Marie Antoinette undermining the First French Republic, Louis XVI was separated from his family and tried in December. He was found guilty by the Convention, led by the Jacobins who rejected the idea of keeping him as a hostage. On 15 January 1793, by a majority of one vote, that of Philippe Égalité, he was condemned to death by guillotine and executed on 21 January 1793. The queen, now called "Widow Capet", plunged into deep mourning. She still hoped her son Louis-Charles, whom the exiled "Comte de Provence", Louis XVI's brother, had recognised as Louis XVI's successor, would one day rule France.
Golden Grove (1793 ship) Golden Grove (1793 ship) Golden Grove was launched at Southampton in 1783, but probably under another name. In 1794 she was a slave ship. Under new ownership she wrecked in late 1795. Although "Golden Grove" was launched in 1783, she does not appear in "Lloyd's Register" until 1793. At that time her master was Proudfoot, her owner was (Richard) Miles, and her trade was London—Africa. Captain John Mead Proudfoot received a letter of marque on 8 October 1793. "Golden Grove" left London on 7 November 1793, bound for Bight of Benin. On 12 December "Golden Grove" was "all well" and