).
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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