Louis XVl's Last Order.
An interesting document is about to be added to the treasures of tho Hotel Carnavalet, Paris. It is the last order signed by Louis XVI. ordering the Swiss Guard on August 10, 1702, to cease firing and to abandon the Tuileries. His majesty and his family had been driven from the Palace and had taken refuge in the National Assembly, holding its sittings in-the Salle dv Manege. A company of Swiss Guards, under tho direction of Captain Do Durlor, was advancing in shooting order to deliver the royal family, whereupon a number of Deputies arid citizens begged the King to sign a formal order to put an end to the combat. Louis XVI. signed the document with a trembling hand. Captain De Durler preserved the document, which his descendants have now placed in the Museum Carnavalet.
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Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 143, 18 June 1887, Page 3 (Supplement)
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140Louis XVI's Last Order. Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 143, 18 June 1887, Page 3 (Supplement)
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