This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1803 edition. Excerpt: ...on no better pretence than the posseflion of a pair of filver buckles, or the indiscreet display of a watch chain, or a few pieces of gold ." The alarm excited by the invasion seemed only to augment the eager-ness of individuals to seize on some portion of public plunder; as a last act, the garde ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1803 edition. Excerpt: ...on no better pretence than the posseflion of a pair of filver buckles, or the indiscreet display of a watch chain, or a few pieces of gold ." The alarm excited by the invasion seemed only to augment the eager-ness of individuals to seize on some portion of public plunder; as a last act, the garde nzeuble de la couromze, or: jewel office, was broke open and robbed 3 nor did the ministers escape suspicion of being parties or ac-cessories in the theft, though they with equal vigour accused their adversariesf. Thus in the midst of turbulence, anarchy, and crimes of every description, did the legis-lative assembly terminate its career of horrors, after a reign of one year wanting ten days. The general abstract of the effects which its existence produced to France, and the mimerical statement of events which occurred in the term of its duration', are thus detailed by Prud' homme. The legislative assembly bequeathed to the nation a war with all Europe:, and in La Qoth. Biographical Memoirs, vol.-II. p. 356. 1-ffiuvres de Madame Roland, vol. II. p. 172. i In-making this assertion, the author uses the cause for the effect; the principles established, and the aggreffions given by the assembly, occasioned a general war z but many nations who afterwards were compelled to combine in hofiilities, were yet at peace both in act and. intention. r Vendee; the amount of many millions; a revolutionary tribunal, which though it had yet done little, was subsequently productive of indiscriminate massacres; It may be proper to mention, that during the reign of the legislative assembly, the mode of executing criminals was changed from' hanging to decapitation, by an Instrument called guillolzsine, after its supposed inventor, though it is known to have been...
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