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Lord Chatham's conciliatory bill with respect to America. Debates. The
bill rejected. Petition from the Weft-India planters, and the merchants of
London, to the House of Commons. Addrefs to the Throne moved for in
that Houfe, by the Minifter. Great debates; amendment moved for; re-

jected; original motion for the addrefs carried by a great majority. Mo-

tion for re-committing the address, upon receiving the report from the com-

mittee. Debates longer than before. The motion rejected. Conference

with the Lords. Petitions from the merchants and planters to the Lords.

Debate on a point of order, whether the petitions should be received, pre-

vious to the making of a motion for filling up the blanks in the address.

Motion made. Previous question put. Great debates, both with respect

to the previous question, and the fubject of the address. Motion for the

previous question rejected by a great majority; original motion by which

the Lords concurred with the Commons in the addrefs, agreed to.

Protefts.

CHA P. VI.

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Meffage from the throne for an augmentation of the forces. Bill for reftrain-

ing the commerce of the New-England colonies, and to prohibit their fifbery

on the banks of Newfoundland, &c. brought into the House of Commons.

Great oppofition to the bill. Petition and evidence against it. Petition

and evidence from the town of Pool in fupport of the bill. Petition from

the

the Quakers. Long debates. Motion for an amendment over-ruled. The

bill carried through by great majorities. Meets with equal oppofition in

the House of Lords. Petitions and evidence as before. Great debates..

Question for committing the bill, upon the second reading, carried by a great

majority. Motion on the third reading for an amendment, to include ferve-

ral other colonies in the restrictions of the bill. The question carried upon

a divifion. The bill paffed, and returned with the amendment to the

Commons. Proteft. Conference; the Commons give reafons for refufing

to concur in the amendment; the Lords agree to the rejection. The bill re-

ceives the royal affent.

CHA P. VII.

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Augmentation of the naval and land forces. Lord North's conciliatory motion.

Debates. The refolution paffed upon a divifion. Mr. Sawbridge's annual

motion. Annual motion on the Middlesex election. Petition and memorial

from the affembly of Jamaica. Petition from the city of Waterford. Bill

for reftraining the trade of the fouthern colonies. Evidence in behalf of the

Weft-India merchants and planters. Great importance of the fugar islands.

Mr. Burke's conciliatory propofitions. Great importance, and aftonishing

growth of the American colonies. Debates. The previous queftin moved

and carried. Mr. Hartley's conciliatory motion. Decates on the third

reading of the reftraining bill. The bill paffed. Pelions, militating

with each other. Petition from the Brit fh fettlers in Canada-from the

Quakers. Addrefs, remon,'rance, and petition from the city of London.

Encouragement to the fisheries of Great Britain and Ireland. M tion for

bring ng up the representation and remontrance of the General Affembly of

New-York. Metion for an amendment put and carried. Amended motion

rejected. Memorial to the Lords from the fame affembly, and petition to

the King. Memorial to the Lords rejected. Peti ion to the Lords from

the British inhabitants of the province of Quebec. Lord Camden's bill for

repealing the Quebec act. Debates. The bill rejected. Petition from the

fame inhabitants of Quebec to the House of Commons. Sir George Savile's

motion for repealing the Quebec act. Motion rejected upon a divifion.

Speaker's Speech. Speech from the throne.
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CHA P. VIII.

State of affairs in America during the fitting of parliament. Preparations,

Ordnance feized in Rhode Ind. Ajort taken, and powder jeized in

New Hampshire. Refolutions of the general congrefs approved of and con-

firmed in different places-rejected by the afferbly of New-York. Pro-

ceedings of the new provincial congress in M.Jachujett's Bay. Detach-

ment jent to feize on fome cannon at Salem. Difpute at a draw-bridge.

Affair at Lexington and Concord. Lofs on both fides. Province rife in

Bofton invefted by great bodies of the militia. Provincial congress

addrefs the people of Great-Britain. Measures pursued for the array and

arms.

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Jupport of an army; pay of the officers and foldiers fixed, and rules for its
regulation and government published. Capitulation with the inhabitants of
Bofton not adhered to. Continental congrefs meet at Philadelphia. Refolutions
for the raifing of an army, the eftablishment of a paper currency, and to pre-
vent the British fisheries from being supplied with provifions. Application
from the people of New-York to the congrefs. Crown-Point and Ticonderoga
Jurprized. Generals and troops arrive at Beton. Engagements in the
iflands near Bofton. General congrefs refolve that the compact between the
crown and the province of Maffachufett's Bay is diffolved. Erect a gene-
ral poft-office. Proclamation of rebellion by Gen. Gage. Action at Bunker's
Hill. Light-houfe burnt. Confequences of the Quebec act. Declaration
of the general congrefs, in answer to the late proclamation. Addrefs to the
inhabitants of Great Britain-to the people of Ireland.
king. Georgia accedes to the general confederacy. Gen. Washington ap-
pointed commander in chief of all the American forces by the general con-
grefs.

CHA P. IX.

Petition to the

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Spain. Preparations against Algiers. Siege of Melille raifed. Spanif
armament effect a landing near Algiers; engagement with the Moors;
Spaniards repulfed, and obliged to retire to their fhips. War continued
with Morocco. -Italy. Cardinal Brafcbi elected Pope. Character and
conduct of the new pontiff. Inquifition abolished in Milan. Scarcity of
corn, and diftrefjes of the people in France; great disturbances; coronation
at Rheims. Infurrection and devaftations of the peasants in Bohemia.
Grand commiffion appointed. Edit from the court of Vienna, in favour of
the peajants, puts an end to the troubles.- Poland. Treaty of commerce
with the King of Pruffia. Regulations in favour of the Diffidents.
Rufia Execution of Pugatscheff. Taxes laid on for the support of the
late war taken off Various other regulations for the benefit of the people.
Trade on the black fea. Porte. Death of Mehemet Aboudaab. Death
of the Chick Daber. Siege of Baffora.

The CHRONICLE.

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APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE.

Some Account of the new Entertainment called a Regatta
State of the Dispute between the Count de Guines, Ambasador from the
French Court, and his Secretaries Tort and Roger

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Some

Some Account of the apprehending and trying Robert Perreau, Apothecary;

Daniel Perreau, his Brother; and Margaret Caroline Rudd, for divers

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Forgeries.

Account of the Trial of Mifs Jane Butterfield, charged with poisoning Wil-

liam Scaven, Esq;

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Some Account of the Proceedings against Capt. David Roach, on a Charge of

having murdered Capt. John Ferguson.