into the Tyrolese.—The Siege of Mantua resumed.-Marshal Wurmser, Germany, advance against the French.--Retake Trent. But are de feated with prodigious Lols at Arcola.--The Auflrians, though frequently defeated, return to the Charge.—High Spirit and Courage of the Ty- rolians. — Derotion of the Army in Italy to the French Republic.--Patience CHA P. IX. Campaign in Germany. -Oppofile Designs of the French and Auftrians.- Succeljes of the French.-- They invest Ehrenbritsein.--Driven back, by the Successes of Alorcau in Swabia.--Cessation of liofiilities betu'cen the French and the Princes of Wirtemberg and Baden.—Conduct of Prusjia.- A Frujian Army takes Polegion of Nuremberg.Impolicy of the French in the lode of raising Contributions.Cause of this.-Depredations of the French in Germany.-Operations of the French Armios under Moreau and Jourdan.- Difafiers of the Auftrians.-The Emperor represents the Situation of Germany, and his own Situation, in an Appeal to his Bohemian and Hunga- rian Subjects.--Diet of the Empire.-Partakes of the general Conflernation of Germany.--Determination to open a Negociation for Peace with France. -The Tide of Success turned agains the French by the Germans, under the Archduke Charles.-Obstinate Engagements.-Merly Retreat of the French Armies.-- Particularly of that under Moreau,--Consequences.- The Austrians occupied in the Siege of Kehl.-Sally of the Garrison thers. Various Adions.--Armisiice between the French and Aufirians.- The Diet of the Empire re-unimaied by the enterprizing Spirit and Succejs of the Archduke Charles, folicilous to regain the lazuur of the Imperial CHAP. X. State of Parties in France.-A Revival of the Reign of Terror threatened in the Southern Departments by Freron.-The Directory desert and oppose the Jacobin Interefi.-Conspiracy of Jacobins.-Discovered and defeuted.- Arrangements respelling the Enates of Emigrants.-Influence of the non- juring or refra@ury Clergy troublesome to Government. — Scandalous Neglect of the Execution of Justice.-Criminal Trials.-Money and Fi- nance. The same Impofitions laid on the People of the Aufirian Nether. *ands as on those of France.- New Plots and Insurrections.-Law for re- conciling the different Factions in France, by the Extindion of Terior.- Propofal for repealing a Law which appeared to fome to bear too hard on the Relations of Emigrants.—Rejected.—But an equitable Alteration made in that severe Law.--This a Matter of Triumph to the moderate Effects expelled in France from a growing Spirit of Moderation. The Chief Object in the Councils of France, how to Break or to Weaken the Power of England.-Plan of the French for that End.-Means for Refloring the Pecuniary Credit of the French Republic.--A Rupture threatened between the French Councils and Executive Directory.Prevented by the necesity of their acting in Concert.-The Legislature Invade the Province of the Directory, by the Appointment of a Committee for judging in Cafe's of Appeals from Emigrants.-- Loftiness of the Directory.-Humbled by the !Vise Economy and Firmness of the United States of America.-Jea- loyies and Disputes between the French and Americans.—And an open The Haughtiness of the Directory towards different Nations.-Particularly towards the Duich, whom they confider, not as Confederates, but a conquered People.-Moderation of the Republic and prepondering Party in the United Provinces.- Batavian Convention.—Its Proceedings.-Affairs of Geneva. ---Meeting of the National Institute of France.-Confidered as an auspicious Omen of the Return of Peuce and Reign of the Arts...-And Liberty of Thinking and Publishing on all Subjedls.—The Alliance between the Church and Monarchy of France, in the End, ruinous to both.—The new, or confi- Putional, Clergy avot their fent to the Separation of the Church from the Stute.Yet venture to condemn fome Things fettled, or approved, by the republican Government.-But which they confidered as adverse to the Dignity and Interesis of the ecclefiaflical Order.-The Settlement of eccleßaftical Affairs considered by the Generality of the French as a Matter of great CH A P. XIII. In France, a General wish for Peace.But the Popularity of the War with England slill continued. -Overture of Peuce from England to the French Abruptly broken off. tions and Expedition for an Invasion of Ireland. Defeated. The Death 188 1-69 49 31 52 55 .68 Articles of Capitulation of the INand of St. Lucia, May 25 75 The like of St. Vincent's, June 11 The like of Grenada 81 ibid. 90 Articles of Capitulation of Amboyna, February 16 Circular Letter to the Lieutenants of Counties on the Sea Coasts, Nov, 5, 93 Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Lord Mayor, Dec, 1, 94 Account of the total nett Produce of all the Taxes for one lear, ending O&ober Account of Wheat fold in the Corn-Market, Mark-Lane, from Christmas, 1795, Price of the Quartern-loaf for 1796 A general Bill of Cbriftenings and Burials for 1796 Substance of the Act for preventing feditious Assemblies Average Prices of Corn for 1796 Supplies granted by Parliament for 1996 2 Principal Public utcts paffed in the Sixth Seffion of the Seventeenth Parliament Frial of Mr. William Stone for High-T Petition of Sir Francis Blake to the Houje of Commors, February 8 115 . . 134 . . S T A T E-PAPER S. 117 118 120 123 ibid. 12+ 125 ibid. 126 12$ 133 ibid, 136 138 ibid. 139 141 Negociation for Peace between Great Britain and the French republic 147 172 173 179 180 182 183 184 186 188 169 195 197 ibid. 199 ibid, Letter . . . 26 206 . 213 Letter of the Executive Directory, to the Helvetic Body i i 200 201 203 20+ 205 207 Bernstorff 209 212 214 216 218 219 ibid. 221 Republic Sicilies 292 of the Executive Directory to the Armies of the Sambre and SS ibid. 210 ; ibir'. 241 242 ibit. 243 ibid. Anteer 222 027 . 5 |