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Title: Seventeen hundred and seventy-six, or, The war of independence : a history of the Anglo-Americans, from the period of the union of the colonies against the French, to the inauguration of Washington, the first president of the United States of America ...
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
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Publisher: New York : Edward Walker, 114 Fulton Street
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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smitted a communication from Brest, to the Countess Selkirk,in which he informed her that it would be his pleasure to become the purchaser ofthe plate when sold, and return it to her by such conveyance as she should designate.He faithfully performed this promise, though at great trouble and expense, and theplate was restored in its original condition. X De Noailles, the French Ambassador, was the uncle of La Fayettes wife, and hadgiven that young nobleman much encouragement, when he visited him in London andopened to him his scheme for joining the American army. On the 17th of March,the Ambassador sent the following note to Lord North :— The United States ofNorth America, who are in full possession of independence, as pronounced by themon the fourth of July, 1776, having proposed to the King of France, to consolidateby a formal convention, the connexion begun to be established between the twonations, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed a treaty of friendship and * Page 397.
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chap, vnr.) EVENTS OF 1778. 273 Proceedings in the British Parliament. under the circumstances, too ironical to admit of any other construc-tion. It greatly incensed ministers, and the alliance awakened inthe breasts of the people at large the slumbering spirit of ancientfeuds which had so long existed between the two nations. When thenotification was received in the House, Lord North moved an appro-priate address to the King. The opposition at once moved anamendment, requesting his Majesty to dismiss the ministry ! Theoriginal address was carried by a majority of two hundred and sixty-three against one hundred and thirteen. In the House of Lords thesame amendment to the address was proposed, but negatived by alarge majority. We have already alluded to the debates which followed, duringone of which the Earl of Chatham was seized with his last illness.On the seventh of July Parliament was prorogued until November ;and the King, in his closing speech, declared that it was his uniformdes

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