Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-29
LOUIS Philips.

In the collection of Adolphe Cremieux' s
letters and sayings, recently published un.
der the title of 'En lS4S," there is a
passage giving some hitherto unpublished
| details of Louis Pailippe's flight from the
| Tuileries. The passage runs as follows
After several vain interviews with the
King, Cremieux arrived once more at the
| Tuileries Just as the mob was pouring into
the Place de Caroussel, and a butchery be.
| ginning. He was met by the Due de Mont
| pensier, who asked what had happened.
! | think all is lost, Monseigneur, replied
Cremieux. The people press forward, the
troops are shooting at only one place close
| by. The King must try to save himself
Louis Philippe had heard what was said,
and when Cremieux approached was al
ready changing his uniform for a black
suit, and had taken off his Order of the
Legion of Honor. The Queen was present,
and was soon joined by several ladies,
weeping and dressed in mourning.
| The Duchess de Montpensier
threw herself into her husbands arms, who
requested Cremieux to lead her, but this
was prevented by NJ. de Lasteyrie, who
came forward. The representative of the
people, 80 soon to be member of the Pro-
visional Government, begged the royal
family to hasten their preparations, and re-
ceived a bitter reply from the queen.
I You misjudge my Impotence, madame,
said Cremieux, the danger in which the
king stands is my excuse Four ladies, of
which one must have been the Duchess de
Nemours, and each of whom had a child
! in her arms, were still in the room. Or
| ders were issued for four carriages to wait
in the Place de la Concorde. The king
asked for his keys, and bunch was
brought; he took large portfolio from
table, and the company entered apassage
| leading to the garden Cremieux foremost,
with the Due de Mohtpensier, then the
king and queen, and, lastly, the ladies and
children. The Tuileries garden was
reached through the Pavilion de PHorologe.
National guards on foot and horseback 81
lently saluted. DO you think we run any
dagger? the Due de Montpensier, asked
| Cremieux, who, encouraging him. promised
TO accompany the party as far as st. Cloud.
| In the Place de la Concorde only one car
riage was waiting, and was Immediately
entered by the Duchess de Nemours, with
three other ladies, and the children.
| What is to become of the king and
queen p cried the Due de Montpensier.
The king, who only now became aware of
the state of the case, ran up to the car
rage, tore open the door, and exclaimed,
Get out, all of you The occupants at
once obeyed, and Louis Philippe and the
queen hastily took their places. One Of
the ladies, probably the Duchess de Ne
mours, and her child were thrust in after,
and the king cried Drive on The
coachman did not hear. Cremieux re-
peated the order and the horses were
driven off at a sharp trot. When Gre.
mieux turned round the Place de la Con-
corde was almost empty. The Due de
Montpensier, who seemingly had mean
while found another carriage, had disap-
peared. For a moment Cremieux remained
standing quite amazed at the sudden solu-
ton of the difficulty, and then, catching
sight OF the Palais Bourbon on the other
side of the Seine, he remembered his next
pressing duty. Shortly after he announced
the fight Of the royal family to the Cham
! ber,"