of Mr. Pitt in 1761, [46.48]—dispute with Spain, and the measures taken by the courts of London and Madrid previous to it, [49. 53]the number of fhips faid to be taken by this country, and by France, in the year 1760, [59]-the number of French prifoners faid to be in England in 1761, and the number of English prifoners in Old France at that time, [101]-an exact lift of French fhips of war taken fince the commencement of hoftilities to September 1761, [161]-an exact lift of the number' and value of merchant ships belonging to the French, taken and ranfomed for nine months, ending with September 1761, [161]-number of English merchant fhips taken by the French, [162]-a fhort view of the whole royal navy belonging to this country, which were actually in commiffion in December 1761, to the number of 372 king's fhips, and an account of the English fhips of war which were loft, taken, or become unferviceable, in the year 1761, [190] -The ill ftate of the alliance with Pruffia, in the beginning of the year 1762, v. [1.3]-the doubtful and dangerous fituation of this country at the commencement of the war with Spain, in the year 1762, [4.6] -the public and private advantages which this country received from the conqueft of the Havannah, the fuccefs of her arms in the Eaft Indies, and the capture of the Spanish regifter fhip, the Hamione, which difpofed the houses of Bourbon to peace, [43, 44]-the reasons for the English cabinet inclining to peace, [45, 48] -fome account of the definitive treaty of peace, built upon the preliminaries, figned by England and France, and the mutual agreement between the courts of London and Verfailles to withdraw themselves from their German alliances, [54, 55. 239]-the effect of the Bourbon alliance in haftening the peace, and the causes which produced it, [55]the tenures and limits of the fettlements in North America, in the East and West Indies, in Africa, and in Europe, agreed to and confirmed at the general peace; with a fummary view of the arguments ufed in favour of, and in oppofition to the terms of the peace, [56. 62. 234. 247]— a lift of the fhips taken by the French in October, November, and Decem

ber 1761, [65]-an account of the number of fhips taken from the French and Spaniards in the course of the war, [121, 122]-The great extent of empire in North America acquired by the peace, the exertions purfued to render this extenfive tract of country highly beneficial to the mother-country, the jealoufy of the Indians in Canada and the neighbouring countries at the newly acquired territories of the English, which produced a war between the English and the Indians, and the ftate and iffue of this war in 1763, vi. [18. 32]-the number of men employed by land and sea in 1762, with an eftimate of the annual' favings, acquired by a peace, taken from the expences in fupporting fuch a number of men for a year, [50]-a coinputation of the lofs of feamen and marines in the last war, [50]-the total returns of the effective numbers of officers, men, fervants, women, and horses, the British troops confifted of, on their march through Holland for England, at the time of the peace; the convention with the States General, relating to their paffage through Holland, and their re gular behaviour in paffing through that country, [52, 53]-account of a propofal for employing the feamen difcharged at the peace, in the Greenland fishery, [59]-the ceremony obferved on the proclamation of peace, March the 22d, 1763, in London, [63]-the fum due from France for the maintenance of their prifoners in England, and the reason why the French court left them a burthen upon the English, [68]-the attention thewed by government to reward the foldiers and failors who were employed in the late war, [117. 119] The internal divifions, the violent fpirit of party, and character of the libellous writings, in 1764, vii. [18. 33]-the encouragement given to cultivate and improve the lands in the islands of Grenada, the Grenadines, Dominica, St. Vincent, and Tobago, which were ceded to England at the general peace [57] -the duties laid on foreign articles of trade imported into England, and the act directing them to be paid into the exchequer, and referved for defraying the charges of protecting the British colonies in America, [63]— refolutions relating to perfons de

tained in France as hoftages for the
payment of unfatisfied ranfom bills,
[67]-the fum of nine thousand fix
hundred pounds fterling was collect-
ed on the brief iffued for the benefit
of the colleges of Philadelphia and
New York, [67]--exports of gold
and filver to India, from the year
1753 to 1758, and from 1759 to
1764, [68]-wife regulations in
1764, for putting the navy into a
ftate vaftly fuperior to what it has
ever been, and the methods pointed
out, [76]-the leave given to France
to confult the archieves in the English
exchequer, for the different records
and inftruments concerning the rights,
domains, and poffeffions of the
French crown to be found therein,
[77]-the order of council, in 1764,
fignifying his majesty's intentions,
that the laws fhould be ftrictly put
in execution against fmuggling, par-
ticularly on the neighbouring coafts
of the Isle of Man, and the measures
taken in purfuance of this order,
[92]-the reltitution made by the
French for fome acts of violence com-
mitted by them on the 1st of June
1764, at one of the Turks Islands in
the West Indies, near to St. Do-
mingo, [97]-and by the Spaniards,
for an infult offered to the English
flag in the Mediterranean, May 1764,
[98]--The pacific ftate of this king-
dom in refpect of France and Spain,
and the reason for afering that the
few points which yet remain in dif-
pute between these three potent king-
doms, do not afford fufficient caute
for a rupture between them in 1765,
viii. [1, 2]-the meafores taken in
purfuance of the declaration of the
French court for liquidating the debt
incurred by maintaining the French
prifoners in England during the laft
war, [62]-the refolution which was
taken by the house of commors,
March the 11th, 1765, of railing
three hundred thousand pounds by
way of tontine, [71]-the wife and
laudable methods taken to relieve the
dittreffes of the poor in 1765, [92]

The very great internal evils expe
rienced by this country in 1766;
fuch were a ftagnation of commerce,
exceffive dearneis of provisions, and
the want of employment for her ma-
nufacturers, and the caufe affigned
for it, ix. [31, 32]-the ratification
of a new treaty of friendship with
the court of Stockholm, to which

other powers have also acceded, [74]
-the final adjustment of the difpute
with France, relating to the Canada
bills, took place March the 31st,
1766, [79] an account of fome fpi-
rited remonftrances to the court of
Madrid, against the behaviour of
Monfieur de Crellon, [9]-the re-
newal of an agreement with Ruffia,
for profecuting their trade to Aftracan
and Perfia, in July 1766, (127)—the
annual confumption of malt in this
kingdom has been computed to a-
mount to upwards of 3, 125,000 quar-
ters, [127]-the embargo laid on all
fhips laden with corn for exportation
in 1766, [136]—the riots and mif-
chief done in various parts of the king
dom, in confequence of the rifing of
the poor on account of the exorbitant
prices of all forts of provisions, [137.
140. 147]-the meatures taken there-
upon by government, [142, 143]—
The perfect good harmony fubfiiting
between this country and that of
France, in 1767, which was particu-
larly evident from the more frequent
appearance of the French nobility
and perfons of diftinction in Eng-
land, fince the laft war, than had
been feen for very many years be-
fore, x. [4]-wife regulations, judi-
cial and parliamentary, on account
of the high prices of provisions,
and the tumultuous riots occafioned
thereby in 1766, [39, 40. 44]—
the importance of the affairs of the
Eaft India company, which became
a fubject of general difcuffion in
1766, and the internal difputes a-
mong the proprietors, which pro-
duced the interference of govern-
ment in their affairs, [40. 44]-the
inftructions given by the bishops to
the clergy, to take an account of the
number of Roman catholics in this
kingdom, with an account of the
whole landed property they poffeffed,
in 1746, when the like inftructions
were given, [106, 107. 109]———
The itate of her fettlements in the
Eaft Indies, and the unhappy con-
tention between the mother-country
and her colonies in 1768, xi. [65*.
74*]-the generous benefactions and
contributions raifed to propagate the
gospel among the Indian tribes, [147]

account of the exports to the
continent of America, in the five fol-
lowing years, and the amount in
each particular year, viz. in 1761
they amounted to 1,554,8661. 25. 3d.

in 1762 the amount was 1,812,0521. 175. 7d. in 1763 the amount was 2,535,4291. 185. 2d. in 1764 the amount was 2,230,022l. 155. od. in 1765 the amount was 2,228.4501. 3s. 8d. [204]—the imports from the continent of America to England only, for the five following years, viz. in 1761 the amount was 787,9781. 15s. od. in 1762 the amount was 1,145,1991. 35. 6d. in 1763 the amount was 1,164,8441. 88. 6d. in 1764 the amount was 1,204,2381. 11s. 2d. in 1765 the amount was 1,104,690l. os. od. [204]-The wifdom and policy in receiving and affifting the Ruffian fleet, in 1769, both at home and in the Mediterranean, xii. [10]-the public interference of government in the affairs of the East India Company, particularly in the appointment of the fupervifors who were to go to India, [54. 57]—a retrospective view of fome matters previous to the general election in 1768, when Mr. Wilkes was elected for the county of Middlefex; the great licentioufnefs which prevailed on that occafion, and was not fufficiently reftrained by the civil power; and the caufes of diffatisfaction against administration, [57. 62]-reflections made by an humorous foreigner on the taxes impofed on the people of England, [86]-the number of negroe flaves bartered for by England in 1768, [114]-the total amount of hips and feamen employed in the trade between this country and her colonies on the continent of America, of the value of goods exported from England to thefe colonies, and of their produce exported to England, and elsewhere, [215]-abstract of the account of his majefty's civil government for one year, from January 5th, 1765, to January 5th, 1766, [216, 217]-The general difcontent produced by the determination of the Middlefex election, and proceedings in confequence of the fame, which confirmed this determination, although feveral petitions were prefented against it, and fome ftrong and unprecedented protetts of the lords were entered against it in 1770, xiii. [56*. 84*: 92*. 94*]--the nature of the petitions and protests, 165, 66, 69. 84. 90. 105. 106. 193. 2011-the application of 400,000l. per ann, which the East India Com

pany annually pays to the government, was appropriated, in 1770, towards making good the fupplies of the year, [93]-wife methods taken to man the navy, by bounties offered in feveral cities and towns, in addition to the bounties granted by government, [163]-40,000 feamen were voted for the fervice of the year 1771, and the fum of 378,7521. was voted for the ordinary fupply of the navy for that year, [166. 170] -the refolution which paffed to grant 423,7471. for defraying the charge of building, rebuilding, and repairs of fhips in the year 1771, [170]-the grofs produce of the duty on hops for one year, ending the 5th of January, 1771, [177]-The general opinion and rumour of a foreign war, at the clofe of the feflion of parliament for 1770, which originated in the ambiguous and indeterminate language of the fpeeches from the throne, upon the fubject of the general tranquillity, in the great force kept up by Spain in the West Indies, and by the preparations both in the French and Spanish ports at home, xiv. [12, 13]-the reafons why many wifhed for a war at that time, and the complaints against administration for neglect of preparations for war in this country, [14, 15]-the peculiar ill temper of the times, which appeared in objecting to the usual manner of manning the navy with prefswarrants, though the navy was found to be in a very bad condition for undertaking a war, [16]-particulars relating to the origin of the difpute with Spain, in confequence of their hoftile behaviour at Falkland's Iflands; the negociation with Spain, which proved unfuccefsful; the appearances of a war, and the probable causes which prevented it, [7. 12. 41. 45]-The intereft which this country may be fuppofed to have in the partition of Poland, and the reasons which may be thought to have influenced her upon this occafion, xv. [6]-the pacific ftate of public affairs, with respect to foreign powers, after Spain had fulfilled her engagement in the convention, by the reftoration of Port Egmont, in September 1771, [81*]—the remarkable fullen languor which began in general to prevail with thofe who had hitherto opposed, and still dif

approved

approved of, the general measures of
administration, relating to domestic
affairs, [81]--the gratitude ex-
preffed by the British merchants
trading to Canada, at the final fet-
tling of the Canada bills in 1772, due
to them from the French court,
[102, 103]-proceedings relating to
contraband goods imported into En-
gland under the fanction of the Ve-
netian refident, and the honourable
behaviour of prince Maffareno on
discovering this illicit trade, [105,
113, 114. 116]-the state of
the exports and imports into this
country in the 27th of king Edward
III. [155]-Alarmed at the great
naval preparations in the French and
Spanish ports, in confequence of their
trade being ruined in the Levant,
and with a defign to recover it, this
court prefented a fpirited memorial
to thofe courts in 1773, which was
very inftrumental in topping the pro-
ceedings of the French and Spanish
navy, xvi. [51, 52]-the general pa-
eific ftate of public affairs with re-
fpect to foreign nations, and the
firmnefs with which the general fyf-
tem of administration continued to
be maintained at home, previous to
the meeting of parliament for the
feffion of 1773, [62, 63]—a fhort
review of the affairs of the East India
Company, from the year 1767 to the
appointment of the fecret committee
in the houfe of commons in 1772,
with the causes of its prefent embar-
raffiment, fupervision, and application
to government for a loan, [63. 68*]
-the state of the revenue of the excite
for 1772, [75]an account of the
money annually coined at the Tower,
from the year 1745 to 1772, [89]-
preparations made to oppofe the na-
val armaments in the ports of France
in 1773, [96]the uncommon quan-
tity of coals imported into London
in the courfe of the year 1772, [103]
-the fevere penalty on any one who
takes or pays away any milled mo-
ney, not cut to pieces, for lefs than
it paffed current when firft coined,
[123]The ambiguous proceedings
of feveral princes on the continent,
and the injuries which are likely to
arife from thence to the commerce
of this country, particularly in the
heavy duties laid upon the importa-
tion of woollen cloths, and feveral
other commercial articles, (of which

England furnishes the greater share)
into the ports of Sweden, and in the
total prohibition which the king of
Denmark has enjoined of woollen
cloths into any part of his dominions,
xvii. [42, 43]the pacific tate of
domestic affairs in 1774, and the sc-
veral caufes which contributed to
produce it, [43, 44]proceedings
against the Dey of Algiers in 1774,
[122]the value of the manufac-
tures exported from this country in
the year 1773 to different parts a-
mounted to 13,226,740). sterling,
and the value of imports from fo-
reign countries during the fame year
amounted to the fum of 11,832,4691.
according to an eftimate laid before
both houses of parliament in 1774)
[136]-the exports to America, on
an average of three years, have a-
mounted to 3,370,900l. and the im-
ports into Great Britain from the
colonies, for the fame period of time,
have amounted to 3,924,6061. 135.
4d. [136]-the exportation of gun-
powder, arms, or ammunition, from
any part of Great Britain (the office
of ordnance excepted) prohibited by
proclamation for a certain time, [156]

the excife on beer and ale from
January 1774 to January 1775 a-
mounted to 1,385,420l. 10s. and the
whole revenue of the excife amount-
ed to 3,487,129l. 12s. 6d. [175]—
the amount of the coach tax from
1772 to Midfummer 1774 upwards
of 42,000l. [175] The duty
on hops for he year 1774 amounted
to upwards of 138,000l. [175]
-the whole of the ordinary public
revenues ftated in the year 1600,
in 1633, in 1686, in 1714, in 1751,
and in 1765, [175, 176] — the
number of veffels that paffed the
Sound in 1774 amounted to 8,084,
[177]-The tate of her colonies in
North America, previous to their
meeting in general congrefs at Phi-
ladelphia, September 5, 1774, and
the proceedings of the Congrefs in
their firft feflion, xviii. [1. 36]—
the fingular fupinenefs, with regard
to public affairs, which prevailed a-
mong the great body of the people
at home, previous to the meeting of
the new parliament at the latter end
of the year 1774, with an enquiry
into the caufes which concurred to
produce this apparent indifference,
[36. 39] the fubftance of the peti-

fion and remonstrance to his majesty, in April 1775, and the answer which was given to it, [112,113*]-the eftimate of the poor-rates in the year 1680 amounted to the fum of 665,3621. and in the year 1774 amounted to the amazing fum of 3,000,000l. [81]

an exact calculation was made of the black cattle, and the fheep and the lambs, which were fold in Smithfield market during the course of the year 1774, by which it appeared that 94,000 head of black cattle, and about 800,000 sheep and lambs, were fold in the courfe of the fame year, [81]

in the fame year 3,720 veffels were cleared from the port of Newcastle, coaft-wife, and 386 over-fea, making in all 4,106 [81]-fubftance of the proclamation, in October 1774, against the importation of horned cattle, &c. &c. from certain places therein fpe cified, [85, 86]-the feizure of upwards of 3,000l. in thirty-fix fhilling pieces, &c. put on board a fhip in the river for Boflon in New England, [146]-another feizure of money, to the amount of 8,000l. (being shipped for America on board a man of war at Spithead, contrary to law) was made December the 13th, 1775, [185]an estimate made of the number of ftage-coaches, flys, machines and diligences, and of other four-wheeled carriages, ufed in England in 1775, [191] the number of newfpapers nnually printed, and of packs of cards ftamped, in 1775, and of dice, in the courfe of the fame year, [191]-the money coined in the Tower of London fince the year 1772 to the end of 1775 is faid to be about thirteen millions of pounds in gold, [191]the value of corn imported into Eng. land and Scotland in 1771, 1772, 1773, and 1774. [191]-the value of the imports of tobacco into this country, from Virginia and Maryland, before the war, the value of the duty on that which was expended at home, and the value of that which was exported to different parts of Europe, and the number of hips and failors employed in this trade, [192]-The great diffatisfaction which was teftified by the cities of London and Dublin at the meafures purfued against the colonies in North America, previous to the meeting of parliament in October 1775, and a fummary of the proceedings in North America in favour of,

and in oppofition to, the mothercountry during that period, xix. [1. 44]-the nature and fubftance of the petition from the general congrefs, prefented to his majeity by Mr. Penn, with fome obfervations on the fame, [45, 46]-lome remarks on the addreffes prefented about this time, and the petitions which met thefe addresses from various parts of the kingdom, which afford a good criterion for determining the ftate of parties in the kingdom, [46. 48]-the ill fuccefs of the Newfoundland fiflery, in confequence of restraining the North Americans in their fhare of it; the vast expences of the campaign for 1775, in North America, together with the ill fuccefs attending it, and the report of a confpiracy, previous to the feffion of parliament which met in October 1775, 48.55]-the great evils which attended (and began clearly to appear in 1776) the unhappy civil contention between this country and her colonies, arifing from the methods taken by the feveral European ftates to draw the American trade from the British colonies into their ports, [181*. 183*]-the ftate of the ships in commiffion in 1776, as appeared by a list taken on November the 4th, when the fleet confifted of one ship of 100 gúns, five of 90 guns, one of 84 guns, seven of 74 guns, four of 70 guns, and ten of 64 guns; in all, twenty-eight capital hips, ready to put to fea at a very short notice, [190]-the amount of the hop-duty for the year 1776 amounted to 125,691l. 138. 7d. halfpenny, [203]-hips cleared at the cuftom-houfe at Newcastle, for 1776, were 4,773, of which 4,343 were coaft-wife, and 430 for foreign parts, being upon the whole, however, 270 lefs than last year, [203]-Some ob→ fervations on the nature of the war carried on by this country against the British colonies in North America, xx. [23.25]-fome account of the new creations among the peers in 1776, and the unexpected change in the department for the education of the royal brothers (the prince of Wales and the bishop of Ofnaburgh), [25, 26] the calamities fuftained by the Weft India merchants, and the depredations committed by the American cruizers, in confequence of the American declaration of independency, [26. 28]-the naval prepa