paths and sought to demolish the chariot before it had attained its goal. … Let us now picture to ourselves the present countenance of Europe. We must clearly estimate the forces which are at work for us and against us. From the very moment that the plan of the alliance against France had been drawn up, it was attempted to interest the various powers in the struggle against us by a prospective division of. France. And the plans for this division are now in our hands; they are proved not only by the outcome, but we have also the necessary documents and papers. At the moment when the Committee of Public Safety was established, the plan of the English cabinet had already been elaborated for the division of France, and we of the Committee were acquainted with this plan. At the time, we assigned no particular importance to it, since we did not trust the confidantes, but the facts have since confirmed the entire situation. Now, citizens of the Convention! England did not forget its share in this general division. Dunkirk, Toulon, the colonies, and even the coveting of the French crown itself—these were to be the British share. England found it easy to draw the Lieutenant Governor of Holland into the alliance. And we have already discussed the plan of alliance of the Prussian King with the head of the House of Hapsburg. Like two brigands who make peace with each other after a long period of disunion, Prussia and Austria again come to terms.
