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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