QUID VERUM **** CURO, ET ROGO, ET OMNIS IN HỌC SUM,
HORAT. I Ep, 1 Lib.

IN FOUR VOLUME S.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR;

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

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. r.
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-but at Valley-forge, p. 11-

their diftrefs, p. 12. Complaints of prifoners being ill-used,

p. 15. Mr. prefident Hancock takes leave of congrefs, p. 18.

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

recall Mr. Silas Deane, p. 38-refolve refpecting a loan from

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

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

refolutions of congrefs for their detention, p. 44. Naval cap-

tures, p. 51.

LETTER II. P. 54-92.

A defign to remove general Washington from the command of

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

papers, p. 60. The diftreffes 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 congrefs, p. 73. They receive the treaties

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

8-addrefs 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

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

la Fayette, with 2500 men, narrowly efcapes 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-
nifterial attempts for raifing a body of troops, by a voluntary
fupply from the people, p. 100. The treaties between France
and the United States are figned, p. 103. Lord North's conci-
liatory propofitions, p. 104. General Gates's letter to the earl
of Thanet, p. 106. The French refcript informing the British
court of the treaty between France and the United States, and