applauded by the convention.
The Princess de Rohan-Rochefort is sent to prison
for having written to the ex-minister Bertrand.
7. The battle of Gemappe--the Austrians are defeated
by superior numbers, and an immense artillery.
Dumourier after his victory takes Mons.
A revolt announced at Guadaloupe.
10. Decreed, that all emigrants who shall return
to France shall suffer death, whether men, women,
or children, not excepting those who had never
borne arms.
12. Ghent taken by the French.
14. Brussels taken by the French.
19. General Montesquieu emigrates.
23. De la Coste, ex-minister, and Du Fresne de St.
Leon, committed to the prison of the Abbaye.
24. Insurrection at Chartres and the neighbourhood, on
account of bread.
25. The King asks of the convention some Latin books,
that he may instruct his son himself.
26. Address from Finisterre to the convention,
denouncing the deputies Marat, Robespierre, Danton,
Chabot, Barire, and Merlin. Buzot supports the
accusation.
27. Kersaint proposes to the convention to make a
descent upon England with one hundred thousand men,
and to sign an immortal treaty upon the Tower of
London, which shall fix the destiny of nations, and
confirm liberty for ever to the world.
The Belgians protest against a decree which