-HISTORY OF EUROPE: 
tendéd its victorious arms, that the 
world in general considered the 
resolution of Great Britain and Au- 
stria, to persevere in their primary 
designs respe€ting France, as pro- 
ceeding from the rage of disap- 
pointed ambition and revenge; ra- 
ther than as the effect of cool delibe- 
ration. Others, however, were of 
opinion, that notwithstanding the 
successful career of the French re- 
publicans, the seeds of discord were 
so profoundly sown among them, that 
little would be wanted to disunite 
them, especially when they looked 
upon themselves as wholly secure 
from.foreign attempts, which alone 
had compelled them to unite for 
their preservation. Could, there- 
fore, the coalesced powers have re- 
‘mained firmly connected, and afed 
patiently on the defensive, it was 
imagined, that the fervour of the 
French would gradually abate, and 
| give way to that desire of returning 
‘toastate of tranquillity, which was 
evident inthe majority of the French 
Ration. 
A circumstance in, the connexion 
pewrec Austria and Great Britain, 
that rendered it highly unacceptable 
to the people of this kingdom, was, 
that they were to beur the burdens 
of their ally in addition to their own. 
‘Though convinced that unless they 
submitted to this heavy weight, 
| they must forswear his alliance, and 
singly encounter the whole power 
_ of France, yet they considered it as 
"an unreasonable pressure upon them, 
't0 defray the charges of a confede. 
fate, who was reputed more deeply 
Wolved in the issue of the quarrel 
an themselves, and to whom far 
ter advantages would accrue 
its prosperous termination. 
» Bat the European world, though 
Fonvineed of the impratticability of 
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restoring monarchy in France, 
through the efforts of England 
and Austria, decidedly approved 
of their union against it, without 
which the situation of either would 
become alarming; from the vast 
exertions that France would make 
to reap every possible advantage 
from their separation. It was on 
this ground, that the British govern. 
ment thought itself entitled to call 
upon the nation for its concurrence 
with their determination,. to assist 
Austria in resisting the attacks of the 
French; to the vety utmost of its 
abilities. 
A statement of the force, that 
would be requisite for the service of 
1795, was accordingly produced to 
the house of commons on the 23d 
of February. It.amounted to one 
undred thousand seamen, one hun- 
dred and twenty thousand regulars, 
for the guards and garrisons of the 
kingdom; to fifty-six thousand mi- 
litia, and forty thousand men em- 
ployed, partly in Ireland, and partly 
in the West Indies and the planta. 
tions, exclusive of fencibles and vo. 
lunteers, of foreign troops in British 
pay, and of embodied French emi- 
grants. The sums required to 
maintain this force, together with 
the extraordinaries of the army, and 
the expences of the ordnance, were 
calculated at sixteen millions twen= * 
ty-seven thousand pounds, of which 
six millions three hundred fifteen 
thousand five hundred pounds were 
appropriated to the navy, two mil- 
lions seven hundred seventy-seven 
thousand to the army, two millions 
five hundred sixty-four thousand to 
the forces in Ireland and the plan- 
tations; to the militia and fencibles 
sixteen hundred and seven thousand ; 
to foreign troops in British pay near- 
ly a million ; to the regimented emi- 
(NJ grants 
