by the commiffioners. Cautionary measures recommended by the Congress to the people; followed by a counter manifefto, threatening retaliation. Singular letter from the Marquis de la Fayette, to the Earl of Carlisle. American expedition for the reduction of the British fettlements in the country of the Natches, on the borders of the Miffifippi. Expedition from Nev- York, under the conduct of Commodore Parker and Colonel Campbell, for the reduction of the province of Georgia. Landing made good, and the rebels defeated. Town of Savannah taken, and the province in general reduced. Major-General Prevost arrives from the fouthward; takes the town and fort of Sunbury, and affumes the principal command. CHA P. III. Iland of Dominica taken by the Marquis de Bouille, governor of Martinico. State of the French fleet at Boston. Riot between the French and inha- bitants. Defperate riot between the French and American failors, in the city and port of Charlestown. M. D'Estaing fails from Boston for the Weft-Indies: having first issued a declaration addreffed to the French Canadians. Admiral Byron's fleet driven off from the coaft of New- England by a violent hurricane, which afforded an opportunity for the departure of the French Squadron. British fleet detained at Rhode-Ifland, to repair the damages fuftained in the tempeft. Reinforcement fent from New-York to the Weft-Indies, under the conduct of Commodore Hotham, and Major-General Grant: narrowly mifs falling in with the French fleet: join Admiral Barrington at Barbadoes, and proceed together to the reduction of the island of St. Lucia: troops land, take the French posts in the neighbourhood of the Grand Cul de Sac proceed to Morne Fortune and the Viergie. M. D'Eftaing appears in fight, with a vaft fuperiority both of land and marine force: attacks the British Squadron in the Grand Cul de Sac; and is bravely repulfed by Admiral Barrington, twice in the fame day. French land their troops in Choc Bay attack General Meadows three times in the Viergie; are repulfed every time, and at length defeated with great lofs. Great glory obtained by the British forces, both by fea and land, in thefe several encounters. M. D'Estaing, after ten days longer ftay, abandons the island of St. Lucia, without any farther attempt for its recovery. The Chevalier de Micoud, with the principal inhabitants, State of public affairs during the recess of parliament. Addrefs and petition from the city of London. Militia embodied. Camps formed. Admiral Keppel appointed to the command of the grand fleet for the home fervice. Peculiar fituation of that commander. Fleet fails from St. Hellens. Licorne, French frigate, ftopt and detained. Blameable conduct of the Captain, in firing unexpectedly into the America man of war. Defperate officers. Sir P. J. Clerke, brings in a bill against the contractors; firft queftion carried upon a divifion; but the bill rejected upon another. Bill in favour of Diffenters brought in and paffed. Affairs of Ireland. Various attempts and proposals for affording commercial relief to that country, prove at length ineffectual. [105 CHA P. VII. Debates on the army extraordinaries. Morion for printing the efiimates rejected upon a divifion. Committee on Eaft India affairs. Refolutions moved for and carried, relative to the violence committed on the late Lord Pigot in his government. Motion for profecuting certain members of the late council at Madras, agreed to. Mr. Fox's motion, for the removal of the first lord of the admiralty from that department, is, after long debates, rejected upon a divifion. Committee of enquiry, into the conduct of the American war. Amendment moved to the motion for the examination of Earl Cornwallis, by the minifter, and carried upon a divifion in the committee. Amended motion then put, and rejected upon a divifion. Third motion rejected. Tranfactions in the committee, difcuffed in the Houfe, and refcinded. Committee revived. Earl Cornwallis, and other witnesses examined, in behalf of Lord and Sir William Howe. Counter evidence propofed, and agreed to. In the interim, General Burgoyne's evidence brought forward and examined. Committee fuddenly diffolved. Counter evidence examined. CHA P. VIII. [129 Two enquiries in the House of Lords, tending to the fame object, and carried on through the greater part of the feffion. Enquiry into the state of the navy, and the conduct of the admiralty, inftituted by the Earl of Bristol. Motions for naval papers, bring out much debate, and are rejected upon a divifion. Motion by the Earl of Bristol, for the removal of the first lord of the admiralty from his employment. Great debates. Motion rejected upon a divifion. Protefts. Enquiry into the government and management of Greenwich hofpital, conducted by the Duke of Richmond. Moves for a compenfation to Captain Baillie, late lieutenant-governor of Greenwich hofpital. Motion rejected upon a divifion. Minority lords quit the Houfe. Refolutions in vindication of the Earl of Sandwich. Hard cafe of Captain Baillie. Marquis of Rockingham endeavours to bring forward an enquiry into the affairs of Ireland. After feveral ineffectual attempts, a kind of compromife takes place, referring the bufinefs of that country to the enfuing feffion Mr. Townshend's motion to defer the prorogation of parliament, rejected upon a divifion. Spanish manifeflo. Addrefs from the Commons. Second addrefs moved by Lord John Cavendish. Motion of adjournment carried upon a divifion. Amendment to the addrefs of the Lords, moved by the Earl of Abingdon, Endeavours to Admiral Baren takes the command in the West-Indies. drary M. D'Estaing to an engagement without effet. Mertcity at Et. Lucia. Mr. Byron conveys the bomeward brand tradi. Lofs of the fund of St. Vincent's, during the absence of the feet. French fleet reinforced by the arrival of M. de la Mette: proceeds to the reduction of the Granades. Lands a body of forces, which inveft the Hoftiral Hill in the island of Granada. Attack the works by night, and carry them by form. Lord Macartney propofes to capitulate; but the terms offered by D'Estaing being deemed inadmiffible, jurrenders the fort and fland at difcretion. Admiral Byron returns to St. Lucia; preceeds with the fleet and army for the recovery of St. Vincent's. Receives intelligence at fea of the attack upon Granada, and being ignorant of the great fuperiority of the French fleet, changes his courfe in order to fuccour fuccour that ifland. Different views and conduct of the hoftile commanders. Engagement. Extraordinary acts of gallantry. Vice-Admiral Barrington wounded. French perfevere in their refolution of not coming to a clofe action. Views of the Britifb commanders totally changed, upon difcovering that the island was already loft, as they had no force capable of attempting its recovery. Tranfports and difabled ships fent off to St. Chriftopher's in the evening. Followed next day by the fleet; the enemy having returned to Granada in the night. Prodigious lofs of men on the French fide accounted for. Claim a victory; and upon what ground. M. D'Estaing directs his operations to the northward. First object, the reduction of Georgia.-Second, an attack upon NewYork, in conjunction with General Washington. Arrives upon the Coaft of Carolina; takes the Experiment man of war, and fome frigates. Anchors off Tybee. Lands his troops, and invefts the town of Savannah. Summons General Prevoft. Is joined by General Lincoln, and Count Polafki. Attacks the British lines, and is repulfed with flaughter. French retire to their fhips, and totally abandon the coafts of America. great [*199 APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. Abstract of the late Act for altering the duty on houfes and fervants. titled, an Act to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrefts. of an Act for recruiting his Majesty's land and jea forces. Proceedings at the trial of Admiral Keppel. Charge against him for misconduct and neglect of duty. 258 Copies of letters between the Hon. Admiral Keppel, the Secretary to the Admiralty, the Fudge Advocate, and Sir Hugh Pallifer. 285 Votes of thanks of the tawo Houses of Parliament, and of the City of London, to the Hon. Admiral Auguftus Keppel. 294 297 Extract of a letter from Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne to his conftituents, upon his late refignation; with the correspondence between him and the Secretaries at War, relative to his return to America. Copy of a letter from Capt. Pearfon, of his Majesty's fhip Serapis, to Mr. Stephens, containing an account of his engagement with, and being captured by, Captain Paul Jones. 309 Copy |