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CONTENTS

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THE FOURTH VOLUME.

CHAPTER XXXVI,

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Expedition to Quiberon-Naval Operations—Coercive Acts-

Negotiation for Peace.

Plan for invading Brittany

Failure of the plan

2

The Channel fleet

1

Disappointment of De Puisaye .

4

Landing in Quiberon bay

5

The Royalists inefficiently supported

7

Results of the failure at Quiberon

9

Plans of De Puisaye

10

Charette in Poitou

12

Vacillation of the Ministry

13

Affairs in the West Indies

14

Political meetings

15

Outrage on the King

16

Proceedings in Parliament

16

Act to repress public discussion

17

Reception of the measure

18

Petitions against the Bills

20

Political pamphlets .

21

Barracks.

22

Loan and new taxes

23

Selfish conduct of the landed interest

24

Cessation of the Reign of Terror

Opposition against negotiation .

26

Persistence of the Ministry

26

Failure of negotiations

27

Impossible terms of the French propositions

29

Dismissal of Lord Malmesbury

31

Intrigues of the French in Spain

32

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Bank Restriction Act,French Invasion of Wales_Mutiny in

the Fleet— Conference of Lisle-Battle of Camperdown-Fi-

nancial Measures-Patriotic FundChange in Public Opinion.

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New Parliament

33

New loan

34

Drain of specie

36

Meeting of merchants

37

Arguments against the Act

38

The Dutch fleet

39

Loss of the English .

44

Peerage and pension of Jervis

45

Anonymous letters of complaint

45

Demands of the mutineers

47

Earl Spencer goes to Portsmouth

48

Mutiny at St. Helen's

50

Lord Howe at Portsmouth

51

Admiral's flag hauled down

54

Reply of the Admiralty

54

Earl Spencer at the Nore

55

Alarm at Sheerness.

55

Parliamentary denunciation of the mutineers

56

Execution of Parker

58

Ill-usage of the seamen common

60

Increase of the national debt

61

Supplementary loan.

62

Motions for a change of Ministry

63

French commissioners

65

Divisions amongst the French

65

Proposals to Austria

69

Ionian Islands ceded to France

70

French invectives against the British

70

Projects for invading England .

71

Equality of the forces

72

Factious conduct of the Opposition

73

Unconstitutional conduct of the Whigs

74

Mr. Tierney

The Budget

75

Opposition to the Budget

76

Prospect of invasion

79

Defence of the country

79

State prosecutions

81

Change in public opinion

84

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75

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