THE SCOTS MAGAZINE. MDCCLX X VII. VOLUME XXXIX. Ne quid falfi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat, EDINBURGH: Printed by A. MURRAY and J. COCHRAN, To cach article is annexed the number of the page of this volume in which it is to be found. 1776. Aug. Lord Pigot arrested in India 220. off. Articles of confederation figned by the American congress 82. 4. Nw 19. Some people found on Sable ifland in the East Indies 450. 30. A general pardon offered to all the Americans upon their fubmiffion 9. Dec 6. An abjuration-oath established in South Carolina 361. 8. Rhode island taken poffeffion of by Gen. Clinton 10. 10. The Congress addrefs the people of America 13. 13. Gen. Lee taken prifoner by Lt-Col. Harcourt 75. 141. 25. Heffians furprised at Trenton 76. 78. 79. 1777 Jan. 3. Governor of Virginia orders all British fubjects to depart that commonwealth 188. One called John the Painter taken up for wilfully fetting fire to Portsmouth dock-yard 161.-tried March 6. 161. and executed March 10. 163. 15. Ships in Bristol quay wilfully set on fire 48. 15. The palace at Bonn destroyed by fire 45. 25. The Earl of Buckinghamshire, the new Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, arrives at Dublin so. 25. Bristol addreffes the King on the late fuccefs of his troops 47. 28. Alexander Kincaid, Efq; Lord Provost of Edinburgh, buried with great funeral pomp 52. Feb. 3. Hyam Ifaacs executed at Oftend, for uttering forged notes of the Bank of Eng March land 105. Gen. Washington orders all friends to Britain to retire within Gen. Howe's lines 147. 7. Rev. Dr William Dodd committed for forgery 105-Tried, Feb. 22. and found guilty; a question of law, however, being referred to the twelve judges 107. 10. 17. Lt-Gov. Young of Tobago killed in a duel 383. 21. Complaint made by the British ambaffador at the Hague, of M. Van Graaf, governor of St Eustatia 214.- An anfwer delivered into the King's own hand, March 26. by the Dutch minister at London 215. A return by the British Secretary of State April 10. 447. 23. Dr Franklin and Mr Deane, American deputies, write to Lord Stormont 616. 24. King of Portugal dies 166. 25. Spanish troops drive the Portuguese off the island St Catharine's 382. 3. A fufpenfion of the Habeas-corpus act paffed with regard to America 161. 15. A pardon offered by Gen. Howe to all rebels bearing arms 187. 23. Provincial ftores and provifions destroyed at Peek's kill 245. 247. 23. An island in the White sea splits into feveral parts 265. April 9. A Royal message to parliament, to enable the King to discharge the debt of the civil lift 191-An act paffed for this purpose, May 7, 265. 18. Dr Dodd's trial found legal by the judges 330. 21. Gen. Howe offers certain quantities of land to all Americans who will join him 248, 88. May 4. A motion made by Lord Chatham to put a stop to hoftilities in America 403. 26. An address to the King on the revolt of the colonies agreed upon by the general affembly of the church of Scotland, and afterwards prefented 271. Jane 2. 4. Earl Percy arrives in England from America 450. St Sacrament furrenders to the Spaniards 555. 6. Acts paffed taxing male fervants and auctions 328. 337, 39. 24. The foundation-stone of a new high school laid at Edinburgh 332. 27. Dr Dodd executed 386. 19. Gen. Burgoyne publishes a proclamation, enjoining the country-people to remain peaceably in their habitations 368. $17. 30. Jerfey evacuated by the British army 409, 18. July 1. The Chev. D'Eon judicially found to be a woman 453. 4. Mr John Horne found guilty of publishing a libel 393. 470. 6. Ticonderoga evacuated by the provincials 409, 16. 10. Maj. Gen. Prefcot taken prisoner 409, 20. 19. Gen. Washington publishes a manifefto in answer to Gen. Burgoyne's proclama tion 479. g. 15. Lt-Col. Baume defeated by the provincials $19 |