New Jersey College Library New SCOTS MAGAZINE. MDCCLXXVIII. VOLUME XL. Ne quid falfi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. EDINBURGH: Printed by A. MURRAY and J. COCHRAN To each article is annexed the number of the page of this volume in which it is to be found. 1777. Nov. 22. Congrefs refolve to reject every proposal of a treaty with G. Britain inconsist. ent with independency 185. Dec. 12. American plenipotentiaries in France write to Lord North on an exchange of prifoners 41. 24. The Dukes of Hamilton and Athol wait on the King, and each offer to raise a regiment on his own eftate 48, 3778. Jan. 8. Congrefs refolve to detain Gen. Burgoyne's army 183. 15. A confiderable part of Charlestown confumed by fire 188. 23. Proclamations issued for a national fast 42. 29. A meeting held at the London tavern for supporting the constitution 163. Feb. 17. Lord North lays before the Commons a conciliatory propofition 142. 20. Congrefs order their troops to be continued during the war, though inlisted for a limited time 249. 20. A meeting held at the King's-Arms tavern to petition for a change of mini fters 162. March The American plenipotentiaries honourably received at the French court 209. 11. A bill paffed for appointing commiffioners to fettle our disputes with Ame rica 159. 14. The city of London petition the King to restore internal peace 160. 17. A meffage fent by the King to parliament with the French declaration in fa vour of America 189. 18. Loyal addreffes prefented by both Houfes to the King 190. April 4. The parliament of Ireland addrefs the King on the prefent posture of af fairs 212. 11. The peace-commiflioners fail from Portsmouth for America 214. 22. Congrefs, on receiving draughts of the conciliatory bills, refolve not to agree, unless the British forces be withdrawn, or the independency be acknowledged 245. -23. The fhipping in the harbour of Whitehaven fet fire to by the crew of an As merican privateer, who alfo plunder the Earl of Selkirk's house 214. May The Roman-Catholics of England, Scotland, and Ireland, address the King 264, 5, 6. The plague rages violently in Conftantinople 381. 441.559. 9. Congrefs addrefs the people to perfevere 421. 11. A refolution of the Commons to bury Ld Chatham at the public expence 252. 20. A perpetual annuity fettled on Ld Chatham's family 254 23. A loyal address to the King refolved on by the general assembly of the church of Scotland 267. 27. A refolution of the Commons to pay Ld Chatham's debts 257. June 2. A protest entered on paffing the bill to fettle an annuity on the Chatham fa- 3. An act paffed for the relief of Roman-Catholics in England 318.393. 13. A letter from the peace-commissioners received by Congress 427. 17. Congress reject the proposals of the peace-commiflioners 430. 17. Congrefs forbid any private correfpondence with their enemies 431. The peace-commiffioners iffue a proclamation to the people on the Congrefs's refufal to treat with them 478. 18. Philadelphia evacuated by the British army 432. 27. A French ambassador arrives at Philadelphia 492. A French fleet, under Count d'Eftaign, arrives in America 492. 28. An action between the British and American armies at Monmouth 433. 485. July 4. Gen. Lee fufpended for difobedience, &c. 664. 9. Congrefs order Gov. Johnstone's letters to be published $30. 18. Peace-commiffioners reply to Congress, and Congrefs refufe to give any re turn $32. 29. Order iffued for reprisals on French ships 385. 30. Adm. Keppel engages the French fleet 387. Aug. 1. Rhode island attacked by the French fleet and the Americans 540. 42 Aug. 7. The Aug. 7. The peace-commissioners remonftrate to Congress on the detention of Gen. Burgoyne's army 533. 10. A fire at New York deftroys 300 houses 539. 11. The French ambassador introduced to the Congress 596. 11. Congrefs accufe Gov. Johnstone of bribery, and refute to treat with him 534. 26. Gov. Johnstone anfwers Congrefs's accufation 535. 26. Peace-commiffioners iffue a declaration to fhew that the offers of France were made in confequence of the plan of accommodation concerted in Britain 536. 31. Gen. Sullivan makes a masterly retreat from Rhode island 599. Count d'Eftaign's conduct highly cenfured 602, 3. Sept. 7. The island of Dominica taken by the French 668. 14. The islands of St Pierre and Miquelon taken from the French 612. 24. The Emprefs Queen iffues a manifefto relating to the Bavarian fucceffion 519. 08. 3. The peace-commiffioners ifue a manifefto to Congress, general affemblies, &c. 607. 19. Lord Suffolk gives an answer to the complaints of the Dutch $75. 27. A flag of truce imprisoned by Congress 656. 31. Congrefs iffue a manifefto in anfwer to that of the peace-commiffioners 653. Nov. 11. Two Quakers executed at Philadelphia for high treason 662. Dec. Motions made in parliament for disavowing fome parts of the American ma 4. nifefto 669, 72. The day of the week on which every month of 1778 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 1778 and 1779 are both common years, every month-day of the current year will fall on the week-day next after that on which the fame month-day fell last year.] Friday. February, Sunday. June, Monday. March, Sunday. July, Wednesday. April, Wednesday. Auguft, Saturday. September, Tuesday. December, Tuesday. To the BINDER. NUT away the blue covers, and the advertisements ftitched in any of the Ma quarter a containing Title pa the Chronological Series of Events, &c. before the Magazine for January. A map of Hudfon's river, ftitched up in the January Magazine, is to be place fo as to front p. 664. of the preceding volume, as directed on January cover, an likewife in the direction to the binder in that volume. On employing IRISH officers now in foreign fervice, and ROMAN CATHOLICS 30, Books. Stuart on civil fociety 31. on earthquakes 32. Religion, &c. ib. PARLIAMENT. Commons on the army- eftimates 17. Speeches by Ld Barrington, Col. Barré, Mr Byng, and Ld G. Ger-POETRY. maine ib. On Gen. Burgoyne's difafter : Speeches by Ld G. Germaine 17. Col. Barté 18. T. Luttrel ib. Mr Burke 20. Meff. Solicitor-General, T. Townshend, Ch. Fox, Rigby, and Ld North 21 ANNUAL REGISTER 1776. Commons on the Hanoverian troops 23. Gen. Conway ib. Lords on the Hanoverian troops 24. Commons on the last returns of men fer- ving in America being called for 27. on a motion for authorifing the American com- miffioners to receive proposals from any don 36. Spoken at the Encania at Oxford 39. Jupiter and Mercury ib. Two ode of Horace lately difcovered 40. HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. American ple- nipotentiaries to Ld North 41. A tait 42. Captures ib. Voluntary afliftance given to government 43.-46. Mr. Daubeny's fpeech at Bristol 44. London refufes to aflift 46. On the American prifoners ib. Their friends accused of diffimulation 47. Expence of calling in the gold coin 48. To the author of the SCOTS MAGAZINE. HE author of the Philofophical and Political History of the Set- tlements and Trade of the Euro- dies, in the enquiry he makes, whether Europe ought to lay open the trade in India, or carry it on by exclufive char- ters, affirms, that the nature of things requires, that the fubjects of one coun- try should unite into a company, both for their own intereft, and for that of the ftate, in carrying on the trade with India; but from the refult of these in- quiries he afferts, that no fufficient rea- fon appears from whence it can be infer- In the different arguments employed by this very intelligent author, to de- monftrate the difficulties which would attend the conducting of fach a trade by individuals, the neceffity there would be for a company's undertaking it, and the infufficiency of the reafons affigned for making the privileges of fuch a com- pany exclufive, one circumftance ap- pears to have efcaped his obfervation, which implies a ftrong neceffity for an exclufive right being vefted in the com- The reafons which dictate the neceffi- ty of a company trading to India, pre- ferably to private traders, are drawn by the author from the diftance of that |