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a, seized the stern with his right hand, which was instantly chopped off; and who then renewed the effort with his left, which shared the same fate, whereupon he seized the galley with his teeth. The ministry had lost two armies in attempts on America, yet they were determined to proceed; but he warned them, that when the Spartan seized the vessel with his teeth, he forfeited his head. This debate was intended to delay the supplies; but on a division, the majority was one hundred and sixty-six to eighty-four. Subsequently a debate occurred on the subject of the ex-president Lauren's imprisonment in the Tower, and Mr. Burke gave notice of a motion on his behalf; but this was rendered unnecessary, as Laurens was soon after discharged in exchange for General Burgoyne. In the upper house an attempt was made by the Marquess of Rockingham to prevent the third reading of the Malt and Land-tax Bills before the recess, but it was unavailing. Such were the proceedings of parliament before the adjournment. CHAPTER XIII. {GEORGE III. 1782-1784} Recent events on the Theatre of War..... Fox's Motion for Inquiring into the Navy..... Motions of Inquiry in the House of Lords..... Debates on Lord George Germaine's Elevation to the Peerage..... Renewed Attacks on Lord Sandwich: Resignation of Lord North..... The New Ministry..... Affairs of Ireland..... Bill for excluding Contractors, &c...... Resolutions respecting Wilkes expunged from the Journals..... Disfranchisement of Cricklade, &c...... Debates on Parliamentary Reform..... East India Affairs..... Change in the Ministry..... Prorogation of Parliament..... Victory of Rodney..... Affairs of the War in America..... State of the War in the West Indies, &c...... Maritime Events..... Siege and Relief of Gibraltar..... Prospect of general Pacification..... Meeting of Parliament..... Preliminaries of Peace..... Re-assembling of Parliament..... The Coalition Ministry..... Re-establishment of Commercial Intercourse with America, &c...... Pitt's Plan for Reforming the Treasury, &c...... East India Affairs..... Petition of the Quakers against the Slave Trade..... Settlement on the Prince of Wales..... Parliament Prorogued..... Execution of Treaties, &c...... Meeting of Parliament..... Fox's India Bill..... Dissolution of the Coalition Ministry: Pitt made
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