CHAP. VII. Matice by Mr. Grevalile reiedri. French Declaration. Great Dicaft French Declaration. Reral Maze. Ancurrent moved by Mr. Baker. gth carried on a divi All read cold, ca Lob upon the g débath on the re iz? G the Hoge of Lords. Rejected, and the eri4. Great dibates en ebe Carada expedition. n, corried in the Committee, but For a Commites to in beat the public Petition from New tive to private aids, or leans 19 Caprise to the Hout-tax bill. Bid, er jporate direitons. Comldor of the trade of Ireland. Rodilutions posed, Bolt Alget. Sir William Meredith's motion claratory afi, laid by. Bill brought in and pased, make a juitable provsion for the younger part as for the Duke of Gloucefer's chilären. Cl-ko por Chlaglag in the contractor's bill, carried formed to the Irib bills. CentraÑor's imi; and the motion for its being read the je Second reading of the contractor's bill. of commitment, by a majority of tres only. Great for a wete of cridit. Debate on the fecond readthe Ini. Sir Chill Wray's motion rejected. Bills comd. Probendings in the Hege of Commons on the death of the Earl of Clarkan. CHAP. IX. [158 Sir George Sauld's motion for a bill to repeal certain penalties and dif qualipcations to spice t co the English Roman Catholics were liable, univerjaily agreed to. Event of the Irish butnejs. Debates relative to the Tealon papers; Sir William Meredith's firft motion, at length rejected. “Motion of adjournment, by the Minifter, carried. Circumftances relative to the arrival of General Burgoyne. Motion by Mr. Kyner, relative to the Canada, expedition. Ariendment moved by Mr. Fox. Explanations of bis Situation and conduct by General Burgoyne. Debate. Mr. Fox's amendment reieded on a divifion. Original motion jet wide by the provicus quetion. Motion by Mr. Hartley against the prorogation of Parliament, after confiderable debate, rejected on a divifion. Similar motion by Sir James Leather, meets the jame fate. Motion by the Duke of Richmond for withdrawing the forces from North America. Previous question moved and carried on a divifion. Great debates on the Earl of Efingham's metiens tending to an enquiry into the state of the navy. Effedue motions rejected; two others others agreed to. Duke of Richmond clofes the enquiry in the general Committee on the state of the nation. Moves an addrefs of great length, founded on various matters of fact, which had been established in the courfe of the enquiry. Debate broke off on the fudden illness of the Earl of Chatham, and adjourned to the following day. Addrefs rejected. Proteft. Refolutions, founded on the Toulon papers, moved by the Duke of Richmond. Juftification of naval affairs and conduct, by the noble Lord immediately concerned. Interesting particulars ftated by the Earl of Bristol. Motions fet afide, on a divifion, by the previous queftion. Proteft on the Chatham annuity bill. Earl of Derby's motion relative to the Saratoga bufinefs, fet afide by the previous question. Duke of Bolton's motion for deferring the prorogation of Parliament, after long debates, rejected on a divifion. Speech from the Throne. [*189 CHA P. X. State of the hoftile armies in Philadelphia and its neighbourhood during the winter. Hard condition of the brave army under the convention of Saratoga. Sufpenfion of the treaty by the Congress, until a ratifica tion is obtained from the court of Great Britain. Predatory expeditions from Philadelphia and Rhode Island. Draught of the Conciliatory Bills published in America. Effect produced by it on both fides. Conduct, and refolutions of the Congress. Simeon Dean arrives with the French treaties. Sir Henry Clinton arrives to take the command of the army at Philadelphia, in the room of General Sir William Howe, who returns to England. Arrival of the Commissioners for restoring peace, &c. Letter to the Congress. Secretary to the Commiffioners refufed a passport. Answer returned by the Congress to the Commiffioners. Further particulars relative to the propofed negociation. Evacuation of Philadelphia. Difficulties encountered by the British army in their march across the Ferfies. General Washington croffes the Delaware. Battle near Monmouth. Gen. Lee, tried by a court martial, and fufpended. British army pass over to Sandy Hook Island, and are conveyed by the fleet to New York. Toulon fquadron arrive on the coast of America. Appear before Sandy Hook, where they caft anchor. Alarm, and preparations at Sandy Hook and New York. Departure of the French fleet. Arrival of reinforcements to Lord Howe. French fleet appear before Rhode Island. Defenfive preparations by General Sir Robert Pigot. Invasion of that ifland meditated by the Americans, to fecond the operations of the French. Lord Howe fails to the relief of Rhode Island. D'Estaing, quits the harbour and puts to fea, to meet the British fquadron. Fleets feparated, at the point of engaging, by a violent ftorm. Captain Raynor, in the Ifis, bravely engages a French man of war of 74 guns. D'Estaing returns to Rhode Island, and proceeds from thence to Bofton. Is purjued by Lord Howe. Gen. Sullivan lands in Rhode Island. Invefts the British pofts. American army greatly difconcerted by D'Eftaing's departure. Sullivan retreats, and at length totally quits the Ifland. Lord Howe, finding D'Estaing's Squadron fo ftrcngly fecured in Nantafket Road, as to render an attack impracticable, returns from Bofton. [211 The Proteft of the Lords The bumble, Addrefs of the House of Commons to the King His Majefty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday the 20th Day of November, 1777. [286 The humble Addrefs of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled [287 [288 [289 Meffage fent from the King to both Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday the 17th Day of March [290 Copy of the Declaration delivered by the French Ambassador to Lord Viscount Weymouth [291 Humble addrefs of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled [291 Proteft of the Lords [292 [295 The King's Speech at proroguing the Parliament The Speech of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to both Houjes of Parliament, on Friday the 24th of August, 1778. [296 The bumble Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, prefented to the King March 13, 1778. The bumble Addrefs of the Roman Catholic Peers and Commons of Great Britain, prefented to his Majefly on Friday, May 1. [301 Memorial prefented to his Majefty by his Grace the Duke of Bolton [302 Copy of the Petition of the West India Planters and Merchants, prefented to the King, December 16, 1778. [298 [30+ -Lord Suffolk's Anfwer (by the King's Order) to the Representation of Count Welderen, Envoy Extraordinary from their Eigh Mightinees the States General of the United Provinces [306 Manifefto, or Declaration of the Motives which engage his Majefly the King of Pruffia to make War against the Emperor of Germany [308 Manifefto and Declaration of her Majefly the Empress of Germany and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, concerning the Enterprizes of his Majesty the King of Pruffia, in oppofition to her natural and legitimate Rights to the Succeffion of Lower Bavaria [311 Copy of the Commission granted by his Majefty to the Earl of Carlife, Lord Viscount Howe, Sir William Herve, William Eden, Efq. and George Johnfione, Efq. for quieting and extinguishing divers Jealoufies and Apprehenfions of Danger in the Americans. Manifefto and Proclamation of his Majesty's American Commiffioners 320 An authentic Copy of the Inftructions given by Congress to the American Plenipotentiaries fent to the feveral Courts of Europe -- [315 [324 Six Refolutions of the General Affembly of Pentylvania [326 [327 Private Private Letter from Governor Johnfine to Henry Laurens, Eq. Prefident of Congress, suth Mr. Laurent's Anguer 5331 Treaty of Amiane, eventual and d fenfive, betraten bus mat Chritian MeJoy Louis the XVI.b, King of France and Navarre, and the Thirteen Laura States of America. CHARACTER S. 1232 I 6 Anecdotes of Mr. Veltaire's Reception at Parit, and of bis Death Letters from the Queen of Scots to the Duke of Norfolk 8 9 11 Tuo Letters from Sir Dudley Carleton to Mr. John Chamberlain, concerning Eir Walter Raleigh's Piot 13 Of Chaucer and Lydgate; from Mr. Warton's Hiftory of English Poetry Of Skelton; from the fame Of Humphrey Duke of Glocefter; from the fame 32 Account of the Kingdom of Thibet, and of the Manners, Customs, Religion, and Trade of the Inhabitants Account of the Morlacchi, a People of Dalmatia, their Manners, Cuficms, &c. Of the Manner of making War among the Indians of North America NATURAL HISTORY. 43 65 An Account of the interior Parts of Sumatra, and of a neighbouring Island never known to have been visited by any European A new Cafe in Squinting; by Dr. Darwin A Cure of a mufcular Contraction, by Electricity Obfervations on the Climate of Ruffia Of Foffil Bones; from the Abbé Fortis's Travels into Dalmatia Of the Formation and Diffolution of Hills; from the fame 81 88 92 Account of the Section of the Symphyfis of the Pubes, performed at Paris by M. Sigault Of the Paklara or Remera of the Ancients 112 114 116 USEFUL |