Historical Epochs of the French Revolution - With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France - And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death by Henry Goudemetz
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quintals [Footnote: 100lbs. each.] of flour,
1,000,000 of rations of hay, 200,000 rations of straw, 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, 150,000 pair of shoes, 200,000 shirts, 20,000 pair of boots, 20,000 coats and waistcoats, 30,000 pair of breeches, 150,000 pantaloons, 50,000 hats, and 12,000 oxen. 28. Duhem is ordered to the Abbaye prison, for saying that aristocracy and royalism were triumphant. He is refused admittance, there being no room. 31. Report on the finances states that the expences of the last month exceeded the receipt by 218,779,475 livres. Dubois Crancé, on the state of the republic, reports, that eleven hundred thousand men are under arms. _Feb_. 2. A ship is laid on the stocks at Brest called "the "Avenger of the Country," intended to carry 136 guns; 24 feet longer, and 3 feet wider, than any ever built. The assembly of the provisionary representatives of the United Provinces acknowledges the rights of man and the sovereignty of the people, dismisses the states-general, abolishes the office of stadtholder, suppresses the regency of the Hague, and appoints a new committee of the India company. A deputation from the people of colour thanks the convention for liberty granted to the negroes (sic). Disturbances at Rouen, and other great cities. Four presses of false assignats seized at Paris. |
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