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.
refuge. 
Gen. La Morbiere is guillotined.
27.  The royalists of La Vendee take several towns in
Brittany; on the 19th they take Granville, but
evacuate it. 
Barnave, a deputy to the first assembly, one of
the, authors of the revolution, and Duport, then
minister of justice, guillotined.
29.  Project to erect a monument upon the Pont-Neuf,
representing the people as giants. 
The convention receives from all parts the letters
of priesthood from the intruders. 
Decreed, that a municipal officer with a red bonnet
shall inter the dead. 
Robespierre declaims against the eagerness with
which they set about the work of destroying
religion. 
A deputation of women appears at the bar with the
red bonnet. 
Decree, offering rewards to every abjuring priest. 
At Rochefort and other cities the pictures and
books of the churches are burned. 
St. Domingo taken by the English. 
The orator of the students of the republican school
comes to the bar, to assure the convention that he
and his comrades detest God. 
Remonstrances of Mr. Drake, the British minister,
to the Senate of Genoa on the subject of
neutrality. 
A member informs the convention that ten thousand
firelocks are made in Paris daily. 
Decreed, that a colossal statue be erected in Paris
46 feet high, with the rights of man and the
constitutional act for a pedestal. 
Furious declamation of Robespierre against the
British government.
30.  General O’Hara, commander at Toulon, taken prisoner
by the French. 
The inhabitants of Marly send to the convention all
the precious effects of the palace of Marly, and
all the iron of the famous works of that place. 
Decreed, that all the lakes and marshes of the
republic be dried, and sowed with grain of various
sorts.
Dec. 1.  The Jacobins of Nantes drown 90 priests destined
for Guiana, by sinking the ship in which they were
embarked. 
Madame du Barry, the Duke Chatelet, the two
Rabauts, members of the convention, Kersaint and
Noel, members also, are all guillotined.  The
ex-minister Claviere kills himself in prison. 
One hundred and fifty persons guillotined at
Dunkirk. 
The festival of an ass celebrated at Lyons, in
derision of religious worship. 
Collot d’Herbois informs the convention of the
massacres which he has executed at Lyons. 
The right wing of the Austrian army takes 1200
prisoners, and kills 1700. 
The Prince of Conde takes 7 cannon, and kills 1300
men. 
The Duke of Brunswick kills takes and (sic) 6000
men.
3.  Wurmser defeats the army opposed to him, kills
10,000, and makes 5,000 prisoners.
4.  The French evacuate Deux-Ponts, having lost immense
numbers of men and of artillery. 
Raymond le Veuve is guillotined at Bourdeaux (sic). 
The French attack the Austrian and Prussian armies
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