Birth of the Princess Royal His Majesty's Sister, Caroline, married to the King of Denmark Successes of Lord Clive Death of His Majesty's Brother, the Duke of York Birth of the Duke of Kent General Paoli seeks asylum in England The Jesuits suppressed The Irish Parliaments made octennial More riots for Mr. Wilkes Death of Allen in St. George's Fields Birth of the Princess Augusta Lord North's Administration .... ........ 1770 .. ibid. .... ibid. ... ibid. 1771 .. ibid. Hyder Ally opposes the British in India Sir Fletcher Norton chosen Speaker Princess Elizabeth born Plymouth Docks set on Fire The Lord Mayor and an Alderman committed to the Tower The Duke of Cumberland born Death of the Poet Gray The Commons assert their privilege against the Lords with respect to Money Bills Duke of Sussex born Disputes with America encrease Birth of the Duke of Cambridge ... 236 1772 .. ibid. Captain Furneaux returns from a Voyage round the World Battle of Bunker's Hill Rise of General Washington War with France, &c. Birth of the Princess Mary Death of Hume, the Historian .... . 1776 .. 238 John the Painter burns the Dock Yard at ibid. .... ibid. Portsmouth 1777 .. 239 Princess War with Holland Amount of the National Debt The French take and are beaten out of Jersey ... Death of Major Pierson Hyder Ally successful against the English Lord North resigns 242 ibid. .... ibid. ibid. 1781. 243 ibid. ... ibid. ibid. 245 . 1782 ... ibid. Exploits of Elliot, Hood, Hughes, Barrington, Addington chosen Speaker A stone thrown at his Majesty by John Frith Tippoo Saib makes War against the British in Tippoo Saib defeated by Lord Cornwallis, gives War between France and Great Britain The French Fleet beaten by Lord Howe Marriage of His Royal Highness the of Wales War with Holland Rise of Bonaparte Batavia, &c. surrender to the British. ... ibid. 1790 ... ibid. . 1793 260 ... Prince ... Lord Malmesbury sent to Paris to treat of Peace, but does not succeed Maroon War in Jamaica Princess Charlotte of Wales born Guineas withheld by the Bank Lord St. Vincent's victory over the Spanish Fleet Lord Duncan's victory over the Dutch off Royal Procession to St. Paul's Mutiny at the Nore .... 1797 ... ibid. .... ibid. ... 264 ibid. ibid. 265 ibid. Lord Malmesbury again sent, unsuccessfully, to treat of Peace at Lisle ..... 1798 ibid. Deaths of Mr. Wilkes and the King of Prussia.......... Aboukir Bay .... 266 Sir Sidney Smith defeats Bonaparte at Acre.. 1799 .. 268 Conquest of Mysore, and fall of Tippoo Saib .... Battle of Alexandria, and death of Abercrombie 1801 .. ibid. The British detained as Prisoners in France..... Despard and his Associates executed Murder of Lord Killwarden by the mob in Capture of many French setttlements Victories in India by Marquis Wellesley .... .... St. Domingo self-erected to an Empire 1804 .. 278 ibid. ibid. Loss of the Abergavenny East Indiaman Death of Marquis Cornwallis Death of William Pitt 285 Second Bombardment of Copenhagen The Cape of Good Hope surrenders to the British Ships, and destroys two 288 ..... .... . ibid. 299 Buenos Ayres retaken by the Spaniards ibid. Admiral Sir J. Duckworth forces the passage of the Dardanelles, but is afterwards obliged to retire ibid. The Slave Trade ceases ibid. The Count de Lisle (King of France), and the Duchess of Brunswick, land in England The King of Spain lured by the French to ibid. Bayonne 1808 ibid. Spain and Portugal commence their glorious. struggle for liberty 290 Battle |