CHAPTER XIV.

The French enter the Prussian Dominions, where they commit
great Disorders..... Reflections on the Misconduct of the
Allied Army..... Russian Fleet blocks up the Prussian Ports
in the Baltic..... Russians take Memel..... Declaration of
the King of Prussia on that occasion..... Army of the Empire
raised with Difficulty..... The Austrians take Gabel.....
and destroy Zittau..... The Prince of Prussia leaves the
Army..... Communication between England and Ostend broke
off..... Gueldres capitulates..... Skirmishes between the
Prussians and Austrians..... and between the Prussians and
Russians..... Mareschal Lehwald attacks the Russians in their
Intrenchments near Norkitten..... Hasty Retreat of the
Russians out of Prussia..... French and Imperialists take
Gotha..... Action between the Prussians and Austrians near
Goerlitz..... The French oblige Prince Ferdinand to
retire..... Berlin laid under Contribution by the Austrians;
and Leipsic subjected to military Execution by the
Prussians..... Battle of Rosbach..... The Austrians take
Schweidnitz; and defeat the Prince of Bevern near
Breslau..... Mareschal Keith lays Bohemia under
Contribution..... King of Prussia defeats the Austrians at
Lissa; retakes Breslau and Schweidnitz, and becomes Master
of all Silesia..... Hostilities of the Swedes in
Pomerania..... Mareschal Lehwald forces the Swedes to
retire...... Memorial presented to the Dutch by Colonel
Yorke, relative to Ostend and Nieuport..... King of
Prussia’s Letter to the King of Great Britain..... His
Britannic Majesty’s Declaration..... Disputes concerning the
Convention of Closter-Seven..... Progress of the Hanoverian
Army..... Death of the Queen of Poland..... Transactions at
Sea..... Fate of Captain Death..... Session opened.....
Supplies granted..... Funds for raising the Supplies.....
Messages from the King to the House of Commons..... Second
Treaty with the King of Prussia..... Bill for fortifying
Milford Haven..... Regulations with respect to Corn.....
Bills for the Encouragement of Seamen, and for explaining
the Militia Act..... Act for repairing London Bridge..... Act
for ascertaining the Qualification of voting..... Bill for
more effectually manning the Navy..... Amendments in the
Habeas-Corpus Act..... Scheme in Favour of the Foundling
Hospital..... Proceedings relative to the African
Company..... Session closed..... Vigorous Preparations for
War..... Death of the Princess Caroline..... Sea Engagement
off Cape Francois..... Remarkable success of Captain
Forest..... French evacuate Embden..... Success of Admiral
Osborne..... French Fleet driven ashore in Basque Road.....
Admiral Broderick’s Ship burnt at Sea..... Descent at
Cancalle-Bay..... Expedition against Cherbourg...... Descent
at St. Maloes..... English defeated at St. Cas..... Captures
from the Enemy..... Clamours of the Dutch Merchants on
Account of the Capture of their Ships..... Their famous
Petition to the States-general