French Savages !!
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A GENTLEMAN Of character, on
Whole veracity have reliance, inform
ed me that he was at Verlailles on the
day that the maGacre Of the prifonery
from Orleans happened he had left
Paris that morning, and on his arrival
at VeriaiIes, heard that the prilonerS
were expected but had no idea when
he fet out, nor did he oblerve any thing
after he arrived at VerlailIes, which
gave him a iufpicion of fuch an event !;
he went and walked conlderabletime
IN the gardens during this interval
the pri1oners arrived, and that mott
attrociouS lcene Of bloodlhed was per-
formed. On bis return from the gar.
dens, he iaw the mangled bodies of
fifty-two men lying in lreet on the
lett hand as you 60 to the Chateau from
Paris f! Some of the lower fort Of the
inhabitants Of Verlailles were looking
on the ref, truck with horror, were
lhut up in their lhoPs and houfeS. The
body of the Duke of Brillac was point
ed out the head and one Of the hands
was cut of a man food near fmoak-
ing tobacco, with his fword drawn, &
human hand fuck on its point ano-
ther fellow walked careIefSly among the
bodies with the entire arm Of another
Of the priloners fixed to the point Of
his fword. This gentleman afterwards
faw Wagon arrive, into which was
thrown as many Of the 1aughtered bo-
dies as the horfes could draw a boy
Of about fourteen years Of age was
within the Wagon aiiting to receive
the bodies as they were put in, and
packing them in the mott convenient
manner, with an air of as much indif-
ference as if they had been 70 many
parcels Of goods One Of the wretches
who threw in the dead bodies, and
probably had adifed in the maGacre,
iaid to the fpe6tatorS, in praife Of the
boys activity, g Look at this little man,
how brave he is u


The aaalins of the priioners were a
party who had come from Paris on the