He came here two days before, in a most spirited manner, with despatches from the Commander-in-Chief, in a small boat, and got through the French fleet; he is much lamented as a most gallant officer. I pity poor Mrs. Cochrane, who, I hear, is at New York.
The French officers are polite to an extreme.
Believe me,
Your affectionate, &c. &c.,
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ABERCROMBIE, General, his repulse
at Ticonderoga, iv. 135.
Academy, Royal, foundation of the,
vi. 322. Its annual meetings,
326.
Acland, Lady Harriet, romantic story
of, vi. 181.
Adam, William, complains of Lord
North, vi. 217. His duel with
Fox, vii. 9. Describes the closing
scene of Lord North's Ministry,
141.
Adams, John, his account of Boston
in 1766, v. 66. His noble spirit,
269. Counsel for Captain Pres-
ton, 269. His public career, 271.
His private Diary, vi. 2. His
account of the northern Colonies,
92. Assists in the Declaration of
Independence. 95, 96. His inter-
view with Lord Howe, 112. Sus-
pects the European Powers, vii.
198. Signs the Provisional Ar-
ticles, 200. His first audience of
George III., 209.
Adams, Samuel, his career at Boston,
v. 271. Founds the "Corre-
sponding Committee," 322. His
early life and character, vi. 121.
His influence in Congress, 122.
Addington, Dr., his unskilful treat-
ment of Chatham, v. 187. Car-
ries a supposed message from Lord
Bute, vi. 212.
Addison, J., becomes Secretary of
State, i. 263. His retirement,
298. His support of the Peerage
Bill, 357.
Agriculture, progress of, vii. 330—
Aislabie, John, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, ii. 4. His share in
the South Sea scheme, 14. Re-
signs his office, 20. Expelled the
House, 21.
Aix la Chapelle, Congress of, iii. 344.
Preliminaries signed at, 345.
Albemarle, Earl of, ambassador at
Paris; his character, iv. 45
Albemarle, General, Earl of, re-
duces the Havanna, iv. 265. His
enormous amount of prize-money,
267.
Alberoni, Cardinal, his policy as
Prime Minister of Spain, i. 281.
Plans the conquest of Sardinia,
287. And the invasion of Eng-
land, 293. His armament against
Sicily, 304. His conferences with
Stanhope, 309. His great works
and greater designs, 310. Fo-
ments a conspiracy in France,
320. Joins the Spanish army at
Pamplona, 340. Breaks through
the Basque privileges, 341. Makes
overtures to France, 346.
disgraced, 351. And banished
to Italy, 351. Foments the di-
vision in the Pretender's family,
ii. 90.
A Van, Colonel Ethan, surprises the
fort at Ticonderoga, v. 39. Taken
prisoner, 77.
Allen, Ralph, of Bath, his character,
American Colonies, account of the,
v. 64-77. Negro slavery in,
77. Native tribes around, 79.
Their irritation at Grenville's
schemes of finance, 82. 87. Tu-
mults in, 125. Their General
Congress at New York, 126.
Their resistance to the Stamp
Act, 127. Their rejoicings at its
repeal, 144. New taxation of, by
Charles Townshend, 180. Their
Mutiny Acts, 181. Renewed dis-
sensions in, 234. Their "Sons
and Daughters of Liberty," 239.
Rigorous measures against them
in Parliament, 240. Their just
grievances, 262. Their tarrings
and featherings, 264. Their tu-
mults and riots, 267. Temporary
lull in their affairs, 270. Their
discontents renewed, 320, 321.
325. Tumults in, vi. 2. Severe
Acts of Parliament against, 4, 5.
Their resistance, 8. 10, 11, 12.
Their Congress at Philadelphia,
13-16. Their "Committees of
Safety," 18. Their Minute-
men," 18. 35. First conflict with
them at Lexington, 36. Progress
of their arms, 38, 39.
Their se-
cond Congress at Philadelphia,
Their issue of paper money,
42. Their further measures, 60,
61. 63, 64. Feeling against them
in England, 68. Progress of hos-
tilities with them, 74-92. Change
in their views, 92-96. Their
deliberations in Congress, 95-98.
Their Declaration of Independ-
ence, 98. See United States.
Amherst, General, afterwards Lord,
sent to North America, iv. 133.
Reduces Louisburg, 134.
campaign in Canada, 155.
duces Montreal, 193. Removed
from the Government of Virginia,
V. 202, 203. His answer to
Lord Chatham's appeal, vi.
André, Major John, his early life
and character, vii. 60. Meets
Arnold, 61. Is arrested near
Tappan, 62. Brought to trial,
66. His serene and manly firm-
ness, 68. Hanged as a spy, 69.
Monument to him in Westminster
Abbey, 69.
Anne, Queen, her character, i. 22.
Her broken health, 58. Sus-
pected of a Jacobite leaning, 60.
Her displeasure with the Court of
Hanover, 76. Her last illness,
90. And death, 93.
Anson, George, afterwards Lord, his
expedition to the South Sea, iii.
33. Returns to Europe, 56. His
victory near Cape Finisterre, 330.
Named First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, iv. 17. His instructions
to Hawke, 48. Remark to, at
Court, 72. His death, 75.
Arçon, Chevalier, his floating bat-
teries at Gibraltar, vii. 193. His
failure and anguish, 196.
Argyle, Duke of, appears at Queen
Anne's last Council, i. 91. Sent
to command in Scotland, 151.
His defence of Edinburgh, 163.
Gives battle at Sheriffmuir, 173.
His subsequent inaction, 186.
In opposition to Walpole, iii. 6.
His speech at the Fountain
Tavern, 111. Leans to the Ja-
cobites, 113. His death, 158.
Arkwright, Sir Richard, his inven-
tive genius, v. 3.
Armed Neutrality, account of the,
vii. 45. Of slight practical
effect, 79.
Arnold, General B., his early career,
vi. 39. His expedition to Canada,
77-79. Severely wounded, 79.
Retires in disgust to Montreal,
89. Serves against Burgoyne,
173. His conduct on Behmus's
Heights, 176. 178. Disabled by
a wound, 179. In command of
Philadelphia, 249. Review of his
career, vii. 58. His treacherous
correspondence with Clinton, 59.
Commands at West Point, 59.
His meeting with André, 61.
His plot detected, 62. Makes
his escape, 62. His Proclama-
tion, 63. Writes to Washing-
ton, 65. 67. His descent upon
Virginia, 100, 101. Returns to
New York, 106. His expedition
to Connecticut, 111.
Art, rise and progress of, in Eng-
land, vi. 320-330.
Arthur, Dr., reveals the design
against Edinburgh Castle, i. 149.
Asaph ul Dowlah, his accession as
Nabob Visier, vii. 297. His
character, 298. His transactions
with the English, 298–301.
Asgill, Captain, case of, vii. 169.
Ashburton, Lord (see Dunning),
enormous pension granted him,
vii. 165.
Assas, Chevalier d', account of his
death, iv. 204.
Association, Protestant, founded, vi.
239. Gathers strength, 261.;
vii. 16. Its meeting in St. George's
Fields, 17. Riots that followed
it, 18-36.
Atterbury, Bishop, his proposal on
the demise of Queen Anne, i. 94.
His letters to James, ii. 3. His
character, 32. Engaged in the
Jacobite conspiracy, 34. His
arrest, 37. Bill of penalties
against him, 44. His eloquent de-
fence, 46. His last interview with
Pope, 49. He is conveyed to
Calais, 49. Directs the Jacobite
affairs, 87. 121. Neglected by
James, 141. Loses his daughter,
143. His defence of Claren-
don's History, 145. His death,
Augusta, Princess, her marriage
with the Prince of Brunswick, v.
56.
Bacon, his career as an artist, vi.
326.
Bacon, Lord, his maxim on garden-
ing, vi. 329.
Baillie, Captain, his case against
Lord Sandwich, vii. 83.
Balmerino, Lord, joins Prince Charles,
iii. 232. His trial and execu-
tion, 319.
Bankes, Henry, his character in
Parliament, vii. 76. In favour
of ceding Gibraltar, 205.
Banks, Sir Joseph, his character,
vi. 283. Explores the South
Seas, 283. 289. 291. Becomes
President of the Royal Society,
323.
Barclay, David, his interview with
Franklin, vi. 30.
Barnard, Sir John, his character, ii.
157. His conduct in Parlia-
ment, 163, 164. Proposes to
lower the interest of the National
Debt, 198. His Playhouse Bill,
231. Refuses to attend the Com-
mittee against Walpole, iii. 121.
Moves to repeal the Bribery Oath,
iv. 30. His complaints of the
scepticism of that age, vi. 312.
Barré, Colonel, his first speech in
Parliament, iv. 248. A most
ready debater, v. 51. Opposes
the Stamp Act, 86. Appointed
to office, 159. His satire upon
the Peers, 283. His tribute to
the memory of Chatham, vi. 232,
233. Declaims against the Pen-
sion List, vii. 7, 8. His alter-
cation with Lord North, 137. Ap-
pointed Treasurer of the Navy,
145. Enormous pension granted
him, 165.
Barrington, Lord, becomes Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, iv. 218.
And Treasurer of the Navy, 258.
His conversation with Newcastle,
275. Belonged to the "King's
Friends," v. 116. His letter ap-
proving the conduct of the troops,
196. His patronage of Philip
Francis, 220.
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