. CONTENTS. 



Ass'mnats, — thcThird, to encourage Military Merit, — and the Fmir(h, 

 Jbr The Relief"/ the Poor, and People ir Distress. Pn.grcss of the Party 

 forming a'^aiust Robespierre. His Cojidttct at this Crisis. Speech of the 

 Jncol'm Club. Designs ofivhich he is sitsperted. Proscriptions intended ly^ 

 him. Conduct of the Party forfncd against him. Obliged ig temporize. 

 2)enun elation presented by the^ Jacobins to the Convention, at ifie Insti- 

 tation of Robespierre He ntfr'kes a Speech in the Convention agaifist his 

 Enemies dvd Opposcrs. He h-Tesoluiely opposed by ih- Mnjoiitj of the 

 Convention'. His Cause violently espoused by the Jacobins.' Presumptuous 

 Address of it. Just to the Convention. Speeches and Behaviour of Taliien, 

 t>f Billaud yarinnes,and nf Barrere. ' ' • ' " ' . ^4-8 



CHAP. IX. 



Bohespierres Party rbes in his Support. He is oidhived by the Convention. 



■ Further Mea.-ures taken against his Party. The Majority of the People, 

 especinlly the better Sort, declare agoir^t him. I- obespierrc and his Party 

 are overcome. ' He is seized, condcvuud to die, and is executed with, 

 hi.s principal Accomplices: His Character. Satlfactionexpresscdly the 

 Populace at his Fall. New Arrange^vents jnade by the Convention'. 

 Satifuctionofall Ranks of People at his Death H^ystem of Modcraticin 

 adopted. Measures proposed in the Nation al lar:;e, andresolbvd upon in 

 the ( onventinn, to prevent the Retutn of'/'yranny. 'Provisional System 

 of GovCrnmant framed by Brarere, qnd adopted by tlieConvenfioii. Se?i- 

 timents of Europe'on the Power of Robespierre Ajf.drs relating to 

 Frtince ani America. Dissentions in the Convention, and Accusation of. 

 several of its Members. ' They arc honourably acquitted. Attempts to 

 assassinate Tallien. ' Imputed to the Jacobin Club. Reasons assigned 

 for this Measure. Punishment of Carrier and his Accomplhes, for 

 their Cruelties in La Vendee and Najites. Terms offered to the Insur- 

 gents.' Members of the Convention, imprisoned during Robespierre's Ad- 

 minhtration, liberated and restored to their Seats. Repeal of the Edict 

 far giving no Quarter to the Engl' sh. . ■ . ' 158 



CHAP. X. 



Difficult and,alflrmi}ig Situation of the Confederates at the Close of I/PS. 



-' Sntimenls entertained of the French Principles of Polity in the different 

 States and Kingdom, oj Europe; and more particularly 'in Great Britain. 

 Aristocratical and Dcmocratical Parties in this Country. State of fte 

 Public Mind at the Meeting of the British Parliament, January l/pi. 

 Speech from the Tiirone. Debates thereon in both Houses oJ Partla- 

 •ment. ' , . . J76 



CHAP., xr. 



Military 



• Course ^ . „ ^, .. , ^ a 



This Measure cevsuredby Opposition in the House of Commons. T)efended 

 by the Ministerial Party. Motion for increasing the Number of Heamen 

 for the Service of the Navy ; for referring to the Committee >f Supply 



^"" " • • ■ " - • Sei- 



vice 



Preparations and Strength of Francs and (/real Britain in th^ 

 Course ofl7g3.'A Body of Hessian Troops arrive in the Isle of Wight- 



i. Treaty with the King of Sardinia. That the Land Forces for the Set- 



