The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-04-05


threats which rcsounded on all sides. hc-
cordingly, a gun was actually lcvelled. but
one of the by-standers struck ii down: for
the passions of the mob had taken an oppo-
site turn, and astonished at Maria Antoin-
ette's noble presence, and graceful firm
ness of demeanour, there arose, almost IN
spite of themselves, general shout ofpiUa
Lc Refine!
But if the insurgents, or rather those who
prompted them. missed their first point,
they did not also lose their second. A cry
arose, s'to Paris'' at first uttered by soli-
tary voice, but gathered strength until the
whole multitude shouted "To Paris-to Par
isl" The cry of these blood-thirsty bacchan-
ais, such as they had that night shown them
selves, was, it seems, considered as the
voice of the people, and as such, Lafayette
neither demonstrated himself, nor permitted
the King to interpose moments delay In
yielding obedience to 1t: nor was any meas
ure taken to put some appearance even OF
decency on the journey, or to disguise its re-
al character, of triumphant procession ct
the sovereign people, after complete vlcto-
ry over their nominal monarch.
The carriages of the royal family were
placed in the middle of an immeasurable
column, consisting partly of Lafayette's SOL
ders, partly of the revolutionary rabble
whose march had preceded his, amounting
to several thousand men and women OF the
lowest and most desperate description, in
termingling in groups amongst the bands of
French Guards, and civic soldiers, whose
discipline could not enable them to preserve
even the semblance of order. Thus they
rushed along, bowling their songs OF triumph,
The barbingers of the march bore the two
bloody heads of the murdered Cardes de
Corhs, paraded on pixies, at the head of the
column, as the emblems oftheir prowess and
success.
The rest of this body, worn down by ia
tigue. most of them despoiled of their arms,
and many without hats, anxious for the tate
of the royal family, and harassed with appre-
tensions for themselves, were dragged ike
captives in the midst of the mob, whlle the
drunken females around them bore aott in
triumph their arms, their belts, and their
bats. These wretches. stained with the
blood in which they had bathed themselves,
were now singing songs, OF which the bur
then bore. nWe bring you the baker, his
wife, and the little apprentices" as it the
presence Of the unhappy royal family. with
the little power they now possessed, had
been in itself charm against scarcity.-
Some of these Amazons rode upon the can
non, which made formidable part of the
procession. Many of'them were mounted
on the horses of the Gardes de Corhs, some
in masculine fashion, others en- cronhe. All
the muskets and pixies that attended this I'M
mense cavalcade, were garnishgd, as IT IN
triumph, with oak boughs, and the women
carried long poplar branches in their hands,
which gave the column, SO grotesqueiy COM
posed in every respect, the appearance OF
grove. Scarce circumstance was omitted
which could render this entrance into the
capital, more insulting to the Kings feelings
more degrading to the royal dignity.
After six hours of dishonor and agony, the
unfortunate Louis was brought to the Hotel
de Vile, where Bailli. then Mayor, compi-
mented him upon the '6eauJoar,' the 'splen-
did day. which restored the monarch OF
France to his capital; assured him that Or
der, peace, and all the gentler virtues. we're
about to revive in't the country under his roy
al eye, and that the King would henceforth
become powerful through the people, the
people happy through the king;- land what
was the truest of ALL" that as Henry ~
had entered Paris by means of re-conquer-
ing his people, so Louis XVI. had done so,
because his people had re-cenquered their
King. His wounds salved with this llp-com-
fort, the unhappy aud degraded prince was
: at length permitted to retire to the palace oil
the Tuilleres, which long inhabited, and
almost unturnished. yawned upon him like
the tomb, where alone he at length found re-
pose.