CHAP. XXXII. 1777-1778.
MEETING of parliament, page 2.-Debates on the addrefs in
the house of lords, ib.-Amendment moved by lord Chatham, 3.
-Incidental debate on the employment of favages in war, 9.-
The meafure defended by lord Suffolk, 10.-Animated Speech of
lord Chatham, ib.-Amendment rejected, 12.-Debate on the
addrefs in the house of commons, ib.-Committee on the state of
the nation appointed by the houfe of lords, ib.-Papers granted,
13. Similar committee appointed by the houfe of commons, ib.-
Papers refused, 15.-Debate in the house of commons on the lofs
of Burgoyne's army, 16.-Lord Chatham's motion on the subject,
19.-His motion on the employ of javages, 21.—Adjournment,
ib.-State of the public mind, 22.-Subfcriptions for raifing re-
giments, 23-And for relief of American prifoners, ib.-Condua,
of France, 24-Treaty with America figned, 25.-Debates on
raifing troops by fubfcription, ib.-Lord Abingdon's metion, 27.
Proceedings in the committee on the state of the nation, 29.-
Fox's motion, that no more troops be fent out of the kingdom, ib.
-Similar motion by the duke of Richmond, 31-Burke's mo-.
tion on the employment of favages, 33-Fox's fecond motion re-
Specting the army, 36-Examination of evidence in the house of
lords, 37-Refolutions moved by the duke of Richmond, ib.-
Motion by the duke of Bolton refpecting the navy, 38.-Lord
North's plan of conciliation, ib.-Approved by Fox, 40.—Op-
pofed, 41-Progrefs of the bills through the house of commons,
42.-Debated in the house of lords, 44.-Paffed, 47-Motions
on the fubject in the lower houfe, ib.