exchange for the commissioners whom Dumourier had
put into the hands of the Austrians.
July 1.  The powers of the administrative bodies at Lyons
are suspended, and the mayor ordered to the bar of
the convention. 
The “Reveil du Peuple"(awakening of the people), a
new song against the terrorists, is in great vogue. 
Lanjuinais proposes to suppress the publication of
the votes of the convention, which costs the nation
2,300,000 livres annually. 
Report of Genissieu in favour of transported
priests. 
Tallien and Blad, members of the convention,
ordered to repair instantly as representatives to
the department of La Vendee.
2.  Le Bon, pale and trembling, enters the convention,
and begins his defence:  “His crimes (he observes)
“are those of the convention itself, under whose
“orders he acted.”
3.  Horrid massacres in the Southern provinces. 
Various skirmishes between the French and Austrians
reported. 
Bread 16 livres a pound in Paris. 
Bloody action at Chatillon between the Chouans and
republicans. 
The convention decrees that France is a republic,
one and indivisible.
6.  Le Bon continues his defence. 
Bresson asserts that it is impossible to make
France a democratic republic; he votes for a
senate, an executive power, and censors. 
A member complains that the rights of man only, and
not the duties of man, are subjects of
consideration.
14.  Anniversary of the French revolution celebrated. 
Project of a national tontine. 
A loan of a milliard at three per cent. 
Lanthenas reads a motion from Thomas Paine, he not
being able to speak French. 
Mons. d’Hervilly is wounded near Aurai (sic). 
Warm action between the republicans and Chouans
near L’Orient. 
Le Bon proceeds with his defence. 
Disorders at St. Malo; and at Lyons.
15.  The royalists attack the camp of St. Barb; forced
to retreat.
16.  The Spaniards again defeated.
17.  Le Bon decreed to be in a state of accusation. 
Report of a complete overthrow of a Spanish army. 
Tumults at the theatres. 
France contains 28,000 square leagues of 2280
toises.  Each league contains 3,850 acres (arpents)
which make 105,400,000 acres.  Valuing the acres
one with another at 150 livres each, the total
value of the lands would be 15,810,000,000.  The
debts of the republic at this time are
17.500,000,000, and these are secured by the lands;
there is a deficit therefore of 1,690,000,000.
20.  The regiment of Hervilly murders its officers, and
8oo of them desert, giving the word of order to the
republican general. 
The emigrants at Quiberon, being betrayed to
General Hoche, a general attack is made on them,
and almost all are cut to pieces.  The brave Count
Sombreuil, after distinguished proofs of generous
gallantry, is taken prisoner.