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Distresses of the Country. Debates on this Subject in the House of Commons.
Change produced in the Public Feeling by Reason of the Bad Harvest. Riots in
the Counties of Suffolk, Cambridge, and Stafford. Meetings at Spafields, and
Disturbances in the Metropolis. Orator Hunt. Marriages of the Princess Char,
lotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg Saalfeld, and of the Princess
Mary and the Duke of Gloucester. Death of Mr Sheridan,
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CHAP. VIII.
Causes of the British Expedition to Algiers. Nature of the Barbary Governments,
and of the l'iratical Expeditions which they authorise Sir Sidney Smith's Pro-
posal to the Congress of Vienna. Negociations of Sir Thomas Maitland and Lord
Exmouth in the early part of this year. Massacre of Bona. Expedition under
Lord Exmouth and Admiral Van de Capellen. Bombardment of Algiers. Terms
of the Treaty with the Dey. Reflections, .
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CHAP. IX.
State of Affairs in France at the Meeting of the Chambers. Interesting Nature of
the Discussions commenced in these Assemblies. Bill for the Suspension of the
Law securing Personal Liberty. Debate on this Occasion. Some Remarks on ..
the Manner of Procedure in the French Chambers, as contrasted with that of
our Parliament. Bill respecting the Services of the Duke of Angouleme. Bill
respecting Seditious Cries. Temporary Erection of Prepotal Tribunals, for the
sake of summary procedure against Persons guilty of Seditious Practices. Trial
of Count Lavalette. Account of his preceding Life_His Behaviour on the
Morning of the 20th of March-His Condemnation and Appeal_He effects his
Escape from Prison on the Night previous to the Day appointed for his Execu.
tion, disguised in his Wife's Clothes. He is assisted in his ulterior Escape by
three English Gentlemen, Sir Robert Wilson, Captain Hutcheson, and Mr Brucé.
Detection of this, and Trial and Condemnation of his Deliverers. Notice taken
of this Transaction by the Prince Regent of England. Reflections, -
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CHAP. X.
Debates on the Law of Amnesty. Necessity for a Law of this kind. Projet of M.
de la Bourdonnaye. Royal Projet. Amendments proposed in the Chamber of
Deputies respecting the Regicides. Speech of M. Betizy. The Bill is carried,
with the Amendments, in both Houses, by a great majority. Reflections. Cele-
bration of the Anniversary of the Death of Louis XVI. Last Letter of Marie
Antoinette is read to the Chambers, Speech of M. de Chateaubriand delivered.
upon this Occasion,
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CHAP. XI.
Debates concerning the Law of Election. Formation of the present Chamber of
Deputies. Misrepresentations of its Character. Increasing Coldness of the Ma-
jority towards the Ministry, Causes of this. Disturbances and Seditious Mové.
ments at Tarascon-at Lyons in the Neighbourhood of Grenoble and in Paris
itself. Frustration of all these Plots. Declaration of the Principles of the Ma.
jority of the Chambers of Deputies. Prorogation of the Chambers-their sud.
den Dissolution, Character of the Persons returned to serve in the Lower Cham-
ber. The Viscount Chateaubriand is suspended from his functions as a Peer.
Shipwreck of the Medusa frigate. Affairs of Germany and of Spain, . .
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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 then. Impolitic Con-
duct 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 Coun..
try under the Royalist General Morillo. Affairs of Buenos-Ayres. Emancipa-
tion of Chili. Insurrection in Mexico under the Priests Hidalgo and Morelos.
Mexico is in a great measure tranquillized by the judicious Conduct of the pre-
sent Viceroy, Apodaca. Reflections on the Nature of the War, and its probable
issue,
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CHAP. XIII.
West Indies. Disturbances in Jamaica and Barbadoes. Different Representations
given of the Causes of these tumults in the British Parliament. "Mr Wilber.
force's Motion concerning á 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. Jaya is delivered
1. up to the Dutch,
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CHRONICLE, containing Brief Accounts of the various Public Occurrences of the
Year,
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APPENDIX 1.-State Papers,
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11.Gazettes,
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Public Acts of the Year, . . .
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List of Patents,
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of Great Britain and Ireland,
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ESSAYS.
On the Present State of Education in Scotland, 1819,
French Biography.
Duc de Fitz-James,
Vicomte de Chateaubriand,
M. Pasquier,
Duc de Richelieu,
Comte de Vaublanc,
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M. Lainé,
M. le Baron Louis,
Duc de La Rochefoucauld,
Le Duc Etienne de Damas Crux,
Count Charles de Damas,
Count Roger de Damas,
Baron Maxence de Damas,
Count Philip de Montesquiou-Fezenzac,
The Abbé de Montesquiou-Fezenzac,
Count de Choiseul-Gouffier,
Duc de Choiseul-Stainville,
Anthony.Cæsar-Felix Duc de Choiscul.Praslin,
The Baron de Vitrolles,
Mademoiselle d'Orleans,
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Two Historical Pieces connected with the American War of Independence.
Conspiracy of Arnold and Sir Henry Clinton, against the United States,
and against General Washington, translated from the French of Count
Barbé Marbois,
Conspiracy of Arnold, 1780,
An Account of the Operations of the French Army in the United States of Ame-
rica, during the War of their Independence; translated from the French of
the Memoirs of Marshal Count de Rochambeau,
The Discarded Prodigal; or, a Cure for Coquettes. A Tale,
Account of a Pedestrian Excursion from Geneva to the Valley of Chamounix,
and of a Visit to the Higher Regions of the Mer de Glace,
Account of a Disputation between a Christian Monk, and three Learned Mo.
hammedans, on the Subject of Religion, translated from the Arabic, .
View of the Progress and Present State of the Arts of Design in Britain,
Price of Stocks for each Month in the Year,
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POETRY.
The Noble Moringer, an Ancient Ballad, translated from the German, · Coccxcv
The Grave of Crazy Jane, from the MS. of the late John Finlay, Author of
Wallace, &c.
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The Pale Cheek of Love, from the MS. of the late John Finlay,
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The Death of the King Juan of Castile, and Don Raymon of Butrago, from the
Old Spanish,
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Letter from Captain Maitland, R. N.
The London General Bill of Mortality,
Lists of Births, Marriages, and Deaths,
List of Promotions,
New Publications,
Index,
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HISTORY OF EUROPE.
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