Clerk, Sir Philip Jennings, moves for
a bill to prevent members taking
a contract with government - 244
fpeaks in defence of the

contractors billb

251
confiders the object of that
bill as to take care the public are
not defrauded
252
Conolly, Mr. rifes to state the dange-
rous and defencelefs ftate of Ireland

151
Conway, Gen.expreffes his refentment
at the treatment we had received
from France

155
expreffes very little apprehen-
fion from the fear of an invafion

156
confiders the Americans as
already an independent ftate 157
Cooper, Sir Grey, rifes to move for
the third reading of the American
commiffioners bill
64
takes a general furvey of the
utility of that bill
65
prefents to the House arti-
cles of agreement between the
Lords of the treafury and Meff.
Harley and Drummond for foreign
imoney
1334168

- moves for a further provision
for the American refugees 248
Cornwall, Mr. attributes the great
expenditure to the enormous rife of
Sall the materials used in ship build-
ing, &c.
179
is of opinion that parlia
ment are not competent judges,
refpecting the Saratoga bufinefs 323
Coxe, Mr. H. foretells the approach

of a French war
Debates on the supply of the navy 25
-on Lord North's motions to
bring in conciliatory bills with
American b
35
on the motion to appoint
commiffioners!!
46
on the motion to repeal the
Maffachufett's charter act
~50-

in the committee on the

conciliatory bills

55

Bb 2

77

is rather for forming a

fœderal

mons as an improper affembly to
difcufs ftate affairs.

--

300

fays the bufinefs of parliament
is to raise money, and not to de-
bate on the meafures of govern-
ment
12. ib.
Ferguffon, Sir Adam, defends the cha-
racter of the Glasgow people against
the affertions of Earl Nugent 263

ftates the injuries the Gial
gow people would receive, fhould
the Irish trade bills país 265
Fox, Mr. ftates a great number of
facts relative to the army in Ame-
rica
18

from the Crown obtaining too

much power

238

thinks that America may be-
come the Arcadia, but never the
Britain of the world

ib.

Fox, Mr. confiders the painful pre-
eminence of office at this time to
be little envied
261
refutes the arguments used by

Mr. Ellis
301
propofes an amendment to the
emotion for an inquiry into the Sa-
ratoga expedition
308
is for referring the papers rela-
tive to the Saratoga expedition to
a committée
325

r

-

351

against the proroguing the par-
liament
Frafer, Gen. goes through the whole
fubject of the American difpute
for the last fifteen or fixteen years

55
French ambaffador's declaration of
the American treaty, a copy of

35
Gascoigne, Mr. paffes fome perfonal
invectives on Sir Wm. Meredith -3
brings up the report of the
refolutions agreed to in the com-
mittee of supply
135

moves feveral amendments
in the Irish importation bill 288
Germain, Lord George, exclaims
against perfonalities, and doubts
not his own honour

9
commends the conduct of
adminiftration in employing the
favages in the American war ib.

— acknowledges that appear-
ance was against the miniftry: but
that it could not justify condemna
~259
replies to Gen. Burgoyne
322
replies to Mr. T. Luttrell
327 328

Gilbert, Mr. propofes a tax of one
fourth on the income of all place-

Gordon, Lord George, confidersLord
North as a right hon. privy coun-
fellor contractor

246

accuses the blue-ribbanded
Lord, of a fhameful act of vena-
lity and corruption

ib.

declaratory law

confiders the generality of the

dence, and as dreading the power
of Congrefs' laika ap 241
Joliiffe, Mr. declares his hearty aver-
fion to the war from the beginning
of it em

told the miniftry long fince
that they might fmother the flame
with coals, but the fire would burst
forth in general conflagration 51
thinks an inquiry-fhould be
made, not only into the failure of
2: Gen. Burgoyne; but into the con-
6duct of the whole war

52

afferts that we have loft an
empire, and are in the state of fup-
pliants

53
confiders the event of the
Canada expedition as the lofs of a
whole army, and all the hopes of
the conquest of America 162

reprefents it as a difgrace
which the nation can never recover,
and as the blackest page in the
English history
--163
thinks the inquiry into the
sconduct of the Generals Howe
and Burgoyne fhould not be haftily
entered into
ib.

ftates the intended advantages
-n from the Canada expedition

164

endeavours to fupport the mi-
nifter who forwarded the Canada
expedition

"

ib.

confiders the minister rather

as