21. General officers, and deputies of the marine, according to rank.
22. The deputies of forty-one last departments, in alphabetical order.
23. A company of volunteer chasseurs.
24. A company of cavalry, with a standard and two trumpets.
Each department was preceded by a banner, borne by the oldest deputy. These banners were a present from the city of Paris. They consisted of two branches, forming an oak wreath, tied together with national coloured ribbons, bearing on one side—The National Confederation at Paris, July 14, 1790; and the other—The Constitution, with the number and device of the department to which they severally belong.
The military deputies had only their side arms.
At nine the procession passed along the streets of St. Denis, of the Forronerie, to St. Honoré Royal, to the palace of Louis XV. where they halted; and the detachment of the colours of the national guard Paris opening to the right and left, received into the centre.
The procession then moved on through the Cours la Reine, along the quay to the bridge of boats; and the deputies from the provinces received loud acclamations of applause from the people, which were answered by Vivent lis Parisians!
At the end of the bridge the triumphal arch appeared, adorned with various allegorical paintings which represented the gate of St. Antoine.
Over the principal entrance, referring to figures that were darting through all the obstacles to reach the law, was inscribed on the side: