INDEX.
- Abercromby, General, Death of, [483].
- Acre, St. Jean d', Siege of, [471].
- Addington, Prime Minister, [479];
- Pitt's opposition to, [494];
- resigns, [495];
- becomes Viscount Sidmouth, [500].
- Addison, Joseph, [15], [38];
- as a writer, [148].
- Additional Force Bill, [496];
- repealed, [518].
- Aix-la-Chapelle, Peace of, [114].
- Albemarle, Earl of, [47].
- Alexandria, Battle of, [483].
- Algiers, Dey of, Strange treaty with, [444].
- Alien Bill, The, [411].
- "All the Talents" ministry, [516], [531].
- America, War with the colonies in:
- Washington commands American forces, [218];
- Bunker's Hill, [219];
- condition of the American Army, [222], [230], [231], [235], [247];
- Boston surrenders to Washington, [222], [223];
- attack on Charleston, [224], [225];
- Washington retreats from Long Island, [230];
- Cornwallis in pursuit, [230], [231];
- supineness of British generals, desperate state of Washington, his victory at Trenton, [235];
- battle of the Brandywine, Washington defeated at Germantown, his camp at Valley Forge, [238];
- Burgoyne defeats St. Clair, [240];
- battle of Bemus's Heights, [242];
- Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, [244];
- conditions of surrender violated, [248];
- failure of Lafayette's expedition to Canada, [255];
- capture of Charleston, [273];
- the war in Carolina, [274], [275];
- French succours, [275];
- Arnold's treachery, [276];
- execution of Major André, [278];
- Tarleton's defeat in North Carolina, Cornwallis defeats Greene at Guildford, [280];
- surrender of Cornwallis at York Town, [283];
- British nation tired of the war, [286], [287];
- overtures for peace, [291], [296];
- peace signed, [297], [298];
- Independence of United States acknowledged, [298].
- American colonies, condition and trade, [183];
- taxation, [184];
- congress at New York to consider Stamp Act, [185];
- riots in Boston, [187], [200], [201];
- Massachusetts' petition, [194], [195];
- dismissed, [211];
- tea duties, [201], [202], [208];
- destruction of tea at Boston, [210];
- "minute men" enrolled, [214];
- preparing for war, [217];
- declaration of Independence, [226], [227];
- articles of Confederation, Franklin's success in Paris, [232];
- financial difficulties, [236];
- France aids with a fleet, [256].
- See America, War with.
- American incendiaries in England, [233].
- Amiens, Treaty of, [485].
- André, Major, [277];
- execution of, [278].
- Anne, Queen, her liking for the Pretender, [8], [10], [16], [19];
- treaty of Utrecht, [10];
- dislikes Electress Sophia and her son, [12], [16];
- proposed visit of Elector of Hanover and Pretender to England, [16], [17];
- letters to Elector and Electress of Hanover, proclamation against Pretender, [19];
- her last council, [29];
- death, [23].
- Architecture of the 18th century, [157]-[160].
- Argyll, Duke of, [29];
- at Sheriffmuir, [30];
- disperses Pretender's army, [31].
- Armed neutrality league, [272].
- Army Commissariat, State of, [562].
- Army, Commissions in, Traffic in sale of, [571];
- Bill to prevent, [572].
- Army, Improvement of, Windham's Bills for, [518], [519];
- numerical strength, [531].
- Army of England at Boulogne, [490], [498].
- Arnold, General, expedition to Canada, [220];
- his treachery, [276], [277];
- ravages American towns, [279].
- Arts and Manufactures, Society of, [166].
- Aspern, Buonaparte defeated at, [589].
- Assaye, Battle of, [491].
- Astronomers of [18]th century, [152], [153].
- Atterbury's plot, [49],[50];
- death, [60].
- Austerlitz, Battle of, [506].
- Austria participates in first partition of Poland, [207];
- campaign against the Turks, [350], [354];
- France declares war against, [400];
- Austrian successes on the Rhine, [444];
- peace with France, [459];
- Buonaparte drives from Italy, [506];
- prepares for war with France, [586], [587];
- defeats Buonaparte at Aspern, [589];
- is defeated at Wagram, [590], [591];
- treaty of Schönbrunn, [591].
- Baird, Sir David, in Spain, [563].
- Bastille, Storming of the, [364].
- Beckford, Alderman, [178], [200].
- Bemus's Heights, Battle of, [242].
- Berlin decrees, The, [527], [546], [547].
- Bhurtpore, Siege of fortress of, [513], [514].
- Black Friday in London, [102].
- Bolingbroke, Viscount, dealings with the Pretender, [8], [12], [14], [16], [18], [19];
- becomes Prime Minister, [20];
- attainted of treason, [27];
- pardoned, [50];
- estates restored, [52];
- retires to France, [65];
- as writer, [148].
- Boroughs, Rotten, purchase of, [192];
- motions in Parliament for reform of, [391].
- Boston Riots, [187], [200];
- Boston Port Act, [211].
- Boulogne, Army of England at, [490], [498];
- attempt on French fleet at, [496].
- Braddock, General, in America, [119].
- Brandywine, Battle of the, [238].
- Bread Riots, [191], [478].
- Brest fleet, [458];
- attempt to destroy, [584].
- Breton, Cape, ceded to Britain, [174].
- Bribery and corruption in Parliament, under Walpole, [62];
- under Pelham, [112].
- British Museum founded, [116].
- Brittany, Rising of Royalists in, [445]-[447].
- Brunswick, Prince Ferdinand of, [131];
- success at Minden, [138];
- defeat at Cassel, [170].
- Buenos Ayres, Whitelocke's fiasco, [522], [535].
- Bunker's Hill, Battle of, [219].
- Buonaparte, Jerome, [546].
- Buonaparte, Joseph, King of Naples, [524];
- of Spain, [553], [554].
- Buonaparte, Louis, King of Holland, [524].
- Buonaparte, Lucien, [553].
- Buonaparte, Napoleon, [422];
- at Toulon, [423];
- suppresses insurrection in Paris, [448];
- in Italy [450], [453];
- against Austria, [451], [453];
- at Arcole, [454];
- contemplates invading England, [464];
- defeats Mamelukes at Cairo, [467];
- captures Joppa, defeats Turks at Alexandria, [471];
- becomes first consul, [472];
- Marengo, [476];
- defeats Austrians in Italy, [477];
- president of Cisalpine Republic, [484];
- his plans of conquest, [485];
- attitude towards Britain, [485], [487];
- seizes Hanover, [489];
- the army of England, [490], [498];
- the Georges conspiracy, [496]-[7];
- kidnaps Duke d'Enghien, [498];
- coronation, [499];
- invades Germany, [504];
- Austrians capitulate at Ulm, [505];
- cedes Hanover to Prussia, [507];
- alleged plan to assassinate, [516];
- provides thrones for brothers, sisters, and generals, [524];
- Auerstadt and Jena, [526];
- the Berlin decrees, [527];
- attempts to dupe Kosciusko, [529];
- in collision with the Russians, [530];
- intrigues with Turkey, [536];
- designs on Danish fleet, [539];
- continental campaign, [542]-[545];
- repulse at Eylau, [543];
- treaty of Tilsit, spoliation of Prussia, [544], [545];
- designs on Spain and Portugal, excludes British trade from the Continent, [546], [547];
- subjugates Portugal, [547], [548];
- Italy, Papal territories, [549];
- Spain, [550];
- prepares for a new campaign in Spain, [565];
- plottings against, in Germany, [565], [566];
- proposes to divorce Josephine, [566];
- captures Madrid, [567];
- projects with regard to Spain, [573];
- war with Austria, [587];
- captures Vienna, [588];
- defeated at Aspern, [589];
- defeats Austria at Wagram, [590], [591];
- treaty of Schönbrunn, [590];
- crushes Tyrolese rebellion, [591], [593];
- betrays the Poles, [593];
- and the Italians, deposes Pope Pius VII., [594];
- anxiety concerning Spain, [600].
- Burdett, Sir Francis, Motion for Parliamentary reform, [572];
- on reporting parliamentary proceedings, [595];
- riots in Piccadilly, [596], [597];
- is committed to the Tower, [597];
- release of, [599].
- Burgoyne at Ticonderoga, [240];
- Bemus's Heights, [242];
- surrenders, [244].
- Burke, Edmund, [188];
- defends East India Company, [207];
- on the American colonies, [215];
- relief of Ireland, [252];
- economic reforms, [262], [264];
- impeachment of Hastings, [338], [342];
- on the slave trade, [340];
- on Regency Bill, [345]-[6];
- denounces French Revolution, [370], [371];
- breach with Fox, [379];
- on French Revolution, [410];
- supports Alien Bill, [411], and French war, [412], [426];
- replies to Fox, [417].
- Busaco, Battle of, [604].
- Bute, Lord, [168], [169];
- Prime Minister, [171];
- his unpopularity, [178];
- resigns, [179].
- Byng, Admiral Sir George, destroys Spanish fleet, [41];
- Admiral John at Minorca, [122];
- tried, [124];
- shot, [126].
- Byron, Admiral, [257], [260].
- Cairo, Capture of, [467];
- massacre at, [468].
- Calabria, Defence of, by Sir John Stuart, [520];
- battle of Maida, [521].
- Camperdown, Battle of, [458].
- Canada, British expedition against, [132];
- storming of Quebec, [134], [135];
- ceded to Britain, [174];
- American expeditions against, [220], [255];
- divided into two provinces (Canada Bill), [378].
- Canning, [440];
- duel with Castlereagh, [594];
- Foreign Secretary, [534];
- resigns, [583].
- Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town captured, [445];
- Dutch attempt to recover, [451];
- expedition to, [521].
- Caroline Matilda, Princess, [206].
- Caroline, Princess of Brunswick, [442].
- Caroline, Queen, character, [57], [58];
- illness and death, [68].
- Carthagena, Vernon's failure at, [75].
- Castlereagh, Lord, [474], [503], [534], [572];
- quarrel and duel with Canning, [594].
- Catalonia, its defence by O'Donnell, [602].
- Catholic emancipation, [478], [479].
- Catholic Relief Bill produces riots in Scotland, [254].
- Catholics, Measures for relief of, [532], [533];
- fresh restrictions on, [535].
- Charles XII. of Sweden, [34];
- threatens to support Pretender, [36];
- death, [42].
- Charlotte, Queen of George III., character of, [169].
- Chatham, Earl of, forms great Northern Alliance, [190];
- speech on Wilkes and the American war, [198];
- on influence of favourites, [199];
- condemns treatment of American colonies, [214];
- his Bill of Pacification, [214], [215];
- protest against American war, [234], [246], [249];
- his last speech, [251];
- death, [252].
- China, Lord Macartney's mission to, [395].
- Church, The, after the Revolution of [168]8, [141].
- Cider tax, [178].
- Cintra, Convention of, [561].
- Cisalpine republic, Buonaparte president of, [484].
- Clarkson, Thomas, and slave trade, [380].
- Clinton, Sir Henry, at Rhode Island, [232];
- commands forces in America, [250];
- captures Charleston, [273].
- Clive, Lord, his exploits in India, [128], [129], [176], [316];
- his policy, [318];
- reforms, [319];
- death of, [323].
- Cochrane, Lord, his naval deeds, [523].
- Coimbra, Wellington's retreat from, [604], [605].
- Collingwood, Lord, blockades French and Spanish fleets, [510];
- his last exploit, death of, [584].
- Colonies, British, Buonaparte's expedition of inquiry to, [485].
- Colonies, Growth of English, in 18th century, [164], [165].
- Commerce, British, Buonaparte's embargo on, [528].
- Commerce, State of, in 18th century, [164].
- Commercial crisis in England, [416], [417].
- Commercial distress in Ireland, [311], [312].
- Comprehension Bill, [142].
- Coote, Sir Eyre, his exploits in India, [136], [178], [330], [331].
- Copenhagen, Bombardment of, [480], [481];
- destruction of Danish fleet at, [539]-[542].
- Copper manufactures, [167].
- Cornwallis, Lord, in pursuit of Washington, [231], [232], [236];
- enters Philadelphia, [238];
- arrives at York Town, [280];
- surrounded by American forces, [281], [282];
- Siege of York Town, [282];
- surrender, [283];
- ends war in India, [394];
- Governor-General of India, death of, [514].
- Corresponding Society, [391], [394], [439].
- Corruption in the spending departments of Government, [531];
- and peculation in the army and navy, [571], [572], [577], [578].
- Crown influence, Dunning's motion on, [264].
- Culloden, Battle of, [106], [107].
- Cumberland, Duke of, operations against Young Pretender, [99], [104];
- Battle of Culloden, [106], [107];
- licentious life, [205].
- Curaçoa, Capture of, by British, [539].
- Dardanelles, Expedition to fails, [537], [538].
- Declaration of Rights, [226].
- Declaratory Act, [189].
- Dettingen, Battle of, [84].
- Domingo, St., Negro insurrection in, [375];
- massacre of French Royalists in, [431].
- Dominica, Capture of, by British, [170];
- retaken by the French, [258].
- Dramatists of 18th century, [151], [152].
- Duckworth, Sir John, naval engagement off St. Domingo, [522];
- at Constantinople, [537], [538].
- Duncan, Admiral, at Camperdown, [458].
- East India Company's affairs in Parliament, [207], [302]-[304];
- charter renewed, [416].
- Economic reforms, Agitation for, [262]-[264], [290], [291].
- Egypt, Departure of French fleet for, [465];
- capture of Alexandria, [466];
- capitulation of French in, [483];
- fruitless British expedition to, [538].
- Elliot, General, defends Gibraltar, [294].
- Emmett, Robert, rebellion, execution, [490].
- Enghien, Duke d', murder of, [498].
- Erskine on Catholic emancipation, [534].
- Eugene, Prince, [2], [6], [13].
- Excise duties, [62], [63], [315].
- Falkland Islands, [202], [203].
- Family compact, The, [171].
- Finisterre, Cape, naval battle off, [509].
- Fitzgerald, Lord, and the Irish Rebellion, [460], [462];
- arrest and death of, [463].
- Fitzherbert, Mrs., [338], [346], [441].
- Flanders, Campaign in, [90], [111], [112];
- treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, [114].
- Fleet marriages, [115].
- Flood's agitation, [290], [371].
- Fontainebleau, Peace of, [175];
- treaty of, [547].
- Fontenoy, Battle of, [90], [91].
- Fortification of Plymouth and Portsmouth, Bill for, [314].
- 'Forty-five, The Rebellion of, [92];
- end of rebellion, [107];
- trials of the rebels, [109].
- Fox, Charles James, censures on American war, [222];
- attacks Lord North's ministry, [261], [286];
- Secretary of State, [288];
- coalition with Lord North, [299];
- his India Bill, [302];
- Westminster election, [308];
- as friend of Prince of Wales, [336];
- impeachment of Hastings, [336]-[342];
- the Regency, [344];
- applauds the French Revolution, [370], [410];
- breach with Burke, [379], [380];
- bills on law of libel, [382];
- relief of Nonconformists, [392], [393];
- condemns French war, [412];
- his efforts for peace, [415], [417];
- scheme for Buonaparte's assassination confided to, [516];
- death, [530].
- Fox, Henry, [119], [120].
- France threatens Hanover, [74];
- defeated at Dettingen, [84];
- declares war against England, [87];
- disasters in Italy, [112];
- disputes with England about Nova Scotia, [114]-[119], [127];
- captures Minorca, [122];
- favours rebellion of American colonies, [232], [236];
- treaty with America, [250];
- declares war against England, [255];
- sends a fleet to aid Americans, [256];
- attempt to invade England, [260];
- peace signed, [299];
- commercial treaty with, [315];
- at war with Austria, [400].
- See Buonaparte, and French Revolution.
- Francis, Philip, his intrigues against Hastings, [326];
- denounces the war against Tippoo Sahib, [376].
- Franking, Privilege of limited, [308].
- Franklin, Benjamin, [184];
- purloins Whately's letters, [208], [210], [211];
- successful negotiations in Paris, [232];
- conducts peace negotiations with Britain, [296]-[298].
- Frederick, Prince of Wales, marriage of, [67];
- birth of his son, afterwards George III., [68];
- death of, [115].
- Frederick the Great, schemes of conquest, [73];
- continental confederation against, the seven years' war, [124], [176];
- Battle of Rosbach, [128];
- alliance with Russia, [172].
- Freedom of Press, Attempt to crush, [426].
- Friends of the People, Society of, [391], [393].
- French fleet at Boulogne, Attempt on, [496].
- French possessions in North America, capture of, [134]-[136], [138], [139].
- French Revolution, The, [356], [360];
- storming of the Bastille, [364];
- famine and bankruptcy, [366];
- decrees against emigrants, [387];
- war against Austria, [400];
- insurrection in Paris, [402];
- massacre of Swiss guards, [403];
- establishment of Republic, [404];
- abolition of royalty, [408];
- Louis tried and condemned to death, [409], [410];
- war with Britain and Holland, [412], [418], [421];
- reign of terror, [423];
- sanguinary horrors, [436];
- insurrection in Paris suppressed by Buonaparte, [448];
- Directory's campaign against Austria, defeats in Germany, [451].
- See Louis XVI. and Buonaparte.
- French troops in Ireland, [463], [464];
- in Wales, [458].
- Gage, General, in America, [211], [212].
- Gale, Jones, and freedom of the Press, [595].
- Gates, General, captures Burgoyne's army, [242], [244];
- intrigues against Washington, [248], [255].
- George I., Accession of, [24];
- arrives in England, coronation, first parliament, [26];
- seeks new continental alliances, [34];
- disputes with Sweden and Russia, [34], [35];
- triple alliance between England, France, and Holland, [36];
- new Jacobite conspiracy, [36];
- complications with foreign powers, [53];
- death, [57].
- George II., Accession of, character of, [57];
- feud between and his son, [67];
- the Commons and the defence of Hanover, [76];
- Parliament and the Spanish war, [78];
- Walpole's farewell interview with, [79];
- resists inquiry into Walpole's administration, [81];
- Parliament and payment of Hanoverian troops, [82];
- at the Battle of Dettingen, [84];
- prepares to meet Young Pretender, [99];
- end of the 'Forty-five, [107];
- treaty with Spain, [114];
- flourishing state of commerce, [114], [115];
- death of Frederick, Prince of Wales, [115];
- subsidies for defence of Hanover, [119], [124], [128];
- brings Hanoverian troops to England, [120];
- fresh continental alliances, [123];
- death of, [140].
- George III., Accession of, [168];
- marriage, coronation, [169];
- illness, [185];
- Regency Bill, [186];
- prosecution of American war, [233];
- his dislike of Chatham, [250], [251];
- No Popery rioters, [270];
- end of Lord North's ministry, [287];
- extravagance of Prince of Wales, [301], [337], [338];
- letter to Lord Temple on India Bills, dismisses Coalition ministry, [303];
- attack of insanity, [343];
- debate on appointment of Regent, [343]-[347];
- recovery, [348];
- national thanksgiving, [348], [349];
- his opinion of French Revolution, [371];
- debate on foreign affairs, [388]-[390];
- marriage of Duke of York, allowance to Prince of Wales, [390];
- France declares war, [412];
- war spirit in England, [415];
- French proposals for peace, [416];
- successes against the French in the East and West Indies, [422];
- subsidising continental powers, [426];
- mismanagement of the war, [432];
- reforms in the army, profligacy of the King's sons, [441];
- disasters to the troops in Holland, [443];
- the King shot at, [448];
- measures for relief of Catholics in Ireland, [461];
- alliance with Russia against France, [468];
- receives letters from Buonaparte, [474], [499];
- union of Great Britain and Ireland, [474], [476];
- Pitt's proposals for Catholic emancipation, [478];
- illness and recovery, Addington Prime Minister, [479];
- negotiations for Pitt's return to power, war declared against France and Holland, [488];
- Buonaparte seizes Hanover, [489];
- rebellion in Ireland, [490];
- the King's illness, weakness of Addington's ministry, Pitt offers to form an administration, the defence of the kingdom, [494];
- Addington resigns, [495];
- Additional Force Bill, war with Spain, [496];
- "All the talents" ministry, [516], [531];
- negotiations for peace with France, [518];
- abolition of slave trade, [532];
- opposes Catholic relief measures, Grenville ministry dismissed, [533];
- Duke of Portland's cabinet, [534];
- Irish Coercion Bills, [535];
- the Czar and Buonaparte
- propose peace, [566];
- Burdett riots, [596]-[598];
- petitions for parliamentary reform, [598];
- the King's insanity, [607].
- Georges conspiracy, The, [496], [497].
- Germany, death of Emperor Charles VII., [90];
- Prince of Tuscany elected emperor, [91];
- Buonaparte invades, [504];
- spirit of revolt against Buonaparte in, [589], [590].
- Gibraltar, Possession of, confirmed to England, [14];
- Spain attempts to capture, [55], [259];
- question of cession of, [59];
- Rodney relieves, [271];
- attack on, [279];
- General Elliot's defence of, [294].
- Gin Act, The, [66], [83].
- Godolphin, Earl of, death and character, [9].
- Gordon, Lord George, and Catholic Relief Bill, [254];
- riots, [266]-[271].
- Grafton, Duke of, [190], [195], [196], [198].
- Grattan, motions for legislative independence of Ireland, [288]-[290];
- for reform in Irish Parliament, [372], [474], [475].
- Granville ministry carries Abolition of Slave Trade, [532];
- fails with Catholic Relief Bill, [533];
- resignation, [534].
- Guadeloupe captured by the British, [607].
- Gustavus of Sweden invades Russia, [351], [352];
- assassination of, [396].
- Habeas Corpus Act suspended, [50], [429].
- Hanover, Electoral Prince of, [16], [18].
- Hanover, Treaty of, [54];
- sums voted for protection of, [119], [124], [128];
- seized by Buonaparte, [489];
- ceded to Prussia, [507].
- Hardy, Admiral, opposes French and Spanish fleets, [259], [260].
- Hastings, Warren, [315];
- Governor-General of India, [322];
- his administration in India, [323];
- Rohilla war, [325];
- execution of Nuncomar; Lord North determines to remove, [327];
- his spirited policy, [328];
- war with the Mahrattas, [328], [329];
- Cheyte Sing, [334];
- the Begums, [334];
- recalled to England, popularity, [335];
- impeachment, [336], [338];
- trial of, [342].
- Havana, Capture of, [174].
- Hawke, Sir Edward, in Quiberon Bay, [136].
- Heligoland, Capture of, by British, [542].
- Highland regiments raised, [124].
- Hofer, Andrew, governor of the Tyrol, [591];
- betrayal and death of, [593].
- Hohenlinden, Battle of, [478].
- Holland, War declared against, [278];
- Britain captures settlements in East and West Indies, [284];
- invaded by France, [418];
- battles at Neerwinden and Famars, [418], [419];
- becomes a Republic under French protection, colonies seized by Britain, [443].
- Hood, Lord, at Toulon, [422];
- at Corsica, [431].
- Hood, Sir Samuel, naval exploits, [523].
- Horne Tooke and Prince of Wales, [346];
- trial of, [439].
- Howe, Admiral, in America, [227], [228];
- receives a deputation from Congress, [231];
- chases D'Estaing's fleet, [256], [257];
- attacks French and Spanish fleets at Gibraltar, [295];
- naval victory, "glorious First of June," [430].
- Howe, General, at Bunker's Hill, [219];
- evacuates Boston, [223];
- at Staten Island, [228].
- Hyder Ali, [320], [330];
- defeated by Sir Eyre Coote, [331];
- death of, [332].
- Imperial Parliament, The first, [478].
- Income tax, The, [468].
- Independence, Declaration of American, [226], [227].
- India, Dutch defeated in, [177];
- fighting with French in the Carnatic, [177], [178];
- destruction of French power in, [178];
- abuses in, Parliamentary inquiry, [207];
- narrative of affairs in, [316];
- Bengal, Orissa, and Bahar granted to East India Company, [318];
- Clive's reforms, [319];
- rise of Hyder Ali, [320];
- inquiry into Company's affairs, [322];
- famine in Bengal, [322], [323];
- Lord North's Regulating Acts, administration of Warren Hastings, [323];
- Rohilla war, [325];
- Mahratta war, [328], [329];
- Sir Eyre Coote defeats Hyder Ali, capture of Dutch possessions, Tippoo Sahib, [331], [332];
- death of Hyder Ali, [332];
- Hastings recalled to England, [335];
- war with Tippoo Sahib, [375];
- Lord Cornwallis ends the war, [394], [395];
- the Company's charter renewed, [416];
- Pondicherry taken from the French, [422];
- Mahratta war, [491]-[494];
- Sir Arthur Wellesley, battle of Assaye, [491];
- successes of General Lake, [491], [513];
- Battle of Laswaree, chase of Argaum, [493];
- fresh acquisitions of territory, [494];
- Lord Lake ends Mahratta war, [513], [515].
- See Hastings, Warren.
- India Bill, Fox's, [302], [303];
- Pitt's, [304].
- Indies; East, British empire in, [166].
- Ionian Islands, [583].
- Ireland, Burke's measures for relief of, [252];
- commercial distress in, [259];
- Lord North's scheme for relief of, [262];
- Grattan's motions for legislative independence of, [288], [290];
- Flood's agitation, [290], [371];
- Flood's Reform Bill, [310];
- Pitt's proposals for relief of commercial distress, [311], [312];
- Grattan's motions for Reform, [372];
- insurrection in, [463], [464];
- union with Great Britain, [468], [474]-[476];
- first United Parliament, [478];
- rebellion in, execution of Emmett, [490].
- Ireland, Woollen manufactures in, [167].
- Irish House of Commons, [311];
- restrictions on Irish trade, [311], [312];
- sympathy with French Revolution, [460];
- intrigues with France, [462];
- corruption of the Parliament, [461], [475];
- Black and Red lists, [475].
- Iron, Manufactures of, [167].
- Italian music, Taste for in England, [155].
- Italy, British expedition to, and successes, [583];
- Austria attempts to drive French from, [469];
- Buonaparte's annexations in, [486].
- James VIII. proclaimed at Edinburgh, [95].
- Jena, Battle of, [526].
- Jersey, French attempt on, [278].
- Jervis, Sir John, at Cape St. Vincent, [458].
- Jews, Act for naturalisation of, [115].
- Junius, Letters of, [195], [197], [203].
- Kempenfeldt, Admiral, captures French merchantmen, [285].
- Keppel, Admiral, naval battle off Ushant, [255];
- court-martial on, [258].
- Kosciusko, defence of Poland, [398];
- successes against Russia, [438];
- Buonaparte tries to dupe, [529].
- Lafayette and French Revolution, [358], [366].
- Lake, Lord, in India, [491]-[493];
- campaign against the Mahrattas, [513], [515].
- La Roche-Jacquelein, [424].
- Laswaree, Battle of, [493].
- Lexington, Skirmish at, [217].
- Libel, Law of, Fox's Bills on, [382].
- Literary notabilities of 18th century, [142].
- Loans to foreign powers prohibited, [60].
- Lorraine, Acquisition of, by France, [66].
- Louis XVI. and threatened revolution, [357]-[361];
- assembles troops, [362];
- dismisses Necker, [363];
- revolution in Paris, [363], [364];
- receives a deputation from the people, [368];
- flight of, [386];
- tried, [408];
- executed, [410].
- Lovat, Lord, [98], [107];
- execution, [109].
- Lucia, St., Capture of by British, [258].
- Lunéville, Treaty of, [478].
- Lyons, Bombardment of, [423].
- Macclesfield, Earl of, impeachment of, [52].
- Macdonald, Flora, [108].
- Magistracy Bill, The, [391].
- Mahratta war, [491]-[494], [514], [515].
- Maida, Battle of, [521].
- Malta captured by French, [466];
- blockaded by Nelson, [468].
- Malt tax in Scotland, [52].
- Mansfield, Lord, [82], [117];
- his house destroyed by No Popery rioters, [268].
- Manufactures of 18th century, [166].
- Mar, Earl of, [20];
- raises the Highlands for Pretender, [28];
- defeat at Sheriffmuir, [30];
- attainted of treason, [32];
- death of, [60].
- Marengo, Battle of, [476], [477].
- Maria Theresa of Austria, [73], [74], [81];
- British troops and money in aid of, [83].
- Marie Antoinette, [359], [366], [369], [388];
- beheaded, [424].
- Marlborough, Duke of, corresponds with Elector of Hanover and the Pretender, [9], [22];
- reception by George I., [26].
- Marriages, Clandestine, [115], [116].
- Martinique, Capture by British, [174], [430].
- Masham, Lady, [14], [24].
- Massachusetts' petition, [194], [195];
- charter abolished, [211].
- Massena in Italy, [444];
- in Spain, [602], [603];
- defeated by Wellington at Busaco, [604];
- reaches Torres Vedras, [606].
- Mathematicians of 18th century, [153].
- Mauritius captured by the British, [607].
- Melville, Lord, [500];
- impeachment of, [503].
- Mercenaries, German, in American war, [222], [234].
- Merchandise, British, confiscated, [527].
- Metals, Working in, in 18th century, [167].
- Methodists, Rise of, [143].
- Metropolis and other towns, growth of, [167].
- Milan decree, Buonaparte's, [458].
- Militia remodelled, [124].
- Minden, Battle of, [138].
- Minorca, Capture of, [122], [284], [285], [465].
- "Minute Men," The, enrolled, [211].
- Mirabeau, [359], [362];
- death of, [386].
- Montcalm, General, [127];
- defence of Quebec, [134], [135];
- death of, [136].
- Moore, Sir John, in Egypt, [483];
- in Spain, [562], [563];
- obstructiveness of Spanish allies, [565];
- retreat to Corunna, [569];
- battle, death and burial of, [569], [570].
- Munitions of War, Exportation of prohibited, [412].
- Murat, King of Naples, [554];
- attempts to drive British from Sicily, [608].
- Music in England in 18th century, [154]-[157].
- Mutiny at Spithead, [455];
- at the Nore, [456], [458].
- Naples, Joseph Buonaparte King of, [524];
- Murat becomes king of, [554].
- National debt, Walpole's scheme for reduction of, [38];
- increase of, [450].
- Naval affairs, Commission of inquiry into, [500], [502].
- Navy, Improvement of, Bill for, [519];
- scheme for providing boys for the, [599].
- Necker, Louis XVI.'s minister, [358], [363], [366].
- Neerwinden, Battle of, [418].
- Nelson, Lord, in Corsica, [431];
- at Cape St. Vincent, [458];
- blockading Toulon, [465];
- blockading Malta, [468];
- Battle of the Nile, [467];
- at Copenhagen, [480], [481];
- attempt on Boulogne flotilla, [483];
- in chase of Villeneuve, [508];
- Battle of Trafalgar, [510], [511];
- last signal, [510];
- death, [511].
- Netherlands, War in the, [433]-[435].
- Newcastle, Duke of, [117], [118], [173].
- Newfoundland, French descent on, [451].
- Newgate destroyed by rioters, [268].
- Newspapers Taxed, [15].
- Nile, Battle of the, [467].
- Nootka Sound, [372], [373], [375].
- No Popery riots, [266]-[271].
- Nore, Mutiny at, [456], [458].
- Norris, Sir John, pursues Russian fleet, [44].
- North Briton, No. 45 of the, [179], [180].
- North, Lord, character, forms a ministry, [199];
- endeavours to conciliate American colonists, [200], [215], [250], [256];
- scheme for relief of Ireland, [262];
- Pitt censures, for conduct of American war, [286];
- resignation, [287].
- Northern Coalition, Failure of, [507].
- Nova Scotia, dispute with France concerning, [114];
- war breaks out, [118];
- war transferred to North America, [127], [134]-[136], [138], [139];
- ceded to Britain, [174].
- Novelists of early part of 18th century, [146], [147].
- O'Connor, an Irish revolutionary, [460];
- arrest and banishment of, [463].
- "Olive Branch" petition, The, [219].
- Orford, Earl of. See Walpole, Sir Robert.
- Orleans, Duke of, regent of France, his policy towards England, [28], [34];
- death of, [51].
- Ormonde, Duke of, succeeds Marlborough, [4];
- in office under Bolingbroke, [12], [20];
- flies to the Pretender, [27].
- Oxford, Earl of, favours the Pretender, [8];
- quarrels with Bolingbroke, [10], [18];
- intrigues with Elector of Hanover, [18];
- impeachment of, [27];
- acquitted, [39].
- Paine, Thomas, pamphlets, [226], [383], [392].
- Painters, Foreign, in 18th century, [160], [162];
- English, 18th century, [162].
- Painting, State of, in 18th century, [160].
- Palliser, Court-martial on, riots, [258].
- Palm of Nuremberg, Execution of, [525].
- Paoli, Corsican patriot, [431].
- Parker, Sir Hyde, [285];
- at Copenhagen, [480], [481];
- recalled from the Baltic, [482].
- Parliamentary elections, Bribery at, [535].
- Parliamentary proceedings, Reporting of, [111], [112], [203], [204], [595].
- Parliamentary reform, Pitt's motion for, [291];
- resolutions for, [300];
- Bill for, [312], [599];
- society for promoting, [391];
- petitions for, [416], [598].
- "Parthenopea, Respublica," The, [469].
- Patna, Massacre at, [316].
- Pelham, [88];
- death and character of, [116].
- Pension Bill, [60];
- revision of the list, [291].
- Perceval, Spencer, [534].
- Petersburg, Treaty of, [503].
- Philip, King of Spain, [8], [43];
- death of, [111].
- Pitt, William, [67], [86], [110];
- protests against foreign subsidies, [119], [120];
- Secretary of State, [123];
- useless expeditions against France, [130];
- determines on conquest of Canada, [132], [133];
- Bute intrigues against, [169];
- his Spanish policy, resigns, [171];
- condemns peace of Fontainebleau, [175];
- opposition to Bute, [178];
- speech on taxing the colonies, [188];
- becomes Earl of Chatham, [190].
- See Chatham, Earl of.
- Pitt, William, on American war, [286];
- Parliamentary reform, [291], [300];
- India Bill, [304];
- Prime Minister, [303], [305];
- relief of Irish distress, [311];
- Bill for Parliamentary reform, administrative reforms, [312];
- sinking fund, [314];
- Excise Bill, [315];
- on impeachment of Hastings, [336], [339];
- Prince of Wales's debts, [337];
- slave trade, [340];
- the King's insanity, [343];
- Regency Bill, [344]-[347];
- his opinion of French Revolution, [371];
- his budget and new taxes, [376];
- subsidies to Continental powers, [426];
- antagonism to reform, [428];
- and reformers, [429];
- his budgets, [450], [454];
- suspends cash payments, [454];
- measures for relief of Catholics in Ireland, [461];
- resigns on question of Catholic emancipation, [479];
- forms a Tory ministry, [496];
- Additional Force Bill, [496];
- his failing health, [500];
- the attack on Melville, [502];
- forms a coalition against Buonaparte, [503];
- illness and death of, character, [515].
- Pius VII. at Buonaparte's coronation, [499];
- is a prisoner, [549];
- deposed, [594].
- Poets of the 18th century, [151], [152].
- Poland, Condition of, [206];
- first partition, [207];
- Russian aggressions, [396]-[399];
- second partition of, [419];
- final struggles, [438].
- Political meetings prohibited, [449].
- Popham, Sir Home, at Cape of Good Hope and Buenos Ayres, [521], [522].
- Popery scare in London, [99].
- Porteous riots, [66].
- Portland, Duke of, his ministry, [300], [534];
- death of, [595].
- Portobello, Capture of, [72].
- Portugal, Buonaparte's designs on, [546], [547];
- invasion of, [547];
- insurrection against the French, [557], [558];
- receives aid from Britain, [558].
- Pottery of 18th century, [167].
- Pragmatic Sanction, Repudiation of, [73].
- Press, The, activity of, tax on, [15];
- restrictions on freedom of, [111];
- proclamation against seditious publications, [392];
- Buonaparte complains of tone of the British, [486];
- freedom of the, [595].
- Pressburg, Treaty of, [506].
- Prestonpans, Battle of, [30], [96].
- Pretender, The Old, [8];
- Marlborough's advice to, [9];
- debates in Parliament on, [11], [16];
- refuses to change his religion, [14];
- his friends in England, [16], [17];
- sails for Scotland, [28];
- the Highlands declare for him, [29];
- disasters, returns to France, [32];
- fresh scheme of invasion, [36], [50];
- birth of a son, [49];
- activity of agents, [54].
- Pretender, The Young, [87], [92];
- lands in Scotland, [92];
- Edinburgh surprised, [95];
- battle of Prestonpans, [96];
- marches into England, [99], [100];
- captures Carlisle, [100];
- alarm in London, [102];
- besieges Stirling Castle, [103];
- victorious at Falkirk, [104];
- defeated at Culloden, [107];
- wanderings in Scotland, escapes, [108].
- Priestley, Dr., [383], [384];
- riots, [384].
- Prince Edward's Island, Capture of, [180].
- Prisons, Inquiry into state of, [62].
- Privilege of Parliament, debate, [180]-[182].
- Prussia, Selfish conduct of, [432];
- duplicity of, [503];
- alarm of, at her isolation, [524], [525];
- Buonaparte prepares to invade, [524];
- appeals to Britain, [525];
- defeated at Auerstadt and Jena, [526];
- revival of patriotism, army reorganised, [565].
- Puisaye and Breton insurrection, [445]-[447].
- Pulteney, William, [52];
- duel with Lord Hervey, [62];
- accedes to power, [79];
- becomes Earl of Bath, [80].
- Pyramids, Battle of the, [467].
- Quadruple alliance, [40], [41], [43].
- Quebec, Capture of, [136];
- attempted recovery, [138];
- Americans assault, [221].
- Quibéron Bay, Naval battle at, [136].
- Rawdon, Lord, in Carolina, [274]-[280].
- Rebellion of 1715, [27];
- defeats at Sheriffmuir and Prestonpans, [30];
- trials of rebels, [32];
- of 1745, [92];
- end of rebellion, [107];
- trials of rebels, [109].
- "Reflections on the French Revolution," Burke's, [382], [393];
- replies to it, [583].
- Reform demanded by the people, [426];
- the leaders prosecuted, [426]-[428].
- Reformers prosecuted in Scotland, [426]-[428];
- in England, [429];
- trials of, [439].
- Regency Bill, [186];
- debate on, [341]-[347].
- Reign of Terror at Toulon, Lyons, Paris, [423].
- Religion, State of, from 1688 to 1760, [142].
- "Respublica Parthenopea," The, [469].
- Revolutionary clubs in England, [370], [393], [394];
- and counter associations, [394].
- Riot Act made perpetual, [27].
- Robespierre, [404], [423];
- his ferocity, [423], [424];
- is guillotined, [436].
- Rockingham ministry, The, [187], [189], [288].
- Rodney, Admiral, captures Martinique, [174];
- relieves Gibraltar, [271];
- in the West Indies, [275], [276];
- captures Dutch settlements in West Indies, [284];
- defeats De Grasse in West Indies, is recalled, [291].
- Rohillas, Conquest of the, [325].
- Roland, Madame, [387];
- beheaded, [424].
- Roliça, Battle of, [559].
- Roman Catholics, Bill for relief of, [381].
- Rome, Buonaparte takes possession of, [549].
- Romilly, Sir Samuel, and criminal code, [599].
- Rossbach, Battle of, [128];
- Buonaparte destroys memorial column at, [527].
- Royal Marriage Act, [206].
- Royalist conspiracy against Buonaparte, [496], [497].
- Royalists, The American, [297], [298].
- Russia, designs against Turkey, [349];
- Gustavus of Sweden invades, [351];
- naval battles, [352], [354];
- continues war with Turkey, [374], [375];
- designs on Poland, [396];
- war with France, victory at Eylau, [543];
- treaty of Tilsit, [544].
- St. Paul's Cathedral, Building of, [158].
- St. Vincent, Cape, Battle of, [458].
- Saragossa, Siege of, [556];
- second siege, [600].
- Schism Bill, The, passed, [19];
- repealed, [42].
- Schönbrunn, Treaty of, [591].
- Science and art in 18th century, [152], [154].
- Scotland, Secretary of State for, office abolished, [110];
- prosecutions for sedition in, [426];
- trials of seditionists in, [439].
- Sculpture of the 18th century, [163], [164].
- Search, Right of, [71], [272].
- Secret service money, [59], [500], [502].
- Sedition, Prosecutions for, [426], [427], [428].
- Septennial Act, [64].
- Seringapatam, Tippoo Sahib defeated at, [395];
- storming of, [474].
- Settlement, Act of, and George I., [33].
- Seven Years' War begins, [124];
- ends, [176].
- Shaftesbury, the first Lord, [146].
- Sharp, Granville, and slave trade, [339].
- Sheridan and Prince of Wales, [336];
- impeachment of Hastings, [338];
- eulogises French Revolution, [371].
- Sierra Leone, Settlement of, [381].
- Silk manufactures in England, [166].
- Sinking fund, Germ of, [38];
- Dr. Price's scheme adopted by Pitt, [314].
- Slavery, Abolition of, Bill for proposed, [532].
- Slave Trade, Agitation for abolition of, [339];
- petitions, and discussions in Parliament, [340];
- an ameliorating Bill passed, [340];
- further motions for abolition, [380], [381], [496], [500];
- further steps toward suppression of, [519];
- Bill to abolish, passed, [532].
- Smith, Sir Sidney, at Toulon, [422];
- at St. Jean d'Acre, [471].
- Society of Friends of the People, [426], [427].
- Sophia, Electress of Hanover, death, [18].
- Soult, Marshal, in Portugal, [574].
- South Sea Bubble, [46].
- See South Sea Company.
- South Sea Company incorporated, [46];
- the bubble bursts, [47];
- inquiry by Parliament,[48];
- receives compensation from Spain, [114].
- Spain, Peace ratified with, [13];
- Gibraltar and Minorca confirmed to England, [14];
- at war with Austria, [39];
- England and France declare war against, [42];
- attempted invasion of England in favour of Pretender, [42], [43];
- England's contraband trade with her American colonies, [70];
- her alliance with France, [75];
- dispute about Falkland Islands, [202];
- attempts to capture Gibraltar, [259];
- peace with, [299];
- proclaims war against Britain, [450], [496];
- Buonaparte's designs on, [546], [547];
- Godoy, [549];
- capture of Spanish fortresses, [550];
- Buonaparte kidnaps the royal family, rioting in Madrid, [553];
- Joseph Buonaparte made king, [553], [554];
- insurrection throughout the country, [554]-[556];
- peace declared between and Britain, [554];
- Siege of Saragossa, [556];
- receives aid from Britain, [558];
- Buonaparte captures Madrid, [567];
- treaty between Great Britain and, [571].
- Spanish colonies, Expedition against, [522].
- Spanish succession, War of the, [3];
- Philip renounces crown of France, [8];
- end of war, [13].
- See Utrecht, treaty of.
- Spies, Buonaparte's, in England and Ireland, [486].
- Spithead, Mutiny at, [455].
- Stamp Act, The, [184], [185].
- Steam engine, Invention of, and improvements in, [166].
- Steele, Sir Richard, expelled the House of Commons, [15];
- as a writer, [148].
- Stein, Von, Prussian minister, [565].
- Subsidies in men and money to foreign powers and German princes, [73], [81], [83], [114], [119], [426], [432], [433], [435], [444], [580], [600].
- Swift, Dean, political pamphlets and influence, [15], [20], [52];
- as a writer, [147], [148].
- Talavera, Battle of, [576], [577].
- Tea duties and American colonists, [201], [202], [208];
- destruction of tea in Boston harbour, [210].
- Test and Corporation Acts, [371].
- Thanksgiving, Public, for George III.'s recovery, [348], [349].
- Tilsit, Treaty of, [544].
- Tippoo Sahib, [331];
- succeeds his father, Hyder Ali, makes peace with the British, [332];
- again at war, [375];
- makes overtures to Buonaparte, [472];
- death of, [474].
- Tobago captured by French, [284].
- Toleration, Act of, [142].
- Torres Vedras, The lines of, [579], [606].
- Toulon, French Royalists and British forces at, [422];
- evacuated by British, [423].
- Townshend, Lord, Prime Minister, [26];
- differences with the King, [35];
- Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, [36];
- quarrels with Walpole, [60].
- Triennial Act, The, [32].
- Triple alliance concluded, [36].
- Triumvirate, The, [179].
- Troops, Transport of, plan for, [599].
- Tugend Bund, The, [565].
- Tullibardine, Marquis of, [92], [94].
- Turgot, Minister of Louis XVI., his reforms, [357];
- retires, [358].
- Turkey, State of, and war with Austria, [350];
- and Russia, [350], [351];
- alliance with Sweden, [351];
- peace with Austria, [373];
- Russia continues the war, [374], [375];
- debate on, in British Parliament, [376], [378];
- declares war against Britain and makes treaty with France, [539];
- peace with Britain, Russian aggressions, [584].
- Turnips introduced into England, [60].
- Tyrolese, Revolt of, [590], [591];
- betrayal and death of leaders, and of Hofer, [593].
- United Irishmen, Society of, [428], [460].
- United States, Independence of, [298].
- Ushant, Naval battle off, [255].
- Utrecht, Treaty of, [3];
- debates in Parliament on, [4]-[6];
- terms of the treaty, [10];
- condemned by Parliament, [26].
- Valley Forge, Washington's camp at, [238].
- Vancouver's Island, [372].
- Vendée, La, The war in, [410];
- La Roche-Jaquelein leader of insurrection in, [424];
- tragic fate of Vendéans, [425];
- death of La Roche-Jaquelein, [444];
- peace with Convention, [445];
- end of war, [447].
- Venice ceded to Austria, [459].
- Vessels, Seizure of British, [480], [486].
- Vienna, Treaty of, [54];
- Definitive peace of, [65], [66];
- peace of, [590], [591].
- Vimiera, Battle of, [560].
- "Vindiciæ Gallicæ," Mackintosh's, [383].
- Vinegar Hill, Battle of, [463].
- Wagram, Battle of, [590], [591].
- Walcheren expedition, [580];
- debate on, [595].
- Wales, Prince of, his extravagant habits, [301], [337], [338], [441];
- his friends, Sheridan and Fox, [336];
- Mrs. Fitzherbert, [338];
- his right to the Regency, [343]-[346];
- receives deputation from Irish Parliament, [347];
- marriage, [442].
- Wales, Princess Dowager of, Bute's intimacy with, [178];
- and the Regency, [186].
- Wales, Princess of, inquiry into conduct of, [520].
- Walpole, Sir Robert, in Parliament, [15], [19], [26], [38];
- reduction of National Debt, [38];
- opposes South Sea Company's proposals, [46];
- his financial scheme, [48];
- secret service money, [59];
- his system of bribery, [62];
- the "patriots," [68];
- condemned for management of Spanish war, [74];
- unpopularity, [77];
- created Earl of Orford, [79];
- inquiry into his conduct, [81].
- Warrants, General, Validity of, [182].
- Washington, George, [118];
- commands American army, [218].
- See America, war with the Colonies in.
- Wellesley, Sir Arthur, Battle of Assaye, [491];
- chase of Argaum, [493];
- in Denmark, [540];
- commands troops in Spanish Peninsula, [558];
- Battle of Roliça, [559];
- of Vimiera, [560];
- passage of the Douro, [574];
- meets General Cuesta, condition of Spanish and French armies, [575];
- Battle of Talavera, [576], [577];
- ingratitude of the Spaniards, [577];
- corruption and jobbery in the commissariat, [578];
- retreats to Badajos, [578];
- is created Viscount Wellington, [578];
- incompetency and obstinacy of Spanish generals, [579];
- plans the lines of Torres Vedras, [579];
- retreats from Spain, reorganises his army, [580];
- Massena advances against, his policy, [603];
- retires to Busaco, defeats Massena, [604];
- the retreat from Coimbra, [604], [605];
- entrenched at Torres Vedras, [606];
- his policy of waiting, [607].
- West Indies, Acquisitions from the French in, [422];
- British conquests in, [451];
- defeats of French fleets in, [523].
- Westminster election, Fox and, [308], [309].
- "Whigs, The Public Spirit of the," [15].
- Wilberforce and the slave trade, [339], [372], [380], [390], [496], [500], [519], [531], [532].
- Wilkes, John, and the North Briton, [179], [180], [182];
- expelled the House, [182];
- returned for Middlesex, [192];
- fined and imprisoned, [193];
- expelled from Parliament, re-elected, [195], [196];
- sheriff of London, [205];
- defends Warren Hastings, [338].
- Wolfe, General, [128];
- storming of Quebec, [134], [135];
- death of, [136].
- Wolfe Tone and the Irish rebellion, [460], [462];
- capture and suicide of, [464].
- Wood's coinage, [51].
- Woollen manufactures in 18th century, [166].
- Worms, Treaty of, [86].
- York, Duke of, [419];
- invests Valenciennes and Dunkirk, [420];
- and Mrs. Clarke, parliamentary inquiry, [571];
- resigns, [572].
- York Town, surrender of Cornwallis at, [283].
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Transcriber Notes:
P. [xii]. 'Governmen' changed to 'Government'.
P. [81]. 'diclosures' changed to 'disclosures'.