A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Vol. 6<br><br>Grenville calls on Holland to arm; English militia called out, Parliament summoned; Division among the Whigs; The Alien Bill, Incendiary speeches of Fox; His French sympathies repudiated in his own party; His followers a small minority; French reform the Government of Flanders on the French type; Decree of December 15; French reverses; Position of Poland; Invaded by the Russians; Conduct of Prussia towards Poland; Explanation on the Polish question to Grenville, English prote's; Increasing arrogance of Chauvelin; Instructions of Lebrun; Mission of Maret, His interview with Pitt; French Ministers decline a secret negotiation; Warlike tendencies of English opinion; Attitude of the Opposition; Invasion of Holland suspended; Violence at Paris, Refusal to restrict the decree of Nov 19th to the enemies of France; Chauvelin's note, December 27, 1792; Grenville's communication to Russia; His reply to Chauvelin, December 31; Circular of Monge; The Dutch Constitution impedes military preparation; De Curt and the French West Indies; Notes of Chauvelin and Lebrun (Jan. 7, 13); English reasons for believing in war; Report of Brissot, French fleet armed and increased; Replies of Grenville to Chauvelin; Letter of Miles to Maret; Proposed exchange of the Netherlands for Bavaria; Signs of a coming invasion of Holland; Peace party in France, Supported by Dumouriez; Grounds for the hostility of Dumouriez to the Jacobins; Deplorable state of his army; Dumouriez commissioned to negotiate with Auckland; De Maulde's visits to Auckland; Execution of Lewis XVI; Its effect in England; Dismissal of Chauvelin, King's message to Parliament; Lebrun's letter recalling Chauvelin; Maret sent to London; His report to Lebrun; The Convention declare war against England and Holland; Maret quits London; Terms of a proposed English alliance with Prussia and the Emperor; Proposed representation to France<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.