00000

8,000 0 0

To cover the intereft of exchequer-bills granted in 1799 151,643 0

For continuing the duties on malt, mum, cider, and perry
For raising 4s. in the pound, upon penfions, offices, and perfonal
eftates.

..

750,000

For continuing certain duties on fugar, malt, tobacco, and fnuff 2,000,000

Deg. Deg. Deg.

Deg. Deg.

1800.

Deg. Deg. Inches. Inches. Inches. Deg. Deg Deg. Inches.

The quickfilver in the bafon of the barometer is 81 feet above the level of low water fpring-tides at Somerset-house.

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HISTORY OF EUROPE.

CHAP. I.

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Return of Buonaparte from Egypt to France.-His Letter to the Army of

Egypt The Companions of his Voyage.-Arrives at Corfica.-And at

Frejus in Provence. -Enthufiapic Joy with which he was every where re-

ceived.-Proceeds by Lyons to Paris.-Hopes and Confidence of the Pa-

rifians, and in general all the French centered on this military Chief.-

Situation of the French Republic at this Period, external and internal.-

State of Parties -War in the Wefern Departments.-Weakness and Half-

measures of Government.-New political Changes meditated by Abbé Sieyes.

-Perfonal Interview between the Abbé and Buonaparte.-Buonaparte ca-

reffed and courted by all Parties.-The Army alone courted by him.—He

favours and joins the moderate Party. Character of Albé Sieyes - And

of Buonaparte.-Splendid Feaft giv n in Honour of Buonaparte.-Project

for a Change in te Government and Confiitution.-Neceffarily communi-

cated to confiderable Numbers of the Members of both Councils.-Yet kept

Secret till the Moment of Explosion.-The Council of Elders empowered by

the Conftitution of 1795 to transport the Legislature whenever it should

think Proper to any Commune within a certain Dipance of Paris -Com-

mand of the French Troops in and near Paris, vefied, by the,Council of El-

ders, in Buonaparte.-Tranflation of the Legislative Budies and the Di

rectory to St. Cloud

СНАР. II.

The Village of St. Cloud filled with Troops, and Spectators from Paris.-The

Two Councils confituted there.-Refignations of the Directorial Office.-

Motion in the Council of Elders jor inquiring into the Rafons for their

Tranflation to St. Cloud.-A Debate on this Subjc& fufpended, by a Motion

for Meffages to the Council of Five Hundred and the Directory, which was

agreed to.-Buonaparte comes into the Hall and addreffes a Speech to the

Council of Elders, in which he fiates the Danger of the Country, and invites

them to affociate their Wijaom with the Force they had placed under his、

Command for its Salvation.-Oppofition to Buonaparte, and a Change in

the Conflitution.-Buonaparte goes out and harangues the Soldiers and the

People-Returns, and infips on the Neceffity of taking Meafures for the

Realization of facred Principles that had hitherto been only chimerical.—

Motion by Dalphonfe jor renewing the Outh of Fidelity to the Conflitution.

This Motion oppojed, and the Dejects of the Comfitudion brie, y juted.-

The Council of Elders adjourned til nine o'clock in the Evening.-Pro-

ceedings in the Council of Five Hundred-Motion for a Committee for mak-

--

ing a Report on the actual State of the Nation.-And propofing Meajures

for the public Intereft.-Sufpicions expressed of an intended Dictatojhrip,

and Cries for maintaining the Conflitution.—The actual Conflitution of

France diftinguished from certain Republics.—Motion for renewing the

Oath of Fidelity to the Confiitution.-Agreed to.-And the Ceremony per-

formed with the greateft fang froid, even by the moderate Party.-Mef

Jage from the Elders.-Buonaparte appears in the Council of Fire Hun-

dred.-Uproar and Violence.-Lucian Buonaparte, together with his Robes,

lays afide the Office of Prefident.-Threatened by the adverfe Party.-Car-

ried out of the Hall by a Party of Grenadiers.-The Soldiers harangued

by both the Buonapartes.-The Council of Five Hundred difperfed, and the

Legislature thus diffolved by a military Force

С НА Р. III.

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Effects of what paffed in the Council of Five Hundred on the Deliberations and

Meafures of the Council of Elders.—Meeting of the moderate Party in the

late Council of Five Hundred.-Speech of Lucian Buonaparte on the critical

State of the Nation.-A Committee of Five appointed to report on the Mea-

fures proper to be adopted in the prefent Crifis.-The Council addressed by

the Chairman of the Committes, by Boulay de la Meurthe, and again by

Lucian Buonaparte.-The Council adjourned, and the Seffion terminated.—

Reflections
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CHAP. IV.

First Meafures of the confular Government.-Proclamations by the legislative

Body. And by the Chief Conful.-New Oath to be taken by all public

Functionaries.-Letter to the foreign Minifiers of France.-Written De-

fences of the Revolution of St. Cloud, and the provifional Government.—

Letter from the Chief Conful to the Army of Egypt.-Conciliatory Conduct

of Buonaparte.-Profeffed Spirit of the new Government.-Odions Laws

repealed. Measures of Finance.-Of police and internal Government.—

Mercy extended to various Claffes of Men.-Marine and Commerce.—A

new Confiitution

С НА Р. V.

The Return of Buonaparte from Egypt, the leading Event in the Hifiory of

1800.—The vaf and unbounded Power vested in him by the new Conflitu-

tion.-General Expectations and Prefages.-Able and prudent Conduct of

Buonaparte The Jupice and Moneration of his Government.-His Soli-

citude to pacify and tranquillize France.—Means adopted for this Purpote.

-Beth of Perfuafion and Force.-War in the western Departments—dr-

miflice-The War renewed.-Overtures from Buonaparte for Peace with

England.-Rejected

CHAP. VI.

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Meeting of Parliament.—Meffage from the King, refpe&ting Overtures of

Peace from the Confular Government of France.-Debates thereon in both

Houfes

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CHAP.

CHAP. VII.

Meffage from his Majefly, respecting the Employment of German Troops in◄

fead of Ruffians.-Debates thereon in both Houfes.—Motions for an Inquiry

into the Failure of the Dutch Expedition, in both Houfes. Debates thereon,

-Supplies required.-Ways and Means for raising them

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CHAP. VIII.

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Union with Ireland.—Refolution of the British Parliament thereon ratified by

the Irish Parliament.-Debates on this Subject in both Houses of Parlia

liament. The Refolutions, with a few Alterations made in Ireland, rati-

fied by the British Parliament, and passed into a Law.-Sufpenfion of the

Habeas Corpus.-Continuance of an Ad for preventing Mutiny and Sedi-

tion.-Corn and Bread Bill.--Qther Bills—And Motions for Bills.-Pro-

rogation of Parliament

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CHAP. IX.

The Ceffation of Arms in the difcontented Provinces of France not Universal.

-Correspondence between Loyalift Chiefs and the English Fleet.—Supplies

received by the Chouans from England Conciliatory Measures perfevered

in by Buonaparte.-Determination to Ufe force where thefe fail.-Part of

the Royalifis agree to Terms of Peace.—Part remain in Arms and Hofi-

lity to the Republic.-Laws of the Royalifis among themfelves.-Procla

mations of General Brune, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army of

England. Various Skirmishes.-The Chiefs of the Royalifis, one after the

other, lay down their Arms.-General Pacification between the Republi

cans and the Inhabitants of the Western Departments.—Caption and Death

of the heroic Count Lewis de Frotté
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СНАР. X.

Both the allied Powers of Auftria and Great Britain determined to profecute

the War against France.—Circular Letters of the Archduke Charles to the

anterior Circles of Germany.-Military Preparations in Germany and

France.-Proclamation by Buonaparte to the French, requiring the Means

of carrying on the War.-Situation of the French and Auftrian Arms at

and after the clofe of the Campaign of 1799.—French Army of Reserve at

Dijon.-The French Army of the Rhine.-Its Pofition and Movements at

the beginning of the Campaign, 1800.-The Archduke Charles retires, and

is fucceeded in the Command of the Army by General Kray

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CHAP. XI.

Siege of Genou.-Arrical of Massena there.-Situation of the French Troops,
and of the Inhabitants of Genoa. Changes in the Army, and in the civil
Administration of the Genoeje Republic.-The English Fleet blockades Ge-
noa, while the Auftrian Army, under General Melas, befieges it by Land.
-State of the Anftrian Army; and Military Skill and Addrefs of Melas in
opening the Campaign.—Compoption and Pofition of the Army of Genoa,
or the right wing of the French Army of Italy. -Succeffes of the Auftrians.
Revolution of Vado.—Viciffitudes aud Progress of the Siege of Genoa.-

Conference opened for the Evacuation of Genoa.—A Treaty concluded.—

Genoa evacuated

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