Raikes, R., complaint against him

in the House of Commons, ii. 126.
Raikes, R., the younger, founds the
Sunday Schools, vii. 334. Re-
lieves the poor prisoners in gaol,
343.

Ramsay, A., his career as an artist,
vi. 324.

Randolph, Peyton, signs the Non-
Importation agreement, v. 264.
Chosen President of Congress, vi.
14. His retirement, 41.
Ranelagh, account of, vii. 338.
Rapinat, M., account of, vi. 302.
Rat, the phrase in politics explained,
vii. 315.

Rawdon, Francis, Lord, afterwards

Earl of Moira, his early career,
vii. 49. Takes part in the battle
of Camden, 50. One of his let-
ters intercepted, 52. Commands
in South Carolina, 106. His
victory at Hobkirk's Hill, 108.
Embarks for Europe, 109. His
letter on the case of Colonel
Hayne, 109. A prisoner in the
Chesapeak, 113.
Reed, General, his letters to Lord
Dartmouth, vi. 15. And to Mr.
De Berdt, 30. Describes the
American army, 117, 118. And
the parties at Philadelphia, 122.
126. His correspondence with

Republican party, remains of the,
i. 8.
Revolution of 1688, effects of the,
i. 8.

Reynolds, Sir Joshua, one of the
founders of "the Club," vi. 315.
His early life and character, 321.
The first President of the Royal
Academy, 322. Great not in
portraits only, 323. Jealous of
Romney, 324.

Richardson, S., his novels, vii. 325.
Richelieu, Mareschal de, his conduct
at Fontenoy, iii. 197. Lands in
Minorca, iv. 64. Reduces St.
Philip's, 70. Commands in Han-
over, 116. Recalled, 139.
Richmond, Duke of, appointed Se-
cretary of State, v. 155. Dis-
placed, 159. Assails Lord Chat-
ham, 169. Co-operates with
him, 283. His reply to Lord
Mahon, vi. 211. Supports Lord
North's Bills, 218. His com-
ments upon Lord Carlisle, 223.
His motion on American af-
fairs, 229. Replies to Chat-
ham, 230. Assails Thurlow,
262. Complains of the defences
of Plymouth, 266. His motion
for Economical Reform, vii. 2.
And for unrestricted suffrage, 19,
20. Objects to the war with
Holland, 82. Named Master of
the Ordnance, 144. Deserted by
his colleagues, 168. Slighted by
Fox and Burke, 184.
Riedesel, Madame de, her account of
Saratoga, vi. 180. And of Mas-
sachusetts, 194.

Robertson, Dr., popular cry against
his toleration, vi. 239. His life
and writings, 304. Unduly in-
dulgent to Gibbon, 312.
Robinson, Sir Thomas, appointed to
lead the House of Commons, iv.
38. 40. Receives a pension, 52.
And a peerage, as Lord Gran-
tham, 220.
Rochambeau, Comte de, commands
upon the Channel coasts, vi.
268. His character and plans,
vii. 54. Meets Washington at
Hartford, 56. Marches to Vir-
ginia, 115. Directs the opera-
tions against York-town, 117.
Generous conduct of his officers,
123.

Rochford, Earl of, his letters from
Paris, v. 198. Becomes Secre-
tary of State, 203. His conduct

in the Cabinet, 242. Negotiates
with Spain, 282. His views on
the partition of Poland, 318.
Retires from office, vi. 71. His
overtures to Chatham, 224.
Rockingham, Marquis of, resigns

his place in the Royal Household,
iv. 275. Dismissed from his
Lord Lieutenancy, v. 23. Named
First Lord of the Treasury, 109.
His character, 111. Meeting at

149.

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His difficulties,

his house, 128.
138. 142. Applies to Pitt, 143,
144. Makes numerous concessions,
145. His friendship with Burke,
Tottering state of his ad-
ministration, 154. His dismissal,
156. His motion on the causes of
the public discontent, 251. Con-
fers with Chatham, 259. His
letters to Burke, vi. 68. His
difference with Chatham, 211.
Supports Lord North's Bills, 218.
Message of his friends to Hayes,
225. Attends the great meeting
at York, vii. 2. Garrison in his
town-house, 36. His terms for
accepting office, 73. Declines an
application from Pitt, 76. Ne-
gotiates with Thurlow, 140. His
personal deficiencies, 143. Be-
comes Prime Minister, 144. His
weakness in granting pensions,
165. Averse to Parliamentary
Reform, 167. His illness, 181.
And death, 182.
Rodney, Admiral, afterwards Lord,
his bombardment of Havre, iv.
147. His attack of Martinico,
264. Defeats Don Juan de Lan-
gara, vii. 42. In the West In-
dies, 42.
Elected for Westmin-
ster, 74. Reduces St. Eustatia,
96. His severities, 97. Returns
to England, 98. Defends him-
self in the House of Commons,
131. Goes back to the West

Indies, 134. His recall sent out,
172. His great victory over De
Grasse, 174. Letters to his
wife, 176. His dog Loup, 176.
Obtains a peerage, 177. His en-
thusiastic reception in England,

187.

Rohillas, case of the, vii. 250.
Overwhelmed by English aid,
251. Views in Parliament re-
specting them, 252.
Roman Catholics, state of the, i. 16.
Their relief designed by Stanhope,
327. Proposed in part by Sa-
vile, vi. 237. Popular cry for

their oppression, 239. Riots
against them in Scotland, 260.
Romney, his career as an artist, vi.
325.

Rous, Sir John, his motion against

Lord North, vii. 139.
Rob Roy, wavering at the battle of
Sheriffmuir, i. 178.

Royal George, disaster of the, vii.

186.

Royal Marriage Bill, account of the,

v. 311.

Rumbold, Sir Thomas, his career at
Madras, vii. 270. His final Mi-
nute, 285.

Sacheverell, Dr., his great popula-
rity, i. 40.
Sackville, Lord George, Secretary
for Ireland, iv. 128. Refuses the
command on the coast of Brit-
tany, 137. His conduct at Min-
den, 176. Clamours against him,
177. Brought to trial, 179.
His sentence, 180. A debater in
the House of Commons, 255.
Restored to the Privy Council, v.
145. Takes the name of Ger-
maine, 284. See Germaine.
Salaries, high amount of, under
Queen Anne, i. 20.

Sandwich, Earl of, compared to a
Roman Senator, iii. 67. Named
Plenipotentiary at Aix la Chapelle,
336. 344. Signs the Prelimi-
naries of Peace, 345. Dismissed
from office, iv. 17. First Lord
of the Admiralty, v. 32. De-
nounces Wilkes, 44. His nick-
name of "Jeinmy Twitcher," 47.
His contest at Cambridge, 60.
Promises made to him, 185. Re-
turns to the Admiralty, 292.
Gross imprudence of one of his
speeches, vi. 8. Replies to Chat-
ham, 27. To Fox, 260. And
to Richmond, 266. A patron of
Captain Cook, 293. His name
given to a group of islands, 295.
Baffled at Huntingdon, vii. 3.
Case of Captain Baillie against

him, 83. His letter to Rodney,
134. Complained of by Fox,
136. Claims an Earldom for
Rodney, 178. Active at the
India House, 262.
Sandwich Islands, account of the,
vi. 295, 296.

Sandys, Samuel, his motion against
Walpole, iii. 68. Becomes Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, 110.
His speech at the Fountain Ta-
vern, 112.

Saratoga, origin of its name, vi. 180.

Convention of, concluded, 187.
Its terms not fulfilled, 195, 196.;
vii. 101.

Saunders, Sir Charles, extolled by
Pitt, iv. 168. His speech on
Corsican affairs, v. 200.
Savile, Sir George, conspicuous in
the ranks of Opposition, v. 190.
303. His Roman Catholic Relief
Bill, vi. 237. Complains of
Wedderburn, 266. Attends the
great meeting at York, vii. 2.
Presents its petition, 4.
Moves

for details of the Pension List, 8.
His house carried by storm, and
plundered, 25. Goes to the House
of Commons, 26. Garrison in his
house, 36. Change in his opi-
nions, 39. Declines compensation
for his losses, 40. His account
of the Yorkshire elections, 75.
His speeches on finance, 89. And
for redress of grievances, 96. His
Spartan simile, 131. Condemns
the Kempenfeldt expedition, 132.
Disapproves of Fox's resignation,
184.

Sawbridge, Alderman, his difference
with Wilkes, v. 300. Seconds
Pitt on Reform, vii. 166. His
Bill for shorter Parliaments,
167.

Saxe, Mareschal de, his command at
Fontenoy, iii. 193. His character,
198. Invades Flanders, 322.
Commands at Lauffeld, 333. His
overtures to Sir John Ligonier,
335. Besieges Maestricht 344.

Scarborough, Earl of, his character,

iii. 113.

Schaub, Sir Luke, confidential Se-
cretary of Stanhope, i. 306.
British Minister at Paris, ii. 35.
Recalled, 58.

Schism Act, Account of the, i. 80.
Repealed, 327.

Schutz, Baron, the Hanoverian
Envoy, applies for the Prince's
Writ, i. 76.

Schuyler, General, orders sent to him,
vi. 76. His manifesto, 172. His
generous conduct to Burgoyne,
188. And to Madame de
Riedesel, 194. Consults with La
Fayette, 243.
Scotland, motion to

Union with, i. 38.

dissolve the

Affairs of, in

1713, 61. In practical advance
of England, vii. 336.

Scrope, Secretary of the Treasury,
his courage, iii. 123.

Selwyn, G., keeps a Faro table, vii.

322. His morbid taste for exe-
cutions, 340.

Septennial Act, passing of the, i.
200. Its repeal proposed, ii.

174.

Settlement, Act of, account of the,
i. 10.

Seville, Treaty of, ii. 134.
Shebbeare, Dr., pension granted to,

v. 22.

Shelburne, Earl of, mediates between
Fox and Bute, v. 27. Named to
the Board of Trade, 29. Resigns,
41. Becomes Secretary of State,
159. At variance with Grafton,
202. Dismissed from office, 203.
His character, 209. His letter
on colonial affairs, 235. His
defence of Camden, 249. His
full agreement with Chatham, vi.
218. Confers with William
Eden, 224, 225. His motion on
Chatham's public funeral, 233.
Yields to Rockingham, 262. His
motion on Economical Reform, vii.
2. His duel with Colonel
Fullarton, 10. Suggests a new

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Sheridan, R. B., appears at Keppel's
court martial, vi. 257. His

66

Camp at Cox Heath," 267.,
Elected for Stafford, vii. 76. His
first speech in Parliament, 91. In
office, 145. His account of

Burke, 166. Resigns, 183. His
remark on lotteries, 323.
Sheriffmuir, battle of, i. 73.
Shippen, William, a leading Jacobite,
i. 125. Sent to the Tower, 297

His conduct in Parliament, ii.
123. 139. His character, iii. 30.
Secedes from Parliament, 72.
Renews his opposition, 95. 114.
Shrewsbury, Duke of, his conduct
in Ireland, i. 64. Receives the
Treasurer's Staff, 92. His death
and character, 299. His maxim
as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, iii.

327.

Silver, scarcity of, i. 295.
Simcoe, Colonel, complains of the
contract hats, vii. 12. And of
the horse-vessels, 100.
His ex-
pedition in Virginia, 107.
Sinclair, Master of, his account of
the Scottish insurgents, i. 156.
173. 193.

Skyring, Mrs., account of, iii. 269.
Smith, Adam, his Wealth of Nations,

vii. 335. Progress of his doc-
trines, 336. The true founder of
Political Economy, 344.

Smith Robert, afterwards Lord Car-
rington, his character in Parlia-
ment, vii. 76.

Smollett, T., character of his novels,

vii. 325.

Sobieski, Princess Clementina, her
imprisonment at Inspruck, i. 331.
Makes her escape, 338. Her
marriage with the Pretender, 339.
Quits her husband's palace, ii. 89.
Society Islands, account of the, vi.
288.

Soissons, Congress of, ii. 125.
Solander, Dr., sails with Captain

Cook, vi. 283, 284. 289.
Somers, Lord, his opinion of the
Septennial Act, i. 206. His death
and character, 207.

Somerset, Duchess of, in favour with

Queen Anne, i. 59.

Somerset, Lord Noel, an ardent
Tory, ii. 263. Succeeds as Duke

of Beaufort, iv. 8.
Sophia, the Electress, grown slow
and dilatory from age, i. 57.
Her death, 79.

South Sea scheme, rise and progress

of, ii. 3. General delusion re-
specting, 11. Its crash, 13. Its
Directors examined, 18. And
punished, 22.

Spitalfields weavers, disturbances of
the, v. 101.
Concessions made to
them, 145.

Stair, Earl of, ambassador at Paris,
i. 135. 141. 192. 303. Recalled,
ii. 9. His character, 9. Com-
mander of the forces in Germany,
iii. 144. His complaints and
resignation, 152. Named Com-
mander-in-Chief, 161.
Stamp Act, account of the, v. 85.
Repealed, 140.

Stanhope, General (afterwards Earl),
his opinion upon the National
Debt, i. 19. His altercation with
the Speaker, 37. His military
schemes, 56. Proposes an amend-
ment to the Schism Act, 83.
Prepares to seize the Tower, 91.
Becomes Secretary of State, 103.
His character, 106. Goes on a
secret mission to Vienna, 115.
His vigorous measures against

His
Concludes

the Jacobites, 156. Goes with
the King to Hanover, 212. His
conferences with Dubois, 221.
His letters to Townshend, 227,
228.230. 234. And to Walpole,
247. Charge of treachery against
him, 248. His defence, 249.
Becomes First Lord of the Trea-
sury, 263. His altercations with
Walpole, 274. Created Viscount
Stanhope, 280. His letters to
Alberoni, 283. Appointed Se-
cretary of State, 298. Raised to
an Earldom, 298. His mission
to Spain, 309. His letters from
Bayonne, 317. Proposes the
Dissenters Relief Bill, 327.
letter to Dubois, 346.
a peace with Spain, 352. His
orders to Sir John Norris in the
Baltic, 353. Proposes the Peerage
Bill, 356. 362. His administra-
tion reviewed, ii. 2. Abstains
from any share in the South Sea
speculations, 14. Moves a Re-
solution against corrupt practices,
18. His illness and death, 19.
His views with respect to Gibraltar,
127. His early notice of Pitt,
iii. 11. Parallel between him and
Walpole, 103. His reply to Prince
Eugene at Vienna, 194.
Stanhope, Philip, second Earl, his
character, iii. 138. His motion
against the Hanover Forces, 139..
His absence abroad, v. 246.
troduces Franklin to Chatham,
vi. 23.

In-

Stanhope, Charles, his share in the

South Sea transactions, ii. 21.
Stanhope, Colonel William, British
Minister in Spain, i. 289. 303.
Sent on a mission to the French
army, 340. At the Congress of
Soissons, ii. 125. Results of his
former negotiations, 131. His
second mission to Spain, 134.
Concludes the Treaty of Seville,
134. Raised to the peerage, 135.
See Harrington.

Stanley, Hans, his mission to Paris,