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Such a fate attending a general, whofe whole conduct throughout the war had been diftinguished by having taken the head in every active fervice; and in the exccution of which he had proved his abilities to be equal to his ardour, excluded the last ray of hope from a wittol nation. Despair of reducing America ought to incline us to turn our eyes to our defperate fituation: to fhew the ruin which awaits us in bankrupt fortune and exhaufted ftrength, if we continue the conteft. Let us then at length aim at conciliating the affections of the Americans, and invite a revival of their old habits. Let the long fubfifting private friendships among individuals in both countries, the ties of kindred, the influence of religion, manners, and language, and the cement of commercial intercourfe once more be rendered operative; and fully to effect these salutary purposes, let us invoke the hallowed genius of a Chatham, who, when the ebb of life was haftening out, pronounced, 66 IF ANY THING CAN PREVENT THE CONSUM

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MATION OF PUBLIC RUIN, IT CAN ONLY BE NEW
COUNCILS AND NEW COUNSELLORS; A SINCERE
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* Dr. Addington's letter to Sir James Wright.

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The Amount and Application of the Sinking Fund, from the
Year 1774 to 1781, both inclufive.

[See the Sinking Fund for the first five Years of Lord North's
Miniftry stated, page 168.]

Charged on the finking fund for the

fervice of the year 1774
Balance to Jan. 5, 1775

The quarter ending 5th of April

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884,447

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Charged for the service of 1577

1,939,636

Balance Jan. 5, 1777

Produce to 5th of April

703,700

2,643,336

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2,722,312

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1,849,542

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288,347

757,087

2,894,976

Charged for the fervice of 1781

1,854,566

-

2,296,209

2,296,209

- 2,071,854

650,458

Sums voted for the Service of the Navy, from Jan. 12, 1771, when the Earl of Sandwich became Marine Minifter, to the

End of the Year 1781.

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Besides which, the Navy Debt exceeds fix Millions.

Funded Debt, created from January 1776 to the End of 1781.

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The taxes have fallen fo much fhort of their computed value, that they do not pay the interest upon the annuities by more than half a million.

FIN I S:

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131-note, l. 12, for Kennet, Echard, Hume take, r. Kennet, Echard. Hume takes

153---note, l. 13, for no fund r. an infufficient fund.

156---1. 35, for upwards of twenty-three millions r. 15,563,5937. xós. 8d. 183---1. 10, for emergency r. energy.`

188---1. 27, for threat r. thread.

238---1. 28, for Englishman r.. American.

254---1. 23, for fortuitous r. fortunate.

255---1. 17, for, of five millions for r. for five millions of.

282---1. 19, for onfet r. outfet.

285---1. 26, for cores r. corps.

317---not for 90,000l. r. ninety millions.

324-1. 11, and p. 369, 1. 29, for the Earl of Gower г. Earl Gower. 35c-- 1. 8, for Robinson r. Robertson.

386---note, 13, for 705,000l. r. 750,000l.

Dele the remark at bottom.

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