The party • distinguished by the name of the Mountain had now acquired a complete ascendancy, and meditated the destruction of their opponents, the Girondists, to which latter party Brissot was at tached. Having at length been proscribed, after the revolution of the Slst of May, be was arrested at Moulins, while attempting to make his escape into Switzerland, sent tn Paris, subjected to a mock-trial before the revolutionary tribunal, and beheaded on the 31st of October 1793, at the age of. thirty-nine.
Brissot was annewhat below the middle size, a little deformed, ana of a feeble constitution. His countenance was pale and melancholy, and he affect ed an extreme simplicity in his dress. With regard to his Intellectual character, his talents appear to have been much beneath his reputation, and be cer tainly possessed more zeal than judgment. Notwith standing, however, the violenceof his writings, decls mations, and public, conduct, be was not deficient in humanity; and, in the intercourse of private life, his manners are Said to have been mild and accommo dating. As an author, Brissot has not much merit; his style is monotonous, verbose, and tedious ; and, upon the whole, it is wonderful, ;hat, with such deo der abilities, he should have acquired so great an as cendancy in public opinion.. The best articles of his journal are said to have been written by his se cretary, Dupre. The following are the principal productions of his pen : 1. Mayens d'Adoucir la Rigueser des Lois Pe
+mks en France, Chalons, 1781. 8vo. 2. Um hi dependant. de r Ordrt den Avocets sur la Decadence du Barreau' en France, 1781, 8vo. S. De la Ve rite, ou Meditations, &c. 1782, 8vo. 4. Le Phi ladelphien.d Geneve, 1783, 8vo. 5. Theorie des Lois Criminelles, 1781, 2 vols. 8vo. 6. Bibliothern Pliilasophique du Legislateter, Folitigue, du Ju risconsulte, 1788•786, 10 vole. 8v0. 7. Tableau de la Situation Actuelk des Anglais dans lea Wes Orientates, dec. 1784-85, .8vo._ 8. Josensal du * Landred,• &c. published in monthly numbers, 1784, 8ve. Un Difesmetir du Pouple d rEmpe rein- Joseph 11; rue; son Reglement concernantEmi gration; tic. 1785, 12010. 10. Examen Critique des Voyage* .dens l'Amerique .Septeatrionale, par in Marquis de Chatellus, 1786, 8vo, 11. Voyages en Europe, en Asie, et en .4friqtte, translated from the Engliah, with notes, 1786, and 1790, 2 vols. 8vo. 12. Nouveau Voyage .dans des. Etats-Unit de I' Americus Americus Septeatrionak, 1791, . 3 vols. 8v0. , To the first voltssue• of this work 'was prefixed the life of Brissot, which was translated into English, and published separately in 1794. • Besides these works, Brissot wrote a 'variety. of pamphlets, and articles inserted in periodical publications, which it is unnecessary to enumerate. See the Life of Brie ;sot, above-mentioned, and the Biographic Univer (H.)