ported by Earl Temple-Speech of Sir John Nicholl-Debate adjourned-
resumed next Day-Mr. Raine-Bankes-H. Addington—Dr. Lawrence
-Mr. Fox-Pitt-Division-Original Address carried (the Amendment
being negatived) by a great Majority.-Votes of the House of Commons
for the Miscellaneous Services of the Year.

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CHAP. IV.

Parliamentary proceedings continued.-Motion of Lord Darnly, in the
House of Lords, for the Repeal of the Additional Force Bill.-Debate
thereon-Speeches of the Earl of Camden-Suffolk-Lord King-Duke of
Cumberland-Earl Spencer-Viscount Sidmouth-Duke of Clarence
Lord Mulgrave-Grenville- Melville-Division-Motion Lost-Pro-
ceedings in the House of Commons, on the Second Reading of the Bill for
the Suspension of the Irish Habeas Corpus Act.-Division thereon-Go-
vernment Successful-Budget-Supplies-Ways and Means-New Taxes
-Short Discussion thereon.

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CII AP. V.

Parliamentary Proceedings continued.-Short Discussion in the House of
Lords, upon the Suspension of the Irish Habeas Corpus.-Debate in the
House of Commons on the Defence of the Country.-Opened by Mr. Wind-
-Motion made by him.-Opposed by Mr. Canning.-Division.―Mo-
tion lost.-Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, thrown out by a small
Majority.-Debate on the Continuation of the Commission for the Enquiry
into Naval Abuses.—Division thereon.-Opposition to the Salt Duty Tax.

ham.

Bill carried on a Division. Mr. Sheridan's Motion for the Repeal of
the Additional Force Bill.-Debate.-Mr. Pitt-Windham-Lord Cas-
tlereagh.-Motion lost upon a Division.-Debate in the House of Lords on
the Defence of the Country.--Division.-Case of the Sheriffs of Middlesex.
--Committed to Newgate.-The Agricultural Horse Duty Bill thrown out
On the Second Reading.-Salt Duty Bill carried upon a Division.

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CHAP. VI.

Parliamentary Proceedings continued.-Irish Budget.-Division in the House
of Lords, upon a Clause in the Mutiny Bill.-Mr. Pitt's Plan for the
Reduction of the Militia brought forward. - Read a first Time, after some
Opposition.-Supplementary Budget.-Division on the Legacy Tax.-
Bills brought in to restrain the Issue of Paper Money in Ireland—And for
the Repair of the Post Roads, in that Country-To regulate the Powers
prescribed to the East India Company, in their Nomination of a Commander

1

in Chief.-Proceedings in the House of Lords, upon the Reform of the
Navy-Motion of Mr. Martin, (of Galway,) on the Attainder of Corne-
lius Grogan.-Debate on the Second Reading of the Militia Enlisting
Bill, in the House of Lords.-Division thereon —Mr. Francis's Speech on
the Mahratta War, and Motion relative thereto.-Debate.-Division.—
Motion lost.

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CHAP. VII.

Parliamentary Proceedings continued.-Motion of Mr. Whitbread on the
Subject of the Tenth Naval Report—And Resolutions moved thereon.—
Interesting Debate.-Remarkable Division.-Speaker's casting Vote a-
gaist Government.—Resolutions against Lord Melville carried.—Subse-
quent Proceedings thereon. Mr Whitbread moves an humble Address to
the King for the Removal of Lord Melville from his Places, and from his
Majesty's Councils for ever.-Debate.-Motion lost.-House agree unani-
mously to lay the Resolutions before the King.

CHAP. VIII.

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Parliamentary Debates continued.-Motion of Mr. Grey, to bring the
Editor of the Oracle Morning Paper to the Bar of the House of Commons.
-Conversation thereon.-Agreed to.-Further Proceedings respecting
Lord Melville.-The Editor of the Oracle taken into the Custody of the
Serjeant at Arms, for a high Breach of the Privileges of the House.-
Irish Finance.-Report of the Committee on the Tenth Naval Report
laid before the House.-Petition of the Editor of the Oracle.-Debate and
Division thereon.-Editor reprimanded and discharged.-Thanks of the
House to the Commissioners for Enquiry into Naval Abuses moved for
and carried.-Proceedings in the House of Lords, respecting the Pri-
vileges of that House.-Committee of Supply.-The Chancellor of the
Exchequer announces the Dismissal of Lord Melville form his Majesty's

Councils.

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CHAP. IX.

Parliamentary Debates continued.-Lord Grenville's Motion in the House
of Lords for taking into Consideration the Petition of the Roman Catho
lics of Ireland.-Debate thereon.-Speeches of Lord Grenville-Hawkes-
bury-Earl Spencer-Viscount Sidmouth-Lord Mulgrave-Earl of
Camden-The Bishop of Durham-Lord Redesdale.-Debate adjourned.
Resumed on the next Day of Sitting.—Division.—Motion negatived.—
Conference between the Lords and Cammons upon Lord Melville's at-

tending the Committee of the Lower House, appointed to report upon the
10th Naval Report.-Debate upon the Catholic Petition in the House of
· Commons.—Mr. Fox moves that it be referred to a Committee of the
whole House.-Speeches of Doctor Duigenan-Mr. Grattan-The Al
torney General-Mr. Alexander.-Debate adjourned-Resumed next Day.
-Debate.-Motion negatived upon a Division.

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Parliamentary Proceedings continued.-Conversation in the House of
Commons, upon Continental Affairs.--Appointment of Military Com-
missioners.-Motion of Serjeant Best upon the 11th Report of the Naval
Commissioners-1greed to.-Earl of Darnley's Motion in the House of
Lords, on the State of the Navy-Speech of Viscount Melville thereon.-
Motion lost upon a Division.--Second Reading of the Prize Agency Bill
—And Amendments therein, in the House of Commons.-Motion of Mr.
Whitbread, for the Impeachment of Lord Melville.-His Lordship heard
in his Defence, previously thereto, within the Bar of the House of Com-
mons.- -Purport of his Speech.-Mr. Bond moves an Amendment, that
Lord Melville should be immediately prosecuted.-Debate.-Speech of Mr.
Whitbread.-Master of the Rolls-Earl Temple-Mr. I. H. Browne-
Mr. Alexander-Debate adjourned.-Resumed the following Day-
Division-Motion for the Impeachment lost.-Amendment for a criminal
'Prosecution carried.-Mr. Whitbread's Motion upon the 11th Naval Re-
port.-Debate thereon-Motion lost.-Mr. Lascelles brings in a Bill of
Indemnity, for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in this Transaction.-Car-
rict-Motion of the Earl of Suffolk in the House of Lords,on the Affairs of
Indland.-Negatived without a Division.

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CHAP. XI.

Parliamentary Proceedings continued.-King's Message.-Claims of the
Duke of Athol.-Debate in the House of Lords upon the King's Mes-
sage.—Address carried upon a Division.-Conversation upon the Subject
of Lord Melville in the House of Commons.—Mr. Grey moves to take the
State of the Nation into Consideration.-Debate thereon.-Division.—
Motion lost.-Committee of Supply.-Three Millions and a Half voted in
Aid of his Majesty.And Three Thousand Pounds annually to the Duke
of Athol.-Mr. Paul's Motion on Indian Affairs.-Agreed to.-Mr. Ley
cester moves that Lord Melville should be proceeded against by Impeach-
ment.-Interesting Debate.-Previous Question moved and lost.-Im-
peachment curried-and proceeded upon.-Form thereof.- Managers
numed to conduct the same.--
liament by Mr. Fox.-Colonel Crawford's Motion on the State of the
--Petition of Mr. Todd Jones presented to Par-
Military Defence of the Country.-Order of the Day moved thereon-and

carried.

carried.-Bill brought in to indemnify Mr. Trotter in the House of Com-

mons.-Debate upon it in the House of Lords.-Carried in both.-Opposi-

tion to the Duke of Athol's Bill in the House of Lords-Ineffectual.-

Bill passed. Mr. Windham moves for Copies of the Correspondence res-

pecting Captain Wright of the Vincenzo, now a Prisoner of War in

France.-Agreed to.-King's Speech.—Session concludes.

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CHAP. XII.

History of Europe.-Preliminary Observations.--Animosity of the

French Emperor to England.-Exposition of the Affairs of that Country.

-Overture of Peace made by Bonaparte to the British Government.—

Reply thereto.-Anger of Bonaparte.-Manifestos against the Conduct

of England. Comments of the French Government.-Great apparent

Exertions made by France for the Invasion of England.-State of the

Flotilla at Boulogne-And of the Army destined for that Purpose.-

Activity of the Combined French and Spanish Navy.-Farther Views of

Aggrandizement of Bonaparte.-Journey to Italy.-Crowned King of

Italy at Milan-And annexes Genou to the French Empire.-Returns to

Paris.-Reviews his Army at Boulogne.-Dissatisfaction of the Indepen-

dent Powers of Europe.-Treaty between Great Britain and Russia.—

Object and Conditions thereof.-Accedence of Austria and Sweden.-

Fruitless Attempt of the Allied Powers to negociate with France.-An-

nexation of Genoa to the French Empire.-Remonstrance of the Court of

Vienna thereon.—Reply of the French Government-Which remonstrates

in its turn.—Declaration of the Russian Minister at Vienna.-Strongly in-

dicative of approaching Hostilities.--Second and stronger Remonstrance of

Vienna against the French Encroachments.-Immediate Change in the Mea-

sures of France. —Abandonment of her Project of invading Great Bri

tain-And Preparations, by Bonaparte, to attack the allied Powers.-

French Note to the Dict of Ratisbon-Reply of Austria.-War inevi-

table.-Preparations therefor.-Injudicious Conduct of Austria towards

Bavaria. Bonaparte addresses his Senate previously to his joining the

Army. Decree in Consequence.-Bonaparte leaves Paris, and puts him-

self at the IIead of his Troops.

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CHAP. XIII.

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Ilistory of Europe continued-Route of the different Corps of the French

Army to the Scene of Action-of Bernadotte-Marmont-Daroust-Soult

-Ney-Lannes-and of Murat, with the Reserve-Passage of the

Rhine by the French Artillery-Proclamation of the French Emperor--

and Address to his Army-which he joins at Kehl.-Receives the Com-

pliments of the Electors of Baden and Wirtemburg.-Junction of the French

and Bavarians.-March for the Danube.-General Position of the French

Army

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Army.-Strength of the Austrian Force.-Precautions taken to prevent
the Advance of the French Troops-useless-and why-Bridge over the
Danube, at Ďonawert, forced by the French.-Communication cut off, by
the latter, between Ulm and Augsburgh.-Action at Wertingen-disas
trous to the Austrians.-French take Possession of Augsburgh-and drive
the Austrians from Aicha.-Universal Advance of the French Army—and
Position. Bonaparte reviews his Troops, and distributes military Re-
wards and Honours for the Affair of Wertingen.-Danube passed by the
right Wing of the French at Gantzburgh-and the Bridges on the River
taken Possession of between that Place and Leipheim.-Brave Defence of
Prince Ferdinand-but forced to retreat to Ulm.-Loss thereon.-Pas-
sage of the Danube by the Centre and Left of the French Army—and of
the Lech.-Masterly Manœuvres of Bonaparte separate General Mack
from Vienna.-Bernadotte commands the Inn, and Bonaparte marches
against Ulm.-Straitened Position of General Mack and the Austrian
Force at Ulm.-The Entrenchments without the City carried by the French.
-Memmingen surrounded and taken by Marshal Soult.-Prince Ferdi-
nand retreats from Biberach to Ulm.-Ulm totally cut off-and in-
vested by the French.-Brave Attempt of Prince Ferdinand to cut his
Way from Ulm into Bohemia.-Pursued by Prince Murat and Marshal
Lannes. Overtaken at Nordlingen.-General Werneck and twelve thou-
sand Austrians lay down their Arms.-Good Conduct of Prince Ferdinand.-
severe Loss-but makes good his Retreat with Part of his Corps -Despe-
rate Situation of Mack in Ulm.-Errors of that General.-Bonaparte
prepares to storm Ulm.-Harangues his Army.-Summonses General
Mack.-Terms-agreed to.-Strange and unaccountable Conduct of Ge-
neral Mack. He and the whole Austrian Army surrender themselves Pri-
soners of War.-Insolent Triumph of Bonaparte on that Occasion.-Con-
siderations on this disastrous Event.-Rewards, bestowed by Bonaparte upon
his Army and Generals.—Austrian Prisoners sent off to France-and the
Fortifications of Ulm and Memmingen demolished.-Bonaparte proceeds
by Augsburgh to Munich, where he is received with the greatest Honours.
-Movement of the whole French Army towards the Inn.-Disposition
thereof.-Passage of the Inn.-United Austrian and Russian Army re-
tire upon Vienna.-Efforts made to defend that City.—Brannau taken,
and occupied by the French Army.-Bernadotte_marches to Saltsburgh,
and defeats an Austrian Corps.--Successes of the French main Army ander
Prince Murat.-Lintz taken.-French cross the Truun and the Ens.-In-
affectual Attempt of the Russians to impede the Progress of the French
Arms.-Austrian Proposition for an Armistice-rejected—and why.—Af-
fair of Neustadt.-Austrians defeated.-Vienna totally exposed to the
French-and sends a Deputation to Bonaparte to sue for Mercy.-Re-
treat of the Emperor of Austria to Brunn.-Vienna taken Possession of by
the French without Opposition.-The Danube crossed at Vienna by the
French Army, and the allied Austrians and Russians pursued into Mora-
via-Bonaparte enters Vienna.-Partial Success of the Russians over
General Mortier.-The Court of Austria retreats from Brunn to Olmutz.—
Continued Successes and Advances of the French Army.—Russians defeat-

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