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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Fitzpatrick, " that having conceived an opinion that he had
perfectly restored tranquillity, and provided for the safety of
the royal family, and having been sixty hours wzithout sleep,
and fifteen actually on watch, worn by the weather and the
turbulence of the multitude, and exhausted with fatigue, he
suffered himself to be persuaded to throw himself, undressed
as he was, on a bed, to get some repose for an hour or two.
The mob, during this interval, renewed their attack; and
his enemies asserted, that he had retired with a view to stuffer this renewal;-a calumny which every circumstance
tended to refute. Instantly upon his being informed of this
second outrage, he again went to repress their violence, and
succeeded. If we look at him afterwards, we constantly
see him the defender of good order and the law, the opposer
of tyranny and oppression, from whatever quarter it arose.""
As soon as the marquis de Lafayette heard of the attack,
he started from his bed, mounted his horse, and having summoned a company of grenadiers, conjured them to accompany him to the palace, and save the royal family from assassination, and the French name from lasting infamy. They
arrived as the ruffians were attempting to force the king's
apartment, to which the queen had fled for safety. Nothing
but instant death was expected by the royal company. Suddenly, however, the tumult seemed to cease —every thing
was quiet; and a moment after, a gentle rap was heard at
the door. The gardes-du-corps refused to open it: " Admit
us," cried the grenadiers, " we have not forgotten that you
saved us at Fontenoy." In an instant the apartment was
filled with the Parisian guard, who grounded their arms."We come," said their commander, "to save the king;"and turning to such of the gardes-du-corps as were in the
apartments-" We will save you also, gentlemen; let us from
this moment be united."t
Unfortunately the national guard arrived too late to pre* Parl Chron vol. ix. p. 645.
t Toulong. Hist. tome i. p. 144. —Hist. Rev. France, vol i. p. 140.Moore's View, vol. ii. p. 12.
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