THE

HISTORY

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ENGLAND,

FROM

THE ACCESSION

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KING GEORGE THE THIRD,

TO THE

CONCLUSION OF PEACE

IN THE YEAR

ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE.

BY

JOHN ADOLPHUS, ESQ. F.S.A.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL, JUN. AND W. DAVIES,
IN THE STRAND.

.1.

Luke Hanfard, Printer,

Great Turnstile, Lincoln's-Inn Fields.

CONTENTS

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VOL. II.

CHAP. XX. 1770-1774.

AFFAIRS of India, page 2.-Caufes of mifmanagement, 3.-

Lofs of the fupervisors, ib.-Famine in India, ib.-Reten-

tion of the fums ftipulated by treaties, 5.—Effect of these

events in England, 6.-Select committee appointed in the

houfe of commons, 8.-Increafing distress of the company,

9-They negotiate a loan, ib.-appoint new fupervisors,

10. Notice of their affairs in the fpeech from the throne,

ib.-Secret committee appointed, ib.-Select committee con-

tinued, 11.-First report of the fecret committee, ib.—De-

bate on the motion for a bill to prevent fending out fuper-

visors, z6.-Petition of the directors against the bill, 13.--

Bill paffes, 15.-Dividends reduced, ib.-Application to

parliament for a loan, ib.-Restrictions on the company, 16.

-Leave granted

to export tea duty free to America, 17.—

General regulations, ib.—Attack on lord Clive, 18.-His

defence, ib.-Renewed attack, 22.-Motion of General

Burgoyne, 23-Charge againft lord Clive relative to the

depofition of Surajah Dowlah, ib.-His defence, 24.-Ex-

calpatory refolution, 27.-Continued rancour against him,

28. His death, 30.-Conteft with the Black Carribs of St.

Vincent's, ib.-Early hiftory of the Ifland, ib.-The French

obtain a

fettlement, ib.-The Inland ceded to Great Britain,

32.Proceedings of government, 33.-Conduct of the Car-

ribs, ib.-Survey ordered, 34-Hoftility of the black Car-

ribs, 35.-Artifices of the French, 36.-Alarms and remon-

ftrances of the planters, 37.-Orders of government, 38.-

Representations of the planters to the king, 39.-Treachery