210 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1794- 



These were certainly most heinous 

 attempts ; yet they ncvir induced 

 lis, in the heightofour resentment, 

 to vow eternal war with the French. 

 Byaparity of reasoning, the F*rench, 

 notwithstanding our endeavours to 

 force upon thero a system of go- 

 vernment which they had repro- 

 bated, would, on our desisting, not 

 refuse to treat for a peace, which 

 they could not want less than we 

 did ; and we ourselves could not be 

 supposed so in\eterately fixed in 

 our hatred of that people, as to 

 eternize hostilities for the purpose 

 of gratify ing it, until they submitted 

 implicitly to our own terms. But 

 this we had no leason to expect, 

 while they continued an armed 

 nation. The supreme power in 

 that country was now lodged in 

 those hands which alone could ef- 

 fect the changes we requiredj and 

 they were deternfuied to persevere 

 in resisting us and our a'.lies to the 

 very last. 



After a few words from Mr. Pitt, 

 staling, that by an armed nation he 

 meant no more than the immense 

 mass of people compelled by the 

 Convention to take up Mnu, the 

 several resolutions of the commit- 

 tee were agreed to. 



On the oth of Fcbrnary, the 

 minister laid bet'ore the house an 

 account of the supplies necessary 

 for the prosecution of the war, to- 

 gether with the ways and means 

 to raise them, the pnrticulars of 

 the intended loan, and of other 

 methods of procuring money, witli 

 the taxes that would be recjuisite 

 to pay the interest accruing on 

 the sums addi'tion;^lly borrowed. 

 He observed, th;u the exeriions 

 required, though great, were indis- 

 pensable ; and that every man 



should bear in mind that he wa? 

 now strugglhigfor the preservation 

 of all that was dear to him. The 

 public had likewise the satisfac- 

 tion of knowing, that both the 

 naval and military department 

 were on the most respectable loot- 

 ing ever known in this c<iuntry : 

 the exertions of government had 

 been such, that the numbers voted 

 by parliament were already nearly 

 completed in both these branches 

 of the service. The interior strength 

 of the kingdom con,;istcd of on* 

 hundred and forty thousand effec- 

 tive men ; and that of the navj, 

 of near ninety thousand: the ar- 

 tillery had been placed on a foot- 

 ing of great improvement, »nd 

 amounted to near six thousand 

 men. The foreign troops in our 

 pay were almost forty thousand : 

 constituting altogether a force little 

 short of two hundred and seventy 

 thousand men, in the best condition 

 and discipline. He then proceed- 

 ed to the statement of the sums 

 necessary fur the maintenance of 

 this force, Tiie navy would re- 

 quire five millions five hundred 

 and twenty-five thousand pounds ; 

 the army, six millions three hun- 

 dred and thirty - nine thousand ; 

 that of the ordnanre, one millfon 

 three hundred and forty-five thou- 

 sand ; and the miscellaneous ser- 

 vices would call for two hundred 

 and six thousand. The deficien- 

 cies ol last year in grants, amount- 

 ed to four hundred and seventy- 

 four thousand pounds; in the land 

 and malt-tax, three hundred and 

 fifty thousand : the sum appropri- 

 ated to the discharge of the na- 

 tional debt was two hundred thou- 

 sand ; and the exchequer bill* 

 would amount tofnc miilions five 



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