c."

The definitive treaty between the Emperor of Austria and the French
republic was signed on the 17th of October, at Campio Formio, near
Udina. Its conditions were somewhat different from those of the first
treaty: Austria, in recompense for the Netherlands, receiving the
Venetian provinces to the Adige, and not to the Oglio; and Mantua being
retained by the French. In return for these possessions, France obtained
the Netherlands; the Greek islands belonging to Venice in the Adriatic;
an acknowledgment of the Cisalpine republic; and an indemnification for
the Duke of Modena in Brisgau. Some secret conditions were annexed
to this treaty; and it was agreed that a congress should be held at
Radstadt, for settling the peace of the empire.

By these victories France remained in possession of Savoy, Nice,
Avignon, and Belgium. She was also mistress of Italy and Holland,
and could reckon on the dependence of the German empire, owing to the
cession of the left bank of the Rhine. The German empire, abandoned by
Austria, likewise was at her mercy, and tremblingly expected its fate;
while the government of the church and the kingdom of Naples were
tottering to their very foundations. Spain, moreover, with all its
resources, was wholly in the hands of the French. England now stood
alone in the contest; and though she remained mistress of the ocean,
it was deemed advisable to renew pacific negociations with France. Lord
Malmesbury was again sent on this mission; and the city of Lisle was
fixed on by the directory for a conference. But the directory were
not inclined for peace; after continuing at Lisle until September,
exchanging useless notes and receiving many insults, Lord Malmesbury was
ordered to quit the place within four and twenty hours. It was demanded
by the French negotiators that the Cape of Good Hope, and every island
or settlement, French, Dutch, or Spanish, in the possession of Great
Britain, should be given up without receiving any compensation. Such
terms as these were incompatible with the nation's interests and
safety; whence the failure of this mission. Moreover, there was a
belief existing in France that England was on the verge of ruin; and the
directory fondly imagined that they would one day triumph over her as
they had done over the nations on the Continent.

INTERNAL HISTORY OF FRANCE.

During this year the harmony between the directory and the legislative
councils vanished. The new elections p