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the principal judges elected show its character： Fouquier…Tinville；
Osselin； Coffinhal。
＇10＇ Buchez et Roux； XVII。91 （Aug。 17）。
＇11＇ Stated by Pétion in his speech （Moniteur； Nov。 10； 1792）。
＇12＇ Buchez et Roux； XVII。 116 （session of Aug。 23）。
＇13＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 461。 … Moore； I。 273 （Aug。 31）。
＇14＇ Buchez et Roux； XVII。 267 （article by Prudhomme in the
〃Révolutions de Paris〃）。
＇15＇ 〃Les Révolutions de Paris；〃 Ibid。； 〃A number of sans…culottes
were there with their pikes； but these were largely outnumbered by the
multitude of uniforms of the various battalions。〃 Moore； Aug； 31：
〃At present the inhabitants of the faubourgs Saint…Antoine and Saint…
Marceau are all that is felt of the sovereign people in Paris。〃
＇16＇ More； Aug。 26。
＇17＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 471。 Indictment against Jean…Julien。 In
referring to M。 Mortimer…Ternaux we do so because； like a true critic；
he cites authentic and frequently unedited documents。
＇18＇ Rétif de la Bretonne； 〃les Nuits de Paris；〃 11th night； p。 372。
＇19＇ Moore； Sept。 2。
＇20＇ Moore； Sept。 3。 Buchez et Roux； XVI。 159 （narrative by
Tallien）。 Official report of the Paris commune； Sept。 4 （in the
collection of Barrière and Berville； the volume entitled 〃Mémoires sur
les journées de Septembre〃）。 The commune adopts and expands the fable；
probably invented by it。 Prudhomme well says that the story of the
prison plot； so scandalously circulated during the Reign of Terror；
appears for the first time on the 2d of September。 The same report was
spread through the rural districts。 At Gennevilliers； a peasant while
lamenting the massacres； said to Malouet： 〃It is； too； a terrible
thing for the aristocrats to want to kill all the people by blowing up
the city〃 （Malouet； II。 244）。
＇21＇ Official reports of the commune； Aug。 11。
＇22＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； II。 446。 List of the section commissioners
sitting at the H？tel…de…ville； Aug。 10； before 9 o'clock in the
morning。
＇23＇ Official reports of the commune； Aug。 21。 〃Considering that； to
ensure public safety and liberty； the council…general of the commune
required all the power delegated to it by the people； at the time it
was compelled to resume the exercise of its rights；〃 sends a
deputation to the National Assembly to insist that 〃the new department
be converted； pure and simple； into a tax…commissioners' office。〃
Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 25。 Speech of Robespierre in the name of the
commune： 〃After the people have saved the country； after decreeing a
National Convention to replace you； what remains for you to do but to
gratify their wishes？ 。 。 。 The people； forced to see to its own
salvation； has provided for this through its delegates。 。 。 It is
essential that those chosen by itself for its magistrates should enjoy
the plenary powers befitting the sovereign。〃
＇24＇ Official reports of the commune； Aug。 10。 … Mortimer…Ternaux；
III。 155。 Letter of the Minister Servan； Aug。 30。…Ibid。； 149。 Ibid。；
148。 The commission on supplies having been broken up by the commune；
Roland； the Minister of the Interior； begs the Assembly to act
promptly； for 〃he will no longer be responsible for the supplies of
Paris。〃
＇25＇ Official reports of the commune； Aug。 21。 A resolution requiring
that； on trials for lésé…nation； those who appear for the defendants
should be provided with a certificate of their integrity； issued by
their assembled section； and that the interviews between them and the
accused be public。 … Ibid。； Aug。17； a resolution to suspend the
execution of the two assassins of mayor Simonneau； condemned to death
by the tribunal of Seine…et…Oise。
＇26＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 11。 Decree of Aug。11。
＇27＇ Prudhomme； 〃Révolutions de Paris〃 （number for Sep。 22）。。 Report
by Roland to the National Assembly （Sept。 16； at 9 o'clock in the
morning）。
＇28＇ Madame Roland； 〃Mémoires；〃 II。 414 （Ed。 Barrière et Berville）。
Report by Roland Oct。 29。 The seizure in question tool place Aug。27。
＇29＇ Mémoirs sur les journées de Septembre〃 （Ed。 Barrière et Berville；
pp。 307…322）。 List of sums paid by the treasurer of the commune。
See； on the prolongation of this plundering； Roland's report； Oct。 29；
of money； plate； and assignats taken from the Senlis Hospital （Sept。
13）； the Hotel de Coigny emptied； and sale of furniture in the Hotel
d'Egmont； etc。
＇30＇ Official reports of the commune； Aug。 17 and 20。 List of sums
paid by the treasurer of the commune； p。 321。 On the 28th of August
a 〃Saint…Roch in silver is brought to the bar of the National
Assembly。
＇31＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 150； 161； 511。 Report by Roland； Oct。
29。 P。 414。
＇32＇ Moniteur。514； 542 （sessions of Aug。 23 and 26）。
＇33＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 99 （sessions of Aug。15 and 23）。 〃Procès…
verbaux de la Commune；〃 Aug。 18； a resolution to obtain a law
authorizing the commune 〃to collect together with wives and children
of the émigrés in places of security； and to make use of the former
convents for this purpose。〃
＇34＇ Procès…verbaux de la Commune；〃 Aug。 12。 … Ibid。； Aug。 18。 Not
being able to find M。 Geoffrey； the journalist； the commune 〃passes a
resolution that seals be affixed to Madame Geoffroy's domicile and
that she be placed in arrest until her husband appears to release
her。〃
＇35＇ Procès…verbaux de la Commune。〃 Aug。17 and 18。 Another resolution；
again demanding of the National Assembly a list of the signers for
publication。
＇36＇ Procès…verbaux de la Commune；〃 Aug。 18； 19； 20。 On the 20th of
August the commune summons before it and examines the Venetian
Ambassador。 〃A citizen claims to be heard against the ambassador； and
states that several carriages went out of Paris in his name。 The name
of this citizen is Chevalier； a horse…shoer's assistant 。 。 。 The
Council decrees that honorable mention be made of the affidavits
brought forward in the accusation。〃 On the tone of these examinations
read Weber （〃Mémoires；〃 II。 245）； who narrates his own。
＇37＇ Buchez et Roux； XVII。 215。 Narration by Peltier。 In spite of
the orders of the National Assembly the affair is repeated on the
following day； and it lasts from the 19th to the 31st of August； in
the evening。 Moore； Aug。31。 The stupid； sheep…like vanity of the
bourgeois enlisted as a gendarme for the sans…culottes is here well
depicted。 The keeper of the H？tel Meurice； where Moore and Lord
Lauderdale put up； was on guard and on the chase the night before： 〃He
talked a good deal of the fatigue he had undergone； and hinted a
little of the dangers to which he had been exposed in the course of
this severe duty。 Being asked if he had been successful in his search
after suspected persons 'Yes my lord； infinitely； our battalion
arrested four priests。' He could not have looked more lofty if he had
taken the Duke of Brunswick；〃
＇38＇ According to R？derer； the number arrested amounted to from 5；000
to 6；000 persons。
＇39＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。147； 148； Aug。28 and 29。 … Ibid。； 176。
Other sections complain of the Commune with some bitterness。 Buchez
et Roux； XVII。 358。 〃Procès…verbaux de la Commune；〃 Sept。 1。 〃The
section of the Temple sends a deputation which declares that by virtue
of a decree of the National Assembly it withdraws its powers entrusted
to the commissioners elected by it to the council…general。〃
＇40＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 154 （session of Aug。 30）。
＇41＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 171 （session of Aug。 31）。 Ibid。； 208。 …
… On the following day； Sept。 1； at the instigation of Danton； Thuriot
obtains from the National Assembly an ambiguous decree which seems to
allow the members of the commune to keep their places； provisionally
at least； at the Hotel…de…ville。
＇42＇ 〃Procès…verbaux de la Commune；〃 Sept。 1。
＇43＇ 〃Procès…verbaux de la Commune；〃 Sept。 1。 〃It is resolved that
whatever effects fell into the hands of the citizens who fought for
liberty and equality on the 10th of August shall remain in their
possession； M。 Tallien； secretary…general； is therefore authorized to
return a gold watch to M。 Lecomte； a gendarme。〃
＇44＇ Four circumstances； simultaneous and in full agreement with each
other； indicate this date：
1。 On the 23d of August the council…general resolves 〃that a tribune
shall be arranged in the chamber for a journalist （M。 Marat）； whose
duty it shall be to conduct a journal giving the acts passed and what
goes on in the commune〃 （〃Procès…verbaux de la Commune；〃 Aug。23）
2。 On the same day； 〃on the motion of a member with a view to
separate the prisoners of lése…nation from those of the nurse's
hospital and others of the same stamp in the different prisons； the
council has adopted this measure〃 （Granier de Cassagnac； II。 100）。
3。 The same day the commune applauds the deputies of a section； which
〃in warm terms〃 denounce before it the tardiness of justice and
declare to it tha