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During The Confinement Of Louis Xvi. King Of France.
DURING THE CONFINEMENT OF LOUIS XVI . KING OF FRANCE .
OCCURRENCES AT THE TEMPLE
npIIE virtuous but unfortunate Louis XVI . fell a sacrifice to his own - " - good intentions . For a narrative of the most painful part of his life , alter the Revolution , we are indebted to M . Ciery , the Kind's Valet-de-Chambre , which , though shocking to our feelings , is really descriptive of that character of the French which has been already g iven by one of their most favourite writers— ' That in their actions they are either apes or tygers . '
'On the loth of August 1792 , at one o ' clock , the King and famil y expressed a desire to walk , but were refused . When they were dining , drums were heard , and so-. m after the cries of the populace . The Royal Family rose from table with great uneasiness , and assembled in the Queen ' s chamber . I went down to dine with Tison and his wife , who were employed for the service of the Tower . scarcel
' We were y seated , when a head on the point of a pike was held to the window . Tison ' s-wife gave a violent scream , which the murderers supposed to have proceeded from the Queen , and we heard the savages laughing immoderately . Imagining that her Majesty was still at dinner , they placed their victim in such a manner . that it could not escape her si ght . The head was the Princess de Lamballe ' s which , though bleeding , was not disfigured , and her fine li ght hair , still curling , waved round the pike .
1 ran instantly to the King . My countenance was so altered b y terror , that it was perceived by the Queen , from whom it was necessary to hide the cause ; and I wished to make it known only to the King or to Madame Elizabeth , but the two Commissioners of the Municipality were present . " ""hy don ' tyou go and dine ? " said the Queen . I replied , that I was not well ; and at that moment another Municipal Officerentering the Towercame and spoke to his associates
, , with an air of mystery . On the King's asking if his family was in safety , they answered— " It has ben reported that vou and vour famil y are gone from the Tower , and th ,-- people are calling for YOU to appear at the window , but we shall not suffer it , for they ou ' o-ht to shew more confidence in their magistrates . " ° ' In the mean time the clamour without increased , and insults addressed to the distinctl
Queen were y heardjwhen another Municipal Uihcer came in , followed by four men , deputed b y the populace to ascertain whether the Royal Family was or was not in the Tower . Ono of them , accoutred in the uniform of the-National Guards , with two epaulettes , and a huge sabre iu his hand , insisted that the insoners should shew themselves at the windows , but ihe Municipal yiiioeis would not allow it ; upon which the fellow said to the Quern » i the most indecent manner— " Thev want to keen you from seeing
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
During The Confinement Of Louis Xvi. King Of France.
DURING THE CONFINEMENT OF LOUIS XVI . KING OF FRANCE .
OCCURRENCES AT THE TEMPLE
npIIE virtuous but unfortunate Louis XVI . fell a sacrifice to his own - " - good intentions . For a narrative of the most painful part of his life , alter the Revolution , we are indebted to M . Ciery , the Kind's Valet-de-Chambre , which , though shocking to our feelings , is really descriptive of that character of the French which has been already g iven by one of their most favourite writers— ' That in their actions they are either apes or tygers . '
'On the loth of August 1792 , at one o ' clock , the King and famil y expressed a desire to walk , but were refused . When they were dining , drums were heard , and so-. m after the cries of the populace . The Royal Family rose from table with great uneasiness , and assembled in the Queen ' s chamber . I went down to dine with Tison and his wife , who were employed for the service of the Tower . scarcel
' We were y seated , when a head on the point of a pike was held to the window . Tison ' s-wife gave a violent scream , which the murderers supposed to have proceeded from the Queen , and we heard the savages laughing immoderately . Imagining that her Majesty was still at dinner , they placed their victim in such a manner . that it could not escape her si ght . The head was the Princess de Lamballe ' s which , though bleeding , was not disfigured , and her fine li ght hair , still curling , waved round the pike .
1 ran instantly to the King . My countenance was so altered b y terror , that it was perceived by the Queen , from whom it was necessary to hide the cause ; and I wished to make it known only to the King or to Madame Elizabeth , but the two Commissioners of the Municipality were present . " ""hy don ' tyou go and dine ? " said the Queen . I replied , that I was not well ; and at that moment another Municipal Officerentering the Towercame and spoke to his associates
, , with an air of mystery . On the King's asking if his family was in safety , they answered— " It has ben reported that vou and vour famil y are gone from the Tower , and th ,-- people are calling for YOU to appear at the window , but we shall not suffer it , for they ou ' o-ht to shew more confidence in their magistrates . " ° ' In the mean time the clamour without increased , and insults addressed to the distinctl
Queen were y heardjwhen another Municipal Uihcer came in , followed by four men , deputed b y the populace to ascertain whether the Royal Family was or was not in the Tower . Ono of them , accoutred in the uniform of the-National Guards , with two epaulettes , and a huge sabre iu his hand , insisted that the insoners should shew themselves at the windows , but ihe Municipal yiiioeis would not allow it ; upon which the fellow said to the Quern » i the most indecent manner— " Thev want to keen you from seeing