The LONDON General Bill of Christenings and Burials, from December 1o. 1780, to De
cember 11. 1781; with the diseases and casualties, &ā. [42. 916.]

Christened {Males 8774

Increased in the bit-

774317026 | Buried {Females 1049020709 | rials this year 191.

Females8252

Áge.

No.

Under 2 7083

Age. No.

100 2

Between

2 and

70 and 80 950

s and 10

80 and 90

108 2

!

A Cademy, plan of a new, in-Continental currency, com

Ruffia 434

parative value of fettled 304

Accounts, public, reports of-Cornwallis, scheme to de- Adm. Arbuthnot, and his
commiffioners appointed to liver him to the enemy 25. answer 373
examine 4. 134. 621. 684
Acts paffed 161. 317. 387.
Addifon, literary character of
508

His thanks to the army 298. — Ninety-fix, rebels raise the
Letter to Dr Webster on the fiege of 466

Addrefs, fenfible. See Buchan
Admiralty - feffions, trials at
607.613. Of Payne and
Strange 607. Payne found
guilty, and Strange acquitted
608. Of Sweetman and
Knight ib. Both found guilty

death of his fon 198. To-Paper-currency, amafing de-
Gen. Clinton previous and preciation of 153
after his furrender 591. 635. — Peace commiffioners offer
Articles of capitulation 639. pardon to all deluded fub
Lift of killed, &c. 640. Num- jects 22
ber of troops employed a-- - Penfacola, furrender of 375.
gainst him 643
427.526

-

Cruelties of American com.
manders 12. 25

22

609. Of Hunter and Townf-- Deferters, pardon to by
hend ib. Both acquitted 610. Gen, Clinton 422
but tried on a new indict.- Executions, by both parties
ment ib. and Hunter again
acquitted, but Townshend
found guilty 611. Of Sly,
Meffurer, Ronalds, Lemoyne,
and Sayer, who are acquitted

612.

Africa, Capt. Inglis's account
of proceedings in 220
America :

-

-

Fayette to Washington, an
intercepted letter 367
Ferguffon, Major, and his
party, cut off 23.
of him 29.
tih 155

Account

-

-

- Prifoners, exchange of 153.
Hardflips experienced by
371. 529. Cartel fettled for
the exchange of 415

Rebel-estates confifcated 23
-Rebel-general, one surpri-
fed and taken 257

-

-

- Rebels, party of in Cana-
da cut off 257

-Refugees, expedition of 470
Lofs of the Bri--Revolt in Washington's ar-

my 25. 155

- French army and fleet, ac-South Carolina, estates of
count of their operations, rebels feized 23. Peace re-
and of the furrender of Corn- ftored in 153. Depreciation
wallis's army 592. 633 of paper-currency, and pro-
duce of the country ib.
— Stewart, Lt-Col. his account
of an engagement with Gen.
Greene 705

- Georgia, a new tax in 250.
Civil government established
in 643

-

-

Greene, Gen. his engage-
ment with Lt-Col. Stewart 705
Grifwold, Fort, taken by
Gen. Arnold 589

-Allen, Ethan, joins the
King's forces 21.
-André, Major betrayed 86
Arbuthnot, Adm. his en-
gagement with a French fleet
253. Lift of both fleets 256.
His answer to Ifaac Low 373
—Arnold, Gen. embarks at
New York 21 Operations of
his army in Virginia 157. His
conduct approved of by the
King 468. Succefs of his ex-
pedition to New London586.
Reward offered by Congrefs-Haynes, Col. retaliation for
for apprehending him 705 his execution threatened 643.
Augufta, unfuccessful attack Particulars of his cafe and
of the Americans on 22
capture 702
British land-forces in 85
- Canada, party of rebels de-
ftroyed in 257

Guildford, battle of 261.
Congress account of it 299.
Lift of killed and wounded
264

Kingsbridge, action at 464
Leflie, Gen. number of troops
under his command 85. His
expedition and fuccefs in Vir-
gina ib. Joins Cornwallis ib.
— Letters, intercepted, from
Gen. Washington 304. 369.
from Fayette 367. from M.
de Barras 369

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-

-

-

Tarleton, Col. victory by
14. Defeated 191

· Vermont, establishment of
a ftate to called, independ-
ent of Congress a
- Virginia, operations in 251.
633. Arnold's account of o
perations in 3or. Arms, &c.
taken and deftroyed in by
the King's troops 427. Re-
bels defeated in ib. Fayette's
account of operations in 467.
$24

Washington's army, revolt
in 25. 155. Intercepted let
ters from on his perplexed
fituation 304. to Fayette 369.
Movement of his army $86.
Orders previous to his march
againft Cornwallis 641
Wilmington taken by the
British 194
re-— Witherspoon, Dr, a letter
to from Gen. Washington 306

Lloyd's Neck, French re--
pulfed at 469

Loyalifts, Affociated,
wards offered by to those
who shall join them 11

MaTacbufets

legislature,
fupplies ordered to be raised
by them 421

New Jersey, taxes in 468
Now Louden, naval ftores
deftroyed at 586

4 X 2

-

York town, furrender of
Cornwallis's army at 635
America, South, failure of the
expedition to 153 Mortality
of the troops in ib.
American army, revolt in 25.
155. Causes of the revolt 25.
Gen.

lative to the settling of mi- Johnstone $47. By Adm.
nifters in vacant congrega- Kempenfelt 661
tions, difmiffed ib. On li- Captures on both sides 52.108,
cenfing probationers who 164, 221. 278. 329.443-553.
have not studied divinity 274. 613. 669. 713
Mr Affleck appointed to be Carew, an Itish officer, invin
fettled at Caifphairn.ib. Dif- cible intrepidity of 152
fent from that fentence 276. Chamberlain, Great. See Eng-
Complaint against a minifter land

Gen. Clinton's offers to the
revolters 26. Journal of their
proceedings 27. Propofals
by the council of Penfylva-
nia to them ib. Two mef
fengers fent to them by Gen.
Clinton hanged 36.
American corps, encourage-
ment to enlift with 422
American states pay the interest
of the loan from Holland 486
American war, Du Portail on
7. On the proper method of
conducting 646, 70

of a chapel of cafe difmiffed Church, St Andrew's, accoum
277. Regulations for pre- of 119
venting irregular marriages Circuit-trials $49
278
Cock, story of a bold one 81

- Baltic, refolution not to com- Colbert, a Scotsman, elected
mit hoftilities in 437

Ancient wig, travels of 147
Anecdotes: Of King Arthur Bank. See England

40.

bishop of Rodez 312-
Comet difcovered 607

Of a cock 87 Of Dr Barbadoes, difputes between Commercial subjects, Frank-
Franklin 134
Of an Irish the governor and affembly of

118

See

-officer 152. Of a foldier 411. 659
Of a scholar of quality 538. Bafs, capitulation of in 1694
Of Pope Leo X. 701.
Annual Regifter: History 1779, Bate, Mr. See Newspaper
America; Retrofpective view Baywater, James, his trial and
of affairs in 1778 31. De- fentence 163. Refpited ib.
ftruction of privateers, &c. by His appeal to the Houfe of
the King's troops 31. St Pi- Peers rejected 441
erre and Miquelon taken 31. Beaton, Cardinal, character
Barbarities by the King's of 522
troops 34. Hardships fuffered Blackbird, history of 188
by the inhabitants 65. Success- Natural history
ful expeditions of the rebel Blacking, mixed with oil, ex-
colonels Clarke and Butler periments with 434
65. On the conciliatory pro- Bon Mot: Ld North's ribs
pofitions 67. Operations in 20.
Of Wilkes 134. Of
Florida and Georgia 21. Ch. Fox 152.
Victory gained, and Savan. Bribery at elections,
nah taken by the King's 218. 494
troops 124 High character Britain, fituation of,
of Col. Campbell 125. Sur- an ally 43
- render of Sunbury ib.
Antiquarian Society in Edin- in 88
burgh, papers read before
them, and prefents made so
Ants, white, account of 617.

681

trials for

without

British conftitution, changes

British court, anfwer by 10
the Empress on her offered
mediation for a peace with
Holland 662. Similar offer
from the Swedish court 663.
Answer to it 664
Bruce, K. Robert, defeription
of his fword and helmet 64

Apes, hiftory of 417. 475
Armed neutrality. See Ruffia
Arthur, King, anecdote of 40
Affembly, general, meets 270.
Dr Gloag chofen fub-clerk, Brunswick, Duke of. See Uni-
and Mr Cairncrofs agent ib. ted Provinces
Answer to the King's letter Buchan, Earl of, his fenfible
ib. Mr Kennedy appointed pacific address 97
to be fettled at Terreagles Bull, John. See Idiot
271. and Mr Boyd at Fen- Camp. See Dunbar
wick ib. Diffent from the Campbell, Col. character of 125
laft fentence 172. Overture Captures: Of two men of
against obtruding minifters war, &c. 48. 103. Of a
without the content of the French frigate 49. Of a
congregation, difmiffed as Dutch Acet 197. Of the Se-
incompetent, and of danger. negal 221. Of a British fleet
ous tendency 273. Overture from Euftatia 312. Of Luke
for collecting into one body Ryan 327. Of the Atalanta
all the acts of the church re- and Trepafley 370. By Com.

lin on 206.
Common-place book, excerpts
from a young gentleman's
265. See Education.
Commons, message from the
King to on the Dutch war 7.
Debate on it 13. Thanks of
that House to their late Spea
ker 74. Debate on the pro
motion of Sir H. Pallifer ib.
Budget 140. Debate on it
143. Determination of fr
Scottish disputed electioss
145. Petition, to from the
council of Bengal 177. De
bate on it 182. Determina-
tion of the Edinburgh and
Airfhire elections 184. Li
of the members of that Hoof
209. Alterations in the 14
333. New taxes 118. De-
bate on them 131. Dury o
paper 89. Debate on the
bill for difqualifying contrac
tors from being members291
On a bili for difqualifying
venue officers from voting at
elections thrown out 29%
On the eflimates of the nasy,
and number of men employ
ed in the dock-yards 191,
Debate on Eaft-India affar
353. Speaker to the Beg
on prefenting three bills
Inquiry into the causes of
the calamity in India 401
Report of the committee
inquiring into thofe cavits
413. On the army-ex
dinaries 414. Supplies for
1781 416. Ways and Meas
ib. On the petition of the
freeholders of confederated
counties 457. On the pre
nation of the Lord's day 467
On remedying defects in the
marriage-a& 513.

Addr

in anfwer to the King's fpeech Earthquakes, towns in Italy
563. Debate on the addrefs
$69. Amendment propofed
ib. Original addrefs carried
On the confifcation of
private property in Euftatia
625. On increafing the num-
ber of feamen in the navy 630
On the American war 691

deftroyed by 311. 438
Eaft-India company, troops
raised by in Switzerland 438.
Proceedings at their general
court 499

572.

Conjugal vows, fingular fpec-
tacle at a renewal of 656
Connecticut river, account of
the Narrows in 594
Conftantinople, deftruction in
by fire and the plague 309.
Scarcity of provisions ib
Copper prohibited to be ex-
ported 105

Corbet, Lt. Gov. of Jersey, his
trial 327. Superfeded ib
Country Curate, affecting story
from a paper fo called 5361
Copar, council of, their opini-
on of Hartley's address 106
Debtor, one apprehended with
in the verge of the court 613
See Edin

Defenfive Band.
burgh

Demerary, furrender of 306
Deferter to the enemy fen-
tenced 106

the colonies 646. Change of
executive fervants neceffary
648. Proper method of car-
rying on the war ib. Gen.
Howe's mifconduct pointed
out 648. The writer above
the influence of party ib. To
whom our misfortunes are to
be attributed 649. 708. Ne-
ceffity of an inquiry into the
caufes of our misfortunes ib.
Error of thowing too much
lenity to delinquents 650.
Bale conduct of oppofition
pointed out,ib. Comparison
of our force with that of the
rebels 707. Impolitic mea-
fures of Lord Cornwallis 750
Fact, recent melancholy one

Eaft - Indiaman loft 106
East Indies: Bafan befieged
by Gen. Goddard 314. Ship-
ping taken and destroyed by:
Adm. Hughes 315. Colonel
Baillie defeated by Hyder Al-
ly 315 545- Surrender of
Arcot 316. Treaties, &c. be-
tween Hyder Ally and the
Prefidency of Madrass 393.
Warlike proceedings 489. Ar-
rival of a fleet from 548. Hy-
der Ally defeated 655-
Edinburgh: Account of a Dif_185
penfary in 1. Addrefs of the Fall, Capt. his letters to the
magistrates to the King on mayor of Arbroath 328
the Dutch war 47. Judge- Falls, Melf. purfue the com-
ment of the court of feffion miflioners of customs for ber-
on the complaints of the po- ring-bounty 668
litical parties in 52. Deter-
mination of the disputed e-
lection in 185. Member of
parliament chofen for 551
Edinburgh Defensive Band 549
Education, Lord Kames's loufe

Edwin, hiftory of a fragment
from the Earfe 430
Elections, disputed, determi-
nation of 145. Lift of con-
tefted ones 334. Trials for
bribery at 218. 494. Expen-
ces at an election in 1646 597
Embargo on black cattle, beet,
&c. 48

Falls, account of thofe in Con-
necticut river $94
Farthings. See Mifer
Falt oblerved 105.
Fafting, fupernatural inflance

of 512

Deftruc-

tion at Conftantinople by 309.
Opera-houtes in Mantua and
Paris deftroyed 311 313
Fisheries, of encouraging those
of Scotland 30
Fleets, failing and arrival of
161.202. 313. 329. 385. 439-
French and Butish in
606.

Deluge, account of 533
hints on 148. Benevolence Ferguton, Gov., See Tobago
Denmark, complaints of that recommended ib. On incul- Fire, fubterraneous. See Earth
court for bad ufage from the cating religion 149. Com- Fires: A town in, Dominica
Dutch 310. Chamberlain mon place book 265. A deftroyed by 307..
Beringfchiold imptifoned435. mistake in the Loofe Hints
Grand view of a numeroas pointed out 267
fleet in the Sound 435. Ir.
regularities of English crui-
fers ib. Regulation refpec-
ting their fisheries ib. A Da-
nifh fhip plundered by a Bri-
tith privateer 436 Repara-
tion by the court of London
ib. See Potts. Sailors and
fhipmafters allowed to enter
into the Dutch service ib
Difpenfary. See Edinburgh
Diftrefs, lively picture of 536
Diver, account of one 39
Doneilan, Capt. his trial and
execution 218. Evidence of
the witnesses 239
Dunbar, camp formed at 319
Dun, trial and fentence of $51.
Drefs in 1216, extravagance of

in Britain 345
Earfe, tranflation of a fragment
from 430
Earth, figure and formation of
531. Of fubterraneous fire
533. Of the deluge ib. Of
the formation of mountains
534

the Channel 494
Flethers of Edinburgh, memo-
rial of, on the injustice of
removing their laughter-hou-
les 673. Obfervations on the
memorial 677. Phyficians
and furgeons declare the con-
tinuing the laughter-houfes
where they are, prejudicial
to the health of the inhabit-
ants 712

Emperor and Duke of Glou-
cefter, interview between 310
England, bank of, its flock in-
creafed 499. Amount of it ib.
Eufratia, furrender of 197.
Capture of a Dutch fleet from
ib. Diftreffed inhabitants in
relieved 100. Adm. Rodney
and Mr Glanville on con- Fox, Charles, Bon mot of 152
demning private property in Fragment from the Earie 430
ib. Weft-India merchants France: Clergy pray to be ex-
to the King on the fame fub- cufed paying the last required
ject 283
loan 313. Squadron fail from
Fabricius on the American 439. Farmers general give
war: Right of every fubject money to the King in loan ib.
to canvals public meafures Mutiny of pealants 439. E-
646. Existence of Britain dict impofing additional and
depends on the recovery of oppreflive taxes on the ne-

cellarica

der-storm and earthquake at
Milan 605
Jamaica, defeription of a re-
mantic grove in 650
Jerley account of the invafion
of 44
Jefuits, power of 538

ceffaries of life 439. Clergy Grand jury, caution from to
refufe to grant more loans the inhabitants of London
488. Sums already granted $48
by them ib. Parliament re- Grove, romantic, defcription
fufe to regifter an edict for a of one 650
new tax ib. A loan for per- Hanoverian troops arrival of
petual annuities 543. British in England 607
Thips, if loaded with coals, Hartley's addrefs to the affo- Jews, in Germany, reftricted
not to be ranfomed 605 ciation at York, council of in their commerce 310
Franklin, Dr, on commercial Cupar's opinion of 106 Johnfton, Com, fails 163. E
fubjects 206
Henry, Di, penfioned by the gagement with a Freach
Garrick and Wilkes, a bon King 319. Extract from his fleet 320. 656. Dutch pri
hiftory of Britain 345
zes taken by him 547
Herring, Abp, on Dụtch cun- Kames, Lord. See Education
ning 134
Kay, John, trial and f
tence of 551
Kelly. See Debtor
Kempenfelt, Adm. part of 1
French fleet captured by him

Highland Society at London,
premiums given by to high-
land pipers 553
Hints, loofe. See Education
Hogarth, character of 350
Holland. See United Provin-
ces

Honduras, fettlers in the bay
of, prisoners in Merida 528.
Hardships fuffered by them
528,9

661

King vifits the fleet 491
Laurens, Heary, petitions the
House of Commons for
enlargement 665. Admined
to bail ib.

Leith roads, a great fleet in
329

· mot 134
Gemmil, Thomas, his trial
and acquittal 51
Germany: Emperor declares
Oftend a free port 437. His
peafants freed of former fer-
vitudes 438. Damage done
by a storm in Bavaria ib. Me-
lancholy accident at the in-
auguration of the Emperor
438. Character of him 454.
He forbids young people to
travel under a certain age
486. Reftricts the power of
the clergy 541. Removes
impediments to matrimony
543. Tolerates all kinds of
religion 603. Accedes to the
armed neutrality 656. Abo
lifes flavery ib.
Fines a
judge for partiality ib.
Gibbon, Great, history of 477
Gibraltar, account of the fiege
of 319. 441. 492. 606.
lady's account of it 478.
Grand magazine of the be-
fiegers blown up 606. Pow- one 594
der, balls, &c expended on Indians, Welch, in America 57
both fides 606. Successful Inglis, Capt. See Africa
fally of the befieged 661
Gloucester, Duke of, interview
between and the Emperor 310
Gooch's divorce-bill, Lords
on 225

Hood. See Naval
Hunter-Blair, James, chofen Leith, battery erected near
member of parliament for 329

A

Gordon, Ld George, con-
gratulatory addrefs to on his
acquittal 58. His Lordship's
aniwer 60. Letter of advice
to ib. His trial 63 113. 186.
233. Rejoicings at his ac-
quittal 107. His letters to
Lords North and Southamp-
ton, and the anfwers 495.
Refused admittance to the
King 497. Declared a candi-
date to reprefent the city of
London ib. but afterwards
declines it ib. His letter to
Mr Bowie on his reception at
St James's when he went to
prefent the Proteftant-affoci-
ation book to the King $51

mil

Edinburgh 551. His speech ib Leo X. Pope, anecdote of pot
Hurricane, damage by 86. Letter, incendiary. See Gen
307 at Jamaica 658
Hutchison, James, two men
tried for robbing him 551
Idiot, John Bull, to be cog-
nofced by Sifter Peg 593
lagratitude, reward of 198
Indian, marvellous escape of

Locufts, damage done by 483
London, petition of the com
mon-council of to parti
ment, in favour of the
ferers in the West Indies
Petition the King for the m
moval of his manisters 603.
Why that petition was i
delivered 667
London rioters, trials for
covery of damages done by
117

Intrepidity. See Carew
Ireland: Ceremony of recei-
ving the Lord Lieutenant 49.
A combining journeyman. Loofe Hints, mistake in pan
tailor ordered to Bridewell out 267. See Education
50. Determination of a Lord Mayor, trial of termo-
cause of national concern 500. glect of duty 217
Litt of volunteer-affociations Lords, House of, message a
501. Loyalty of the Roman from the King, on the b
Catholics 502.
wai 9. Debate ib. Addi
Irish parliament. Ld Lieure to the King 18. His a
nant's speech at opening of ib. Two protests, and by
the feffions 518. Commons whom 19. On Googh's &
on the address 519. On divorce-bill 115. On
thanks to the volunteers ib. increase of Roman Cathoto
On freedom of trade with 189. On the defects in de
Portugal 577. On altering marriage-a¶ 516. Ad
the mutiny-act 579 Loft on in antwer to the King's spen
a divifion 583. Addrefs to 561. Debate on the addun
the King 668
564. Lord Shelburne a
frith penfions, lift of 667 Duke of Richmond on an a
Italy, damage done by earth- mendment, and agnat e
quakes in 341. 438. Thun- nifters and their "meat"