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iflands of John and James; paffes Abley River to Charles Town Neck
fiege of that city. Admiral Arbuthnot pafjes the Bar with difficulty.
American and French marine force abandon their station, and retire to
the town, where most of the former are funk to bar a paffage. The ad-
miral pals the heavy fire of the fort on Sullivan's land, and takes
poffeffion of the harbour. General Lincoln fummoned without effet.
State of the defences on Charles Town Neck. Colonel Tarleton cuts off a

party of the rebels. Col. Webfier paffes Cooper River with a detach
ment, by which the city is clafely invested. Lord Cornwallis takes the
command on that fide. Sisge preffed with great vigour, Admiral Ar-
buthnot takes Mount Pleasant, and reduces Fort Moultrie. Tarleton de-
feats and deftroys the rebel Cavalry. Capitulation of Charles Town.
Garrifon, artillery, frigates, &c. Rebels again defeated by Tarleton,
at Waxaw. Regulations by Sir Henry Clinton for the fecurity of the
province. Departure for New York. Earl Cornwallis reduces the
whole colony. Unexpected danger to which the severity of the winter
bad expofed New York. Gallant defence made by Capt. Cornwallis,
against a French fuperior naval force. Three naval actions between
Sir George Rodney, and M. de Guichen, productive of no decifive com-

Jequences. Infurrections of the loyalifts in North Carolina quelled. Baron

de Kalbe marches into that province with a continental force. Is followed

by General Gates, who takes the chief command. State of affairs in the

to Carolina's. Battle of Camden. Complete victory gained by Lord

Cornwallis. Sumpter routed by Tarleton.

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APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE.

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Between his majesty's fhip Bienfaifant, commanded by Capt. Mac Bride, and the Comte d'Artois, a French private ship of war of 64 guns [292 Between the Fame, a private ship of war of Dublin, commanded by Capt. Moor, and five French veffels, all letters of marque [291 Short account of the defolation made in feveral of the Weft India islands by the late hurricanes [292 Journal of what paffed at Barbadoes from the 9th of October until the 16th, during which time another violent tempeft happened Authentic accounts of the fame from other iflands Copies of letters between the Earl of Hillsborough and the Earl of Pembroke, on the difmiffion of the latter from the office of lord-lieutenant of the county of Wilts Proceedings in the cafe of Mr. Pizzoni, the Venetian refident [299 Breviate of Mr. Burke's bill for the better regulation of his majesty's civil establishment, and of certain public offices; for the limitation of penfions, and the fuppreffion of fundry ufelefs, expenfive, and inconvenient places; and for applying the monies faved thereby to the public fervice. [300 Extract from two edicts lately published by the King of France on the fubje&t of national economy An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from, and imported into, England and Scotland, with the bounties and drawbacks paid, and the duties received thereon, for one year ended the 5th of January, 1781

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Prices of Stocks for the year 1780

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Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1780

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PAPER S.

Ways and means for raifing the above fupplies

STATE

His majesty's most gracious Speech to both houfes of parliament, on Thursday the 25th of November, 1779

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The humble addrefs of the Lords fpiritual and temporal, in parliament af

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The humble addrefs of the House of Commons to the King Addrefs of the archbishop, bishops, and clergy, of the province of Canterbury, in convocation affembled, prefented to his majefty on the 17th of November 1780; with his majesty's anfwer

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His majesty's most gracious speech to both houses of parliament, June 19,

The humble addrefs of the Lords fpiritual and temporal, in parliament af fembled; with his majesty's anfwer

His majesty's answer to the address of the House of Commons
His majesty's fpeech to both houfes of parliament on July 8, 1780

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A proclamation for dissolving this prefent parliament, and declaring the calling
of another
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The Speech of bis Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to both houses of
parliament
The petition of the gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders, of the county of York,
to the bonourable House of Commons

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No. IV. A letter from Col. Dircks, to the Hon. Henry Laurens, Efq;

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No. V. A letter from Mr. A. Gillon, to John Rutledge, Efq; [369
Memorial prefented to the States General by Sir Joseph Yorke, concerning
the five papers found amongst thofe of Mr. Laurens
Refolution taken by the States General of the United Provinces,
the infults and violences committed at the land of St. Martin
Memorial prefented to the States General by Sir Joseph Yorke, on the 12th of

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Lette

No. I. Treaty of amity and commerce between the republic of Holland
and the united states of America

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No. 11. Copy of a letter to his Excellency B. Franklin, Efq; at Paris

No. III. A letter from Mr. Stokton, to the Rev. Dr. Witherspoon

Letter from Count Welderen to Lord Stormont

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Letter from Lord Storment to Count Welderen Report of the commiffioners appointed to examine, take, and flate, the public accounts of the kingdom Proceedings of a board of general officers, held by order of General Washington, refpecting Major John Andrè, Adjutant-general of the British

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General Arnold's address to the inhabitants of America, after having abandoned the fervice of the Congress

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Addrefs of Sir George Saville to his conflituents

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CHARACTER S.

Character and manners of the Venetians; from a View of Society and Man

ners in Italy, by Dr. Moore

Of the modern Romans; from the fame.

Of Naples, and the manners of its inhabitants; from the fame

Of the poetical Rehearfers and Improuvifatori

Reflections on the genius and character of the Biscayners

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Defcription of the town of Bilbao, and the manners of its inhabitants.

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Of the character of our debt-laws, and of Mr. Howard Of the Popish penal laws, with the character of Sir George Saville and Mr. Dunning Adventures of Eyles Irwin, Efq; in a voyage up the Red Sea, and in a journey through the deferts of Thebais Narrative of the fufferings of Mr. de St. Germain, and his companions, in the deferts of Egypt

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Of the religion of the Kalmucs and Mongouls Of the religion of Tibet; or, of the Dalai Lama An account of the fufferings of Lady Harriet Ackland, in the campaigns of 1776 and 1777, in Canada Tranflation of a short extract from a journal kept by 'C. P. Thunberg, M. D. during his voyage to, and refidence in, the empire of Japan

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An account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which happened in Auguft

1779

Relation of the recent eruption of Mount Etna

Of the effects of volcanos, and of the hot springs, in Iceland

Of the Bafaltic pillars

Natural Hiftory of the Grana Kermes, or fearlet grain

The method of making falt petre in Spain

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Extract from Dr. Ingenboufz's account of a new inflammable air, which can be made in a moment without apparatus, and is as fit for explosion as any ather inflammable gaffes

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Account of a woman who had the small-pox during pregnancy, and who feemed to bave communicated the fame difeafe to the foetus; with reflections, by Mr. John Hunter 133 N. B. This laft article is misplaced in the volume, being by mistake inferted under the head of USEFUL PROJECTS.

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USEFUL PROJECTS.

Obfervations on mineral poifons

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An account of a new and cheap method of preparing pot-afhes; with obfer

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Caution in building magazines for gunpowder An account of a method for the removal of fhits that have been driven on foore, and damaged in their bottoms, to places (however diftant) for repairing them

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A new method of treating the Fiftula Lachrymalis Dr. Guthrie's account of the Ruffian manner of treating perfons affected by the fumes of burning charcoal, and other effluvia of the fame nature

139 Directions for preventing the fatal effects which frequently follow the drinking large quantities of Spirits Hints for the general improvement of commons, recommended to the confideration of every person concerned in them

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ANTIQUITIES,

Of the ancient English flage

Of the origin of the English language

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Authentic account of the vatue of many articles, in the reign of Edward III. anno 1336

MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS.

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Hiftory of Gardening; from Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting in England

On improving the memory

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On the literary education of women Reflections on the diftreffes of the foor; with an account of the unspeakable diftrefs of one miferable family

Defcription of Pompey's Pillar in the neighbourhood of Alexandria in Egypt, and an anecdote of fome English fea-officers there Examplary inftance of juftice in the prefent King of Pruffia

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