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CONTENTS

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.

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