house。Attwoo\'clockP。M。therewasameetingheldintheJacobinchurch,consistingalmostexclusivelyofmilitiawearingtheredtuft。Themayorpronouncedapanegyriconthosewhoworeit,andwasfollowedbyPierreFroment,whoexplainedhismissioninmuchthesamewordsasthosequotedabove。Hethenorderedacaskofwinetobebroachedanddistributedamongthecebets,andtoldthemtowalkaboutthestreetsinthrees,andtodisarmallthedragoonswhomtheymightmeetawayfromtheirpost。Aboutsixo\'clockintheeveningared—tuftvolunteerpresentedhimselfatthegateofthepalace,andorderedtheportertosweepthecourtyard,sayingthatthevolunteersweregoingtogetupaballforthedragoons。Afterthispieceofbravadohewentaway,andinafewmomentsanotearrived,couchedinthefollowingterms:
\"Thebishop\'sporteriswarnedtoletnodragoononhorseoronfootenterorleavethepalacethisevening,onpainofdeath。
13thJune1790。\"
Thisnotebeingbroughttothelieutenant,hecameout,andremindedthevolunteerthatnobodybutthetownauthoritiescouldgiveorderstotheservantsatthepalace。Thevolunteergaveaninsolentanswer,thelieutenantadvisedhimtogoawayquietly,threateningifhedidnottoputhimoutbyforce。Thisaltercationattractedagreatmanyofthered—tuftsfromoutside,whilethedragoons,hearingthenoise,camedownintotheyard;thequarrelbecamemorelively,stoneswerethrown,thecalltoarmswasheard,andinafewmomentsaboutfortycebets,whowereprowlingaroundintheneighbourhoodofthepalace,rushedintotheyardcarryinggunsandswords。Thelieutenant,whohadonlyaboutadozendragoonsathisback,orderedthebugletosound,torecallthosewhohadgoneout;thevolunteersthrewthemselvesuponthebugler,draggedhisinstrumentfromhishands,andbrokeittopieces。Thenseveralshotswerefiredbythemilitia,thedragoonsreturnedthem,andaregularbattlebegan。Thelieutenantsoonsawthatthiswasnomerestreetrow,butadeliberaterisingplannedbeforehand,andrealisingthatveryseriousconsequenceswerelikelytoensue,hesentadragoontothetownhallbyabackwaytogivenoticetotheauthorities。
M。deSaint—Pons,majoroftheNimeslegion,hearingsomenoiseoutside,openedhiswindow,andfoundthewholecityinatumult: