Twenty _commissaires_ went out at the moment to rescue them.

They entered some minutes afterwards.
The riot had been appeased by them.

They stated that they had seen Petion protecting with his person the door of the king's carriage.
Barnave entered, mounted the tribune, covered as he was with the dust of his journey, and said, "We have fulfilled our mission to the honour of France and the Assembly; we have assured the public tranquillity and the safety of the king.

The king has declared to us that he had no intention of passing the boundaries of the kingdom.

(Murmurs.) We advanced rapidly as far as Meaux, in order to avoid the pursuit of M.de Bouille's troops.