.
_Nov_. 22. The commune of Paris makes a patriotic gift of its
silver buckles.
A general patriotic contribution is first
requested, and afterwards forced.
_Dec_. 7. Decree upon the disturbances at Toulon.
Another for dividing France into 83 departments, 83
tribunals, 544 civil tribunals, 548 districts, and
43,815 municipalities.
10. Vandernoot, and the disaffected in Brabant, write
to the King and to the National Constituent
Assembly; but their letter is returned.
25. Mons. de Favras, knight of St. Louis, arrested.
1790.
_January_ 1. The King is stripped of most of his royal
prerogatives.
4. The assembly desires him to fix the amount of his
civil list.
6. The castle of Keralier burnt by plunderers.
The three orders of the clergy, nobility, and
commons, suppressed as distinct orders of the
monarchy.
7. Decree for the form of a civic oath to be taken by
the national guards.
13. Decreed that Paris shall form one department.
Decree in favour of Jews; another to remove the
prejudices which are attached to the families of
criminals.
_Feb_. 1. The King, after a long speech to the assembly,
takes the civic oath, together with all the
members.
19. De Favras executed.
20. Death of Joseph IId. emperor of Germany.
_March_. Massacres and fires in Lower-Languedoc.
7. Grand review of the national guards in the Elysian
fields.
The scarcity of specie induces the necessity of
issuing paper money called assignats.
8. Decreed, that the colonies form a part of the
French empire.
11. Insurrection at Meaux.
12. The red-book (book of court-accounts) made
publick.(sic)
14. Insurrection at the national theatre.
18. Sale of the property of the church decreed, by
which the government is enabled to abolish the duty
on salt.
_April_. The