General Congress held at Philadelphia. Previous instructions to some of the

deputies. Acts of the Congress. Approbation of the conduct of the pro-

vince of Massachusett's Bay, and of the late resolutions passed by the county

of Suffolk. Resolutions. Declaration of rights. Letter to General Gage.

Association. Resolution for a future Congress. Petition to the king.

Memorial to the people of Creat-Britain. Address to the inhabitants of

Canada. Address to the colonies. The Congress breaks up.

СНАР. III.

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Esti-

State of affairs previous to the dissolution of Parliament. The new Par-

liament meets. Speech from the Throne. Addresses. Amendments proposed.

Debates. Protest. Apparent irresolution with respect to America.

mates of supply formed upon a peace establishment. Reduction in the

naval department.

CHAP. IV.

Lord Chatham's motion. Debates. Petitions.

Petitions offered from the American agents.

СНАР. V.

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Lord Chatham's conciliatory bill with respect to America. Debates. The
bill rejected. Petition from the West-India planters, and the merchants of
London, to the House of Commons. Address to the Throne moved for in
that House, by the Minister. Great debates; amendment moved for; re-
jected; original motion for the address carried by a great majority. Mo-
tion for recommitting the address, upon receiving the report from the com-
mittee. Debates longer than before. The motion rejected. Conference
with the Lords. Petitions from the merchants and planters to the Lords.
Debate on a point of order, whether the petitions should be received, pre-
vious to the making of a motion for filling up the blanks in the address.
Motion made. Previous question put. Great debates, both with respect
to the previous question, and the subject of the address. Motion for the
previous question rejected by a great majority; original motion, by which
the Lords concurred with the Commons in the address, agreed to.

tests.

CHAP. VI.

Pro-

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Message from the throne for an augmentation of the forces. Bill for restrain-

ing the commerce of the New England colonies, and to prohibit their fishery

on the banks of Newfoundland, c. brought into the House of CommUNK,

Great

Great opposition to the bill. Petition and evidence again it. Petition
and evidence from the town of Pool in support of the bill. Petition from
the Quakers. Long debates. Motion for an amendment over-ruled. The
bill carried through by great muujorities. Meets with equal opposition in
the House of Lords. Petitions and evidence as before: Great debates:
Question for committing the bill, upon the second reading, carried by a great
majority. Motion on the third reading for an amendment, to include seve
ral other colonies in the restrictions of the bill. The question carried upon
a division. The bill passed, and returned with the amendment to the
Commons. Protest. Conference; the Commons give reasons for refusing
to concur in the amendment; the Lords agree to the rejection. The bill re-
ceives the royal assent.
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CHAP. VII.

Augmentation of the naval and land forces. Lord North's conciliatory motion.

Debates. The resolution passed upon a division. Mr. Sawbridge's annual

motion. Annual motion on the Middlesex election. Petition and memorial

from the assembly of Jamaica. Petition from the city of Waterford. Bill

for restraining the trade of the southern culonies. Evidence in behalf of the

West-India merchants and planters. Great importance of the sugar islands.

Mr. Burke's conciliatory propositions. Great importance, and astonishing

growth of the American colonies. Debates. The previous question moved

and carried. Mr. Hartley's conciliatory motion. Debates on the third

reading of the restraining bill. The bill passed. Petitions, milituting

with each other. Petition from the British settlers in Canada-from the

Quakers. Address, remonstrance, and petition, from the city of London.

Encouragement to the fisheries of Great-Britain and Ireland. Motion for

bringing up the representation and remonstrance of the General Assembly of

New-York. Motion for an amendment put and carried. Amended motion

rejected. Memorial to the Lords from the same Assembly, and petition to

the King. Memorial to the Lords rejected. Petition to the Lords from

the British inhabitants of the province of Quebec. Lord Camden's bill for

repealing the Quebec act. Debates. The bill rejected. Petition from the

same inhabitants of Quebec to the House of Commons. Sir George Savile's

motion for repealing the Quebec act. Motion rejected upon a división.

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Speaker's speech. Speech from the throne.

CHAP. VIII.

State of affairs in America during the sitting of parliament. Preparations.
Ordnance seized in Rhode-Island. A fort taken, and powder seized in
New-Hampshire. Resolutions of the general congress approved of and con-
firmed in different places-rejected by the assembly of New-York. Pro-
ceedings of the new provincial congress in Massachusett's Bay. Detach-
ment sent to seize on some cannon at Salem. Dispute at a draw-bridge.
Affair at Lexington and Concord. Loss on both sides. Province rise in

arms,

"arms.

Boston invested by great bodies of the militia. Provincial congress

address the people of Great-Britain. Measures pursued for the array and

support of an army; pay of the officers and soldiers fixed, and rules for its

regulation and government published. Capitulation with the inhabitams of

Boston not adhered to. Continental congress meet at Philadelphia. Resolutio.rs

for the raising of an army, the establishment of a paper currency, and to pre-

vent the British fisheries from being supplied with provisions. Application

from the people of New-York to the congress. Crown-Point and Ticonderoga

surprized. Generals and troops arrive at Boston. Engagements in the

islands near Boston. General congress resolve that the compact between the

crown and the province of Massachusett's Bay is dissolved. Erect a ge-

neral post-office. Proclamation of rebellion by Gen, Gage. Action at Bunker's

Hill. Light-house burnt. Consequences of the Quebec act. Declaration

of the general congress, in answer to the late proclamation. Address to the

inhabitants of Great-Britain-to the people of Ireland. Petition to the

king. Georgia accedes to the general confederacy. Gen. Washington ap-

pointed commander in chief of all the American forces by the general-

congress.

CHAP. IX.

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Spain. Preparations against Algiers. Siege of Melille raised. Spanish

armament effect a landing near Algiers; engagement with the Moors;

Spaniards repulsed, and obliged to retire to their ships. War continued

with Morocco. Italy. Cardinal Braschi elected Pope. Character and

conduct of the new Pontiff. Inquisition abolished in Milan. Scarcity of

corn, and distresses of the people in France; great disturbances; coronation

at Rheims. Insurrection and devastations of the peasants in Bohemia.

Grand commission appointed. Edict from the court of Vienna in favour of

the peasants, puts an end to the troubles. Poland. Treaty of commerce

with the King of Prussia. Regulations in favour of the Dissidents.

Russia. Execution of Pugatscheff. Taxes laid on for the support of the

late war taken off. Various other regulations for the benefit of the people.

Trade on the black sea. Turky. Death of Mehemet Aboudaub. Death

of the Chick Daher. Siege of Bassora.

[*142

Some Account of the new Entertainment called a Regatta.

[216

State of the Dispute between the Count de Guines, Ambassador from the

French Court, and his Secretaries Tort and Roger,

1214

Some Account of the apprehending amd trying Robert Perreau, Apothecary;

Daniel Perreau, his Brother; and Margaret Caroline Rudd, for divers

Forgeries..

[222

Account of the Trial of Miss Jane Butterfield, charged with poisoning William

Scawen, Esq.

[233

Some Account of the Proceedings against Capt. David Roach, on a Charge of

having murdered Capt. John Ferguson

[237

Some Account of the Proceedings against Stephen Sayre, Esq. on a Charge of

High Treason.

[239

Supplies granted for the Service of the Year 1775.

Ways and Means for raising the Supplies.

[244

[245

The humble Address of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in

Parliament assembled, presented to his Majesty, Feb. 9, 1775. [247

Protests of several of the Lords, occasioned by the foregoing Address. . [248

His Majesty's Message to the House of Commons, on February 10, 1775. [251

The Petition of the Lord Mayor of London, &c. presented to the House of

Commons, on Friday the 24th of February, 1775.
[251

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, entered into by the Delegates

of the several Colonies in North America, in General Congress assembled, at

Philadelphia, May 20, 1775.
[253

Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City
of London, presented to his Majesty on Friday, July 14, 1775; with his
Majesty's Answer.
[235

His Majesty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Friday the

26th of May, 1775.

[256

A Declaration of the Representatives of the United Colonies of North America,

met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the Causes and

Necessity of their taking up Arms.

[257

A second Petition from the General Congress in America to his Majesty. [262

The Speech of his Excellency, Simon Earl of Harcourt, to both Houses of Par-

liament in Ireland, on Tuesday, October 10, 1775.
[266

Address, Memorial, and Petition of several Gentlemen, Merchants, and Traders

of the City of London, presented to his Majesty, October 11, 1775. [267

Address of another very numerous Body of the Merchants and Traders of the

City of London, presented to his Majesty, October 14, 1775.

His Majesty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday,

the 26th Day of October, 1775.

Address of the Liverymen of the City of London to his Majesty.

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CHARACTERS.

CHARACTERS.

Sketch of their Majesties' domestic Life at Kew during the Summer Seasor

Character of the late Queen Matilda of Denmark.

Memoirs of the late Pope Clement XIV.

p. Í

2

5

Striking Picture of Charles V. during his Retirement in the Monastery of

St. Just, where he ended his Days.

11

Political Characters, by Mr. Edmund Burke, in his Speech on American

Taxation, in the House of Common, April 19, 1775; viz:

George Grenville.

Marquis of Rockingham.

General Conway.

Lord Chatham.

Charles Townshend.

Memoirs of Allen Bathurst, Earl Bathurst.

Memoirs of the Life and Actions of the lute Sir Charles Saunders.

12

14

17

18

20

22

26

A short Account of Dr. Hartley, Author of " The Theory of the Human Mind,
on the Principles of the Association of Ideas."

09

An authentic Account of the very curious Researches, and valuable Discoveries,

in the Natural History and Manufactures of China, and other Parts of

Asia, made by the late John Bradby Blake, Esq; one of the English Easi-

India Company's Resident Supercargoes at Canton, and of the third Rank

in Council there; as likewise of his great and successful Endeavours to render

his Discoveries useful to Mankind in general, and to his Fellow-subjects

in particular.

Memoirs of the celebrated Mr. Gray.

Some Account of the Life and Writings of Dr. Smollett.

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45

50

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Memoirs of the Life and Family of the late Rev. Mr. Lawrence Sterne: Written

by himself, and addressed to his Daughter, Miss Lydia Sterne

Sketch of the Character of the late Dr. Hawkesworth.

Anecdotes of the Life, with Observations on the Character and Writings, of

the late Paul Whitehead, Esq.

54

Anecdotes of Signiora Gabrieli, the celebrated Opera-Singer¿

A short Account of the Life, Writings, and Genius, of the late Sir John Hill,

Knight of the Polar-Star.

The supposed Effect of Boiling upon Water, in disposing it to freeze more

readily, ascertained by Experiments.

Of the stilling of Waves by Means of Oil.

An Account of a Woman accidentally burnt to Death at Coventry.

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