Part 10 (2/2)
In an action near La Guerche, the Vendeans kill 7000 republicans, and take their artillery.
Birateau, member of the convention, guillotined at Bourdeaux.
The festival of reason celebrated in all cities of France, as in Paris.
Madame de Villette, niece of Voltaire, dies on the scaffold.
14. The French make an attack on the posts of the allies on the side of Courtray, and are repulsed.
The general, with his aid-du-camp (sic) and staff to the number of 25, are arrested at Lisle.
16. The French again attack the lines of Gen. Wurmser, and are again repulsed with great loss.
18. The royalists of La Vendee are again victorious near Concale.
Toulon is retaken by the republicans, its name is changed on the motion of Barrere, to that of the ”Port of the Mountain.”
Letter of Chabot from the prison of the Luxemburg to the convention.
20. The Duke of Brunswick, near Weissembourg defeats the French army, kills 10,000, and takes their camp and baggage with 47 pieces of artillery.
Rejoicings in Paris on account of the retaking of Toulon.
The French, after having so often attacked the allies with great loss, and returned as often to harra.s.s (sic) them still, at length carry their point. They take 16 cannon, kill 500 men, and recover the strong lines of Weissembourg.
27. The allies raise the siege of Landau.
1794.
_Jan_. 1. The representatives of the people, in order to get rid of prisoners in La Vendee direct that all of them be thrown into the Loire.
2. The island of Noirmoutier is retaken by the republicans; 800 royalists are killed and 1200 are made prisoners.
3. The old marshal Luckner, and the son of General Custine, guillotined.
4. Eight hundred emigrants perish in crossing the Rhine.
The States of Brabant require great contributions for the expence of the war.
Bourdon de L'Oise complains, that the minister is still too monarchical, and he demands that one purely republican be appointed.
The Prince of Talmond, one of the chiefs of the royalists, is taken by the republicans near Fougeres. The remains of his army joins the Chouans.
The Chouans, who now begin to be distinguished, are so called from two brothers, gentlemen of that name, who were particularly active in levying troops in Brittany for the service of the royalists.
6. Mons. d'Espremenil, a counsellor of the parliament of Paris, and an ex-const.i.tuent, thrown into prison.
General Cartaux sent to the Conciergerie.
Chambon, comptroller of finances, complains that printing the names of emigrants on large paper is too expensive, and moves that the small octavo be used.
Decree of accusation against Roncin and Rossignol, generals of the republic in La Vendee.
The revolutionary tribunal of Lyons, to please the people, burns in effigy the Emperor, the Kings of England, Spain, Prussia, and Sardinia, Mr. Pitt, and the Pope. The city of Toulon is also burnt in the representation of a woman.
La Mourette, intruding bishop of Lyons, guillotined.
Herbert is convicted of having received from the national treasury, for his journal ”Le Pere du Chesne,” in June 1793, 123,000 livres, and in October 60,000 livres.
11. Thomas Payne and Anacharsis Cloots imprisoned in the Luxemburg.
Ordered by the jacobin club of Paris, that all sarcasms and philippics, uttered in their tribune against the government and const.i.tution of England, be printed and sent to the patriots in the three kingdoms.
The convention decrees, that all inscriptions on monuments shall be in the French language.
Decreed, that all property real and personal of the farmers-general shall belong to the nation.
Pondicherry surrenders to the British.
The president of the convention reads a letter from Vitre. ”The souls of most of the royalists have ”been sent to the Eternal Father; we are every day ”destroying the Chouans, those infernal banditti.”
The French are active in restoring the lines of Weissembourg to cover the siege of Fort-Louis.
The Baron Latude guillotined; he had lived many years in the Bastille, and was called the proof and victim of despotism.
The committee of public safety remove Simon, the shoemaker, from the office of tutor and preceptor to the son of Louis XVI. confined in the Temple; and resolve that there is no need of any other in his place.
A manufacture is offered to the convention of cloth made of two-thirds hair.
19. The chimney-sweepers request of the convention the release of Abbe Fenelon, who had been a father to them during 60 years.
21. The anniversary of the death of Louis XVI. is declared in the convention a day of glory.
Between the 13th of December and the 24th of January, 325 persons were guillotined at Lyons, and 330 shot.
Generals Wurmser and the Duke of Brunswick are succeeded by Generals Braun and Moellendorff.
The female citizen Chapuis, daughter of the general, demands to serve as a dragoon.
The Count d'Artois sends his diamonds to Marshal Broglio for the use of emigrants.
Motion by Rhul against the Elector of Bavaria.
A deputation of Americans demand the release of their countryman Thomas Payne. The president replies that he is an Englishman.
27. Decreed, that all castles in conquered countries which cannot be used as hospitals shall be burned.
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