THE CONTENT S. ******************************** ****** History of the present War. CHAP. I. The The inclinations of the powers at war at the closing the last campaign. CHA P. II. p. 1. The allied army moves. Successful fkirmishes on the fide of the allies. Battle of Bergen. Prince Ferdinand retires to Windeken. Plan of the campaign, General Wober/now's expedition into Poland. Prince Henry's into Bohemia and Franconia. General Macguire defeated. Bamberg pillaged. Prince Henry returns to Saxony. Heffe abandoned by the allies. CHA P. III. 7 Expedition to the Weft-Indies under Hopfon and Moore. Account of Martinico. Failure there. The caufes of it. Guadaloupe invaded. Defcription of that ifland. Baffe Terre attacked and burned. General Hopfon dies. Operations against Grand Terre. Several paffes forced. The inhabitants capitulate. Bravery of a French lady. Marigalante taken. CHA P. IV. Progrefs of the French after the battle of Bergen. taken. Situation of the French, and of the allies. Munster and other places Motions of Prince Ferdinand. nand. Battle of Minden. Hereditary Prince of Brunswick defeats the Duke of Brifac. The French pofs the Wefer. L. G. S. refigns the com- mand f the Britif forces; Marquis of Granby fucceeds him. The French driven to Marpurg. Siege of Munfter. M. d'Etrées arrives at the French camp. Project of France for an invafion. Havre bombarded. Action off CHAP. V. Count Dobna difgraced. Wedel fucceeds him. The Ruffians enter Silefia. Battle of Zulichau. Ruffians take Frankfort on the Oder. General Lau- dobn joins them. King of Pruffia joins Wedel. Battle of Cunnersdorf. King of Prufia repaffes the Oder. Soltikoff and Daun communicate. King of Prufia detaches General Wunsch into Saxony. Parallel of the King of CHAP. VI. Plan of the campaign in North America. Three expeditions. Ticonderoga and Crown Point abandoned. Col. Townshend killed. Expedition to Nia- gara. Col. Prideaux killed. Sir William Johnjon defeats the French. CHA P. VII. The expedition against Quebec. The Isle of Orleans occupied. Defcription Prince Henry's march into Saxony. General Vehla defeated. King of Prafia enters Saxony. Pruffians defeated at Maxen. Again defeated at Meifen. M. Daun occupies the camp at Pirna. Munfter Surrenders to the allies. Hereditary Prince of Brunswick defeats the Duke of Wurtemburg at Fulda. March of the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick CHA P. IX. The preparations at Vannes and Breft. The English fleet driven from their Eaft East Indies in 1758. French fleet under M. d'Ache twice beaten. M. de Lally takes Fort St. David's, and repulfed at Tanjour. Lays fiege to Madrafs. Obliged to raise the fiege. Conclufion of the annals of 1759 The CHRONICLE. Extraordinary advertisement, and the cafe of Mrs. B. 57 135 140 144 145 Inveftiture of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick Account of the funeral proceffion of the King of Spain An account of the plans that have been laid before the Committee for building a bridge at Black-fryars 146 Statutes and rules relating to the inspection of the British Museum, lately publifhed by order of the Trustees 149 Premiums of the Society for the encouragement of Arts and Commerce 152 Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1759 Qdd Advertisements State of the national debt as it flood Jan. 5, 1759 STATE PAPER S. 168. 171 186 Treaty with the Indians Imperial decree 191 203 Tranflation of the new treaty between Great Britain and Pruffia, figned at London, December 7, 1758 204 Memorial delivered by Major General Yorke to the Deputies of the States General, Dec. 22, 1758 205 A Memorial prefented to the General of the French islands, by the Governors and Lieutenants du Roi of the feveral quarters in the island of Martinico, Jan. 1, 1759 208 210 The genuine legal fentence pronounced upon the confpirators against the life of bis Moft Faithful Majefty; with the juft motives for the fame Obfervations on the fentence pronounced upon the confpirators against the life of the King of Portugal 222 Tranflation of an intercepted letter from M. Lally to M. de Leyrit 224 Capitulation of Guadaloupe. 226, 227 230 Earl of Holderneffe's letter to M. Hop their credentials 231 Declarations published by Count Dohna, a Pruffian general, on his entering Poland VOL. II Kk ibid. Orders Orders of his ferene bighness Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, relative to the behavionr of the troops under him at the famous battle near Minden 233 Several accounts of Marshal Belleifle's letter to Marshal de Contades, with Mr. Maubert's reflections upon them 234 Some account of the letters from the Duke de Belleifle to Marfbal de Con tades Reflections on Belleifle's letters, from the Bruffels Gazette 235 237 238 Gen. James Wolfe's placart, on his arrival in the river St. Laurence 249 Gen, Wolfe's letter to Mr. Secretary Pitt 241 Articles of capitulation agreed on, between General Townshend and M. de Ramzay, Commander of Quebec 247 248 250 Memorial prefented to the States General, by the Count d'Affry ibid. Abstract of the report made to his Catholic Majefty by the phyficians appointed to examine the Prince Royal, his eldeft fon Act of abdication and fettlement of the crown of the Two Sicilies moft Catholic Majefty, in favour of his third fon Memorial prefented to the States General, by Major Gen. Yorke 251 by his 252 255 Placart of the States of Holland and Weft Friezeland against those of Grøninguen and Ommelanden 257 The Lords address to the King 259 The addrefs of the Commons 261 Extract of a letter published in the Paris Gazette, from Marshal Conflans to Comte St. Florentin, fecretary of marine 263 The address of the university of Oxford 264 Address of the Roman Catholics of the city of Corke to the Duke of Bedford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 265 Admiral Bofcawen's letter, in relation to fome complaints of his ftopping and Searching Dutch Ships 266 Tranfiation of the declaration, which his ferene highness Duke Lervis of Brunswick delivered to the minifters of the belligerent powers, refiding at the Hague, in the name of his Majesty, and of the King of Pruffia 267 Abort addrefs from Lord George Sackville to the Public Copy of Lord G S- -'s letter to Colonel Fitzroy Copy of Colonel Fitzroy's letter to Lord G- S Copy of the declaration of Captain Smith, aid de camp to Lord G State of the militia in July 1759 ibid. 269 270 271 273 CHA. CHARACTER S. Character of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon of the Stuart family, from Clarendon's life 274 277 A fuccinct account of the perfon, the way of living, and of the court of the King of Pruffia Character of General Wolfe Some particulars of the life of Dr. Halley 278 281 283 290 An account of Baron Holberg, extracted from an Enquiry into the present ftate of polite learning in Europe Extract from a work of Monf. Beaumelle, written originally in French, and published a few years fince under the title of Mes Penfees, giving a farther account of Baron Holberg, and the prefent state of the Danish ftage 291 Characters of Magliabechi and Hill an English taylor, with a parallel, by Mr. Spence 293 298 Some anecdotes from the life of the Duke of Buckingham Further anecdotes from Lord Clarendon, which helps to fet in a very firong light, the character of this very extraordinary perfon 302 An account of a difpute between the Duke of Buckingham and Lord Cffory of Mr. Hales of Eton of Mr. Chillingworth Tranflation of a letter from Mary Queen of Scots to Queen Elizabeth 306 309 310 ibid. 311 312 ibid. 313 ibid. 318 319 321 323 325 An account of the bunting, oeconomy and trade of the Laplanders; as alfo of the fate of agriculture in the Swedish colonies fettled among that people 328 An account of a fociety called Dunkards, in Pensylvania, by a gentleman of Copy of the will of the late Lieutenant Gen. 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