A complete history of the Marquis de Lafayette, major-general in the American army in the war of the revolution. Embracing an account of his tour through the United States, to the time of his departure, September, 1825. By an officer in the late army.

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past, and a good understanding in future.-The weather was
cold; and it continued to rain with violence. The soldiers
took refuge in taverns, coffee-houses, under porticos, wherever they could rest, and find shelter. Refreshments were
distributed among them; and an appearance of good humour
inspired hopes that all danger of tumult was over for that
night at least. When Lafayette perceived this, he gave such
an account of this apparent tranquillity that the king and
queen retired to rest. After having made the necessary arrangements, appointed different guards, and placed sentinels
where he deemed it necessary, he again entered the national
assembly, and gave them the same assurances that he had
given the king. The members accordingly dispersed, convinced of the general pacific disposition; and, at about five
in the morning, the marquis himself, after having visited all
the posts, and found every thing perfectly quiet, retired to
his quarters to write to the municipality of Paris, and to
snatch a few hours repose.*-Madame De Stael, who was
not only in Versailles, but in the palace, at the time, observes
that "M. de Lafayette entered the palace, and crossed the
hall where we were, to go into the king.: Every one surrounded him with ardour, as if he had been the master of
events, while the popular party was already stronger than its
leader. M. de Lafayette," she continues, "seemed perfectly
calm; he has never been seen otherwise; but his delicacy
suffered by the importance of the part he had to act:- to
insure the safety of the palace, he desired to occupy the posts
of the interior; —the exterior posts only were given to him.
This refusal was natural, as the body-guards ought not to be
removed; but it had almost been the cause of the greatest
misfortunes.-M. de Lafayette left the palace, giving us the
most tranquillizing assurances. At five in the morning, he
thought that all danger was over, and relied on the body
guards, who had answered for the interior of the palace. A
* Moore's View, vol. ii. p. 9, 10.-Etienne's Rev. p. 99.-Hist. French
Rev. 2 vols. in one, vol. i. p. 159