138.  To Sir Horace Mann, July 16.-War commenced.  Captain Howe’s attack on the French Squadron.  Chapel at the Vine.-259

139.  To Richard Bentley, Esq.  July 17.-Attack on the French squadron.  State of parties in Ireland.  Domestic news.  Lord Bath’s verses on Strawberry Hill.  Wanstead House.  Marquis de St. Simon.-260

140.  To George Montagu, Esq.  July 17.-Farming.  Lord Bath’s ballad.-263

141.  To the same, July 26.-Charles Townshend’s marriage.-263

142.  To Richard Bentley, Esq.  Aug. 4.-St. Swithin.  Capture of Beau S`ejoure.  Marquis de St. Simon’s translation of the “Tale of a Tub.”  Intimacy with Garrick.-264

143.  To the same, Aug. 15.-Compliments him on his drawings.  P`er`efixe’s “Henry the Fourth.”  Dinner at Garrick’s.  Flattery.-266

144.  To Sir Horace Mann, Aug. 21.-West India expeditions.  Character of General Braddock.  Story of Fanny Braddock.  Hessian treaty.-268

145.  To the same, Aug. 28.-Defeat and death of General Braddock.  Anecdotes of him.-270

146.  To Richard Bentley, Esq.  Aug. 28.-General Braddock’s defeat and death.  Quarrel between Lords Lincoln and Anson.  Visit to Harwich.  Orford Castle.  Sudborn.  Secretary Naunton’s house.  Ipswich and its church.-271

147.  To the Rev. Henry Etough, Sept. 10.-273

148.  To Richard Bentley, Esq.  Sept. 18.-Jaunt to Winchester.  Its cathedral.  Bevismount.  Netley Abbey.  Capture of Governor Lyttelton.  Gray’s “Bard".-273

149.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 23.-Irish politics.  Russian and Hessian treaties.-275

150.  To Sir Horace Mann, Sept. 29.-M.  Seychelles.  French finances.  Opposition to the Russian and Hessian treaties.  Ministerial bickerings and changes.  Tranquillity of Ireland.- 277

151.  To John Chute, Esq.  Sept. 29.-Opposition in Parliament to the Russian and Hessian treaties [N.).-279

152.  To Richard Bentley, Esq.  Sept. 30.-Political sermon.  Mr. Legge’s opposition to the Hessian treaty.  Subsidy.  Pacification of Ireland.  Ministerial changes.-280

153.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Oct. 7.-On the death of Miss Montagu.-281

154.  To Richard Bentley, Esq.  Oct. 19.-On the fears of invasion.  Mr. Fox’s ministry.  Follies of the Opera.  Impertinences of the Mingotti.-281

155.  To John Chute, Esq.  Oct. 20.-Expectations of an invasion.  Parliamentary politics.  Subsidiary treaties [N.].-284

156.  To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 27.-Preparations against invasion .-285

157.  To Richard Bentley, Esq.  Oct. 31.-Defeat of’ the French in America by General Johnson.  Lord Chesterfield at Bath.  Suicide of Sir John Bland.  Longevity of Beau Nash and Cibber.-286

158.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Nov. 8.-Progress of planting.-287

159.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Nov. 15.-Debates in Parliament on the treaties.  Single-speech Hamilton.  Pitt’s speech.-289