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knew　Saint…Huruge　personally。）　Saint…Huruge　had　married　an　actress　at

Lyons　in　1778。　On　returning　to　Paris　he　learned　through　the　police

that　his　wife　was　a　trollop；　and　he　treated　her　accordingly。　Enraged；

she　looked　up　Saint…Huruge's　past　career；　and　found　two　charges

against　him；　one　for　the　robbery　and　assassination　of　an　alien

merchant；　and　the　other　for　infanticide；　she　obtained　his

incarceration　by　a　lettre…de…cachet。　He　was　shut　in　Charenton　from

Jan。　14；　1781；　to　December；　1784；　when　he　was　transferred　to　another

prison　and　afterwards　exiled　to　his　estates；　from　which　he　fled　to

England。　　He　returned　to　France　on　the　outbreak　of　the　Revolution。



＇29＇　With　respect　to　connivance；　　Cf。　Mortimer…Ternaux；　I。　132　and　the

following　pages。　…　Mallet　du　Pan；　〃Mémoires；〃　I。　300。　Letter　of　the

Abbé　de　Pradt；　June　21；　1795。　〃The　insurrection　had　been　announced　for

several　days。　。　。　The　evening　before；　150　deputies　so　many　Jacobins；

had　dined　at　their　great　table　in　the　Champs…Elysées；　and　distributed

presents　of　wine　and　food。〃



＇30＇　Moniteur；　XII。　642　（session　of　June　12；　1792；　narrative　of　M。

Delfaux；　deputy）。　…　The　execution　of　Damiens　was　witnessed　by

Parisians　still　living；　while　〃Charles　IX。；；〃　by　Marie　Chénier；　was　at

this　time　the　most　popular　tragedy。　　　The　French　people；〃　says　M。

Ferières　（I。　35）；　〃went　away　from　its　representation　eager　for

vengeance　and　tormented　with　a　thirst　for　blood。　At　the　end　of　the

fourth　act　a　lugubrious　bell　announces　the　moment　of　the　massacre；　and

the　audience；　drawing　in　its　breath　sighing　and　groaning；　furiously

exclaims　silence！　silence！　as　if　fearing　that　the　sound　of　this　death…

knell　had　not　stirred　the　heart　to　its　very　depths。〃　　〃　Révolutions

de　Paris；〃　number　for　June　23；　1792。　〃The　speakers；　under　full　sail；

distributed　their　parts　amongst　themselves；〃　one　against　the　staffs；

another　against　priests；　another　against　judges；　department；　and　the

ministers；　and　especially　the　king。　〃Some　there　are；　and　we　agree　in

this　with　the　sieur　Delfaux；　who　pass　the　measure　and　advise　murder

through　gestures；　eyes；　and　speech。〃



＇31＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　I。　133。　　There　is　the　same　calculation　and

the　same　work…shop　in　the　faubourg　Saints…Marcel　（report　of　Saint…

Prix；　commandant　of　the　Val…de…Grace　battalion）。　〃Minds　remained

tranquil　until　a　club　was　opened　at　the　Porte　Saint…Marcel；　now　they

are　all　excited　and　divided。　This　dub；　which　is　in　contact　with　that

of　Santerre；　urges　citizens　to　go　armed　to…morrow　（June　20）　to　the

National　Assembly　and　to　the　king's　Palace；　notwithstanding　the　acts

of　the　constituted　authorities。〃



＇32＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　I。　136。　This　program　is　first　presented　to　the

council…general　of　the　commune　by　Lazowski　and　nine　others　（June　16）。

The　council…general　rejects　it　and　refers　to　the　law。　〃The

petitioners；　on　learning　this　decision；　loudly　declare　that　it　shall

not　prevent　them　from　assembling　in　arms〃　（Buchez　et　Roux；　XV。　120；

official　report　by　M。　Borie）。　　The　bibliography　of　documents

relating　to　the　20th　of　June　is　given　by　Mortimer…Ternaux；　I。　397　and

following　pages。　The　principal　documents　are　found　in　Mortimer…

Ternaux；　in　〃L'Histoire　Parlementaire〃　of　Buchez　et　Roux；　and　in　the

Revue　Rétrospective。



＇33＇　〃Correspondance　de　Mirabeau　et　M。　de　la　Marck；〃　　III。　319。　Letter

of　the　Count　de　Montmorin；　June　21；　1792。　〃The　Paris　bandits　not　being

sufficient；　they　have　invited　in　these　of　the　neighboring　villages。〃



＇34＇　Reports　of　the　municipal　officers　Perron　（7　o'clock　in　the

morning）；　Sergent　（8　o'clock）；　Mouchet；　Gujard；　and　Thomas　（9

o'clock）。



＇35＇　Report　of　Saint　Prix；　commandant　of　the　Val…de…Grace　battalion

（10　o'clock　In　the　morning）。　　Report　of　Alexandre；　commanding　the

Saint…Marcel　battalion。　〃The　whole　battalion　was　by　no　means　ready　to

march。〃　　Official　report　of　the　Montreuil　section。　Bonneau；　the

commander　concludes　to　march　only　under　protest　and　to　avoid　spilling

blood。



＇36＇　Deposition　of　Lareyrnie；　a　volunteer　soldier　of　the　Ile　Saint…

Louis　battalion。



＇37＇　Deposition　of　M。　Witinghof；　lieutenant…general。　

〃Correspondence　of　Mirabeau　and　M。　de　la　Marck。〃　Letter　of　M。　de

Montmorin；　June　21。　〃At　two　o'clock　the　gathering　amounted　to　8；000　or

10；000　persons。〃



＇38＇　Moniteur；　XII。　717。　〃What　a　misfortune　for　the　freemen　who　have

transferred　their　powers　to　you；　to　find　themselves　reduced　to　the

cruel　necessity　of　dipping　their　hands　in　the　blood　of　conspirators！〃

etc。　　The　character　of　the　leaders　is　apparent　in　their　style。　The

incompetent　copyist　who　drew　up　the　address　did　not　even　know　the

meaning　of　words。　〃The　people　so　wills　it；　and　its　head　is　of　more

account　than　that　of　crowned　despots。　That　head　is　the　genealogical

tree　of　the　nation；　and　before　that　robust　head　the　feeble　reed　must

bend！〃　He　has　already　recited　the　fable　of　〃The　Oak　and　the　Bulrush；〃

and　he　knows　　the　names　of　Demosthenes；　Cicero；　and　Catiline。　It　seems

to　be　the　composition　of　a　school　master　turned　public　letter　writer；

at　a　penny　a　page。



＇39＇　Hua；　〃Mémoires；〃　134。



＇40＇　Moniteur；　XII。　718。



＇41＇　　〃Chronique　des　cinquante　jours；〃　by　R？derer；　syndic…attorney　of

the　department。



＇42＇　Hua；　134。　　Bourrienne；　〃Mémoires；〃　I。　49。　（He　was　with

Bonaparte　in　a　restaurant；　rue　Saint…Honoré；　near　the　Palais…Royal。）

〃On　going　out　we　saw　a　troop　coming　from　the　direction　of　the　market；

which　Bonaparte　estimated　at　from　5；000　to　6；000　men；　all　in　rags　and

armed　in　the　oddest　manner；　yelling　and　shouting　the　grossest

provocations；　and　turning　towards　the　Tuileries。　It　was　certainly　the

vilest　and　most　abject　lot　that　could　be　found　in　the　faubourgs。　'Let

us　follow　that　rabble；'　said　Bonaparte　to　me。〃　They　ascend　the　terrace

on　the　river　bank。　　〃I　could　not　easily　describe　the　surprise　and

indignation　which　these　scenes　excited　in　him。　He　did　not　like　so　much

weakness　and　forbearance。　'Che　coglione！　he　exclaimed　in　a　loud　tone。

'How　could　they　let　those　rascals　in？　　Four　or　five　hundred　of　them

ought　to　have　been　swept　off　with　cannon；　and　the　rest　would　still　be

running！'〃



＇43＇　〃Chronique　des　cinquante　jours；〃　by　R？derer。　…　Deposition　of

Lareynie。



＇44＇　Deposition　of　　Lareynie。



＇45＇　Report　of　Saint…Prix。



＇46＇　Report　by　Mouchet。　　Deposition　of　Lareynie。　（The　interference

of　Sergent　and　Boucher…Réne　is　contested；　but　Raederer　thinks　it　very

probable。）



＇47＇　M。　Pinon；　in　command　of　the　5th　legion；　and　M。　Vannot；　commanding

a　battalion；　tried　to　shut　the　iron　gate　of　the　archway；　but　are

driven　back　and　told：　〃You　want　thousands　to　perish；　do　you；　to　save

one　man？〃　This　significant　expression　is　heard　over　and　over　again

during　the　Revolution；　and　it　explains　the　success　of　the

insurrections。　　Alexandre；　in　command　of　the　Saint…Marcel　battalion；

says　in　his　report：　〃Why　make　a　resistance　which　can　be　of　no

usefulness　to　the　public；　one　which　may　even　compromise　it　a　great

deal　more？。。。〃



＇48＇　Deposition　of　Lareynie。　The　attitude　of　Santerre　is　here　clearly

defined。　At　the　foot　of　the　staircase　in　the　court　he　is　stopped　by　a

group　of　citizens；　who　threaten　〃to　make　him　responsible　for　any　harm

done；〃　and　tell　him：　〃You　alone　are　the　author　of　this

unconstitutional　assemblage；　it　is　you　alone　who　have　led　away　these

worthy　people。　You　are　a　rascal！〃　…　〃The　tone　of　these　honest　citizens

in　addressing　the　sieur　Santerre　made　him　turn　pale。　But；　encouraged

by　a　glance　from　the　sieur　Legendre；　he　resorted　to　a　hypocritical

subterfuge；　and　addressing　the　troop；　he　said：　'Gentlemen；　draw　up　a

report；　officially　stating　that　I　refuse　to　enter　the　king's

apartments。'　The　only　answer　the　crowd　made；　accustomed　to　divining

what　Santerre　meant；　was　to　hustle　the　group　of　honest　citizens　out　of

the　way。



＇49＇　Depositions　of　four　of　the　national　guard；　Lecrosnier；　Gossé；

Bidault；　and　Guiboult。　　Reports　of　Acloque　and　de　Lachesnaye；

commanding　officers　of