FROM THE

COMMENCEMENT OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

IN MDCCLXXXIX

TO THE

RESTORATION OF THE BOURBONS

IN MDCCCXV

BY

SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON, BART.

F. R. S. E.

NINTH EDITION

VOL. IV.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCLIV

Harvard College Library Bowie Colection Git of

Mrs. E. D. Brandegea

CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.

CHAPTER XXII.-INTERNAL TRANSACTIONS AND NAVAL CAMPAIGN OF

GREAT BRITAIN IN 1797.

Approach of a crisis in the war, 1.-Aspect of public affairs in the beginning of

1797, ib.-Crisis of the Bank, and Order in Council suspending cash pay-

ments, 2.-Parliamentary reform brought forward, 4.-Arguments on the

war, 7.—Supplies voted, ib.-Naval preparations of France and Spain, 8.—

The mutiny in the fleet, ib.-Firmness of the king and government, 10.-

Suppression of the mutiny, 11.-Conduct of Mr Pitt on this occasion, ib.-

Firmness of Admiral Duncan at this crisis, 12.-Mutiny in the fleet at

Plymouth and off Cadiz, 13.-Battle of Cape St Vincent, 15.-First appear-

ance of Nelson and Collingwood, ib.-Early history and character of Nelson,

17.-Biography of Lord St Vincent, 19.-Earl Howe, 20-Collingwood, 21.

-Lord Duncan, 23-De Saumarez, 24.-Expedition of Nelson to Teneriffe,

26.-Suppression of the mutiny in the fleet off Cadiz, 27.-Preparations of

the Dutch, 28.-Battle of Camperdown, ib.-Honours bestowed on Admirals
Duncan and Sir John Jarvis, 30.-Descent in Pembroke Bay: capture of
Trinidad, 31.-Death of Burke, ib.-His character, ib.

CHAPTER XXIII.-CAMPAIGN OF 1797-FALL OF VENICE.

Russia recedes from the measures of Catherine, 33.-Plans of the Directory:

Bernadotte and Delmas join Napoleon, 34.-Preparations of the Imperialists,

ib.-Description of the theatre of war, 35.-Napoleon's proclamation, 36.—

Interest excited by the contest, and character of the generals, ib.-Passage

of the Tagliamento, 37.-Operations of Massena, and passage of the Isonzo,

38.-Actions at the Col de Tarwis, ib.-Bayalitch's division surrenders, 39.-

Napoleon occupies Klagenfurth, ib.-Operations of Joubert, ib.-Action at

the pass of Clausen, 40.-Joubert advances to Sterzten, ib.-He marches to

join Napoleon, ib.-Perilous condition of Napoleon, 41.-He makes proposals

of peace, ib.-Preliminaries agreed to at Leoben, 43.-The preliminaries

agreed to, 44.-Injustice of this treaty as regards Venice, ib.-State of

Venice, ib.-Napoleon's perfidious measures toward that state, 46.-Demo-

cratic insurrection in the Venetian provinces, 47.-Massacre at Verona, and

at Lido, 50.-War declared by Napoleon, 51.-The senate abdicate, 52.-

Fall of Venice, ib.-Passage of the Rhine at Diersheim, 54.-Biography of

Davoust, note, ib.-Armistice, 55.- Operations of Hoche, ib.-State of Prussia:

death of the king, 56.-Accession of Frederick-William III., and his early

measures, 57.-Retrospect of the successes of Napoleon, ib.-Negotiations at

Udina, 58.-Revolution at Genoa, ib.-Negotiations between France and

England opened at Lisle, 60.-Terms of the treaty of Campo Formio, 63.-

Results of the campaign to the Italians, ib.-Sensation excited by the fall of

Venice, 64.-Conduct of Napoleon, 66.-Conduct of Austria, 68.-Weakness

of the Venetian aristocracy, ib.