XIX. Saxon Circle, and was certainly communicated BOOK to the magistrates of Hamburgh." These worthy citizens, who had received no injury from 1793. France, doubtless felt not only some chagrin for the loss of their commerce, but some reluctance to heighten the miseries of a great nation whose resentment they might one day feel, by adding the horrors of famine to the devouring rage of foreign and domestic war. order of council. On the 6th of November a most alarming Alarming order was issued, by the king in council, to all ships of war and letters of marque, "that they shall stop and detain all ships laden with goods the produce of any colony belonging to France, or carrying provisions or other supplies for the use of such colony, and shall bring the same, with their cargoes, to legal adjudication in the courts of Admiralty." This struck at the root of the regular and lawful commerce carried on between the American States and the French West-India islands, and could be regarded in no other light than as an act of robbery as violent and unjust upon the HIGH-SEAS as any that could be committed on the HIGH-WAYS. It was, however, revoked, after a vast number of captures had been made under its authority, by a subsequent order in six weeks after its publication; under the just apprehension, that to BOOK persist in the enforcement must inevitably inXIX. volve the nation in an open war with the United 1793. States of America. Why the order was origin ally issued, does not admit of so easy a solu tion. BOOK XX. Session of Parliament, 1794. Debates on the Address. Pacifie Motion of the Marquis of Lansdown. Investigation of the Conduct of the Scottish Judges. Debates on the Landing of Foreign Troops in the Kingdom. Annual Statement of Finance. Bill for the partial Abolition of the Slave Trade-rejected. Increase of the Land Forces. Voluntary Contributions. Addresses for Peace moved by Mr. Whitbread and the Earl of Guildford. Motion in Favour of La Fayette by General Fitzpatrick. Motion for an Enquiry into the Losses on the Continent, by Major Maitland. Motion for taxing Places and · Pensions. Bill for enlisting Emigrants. Subsidy Treaty with Prussia. Message from the King respecting Seditious Societies-Debates upon the Message. Habeas Corpus Act suspended. Motion by Mr. Sheridan for the partial Abolition of the Test Laws. Series of Resolutions moved by the Duke of Bedford and Mr. Fox. Motion by Mr. Sheridan for an Account of Monies issued to the King of Prussia. Parliament -prorogued. Changes in Administration. Military Transactions. Landreci captured by the Allies. Battle of Fleurus. Continued Successes of the French. General Pichegru crosses the Maese and the Waal. Disastrous Retreat of the English Army. Amsterdam surrenders to the Conqueror. Campaign in Spain-and in Italy. Naval Transactions. Conquest of Martinico, of St. Lucia and Guadaloupe-also of Port au Prince in St. Domingo. Guadaloupe recaptured. Conquest XX. of Corsica. King of Great Britain accepts the Gift of the Crown of Corsica from a Corsican Convention. Victory obtained over the Brest Fleet by Lord Howe. Proceedings of the French Convention. Fall of Robespierre. Arrival of Mr. Jay, Ambassador Extraordinary from America to the Court of London. Emigrations to America. Trials in Scotland for High Treason. Pretended Plot to assassinate the King. Trials of Hardy, &c. for High Treason. Mr. Pitt examined as an Evidence. His incredible Want of Recollection. Lord Macartney's Embassy to China. Death of Sir Wm. Jones. Transactions in Poland-Final Partition of that Kingdom. Political Occurrences in America. Mr. Monroe nominated Ambassador to France. His cordial Reception in that Country. BOOK THE SESSION of PARLIAMENT opened January 21, 1794. The king declared "the circumstances under which they were assembled, to reparliament, quire the most serious attention. We are," said 1794. Session of he," engaged in a contest, on the issue of which depend the maintenance of our constitution, laws, and religion, and the security of all civil society." His majesty observed with satisfaction the advantageous change which had taken place in Europe since the commencement of the war. "The circumstances by which the further progress of the allies has been hitherto impeded not only," said the monarch, " prove the necessity. of vigor and perseverance on our part, but, at the same time, confirm the expectation of ULTIMATE SUCCESS. Our enemies have derived the means of temporary exertion from a system which XX. has enabled them to dispose arbitrarily of the BOOK lives and properties of a numerous people, and which openly violates every restraint of justice, 1794. humanity, and religion. But these effects have also tended rapidly to exhaust the natural and real strength of the country."-His majesty declared, "that he reflected with unspeakable satisfaction on the steady loyalty and firm attachment to the established constitution and government which, notwithstanding the continued efforts employed to mislead and seduce, had been so generally prevalent among all ranks of his people." the address. The addresses moved in answer to the speech Debates on gave occasion to very warm and animated debates in both houses. In that of the peers, the earl of Guildford, son of the late celebrated minister, lord North, observed, "That the object of the war appeared, in the short time that had elapsed since its commencement, to be totally changed. It was at first affirmed to be the protection of our allies and the security of this realm; it now appeared to be the restoration of the French monarchy. The French had, in the course of the last summer, been repeatedly depressed and defeated was it not probable, therefore, that they would, in these circumstances, have listened to such pacific terms as it became the dignity and justice of this nation to |