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Directress of the brave and juft,

O guide us through life's darkfome way! And let the tortures of mistrust

On felfish bofoms only prey.
Nor fhall thine ardours cease to glow,
When fouls to blifsful climes remove:
What rais'd our virtue here below,
Shall aid our happiness above.

COMMEMORATION SONG.
'ER the vine-cover'd hills and gay re-
gions of France

O'ER

See the day-ftar of Liberty rise; Thro' the clouds of detraction, unwearied, advance,

And hold its new courfe thro' the skies. An effulgence fo mild, with a luftre fo bright,

All Europe, with wonder, furveys; And from defarts of darkness, and dungeons of night.

Contends for a fhare of the blaze.

Let Burke, like a bat, from its fplendor retire,

A fplendor too ftrong for his eyes; Let pedants, and fools his effufions admire, Intrapt in his cobwebs, like flies; Shall Phrenzy, and Sophiftry, hope to prevail

Where Reafon oppofes her weight; When the welfare of millions is hung in the scale,

And the balance yet trembles with fate?

Ah! who 'midft the horrors of night would abide,

That can taste the pure breezes of morn; Or who that has drank of the crystalline tide,

To the feculent flood wou'd return? When the bofom of beauty the throbbing heart meets,

Ah who can the transport decline? Or who that has tafted of Liberty's fweets, The prize, but with life, wou'd refign? But 'tis over- -high Heaven the decifion approves

Oppreffion has Aruggled in vain : To the Hell he has form d Superftition

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Peace and Friendship, its precepts impart ; And wherever the footsteps of Man fhall be found,

May he bind the decree on his heart.

ODE,

BY PETER PINDAR, ESQ.

MI've faid it often, and I think fo

AN may be happy, if he will :"

ftill;

Doctrine to make the Million ftare!
Know then, each mortal is an actual Jove ;
Can brew what weather he shall most ap-
prove,

Or wind, or calm, or foul, or fair.

But here's the mifchief-Man's an afs, I fay:

Too fond of thunder, lightning, storm, and rain,

He hides the charming, chearful ray
That spreads fmile o'er hill and plain!
Dark, he must court the fcull, and spade,
and fhroud-

The miftrefs of his foul must be a Cloud! Who told him that he must be curs'd on earth?

The God of Nature?-No fuch thing. Heav'n whifper'd him the moment of his birth,

"Don't cry, my lad, but dance and fing; "Don't be too wife, and be an ape"In colours let thy foul be dreft, not сгаре.

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Yet fome there are, of men I think the
worst,
Poor imps! unhappy if they can't be curs'd;
For ever brooding over Mis'ry's eggs,
As tho' Life's pleasure were a deadly fin;
Mouling forever for a gin

To catch their happineffes by the legs.

Ev'n at a dinner, fome will be unblefs'd, However good the viands, and well drefs'd; They always come to table with a fcowl, Squint with a face of verjuice o'er cach dish,

Fault the poor flesh, and quarrel with the fish,

Curfe cook and wife, and, loathing, eat and growl.

A cart load, lo! their ftomachs fteal,
Yet fwear they cannot make a meal.
I like not the blue-devil-hunting crew!,
I hate to drop the difcontented jaw!
O let me Nature's fimple fimile purfue,
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FRANCE.

Hiftory of the Flight and Cafture of the

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KING.

FOR a confiderable time the Sieur Bouille had been foliciting the King to quit Paris, where he fancied that imaginary dangers furrounded him with terror and difquiet, and he promifed him in the departments where he commanded a public force, a peace and liberty of which he affected to believe he was deprived in the capital. The King refiftedlong: at length he yielded-and from that moment preparations were made for his departure.

On the 11th of June, the King, ac companied by the Queen alone, went at five o'clock to the houfe of Madame Rochereuil, one of the ladies in her service whofe apartment communicated to a corridor by a ftaircase, and by a ftaircafe allo to the apartment of M. de Villequier. The Queen, after examining this apart ment, and its communication with others, teld Madame de Rochereuil, that the meant to employ her as one of the ladies of her bedchamber.

The King then defired to be conducted to the apartment of M. de Villequier, the door of which opened to the Prince's Court. called for the key of this door. Madame de Rochereuil anfwered, that fince the departure of M. Villequier the door was always open, and the door at the bottom of the staircase, leading to the antichamber, only was shut.

On the 13th the King ordered the Sieur Renard, Infpector of the Buildings, to caufe the key of the door of M. de Villequier's anti-chamber, and the key of the door of the little ftaircase leading from the apartments of Madame de Rochereuil, to be brought to him; which was done.

K Vor. XIV. No. 79,

On the 17th the Sieur Dumoutier, formerly of the Body Guard, walking in ed by a perfon unknown, who defired the garden of the Thuilleries, was accofihim to follow him to receive the King's orders. I followed this perfon, who introduced him to the King's chamber. The King ordered him to tell the Sieurs Mildan and Vallory, two of his former companions, to provide themselves with couriers dreffes of a yellow colour. The King then directed him to walk on the quay of the Pont-Royal, and that there a perfon would make himself known to him, and communicate his further or ders. The Sieur Dumoutier, after speaking to his two companions of the King's orders, did with them as he was directed, by a perfon alfo unknown.

On the 20th the Sieur Vallory went on horfeback to Bondy, to bespeak pofthorfes for the King. The Sieur Dumoutier went the fame day to the gate of St Martin, where there was a berlin with four horfes. The Sieur de Maldan repaired to the Court of the Palace, at eleven at night, on the acth, and was conducted into a clofet, where he was fhut up til midnight. A carriage with two horfes drew up at eleven o'clock in the Prince's Court. A chaife from the hotel of Count Ferfen, Colonel of the Royal Swedish Regiment, one of the principal agents in this enterprize, waited on the quay of Voltaire, at the extremity of the Pont-Royal. No change was made in the economy of the Royal houfehold, the ufual orders were given, and all retired to bed at the ufual hour,

At half an hour paft eleven, the Queen went into her daughter's chamber, and ordered the Lady of her Bedchamber to drefs Madame Royale and conduct her to the Dauphin's apartment. Madame de Tourzel, who had received orders from the king in the courfe of the day,

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al fame time told Madame de Neuville, Lady of the Bed-chamber to the Dauphin, to drefs him, and Madame Royale being come, went with her, the Dauphin, Madame Brugnier and Madame de Neuville to an apartment where they found the King, the Queen, Madane Elizabeth, and two perfons unknown. One of thefe perfons was directed to conduct Madame Brugnier, and Madame de Neuville, to the carriage at the Pont-Royal, whence they repaired to Clayes, according to their orders. The other conducted Madame de Tourzel, with the Dauphin, and Madame Royal, by the little ftair-safe to the Prince's Court, where a carriage was waiting for them. The carriage ftopped at the end of the Carousel, to wait for the reft of the Royal Family. Madame Elizabeth and the Queen arrived alone, and on foot, and were handed into the carriage by the driver. The. King followed, attended by the Sieur Maldan, who got up behind the carriage, which then took the road to Bondy.

At the gate of St Martin, the Royal Family took a more convenient carriage, which was waiting for them. The fame coachman was directed to drive them to Bondy, where the Sieur Vallory put the poít horfes he had provided to the carriage. At Clayes, the carriage with the Ladies of the Bed-chamber joined them, and the whole party proceeded to Varennes without any interruption.

They alighted feveral times at the different ftages, converfed with thofe whom they met, and fhewed the greatefl ap. pearance of fecurity and confidence.

On Tuesday the 21ft, at eleven o'clock at night, the poft-mafter of Clermont came to M. late Marquis de Villee, now Prefident of the diftrict of that place. He told him that a courier had juft paffed who put three louis into his hand, and ordered eleven hories.

During his furprise at this generofity, a large voiture, very carefully fhut up, arrived, and while he was harneffing the horfes, a voice called out to him, "How far is it from here to Verdun ?" Three pofts; this Foutte, and Varennes."

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de Damas went to the man who rode firft, drew him on one fide, and converfed with him in a very low voice. This air of myftery induced the poftmafter to fuppofe that the voiture contained fome perfons of confequence.

The Municipality were therefore immediately informed of it, and the Prefident went to affemble the Directory.

M. de Damas had ordered his dragoons tomount, whom the citizens had observed with fome uneafiness in the course of the day, preparing their portmanteaus as for a journey. Thefe dragoons were fo flow in bringing out their horfes, that the National Guard had time to affemble in arins; a circumstance which, though improbable, is confirmed by feveral perfons, and which at the time very clearly fhewed their unwillingness to obey their Colonel.

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When the latter had placed himself at their head, the Guard opposed their departure. Sir," faid the Mayor to him, Your precipitate conduct alarms the citizens; they fay, that you are to protect the efcape of the Queen. If this is true, we will oppose your departure; if it is not, you may go at day-break, which will betime enough. Then, addreffing himfelf to the foldiers, "Friends," said he, "the fafety of France is in your hands: Will you either kill your brethren in arms, or fuffer thein to fire upon you? We are about three hundred, refolved not to fuffer you to pass."

The dragoons fhewed fome symptoms of irrefolution. M. de Damas advanced in great anger; faid, that they were not to receive commands from the Municipality; that he had fuperior orders; and fhewed those from M. de Bouille, direçting him to repair to Varennes. He ordered the dragoons to march. The Mayor prefented his musket, “B, if you advance one step, I will kill you.

M. de Damas ordered his men to difmount, made a feint of returning to his inn, and fet off immediately by another road for Varennes, accompanied by two of his officers. In the mean time, the municipal officers had taken fecure meafures, had founded the Tocfin, poffeffed themfelves of the paffages, and cut down fome fmall bridges.

One of the National Guard had filed with the utmost hafte to Varennes, in order to give the alarm, and was furprifed to find the King himself arrested. Dronet, the poftmatter of St Monchoud, had conceived fome fufpicions, in confequence of which, he fet out immediately for Varennes. He communicated thefe fufpicions to the landlord of the Golden Arms, the inn at which their Majeflies had stopped, and perfuaded him to detain the voiture.

He placed himself at the entrance of a paflage which feparates the upper from the lower town, and through which.the carriage myft go. It appeared he took

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aim at the poftilion, and ordered him to ftop: "We are patriots," faid the man, let us pals." "Patriots or devils, fhall not pafs here: if you make one step I fhall fire into the carriage."

The King bade the poftillion difmount, and the innkeeper led the carriage back as quietly as poffible. A meffenger was difpatched to Vancourt, a neighbouring village, the inhabitants of which are an hardy race, chiefly nail-makers, and much accuftomed to hunt in the neighbouring woods, fo that every man had a gun. They poffeffed themselves of a bridge, which was not guarded by the huffars of Layun, quartered near it, and the National Guard, who fled to arms in an inftant, filled the avenues to the bridge, and the quay of a rivulet, which was almoft dry.

One Lauce, the procureur-fyndic, said to a corps which he had got together, of about so ill-armed citizens "Neither you, nor I, are foldiers; but I think that, in cafe of an attack, four fhould ftand in front, and a perpetual fire should be kept up by firing in divifions, each four retire ing immediately after a discharge, and loading in the rear." They had two fmall field-pieces, but no cartridges, or ball for them.

After these difpofitions Lauce, went to find the King, who ftil! thought himself unknown. Sir," faid he, " As you may be detained here fome time, ac cept of a more convenient lodging; permit me to conduct you to my house."

"But why may I not go here is a great deal of tumult about a ftranger; befides, you may fee that I have a right to proceed." The King then fhewed a paffport figned Louis and Montmorin, for the Baronnefs de Korff, who was going to Frankfort, with two children, a valetde-chambre, and two women. "Sir," faid the man, "We are hear conftantly upon our guard; we apprehend an incursion of the enemy; you hear the Tocfin; you cannot be fate before day."

The King, without difcovering the Jeal uneafinefs, thanked M. de Lauce for his attentions; the Queen, and Madame Elizabeth, leaned upon his arm; the King took his children by the hand, and - thus they proceeded to the houfe of the Sieur Lauce, who is a tallow-chandler, paffed through his fhop, and climbed in to a fmail room above it. The King, with an air of content, afked for fomething to drink, and his hoft brought him Home Burgundy, with fome cheese.

His Majefty drank, begged his hoft to inform him concerning the fituation of the town, faid, that he had never tafted better liquor, and began a very familiar converfation with him. He interrogated him as to his office, the number of priests in the place, and asked where the Mayor was? At the National Affembly." At these words the King, for the first time, fhewed fome in dignation. Have you a club here ?"-" No, Sir."-" So mach the better; thefe wretched clubs have deftroyed France."

During this converfation, the King fhewed fome fort of reft efsnefs and uneafinefs, as if he was in a ftate of conftant expectation. The Queen, at times, faid a few words indiftinctly. M. Lauce went out frequently, at the request of the King, to prevent a tumult, and affure the people that it was only a com mon traveller. Whenever he left the room, the King faid, Come back as foon as poffible; I want you, your converfation is very acceptable.' Once he faid, "have you a bridge here?" Yes, Sir, but it is fo encumbered with carriages, that you cannot país it."-" Very well, then 1 can go over the ford."—"That is worfe. I have already faid, that we were in fear of the Auftrians, and I have been obliged to fill the bed of the river with wolf-traps and spikes, so that no horse can pass it."-"But cannot you clear the bridge?—Yes, I will go and give orders." In the mean time, the huffars had arrived at the bridge, and wished to pafs it; but the pealants kept a good countenance, and prevented them. They retired without firing a mufquet.

M. Lauce, who had amufed the King, in order to give the National Guard time to arrive; perceiving now that it rained men (this is the expreffion) thought it time to tell his Majesty it was day-light, and that he must prepare to return to Paris,

Finding it impoffible to diffemble any longer, the King threw hinfelf in the arms of the Procureur of the coinmunity, and faid, "I am your King, placed in the

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come to feek in the provinces, in the "midst of my faithful fubjects, the liberty and peace which you enjoy. I can remain no longer in Paris but at the "rifk of my life-my family's too," and he embraced those who ftood around him. In vain they preffed him with tears in their eyes to return to the capital. The idea of danger, with which he was imK 2

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He placed confiderable forces at every polt, and they proceeded with the greateft rapidity to elcape purfuit, very inprobable, doubtless, but which it was prudent to guard against, as poffible.

Preffed deterred him. The Queen fhared his fear, and in fpite of the prayers of the citizens of Varennes, who reprefented to him the danger that he was bringing on the kingdom, he perfifted in defiring to go to Montmedi, protefting that he did not mean to quit the kingdom, and that the National Guard might attend him.

In the mean time, twenty-five dragoons were traverfing the place; and it is uncertain what part the huffars, who were making evolutions under the command of the Sieur Douglas would take. The cannon were placed at the extremities of the fireet, fo as to place the detachment between two fires. The Sieur Douglas perceived the infufficiency of his force, and was going to bring a re-inforcement. The Major of the National Guard ftopped him, and his aid-de-camp attempting to force a paffage, made a blow at the the Major with his fabre, which he avoided, and difcharged a piftol at the af failant, which wounded him in the fhoulder. The aid-de-camp retreated. This took place in the fight of the huffars, who flood motionlefs, and immediately demanded an officer of the National Guard to head them. In an inftant, "Live the King, the Nation, and the "National Affembly!" refounded from all quarters.

A deputation of the National Affembly went to Varennes; upon the road they took what information they could collect -they took, at the fame time, receffary meafures, that the greateft order, the greateft tranquillity and fafety, might accompany the return of the King.

They learnt that he was at Chalons, where a numerous bedy of the National Guard was affembled from the neigh bouring departments. Defirous that the refpect due to the Royal dignity fhould be conftantly maintained, they gave or ders that the troops of all defcriptions fhould affemble wherever they thould think neceffary.

They flopped at Dormans, where they were informed that the King had quit ted Chalons in his way to Epernay, but they learnt the alarning news that he was purfaed-other accounts faid, that without being pursued, endeavours were making to intercept his return and carry off his perfon.

In confequence of this, M. Damas, who accompanied them, took all the precautions neceffary, that every fuch attempt might be repelled.

They met the King between Dormant and Epernay. They found in the carriage with the King, the Dauphin, the Queen, Madame Royal, daughter of the King, Madame Elizabeth, and Madaine Tourfel, Governeis to the Dauphin. They found upon the coach-box three perfons, who told them their names were Valori, Dumotier, and Maldan, who had been all Gardes du Corps. They were dreffed as Couriers.

There was a second carriage, in which were two women, who faid their names were Madame Brigny, and Madame Fourville, the one Fille de Chambre to Madame Royal, and the other to the Dauphin.

One of them read to the King, the decree authorising their miffion. The King anfwered in a very few words, and tel tified much fenfibility on account of the precautions taken by the National Affembly for his fafety, and for the maintain ance of the Royal dignity. lie befides faid, he never had any intention of paffing the limits of his kingdom.

The Royal family paffed the night at Dormans, from whence they proceeded very flowly, many of the National Guard being on foot, to Meaux.

They wrote from Meaux to the Prefident of the National Affembly, the Mayor, and the Commander of the National Guard at Paris, to intreat them to take the neceffary measures to secure the public tranquillity upon the King's arrival, and to fend a body of National Guards to guard the avenues upon his approach. When they joined the Royal Family, they addreffed a proclamation to all the adminiftrative bodies, in order to provide for the fafety of the King's perfon. Every where they were received with the expreffions of the greatest zeal and attachment to the public intereft; every where prevailed the greatest tranquillity and order, united with the firmeft courage.

They departed from Meaux at half past fix. The number of the National Guards fucceffively increafed, not only of horfemen but of infantry. Their progrefs was obftructed by the immenfe concourfe of citizens upon the road as they paffed; fo that they did not arrive in Paris till feven o'clock, where they placed

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