Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death — John Shaqi
Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His DeathGoudemetz, Henry
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Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death
Goudemetz, Henry
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799; Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
It appears that six patriotic merchants of Holland
had promised Dumourier four millions of florins,
provided he conquered the country.
Le Gendre proposes to exclude from the convention
all who voted for the appeal to the people.
The two parties in the convention come to actual
blows; and confusion and disorder continue for
three hours.
The anti-jacobins obtain the upper hand at Lyons,
and 400 persons are sacrificed.
25. Marat insults the convention. Decreed, that any
member who shall call another villain, or
conspirator, or such-like names, shall be expelled
the convention. Marat instantly violates this law.
Great tumults.
26. All printing-offices and presses, not in the
interest of the jacobins, such as those of Brissot,
Condorcet, Pru de l'Homme, Rabaut, &c. are
destroyed.
27. The elector of Bavaria, after receiving the
Emperor's note, becomes active; a part of his army
marches to Mayence.
30. Hebert is set at liberty. The French from Landau
make an effort to deliver Mayence.
A bold sally is made from Mayence. Prince Louis,
son of Prince Ferdinand, makes a vigorous
resistance. The jacobins are victorious in Paris.
100,000 citizens are under arms all night. The
tocsin (alarm bell) is ringing all day.
The forty-eight sections of Paris demand an act of
accusation against twenty members; among whom are,
Pethion, Brissot, Barbaroux, Chambon, Gorsas,
Guadet, Lanjuinais, Verniaud, &c. Six escape, and
among them is Brissot. Madame Roland is arrested;
her husband not to be found.
The convention in horrible tumult; and the
president (Isnard) unable to calm it, breaks up the
sitting. The result of this famous day was to
devote twenty-two members to the guillotine, to
declare forty-one out of the protection of the law,
and to imprison seventy-one.
_June_. A legion of French gentlemen sails from England to
Ostend.
A party of male and female negroes are presented to
the convention.
The generals of the French armies are as follows:
Custine commands the army of the North at Bouchain;
Houchard that of the Moselle, at Sar Louis;
Beauharnols, the army of the Rhine, at Wissenbourg;
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