Beneficio quàm metu obligare homines malit; exterafque gentes fide ac focietate junctas habere, quàm trifti subjectas fervitio. LIV. lib. 26. LONDON: PRINTED FOR G. G. AND J. ROBINSON, PATERNOSTER-Row. CONTENTS. BOOK XIX. Session of Parliament in November 1779. Lord Rockingham's spirited Amendment to the Address.. Earl of Ossory's Motion respecting Ireland... Humiliating Confession of Earl Gower. Lord North's Propositions respecting Ireland.. Estimate of the National Force.. Page 2 3 13 15 15 16 Petitions to Parliament on the Subject of Public Economy 17 Famous Motion of Mr. Dunning, affirming the Increase of Regal Influence.. Illness of the Speaker. Other Motions carried in Opposition to the Court.... 26-28 The Efforts of the Patriots prove finally abortive. Riots in London excited by the Catholic Act. Laudable Conduct of the King... ..... Sanguinary Severities of Lord Loughborough.. Duke of Richmond's Proposition for Annual Parliaments 29 29 31 34 35 36 40 Armed Neutrality... 41 Victory of Sir George Rodney over the Spanish Fleet off Cape St. Vincent .... 43 Indecisive Engagements in the West Indies, between Sir George Rodney and the Count de Guichen.. 44 Page West Florida conquered by the Spaniards... 45 Fortress of Omoa captured by the English... 45 East and West India Fleets taken by the Spaniards...... 45 45 Military Operations in America.... Philanthropic Aet passed by the Legislature of Pennsyl vania.... Defection of General Arnold Victory gained by Lord Cornwallis at Camden. Defeat of Major Ferguson at King's Mountain... 46 48 50 52 Extravagant Exultation of the Court Faction in England.. 53 Rupture with Holland Dissolution of Parliament::.. Remarkable Address' of Sir George Saville.. Meeting of the New Parliament, October 1780. Mr. Cornwall Speaker.... 54 58 58 8883 Debates on the Declaration of War against Holland.... Corrupt and extravagant Loan of Lord North.. 69 72 Reform Bill of Mr. Burke revived and rejected.. Pacificatory Motion of Mr. Fox.... Review of the Administration of Mr. Hastings in India.. 73 Confederacy of the Powers of India against the English.. 134 Death of Hyder Ali-Disasters in Mysore.. Resignatiou of Mr. Hastings-His Character.......... 225 212 Eustatia retaken by the French.. Naval and Military Operations in America Lord Cornwallis's Successes in Virginia. Reverse of Fortune-Retreat to York Town... Lord Cornwallis and his Army made Prisoners of War... 254 Solemn Thanksgiving throughout the States of the Union 255 Commodore Johnstone's Expedition to the Cape of Good 235 236 238 241 243 246 247 . 248, 249 Hope..... 256 Obstinate Engagement between the English and Dutch 257 Motion of Censure on the Earl of Sandwich, by Mr. Fox 277 Lord George Germaine advanced to the Peerage. .. 278 Protest of the Lords against it... 279 Mr. Fox renews his Motion of Censure on the Earl of Sandwich 280 |