'Well, then, the king is here; let us arrest him.' We overturned a cart, filled with goods, under the arch of the bridge; and when the carriage arrived, demanded their passports.

'We are in a hurry, gentlemen,' said the queen.

However, we insisted, and made them alight at the house of the procureur of the district; then, of his own accord, Louis XVI.

said to us, 'Behold your king--your queen--and my children! Treat us with that respect that Frenchmen have always shown to their king.' We, however, detained him; the national guards hastened to the town, and the hussars espoused our cause; and after having done our duty, we returned home, amidst the acclamations of our fellow-citizens, and to-day come to offer the homage of our services to the National Assembly." Drouet and Guillaume were loudly applauded after this speech.
The Assembly then decreed that immediately after the arrival of Louis XVI.

at the Tuileries, a guard should be given him, under the orders of La Fayette, who should be responsible for his security.