THE CONTENT S. XXXXX HISTORY OF EUROPE, CHA P. I. Retrospective view of American affairs in the year 1776. Preparation in CHA P. II. State of affairs previous to the meeting of parliament. New peers. Change miffioned. wiffened. Pres. Dilute between the city of London and the Admiraliv. CHA P. III. 123 Debates upon a proclamation wed in America by the Commi Feners. Motion for a reviful of the American saus by Lord John Cavendish. Metion re- jected by a great myor.tz. Se con. Arguments urged for and against the proprieto a partial fece low. 45,000 seamen voted. Debate on naval afairs. CHA P. IV. Bill for granting letters of marque and reprijal, passed, with a jmall amendment in the tutte, b, the Lords. Bill for fecuring perjons charged with high treajon, brought in by the Minifter. Great debates upon toe Jecond reading. Question of commitment carried by a great majority. Amendment paffed in the committee. Second amendment rejected. Debates renewed on receiving the report. Petition from the city of London again? Amendment med and agreed to. Second propofed clouje of amendment reje&ed. Great debates on the third reading. Claufe prepod by way of rider, is received with an amendment. Question upon the third reading carried upon a divifion. The bill paffes the Lords without any CHAP. V. Accounts laid before the committee of Supply. Motions by the winter. mittee of jupply for the discharge of the debts incurred on the civil int establishment, and for an annual augmentation of that revenue, Debates renewed upon receiving the report from the committee of jupply. First relation paffed without a divifion. Amendment moved to the Jecond refolution. Amendment rejected. Second refolution carried upon a divifion. Meffage debated in the House of Lords. Address of con- currence moved by the Earl of Derby. Amendment moved by the Marquis of Rockingham. Amendment rejected upon a divifion. Pre vious question moved by the Duke of Grafton, and rejected. Addreis Motion by the minister for the payment of a demand made by the car. Debates. Motion carried in the committee of fupply upon a divifion. Atreet. Rejolutions on India affairs, moved in the House of Commons by Go- vernor Johnflone. Debates. The refolutions i ejected upon a divifin. Earl of Chatham's motion for an addrejs relative to a reconciliation with America. CHA P. VII. State of affairs at New-York previous to be opening of the campaign. Loyal provincials embodied, and placed under the command of Governor Tryon. Expedition to Peck's Kill. To Danbary, under General Tryen. Maga- zines deftroyed. General Weofler killed. Vefels and provifions deftroyed at Sagg Harbour, by a detachment from Connecticut under Colonel Meigs. Advantages derived by General Washington from the detention of the army at New-York through the unt of tenis. Different fchemes fug- gested for conducting the operations of the campaign, cli tending to ane object. General Sir William Howe takes the field; fails in his attempts to bring Washington to an action; relires to imboy. Turns Juddenly and advances upon the enemy. Skirmishes. American: under Lord Sterling defeated. Washington regains his strong camp. Royal army pass over to Staten - Iland. aleem excited by the preparations for the grand expedition. General Prefect carried off from Rhode Island. Rate of interest upon the public loan, advanced by the Congrefs. Monuments decreed for the Gene- rals Warren and Mercer. Fleet and army depart from Sandy Hook. Force embarked on the expedition. Congress and Washington alarmed by the loss of Ticonderoga. Fleet arrives at the River Elk, after a tedious voyage, and difficult pafage up Chejapeak Bay. Army lands at Elk Ferry. Declaration ifjued by the General. Washington returns to the defence of Philadelphia. Advances to the Brandy wine, and to Red-Clay Creek. Various movements on both fides. Action at the Brandywine. General Knyhausen makes an attack at Chad's Ford. Lord Cornwallis marches round to the forks of the Brandywine, where he paffes, in order to attack the enemy's right. Defeats General Sullivan. Parjues his ad- vantages until flopped by night. General Knyphoufen paffes at Chua's Ford. Enemy every where defeated. Lofs on both fides. Reflections on the action. Victory not decifive. Fareign officers in the American jervice. Motions of the armies. Engagement prevented by a great fall of raa. Major-General Grey Jurprizes and defects a party of Americans un 'r General Wayne. Royal army paffes the Schuylkill, and aarances to Ger- n-Town. Lord Cornwallis takes pfifion of Philide plia. Some of the principal inhabitants font prisoners to Virginia, upon the approach of of the army. CHAP. VIII. Canada. Conduct of the northern expedition committed to General Burgoyne. Preparations made by General Carleton. Line of conduct pursued by bim upon the new arrangement. Different opinions upon the utility and pro- priety of employing the Savages. State of the force under the command of General Burgoyne. Canadians obliged to contribute largely to the fervice. Expedition under Colonel St. Leger. War feaft, and speech to the Indians at the river Bouquet. Manifefto. Royal army inveft Ticonderoga and Mount Independence. Council of war held, and the forts abandoned by the Americans. Boom and bridge cut through. Purfuit by land and water. American gallies and batteaux deftroyed near Skenesborough Wa- ter falls. Americans fet fire to, and abandon their works. Rear of the Americans overtaken by General Frazer near Hubberton. Colonel Francis defeated and killed. General St. Clair, with the remains of his army, take to the woods; and arrive at length at Fort Edward.. Enemy bravely repulfed by Colonel Hill, and the 9th regiment, who are obliged to engage under a vaft fuperiority of force. Americans fet fire to, and abandon Fert Anne. Extraordinary difficulties encountered by the royal army in the march CHAP. IX. General terror excited by the lofs of Ticonderoga, and the expected pro- over near Saratoga, in order to facilitate the operations of Colonel St. condud conduct of Colonel Baum. Colonel Breyman ordered forward to fupport С НА Р. X. Amicable change of difpofition in the courts of Madrid and Lifbon, upon the death of the King of Portugal. Some account of that Monarch. Suc- ceeded by his daughter the Princess of Brazil. Marquis of Pombal re- moved from power. Public joy upon that occafion. that minifter. State prisoners enlarged, and popularity acquired by that a. Orders fent to South America for a ceffation of hoftilities. Account of the ftate and progress of the armament which had been fent out from Cadix in the latter end of the preceding year. Takes the island of St. Catharine's. Reduces the colony of St. Sacrament. Preliminaries of peace, and a treaty of limits concluded between Spain and Portugal. Objerva- tions on that event. Armaments ftill continued in Spain. Differences be- tween Ruffia and the Porte. Rival Chans. Petty war in the Crimea, Both fides unwilling to proceed to extremities. War between the Turks and Perfians. State of Ruffia King of Sweden vifits that court. Dreadful inundation at Petersburg. Emperor vifits France. Treaty between France |