Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-11-17
MaSCEETANE Z.
CHRONOLOGICAL MEM0RANDA.


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1889. Commencement of the French
Revolution. Bastile destroyed ,and Gen.
La Fayctte elected commander of the
National Guards. The liberty of the
press was decrced, and all privileges
and distinctions OF orders abolished by
the National Assembly.
1890. Abolition OF hereditary nobility.
1891. La Fayctte resigned the com
mand of the National Guards. The
king arrested and confined.
1892. All records of nobility burnt.
La Faycttc made prisoner by the Aus
TRANS. Royalty abolished and all dis
tinctions in society discarded. The ca
lender altered and the names Of the
months altered.
1898. Louis XVI behcadcd Jan 81,
and France declared republic. The
queen behcaded, Oct. l6. The duke
of Orleans behcadcd, Nov. g. The
Christian religion suppressed.
1874. Danton bcheadcd, April 4.
The Princess Elizabeth bchcaded May
II. Robespierrc and his party destroy
ed, himself and brother executed. The
press declared free.
1895. Insurrection of the Jacobins,
nineteen beheaded. Louis XVIII. re-
fuses to accept the kingdom of France
unless its ancient power was restored.
An insurrection at Paris. Napoleon
Bonapa.te commands the troops OF the
convention, and first distinguishes HIM
self as a general.
1896. Charles X. (then count d'Ar-
tois) landed in England. Louis XVII.
died in prison. Bonaparte distinguishes
hinselfby his victories over the allied
forces.
! 1897. Bonapartc defeats the army of
the pope. The banishcd clergy permit
ted to return on swearing to support the
constitution La Fayctte and his compan-
ions released from tho prison at Olmutz.
1898. The French army under Ber-
thicr enters Rome. The French troops
enter Switzerland. All intercourse be-
tween France and the Americans sus-
pended. Bonapartc lands in Egypt.
1899. Bonapartc defeated in several
engagements with continental powers.
The duke d'Angoulcme marrics the
daughter of Louis XVI. Bonaparte
offers peace to England, and is refused.
1900. Battle Of Nlarengo. Bonaparte
narrowly escapes death from the eXplo-
sion of the nternah.
1901. Bonapanc recalls the eXiled
clergy. Celebration of the general
peace at Paris. Bonaparte refuses to
have a statue erected to him during his
lifetime.
1902. The Catholic religion establish
ed in France Mr.. Fox, visits Paris
and is received with distinction by the
First Consul.-Forty thousand French
troops enter Switzerland and subdue The
country.
1903. Great Britain declares wa IL
gainst France. Bonaparte orders al
Englishmcn residing in France to b" ar
rested. Preparations made for the IN
vasion of England. Bonapartc offers
Louis XVIII. a pension for life.
1904. A conspiracy against Bona
parte discovered. The duke d'Enhen
shot by his orders. Bonaparte crowned
Emperor.
1908. War between France, Russia
and Austria Georgian calendar rcsto-
red in France. The French enter Vi
emma.
1906. Joseph Bonaparte crowned
king of Naples. Louis Bonaparte crown,
cd king of Holland
\ 1907. Louis XVIII. under the title
of Count dc Lislc, lands in England.
1903. Napoleon establishes nation,
al university. The king of France i.
joined in England by the queen and
duchess GAngoulcme
1909. The French cross the Danube
An armisticc takes place between Aus
tria and France.
\ 1910. Napoleon marrics the arch
duchess Maria Louisa, of Austria. llol'
land annexed to France.
1911. The King of Rome (prcsen
duke of Rcichstadt) born.
I. 1879. Napoleon leaves Paris in May
on the Russian campaign.-Thc amy
enters Moscow 18th Sept Compelled
to retreat with immense loss of men.
1913. Prussia joins the allies agains
France. Austria declares war agains
it. A new conscription is ordered t.
supply the loss of mon who suffered il
the Russian campaign, and Napoleon
marches against the allies.
1914. Napoleon puts himself at tn,
head of the National Guard.-Thc allie,
sovcrcigns march against Paris, aud en-
tered il 3lst of March Napoleon sails
for Elba, April 26. Louis XVIII. en-