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THE
HISTORY
O F
ENGLAND,
FROM
THE ACCESSION
KING GEORGE THE THIRD,
TO THE
CONCLUSION OF PEACE
IN THE YEAR
ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE.
BY
JOHN ADOLPHUS, ESQ. F.S.A.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR T. CADELL, JUN. AND W. DAVIES, IN THE STRAND.
.1.
Luke Hanfard, Printer,
Great Turnstile, Lincoln's-Inn Fields.
CONTENTS
CHAP. XX. 1770-1774.
AFFAIRS of India, page 2.-Caufes of mifmanagement, 3.-
Lofs of the fupervisors, ib.-Famine in India, ib.-Reten-
tion of the fums ftipulated by treaties, 5.—Effect of these
events in England, 6.-Select committee appointed in the
houfe of commons, 8.-Increafing distress of the company,
9-They negotiate a loan, ib.-appoint new fupervisors,
10. Notice of their affairs in the fpeech from the throne,
ib.-Secret committee appointed, ib.-Select committee con-
tinued, 11.-First report of the fecret committee, ib.—De-
bate on the motion for a bill to prevent fending out fuper-
visors, z6.-Petition of the directors against the bill, 13.--
Bill paffes, 15.-Dividends reduced, ib.-Application to
parliament for a loan, ib.-Restrictions on the company, 16.
-Leave granted
to export tea duty free to America, 17.—
General regulations, ib.—Attack on lord Clive, 18.-His
defence, ib.-Renewed attack, 22.-Motion of General
Burgoyne, 23-Charge againft lord Clive relative to the
depofition of Surajah Dowlah, ib.-His defence, 24.-Ex-
calpatory refolution, 27.-Continued rancour against him,
28. His death, 30.-Conteft with the Black Carribs of St.
Vincent's, ib.-Early hiftory of the Ifland, ib.-The French
obtain a
fettlement, ib.-The Inland ceded to Great Britain,
32.Proceedings of government, 33.-Conduct of the Car-
ribs, ib.-Survey ordered, 34-Hoftility of the black Car-
ribs, 35.-Artifices of the French, 36.-Alarms and remon-
ftrances of the planters, 37.-Orders of government, 38.-
Representations of the planters to the king, 39.-Treachery