Historical Epochs of the French Revolution eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 215 pages of information about Historical Epochs of the French Revolution.

Historical Epochs of the French Revolution eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 215 pages of information about Historical Epochs of the French Revolution.
The convention charges its commissioners to spare
nothing to reduce Lyons, which is in a state of
rebellion. 
A child appears at the bar of the convention,
saying, that instead of preaching up one self-made
God, the convention had established gods in the
principles of equality and the rights of man.
28.  Custine is guillotined, at Paris. 
Lord Hood addresses a proclamation to the Southern
provinces of France. 
Lord Hood takes possession of Toulon, by agreement
with the chief men and inhabitants of the city, in
the name of Louis XVII. 
Action between the Spaniards and the French under
Dagobert, in which the former lose their camp.
29.  The Spaniards obtain advantages over another army
of the French towards the Western Pyrenees. 
Within the last six months, twenty-seven generals
of the republican armies have been disgraced or
accused; of whom, five destroyed themselves, three
perished on the scaffold, and fourteen deserted to
the enemy.
30.  Motion to imprison the wives and children of
emigrants. 
Motion of Danton to cause the expence of the war to
fall upon merchants and the wealthy.
_ Sept_. 3.  Declaration of war by the King of Naples against
the French republic. 
Poland is obliged to yield to the treaty of
partition proposed by Prussia. 
Decreed, that every administrator of public
accounts, and every national agent shall give in an
exact statement of his fortune previous to the year
1791. 
Le Brun and Claviere, ex-ministers, are deivered to
the revolutionary tribunal. 
Energetic address from the convention to the French
people, respecting the treason at Toulon. 
Decreed, that all foreign property in France,
especially English, shall be sequestered. 
The convention resolves that new commissioners be
sent to St. Domingo, in the room of Polverel and
Santonax. 
The Vendean generals write to the Count d’Artois,
inviting him to put himself at their head.
11.  The city of Quesnoy surrenders to the Imperialists. 
Robespierre declares to the convention, that the
country is in extreme danger. 
The republicans are defeated at Chantonnay by the
royalists.
12.  The Dutch are defeated at Menin. 
The Duke of York is forced to raise the siege of
Dunkirk. 
General Dumerbian, of the army in Italy, is
arrested. 
Engagement between the royalists and republicans. 
The Duke de Bethune-Charost arrested.
14.  The French attack the combined armies in different
points near Weissembourg without any thing
decisive. 
The Duke de Nivernois and other considerable
persons arrested. 
Duhem states to the convention, that its
philanthropy cost France 120,000 persons last year. 
The number of vessels found in Toulon by the
English was twenty-two ships of the line and five
frigates.
15.  Decreed, that every young man
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