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
Fresh, but unsuccessful, attempts are made to
induce the convention to give up the republican
calendar.
23. Ordered, that the committee of legislation make a
report upon all the laws relative to divorce.
28. Read in the convention the treaty concluded at
Basle between France and Spain.
The convention decrees two festivals, one in honour
of the fall of Robespierre, the other of the 10th
of August.
30. Mons. Querini, ambassador from Venice, arrives at
Paris.
Report of another victory obtained over the
Spaniards the 17th of this month.
A plot discovered at Rome to open the prisons, to
put to death the principal persons of the
government, and burn the houses of the cardinals.
A proclamation from Louis XVIII. to all his
subjects, dated Verona.
The chiefs of the royalist army solicit succours
from the British government.
_Aug_. 1. Motion by La Riviere "to pursue with national
"justice all execrable terrorists".
Comartin, Jarry, Boisgontier, and eight chiefs of
the Chouans, contrary to the faith of the treaty,
are seized and brought up to Paris.
2. The convention ratifies the peace with Spain.
The laws of divorce suspended.
All the departments make great complaints to the
convention of a scarcity.
3. The eight chiefs of the Chouans, Comartin, Jarry,
Gazel, la Nourraye, Salignac, Dufour, Boisgontier,
and de la Haye, delivered to the military tribunal.
Disorders at St. Omer's.
The workmen at the wharfs (sic) at Paris refuse to
work without two hundred livres a day wages.
4. Boudin moves to put an end to the revolution.
6. The colonies decreed a part of the French empire.
8. Journalists denounced; several deputies arrested,
among whom is Lequinis.
More deputies denounced; Dupin, Piori, Po, Massieu,
Chaudron, Rousseau, Fourche, and la Planche,
decreed in a state of accusation.
The Count Sombreuil, the Bishop of Dol, and 600
emigrants, condemned by the tribunal of Vannes to
be shot.
13. In the prisons of Paris 4413 persons are confined.
Nantes in great distress.
The convention discusses the subject of a
constitution.
A deputation from Belgium demands to be united with
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