iflands of John and James; paffes Afbly River to Charles Town Neck; Jiege of that city. Admiral Arbuthnot paffes the Bar with difficulty. American and French marine force abandon their ftation, and retire to the town, where most of the former are funk to bar a paffage. The admiral paffes the heavy fire of the fort on Sullivan's Ifland, and takes Pion of the harbour. General Lincoln fummoned without effect. State of the defences on Charles Town Neck. Colonel Tarleton cuts of a party of the rebels. Col. Webfter paffes Cooper River with a detachment, by which the city is clojely invested. Lord Cornwallis takes the command on that fide. Siege preffed with great vigeur. Admiral Árbuthnot takes Mount Pleafant, and reduces Fort Moultrie. Tarleton defeats and deftroys the rebel cavalry. Capitulation of Charles Town. Garrifon, artillery, frigates, &c. Rebels again defeated by Tarleton, at Waxaw. Regulations by Sir Henry Clinton for the fecurity of the province. Departure for New York. Earl Cornwallis reduces the whole colony. Unexpected danger to which the feverity of the winter bad ex: pofed New York. Gallant defence made by Capt. Cornwallis, against a French fuperior naval force. Three naval actions between Sir George Rodney, and M. de Guichen, productive of no decifive confequences. Infurrections of the loyalifts in North Carolina quelled. Baron de Kalbe marches into that province with a continental force. Is followed by Gen. Gates, who takes the chief command. State of affairs in the two Carolina's. Battle of Camden. Complete victory gained by Lord Cornwallis. Sumpter routed by Tarleton. CHRONICL E. General bill of the chriftenings and burials for the year 1780 Marriages Principal Promotions Deaths [216 APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. An account of the late riots in the cities of London and Westminster [254 Copies of letters which paffed between the jecretaries of state, the lord prefident of the council, the commander in chief, and the lord-mayor and aldermen of the city of London, and alfo of the king's proclamation, and the general orders iffued, relative to the late riots Proceedings at the Old Bailey, and of the special commission at St. Margaret'sbill, for the trial of the rioters [264 [271 Remarkable actions at fea, viz. Between his majesty's fhip La Prudente, commanded by the Hon. Capt. [287 [289 Between - - [295 Between his majesty's fhip Bienfaifant, commanded by Capt. Mac Bride, and the Comte d'Artois, a French private ship of war of Between the Fame, a private ship of war of Dublin, commanded by Short account of the deflation made in feveral of the West India islands Journal of what paffed at Barbadoes from the 9th of October until the 16th, during which time another violent tempeft happened Authentic accounts of the fame from other iflands Copies of letters between the Earl of Hillborough and the Earl of Pembroke, on the dijmiffion of the latter from the office of lord lieutenant of the county Proceedings in the cafe of Mr. Pizzoni, the Venetian refident Breviate of Mr. Burke's bill for the better regulation of his majesty's civil eftabliment, and of certain public offices; for the limitation of penfions, and the fuppreffion of fundry useless, expensive, and inconve nient places; and for applying the monies faved thereby to the public Extract from two edits lately published by the King of France on the fubject An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from, and im- ported into, England and Scotland, with the bounties and drawbacks paid, and the duties received thereon, for one year ended the 5th of Ja. The humble address of the House of Commons to the King Addrefs of the archbishop, bishops, and clergy, of the province of Canterbury, in convocation affembled, prefented to his majesty on the 17th of November His majesty's most gracious Speech to both houses of parliament, June 19, The bumble addrefs of the Lords fpiritual and temporal, in parliament af- fembled; with his majesty's anfver The humble addrefs of the House of Commons His majesty's answer to the address of the House of Commons His majesty's fpeech to both houses of parliament on July 8, 1780 The Speech of his Excellency the L Aproclamation for diffolving this prefent parliament, and declaring the call- ing of another parliament The petition of the gentlemen, cle to the honourable House of Com.... To the honourable Houfe of Commons: A repi planters, merchants, and other perfons interested in the gun.”, Anfwer of the King of France to the declaration of the Empress of Ruffia ibid. Anfwer of the King of Spain to the fame declaration Declaration of the King of Denmark and Norway, to the courts of London, Declaration of the King of Sweden to the fame courts Explanation which the court of Sweden has demanded, relative to the pro- Papers which were communicated by Sir Jofeph Yorke, by express orders No. I. Treaty of amity aud commerce between the republic of Holland - No. 11. Copy of a letter to his Excellency B. Franklin, Efq; at Paris [36 No. III. A letter from Mr. Stokton, to the Rev. Dr. Withersp Memorial prefented to the States General by Sir Jofeph Yorke, on the 12th of Letter from Count Welderen to Lord Stormont Letter from Lord Stormont to Count Welderen Report of the commiffioners appointed to examine, take, and ftate, the public Proceedings of a board of general officers, held by order of General Washing- ton, refpecting Major John Andre, Adjutant-general of the British ibid. CHARACTER S. Character and manners of the Venetians; from a View of Society and Man- ners in Italy, by Dr. Moore Of the modern Romans; from the fame Of Naples, and the manners of its inhabitants; from the fame Defcription of the town of Bilbao, and the manners of its inhabitants Of the character of our debt-laws, and of Mr. Howard Of the Popish penal laws, with the character of Sir George Saville and Mr. Adventures of Eyles Irwin, Efq; in a voyage up the Red Sea, and in a jour- NATURAL HISTORY. An account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which happened in Auguft 1779 Relation of the recent eruption of Mount Etna Of the effects of volcanos, and of the hot springs, in Iceland Account of a woman who had the fmall-pox during pregnancy, and who seemed 133 N. B. This laft article is mifplaced in the volume, being by mistake USEFUL PROJECT S. Obfervations on mineral poisons 119 An account of a new and cheap method of preparing pot-afbes; with obfer- vations - 120 125 Caution in building magazines for gunpowder - 126 130 A new method of treating the Fiftula Lachrymalis 139 141 Directions for preventing the fatal effects which frequently follow the drink- 143 Hiftory of Gardening; from Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting in England On improving the memory On the literary education of women 164 178 181 184 Reflections on the diftreffes of the poor; with an account of the unspeakable Defcription of Pompey's Pillar in the neighbourhood of Alexandria in Egypt, |