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Atruction of naval ftores and merchandize. Sir Samuel Hood arrives off
the Chefapeak; and not meeting the Squadron from New York, proceeds
to Sandy Hook. M. de Barras fails from Rhode Island to join the Count
de Graffe. Admiral Graves departs from New York. M. de Graffe
arrives from the Weft Indies in the Chesapeak. Engagement between the
British and French fleets. Lord Cornwallis's army clofely blocked up on
the fide of the Chesapeak. The combined army are conveyed by water
from Baltimore, and join the Marquis de la Fayette's forces at Wil-
liamsburg. Pofts at York and Gloucefter closely invested. Siege regu-
larly formed, and trenches opened by the enemy. Refolution of a council
of war at New York, to use every exertion of the fleet and army for the
fuccour of the forces in Virginia. Unavoidable delay in refitting the
fleet. Sir Henry Clinton embarks, with 7000 land forces, on board the
men of war. Defences of York Town ruined, and the batteries filenced,
by the fuperior weight of the enemy's artillery. Take tavo redoubts, and
complete their fecond parallel. Successful fally. The poft being no longer
tenable, Lord Cornwallis attempts to pass the troops over to Gloucefter
Point in the night, but the defign is fruftrated by a fudden form. He is
obliged to enter into a capitulation with Gen. Washington. Conditions.
The British fleet and army arrive off the Chesapeak, five days after the
Jurrender.
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CHA P. VIII.

State of affairs during the recefs. Confequences of the riots in London.
Caufes which led to the diffolution of parliament. Refolutions of the
Yorkshire committee, and of other affociated bodies. Delegates appointed
to attend in London. General election. Capture of Mr. Laurens, and
bis committal to the Tower. Effect produced by his papers in precipitating
the war with Holland. Sir Jofeph Yorke withdraws from the Hague,
Manifefto. New lords created. Earl of Carlifle appointed to the go-
vernment of Ireland. Meeting of parliament. Debates on the choice of
a fpeaker. Mr. Cornewall chofen. Speech from the throne. Addreffes.
Amendments propofed, and rejected, in both houses. Grant of feamen.
Vote of thanks to the late speaker.To the British generals and admiral
in America. Debate on the appointment of Sir Hugh Pallifer to the go-
vernment of Greenwich hofpital. Recefs.
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Declaration of war against Holland, and hoftilities commenced. Meffage from the throne. Debates on the Dutch war. Addrefs moved by the minifter. Amendment moved by Lord John Cavendish. The amendment rejected upon a divifion, fecond amendment by Lord Mahon rejected, and the original address paffed. Addrefs moved for in the House of Lords by Lord Stormont; and an amendment by the Duke of Richmond. Unusual ly late debate. Amendment rejected on a divifion. Two Protefts. Mr. P 3 Fex's

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Fox's motion relative to the appointment of Sir Hugh Pallifer to the government of Greenwich Hofpital. Amendment moved by the minifter, and after much debate carried upon a divifion. Mr. Fox's concluding motion evaded, by moving for the order of the day. India affairs. Complaints against the fupreme judicature of Bengal. Two petitions from "India; one, from the governor general and council at Calcutta; the other, from the British fubjects refiding in Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa. Select committee of fifteen ballotted for, to examine the grounds of the petitions.

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Debates on Mr. Burke's bill for the regulation of the civil lift eftablishments. Queftion for the fecond reading over-ruled upon a divifion, and the bill put off for fix months. Debates on the fubject of the loan. Mr. Fox's motion for omitting the lottery claufe, rejected upon a divifion. Farther debates and ftrictures upon the loan. Another motion against the lottery, which is again over-ruled upon a divifion. Mr. Byng's motion for a lift of fubfcribers to the loan, agreed to; other motions rejected. Motion for the commitment of Sir P. J. Clerke's contractors bill, over-ruled upon a divifion. Mr. Crewe's bill for restraining revenue officers from voting on elections of members of parliament, rejected upon a divifion. Debate on the Duke of Bolton's motion for an enquiry into the conduct of the navy; motion withdrawn. Loan bill oppofed by the Marquis of Rockingham. Protest against it. Report from the felect committee on India affairs. Debates on the minifter's motion for a fecret committee to enquire into the caufes of the war in the Carnatic. Motion for an amendment, that the committee might be open, rejected on a divifion. Great debates on Sir George Saville's motion, for referring the petition from the delegated Counties for a redress of grievances, to a committee of the whole house. The motion rejected upon a divifion. Debate on Mr. Burke's motion for papers, tending to an enquiry into the feizure and confifcation of private property in the island of St. Eustatius. Motion rejected on a divifion. Bill for new-modelling the Supreme court of judicature in Bengal. Various propofitions, motions, and debates, relative to the affairs of the EaftIndia company. Debates on the minifter's bill, for fecuring to the public a certain participation in the profits of the Eaft-India company. Great debates on Mr. Fox's motion, that the house do refolve itself into a committee, to confider of the American war. Motion rejected on a divifion. Lord Beauchamp's bill, for affording relief in certain cafes of difficulty produced by the marriage act. Mr. Fox's bill for amending the marriage aft. Mr. Fox's marriage bill, loft in the boufe of lords. Speech from the throne.

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Sheriffs appointed by his Majefty in council, for the year 1781
Births for the year 1781

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The trial of George Gordon, Efq; commonly called Lord George Gordon, for high treafon, at the bar of the court of King's Bench, on Monday, Feb. 5, 1781

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Particulars of the trial of M. De la Motte, on a charge of high treafon

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Copy of Lord George Gorden's correfpondence with Lord North and Lord
Southampton, Sept. 3. 1781
Remarkable actions at sea, viz.

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Extract of a letter from Lieut. Ingles, commanding his majesty's floop
Zephyr, to Mr. Stephens, dated Spithead, March 11, 1781 [246
Tranfactions on board the Nonfuch, in an engagement between the 14th
and 15th of May, 1781
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Extract of a letter from Capt. Wm. Peere Williams of his majesty's
fhip Flora, to Mr. Stephens, dated Spithead, June 27, 1781. [249
Extract of a letter from Capt. Curtis to Mr. Stephens, dated Brilliant,
Gibraltar, August 7, 1781
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Account of the action betwixt the Savage loop of war, of 16 guns,
Capt. Stirling, and the Congress, an American frigate of 20 guns

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Account of an action between his majefty's floops the Atalanta and Trepaffey, and a large American fhip called the Alliance [253 Extract of a letter from Lord George Germain, to the commiffioners appointed to restore peace to America, dated Whitehall, March 7, 17812

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Extract of a letter from Wm. Knox, Efq; fecretary to Lord George Ger-
main, to James Simpson, Efq; dated Whitehall, March 7, 1781 [255
Copy of a letter written by Mr. Meyrick to General Arnold.
Letter from General Washington to the Hon. Benjamin Harrifon, Efq
Speaker of the boufe of delegates, Richmond, Virginia
Letter from Mr. Adams, ambassador from the American Congress at Am-
fterdam, to Thomas Cushing, Efq; lieutenant-governor of Maffachufets

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[258% An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from, and imported into England and Scotland, with the bounties and drawbacks paid, and the duties received thereon, for one year, ended the 5th of January, 1782 [262

An account of all the men raised for his majefty's navy, marines included,
from the 29th of September, 1774, to the 29th of September, 1780,
diftinguishing each year
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An account of all the number of the men who have died in actual fervice in his majefty's navy fince the first day of January, 1776, diftinguish

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ing (as far as may be) thofe who have been killed by the enemy; and aljo of the number of fuck men as have deferted the said fervice in the fame period, as far as the feveral accounts can be made up, distinguishing each 263 State of his majefty's British regular land forces, officers included, in North America and the Weft Indies, as they were at the end of the year 1779 [264 Account of the men loft and difabled in his majefly's British land forces, including two battalions of marines ferving on fore, by death, captivity, defertion, wounds or fickness, in North America and the WeftIndies, from No. 1ft, 1774, to the date of the last return ibid. Embarkation returns of all the British corps and recruits, which have been fent from Great Britain or Ireland, to any part of North America or the Weft-Indies, in 1778, 1779, 1780 [265 Account of all the men raised in Great Britain and Ireland, for his majefty's land forces on the British establishment, militia and fencible men in North Britain not included, from 29th Sept. 1774, to 29th Sept. 1780

Prices of frocks for the year 1781

Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1781

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Ways and means for raifing the above fupplies

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His majesty's most gracious Speech to both boufes of parliament, Nov. 1, 1780

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The humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal, in parliament affembled with his majesty's most gracious anfver

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The bumble address of the House of Commons to his majefty; with his majefty's moft gracious anfwer

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Addrefs of the archbishop, bishops, and clergy of the province of Canter-
bury, in convocation affembled, prefented to his majesty on the 17th of
November, 1780; with his majesty's most gracious answer
Meffage from his majesty, delivered to the House of Lords by Lord Viscount

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Stormont, Thurfday, January 25, 1781

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Proteft of the Lords, 25th January, 1781

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Second proteft of ditto

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Proteft of the Lords, 21ft March, 1781

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Anfwer of the States General to the manifefto of the King of Great Bri

tain

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Copy of the maritime treaty between the Empress of Ruffia and the King of Denmark, acceded to by the King of Sweden and the States General of the United Provinces [300 The humble petition of the British fubjects residing in the provinces of Bengal, Bahar, and Oriffa, and their feveral dependencies, to the Hon. the House of Commons of Great Britain

[303 -Petition

Petition of the Jews of St. Eustatius to Admiral Rodney and General

Vaughan

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[308 Memorial of the Empress of Ruffia to the States General [310 Memorial of the States General to the court of Stockholm 1311 His majesty's fpeech on clofing the feffion of parliament July 18, 1781 [314 Anfwer given by Lord Stormont to Monf. Simolin, the Ruffian minifter, with respect to the mediation offered by the Empress between Great Britain and the United Provinces Paper prefented by Baron Nolken, the Swedish minifter, refident in London, concerning the mediation of that court between this country and the States General of the United Provinces [317 Copy of the answer given to the foregoing paper by Lord Stormont, on the 18th of September, to the Baron de Nolken, the Swedish envoy [318 The humble addrefs and petition of fundry Weft-India planters and merchants, to the King, on behalf of themfelves and others interested in the British Weft-India islands

[319 To the King's most excellent Majefty: The humble addrefs, remonftrance, and petition of the lord-mayor, aldermen, and livery of the city of London, in common hall assembled

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The fecond report of the commiffioners appointed to examine, take, and state

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Petition of Henry Laurens, Efq; to the House of Commons

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the public accounts of the kingdom

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The third report of ditto

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Heads of the principal a&ts of parliament, from Nov. 1, 1780, to July 18,

1781

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CHARACTER S.

Character of the Emperor Conftantine; from Gibbons's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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An account of the paftoral manners and of the government of the Scythians or Tartars; from the fame

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An account of the life and literary character of Henry Howard, Earl of
Surry; extracted from Warton's Hiftory of English Poetry
Character of Thomas Sackville, the firft Lord Buckhurft; from the fame

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An account of the Indians of Porto de la Trinidad, in lat. 41. on the north-west coast of America

An account of John Law, and of the Mififipi fcheme projected by

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An account of the Chevalier d'Ecn

Character of the French; from Sherlock's Letters

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him in

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Character of the French ladies, compared with that of the English; from the fame

Character of the Italians; from the fame

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Sketch of the life and character of the famous Poet Lope de Vega

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