year as we were able to digeft from the materials that came under our infpection. In the narrative now published, under the form of a retrospect, fome errors will be found to be corrected, and a fuller light thrown upon fome of the most important events. We shall probably be under the neceffity of occafionally adopting a fimilar plan during the continuance of the prefent war. We are confident it will render our work more valuable to pofterity; nor can it be the lefs agreeable to such of our contemporaries as wish to know the truth, Great Britain. State of Public Affairs previous to the Meeting of Parlia- ment. Seceffion of the Whig Members. Obfervations on that Circumftance. His Majesty's Speech. Debate on the Addrefs-In the Houfe of Lords-In the House of Commons. Debates on the Negotiation at Life-In the House B:ll for refraining the Payment of Cash at the Bank continued. Produce of the Taxes for 1797. Army Eftimates and Supplies for 1798. Account of the firft Budget and the Ways and Means. Treble Affement Bill. The Outline of it as paffed into a Law. Debates upon it. The Refolution agreed to. Read a first Time. Debates on the fecond Reading-On the third Reading. Introduced into the House of Lords, and paffed. Debate on Mr. Nicholl's Motion, that the Salaries of certain Offices fhall be applied towards carrying on the War. Mr. Coke's Motion for limiting the Fees of the Tellers of the Ways and Means for the Year 1798. Repeal of the Clock and Watch Tax. Bill for confolidating the feveral Duties upon Houfes and Windows. Bill for impofing new Duties upon Imports and Exports. Refolutions for that Purpofe agreed to, СНАР. IV. 57 the Kingdom. Motion of Means propofed by Minifters for the Safety of Dundas in the Houfe of Commons to that Effect. Detail of the Plan. Debate on that Subject-In the CommonsIn the Lords. Alien Bill. Debates on that Subject. Debates in the Houfe of Commons on the Sufpenfion of the Habeas Corpus A. Bill for more effectually manning the Navy. Debates on that Subject. Debate on the Slave Trade, Slave Carrying Bill. Slave, Reftraining Bill, CHAP. V. 78 Debate concerning the Office of third Secretary of State-Mr. Tierney's Motion on that Subject negatived. Motion by the Duke of Bedford, in the Houfe of Lords, for the Difmiffion of his Majefty's Minifiers-negatived. Bill 76fpe&ting Newspapers, CHAP. VI. 1 107 Debates in the British Parliament concerning the Affairs of Ireland. The Earl of Moira's Motion in the Houfe of Lords-negatived. Interesting Explanation between the Earl of Moira and the Marquis of Downfire. The Duke of Leinster's Motion refpecting Ireland. Lord G. Cavendish's Alution in the House of Commons on the fame Subject negatived. Mr. "Fox's Motion on the fame Subject-rejected. Meffage from his Majefty. Propofal from certain Militia Regiments to ferve in Ireland. Debates on this Propofal in the Houfe of Lords-In the Houfe of Commons, CHAP. VII 138 Affairs of Ireland. The late Rebellion connected with remote Caufes. Brief "Sketch of the Hiftory of Ireland, as relating to thofe Caufes. National Character of the Irish Peafantry. Conceffions made to the Roman Catholics. Further Conceffions required. Policy of Lord Fitzwilliam's Adminiftration Republican Faction in Ireland. Society of United Irishments Intitution. Vieros of the Society. Theobald Wolfe Tone. Conftitution and Es of the Society. Affiliated Syliem. Orange Men. Defenders. Contention Act. Connexion formed by the United Men with France? Mission of Fackfon. His Trial and Conviction. Tal of Stone. Flight of Fore, Rowan, and others, United Irishmen joined by Mr. O'Connor. Accredited Minifter from the Irish Directory received at Paris. Invafion of Ireland. Why the French were not supported by the Peafantry. Military Organifation of Un ted Irishmen. Infurrection A. New Plan of Invafion. Insonded Infurrection. Confpiracy in Part developed to Government Reports of of Secret Committees. Severities exercifed in Ireland. Efforts made by the Whigs to conciliate the hoftile Parties. Miferable State of Ireland at this Crifis. Troops embarked on board the Dutch Fleet for the Invafion of Ireland. Wretched Policy of the French. Disturbances in Ireland. Town of Cahir ranfacked by the Infurgents. Proclamation. Neto Attempt to conciliate made by the Whig-Party-Ill-received by the United Irishmen. Mr. Arthur O'Connor. Trial of O'Connor, Binns, &c. Execution of O'Coighly. Deftruction of "The Prefs." Discovery of the grand Confpiracy. Leinfler Delegates, and fome of the Directory, apprehended. Death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Plot for a general Insurrection-Discovered and defeated. The Rebellion breaks out in various Places-Rebels repulfed at Naas-Take the Town of Profperous-Defeated at Kilcullen-At Rathfarnham-At Tallagh-bill-At Carlow At Kildare. Progress of the Rebellion in the South. Cork Militia defeated. Battle of Ennifcorthy, Rebels advance and take Wexford. Mr. B. B. Harvey appointed Commander in Chief of the Wexford Rebels. Battle of Rofs. Horrid Maffacres by the Rebels. Rebels repulfed at Gorey and Newtown Barry. Col. Walpole defeated and killed by the Rebels. Rebels repulfed at Arklow. Battle of Vinegar-hill. Wexford retaken. Execution of Rebels there. Il Conduct and Cruelty of Rebels. Rebellion in the North. Antrim taken by Rebels, and retaken by General Nugent. Battle of Ballinahinch. Lord Cornwallis appointed Lord Lieutenant. Conciliatory Meafures. General Amney. Trial of I. and H. Sheares, and other Confpirators. Submiffion and voluntary Confeffion of Arthur O'Connor, and other State-prifoners. Juftice and Equity of Lord Cornwallis's Adminiftration. Bill of Attainder. Final Difperfion of the Rebels. Invasion of Ireland by General Humberte General Lake defeated. Lord Cornwallis advances to attack the French—And defeats them at Ballinnamuck. Napper Tandy lands in Ireland-Returns. Defeat of the Grand Expedition for the Invafion by Sir J.B. Warren. Capture, Trial, and Death, of Mr. Theobald Wolfe Tone. Entire Suppreffion of the Irish Rebellion. Reflections," CHAP. VIII, 162 Retrofpe&t of Continental Affairs during the preceding Year. State of the bel ligerent Powers on the Rhine on the Opening of the Year 1797. Siege and Capitulation of the Fort oppofite Huningue, State of the Auftrian and Frenchy Armies in Italy. New and extraordinary Levies of Auftrian Troops. March of the Papal Troops to the Aid of General Wurmfer. Sup pofed Hoftility of the Venetian Government. The French take Poffeffion of Bergamo. Preparations made by Buonaparte. Attack of the Auftrians under Alvinzi, and Repulfe of the French to the Adige. Pofitions of Buonaparte. Battle of Rivoli. Success of the Auftrians. Perilous Siruntion of Buonaparte, and of the left Wing of the French. Defeat of the right Wing of the Auftrians. Battle of Porto Legnano. Defeat of the right Wing of the French. Provera's Progress towards Mantua. Rout of the right Wing of the Auftrian Army. Attack of Provera on the Forts before Mantua. Sortie of the Garrison under General Wurmfer. Defeat and Surrender of the left Wing of the Auftrian Army under Provera. Deftruction of the fifth Auftrian Army in Italy by the French. Situation of Affairs in the a 4 French French Republic. State of the Finances-Of Parties-Fations. Suppofed Royal Plot. Plan of the Conspiracy. Arreft of the Confpirators. Trial and Conviction of the Chiefs before a Military Commiffion. Effects of the Lenity of the Commiffion on the different Parties, Myfterious Conduct and Policy of the Directory. Confefion of the Chiefs of the Confpiracy. Purfuit of the Remains of the Außrian Army, by the French, into the Kenetian Territory. Surrender of Mantua. Preparations for the Invasion of the States of the Holy See. Intercepted Correfpondence of the Papal Miniftry. Manifefto and Proclamation of Buonaparte. Reflections on the Proclamation. Defeat of the Papal Troops Surrender of various Cities. The miraculous Image of Loretto. Progress of the French Army towards Rome. Pope's Letter to Buonaparte with Offers of Peace. Conditions of the Peace. Buonaparte's Letter to the Pope Negotiation between the French General and the Republic of St. Marino, sin CHAP. IX. be ་ཟླ ༤ སྐས་ ༣ 200 Political State of the Northern Powers with respect to France. Of Rufia, Pruffia. Of the neutral Powers in Italy, Naples, Tufcany, Genoa, Venice. The Inefficacy of the Allies of the French Republic. Of Spain. Of Holland. Dameftic Troubles. Refractory Clergy. Difaffected Magiftracy. Severity of the Larus, and the Caufe of their Inexecution. Amendments propofed by the Directory. Supineness of the Legislature. Hofile Spirit of the Journalists to the Republic. New Laws to punish Libels. Their Inefficacy. New Election of Part of the Legislative Body. Proclamation of the Directory. Propofal by the Directory of an Oath of Fidelity to be taken by the Electars-rejected by the Councils. Anti-directorial Party in the Council ftrengthened by the Election of the news Third Motion of Inquiry into the Conduct of the Directory respecting the Transport of the Galley-Slaves to the English Coaft. Caufe of this Expedition. Preparations by the Auftrians and French for the Continuance of the War. Hopes of the Court of Vienna in the Exertions of Prince Charles. Pofitions of the two Armies. March of Prince Charles to the Piava. Advance of the French from the Brenta. Retreat of Prince Charles behind the frong Entrenchments of the Tagliamento. Difficulties of the Pellage. Paffage effected by the French. Defeat and Flight of the Army under Prince Charles. The whole of the Venetian Territory in Poffeffion of the French. Attack and Defeat of the Auftrians in the Tyrol under Laudohn by General Joubert, Retreat of Landohn to Inftruck. Capture of the Auftrian Artillery and Magazines, by Forbert, at Brixen. Attack and Defeat of the Centre of the Austrian Army by Maffena, and their Retreat to the Mountains.Siege and Sarrender of the Fortress of Gradifca. Poffeffion of the Province of Goritia by the French. Proclamation of Buonaparte. Retreat of Prince Charles to Clagenfurt. Defeat of the centre Army of the Auftrians on the Snows of Tarwis by Maffena. Defeat of the Auftrians by Guieux, at Chinze. Capture of their Artillery and Baggage by Maffena. The Province of Carniola in Poffeffion of the French. March of Joubert across the Tyrol an Alps. Function of the Republican Armies at Clagenfurt. Further Retreat of Prince Charles. French in Paeon of the Province of Carinthia, and of the whole of the Aurian Poffeffions to the Adriatic. Proclama |