rantees the pragmatic sanction, 152. Receives the inveftitures of Bremen
and Verden, 168. Extraordinary meffage to the house of commons, 183.
Sends a fleet to the Tagus for the protection of Portugal, 194. Declares
war against Spain, 222; and France, 261. Signs a treaty of neutrality
for Hanover, 227. Takes the field in perfon, 255. His fortunate escape
at Dettingen, 256. Concludes a treaty at Worms with the king of Sar-
dinia, 258. His perfonal facrifices for the public advantage, 329. Signs
a general treaty of peace at Aix-la-Chapelle, 332. Sends hoftages to
France, 333. Concludes fubfidy treaties with the electors of Mentz, Ba-
varia, Saxony, Cologne, and the elector Palatine, 348; and with the
landgrave of Heffe Caffel, 373; and Ruffia, ib. Declares war against France,
396. Concludes a fubfidy treaty with Pruffia, 447. His fpirited memorial
to the diet of the empire, 472. His death and character, and review of
his reign, 480.
Georgia, colony of, fettled, 169.
Goertz, baron, his machinations against England, 32. Arrested by order of
the ftates general, ib. Vindicates his conduct, and is fet at liberty, 33-
Goree, ifland of, reduced by commodore Keppel, 414.
Guadaloupe, island of, conquered by the English, 415.
Halifax, earl of, made first lord commiffioner of the treasury, 8. His death
and character, 56.
Halifax, earl of, his speech against the Hanoverian mercenaries, 291. Town
of Halifax founded under his patronage, 342.
Harcourt, lord, removed from his office of lord chancellor, 8. His propofi-
tion refpecting the earl of Oxford, 60.
Harcourt, earl of, refigns his office as governor of the prince of Wales, 337-
Hardwicke, earl of, created lord high chancellor, 113. Removed from his
office, 400..
Hawke, admiral, defeats a French squadron commanded by M. le Tendeur,
330. Superfedes admiral Byng in the Mediterranean, 401. Makes an
unfuccefsful attack on Rochefort, ib. Defeats the French fleet off Breft,
Henley, fir Robert, appointed lord-keeper of the great feal, 400.
Herring, archbishop of Canterbury, his character, 208. His candor and catho-
licifm, 330.
Heritable Jurifdictions, in Scotland, abolished, 329.
Hindoftan, the country and its inhabitants described, 417-425.
Hoadley, bishop, his famous fermon, 61. His fpeech against the test
laws, 64.
Hofter, admiral, his difaftrous expedition to the West Indies, 112.
Horve, lord, his unfortunate death and amiable character, 405.
Hungary, queen of, fucceeds to the hereditary dominions of the house of Auf-
tria, 224. Her diftreffes, 228. Receives immense subfidies from England,
Forms an alliance with France, 376. Recals
242, 251, 327, 328, &c.
her ambaffador from England, 470.
Ireland, act declaratory of its dependence on England passed, 71.
Jekyl, fir Jofeph, opposes the fyftem of fubfidies, 133.
Jenkins, his inhuman treatment by the captain of a Spanish guarda-cof-
Juan V king of Portugal, his difference with the court of Spain, 193. His
death and character, 344.
Johnson, fir William, defeats a body of French troops, 37. Gains a fecond
victory, and becomes mafter of Niagara, 407.
Kennet, bishop of Peterborough, his fpeech against the teft laws, 65. De-
claration against the bill for fuppreffing herefy, 82.
Khevenbutler, field-marefchal, his military character and achievements, 228.
King, fir Peter, created lord King, and lord high chancellor, 113.
Lally, M. takes Fort St. David's, 436. Compelled to raise the siege of
Tanjore, ib. Captures the city of Arcot, ib. Ineffectually befieges the
city of Madras, 437. Defeated by colonel Coote at Wandewash, ib. Sur-
renders Pondicherry, 438.
Lanfdowne, lord, committed to the Tower, 15. His speech against the bill
for repealing the test laws, 66.
Laudobn, marefchal, decides the victory of Cunersdorff, 455. Defeats gene-
ral Fouquet, and takes Glatz, 458. Lays Breflau in ashes by a bombard-
ment, ib. Defeated by the king of Pruffia at Lignitz, 459. Captures
Schweidnitz by a coup de main, 464.
Lawrence, general, his operations in India, 429.
Legge, right hon. Henry Bilfon, appointed chancellor of the exchequer, 355.
Difmiffed from his office, 378. Reinstated, 396. A fecond time difmis-
Ted, 399; and again reinftated, 400.
Leftock, admiral, his misconduct off Toulon, 311. His mifcarriage at Port
l'Orient, 328.
Lisbon, city of, destroyed by an earthquake, 381.
Loudon, earl of, affembles the loyal clans in Scotland, 275. Appointed to
the chief command in America, 370. His dilatorinefs and inactivity, 371.
His unfuccessful expedition against Louisburg, ib. Superfeded in the com-
mand by general Abercrombie, 404.
Louis XIV. his death and character, 25.
Lutwyche, Mr. his excellent speech against the Roman catholic bill, 94.
Macclesfield, earl of, fucceeds lord Cowper as lord chancellor, 36. Impeached
and convicted of misdemeanors in office, 112.
Madras, city of, taken by the French, 328. Reftored by the peace of
Aix-la-Chapelle, 333.
Mabmout V. emperor of the Turks, his unexpected elevation to the throne,
138. Attempts to mediate a peace in Christendom, 287.
Mansfield, earl of, his character, 338.
Matthews, admiral, compels the king of Naples to fign a treaty of neutrality,
231. Supports the Corficans, 310. Threatens the bombardment of Ci-
vita Vecchia, ib. Engages the combined fleets off Toulon, 311. His
trial and unjuft fentence, 312.
Mar, earl of, proclaims the pretender in Scotland, 15. Efcapes to the
continent, 17. Makes application in vain for pardon, 42.
Mecklenburg, affairs of, 53.
Meer-Jaffier-Ali-Khan, his confpiracy against Sou-Rajah-Dowla, 433. His ad-
vancement to the Mufnud, 435.
Methuen, fir Paul, appointed fecretary of state, but resigns in disguft, 36.
Opposes the excife bill, 172.
Militia bill, 468.
Minorca, island of, invaded and captured by the French, 391.
Molefworth, lord, his fpeech against the alliance with Sweden, 84. His
memorable observation repeated, 144.
Monckton, colonel, his successful exertions in Novia Scotia, 372. Gallantry
Montcalm, monfieur de, makes himself mafter of Ofwego, 371; of Fort
William Henry, 372. Repulfes the English at Montmorenci, 409. Defeated ́
and flain at the battle of Quebec, 412.
Mordaunt, fir John, his unfortunate expedition to Rochefort, 401. His triai
and unexpected acquittal, 402.
Murray, general, appointed to the government of Quebec, 412. His gal-
lant defence of that city, 413. He co-operates with general Amherst in
the reduction of Montreal, 415.
Newcastle, duke of, secretary of state, his character, 129. His impenetrable
fecrefy, 209. Refigns and is reinftated, 326. Prefents a regency-bill to
parliament, 345. His diflike to "new-fangled things," 346. Advanced
to the office of firft commiffioner of the treasury, 355. His incapacity
for government, ib. Permits the barbarous execution of Dr. Cameron, 356.
His weak and haughty treatment of the parliament of Ireland, ib. His empty
and artificial profeffions, 379. His political portrait, 380. His eager
vindication of his own indifcretion and misconduct, 393. Refigns, 396.
Re-inftated in confequence of a coalition of parties, 400.
Nottingham, earl of, conftituted prefident of the council, 8. Resigns, and
opposes the Septennial Bill, 21. Defends the doctrine of the Trinity
against professor Whiston, 80. Brings in a Bill for the Suppreflion of
Herefy and Blafphemy, 81. Ridiculed by Swift, 83.
Occafional Conformity Bill repealed, 66.
Onflow, Arthur, efq. chofen speaker of the house of commons, 132. His
animated addrefs to the king, 387.
Orange, prince of, marries the princess royal of England, 190. His cha-
racter, ib. Declared hereditary stadtholder, 280. His death, 348.
Orleans, duke of, appointed regent of France, 31.
Enters into an alliance
with the king of England, ib. Dies-his character, 100.
Ormond, duke of, impeached of high treafon, II. Withdraws to the conti-
nent, ib. Enters into the fervice of the pretender, 12. Appointed to
the command of an armament for the invasion of Great Britain, 50.
Oxford, Robert Harley, earl of, impeached of high treason, 10. His de-
fence and commitment, 13. His acquittal, 60.
Palms, M. his infolent memorial, 118. Ordered to depart the kingdom, 120.
Peerage Bill introduced, 69; and rejected, 70.
Pelbam, right hon. Henry, fecretary at war, his character, 129. Appointed
firft commiffioner of the treasury, and chancellor of the exchequer, 313.
Reduces the intereft of the public funds, 342. Patronizes the Jew-natu-
ralization Bill, 353; which is repealed, 354. His death, ib. Review
of his adminiftration, 355.
Peter the Great, his refentment against the king of England, 36, 52. His
death and character, 108.
Peter 11. emperor of Ruffia, his acceffion and death, 137.
Peter III. emperor of Ruffia, his depofition and death, 466, 467.
Peterborough, Carl of, opposes the bill for religious perfecution, 82.
Philip V. king of Spain, refigns and refumes his crown, 98, 99.
death, 325.
Philip, infant of Spain, enters Savoy, and takes Chamberri, 231. Parma
and Placentia ceded to him, 321.
Pitt, right hon. William, his fpeech in fupport of the motion of enquiry
into the conduct of fir Robert Walpole, 247. His speech in fupport
of the motion for discharging the Hanoverian mercenaries, 287.
Ap-
pointed paymafter of the forces, 313. His political character, 339. His
obfervations on the Mutiny Bill, 341. On the right of fearch, 344.
Veliemently oppofes a war on the continent, and is dismissed from his
office, 378. Appointed fecretary of state, 396. Delivers a royal mef-
fage, which he does not support, 397 A second time dismissed, 399;
and again reinstated, 400. His vigorous exertions, 407. Engages with
ardor in the German war, 445. His reafons, 446.
Porteous, captain, his remarkable execution, 197.
Pragmatic Sanction, edict fo called, 101.
Pulteney, right hon. William, refigns his office as fecretary at war, 59.
Openly declares against the political fyftem of the court, ib. Opposes the
alienation of the finking fund, 12r Inveighs against grants for fecret
fervice, 134. Expofes the inconfiftent politics of the court, 160. His
name ftruck out of the lift of privy-counsellors, 165. His retrofpective
view of the conduct of fir Robert Walpole, 239. Created earl of Bath,
and loses the public confidence, 245. Oppofes the repeal of the Septen-
nial act, 246.
Quadruple alliance concluded, 41.
Quakers, act paffed in their favor, 86.
Qualification-act, of queen Anne, remarks upon it, 476.
Quebec, city of, furrenders to the English, 412.
Raymond, fir Robert, his speech against the Septennial Bill, 26.
Ripperda, duke of, his character and political projects, 106.
Robinfon, fir Thomas, appointed fecretary of state, 355. Delivers a meffage
from the king, 367. Refigns his office, ib.
Rodney, admiral fir George, bombards the town of Havre-de-Grace, 416.
Sandys, Mr. revives the Place Bill, 182. His motion for the removal of fir
Robert Walpole, 239. Appointed chancellor of the Exchequer, 245.
Opposes the repeal of the Septennial Act, 246. Opposes the Place Bill, ib.
Refigns his office, and is created a peer, 313.
Sardinia, island of, conquered by Spain, 39. Re-conquered by the Impe-
rialists and English, 50. Transferred to the house of Savoy in exchange
for Sicily, 41, 51.
Saxe, marefchal, appointed commander in chief of the French army in
Flanders, 263. Captures Menin, Ypres, and Furnes, ib. Invests Tour-
nay, 272. Defeats the allies at Fontenoy, and reduces the greater part
of Flanders, 273. Captures Antwerp and Mons, &c. 278. Defeats
the allies at Roucoux, 279. Invades Dutch Flanders, 280. Defeats the
allies at Laffeldt, 281. Detaches count Lowendahl, who takes Bergen-op-
Zoom, 282. Invests the city of Maeftricht, 283.
Scarborough, earl of, oppofes a dangerous motion of the duke of Marlbo-
rough, 181. His character, ib.
Science, literature and the arts, state of, 480
Senegal, fettlement of, reduced by commodore Marsh, 415.
Septennial Act paffed, 29. Attempt to repeal it, 177. Seville, treaty of, 137.
Sherlock, bishop of Bangor, his remarkable declaration respecting regal in-
fluence, 150.
Skippen, William, his speech against the Septennial Bill, 23. Against stand-
ing armies, 45. Committed to the Tower, 47. His unbroken fpirit, 49.
Opposes the increase of the civil-lift revenue, 131, 132. Opposes the farther
continuance of the ftanding army, 170. His fpeech against unlimited
votes of credit, 183. His oppofition to continental fubfidies and con-
nections, 242, 243.
Slefic, duchy of, guaranteed by Hanover to Denmark, 32. By Great
Britain, 53. By the emperor and Ruffia, with remarkable attendant
circumftances, 155.
South Sea Bill introduced and paffed, 74. Its fatal confequences, 75.
Sou-Rajab-Dorla, his character and barbarous conduct, 434. His defeat
and death, 435.
Stair, earl of, appointed ambaffador to France, 31.
Recalled, 72. His
fpirited vindication of his conduct, ib. Appointed generaliffimo of the
continental army, 252. Gains the battle of Dettingen, 257. Resigns,
260. His character, 261. Re-inflated in his offices, ib.
Stanislaus, king of Poland, befieged in Dantzic, 174
Stanhope, general, advanced to the poft of fecretary of ftate, 8. Impeaches
the duke of Ormond of high treafon, 10. Delivers a remarkable mef-
fage from the king, 34. Made first lord of the treasury, which he foon
refigns, and is created an earl, 61. Introduces a Bill for the Repeal of
the Occafional Conformity, Teft, and Schifm A&ts, 63. Another, for the
Limitation of the Peerage, 69. His death, 76.
Steinburf, lordship of, difference between Denmark and Hanover refpecting
it, 208.
Strafford, earl of, his impeachment, 10.
Sunderland, earl of, appointed to the government of Ireland, 38. Succeeds
Mr. Methuen as fecretary of state, 160. Appointed first lord of the
treafury, ib. Compelled to a precipitate and difgraceful refignation, 75.
His death and character, 78.
Swift, dean of St. Patrick's, his infolence, 138. His declaration concern-
ing annual parliaments, 320.
Sydenham, Mr. his fpeech in fupport of the motion for reftoring annual par-
liaments, 317.
His death and character, ib.
Appointed lord lieutenant
Appointed a fecond time
Talbot, lord, appointed lord high chancellor, 113.
Townfbend, vifcount, made fecretary of ftate, 8.
of Ireland, but difmiffed from his office, 35.
fecretary of ftate, 76. His character, ib.
Traun, marefchal, gains the battle of Campo Santo, 231. His able conduct
in Alface, 264; and Bohemia, 265.
Unigenitus, bull fo called, its origin and confequences, 360.
Vernon, admiral, takes Porto Bello with fix fhips only, 222.
attempt on Carthagena, 223.
Victor Amadeus, king of Sardinia, exchanges Sicily for Sardinia, 41, Re-
figns his crown, 137. He attempts in vain to refume it, 168
Villars, marefchal, affumes the command of the army in Lombardy, 175.
Expels the imperialists from the Milanefe, ib. Dies, ib.
Wake, archbishop of ant er b ury, his oppofition to the repeal of the test
laws, &c. 63. Moves for the commitment of the bill against herefy, 81.
His death and character, 207.
Walpole, fir Robert, chofen chairman of the fecret committee, 510. Im-
peaches lord Bolingbroke of high treason, ib. Succeeds the earl of Halifax
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