A. D. 1787.

YEAR OF GEORGE III. 27 & 28.

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PARLIAMENT 3 & 4.

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Parliament. — Discussion on the commercial Treaty with France..

Question concerning the Peerage of Scotland. - Plan for the Conso-

lidation of Duties in the Customs and Excise. Motion for the Re-

peal of the Corporation and Test Acts, rejected. - Prince of Wales's

Debts, and Addition to his Allowance. - Bill for farming the Duty

on Post-horses. Proceedings relative to the Impeachment of Mr.

Hastings.- Hostile Preparations of England and France terminating

in a Convention.- Winter Session of Parliament opened: King's

Speech.-Affairs in the United Provinces. Affront offered to the

Princess of Orange. Armed Interference of Prussia, and Restor-

ation of the Stadtholder. - Disturbances in the Austrian Netherlands.

- Notables assembled in France. — Quarrel between the Court and

Parliament of Paris. War declared between the Ottoman Porte

and Russia. — Embassy from Tippoo to Constantinople Page 370

Parliament.

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A. D. 1788.

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YEAR OF GEORGE III. 28 & 29.

PARLIAMENT 4 & 5.

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Debates on Naval Promotion. Question respecting

Government Troops sent to India.-Military Artificers included in the

Mutiny Act.- Amendment of the Grenville Act on controverted Elec-

tions.-Motion for the Abolition of the Slave Trade first introduced.

-Compensation for American Loyalists.-Hastings's Trial.-Alliance

between Great Britain and the States of the United Provinces. — De-

fensive Alliance between Great Britain and Prussia.- War declared

by the Emperor of Germany against Turkey, and its Events.- War

between Russia and Turkey.— War commenced between Russia and

Sweden. Denmark an Auxiliary to Russia. - Danger of Gotten-

burg, and Interposition of the English Minister. Disputes in France

between the Court and Parliaments: Cour-pleniere: Necker replaced

at the Head of the Finances : Notables again assembled.—Insurrection

in the Austrian Netherlands.- Mental Malady of the King, and

Proceedings in consequence.— Centenary of the Revolution celebrated

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A. D. 1789.

YEAR OF GEORGE III. 29 & 30.

PARLIAMENT 5 & 6.

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Regency Bill. The King's Recovery declared. Proceedings in Ire-

land.- National Rejoicings. Shop Tax repealed.- Motion for

Repeal of the Test Act rejected. Slave Trade.-Duties on Tobacco

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transferred to the Excise. Hastings's Trial.- French Revolution,

principal Events of. Successes of the Flemish Insurgents. - Events

of the War between Turkey, and Russia and Austria.

Sweden

A. D. 1790.

YEAR OF GEORGE III. 30 & 31.

PARLIAMENT 6 & 1.

Affairs of

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Reception of the French Revolution in England. - Parliament: King's

Speech: Parties in the House. Dissenters again defeated. - Mr.

Flood's Motion for Reform of Parliament. - Budget. - Quarrel

with Spain respecting Nootka Sound. - Hastings's Trial. - Irish

Parliament. Party Contests; Mr. Burke's Book on the French

Revolution. Paine's Rights of Man.- French Affairs. - Abolition

of Ranks and Titles.- General Confederation,- Necker's Resignation.

--Death of the Emperor Joseph and Succession of Leopold.- Con-

vention of Reichenbach. Submission of the Belgians.- Affairs of

Sweden, and Peace with Russia. ·Russian Successes against the

Turks.East Indies. War between the Company and Tippoo

Sultan. New Parliament. Question respecting Impeachment

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A. D. 1791.

YEAR OF GEORGE III. 31 & 32.

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PARLIAMENT 1 & 2.

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Debates respecting the War in India. - Bill for the Relief of Protesting

Catholics.- Motion for the Repeal of the Test Act as relating to Scot-

land, negatived. Bill for the Government of Canada. - Bill to pre-

vent the Importation of Slaves into the Colonies Question respecting

a War with Russia. — Colony established at Sierra Leone. Conclu-

sion of the Proceedings of the Commons against Mr. Hastings.- Party

Contentions: Birmingham Riot.—Marriage of the Duke of York.-

French Affairs.- Emigrations.- King's Attempt to escape to the

Borders.-Constitutional Act accepted, and Constituent Assembly dis-

ved.- Conference at Pilnitz.-Legislative Assembly. Reform

Polish Constitution. Peace between Russians and Turks.

East Indies.- Lord Cornwallis's Campaign against Tippoo

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Parliament.

King's Speech. Prosperous State of the Finances.-

Lottery opposed. Motion on the Slave Trade Abolition. - Police

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of the Metropolis.- Royal Burghs of Scotland. - Friends of the

People.- Proclamation against seditious Meetings and Publications.

- Prosecutions.-Designs of Austria and Prussia against France.

Death of the Emperor Leopold. War declared against Austria by

France.- First Attack on the Austrian Netherlands.
Tumults in

France.-Louis refuses to sanction the Decrees of the Legislative As-

sembly. The Nation declared in Danger. Duke of Brunswick's

Declarations.· Attack on the Tuilleries and Massacre of the Swiss

Guards.-King and Queen confined in the Temple. - Fayette flies

and is made Prisoner by the Austrians. Advance of the Allied

Armies. ·Dreadful Massacre at the Prisons.— Duke of Brunswick

obliged to retreat. National Convention assembles. — Republicanism

established. Savoy reduced. Custine's Success in Germany, and

Dumouriez's in the Low Countries. - Battle of Jemappe.- Fraternity

offered by the Convention.- Trial of Louis. Measures of the Em-

press of Russia and King of Sweden. — Assassination of the latter. —

Affairs of Poland.— Measures in England.― Association against Re-

publicans and Levellers.- Royal Proclamation. - Militia called out,

and anticipated assembling of Parliament. - King's Speech and De-

bates.- Álien Bill.-Conclusion of the War with Tippoo.- Embassy

to China

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YEAR OF GEORGE III. 33 & 34.

PARLIAMENT 3 & 4.

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Progress towards Hostilities between England and France. Conse-

quences of the Execution of Louis. - Departure of M. Chauvelin.-

Lord Loughborough made Chancellor. War declared against Eng-

land by the National Convention. - Royal Message, and Debates.

Slave Trade. Mr. Sheridan's Motion for Enquiry respecting

Sedition. Message on German Auxiliaries. Ways and Means.

Traitorous Correspondence Bill. Mr. Dundas's East India Re-

solutions. Aid given for Relief of Commerce. Bill to relieve

Roman Catholics in Scotland. Mr. Grey's Motion on Parliament-

ary Reform.- Board of Agriculture instituted. - Parliament pro-

rogued.-Particulars of the Condemnation and Death of Louis.

- Military Transactions in the Low Countries. Austrian Ne-

therlands recovered. - Defection of Dumouriez. - Dampierre, his

Successor, defeated and killed at Famars. Valenciennes taken by the

Duke of York. - Mentz taken by the King of Prussia. War

declared by the French against Spain. - Rigorous Decrees of the

Convention. Revolutionary Tribunal. - Insurrection in la Vendée.

Payment in Assignats.- Influence of the Jacobin Club.- Marat.

New Constitution. Levée en Masse. - Duke of York besieges

Dunkirk: his Retreat.- Confederacy of Marseilles, Toulon, and

Lyons.- Toulon delivered to Admiral Hood. — Cruel Punishment

of Lyons. Recovery of Toulon, and Conflagration of its Shipping.

Queen of France condemned and executed. · Brissotine Deputies

put to Death. New French Calendar. - Campaign of the Rhine:

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Lines of Haguenau forced.· -Spain and Italy. - Duke of Tuscany

joins the Allies.- Affairs in the West Indies: Tobago, Martinico,

and St. Domingo.-East Indies: all the French Settlements taken.

Washington re-elected President of the United States. - Scotch

National Convention, and Banishment of Muir and Palmer. A

farther Partition of Poland
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A. D. 1794.

YEAR OF GEORGE III. 34 & 35.

PARLIAMENT 4 & 5.

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Royal Message, and Sus-

of Hardy, Horne Tooke,

Events of the

Parliament.- King's Speech. - Debates: Hessians in the Isle of

Wight. Augmentation of Army and Navy. Supplies.- Slave

Trade.-Lord Lansdowne's Motion against the War.- Militia

augmented. Volunteers.- Debates on the Legality of Subscriptions

to Government, and on the subsidiary Treaties. Differences with

America. Motions against the War. Political Alarms.

Motions respecting Muir and Palmer.

for Reform committed to the Tower.

pension of the Habeas Corpus.- Trials

and Thelwall.· Additional Subsidy to Prussia. -

Campaign in the Low Countries. Austrian Flanders and Brabant

entirely reduced by the French. Their Success on the German

Border. Dissatisfaction of the Emperor of Austria, and his In-

crease of Subsidy. - Conquests of Jourdan and Moreau on the

Lower Rhine. Duke of York retreats before the French, who ad-

vance into Holland.

Their rapid Series of Success in Spain.

Campaign in Piedmont. - Lord Howe's Naval Victory of June

1st. Corsica annexed to the British Crown. Martinico, St.

Lucie, and Guadaloupe taken by the English; the latter recovered

by the French. Internal Affairs of France. Chouans and Ven-

deans. Spirit of Liberty and Equality. - Deputies of Colour

from St. Domingo admitted in the Convention, and Slavery abolished.

Maximum of Provisions. — Reign of Terror: Triumvirate of

Robespierre, Danton, and Barrere. - Destruction of the Cordelier

Club.- Execution of the Princess Elizabeth.- Decree forbidding

Quarter to the English and Hanoverians. Fall of Robespierre and

Change of Measures.. Final Partition and Extinction of Poland.

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THE REIGN

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KING GEORGE III.

A. D. 1760.

YEAR OF GEORGE III. 1.

PARLIAMENT 6 & 7.

Death of George II. and state of the war.

Accession and character

of George III.- Meeting of Parliament and speech.

On October 25th died suddenly at his palace of Kensington his Majesty King George II., in the 77th year of his age, and the 24th of his reign, in the midst of a war with France, carried on in the four quarters of the globe, with a success, on the part of Great Britain, to which its history affords no parallel. The commencements had been highly unfavourable to this country, and repeated losses and disgraces had produced general despondency and discontent; when the spirit of the nation being at length roused, and its energies being directed by the genius of one of the greatest ministers it had ever known, WILLIAM PITT, the last two or three years had been marked by an almost uninterrupted succession of victories by sea and land. The marine of France was nearly annihilated.