CHAP. V.--Plan of the Democrats to bring the King and Assembly to Paris--Banquet of the Garde du Corps--Riot at Paris--A formidable Mob of Women assemble to march to Versailles--The National Guard refuse to act against the Insurgents, and demand also to be led to Versailles--The Female Mob arrive--Their behaviour to the Assembly--To the King--Alarming Disorders at Night--La Fayette arrives with the National Guard--Mob force the Palace--Murder the Body Guards--The Queen's safety endangered--Fayette's arrival with his Force restores Order--Royal Family obliged to go to reside at Paris--The Procession--This Step agreeable to the Views of the Constitutionalists, Republicans, and Anarchists--Duke of Orleans sent to England, 88 CHAP. VI.--La Fayette resolves to enforce order--A Baker is murdered by the Rabble--One of his Murderers executed--Decree imposing Martial Law--Introduction of the Doctrines of Equality--They are in their exaggerated sense inconsistent with Human Nature and the progress of Society--The Assembly abolish titles of Nobility, Armorial bearings, and phrases of Courtesy--Reasoning on these Innovations--Disorder of Finance--Necker becomes unpopular--Seizure of Church lands--Issue of Assignats--Necker leaves France in unpopularity--New Religious Institution--Oath imposed on the Clergy--Resisted by the greater part of the Order--General View of the operations of the Constituent Assembly--Enthusiasm of the People for their new Privileges--Limited Privileges of the Crown--King is obliged to dissemble--His Negotiations with Mirabeau--With Bouillé--Attack on the Palace--Prevented by Fayette--Royalists expelled from the Tuileries--Escape of Louis--He is captured at Varennes--Brought back to Paris--Riot in the Champ de Mars--Louis accepts the Constitution, 102 CHAP. VII.--Legislative Assembly--Its Composition--Constitutionalists-- Girondists or Brissotins--Jacobins--Views and Sentiments of Foreign Nations--England--Views of the Tories and Whigs--Anacharsis Clootz--Austria--Prussia--Russia--Sweden--Emigration of the French Princes and Clergy--Increasing Unpopularity of Louis from this Cause--Death of the Emperor Leopold, and its Effects--France declares War--Views and Interests of the different Parties in France at this Period--Decree against Monsieur--Louis interposes his Veto--Decree against the Priests who should refuse the Constitutional Oath--Louis again interposes his Veto--Consequences of these Refusals--Fall of De Lessart--Ministers now chosen from the Brissotins--All Parties favourable to War, 128