A COMPENDIOUS VIEW OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY, FROM THE YEAR 1755 TO THE TREATY OF AMIENS IN 1802 WITH NOTES, TO VERIFY OR ELUCIDATE THE PASSAGES TO WHICH THEY REFER.

1786.

1788.

--Successes of the French.-The allied cause ruined by the defection of Prussia and Spain.-King of Sardinia submits to France.-Followed by the duke of Parma.-Subsequent career of the French arms.-Buonaparte's professions. He avails himself of the pope's wavering conduct to seize Bologna, &c.-Buonaparte's abuse of power respecting the duke of Tuscany.-Conduct of different Italian states.-Siege of Mantua.-Siege of Mantua.-Action with Wurmser.-Buonaparte invades the Venetian territories.-Events of the cam. paign in Germany.-Change of public opinion respecting France.-Effects of that and heavy contributions.-Exploits of the archduke Charles.-Distresses of the Dutch from their alliance with France.-Internal dissension in France. -A conspiracy against the government.

SPAIN.

-INSURRECTIONS in the Spanish colonies.-Reflections on them.

Line of conduct relative to the northern war.-Death of Charles the Third, and accession of Charles the Fourth.

1789. 1790.

1791.

1792.

-The king adopts pacific councils.

Dispute respecting Nootka Sound.

-The king's conduct respecting France.

-His majesty interposes to save the French king's life.

1793.- -The king joins the coalition.

1794.

1795.

1796.

-The court is thrown into consternation by the disasters of the campaign.
-The king concludes a treaty of peace with France.

-The king is forced to declare war against England.

1786.-

1792.-
1793.-

AFFAIR of cardinal de Rohan, said to have been implicated in the affair of
the necklace.-See France.

-Causes of dissatisfaction between the courts of Rome and Paris.

-Transactions in France relative to the revenues of the church.

-Pius experiences further mortification from the French government.

-Pius's conduct relative to Avignon.-His ill-judged policy.

-Disputes with the French government.

-The pope discovers a disposition to take an active part against France. '
Pius's bad policy respecting France.

1796. See France for events of this and the next campaign in Italy.

1789.-

1792.-

1794.-

SWITZERLAND AND GENEVA.

REVOLUTION in favour of the people.

-Affair between Geneva and France.-Revolution at Geneva.-Merits of the
contest between the Swiss and France.

-A revolution in favour of the French partisans.

1786.

1787.-

1788.-

GERMANY.

-TRANSACTIONS with Russia and the Porte.-New code of laws ordered and
new system of judicial proceedings.-Measures respecting the church.-Ordi-
nances respecting gaming.-See ecclesiastical history.

-Strenuous resistance made to the emperor's arbitrary proceedings in the
Netherlands. He is forced to abandon his project.

-Reflections on Joseph's conduct relative to the war with the Porte.-Strength

of his armies.-Events of the campaign. His distress.-Affairs of the univer

sities in the Netherlands.

1789.-Events propitious to the emperor.-Events of the campaign.-The emperor's

health declines.-Civil war in the Netherlands.

1790.

1790.-The civil war continues.-Death of Joseph the Second and accession of Leopold. Characters.-Leopold's line of conduct.-Is raised to the imperial throne.-Restores tranquillity in Hungary and the Netherlands.

1791. Pacification in the Netherlands.-Treaty of Reichenbach.-Affair of Liege.— Congress of Mantua and Pilnitz.-Different sentiments of the emperor and king of Prussia respecting France.-Plea for war in the infringement of rights in Alsace.

1792.

The emperor's proposals relative to the war. He dies and is succeeded by
FRANCIS THE SECOND.

1793. Policy of Prussia respecting Poland and France.

1794.

1795.1796.

-See France and Poland for the events of this year.

-See France for the events of this year.

State of Germany.-Sce France for the events of the campaign in Italy and
Germany.

PRUSSIA.

1786.

-TREATY with Holland.-Death and character of Frederic the Second, and accession of Frederic William the Second.-His character and popular mea

sures.

1787. Frederic William interposes in the affairs of Holland. His policy respecting the affairs of the imperial courts and Turkey.

1788. Frederic William's general line of policy. His conduct respecting the war in the east. His perfidious conduct towards the Poles.

1793. Frederic William grows indifferent to the common cause.-Policy respecting Poland.-Proceedings in that country.

1794.

-War in Poland and final partition of that country.

1795. -The king's conduct respecting the war.-See France.

1796. See Germany and France.

DENMARK.

1786. WISE and patriotic conduct of the prince royal.-He promotes learning,

&c. He avoids interference in foreign broils.

1788.- -Policy of Denmark respecting Russia and Sweden.-War with Sweden.
1789.-See Sweden.

1791.- -The Danish minister mediates between Russia and the Porte.

1792.-

The Danes declare themselves neutral in the present war.

1792.-

1796.-

SWEDEN.

-THE king abolishes torture.-He exercises his assumed power with mode-

ration.

-Gustavus's motives for war with Russia.-Treaty with the Porte.-Events

of the campaign.

Gustavus triumphs over the nobles.-Events of the campaign.

-Gustavus preserves his ascendency against the nobles.-Events of the cam-

paign. Treaty of peace.

-Gustavus concerts a plan with the marquis de Bouillé for restoring Lewis

the Sixteenth.

-Conspiracy against the king's life.-He is murdered.-Duke of Sudermania
regent to his nephew, Gustavus the Fourth.
-See Russia.

1786.-

1787.

RUSSIA.

-WAR with the Tartars, headed by a prophet named the Sheik Mansour.-
Events of it unfavourable to Russia.

-The empress's progress to Cherson.-Interviews with the emperor and king
of Poland.-Consequences.-Potemkin's object in this progress.-Incidents
unfavourable to the friends of peace.-

1788. Negotiations with France and other powers.-Plan of the campaign.-
Russian naval force.-Events of the campaign.

1789. The empress's policy.-Events of the campaign.

1790.

1790. Events of the campaign in the Baltic.Treaty of peace with Sweden.Events of the campaign with the Turks.

1791. Conferences at Sistovia. Conduct of the Anglo-Prussian allies.Events of the campaign.-Treaty concluded at Sistovia.Treaty of peace signed.→→ Prince Potemkin's death and character."

1792.

1793.

1794. 1795.

-Empress's conduct respecting Poland.
-Measures relative to Poland.

-War in Poland and final partition of that country.

-Policy of the empress relative to the war with France. She finally annexes
Courland to her empire.

1796. The empress's schemes of conquest in Asia.-Negotiations-for a marriage between the archduchess Alexandra and the king of Sweden-unsuccessful. -Death and character of the empress.-Succeeded by the emperor Paul.----Changes at court.

POLAND.

1788.1789.

1790.

1791.

1792.

1793.1794.

-POLICY of Prussia respecting this state.

-Character and circumstances of the Poles.-Effects of the feudal system.-
Measures adopted to free themselves from dependency on Russia.
-Proceedings relative to a new constitution.-New treaty with Prussia.

The patriots frame a new constitution.-Nature of it.-Behaviour of Prussia
and other powers on the occasion.-That of Russia.

-Contrast between the Polish patriots and French democrats.-Conduct of Frederic William.-Military events.-Conduct of Stanislaus.-He prevails on the states to lay down their arms. The patriots protest.

-Oppressive measures of Russia and Prussia.-Constrained assent of the diet.
The patriots make their last effort under the command of Kosciusko.-
Events of the campaign.-Kosciusko carried prisoner to Petersburg.-The
patriots are defeated. They submit.-Final partition of Poland.

TURKEY.

1786.1787.

-EVENTS of the war in Egypt.

VOL. III.

Feelings of the sultan and divan on the subject of the empress's progress.
-Consequent negotiations at the Porte.

1788.

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