CONTENTS. 
seven to twenty-eight Millions sterling—-Dehates concerning the 
Terms of the Loan.—Vote.approving the Conduét of the Minister on 
this Subjeét.— New Taxes.—Debates thereon.— Message from the King, 
intimating his Disposition to enter into a Negotiation with the present 
Government of France.—An Address moved, expressing the Readiness 
of the House to concur in sucha Measure.—- Amendment thereon, moved 
ly Mr. Sheridan.—This rejeéted, and the Address éarried.—Motion 
Jor Peace by Mr. Grey.— Negatived - aH Le ie Ae 
CH A PLT: 
Free Negroes in the Island of Jamaica.— Hunted by Blood-Hounds.—Mo- 
tion by Mr. Grey, in the House of Commons, for an Inquiry into the 
State of the Nation.—Negatived.—Farther Taxes.—For paying the In- 
terest of an additional Loan.—Mortality among the Troops sent against 
the French West-India Islands. —Negleét and Distresses of the Troops. 
—Motion for Documents on these Sul-jecis by Mr. Sheridan,—De- 
bates thereon—Mr, Sheridan's Motion. agreed to.—Motion, in the 
House of Peers, for the Produétion of Papers respecting a Vote of Pare 
lament, in 1783, recognizing the Necessity of certain Public Reforms, 
—Delbates thereon.—The Motion negatived. Report of the Committee 
of Supply on the Resolution for granting a Subsidy to the King of Sar- 
dinia. Conversation on that Subjeét.—Charges laid against Mi- 
nistry by Mr. Grey, as Ground of Impeachment ; and a Motion on that 
Subjeél.— Negatived.—Motions, in both Houses of Parliament, against 
the Continuation of the War.—Negatived.—Motion, ty Mr. Wilber< 
Sorce, for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade, on a certain Day.—Negc- 
tived—The Session of farliament closed by a Speech from the 
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First Cares and Employment of the French Direétory.—Deter mination ta 
keep alive the Martial Spirit of the French’ Nation.—And to. extend 
their Viélorics as far as possitle.—But, at the same Time to make a 
Sheu of Pacific Inclinations —Preparations for War on the Part of the 
Allies.— Attempt towards Negotiation between the French and_ the 
Allies at Basle, in’ Switzerland.—fiupture , threatened between thé 
French and Swiss Cantons.——Prevented.— Plan of the a Mi- 
litary Operations.— Manifesto of Charette.— Revival of thé War in La 
Vendée.— New Complexion of this.—-Total Defvat of the Insurgents.— 
Capture and Execution of Charette and Stoflet.—Manifesto of the Di- 
rectory for siestraining the Cruelties of their Soldiers.—Lenient Mea= 
sures.—Good Efjecis of these mii ar et ON eT ee 
Cai AP, VE. 
Address of the Direétory to the French Armies.— Determination to carry 
the War into Ltaly.—Difficulties to be encountered in carrying this Plan 
into Execution —Buonaparte—=The French Army, under his pai 
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