eration of this medicine, at Versailles, was as
sudden as it was powerful. The alarm there was so complete, that in the
afternoon of the 27th, the King wrote a letter to the President of
the Clergy, the Cardinal de la Rochefoucault, in these words: [* A
translation is here given.]

* My Cousin, Wholly engaged in promoted the general good of
my kingdom, and desirous, above all things, that the
Assembly of the States General should apply themselves to
objects of general interest, after the voluntary acceptance
by your order of my declaration of the 23rd of the present
month; I pass my word that my faithful Clergy will, without
delay, unite themselves with the other two orders, to hasten
the accomplishment of my paternal views. Those whose powers
are too limited, may decline voting until new powers are
procured. This will be a new mark of attachment which my
Clergy will give me. I pray God, my Cousin, to have you in
his holy keeping. LOUIS.'

A like letter was written to the Duke de Luxemburgh, President of
the _Noblesse_. The two chambers entered into debate on the question,
whether they should obey the letter of the King. There was a
considerable opposition; when notes written by the Count d'Artois to
sundry members, and handed about among the rest, decided the matter,
and they went in a body and took their seats with the _Tiers_, and thus
rendered the union of the orders in one chamber complete. As soon as
this was known to the people of Versailles, they assembled about the
palace, demanded the King and Queen, who came and showed themselves in
a balcony. They rent the skies with cries of 'Vive la Roy,' 'Vive la
Reine.' They, called for the Dauphin, who was also produced, and was
the subject of new acclamations. After feasting themselves and the royal
family with this tumultuary reconciliation, they went to the house
of Mr. Necker and M. de Montmorin, with shouts of thankfulness and
affection. Similar emotions of joy took place in Paris, and at this
moment, the triumph of the Tiers is considered as complete. Tomorrow
they will recommence business, voting by persons on all questions: and
whatever difficulties may be opposed in debate by the malcontents of the
Clergy and Nobility, every thing must be finally settled at the will of
the _Tiers_. It remains to see whether they will leave to the nobility
any thing but their titulary appellations. I suppose they will