which said only that the advisers of the king had deceived his intentions. Seeing the indecisiveness of the deputies, Audry had a notice printed and displayed during the night that named General Lafayette as commander of the National Guard, and himself as the General's aide-de-camp. The next day, 29 July, he went to inform the general of his nomination. When the general hesitated, he managed to persuade him to come with him to the Laffite's house, where the deputies were meeting. Carbonnel and Audry then went with the old general to the Hôtel de Ville, where he was welcomed and installed in command. Meantime the deputies at Lafitte's house named an interim Municipal Commission composed of Laffitte, Périer, Georges Mouton, Auguste de Schonen, Audry de Puyraveau and Mauguin. General Lafayette was confirmed as commander of the National Guard According to Audry, it was he who refused to negotiate with the envoys of King Charles X of France. He spent a considerable amount of his fortune during the revolution. He was deeply indignant at the establishment of Louis Philippe as Lieutenant General of France on 31 July 1830. On 2 August 1830 Charles X of France formally abdicated, and on 9 August 1830 Louis Philippe took the oath of office as King. July Monarchy In the elections of 5 July 1831 Audry was reelected for Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. In September 1831 Audry de Puyraveau was among the deputies who declared themselves against a hereditary peerage. The Orleanist outcome of the July Revolution had only partly satisfied him, and in 1832 he was a member of the steering committee that founded the Society of the Rights of Man (Société des droits de l'homme) intended to maintain the revolutionary spirit. In the general election of 21 June 1834 Audry lost his seat to Vice Admiral Grivel, but the election was annulled. In a re-run on 20 September 1834 Audry defeated Grivel and was returned as deputy for Rochefort. At the trial before the House of Peers of those accused of the April 1834 Canut Revolt in Lyon, Audry was one of their defenders. In May 1835 he signed an address to the accused that ended with the words "the infamy of the judge will be the glory of the accused. For this action the chamber of deputies authorized proceedings against Audry. He refused to appear before the House of Peers, and was not concerned