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-Majenă évacuates the Eastern Parts of Italy -General Bellegarde, hooing reduced the Valtelline, embarks, with the greater Part of his Army, on the Lake Como.-The French driven from St. Gothard.—Strong Pofition taken by Maffena, in Front of Zurich.-Situation of the Archduke, and Caufes of his Inaction.-Respective Forces, and Forces of the oppofite Armies in Switzerland.-Political Meafures of the Allies.-The Ele&or of Bavaria, and the Duke of Wurtemberg enter into the Coalition.-Plan of a general Attack on the Allies formed at Paris.—Particular Plan if Majena. The Aufirians attacked on the whole Extent of their LineAnd entirely driven from the Cantons of Schwitz and Uri.—The firß Divifion of the Russian Auxiliary Army arrives at Schaff-haufen, and proceeds to Zurich.-Measures taken, by the Archduke, to flop the Progres of the Republicans.-The French Army of the Rhine pajes that River on feveral Points.-The Archduke, with his Army, quits Switzerland.—After obtaining fome Succeffes, obliged to fall back, and return to Mentz.-The Allies, on the 25th of September, attacked on the whole of their Line the Linth and the Limatt.-Zurich furrounded.-The Ruffian General, Korfakaw, who fucceeded to the Archduke in the Command of the Allied Forces, in Switzerland, retreats.—Marshal Suwarrow marches from Italy, into Switzerland.-His March, Progress, and Retreat to the Country of the Grifons, one Series of Battles, or a continued Engagement.—Action et Conftance. The French, on the 4th and 5th of October, pass the RhineTake Poffeffion of all the Country between the Maine and the Lake.-They are compelled to withdraw into the Angle, formed by the Necker and the Rhine, and completely to repafs this River. 249

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Situation and Force of the French and Auftrian Armies, in Italy, at the Be ginning of 1799.—The French driven, with great Lofs, from the left Bank of the Adige.-Operations of the Auftrians on the Flanks of the French Army.-The French, on the Fifth of April, defeated with great Lojs.Retire to the Mincio.—And afterwards to the Chiefa.—The Aufrim General, Melas, paffes the Mincio with all his Army.—23,000 Rufian Auxiliaries arrive with Marshal Suwarrow, who takes the chief Command of the Troops of the two Emperors.-Pefchiera and Mantua invefied.— Brefeia taken by the Allies.-Who march to the Oglio, which the French abandon. Moreau fucceeds in the Command of the French Army to Scherer, who was become the Object of public Animadverfion.—The Allied Army encamps on the Adda.-Distribution of the French Forces on that River-Diflodged therefrom on the Twenty-feventh, by Marshal Suwarrow. -Battle of Caffano.-The French compelled to fly towards Milan.—Which is entered by the Auftrians on the Twenty-eighth.-Embarraffing Situation of Moreau.-The Plan he determines to purjue.—Reduction of the Fortrefes of Pefchiera and Pizzighetone.-Plan of Operations purfued by Morikal Suwarrow-Capture of the Cities of Tortona and Turin-Moreau paļķes the Bormida, and retreats towards Coni-Reduction of the Citadels of Milan and Ferrara.-The French driven from Ravenna.-General Mac

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donald, with all his Army, evacuates the Kingdom of Naples.-Croffes the Appenines.-Makes himself Mafier of Modena, Reggio, Parma, and Placentia. -But is defeated in a Series of Battles, on both Sides of the Trebbia, by Marshal Suwarrow.—Moreau, who had crossed the Appenines, with a View of drawing near to Macdonald, and gained several Advantages, on the Approach of the Ruffian Commander, retires to Genoa. Reduction of the Citadel of Turin.-Infurrection of the Inhabitants of Tuscany.Macdonald accomplishes his Retreat and Junction with Moreau.-Alexandria and Mantua furrender, by Capitulation.-Cardinal Ruffo, on the Twentieth of June, makes himfelf Mafter of the City of Naples.-Complete Deliverance, by the English Fleet, of the Kingdom of Naples.-Military Meafures taken by the new French Directory.-The Command of the Army of Italy reflored to Joubert, who puts his Troops in Motion on the Eleventh of Auguft.-Battle of Novi.-Victory long doubtful at last decided in Favour of the Allies.-Enormous Lofs on both Sides.Conditional Capitulation of Tortona, which falls on the Eleventh of September.-General Suwarrow fels off for Switzerland.-Coni becomes the the fole Object of the Campaign.-March of the Neapolitans and the Aretines against Rome. General Garnier, French Commander, in Rome, surrenders the Roman Territory, by Capitulation, to Commodore Trowbridge.-Siege and Capture of Ancona.- And of Coni.-Other Places taken by the Auftrians.—Genoa and its fmall Territory, the only Poffeffion remaining to the French, in Italy, at the Clofe of 1799.-Eftimate of the Advantages gained on both Sides in the whole of the Campaign or Campaigns in Germany, Switzer Land, and Italy.-Maritime Affairs.

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Expedition, under the Command of the Duke of York, to Holland.-Obje&t of this.-Plan of Co-operation between Great Britain and Russia.-An Armament fets fail from Deal, on the thirteenth of Auguft.- Plan of Operations.-Stormy Weather.-The British Troops land at Helder.Force oppofed to them.-Engagement.—The British Army gains Poffeffion of Helder.Surrender of the Dutch Fleet.-Pofition and Force of the Enemy.-An Action, in which they are defeated, and forced to retire to Alkmaer.-Engagement on the nineteenth of September.Motives which induced the Duke of York to renew the Attack on the Enemy. Several Places on the Zuyder-Seu, fubmit to the British Flag, and the Authority of the Prince of Orange.-The British Army, on the fecond of October, attacks the French.-Who are defeated.-Progress of the British Army to Alkmaer.-The French take Poft on the Ihmus between Beverwick and the Zuyder-Sea.-The British moved forward to a new Pofition.-The French advance from Beverwick to meet them.-Engagement.-Night coming on, undecided.-The British Troops withdraw from their advanced Pofition to their former Station at Schagenbrug.—Attacks on the British at Schagenbrug.-Repulfed.-Farther Succeffes of the Marine Force of the British in the Zuyder-Sea-Sufpenfion_of Arms.—Capitulation.-The British and Ruffian Forces return to England.-Meeting of the British Parliament in September.-Its Proceedings, L13

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The State of Military Operations, connêted with that of the internal Pelery
of the French Republic.-Character and Views of the French Directory E
the early Part of 1799.—State of Parties in France.—Principles and fee
Artifices of the Directory.-Cralition of Parties againți them.—Nor Lite
tion of one-third of the Legifature. — And, on June 18, of a Directory.
—Unspected and juduen Arrival of Buonaparte from Egypt.

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Amount fales of imports, certificates, &c.

Amount applicable to purchase of inveftments, payment of commercial charges, &c,

381,938

756,813

Amount actually advanced for purchase of investments, payment of commercial charges, and in aid of the China in veftment,

At Bengal

Madras
Bombay

£ 1,202,394

642,048

286,913

Bencoolen

18,183

2,149,538

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514,131

500,336

Eftimated amount, fales of imports, and certificates, &c.

Amount estimated to be applicable'in 1797-8, to the purchase of investments, payment of commercial charges, &c.

Amount flated last year

DEBTS IN INDIA.

1,014,467

7,146,084

Amount this year

9,294,539

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Amount of intereft payable by accounts of last year
Amount of intereft payable by accounts of this year

419,345

576,775

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Increase of assets from the above increase of debts-the state

of the Company's affairs of India is woffe by

575,979

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