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12
21
22
Earl of Shelburne's Motion of Reform
Page 6 Famous Motion of Mr. Duizing, affirming the In-
crease of Regal Influence
9
Other Motions carried in Opposition to the Court
Illness of the Speaker-The Efforts of the Patricts
prove finally abortive
Riots in London excited by the Catholic Aet
13
Sanguine Severities of Lord Loughborough
17
Laudable Conduct of the King
Alliance with Holland dissolved
19
Armed Neutrality
Victory by Sir Geo. Rodney over the Spanish Fleet off
Cape St. Vincent's
Indecisive Engagement in the West Indies, between Sir
Geo. Rodney and the Count De Guichen
West Florida conquered by the Spaniards
Fortress of Omoa captured by the English
East and West India Fleets taken by the Spaniards
Military Operations in America
23
Philanthropic Aet passed by the Legislature of Penn-
Sylvania
Defeation of General Arnold
Vistory gained by Lord Cornwallis at Camden
26
Defeat of Major Ferguson at King's Mountain 27
Extravagant Exultation of the Court Faction in Eng-
land
28
Rupture with Holland
29
Disolution of Parliament-Remarkable Address of Sir
George Saville
Meeting
24
31
Meeting of the New Parliament-Mr. Cornwall
Speaker
Page 33
1781.
38
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121
Debates on the Declaration of War against Holland 37
Reform Bill of Mr. Burke revived, and again rejected
Corrupt and Extravagant Loan of Lord North
39
Pacificatory Motion of Mr. Fox
41
Review of the Alministration of Mr. Hastings in
India
42
Ravages of Hyder Ally in the Carnatic
Naval Encounters in the East Indies
Parliamentary Proceedings against Sir Thomas Rum-
bold
123
Sir Elijah Impey recalled from India
Ineffektual Resolutions of the House of Commons, and of
the Court of Directors, for the Recall of
Mr. Hastings from India
124
Military Operations in India
125
Resignation of Mr. Hastings-His Charaéter
135-6
Attempt on the Isle of Jersey
140
Capture of St. Eustatia
141
Tobago taken by the French
142
Eusiatia retaken by the French
'142
Naval and Military Operations in America
143
Colonel Tarleton defeated at the Cowpens
145
Victory of Lord Cornwallis at Guildford
147
General Green's masterly Conduct
148
Lord Cornwallis's Successes in Virginia
151
Reverse
/
156
Reverse of Fortune-Lord Cornwallis and his Army
made Prisoners of War
Page 155
Triumph of the Americans on the Capture of a second
Royal Army
Commodore Johnson's Expedition to the Cape of Good
Hope
Obftinate Engagement between the English and Dutch
Fleets of the Dogger Bank
157
Spirited Proceedings of the Parliament and People of
Ireland
Sefion of Parliament-Infatuation of Ministers 159
Motion condemnatory of the American War by Sir
James Lowther
163
Remarkable Debate on the Army Esiimates
165
158
1782.'
Mr. Fox renews his Motion of Censure upon Lord
Sandwich
167
Lord George Germaine advanced to the Peerage under
Circumstances of unprecedented Indignity and
Disgrace
168
Two hundred and seventeen Members of the House of
Commons concur in Mr. Fox's reiterated
Motion of Censure on Lord Sandwich 170
General Conway's Motion against the American War
negatived by a majority of one voice only
171
General Conway's second Motion carried by a majority
of Nineteen Voices
172
Successive Motions of Censure on the Ministers 174 Entire Change of Administration-Marquis of Rocke
ingham a Second Time Minister Page 176
High and peremptory Claims of the Irish Parliament 178
Repeal of the Irish Declaratory Act
179
Mr. Burke's Reform Bill a Third Time introduced
and passed
182
King's Deöts a Third Time discharged
183
Resolution respecting the Middlesex Election rescinded 184
Mr. Pitt's Motion of Enquiry into the State of the Re-
presentation
184
Death of the Marquis of Rockingham
190
Advancement of Earl Shelburne-Fatal Divisions aniongst the Whigs
109
Minorca conquered by the Spaniards
195
Island of St. Christopher, &c. captured by the French 196
The Bahamas taken by the Spaniards
196
Decisive Vi&tory of Sir George Rodney over the French
off Dominique
197
Glorious Defence and final Relief of Gibraltar
199
Provisional Articles of Peace with America, signed at
Paris, Nov. 1782
203
General Washington resigns his Commission
204
Seffion of Parliament-Strength of the New Minitry 207
1783.
208
Preliminaries of Peace with France and Spain
Signed
Debates on the Peace~Terms of it disapproved by the
Commons
215
Coalition 252
220
221
Coalition between Mr. Fox and Lord North Page 216
Change of Ministry—Duke of Portland First Mini-
fter
216
Extreme Unpopularity of the Coalition Administration 218
Act of Renunciation of the Authority of Great Britain
over Ireland
218
Embarrassments of the East India Company
219
Mr. Pitt's Plan of Parliamentary Reform
Remarkable Petition of the Quakers
Order of Council for the Regulation of Commerce be-
tween the Continent of America and the
West Indies
Treaty of Peace figned between England and Holland
State of Europe
223
Mr. Fox's India Bill moved
231
Passes the Commons, but is rejected by the Lords 237
Sudden Dismission of the Coalition Ministers
· 239
Mr. Pitt First Minister–His great Popularity 239
Political Conflict between the Crown and the Commons 240
222
1784.
Mr. Pitt's India Bill rejected
242
The Nation declares in favor of the Crown
245
The Parliament disolved
246
Meeting of the New Parliament–Triumph of the
Minister
247
State of Parties
Proceedings relative to the Westminfter Return
Motion
