Ruffian expedition to the Mediterrawan. Count Orlow arrives in the Morea. Infurrection of the Greeks; cruelties committed by them. Mifitra, Arcadia, and other places taben. Meffalongi taken. Coron befieged. Navarino taken. Patras taken, and the caftle besieged. Several other places ineffectually befieged. Greeks majacred at Patras, and the city burnt. Mainotes defeated. Turkish army arrives in the Morea. Execution of Jeveral of the principal Greeks. Modon befieged by fea and land; actions between the befiegers, and a body of Turks and Albanians; the fiege finally raised. Ruffians and Grecks totally Jeparate; the latter retire to Navarino, and foon after abandon the Peninsula. Admiral Elphinstone's Squadron arrives from England. Engagements at fea. Turkish fleet deftroyed in the harbour of Cifme. Captain Pacha beheaded. Levant Trade ruined. Smyrna in danger. Cafle of Lemnos befieged; relieved by Hafan Bey. Enormities committed by the runaway failors, and deferters. Plague at Conftantinople. Revolution in Egypt. Aly Bey. [27 СНА Р. V. Unhappy fate of Poland; the plague breaks out in that country. Germany. Conduct of the Emperor. Of the King of Pruffia. Pruffian troops enter the territories of Dantzick. Changes in the Miniftry at Copenhagen. Danish expedition against Algiers. Sweden. Difference between the fates of Holland and the Elector Palatine. СНА Р. VI. [41 France. Sufferings of M. de Chalotais. Profecution commenced against the Duke d'Aiguillon, at Versailles. A bed of justice held, at which the King puts a stop to the profecution by his Letters Patent. Conduct of the Princes of the blood. Arret of the parliament of Paris against the Duke. The King ifjues an arret, by which that of the parliament is annulled. Grand deputation from the parliament to Verfailles; the King's answer. Conduct of the other parliaments. Deputation from the parliament of Britany; two of its members fent to prison. The King arrives fuddenly at Paris, and holds a bed of justice, at which all the papers relative to the profecution are feized, and the decrees of the parliament erased from the Regiflers. Violent measures taken with the other parliaments. Arret from the King's council of fate. Diftreffes of the people from the Scarcity of provifions. Corfica. Expedition to Tunis. State of Italy. CHA P. VII. [47 State of affairs previous to the meeting of parliament. General difcontent upon the determination on the Middlefex election. Addresses: Petitions the 2 confequence confequence of the addreffes. Parliament meets. Speech from the throne. CHAP. VIII. Motion for difqualifying certain officers of the revenue from voting for the CHA P. IX. State of affairs in Ireland, at the meeting of the new Parliament. Augmen The CHRONICLE. [85 APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. Two Protefts of the Houfe of Lords [193 The humble Addrefs, Remonftrance, and Petition, of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, [199 [201 A Letter from the Lord Mayor of the City of London, to the Lords of the [203 A Letter from the Lords of the Admiralty to the Lord Mayor, in Answer [204 S 2 Сору Copy of a Letter tranfmitted by the Lords of the Admiralty to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor [205 The humble Address, Remonftrance, and Petition, of the Lord Mayor, Åldermen, and Commons of the City of London; with his Majefty's Anfwer [ibid. Account of the Proceedings at the County Meeting at York [206 A Letter of Thanks from the Freeholders of the County of York to Sir George Saville, Bart. and Edwin Lafcelles, Efq; and their respective Anfwers [208 Account of the unhappy Riot at Bofion in New England [211 Cafe of Captain Thomas Prefion [215 Account of the Trial of Captain Prefion [218 Account of the Trial of Mungo Campbell, for the Murder of Alexander Earl of Eglingtoun [219 Genuine Copy of a Letter fent by the Committee of the Supporters of the Bill of Rights, to the Hon. Houfe of Affembly of South Carolina, in Anfwer to one from the Affembly [224 Abstract of an A&t to regulate the Trials of controverted Elections, or Returns of Members to ferve in Parliament [226 Abstract of an Act, for the better Prefervation of the Game [227 Abfiralt of an Act, for preventing the fealing of Dogs [228 Abftra&t of an A&t, for registering the Prices at which Corn is fold in the feveral Counties of Great Britain (ibid. Abftract of an Act, to prevent Delays of Juflice, by reaĵon of Privilege of Parliament [229 Extraordinary Conduct of the Regulators in the back Settlements of North Carolina [230 The Lord Mayor's Queries in respect to the Legality of Press-Warrants [232 The bumble Addrefs of the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Commons, and Citizens of the City of Dublin [244 His Majefty's maft gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday the 9th of January 1770; with the humble Addrefjes of both Houses on the Occafion, and his Majesty's most gracious Anfer The humble Addrefs of the Right Hon. the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament affembled, prefented March 23 to his Majefty; with his Majefty's Anfwer [248 His Majefty's moft gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Saturday the 19th Day of May 1770 A Proclamation for encouraging Seamen to enter themselves on board bis Majefty's Ships of War [249 [250 The humble Address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common-Council affembled, prefented to his Majefly on Wednesday May 30, 1770, on the Birth of another Princess; with bis Majesty's His Majefly's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday the 13th Day of November 1770; with the humble Addrefjes of both Houjes on the Occafion, and his Majefly's moft gracious Anfer CHARACTERS. [252 Of the Ruffians; from the Account of a Journey into Siberia, made by order of the King of France Some Account of the Tartars of Kafan, under the Government of Ruffia I 16 18 Some Account of the Life, Misfortunes, and Character of the celebrated Favourite, Prince Menzikoff Some Account of Count Biron, late Duke of Courland Of the Coffacks, and the fingular Cuftoms of the Zaporavian Republic Of the ancient Scandinavians A fhort Character of the late Sir Joseph Yates 20 27 29 32 40 43 Genuine Anecdotes of the Life of the late Peter Collinfon, F. R. S. NATURAL HISTORY. 44 50 51 55555 52. 53 58 An extraordinary Cafe of three Pins fwallowed by a Girl, and discharged at her Shoulder 64 A Letter from the Hon. Wm. Hamilton, his Majefty's Envoy Extraordinary at Naples, to Matthew Maty, M. D, F. R. S. containing fome farther particulars on Mount Vefuvius, and other Volcanos in the Neighbourhood Extract of a Letter from Mr. B. Gooch, Surgeon, of Shottisham, near Norwich, to Mr. Jofeph Warner, F. R. S. concerning a cuticular Glove; with the Hiftory of the Cafe relative thereto 68 70 Of the different Quantities of Rain, which appear to fall, at different Heights, over the fame Spot of Ground 72 Experiments to prove that the Luminoufnefs of the Sea arifes from the Putrefaction of its animal Subftances 74 Of a fingular Difeafe, with which two Butchers of the Royal Hofpital of the Invalids in France were feized 77 The Cafe of the Rev. Mr. Winder, who was cured by Lightning of a Paralytic Ďiforder 80 Account of the Needles, in the Isle of Wight 82 An Account of the Tailor Bird, with a Defcription of an Indian Foreft 83 ANTIQUI ITIES. The Thirty-fecond Fable of the Edda, or the ancient Icelandic Mythology; Of the Twilight of the Gods 86 The Thirty-third Fable; or, The Sequel of the Conflagration of the World 88 The Runic Chapter, or the Magic of Odin 92 Extracts from the Ode of King Regner Lodbrog 93 Some Account of the Arabic Manufcripts at the Efcurial, awith a Tranfla tion of fome curious Paffages on Arabic Poetry 96 Dress of the Ancient French Claufe in the Salic Law ΙΟΙ 102 Cafe of the unhappy Chundon 103 Advantages which France derived from the ancient Monks ibid. State of Trade in the 8th and 9th Centuries 104 Specimen of the Wit and Satire of the Middle Ages A Differtation on Foduta, the Idol of Saxony, and of the Marche 105 106 107 USEFUL PROJECTS, &c. A Letter from Mr. J. Moult to Dr. Percival, of Manchefter, F. R. S. containing a new Manner of preparing Salep 108 Some Account of an Oil, tranfmitted by Mr. George Brownrigg, of North ing Crops which they produce by a proper Culture Anecdotes of the Court of Petersburg in the Reign of the Empress Anne Three Letters, supposed to have been written by the celebrated M. Montefquieu 139 Letter from Voltaire to the Duke of Valiere 143 A Letter from M. Voltaire to Mr. Rouffeau of Toulouse, concerning a Letter inferted in the St. James's Chronicle of July 1762 149 An Account of the noble Aqueduct of Alcantara, by which Lifbon is fupplied 150 An Account of the Manner in which the Punishment of the Knout was inflicted on the celebrated Madam Lapouchin, at Petersburg; with fome Obfervations on the Ruffian Punishments, and the Effects they produce; and feveral curious |