Gay, John, his resentment against
QueenCaroline,ii.241. His Beggar's
Opera, 242.

George I., his writ demanded as
Duke of Cambridge, i. 78. His let-
ter to Queen Anne, 83. His acces-
sion, 99. His character, 103. Arrives
in England, 107. His first mea-
sures, 107.108. His coronation, 118.
Goes to Germany, 221. His dis-
pleasure with Townshend and Wal-
pole, 245, 246. Returns to England,
267. Estranged from his son, 307.
Their reconciliation, ii. 2. His ill-
ness and death, 114. Account of
his consort, 115. His will, 116.
George II. as Prince of Wales, ex-
tolled by the Opposition, i. 256.
Estranged from his father, 307.
Becomes reconciled, ii. 2. His at-
tempt to see his mother, 115. Suc-
ceeds to the throne, 116. His cha-
racter, 118. Deficiency in his Civil
List, 133. Goes to Germany, iii.
149. His conduct at Dettingen,
153-156. Returns to England, 165.
His partiality for Carteret, 192.
He yields to the Pelhams, 193.
Goes to Germany, 207. Hastens
back to London, 255. Goes again
to Germany, iv. 47. Returns, 54.
His conversation with his grand-
son, 56. His remark on Admiral
Byng, 74. And on a libellous prin-
ter, 89. His Hanover savings, 94.
95. Complains of Pitt and Temple,
101. Of Newcastle, 111. And of
the Duke of Cumberland, 122. His
sudden death, 213. Superstition
respecting him, 214. His funeral,
220.

George III. as Prince of Wales, his
expression at his father's death,
iv. 10. 11. His aversion to the
Princess of Brunswick, 55. At-
tains his majority, 83. Succeeds
to the throne, 215. His character,
216. His great popularity, 221, 223.
Marries, 233. And is crowned, 233.
His early passion for Lady Sarah
Lennox, v. 12. Confers with Mr.
Pitt, 38. 40. 41. His economy com-

146.
163.

plained of, 56. His domestic vir-
tues 56. 57. Falls dangerously ill,
100. Suggests a Regency Bill, 101.
Applies to the Duke of Cumber-
land, 104. Reinstates his old Minis-
ters, 109. 110. Upbraided by the
Duke of Bedford, 112. Accepts
Lord Rockingham, 114. Sees Lord
Bute for the last time, 122. His
view of American affairs,
Names Pitt Prime Minister,
165. And Earl of Chatham, 167.
His letters to Chatham, 191. 197.
212. The debts upon his Civil
List, 240. Address to him from
Lord Mayor Beckford, 283. His
displeasure with Fox, 344. His
answer to the City Addresses, vi.
72. His steady resistance to the
Colonies considered, 105. Debts
upon his Civil List, 146. His letters
to Lord North, 231.232. 236. Visits
the fleet at Portsmouth, 267. His
courageous determination, 281.
Zealous to promote voyages of
discovery, 299. A patron of the
Royal Academy, 337. Prefers Ram-
say to Reynolds, 340. His notice
of Lancelot Brown, 345. Suspected
of Popery, vii. 17. His firmness in
the Gordon riots, 33. Rejects the
terms of Opposition, 75. 76. And
the overtures of Necker, 82. His
fortitude at the news from York-
town, 129. 130. Desires a Peerage
for Lord G. Germaine, 137.
project of retiring to Hanover,
145. His remark upon the Irish,
156. His first interview with the
Minister from the United States,
217. 218. His remark on Warren
Hastings, 271. His taste for farm-
ing, 344. Corresponds with Arthur
Young, 349.

His

Geraldino, the Spanish Envoy in
London, ii. 283.

Germaine, Lord George (see Sack-
ville, Lord G.), his duel with Go-
vernor Johnstone, v. 297. Named
Secretary of State, vi. 75. His in-
tended retirement, 229. Receives
a project from Arnold, vii. 110.
His accounts of Lord North and
the King, 129. 130. Declares the
unanimity of Ministers, 135. Raised

to the Peerage as Viscount Sack-
ville,
137.
Gibbon, E., his character of Fox,
v. 346. Describes Lord North's
conciliatory scheme, vi. 33. His
"Justifying Memorial," 276. His
life and writings, 319. Compared
with Hume, 324-327. His attacks
upon revealed religion, 325. 327.
Describes the Gordon rioters, vii.
27. And the state of parties, 210.
His life at Oxford, 329.
Gibraltar, project of ceding, i. 323.
324. Besieged by the Spaniards,
ii. 111. Demanded in negotiation
with them, 133. Project of ceding
renewed, iv. 115. Another siege
of, vii. 43. 96. 196-203. Signal
triumph of the English garrison,
203. 204. Its cession demanded by
Spain, 212. But refused, 213.
Gin Act, account of the, ii. 196. Its
repeal, iii. 147.

Glasgow, grant to the Town Council
of, iv. 3.

Glenshiel, action at, i. 350.
Gloucester, William Duke of, his
marriage with the Countess Dowa-
ger of Waldegrave, v. 319. His
conversation at Metz, vi. 160.
Glynn, Serjeant, appears as counsel
for Wilkes, v. 203. Elected for
Middlesex, 205. 206. Wilkes not
his friend, vi. 21.
Goddard, General, his career in In-
dia, vii. 286. 288.

His

Goldsmith, Dr., his books and con-
versation, vi. 332. 333. His two
rules for a connoisseur, 342.
Vicar of Wakefield, vii. 339.
Gordon, Lord George, his maiden
speech in Parliament, vi. 247. His
career and character, 251. Chosen
President of the Protestant Asso-
ciations, 273. Opposes Burke's
Bill for Economical Reform, vii. 6.
His silly speeches, 17. Convenes
the Protestant Associators, 18.
Marches with them to Whitehall,
19. Presents the great Protestant
petition, 22. Threatened by two
Colonels, 23. Disavows the riots
in his name, 26. His tame sub-
mission, 27. Sent to the Tower,
36. His trial delayed, 42. 85. De-

fended by Erskine, 88.
quitted, 89.

413

And ac-

Gortz, Baron, his rise and character,
i. 269. Tried and executed, 334.
Gower, Earl, declines the offers of
Chatham, v. 179. Becomes Lord
President, 194. Defends the Go-
vernment for employing savage
Indians, vi. 213. Resigns, 290. His
opinions shared by Lord North,
291. Overtures to him, vii. 148.
Grafton, Duke of, dismissed from his
Lord Lieutenancy, v. 23. Visits
Wilkes in the Tower, 33. Appoint-
ed Secretary of State, 114. Resigns,
161. Becomes First Lord of the
Treasury, 166. His Memoirs, 167.
176. His recommendation of Burke,
179. His interview with Chatham,
191. Becomes, in fact, Prime Mi-
nister, 193. His visit at Hayes, 210.
His letters to Chatham, 212. His
character, 214. Outvoted in Ca-
binet, 252. Assailed by Chatham,
257. Resigns, 263. His alterca-
tion with Chatham, 268. 269. Ac-
cepts the Privy Seal, 305. Resigns
it, vi. 74. His accounts of Chat-
ham, 212. Overtures made to him
and his friends, 274. Again Lord
Privy Seal, vii. 149 Dissatisfied
with Shelburne, 192. 213.
Granby, Marquis of, leads the cavalry
at Minden, iv. 184. His conduct at
Lord G. Sackville's trial, 187. An
excellent officer, 212. Leads the
left wing at Kirch Denkern, 239.
And the right wing at Lüttemberg,
274. Named Master of the Ordnance,
v. 30. Proposed as Commander-in-
Chief, 111. Resigns his employ-
ments, 260. His death, 286.
Granby, Marquis of, afterwards fourth
Duke of Rutland, an adherent of
Chatham, vi. 215. Conveys a mes-
sage to Hayes, 236. His friendship
with the younger Pitt, vii. 79.
Granville, Earl (see Carteret), his
differences with his colleagues, iii.
192. Dismissed from office, 194.
His coup de main for power, 310.
Becomes President of the Council,
iv. 18. Rejects the offers of New-
castle, 86. His remark on Pitt, 91.
His speech in Cabinet, 251. His
death, 283.

Grasse, Comte de, in command of a
French fleet, vii. 101. Appears in
the Chesapeak, 117. His great ship
the Ville de Paris, 118. Confers
with Washington, 119. Assists in
the reduction of St. Kitts, 138.
Plans the conquest of Jamaica,
179. Pursued by Rodney, 180.
Great victory gained over him,
181. Disgraced at home, 182.
Grattan, Henry, his rise and charac-

ter, vii. 154. Moves for the Free
Trade of Ireland, 157. And for her
legislative equality, 160. Supports
the Roman Catholic claims, 161.
His unprecedented form of sum-
mons, 162. Refuses all delay, 163.
His great speech, 164. His trium-
phant success, 165. Popular grati-
tude to him, 166. His closing years,
168.

Gray, T., his academical claims, v.
22. His lampoons upon Lord Bute,
28. And upon Lord Sandwich, 63.
His greater poems, vi. 333.
Green, General, commands at Brook-
lyn, vi. 114. Disabled by illness,
114. His advice to Washington,
118. Reports "the infamous con-
duct" of some troops, 120. Protests
against the course of D'Estaing,
263. Left in command of Washing-
ton's army, vii. 57. Presides at the
trial of André, 67. His conference
with General Robertson, 69. Of
scanty education, 72. In command
of the southern army, 105. His
character, 106. His active and ju-
dicious conduct, 107. Gives battle
at Guilford, 108. And at Hobkirk's
Hill, 111. His denunciations on the
case of Hayne, 112. His action at
the Eutaw Springs, 114. Recon-
quers Georgia, 114. His account of
his army, 177.

Grenville, George, a candidate for
the Speaker's chair, iv. 257. Be-
comes Secretary of State, 268. Dif-
fers on the negotiations at Paris,
282. 283. Transferred to the Ad-
miralty, 285. His nickname "the
Gentle Shepherd," v. 17. Becomes
Prime Minister, 29. His character,
36. Crisis in his administration,
39. 40. 42. His defence of General
Warrants, 54. His vindictive mea-

sures, 55. Attempts to tax America,
85. 88. Carries the Stamp Act, 89.
His conduct on the Regency Bill,
101. His dismissal intended, 108.
Puts forward new demands, 111.
Dismissed from office, 114. His
speeches on American affairs, 134.
139.145. 147. Hooted by the multi-
tude, 148. His reply to Pitt, 148.
Defends the East India Company,
183. Supported by the letters of
Junius, 227. Resists the expulsion
of Wilkes, 237. Pamphlet written
under his direction, 270. His Bill
on Controverted Elections, 272.
His declining health, 272. Will not
vote on the American revenue,
278. His death, 286.
Grenville, Thomas, enters Parlia-

ment, vii. 79. His character, 79.
80. Moves an amendment to the
Address, 81. His mission to Paris,
187. Returns to England, 204.
Grey, General Charles, his surprise
and rout of Wayne, vi. 168. His
zeal and ardour, 263. His subse-
quent peerage, 263.

Grosvenor, Lady, her divorce, v. 318.
Gyllenborg, Count, his arrest in Lon-
don, i. 271--273.

Halifax, Charles Montagu, Earl of,
his death and character, i. 139.
Halifax, George Dunk, Earl of, be-
comes Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
iv. 228. And Secretary of State,
285. His character, v. 29. His exa-
mination of Wilkes,32. Mismanages
the Regency Bill, 101. 102. His con-
duct while in Ireland, 127. Action
brought against him by Wilkes,
244. His death, 305.

Halifax, in Nova Scotia, founded, iv.4.
Hamilton, William Gerard, his "single
speech, iv. 57. Quarrels with
Burke, v. 156.
Hancock, John, a merchant at Boston,
v. 246. His sloop the "Liberty"
seized, 246. Chosen President of
Congress, vi. 43. Resigns, 174.
Hanover, treaty of, ii. 85. Its forced
neutrality, iii. 84. 98. Troops of,
taken into British pay, 142. Close
of that stipulation, 199. Troops of,
in England, iv. 89.

Hanway, Jonas, his benevolent ex-

ertions, vii. 348.

Harcourt, Lord Chancellor, his in-
terview with Baron Schutz, i. 78.
Displaced by Lord Cowper, 107.
His character, ii. 55.
Harcourt, General, afterwards Earl,
his surprise and capture of Lee,
vi. 133.

Hardwicke, Lord (see P. Yorke), be-
comes Chief Justice, ii. 178. And
Chancellor 213. His warlike
speech, 284. Opposes the Wit-
nesses Indemnity Bill, iii. 128.
His character, 139. His account
of the King's views, 192. His
attack upon Fox, iv. 29. Raised
to an Earldom, 40. Resigns the
Great Seal, 87. Opposes the ex-
tension of the Habeas Corpus Act,
129. His speech against the Peace
of Paris, 288. Refuses to present
the Address from Cambridge, v. 44.
His death, 61.

Hardy, Sir Charles, in command of
the Channel fleet, vi. 281. Per-
forms his duty well, 282.
Hargreaves, James, his inventive
genius, v. 3. Escapes from his
native town, 8.

Harlequin, story of the dog, ii. 39. 45.
Harley, Lord Mayor, hateful to the
mob, v. 205.

Harris, Sir James, his diplomatic
career in Spain, v. 291. 294.
Harrington, Lord (see W. Stanhope),
becomes Secretary of State, ii. 160.
His warlike leanings, 284. Created
an Earl, and appointed Lord Pre-
sident, 119. 120. Again Secretary
of State, 194. His differences with
Lord Bath, 310. Becomes Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, 340.
Hartley, David, relieves the Ameri-
can prisoners, vi. 217. His motion
for peace, vii. 92. His mission to
Paris, 216.

Hassan, Gazi, his early career, v. 326.

Raises the siege of Lemnos, 327.
Hastings, Warren, named the first
Governor-General of India, vii.
248. His character, 251. His
career in peace, 255-276. And in
war, 282-315. Charges against
him in England, 316. Close of his
government in India, 321.

415

Hastings, Mrs., details of her first
and second marriage, vii. 276. 277.
Hawke, Admiral, afterwards Lord,
his victory off Belleisle, iii. 347.
Instructions to him, iv. 49. Sent
to the Mediterranean, 74. And to
the mouth of the Charente, 113.
His blockade of Brest, 154. His
great victory off Quiberon, 175-

177.

Hawley, General, his character, iii.
298. Defeated at Falkirk, 301—
303. Foremost in every cruelty, 327.
Hayne, Colonel Isaac, tried and exe-
cuted, vii. 112.

Hearne, Samuel, his journey to the
Coppermine River, vi. 113.
Heath, General, his ridiculous affair
at Kingsbridge, vi. 140.
Henley, Colonel, his outrageous con-
duct, vi. 204.

Henry, Patrick, his political career
and character, v. 92. Signs the
non-importation agreement, 274.
Heads the democratic party in
Virginia, 334. His speech in the
Virginia Convention, 63. Chosen
Governor, 129.

Herbert, Colonel, afterwards Lord

Porchester, his high spirit, vii. 26.
Hervey, Lord, his duel with Pul-
teney, ii. 165. His account of
Queen Caroline's death-bed, 219.
A writer of pamphlets, 237. Be-
comes Lord Privy Seal, iii. 22.
Intrigues against Walpole, 105.
His speech on the Gin Act, 149.
His death, 165.

Hessians, hiring of, vi. 90. Jest of
Frederick II. upon them, 91.
Highwaymen, account of the, vii.
325.
Hillsborough, Earl of, appointed to
the Board of Trade, v. 43. Be-
comes the third Secretary of State,
194. His administration of Colo-
nial affairs, 245. 246. 247. His cir-
cular letter, 253. Retires from
office, 333. Opposes Lord North's
Bills, vi. 228. Again accepts the
Seals, 291. Assailed in the Gor-
don riots, vii. 20.

Hoadley, Bishop, controversy with,
i. 316.

Hogarth, character of his paintings,
vi. 339.

Holland, Henry, Lord (see Fox), his
retirement at Kingsgate, v. 28.
His remark on the Spitalfields
riots, 107. Sues to Chatham for
an Earldom, 303. Pays his son
Charles's debts, 344.
Holroyd, Colonel, afterwards Lord
Sheffield, his spirited conduct in
the House of Commons, vii. 23.
Commands the Militia in Holborn,

34.

Hood, Sir Samuel, his action with

some French ships, vii. 101. His
reports to Sir H. Clinton, 117. His
hold manœuvres, 138. Second in
Rodney's victory, 179. 181. Re-
ceives an Irish peerage, 184.
Horne (Tooke), John, his contro-
versy with Junius, v. 224. And
with Wilkes, 312. Proceedings
against him, 343. His trial for
libel, vi. 153.

Hosier, Admiral, raises the blockade

of Porto Bello, ii. 112.
Howard, John, his life and charac-
ter, vii. 355. His benevolent ex-
ertions, 356-358. Publishes two
books on Prisons, 359. His death,
359.

Howe, Admiral (Lord), captures the
Alcide and the Lys, iv. 48. His
interviews with Franklin in Lon-
don, vi. 32. Sent to America, 95.
His pacific objects, 95. His letters
to Washington, 113. His report
upon Brooklyn, 115. Sends a mes-
sage to Congress, 117. Confers

with their delegates, 118. Reduces
the Delaware defences, 170. 173.
Sails in pursuit of D'Estaing, 262.
In command of the Channel fleet,
vii. 193. Relieves Gibraltar, 204.
Howe, General (Sir William), sent to
America, vi. 56. Leads the troops
at Bunker's Hill, 59. Succeeds to
the chief command, 70. His mili-
tary schemes, 86. Relinquishes
Boston, 87. Jest of Frederick II.
on his name, 90. His Nova Scotia
quarters, 91. 94. Carries on the
war 121. 130-134. 143. 165-173.
Recalled to England, 229. 230.
Parting festival to him, 256.
Hubertsburg, Peace of, concluded,
iv. 289.

Huddy, Captain, case of, vii. 175.

Hughes, Sir Edward, his naval ac-
tions, vii. 318.

Hume, David, his account of Prince
Charles, iii. 178. His own life and
writings, vi. 317. Compared with
Gibbon, 324. Enduring fame of
his History, 327.

Huntingdon, Countess of, a patron
of the Methodists, ii. 271.
Huntington, W., accounts of his
boyish ignorance, vii. 346.
Huske, General, his description of
American appointments, v. 250.
Hutchinson, Lieut.-Governor, ad-
ministers the colony of Massachu-
setts, v. 274. Removes the troops
to Castle William, 279. Beset with
controversies, 282. His character,
335. His letters to Whately, 337.
Recalled, vi. 7.

Hyder Ali, General-in-Chief, iv. 361.
Sovereign of Mysore, vii. 236.
His war against the English, 237.
Concludes peace, 240. His reign
and character, 241. His warlike
preparations, 296. He invades the
Carnatic, 297. His first successes,
298. And subsequent defeats, 300,
301. His illness and death, 319.

Imhof, Baron, account of, vii. 276.
Impey, Sir Elijah, a schoolfellow of

Hastings, vii. 254. His conduct
in the case of Nuncomar, 267. 268.
Decides between the claimants for
power, 274. His differences with
Hastings, 292. How reconciled,
294. 295. His visit to Lucknow,
311. Charges against him, 315.
Recalled to England, 315.
India, rise of the British empire in,
iv. 291. 364. 365. Vast schemes of
Chatham for its government, v.
181. 183. 190. Teas supplied by
its Company, 277. 332. 333.
growth and progress, vii. 219–323.
Inns in England, account of the, iii.
92. 93. vii. 327.

Its

Inverness, John Hay, titular Lord,
the favourite of the Pretender, ii.
93. 126. Exiled to Avignon, 128.
His death, iii. 27.
Ireland, general state of, in 1713,
i. 65. In 1758, iv. 131-136. In
1765, v. 127. Views of Chatham
for its government, 173. 174. Its