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Aiguillon, M. de, character and con-
duct of, i. 245, 246.

Aix la Chapelle, observations on the
peace of, i. 51, 72, 73, 74.
Allied powers, the author not their
defender, ii. 287.

America, remarks of M. de Tocque-

ville on the constitution of, ii. 481
-efforts of Washington and Ha-
milton to strengthen the executive
government of, ib.-triumph of de-
mocracy in, ib.-differences of the
circumstances of, and the old coun-
tries in Europe, 483, 508-objec-
tions against the American system,
486-the tyranny of the majority,
487-no freedom of thought in, 488
-lawyers the American aristocracy,
489-safety of, in the municipal in-
stitutions, ib.-love of change and
enterprise predominant in the mind
of the Americans, 490-the superior
classes in, not hated by the people,
491 vulgar aspect of the house of
representatives, 492-difference in
the senate, ib.newspapers, the
great reading of, 493-the viru-
lence of the press in, ib.-difficulty
of making laws of restraint in, ib.
-ambassadors of, always men of
ability, ib.-conceits of Americans
respecting their country, 494-no
example for the governments of
Europe, ib.-Mr. Webster deserv-
edly the pride of, 495-reference to
his speeches on, 496-subject of,

inexhaustible, ib. how far the
system of, can be realized in an old
European country, ib.-quotations
from Mr. Webster's speeches on,
499 to 506-the question of the ex-
istence of two houses of legislature,
501-rights of the senate, ib.-
parties and party spirit in, 503-
difficulties and dangers of the Ame-
rican constitution, ib.-the power
of the veto, 504-the secret of the"
prosperity of, 506-disadvantages
of republican systems not escaped
in, 507-the republicanism which
Washington would have wished
for, 509-character of the people
of, 512-doubts of the permanency
of the constitution of, 513-trans-
actions that took place during the
American war in 1812, and on the
subject of the Tariff, ib.--the great
difficulty in the constitution of, 514
-analogy between it and that of
England, ib.--independence of the
United States of, acknowledged,
526-remarks of an able female
writer on the people of, 538 to
540.

American Revolution, difficulty of
raising sufficient food, &c. for the

soldiers in the time of, ii. 278.
American War, an interference in, a
great mistake in the French court,
I. 8-influence of the new debt
contracted in consequence of, ib.—
spirit of liberty infused by it, 102,
173, 182, 218.
Anarchists, no, a cry of the populace,
ii. 2-expose the king to the violence
of the people, 12.
Angoulême, Duchess of, i. 446.
Antoine, St., Santerreacquires a per-
fect domination over the faubourg

of, ii. 8-workmen of, wish to raise
a conspiracy, 10.
Annual Register, Dodsley's, quota-
tions from and general remarks, i.
61, 62, 69, 95, 108, 109, 111, 115,
265, 480-482, 493.
Anti-federalists, ii. 481.
Anti-Jacobin, the, alluded to, ii. 388.
Areopagus, workmen of the fau-

bourgs St. Antoine and St. Mar..
ceau petition the National Assembly
thus named, ii. 14.
Aristocracy, the English, remarks on,
ii. 433-notice of arguments ad-
vanced against, 437, et seq.-an
American, wanted, 489.
Arminius, the great leader of those
who espoused the freedom of the
will, i. 55.

Artois, Comte, i. 122, 251, 257.
Assembly, Constituent, character and

opinions of men who composed, i.
140, et seq.-observations on the
first proceedings of, 155, 156-
imprudence the fault of the leaders
of, 174-history of, by Ferrieres,
242-and who became a member
of, 253-what they neglected when
the constitution came to be settled,
265, 273, 407-scenes enacted in,
270-question respecting, 278
remarks on members of, 409-how
leaders of, acted, ib.-difficulties
thrown in the way of, by the Court,
409, 410-measures adopted by,
410--the point they failed in, 411-
reproaches deserved by, 414-king
wished to escape from the priests
of, 425-intentions to call a new,
ib.-and for what design, dissolu-
tion of, 468-observations on, ib.,
et seq.-example, set by, to bear
arms, ii. 13-representation of Mar-
quis de Ferrieres to, 33-remarks
on, 139-distinguished members of,
protest against the patriots, 167,
168-loose notions of its members
on the subject of property, 431,
463-the sovereignty of the people
only acknowledged by, 465.
Assembly, Legislative, consequence of
the army being opposed to, ii. 2—
first object of, to get rid of the new

VOL. II.

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commune, 97-struggle between,
ib.-questions whether right in
imprisoning the king, 141.
Assembly, National, the Tiers Etat
vote, and call themselves the, i. xv,
135, et seq.-decree issued by, 155
-opinions on their conduct, xv,
155, et seq.-king's concessions not
estimated by, xvii, 172-king en-
deavours to reduce to its former
situation, 176--persist in the ex-
ercise of their assumed sovereignty,
177-the court unable to bear thie
assumption of authority by, 190---
a deputation of the people sent to,
192-intentions of the court to-
wards, 197-visit of the king to, 198
-remarks on their want of fore-
thought, 201-applaud Mirabeau's
address, 208-menaced, 209-ar-
rival at Paris of the eighty dele-
gates from, 213-what decided in
their sentiments on, 218--the Pre-
sident of, 219-men of letters not
popular in, 221-the principles that
might have saved the, 222—a diffi-
culty in the case of, 224-reasons
for taking the name of, 228, 229-
what comprehended in meaning of,
230-Bailly's remarks on shutting
up their hall, 232-what necessary
for them to do, ib.-revolutionary
in their decree, 233-anxiety of,
239-seeks in the people support
against the court, 251-address the
king, 255-plot to carry off their
most distinguished members, 257
--earlier sittings of, 261-proceed-
ings confirmed, 263-put on its
guard, 269-could not restrain the
general ardour, 279-report made.
to, ib.-Sir J. Mackintosh on, 403`
-endeavours to repress outrages,
412-speech in, 418-abolish the
titles of nobility, 420-fête in pre-
sence of, 421-the king has no force
to oppose to, 423-the king endea-
vours to obtain better terms from,
426- popularity of, 446-decree
of, 450-commissioners to the king,
451-calm and dignified conduct
of, 452-regal authority concen-
trated in themselves, 460-king to

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be tried by, i. 463-petition of re-
publican party to, 466-letter of
La Fayette to, ii. 6-Marseillois
present a petition before, 9-ad-
dress of Marseillois sent by, to all
departments, 10-debates in, on
receiving it, 12-whether the mob
or National Assembly is to rule, 13
-too long torpid, 14-conduct of
the king discussed by, 42-confused
state of,, 170.

Assignats, difficulties of French go-
vernment on the subject of, ii. 280.
Aubier, M. de, his devotion to the
king, ii. 19.

Austria, House of, opposed to Louis,
i. xiv-could preserve the balance
of Europe, 19-the empress, queen
of, attacked in 1741, 49-conse-
quence of France uniting with, 51,
52, 68.

Austrians make war on the French,
ii. 1-outcry against, 2-French
require no interference from, 3—
king wishes to leave the way open
for, 9-are vanquished, 30-La
Fayette falls into their hands, 125.

Bacon, Lord, quotation from, ii. 250.
Bailleul, M. de, opinions on as wri-
ter, i. 121-states the causes that
produced the Revolution, ii. 136.
Bailly, M., one of the most celebrated

men of his time, i. 219, 225-
age and death of, 219-why his
Memoirs instructive to all good
men, 220-bis views on the calling
together of the Notables, ib.- -on
the character of the king, ib.-opi-
nions on the causes of the Revolu-
tion, ib.233-made deputy, 221, 223
---observations of, on the unpopu-
larity of "men of letters" in the
National Assembly, 221, 222-con-
siderations of his principles, 222-
remarks by, on the dress for people
in public situations, 223-and on
admission of strangers to the deli-
berations of the Assembly, ib., 224
-appears not to have seen the dan-
ger from the vote by head, 224-
opinions of, on the decree of the
nobles, 225-his conversation as

president with the keeper of the
seals, ib.-his account of the usur-
pation of the Tiers Etat, 226, 227
-observations respecting, as the
commentator on the resolutions of
the Assembly, 227, 228, 229, 233
-his remarks on the next act of
the Assembly, 230, 231-and on
the shutting up of the Commons'
Hall, 232, 333-his observations on
the king's proposals, 234-notice of
to the master of the ceremonies, ib.
-quotations from Memoirs of, 235
to 239-repeatedly uncertain as to
the daily supply of bread for Paris,
253, 278-his account of M. de
Berthier's massacre, 266, 267-re-
marks on a handbill in the Memoirs
of, 267-reference to his editors,
268 at the head of the mu-
nicipal corps presented keys of the
city to the king, 269, 384, 385-
pleased with his fellow-legislators
for their sentiments, 271-quo-
tations from notes to the Memoirs
of, 281, 282, 286, 344, 345, 346,
388-accusation against, 414-his
fate, ib.-observations on, 414, 415.
Ball, Rev. John, ii. 541.
Barbaroux, his account of the three
parties in France, ii. 8-he endea-
vours to overthrow the monarchy
by bringing the Marseillois to Paris
-they worship him as a statue of
liberty, 65-memoirs of, 233-de-
stroys himself, 249.

Barbauld, Mrs., her opinion of the
ferment in the popular mind, i. 401
-her bright anticipations of the
future, 403-Godwin's "Inquiry
concerning Political Justice," ii.
209.

Barnave, his conduct shows the re-

publican character in an odious
light, 270, 451, 452, 464, 466.
Barrière, speech of, against the king,

ii. 142.

Bastile, stormed by the populace, i.
198, 211-observations on the
strength of, 200, 201-taken by as-
sault, 208-description of, 213, 214
-an account of its conquest, 214,

215.

Baudouin Frères, works published by,
ii, 318.

Bazire, M., endeavours in vain to ad-

dress the people, ii. 105.
Beaucarm, M., declares the life of the
king in danger, ii. 21.
Beaufort, his designs during wars of the
Fronde, i. 4.

Beaumelle, Memoirs of Madame de
Maintenon, edited by, i. 15, 16.
Belsham, i. 55.

Berkeley, Bishop, allusion to, ii. 217.
Bernes, Abbé de, for what celebrated,
i. 47.

Berthier, M. de, massacred in the
streets, i. 202, 266, 267—observa-
tions on, 269, 272.

Bertin, a leader of the conspirators in
the National Assembly, ii. 71.
Bertrand Moleville, why writings of,
interesting and valuable, i. 119, 145
-his opinions and observations on
the leading characters during the
reign of Louis XVI., i. 167, 176,
178, 202, 203, 204, 207-his ac-
count of M. de Lally Tollendal and
La Fayette, ii. 4, 5, 6, 23, 33, 122,

128.

Bezenval, M. de, observations on his
inaction, i. 205.

Billaud Varennes, a ferocious and
shameless conspirator, ii. 105.
Bois, Duc de, compared to a wretch,
i. 80.

Boisgelin, M. de, ii. 309.
Bolingbroke, Lord, remarks on, ii. 439
-similarity of his sentiments to
those of the St. Simonians, ib.--his
imitators, 440-

Bouille, Marquis de, why opiniors of,
entitled to consideration, i 117-
his views on the situation of the
kingdom, 119, 144-conversation
with Necker, 123-his observations
on the composition of the States Ge-
neral, 144, 145-general conclu-
sions, ib.-account of the king's
journey to Varennes, 435-passes
the night with his father on the
road between Stenay and Dun, 445
Bouillion, Mr. James's conclusions
respecting, i. 4.

Bourbon, Duke of, renewal of oppo-

sition in the administration of, i.
66-observations on his successful
scheme of finance, ib.

Brissot, his inflammatory speeches, ii.
47, 48-his address to his consti-
tuents, 233.

Brizé, M. de, particulars of what
passed between, and Mirabeau, i.
234, 235.

Broglio, Marshal de, 205, 253, 261,
268, 271, 274, 276-cannoniers re-
fused to obey, 207-what his ap-
pearance indicated, 253, 268, 274
-disappearance of, 268-conspi-
racy of and court, 271.
Brunswick, Duke of, repulse of, ii.

138-retreat of, 198-his invasion
and manifestoes unfortunate, 206.
Buonaparte, short general history of
France drawn up at the instigation
of, i. 46-Lacretelle's deference to
political views of, 47, 71-observa-
tions on, 62, 63.
Burdett, Sir Francis, ii. 501.
Burgundy, Duchess of, why letter to
mentioned, i. 16.

Burke, Mr., abhors the cruelties of
the revolutionary parties, i. 401----
his view of the Revolution, 404--
his opponents, 456-the ques-
tion at issue between them, 474-
nothing easier than his view of the
subject, 482-not likely to be un-
reasonable at so late a period, ii.
129-his writings quite a part of
the great subject of the French Re-
volution, 168-quotations from his
Reflections, 168, 173 to 178, 189 to
203-his opinion of Godwin's "In-
quiry concerning Political Justice,"
209-extracts from his Letters on
the Regicide Peace, 322, et seq.—
his reflections on the Constituent
Assembly, 415-value of them, 419

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Dumont's opinion, ib.- great
point of difference between, and his
opponents, 451-thoroughly un-
derstood the nature of the French
Revolution, 455--comparison of his
reasonings and Sir J. Mackintosh,
ii. 460-his remarks on the excesses
by the friends of freedom, 468-bis
reprobation of the utilitarian doc-

trines, 471-recommendations of
his writings, ib. reference to speech
of, at Bristol, 502-his "Thoughts
on the present Discontent," 503-
his remark on Henry VIII., 536.
Pute, Lord, under the counsel of,
peace made with France, i. 52.

ple of fashion, 75-conduct of
after his arrival at Varennes, 438,
442-consequence of not being able
to maintain his post, 446-allusion
to his conversation with the king,
449-his gallantry and address, ii.

89.

Buzot, Memoirs of, ii. 233-quota-Christian worship abolished, ii. 303,
tions from, 247, 248-his fate, 249,
306.

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Calonne called to the administration
of the finances, i. 103-character as
a man and minister, i., ix. 103, 104,
107, 108 efforts directed to the
right point, ix. 105, 107, 120-
many of his proposals sanctioned
by the notables and king, i. 110-
conclusions from his fate and for-
tunes, i., x.

Campan, M. de, her account of the

king's conduct, ii. 16 extracts
from, 35, et seq.

Carousel, Square of, scene in, ii. 15.
Carrière, a leader of the Marseillois,
ii. 71.

Castelane, de, how patriots were ca-
joled by, i. 246.

Catiline, description of, applied to
Diderot, i. 74.

Cazotte, Mademoiselle, saves her fa-
ther's life, ii. 113.

Chaletat, M. de, French guards lost by
giving the command to, i. 252.
Chamilly, M. de, recommended by the
king to his son, ii. 161.
Chartists, their views the same as
those of Godwin, ii. 211.
Chateauroux, M. de, became ruler of
France, i. 47.
Chaumette, ii. 283.
Chauvelin, M., correspondence be-
tween him and Lord Grenville, ii.
202.

Chesterfield, Lord, remarkable passage
in a letter of, i, 89, 90.
Choiseul, Duc de, most distinguished
minister after Fleury, i. 47--under
the administration of, the conquest
of Corsica accomplished, i. 59ob-
servations on, 60, 62, 63-impres-
sion produced on, by an anonymous
letter, 71-language of, to the peo-

346.

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Christianity, progress and establish-
ment of, ii. 521.
Christina, Archduchess, ii. 35.
Church, French, an account of the
fall of, i. 290, 291, 292.
Church of England, observations on,
ii. 432.

Clavière, his character depicted by
Dumont, ii. 412.

Clerc, Le, his life of Richelieu, con-
sidered very accurate, i. 3-ob
servations on, 3, 6, 9, 34, 37, 96,
146.

Clery, recommended by the king to
his son; his account of cruelties
practised on the king, ii. 161 to

163.

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