8 A FULL VINDICATION of the R. H. General's conduct, against 1779. the attacks of an anonymous libeller; who, in a letter to the printer of the London Chronicle, Jan. 28, 1779, stiles himself "a friend to Great Britain." By a Friend to truth.

8vo.

General Howe's military operations in America are here ironically de-
fended.

9 CANDID AND IMPARTIAL NARRATIVE of the transactions of the
fleet under the command of Lord Howe, from the arrival of
the Toulon squadron on the coast of America, to the time of
his lordship's departure for England. With observations by
an officer then serving in the fleet.
Almon,
8vo. pp. 44.

Praises Lord Howe, and abuses the ministry, particularly Lord Sandwich. 10 A LETTER to the right honourable Lord Viscount H-e, on his naval conduct in the American war.

8vo. pp. 50.

Wilkie,

Charges Admiral Howe (as his brother, the general, had been charged before), with the most palpable and criminal negligence and misconduct, in regard to the prosecution of the American war; leaving the reader to account for it, if he can, from connexions with opposition at home, from secret favour to the American defection, from views of private interest, or from the co-operation of all these unworthy principles. Supposed to have been written by Joseph Galloway.

11 OBSERVATIONS upon the conduct of S-r W--m H-e at the White Plains; as related in the Gazette of December 30th, 1776.

8vo. pp. 44.

By Israel Mauduit, esq.

Bew,

12 Two LETTERS from Agricola to Sir William Howe; to which
are annexed, by the same author, Political Observations.
8vo. pp. 63.

Millidge,

"The author is very severe on Sir William Howe, whom he charges with
the most shameful indolence and langour, in the conduct of the American
war, which he accuses him of protracting, to the utter distress and igno-
miny of his country, while possessed of every superiority and advantage
for putting a speedy and glorious end to the contest.
General Burgoyne
comes in for a share of the condemnation here passed on the late com-
manders of the two British armies in America. Colonel Barré likewise,
and other leaders of opposition, are involved in the stream of censure so

1779.

liberally poured on all those who appear to the author to have conducted themselves as unprofitable servants of the British commonwealth, with respect to the American revolt, and its consequences, so far as they are already manifested." M.R.

13 A VIEW of the evidence relative to the conduct of the American
war, under Sir William Howe, Lord Viscount Howe, and
General Burgoyne; as given before a committee of the
House of Commons, last session of Parliament. To which
is added, a collection of fugitive pieces, that are said to have
given rise to this important inquiry.

8vo.
Richardson, &c. -
"Praise is due to the editor of this publication, for the care and attention
which he has manifested in digesting the very important materials of
which it is composed. He has introduced them by a proper summary of
the contents. He has pointed by marginal notes to the most essential and
striking facts, and he has illustrated the evidence of the officers and other
gentlemen, by the addition of many occasional remarks and strictures,
published as events occurred, and especially by letters from Boston, New
York, &c. which contain very pertinent but severe comments on the
conduct of our commanders in chief. It is a melancholy retrospect which
is here given of our military exploits in attempting to reduce the revolted
colonies." M.R.

14 EXAMINATION of Lieut. General the Earl of Cornwallis, be-
fore the Committee of the House of Commons, upon Sir
William Howe's papers.
Robson,

8vo.

15 THE EXAMINATION of Joseph Galloway, esq., late speaker of the House of Assembly of Pennsylvania, before the House of Commons, in a committee on the American papers. explanatory notes.

8vo. pp. 85.

Wilkie,

With

"Mr. Galloway was a member of Congress; he came over to the royal army in December, 1776, and continued with it till the evacuation of Philadelphia, in June, 1778; abandoning his estate and property in America, to the value, as he declared to the Committee, of above forty thousand pounds sterling. Besides Mr. Galloway's very important evidence, this pamphlet contains many useful and interesting notes relalative to the conduct of the war in America, the situations and movements of the British troops, the circumstances of the friends to government, the proceedings of the Congress, their adherents, their forces, &c. The result of this examination and inquiry is by no means favourable to the commander of the royal army." M.R.

16 STRICTURES ON THE PHILADELPHIA MISCHIANZA, or triumph 1779. upon leaving America unconquered. With extracts, containing the principal part of a letter published in the American Crisis, in order to shew how far the king's enemies think his General deserving of public honours.

8vo. pp. 42.

Bew,

A catchpenny pamphlet, according to the Monthly Review, supposed to be written by Israel Mauduit.

Sometime before General Howe left Philadelphia and the command of the army, the officers gave him a splendid and singular entertainment, which, as it consisted of a variety of parts, was called the Mischianza (medley.) It far exceeded anything that had been seen in the Western world, and even rivalled the magnificent exhibitions of that voluptuous monarch, Louis XIV. It was confined to such spectators only as were favoured with tickets of admission, which were decorated with a sun just verging towards the horizon, with this inscription: Luceo descendens aucto splendore resurgam.

17 LETTERS to a nobleman, on the conduct of the war in the middle colonies.

8vo. pp. 101, and map.

Wilkie,

"ADVERTISEMENT. An attempt has been made in the House of Commons
to establish the following propositions. That the revolted colonies are
naturally so strong as to be impracticable by war; that their inhabitants
are almost universally disaffected to the British government; and that
the force sent over to suppress the rebellion has been, by no means, equal
to the object. This attempt, as soon as made, appeared to the writer
of the following letters to involve several matters of the utmost importance to
the nation. It was intended to conceal from the public eye the shameful
misconduct of the American war, to place to the account of the adminis-
tration all the national misfortunes which were founded only in that mis-
conduct, to prove that the rebellion cannot be suppressed by the force of
this country; and, of course, to demonstrate the disgraceful necessity of
of suffering two thirds of the British territory to be dismembered by
rebellion from the dominion of the state. То prove
the reverse of these
propositions; to place the present national danger to the account of those,
to whose conduct alone it can be with justice imputed, and to expose to
public view an attempt so inconsistent with the safety of the empire is the
design of publishing these letters. If the facts stated, and the arguments
deduced from them, shall apply to those purposes, the end proposed by
the writer will be fully answered."

Supposed to be written by Joseph Galloway. 18 CONSIDERATIONS on the American inquiry.

8vo. pp. 56.

Wilkie,

The inquiry alluded to, is the late parliamentary examination into the pro

1779.

ceedings of the army in America, under the command of General Howe,
The main intent of these Considerations is to prove the falsehood of the
assertion, which has been much insisted upon, that "it is impossible to
subdue the colonies."

19 A LETTER from Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne to his constituents, on
his late resignation; with the correspondence between the
secretaries of war and him, relative to his return to America.
8vo. pp. 37.
Almon,

After Gen. Burgoyne's surrender to the Americans he was allowed to
return to England on parole. Thinking himself ill-treated by the govern-
ment, and having been appointed a member of parliament for Preston, he
joined the Opposition. Whereupon an official order was sent to him,
signifying that it was the king's pleasure that he should return to
America, and join his captive army. He remonstrated, and was again
commanded, and, in consequence, resigned all his civil and military em-
ployments. He gives an account of his conduct to the public in this
letter, in which he inveighs with bitter acrimony against the ministers
of his Royal master. The two following answers were published soon
after its appearance:

20 A LETTER to General Burgoyne, on his letter to his consti

tuents.

8vo. pp. 35.

Becket,

"Instead of the liberal manner of a gentleman, this writer attacks Mr. Burgoyne with the ferocity of one of his own savages, reeking and hot from the murder of poor Miss Macray." M.R.

21 A REPLY to Lieutenant General Burgoyne's letter to his constituents.

8vo. pp. 46.

Wilkie,

"This writer merits commendation, for the decent and candid strain in
which he writes. He does not, like the general's antagonist above men-
tioned, assail with a blunted tomahawk. He cuts up like a skilful sur-
geon, and dissects his subject with the dexterity of an able anatomist."
M.R.

22 A BRIEF EXAMINATION of the plan and conduct of the Northern
expedition in America, in 1777; and of the surrender of the
army under the command of Gen. Burgoyne.
8vo. pp. 52.

Hookham,

Almon,

23 CONSIDERATIONS upon the French and American war.
letter to a member of parliament.

8vo.

In a

"If this correspondent with a member of the British Parliament, is himself a member of the American Congress, he writes as might be expected from his character and connexions. He believes from his heart that the pro

secution of the war will be attended with the ruin and downfall of this 1779. country." M.R.

24 CONSIDERATIONS on the present state of public affairs, and the means of raising the necessary supplies. By William Pulteney, esq.

8vo.

Dodsley,

25 A PROPOSAL for peace between Great Britain and North America; upon a new plan. In a letter to Lord North. By D. M. Knight.

8vo.

Mr. Knight proposes that the Americans should be acknowledged a free and independent people, and that GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES should be received by them as their sovereign lord and chief.

26 A SHORT HISTORY of the Opposition, during the last session of

Parliament.

8vo. pp. 58.

Cadell,

Rather a picture than a history, and that picture a carricature; in which the anti-ministerial party makes but an awkward and scurvy appearance. 27 OBSERVATIONS on a pamphlet intitled A short history of Opposition, &c. To which is prefixed, an address to Messrs. Wedderburn, Gibbon, and Macpherson. By a member of Parliament. W. Davis,

8vo.

"The gentlemen whose names are mentioned in the title-page of this pamphlet have been severally given, by report, as the writers of the Short history; but our observer fixes the performance on Mr. Macpherson, the celebrated editor of Ossian's Poems, and he, probably, is not a bad guesser, but still it is only guess-work." M.R.

28 A SHORT DEFENCE of the Opposition; in answer to a pamphlet intitled A short history of the Opposition.

8vo. pp. 80.

Almon,

A serious, candid, and solid refutation of the Short History.

29 ADMINISTRATION dissected. In which the grand national
culprits are laid open for the public inspection.
8vo.

Barker,

"A review of the present circumstances and situation of Great Britain, so far as both have been obviously affected by the conduct of government, since the commencement of the unfortunate war with the American colonies." M.R.