A. D.I 796. 383 



its provifions, and a confiderable number of its feamen. The exped- 

 ition, which was intended to have taken place early in the fummer of 

 this year, was prevented by a variety of circumftances from failing till 

 the lo"" of December, a mofl unpropitious feafon to attempt a de- 

 barkation of forces, which requires fine weather and long days. The 

 weather happening to turn out uncommonly boiflerous, the Ihips were 

 feparated ibon after they left the port, and never re-aflembled again. 

 The admiral arrived in Bantry bay, near the fouthern extremity of 

 Ireland, on the 24'\ But the general, who alone had been entrufted 

 with the orders of the government, never got thither ; and, confequent- 

 ly, nothing could be done. Therefor, after waiting a few days in ex- 

 pedation of the general and the reil of the forces; the admiral returned 

 to Breft, where he arrived on the laft day of the year : and the reft of 

 the fleet, except three which were loft at fea, one taken, and one deftroy- 

 ed, returned at different times. And thus ended the invafion of Ireland. 



November 11"' — The a6l, 36 Geo. Ill, c. 3, (in 1795) for importing 

 corn and other articles of provifion, was continued in force till the ex- 

 piration of fix weeks after the commencement of the next feflion of 

 parliament. The king vvas empowered to fufpend all, or any of, the 

 provifions of this adt, by proclamation or order in council, during the 

 recefs of parliament. And the commiilioners of excife were empower- 

 ed to allow imported corn and flour of all kinds, which fliould be found 

 damaged and unfit for making bread, and therefor not entitled to any 

 bounty, to be ufed in making ftarch, hair-powder, and blue, or in the 

 diftillcry, till the i" of February 1797. [37 Geo. Ill, c. 7] 



The ad, 35 Geo. Ill, c. 100, for permitting the importation of Italian 

 organzined filk from Italy, and all forts of flax and flax feed, was now 

 continued in force till the conclufion of the war. [c. 8] 



November 12"" — The navy, vidualing, and tranfport, bills, made out 

 before the 27'" of October 1796, and exchequer bills made out by virtue 

 of an ad ^6 Geo. Ill, c. 31, together with the intereft due upon them, 

 were funded. The navy, vidualing, and tranfport, bills, were divided 

 into four claffes according to their dates, and the proprietors of them 

 had their option of receiving funds for them in any of the following pro- 

 portions and varieties, for every ;iCioo of their principal and intereft, viz. 



Bills dated Three -per cent cons. Four-pcr cent. 



before 1' January 1796 . . -^178 11 5 . or .^138 17 C)j 



let January to 30'" April . . . I76 19 9i • or . 137 18 7\ 



1st May to 51 July 175 8 9 . or . 136 19 8t 



1« August to 27 • October . . 173 18 3 . or . 136 1 1 



The exchequer bills 1/6 19 9i or . 137 IS 7i 



The amount of the additional funds, created by thefe operations, was 



Three per-cent cons Four-per-cent. Fivc-per-cent. 



\TnYp;t'bms"^'.''!"^}^l^''*38'175 5 C. ^764,861 5 10 ...£2,030,596 7 2 



ibr eichequer bilb l,r,9;>,C99 4 4 .. 104,432 5 8 .. 270,202 4 8 



^n»,437,»74 y 4 ^'dDy,203 u d £2,3VO,7g8 11 ic 



