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CHAP. VII.

Leading Parties in France. Proceedings of the National Convention. Eftablish
ment of a Revolutionary Tribunal for trying Offences against the State. Decree for
the Protection of Property. Decrees for inflicting Pantment on Publications in
favour of Monarchy. The Sentence of Quilawry decreed against all Perfons at
tempting a Counter-Revolution. A Committee of Public Safety appointed. Its
Powers Specified. The Bourbon Family arrested. Decree refpecting the Paper
Currency of France. Violent Contests between the Gironde und Jacobin Parties.
Petitions prefented by one of the Sections of Paris against certain Deputies. The
Commons of the forty eight Sections of Paris demand, that certain Diputtes should
be impeached and expelled the Convention. Various Accufations brought against
the Convention by a Deputation of the Fauxbourg of St. Antoine.
Marat jent to
the Abbey Prifon: is tried, and acquitted. The Convention enter upon a Con-

fideration of the new Conflitution. A Commiffion of twelve Members of the Con-

vention appointed for infpecting the Commonalty of Paris. Diftracted State of

the Convention. Forced Loan propofed. The Proceedings of the Commillion of

Twelve irritate the People. Its Diffolution decreed. Decrees refpecting Public

Infruction, and the Regulations of the Army. Paris in a State of Injurrection.

A Deputation from the Revolutionary Committees appear at the Bar of the Con-

vention. New Commotions in Paris. The Convention con pelled to arrest cer-

tain Deputies. The New Conflitution. Declaration of the Rights of Man.

Obfervations. Report refpecting the imprisoned Deputies. The Southern Pro-

vinces in a State of Revolt. Marat affaffinated. Decree against Foreigners.

Decree for rifing in a Mafs. Occurrences in the West Indies. Capture of Pon-

dicherry.

CHAP. VIII.

Cruel-

Occurrences in the Low Countries. Action at Lincelles. Expedition against Dun-
kirk. Surrender of Quefnoy. The French attack the Fr.niler Posts of the Allies.
Prince Cobourg is forced to repafs the Sambre. The Arrival of Sir Charles
Grey, and a British Armament, at Oflen! French Armies augmented. State
of the revolted Parts. An Army ordered against Marjeilles, ribich furre ders.
Toulon yielded to Lord Hood. Lyons befieged and taken by the Republican Army.
Enormities practifed on its Inhabitants. Cufline recalled and beheaded.
ties exercijed on the Queen--Her Trial and Murder. The New Calendar. Trial
and Execution of Brifft, and feveral Members of his Party. Execution of the
Duke of Orleans and Madame Roland. Bijbops and Priests refign their Func-
tions, and difclaim the Chriflian Religion before the Convention. Lines of Weif-

femburg forced by General Wurmfer. The Allies defeated at Hagenau. Weif

jemburg re-taken. Siege of Landau raijed. Toulon given up to the French. The

French Fleet, Arfenals, and Storeboufes defroyed. Occurrences on the Side of

Spain and Italy diffiance given to Corfica. Lord Moira's Expedition to the

Coaf of France

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Addrefs to the Members of the Methodist Societies throughout England, from the
Conference affembled at Leeds, August 6, 1793

Petition of the Society of the Friends of the People, praying for a Reform in Par-

liament, prefented to the House of Commons by Charles Grey, Efq, on Monday,

6th May, 1793

Public Acts poffed in the third Seffion of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain

Abstract of an Act for establishing Regulations refpecting Aliens arriving in
Kingdom, or refdent, in certain cafes

Average Prices of Corn for 1793

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STATE PAPERS.

Meffage from his Majefty to the Houfes of Lords and Commons, Jan. 28 128

Proteft in the House of Lords against the Address, voted in anfwer to the pre-
ceding Mefuge

Letter from the fame to the fame, ordering bis immediate Departure from the

Realm, Jan. 24

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Preliminary Declaration by Admiral Lord Hood to the inhabitants of Toulon

Proclamation by Lord Hood to the Inhabitants in the Towns and Provinces of
the South of France

ibid.

172

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Speech of the Earl of Westmoreland, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to both Houses of
Parliament, on opening the Sefton, Jan. 10, 1793

ibid.

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Edici of the Emprijs of Ruffia, addressed to her Senate on the 8th of February,

Protest of the Serene Confederated Republic of Poland against the violent Entrance of
the Fruffian Troops into its Territories

221

1793

224

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Remonftrance made to the Count de Sievers, the Ruffian Ambassador, on the Part of
the King and the States of Poland, by the Chancellor of the Crown, and of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Noe delivered to M. de Sievers to the fame Purport

Anfwer of the Ruslan Ambassador to the above

236
237

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239

Decree of the Dict, paffed on the d of September, at Grodno, empowering the De-
putation to treat with the Pruffian Minifter
Declaration of the Det, King, and Republic of Poland, affembled at Grodno, pro-
tefling against the forcible Partition of Poland

CHARACTERS.

240

Anecdotes of Dr. Franklin, extracted from the Memoirs of his Life, written by
himself

241

Letter from the late Dr. Price to a Gentleman in Philadelphia, on the Death of

Dr. Franklin

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253

Character of Dr. Franklin, by one of his

intimate Friends

254

Account of Mr. John Smeaton, by Mr. Jahn Holmes

255

An Account of the late Earl of Mansfield

260

Character of the Mounfey, Efq. of Patterdale-hall

277

Reception of B. Columbus in St. Domingo

280

Account of the wretched condition of the Sub-tenants in the Hebrides
Account of an African Tribe of Robbers

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Defcription of a Species of Chatodon, called by the Malays, Ecan Bonna

293

Defcription of a Grotto at Swatara, by the Rev. Peter Miller

294

The African Society's Report

295

Account of an extraordinary Change, not hitherto defcribed, which, under certain

Circumfiances, takes place in the Iluman Body after Deaib

299

Fairy-rings accounted for

305

Defcription of the Tarantula, and Method taken to cure those bit by it

ibid.

Defcription of the Sugar-cane, and Conjectures refpecting its Antiquity and Intro-

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Paper iued by the Commiffioners of the Board of Agriculture

Letter to Michael Hillegras, Efq. refpecting the covering of Houfes with Cop
per. From Dr. Franklin

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Letter from the fame to Samuel Rhodes, Efq. on the fame Subject

336
327

Explanation of a new Invention for stopping the Progress of Fire on board of
Ships

329

An Improvement on Metallic Conductors or Lightning-rods

339

Effects of Mud, as a Manure

331

An eafy and expeditious Method of diffipating the noxious Vapour commonly found
in Wells and other fubterraneous Places

A Method of draining Ponds in level Grounds

323

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