HISTORY OF EUROPE

FROM THE

COMMENCEMENT OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

IN MDCCLXXXIX

TO THE

RESTORATION OF THE BOURBONS

IN MDCCCXV

BY

SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON, BART.

F. R. S. E.

NINTH EDITION

VOL. II.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS

EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCLIII.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

CHAPTER VII.-FROM THE OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TO THE

FALL OF THE MONARCHY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1791-AUGUST 10, 1792.

Experiment in government made by the Constituent Assembly, 1.-Dangers

of universal suffrage, ib.-Formation of the Legislative Assembly, 2.-State

of the country during the primary elections, ib.-Character of the new As-

sembly, 3.-Increased emigration of nobles, 4.-Opening of the Legislative

Assembly, ib.-Parties in it; the Feuillants, Madame de Stael, the Giron-

dists, 5.-Their principles and errors, 6.—Madame Roland, 7.-Vergniaud, 9.

-Brissot, ib.-Guadet; Gensonné, Isnard, Barbaroux, and others, 10.-The

Jacobins, 11.-Composition of the Jacobin Club, ib.-Danton, 12.-Marat,

14.-St Just, 16.-Robespierre, 17.-Club of the Jacobins, 20.-Views of the

king at this period, ib.-Formation of the constitutional guard, 21.-Discon-

tent of the church, ib.-Decree against the emigrants, 22.-Decrees against

the clergy, 23.-The king refuses to sanction these decrees, ib.-Election of

a mayor of Paris, 24.-Distraction and misery of France, ib.-Decay and ruin

of the navy, 25.-Insurrection in St Domingo, 26.-Massacres at Avignon,

28.-Fall of the ministry, and admission of the Girondists to power, ib.-

Character of Dumourier, 29-of M. Roland, ib.-Difficulties of the govern-

ment, and distress of the country, ib.-Disbanding of the royal guard, 31.-The

king's resistance to the decree against the church, 32.-New ministry from the

Feuillants, 33.-The king's correspondence with the Allies, 34.-Efforts of

Lafayette to support the throne, ib.-Coalition of the Girondists and the

Jacobins against the crown, 35.-Tumult on the 20th June, 36.—The palace

invaded by the multitude, 39.-Conduct of the queen and Princess Eliza-

beth, ib.-First appearance of Napoleon, 40.—Lafayette fails in rousing the

national guard, 41.—The Girondists aim at overturning the throne: debates

on that subject, 42.-Fête of 14th July, 43.-Character of Pétion, 44—of

Santerre, 45.-Suspense and anxiety of the king and queen, ib.—Indecision

of the court, ib.-Advance and proclamation of the Duke of Brunswick, 46.

-Views of the leaders of the Girondists and Jacobins, 47.-Insurrection of

the 10th August, 49.-The king leaves the palace and joins the Assembly,

52.-Massacre of the Swiss, 53.-Dethronement of the king, 54.-Massacres

by which the victory of the insurgents was stained, 55.-Revolting cruelty of

the women, 56.-Reflections on the fall of the monarchy, 57.-Errors of the

Allies which led to these events, 59.-Effects of the want of religious prin-

ciple in France, ib.