linians and Georgians driven from their country by the enemy, p.

136. The heroifm of the whig ladies in Charlestown, p. 138.

The treatment of the gentlemen removed from Charlestown to

St. Auguftine, p. 139-of the continental officers, p. 141.

Complaints of feverities exercised toward the American marine

prifoners at New York, p. 143. The particular evils produced

by the paper currency, p. 144-the extinction of it occafions no

convulfion, p. 145.
A number of the fhips from Statia taken

by the French, p. 146.

LETTER V. P. 147-162.

Commodore Johnstone is attacked by Mr. de Suffrein, p. 148

-the commodore takes feveral large Dutch Eaft India fhips,

p. 150. Admirals Hyde Parker and Zoutman engage on the

Dogger-bank, p. 152. Minorca is attacked by the Spaniards

and French, p. 158. The combined fleets cruise at the mouth

of the British channel, idem. Extracts from fome letters to

Mr. Vergennes, p. 161.

LETTER VI. P. 163-212.

Acts of congrefs, p. 163. General Greene demands from

the British commanders, the reafons for the execution of Hayne,

Balfour's anfwer, and Greene's reply, p. 165. Greene engages

lieut. colonel Stewart at the Eutaw Springs, p. 168. Stewart

abandons the Eutaw, p. 170. Governor Rutledge retaliates

for Balfour's conduct, p. 172. A fpirit of mutiny among

Greene's troops, p. 173-his letter to general Gould, p. 174.

He marches toward Dorchester, and by his manoeuvres induces

the British garrifon to abandon the place, p. 176. General

Pickens's expedition against the Cherokees, p. 177. Arnold's

enterprise against New London, p. 178. De Barras fails from

Rhode Island, p. 181. Sir Samuel Hood arrives at Sandy Hook,

p. 181. De Graffe arrives in the Chesapeak, and engages admi-

ral Graves, p. 182. De Barras arrives in the Chesapeak, p. 184.

Lord Cornwallis repairs to York Town and Gloucester, p. 185.

The allied troops arrive at the Head of Elk, p. 186-join the

troops under the marquis de la Fayette, p. 187-march and

invest York Town, p. 188. Washington's letter to de Graffe,

p. 189. The trenches-opened by the combined armies before

York Town, p. 191. A capitulation fettled, and the pofts of

York Town and Gloucefter furrendered, p. 195. The British

fleet and army deftined for the relief of lord Cornwallis arrive

off Chesapeak after his furrender, and therefore return, p. 198.

De Graffe fails for the West Indies, p. 199. Acts of congress

on their hearing of the reduction of the British army, p. 200,

They

They attend at the Roman Catholic chapel, and hear the chap-

lain to the French embaffy, p. 203-their refolve refpecting the

marquis de la Fayette, p. 207-the prefident addreffes general

Washington, p. 208. The subscribers to the bank of North

America incorporated, p. 209. Improper conduct toward the

British prifoners, p. 210. Governor Rutledge exercises his

authority afresh in South Carolina, p. 211.

P. 215.

LETTER VII. P. 212-244,

Mr. Jay delivers in propofitions relative to an intended treaty

with Spain, p. 212. The king opens the feffion of parliament,

The intended address, remonftrance, and petition, of

the city of London, p. 217. Mr. Laurens difcharged from his

confinement in the Tower, p. 220. Statia furprised by the

marquis de Bouille, idem. Admiral Kempenfelt's fuccessful

cruife, p. 223. The reduction of Minorca, p. 226. General

Conway's motion against continuing the war in America, p. 229.

A new adminiftration formed, p. 232. St. Kitt's attacked and

taken by the French, p. 233. Mr. J. Adams fucceeds in his

applications to the States General, and is acknowledged as the

American plenipotentiary, p. 239. His Imperial majefty favors

the rights of conscience, p. 242.

Communications from the French minifter plenipotentiary to

congrefs, p. 245. The execution of captain Huddy by the

New York refugees, p. 248. Letters to governor Hancock

from the commander in chief, and the financier, p. 250. Gen,

Greene's epiftolary communications, p. 253.

LETTER IX. P. 259-284.

The affairs of Ireland, p. 259. Tranfactions in the British

parliament, p. 263. Eaft India news, p. 265. Admiral Bar-

rington's fuccefsful cruife, p. 267. Sir George Rodney and count

de Graffe in the West Indies, p. 268. They engage, p. 271.

De Graffe is defeated and taken, p. 275. The combined fleets

in Europe mafters of the fea, p. 280. The lofs of admiral

Kempenfelt and the Royal George, p. 281. East India news,

P. 282.

LETTER X. P. 284-315.

The fteps taken by general Washington for retaliating the

death of captain Huddy, p. 284. The trial of captain Lippincot

upon the occafion, p. 287. He is acquitted, p. 288. The

whole

whole affair referred to congress, p. 289. Captain Afgill libe-

rated, p. 290. The neceffity of peace for the United States of

America, p. 291. The New York loyalists in the greatest con-

fufion on hearing of the negotiations for peace, p. 295. Acts

of congrefs, p. 297. General Wayne's operations in Georgia,

P. 298. Savannah evacuated by the British, p. 301. General

Leflie fends out parties from Charlestown to procure provifions,

p. 302. Lieut. colonel Laurens mortally wounded in oppofing

one of the parties, p. 303. Charlestown evacuated by the

British, p. 305. The death and character of general Lee, p.

306. An account of the Moravian Indians, and the maffacre

of many of them by a number of Americans, p. 308. The

Indians defeat colonel Crawford and his party, and put numbers

of them to death, p. 312. Honorary badges of diftinction

eftablished by general Washington, p. 312. The French troops

march to Bofton, and from thence are conveyed by the French

fleet to the West Indies, p. 313.

LETTER XI. P. 316-343.

The hoftile preparations of the Spaniards for the reduction of

Gibraltar, p. 316. The grand attack upon the fortress, p. 324.

Lord Howe relieves the garrifon and returns home, p. 329.

The negotiations for peace carrying on at Paris, p. 331.
A

treaty of amity and commerce between Holland and the United

States, p. 332. Copy of a letter to count de Vergennes, P. 333.

Mr. Jay's apprehenfions as to the intentions of the French

court, p. 336. The negotiations continued, and provisional

articles figned between the American and British commiffioners,

p. 339. The loss of British men of war by a storm, p. 342.

LETTER XII. P. 343-352.

Mr. Dana's application to the Russian minister at Peterf-

burgh, P. 343. Eaft India news, p. 344. Debates in the

British parliament upon the preliminary articles of peace, p.

348. The definitive treaties figned, p. 349. Air balloons,

P. 35I.

LETTER XIII. P. 353-371.

The addrefs of the American officers to congrefs, p. 353-

The defign of throwing the American army into a paroxyfm of

rage prevented, p. 354. Congrefs receive the account of a

general peace, p. 359. The provifional articles, p. 360. A

conference between general Washington and Sir Guy Carleton,

p. 367. The general addreffes a circular letter to the gover-

nors and prefidents of the United States, p. 370.

LET-

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LETTER XIV. P. 372-417.

A mutiny among the American foldiers at Philadelphia, p. 372. An equeftrian statue of general Washington to be erected, p. 374. The general waits upon congrefs, p. 375. The treaty of amity and commerce between Sweden and the United States, p. 376. A deputation of quakers wait upon congress, p. 377. Acts of congrefs, p. 378. The Dutch ambassador has a public audience, p. 379. General Washington's farewell orders to the armies of the United States, p. 380. Sir Guy Carleton receives his final orders for evacuating New York, p. 381. The city evacuated, p. 383. General Washington takes his leave of the continental officers, idem.-delivers in his accounts to the American comptroller, p. 385-arrives at Annapolis, and refigns his commiffion, p. 386. The definitive treaty between Great Britain and the United States received by congrefs, p. 391. The Society of the Cincinnati, p. 393. Encroachments upon liberty by the Massachusetts people and general court, p. 398. Certain particulars relating to the war, p. 402. Some itrictures refpecting his excellency George Washington, and the honorable Nathaniel Greene, p. 405. Some account of the refpective conftitutions of the United States, p. 408.

APPENDIX.

Extracts from the Virginia act for eftablishing religious freedom, p. 419. The Conftitution of the United States of America,

P. 422.

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