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PDF24. The island of Martinico submits
wholly to the
English.
A secret is laid before the convention of removing
the impression of ink from paper, and of rendering
it as new.
Wives of emigrants forbid to marry foreigners.
Eight thousand men sent to La Vendee.
The revolutionary army is disbanded.
Means discovered to expel foul air, by burning
common salt moistened with oil of vitriol.
30. The brother of Abbe (now Cardinal) Maury
guillotined at Avignon.
31. Jourdan appointed commander in chief of the army of
the Moselle.
Barrere exclaims against atheism and irreligious
principles.
April 5. Danton, Camille des Moulins, Fabre d’Eglantine, De
l’Aulnay, Chabot, La Croix, Philippeau, Bazire, and
Julien, all voters for the King’s death, delivered
to the revolutionary tribunal, and guillotined.
Danton, when asked his name and quality, replied,
“a being now that in a few hours will be a
non-entity.”
Camille des Moulins, being required to tell his
age, replied, “the same as the sans-culottes Jesus,
“34 years.”
Westerman, who stiled (sic) himself the conqueror
of royalists, the Abbe d’Espagnac, and many others,
are guillotined.
7. Formal entry of the Emperor into Brussels.
Decreed, that the executive council be suppressed,
as incompatible with republican government.
Chambon states the expence, extraordinary and
revolutionary, 1,600,000,000 livres.
A deputation at the bar of the assembly demands,
that death be the order of the day.
The prisoners in Paris amount to 6763.
Dumas, a deputy, pretends to point out a method of
knowing a counter-revolutionist by his physiognomy.
St. Lucia taken by the English.
9. Gobet, intruding bishop of Paris, guillotined.
The honours of the pantheon voted to Rousseau.
12. The city of Oneglia taken by the French.
St. Just, in the convention, asks the question
“What is a King compared with a French citizen?”
14. The allies repulse the French on the Lys.
The daughter of Sultan Achmet III. who had fled
into France, and found refuge there during 64
years, obtains alms of the convention, viz. 6oo
livres, (about 25l. sterling.)
18. Laborde, a wealthy banker who had several times
redeemed his life by large sums of money, is
guillotined.
The principal members of the parliaments of Paris,
and of Toulouse, are guillotined.
20. The woods of Vitre and Rennes burned to dislodge
the royalists.
21. Gen. Beaulieu beats the French at Arlon.
22. Guadaloupe taken by the English.
The old Mons. de Malsherbes, one of the generous
defenders of Louis XVI. guillotined.
24. The allies beat the French near Cambray.
26. The Duke of York takes 35 pieces of cannon, and a
French general; he kills 5000 men, and makes 3000
prisoners.
To facilitate the sale of the lands
English.
A secret is laid before the convention of removing
the impression of ink from paper, and of rendering
it as new.
Wives of emigrants forbid to marry foreigners.
Eight thousand men sent to La Vendee.
The revolutionary army is disbanded.
Means discovered to expel foul air, by burning
common salt moistened with oil of vitriol.
30. The brother of Abbe (now Cardinal) Maury
guillotined at Avignon.
31. Jourdan appointed commander in chief of the army of
the Moselle.
Barrere exclaims against atheism and irreligious
principles.
April 5. Danton, Camille des Moulins, Fabre d’Eglantine, De
l’Aulnay, Chabot, La Croix, Philippeau, Bazire, and
Julien, all voters for the King’s death, delivered
to the revolutionary tribunal, and guillotined.
Danton, when asked his name and quality, replied,
“a being now that in a few hours will be a
non-entity.”
Camille des Moulins, being required to tell his
age, replied, “the same as the sans-culottes Jesus,
“34 years.”
Westerman, who stiled (sic) himself the conqueror
of royalists, the Abbe d’Espagnac, and many others,
are guillotined.
7. Formal entry of the Emperor into Brussels.
Decreed, that the executive council be suppressed,
as incompatible with republican government.
Chambon states the expence, extraordinary and
revolutionary, 1,600,000,000 livres.
A deputation at the bar of the assembly demands,
that death be the order of the day.
The prisoners in Paris amount to 6763.
Dumas, a deputy, pretends to point out a method of
knowing a counter-revolutionist by his physiognomy.
St. Lucia taken by the English.
9. Gobet, intruding bishop of Paris, guillotined.
The honours of the pantheon voted to Rousseau.
12. The city of Oneglia taken by the French.
St. Just, in the convention, asks the question
“What is a King compared with a French citizen?”
14. The allies repulse the French on the Lys.
The daughter of Sultan Achmet III. who had fled
into France, and found refuge there during 64
years, obtains alms of the convention, viz. 6oo
livres, (about 25l. sterling.)
18. Laborde, a wealthy banker who had several times
redeemed his life by large sums of money, is
guillotined.
The principal members of the parliaments of Paris,
and of Toulouse, are guillotined.
20. The woods of Vitre and Rennes burned to dislodge
the royalists.
21. Gen. Beaulieu beats the French at Arlon.
22. Guadaloupe taken by the English.
The old Mons. de Malsherbes, one of the generous
defenders of Louis XVI. guillotined.
24. The allies beat the French near Cambray.
26. The Duke of York takes 35 pieces of cannon, and a
French general; he kills 5000 men, and makes 3000
prisoners.
To facilitate the sale of the lands
