CONTENTS. 



Cmh, and drive the Sardinians from them., with great Loss The Sardinians 

 again difeated. The Jastrians and Sardinians form a Project against the 

 French, irhi-h is comptetdi^ counteracted hy thesewho compel tiu-m to alan- 

 dnriall their Posts, and take. dieUer hi Alexandria. The French remain Ma.i- 

 ters (f the open Con!ilnf,a^!d(hr.Anstrinn<: and Sardinians areredi/ccd to act 

 on the Defensive. T/jesirong Situatinnif the Frcncain ItaUi alarms the Pow- 

 ers of that C'Ainlry. Stichtres onthe Political Stale of that Countri/.^ Con- 

 jvctures on iheEfectsofihe French Rcndutionin Itali/. Situation o>'Europe 

 at the Close'of 1794. Review of the Primitive Causes of the Revolution 

 in France, and of the Effects originaling from those Causes. Their 

 Strength and poiiierf III Operation^ The^Peuple 'f France transformed 

 ly t hem into a Nation wholly different from what it was. The Face 

 of Europe so all ered by the Events of the Campiign of 179''. '-^2/ ft is 

 no longer ihe same. The Conse'fucnccs of that Campaign not tcrmiaa- 

 ied. R flcclijns on thu Enthusinwi of the French in favour of their 

 present Government. . . .62 



CHAP. V. 



Causes of the rapid Changes of Men and Mea^^ures, and of the Vicissitudes 

 in Government during the Progress of the French Revolution. Discontents 

 excited I y the Barlarifies erercised hy various Parties. Motives for the ge- 

 neral Sul-mission rf the French to the Ruling Party at the Commencement 

 of the War ivith the Coalesced Powers. Determination of the Royalists to 

 unite against the Repullicans. Insurrection in La Vendee. Its Causes, Be- 

 ginning and Progress, .hjined l-'i Nmniers of the JVol'kmc and the Clergy- 

 Military Plans and Di<posifions made ly the Vendeans. Alarm of the 

 Convention. Policij of the Insurgents in concealing the Names of their 

 CImfs. Charetlc the First Promoter of the Insurrection. He erects tlie 

 Royal Standard. Risings headed ly Staff. et and Catinenu. Fears and 

 Preparations if the French (javernwent against the J'endi'ans Distribu- 

 tion of the Vendean Army into three Divisions. Appointment of Delbee to 

 the ckiif Command. The Jjisurgent'; supply themselves with Arms, by sei- 

 zing those of the Conventional Tnnps. Advantages resulting from the Si- 

 tuation of their Country. They adopi Difen.tive Measures Their Hcta- 

 riis. Th.y nieel with a Repulse at Nantes. Numerous Forces march aga.inst 

 them. They d< feat these Forces New Method to red.uce them adopted ly 

 the French Government. They arc overpowered and forced to abandon their 

 Country. They retreat across the Loire. They lose iheir principal Chiefs, 

 who die of their Hounds They march into Brittany. They attack St. Malo 

 and Granville vithout Success. They defeat the Armies sent against 

 them. They quit the Sea Coast and make an Irruption into Maine and 

 Anjou, against the Advice of their Chiefs Immense Force ordered ogainst 

 ihcm Thry receive Intelligente of the in/ended Assistance from England, 

 and march towards the Sea.-Coa.^l. They are overtaken by the Conventio- 

 nal Troops, and entirely defeated iviLk a prodigious Slaughter. The Isle 

 Noirmoutier is taken by Charetlc. He is left by most of his People, aid 

 Noirmoutier is retaken by the Conventional Troops. His reniiiining Fol- 

 lowers obliged to dJsperse. Barbaiities exercised by the French Government 

 upon the lioyalisls. . . . . 79 



CHAP. VI. 

 Second TiHurrcction in La Vindec. Junction df Claret te, Stoflet, and 

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