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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
Family at Buckingham-house , and paid his respects to the Princess Royal , his intended bride . —A general and alarming mutiny broke out on board the Channel fleet at Spithead . The crews unanimously refused to proeeed to sea unless their wages were advanced to thirty shillings per month , and their allowance of provisions increased . 16 . The Coronation of Paul I . Emperor of Russia , took place at Moscow . —Advice received at the Admiralty of the capture ofthe Voltigeur and So . hia French
p privateers by the Vestal frigate and Kangaroo sloop of war . 17 . A board of Admiralty went to Spithead , to investigate the nature of the demands of the seamen belonging to the Channel fleet . 18 . Intelligence received from France , that hostilities had recommenced on the Rhine , by the French forcing a passage across that river in several parts , and that Buonaparte had made some fresh conquests in Tyrol . —The Prince of Wirtemberg set out cm a-iour to Bath , Bristol , Birmingham , OxfordPortsmouth
, , and other places , previous to his marriage . _ 20 . The Paris papers announced , that Buonaparte , continuing his victorious career , had taken possession of Clagenfurth , the capital of Carinthia , after defeating the Austrian army , commanded by the Archduke Charles ; and that the enemy had made themselves masters of Carniole and Carinthia , the district of Trieste , and the whole of Tyrol . —Letters by the Hamburgh mail announced , that the King of Sardinia had concluded an offensive and defensive treaty of alliance with France .
21 . Advice received that Buonaparte , in a letter to the Archduke Charles , invited his Royal Highness to become the Officer of Peace , and the Benefactor of the Human Race . —The Lords of the Admiralty agreed to comply with the demands of the seamen belonging to the Channel fleet . 22 . Official intelligence received that the Emperor , defeated in all points by the enemy , had at length been obliged to open anegociation with the French Republic . ' -
23 . A general pardon was sent to Portsmouth , for the seamen belonging- to the Channel fleet , who , in consequence , returned to their duty , and the ships immediately dropped down to Helen's . —Mr . Pitt agreed with Messrs . Boyd and Co . for another loan of j 8 , ooo , oool . for the services ofthe current year , a , ooo , oool . of which were intended for the Emperor . 24 . Advices received at the Admiralty of the capture of five privateers by his Majesty ' s ships Aurora , Suflisante , Flora , Racoon , and King's Fisher . 25 . The Paris papers announced that Buonaparte had granted , a truce of six days to the Archduke Charles , in order to arrange the preliminaries , of
peace , 26 . The Minister opened his Supplementary Budget to theBonse of Commons . —Fresh discontents arose in the Channel fleet , many of the crews objecting to their commanders . 27 . Intelligence received that the Executive Directory had invested Buonaparte with full powers to treat of peace with the Emperor . 29 . An account received at the Admiralty of five privateers having been captured by his Majesty ' s ships on the Jamaica station .
30 . The seamen on board the ships at Plymouth , who had some time before declared themselves in a state of mutiny , expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with the concessions made by the Admiralty to their brethren at Spithead . MAY . 7 . Intelligence received that General Hoche had completely defeated the Austrians on the right bank of the Rhine , on the iSth ult , with the loss of se . veral thousand men ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
Family at Buckingham-house , and paid his respects to the Princess Royal , his intended bride . —A general and alarming mutiny broke out on board the Channel fleet at Spithead . The crews unanimously refused to proeeed to sea unless their wages were advanced to thirty shillings per month , and their allowance of provisions increased . 16 . The Coronation of Paul I . Emperor of Russia , took place at Moscow . —Advice received at the Admiralty of the capture ofthe Voltigeur and So . hia French
p privateers by the Vestal frigate and Kangaroo sloop of war . 17 . A board of Admiralty went to Spithead , to investigate the nature of the demands of the seamen belonging to the Channel fleet . 18 . Intelligence received from France , that hostilities had recommenced on the Rhine , by the French forcing a passage across that river in several parts , and that Buonaparte had made some fresh conquests in Tyrol . —The Prince of Wirtemberg set out cm a-iour to Bath , Bristol , Birmingham , OxfordPortsmouth
, , and other places , previous to his marriage . _ 20 . The Paris papers announced , that Buonaparte , continuing his victorious career , had taken possession of Clagenfurth , the capital of Carinthia , after defeating the Austrian army , commanded by the Archduke Charles ; and that the enemy had made themselves masters of Carniole and Carinthia , the district of Trieste , and the whole of Tyrol . —Letters by the Hamburgh mail announced , that the King of Sardinia had concluded an offensive and defensive treaty of alliance with France .
21 . Advice received that Buonaparte , in a letter to the Archduke Charles , invited his Royal Highness to become the Officer of Peace , and the Benefactor of the Human Race . —The Lords of the Admiralty agreed to comply with the demands of the seamen belonging to the Channel fleet . 22 . Official intelligence received that the Emperor , defeated in all points by the enemy , had at length been obliged to open anegociation with the French Republic . ' -
23 . A general pardon was sent to Portsmouth , for the seamen belonging- to the Channel fleet , who , in consequence , returned to their duty , and the ships immediately dropped down to Helen's . —Mr . Pitt agreed with Messrs . Boyd and Co . for another loan of j 8 , ooo , oool . for the services ofthe current year , a , ooo , oool . of which were intended for the Emperor . 24 . Advices received at the Admiralty of the capture of five privateers by his Majesty ' s ships Aurora , Suflisante , Flora , Racoon , and King's Fisher . 25 . The Paris papers announced that Buonaparte had granted , a truce of six days to the Archduke Charles , in order to arrange the preliminaries , of
peace , 26 . The Minister opened his Supplementary Budget to theBonse of Commons . —Fresh discontents arose in the Channel fleet , many of the crews objecting to their commanders . 27 . Intelligence received that the Executive Directory had invested Buonaparte with full powers to treat of peace with the Emperor . 29 . An account received at the Admiralty of five privateers having been captured by his Majesty ' s ships on the Jamaica station .
30 . The seamen on board the ships at Plymouth , who had some time before declared themselves in a state of mutiny , expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with the concessions made by the Admiralty to their brethren at Spithead . MAY . 7 . Intelligence received that General Hoche had completely defeated the Austrians on the right bank of the Rhine , on the iSth ult , with the loss of se . veral thousand men ,