difficulty saves his life.
30. The Marseillois arrive at Paris; ravages and
cruelties committed by them.
Cockades of ribbands proscribed.
Du Hamel massacred in the street of St. Florentin.
_Aug_. 3. Decreed, that all Frenchmen be armed with pikes.
Invitation to foreigners to come and defend the
land of liberty.
5. Massacre at Toulon of nine members of the
magistracy, under the pretence of aristocracy.
A report is spread about the Tuilleries, that
the King intends to escape.
8. Decreed, by a majority of 426 to 224, that there is
no ground of accusation against La Fayette.
Several members complain of outrages committed on
them, on account of votes they had given.
10. Attack and pillage of the palace of the Tuilleries.
Massacre of the Swiss, and of a great number of the
King's followers. Louis XVI. and his family fly
for safety to the assembly.
Horrible riots and outrages in Paris.
11. Continuation of frightful outrages and murders.
All foreign ambassadors quit France.
12. Roland, Clariere, and Servan, recalled to the
ministry.
Danton appointed minister of justice.
The statues of the King all thrown down.
Servan appointed minister of the war department; de
Monge, of the marine; Clavieres, of finances;
Roland, of the interior; and Le Brun, of foreign
affairs.
The King and his family are all conducted to the
Temple.
14. Several ex-ministers and royalists committed to
prison.
Decreed, that all the administrations of the
kingdom shall be new formed.
15. Persons departing, even with passports, stopped.
17. Establishment of a tribunal for the summary trial
of royalists.
18. The Austrians and Prussians enter the French
territory.
Decree against La Fayette; who, with part of
his staff, quits the
|