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Mannheim.
103
fromNov.il—20; the left wing of the palace was burnt
down, and several publick and other magnificent buildings
became a prey to the flames. The inhabitants of Mann-
heim still recollect with horror the distress attending
that siege, which, in consequence of a capitulation with
the French general Montaigu, put an end to.
Sensible as the town had been afflicted by the calam-
ities of this and the subsequent wars, it sufl'ered yet
more by the cession of the left bank of the Rhine,
in consequence of the peace of Luneville, by the com-
munication cut off with many parts of the country,
especially since the surrender of the hither parts of the
country to Baden authorized the apprehension, that
Mannheim, once a flourishing residence, with an ex-
tremely opulent court, the seat of all higher departments
of the state, would be deprived of all its former splendour.
The traces of this decay of the unfortunate town were
really visible in the quiet and solitary streets for a long
time; but they have been obliterated gradually under
the rule of the humane and just family of Baden, and
the blessings of peace have raised Mannheim to new
prosperity, though it had been repeatedly the scene of
war, during the late struggle for liberty. In the night
of the new year 1813—1814 the Rhine was by a division
of the army of the Russian general Sacken, which thitherto
had been quartered in the neighbourhood, crossed, below
the Rhenish fort, which was taken by assault.
The headquarters of the powers, united against Na-
poleon, were assembled here for some days in 1815.
Mannheim began to flourish again after the conclusion
of peace, and this progressive state of tranquillity and
prosperity, has been greatly promoted by the accession
of Baden to the great union of customs, by the restitution
of its connexion with the left bank of the Rhine, and
103
fromNov.il—20; the left wing of the palace was burnt
down, and several publick and other magnificent buildings
became a prey to the flames. The inhabitants of Mann-
heim still recollect with horror the distress attending
that siege, which, in consequence of a capitulation with
the French general Montaigu, put an end to.
Sensible as the town had been afflicted by the calam-
ities of this and the subsequent wars, it sufl'ered yet
more by the cession of the left bank of the Rhine,
in consequence of the peace of Luneville, by the com-
munication cut off with many parts of the country,
especially since the surrender of the hither parts of the
country to Baden authorized the apprehension, that
Mannheim, once a flourishing residence, with an ex-
tremely opulent court, the seat of all higher departments
of the state, would be deprived of all its former splendour.
The traces of this decay of the unfortunate town were
really visible in the quiet and solitary streets for a long
time; but they have been obliterated gradually under
the rule of the humane and just family of Baden, and
the blessings of peace have raised Mannheim to new
prosperity, though it had been repeatedly the scene of
war, during the late struggle for liberty. In the night
of the new year 1813—1814 the Rhine was by a division
of the army of the Russian general Sacken, which thitherto
had been quartered in the neighbourhood, crossed, below
the Rhenish fort, which was taken by assault.
The headquarters of the powers, united against Na-
poleon, were assembled here for some days in 1815.
Mannheim began to flourish again after the conclusion
of peace, and this progressive state of tranquillity and
prosperity, has been greatly promoted by the accession
of Baden to the great union of customs, by the restitution
of its connexion with the left bank of the Rhine, and