Sir The attempt of the baron de Rullecourt on the Isle of Jersey LETTER IV. · P. 80-147. General Greene leaves North Carolina and marches toward linjans 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 exercifed 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 Commodore Johnstone is attacked by Mr. de Suffrein, p. 148 -the commodore takes feveral large Dutch East 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 Acts of congrefs, p. 163. General Greene demands from the British commanders, the reafons for the execution of Hayne, Balfour's answer, 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 Chefapeak, and engages admi- ral Graves, p. 182. De Barras arrives in the Chefapeak, p. 184. Lord Cornwallis repairs to York Town and Gloucefter, 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 inyeft 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 Weft Indies, p. 199. Acts of congress on their hearing of the reduction of the British army, p. 200. They attend at the Roman Catholic chapel, and hear the chap- lain to the French embaffy, p. 203-their refolve respecting the marquis de la Fayette, p. 207-the prefident addreffes general Washington, p. 208. The fubfcribers to the bank of North America incorporated, p. 209. Improper conduct toward the Mr. Jay delivers in propofitions relative to an intended treaty with Spain, p. 212. The king opens the feffion of parliament, p. 215. The intended addrefs, remonftrance, and petition, of the city of London, p. 217. Mr. Laurens discharged 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 administration 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 majesty favors 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. The affairs of Ireland, p. 259. Transactions 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 Weft Indies, p. 268. They engage, p. 271. De Graffe is defeated and taken, p. 275. The combined fleets The fteps taken by general Washington for retaliating the death of captain Huddy, p. 284. The trial of captain Lippincot whole affair referred to congrefs, p. 289. Captain Afgill liberated, p. 290. The neceffity of peace for the United States of America, p. 291. The New York loyalifts in the greatest confufion on hearing of the negotiations for peace, p. 295. Acts of congress, 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 established 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 fortrefs, 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 lofs of British men of war by a ftorm, p. 342. LETTER XII. P. 343-352. Mr. Dana's application to the Ruffian minifter at Peterfburgh, 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 governors and prefidents of the United States, p. 370. LET LETTER XIV. P. 372-417. A mutiny among the American foldiers at Philadelphia, p. 372. An equeftrian ftatue 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 congrefs, P. 377. Acts of congrefs, p. 378. The Dutch ambaffador 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 Maffachusetts people and general court, p. 398. Certain particulars relating to the war, p. 402. Some ftrictures refpecting his excellency George Washington, and the honorable Nathaniel Greene, p. 405. Some account of the respective 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. ERRATA befide those at the End of the Volume. Page 14, line 20, read muft be. Elizabeth-town. P. 33, 1. 9, dele a. add M. S. P. 271, 1.4, read led. 1. 24, read that the. P. 20, 1. 28, read two through P. 58, at the end of the note, P. 305, 1. 28, dele one. P. 352, THE |