THE ANTI JACOBIN - THE FRENCH ENTER BURNE 1798 - $48 - (South Slocan, BC)
THE ANTI - JACOBIN, LONDON - APRIL 16, 1798. 8 PAGES - # 23. LIES, MISREPRESENTATIONS AND MISTAKES OF THE JACOBINS, 26" ARICLE.; POETRY, 53" ARTICLE.; FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, 45" ARTICLE, SWITZERLAND - THE BERNESE TROOPS WERE BROKEN, AND ROUTED AND THE FRENCH ARMY ENTERED BERNE, 7" ARTICLE. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THIS CLEVER LITTLE NEWSPAPER WAS PROJECTED BY GEORGE CANNING AND THE ENERGETIC GROUP OF YOUNG POLITICIANS AND SCHOLARS WHO, AS DISCIPLES OF PITT, CLAMOURED FOR MORE VIOLENT MEASURES THAN PITT HIMSELF PROPOSED. THE ANTI - JACOBIN ONLY RAN THROUGH 34 NUMBERS. THEN STOPPED AT THE CLOSE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SESSION ON JULY 9, 1798, BUT WHILE IT LASTED, IT WAS A POWERFUL MEDIUM IN THE HANDS OF ITS SKILFUL WRITERS FOR ATTACKING THE WHIGS AND SYMPATHISERS.
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