1790.[General election][322]1795.[Acquittal of Hastings][323]1791-92.[Struggle for the abolition of the slave trade][323]1792.[Fox's libel bill][324][Pitt's foreign policy][324]1791.[The Russian armament][326]Nov., 1790.[Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution][328]May, 1791.[Rupture between Burke and Fox][329]27 Aug.[The Declaration of Pilnitz][331][Revolutionary propaganda][331]1792.[Dismissal of Thurlow][332][A whig scheme of coalition][333][French proposals][333]21 May.[Proclamation against seditious writings][335]Aug.[British ambassador recalled from Paris][336][French conquest of Flanders][337][The provocations received by England][338]Dec.[Disruption of the whig party][340]21 Jan., 1793.[Execution of Louis XVI.][342]1 Feb.[France declares war on England][342][War necessary for the safety of Great Britain][342][Conduct of C. J. Fox][343][CHAPTER XVII.]The First Coalition.1793.[Change in Pitt's domestic policy][345][Pitt as a war minister][346][Loans raised by Pitt][348][Formation of the coalition][349]April.[The conference at Antwerp][349][Success of the allies][350][Their discordant aims][351]Aug.[The surrender of Toulon][352]8 Sept.[York before Dunkirk: the battle of Hondschoote][353]Dec.[Attempted co-operation with the Vendeans][354][Siege and evacuation of Toulon][355]Mar.[Traitorous correspondence bill][357]1793-94.[Repressive proceedings][357]1794.[The opposition in parliament][359][Selfish conduct of Prussia and Austria][360][The British retreat through Holland][362][The coalition in a shattered state][363]Aug.[British conquest of Corsica][363]28 May-1 June.[Naval victory: the glorious First of June][364][Portland whigs coalesce with government][366]1791.[Ireland. Society of United Irishmen founded][367]1793.[Catholic relief act][368]1794.[Catholic emancipation question][368]Feb., 1795.[The recall of Fitzwilliam][370][CHAPTER XVIII.]England's Darkest Days.1795.[A desire for negotiation][372]8 April.[Marriage of the Prince of Wales][373][Difference between Pitt and Grenville][373]5 April.[Treaty of Basle][374][Treaties with Austria and Russia][374][Feeble conduct of war in the Mediterranean][375]June.[The expedition to Quiberon][376][War in the West Indies][377][Scarcity, riots, and democratic agitation][378]Nov.[Repressive legislation][379]1796.[Bonaparte's campaign in Italy][380][British fleet evacuates the Mediterranean][381][Overtures and unsuccessful negotiations for peace][382][Financial difficulties: the Loyalty loan][384][Ireland—United Irishmen adopt a military organisation][386]Dec.[French attempt an invasion of Ireland][386]27 Feb., 1797.[Suspension of cash payments][387]14.[Battle of Cape St. Vincent][388]18 April.[Preliminaries of peace between France and Austria signed at Leoben][390][The mutinies in the navy][391][Negotiations at Lille][396]17 Oct.[Treaty of Campo Formio][397]11.[Battle of Camperdown][398][A partial secession of whigs from parliament][399]Nov.[The triple assessment][400][CHAPTER XIX.]Irish Rebellion and Naval Supremacy.1798.[Threatened invasion of England][401][The Irish peasantry look to France for help][404]1797-98.[Rebellion in Ulster averted by severities][405]12 Mar., 1798.[Arrest of rebel leaders in Dublin][407][Cruel measures adopted in midland and southern counties][407]23 May.[Outbreak of rebellion in Kildare][408][Rebellion in Wexford][409]21 June.[Rebels routed on Vinegar hill][411]20 Aug.[French under Humbert land in Killala bay][413]27.["The race of Castlebar"][413][Other attempts at invasion][414]1 Aug.[The Battle of the Nile][416]Mar.-May, 1799.[The defence of Acre][418]4 May.[Storming of Seringapatam and death of Tipú][420]1798.[Paul of Russia proposes a coalition][421]Dec., 1798. - Jan., 1799.[The second coalition formed][423]1798.[British troops withdrawn from San Domingo][424]