ton.-Now Chancellor of the Exchequer.—Animated Conversation respecting

the Changes in the Adminiftration.-State of Parties.-Characters of

Parties and of their Leaders.
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CHAP. VIII.

Committee of Supplies.-National Efimates.-Ways and Means.- Vero
Taxes-Summary Review of the State of Great Britain, with respect to the

· Public Revenue and Expenditure at the Commencement of 1801—And of

the general Safety and Profperity of the Nation.

CHAP. IX.

[143

Order obferved in our Accounts of the Proceedings in Parliament.-Measures
for the internal Security and Peace of the Empire.-Martial Law in Ire
land.-The Nature, Extent, and lurking Remains of Rebellion in Ireland.
-Select Committee of the House of Commons, for inquiring into the State of

Ireland and the Conduct of certain difaffected Persons in Great Britain.—

Report from this Committee taken into Confideration.-Revival of Acts for

fufpending the Habeas Corpus- A&, and preventing feditious and tumultuous

Meetings. Apology for entering fo fully into the Speeches of the Irish

Members-Select Committee of the House of Lords for inquiring into the

State of Ireland and other Purpofes.-Report of the fame.-Reflections

thereon. A Bill of Indemnity for Ireland.

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С НА Р. X.

[153

Bounties on the Importation of Grain.-Improvement of Commons-And
Waste Lands.-Cultivation of Potatoes.—Inquiry into the Sall-Duties, and
the Means for remedying the Inconveniences arifing from thence.-Repeal
of Brown Bread Act.-Relief of Infolvent Debtors.-Law for preventing
the Arreft of Aliens in Great Britain for Debts contracted in France pre-
vious to the Revolution.—Clergymen declared incapable of being Members
of the House of Commons.―Poor Housekeepers relieved from Poors Rate.—
Cenforial Functions of Parliament.-Rewards.—Motions for Inquiries
tending to Disgrace and Punishment.—India Budgets for two Years pre-
eding the 25th of March, 1801.—Mr. Dundas's Plan for the Government

of India.
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CHAP. XI.

Difcuffions concerning a free Trade between Great Britain and India.-Motion
in the House of Commons, relative to this, by Sir William Pulteney.
-Difcuffions and Debates thereon in the India-Houfe.-Hiflory, or Origin,
of the Queftion.-Difference of Opinion between the East-India-House and
the Board of Control.-Letter from Mr. Dundas to the Court of Directors,
containing his Opinion and Advice refpecting the Mode of carrying on the
Trade between Great Britain and India:-Taken into Confideration by a
VOL. XLIII
Committee

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Committee of the Court of Directors.-Report of that Committee.—Confe-

quent Refolutions.-Second Letter to the Court of Directors from Mr.

Dundas-Letter to the Directors on the Subject of free Trade from the

Governor-General of British India, the Marquis of Wellesley.—Taken into

Confideration by a Committee of the Court of Directors.-Report of that

Committee.-Motion in the India-House for the Production of printed

Papers refpecting a free Trade with India -Debates thereon-Motion

negatived. Sir William Pulteney's Mation in the House of Commons

carried.-Prorogation of Parliament.
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CHA P. XII.

Extended Sphere of the European Republic.-War in Egypt.-Situation of the

French Army there at the Departure of Buonaparte, and the Succeffion, in

the Command, of General Kleber.-Treaty at El Arish for the Evacuation

of Egypt.-Policy of Kleber, who feeks Occafion of Quarrel with the

Turks.-Refufal of the British Government to Sanction the Treaty of El-

Arifh.-Renewal of Hoftilities.-Battle at Heliopolis.—Infurrection in

Cairo.-Dreadful Outrages of the Infurgents on the French and other Euro-

peans. Oppofile Influence of the Mahomeda Religion, as rightly inter-

preted, and as understood by the Vulgar.—Plan of Nuzuff-Bushaw, the

chief Commander of the Turkish Forces.-The French Army recalled from

different Quarters to quell the Infurrection.—Bombardment of Cairo.—

Various Attempts and Encounters.-Enthufiaftic Zeal, Courage, and Ai-

vity of the Muffulmen.-Military Skill and Bravery of the French-and

Intrigues with the different Tribes of the Mahomedans.—Capitulation figned

by the military Chiefs, but rejected by the Ringleaders of the Inhabitants of

Cairo. Correfpondence and Negotiation between General Kleber and Mu-

rad-Bey. The Contagion of Infurrection spread from Cairo to other Paris

of Egypt.-The Infurrections in thofe Parts fubdued.—Artifices of the

Leaders to keep up the Spirits of the Infurgents of Cairo.—Bulac taken by

Storm.-An unlimited Pardon proclaimed to all the Inhabitants.—A gene-

ral Attack on Cairo, which furrenders on Capitulation.-The Turkish

Army, evacuating Cairo, returns to Syria.

CHA P. XIII.

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Effect of the Victory at Helipolis on the Minds of the Egyptians.-Judicious

Regulations carried into Effect by General Kleber.-Turkish Fleet off

Alexandria.-Differences between the Generals Kleber and Menou.-Kleber

affaffinated. Succeeded in the Command of the Army by General Menou.-

Diffentions in the French Army,-Conjectures concerning the perfonal

Views of Menou.- Military Preparations of the Turks.-Their Timidity

and Irrefolution. -Overtures for Peace, from the Grand Vizier, rejected by

General Menou.-Arrival of an English Armament on the Coaft of Egypt.

-Landing of the Troops on the Peninfula of Aboukir.-Engagement on

the 13th of March.-Fort Aboukir capitulates.-Battle of the 21-Sir

R. Abercromby mortally wounded, and fucceeded in the Command of the

Army

Army by Major-General Hutchinfon.-The French driven from Rhamanich

to Cairo-From whence a Detachment marches against the Turkish Army

near Belleis.-But are repulfed.-Capture of a valuable French Convoy.—

Capitulation of Cairo.-A British Army arrives in Egypt from India.—

Capitulation of Alexandria.-Evacuation of Egypt by the French and the

English.-The Beys feized and fent to Conftantinople.-Government by

Bafhaws eftablished in Egypt.
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CHAP. XIV.

Great Object of Buonaparte in the War with England.-The Colonization of

Egypt his favourite Project.-French Menaces of invading England.—

Sea Coast of France divided into Six Maritime Prefectures.-Effects

produced by Threats of France throughout Great Britain.—Measures taken

by Government for the Defence and Security of the British Isles.-Gencral

Difpofition of the British Fleet.-Naval Engagements in the Bay of Alge

ziras.-Daring Attempt fruftrated. But Victory finally obtained by a

British Squadron, under Sir James Saumarez.-Vain glorying and frantic

Hopes of the French.
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СНАР. XV.

Operations of the Frer. h at Land, as ufual, more fuccefsful than thofe at Sea.

-Combined Attack on Portugal, concerted between France and Spain, in

which the Concurrence of Spain is not fincere, but intended as a Measure for

the Prevention of greater Mischief.-Portugal deferted by England.-Mu-

tual Declarations of War between Spain and Portugal.-Sham War; and

Peace between Portugal and Spain.-The Preliminaries of that Pacification

refufed to be acceded to by the French Government.-French Army advances

through the Pyranees to the Portuguese Frontier, and fits down before Al-

meida. The Portuguese Government alarmed, prepare feriously for felf-

defence, but unable to raise an effective Army of fufficient Strength.-The

Portuguese land of Maderia occupied by the English.—Pacification between

France and Portugal,

CHA P. XVI.

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Invafion of Britain in flat-bottomed Boats.-By whom first projected.-The

Policy of Buonaparte in his Menaces of Invafion.-To which his boafted

Preparations were inadequate.-Gallant Exploits of British Gun-boats and

Cruizers.-French Ports blockaded.-And Coafts infulted.-Yet French

Veffels of War fieal from one Place to another, alongshore.—Their great

Place of Rendezvous, Boulogne,―The French and English on the oppofite

Sides of the Channel keep each other on the Alert.-The Tide of War turned

by the English from offenfive to defenfive.- French Preparation for Self-

defence.-The War between France and Britain affumes an Aspect extremely

interefting. The oppofite Preparations of War feen from the oppofite

Coafts, The Harbour of Boulogne defcribed.-French Encampments and

Fortifications.-

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Fortifications.-Bombardment of the Vessels in the Harbour of Boulogne.—
Its Effe&s.-Second Attack on Boulogne.—Singular Precautions of the
French for defending, and fecuring their Veffels from being carried off by
the English.-Plan of the Allack.-Circumftances that involved its Mifcar-
riage.-Defeat and Difafter.—Lord Nelson, leaving a fufficient Force before
Boulogne, returns to Deal.-Humane Attentions of Lord Neljon to the
wounded Sailors.
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CHAP. XVII.

Singular Modefy of the French, after the Repulfe of the fecond Attack on
Boulogne-Accounted for.-Confiderations inclining the French Govern-
ment to Peace.-Figas of Truce.-Amidji continued Preparations on both
Sides for War and mutual Invafion.—Negotiation for Peace-Brought to a
Conclufion.-Preliminaries of Peace announced in the London Gazelle.—
Enthufiaftic Joy at the Return of Peace, both in London and Paris, and all
other Parts of France and Britain.-Very different Emotions excited by
this Event in the Breaft of the French Loyalifis.—Their Caufe deferted by
the laft Power in which they had fill hitherto repofed fome Hopes and Con-
fidence.-New Hopes reforted to by the French Emigrants.-Their Situa
tion defcribed-Reflections.-Peace between France and the Ottoman
Porte.-Between France and the Elector Palatine of Bavaria.-Between
France and Ruffia.-Between Great Britain and Russia, and acceded to by
the other Northern Maritime Powers.-Convention between Buonaparte
and the Pope for the Re-establishment in France of the Catholic Religion.-
The Conduct of the Emigrant Bishops of France contrafed with that of the
Conftitutional Bishops. And with that of the English Clergy in the Reign
of Henry VIII.-Reflections.

CHAP. XVIII.

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Alteration of Political Power between Defpotism and Democracy-General Plan
or Principles of Buonaparte's Government.-His private Conduct or De
portment.-His Reprefentation of the State of France, involving a fummary
View of the State of Europe, towards the Conclufion of 1801.-Additional
Remarks on the State of Europe.-Agitations in Germany, Switzerland,
and the French West Indies.-Hanover evacuated by the Pruffians.-Totter-
ing. State of the Turkish Empire.-Infurrections in the new Republic of the
Seven Ifles.-General View of the State of British India.

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129

London Gazette, Auguft 18

An Account of all Grain, &c. imported into Great Britain, between Oct. 1,

1800, and October 1, 1801

135

Account of the Amount of Bank of England Notes in Circulation, from 25th

of October, 1800

141

Account of the Nett Revenue of the Post Office, from 1760 to 1800 i'id.
Account of the Total Produce of the Tax upon Income for the Year ending the
5th of April, 1801

142

ibid.

Account of the actual estimated Expense of Collecting the Tax upon Income for
the lears 1799 and 1800

Account of the Nett Produce of the permanent Taxes of Great Britain, for 1800

and 1801

143

144

Account of Moneys advanced for Public Services from the Civil Lift (not being

Part of the ordinary Expenditure of the Civil Lift)

Account of the Diftribution of a Sum granted to his Majefty to enable him to

fulfil fuch Engagements, and to take fuch Measures as the Exigency of

Affairs may require

Account of the feveral Sums of Money advanced by Way of Loan or Subjdy

to diferent States, from the Commencement of the prefent War

Account of all fubfifting Penfions payable at the Exchequer

The like of all Penfiens charged upon bis Majesty's Civil Establishment for

Scotland

145

146

147

158

General View of the financial Affairs of India, from the Budget opened by
Mr. Dundas in the House of Commons, June 12, 1801

Average Price of Wheat in each Year from 1595 to 1800 inclufive

763

167

Variations in the Price of the Quartern Loaf during 1801

Abstract of the Population of England and Wales, taken in 18017

First Report of the Committee of the Houfe of Commons' relative to treasonable
Practices in Great Britain and Ireland

168

169

Second