Petitions presented to Parliament.- Declaration of the Prince Regent respecting

the Origin and Causes of the War with America, and Discussions on the subject in

both Houses.- Proceedings on the Bill for appointing a Vice-Chancellor.- Debates

on Sir Samuel Romilly's Bill respecting private Stealing in Shops, &c. and on his

Bills for taking away Corruption of Blood, and for altering the Punishment

for

High Treason.

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CHAP. II.

Sir Francis Burdett's Motion for a Regency Bill.- Parliamentary Proceedings re-

specting the Princess of Wales.

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CHAP. III.

Catholic Question.-Mr. Grattan's Motion for a Committee of the whole House to

take the Subject into Consideration, carried.--His Resolution carried. His Bill

for the Removal of Disqualifications, &c. brought in and debated.- Sir J. C.

Hippisley's Motion for a Select Committee, rejected.-Second Reading of Mr.

Grattan's Bill.-Call of the House and the first Clause debated.--Rejected, and the

Bill abandoned.

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CHAP. IV.

Motion of Marquis Wellesley relative to the Conduct of the War in the Penin-

sula.

- Motion of the Earl of Durnley for an inquiry into the Circumstances of the

War with the United States, particularly the Naval Þurt of it. .

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CHAP. V.

Mr. Vansittart's new Plan of Finance. Bill for Abolishing Sinecure Offices re-

jected.

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CHAP. VI.

Bill on the Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Election.- Bill for the better Pro-

vision of Stipendiary Curates.—Bill for the better Regulation of Ecclesias-

tical Courts in England. -Bill for the Relief of Persons impugning the Doctrine

of the Trinity.

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CHAP. VII.

Proceedings in Parliament respecting the Renewal of the Charter of the East

India Company.

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CHAP. VIII.

The Budget, English and Irish.

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CHAP. IX.

Debate in both Houses on the Swedish Treaty.- Discussion in the House of Com-

mons respecting Orange Lodges in England.-Vote of Credit.-Prorogation of

Parliament, and Prince Regent's Speech,

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CHAP. X.

Domestic Occurrences. Termination of internal Disorders.--Public Interest in the

Transactions respecting the Princess of Wales.-Affairs of the Roman Catholics -

Orange Societies in England. - Bible Associations.- East India new Charter:-

Reduction of the Price of Provisions.

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CHAP. XI.

Naval Occurrences.—Loss of the Java.- Engagement between the Amelia and a

French Frigate.-Capture of a Flotilla on the coast of Calabria.- Capture of

the Isle of Ponza.- Loss of the Peacock Sloop.-Capture of a Convoy on the

Dalmatian Coast. Successes in the Bay of Chesapeake.—Loss of the Vincejo.--

Capture of the Chesapeake Frigate by the Shannon.-Capture of the Annaconda,

and the Islands of Ocracoke and Portsmouth:- Capture of Fiume.- Success at

Cassis.- Capture of the American Sloop Argus.-- Success in the Gulf of Cataro.

-Capture of Le Weser and La Trave.-— Reduction of Batteries at Cur-

haven, &c.

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CHAP. XII.

arm.

Retreat of the French from Wilna.-The Emperor of Russia's Proclamation.-

Capture of Kowno.- Losses of the French at that Period.—D'Yorck's Conven-

tion.–Koningsberg and other places taken by the Russians, who cross the Vistula.

Situation of Prussia. The King retires to Breslau, and calls upon his Subjects to

The Austrians abandon their Posts on the Narew, and the Russians enter

Warsaw.—Pillau surrendered, and Dantzic and Thorn invested.-Austrians con-

clude a Truce.--Saxons pursued. Proposed Mediation of the King of Prussia.

His Treaty of Alliance with the Russian Emperor.–King of Sarony quits Dres.

den.—The French evacuate Berlin.-Morand withdraws from Swedish Pomerania.

Russians enter Hamburgh.-Hanseatic Legion formed.--

British take possession of

Cuxhaven - Affair of Bremer-lee.-Russians cross the Elbe. - Morand's Corps

destroyed.—Distribution of the Allied Armies.-Thorn surrenders.-France.-

Napoleon's Preparations.- Concordat.- Exposé.- Napoleon sets out for the Army.

Position of the Different Forces.--

Battle of Lutzen.-King of Şaxony joins the

French.- French cross the Elbe - Battles of Bautzen und Wurtzchen. Allies re-

treat towards the Oder.-An Action of Cavalry.-Breslau entered by Lauriston.-

Affairs in the North.Treaty between Sweden and England. - Hamburgh occu-

pied by the Russians, Danes, and Swedes.- Recovered by the French.- Von Hess's

Address to the Burgher Guard.—Napoleon proposes an Armistice.- Accepted.

Demarkation of Limits.- Napoleon's Decree from thé Field of Wurtzchen. (114

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CHAP. XIII.

Armistice prolonged.-Congress at Prague.-

Hostilities resumed.-

Austrian Decla-

ration of War against France.-Crown Prince of Sweden at the Head of the

Combined Army of the North of Germany. - Advances to Berlin.-Interview of

the Sovereigns at Prague.-Their Plans.-Action between Blucher and the French

on the Bober.- French driven back to Dresden.— Attack of the Allies on that

City. Their Retreat to Bohemia.—Defeat of Vandamme. - Blucher's Defeat of

Macdonald.- Silesia Freed from the Enemy.- Crown Prince's Advance.- Vic-

tory at Juterboch.- Davoust's Retreat from Mecklenburgh.--Actions in Bohemia.

Allies Asssemble round Leipsic.-Cassei Taken and Retaken.-Bremen Recovered.

Napoleon quits Dresden.- Al liance between Austria and Bavaria.-Blucher's Vic-

tory near Leipzic.- Grand Attack upon Leipzic and its Capture.-Retreat of the

French Army.-

Action with General Wrede at Hanau.- Napoleon arrives with

his Army at Mentz.

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CHAP. XIV.

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War in the Peninsula.-Longa's Success at Sedano.- Lord Wellington's Visit to Cadiz

and Lisbon.-French Attack at Bejar repulsed.-Position of their Armies.- Sir

J. Murray's Advance to Castella.-- Attack of Suchet Repulsed.—Castro taken.

Lord Wellington begins his March.- Advance to Burgos, and thence to Vittoria.-

Battle of Vittoria.- Castro Recovered.-Pamplona invested, and Tolosa taken. -

Clausel pursued to Saragossa.—Sir J. Murray's Investment of Tarragona, and

precipitate Retreat. French Driven from the Valley of Bastun.-Mina's pursuit

of General Paris.- Valencia evacuated by the French.-Soult's general attack on the

Allied Posts on the Borders.—

Failure of an Aitack on St. Sebastian.-Saragossa

Surrenders to Mina.-Lord W. Bentinck obliged to retreat from Tarragona.-St.

Sebastian taken by Storm.-The Enemy's attempt to relieve it, repulsed. -Castle

of St. Sebastian taken.—Lord Bentinck's Advance driven from the Pass of Ordal.

Lord Wellington enters France.- Pamplona Surrenders.-French Positions before

St. Jean de Luz forced.- Actions on passing the Nive.-Proceedings of the Cortes.

Remonstrances of the Clergy concerning the Edict Abolishing the Inquisition.-

The Regency dismissed, and a provisional Regency installed. Dispute with the

Pope's Nuncio

, who is expelled the Kingdom.- Lord Wellington's Letter to the

Spanish Secretary at War.-The Extraordinary Cortes resigns.--Speech of its

President.-Attempt to remove the Government to Madrid defeated. - Ordinary

Cortes assembled.

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CHAP. XV.

Napoleon's Speech to the Senate, and Decrees.- Revolution in Holland.-Movements

of the Crown Prince...- Hanover recovered. Address to the Tyrolese. -Procla-

mation of Hiller to the Italians. ---Assembly of Sovereigns at Frankfort. Bremen

and Emden liberated. The Dalmatian Coast

and Trieste possessed by the Austrians.

-Progress of the Revolution in Holland.-Breda taken.--Schowen and Tolen re-

covered. - Declaration of the Allied Powers; and of Napoleon.-Lubeck liberated.

-Operations of the Crown Prince in Holstein, and Armistice with the Danes.-

Origin of the War between Sweden and Denmark .-Surrender of Dresden by the

French. Capitulation of Stettin.-Swiss Neutrality, and its Infraction.-State of

Saxony-Frankfort made Independent.-Annexation of Hildesheim to Hanover.

Insurrection in Tyrol.-Passage of the Rhine, and France Invaded. Decree of

Napoleon appointing Commissioners ExtraordinaryGeneva entered by the

Allies.- Sicily.-Malta.--Gibraltar.

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CHAP. XVI.

American War.-Re-election of Mr. Madison. Repulse of the American General

Smyth.- Retreat of Dearborn from Champlain.- Report of Committee of

Foreign Relations. --Additional Blockade of the Coust.-President's Message and

Close of Congress.-General Winchester's Defeat and Capture.--- American

Post at Ogdenburgh forced.-York taken by the Americans.-Capture of Mobile.

-Congress Re-assembled, and President's Message.--

Affair on the Miami.--Fort

George taken.-—

Attack on Sackett's Harbour .- Action on the Ontario, and at Bur-

lington Heights.- Capture of the Corps under Boestler.---Landings in the Chesa-

peake.-Torpedoes and exploding Machines employed. - Conclusion of the Session

of Congress, and new Taxes. Occurrences on Lakes Ontario and Champlain.

Failure of Attack on Sunduski. - Reconnoissance on Fort George.---

British Force

on Lake Erie Captured.-General Proctor's Defeat.-Actions on Lake Ontario.

Invasion of Lower Canada by Hampton repulsed.— Wilkinson's Advance by the

River St. Lawrence frustrated, and a Corps of his Army Defeated.--Conclusion of

the Campaign.- American System of Retaliation.

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CHAP. XVII.

South America. Montevideo. Buenos Ayres. - Santa Martha. Venezuela

Mexico: Peru - West Indies - Free Trade proclaimed at Porto Rico.- Hurri-

canes at Dominica, Bermuda, Jamaica, &c.— Trinidad.—Java.-— Reduction of the

Sultan of Djojocarta.- Hindostan.- War between Russia and rsia.- Turkey.

Egypt.

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CHAP. XVIII.

Meeting of Parliament.— Regent's Speech and Addresses.-Conventions with Russia
and Prussia.--Augmentation of disposable Force.- Local Militia Bill. The Loan.

- Foreign Subsidies.-Unanimity in Parliament.-Questions concerning the Prince

of Orange's new Title and Authority; and the Declaration of the Allied Powers.

-- Motion for Adjournment.

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From Col. Gillespie, Commander of the Forces ut Java
Capture of the Java Frigate
From Sir G. Prevost.- Defeat of Gen. Winchester
From Sir E. Pellew.--Action on the Coast of Calabria
From Capt. Irby.—Engagement between the Amelia and a French Frigate
From Sir G. Prevost.-Action at Ogdensburgh
From Sir John Murray.-Defeat of Suchet
From Sir G. Prevost. ---Capture of York by the Americans, Attack on

Sacket's Harbour, and other actions.

Reduction of Ponza, Agosta, and Cursola

From Lord Wellington.-Motion and advance of his Army.

From the same.—Battle of Vittoria

From the same. Pursuit of the French and actions. Sir J. Murray's raising

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the Siege of Tarragona

From Sir G. Prevost.-Loss of Fort George

Capture of the Chesapeake by the Shannon

From Sir J. B. Warren.- Affairs at Craney Island and Hampton

From Lord Wellington-Battles in the Pyrenees ; failure at St. Sebastian

From the same.,

-Storming of St. Sebastian ; repulse of the French

From Sir E. Pellew.-Storming of Fiume

From Captain Maples.-Capture of the Argus

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