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A History of the Late War Between Great Britain and France 1793 to 1801
A History of the Late War Between Great Britain and France 1793 to 1801 Author:John Young General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1802 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAP. II. Tranfaclions in the BritiJJj Parliament, and in the French Convention.. The profecution of the War in La Vendee -- in the South of France -- at Toulon -- in Corftca -- in Italy -- on the Confines of Spain -- in the Weft Indies -- and in the Eaft. Thejlate of things in Poland, and in Ireland. The trials in Scotland. Naval Affairs. BEFORE proceeding to relate the operations of the War in other parts, it may not be amifs to take notice of fome tranfadlions both in the Britim Parliament and in the French Convention, which either were occafioned by the War, or had influence upon it. The firft thing of this nature that engaged the attention of Parliament was the Traiterous Correfpondence- Bill, which was brought into theHoufe of Commons on the 15th of March, and was not ready for the Royal Aflent till the beginning of May. Its purport was, to prohibit Britifh fubjects, under pain of high treafon, td fell or furnifli to the perfons holding the government of France, or to their armies, provifions, arms, or military ftores, -- to purchafe lands in France, -- to place money in the French Funds, -- to go over thither without a licence under the great feal, or to enfure mips going to France, or coming from it; and prohibiting foreigners to come from France to this country, without either a licet:e or a paffport. Whatever oppofition was made to this bill in Parliament, or whatever was the obloquy with which it was treated without doors, every one who knows what was then the ftate of both countries, muft be convinced that it was both expedient andand necefTary. Indeed it will fcarcely appear credible t...« less