he Duke. La Fayette's Interference
with the Duc d'Orleans. Plans of the Girondists. Duc d'Orleans made
Admiral. His Declaration. Details. Avoided by the King's Friends.
Becomes a Jacobin. Vergniaud's great Eloquence. His powerful
Appeal. Its Effects 352

BOOK XII.

The Emperor Leopold. De Lessart's Despatch. His Impeachment. De
Narbonne's Dismissal. Death of Leopold. Supposed to be poisoned.
His Vices and Virtues. Conspiracy. Assassination. Ankastroem. Death
of Gustavus. Joy of the Jacobins. Brissot's Policy. Accusation of
M. de Lessart. Roland and the Girondist Ministry 377

BOOK XIII.

Dumouriez's Talent and Aptitude. Education and Acquirements.
Favier. Corsica. Paoli. Dumouriez sent to Poland. Stanislaus
Policy. Dumouriez at Cherbourg. His Tact; Appearance. Dumouriez and
Madame Roland. Roland's Vanity. His Opinion of the King. His Wife's
Sagacity. Dumouriez in favour with the King. His Interview with the
Queen. His Advice. Bonnet Rouge. Dumouriez and Robespierre. Petion
and the Bonnet Rouge. The King's Letter. Treachery of the
Girondists. Roland's Letter to the King. Letter of the Girondist
Chiefs. Dumouriez's Policy. Danton. Hatred of Robespierre and
Brissot. Camille Desmoulins. Brissot's Attack on Robespierre.
Guadet. Robespierre's Defence 396

BOOK XIV.

Quarrel between Girondists and Jacobins. Violence of the Journals.
Marat's atrocious Writings. Duke of Brunswick. Mirabeau's Opinion
of him. Dumouriez's Plan. The King himself proposes War. Slight
Opposition. Condorcet's Manifesto. War declared. State of Belgium.
Revolt. German Confederation. French Nobility and Emigres. Comte de
Provence. Comte d'Artois. Mallet-Dupan, the King's Confidant 436

BOOK XV.

Dumouriez's Tactics. Servan's Proposition. Change of Ministry.
Dumouriez's Infidelity. Another Change of Ministers. Dumouriez
quits Paris. Barbaroux. Madame Roland's Plans for a Republic.
Increase of the Girondists. Buzot. Danton: his Origin and Life.
Progress. Hostilities in Belgium. Duc de Lauzun. Luckner. State of
France 459

BOOK XVI.

King Petion. His Policy. Murder of De Brissac. Another Phase of the