This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...Previous to the commencement of hostilities, the Abbe Sieyes, and the party of philosophers in that country, had cast their eyes on this prince as the Chap. chief most capable of directing the Revolution, and at the x. same time disarming the hostility of Prussia, and they had 1792 even entered into secret negotiations ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...Previous to the commencement of hostilities, the Abbe Sieyes, and the party of philosophers in that country, had cast their eyes on this prince as the Chap. chief most capable of directing the Revolution, and at the x. same time disarming the hostility of Prussia, and they had 1792 even entered into secret negotiations with him on that subject. It may easily be imagined with what reluctance the duke entered upon a course of hostilities which at once interrupted such an understanding, and possibly deprived him of the brilliant hope that he might one day be called to the throne of the Bourbons. Impressed with these ideas, x CaP;ETMrhe addressed a secret memoir to the King of Prussia, full L Iit, 120. of just and equitable views on the course to be pursued in SSfi the approaching invasion, which it would have been well for the Allies if they had strictly adhered to during the campaign.1 In the ambitious projects entertained at this period by the Prussian cabinet and the Duke of Brunswick, are to be 10. found the true secret of the disasters of the campaign, and fjf1i one powerful cause of the subsequent calamities which powers at befell every part of Europe. The former was intent on ini-tms Penodquitous gains in Poland, and took the lead in the coalition in France chiefly in order to gratify the wishes of the Empress Catharine, who was the head of the league for effecting the partition of that ill-fated country, and at the same time vehemently desirous of extinguishing the principles of the Revolution. The latter was apprehensive lest his great reputation, which rested on no permanent or illustrious actions, should be endangered, and his secret views in France blasted by too intemperate an hostility against that country. Thus both the government and the genera...
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