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 Conduct 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 Country under the Royalist General Morillo. Affairs of Buenos-Ayres. Emancipation of Chili. Insurrection in Mexico under the Priests Hidalgo and Morelos. Mexico is in a great measure tranquillized by the judicious Conduct of the present Viceroy, Apodaça. Reflections on the Ñature of the War, and its probable issue, PAGE. 127 CHAP. XIII. West Indies. Disturbances in Jamaica and Barbadoes. Different Representations given of the Causes of these tumults in the British Parliament. Mr Wilberforce'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 145 i-cii Two Historical Pieces connected with the American War of Independence. Conspiracy of Arnold, 1780, An Account of the Operations of the French Army in the United States of Ame- The Discarded Prodigal; or, a Cure for Coquettes. A Tale, PAGE. ccxcii ccci cccxl ccclxii ccclxxix ССССТ ccccxliv ccccxciv POETRY. The Noble Moringer, an Ancient Ballad, translated from the German, CCCCXCV ccccci The Pale Cheek of Love, from the MS. of the late John Finlay, cccccii The Death of the King Juan of Castile, and Don Raymon of Butrago, from the ccccciii HISTORY OF EUROPE, .1816. CHAP. I. Opening of the Session of Parliament.-Debates on the Address, and on the Treaties concluded with Foreign Powers in 1815.-Motion for the production of the "Christian Treaty."—Financial Exposition by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. THE peace of Europe being once again established, and the attention of speculative, as well as of active men among us being released, in some measure, from the contemplation of external affairs, the opening of parliament was this year expected by the people of England with a well-grounded confidence, that the wisdom of the legislative bodies would be immediately directed to the repair and alleviation of those dilapidations and distresses which had been inflicted upon the revenue, and upon a very large part of the population of the empire, in consequence of the unequalled exertions to which our country had been so long exposed. Deliberations of such a nature, begun during the last session, had been at once forgotten and dismissed in the tumult of that momentary and almost miraculous revolution, which had expelled the French king from the throne to which he had so lately been restored, and replaced, amidst the combustible mate rials of a too military nation, that firebrand which had before been plucked from its position by the united strength of Russia, Germany, and England. The people were prepared to congratulate the government, by the mouths of their representatives, upon the happy termination, to which a just, because a necessary, war had in so brief a space been conducted; but they were chiefly anxious to see the parliament re-assembled, by reason of the hopes which they built on the issue of those interrupted investigations, which had for their object the improvement of our domestic revenue and polity-more particularly, the relief of those classes of the community, to whose share, as was universally felt and regretted, an unequal pressure of the national burden had fallen. That the public expectation was not disappointed, will be seen in the history of the busy and laborious session which ensued. Parliament assembled on the 1st of |