Omai, vi. 292. The first to stem
the tide of infidelity in that age,
313. Upholds the dignity of
literature, 314. A founder of
"the Club," 315. Describes the
Gordon riots, vii. 30, 31. His
life at Oxford, 316. His Rasselas,
326. Recommends the philoso-
phy of trade, 336.
Johnstone, Governor, his duel with
Lord G. Germaine, v. 284. Sent
a Commissioner to America, vi.
223. His correspondence with
General Reed, 246, 247.
Jones, Paul, threatens the British
coasts, vi. 271. Well received in
Holland, vii. 44. Compliments
paid him in France, 80.
"Junius," first appearance of, v.
212. His merits as an author,
217. Who was Junius? 219.
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-
fessions to the Duke of Grafton,
Kilmarnock, Earl of, joins Prince
Charles, iii. 225. His trial and
execution, 319.
King Charles's Day, debate upon, v.
King, Dr., his account of Prince
Charles, iii. 164. 170. Meets
him in London, iv. 8. Received
at St. James's, v. 22.
"King's Friends," account of the
party so called, v. 115. Charges
against them, 118. Their grounds
of defence, 119.
Kosciusko, Thaddeus, employed in
America, vi. 151. Plans the lines
on Behmus's Heights, 176.
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. Retires from
office, 275. Taken prisoner at
sea, vii. 80.
Tower, 81.
discussed, 131. Arrives at Paris,
198.
Committed to the
His imprisonment
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,
Lee, Arthur, account of his mission
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-
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 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.
His first and last meeting with
Prince Charles, 309. Discovered
and seized, 312. His trial and
execution, 320.
Lowther, Sir James, marries a
daughter of Lord Bute, v. 22.
His character, 189. Complains
of the frequency of duels, vii. 10.
Brings Pitt into Parliament, 77.
His motion for peace, 130.
Lucas, Dr., his political career in
Ireland, v. 121.
Luttrell, Colonel H., a candidate for
Middlesex, v. 231. Declared the
sitting member, 232.
Lyttleton, George, afterwards Lord,
his outset in public life, ii. 201.
Becomes Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, iv. 57. A Peer, 84.
His remark on Wilkes's parodies,
v. 45. His motion against
"Droit Le Roi," 50. Declines
the Treasury, 106.
Macartney, Lord, his government of
Madras, vii. 304.
Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor, his
trial, ii. 70.
Macdonald, Flora, her assistance to
Prince Charles, iii. 314.
imprisonment in London, 315.
Macintosh, Brigadier, his expedition,
i. 161. His attempt upon Edin-
burgh, 163. Marches to Kelso,
166. His surrender at Preston,
172. His escape from prison,
198.
Mackay, Colonel, his account of the
American discontents, v. 265.
Mackenzie, Alexander, his enter-
prise in North America, vi. 299.
Discovers a new and large river,
300.
Mackenzie, James Stuart, dismissed
from office, v. 106. Reinstated,
157.
Maclean, Donald, verdict of Wilful
Murder against him, v. 195.
Mac Rea, Miss, case of, vi. 171.
Mahomed Reza Khan, promoted by
Clive, vii. 223. Arrested at
midnight, 247. Again set free,
247.
Mahon, Charles, Lord, a candidate
for Westminster, vi. 19. His
love of science, 24. Conveys a
message to Franklin, 24. Con-
fers with the Duke of Richmond,
211.
Attends Chatham in the
House of Lords, 229. Chairman
of the Kent Committee, vii. 3.
Of service in the Gordon riots, 22.
Enters Parliament, 76. Moves an
amendment, 82. In the list of
delegates, 90. His Bill against
bribery, 169.
Maine, Duke and Duchess du, their
conspiracy, i. 320. Both arrested,
Maitland, Lord, his character in Par-
liament, vii. 77.
Malt Tax in Scotland, riots caused
by the, ii. 68.
Manchester, Duke of, his negotia-
tions at Paris, vii. 208.
the definitive treaties, 208.
Manilla Ransom, account of the, v. 57.
Mansfield, Lord, and afterwards
Earl of (see W. Murray), his
speech on the Regency Bill, v. 98.
Confers with the King, 99. His
opinion on American affairs,
138, 139. 142. Against Lord
Chatham's Order in Council, 169.
Gives judgment in the case of
Wilkes, 194. His declarations
at Paris, 199. Inveighs against
Chatham, 248. Supports the
Controverted Elections Bill, 262.
His advice upon the Falkland
Islands, 273. Quotes the saying
of a Swedish General, vi. 72.
Presides at the trial of Horne
Tooke, 146. Declares that "the
vessel is sinking," 212. His
unconcern at the death-scene of
Chatham, 231. Assailed by the
Gordon rioters, vii. 19. Under-
rates their strength, 24. His
house taken and fired, 28. His
speech on the recent riots, 37.
Declines compensation for his
losses, 40. Erskine stands firm
against him, 84.
Manton, Dr., his 119 Sermons upon
the 119th Psalm, i. 25.
Manufactures, rise and progress of
our, v. 1-8.
Mar, Earl of, his communications
with Bolingbroke, i. 142. His
character, 144. Embarks for
Scotland, 145. Raises the stand-
ard in the Highlands, 147. Gives
battle at Sheriffmuir, 173. At-
tempts negotiation, 179. Retreats
from Perth, 187. Embarks for
France, 189. Out of favour with
James, ii. 87. His death, 139.
Maria Theresa, her accession as
Queen, iii. 76.
Seeks refuge in
Hungary, 84. Enthusiasm in
her favour, 85. Her conquest of
Bavaria, 126.
Concludes peace
with Prussia, 128. Her treaty
with England and Sardinia, 153.
Again at war, 181. Her husband
elected Emperor, 199. Con-
cludes the Peace of Dresden,
199. Pays court to Madame de
Pompadour, iv. 76. Joins the
league against Prussia, 78. Re-
sists the partition of Poland, v.
316. Her death, vii. 179.
Marischal, Earl, lands at Kintail, i.
335. His escape, 336.
His
friendship in later life with Rous-
seau, 337. At Madrid, iii. 27.
His visit to Prince Charles,
174. Difference between them,
176. His return to England, iv.
239.
Marlborough, John, Duke of, his
intrigues with the Jacobites, i.
14. Amount of his salaries and
pensions, 20. His friendship for
Bolingbroke, 28. Retires to the
Continent, 29. His negotiations
with Stanhope, 57. At Ostend,
89. Arrives in London, 96.
Re-appointed Commander-in-
Chief, 105. Promotes the ac-
quittal of Lord Oxford, 279. His
death, ii. 28. "Not good at com-
pliments," v. 211. His opinion of
libels, 285.
Marlborough, Sarah, Duchess of,
proposals of marriage to, ii. 28.
Her death and character, iii. 183.
Marlborough, Charles, second Duke
of, commands near St. Malo, iv.
137. His mysterious death, 141.
Marriage Act, account of the, iv. 25.
Marriott, Sir James, his pedantic
folly, vii. 139.
Martin, Commodore, his resolute con-
duct at Naples, iii. 130.
Masham, Lady, her cabals, i. 23. 86.
Massachusetts Government Bill, ac-
count of the, vi. 5. Repealed,
217.
Mathews, Admiral, his action off
Toulon, iii. 178.
Matilda, Queen of Denmark, her
marriage, v. 306. Charges against
her, 307. Arrested and im-
prisoned, 308. Conveyed to the
Castle of Zell, 309. Her death,
309. In tears when sitting for
her picture, vi. 325.
Meer Jaffier, in alliance with the
English, iv. 326. His oath to
Surajah Dowlah, 329. Appears
the English camp, 333.
Named Nabob of Bengal, 334.
Deposed, vii. 212, Reinstated,
213. Dies, 220.
Meer Cossim, named Nabob of
Bengal, vii. 212.
His massacre
at Patna. 213. Escapes to the
Rohillas, 221.
Meredith, Sir W., rescues Lord North
from the mob, v. 288. Presents
a Petition against the Thirty-
Nine Articles, 301.
Methodism, account of, ii. 235-261.
Militia Bills, account of the, iv. 89.
Minorca reduced by the French, iv.
64.70. Inquiry on the loss of, 100.
Restored to us at the peace, 273.
Again reduced, vii. 93. 135.
Mischianza, account of the, vi. 245.
Monson, Colonel, sent to India, vii.
238. His differences with Hast-
ings, 252-257. His death, 262.
Montagu, E. Wortley, his character,
iii. 70.
Montagu, Lady M. W., her account
of France, ii. 101. Her early
studies, vii. 326.
Montagu Frederick, his motion
upon King Charles's Day, v. 302.
His speech upon the Shoreham
Bill, vii. 166.
Montcalm, Marquis de, the French
General in Canada, iv. 112. Re-
pulses the British at Ticonderoga,
135. His character, 150. His
prudent dispositions at Quebec,
158. His heroic death, 166.
Monument to his memory, 167.
Saying ascribed to him, vi. 95.
Had employed the savage Indians,
204.
Montgomery, Colonel, his warfare
against the Cherokees, iv. 195.
Montgomery, General, enters the
American service, vi. 52. Com-
mands in Canada, 76. Assails
Quebec, 79. His fall, 79.
Mordaunt, Sir John, commands a
secret expedition, iv. 109. Brought
to trial, 111.
More, Hannah, her account of Ched-
dar, vii. 332.
Morris, Gouverneur, his account of
the Committees of Congress, vi.
120.
Mortmain Act, passing of the, ii. 187.
Morton, Chief Justice of Chester, his
motion on the Regency Bill, v. 99.
Complains of Lord North, vi. 217.
Mulgrave, Lord, his voyage of dis-
covery, vi. 298.
Munny Begum, account of the, vii.
248.
Munro, Sir Hector, his victory at
Buxar, vii. 216. His further suc-
cesses, 216. Reduces Pondicherry,
274. His failing health, 285.
Defeated by Hyder, 286. Re-
Negapatam, 304.
xander, examined by the
ommons, iv. 19. Com-
wgate, 20.
of Broughton, an
agent of the Jacobites, iii. 177.
203. Prince Charles's secretary,
223. His advice at Derby, 274.
Turns King's evidence, 320.
Murray, General James, commands
at Quebec, iv. 191, At Montreal,
193. In Minorca, vii. 94. Com-
pelled to surrender, 135.
Murray, Lord George, joins Prince
Charles, iii. 221. His character,
222. His advice at Edinburgh,
258. At Carlisle, 263. And at
Derby, 272. Commands in the
skirmish at Clifton, 280. His
conduct in the battle of Falkirk,
288. At Stirling, 293. At Nairn,
301. And at Culloden, 305. Es-
capes to Holland, 312.
Murray, William, commencement of
his public career, ii. 267. Be-
comes Solicitor General, iii. 132.
His first speech in Parliament,
138, His character, iv. 34. Be-
comes Attorney General, 39. Sup-
ports the Address, 56. Obtains
the Chief Justiceship with a peer-
age. 83. See Mansfield.
Museum, British, founded, iv. 28.
Nairn, Lord, saved from death by
Stanhope, i. 194.
Nairn, Miss, her courageous conduct,
iii. 246.
Napier, Lady Sarah, romantic pas-
sion of George III. for, v. 12.
National Debt, state of, in 1714, i.
19. In 1783, vii. 209.
Necker, M., his administration of
the French finances, vi. 268. His
secret overtures for peace, vii.
80.
Negro slaves in the Colonies, their
condition, v. 77.; vii. 103.
Newcastle, Holles, Duke of, re-
proached by the Prince of Wales,
i. 294. Becomes Secretary of
State, ii. 58. His character, 154.
Intrigues against Walpole, 270.
Altercation between them, iii. 21.
His renewed cabals, 99. His meet-
ing with Pulteney, 108 His
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