KLEBER.
[As the MOB rush on the DUKE.]
Halt!
[The MOB fall back.]
Citizens, I bring you glorious news! These despatches have just reached me on the field. They come from the National Convention at the Capitol of France. Listen!
[Reads.]
"The tyrant Robespierre has been guillotined. The reign of terror is at an end. Proclaim amnesty, mercy, and fraternity to all Frenchmen in Vendée."
[All cheer.