The Earl of Bristol. American affairs. Mrs. Miller's "Letters from Italy."
Poetical Academy at Bath-Easton. Anecdote of the Duchess of Kingston.
Anecdote of her mother's courage. Jamaica

May 17.-Retreat of the King's army from Boston. Rumours of the loss of
Quebec. Death of Sir Horace Mann's youngest sister. New Peers and Peer-
esses. Great numbers of foreigners in England. Excuses for the shortness
of the letter. American affairs fruitful of great events. (May 18th.)-Lady
Lucy Mann. Sir. H. Mann's proxyhood. Revolution in the French Parlia-
ment. Malesherbes. Turgot. M. de Noailles. Lady Holderness
May 27.-Death of Mr. Chute. Walpole's love for him. Particulars of his last
illness. His character. His abilities and wit. Superiority of old friends to
The Stocks. America. Wisdom of cheerfulness and contentment
June 5.-Repulse of the American rebels. General Howe and Admiral Hop-
kins. Total change in the Royal Penetralia. Lord and Lady Bruce. Youth
and age. Changes in society during a long life

new.

July 16.-Preparations in France for war. The Earl of Bristol and his wife.
Irish Lords. Anecdote of George I. Lady Lucy Mann. Benefit of sea-
breezes. Pains and pleasures of old age. Death of the Duchess of New-
castle. Total change of things since Walpole's youth. Great increase of
the size of London
Aug. 11.-Successes in America. General Howe. State of the revolt in New
York. General Conway. Debts of his son-in-law, John Damer. The late
Lord Holland. Excessive extravagance of Lord Foley's sons. Newspaper
lies
Aug. 20.-Debts of Mr. Damer and his two brothers. Suicide of Mr. Damer.
Lord Milton's harsh conduct to Mrs. Damer. Cruel extravagance of Lord
Coleraine and his brothers. (Aug. 22.)-Repulse of the King's troops in
America

Sept. 20.-State of the American contest. Lord Howe. Sir William Hamilton.
The Duchess of Kingston, Lord Cowper and his son, Lady Lucy Mann.
News of Lord Howe

Oct. 13.-Successes in America. Excellent conduct of Lord Howe. Duke of
Ostrogothia. "The great journey".

with France,

Nov. 1.-New York. Warlike preparations. Rumours of a war
and of France aiding the Colonies. Proceedings in Parliament. Monsieur
Necker. The Pretender and the Court of Rome. Lady Lucy Mann. Mr.
Giles. (Nov. 4.)-Successes at New York. Incendiarism, State of the
rebel army

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Nov. 24.-More successes in America. Intentions of General Howe. War
in Europe. Warlike preparations in England and France. The Opposition.
Lord Rockingham made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Admiral Keppel (Nov.
26.)-Naval victory. Resignation of Grimaldi, the Spanish Minister
Dec. 1.-Degenerate state of England. Monsieur de Marchais' absurd love for
every thing English. Horse-racing introduced among the French. News-
paper scandal. Voltaire's abuse of Shakespeare. Anecdote of Mrs. Montagu

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CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

1776.

Dec. 20.-Walpole complains of the gout. Dr. Franklin appointed Pleni-

potentiary to the Court of France. War in America. General Howe

and Washington. Retreat of the latter

1777.

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Tide of victories in Ame-

Meeting of Parliament.

Jan. 24.-Nervousness occasioned by the gout.

rica. France inclined for war with England.

Attempts to fire Bristol and Portsmouth. Intended visit to Paris of the

Emperor of Germany

Dearth of news.

Storms brewing in the

Probability of a French
Death of Sir Thomas
Walpole's old age agree.
Lord Pigot treacherously

Feb. 6.-Walpole's dislike to the change in manners.

The American campaign over for the winter.

North. England stark-mad. Reflections.

March. 5.-The bootikins. General Washington.
war. Wisdom of the retreat of the Americans.
Robinson and Lady Shadwell. Methusalems.
able to him. Curious story
April 3.-Bad position of affairs in America.

imprisoned in India. Reflections. Walpole's health better in London

than in the country. Specifics for the gout

April 28.-Lord Orford's phrenzy. Miserable house in which he was con-

fined. Dr. Jebb. Walpole's endeavours to serve his nephew. Insanity

of the latter

May 14.-Mann afflicted with the gout. The Duchess of Gloucester. Ap
proaching war with France and Spain. Lord Orford's madness. Wal-
pole's chequered life. Reflections. The Duchess of Gloucester's chil-
dren. Policy of France. Probable loss of America. New Prince of
Nassau

June 18.-Lord Chatham's reappearance in the House of Lords. Advan-

tages gained by Lord Cornwallis and Governor Tryon. Lord Percy.

Avarice of the Duke of Marlborough. Stores and officers sent by France

to America. The Portuguese Queen. Increase of silly dissipation. Late

hours. Anecdote. Lady Lucy Mann. Efficacy of sea-air

July 17.-Illness of the Duke of Gloucester. Anxiety of the Duchess. Her

three daughters. Uncertainty of American affairs. Our coast infested

with American privateers. Open protection and countenance given by

France to America

Aug. 11.-Dangerous state of the Duke of Gloucester. The American

General Howe. General Burgoyne's pompous manifesto. Mar-

riage of Lady Mary Churchill's daughter to Lord Cadogan

war.

VOL. II.-46

Sep. 1.-The Duke of Gloucester's illness. Capture by General Burgoyne

of Ticonderoga. General Howe. Fluctuation of affairs in America.

Contradictory reports. Alienation of America from this country. Con-

tinued malady of Lord Orford. Reflections on age.

Sep. 18.-Changes in the Duke of Gloucester's condition. His recovery.

Ravages of the disease. The King's kindness to his brother. Uncer-

tainty as to America. Walpole's family vexations. Reports from Ame-

rica. Strange accident to Lord Harcourt. Arrest of Count Virry. The

Prince Masserano

Oct. 26.-Uncertainty of the state of affairs in America. General uneasi-

ness as to the result of the war. Arrival in England of the Duke of Glou-

cester. His appearance and that of the Duchess. Their children. In-

undation of Petersburgh. The Empress of Russia and the Duchess of

Kingston. Anecdote of the Czarina and the Emperor of China

Nov. 7.-Report of a total defeat of Washington. Distress of Burgoyne's

army. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Disastrous prospect of a

French war. Speculations on the war in America.

Dec. 4.-Confirmation of news from America. Sir William Howe and

Washington. General Clinton. Total annihilation of Burgoyne's army.

Parliamentary skirmishes. America nearly lost. Beginning of our trou-

bles. Reflections on sickness and age

1778.

Jan. 4.-Speculations on the war in America. Rumoured treaty of France
with the Americans. High road to foreign war and domestic calamity.
Death of the Bishop of Exeter. Noble conduct of Sir Edward Walpole
to his daughter. Bad news from America. Mrs. Anne Pitt .

Feb. 6.-Parliamentary campaign. Coolness between Lord Chatham and

General Rockingham. Renewed illness of the Duke of Gloucester. In-

quiries in Parliament into the conduct of the war. Walpole's politics.

Indifference of age

Feb. 18.-Lord North's conciliatory plan. Peace solicited with America.

Suspension of hostilities. Treaty between France and America. To-

tal concession of every thing by England to America. Retrospection of

the last eight-and-thirty years

March 5.—Death of Lady Lucy Mann. Lord North's conciliatory plan.

National humiliation. Reflections. State of the Duke of Gloucester's

health. Death of Sir Thomas Hesketh. Lord Cowper's principality.

Affectation of wearing orders of different countries. (March 10.)—Cap-

tain Digby despatched in pursuit of a French squadron. Popular dissatis-

faction. Dr. Franklin's boast. Lord Temple

March 17.-Insult from France. Lord Stormont recalled from Paris. Eu-

rope about to be a theatre of blood. Political reflections

March 27.-Embargo on our vessels in French ports. Rumours of wars

beget other reports. England occupied in defending itself. New-raised

regiments. Independence of America. Cruelty of royal ambition.

Lord Orford's recovered sanity.

April 9.-Lord Chatham's last appearance in the House of Lords. Affect-

ing scene. Incertitude of our general situation. Demand by the King

of a provision for his younger children, and for the children of the Duke

of Gloucester. Lord Orford's absurdity

May 9.-Sailing of the Toulon squadron. Depradations by an American

privateer commanded by Paul Jones. Lord Chatham's dangerous illness.

Suit for a divorce between Lord and Lady Percy. (May 11th.) Death

of Lord Chatham

May 31.-Inconsistency of popular opinion respecting Lord Chatham.

Question whether he is to be buried at Westminster, or in St. Paul's.

General Burgoyne. Quarrel between Temple, Luttrell, and Lord George

Germain. Anticipated invasion of this country by France. Spain dis-

claims hostility. Rumoured revolts in Mexico. Parliament to have only

short adjournments. Senators turned soldiers, and disciplining militia.

State of opinion in London. Death of Lord Holdernesse. Resignation of

Lord Bathurst. Attorney-General Thurlow

June 16.-Rumour of changes in the Administration. The Toulon squad-

Destruction of American sloops in the Delaware. Admiral Byron

sails to America. England spread with camps. The English Commis-

sioners in America. Death of Voltaire. Policy of Frederick III. of

Prussia. Reflections on the American war

ron.

July 7.-Admiral Keppel's capture of two frigates of the Brest squadron.

Legislators preferred to heroes. England threatened with invasion.

Walpole's reasons for not fearing it. Prevalence of military spirit among

men of quality. Philadelphia evacuated by the British army. Return of

General Howe. Affectation of enthusiasm about Lord Chatham. Reflec-

tions on war

Aug. 4.-Singular character of the war with France. Flying fight be

tween Admiral Keppel and the Brest fleet. Injury by a great storm to

the fleets of Byron and D'Estaing. Contempt shown to our Commis-

sioners in America. The Emperor of Austria forced to beg peace. The

Duke of Gloucester about to make the campaign under the King of Prus-

sia. Death of Lady Westmoreland and Lady Fanny Shirley.

Aug. 25.-News from America. Dissensions between Admiral Keppel and

Sir Hugh Palliser. The German peace. The Duke of Gloucester.

Marvellous summer. Death of the Duke of Ancaster

Sep. 17.-Keppel in pursuit of the Brest fleet. Safe arrival of our mer-

chant-fleets. Lord Howe in pursuit of D'Estaing. Byron's squadron.

The Duke of Gloucester's services handsomely declined by the King of

Prussia. The Duchess of Kingston. Mr. Thomas Pitt. Death of Lady

Chesterfield. Lies propagated by stock-jobbers, and by newspapers. Un-

certainty of Spain's intentions. Preposterous conduct of the Spanish

ambassador

Oct. 8.-Admiral Keppel's fruitless search for the enemy. French finesse.

Probability of negotiations with France. Bon-mot of the grand Condé.

Anecdote. Inspection of camps by the King and Sir William Howe.

Mrs. Anne Pitt. Affectation of grief. Political character of Lord Chat-

ham

Oct. 30.-Return of Lord Howe. Intention of sending twelve thousand

additional men to America. Return of Governor Johnstone. The Brest

squadron again at sea. Capture of prizes to the value of two millions.

Death of the Duke of Queensberry and of Lord Lincoln. The bootikins.

Mrs. Anne Pitt

Nov. 16.-Walpole afflicted with gout. Loss of Dominica. Our fleets and

armies. The Hibernian family at Florence. The Countess Dowager of

Berkeley

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Nov. 27. Sir Horace Mann's nephew. Treatment of the gout. Opening

of Parliament. Sir Henry Clinton and our West-Indian islands. The

French party in Holland

82

Dec. 18.-Late hours. Codicil to Walpole's gout. Rash proclamation in

America. Court-martial on Admiral Keppel. Gallantry of great dames.

Sale of the pictures at Houghton. Death of Mr. Worseley

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1779.

Jan. 5.-Prognostications for the coming year. Unpopularity of Admiral

Keppel's trial. Remonstrance against it presented to the King by Lord

Hawke, and eleven other admirals. Walpole's illness. Mann's indisposi-

tion and low spirits. Effusion of his friendship for Walpole. Commence-

ment of Keppel's trial

Jan. 29.-The Court-martial on Admiral Keppel. Its probable effects.

Death of Garrick. Report about Lord Maynard. The Duke of Dorset

and Lady Derby

Feb. 1.-Triumph of Admiral Keppel. Illumination. Insurrection in

Edinburgh against the Papists. Changes expected, particularly in the

Admiralty. Retirement of Lord Suffolk. Lord Buckingham quits Ire-

land. Mediation of Spain. The Duke of Medina Sidonia. Virtue of

patience and submission. The Houghton pictures. Joy on the acquittal

of Keppel. Old Lady Albemarle. Palliser's escape from Portsmouth.

His house in Pall Mall forced by the mob, and entirely gutted. Heat of

the weather

Feb. 18.-Renewed illuminations on the acquittal of Admiral Keppel. Vote

of thanks to him by the Lords and Commons. Palliser's resignation of his

seat at the Admiralty and in Parliament. Lord Sandwich. Negotia-

tions with the Opposition. Admiral Keppel at the House of Commons.

More illumination. Address to the King to remove Palliser from all his

military employments. Exultation of the City against the French

Feb. 25.-Disgrace brought on the Court by the persecution of Admiral

Keppel. Capture of St. Lucia. Expedition to Georgia. Deplorable

prospect. The loan. New taxes and new discontent. Indifference and

dissipation of the country. War of privateering. Backwardness of Spain.

England saved from slavery, planned by the Scots. Temperate behaviour

of Admiral Keppel. Riots

March 9.-Fluctuation of the majority in the House of Commons. Ques-

tions relating to the Fleet. Death of Lord Suffolk. Sir Horace Mann's

nephew. French prizes. D'Estaing's woful figure. Scarcity of heroes.

The Emperor and the King of Prussia. Dearth of Private news.

cal invectives in the newspapers. Lady Maynard and the Countesses of

Berkeley and Orford. Speech in Parliament, against the Court, of Sir

Horace Mann the younger

Politi-

March 22.-Conquest of Pondicherry. Mann's nephew votes again with the

Court. The place of Secretary of State not filled. Injury to the French

trade by our captures. Bill to discourage the crime of adultery. Falla-

cious hopes and promises. Monsieur de la Fayette, and the Congress of

America. D'Estaing blockaded at Martinico

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April 17.-" Parentheses of Opposition," by Sir Horace Mann's nephew.

The political horizon. Sir Hugh Palliser's trial. Assassination of Miss

Ray. Trial of her murderer. His execution. Fox's motion for the re-

moval of Lord Sandwich

April 24.-Bootikins for hands and feet. Expected decision of Spain. Fal-

Jacy of the rise in Stocks. Motion in each House for the removal of Lord

Sandwich. Palliser. The Howes. Lord Lyttelton. Governor Johnstone.

Rumours of peace. Insincerity and cunning

May 9.—Invasion of Jersey. Admiral Arbuthnot and General Conway. Re-

pulse of the invaders. Sailing of the Brest fleet. Ireland following the

example of America. Impolitic conduct of the English. Inquiry by the

House of Commons into the conduct of the American war. Shameful ac-

quittal of Palliser. Byron and D'Estaing. The Presbyterians of Scotland.

Mrs. Anne Pitt. Lady Lucan's talent for the fine arts. Lord Bristol,

Bishop of Derry

May 29.-Neutrality of Spain. Expected attempt on Ireland. False re-
port about Byron and D'Estaing. Examination by the House of Commons
into the conduct of Generals and Admirals. Tragedy of "The Mysteri-