Liber Academia Marischallance MDCCL X I. VOLUME, XXIII. Ne quid falfi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. EDINBURGH: Printed by W. SAND'S, A. MURRAY, and J.COCHRAN 1760. Jan. To every article is annexed the number of the page in which the account of it is to be found. Karical and Chillinburgh in the East Indies taken by Adm. Cornish. 211. April, 1. The English East India company's fettlements in Sumatra furrender to the French. 268. Nov Jaffier Ally Cawn, nabob of Bengal, depofed, and Mir Mahomud Coffum Ally Cawn appointed in his stead 385 543. 1761. Jan. 1. The Duke of Aquit in and the Sunderland British war fhips, foundered, and their crews loft, and the Newcastle and Queenborough, with the Protector storeship, drove on fhore and loft, in the East Indies. 385. 2. Three French men of war escape from the Villaine. 49. 15 The fon of the Great Mogul defeated near Patna by the British. 543. 16 Pondicherry furrendered to Col. Coote and Adm. Stevens 382. 24. A French frigate destroyed on the coaft of Holland by the Richmond, Capt. Elphinston.49. 25 The additional duty on strong beer and ale commences. 9. 27. A poft of the Allies at Stadtberg fuccessfully attacked by the French. 98 Feb. 10. Mihie, with all its dependencies on the Malabar coast, furrendered to Meff. Hodges and Munro. 385. 15. Fritzlar furrendered by the French to the Allies. 99: March 16. Gudenfburg furrendered by the French to the Marquis of Granby. 100. Many of the Dutch maffacred in Ceylon by the King of Candie. 605. 3. The King of G. Britain defires his parliament to fecure to the judges their offices notwithstanding the death of the fovereign. 159. 18. Reciprocal compliments between the house of Commons and Mr Speaker Onflow on his taking leave. 161. 19. An act pafled for fecuring the offices of the judges. 212, 19. The British parliament prorogued. 163. 20. The British parliament diffolved. 212. 21. The hereditary Prince of Brunswick fuccessfully attacked by Baron Closen. 158, 29. The British armament fails from Spithead for Belleifle. 213. 31. Shocks of an earthquake felt in many far diftant places. 213. 542. April 1. May. The Oriflame French man of war taken by the Isis, Capt. Wheeler, who was killed in the engagement. 279. 3. The belligerent powers agree to hold a congrefs at Augsburg. 217. 8. The British forces make an unsuccessful attempt to land on Belleifle. 215. 438. 19. The court of London go out of mourning for the late King. 212. 22. The British forces make good their landing on Belleifle. 214. Mr Stanley fent from the British court to that of France, and Mr Buffy from the French court to that of Britain, to negotiate a peace. 324. 4. A violent whirlwind in South Carolina. 378. June 6. A tranfit of Venus over the Sun's disk. 307. 351. 6. Dominica taken by affault by Lord Rollo and Com. Douglas. 379. 7. Belleifle furrendered to Gen. Hodgson and Com. Keppel. 324. 10. The Cherokees totally routed by Col. Grant. 429. 13. The St Anne, a French war-fhip of 64 guns, taken near Donna Maria bay by the Hampshire and Centaur. 444. 30. A courfe of lectures on elocution and the English tongue begun at Edinburgh by Mr Sheridan. 390. July. 8. The King of G. Britain declares his intention of demanding in marriage the Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburgh Strelitz. 386. 14. The Achilles and Bouffon French war-ships, taken by the Thunderer, Modeste, and Thetis, of Adm. Saunders's fquadron. 444. 16. A victory gained by the Allies over the French at Fellinghaufen. 371. 19. The woods in New Hampshire, North America, set on fire by lightning, and burnt a great way. 542. Aug. 4. The Select Society at Edinburgh inflitute a fociety for promoting the proper reading and fpeaking of the English language in Scotland. 440. 15. The marriage-contract between the King of G. Britain and the Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg, figned at Strelitz. 433. 15. A family-compact between the Kings of France and Spain signed 660. 15. Le Courageux, a French war-ship of 74 guns, taken by the Bellona, Capt. Faulkner. 15. An advantage gained in Silefia by the King of Pruffia over the Austrians. 427. 539. 17. The Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburgh Strelitz fets out for Britain, 499. (5578 The |