ty of his old generals having by this time offended his pride.
It was for this invasion chiefly that he drew his contributions from the
neighbouring countries. Rome and Naples were plundered on base pretexts,
and the latter was obliged to let the French occupy a part of its
territories and ports.

NAVAL CONQUESTS.

The naval campaign of this year in Europe, was of a comparatively
trifling character. The port and town of Granville were attacked by Sir
James Saumarez, on which occasion the pier was demolished, and a number
of vessels destroyed; the town and fort of Dieppe were bombarded by
Captain Owen; and the Dutch ports, from the Zandvoort, in the vicinity
of Haarlem, to Scheveningen, were also severally bombarded, and many
vessels destroyed.

In June, an expedition under General Grinfield and Commodore Hood,
captured the islands of St. Lucie and Tobago; and in September, the
Dutch colonies of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice surrendered to the
British arms. The islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, likewise, were
captured, and the French were compelled to abandon the colony of St.
Domingo.

EAST INDIA AFFAIRS.

In the East Indies, war was carried on by land on a large scale, and
with great success. Since the death of Tippoo, and the capture of
Seringapatam, a new enemy had appeared in the Mahratta confederacy, and
Perron, a clever Frenchman, was lending his aid in the strife. M. Perron
had first appeared in India, when the government of Louis XVI. were
struggling with the genius and resources of Warren Hastings for the
supremacy in Hindustan. In the course of events he was raised to
the rank of a general, and to the command in chief of the forces
of Scindiah, in whose ranks he had entered against the British. His
honours, wealth, and authority, all given him by his grateful master,
excited the envy and malice of the Mahratta chiefs, for they were
eclipsed by this foreigner. In 1802, when the Scindiah made war upon
the Mahratta sovereign of Poonah, and expelled him from his territories,
Perron, who had recently had a large portion of the Jumna region
assigned him, lent his valuable assistance. This event led to a war
with the British. The dispossessed chief applied for assistance to the
English, and a subsidiary treaty was concluded with him at Bassein.
Lord Wellesley, the governor-general, had two great objects in view--to
restore the Peishwa, and to crush the forces which Perron had raised,
and which