Girlhood of Maria Josepha Holroyd

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. CRAZY PARIS. 1791. Departure from Sheffield Place?Flight of Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette?Arrival at Dieppe?Rouen?Chateau de Navarre?Paris in 1791 ?Debate on King and Constitution?Royal Prisoners at the Tuileries ?Dinner at Roberts'?Apotheosis of Voltaire?Visit to the National...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. CRAZY PARIS. 1791. Departure from Sheffield Place?Flight of Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette?Arrival at Dieppe?Rouen?Chateau de Navarre?Paris in 1791 ?Debate on King and Constitution?Royal Prisoners at the Tuileries ?Dinner at Roberts'?Apotheosis of Voltaire?Visit to the National Assembly?Noailles?Palmerston?Extracts from Maria's Diary?Fon- tainebleau?Discomfort?Dijon?The Hospital? Letter from Serena. Extract from Maria Josepha's Diary. June 27, 1791. Left Sheffield Place and in three hours got to the Castle at Brighthelmstone. Slept there. On Sunday (26th), Mr. Pelham wrote word of the escape of the King and Queen of France. They went from Paris the night of the 21st. It was not discovered till the morning, when curiosity brought everybody into the streets, and the whole City was much alarmed, but quiet. The 22nd they returned to their different occupations, as if nothing had happened. The King and Queen, the Dauphin, Monsieur and Madame, Madame Elizabeth and the young Princess went in two coaches and six. They were discovered at Varennes by the Post-Master, who stopped them, and the National Assembly sent guards to bring them back. The three Couriers who went with them were brought in Chains on the top of the King's carriage; the Queen fainted twice when brought to the Tuilleries. A Guard is now constantly in her room Day and Night. June 28. Dined at Sir R. Heron's; went into the boat to go tothe Packet at half-past eight. Sailed at nine in the ' Princess Royal, Captain Chapman; wind S.E. and calm, storm of thunder and lightning from eleven to one at night. Maria Josepha to Miss Ann Firth. 10 o'clock, morning. Dieppe: June 30, 1791. H6tel de Londres. So far we are safe, and everybody says we shall be so to the end of our Journey tho' I h...