CONTENTS. 
Mr. Hutchinson’s on the Affairs of Ireland.—Session closed by a Speech 
from the Throne.—Obdservations. 202 
CHAP XVII. 
Negotiation of the Minister with Mr. Pitt—Conditions on which the latter 
agrees to come into Office—unpalatable—and why.—Rejetted—and total 
- Failure thereof.—Subscquent Changes in Administration.—No Acquisition 
‘of Strength thereto.—Obscrvations. : 213 
CHAP. XVIII. 
Recapitulation of the relative Circumstances of England and France, previ- 
ously to, and immediately after, the Treaty of Amiens. —Course of the 
Aggressions of France, under the Heads of Commerce, the Press, Malta, 
Switzerland.—Report of Sebastiant.—Gencral Insolence and Injustice.— 
King’s Message.—Declaration of War. : 5 220 
CHAP. XIX. 
Declaration of War—Different Opinions thereon—State of both Countries 
at its Commencement—Mode of Warfare which each naturally resolves 
on.— Attack of the lesser French West-India Islands determined upon by 
England.— France prepares to extend her Conquests on the Continent.— 
Attack of Hanover by the Army of General Mortier—OQperations there 
—Entirely reduced, and occupied by the armies of the French Republic. 
—Navigation of English Vessels in the Elbe and Weser impeded— 
Blockade by an English Squadron of the Mouths of those Rivers.—Far- 
ther Violation of the German Empire by the French.—Preparations of . 
Denmark suspended.—French Armies invade Naples, and the Territories 
of the Pope.—Ancona and Turentum occupied by them at the same Time. 
—French Project ef invading Great Britain—Prcparations therefor— 
Means of Defence of the latter Power.—Holland and the Italian Repub- 
lic compelled by France to engage in the War.—Unjustifiable Detention 
of all the English Subjects residing in France.—Great national Exertion 
and Spirit of the British Nation.—Volunteers.—French and Dutch colo- 
nial Possessions attacked.—St. Domingo lost to the French.—St. Lucia 
and Tobago taken.—Gallantry of the British Vorce.—Demerara and 1Is- 
sequibo taken.—Present Views of Bonaparte.—Situation of France and 
England at the Conclusion of the Year. 280 
CHAP. XX. 
Affairs of Ireland.—Retrospeét —Tumults in the South put down by Legal 
Authority.—Mildness of Government.— Rumours of War with France 
excite Uneasiness in the lower Orders.—Their Disaffeélion—acted upon 
by Republican Agents.—New Conspiracy.—Charatters of the Leaders— 
Emmett—Dowdall—Quigley—Russcl.—Overture of theirs to the Outlaw 
Duyer—Rejetted.— Profound Secrecy’ observed in their Proceedings.— 
Provide Arms and Stores in Dublin.—Grand Attempt to be made in the 
Capitul.— Explosion of one of their Gunpowder Magazines — Alarm ex- 
eited.— Attack determined to take Place on the 23d of July—and why. 
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