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). The chiefs of the royal and catholic armies in Bretagne make a solemn appeal, to the French people, to incite them to rally about the standards of religion and of the King. The following contributions were levied by the French in Brabant: Livres. At Antwerp 10,000,000 Ghent 7,000,000 Brussels 5,000,000 Bruges 4,000,000 Mechlin 1,260,076 Lierre 500,000 Oudenarde 500,000 Ipres 1,000,000 Alost 4,000,000 Ostend 2,000,000 Courtray 3,000,000 Ath 150,000 Mons 1,640,875 Louvain 2,000,000 Namur 5,000,000 Huy 126,171 Total 51,177,122 12. The Russians entirely defeat the Poles under Kosciusko, and take Warsaw. The French take Worms; and pass the Rhine. 20. The British and Dutch defeated on the banks of the Meuse. 25. The French take Coblentz and Venloo. Six thousand young women put in requisition in Brabant to attend the hospitals. The states of Holland openly abandon the interests of the Stadtholder. Great numbers of emigrants shot at Ipres, Neuport, and l'Ecluse. Freron, the journalist, attacks furiously in the convention the remains of Robespierre's party. Proclamation by General Washington to check the
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