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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
13 . Advice received that Admiral Jervis had entered the Tagus , with his fleet and prizes , amidst the cheering shouts of the . populace . 14 . 1 Advice received that the French had obtained several advantages over the Austrians , on the Adige . — The county of Down , in Ireland , declared in a state of insurrection . 15 . Intelligence arrived that the peasants in the North of Ireland had risen in Iarsre bodies , and were committing depredations in various parts .
16 . Lord Albemarle made a motion in the House of Lords , similar to that of Mr . Whitbread , in the Commons , relative to the invasion of Ireland , which was also rejected . 17 . The Society of St . Patrick met at Freemasons'Hall , on which occasion the Prince of Wales made a speech , the neatness and elegance of which called forth the applause and admiration of every person present . —Admiral Duncan sailed from Yarmouth , to cruize oft ' the Texel .
18 . Sir Robert Calder sailed from Portsmouth , with three sail of the line , to re-inforce the fleet of Admiral Jervis . Mr . Pelham presented a message from the Lord Lieutenant to the Irish parliament , on the subject of General Lake ' s proclamation , and the measures of Government were aoproved of on the 21 st . 19 . Lord Bridport wrote to the Admiralty , that some of his cruizers had captured two French frigates and a privateer ; and advice was received from Admiral Kingsmill , that the Alcmene frigate had taken a French privateer oft " the coast of Ireland . 21 . Mr . Grattan brought the subject of General Lake ' s proclamation before
the Irish House of Commons , and moved for an enquiry into the causes which had produced it . This motion , however , was rejected . 22 . The remains of Mrs . Pope , the actress , who died a few days before , were interred in Westminster Abbey , attended by a procession of the performers of both theatres . —A French privateer taken by the Plymouth armed lugger . 23 . Mr . Fox made a motion , in the House of Commons , for an address to
be presented to his Majesty , praying him to adopt such measuses as were calculated to restore tranquillity to Ireland ; which , as well as a si milar one made in the House of Lords , by Lord Moira , was rejected . —The Livery of London agreed to petition his Majesty to dismiss from his Councils his present Ministers , as a necessary preliminary to peace , which proceeding was immediatelyfbl-Iowed by similar petitions from almost every part of the country . —A French privateer captured by the Greyhound revenue cutter .
24 . The Sheriffs of London attended at St . James ' s , to know when his Majesty would be pleased to receive the petition of the Livery , upon the throne ; and were informed that his Majesty would receive no petition from the City of London , except in its corporate capacity ; but that lie was willing to receive it at the Levee , in the ordinary manner of accepting addresses . 25 . The Earl of Bellamont dismissed from his situation of Post-Master-Geiie ' ralin Ireland , for having condemned , in the House ot ~ Lords , the
coercive measures adopted by Government in the northern districts of that country . 7 . 6 . Advice received at Lloyd's of the capture of twelve homeward-bound West-India ships by a French squadron .
27 . Official intelligence received of the capture of Trinidad , with four ships of war , which were in the b ' aj - . The naval and military forces engaged in this enterprize were commanded by Admiral Harvey and General Abercrombie . 28 . Intelligence received of the capture of eight French corvettes and privateers in theWest Indies , one of which was bound for Trinidad , v . ith 80 , 355 dollars on board . VOL IX . 3 T
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
13 . Advice received that Admiral Jervis had entered the Tagus , with his fleet and prizes , amidst the cheering shouts of the . populace . 14 . 1 Advice received that the French had obtained several advantages over the Austrians , on the Adige . — The county of Down , in Ireland , declared in a state of insurrection . 15 . Intelligence arrived that the peasants in the North of Ireland had risen in Iarsre bodies , and were committing depredations in various parts .
16 . Lord Albemarle made a motion in the House of Lords , similar to that of Mr . Whitbread , in the Commons , relative to the invasion of Ireland , which was also rejected . 17 . The Society of St . Patrick met at Freemasons'Hall , on which occasion the Prince of Wales made a speech , the neatness and elegance of which called forth the applause and admiration of every person present . —Admiral Duncan sailed from Yarmouth , to cruize oft ' the Texel .
18 . Sir Robert Calder sailed from Portsmouth , with three sail of the line , to re-inforce the fleet of Admiral Jervis . Mr . Pelham presented a message from the Lord Lieutenant to the Irish parliament , on the subject of General Lake ' s proclamation , and the measures of Government were aoproved of on the 21 st . 19 . Lord Bridport wrote to the Admiralty , that some of his cruizers had captured two French frigates and a privateer ; and advice was received from Admiral Kingsmill , that the Alcmene frigate had taken a French privateer oft " the coast of Ireland . 21 . Mr . Grattan brought the subject of General Lake ' s proclamation before
the Irish House of Commons , and moved for an enquiry into the causes which had produced it . This motion , however , was rejected . 22 . The remains of Mrs . Pope , the actress , who died a few days before , were interred in Westminster Abbey , attended by a procession of the performers of both theatres . —A French privateer taken by the Plymouth armed lugger . 23 . Mr . Fox made a motion , in the House of Commons , for an address to
be presented to his Majesty , praying him to adopt such measuses as were calculated to restore tranquillity to Ireland ; which , as well as a si milar one made in the House of Lords , by Lord Moira , was rejected . —The Livery of London agreed to petition his Majesty to dismiss from his Councils his present Ministers , as a necessary preliminary to peace , which proceeding was immediatelyfbl-Iowed by similar petitions from almost every part of the country . —A French privateer captured by the Greyhound revenue cutter .
24 . The Sheriffs of London attended at St . James ' s , to know when his Majesty would be pleased to receive the petition of the Livery , upon the throne ; and were informed that his Majesty would receive no petition from the City of London , except in its corporate capacity ; but that lie was willing to receive it at the Levee , in the ordinary manner of accepting addresses . 25 . The Earl of Bellamont dismissed from his situation of Post-Master-Geiie ' ralin Ireland , for having condemned , in the House ot ~ Lords , the
coercive measures adopted by Government in the northern districts of that country . 7 . 6 . Advice received at Lloyd's of the capture of twelve homeward-bound West-India ships by a French squadron .
27 . Official intelligence received of the capture of Trinidad , with four ships of war , which were in the b ' aj - . The naval and military forces engaged in this enterprize were commanded by Admiral Harvey and General Abercrombie . 28 . Intelligence received of the capture of eight French corvettes and privateers in theWest Indies , one of which was bound for Trinidad , v . ith 80 , 355 dollars on board . VOL IX . 3 T