CHAP. VII.

Distresses of the Country. Debates on this Subject in the House of Commons.

Change produced in the Public Feeling by Reason of the Bad Harvest. Riots in

the Counties of Suffolk, Cambridge, and Stafford. Meetings at Spafields, and

Disturbances in the Metropolis. Orator Hunt. Marriages of the Princess Char-

lotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg Saalfield, and of the Princess

Mary and the Duke of Gloucester. Death of Mr Sheridan,

CHAP. VIII.

Causes of the British Expedition to Algiers. Nature of the Barbary Governments,

and of the l'iratical Expeditions which they authorise. Sir Sidney Smith's Pro-

posal to the Congress of Vienna. Negociations of Sir Thomas Maitland and Lord

Exmouth in the early part of this year. Massacre of Bona. Expedition under

Lord Exmouth and Admiral Van de Capellen. Bombardment of Algiers. Terms

of the Treaty with the Dey. Reflections,

CHAP. IX.

State of Affairs in France at the Meeting of the Chambers. Interesting Nature of

the Discussions commenced in these Assemblies. Bill for the Suspension of the

Law securing Personal Liberty. Debate on this Occasion. Some Remarks on

the Manner of Procedure in the French Chambers, as contrasted with that of

our Parliament. Blll respecting the Services of the Duke of Angouleme. Bill

respecting Seditious Cries. Temporary Erection of Prevotal Tribunals, for the

sake of summary procedure against Persons guilty of Seditious Practices. Trial

of Count Lavalette. Account of his preceding Life-His Behaviour on the

Morning of the 20th of March-His Condemnation and Appeal-He effects his

Escape from Prison on the Night previous to the Day appointed for his Execu-

tion, disguised in his Wife's Clothes. He is assisted in his ulterior Escape by

three English Gentlemen, Sir Robert Wilson, Captain Hutcheson, and Mr Bruce.

Detection of this, and Trial and Condemnation of his Deliverers. Notice taken

of this Transaction by the Prince Regent of England. Reflections,

CHAP. X.

Debates on the Law of Amnesty. Necessity for a Law of this kind. Projet of M.

de la Bourdonnaye. Royal Projet. Amendments proposed in the Chamber of

Deputies respecting the Regicides. Speech of M. Betizy. The Bill is carried,

with the Amendments, in both Houses, by a great majority. Reflections. Cele-

bration of the Anniversary of the Death of Louis XVI. Last Letter of Marie

Antoinette is read to the Chambers. Speech of M. de Chateaubriand delivered

upon this Occasion,

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CHAP. XI.

Debates concerning the Law of Election, Formation of the present Chamber of

Deputies. Misrepresentations of its Character. Increasing Coldness of the Ma-

jority towards the Ministry. Causes of this. Disturbances and Seditious Move-

ments at Tarascon-at Lyons-in the Neighbourhood of Grenoble-and in Paris

itself. Frustration of all these Plots. Declaration of the Principles of the Ma-

jority of the Chambers of Deputies. Prorogation of the Chambers-their sud.

den Dissolution. Character of the Persons returned to serve in the Lower Cham-

ber. The Viscount Chateaubriand is suspended from his functions as a Peer.

Shipwreck of the Medusa frigate. Affairs of Germany-and of Spain,

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CHAP. XII.

Review of the Affairs of Spanish America. Origin of the present Commotions in

these Countries. Oppressive Manner in which they were governed by Spain.

Their willingness to continue attached to Spain, provided freedom of Commerce,

and a share in their own Governments should be allowed them. Impolitic Con-

duct of the Temporary Government of Spain. Commencement of Hostilities.

Declarations of Independence. History of the War in Venezuela. Atrocious

System of Warfare adopted by both Parties. Toro. Monteverde. Bolivar and

MacGregor. History of the War in New Grenada. Present State of that Coun.

try under the Royalist General Morillo. Affairs of Buenos-Ayres. Emancipa-

tion of Chili. Insurrection in Mexico under the Priests Hidalgo and Morelos.

Mexico is in a great measure tranquillized by the judicious Conduct of the pre-

sent Viceroy, Apodaça. Reflections on the Nature of the War, and its probable

issue,

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CHAP. XIII.

West Indies. Disturbances in Jamaica and Barbadoes. Different Representations

given of the Causes of these tumults in the British Parliament. Mr Wilber-

force's Motion concerning a Slave Registry Bill-abandoned for the present.

East Indies. Second Campaign in Nepaul. Battle of Muckwampore. Capture

of Hurryhurpore. Peace concluded. Cessions to the British. Proceedings in

Cutch. Disturbances at Barreilly. Inroad of the Pindarees. Java is delivered

up to the Dutch,

CHRONICLE, Containing Brief Accounts of the various Public Occurrences of the

Year,

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Two Historical Pieces connected with the American War of Independence.

Conspiracy of Arnold and Sir Henry Clinton, against the United States,

and against General Washington, translated from the French of Count

Barbé Marbois,

Conspiracy of Arnold, 1780,

An Account of the Operations of the French Army in the United States of Ame-

rica, during the War of their Independence; translated from the French of

the Memoirs of Marshal Count de Rochambeau,

The Discarded Prodigal; or, a Cure for Coquettes. A Tale,

Account of a Pedestrian Excursion from Geneva to the Valley of Chamounix,

and of a Visit to the Higher Regions of the Mer de Glace,

Account of a Disputation between a Christian Monk, and three Learned Mo.

hammedans, on the Subject of Religion, translated from the Arabic,

View of the Progress and Present State of the Arts of Design in Britain,

Price of Stocks for each Month in the Year,

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POETRY.

The Noble Moringer, an Ancient Ballad, translated from the German,

The Grave of Crazy Jane, from the MS. of the late John Finlay, Author of

Wallace, &c.

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The Pale Cheek of Love, from the MS. of the late John Finlay,

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The Death of the King Juan of Castile, and Don Raymon of Butrago, from the

Old Spanish,

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