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Favour of Peace, encourages Attempts in Favour of Peaceable Loyalists -Severe Decrees against this Class of Loyalists, new-modelled and mitigated.

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Political Parties in France. -Decree against Clubs.-Buonaparte declares his Attachment and Resolution to abide by the Republican Party.-Addresses to the Directory from the Armies.-The Directory split into two Parties. The one violently Republican, the other inclined to moderate and conciliatory Measures.-Feuds between the Directory and the Councils.-A large Body of Troops, in Violation of the Constitution, called to Paris.-Remarkable Address to the Directory, by the Army of the Sambre and Meuse. -Effect of this on the Councils.-Causes assigned, by the Directory, for Fermentations that had taken place in the Army.— Concert between the Directory and the Army The Councils alarmed. -Resolutions of the Councils for the Purpose of restraining within due Bounds the Authority of the Directory.

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Arrestation of national Representatives.- Message from the Directory to the two Councils, on this Subject.--An Address on the same, to the People of France.-Forty Resolutions, adapted to the present Juncture, proposed by a Committee of public Safety-Adopted by the Council, and passed into Laws.-Transactions of the primary Communes and electoral Assemblies, in fifty Departments, declared illegal.-Upwards of sixty Persons, Members of the Directory and Counci's, and others, sentenced to Transportation. -Address from the Council of Five Hundred to the Departments and the Armies.-Imputing the most iniquitous and atrocious Designs to the Royalists.-Proclamation by the French Government, announcing a second Expedition against Ireland Singular Expedition of a Body of French Troops into Wales.-These surrendered themselves, without Resistance, Prisoners of War to a Force, raised and headed, on the Emergency, by Lord Cawdor.-The Spanish Island of Trinidad taken by the English.

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CHAP. VII.

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Ineffectual Expedition of the English against the Spanish Islandof PortoRico.-Transactions in the West Indies.-Favourable to the English, both by Sea and Land-Great Preparations against England, in the Ports of Holland and Spain - Spanish Fleet defeated by an English Squadron greatly inferior in Strength and Numbers, under the Command of Admiral Sir John Jervis.Other gallant Exploits of this Squadron.-Unfortunate Attempt of the English on the Island of Teneriffe.Dutch Ar

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mament destined, as was supposed, against England.-Puts to Sea, under order to join the French Fleet at Brest.- Encountered, and after an obstinate Engagement defeated with great Loss, by an English Squadron under Admiral Duncan. Yet Preparations still continuea in Appearance, by the French, for an Invasion of England.-Calamities brought on the Dutch by their Junction with the French.

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Meeting of Parliament.-His Majesty's Speech-Debates on the Address in the House of Lords.-And in the House of Commons.-French Invasion threatened.—Measures proposed by the Minister, for the Defence of the Country--Debates thereon in both Houses of Parliament.—Bills for augmenting the Militia, Army and Navy, passed into Laws.-Bill passed into a Law for raising a Militia in Scotland.

CHA P. IX.

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Public Expenditure and Income.-Army and Navy, and other Estimates.— Supplies, with Ways and Means.-New Taxes.-Debates on these Subjects.-Particularly on Sums sent, and proposed to be sent to the Emperor-Portion given with the Princess Royal.-Relief to the Subscribers to the Loyalty Loan.-Navy and Exchequer Bills funded.—India Budget.

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СНАР. X.

Clouded Aspect of British Affairs in the End of 1796, and earlier Part of 1797.-Messages from His Majesty to loth Houses of Parliament, relating to the Rupture of the Negociation for Peace at Paris.-Addresses in consequence moved to His Majesty. - Amendments proposed. -Debates.-Amendments rejected and the Addresses carried by large Majorities.-Motion for Peace in the House of Lords.-Motion for the same End in the House of Commons.-Debates in both Houses.

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Nature of Money.-History of Bank of England.--Stoppage of Bank Payments in Specie.-Message thereon, from his Majesty, to Parliament! -Debates on this Subject, in both Houses. Measures for the Support of Public Credit, and the Relief of various pecuniary Embarrassments.Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the State of the Bank.

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CHAP. XII.

Causes of Discontents in the British Navy and Army.-Notices given of these Discontents.-Mutinous Combination among all the Ships in the Channel Fleet.Organization of this Naval Democracy.-Petitions from the Mutineers to the Admiralty and, the House of Commons-General Alarm.-The Board of Admiralty transferred to Portsmouth.--Conciliatory Terms of a Return to Subordination and Duty proposed to the Seamen.-Demands of the Seamen-Complied with.-In consequence of a Mistrust of Government, a fresh Mutiny.-Zealous, prudent, and successful, Exertions of the Earl Howe.-The Affairs of the Navy with the Estimates of the additional Expences now become necessary, brought into the House of Commons--Ministry accused of Procrastination and scandalous Neglect of Duty.-Motion for a Vote of Censure -Negatived.A Mutiny, more alarming still than that in the Channel Fleet, breaks out at the Nore.-A Board of Admiralty held at Sheerness.-Audacions Behaviour of the Mutineers.-The Lords of the Admiralty return from Sheerness to Town, without the least Success in their Endeavours for the Restoration of Order.-Transactions in the Fleet at the Nore.-Condemned by the Divisions of the Fleet at Plymouth and Portsmouth. As well as by the Nation at large.-Intelligence of this produces, in the Ships Crews, at the Nore, Divisions, Terror, and Despair.-The principal Conductor of the Mutiny seized, condemned to Death, and executed.—Bill for preventing the Seduction of Soldiers and Sailors. 207

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State of Ireland, in its Relations, external and internal, a Subject in Delate in both Houses of Parliament.-Motion, by Mr. Whitbread, in the House of Commons, relative to the Invasion of Ireland.-Negatived.-Motion relative to the internal State and Discontents of Ireland, in the House of Peers, by the Earl of Moira.-Negatived.--Motion on the same Subject, in the House of Commons, by Mr. Fox.-Negatived.

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Petitions for the Dismission of Ministers.-Motion to that Effect in the House of Lords.-And in the House of Commons — Motion in the House of Commons for a Reform in Parliament.-Motion in the House of Peers for considering the State of the Nation.-Prorogation of Parliament. 249

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Account of the Royal Procession to St. Paul's

of his Ministers

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Petition of the City of London to the King for Peace, and the Dismissal

Resolutions passed in Common Hall, May 11

Petition for Peace, to the King, from the County of Middlesex
The like, from the City of Westminster

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The like from the County of Down, in Ireland Account of the Advances made for the Service of the Emperor, since Decem ber 13, 1796, and also of the Securities for Repayment of the same 90 Report of the Secret Committee to enquire into the Financial State of the Nation ibid.

Report from the Committee of Secrecy, appointed by the House of Lords, to examine and state the total Amount of outstanding Demands on the Bank of England, and likewise of the Funds for discharging the same, &c. 96 Account of all Bills drawn on the Treasury, from the Island of St. Domingo, during the War, together with a Return of the Deaths and Casualties which have taken Place in the British Forces there

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Account of all Additions made to the Annual Charge of the Public Debt, by the Interest or Annuities of any Loan made, or Annuities created, subsequent to Jannary 1, 1793, and also the Produce of the Duties granted for defraying the Charge, in respect of the same, in the Year ended Jan. 5, 1797,

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Copies of the Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, with the Answers of the Chancellor of the Exchequer thereto Copies of all Communications between the Directors of the Bank and Chancellor of the Exchequer, respecting Advances to Government, since Nov. 1, 1794

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Summary of the Report of the Secret Committee of the Irish House of Commons, appointed to consider of the Papers seized at Belfast

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Substance of the Instructions relative to the Baggage and Marches of the

Army, in Case of Invasion

Abstract of the Will of the late Mr. Thellusson

Petition of the Irish Roman Catholics to the Lord-Lieutenant

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Trial at the Old Bailey of Mrs. Phipoe for the Murder of Mary Cox 152
Average Prices of Corn for the Year 1797

A general Bill of Christenings and Burials for 1797
Account of the Nett Produce of Taxes for 1797

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Account of the Number of Persons who pay Assessed Taxes

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Account of the Amount of Bills accepted by the Treasury during 1797 ibid.
Amount of the Sums paid, during 1797, for Bounties for Corn imported 160
Statement of Services and Grants from 1722 to 1797
Prices of Stock for the Year 1797

Principal Public Acts passed in the first Session of the eighteenth Parliament

of Great Britain

Meteorological Table for 1797

Supplies granted by Parliament for 1797

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STATE-PAPER S.

Message from the King to the House of Commons, February 27
Lord Oxford's Protest, March 23

Message from the King to the House of Commons, April 3
The like, April 29

Protest of the Duke of Bedford and Lord Chedworth, May 20
Message from the King to the House of Commons, June 1
The like, July 6

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His Majesty's Speech on closing the Session, July 20

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Copy of the whole Proceedings relative to the Negociation between Lord
Malmesbury and the Ministers of the French Republic, at Lisle
Declaration published by Command of his Majesty, October 25
His Majesty's Speech on opening the Session, November 2
His Majesty's Answer to the Address of both Houses of Parliament
Protest of Earl Fitzwilliam, November 2
Additional Instructions to the Commanders of Ships of War and Privateers,

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Letter from the Elector of Hanover to his Imperial Majesty, Feb. 17 235
Letter from the King of Great Britain to the King of Prussia, Feb. 17 236
Plan of Parochial Associations in Great Britain

Copies of all the Papers relating to the Mutiny of the Seamen
Message from the Lord-Lieutenant to both Houses of the Irish Parliament,

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