Committee of the Court of Directors.-Report of that Committee.-Confequent Refolutions.-Second Letter to the Court of Directors from Mr. Dundas.-Letter to the Directors on the Subject of free Trade from the Governor-General of British India, the Marquis of Wellesley.-Taken into Confideration by a Committee of the Court of Directors.-Report of that Committee.-Motion in the India-Houfe for the Production of printed Papers refpecting a free Trade with India.-Debates thereon-Motion negatived. Sir William Pulteney's Motion in the House of Commons carried,-Prorogation of Parliament. CHAP. XII. [194 Extended Sphere of the European Republic.-War in Egypt.-Situation of the French Army there at the Departure of Buonaparte, and the Succeffion, in the Command, of General Kleber.-Treaty at El-Arish for the Evacuation of Egypt.-Policy of Kleber, who feeks Occafion of Quarrel with the Turks.-Refufal of the British Government to Sanction the Treaty of ElArifh.-Renewal of Hoftilities.-Battle at Heliopolis.—Infurrection in Cairo.-Dreadful Outrages of the Infurgents on the French and other Europeans.-Oppofite Influence of the Mahomedan Religion, as rightly interpreted, and as underflood by the Vulgar.-Plan of Nuzuff-Bafhaw, the chief Commander of the Turkish Forces.-The French Army recalled from different Quarters to quell the Infurrection.—Bombardment of Cairo.— Various Attempts and Encounters.—Enthufiaftic Zeal, Courage, and A&tivity of the Muffulmen.—Military Skill and Bravery of the French-and Intrigues with the different Tribes of the Mahomedans,—Capitulation figned by the military Chiefs, but rejected by the Ringleaders of the Inhabitants of Cairo.-Correfpondence and Negotiation between General Kleber and Mi rad-Bey.-The Contagion of Infurrection spread from Cairo to other Parts of Egypt.-The Infurrections in thofe Parts fubdued.-Artifices of the Leaders to keep up the Spirits of the Infurgents of Cairo.—Bculac taken by Storm. An unlimited Pardon proclaimed to all the Inhabitants.—A genera! Attack on Cairo, which furrenders on Capitulation.-The Turkish [205 Army, evacuating Cairo, returns to Syria. CHAP. XIII. Effect of the Victory at Helipolis on the Minds of the Egyptians.-Judicious Regulations carried into Effect by General Kleber.-Turkish Fleet of Alexandria.--Differences between the Generals Kleber and Menou.-Kleber affaffinated.Succeeded in the Command of the Army by General Menou.Diffentions in the French Army.-Conjectures concerning the perfonal Views of Menou.- Military Preparations of the Turks,―Their Timidity and Irrefolution.-Overtures for Peace, from the Grand Vizier, rejected by General Menou.-Arrival of an English Armament on the Coaft of Egypt. -Landing of the Troops on the Peninfula of Aboukir.—Engagement on the 13th of March.-Fort Aboukir capitulates.—Battle of the 21A.—Sir R. Abercromby mortally wounded, and fuceded in the Command of the Army Army by Major-General Hutchinson.—The French driven from Rhamanich to Cairo-From whence a Detachment marches agoinft the Turkish Army near Bellcis.-But are repulfed.—Capture of a valuable French Convoy.Capitulation of Cairo.-A British Army arrives in Egypt from India.Capitulation of Alexandria.-Evacuation of Egypt by the French and the English.-The Beys feized and jent to Conftantinople.-Government by Bafhaws eftablished in Egypt. [218 CHAP. XIV. Great Object of Buonaparte in the War with England.—The Colonization of Egypt his favourite Project.-French Menaces of invading England.— Sea Coast of France divided into Six Maritime Prefectures.-Effects produced by Threats of France throughout Great Britain.—Meafures taken by Government for the Defence and Security of the British Isles.-General Difpofition of the British Fleet.-Naval Engagements in the Bay of Alge ziras.-Daring Attempt fruftrated. But Victory finally obtained by a British Squadron, under Sir James Saumarez.-Vain glorying and frantic Hopes of the French. С НА Р. XV. [242 Operations of the Fren. h at Land, as ufual, more fuccessful than thofe at Sea. -Combined Attack on Portugal, concerted between France and Spain, in which the Concurrence of Spain is not fincere, but intended as a Meafure for the Prevention of greater Mischief.-Portugal deferted by England.—Mutual Declarations of War between Spain and Portugal.-Sham War; and Peace between Portugal and Spain.—The Preliminaries of that Pacification refufed to be acceded to by the French Government.-French Army advances through the Pyrances to the Portuguese Frontier, and fits down before Almeida.-The Portuguese Government alarmed, prepare seriously for selfdefence, but unable to raise an effective Army of fufficient Strength.—The Portuguese Island of Maderia occupied by the English.—Pacification between France and Portugal. [255 CHAP. XVI. Invafion of Britain in flat-bottomed Boats.-By whom firft projected.—The Policy of Buonaparte in his Menaces of Invafion.-To which his boafled Preparations were inadequate.-Gallant Exploits of British Gun-boats and Cruizers.-French Ports blockaded.—And Coafts infulted.-Yet French Veffels of War Real from one Place to another, along/hore. Their great Place of Rendezvous, Boulogne.-The French and English on the oppofite Sides of the Channel keep each other on the Alert.-The Tide of War turned by the English from offenfive to defenfive.-French Preparation for Selfdefence.-The War between France and Britain affumes an Afpect extremely interefting.-The oppofite Preparations of War feen from the oppofite Coafts.-The Harbour of Boulogne defcribed.-French Encampments and Fortifications. 002 Fortifications.-Bombardment of the Veffels in the Harbour of Boulogne.Its Effeds.-Second Attack on Boulogne.-Singular Precautions of the French for defending, and fecuring their Veffels from being carried off by the English.-Plan of the Attack.-Circumfances that involved its Mijarriage.-Defeat and Difafter.-Lord Nelfon, leaving a fufficient Force before [262 Boulogne, returns to Deal.--Humane Attentions of Lord Nelfon to the wounded Sailors. СНАР. XVII. Singular Modefy of the French, after the Repulfe of the fecond Attack on Boulogne-Accounted for.-Confiderations inclining the French Government to Peace.-Figas of Truce.-Amidst continued Preparations on both Sides for War and mutual Invafion.-Negotiation for Peace-Brought to a Conclufion.-Preliminaries of Peace announced in the London Gazette.Enthufafic Joy at the Return of Peace, both in London and Paris, and all other Parts of France and Britain.-l'ery different Emotions excited by this Event in the Breaft of the French Loyalifis.-Their Caufe dejerted by the laft Power in which they had fill hitherto repofed fome Hopes and Confidence.-New Hopes reforted to by the French Emigrants.-Their Situa tion defcribed.--Reflections.-Peace between France and the Ottoman Porte.-Between France and the Elector Palatine of Bavaria.-Between France and Rufia.-Between Great Britain and Ruffia, and acceded to by the other Northern Maritime Powers.-Convention between Buonaparte and the Pope for the Re-establishment in France of the Catholic Religion.— The Conduct of the Emigrant Bishops of France contrafled with that of the Confiitutional Bishops.-And with that of the English Clergy in the Reign [273 of Henry VIII.—Reflections. CHAP. XVIII. Alteration of Political Power between Defpotifm and Democracy-General Plan cr Principles of Buonaparte's Government.-His private Conduct or De portment.-His Representation of the State of France, involving a fummary · View of the State of Europe, towards the Conclufion of 1801.—Additional Remarks on the State of Europe.-Agitations in Germany, Switzerland, and the French Weji Indies.-Hanover evacuated by the Pruffians.—Tottering State of the Turkish Empire.-Infurrections in the new Republic of the Seven Ifles.-General View of the State of British India. Births in the Year 1801 Marriages CHRONICLE. [284 1-80 49 51 52 63 D Sherry's appointed by his Majesty in Council 79 APPENDIX. Prep citons London Gazette, August 1 London Gazette Extraordinary, August 3 123 124 126 129 An Account of all Grain, &c. imported into Great Britain, between Oct. 1, 1800, and October 1, 1801 135 Account of the Amount of Bank of England Notes in Circulation, from 25th of October, 1800 141 Account of the Nett Revenue of the Poft Office, from 1760 to 1800 ibid. Account of the Total Produce of the Tax upon Income for the Year ending the 5th of April, 1851 142 ibid. Account of the actual estimated Expense of Collecting the Tax upon Income for the lears 1799 and 1800 Account of the Nett Produce of the permanent Taxes of Great Britain, for 1800 and 1801 143 144 Account of Moneys advanced for Public Services from the Civil Lift (not being 145 146 Account of the feveral Sums of Mency advanced by Way of Loan or Subjidy to different States, from the Commencement of the prefent War Account of all fubjifting Pensions payable at the Exchequer 147 The like of all Penfions charged upon his Majesty's Civil Establishment for Scotland 158 General View of the financial Affairs of India, from the Budget opened by Mr. Dundas in the House of Commons, June 12, 1801 163 Average Price of Wheat in each Year from 1595 to 1800 inclufive 167 Variations in the Price of the Quarter 1 Loaf caring 1801 163 Abstract of the Population of England and Wales, taken in 1801 169 First Report of the Committee of the Horfe of Commons relative to treafenavie Practices in Great Britain and Ireland Taxes impofed in the Year 1801 Second Report General Bill of Christenings and Burials, from December 1800 to December 1801 175 281 182 ibid. 183 184 193 Public Acts paffed in the First Seffion of the First Parliament of the United Kingdom Meteorological Table for 1801 196 206 STATE PAPERS. His Majesty's Speech on opening the Imperial Parliament, Feb. 2, 1801 Communication read in the Houfe of Lords, by the Chancellor, for proroging the prefent Seffion, July 2 ibid. His Majesty's Speech on opening the Second Seffion of the Imperial Parliament, O&tober 29 Convention between Ruffia and the United Kingdom, June 5 Separate, additional, and declaratory Articles thereto Act of Acceffion thereto by the King of Denmark The like by the King of Sweden 210 212 216 218 220 Convention for the Evacuation of Egypt by the French Troops under General Belliard Additional Note thereto 221 225 Preliminary Articles of Peace between his Britannic Majesty and the French Republic, October 226 Declaration of the King of Denmark,, relative to the Maritime Conven tion Note from Lord Carysfort to the Pruffian Minister of State 229 ibid. Subftance of Lord Grenville's Anfwer to the Ruffian Minifter on the Subject of Malta Order of Council for laying Ships 233 an Embargo on Ruffian, Danish, and Swedish ibid. Note prefented by Lord Grenville to the Danish and Swedish Minifiers on the Note from Lord Carysfort to the Pruffian Minifter of State |
