Halifax, Charles Montagu, Earl of,
his death and character, i. 133.
Halifax, George Dunk, Earl of,
becomes Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, iv. 218. And Secretary
of State, 274. His character, v.
28. His examination of Wilkes,
31. Mismanages the Regency
Bill, 97. His conduct while in
Ireland, 98. 122. Action brought
against him by Wilkes, 234. His
death, 272.

Halifax, in Nova Scotia, founded, iv
4.

Hamilton, William Gerard, his

'single speech," iv. 55. Quar-
rels with Burke, v. 149.
Hancock, John, a merchant at
Boston, v. 236. His sloop the

"Liberty" seized, 236. Chosen
President of Congress, vi. 41.
Resigns, 166.
Hanover, treaty of, ii. 81.

Its forced

neutrality, iii. 83. 94. Troops of,
taken into British pay, 136. Close
of that stipulation, 191. Troops
of, in England, iv. 86.
Hanway, Jonas, his benevolent ex-
ertions, vii. 334.
Harcourt, Lord Chancellor, his in-
terview with Baron Schutz, i. 76.
Displaced by Lord Cowper, 103.
His character, ii. 52.
Harcourt, General, afterwards Earl,
his surprise and capture of Lee,

vi. 127.

Hardwicke, Lord (see P. Yorke), be-
comes Chief Justice, ii. 169.
And Chancellor, 203. His war-
like speech, 271. Opposes the
Witnesses Indemnity Bill, iii. 122.
His character, 133. His account
of the King's views, 184. His
attack upon Fox, iv. 28. Raised
to an Earldom, 38. Resigns the
Great Seal, 83. Opposes the ex-
tension of the Habeas Corpus Act,
125. His speech against the
Peace of Paris, 276. Refuses to
present the Address from Cam-
bridge, v. 41. His death, 58.

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Hardy, Sir Charles, in command of
the Channel fleet, vi. 269. Per-
forms his duty well, 270.
Hargreaves, James, his inventive
genius, v. 3. Escapes from his
native town, 7.

Harlequin, story of the dog, ii. 37.

42.

Harley, Lord Mayor, hateful to the
mob, v. 195.

Harris, Sir James, his diplomatic
career in Spain, v. 279, 282.
Harrington, Lord, (see W. Stanhope),
becomes Secretary of State, ii.
152. His warlike leanings, 271.
Created an Earl, and appointed
Lord President, iii. 114. Again
Secretary of State, 186. His
differences with Lord Bath, 295.
Becomes Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
land, 323.

Hartley, David, relieves the American

prisoners, vi. 207. His motion
for peace, vii. 89. His mission to
Paris, 208.

Hassan Gazi, his early career, v.
313. Raises the siege of Lemnos,
314.

Hastings, Warren, named the first

Governor-General of India, vii.
238. His character, 242. His
career in peace, 245-265. And
in war, 271-302. Charges
against him in England, 303.
Close of his government in India,
306.

Hastings, Mrs., details of her first
and second marriage, vii. 265.
Hawke, Admiral, afterwards Lord,
his victory off Belleisle, iii. 330.
Instructions to him, iv. 48. Sent
to the Mediterranean, 72. And
to the mouth of the Charente,
109. His blockade of Brest, 148.
His great victory off Quiberon,
168.

Hawley, General, his character, iii.
284. Defeated at Falkirk, 289.
Foremost in every cruelty, 311.
Hayne, Colonel Isaac, tried and ex-
ecuted, vii. 109.

Hearne, Samuel, his journey to the

Coppermine River, vi. 298.
Heath, General, his ridiculous affair
at Kingsbridge, vi. 133.
Henley, Colonel, his outrageous
conduct, vi. 194.

Henry, Patrick, his political career
and character, v. 89. Signs the
non-importation agreement, 262.
Heads the democratic party in
Virginia, 320. His speech in the
Virginia Convention, vi. 61.
Chosen Governor, 123.
Herbert, Colonel, afterwards Lord
Porchester, his high spirit, vii.

26.

Hervey, Lord, his duel with Pulte-
ney, ii. 156. His account of
Queen Caroline's death-bed, 209.
A writer of pamphlets, 226. Be-
comes Lord Privy Seal, iii. 21.
Intrigues against Walpole, 99.
His speech on the Gin Act, 142.
His death, 158.
Hessians, hiring of, vi. 86. Jest of

Frederick II. upon them, 87.
Highwaymen, account of the, vii.

312.

Hillsborough, Earl of, appointed to

the Board of Trade, v. 41. Be-
comes the third Secretary of State,
185. His administration of Co-
lonial affairs, 236, 237. 240. His
circular letter, 242. Retires from
office, 320. Opposes Lord North's
Bills, vi. 218. Again accepts the
Seals, 278. Assailed in the Gor-

don riots, vii. 19.
Hoadley, Bishop, controversy with,
i. 303.

Hogarth, character of his paintings,

vi. 324.

Holland, Henry, Lord (see Fox), his
retirement at Kingsgate, v. 27.
His remark on the Spitalfields
riots, 103. Sues to Chatham for
an Earldom, 290. Pays his son
Charles's debts, 330.
Holroyd, Colonel, afterwards Lord
Sheffield, his spirited conduct in
the House of Commons, vii. 22.

Commands the Militia in Holborn,
33.

Hood, Sir Samuel, his action with
some French ships, vii. 98. His
reports to Sir H. Clinton, 113.
His bold manœuvres, 134. Second
in Rodney's victory, 173, 174.
Receives an Irish peerage, 177.
Horne (Tooke), John, his controversy
with Junius, v. 215. And with
Wilkes, 299. Proceedings against
him, 329. His trial for libel, vi.

145.

Hosier, Admiral, raises the blockade
of Porto Bello, ii. 107.
Howard, John, his life and cha-
racter, vii. 341. His benevolent
exertions, 342-344. Publishes
two books on Prisons, 344. His
death, 345.
Howe, Admiral (Lord), captures the
Alcide and the Lys, iv. 46. His
interviews with Franklin in Lon-
don, vi. 30. Sent to America,
90. His pacific objects, 91. His
letters to Washington, 108. His
report upon Brooklyn, 110. Sends
a message to Congress, 112.
Confers with their delegates, 112.
Reduces the Delaware defences,
161. 164. Sails in pursuit of
D'Estaing, 251. In command of
the Channel fleet, vii. 186. Re-
lieves Gibraltar, 196.

Howe, General (Sir William), sent
to America, vi. 53. Leads the
troops at Bunker's Hill, 55.
Succeeds to the chief command,
67. His military schemes, 81.
Relinquishes Boston, 83. Jest of
Frederick II. on his name, 87.
His Nova Scotia quarters, 88. 90.
Carries on the war, 116. 124-
128. 137. 157-163. Recalled
to England, 219. Parting fes-
tival to him, 245.
Hubertsburg, Peace of, concluded,
iv. 277.

Huddy, Captain, case of, vii. 169.
Hughes, Sir Edward, his naval
actions, vii. 306.

Hume, David, his account of Prince
Charles, iii. 171. His own life
and writings, vi. 303. Compared
with Gibbon, 307. Enduring
fame of his History, 309.
Huntingdon, Countess of, a patron
of the Methodists, ii. 258.
Huntington, W., accounts of his
boyish ignorance, vii. 332.
Huske, General, his description of

American appointments, v. 240.
Hutchinson, Lieut.-Governor, ad-
ministers the colony of Massa-
chusetts, v. 263. Removes the
troops to Castle William, 268.
Beset with controversies, 271.
His character, 321. His letters
to Whately, 324. Recalled, vi. 7.
Hyder Ali, General-in-Chief, iv.

347. Sovereign of Mysore, vii.
337. His war against the En-
glish, 228. Concludes peace,
231. His reign and character,
231. His warlike preparations,
284. He invades the Carnatic,
286. His first successes, 286.
And subsequent defeats, 288,
289. His illness and death, 306.

Imhoff, Baron, account of, vii. 266.
Impey, Sir Elijah, a schoolfellow of
Hastings, vii. 245. His conduct
in the case of Nuncomar, 257,
258. Decides between the claim-
ants for power, 264. His dif-
ferences with Hastings, 281. How
reconciled, 282. His visit to
Lucknow, 299. Charges against
him, 303. Recalled to England,
303.

India, rise of the British empire in,

iv. 280-351. Vast schemes of
Chatham for its government, v.
171. 173. 181. Teas supplied
by its Company, 266. 318. 320.
Its growth and progress, vii. 211
-310.

Inns in England, account of the, iii.

89.; vii. 314.

Inverness, John Hay, titular Lord,

the favourite of the Pretender,

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ii. 88. Exiled to Avignon, 122.
His death, iii. 26.
Ireland, general state of, in 1713,
i. 63. In 1758, iv. 126. In
1765, v. 121. Views of Chatham
for its government, 165. Its
affairs in 1770, 274. From 1778

to 1783, vii. 145-162.
Isla, Earl of, his character, iii. 158.

Jacobites, account of the, i. 13.

Their correspondence frequently
disclosed, ii. 148. Their extinc-
tion as a party, iii. 355. For a
short time revived, iv. 7.
Jay, John, his views upon New
York, vi. 113. Chosen President

of Congress, 275. Arrives at
Paris, vii. 197.
Jefferson, Thomas, his account of
Patrick Henry, v. 89. Signs the
non-importation agreement, 262.
Heads the democratic party in
Virginia, 320.; vi. 9. Draws up
the Declaration of Independence,
96, 97. 104. Declines the mission
to France, 120. Is Governor of
Virginia, vii. 107. His escape
from Lord Cornwallis, 107.
Jekyll, Sir Joseph, his character, ii.

163.

Jenkins's ears, fable of, ii. 268.
Jenkinson, Charles, his political
career, v. 21.

Jersey, descents of the French upon,
vi. 272.; vii. 93.
Jews, Act for their Naturalization,

iv. 24. Repealed next Session,
25. Inscription on their houses
in the Gordon riots, vii. 30.
"John the Painter," his incendiary
fires, vi. 142, 143. Tried and
executed, 144.
Johnson, Dr., impugns the dramatic
unities, ii. 213. His account of
Savage, 224. Receives a pension,
v. 21. His sarcasm upon George
Grenville, 58. His opinion of
Burke, 153. Of Chatham, 162.
Of Thurlow, 275. And of Wed-
derburn, 299. His remark upon

Kempenfeldt, Admiral, his unsuc-
cessful expedition, vii. 132. Lost
in the Royal George, 186. His
character, 187.

Kendal, Duchess of, account of the, i.
212. Her rapacity, 236.; ii. 20.
Her cabals with Bolingbroke, 51.
Sides with Walpole and Towns-
hend, 56. Gained over by Bo-
lingbroke, 107. Her grief at the
death of George I., 109.
Kennett, Lord Mayor, his want of
firmness, vii. 24. Tried and con-
victed for neglect, 37.
Kent, the landscape gardener, ac-
count of, vi. 329.
Keppel, Admiral, afterwards Lord,

his conduct at Byng's trial, iv. 94.
Reduces Goree, 132. Attacks
Belleisle, 232. In command of
the Channel fleet, vi. 255. His
action off Ushant, 256. Court
martial on him, 257. Resigns
his command, 259. His sullen
complaints, 271. Elected for Sur-
rey, vii. 74. His generosity to
Erskine, 85. Named First Lord
of the Admiralty, 144. Sends out
Rodney's recall, 172. His con-

La Fayette, Marquis de, his cha-
racter, vi. 151. Proceeds to
America, 155. His advice to a
preacher, 156. Wounded at the
Brandywine, 159. His visit at
Redbank, 164. His opinion of the
Congress intrigues, 242. De-
signed for Canada, 243. His post
on Barren Hill, 244. His chal-
lenge to Lord Carlisle, 248. Goes
back to France, 255. Complains
of the disputes in Congress, 277.
His return to the American army,
vii. 54. Exclamation of Wash-

ington to him, 65. Takes part
in the trial of André, 66. His
education much neglected, 70.
Sent with a detachment to Vir-
ginia, 101. His escape from Lord
Cornwallis, 107. Takes part in
the siege of York-town, 116.
Lally, Comte de, his command in
India, iv. 340. Takes and razes
Fort St. David, 341. Besieges
Madras, 342. Compelled to re-
treat, 343. Defeated at Wande-
wash, 345.

Surrenders Pondi-

cherry, 348. Tried and beheaded
in France, 349, 350.

Laurens, Henry, elected President of
Congress, vi. 166.
office, 275.

Retires from

Taken prisoner at

sea, vii. 80. Committed to the
Tower, 81.
His imprisonment
discussed, 131. Arrives at Paris,
198.

Law, John, his "System" at Paris,
ii. 8. His failure and flight, 9.
Lawless, Sir Patrick, agent of Spain

in London, i. 75.
Lawrence, Major, his command in
India, iv. 299. 310. 313.
Layer, Christopher, a leading Ja-
cobite conspirator, ii. 35. Ar-
rested, 36. Tried and executed,

44.

Lee, Arthur, account of his mission

to Spain, vi. 149.
Lee, General Charles, enters the
American service, vi. 52. Sent to
South Carolina, 88. Made pri-
soner in the Jerseys, 127. Ex-
changed, 158. Designed for Com-
mander-in-Chief, 242. His fail-
ure at the battle of Monmouth,
250. Complains of the Ame-
rican titles, vii. 57.

Lee, General Henry, his surprise of
Paulus Hook, vi. 273. His slaugh.
ter of the loyalists, vii. 105.
Legge, Henry, becomes Chancellor of
the Exchequer, iv. 32. Prides

himself on being a Whig, 42. Re-
fuses to carry out the Hessian
Subsidy, 50. Dismissed, 57.
Again in office, 85. Again dis-
missed, 100. Reinstated, 108.
Displaced, 218. His death and
character, v. 59.
Lestock, Admiral, his action off Tou-
lon, iii. 178. His expedition to
Brittany, 323.

Levens, garden at, described, vi. 329.
Lewis, Erasmus, the confidant of

Lord Oxford, i. 87. Engages in
the Jacobite conspiracy, 142. His
timidity, ii. 31.

Libels, votes of the House of Com-

mons against, i. 50.

Ligonier, Sir John, afterwards Earl,

a prisoner at Lauffeld, iii. 333.
Overtures to him from De Saxe,
335. Removed from the Ord-

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Lisbon, account of the earthquake at,
iv. 58. Relief to, from England,

61.
Literature, account of, in the reign
of George II., ii. 210-234.
the reign of George III., vi. 303-
320.

In

Lochiel, Donald Cameron of, his
character, iii. 28. Joins Prince
Charles at Scotland, 209. Em-
barks with him for France,
317.

Lockhart, of Carnwath, brings up
a "high monarchical address"
from Edinburgh, i. 60. Cor-
responds with the Pretender, ii.
91. 120. His death, iii. 233.
London, rapid increase of, vii. 337.
Lords, House of, composition in 1713,
i. 43.

Lotteries, account of, vii. 323.
Loudoun, Earl of, commands in
North America, iv. 112. Re-
called, 133.
Loughborough, Lord (see Wedder-
burn), his conduct on the Special
Commission, vii. 40. His able
defence of Clive, 240.
Louis XIV., his death and character,
i. 140.

Louis XV., his character, iii. 143.

His

Ac-

His illness at Metz, 180.
courage at Fontenoy, 196.
count of his Court and family, iv.
231. His death, vi. 9.
Louis XVI., his accession and first
measures, vi. 9.

Louisburg, reduced by the people of

New England, iii. 200.
Lovat, Lord, retakes Inverness, i.
179. His cabals, iii. 28. Wavers
between both parties, 219. 253.