If he had shown himself, if he had mounted on horseback the battalions of Paris would have declared for him."] [Footnote 2684: "Revolution de Paris," number for Aug.

11, 1792.

"The 10th of August, 1792, is still more horrible than the 24th of August, 1572, and Louis XVI.

a greater monster than Charles IX.

"-- "Thousands of torches were found in cellars, apparently placed there to burn down Paris at a signal from this modern Nero." In the number for Aug.18: "The place for Louis Nero and for Medicis Antoinette is not in the towers of the Temple; their heads should have fallen from the guillotine on the night of the 10th of August." (Special details of a plan of the king to massacre all patriot deputies, and intimidate Paris with a grand pillaging and by keeping the guillotine constantly at work.) "That crowned ogre and his Austrian panther."] [Footnote 2685: Narrative of the Minister Joly (written four days after the event).