CONTENTS, xiii 



CHAP; X; 



Santerre fends a letter to the Convention^ announcing the 

 King's death, which the Prefident declined reading 

 aloud. — -The city overwhelmed with forrow. — The au- 

 thor fciids an account of the King's death to London. — ■ 

 Jlclblves to leave France^ and receives i pafTport for 

 that purpofe. — In danger of being arrefted as a fpy. — 

 Makes his efcape from Paris.-^Pafles feVeral garrifon 

 towns by ftratageim, and reaches Bruflels* — Difficulty 

 of pafling the Cordon, and the method he took to avoid 

 Antwerp, where Dumourier then was.— ^Arrives at 

 Hoogftraten. — Stops for refrefhment at Baal-Kertog.— 

 Reaches Bois !e Duc.^Propofes an enterprize which is 

 approyedj and occafions him to go to the Hague.— Re- 

 turns with power to carry his plan into execution p, 95 



CHAP. XL 



Change in the operations of the French, which defeats the 

 author's plan.— ^He goes to cut off fome forage belong- 

 ing to the Fren&h, in the vicinity of Alphen. — Per- 

 feilly fucceeds. — ^Employs a bold ftratagem to recon- 

 noitre Breda. — Finds the Duke Frederic of Brunfwic 

 juft leaving Bois le Duc^ and follows him to the village 

 of Oofterwyk. -^Without time to reft or take refrefh- 

 xrxgnt, difpatched to Saxe Coburg. — Is prefent at the 

 memorable battle of St. Tronde, which laftcd three 

 days — The defperate taking of Ooftmaal.-— Account 

 of the battle, with an anecdote of the Archduke.— 

 Returns to the Duke of Brunfwic, after a moft extra- 

 ordinary journey of fatigue and danger. — Without top- 

 ping, proceeds to the Hague, and gives a dcfcription of 

 the battle t9 the Stadtholder -^ p. 196 



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