They were given up to the people and the
palace was being sacked. The people were firing blank cartridges
to testify their joy, and they had a cannon on the top of the
palace. It was a sight to see a palace sacked and armed vagabonds
firing out of the windows, and throwing shirts, papers, and dresses
of all kinds out of the windows. They are not rogues, these
French; they are not stealing, burning, or doing much harm. In the
Tuileries they have dressed up some of the statues, broken some,
and stolen nothing but queer dresses. I say, Frank, you must not
hate the French; hate the Germans if you like. The French laugh at
us a little, and call out GODDAM in the streets; but to-day, in
civil war, when they might have put a bullet through our heads, I
never was insulted once.
'At present we have a provisional Government, consisting of Odion
[SIC] Barrot, Lamartine, Marast, and some others; among them a
common workman, but very intelligent. This is a triumph of liberty
- rather!
'Now then, Frank, what do you think of it? I in a revolution and
out all day.
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