A Journal During a Residence in France, from the Beginning of August, to the Middle of December, 1792: To which is Added, an Account of the Most Remarkable Events that Happened at Paris from that Time to the Death of the Late King of France, Band 1G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1793 - 617 Seiten |
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Seite 465 - Second, having endeavoured to subvert the Constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between the king and people, and having, by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, violated the fundamental law, and withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, hath abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby become vacant.
Seite 52 - Seeing a number of people going up the grand staircase of the palace, to view the ravage that was made in all the rooms by the action of yesterday, I intermingled with the crowd, and had ascended half way, when I heard the shrieks of some one above, and soon after the body of a man was carried down. I was told that he had been detected in the act of stealing some of the furniture belonging to the palace, and was instantly put to death by the people around him.
Seite 387 - He would prefer to bear the ills they had than fly to others that they knew not of.
Seite 302 - It is now past twelve at mid-night, and the bloody work still goes on ! Almighty God ! September 3. The same horrid scenes which began yesterday afternoon, are still continuing at the Abbaye ; are extended to the Hotel de la Force, la Conciergerie, la Chatelet, to all the prisons in Paris, and even the Bicetre, which is a league out of town.
Seite 49 - ... renders us worthy of it. The people, at length tired of being during four years the dupes of the perfidy of the court, have thought it time to endeavour to save the empire on the brink of ruin.
Seite 278 - ... the national guards. It is likely that a detachment from the army on the frontiers would have joined these, if necessary ; and all with no other view than to give energy to the constitution, and prevent the powers of government from being arrested, as often as any measure was taken that displeased the Jacobins or the mob of Paris. M. de la Fayette was in all probability engaged in this project ; but I am inclined to think that The very head and front of his offending Hath this extent, and no...
Seite 340 - Amidst the disorders and sad events which have taken place in this country of late, it is impossible not to admire the generous spirit which glows all over the nation in support of its independency. Before I left Paris, I heard of a lady who had offered to the national assembly, to take twelve poor children, whose parents died in defence of their country, and to be at the whole...
Seite 55 - This expeditious method of executing justice, the Doctor adds, removed all his desire of visiting the royal apartments. He descended again to the terrace, and afterwards walked through the centre gate of the palace into the court and the Carrousel. Here he found the bodies of the Swiss lying in various parts of the area. Their barracks, which had been set on fire the day before, were still burning. " Many of the bodies," he adds, " were thrown into the flames ; I saw some half consumed.
Seite 343 - ... herd, who turn that indignation, which is due to the wretches who disgrace the cause of freedom, against freedom itself. It is at such times that their avowed attachment is of most importance, because it is then only that, in a free country, the interested votaries of power dare to preach their slavish doctrines. There was no need to inculcate the value of liberty...