Extraordinary means adopted for reinforcing the Armies---

Siege of Maestricht raised---French driven out of Liege---

Discontent in the Austrian Netherlands---Dumouriez re-

sumes the command of the French Army---Endeavours to

restore Discipline and to check Extortion---Attacks the

Austrians at Nerwinde---Is defeated with great loss---

Again defeated at Louvain---Retreats towards the French

frontier---Comparative force of the two armies---Dumou-

riez opens a negotiation with the Austrians---His interview

with Colonel Mack--- His scheme for dissolving the Con-

vention, and for restoring the Constitutional Monarchy---

Mack insists on the evacuation of the Austrian Nether-

lands by the French---Dumouriez accedes to the proposal

and withdraws his Army---Commissioners from the Con-

vention order Dumouriez to repair to Paris---He refuses,

seizes the Commissioners, and delivers them up to the

Austrians---Publishes a Proclamation inviting all loyal

Frenchmen to join him---Is fired at by a body of National

Guards---Flies to the Austrian Quarters---The Prince de

Cobourg, at his request, addresses a Proclamation to the

French---Dumouriez returns to his Camp---Defection of

his Troops---He quits the Campand joins the Austrians---

Is joined by 1500 of his men---The Austrian Commander

recalls his Proclamation, and declares the Armistice at

an end---His conduct justified---Causes of the inactivity of

the Austrians at this period---Dampierre takes the com-

mand of the French Army and attacks the Allies---He is

defeated and killed---Is succeeded by Custine-An

English Army joins the Austrians---The Allies drive the

French from the fortified Camp of Famars---Lay siege to

Valenciennes---Vigorous measures of the Convention for

arming and training the whole population of France---

The Allies force the strong position of Cæsar's Camp---

Division of the allied army---Duke of York forms the

siege of Dunkirk---The covering army defeated---Siege

, raised---Quesnoi taken by the Austrians---The Austrians

forced to raise the siege of Maubeuge---State of things at

the close of the Campaign in Flanders---Operations on the

Rhine---Mentz reduced by the Prussians---The lines of

Weissemberg forced by the Prussians---Surrender of

Toulon to Lord Hood---Military operations---Superiority

of the French---Evacuation of Toulon---Massacre of the

Loyalists---Account of Ships captured and destroyed---

Name of Toulon changed to Port-Mountain---Reduction

of the French Settlements in the East Indies by the

British---Capture of Tobago---Internal affairs of France---

Struggles between the Jacobins and Girondists---Brissot's

Address to his Constituents--- A true picture of France---

Arts of the Girondists turned against themselves---Ca-

mille Desmoulin's answer to Brissot--- His Birth, Charac-

ter, and Conduct---His concern with the Massacres of

September---Means taken for the destruction of the

Girondists---They are put under arrest---The system of

terror established---Persecution of foreigners---Mr. Pitt

declared, by the Convention, to be an enemy of the

human race---The right of assassinating him referred to

the consideration of a Committee---Erection of a Revolu-

tionary Tribunal---Trial and murder of the Queen of

France---The Dauphin consigned to the care and instruction

of Simon, a cobler---Vindication of the Queen's Character

by the absence of all proof against her---Trial of Brissot

and his associates---Interference of the Jacobin Club to

abridge the proceedings---Decree of the Convention for

that purpose---The Brissotins condemned and executed---

Trial of Camille Desmoulins--- His blasphemous answer

to the judges---His Execution---Execution of Le Brun---

Madame Roland---Barnave---and Bailli.

THE

POLITICAL

LIFE OF MR. PITT.

CHAPTER XVI.

Effects of Mr. Fox's declared approbation of the French Revolution-Approaching Schism in the OppositionFruitless endeavours to avert it-Declaration of abstract Principles contended to be no ground of dissensionMr. Burke entertains a different opinion-His apprehensions of danger from French Principles shewn to be wellfounded-Character of his "Reflections on the Revolution in France." Resolves to defend that book against the attacks of Mr. Fox in the House of Commons-Communicates his resolution to Ministers, and to Mr. Fox himself Mr. Sheridan moves the re-commitment of the Canada-Bill after the Easter Recess-Some Members of the Opposition deprecate all reflections foreign from the immediate subject of discussion-Unparliamentary conduct of Mr. Taylor in anticipating a disorderly debateMr. Fox denies any statement of Republican Principles as applied to this Country-Adheres to his former declarations on the subject of France-Mr. Burke asserts the necessity of referring to other Constitutions in discussing the merits of a new Constitution-Avows his intention of discussing certain Principles of Government in the future Debates on the Bill,---and declares his readiness to sacrifice VOL. II.

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