Theyseizehim，interrogatehimintheirturn，[73]deposehim，appointSanterreinhisplace，and，toderiveallthebenefittheycanfromhiscapture，theyorderhimtowithdrawone—halfofhismenstationedaroundthepalace。Fullyawareofwhathewasexposedtointhisdenofthieves，henoblyrefuses；forthwiththeyconsignhimtoprison，andsendhimtotheAbbaye\"forhisgreatersafety。\"AtthesesignificantwordsfromDanton，[74]heismurderedatthedoorasheleavesbyRossignol，oneofDanton’sacolytes，withapistol—shotatarm’slength。——Aftertragedycomescomedy。AttherepeatedentreatiesofPétion，whodoesnotwanttoberequisitionedagainsttherioters，[75]theysendhimaguardof400men，thusconfininghiminhisownhouse，and，apparentlyinspiteofhimself。
Ononeside，shelteredbytreacheryand，ontheotherside，byassassination，theinsurrectionmaynowgooninfullsecurityinfrontoftheterriblehypocritewhosolemnlycomplainsofhisvoluntarycaptivity，andbeforethecorpse，withshatteredbrow，lyingonthestepsoftheH？tel—de—ville。Ontherightbankoftheriver，thebattalionsoftheFaubourgSaint—Antoine，and，ontheleft，thoseoftheFaubourgSaint—Marcel，theBretons，andtheMarseillesband，marchforthasfreelyasifgoingtoparade。Measuresofdefensearefrustratedbythemurderofthecommandinggeneral，andbythemayor’sduplicity；thereisnotresistanceonguardedspots，atthearcadeSaint—Jean，thepassagesofthebridges，alongthequays，andinthecourtoftheLouvre。Anadvanceguardofthemob，women，children，andmen，armedwithcutters，cudgels，andpikes，spreadovertheabandonedCarrousel，and，towardseighto’clock，theadvancecolumn，ledbyWesterman，appearsinfrontofthepalace。
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August10。——TheKing’sforces。——Resistanceabandoned。——TheKingintheNationalAssembly。——ConflictatthepalaceanddischargeoftheSwissGuard。——ThepalaceevacuatedbytheKing’sorder。——Themassacres。——TheenslavedAssemblyanditsdecrees。
IftheKinghadwantedtofight，hemightstillhavedefendedhimself，savedhimself，andevenbeenvictorious。[76]——IntheTuileries，950