Ne quid falfi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. E DIN BUR GH; Printed by W. SANDS, A. MURRAY, and J. COCHRAX, A CHRONOLOGICAL SERIES of EVENTS, continued from our preceding volume. To almost every article is annexed the number of the page of this volume in which the account of it is to be found. 1759. Sept. 10. The French fleet under D'Ache defeated by Adm. Pocock in the E. Indies. 25c. 08. 30. A dreadful earthquake at Tripoli in Syria. 94. Nov. 24. Violent eruptions of mount Vefuvius. 93. Nov. 30. Wondivash, a French fort on the Coromandel coaft, taken by the British. 496. 1760. 21. The first refolution to abolish the custom of vales-giving. [xxi. 661.] Jan. 3. Herborn taken from the Allies by the French. 37. 7. A detachment of the French defeated at Dillenburg. 38. 8. About eight in the evening, M. Affuerus de Haen obferved, at Harlem, between the left fhoulder and the knee of Orion, a comet, which moved with extraordinary rapidity, and, as it were, grazed the orbit of the earth. 16. The playhouse in Edinburgh infulted by the footmen, which contributed to the abolition of vales. 42. 20. Shocks of an earthquake felt in various parts of Europe. 94. -The Cherokee Indians perfidiously break the peace just made with us. 156. 22. The French under M. Lally, defeated by the British under Col. Coote, in the Eaft Indies. 496. 23. The thanks of the Commons given to Adm' Saunders and Holmes, and Gen. Town fhend. 41. 26. A penfion of 2000 l. per annum granted to Adm. Hawke. 41. 28. The thanks of the Commons given to Adm. Hawke. 41. 28. William VIII. Landgrave of Heffe-Caffel died. 106. Feb. 2. Timmery, on the coaft of Coromandel, taken by the British. 497. 9. The new malt-tax takes place. 46. 9. An order to receive no children into the foundling-hospital till further notice. 219. 10. Arcott, on the coast of Coromandel, taken by the British. 497. 15. The Ramilies, a 2d rate, loft, with the crew. 95. 16. Com. Thurot, with a small French squadron, touches at Isay, 99, 21. Lands at Carrickfergus, and takes the caftle. 101. 28. All the fquadron taken, and M. Thurot killed, by Capt. Elliot. 103. (152. 20. The Pruffian general Zetteritz defeated and taken prifoner by the Austrian general Beck. Mar. 5. The Prince of Naffau-Weilburg married to the Princess Caroline of Orange. 157. 12. A militia-bill for Scotland ordered in by the Commons. 98. 15. A rencontre between the Auftrians and Pruffians under Gen' Laudohn and Goltze. 206. 16. A Pruffian detachment at Zeitz defeated by the Imperialists. 206. 18. The court of Berlin retire to Magdeburg, 207. 20. A dreadful fire at Boston in New England. 249. April 3. A declaration given by the Austrian, Ruffian, and French ministers, in answer to the pacific declaration of the British and Pruffian ministers. 210. 5. The Scots militia bill thrown out by the Commons. 215. 5.Lt-Gen. Lord George Sackville adjudged unfit to ferve his Majesty in any military capa city. 171, 87. 7. An infurrection of the negroes in Jamaica begun. 378. 9. Scowdall hill in Norway, falls down into a river. 246. 22. The high duties on fpirituous liquors take place. 225. 28. A new regulation with regard to the posts in Scotland takes place. 257. 28. Gen. Murray attacks the French near Quebec, but is repulsed. 323. May, 5. The Earl Ferrers hanged for the murder of his fteward. 217. 13. The question relating to the city of Edinburgh's getting water from Swanston eftaté, de termined by the houfe of Lords. 383. 444. 16. The French raife the fiege of Quebec. 324. 24. Butzbach taken by the Hanoverian colonel Luckner. 246. Je 2. The perfidious Cherokee Indians chastised by Col. Montgomery. 377. 5. The Pruffian garrifon of Landfhut retire to Schweidnitz. 320. 6. The King of Portugal's brother married to his Majefty's daughter. 334. 14. Robert Dundas of Arniston, Efq; takes his feat as prefident of the court of fefsion. 273. 14. The Pope's nuncio ordered to depart out of Portugal. 590. 23. The Pruffian general Fouquet defeated by Gen. Laudohn at Landsbut. 363. June 27. The |