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

broke boldly through the National Guard.
who wei re drawn up in front OF that building
for it's defence, and were with difficulty dis
suaded from burning the records 1t contain
ed. They next seized magazine OF arms.
with three or four pieces OF cannon, and
were joined by a miscellaneous rabble, arm
ed with pixies, scythes and similar instru-
ments, who called themselves the conquer
ors of the Bastile. The still increasing null
titude re-echoed the cry of "Bread, bread
to Versailles to VersaiHes!'
! The National Guard we're now called out
in force, but speedily showed their officers
that they too were infected with the humor
of the times, and as much ndisposed to sub
ordination as the mob, to dsperse which they
were summoned. Lafayette put himself at
their head not to give his own but to re-
| ccive their orders. They refused to act a.
gainst women, who they said were starving,
and in their turn demanded to be led to Yer
sailles. to dethrone-such was their language
1.-THE King, who was driveller. and place
the crown on the head of his son." Latay-
cite hestated, implored, explained but he
had as yet to learn the situation OF revolu-
tionary General. '1s it not STRANGE" said
one of his soldiers, who seemed quite to un-
derstand the military relation OF ofhcer and
private ON such an OCCASION rs 1t not strange
that Lafayette pretends to command the peo'
Pile, when it is his part to receive orders
| from them? ?"
Soon afterwards. an order arrived from
the Assembly of the Commune OF Paris, en-
Joining the commandments march, upon his
own report that it was impossible to with
stand the will of the people. He marched
accordingly in good order, and at the head
of large body of the National Guard, a
bout four or five hours after the departure
of the mob, who while he waited in a state
Of indecision, were already far on their way
! to Versailles.
It does not appear that the King or his
ministers had any intimation Of these hostile
movements. Assuredly there could have
been no royalist in Paris willing to hazard a
horse or a groom to carry such intelligence
where the knowledge of it must have been
SO important. The leading members of the
Assembly assembled at Versailles, were bet
ter informed. "These gentlemen" said
Barbantanne, looking at the part of the hall
where the clergy usually sat, "wish more
light--thcy shall have lanterns, they may
rely upon it." Mirabeau went behind the
chair of Mounier the president. "Paris is
marching upon u.s." said he" know not
what you mcan," said Mounier. "Believe
me or not, Paris is marching upon us--ds-
solye.thc. sitting" never hurry the dclibe-
rations. said Mounier.--"Then fain illness"
said Mirabcau, "go to the palace-tell
them what l say, and give me for authority.
but there is not a minute to lose-Paris
marches upon us" $50 much the better"
answered Mounier, 1--WE will be Republi;
the sooner" Mounier must be supposed to
speak ironically, and in allusion, not to his
own, but to Mirabeau's S revolutionary tenets.
Another account of this singular conversa-
, tion states his answer to have been, "All the
better. IF the mob kill all of us--remark,
. ! say all of us-it will be the better for the
: country"
1t was now night, and the armed rabb|c
Of both sexes Showed no intention of depart
t ing or breaking up. On the contrary, they
I bivouacked, after their own manner, upoi
the parade, where the soldiers usually mus
tered. There they kindled large fires, ate
drank, sang, caroused, and occasionally dis
charged their firearms. Scufiles arose from
time to time, one or two of the Garges al
n Co7Hs had been killed and wounded in the
quarrel, which the rioters had endeavouret
to fasten on them; besides which this de-
voted corps had sustained a voley from
their late guests, the National Guard o
/ Versailles. The horse of Cards de Corp
which fell into the hands Of these female de
!, mons, was tern in pieces, and eaten halfrav
I and half roasted. Every thing seemed tend
). ing to a general engagement, when late a
) night the drums announced The approach
of General Lafayette, at the head OF his civ
2 c army, which moved slowly but in good or
!, der.
1 A band of the rioters found means to pen
r citrate into the palace about three in th
Y morning, through gate that was left un
! locked and unguarded. They rushed to tn
e Queens apartment and bore down the few
J. Cards de CorhS who hastened to her de
r. fence. The sentinel knocked at the door O
# her bedchamber, and then gallantly expose'
l. himself to the fury of the murderers Hi
= single opposition was almost instantly over
% come, and he himself left for dead. Owe
is his bleeding body they forced their way int
" the Queens apartment; but their victim, re
e served for farther and worse woes, had es
n capped by secret passage into the chambe
J. of the king, while the assassins. bursting in
IT stabbed the bed she had just left with pike
e and swords.
The outside Of the palace was still besieg
IS ed by the infuriated mob, who demanded
G: with hideous CRIES and exclamations tn
a most barbarous and obscene, to see the Aus
g trian, as they called the Queen. The'unfor
D. tunate Princess appeared on the balcony
i, with one of her children in each hand.