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A CHRONOLOGICAL SERIES of Events, continued from our preceding volume.

To each article is annexed the number of the page of this volume in which it is to be found.

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Feb. 14. Capt. Cooke, the celebrated circumnavigator, killed on the island O'why'he. 43.
Sept.7.21. British forts on the Miffifippi taken by the Spaniards. 27.
Nov. 17. Congress receives a new French ambaffador. 79.

28. Omoa evacuated by the British. 143.

Dec. 15. Motion made in the House of Peeis respecting the public expenditure. 70. 130. 20. Meff. Stratton, Brook, Floyer, and Mackay, tried for the arrest and imprifonment of Lord Pigot. 102.

30. Afsociations begun, and committees of correspondence appointed, for obtaining

a redress of grievances. 51.

ships. 46.

- Capt. Fielding takes some Dutch merchantmen while under convoy of Dutch war1780. Jan. 8. Adm. Rodney takes a fleet of Spanish merchant-ships. 93. obtains a victory over a Spanish squadron. 94.

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Feb. 1. A commiffion paffes the great feal appointing Gen. Clinton and Adm. Arbuthnot

commiffioners for restoring peace in America. 49.

14. Mr Burke presents a bill for the better regulation of the civil lift, &c. 194. - 14. An act passed in the British parliament, allowing Ireland to trade to North A

merica, the West Indies, and the coast of Africa. 100.

-23. Adm. Digby takes a French man of war and some transports. 99.

Marchat. The British ambassador requires of the States-General to give an answer in three

weeks concerning the succours claimed by G. Britain. 155.

-The Empress of Ruflia fends a declaration to the belligerent powers respecting neutral ships. 211. - to which these powers return answers, 270, 71. -29. The states of the province of Holland alledge, that the fuccours claimable by

Britain are confined to wars begun in Europe. 156.

April 3. Russia invites the States-General to join the armed neutrality. 213.

6. The British Commons take into confideration the petitions from counties, &c.

245

-6. The states of Zealand recommend a negociation with Britain. 212.

17. Great Britain suspends all the stipulations respecting navigation and commerce with the States-General: 214.

-17. Rodney's and Guichen's British and French fleets in the West Indies engage.

257, &c.

- 29. Fort St John on the Spanish main furrenders to the British forces. 379. May 6. Insurrections in South America against the Spanish government. 490. 11. Charlestown in South Carolina furrenders to Gen. Clinton. 263. A great deal of damage done by eruptions of Mount Etna. 434.

June 2. Most destructive riots in London. 281.

9. Lord George Gordon committed to the Tower of London for high treafon. 403.

-9. Martial law declared in Pennsylvania. 425.

15. The British and French fleets in the West Indies engage again. 303.

28. Trials of the London rioters begun. 362.

A proclamation in America by the Marquis de la Fayette, inviting the Canadians to join the American confederacy. 534

July 5. Adm. Geary falls in with and takes part of a fleet of French West-India shops.

384.

8. Denmark and Sweden declare their accession to the armed neutrality. 431.
11. Executions of the London rioters begun. 417.

11. A French fieet and army take poffefssion of Rhode island. 426.477.

Twenty ships of a fleet bound to Quebec captured by the Americans. 534. Aug. 9. A ficet of British East and West India ships taken by the combined fleets of France and Spain. 443.546.

16. Gen. Gates defeated by Lord Cornwallis at Camden in South Carolina. 485.

18. Gen. Sumpter defeated by Col. Tarleton. 487.

Great damage done by a fire at Petersburg. 544.

22. The two ships which failed in 1776, on a voyage for making discoveries, arrive

in Orkney. 549.

30. Privateers prohibited from taking their prizes into Portugal. 544.

Sept. 1. The British parliament dissolved, and another called. 495.

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Sept. 3. Henry Laurens, late President of the Congress, taken prisoner. $34. and brought

to London Oct. 5. 549.

25. Maj-Gen. Arnold joins the King's army at New York. 585.

08. 2. Adj.-Gen. André executed by order of Gen. Washington. 585. 649.

11. Dreadful storms in the West Indies. 652.

Nov. 10. The British ambafsador prefents another memorial to the States-General. 616.

23. Gen. Leflie lands in Virginia. 647.

Dec. 4. Inhabitants of Bengal, &c. petition the House of Commons. 328.

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12. The British ambassador presents his last memorial to the States-General. 663.
20. A manifesto, and letters of general reprisals, issued by Great Britain against the
Dutch. 664, 6.

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To the BINDER.

the blue covers, and place this quarter of a sheet, containing the General Title-page, the Chronological Series of Events, &c. before the Magazine for

January.

The day of the week on which every month of 1780 began: A help to find the date of any article expressed as falling on a certain week-day before or after a date mentioned.

[The 1st, 8th, 15th, 22d, and 29th, of a month, fall on the same week-day. The month-day advances one week-day every common year, and two every leap year : fo, as 1780 was a leap year, January and February advance two days in 1781, and all the rest of the months advance one week-day, after the week-day on which the same

month-day fell in 1780.]

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2. 5. Instead of this couplet, (in which the word fuccess is a false quantity), the author

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Approving Heaven his generous wishes crown'd,

And Health and Plenty scatter'd blessings round.

The poem, intitled, The Dream, here, by mistake, ascribed to Mr JAMES
MACKENZIE, was written by Mr W. NISBET at fixteen years of age.
Both the error and correction are taken from the London Chronicle.
makes two other corrections necessary, viz. p. 209. col. a. 1. 47. for Three
read Two-and p. 210. col. 1. 1. 25. delete 3.

49. for Countess of Harcourt. read Duchefs d' Harcourt.

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32. between fourth and burnt, read La Legere frigate, of 32 guns,
18. read Polyhymnia

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Died, at Poplar, June 8. 1780, aged 68, Mary East. This woman passed for a man thirty-five years;-kept a public house, served all the offices of the parish, and attended Westminster-hall and the Old Bailey as a juryman. Having acquired a competent fortune [30001.], the retired from business, and lived at Poplar till her death. Her fortune she has left to a friend in the country, and a young woman who lived with her as a servant; except 10 l. a-year to the poor of Poplar, sol. to a working gardener, and a gold watch to Mr Currie, a distiller at Poplar. [39.452.],

Preferred: Lt. Gen. Sir Richard Pierfon, created a Knight of the Bath; invested Nov. 13

SCOTS MAGAZINE.

JANUARY,

1780.

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ANNUAL REGISTER. History 1978. Ger- | AMERICA. Recapitulation 24. Tumults in

many: Political state of that country 1. Difputes concerning the Bavarian fucceffion 3. Different claimants 5. Difcuf

fions before the diet of the Empire 6. An ANTICOMBUSTIBLE CEMENT 7. CH. H. HEINEKEN. Great intellectual

Philadelphia 24, 25. Meffage, the fupreme executive council to the affembly of Pennsylvania 25. Loyalists profecuted 27. Spanish successes on the Miffifippi 27. Affairs in Jamaica 28. French edicts con

cerning Grenada 29.

OF ARTIFICIAL LOADSTONES 29.
Hunter on the FREE MARTIN 30.
Lettsom on the distresses of the POOR 31. A
morning-walk in the metropolis 32.

powers displayed in a child at Lubeck 8. GENEROSITY of a Glasgow merchant 8. W. CROTCH, an infant musician 9. Observations on ELECTRICITY 12.

The ALARM: The conduct and views of Lord BELLAMONT: Obstinate virtue 33.

the Opposition delineated 14. Account of a WILD MAN 17. PARLIAMENT.

Lords on reducing the civil Lift 18. Speeches of Lords Richmond, Stormont, Bathurst, Effingham, Rockingham, Chancellor, Shelburne, &c. 18.-22. -Commons on the army-estimates 22. Speeches of the Secretary at War, Sir Ch. Bunbury, Mr T. Townshend, Gen. Grant, Ld A. Gordon, Mr Fox, Ld George Germain, &c. 22.-14.

A HAN that changes its colour 24.

Books. Letter to the people of Laurencekirk 33. Williams on the universal principles of religion and morality 35. POETRY. New-year's day 40. The Duellists ib. A short character of Milton ib. On Dowager Lady E. H-dib. On the academy for teaching Grown Gentlemen to dance ib. Advice to individuals ib. On the death of Capt. Cook ib. Alves's ode to Britannia 41. Ode to war 42. An epitaph on a poor musician ib. HISTORICAL AFFAIRS 43.--56.

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der the profpect of peace precarious. The vaft and continually-increasing armies, which have been kept up fince the conclufion of the late war, by the two powers, who with a decisive controul now sway the motions of the other members of the Germanic body, were of a magnitude far beyond all the interests of peace; and if not absolutely beyond the abilities of their respective countries to support, were totally inconsistent with the ease and profperity of the people for whose protection they were supposed to be formed. Indeed these powers feem so sensible of the fatal consequences of such a drain from population, and such a withdrawing of strength from the labours of the earth, that both of them have adopted the remedy of encouraging matrimony.

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matrimony in their armies; and one allows his foldiers, in rotation, to apply their hands to the necessary occupations of field-labour. Thus we may in time behold hereditary armies; and the countries of Europe may fee a new order of men grow up amongst them, who, from father to fon, inherit manners, principles, and interests, separate and diftinct from those of the community at large.

Nor did the increase of those armies exceed the constant attention which was paid to their perfection in military skill, and in the dexterity of military evolution; whilft the abundant provision for war which was made in their respective states kept pace with both. It might indeed have been imagined upon a flight view, that the fudden friendship which fprung up between the two great monarchs in question, would have been in fome degree a pledge for the public quiet and fecurity; but to those of a shrewder furn, and closer observation, it is probable that their friendship appeared more dangerous than their enmity.

Some particular circumstances perhaps preserved the tranquillity of Germany for a longer space of time, than the appear ances of things seemed to indicate, or men in general to expect. The near equipoise of power, military ftrength, and of the means and resources of war, be tween the houses of Austria and Brandenburg, might produce, for some time, and in fome degree, fimilar effects, with those which would have arisen from a state of mutual inability. The affairs of Poland, which seemed at first calculated to scatter firebrands and defolation over every part of the north, produced a directly contrary effect. They not only drew off for fome yearsthe attention of those great powers from domeftic, or other matters, and at the fame time occupied the hands of a dangerous and equally great neighbour; but the share which they all obtained in the partition of that ancient kingdom, would have seemed well calculated to appease the in fupportable cravings of ambition, if long experience had not demonftrated, that the appetite in that distemper becomes more infatiate, in proportion to the greater quantity of food which is adminiftered to its fupply.

The King of Pruffia seems the only power to whom the independent princes and free cities of Germany can, with any degree of certainty, look up for fupport

against the great and increasing strength of the house of Auftria; a house, to which the prerogatives, the peculiar powers and undefined claims, appertain. ing to the title and office of Emperor, may now be nearly confidered as an appendage. No union of the lesser states, could now, as heretofore, form a fufficient weight to counterbalance in any degree that power. Besides the natural imperfection and instability which must neceffarily attend fuch an union, compofing an ill-connected body, with a number of difunited heads, it would undoubtedly be found greatly deficient in the mere article of strength,

On the other hand, the house of Austria is at present a neceffary curb on the fuddenly-grown power, and the ambitious views, of that of Brandenburg. Between both, the lesser states, by a prudent and watchful attention to the preservation of that balance of power in Germany, which has so unaccountably, and perhaps fatally, been worn out of memory in the general system of Europe, may ftill long continue to preferve their independence. A neglect of this political principle, will probably occafion one of the scales to preponderate, which, in the nature of things, must prove dangerous, if not ruinous, to the independency of the Germanic body.

But if that rage of dominion, and spi rit of arbitrary power and encroachment, which feem at present so generally preva. lent in Europe, should unite those twe great powers in a common league againf the independency of the other princes and the liberties of the free cities, it feems evident, that no force within the Empire could preferve the Germanic bo dy in its present form. Poland has af forded a recent instance, that quietness an inability to offer injury or wrong with many useful and valuable propertie of good neighbourhood, afford no pro tection against the luft of power, and the rage of ambition; whilft Dantzick pre sents an yet living example to the free ci ties, that the ruft of parchments, and th venerable antiquity of immunities, offe no better defences againft fuch enemies From what every body has feen, and from a ftate of public affairs, and genera difpofition, which cannot escape commo observation, it seems not impoffible, tha the greater part of Europe might continu indifferent spectators of fuch an event Nor does it seem less probable, that Ruf

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