CHA P. XII.

Deficiencies of Taxes and of Parliamentary Grants. Refolutions of Supply.

Ordinary and Extraordinary of the Navy. Motion by Mr. Sawbridge for

Jhortening the Duration of Parliaments,

93

Taxes. Stamps on Bills of Exchange, Receipts, Probates of Wills and Lega-

cies, Bonds, and Law Proceedings. Additional Tax on Stage Coaches

and Diligences. Duties on Contracts and Inventories, Turnpike Road

and Inclosure Bills, Quack Medicines, Carriages, Births, Marriages,

and Deaths. Specification of the New Duties.
Debates concerning

them,

98

CHA P. XIV.

A remarkable Motion in the House of Peers concerning the putting the Seals

into Commiffion. The Prerogative of the Crown. The independency of the

Judges. The Lofs of the Motion,

CHA P. XV.

109

Bill for reforming the Public Offices. The Objects of this Bill. Complaints

of Abufes. Oppofition to the Reform Bill. It is loft in the House of

Lords,

118

Reduction of the Army. Eftimates. New Army Regulations.

away the Right of compounding for the Duty on Malt

vate Confumpsion. Petition of the American Loyalifts.

Relief,

124

Bill for taking

made for pri

Bill for their

131

Linen and Cotton Manufactures. Bill for their Encouragement. Muting

Bill. The Half-pay Provincial Corps. Lord Rodney's Penfion. The

Perfon to General Eliot Eaft India Company. The Bill of Lord

Effingham concerning Infolvent Debtors,

144

Book concerning Public Money. A remarkable Motion of Mr. Pitt. Expen-

diture of Money. Inefficacy of the Controul of the Exchequer. The Pro-

priety of controlling Accountants. Amendments upon the Motion of Mr.

Pitt. Addrefs to the King to improve the Controul of the Exchequer. Speech

from the Throne. The Prorogation of the Parliament. The Definitive

Treaties with France and Spain. The Definitive Treaty with America.

The Treaty with the Dutch. The Proclamation of the Peace,

CHA P. XXI.

148

Affair of the Crimea. Alliance of the Courts of Petersburgh and Vienna. A

Compromife effected by the Mediation of France. Refignation of the Khan.

Preparations for War. Measures of the Emperor and the King of Pruffia.

Difenfions in Holland,

158

Detail of the French Finances, and of the Caiffe d'Efcompte. State of the

French Court. Measures of the Court of Spain. Earthquakes in Cala-

bria,

166

Succefs of

Revolt of

Origin of the Mahratta War. Exploits of General Goddard.

Hyder Ali. He is checked in his Progress by Sir Eyre Coote.

Benares. Generalfhip of Hyder. Famine at Madras. Hyder's Death.

Conqueft and Recovery of Bednore. Treaty with the Mahrattas,

CHA P. XXIV.

172

America. Fate of the Loyalifts. Refignation of Washington. Its Finance

and Politics. Ireland. Affairs of the Unfortunate Genevefe. Scotland.

Controverfy of Lay Patronage, &c.

PRINCIPAL OCCURRENCES.

186

Lift of French Ships (late under the Command of Count de Graffe, in Ame-

rica,) taken, funk, burnt, or destroyed

(5)

State

State of the Navies of Great Britain, France, Spain, and Holland, at the

End of 1782,

Lift of the Captains of the Navy killed during the late War,
Alterations in the Uniforms of the Officers of the Navy,

(6)

(5) (ibid)

Lift of the Firft Knights of the illuftrious Order of St. Patrick, created by bis Majefty,

(9)

Refolution of the Genera Afembly of Delegates of Volunteers of Leinfler, (12) Account of Receipts and Diurfements of Black Friars Bridge,

(16)

Report of the State of the City Hofpitals,

(18)

Account of the capture of La Coquette, a French Frigate, by Captain

King,

(19)

Account of Oats imported from 1771 to 1781,

(30)

Account of the Bombardment of Algiers by the Spaniards,

(36)

Account of a fingular Phenomenon, feen at Greenwich,

(39)

Lift of Prefident and Governors of the New College at Manchester,

(40)

Lift of English East India Ships loft, from 1763 to 1782,

(42)

Addrefs of the lord Mayor, Aldermen, &c. to his Majefty, on the Birth of

another Princefs, and on the Prince of Wales coming of Age,

(45)

Addrefs of the jame to the Queen, on the fame Occafions,

(49)

State of the Public Debt of the United States of America,

(5x)

Addref of the House of Commons to his Majefty, on the Reports of an intend

Transcript of the Treaty between France and the United States of America, together with the Ratification of the fame by Congrefs,

(92)

(ibid)

Contract between the French King and the Thirteen United States of North
America, concluded by Mr. de Vergennes and Dr. Franklin,
Preliminary Articles of Peace between his Britannic Majefly and the States
General of the United Provinces. Signed at Paris, the 2d of September,

1783,

(95)

The Definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship, between his Britannic Majefty, and the Moft Chriflian King. Signed at Verfailles, the 3d of September, 1783,

The Definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship between his Britannic Majefty,

and the King of Spain,

Separate Articles

(107)

(111)

Declaration

Declaration,

Counter-Declaration,

(172)

(ibid.)

The Definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship between his Britannic Ma-

jefty, and the United States of America,

Ceremonial of the Proclamation of Peace, October 6, 1787,

His Majefty's Speech at the Clofing the Seffion, July 16, 1783,

His Majefty's Speech, Nov. 11, 1783,

-

Cermonial of the Introduction of his Royal Highness George Augufius Frede-

rick Prince of Wales, into the House of Peers, at the Meeting of Parlia-

ment on Tuesday November 11, 1783,

Inveftiture of the Knights of St. Patrick,

Inftallation of the Knights,

The Ceremonial of the Inftallation,

(119) ·

(120)

(122)

(123)

The bumble Addrefs of the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Commons, and Citizens of the

City of Dublin, in common Council affembled, prefented March 11th to the

Lord I ieutenant,

(126)

His Lordship's Anfaver,

(ibid.)

The bumble Addrefs of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, of Ireland, in

Parliament affembled, to his Majesty,

The bumble Addrefs of the Knights, Citizens, and Burgeffes, of Ireland, in

Parliament affembled, to his Majesty,

1

(ibid.)

His Excellency the Lord! ieutenant's Anfier,

(130)

The bumble Addrefs of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affem-
bled, to the Lord Lieutenant,

(ibid.)

His Excellency's Anfwer,

(131)

The bumble Address of the Knights, Citizens, and Burgefjes, in Parliament af-

fembled, to the Lord Lieutenant,

(ibid.)

His Excellency's Anfier,

(132)

The Lord Lieutenant's Warrent for the Settlement of the Genevefe in that
Kingitom,

(ibid.)

Extract of a Letter received by Mr. D'Ivernois, from Mr. Secretary Hamil

ton,

(134)

(ibid.)

-

The Petition of the People called Quakers,

Report of the Surveyor-General of his Majefty's Woods and Forefts, of the State

of the Inclofures in his Majesty's Forests, in pursuance of an Order of the

Hon. Houfe of Commons,

(135)

The Memorial of the Commanding Officers of his Majefty's Provincial Regi-

ments and Corps in North America, prefented to Sir Guy Carleton, (136)

Copies of Letters from General Carleton and Admiral Digby, in answer to
thefe difpatched by Robert R. Living fton, Ely. Secretary for Foreign Af

fairs, on Arrival of the Triumph Sloop of War, Lieutenant Dequefne, from

Cadiz,

(138)

The Addrefs of the Loyalifts at Port Rofeway, to his Excellency John Parr,

Efq.

His Excellency's Anfier,

(139)

(ibid.)

The Address of the Affociated Loyalifts of the Town of Shelburne, to Henry

Mowat, Eq. Commander of his Majesty's Ship la Sophée,

Captain Mowat's Answer,

The Memorial of feveral Gentlemen, who waited on his Excellency Sir Guy

Carleton on the 8th of August,

His Excellency's Anfiver,

(141)

(142)

(143)

(155)

(156)

Copy of a Letter from his Excellency Sir Guy Carleton, Baronet, &c. &c.

to the Prefulent of the America ongress,
(ibid.)

A circular Letter from his Excelancy George Washington, Commander in

Chief of the Armies of the United States of America, dated June 18 1782,

General Washington's farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States,
(153).

The Addrefs of the Officers to his Excellency General Washington, (53)

His Excellency George linton's Proclamation concerning the withdrawing bis

Majey's Forces from the Southern District,

Extract of a Letter from General Sir Guy Carleton, K. B. &c.

Extract of a Letter from Colonel Deveaux, to Sir Guy Carleton, June 6,
1783,
(ibid.)

Articles entered upon between Don Antonio Claracey Sanz, Governor of the

babama Iflards, Ec. and bis Honour Andrew Deveaux, Colonel and

Commander in hief of the Experition,
(157)

Extracts of Letters from Lieutenant General Sir Eyre Coote, K. B. dated

Mad as the 3 of Auguft, and 25th of September, 1782, received at the

Office of his Marty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Depart-

ment, on the 7th of pril. :783

Articles of Capitulation drawn up between his Excellency Monf. Pierre Du-

chemin, Naftal of the amps and Army of the King of France, and

Commandant of the Troops of his Majefty in India, on one Side, and Capt.

James Hughes, Commandant of the Garrijon of Cuddalore, on the other.

(160)

(161)

Extracts of Letters from Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, K. B. and

Commander inhief of his Majesty's Ships employed in the Eaft Indies, to

Mr. Stephens, received the 6th inftant, by the Hon. Capt. arpenter, who

came Paffenger to Ireland in the Rodney Packet belonging to the Eaft India

Company,
(164)

Extract of a Letter from on board the Monarca, Capt. Gill, Sept. 18. 1782,

(172)

Extract of a Letter from the Prefident and Select Committee of the Court of

Di ectors of the East India Company, dated 27th June, 1783, received

over 1 and 2 ft of November,
(174)

Copy of a Letter from Mr. Hutchinson to the Secret Committee of the Court

of Directors, &c.

(181)

Treaty of Peace with the Mabarattas,

(182)

Tranflation of the Manifefto published by Order of the Empress of Ruffia, &c.

(186)

The Eighth Report of the Commiffioners appointed to examine, take, and flate

the ublic Accounts of the Kingdom,

Price of Stocks for the Year 1783,

(188)

(215)