CHAPTER XXI. Remarks on the French army: origin of the conscription: Robespierre: French soldiers: policy of the generals: military vanity: bulletins: mode of attack: Rhenish confederation: act of imperial abdication 236 CHAPTER XXII. Imperial regulation necessary to be known: the director of the bureau des diligences par eau: singular adventure: a scrape: a stratagem: passage to Bonn: a discovery: excellent effect of brandy: the city of Bonn: the Mall: effect of black: present state of Bonn: the seven mountains: the monastery: anecdote of the Empress Josephine: beautiful scenery 251 CHAPTER XXIII. Basalt mountains: Andernach: anecdote of General Hoche: Rhenish floats: singular accident: French police: Neuweid: the Rhine boat: tomb of General Marceau: anecdote of French heroism: Coblentz; its surrender to the French arms: anecdote of French vivacity: the rock and fortress of Ehrenbreitstein: the griffon: stupendous French roads: Boppart 261 CHAPTER XXIV. The young conscript: singular French anecdote: St. Goar; its history: Oberwesel: the palatinate: a celebrated vineyard: a regale: Bacharach: Bacchus: the Rhyngau song: Rüdesheim: Roman derivations: the priory of Johannesberg: vineyards classed: grapes classed 274 CHAPTER XXV. Biberich: Charlemagne’s palace: bridge of boats: Mayence: horrors of war: the art of printing: the Hockheim hills: remarks on old hock: the tooth-brush: Francfort: splendid table d’hôte: inauguration of the Prince Primate: anecdotes of the French: the fair 284 CHAPTER XXVI. Beautiful village of Offenbach: bravery of the Hessians: anecdotes of Mareschal Augerau. Excursion to Darmstadt: minute-posts: Darmstadt: law’s delay in Germany: agreeable manners of the Germans: national antipathies. Return to Francfort: gloomy appearance of the continent. French army on its march against the Prussians. Return to London 294 TOUR THROUGH HOLLAND.