594 A NEW CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. 



Peter III, emperor of Russia, is deposed, imprisoned, and murdered. 

 American philosophical society established in Philadelphia. 



1763 The definitive treaty of peace, between Great Britain, France, Spain, and 

 Portugal, concluded at Paris, February 10, which confirmed to Great 

 Britain the extensive provinces of Canada, East and West Florida, and 

 part of Louisiana, in North America; also the islands of Grenada, St. 

 Vincent's, Dominica, and Tobago, in the West Indies. 



1764, The parliament granted 10,000/. to Mr. Harrison, for his discovery of the 

 longitude by his time-piece- 



1768 The Turks imprison the Russian ambassador, and declare war against that 

 empire. • 



1771 Dr. Solander and Sir Joseph Banks, in the Endeavour, captain Cook, return 



from a voyage round the world, having made several important discover 

 ries in the South Seas. 



1772 Tlie king of Sweden changes the constitution of that kingdom. 



The emperor of Germany, empress of Russia, and the king of Prussia, strip 

 the king of Poland of great part of his dominions, which they divide 

 among themselves, in violation of the most solemn treaties. 



1773 Captain Phipps is sent to explore the north pole ; but, having made eighty- 



one degrees, is in danger of being locked up by the ice, and his attempt 

 to discover a passage in that quarter proves fruitless. 



The Jesuits expelled from the Pope's dominions, and suppressed by his 

 bull, August 25. 



The English East India Company, having by conquest or treaty, acquired the 

 extensive provinces of Bengal, Orixa, and Bahar, containing fifteen mil- 

 lions of inhabitants, great irregularities are committed by their servants 

 abroad; upon which government interferes, and sends out judges, Sic. 

 for the better administration of justice. 



The war between the Russians and Turks proves disgraceful to the latter, 

 who lose the islands in the Archipelago, and by sea are every where un- 

 successful. 



Peace concluded between the Russians and Turks- 



The British parliament having passed an act, laying a duty of three-pence 

 par pound upon all teas imported into America, the colonies, considering 

 this as a grievance, deny the right of a British parliamentto tax them. 



Deputies from the several American colonies meet at Philadelphia, as the 

 first general congress, September 5. 



First petition of congress to the king, November. 



1775 April 19, the first action happens in America between the king's troops and 



the provincials at Lexington. 

 May 20, Articles of confederation and perpetual union between the American 



provinces. 

 June 17, A bloody action at Bunker's Hill, between the royal troops and the 



Americans. 



1776 March 17, The town of Boston evacuated by the king's troops. 



The congress declare the American colonies free and independent states, 



July 4. 

 Torture abolished in Poland. 



1777 General Howe takes possession of Philadelphia. 



Lieutenant-general Burgoyne is obliged to surrender his army, at Saratoga, 

 in Canada, by convention, to the American army, under the command of 

 the generals, Gates and Arnold, Oct. 17, 



1778 A treaty of alliance concluded at Paris between the French king and the 



thirteen united American colonies, in which their independence is ac- 

 knowledged by the court of France, February 6. 



The remains of the earl of Chatham interred at the public expence in West- 

 minster Abbey, June 9, in consequence of a vote of parliament. 



Philadelphia evacuated by the king's troops, June 18. 

 ^780 Torture in courts of justice abolished in France. 



The inquisition abolished in the duke of Modena'd dominions. 



Charleston, South Carolina, surrenders to sir Henry Clinton, May 4. 



Pensacola, and the whole province of [West Florida, surrender to the arms of 

 the king of Spain, May 9, 



The pretended Protestant Association, to the number Of 50,000 go up to the 

 House of Commons, with their petition for the repeal of an act passed in 

 favour of the Papists, June 2. 



