Declaration of war against Holland, and hoftilities commenced. Mef-
fage from the throne. Debates on the Dutch war. Addrefs moved
by the minifter. Amendment moved by Lord John Cavendish.
The amendment rejected upon à divifion; fecond amendment by
Lord Mahon rejected, and the original addrefs paffed. Address
moved for in the Houfe of Lords by Lord Stormont; and an amend-
ment by the Duke of Richmond. Unusually late debate. Amend-
ment rejected on a divifion. Tavo Protefts. Mr. Fox's motion
relative to the appointment of Sir Hugh Pallifer to the govern-
ment of Greenwich Hofpital. Amendment moved by the minister,
and after much debate carried upon a divifion. Mr. Fox's con-
cluding motion evaded, by moving for the order of the day. India
affairs. Complaints against the fupreme judicature of Bengal.
Two petitions from India; one, from the governor-general and
council at Calcutta; the other, from the British fubjects refiding
in Bengal, Bahar, and Oriffa. Select committee of fifteen bal-
lotted for, to examine the grounds of the petitions.
Debates on Mr. Burke's bill for the regulation of the civil lift efta
blishments. Question for the fecond reading over-ruled upon a
divifion, and the bill put off for fix months. Debates on the fubject
of the loan. Mr. Fox's motion for omitting the lottery claufe, re-
jected upon a divifion. Farther debates and ftrictures upon the
loan. Another motion against the lottery, which is again over-
ruled upon a divifion. Mr. Byng's motion for a list of fubfcribers.
to the loan, agreed to; other motions rejected. Motion for the
commitment of Sir P. J. Clerke's contractors bill, over-ruled upon
a divifion. Mr. Grewe's bill for reftraining revenue officers
from voting on elections of members of parliament, rejected upon
divifion. Debate on the Duke of Bolton's motion for an en-
quiry into the conduct of the navy; motion withdrawn, Loan
bill oppofed by the Marquis of Rockingham. Protest against it.
Report from the Select committee on India affairs. Debates on the
minifter's motion for a fecret committee to enquire into the causes
of the war in the Carnatic, Motion for an amendment, that the
committee might be open, rejected on a divifion. Great debates on
Sir George Saville's motion, for referring the petition from the
delegated counties for a redress of grievances, to a committee of the
whole houfe. The motion rejected upon a divifion. Debate on
Mr. Burke's motion for papers, tending to an enquiry into the
feizure and confifcation of private property in the island of St.
Euftatius. Motion rejected on a divifion. Bill for new-modelling
the fupreme court of judicature in Bengal. Various propofitions,
motions, and debates, relative to the affairs of the Eaft-India
company. Debates on the minifter's bill, for fecuring to the public
a certain participation in the profits of the Eaft-India company.
Great debates on Mr. Fox's motion, that the house do refolve itself
into a committee, to confider of the American war. Motion re-
jected on a divifion. Lord Beauchamp's bill, for affording relief
in certain cafes of difficulty produced by the marriage act. Mr.
Fox's bill for amending the marriage_act. Mr. Fox's mar-
riage bill loft in the house of lords. Speech from the throne. [*179
Extract of a letter from Capt. Wm. Pere Williams, of his majesty's
foip Flora, to Mr. Stephens, dated Spithead, June 27, 1781
[249
Extract of a letter from Captain Curtis to Mr. Stephens, dated
Brilliant, Gibraltar, August 7, 1781
[250
Account of the action betwixt the Savage floop of war, of 16 guns,
Capt. Stirling, and the Congress, an American frigate of 20
guns
Account of an action between his majesty's floops the Atalanta and
Trepaffey, and a large American fhip called the Alliance 253
Extract of a letter from Lord George Germain, to the commiffioners
appointed to restore peace to America, dated Whitehall, March
7, 1781
[254
Extrait of a letter from IVm. Knox, Efq. fecretary to Lord George
Germain, to James Simpfen, Efq. dated Whitehall, March 7,
1781
An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from, and
imported into England and Scotland, with the bounties and draw-
backs paid, and the duties received thereon, for one year, ended
the 5th of January, 1782
[262
An account of all the men raised for his majesty's navy, marines in-
cluded, from the 29th of September, 1774, to the 29th of Septem-
ber, 1780, diftinguishing each year
[263
An account of all the number of the men who have died in actual
fervice in his majefty's navy fince the first day of January, 1776,
diftinguifbing (as far as may be) thofe who have been killed by the
enemy; and alfo of the number of fuch men as have deferted the
faid fervice in the fame period, as far as the feveral accounts can
be made up, diftinguishing each year
[263
State of his majefty's British regular land forces, officers included,
in North America and the Weft-Indies, as they were at the end
of the year 1779
[264
Account of the men loft and difabled in his majesty's British land forces,
including two battalions of marines ferving on shore, by death,
captivity, defertion, wounds or fickness, in North America and the
Weft Indies, from Nov. 1ft, 1774, to the date of the last return
[264
Embarkation returns of all the British corps and recruits, which
have been fent from Great Britain or Ireland, to any part of
North America or the West Indies, in 1778, 1779, 1780 [265
His majesty's most gracious speech to both houses of parliament, Nov.
1, 1780
[282
The humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal, in parlia-
ment affembled; with his majesty's most gracious anfwer
The humble addrefs of the House of Commons to his majefty; with
his majesty's most gracious answer
Addrefs of the archbishop, bishops, and clergy of the province of Can-
terbury, in convocation affembled, prefented to his majesty on the
17th of November, 1780; with his majefty's most gracious an-
fwer
Meffage from his majesty, delivered to the House of Lords by Lord
Viscount Stormont, Thursday, January 25, 1781
The humble addrefs and petition of fundry Weft-India planters and
merchants, to the King, on behalf of themselves and others inte-
refted in the British Wefi-India iflands
[319
To the King's most excellent Majefty: The humble addrefs, remon
france, and petition of the lord-mayor, aldermen, and livery of the
city of London, in common hall affembled
Petition of Henry Laurens, Efq. to the Houfe of Commons [322
The fecond report of the commiffioners appointed to examine, take,
and ftate the public accounts of the kingdom
Heads of the principal acts of parliament, from Nov. 1, 1780, to
Character of the Emperor Conftantine; from Gibbons's Hiftory of
the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
An account of the paftoral manners and of the government of the
Scythians or Tartars; from the fame
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