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INTRODUCTION.

The papers relative to the conduct of the commanders in chief in the West Indies, are fully given; and, with the view of enabling the public to judge rightly, fome scarce documents, explanatory of the tranfactions in that part of the world, have been obtained.

The meditated attack upon France by the emigrants, aided by the British forces, in which the co-operation of the Chouans and infurgents of Poitou is expected, has induced the Editor to procure and give a place to many papers which fhew the objects and the terms on which the different parties are united.

Befides thefe, the Editor's attention has been directed to all other fubjects which come within the plan of his work. The peace between Pruffia, Tuscany, and France, the proceedings of the German empire, the conduct of the French in Spain, and the degree of defire for peace, manifested both in England and France, are placed in the clearest point of view, by the Petitions inferted among the Parliamentary Papers, Cambacere's Report, &c. &c.

It was last winter fuggefted to the Editor, that it would accommodate the Patrons of this Work, if it were published twice in the year, inftead of once; for, it was observed, that although every person interested in the political affairs of Europe would have it as a Library Book, yet the lateness of its publication rendered it rather a Collection of Materials for the Historian than for the Statesman acting in the fcene. The truth of this remark has induced the Editor to publish it twice in the year, and he calculates that the two parts will make no more than one volume of the former fize..

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Decree of the French reprefentatives to pre-
vent the foldiers from plundering, ibid.
- for maintaining order among the Dutch

troops, 19

Pichegru on the fame fubject, ibid.

Dutch proclamation announcing the con-

tinuance of taxes, 20

mittees of government, ibid.

the com-

lith property, 16

Circular letter of the States of Holland re-

fpecting the form of prayer, 17

Proclamation of the French representatives
to the people of Batavia, ibid.

of the magistrates at the

Hague to lay afide all orange colours, 18

Prayers of ditto, 28

Speech of the revolutionary committee of

ditto, on discharging the members of the

ftates of ditto, ibid.

Regulations of the Dutch representatives rè-

fpecting affignats, 29

Further proceedings of ditto, ibid.

Lift of the Dutch navy, 30

Dutch declaration of the rights of man, 31

Further proceedings of the Dutch repre-

fentatives, 34

Ditto, ditto, 37 and 38 to 42

Account of the bank of Amfterdam, 35.

French requifition for provifions, &c. from

the Dutch, 43

Proclamation of the States General in con-

fequence of it, 44

French proclamation refpecting confifcated

property in Holland, 46

Capitulation of the province of Zealand, 47

Addrefs of the provifional reprefentatives of

Amfterdam on reigning their office, 50

Dutch proclamation deprecating the perfe-

cution of the members of the old govern-

ment, 53

British order of council refpecting Dutch

bills of exchange, 56

inftruction to feize particular Dutch

fhips, 57

French order for establishing commerce be-
tween Holland, Brabant, &c. 8

Dutch fpeech on propofing an alliance with

France, ibid.

Reply of the French reprefentative, 59

Dutch proclamation deprecating fufpicions

of the new government, 60

Circular letter from the Dutch mereantile

houses, 61

Oath which the members of the new Dutch

government are obliged to take, ibid.

Report on the Dutch finances, 62

Decree refpecting the election of reprefen-

tatives, 63

Carnot's report on the fituation of France

with regard to Holland, ibid.

Report on the revolutionary taxes of

France, 69

on the means of extinguishing affig-

nats, 92

French proclamation at Guadaloupe, 99

Prolamation of General Vaughan at Mar-

tinico, 100

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