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THE

HISTORY

OF

ENGLAND,

FROM

THE ACCESSION

OF

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.

DA

505.

423 V.2

Luke Hanfard, Printer,

Great urnstile, Lincoln's-Inn Fields.

CONTENTS

OF

VOL. II.

CHAP. XX. 1770-1774-

AFFAIRS of India, page 2.-Causes of mismanagement, 3.

Loss of the supervisors, ib. Famine in India, ib. Reten-

tion of the sums stipulated by treaties, 5.-Effect of these

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

house of commons, 8.-Increasing distress of the company,

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

10.- Notice of their affairs in the speech from the throne,

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

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

bate on the motion for a bill to prevent sending out super-

visors, ib. 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 against lord Clive relative to the

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

culpatory resolution, 27. -Continued rancour against him,

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

Vincent's, ib. Early history of the Island, ib. - The French

obtain a fettlement, ib. -The Island 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