The life of Napoleon Buonaparte, emperor of the French. By Sir Walter Scott.

ADERITISEMENT. Pag. I _-Murder the Body Guards-The queen's safety endangered-La Fayette's arrival with his force restores orCHAPTER 1. der.-King and royal family obliged to go to reside at
Review of the state of Europe after the peace of Ver- Paris-Description of the procession-This step agreesaiiles. —England —France-Spain —Prussita. - Iprt- able to the views of the constitutionalists, and of the
dent innovations of the Emnperor Joseph-Disturbances republicans, and of the anarchists.-Duke of Orleans
in his donainions. -Riussia.-Franlce-Her ancient sys- sent to England. Png. 40
tern of monarchy-how organized-Causes of its decay.
-Decay of the nobility as a body-The new nobles
-The country nobles —The nobles of the highest order.- La Fayette resolves to enforce order.-A baker is nturThe church —The higher orders qt the clergy-The lower dered by the rabble-One of his murderers executed.orders.-'The commtlons-Their increase in v(~.Jer and Decree imposing martial law in. case of insurrection.importance- Their claisns opposed to thos. vfJ the privi- Democrats supported by the audience in the gallery of
leged classes. 2 the assemnbly.-Introduction of the doctrines of equality
A-They are is their exaggerated senlse inconsistent with
CHAPTER II. human nature and the progress of society. — The assembly,State of Franece continued.-State of public opinion.-Men abolish titles of nobility, armorial bearings, andphrases
of letters encouraged by the great-Disadvantages of courtesy.-Reasoning on these innovations.-Disordler
attending this patronage.-Licentious tendency of the of finance.- Necker becomes unepopular.-Seizure of
French literature-Their irreligious and infidel opi- church-lands.-Issue of assignats.-Necker leaves France
nions.-Free opinions on politics permitted to be ex- in unlpopularity.- -New religious institutiont.-Oath impressed in an abstract and speculative, but not in a posed on the clergy-Resisted by the greater part of the
practical form.-Disadvantages arising from the sutp- order-Bad effects of the innovation. —General view of
pression of free discussion.-Anglomnania.-Share of the operations of the Constituent Assembly.-Enthusiastn
France in the Amnerican woar.-Disposition of the troops of the peoplefor their new privileges.-Lizited privileges
who returioed jrom America. 11 of the crown. —King is obliged to dissemble-His negotiations with Mirabeanu —With Bouill. —Attack on the
C HAPTER III.
palace of the king-Prevented by La Fayette.-Royalists
Proximate cauese of the Revolution. —Deranged state of expelled from the palace of the Tuileries.-Escape of
the finances.-Reforsms i7n the royal household.-Systent Louis.-He is captured at Varennes-Brought back to
of Turgot an7d Necker-Necker's exposition of the state Paris-Riot in the Champ de Mars-Put down by niof the pzublic revenue. —The Red-book. —Necker dis- litaryforce.-Lolis accepts the constitution. 46
placed-Succeeded by Calonne.-General state of the
revenue.-Assembly, of the Notables.-Calonne dismissed. CHAPTER VII.
-Archbishop of Sens administrator of the finances.-The Legislative Assem bly-Its composition.-Coenstituttioealiste
kinsg's contest with the parliament.-Bed of Justice.-Re- -Girondists or brissotins —Jacobins.- Views and sentisistance of the parliament, eand general disorder in the ments offoreignl nations-England- Views of the tories
kingdom. —Vacillating policy of the miniister-Royal and whigs-Anacharsis Klootz-Austria-P'russiaSitting-Scheme of forming a Cour Pleniere-It proves Russia-Sweden. —Emigration of the French princes
ineffectual.-Archbishop of Sens retires, and is succeed- and clergy-Increasing tunpopularity of Louis from this
ed by Necker-He resolves to convoke the States-general. cause.-Death of the Emperor Leopold, and its effects.
-Second Assembly of Notables previous to convocation -France declares war.- Views and interests of the difof the States.-Questions as to the seucmlbers of which the ferent parties in France at this period.-Decree against
tiers itat should conssist, and the mode in which the Es- Monsieur.-Louis ieterposes his ueto.-Decree agaicst
tates shoul deliberate. s'the priests who should refeuse the constitutional oathLolis again interposes his veto-Conasequen2ces of these
CHAPTE1R IV. refeusals.-Fall of De Lessart. —Ministers now chosen.M eeting of the States-general.-Predocminant Influence of fromn the brissoticns.-Allpartiesfavoerrable to war. 58
the tiers etatt-Property not represented sufficiently in
that body-General character of the meembers.-.'Dispo- CHAPTER VIII.
sitiont of the estate of the nobles-and of the clergy.- Defeats of the French on the frontier.-Decay of the party
Plan oJ fiforming the three estates into two hoeses-Its of coenstitutionalists-They form the club of feucillans,
advantages-It Jfils. —The clergy scunite with the tiers and are dispersed by thejacobinesforcibly.-The ni2iistry
&tat, which assezmes the title of the National Assem- -Dutecourier — Versatility of his character.-Breach of
bly. —They asseume the task of legislation, and' declare confidence betwixt the king anud his ministers. —Dissoluallformer fiscal regulations illegal.-They assert their tion of the kisg's conlstitutional guard. —Extravagant
determisnation to continsue their sessions.-Royal Sitting measures of the jacobins-Alarmcs of the girocldists.-Termisnates in the trilumph of the Assembly.-Parties Departmental army proposed.-King psuts his veto on
ina that body —M'otseier-Cocnstituttionalists-Repueblicans the decree, agaicnst Dumouerier's representationls.-De-Jacobins —Duke of Orleans. 27 cree against the recuesant priests-King refuses it.-Letter of the ministers to the king-He dismisses Roland,
CH1APTER V.
Claviere, and Servan —Dttmo2urier, Duranton, and LaPlan of the democrats to bring the king and assembly to coste, appoinsted icn their stead.-King ratifies the decree
Paris. —Banquet of the Gardes du Corps.-Riot at Paris concerning the departmental army —Duemourier retorts
-A formidable mob of women assemble to msarch to Ver- against the late ministers ine the assembly-Resigns, and
sailles-The National Guzard refuese to act against the departsfor thefrontiers-New ministers namelfrom the
{esurgents, and denmand also to be led to Versailles- constitutionalists.-Insurrection of the 20th of JunceThefemale mob arrive —Their behaviour to the assembly Armed mob intrucde into the assembly-Thence into the
-to the king-Alarmingy disorders at night-La Fayette Tuileries-Assemil'y send a deputationt to the palaceitrrives with the National Guard-Mob force the palace And the mob disperse.-La Fayette repairs tb Paris__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ Ga.