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COTS MAGAZINE.

MDCCLXXX.

VOLUM E XLII.

Ne quid falfi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat.

EDINBURGH:

Printed by A. MURRAY and J. COCHRAN.

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

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

1779

F. 14. Capt. Cooke, the celebrated circumnavigator, killed on the island O'why'he. 43. Sept.7.11. British forts on the Missisippi taken by the Spaniards. 27.

Nv. 17. Congrefs receives a new French ambaffador. 79.

18. Omoa evacuated by the British. 143.

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

30. Affociations begun, and committees of correfpondence appointed, for obtaining a redrefs of grievances. 51.

1780.

Capt Fielding takes fome Dutch merchantmen while under convoy of Dutch warhips. 46.

J. 8. Adm. Rodney takes a fleet of Spanish merchant-fhips. 93.

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obtains a victory over a Spanish fquadron. 94.

Feb. 1. A commiflion paffes the great feal appointing Gen. Clinton and Adm. Arbuthnot commiffioners for reftoring peace in America. 49.

14. Mr Burke prefents a bili for the better regulation of the civil lift, &c. 194. 14. An act paffed in the British parliament, allowing Ireland to trade to North America, the West Indies, and the coast of Africa. 100.

13. Adm. Digby takes a French man of war and fome transports. 99.

Marcba1. The British ambassador requires of the States-General to give an answer in three weeks concerning the fuccours claimed by G. Britain. 155.

The Emprefs of Ruffia fends a declaration to the beiligerent powers refpecting neutral fhips. 212. to which thefe powers return anfwers. 270, 71.

19. The states of the province of Holland alledge, that the fuccours claimable by Britain are confined to wars begun in Europe. 156.

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

6. The British Commons take into consideration the petitions from counties, &c. 245.

6. The ftates of Zealand recommend a negociation with Britain. 212.

17. Great Britain fufpends all the ftipulations refpecting navigation and commerce with the States-General. 214.

•17. Rodney's and Guichen's British and French fleets in the Weft Indies engage. 257, &c.

19. Fort St John on the Spanish main furrenders to the British forces. 379.

May 6. Infurrections 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 Atna. 434.

June 2. Most deftructive riots in London. 281.

9. Lord George Gordon committed to the Tower of London for high treason. 403. 9. Martial law declared in Pennfyivania. 425.

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The British and French fleets in the Weft 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 fails in with and takes part of a fleet of French Weft-India fhips. 384

8. Denmark and Sweden declare their acceffion to the armed neutrality. 431.

11. Executions of the London rioters begun. 417.

11. A French fleet and army ake poffeffion of Rhode island. 426 477. Twenty fhips of a fleet bound to Quebec captured by the Americans. 534.

Ag. 9. A fleet 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 difcoveries, arrive

in Orkney. 549

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

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

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1780.

Sept. 3. Henry Laurens, late Prefident of the Congrefs, taken prifoner. 534. and broug 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 ftorms in the West Indies. 652.

Nov. 10. The British ambaffador prefents another memorial to the States-General. 610. 23. Gen. Leslie lands in Virginia. 647.

Dec. 4. Inhabitants of Bengal, &c, petition the House of Commons. 321.

12. The British ambaffador prefents his laft memorial to the States-General. 663.
20. A manifefto, and letters of general reprifals, issued by Great Britain against the
Dutch. 664, 6.

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UT off the blue covers, and place this quarter of a sheet, containing the General

January.

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

[The 1ft, 8th, 15th, 22d, and 29th, of a month, fall on the fame 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 fame month-day fell in 1780.]

January, Saturday.

February, Tuefday. 1 June,

March,

April,

May,

Monday.

Thursday.

Wednesday. July,

Saturday.

Saturday.

Auguft,

Tuesday.

September, Friday.

October, Sunday.

December, Friday,

November, Wednesday.

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Inftead of this couplet, (in which the word success is a falfe quantity), the author
defires the following to be fubflituted:

Approving Heaven his generous wishes crown'd,
And Health and Plenty fcatter'd bleflings round.

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The poem, intitled, The Dream, here, by mistake, afcribed 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. 2. l. 47. for Three
read Two- and p. 210. col. 1. l. 25. delete 3.

for Countess of Harcourt. read Duchefs d' Harcourt.

329. 2. 33. for 327. read 328.

-a French lady.

387. 2. 32. between fourth and burnt, read La Legere frigate, of 32 guns,

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Died, at Poplar, June 8. 1780, aged 68, Mary Eaft. This woman paffed for a man thirty-five years;-kept a public houfe, ferved all the offices of the parish, and attended Weftminster-hall and the Old Bailey as a juryman. Having acquired a competent fortune [3000 1.], fhe retired from bufinefs, and lived at Poplar till her death. Her fortune the has left to a friend in the country, and a young woman who lived with her as a fervant; except 10 l. a-year to the poor of Poplar, 50l. 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.

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ANNUAL REGISTER. Hiftory 1778. Ger- ||
many: Political state of that country 1.
Difputes concerning the Bavarian fuccef-
fion 3. Different claimants 5. Difcuf-
fions before the diet of the Empire 6.
An ANTICOMBUSTIBLE CEMENT 7.
CB. H. HEINEKEN. Great intellectual
powers displayed in a child at Lubeck 8.
GENEROSITY of a Glasgow merchant 8.
W. CROTCH, an infant musician 9.
Obfervations on ELECTRICITY 12.

AMERICA. Recapitulation 24. Tumults in
Philadelphia 24, 25. Meffage, the fu-
preme executive council to the affembly of
Pennfylvania 25. Loyalists profecuted 27.
Spanish fucceffes on the Miffifippi 27. Af-
fairs in Jamaica 28. French edicts con-
cerning Grenada 29.

Of ARTIFICIAL LOADSTONES 29.
Hunter on the FREE MARTIN 30.

Lettfom on the diftrefles of the POOR 31. A
morning-walk in the metropolis 32.

The ALARM: The conduct and views of Lord BELLAMONT: Obftinate virtue 33.
the Oppofition delineated 14.
Account of a WILD MAN 17.
PARLIAMENT.

Books. Letter to the people of Laurence-
kirka Williams on the univerfal prin-

DOMA 17 reducing the ciples of religion and morality vs.

civil Lift 18. Speeches of Lords Richmond, Stormont, Bathurst, Effingham, Rockingham, Chancellor, Shelburne, &c. 18.12. -Commons on the army-eftimates' 22. Speeches of the Secretary at War, Sir Ch. Bunbury, Mr T. Townshend, Gen. Grant, Ld A. Gordon, Mr Fox, Ld George Germain, &c. 12. —24.

A HEN that changes its colour 24.

POETRY. New-year's day 40.

The Duellifts ib. A thort character of Milton ib. On Dowager Lady E. Hd ib. 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-increafing armies, which have been kept up fince the conclufion of the late war, by the two powers, who with a decifive controul now fway the motions of the other members of the Germanic body, were of a magnitude far beyond all the interests of / peace; and if not abfolutely beyond the abilities of their respective countries to fupport, were totally inconfiftent with the eafe and profperity of the people for whofe protection they were fuppofed to be formed. Indeed thefe powers feem fo fenfible of the fatal confequences of fuch a drain from population, and fuch a withdrawing of itrength from the labours of the earth, that both of them have adopted the remedy of encouraging matrimon

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