§ I. The Ruffians take Oczakow. § II. Death of Gafton de
Medicis, Duke of Tuscany. § III. Death of Caroline, Queen
confort of England. SIV. Difpute in parliament about
the ftanding army. § V. Spanish depredations. § VI.
Motives of the minister for avoiding a war. § VII. Ad-
drefs to the King on the fubject of the depredations. § VIII.
Bill for fecuring the trade of his Majefty's fubjects in Ame-
rica. IX. Debates in the House of Lords. $X. Birth
of Prince George. Admiral Haddock fails with a squadron
to the Mediterranean. XI. Progress of the war against
the Turks. § XII. Dispute and rupture between Hano-
ver and Denmark. § XIII. Sir Robert Walpole extols
the convention in the House of Commons. XIV. Motion
for an addrefs, that the reprefentations, letters, &c. re-
lating to the Spanish depredations should be laid before the
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