CONTENTS.

GENERAL HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

The Prince Regent's Speech.-Addresses thereon and Debates.-

Thanks to Lord Minto.-State of the King's Health.-Debate

on Col. McMahon's appointment of Paymaster of Widows' Pen-

sions.-Distillery Bill....

CHAP. II.

Bills relative to the King's Household, and Debates thereon [11]

CHAP. III.

Bill for a Nightly Watch in London.-Debate on the Droits of

Admiralty-Motion for inquiring into the Jurisdiction of the

Ecclesiastical Courts..

[20]

Motion on the State of Ireland.-New Bill to prohibit the granting

of Offices in Reversion.-Bills for the Punishment of Frame-

breaking, and for the Preservation of the Peace in the County

of Nottingham....

[29]

CHAP. V.

Debate on the Expulsion of Mr. Walsh.-Renewal of the Gold

Coin and Bank Note Bill.-Motion of Lord Boringdon for an

Efficient Administration.-Provision for the Princesses. [39]

CHAP. VI.

Motion on the State of the Nation.-Marquis of Lansdown's

Motion on the Orders in Council.—Mr. Banks's Motion for a

Bill for abolishing Sinecure Offices........

[49]

CHAP.

CHAP. VII.

Debate on Colonel McMahon's appointment of Private Secretary

to the Prince Regent.-Debate on the Barrack Estimates.—

Motion respecting Military Punishments...

CHAP. VIII.

[56]

Motions of Lord Donoughmore and Mr. Grattan for taking into

consideration the Catholic Claims-Reference to Committees in

both Houses of Petitions against the Orders in Council.-Mo-

tions concerning Capt. Henry's Mission to the United States-

Motion on the Tellerships of the Exchequer.-Mr. Brand's

Motion respecting Elections for Knights of the Shire..... [64]

CHAP. IX.

Assassination of Mr. Perceval, and Parliamentary Proceedings

thereon...

[75]

CHAP. X.

Mr. Wortley's Motion for an Efficient Administration.-Nego-

ciation for a New Administration, and Discussions in Parlia-

ment on that Subject-Repeal of the Orders in Council [79]

CHAP. XI.

The Budget....

CHAP. XII.

[95]

Petitions respecting the renewal of the East India Company's

Charter. Bill for the Preservation of the Public Peace [111]

CHAP. XIII.

Mr. Canning's Motion for a future consideration of the Catholic

Question. The same by Marquis Wellesley-Bill for explain-

ing and improving the Toleration Act.-Lord Holland's Motion

respecting Informations Ex-Officio.-Mr. Sheridan's on the

Attorney-General of Ireland.-Bill to prevent the Escape of

French Prisoners.-Conversation on Overtures from the French

Emperor.-Prince Regent's Speech on the Prorogation of

Parliament ::

[119]

CHAP.

CHAP. XIV.

Domestic Occurrences.-Negociations for a change in the Admi-

nistration.-Disturbances in the Country.-Affairs of the Irish

Catholics.-Dissolution of Parliament and General Elec-

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tion....

....

CHAP. XV.

Naval Affairs.-Capture of La Corcyre Of La Pomone and a

Store Ship-Loss of the Manilla and Laurel-Capture of the

Merinos Of the Rivole Of a Flotilla off Dieppe-Destruc-

tion of two French Frigates and a Brig near l'Orient—Of a

Danish Squadron near Mardoe-Convoy brought out of Lan-

guillia-Another attempt-at the same place-The Attack Brig

taken by the Danes
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CHAP. XVI.

War in the Peninsula-Valencia taken by the French-Their fai-

lure at Tariffa-Lord Wellington's Investment of Ciudad

Rodrigo-Capture of that place by Storm-Attempt on Tarra-

gona-Further Success of the French in Valencia-Invest-

ment of Badajoz by Lord Wellington-Its capture-Irruption

of the French into Portugal-Successes of Spanish Parties-

Expedition of General Hill to Almaraz-Defeat of Ballas-

teros at Bornos-Capture of Lequitio-Advance of Lord

Wellington to Salamanca-Capture of its Forts-Marmont's

Advance-Battle of Salamanca-Retreat and Pursuit of the

French-Valladolid entered-Affair of Cavalry at Ribera-

Allied Army enters Madrid,-Fort la China taken-Astorga

capitulates-Blockade of Cadiz broken up—Bilboa evacuated.

-Seville recovered by the Allies-Lord Wellington advances to

Burgos.-Failure of Attempts to take its Castle.—French collect

and advance-Retreat of the Allied Army, which returns to

Freynada.-Transactions of the Spanish Cortes and Regency.

-Public Signature of the Constitution-Settlement of the

Succession-Lord Wellington appointed Commander-in-Chief

of the Spanish Armies-Ballasteros displaced-Affairs of

Portugal

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CHAP.

CHAP. XVII.

France-Decree concerning Valencia-French Occupation of Swe-

dish Pomerania-Report by Murat-March of the Army to-

wards Poland-Treaty with Prussia-Decree in favour of

America-Napoleon arrives at Dantzic-Negociations-Treaty

with Austria.-Papers relative to the Differences with Russia.

-Advance of the French to Wilna-Polish Diet and Con-

federation-Riga-Alliance between England, Russia, and

Sweden-Russians quit their Camp on the Duna, and French

cross that River-Various Actions-Dunaberg taken-Smo-

lensko carried by the French-Action of Valentina-Advance

towards Moscow-Great Battle of Borodino French enter

Moscow-Conflagration of that Capital-Enterprize of the

Garrison at Riga-Alarms at Petersburgh-Advanced Guard

of the French defeated-Moscow evacuated-Success of Wit-

genstein at Polotzk-Conspiracy at Paris-Negociations at-

tempted with the Russians French retreat-Various Actions

Davoust and Ney defeated-Dreadful sufferings of the French

-Napoleon quits the Army, and arrives at Paris-Addresses

of the Senate and Council, and Replies-Conclusion... [165]

CHAP. XVIII.

Russia. War with Turkey-Treaty of Peace-Treaties with

Sweden and England-French Invasion and Retreat.-Sweden:

its policy.-Diet-Treaty with England-Warlike prepara-

tions-Denmark. - Austria-Hungarian Diet-Germany

Sicily: its new Constitution-Turkey.

CHAP. XIX.

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United States of America-Resolutions in favour of War-

Mr. Gallatin's Budget-Correspondence between Messrs. Foster

and Monroe Animosity increased by Henry's Mission-Act

for an Embargo-Other War Measures Opposition-War

declared-State of Votes-Action with the Belvidere Frigate.-

Disturbance near Montreal-Congress adjourned-Riot and

Massacre at Baltimore-General Hill's incursion into Canada,

and Capture-Refusal of the President to confirm an Armis-

tice-Capture of the Guerriere-Letters of Marque issued by

England-American Antigallican Parties-Defeat and Capture

of General Wadsworth-Congress re-assembled-President's

Message Engagements between the Frolic and Wasp, and

the Macedonian and United States-General Dearborn's Ad-

vance to Champlain-Blockade of the Chesapeak and Dela-

[193]

CHAP.

CHAP. XX.

Spanish America.-Buenos Ayres and Montevideo.-Venezuela.-

Surrender of Caracas, and Counter Revolution-Mexico-

Conspiracy at Vera Cruz.-Peru.-West India Islands.-Ja-

maica.-Dominica.-East Indies.-Surrender of Kallinjar.-

Java.-Conspiracy at Travancore.-Mauritius.-Persia [205]

CHAP. XXI.

Meeting of the New Parliament-Regent's Speech, and Debates

thereon-Thanks and Grant to Lord Wellington-Renewal of

the Gold Coin Bill-Motion on the German Legion-Prince

Regent's Message respecting a Grant to Russia, and De-

bates

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