HISTORY OF EUROPE. CHAP. I. Return of Buonaparte from Egypt to France.-His Letter to the Army of CHA P. 11. The Village of St. Cloud filled with Troops, and Spectators from Paris.-The -- ing a Report on the actual State of the Nation. And propofing Measures СНАР. III. 1 118 Effects of what passed 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- Jures proper to be adopted in the prefent Crifis.-The Council addreffed by the Chairman of the Committee, by Boulay de la Meurthe, and again by Lucian Buonaparte.-The Council adjourned, and the Seffion terminated.- CHA P. IV. First Measures 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 Minifters 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Conful to the Army of Egypt.-Conciliatory Conduct of Buonaparte.Profeffed Spirit of the new Government.-Odious Lars repealed.-Meafures of Finance.-Of police and internal Government.- Mercy extended to parious Claffes of Men.-Marine and Commerce.-A The Return of Buonaparte from Egypt, the leading Event in the Hiftory of 1800. The vast and unbounded Power vefled in him by the new Conftitu tion.-General Expectations and Prefages.-Able and prudent Conduct of Buonaparte. -The Jufiice and Moderation of his Government.-His Soli- citude to pacify and tranquillize France.-Means adopted for this Purpoje. -Both of Perfuafion and Force.-War in the western Departments. År- miflice.-The War renewed. Overtures from Buonaparte for Peace with CHAP. VI. Meeting of Parliament.-Meffage from the King, respecting Overtures of Peace from the Confular Government of France.-Debates thereon in both CHAP. VII. Meffage from his Majesty, respecting the Employment of German Troops in- fead of Ruffians.-Debates thereon in both Houses.-Motions for an Inquiry into the Failure of the Dutch Expedition, in both Houfes.—Debates thereon. CHAP. VIII. 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 paffed into a Law.—Sufpenfion of the Habeas Corpus.-Continuance of an Act for preventing Mutiny and Sedi- tion.-Corn and Bread Bill.-Other Bills-And Motions for Bills.-Pro- . CHA P. IX. The Ceffation of Arms in the difcontented Provinces of France not Universal. -Correfpondence between Loyalift Chiefs and the English Fleet.-Supplies received by the Chouans from England-Conciliatory Meajures per/cvered in by Buonaparte-Determination to Ufe force where these fail.-Part of the Royalifs agree to Terms of Peace —Part remain in Arms and Hofi- lity to the Republic.-Laws of the Royalifis among themselves.-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 С НА Р. X. Both the allied Powers of Aufiria 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 Referve at Dijon.-The French Army of the Rhine.-Its Pofition and Movements at the beginning of the Campaign, 1800.-The Archduke Charles retires, and CHA P. XI. Siege of Genoa, -Arrival of Massena there. Situation of the French Troops, Conference opened for the Evacuation of Genoa.-A Treaty concluded.--- Army of Referte.-Plan of Buonaparte for retrieving the French Affairs in Italy. He Marches his Army across the Alps.--Takes Poffeffion of Combined Campaign of Italy and Germany.-The French Army, under Mo- reau, croffes the Rhine at different Points.-The different Divifions assem- ble at Schaffhaufen.-General Kray deceived by the skilful Manœuvres of Moreau.-Actions at Stockach and Mofskirk; and Biberach and Mcm- mingen.-The Außrian Army retire to Uhm, whither they are followed by the French.-Plan of Moreau, for favouring the Operations of the Army in Italy, gradually unfolded; which is, to retire from Ulm and the left Banks of the Danube to the Lake of Confiance.-The Change in Italy in- duces him to change the Plan of his Operations in Germany.- to act on the Offensive.-Croffes the Danube.- A Series of Actions.—Gene- Tal Kray leaves Ulm, which is blockaded by a Divifion of the French Army, under the Orders of General Richenpanfe.-Contributions in Bavaria.— Munich taken.-Armistice-Negociation for Peace.—Broken off.-The Emperor joins the Aufirian Army.-A Prolongation of the Armiflice.— Expiration of the Truce, and Renewal of the War.- Armistice concluded at Return from the Affairs of the Continent to those of Great Britain.-Disturb ences in the Prison of Cold-Bath-Fields.-Mobs and Riots on Account of the exhorbitant Price of Bread.-Naval Exploits.—And Expeditions to the Coafs of France, Spain, and Africa.- Negociation for Peace with France renewed.—Reduction of the Island of Malta, under the Power of Great Bri- tain.And of the Dutch Island of Curaçao.—An English Fleet, with Troops on board, menaces Cadiz. Affairs of Egypt.-Weft Indies. East Indies.A Storm brewing in the North of Europe.-Summary Re- 81 Articles of the Capitulation of the Ifles of Malta and Goza to the English 85 92 Table of Fees payable in the treo Houfes, on Bills of Enclosure 93 An Eftimate of the Expenfes of Housekeeping, between the Years 1773 and Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, refpeding Bread, Corn, ibid. &c. 97 101 Second Report from the fame Committee 128 Annual Amount of Wheat imported to London, from 1781 to 1800 139 ibid. Official Letter from the Duke of Portland to the Lord-Lieutenant of the County 141 Copy of a Letter from the Duke of Portland to the Town-Clerk of Notting- Returns of the Number of Men who have been raised, difcharged, or killed, ibid. 145 Lift of Irish Parliament Annuitants Nor. 1800 147 Account of the Amount of the Public funded Debt of this Kingdom, at the be- 148 Account of the Amount of Bank of England Notes in Circulation, in the 149 An Account of the total Produce of the Tax upon Income, for the Year ending An Account of the total net Produce of the permanent Taxes, for the Year end- Public Acts paffed in the Fourth and Fifth Seffions of the Eighteenth Parliament Average Prices of Corn for 1800 160, 500 169 170, 497 172 173 A gene |