CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME. GEORGE THE SECOND. CHAPTER XXV. I. Motives of the war in Germany. Conspiracy in Sweden. II. Measures taken by the king of Prussia and elector of Hanover. III. Endeavours of the court of Vienna to frustrate them. IV. His Prussian majesty demands an explanation from the empress queen. V. Her answer. VI. The Prussian army enters Saxony, and publishes a manifesto. Prince Ferdinand takes Leipsic. VII. King of Prussia takes possession of Dresden, and blocks up the king of Poland at Pirna. VIII. Prussian army penetrates into Bohemia, and fights the battle of Lowoschutz. IX. Saxon army surrenders. X. King of Poland's memorial to the states-general. XI. Imperial decrees published against the king of Prussia. XII. Declarations of different powers. XIII. His Prussian majesty's answer to the Saxon memorial. XIV. And justification of his conduct. XV. Remarks on both these pieces. XVI. Disputes between the parliament of Paris and the clergy. XVII. Dearth of corn in England. XVIII. Hanoverian auxiliaries sent back. XIX. Session opened. XX. Debates on the address. XXI. Bill passed for prohibiting the exportation of corn. Message to the house concerning admiral Byng. XXII. Supplies granted. XXIII. Reflections on the continental war. XXIV. Messages from the king to the parliament. XXV. Measures taken to remove the scarcity of corn. XXVI. Militia bill. XXVII. Petitions for and against it. XXVIII. Altered by the lords. XXIX. Bill for quartering the foreign troops, and for regulating the marines while on shore. XXX. Bill for the more speedy recruiting the land forces and marines. Act relating to pawnbrokers and gaming-houses. XXXI. Laws relating to the wages of weavers, and to the improvement of the British fishery. XXXII. Act for importing American iron, duty free. XXXIII. Regulations with respect to the importation of silk. XXXIV. Smugglers encouraged to enter into his majesty's service. XXXV. Inquiry into the scarcity of corn. XXXVI. Investigation of the loss of Minorca. XXXVII. Examination of the American contract. XXXVIII. Inquiry into the conduct of admiral Knowles, as governor of Jamaica. XXXIX. Resolutions concerning Milford-haven. XL. Session closed. XLI. Trial of admiral Byng. XLII. Recommended to mercy. XLIII. Message from the king to the parliament, respecting the sentence. XLIV. Bill to release the members of the court martial from their oath of secrecy. XLV. Execution of admiral Byng. XLVI. Paper delivered by him to the marshal of the admiralty. XLVII. Remarks on his fate. 1-71 |