storm the fortress of the Bastille, and free the only seven prisoners held. In rural areas, peasants attack manors of the nobility. Survivors of the mutiny on the Bounty, including Captain William Bligh and 18 others, reach Timor after a nearly journey in an open boat. July 27 – The first agency of the Federal government of the United States under the new Constitution, the Department of Foreign Affairs (on September 15 renamed the Department of State), is established. August 4 – In France, members of the Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism, and abandon their privileges. August 7 – The United States Department of War is established. August 18 – The Liège Revolution breaks out in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. August 21 – A proposal for a Bill of Rights is adopted by the United States House of Representatives. August 24 – The first naval battle of the Svensksund began in the Gulf of Finland. August 26 – The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is proclaimed in France, by the Constituent Assembly. August 28 – William Herschel discovers Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. September 2 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded. September 11 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. September 22 – Russo-Turkish War (1787–92) – Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov roundly defeats 100,000 Turks. The United States Department of the Post Office is established. September 24 – The Judiciary Act of 1789 establishes the federal judiciary, and the United States Marshals Service. September 25 – The United States Congress proposes a set of 12 amendments to the U.S. constitution, for ratification by the states. Ratification for 10 of these proposals is completed on December 5, 1791, creating the United States Bill of Rights. September 26 – Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Minister to France, is appointed as the first U.S. Secretary of State. September 29 – The U.S. Department of War establishes the nation's first regular army, with a strength of several hundred men. October–December October 5 – Women's March on Versailles: Some 7,000 women march from Paris to the royal Palace of Versailles, to demand action over high bread prices. October 10 – Physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposes to the French National Assembly the adoption of more humane and egalitarian forms of capital punishment, including use of the guillotine. October 24