Nation, in general, faid to be unanimous in fupporting the affembly, and offers CHA P. VII. Ineffectual attempts made by the French privileged orders, for procuring re- againf against the new government, and implants deeply the feeds of future conten- tion and war. Weft India colonies thrown into a state of the utmost dif- order and confufion, and at length precipitated into the most dreadful scenes of defolation, conflagration, and massacre, which terminate in final deftruc- tion, by a feries of ill-judged and precipitate meafures, of impolitic, impracti cable, or contradictory decrees. Great disorders in the army. Soldiers throw off all fubordination and difcipline. The people being now in poffeffion of liberty, a defire of uncontrolled rule and fovereignty becomes the leading and general paffion, a circumftance which ferves greatly to unite them, and to ftrengthen the new fyftem. The weak attempts of the royalifts, and the con- tinual reports of plots, confpiracies, and invafions, caufe fuch a general alarm, that the provinces affociate and arm; fo that France feems covered with camps and armies. State of the aristocrates and parties adverse to government. Corfica annexed to France as part of the kingdom. Applica tion from the court of Spain relative to the difpute with England, brings on a debate on the question, in whofe hands the right of peace and war bould be lodged. Second application from Spain brings on a change of the mi- wiftry. Mutiny of the fleet at Breft. Anacharfis Clootz introduces to the affembly bis ambaffadors from all mankind. Decree for abolishing all titles, and obliterating all memorials of nobility and family diftinction, for ever in France. Grand national confederation at Paris. Bloody conteft at Nancy. Mr. Neckar quits the kingdom, after various difgraces, and narrowly escaping the fury of the Parifians. Schifm of the French clergy; the greater part of whom fubmit to the lofs of their penfions, and to expulfion from their paftoral duties, rather than to take the newly- APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. Dr. Johnson's monument [247 offices thereto belonging, &c. Particulars refpecting the last illness and death of the emperor Account of the miraculous efcape of Captain Bligh, of the Bounty floop Account of the difafter which befel his Majefty's fhip Guardian, Lieut. Riou Account of the lofs of the Vanfittart Indiaman [ibid. [252 [254 Trial of Renwick Williams, commonly called the monster - [262 - [268 An account of all corn and grain exported from, and imported into, England [269 Prices of flocks for the year 1790 [271 State of the barometer and thermometer for the year 1790 [272 Public acts paffed in the feventh feffion of the ferventeenth parliament of Great Britain - [273 - - Abstract of an act for limiting the number of perfons to be carried on the out- fide of ftage coaches and other carriages, 28 Geo. III. c. 57, 1788 [274 Supplies granted by parliament, for the year 1790 Account of the net produce of the duties of cuftoms, excise, stamps, and inci- dents, between the 5th day of April 1788, to the 5th day of April 1789; and between the 5th day of April 1789, to the 5th day of April Address of the house of commons, and his Majefty's answer thereto His Majefty's Speech to both houses of parliament, at the close of the feffion, - - Meffage from his Majefty to both houfes of parliament, relative to the capture tions [287 Declaration of his Catholic Majefty, June 4, tranfmitted to all the European courts [292 Memorial of the court of Spain, delivered June 13, to Mr. Fitzherbert, the - [294 Mr. Fitzherbert's answer to the foregoing memorial [298 The Count de Florida Blanca's reply, June 18 299 Declaration and counter declaration, exchanged at Madrid the 24th July 300 [301 Decree of the national affembly of France on the family compact Addrefs of the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, on the Treaty of peace concluded between the king of Sweden and the empress of Ruf- [306 Speech of John earl of Westmorland, lord lieutenant of Ireland, to both Amendment of lord Portarlington to the Addrefs moved on the foregoing speech; together avith the proteft on its rejection [308 Speech of the speaker of the boufe of commons of Ireland, on prefenting the bills [310 Speech of the lord lieutenant of Ireland to both houses of parliament, April 5 [311 Seventh report of the commiffioners appointed to examine, take, and ftate the [ibid. CHARACTERS, Biographical and literary anecdotes of Haller-From Coxe's travels in Swit- - Account of the late Mr. Howard.-From the Gentleman's Magazine for Account of the late Mr. Ledyard.-From" Proceedings of the Society for pro- 18 Anecdotar Anecdotes relative to the English nation.-From D'Archenholz's picture of 26 35 Anecdotes relative to Dean Swift's treatment of Mrs. Johnfon and Mrs. Van- 39 42 Extracts from Obfervations in a Journey through Italy, by Mrs. Piozzi NATURAL HISTORY. - - 55 58 63 Account of the bouquetin, or mountain goat.-From Coxe's Travels in Switzer- Account of the tabafheer, in a letter from Patrick Ruffell, M. D. F. R. S.— From the Philofophical Transactions, vol. lxxxii. part 2. Account of the Nardus Indica, or Spikenard, by Gilbert Blane, M. D. F. R. S. Account of fome extraordinary effects of lightning, by William Withering, Account of a child with a double head, in a letter from Everard Home, Efq; F. R. S. to John Hunter, Efq; F. R. S.-From the fame Account of a gentleman living at Milan, in the year 1786, who had the faculty of thewing the cud.-From Mrs. Piozzi's Journey through Italy, vol. ii. Experiments on the expanfive force of freezing water, made by Major Edward Williams, of the royal artillery, at Quebec, in Canada, in the years 1784 and 1785. From the Tranfactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; with Remarks, by Cha. Hutton, LL.D. Cafe of a patient who difcharged the pupa of the mufca cibaria, by W. White, M.D. and F. R. S. with obfervations by J. Church, A. M.—From Me- Dr. Dancer's account of the cinnamon trees of the island of Jamaica.—From Tranfactions of the Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, vol. viii. |