the heign of Terror. -Prodigious Issue of Assig-
aats.-Its Effects, Maximum on Prices, Robbery
of the Cultivators for the Support of the Populace
in the Cities.-Forced Loans.-Blending of the
Revolutionary and old Debt.-Excessive Severity
on all Classes of the Measure to which the Gov-
ernment was driven.-Grinding Oppression of the
Poor. -
Successive Steps of the Revolution. -
Their progressive Deterioration.-Moral Law of
Nature to which these Changes were subject
ad.

CHAPTER XVI.

CAMPAIGN OF 1794.

mparative Situation of France and England at the
Opening of this Year.-Debates on the Continu-
ance of the War in Parliament.-Naval Opera-
tions.-Lord Howe's Victory on 1st June.-Vast
Preparations of France for the Campaign.-Suc-
cess in the Outset of the Allies.-Bloody but inde-
cisive Actions along the whole Line.-Separation
of the Austrians and English, and secret Resolu-

tion of the Former to abandon Flanders.

Battle
of Fleurus-Retreat of English towards Holland:
of Imperialists to the Rhine.-Savage Orders of
the Convention.-Campaign in the Maritime Alps
and in the Pyrenees.-Retreat of the English into
Holland.-Advances of the Republicans to Am-
sterdam in the Depth of Winter.-Allies driven
over the Rhine into Germany.-Renewal of the
War in La Vendée, and Rise of the Chouan
Corps.

CHAPTER XVII.

WAR IN POLAND.

Situation of the Country of Poland.-Early Charac-
ter of its Inhabitants.--Causes which led to their
singular Prejudices ard Institutions. Ruinous
Democratic Privileges of the Plebeian Noblesse.
-Sketch of their Constitution.-Its History and
continual Deterioration.--John Sobieski. His re-
markable Prophecy on the future Fate of his Coun-
try.-Increasing Weakness of the State.-Insur-
rection under Kosciusko.-Its early Success, and
ultimate Overthrow.-Storming of Warsaw by
Suwarrow, and final Partition of Poland.-Causes
which led to this Catastrophe.-Prejudicial Effect
of the ambitious Views of the Allies on Poland,
upon the Coalition against Franice.

CHAPTER XVII.

CAMPAIGN OF 1735.

Peace between France and Prussia.-Fresh Treaties
between England and Austria and Russia.-Argu-
ments used in Parliament and elsewhere for and
against the Continuance of the War.-Operations
in the Maritime Alps.-Decisive Battle of Loano.
-Campaign in the Eastern and Western Pyre-
nees, which terminates in the Submission of Spain,
and a treaty with France. - Pacification of La
Vendée.-Expedition to Quiberon Bay. It lands,
and terminates in Disaster.-Massacre of the Pris-
oners there by the Republicans.- Campaign on
the Rhine.-Fall of Luxembourg.-Able Oper-
ations of Clairfait at the Lines of Mayence.-De-
clining Situation of the Republican Affairs in every
Quarter, and internal Exhaustion of the Coun-
try.

CHAPTER XIX.

RENCH REPUBLIC, FROM THE FALL OF ROBES-

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the Revolutionists.- Closing of the Hall of the
Jacobins.-Manners and Ideas at Paris during that
Period.-Gradual Abolition of the Revolutionary
Measures. Impeachment of the remaining Jaco-
bin Leaders.-Revolt in Paris in Consequence.-
Convention Besieged. The Insurgents are
length Defeated.-Disarming of the Fauxbourgs.
-Abolition of the Revolutionary Tribunal.-Reac-
tion in the South of France.-Liberation of the
Duchess d'Angoulême.-Formation of a Constitu
tion. Its principal Features.-The Project of re
appointing two thirds of the Convention occasions

eat Discontent in Paris.-Rapid Progress of
Royalist Principles.-Agitation in the Capital.-
Revelt of the Sections. At first nearly success-
ful, but is at length defeated by Napoleon.-For-
mation of the Council of the Ancients and the
Five Hundred.-Causes of the Disasters of the
Revolution.

CHAPTER XX.

CAMPAIGN OF 1796 IN ITALY.

Birth, Education, and Character of Napoleon.-His

first Service in Corsica and at Toulon. — Mar-
riage with Josephine, and Share in the 13th Ven-
démiaire.-Character of the early Lieutenants of
Napoleon, and Commencement of the Italian Cam-
paign. Battles of Montenotte, Millesimo, Dego,
and Peace with Piedmont.-Passage of the Bridge
of Lodi, and Fall of Milan.-Napoleon advances
towards the Venitian Frontier.-Siege of Mantua.
-Advance of Wurmser to raise the Siege, and
Battle of Castiglione.-Second Advance of Wurm-
ser. His desperate Actions, and Entrance into
that Fortress.-Third Advance of the Austrians
under Alvinzi.-Battles of Caldiero and Arcola.-
Fourth Effort of the Imperialists.--Battles of Ri-
voli and Mantua. - Fall of Mantua.-Treaty of
Tolentino, and Peace with the Ecclesiastica
States.

CHAPTER XXI.

CAMPAIGN OF 1796 IN GERMANY.

Parliamentary Proceedings in England during the
year 1796.-Termination of the War in La Vendée.
-Capture and Death of Charette.-War in Ger
many.-Advance of Moreau across the Black For-
est into Bavaria, and of Jourdan from the Lowe:
Rhine into Franconia.-Retreat and able Design
of the Archduke Charles to defeat the Invasion.-
He attacks and overwhelms Jourdan, who is driv.
en back with great Loss to the Rhine.-Retre
of Moreau through the Black Forest to the Rhine.
-Sieges of Kehl and Huningen.-Maritime an
Colonial Successes of England. - Dispersion of
the French Expedition, under Hoche, on the Coat
of Ireland.-Death and Character of Catharine of
Russia, and Retirement and Character of Wash-
ington in America.

CHAPTER XXII

INTERNAL TRANSACTIONS AND NAVAL CAMPAIGN
GREAT BRITAIN IN 1797.

Difficulties of England in the Commencemen o
this Year.-Suspension of Cash Payments.-L
bates on Reform.-Supplies for the Year.-Mutiny
in the Fleet.-Battles of St. Vincent's and Camper
down.-Character of Nelson.-Death and Charac
ter of Mr. Burke.

CHAPTER XXIII.

CAMPAIGN OF 1797.-FALL OF VENICE.

ORY.

General Reaction against the Reign of Terror after
the Fall of Robespierre.--Rise of the Thermidori-
ans and the Jeunesse Dorée.-Their Contests with

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Alps.-Battle of the Tagliamento, and Retreat or
the Archduke Charles. Succession of Defeats,
till the Imperialists are driven back to Carinthia.
-Armistice of Leoben.-Disturbances in the Ve-
nitian Territories, and perfidious Conduct of