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Excerpt from History of Europe From the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Vol. 2
Progressive deterioration of the ruling powers in France, 61. - Error in demo cratic institutions, 62. - State of Paris after the 10th August, ih. - Reappoint ment of the Girondist ministry, 63. - The king and royal family are trans ferred to the Temple, 64. - Fall and ?ight of Lafayette, 65. - Institution of the Revolutionary Tribunal, 66. Its first victims, and adoption of the guillotine, 67 -consternation produced by the advance of the Prussians, ib. - Energetic plans of Danton, 70.-massacre in the prisons, ib. - Death of the Archbishop of Arlee, 73 - of the Princess Lamballe, 74. - Similar examples of cruelty in other countries, 76. - Feeble conduct of the Assembly, ib. Small number of persons who perpetrated all these murders, and ineficiency of the national guard, 7 7. - Massacre at Versailles, Meux, and Lyons, �6. Frightful barbarities at Rheims, 78. - Plunder by the municipality of Paris, 7 9. - Roland denounces these atrocities, ib. - Termination of the Legislative Assembly, 80. - Elections for the National Convention, ih - Panties in it, and in?uence of the J acobin clubs over France, 81. - Abolition of royalty, and new calendar introduced: state of the finances, ib. - New constitution, 82. - Accusation of Robespierre by Osselin and Barbaroux, ib. - Accusation of Marat, 83. - Feeble conduct of the Girondists, 84. - Irresolution of the Assembly, 85. - Attempt to establish a municipal guard for the Convention, and menacing language of the sections of Paris at the bar of the Assembly, 86. - More severe laws against the emigrants, 87 - Proposed measures against the municipality, t'b. - Preparations for the trial of Louis, 88.-discovery of the iron closet in the Tuileries, ib. - Description of the Temple, 91. - Con duct of the royal family during their captivity, 92. - Trial of the king, 94. Devotion of Malesherbes and Tronchet, 95. - He is condemned, 99. - Sen tence of death pronounced, 100. - His execution, 103.-re?ections on the event, and Louie's character, 104.
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