His Majefty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday [286 The bumble Addrefs of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament af- [287 Proteft of the Lords The bumble, Addrefs of the House of Commons to the King Meffage fent from the King to both Houfes of Parliament, on Tuesday the [290 Copy of the Declaration delivered by the French Ambaffador to Lord Viscount [291 Humble addrefs of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled [291 Proteft of the Lords The King's Speech at proroguing the Parliament (292 [298 [301 [302 [304 - [306 [308 Lord Suffolk's Answer (by the King's Order) to the Representation of Count [315 [324 Six Refolutions of the General Affembly of Penfylvania (326 [327 Private Letter from Governor Johnstone to Henry Laurens, Efq. Prefident of Congress, with Mr. Laurens's Answer Treaty of Alliance, eventual and defenfive, between his moft Chriftian Ma- jefly Louis the XVIth, King of France and Navarre, and the Thirteen Anecdotes of Mr. Voltaire's Reception at Paris, and of his Death Account of Dr. George Abbot, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, by the late Original Letter of Thomas Leigh, (one of the Vifitors of the Monafteries) to Thomas Crumwell, Lord Privy-Seal, containing a curious but authentic Picture of Country Manners about the Time of the Reformation Curious Letter from Mr. Jones to Sir Nicholas Throgmorton, Ambassador in France, fhewing the Inclination of Q. Elizabeth to marry Lord Robert Of Humphrey Duke of Glocefter; from the fame Of Guftavus the Third, the prefent King of Sweden Account of the Kingdom of Thibet, and of the Manners, Cuftoms, Religion, Account of the Morlacchi, a People of Dalmatia, their Manners, Customs, &c. Of the Manner of making War among the Indians of North America An Account of the interior Parts of Sumatra, and of a neighbouring Island Obfervations on the Climate of Ruffia Of Fofil Bones; from the Abbé Fortis's Travels into Dalmatia USEFUL PROJECTS, &c. An improved Method of tanning Leather; by David Macbride, M. D. 117 Account of the Method of falting and drying Cod in Newfoundland Mr. Mudge's Cure for a recent catarrhous Cough Antidotes against the poisonous Effects of corrofive Sublimate, Verdigreafe, Short Account of the Process used at Paris for making Nitre Defcription of a Glass Apparatus for making artificial Mineral Waters; The Origin of Knighthood and the Judicial Combat of Torneaments and Blazanry: the Sources of Chivalry Of Manners and Refinement; the diffolute Conduct of the Women amidst the Decline and Oppreffions of Fiefs; the general Corruption which invades On the Prevalence of the Feudal Syftem in the East, in early Times Account of the Reception of King James at Cambridge, in 1614 On Wit and Raillery; from Lord Chefterfield's Letters Extracts from a Letter of Mr. Horne to John Dunning, Efq. on the Con- Motion of the Habeas Corpus Law. Progress of the bill. Debates on the motion for four fillings in the pound, land tax. Motion by Mr. Fox for an enquiry into the fate of the nation. Subfequent motions. for certain papers, after long debates rejected upon a divifion. Circumfences attending the difclofure of the unhappy event at Saratoga. Debates upon the magnitude of the fum granted in the committee of Supply for the ordnance feruice. Motion by Colonel Barre for papers, rejected. Mr. Hartley's motions relative to the American war, rejected. Motion by Mr. Wilkes for the repeal of the declaratery law, rejected upon a divifion. Great debates upon the motion of adjournment. Amendment moved by Mr. Burke. Original motion carried upon a divifion by a great majority. Tranfactions in the House of Lords, fimilar to thofe of the Commons. Duke of Richmond's motion for an enquiry into the state of the nation, agreed to. Lord Chatham's motion for the orders and inftructions to General Burgoyne, after confiderable debates, rejected upon a diwifion. Debates upon a fecond motion by the fame noble Lord, relative to the employment of the javages in the American war. Motion rejected on a divifion. Debates upon the question of adjournment. Motion carried upon a divifion." [53 Subfcription for the American prifoners. State of public affairs. Scheme for raising a body of troops to supply the lofs at Saratoga. Difficulties attending that meafure. Subfcriptions for raifing new levies. Manchefter and Liverpoole raise regiments. Failure of the attempt in the corporations of London and Brifol. Large private fubfcriptions in both cities. Several regiments raised in Scotland, and independent companies in Wales. Great debates in both Houses on the measure of raising forces without the knowledge or confent of parliament; and on the queftion of legality with refpect to private contributions or benevolences. Motion in the committee of fupply for cloathing the new forces, after long debates, carried upon a divifion. Earl of Abingdon's motion for fummoning the judges on the queflion, overruled. His other motions for paffing a cenJure on the measure, after long debates rejected upon a divifion. CHA P.. VI. [78 Various motions preparatory to the enquiry into the fate of the nation. Duke of Grafton's motion for papers rejected. Mr. Fox and Colonel Barre's motions alfo rejected. Complaints on the refusal of papers, and of the defectiveness of thofe which were prefented. Avowed motives of the oppofition in the enquiry. Mr. Fox opens the enquiry in the grand committee of t the Commons. Refolution moved and rejected. Mr. Burke's motions relative to the employment of the favages. Rejected after long debates. Mr. Fox's motions in the committee, relative to the state of the forces in America from the commencement of the war, and the loffes 5 fuftained |