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THE

HISTORY

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ENGLAND,

FROM

THE ACCESSION

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KING GEORGE THE THIRD,

TO THE

CONCLUSION OF PEACE

IN THE YEAR

ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE.

BY

JOHN ADOLPHUS, ESQ. F.S. A.

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IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL, JUN. AND W. DAVIES,

IN THE STRAND.

1802.

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.423 v, 3

Luke Hanfard, Printer,

Great Turnstile, Lincoln's-Inn Fields.

CONTENTS

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VOL. III.

CHAP. XXXII. 1777-1778.

MEETING of parliament, page 2.-Debates on the address

in the house of lords, 3.-Amendment moved by lord Chat-

ham, ib.-Incidental debate on the employment of favages

in war, 11.-The measure defended by lord Suffolk, 12.-

Animated fpeech of lord Chatham, ib.-Amendment reject-

ed, 15.-Debate on the address in the house of commons, ib.

Committee on the fate of the nation appointed by the house

of lords, ib.-Papers granted, 16. Similar committee

appointed by the houfe of commons, ib.-Papers refufed, 19.

-Debate in the house of commons on the lofs of Burgoyne's

army, ib.-Lord Chatham's motion on the subject, 21.-

His motion on the employ of favages, 23.-Adjournment,

26.-State of the public mind, 27.-Subscriptions for rais

ing regiments, 28.—And for relief of American prisoners,

ib.-Conduct of France, 29.-Treaty with America figned,

30.-Debates on raifing troops by fubfcription, 31.-Lord

Abingdon's motion, 33.-Proceedings in the committee on

the ftate of the nation, 34.-Fox's motion, that no more

troops be fent out of the kingdom, 35.-Similar motion by

the duke of Richmond, 37.-Burke's motion on the employ-

ment of favages, 40.-Fox's fecond motion respecting the

army, 44.-Examination of evidence in the house of lords, ib.

Refolutions moved by the duke of Richmond, 45.-Motion

by the Duke of Bolton refpecting the navy, ib.-Lord

North's plan of conciliation, ib.-Approved by Fox, 48.-

Oppofed, 49-Progrefs of the bills through the house of

commons, 50.-Debated in the houfe of lords, 53.-Paffed,

56.-Motions on the fubject in the lower houfe, ib.