THE 



ANNUAL REGISTER, 



For the YEAR 1800. 



THE 



HISTORY 



OF 



EUROPE. 



CHAP. I. 



Return of Buonaparte from Egypt io France.— His Letter to the Army of 

 Esyp't. — The Companions of his Voyage.— Arrives at Corsica. — A7id 

 al Frejus in Provence. — Enthusiastic Joy with which he was every 

 where received. — Proceeds hy Lyons to Paris. — Hopes and Confidence 

 of the Parisians, and in general all the French, centered on^ this mili- 

 tary Chief. — Situation of the French Republic at this Period, exter- 

 nal and mtcrjial..— Stale of Parties — War in the Western Depart- 

 ments—Weakness and Half-measures of Government. — New politi- 

 cal Changes meditated hy Abbe Sieyes. — Personal Lnterview between 

 the Abbe and Buonaparte. — Buonaparte caressed and courted by all 



Parties The Army alone courted by him.— He favours and joins 



the moderate Parly'.— Character of Abbe Sieyes.— And of Buona- 

 parte. — Splendid Feast given in Honour of Buonaparte. — Project 

 for a Change in the Government and Constitution, — Necessarily 

 communicated to considerable Numbers (f the Members of both Coun- 

 cils.— Yet kept Secret till the Moment of Explosion.— The Council of 

 Elders empowered by the Constitution (f 10)5 to transport the Lcgis- 

 lalnrc whenever il shouhl think proper to any Commune within a 

 Vol. XLII. [B] 



