The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-09-05

pointing out that they would do moth.
ing against the fortress since the can
non could easily crush them, that he
would remain there alone and that he
had nothing to fear.
THE besieged then turned loose
musketry fire which dropped the men
on either side of him and forced him
to withdraw in the midst of the
whistle of bullets which seemed to
rain upon the wall guarding the arch
under which he joined the deputation.
Filled with horror and indignation,
they retraced their steps to the Hotel
de Vile with but a small part of
those who had accompanied them.
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"Shrieking, the furious mob charged
the bridge but volley again scat
tered them. a part withdrew a short
distance, and while those who had
guns fired ceaselessly upon the under
officers posted on the baStions, anOth-
Cr group with axes beat down the
gates of this quarter Ca part of the
fortress) which was thus open for
pillage. A second deputatlon from
the city came to present to the gov
ernor the oath of the permanent com
mittee and to try and stop the blood
shed. This deputation carried the
decree which ordered the governor VI.
de Launay, to surrender the BaStile
to the city without spilling the blood
of citizens. The Able Fauchet was
at its head and presented himself I'M
der artillery fire He was answered
with shots. The deputation advanced
three times. always with new in
trepidity. Three times the answer to
the peaceful overtures was given only
by overwhelming fire.
"The attackers, more enraged,
brought up three wagon loads of
straw, set fire to the forward guard
house and to the government house
and to the kitchens. The besieged
at this point fired charge of grape
shot. The bastions and the loOpholeS
resounded with the noise of musketry
and the officers themselves fired guns.
"The fire was still going on when
there was noted in the court a de-
tachment of militiumen made up of
the most part Of @rcnadiers from
Rutleville and of ritemen from the
company of Lubersac; with them was
a numerous group of bourgeois under
the command of NJ. Hullin. 1t was he
who had just decided on the march
of the militia, after having puzzled
for over an hour on means of attack
ing the Bastile successfully. My
friends he said to them, are you
citizens? Then let us march against
the Bastile There they are slaugh-
tering our friends and our brothers.
We have the fatherland to avenge,
traitors to punish. Can we doubt
victory?
A Hardresser on the Rampage.
at these words the brave warriors
fell in step behind him and marched
to the fortress with three cannon, re-
inforcing themselves with two others
which they picked up near the arsen-
al. Several military patients who had
been restored to arms that morning
joined them and they marched into
the Court de IOrme.
, an enc of the courts of the Bastile
they captured a young girl equally in
tereSting because of her grace and
her candor Having led her near to
the first bridge, 1T is the daughter of
de Iaunay,' cried the enraged people.
Either he will surrender or he will
see his daughter die in flames A
straw mattress was to serve her as
a funeral pyrc They set fire to it
/ and the unfortunate girl disappeared
/ in the smoke.
"The father of Nile. de Monsigny,
for that is the name of the unfor-
/ tunate young girl, saw from the
height of the taWer his daughter near
ly burned alive. lie WAS going to
hurl himself down WHOM he was hit by
two bullets and knocked over. The
/ generous Aubin Bonmore of whom we
/ have spoken, outraged by such an at
I tempted crime, left his post, scattered
/ the blood-m"d mob seized the victim
/ and placing her in sure hands re
turned to the combat.
AN even more terrible scene took
place in the arsenal y hair dresser
drunk or mad armed with two flaming
brands, was busying himself setting
fire to the saltpeter magazine. The
brave Jean Baptiste Iumbelt, who had
/ tha InDor IN hn the first TO mount UDOn