Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-15
HISTORICAL.


| EDenfs in France.-At the presen
moment, the following chronological
memoranda, from the Boston Evcnin!
Transcript, may not be unac &c ptab l
| to our readers.
| 1852. Commencement ofthe Frencl
Revolution, Basti!e destroyed. Gen
Lafayette elected commander Of tn,
National Guards. The liberty of tn,
press was decrced, and all privilege,
! and distinctions of orders abolished
10y the National Assembly.
1870. Abolition of Hereditary No
bllily.
1874. Lafayette assigned the com
mand OF the National Guards. The
King arrested and confined.
l792. All records of Nobility burnt La
iayette made prisoner by the Austrians
Royalty abolished and all distinctions in so
ciety discarded. The calendar altered and
| inc names of the month changed.
| l793 Louis XVI beheaded January 81,
and France declared Republic The Queen
peheaded October lG. The Duke of Orleans
beheaded November q The Christian Rel,
gion Suppressed
1874. Danton beheaded April4. The P,in.
cess Elizabeth beheaded May 10, Robes.
pierre and his party destroyed himself and
brother executed. The Press declared free
1913. Instruction of the Jucobins, 10 ex
ecnted. Louis XVII refuses TO accept the
Kingdom OF France unless its ancient power
was restored. An Instruction at Paris
Napoleon Bonaparte commands the troops OF
the Convention, and first distinguishes him.
SO II as General
1876. Charles X then Count d'Artos,
landed in England. Louis XVII died i'm
prison Donaparte distinguishes himself by
hts victories over the allied forces.
10Y. Bonaparte defeats the army of the
rope The banished clergy permitted to
return, on swearing 10 support the Constitu-
lion. Lafayette and his companions released
from the prison at Omuiz.
l19S The French army under Berthier en-
tiers Rome. Tho French troops enter Swift.
GRAND. ALI intercourse between France and
the Americans suspended. Bonaparte lands
in Egypt.
l7D Bonaparte defeated in several en-
gage'nents with the continental powers
The luke hngouemc maIrcs the daugh-
Yer OF Louis XVI. Bonapa,te Offers peace to
England, ana : refused.
1900 Battle of Marenpo, Bonuparte mar
rowly escapes death from the explosion of the
hibernate.
1901 Bonaparte recalls the exied clergy
Celebration OF the general peace at Paris
Bonaparte refuses To- have u statue erected TO
him. during his life time.
lSU2 The Catholic Religion established in
France. Mr. Fox visits Paris, and s received
with distinction by the first Consul 10000
French troops enter Switzerland and subdued
the country.
1903 Great Britain declares war against
France. Bonaparte orders all Englishmcn
residing in France, to be arrested. Prepara-
tions made for the invasion of England -
Bonaparte offers Louis XVIII a pension for
life
1904 A conspiracy against Bonaparte dis
covered. The Duke d'Engheim shot by his
orders. BoDaparte crowned Emperor.
1905 War between France, Russia, and
Austria. Gregorian calender restored in
France. The French enter Vienna.
lS0G Joseph Dunapart crowned King of Ma
pies Louis Bonaparte crowned King Of Hol-
land.
1907 Louis XVIII under the title of count
de Lille, lands i'll England
lS0S Napoleon establishes National Uni
versty. The King of France is joined in
England by the Queen and Duches d Angou-
leme.
1909 The French cross the Danube. An
armisticc takes place between Austria and
France.
Maria Louisa of Austria. Holland annexed
to France.
lSii The King Of Rome, the present Duke
of Ricchstadt, was born.
1912 Napoleon leaves Paris in May, on the |
Russian campaign. The army enters Mos
cow i4th Sept. Compelled to retreat with
immense loss o.! men.
1913 Prussia joins the allies against France |
Austria declares war against her. a new |
= a l.. n n
men who suffered in the Russian campaign, |
and Napoleon marches against the Allies.
1ol4 Napoleon puts himself at the head of |
the National Guards. The Allied Sover.
cigns march against Paris, and enter it on
the 3Ist of March. Napoleon sails for Elba
A pril %. Louis XVIII enters Paris May the
1915 Napoleon returned from Elba, landed
in France, March ], and entered Paris on
the Goth Battle of Waterloo, Juno 18TH
Napoleon sailed for ST. Helena, in the North
August 9Th.
1916 Marshal Ney shot at Pats Bonapar-
te's relatives banished France
1917 The Empress Maria Louisa protests
against The arrangements of the Holy ALI
ancc.
1919 Paris evacuated by the Allied armies
Louis established censorship oft press.
1919 new and popular ministry appoint
ed.
1920 Duke Of Berri assassinatcd
1c21 & sham plot discovered 10 destroy
the King and the Duke d'Angouleme -
Louis appointed a new Rcyalist administra-
ton.
1929 Charter unpopular. Plots discov-
cred in various quarters. Severe restrictions
imposed upon the press.
1923 Louis declares his intention of inter
fering in the internal affairs Of Spain.
1874 Treaty concluded for the occupation
Of Spain by French army. Louis XVIII,
JED aged GO, Succeeded by Charles IL
The censorship Of the press removed.
1925 Charles X. crowned at Rheims May
~. France acknowledges the Independence
of Hayti. Gen Lafayette arrived at Hav
70 from the United States in the frigate Bran
DIVINE