CHAP. VII.

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Canton of Bafil.-Rights of the Burghers of Bafil.-

Degraded State of the other Claffes. Peafants.-

Serfs.-Comparative View of French and Swiss Pea-

fantry before the Revolution.-State of French Pea-

fantry fince the Revolution.-Manufactures in the

Canton of Bafil.-Singular Restrictions on the Labo-

rious Claffes.-Jews.-Citzens in France.-Tolera-

tion.-Defence of the Jews by a French Catholic

Bishop.-Religious Toleration in Turkey.-Whimfi-

cal Perfecution of the Jews at Bafil.-Reflections and

Apostrophe of a few.

CHAP. VIII.

Government of the Canton of Bafil.-Mode of Election of

the Members of the Council, and of the Profeffors of the

University.Ancient and Modern State of Litera-

ture.

CHAP. IX.

Curiofities of Bafil.- Arfenal.-Cathedral.-Public Li-

brary.-Dance of Death.-Departure from Bafil.—

Sempack.-Reflections on the Love of Freedom.

CHAP.

CHAP. X.

Lucerne.-Voyage down the Lake of Lucerne.-Ger-

fau.-Schweitz. Brunnen.-Tell's Chapel.-Lake

of Uri.

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CHAP. XI.

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Altorf. -William Tell. Afcent to St. Gothard.-

Waffen.-Valley of Schellinen.-Devil's Bridge.-

Vale of Urferen.

CHAP. XII.

Top of St. Gothard.-Airolo.

CHAP. XIII.

Valley of Levantine.-Torrents of the Teffing.-Har-

veft-home.

CHAP. XIV.

Government of the Levantine Valley.

CHAP.

CHAP. XV.

Government of the Canton of Uri.-Origin of Swifs

Freedom.

CHAP. XVI.

Giornico. Bellinzone. -Mount Cenave.- Lugano.-

Lake of Lugano.

CHAP. XVII.

Inftallation of the Bailiff of Lugano.-Italian Odes.-

Sail down the Lake.- Locarno.

CHAP. XVIII.

A Storm on the Lake.-Return to Bellinzone.-Vifit to a

Convent.-Inftallation of the Bailiff of Bellinzone.

CHAP. XIX.

Hiftory of an Emigrant Family.

CHAP. XX.

Vifit to the Grifons.--Difcuffion on the Revolution.

CHAP.

CHAP. XXI.

Val Calenca State of Society.-Journey up St. Bernardin.

—Lavanges.—Grison Hospitality.-Paftoral Occupa-

tions.

CHAP. XXII.

St. Bernardin.-Mifery of the Shepherd's Life.-Emi-

grant Prieft.-Summit of St. Bernardin.-First View

of the Rhine.

A TOUR

IN

SWITZERLAND;

OR,

A VIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE, &c.

CHAP. I.

Introduction. Motives of my Journey to Switzerland. Road from Paris to Bafil.-Bafil.-Reflections on Switzerland.-Difpofitions and Occupations of the Inhabitants of Bafil.--Manners.--Smoaking Clubs.-Female Societies.-Public Amufements.

DURING the period of that new species of tyranny which affumed the name of revolutionary government, I was not merely involved in the common danger which threatened every individual in France, but had claims to particular profcription. It was not only remembered by many of the fatellites of Robespierre, that I had been the friend of the

VOL. I.

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Gironde,