pursued in Europe towards the attainment of a general peace. Empress of Ruffia, and the Emperor of Germany, mediators. State and condition of the contending parties. Mr. Grenville fent to Paris. Mr. Fitzherbert appointed plenipotentiary, to negociate and conclude a treaty of peace, with the minifters of France, Spain, and Holland. Mr. Ofwald appointed commiffioner on the part of his Britannic majesty, to negociate a treaty with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, aad Henry Laurens, the American commiffioners. Provifional articles figned with America. Pre- liminary articles of peace between England, France, and Spain, figned at Versailles, by Alleyne Fitz-Herbert, Efq. the Count de Vergennes, and the Count D'Aranda. Sketch of the provifional and preliminary treaties. [114 CHA P. VI. Various conjectures concerning the flate and views of the different political parties previous to, and at the meeting of parliament.-Letters from the fecretary of fiate to the lord-mayor of London refpecting the peace.-King's Speech Debates in both houses on the addrefs.-Reafons affigned by Mr. Fox for the refignation of his office.-Second debate, on expressions in the fpeech refpecting the treaty with America.-Queßion put to the first com- miffioner of the treafury in the House of Peers on the fame fubject. - Motion for the provisional treaty to be laid before the Houfe of Commons rejected. --Bill brought in for preventing doubts that might arise respecting the legislative and judicial rights of the parliament and courts of juftice of Ireland.-Caufe Preliminary articles of peace figned at Verfailles-laid before both boufes Commonse Commons, by a majority of 16.—Amendment to the addrefs in the House of Lords moved by Lord Carlisle, and negatived by a majority of 13. Lift of Speakers in the debate. Refolution of cenfure on the peace moved in the House of Commons by Lord John Cavendish, and carried by a majority of 17. [148 С НА Р. VIII. Lord Shelburne's refignation, and chancellor of exchequer's declaration on what account be continued to hold his office.-Ministerial interregnum— mifchiefs refulting therefrom-conjectures on the causes.Addrefs 10 bis Majefty for the fame reftrictions to be obferved, previous to the stb of April, refpecting granting pensions, as are directed by an act of last session,› fubfequent to that time.-Debate thereon.—Account of pensions granted.— Animadverfions on them.-Mr. Coke's notice of his intention to move an addrefs on the unfettled ftate of the miniftry.-Its effects-unsuccessful.Makes his motion-received with approbation.—Minifters attempt to exculpate themselves—anfwered.—Coalition abused; and an addition, to its difadvantage, propofed to the addrefs.-This attack repelled, with great dexterity, by Mr. Fox.--Allufions having been made, in the debate, to fecret advisers of the crown, a gentleman alluded to avows, and juftifies bis conduct-Reply.-Addrefs prefented.-Anfwer.-Mr. Pitt refigns-queftioned refpecting any new arrangement being made.-His anfwer- not fatisfactory.-Earl of Surry's motion on the occafion-objections to it-withdrawn. He proposes another, which is better approved; it is however poftponed.-Report to the difadvantage of the coalition party-difclaimed by Lord North.-Fresh invectives against the coalition.-Heads of justification infifted on by that party.-Negociation again opened to form an adminiftration-fucceeds.-Lift of the new miniftry.-Its first objects.-Difficulties obftructing a commercial intercourfe with the States of America.Steps taken to remove them.-Loan of twelve millions brought forward objected to-juftified.-Mr. Pitt's motion for a reform of the parliamentary reprefentation-debate thereon-divifion - loft by a majority of 144.-Earl Shelburne condemns the loan.-Refolution propofed for the conduct of future loans.—The loan juftified, and former ministry blamed.— Propofed refolutions difcuffed, and rejected.- Duke of Richmond's motion, refpe&ing danger to be apprehended from putting the great seal in commission to the judges.-Heads of his fpeech, which embraces further obje&s.—Motion objected to-withdrawn.—Another proposed-debated—negatived.— Animadverfions on the original motion-Meffage recommending a feparate eftablishment for the Prince of Wales-50,00cl. fettled on him—and 60,000l. voted as a temporary aid.-Heads of the bill for regulating certain offices in the exchequer.-Claufe offered to exempt Lord Thurlow from its operation-debated-agreed 10-rejected on the report by a majority of 8.-Clofe of the feffion.-Speech.-Eaft India affairs left unfettled. CHRO Letters and papers relating to Captain Afgill's cafe; written by his mother, Lady Afgill; the Comte de Vergennes, prime minister of France; the American Congress, and General Washington [241 Extracts of letters from Lieutenant General Sir Eyre Coote, K. B. dated Madras the 31st August and 25th September 1782, received at the office of his Majefty's principal secretary of state for the home department, on the 7th April, 1783 [244 REMARKABLE ACTIONS at SEA. Extracts of letters from Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, K. B. commander in chief of his Majesty's ships employed in the East-Indies, to Mr. Stephens ; received the 6th of April, 1783 [249 Account of the capture of the Solitaire, a French 64 gun ship, by the Ruby, Captain Collins [258 Extract of a letter from Admiral Pigot to Mr. Stephens, dated the 3d of March 1783 [258 Extract of a letter from Rear Admiral Rowley, commander in chief of his Majefty's fhips at Famaica, dated the 9th of February, 1783, to Mr. Stephens [259 Extract of a letter from Rear Admiral Digby, commander in chief of his Majefty's fbips and vessels in North America, to Mr. Stephens, dated Feb. 8,1783 Extract from the Kingston Gazette, received May 2, 1783 [259 [259 Extract of a letter from Colonel Deveaux to Sir Guy Carleton, dated New Providence, June 6, 1783, giving an account of the recapture of the Babama islands [260 A memorial of the commanding officers of his Majefty's provincial regiments and corps in North America, prefented to Sir Guy Carleton in March 1783 [262 Copies of letters from General Carleton and Admiral Digby, in answer to those dispatched by Robert R. Living fton, Efq; fecretary for foreign affairs, relative to the ceffation of bofiilities [261 Copy of a letter from his Excellency Sir Guy Carleton, Bart. to the prefident of the American Congrefs, relative to his evacuating New York [265 A circular letter of his Excellency George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America, dated June 18, 1783 [266 General Wafbington's farewell orders to the armies of the United States [274 The addrefs of his officers to his Excellency General Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America [277 Ceremonial of the introduction of his Royal Highness George Auguftus Frederick Prince of Wales, into the Houfe of Peers, at the meeting of parliament on Tuesday November 11, 1783 Ceremonial of the inveftiture of the Knights of St. Patrick Installation of the Knights [279 [280 [282 (285 Extract of a letter from the prefident and select committee at Bombay, to the fecret committee of the Court of Directors of the Eaft-India company, dated 27th June, 1783, received overland 21ft of November; containing a concise detail of the transactions and occurrences in thofe parts Copy of a letter from Mr. Hutchinson to the fecret committee of the court of Directors, &c. dated Anjenjo, 19th July, 1783, giving an account of the most recent occurrences in the Carnatic [294 A general bill of all the chriftenings and burials in the cities of London, Westminster, &c. for the year 1783 [ 296 A complete and authentic lift of men of war, both of France, Spain, Holland, and England, which have been either taken or destroyed during the late war [297 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, 1784 Prices of Stocks for the year 1783 Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1783 Ways and means for raising the supplies Taxes for the year 1783 [301 [303 [304 [308 [309 STATE PAPERS. His Majesty's most gracious fpeech to both boufes of parliament, on the closing the fefion, July 11, 1782 His Majesty's most gracious speech to both houses of parliament on opening the feffion, December 5, 1782 The humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal, in parliament assembled, to the King; with his Majefly's answer The humble addrefs of the commons of Great Britain to the King; with his Majesty's answer [317 His Majefty's fpeech on closing the feffion, July 16, 1783 [315 Preliminary articles of peace between his Britannic Majefty and the States General of the United Provinces [319 The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between his Britannic Majefty and the Moft Chriftian King 322 Separate articles, and declaration, p. [328.-Counter-declaration [330 The The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between his Britannic Majefty and the Moft Catholic King Separate articles, p. [336.-Counter-declaration [381 [338 The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between bis Britannic Majesty and the united states of America [339 Treaty of perpetual peace and friendship between the Hon. East-India company and the Pefbwa Madboo Row Pundit Purdban, settled between Mr. David Anderson on the part of the company, and the whole of the chiefs of the Mahratta nation [343 Tranfcript of the treaty between France and the United States of America; together with the ratification of the fame by Congress [346 The petition of the people called Quakers [350 Warrant by the lord lieutenant general and general governor of Ireland for the fettlement of the Genevefe in that kingdom Letter to Mr. D'Ivernois, from Mr. Secretary Hamilton, on the fame fubjećt [354 The humble address of the lord-mayor, fherifs, commons, and citizens of the city of Dublin, prefented March 11, 1783, to the lord lieutenant; with his excellency's anfwer [351 [354 The Speech of his excellency the lord lieutenant of Ireland to both houses of parliament, O. 14, 1783 [356 To the king's most excellent majesty: the humble addrefs of the lords Spritual and temporal of Ireland, in parliament assembled [357 To the King's most excellent Majefty: the humble address of the knights, citizens, and burgeffes of Ireland, in parliament assembled [359 The bumble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal of Ireland, in Parliament affembled, to his Excellency Robert Earl of Northington, lord lieute tenant [300 The bumble addrefs of the knights, citizens, and burgeffes of Ireland, in parliament affembled, to the same [362 [363 Tranflation of the manifefto published by order of the Empress of Ruffia, upon occafion of her troops entering the peninfula of the Crimea, &c. Heads of the principal acts of parliament paffed during the prefent feffion of parliament, 1783 CHARACTER S. [366 Character of Elizabeth Queen of England; from Dr. Watson's history of Philip III. king of Spain Character of the Spaniards; from the fame I Character of the Marefchal Lefdiguieres; from the fame 3 4 Character of King James the Second; from Mrs. M. Graham's history of England 5 Difference in character between the Malays and other Sumatrans; from the fame author Defcription of the Rejangs in the island of Sumatra; from the biftory of that ifland, by W. Marsden, F. R. S. 8 15 Account |