. The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800. [From a miniature presented by himself to John Keating.] when only seventeen years old, and Lieu-tenant of the prison of the Chatelet in was also a member of the National As-sembly, and was distinguished for his un-alterable defense of the royal prerogativeclaimed by Louis XVI. Compromised by theflight of the King, he was arrested and impris-oned for a month. Later he was one of the mostfaithful advisers of the King, and with otherroyahsts met frequently at night in the his letters were found in the iron
. The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800. [From a miniature presented by himself to John Keating.] when only seventeen years old, and Lieu-tenant of the prison of the Chatelet in was also a member of the National As-sembly, and was distinguished for his un-alterable defense of the royal prerogativeclaimed by Louis XVI. Compromised by theflight of the King, he was arrested and impris-oned for a month. Later he was one of the mostfaithful advisers of the King, and with otherroyahsts met frequently at night in the his letters were found in the iron chest, hewas marked at once for the guillotine. He es-caped, however, and fled to the sea coast, it issupposed to Marseilles, where he lay in hiding forseveral weeks. At this time he became acquaint-ed with a young Frenchman, Bartholemew La-porte by name, who had been a prosperous winemerchant at Cadiz, Spain. A decree of theSpanish Government, banishing all French sub-jects and confiscating their property, had left La-porte penniless and anxious to make his way
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