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Difpute with Spain, relative to Falkland's Islands. Some account of them. Difcovered first by the English, and afterwards by the Dutch navigator, Sebald de Werdt; taken poffeffion of by Commodore Byron. Settlement at Port Egmont. Settlement made by the French, and called Port Louis; delivered up to the Spaniards, who change the name to Port Solidad. Captain Hunt warns the Spaniards to depart from the islands. Various tranfactions between our people and the Spaniards. Expedition from Buenos Ayres. The Captains Farmer and Maltby are fummoned to furrender the Block Houfe at Port Egmont; force of the Spaniards; articles of capisulation. Our people depart for England. P. [1

CHA P. II.

General fate of public affairs, previous to the meeting of parliament. Expectation, and opinions of a war. Fire in the Dock-yard at Portsmouth. Addrefs, from the city of London, with the anfewer, and the Lord Mayor's reply. Letter of thanks, from the freeholders of the county of York, to their reprefentatives. Preparations. Navy. State of parties. King's Speech. Debates upon it." Addresses.

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CHA P. III.

Motion, to addrefs for the Spanish papers. Debates. The motion rejected in both boufes. Motion, in the house of Lords, upon the subject of the Middlefex ele&ion. Enquiry propofed, into the conduct of the courts of juftice. Motion in the boufe of Commons, tending to refrain certain porvers lodged in the Attorney General; the motion rejected. Motion for an enquiry into the adminiftration of criminal juftice, and the conduct of the judges in certain cafes. Great debates. The motion rejected. [21

CHA P. IV.

Notice given for a Call of the House of Lords, by the Lord Chief Juftice of the King's Bench. Paper left in the bands of the Clerk. Questions propofed thereupon. The affair finally dropped. Motion for quickening the preparations for war. Great difturbance. Seceffion of jeveral Lords. Difference between the Houfes. Confequences of it. Preparations. Great Supplies unanimously granted. Land-tax four billings in the pound. Account of the negociation with Spain. Convention propofed by Prince Maferano. The negociation broken off. Mr. Harris recalled from Madrid. Probable causes that prevented a war. Some alterations take place in the great offices of flate.

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Declaration figned by Prince Maferano, and the acceptance by the Earl of Rochford. Are laid before the Parliament. Addrefs for Papers. Motions upon the interference of France. The Convention arraigned, and defended. Great debates. Addreffes moved for. Amendments propofed. The original question carried. Proteft.

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Motion relative to the Middlefex election. Transactions at Shoreham; returning officer reprimanded; bill paffed to prevent bribery and corruption in that borough. Bill brought in for an amendment of the Nullum tempus a&; debates upon it; the bill rejected at the third reading. Printers fummoned, and do not attend; proclamation; are apprehended, and difcharged. J. Miller apprehended by a messenger, who is taken into cuftody and obliged to give bail. Debates and refolutions upon the conduct of the city magifirates. Motion for their being heard by counfel, over-ruled. Recognizance erafed. Lord Mayor, and Alderman Oliver, committed to the Tower. Special commiffion appointed by ballot; refult of their enquiry. Bill paffed, for an embankment at Durham-yard. Eaft India recruiting bill, rejected. King's fpeech. Parliament breaks up. [53

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С Н А Р. VII,

State of the war upon the Danube. Invafion of Crim Tartary. Lines of Precop forced. Caffa taken. The whole Peninfula conquered. Turks pass the Danube, and take Guirgewa. Prince Repnin refigns his command. General Effen repulfed. Turkish encampments at Tulcza and Maczin forced. Grand Vizir attacked in his camp at Babadagh, and the Turkish army totally routed. Turks abandon the Danube, and fly towards the mountains. Mouffon Oglou defeated near Bucharest. War in the Mediterranean. Plague appears at Mofcow. Archbishop masacred. Appearances of peace. State of the Ottoman empire. Ali Bey. State of Poland. Attempt to affaffinate the king. [73*

CHA P. VIII,

Diftreffed ftate of Germany. Inundations. Hamburgh. Munich. Conduct of the great Germanic powers with respect to the war. Auftrian troops enter Poland. Pruffian troops raife heavy contributions in Polish Pruffia. Probability of a peace. Death of the King of Sweden. Prefent King returns from Paris. Parties. Speech at the opening of the diet. France. Diffolution of the parliaments. New tribunals erected.

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Public Papers, &c. relative to the Affair of the Printers, and the Committal of the Magiftrates of the City of London. The humble Address, Remonftrance, and Petition, of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery of the City of London; with his Majefty's Anfer [192

Letter from the Sheriffs of London, occafioned by the various Reports that were circulated relative to the Interference of the Military at the Execution of Stroud and Campbell, near Bethnal-Green. Genuine Copy of a Letter written by Mr. Allen, Father of young Allen, who was murdered on the 10th of May, 1768. with his Petition to the Houfe

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of Commons.

Letter approving the Behaviour of the Foot-Guards employed on the 10th of

May, 1768,

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Certificate, figned by fixty-five Perfons, of the good Behaviour of the deceafed William Allen.

Narrative of the late Proceedings at Holyrood-Houfe, in Edinburgh, for the Election of a Parliamentary Peer of Scotland, in the room of the late Duke of Argyle.

Account of the late dreadful Famine in India.
Summary of the Trial of Robert Powell, for fraudulently transferring 400l.
East-India Stock, the property of Taylor Barrow.

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Some Account of the Trial of the feveral Jews indicted for the wilful Murder of Jofeph Slew, Servant to Mrs. Hutchins, of Chelsea An authentic and particular Account of the Overflowing of Solway Mofs.

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Ceremonies obferved at the Inftallation at Windsor, in presence of the Sovereign, on Thursday, July 25, 1771.

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A fummary View of the Judgment of different Dealers, in the different Counties of Great Britain, according to the Number of Years, respecting the proportionate Decrease of Oak Timber. Account of the Cloths manufactured each Year in the Weft-Riding of the County of York, from 1749 to 1770, inclufive. Number of Broad Cloths milled each Year in the Weft-Riding of the County of York, from June 1725, to March 1726; and of Narrow Cloths, from Auguft, to January 20, 1738, and from that Time yearly. Number of Yards of Broad and Narrow Cloths made in the Years, ending at Pontefract Seffions, 1769 and 1770. An Account of all the Public Debts, ftanding out the 5th Day of January, 1772. with the annual Intereft or other Charges payable for the fame.

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Supplies granted by Parliament for the Year 1771.
Ways and Means for raising the Supplies.

Copy of a Letter from Captain William Maltby, of his Majefty's Frigate Favourite, to Mr. Stephens, dated Sept. 22, 1770, at the Mother-Bank.

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Extract of a Letter from Captain George Farmer, to Mr. Stephens, dated on board the Favourite, the 22d of September, 1770. Copies of feveral Letters which paffed between the Captains Farmer and Maltby, and Don John Ignacio Madariaga, the Spanish Commander, relative to the Surrender of Falkland's Islands. Copy of the Articles of Capitulation between the English and Spanish Commanders at Port Egmont, and Falkland's Islands, dated the 10th of June,

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1770.

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Tranflation of the Declaration figned and delivered by Prince de Maferano, Ambajador Extraordinary from his Catholic Majefly, dated the 22d day

of January, 1771.

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