Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Wars of the French Revolution, From the Breaking Out of the War, in 1792, to the Restoration of a General Peace, in 1815, Vol. 2 of 4: Comprehending the Civil History of Great Britain and France, During That Period On the opening of the parliamentary session of 1798 - 9, on the 20th'of November, the benches formerly Occupied by the minority appeared still deserted but as little could be effected, at the full flood of ministerial power and influence, _either by their counsel, or their opposition, the absence of these states men Was thhfless to be regretted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.