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QUID VERUM **** CURO, ET ROGO, ET OMNIS IN HOC SUM,

HORAT. I EP, 1 Lib,

IN FOUR VOLUMES,

VOL, III.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR;

AND SOLD BY CHARLES DILLY, IN THE POULTRY; AND
JAMES BUCKLAND, IN PATER-NOSTER-ROW.

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THE GENERAL CONTENTS OF THE SEVERAL LETTERS

IN VOL. III.

LETTER I.

P. 1-53.

COUNT Donop repulfed in the attack upon Red-bank, p. 1.

The American and British force under Washington and

Howe, p. 3. Mud-ifland, p. 4-reduced, p. 8. The Ame-

rican army at White Marsh, p. 10-hut at Valley-forge, p. 11-

their distress, p. 12. Complaints of prisoners being ill-used,

p. 15. Mr. president Hancock takes leave of congress, p. 18.

The confederation, p. 23. Acts of congress, p. 36-resolve to

recall Mr. Silas Deane, p. 38-resolve respecting a loan from

France and Spain, p. 40-respecting the deputy clothier general

at Boston, p. 42. The convention troops at Cambridge, and the

resolutions of congress for their detention, p. 44. Naval cap-

tures, p. 51.

A design to remove general Washington from the command of

the American army, p. 54. Congress receive a packet of blank

papers, p. 60. The distresses of the Americans at Valley-forge, p.

62. Washington's thoughts upon providing half-pay for the

officers, p. 63. Defects in the American medical department,

p. 70. Acts of congress, p. 73. They receive the treaties

concluded between the king of France and the United States, p.

80-address the inhabitants of the United States, p. 83. The

South Carolinians new model their temporary form of govern-

ment, p. 85. The Randolph frigate blown up, p. 87. The

Mischianza in honor of Sir W. Howe, p. 90. The marquis de

la Fayette, with 2500 men, narrowly escapes being cut off by the

British forces, p. 91.

LETTER III. P. 92-115.

The conduct of the French, p. 93. Upon the news of the
Saratoga convention, the American commiffioners are received
by the court in their public character, p. 96. Preliminaries of
a treaty are delivered to them, p. 98. The London merchants
raise money for the relief of the American prifoners, p. 99. Mi-
nisterial attempts for raising a body of troops, by a voluntary
fupply from the people, p. 100. The treaties between France
and the United States are signed, p. 103. Lord North's conci-
liatory propofitions, p. 104. General Gates's letter to the earl
of Thanet, p. 106. The French rescript informing the British
court of the treaty between France and the United States, and

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