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THE

HISTORY

OF THE

REIGN OF GEORGE III.

TO THE

TERMINATION OF THE LATE WAR.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

A VIEW OF THE PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT OF ENGLAND,
IN PROSPERITY AND STRENGTH, TO THE
ACCESSION OF HIS MAJESTY.

IN SIX VOLUMES.

By ROBERT BISSET, LL.D.
AUTHOR OF THE "LIFE OF BURKE,” &c. &.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

Printed by A. Strahan, New-street Square,

FOR T. N. LONGMAN AND O. REES, N° 39, PATERNOSTER-ROW:

AND W. CREECH, EDINBURGH.

1803.

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München

CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

CHAP. VII.

Prevalent discontents.-Mr. Wilkes returns from exile-offers

himself candidate for London-rejected-chofen for Middle-

fex-profecuted at the instance of ministers-tried before lord

Mansfield-fentenced to the king's bench prison-popular in-

vectives against the judge. - Riots in St. George's fields.-

Wilkes's outlawry reversed. --King of Denmark visits Bri-

tain.-Favourite ftudies of his Britannic majesty. - Voyages

of discovery and science. Capt. Cook. - Mr. Banks.-Af-

fairs on the continent.-Parties in Poland.---Dissidents.-

Interference of Pruffia and Ruffia. Conduct of Austria-

of France. Rupture between Russia and Turkey.-Ame-

rican colonies enraged at Mr. Townshend's new impl.-

Province of Massachusets more active in resistance.-New

combination against British commodities.-Lord Hillsborough

the fecretary of state, his letter to the governors of their re-

Spective provinces. - Riots at Boston-England. - Diffatif-

faction and licentiousness. Wilkes inflames the discontent.-

Supported by the chief citizens of the metropolis. - Lord

Chatham refigns the privy seal.-Parties mutually adverfe,

concur in oppofition to administration.

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