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THE
HISTORY
O F
ENGLAND,
FROM
THE ACCESSION
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. III.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR T. CADELL, JUN. AND W. DAVIES,
IN THE STRAND.
1802.
DA
.423 v, 3
Luke Hanfard, Printer,
Great Turnstile, Lincoln's-Inn Fields.
CONTENTS
CHAP. XXXII. 1777-1778.
MEETING of parliament, page 2.-Debates on the address
in the house of lords, 3.-Amendment moved by lord Chat-
ham, ib.-Incidental debate on the employment of favages
in war, 11.-The measure defended by lord Suffolk, 12.-
Animated fpeech of lord Chatham, ib.-Amendment reject-
ed, 15.-Debate on the address in the house of commons, ib.
Committee on the fate of the nation appointed by the house
of lords, ib.-Papers granted, 16. Similar committee
appointed by the houfe of commons, ib.-Papers refufed, 19.
-Debate in the house of commons on the lofs of Burgoyne's
army, ib.-Lord Chatham's motion on the subject, 21.-
His motion on the employ of favages, 23.-Adjournment,
26.-State of the public mind, 27.-Subscriptions for rais
ing regiments, 28.—And for relief of American prisoners,
ib.-Conduct of France, 29.-Treaty with America figned,
30.-Debates on raifing troops by fubfcription, 31.-Lord
Abingdon's motion, 33.-Proceedings in the committee on
the ftate of the nation, 34.-Fox's motion, that no more
troops be fent out of the kingdom, 35.-Similar motion by
the duke of Richmond, 37.-Burke's motion on the employ-
ment of favages, 40.-Fox's fecond motion respecting the
army, 44.-Examination of evidence in the house of lords, ib.
Refolutions moved by the duke of Richmond, 45.-Motion
by the Duke of Bolton refpecting the navy, ib.-Lord
North's plan of conciliation, ib.-Approved by Fox, 48.-
Oppofed, 49-Progrefs of the bills through the house of
commons, 50.-Debated in the houfe of lords, 53.-Paffed,
56.-Motions on the fubject in the lower houfe, ib.