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Axel de Fersen, Count. Bagatelle, a house belonging to the Comte d'Artois, which was built in sixty days. Bailli de Suffrein. Bailly, M., and the National Guard; effrontery of. "Baker," a name given to the king. Balbi, Countess de. Balloons introduced into France by Montgolfier. Banquet at the Hotel de Ville on account of the birth of the dauphin. Barbaroux, M. "Barber of Seville," play of the.
The queen felt the reverses keenly. She even curtailed some of her own expenses in order to contribute to the building of new ships to replace those which had been lost; and she received M. de Suffrein, on his return from India at the conclusion of the war, with the most sincere and marked congratulations.
In September, the combined forces of France and Spain were beaten off with still heavier loss from the impregnable fortress of Gibraltar; and the only region in which a French admiral escaped disaster was the Indian Sea, where the Bailli de Suffrein, an officer of rare energy and ability, encountered the British admiral, Sir Edward Hughes, in a series of severe actions, and, except on one occasion in which he lost a few transports, never permitted his antagonist to claim any advantage over him; the single loss which he sustained in his first combat being more than counterbalanced by his success on land, where, by the aid of Hyder Ali's son, the celebrated Tippoo, be made himself master of Cuddalore; and then, dropping down to the Cingalese coast, recaptured Trincomalee, the conquest of which had been one of Hughes's most recent achievements.
Such a queen deserved to have faithful friends; and Suffrein was a man who, had his life been spared, might, like the Marquis de Bouillé, have shown that even in France the feelings of chivalry and devotion to kings and ladies were not yet extinguished.
The objects in view could be accomplished only by extreme diligence and the most profound secrecy, as it was absolutely necessary to reinforce Count de Grasse, with both ships and troops in the West Indies, as also M. Des Ornes and Admiral Suffrein in the East.
States-general, need for a meeting of the; opening of the, by Louis XVI., May 5th, 1789; uproar in. Statue of Louis XIV., by the Duc de la Feuillade. Stedingk, Count de. Stormont, Lord. Strasburg, reception at. Strausse, M. Successes of the English in America. Suffrein, Bailli de, fights with Sir E. Hughes. Sultan of Mysore. Supper-parties, court.
The Grand Duke Paul and his Grand Duchess visit the French Court. Their Characters. Entertainments given in their Honor. Insolence of the Cardinal de Rohan. His Character and previous Life. Grand Festivities at Chantilly. Events of the War. Rodney defeats De Grasse. The Siege of Gibraltar fails. M. de Suffrein fights five Drawn Battles with Sir E. Hughes in the Indian Seas.
She invited him to the palace, and, when he arrived, she caused Madame de Polignac to bring both her children into the room. "My children," said she, "and especially you, my son, know that this M. de Suffrein. We are all under the greatest obligations to him. Look well at him, and ever remember his name.
Events of the War. Rodney defeats de Grasse. The Siege of Gilbralter fails. M. de Suffrein fights five Drawn Battles with Sir E. Hughes in the Indian Seas. The Queen receives him with great Honor on his Return. The post of governess to the royal children was one which was conferred for life, and did not even cease on the accession of a new sovereign, and the birth of a new royal family.
Grasse, Count de. Gaudet, M. Guimenée, Princess de. Guines, Duc de. Gustavus III., King of Sweden, at the French court. Horse-racing by Comte d' Artois. Hôtel de Ville, banquet at the, on account of the birth of the dauphin; storming of the, by the insurgents, July 1789. Hôtel Dieu, great fire at. Hughes, Sir E., fights with M. de Suffrein. Hunting-field, Marie Antoinette in the. Huttes, M. des.
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