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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
2 . The French official journals announced that preliminaries of peace had been signed between his Imperial Majesty and the French Republic ; and that Generals Hoche and Moreau had obtained several victories on the rig lrt side of" the Rhine . —Advice received at the Admiralty that his Majesty ' s cruizers in the Leeward Islands had captured and detained several ships of _ war and merchantmen ; and that the Diamond frigate had taken a French privateer in the Channel .
3 . An account received ofthe loss of the Albion man of war , of 60 guns , in the Swin . —A French privateer taken by the Sp itfire sloop of war . 4 . ' Government received an official account of the preliminaries of peace between France and Austria having been signed at Leoben on the iSth of April . —The Prince of Wirtemberg returned to town from his tour . 5 . A messenger arrived . from Ireland with an account of a conspiracy to overthrow the Constitutionand to betray the country into the hands of the
, enemy , having been discovered at Belfast . 7 . The Hamburgh mail and French papers announced that GeneralsHoche and Moreau had obtained several victories ; the former had advanced to Frankfort , and the latter had taken Kehl , and some other places on the Upper Rhine , previous to their receiving the intelligence of peace between France and Austo
tria . —The mutiny was renewed at Spithead . 1 lie Channel fleet reruseu put to sea , under the pretext that Government did not mean to fulfil the promises held out bv them to the sailors ; the Dc-legates re-assembled , and sent a deputation to the London , Admiral Colpoys ' s ship , at Portsmouth , whom the admiral refused to admit on board , and enforced his authority by ordering the marines to fire into the boat . This conduct was resented by the crew ot the London , who immediately deposed the Admiral , struck his flag , and hoisted the ensign of defiance . In this affair several seamen were wounded , some of
whom died soon after of their wounds . S . The London man of War joined the mutinous fleet at Sp ithead , and several officers were sent on shore b y their crews . , . _ ' 9 . The mutinous seamen at Spithead agreed to suffer Admiral Colpoys to come on shore . —An Aft for advancing the Pay of " the Seamen passed both Houses of Parliament , which , with a general pardon , was immediately sent off to Portsmouth .
10 . The seamen expressed themselves satisfied with the conduct of Government , but insisted upon the dismissal of some of their Captains . 11 . The Li / ery of London passed a vote of censure on his Majesty ' s Ministers , for having advised him to refuse receiving their petition upon the throne .
12 . Earl Howe , who , by order of his Majesty , went to Portsmouth , had an interview with the . Delegates of the fleet , and afterwards went on board Lord Bridport ' s ship , to make known , in the name of his Majesty , the concessions which had been made by Government , relative to the demands ofthe seamen . This communication satisfied the sailors , and they immediately agreed to put to sea with the fleet . —An alarming mutiny broke . out on board Iris Majesty ' s ships at Sheerness .
13 . A French privateer captured by the Spitfire sloop of war . 14 . It was determined by Government to raise the pay of the military . —• A squadron , under the command of Rear-Admiral Curtis , arrived at St . Helen ' s from Torbay , and the crews of several of the ships immediately declared themselves in . a state of mutiny , and sent oil * several of their Officers on shore ; but on being informed' by the Delegates of the Channel fleetthat Government had complied with their demands , they returned to their duty . ij . Mr . Ponsonby made amotion for a Parliamentary Reform , in the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
2 . The French official journals announced that preliminaries of peace had been signed between his Imperial Majesty and the French Republic ; and that Generals Hoche and Moreau had obtained several victories on the rig lrt side of" the Rhine . —Advice received at the Admiralty that his Majesty ' s cruizers in the Leeward Islands had captured and detained several ships of _ war and merchantmen ; and that the Diamond frigate had taken a French privateer in the Channel .
3 . An account received ofthe loss of the Albion man of war , of 60 guns , in the Swin . —A French privateer taken by the Sp itfire sloop of war . 4 . ' Government received an official account of the preliminaries of peace between France and Austria having been signed at Leoben on the iSth of April . —The Prince of Wirtemberg returned to town from his tour . 5 . A messenger arrived . from Ireland with an account of a conspiracy to overthrow the Constitutionand to betray the country into the hands of the
, enemy , having been discovered at Belfast . 7 . The Hamburgh mail and French papers announced that GeneralsHoche and Moreau had obtained several victories ; the former had advanced to Frankfort , and the latter had taken Kehl , and some other places on the Upper Rhine , previous to their receiving the intelligence of peace between France and Austo
tria . —The mutiny was renewed at Spithead . 1 lie Channel fleet reruseu put to sea , under the pretext that Government did not mean to fulfil the promises held out bv them to the sailors ; the Dc-legates re-assembled , and sent a deputation to the London , Admiral Colpoys ' s ship , at Portsmouth , whom the admiral refused to admit on board , and enforced his authority by ordering the marines to fire into the boat . This conduct was resented by the crew ot the London , who immediately deposed the Admiral , struck his flag , and hoisted the ensign of defiance . In this affair several seamen were wounded , some of
whom died soon after of their wounds . S . The London man of War joined the mutinous fleet at Sp ithead , and several officers were sent on shore b y their crews . , . _ ' 9 . The mutinous seamen at Spithead agreed to suffer Admiral Colpoys to come on shore . —An Aft for advancing the Pay of " the Seamen passed both Houses of Parliament , which , with a general pardon , was immediately sent off to Portsmouth .
10 . The seamen expressed themselves satisfied with the conduct of Government , but insisted upon the dismissal of some of their Captains . 11 . The Li / ery of London passed a vote of censure on his Majesty ' s Ministers , for having advised him to refuse receiving their petition upon the throne .
12 . Earl Howe , who , by order of his Majesty , went to Portsmouth , had an interview with the . Delegates of the fleet , and afterwards went on board Lord Bridport ' s ship , to make known , in the name of his Majesty , the concessions which had been made by Government , relative to the demands ofthe seamen . This communication satisfied the sailors , and they immediately agreed to put to sea with the fleet . —An alarming mutiny broke . out on board Iris Majesty ' s ships at Sheerness .
13 . A French privateer captured by the Spitfire sloop of war . 14 . It was determined by Government to raise the pay of the military . —• A squadron , under the command of Rear-Admiral Curtis , arrived at St . Helen ' s from Torbay , and the crews of several of the ships immediately declared themselves in . a state of mutiny , and sent oil * several of their Officers on shore ; but on being informed' by the Delegates of the Channel fleetthat Government had complied with their demands , they returned to their duty . ij . Mr . Ponsonby made amotion for a Parliamentary Reform , in the