rood between h legs all were leaning or the
King. and often Preae1 him 10 their embraces.
This fccne ri Iorr0w lated an hour & three
qulriers during which, It was mpoflible to
Bear any thing. Il could however BE feen, that
afer every ie.tence u.tere1 by the King, the
agitation of the Queen and Pin -eis iacreaied,
lated iome minutes, and then the King began
10 pcak again. It was plan from th-ir GET
ures, that they received from himlelf, the hrlt
int.lisenoe Of bis condemn ion. At quar-
te- par zen, the King role irit-they all fol-
lowed olened The door, TIE Queen hell the
King by lis rig! arm-ar1 their Maje0ies
gave each hand to the aaphin-Madamr
Royale "a The Kings left had her arm, round
his b7iy and behind her Madame Elizabeth
Oh the fine r ie, had taken his arm. They
advance m f>ps towards the entry door,
breaking OF HI The nlol aGonz d lamentations,
"IaFi~s ya4" (faii tie Kina) hat 7 1giY Zee
gou ag4:7 /" T. rta.r2-u.'--'' 1'oa PramjE' (faid
they a,tocajh I'D o0ty not al fvea a'eloc( ~
e aid tie . ieca) B. c2s3 u.s. at (s0en' ire
"p eI The King f7re4gcE'--1Ie pronounced
:: I9rsrytL' i'll u exPrelive 4 maneer, that their
f1bs were renewed AMI Madame RoyaIe fart
cd at the feet D! the King, round whom lhe lad
chung. l rafed her aud afiaed Madame Eli
2 ibe h t0 flPport her. The King wiling 70
put an end to lhis agooiz,n5 itene, once more
embraced them all mott tend,Iy and had the
refolution 10 tear hmfaif from their arms
4" Ears-ysA! t7rszvsH r. iad he, and went into
his ch mher.
N. B. This was the laa time he fw his "a
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