islands of John and James; paffes Afbley River to Charles Town Neck 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 confe- quences. Infurrections of the loyalists in North Carolina quelled. Baran de Kalbe marches into that province with a continental force. Is followed by Gen. Gates, who takes the chief command. State of affairs in the two Carolina's. Battle of Camden. Complete victory gained by Lord Corn- APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. An account of the late riots in the cities of London and Westminster [254 Copies of letters which paffed between the fecretaries of fate, the lord pre- fident of the council, the commander in chief, and the lord-mayor and aldermen of the city of London, and alfo of the king's proclamation, and the general orders iued, relative to the late riots Proceedings at the Old Bailey, and of the special commission at St. Mar- garet's-hill, for the trial of the rioters Remarkable actions at fea, viz. Between his majesty's fhip La Prudente, commanded by the Hon. Capt. Waldgrave, and La Capricieufe, a French frigate [287 Between his majesty's fhip Flora, commanded by Capt. Peer Wil Between his majesty's fhip Bienfaisant, commanded by Capt. Mac Bride, and the Compte de Artois, a French private hip of war of Between the Fame, a private ship of war of Dublin, commanded by Short account of the defolation made in feveral of the Weft India islands Journal of what paffed at Barbadoes from the 9th of October until the Copies of letters between the Earl of Hilfborough and the Earl of Pem- broke, on the difmiffion of the latter from the office of lord-lieutenant of Proceedings in the cafe of Mr. Pizzoni, the Venetian refident Breviate of Mr. Burke's bill for the better regulation of his majesty's civil eftablishment, and of certain public offices; for the limitation of penfons, and the fuppreffion of fundry ufelefs, expenfive, and inconve nient places; and for applying the monies faved thereby to the public Extract from two edicis lately published by the King of France on the fubject An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from, and im- ported into, England and Scotland, with the bounties and drawbacks paid, and the duties received thereon, for one year ended the 5th of Ja- The humble address of the House of Commons to the King Address of the archbishop, bishops, and clergy, of the province of Canter- bury, in convocation affembled, prefented to his majefly on the 17th of His majesty's anfwer to the addrefs of the House of Commons His majesty's fpeech to both houses of parliament on July 8, 1780 A proclamation for diffolving this prefent parliament, and declaring the calling of another 1337 The fpeech of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to both houses of parliament ibid. The petition of the gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders of the county of York, to the honourable House of Commons 1338 To the honourable Houfe of Commons: A reprefentation and petition of the planters, merchants, and other perfons interested in the island of Jamaica [339 [343 The memorial prefented by Sir Jofeph Yorke, the English ambassador extra- 1345 [346 and Madrid (347 Anfwer of the court of Great Britain to the declaration of the Empress of Ruffia [349 Answer of the King of France to the declaration of the Empress of Ruffia ibid. Anfaver of the King of Spain to the fame declaration [359 [352 Declaration of the King of Sweden to the fame courts Explanation which the court of Sweden has demanded, relative to the propofal which the court of Ruffia has made for the reciprocal protection and navigation of their jubjects [353 Answer of the court of Ruffia [354 [355 Papers which were communicated by Sir Joseph Yorke, by express orders from the king his mafter, to his ferene bighnefs the Prince Stadtholder, and which were taken out of Mr. Laurens's trunk, viz. No. I. Treaty of amity and commerce between the republic of Holland and the united states of America [356 [365 [366 No. IV. A letter from Col. Dircks, to the Hon. Henry Laurens, Efq; [368 [373 No. V. A letter from Mr. A. Gillon, to John Rutledge, Efq; 1369 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, relative to the infults and violences committed at the island of St. Martin [374 Memorial prefented to the States General by Sir Jofeph Yorke, on the 12th of December 1780 Manifefto of the court of Great Britain 6 [375 [370 Letter No. II. Copy of a letter to his Excellency B. Franklin, Efq; at Paris No. III. A letter from Mr. Stockton, to the Rev. Dr. Witherspoon Letter from Count Welderen to Lord Storment Letter from Lord Stormont to Count Welderen 1379 [380 L ibid. 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 Wafbinge ton, refpecting Major John Andrè, Adjutant-general of the Britif army T [384 General Arnold's address to the inhabitants of America, after having abandoned the fervice of the Congress Addrefs of Sir George Saville to his conftituents CHARACTER S. 1397 (399 Character and manners of the Venetians; from a View of Society and Manners in Italy, by Dr. Moore Of the modern Romans; from the fame Of Naples, and the manners of its inhabitants; from the fame Reflections on the genius and character of the Biscayners 7 12 21 25 Defcription of the town of Bilbao, and the manners of its inhabitants 30 32 Of the character of our debt-laws, and of Mr. Howard Of the Popi penal laws, with the character of Sir George Saville and and Mr. Dunning 34 Adventures of Eyles Irwin, Efq; in a voyage up the Red Sea, and in a journey through the deferts of Thebais 40 54 57. 59 Narrative of the fufferings of Mr. de St. Germain, and his companions, in the deferts of Egypt 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 63 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 66 NATURAL HISTORY. An account of the eruption of Mount Vefuvius, which happened in August 1779 Relation of the recent irruption 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 scarlet grain The method of making falt-petre in Spain 72 91 92 96 100 105 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 other inflammable gaffes JTI Account Account of a woman who had the small-pox during pregnancy, and why feemed to have communicated the fame difeafe to the fœtus; with reflections, by Mr. John Hunter 133 N. B. This laft article is mifplaced in the volume, being by mistake inferted under the head of USEFUL PROJECTS. USEFUL PROJECT S. Obfervations on mineral poisons An account of a new and cheap method of preparing pot-afhes; with obfervations Caution in building magazines for gunpowder 120 125 An account of a method for the removal of ships that have been driven on pore, and damaged in their bottoms, to places (however diftant) for repairing them A new method of treating the Fiftula Lachrymalis 126 130 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 fpirits 141 Hints for the general improvement of commons, recommended to the confideration of every perfon concerned in them 143 ANTIQUITIES. Of the ancient English ftage Of the origin of the English language 146 157 Authentic account of the value of many articles in the reign of Edward VI. anno 1336 MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. 163 Hiftory of Gardening; from Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting in England On improving the memory On the literary education of women 164 178 181 184 Reflections on the diftreffes of the poor; with an account of the unspeakable diftrefs of one miferable family Defcription of Pompey's Pillar in the neighbourhood of Alexandria in |