deration of this party, in Favour of Peace, encourages Attempts in Fazour 48 CH A P. V... Political Parties in France.—Decree against Clubs. --Buonaparte declares Mis Attachment and Refolution to abide by the Republican Party. --Addresses to the Directory from the Armies.-The Directory Split into two Parties The one violently Republican, the other inclined to moderate and conflictory Measures.-Feuds between the Directory and the Councils. --A large Body of Troops, in Violation of the Confitution, called to Paris.-Remarkable Address to the Directory, by the Army of the Sambre and Meufe. Effect of this on the Councils.-Causes asigned, by the Directory, for Fermenta- tions that had taken place in the Army.--Concert between the Directory and the Army.—The Councils alarmed.-Resolutions of the Councils for the Purpose of refiraining within due Bounds, the Authority of the Di- C H A P. VI. Arrestation of national Representatives. -Message from the Directory to the - Transactions of the primary Communes and electoral Ajemblies, in fifty Imputing the most iniquitous and atrocious Designs to the Royalists.- Pro- clamation by the French Government, annoucing a second Expedition against Ireland.-Singular Expedition of a Body of French Troops into Wales.- These surrendered themselves, without Refrance, Prisoners of War to a Force, raised and headed, on the Emergency, by Lord Cawdor.--The Spanish Ineffe&tual . Expedition of the English against the Spanish Island of Porto- теп, Meeting of Parliament.-His Majesty's Speech.--Debates on the in the House of Lords.-And in the House of Commons --French Meafures proposed by the Minister, for the Defence Country:--Debates thereon in both Houses of Parliament.--Bills / Public Expenditure and Income. --Army and Navy, and other Epimates Supplies, with Ways and Means, New Taxes.--Debates on these jects. ---Particularly on Sums Sent, and proposed to be sent to the I peror. Portion given with the Princess Royal --Relief to the Subscrit to the Loyalty Loan.---Navy and Exchequer Bills Funded. --Ine Clouded Aspect of British Affairs in the End of 1796, and earlier Part oy 1797.-Messages from His Majesty to both Houses of Parliament, relating to the Rupture of the Negociation for Peace al Paris.Addresses in Canse- Amendments propofed.--Debates.- Amende ments rejected, and the Addresses carried by large Majorities Peace in the House of Lords. ---Motion for the same. End in the Ilouse of CHAP. XII. Causes of Discontents in the British Navy and Army.-Notices giren of these Discontents.-Mutinous Combinction among all the Ships in ihe Channel Fleet.- Organization of this Naval Democracy.--Petitions from the Mutineers to the Admiralty and the House of Commons:-General Alarm.---The Board of Admirulty transferred to Portsmouth.--Conciliatory Terms of a Return to Subordinetion and Duty proposed to the Seamen. --Demands of the Seamen. Complied with.-In consequence of a Miftruft of Government, a fresh Muliny.--Zealous, prudent, and succesful, Exertions of the Earl Howe. --The Affairs of the Nary, with the Epimates of the additional Expences noro become necessary, brought into the House of Commons. - Minifry accused of Procraftination and fcandalous Neglect of Duty. --Motion for a Pole of Cenfire.--- Negatired. A Mutiny, more alarming fiill than that in the Channel Fleet, breaks out at the Nore.A Board of Admiralty held at Sheerness. --- Audacious Behaviour of the Mutineers. The Lords of the Admirally return from Sheerness to Toren, without the least Success in their Endeavours for the Reforation of Order:- Transactions in the Fleet at the Nore.-Condemned by the Divisions of the Fleet ai Plymouth and Portsmouth. - As well as hy the Nation at large.--Intelligence of this produces, in the Ships Creus, at the Nore, Divisions, Terror, and Despair. The principal Conductor of the Mutiny seized, condemned to Death, and executed. -Bill for preventing the Seduction of Soldiers and Sailors 207 CHA P.' XIII. State of Ireland, in its Relations, external and internal, u Subject in Debate in both Houses of Parliament.--Motion, by Mr. II hitbread, in the House of Commons, relative to the Invasion of Ireland.--Negatired.--Motion relative to the internal State and Discontents of Ireland, in the llouse of Peers, by the Eart of Moira.---Negatived.--Motion on the fume Subject, in the House of Commons, by Mr. Fox.---Negatired 223 CH A P. XIV, Petitions for the Dismission of Minifers.--Motion to that effect in the House of Lords. And in the House of Commons.--Motion in the House of Commons for a Reform of Parliament.--Motion in the House of Peers for confdering the State of the Nation--Prorogation of Parliament, 219 . 89 London Gazette, January 17 70 London Gazette Extraordinary, February 27 72 The like, March 3 73 The like, O&ober 16 75 Articles of the Capitulation of the Ijland of Trinidad 78 Account of the Royal Procession to St. Paul's 80 Petition of the City of London to the King for Peace, and the Dismissal of his Minifiers 84 Refolutions passed in Common Hall, May 11 ibid. Petition for Peace, to the King, from the County of Middle fer , , 86 The like, from the City of Wefimnfier 87 The like, from the County of Down, in Ireland Account of the Advances made for the Service of the Emperor, fince Decem'ber 13, 1796, and also of the Securities for Ropayment of the fame . 90 Report of the secret Committee to inquire into the Financial State of the Nation Report from the Committee of Secrecy, appointed, tij the Houje of Lords, to by examine and State the total Amount of outstanding Demands on the Bank of England, and likerife of the Funds for discharging the same, &c. Account of all Bills drawn on the Treasury, from the Ipand of St. Domingo, during the War, together with a Return of the Deaths and Casualites which t" have taken Place in the British Forces there 110 Account of all Additions made to the Annual Charge of the Public Debt, by the Interest or Annuities of any Loan made, or Annuities created, subsc quent to January 1, 1793, and also the Produce of the Duties granted for € defraying the Charge, in respect of the same, in the Year ended Jan. 5, 1797, 11-1 Copies of the Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, with the Anfwers of the Chancellor of the Exchequor thereto 118 Copies of all Communications between the Directors of the Bank and Chancellor me of the Exchequer, respeding Advances to Government, firice Nov. 1, 1794, 119 Summary of the Report of the Secret Committee of the Irish House of Commons, appointed to consider of the Papers feixcd at Belfaft > 145 Subsance 96 Subpance of the Infructions relative to the Baggage and Marches of the Army. 147 148 151 155 156 157 159 ibid. 162 * 163 165 166 STATE-PAPER S. Message from the King to the House of Commons) Februry 27 175 ibid. 176 177 ibid. -180 zbid. 181 ibid. 223 229 ibid, Infructions to the Commanders of Ships of War and Privateers, 231 235 237 238 256 259 260 ibid. • 258 . |