ABERCROMBIE, General, taken prisoner by the French, I. 288. Recaptured, 289. Takes the Mauritius, 292 Abstinence, extraordinary, II. 209 Adam, Mr, speech on Lord Chatham's conduct, I. 52. On Sir F. Burdett's letter to his constituents, 86, 88. On the delay in his commitment, 104. Against the restrictions, 539, 543 Adkins, a Bow-street officer, attempt to murder him, II. 61
Agaye, attack on a French flotilla there, II. 303
Agricultural reports, II. 20, 63, 77, 104, 159, 184
Aguirre, Lope de, history of him, II. i. His character, xiv. Nominates himself general, xxi. Takes the city of Mar- guerita, xxvi. Lands at Barburata, Xxxvii. Enters New Valencia, xl. Let- ter to Paredes, xlvi. Killed, I Alexander, Aaron, tried for setting fire to his house, II. 58 Alburquerque, Duke of, the junta jealous of his influence, I. 367. His retreat, 385, 386. Appointed governor of Ca- diz, 399
Almeida, besieged by Massena, I. 452. Taken, 458. Gazettes, II. 307, 317 Alvarez, Martino, governor of Gerona, his death, I. 404
Amboyna, captured by the English, I. 282. Gazette, II. 310 Amelia, Princess, her death, I. 523. II.
America, Mr Whitbread's eulogy on that country, I. 225. State of the dispute with England, 246. Some of the states
Atkinson, and others, executed at Lin- Beavers, a colony established in Ireland,
Atmosphere, history of, II. 465 Audit office, abuses there, I. 216 Augereau, Marshal, defeats O'Donnell, I 406
Augustenburg, Prince of, declared Crown Prince of Sweden, I. 343. Killed by a fall from his horse, 344 Austria, observation on the conduct of the emperor in marrying his daughter to Buonaparte, I. 303 Decrees re- specting commerce, 335. And respect- ing church property, 338 Azores, earthquake there, II. 197
Bailey, Dr, tried for an assault, II. 151 Banks, Mr, speech on the Ordnance es- timates, I. 136. Motion against rever- sions, 207; and sinecures, 208, 210 Baraquicimeto, plundered by Aguirre, II. xlv
Barba del Puerco, affair between the Bri- tish and French there, I. 439. Ga- zette account, II. 284
Barbier de Seville, French lugger, taken, II. 304
Barham, Lord, Lord Cochrane's charge against him, I. 145 Barham, Mr, speech on the Middlesex petition for the release of Sir F. Bur- dett, I. 114
Barlow, Sir G. his measures for reform in the Madras army, I. 260 His mis- takes, 266
Barnard, Lord, moves the address in the Commons, I. 13
Barracks, observations on, I. 218 Barrowclough, tried for manslaughter, II.
Bastard, Colonel, speech against sine. cures, I. 209
Basque Roads, naval exploit there, II. 319 Bathurst, Mr, speech on the Walcheren expedition, I 69. His statement re- specting Jefferies the seaman, 147. Speech in favour of sinecures, 211 Bathurst, Hon. Mr, reward offered by the Prussian government for him, II. 90 Bearnais, French brig, taken, II. 269
Beaumont, J., executed for rape and mur- der, II. 150.
Beckwith, General, takes Guadaloupe, L
Beddoes, Dr, his life, II. 516 Belfast, a cotton mill blown up there, II. 15. Subscriptions for the house of in- dustry there, 42
Bell, Colonel, tried for mutiny in India, I. 279
Benfield, Paul, his death, II. 65 Beresford, Marshal, reforms the Portu- gueze army, I. 419, 434
Beresford, Mr, tried for destroying a pic- ture, II. 244
Berkley, Admiral, appointed commander- in-chief of the Portugueze navy, I. 459 Bernadotte, proposed as Crown Prince of Sweden, I. 347. Elected, 348. His conduct to Buonaparte, 349. Act of his election, xiii
Berthier, Marshal, sent ambassador to Vienna to bring the Princess Maria Louisa to Paris, I. 303 Berthollet, M, invents the manometer, II. 445. Experiments on heat produ ced by compression, ib. His helio-
Birmingham, riot there, II. 92 Births, list of, II. 348 Blanco, Don J. M., his speech on the danger of Andalusia, I. 382. His me- moir on the cortes, 483
Blaney, Lord, his expedition to Malaga miscarries, I. 507
Blood, composition of, II. 423, 424 Blow, Daniel, his death, II. 44 Bocker, Dr, tried for abstracting a dia- mond broach, II. 33
Bohemia, a gang of robbers extirpated there, II. 172
Boles, Major, his conduct in India, I. 266,
Bombastes Furioso, a new tragic opera, II. 405
Boston, storm there, II. 228 Botany, discoveries in, II. 437 Botany-bay, decree against convicts be-
coming counsellors and advocates, IL 100 State of the colony, 128 Bourbon, Isle of. attacked by the English, I. 284. Gazette account, II. 271, 329
Bourne, Mr Sturges, speech on reform,
Braham, Mr, his reception at Edinburgh, II. 404
Brand, Mr, his speech at the Cambridge
election against Mr Yorke, I. 54. On Sir F. Burdett's letter to his constitu- ents, 83. His motion for Parliamen- tary reform, 220
Brand, Mr, discoveries on the composi-
tion of blood, II. 423 Breda, conspiracy against Buonaparte there, I. 332
Brewster, Dr, his new burning-sphere, II. 449. Experiments on refractive power,
Bridal Ring, a new afterpiece, II. 396 Bristol, discontent of the French prison- ers there, II. 207
Britton, J., tried for murdering his son. II. 152
Brickley, Dr, discoveries in Astronomy, II. 447
Brunswick regiment, Sir F. Burdett's de- clamation against them, I. 22 Bryan, Pierce, Esq., his house robbed, II. 70, 88.
Buchanan, General, and others, tried for an assault, II. 203 Buckinghamshire, Lord, speech on the regency, I. 554
Budget for the year, I. 125. For Ireland,
Bunkle, tried for lottery insurance, II 94 Buonaparte, his marriage with Maria Louisa, I. S03, 304. His acts of in- dulgence, 305. Speech of the presi- dent of the Senate, 306. Opinions of the public on the marriage, 308. De- crees respecting literature and state prisons, 309. Answer to the Dutch deputies, 329. Visits Amsterdam, 330. Address to the Catholic clergy, 332: Accident at the Austrian ambassador's fete, 333. Effects of his anti-commer- cial decrees, 334. Decree for burning smuggled goods, 336. Respecting ser- vants at Paris, 337. His declaration against the Spaniards, 476. Treaty with Louis Buonaparte, x. Decree for annexing Holland to France, xii Burdett, Sir Francis, speech on the ad- dress, I. 20. On the grant to Lord
Wellington, 26. On the standing or- der being enforced during the Walche- ren expedition, 38. On the expedition, 67. Motion for the release of Gale Jones, 74. His reply, 78. Letter to his constituents, ib. Speech on Mr Lethbridge's motion for his committal, 79. The motion passed, 92. Refuses to surrender, 93. His letter to the speaker, 94. Letter to the sheriff of Middlesex, 97. Serves the speaker with a warrant for an action, 108. His character, 110. His suit against the serjeant at arms and Earl Moira, 119. Motion against Captain Lake, 149. His release, 511. His explanation for leaving the Tower privately, 512. Ob- jects to the adjournment of parliament, 524, 526. On the regency, 535 Burgess, Sir J. B., his alteration of Mas- singer's City Madam, II. 400. Burr, General, tried for breach of promise, II. 142
Busaco, battle of, I. 462. Gazette ac- count, II. 321
Cadiz, measures for the defence of that city, I. 388. Besieged, 396. State of the city, 506
Calcraft, Mr, opposes the grant to Lord Wellington, I. 26. Speech on the ord- nance estimates, 135 Calvo, his character, I. 393 Cambridge, Mr Yorke thrown out at the election, I. 53
Canada, intrigues of the French there, I.
Canete, Marquis of, his expedition to El Dorado, II. ii
Canning, Mr, speech on the address, I. 17. On the grant to Lord Wellington, 27. On Lord Chatham's memorial, 41. On his papers presented to the king, 47. On his conduct, 52. On the Walcheren expedition, 62. On Catholic emancipation, 198. On re-
form, 227. On the criminal law, 235. On Mr Erskine's negociations with America, 247. On the regency, 587, 558, 565
Cantharides, their composition, II. 425 Capper, Colonel, suspended by Sir G. Barlow, I. 266
Carey, Patrick, account of his poems, II. lxvii
Cartwright, Major, his petition to parlia ment, I. 119
Castanos, General, appointed one of the regency, I. 390, 392
Castle-blaney inn, burnt to the ground, II. 102
Castlereagh, Lord, speech on the address, I. 16. Speech in defence of the Wal- cheren expedition, 57. On Catholic emancipation, 186. On the regency, 541, 564
Catalonia, state of the war there, I. 404 Catholic emancipation, debates on, I. 175. Resolutions of the English Catholics, II. 16
Central junta, its establishment, 1. 357. The errors committed by them, 365. Defence of their measures against Ro- mana, 373. Their address to the peo- ple, 377. They retire to Cadiz, 383. They appoint a regency, 389. Their declaration, 390. Treatment of the members, 393
Cervantes, his bones removed to San Isi- dro, I. 483
Chace, extraordinary, II. 22 Chamberlain, tried for swindling, II. 25 Champagny, M., negociations with Gen. Armstrong, I. 252. His conduct to wards Holland, 312, 313. His report on the union of that country with France, 323
Chandos-street, trial for disorderly houses there, II. 185 Charles, Archduke, acts as proxy for Buonaparte at his marriage, I. 304. Accepts the grand cross of the Legion of Honour, 307
Charles XIII. King of Sweden, proposes Bernadotte as Crown-Prince of Swe- den, 1. 347
Chatham, Lord, his memorial of the Walcheren expedition, I. 40. Exami- ned before the House Commons, 43, 49. Resigns, 53 Chemistry, discoveries during the year,
Cherry, J., tried for murder, II. 166
Child stealing, case of, II. 65
Ciudad Rodrigo, besieged by the French, I. 410. Taken, 445
Close, Colonel, his conduct at Hydera bad, I. 277
Coa, action on the, I. 451. Gazette ac- count, II. 304
Cobbet, William, his trial, II. 106 Cochrane, Sir Alexander, his conduct re-
specting Captain Lake blamed, I. 152. Dispatches from him, II. 267 Cochrane, Lord, speech on Sir F. Bur- dett's committal, I. 107. Presents the Westminster petition, 110. Speech on the navy estimates, 137. Mloves for papers respecting the abuses in the Admiralty Court, 142. Reply, 145. Defends Sir A. Cochrane, 152 Coining, trials for, II. 93, 226 Collingwood, Lord, his death, II. 52 Collins, T., murdered, and his house set on fire, II. 101
Collins, Lieut.-Gov. of New South Wales, his death, II. 185 Colman, Mr, attempts to take Sir F. Bur dett into custody, I. 93. Effects it,
Commissaries, regulations respecting, II.
Common Council, their address on the Walcheren expedition, I. 2. Petition against the grant to Lord Wellington,
Congannen, Bishop of New York, his death, II. 199
Conners, Margaret and Richard, tried for theft and delusion, II. 9 Constable, Mr, of Holderness, trial re- specting a cask of wine, II. 12 Constantinople, sublimate-eater there, IL
Cooke, Mr, his eccentricities, II. sss. Goes to America, 397
Cooper, J., tried for swindling, II. 13. Cork, explosion of houses there, II. 216 Cork mail, robbed, II, 239 Corn, price of, II. 20, 32, 48, 64, 77,
103, 132, 158, 184, 212, 241, 266 Cornish, Mrs, her heroism, II. 87 Corsica, tea cultivated there, II. 85 Cortes, Hernan, his bones removed to San Isidro, I. 483
Cortes of Spain, their assembly recom
mended, I. 360. Convoked, 376. As- sembled, 482. Oaths of the members, 489. Their decree against the cession of the crown to Napoleon, 490. De- cree to prevent the members to receive any reward or honour, 497. Debates on the liberty of the press, 498. Vote of a monument to George III. and the British nation, 505
Coulter, R. Hon. W., provost of Edin- burgh, his funeral, II. 55 Council of Castille, are against convoking the cortes, I. 488
Covent Garden, reconciliation dinner at the Crown and Anchor, II. 382. Riots respecting the private boxes, 388 Coward, silversmith, robbed, II. 5 Cox, Miss, her action against the Rev. Mr Goodday, II. 254 Craufurd, General, supports the grant to Lord Wellington, I. 26. Defends Lord Chatham. 51; and the Walcheren ex- pedition, 61. His action on the Coa,
Daniels, Miss, validity of her marriage tried, II. 28
Dantry, Mary, trial respecting her impri- sonment in a mad-house, II. 187 Dartford, a powder-mill blown up there, II. 182
Davidson, William, his Journal on board a Russian privateer, II. li Davy, Mr, his controversy with Mr Mur- ray, II. 410. His discoveries, 411 Davis, Colonel, arrested by the mutineers at Seringapatam, I. 273 Deaths, list of, II. 356
Death from fright, an instance, I. 2 Debtors, released at Coleraine, II. 28 De Caen, General, French governor of the Mauritius, I. 291. Surrenders, 292 De Chemant, his action against Morton, II. 23
Degen, his method of flying, II. 452 D'Eon, Chevalier, his death, II. 71 Des Brusles, governor of Bourbon, sur renders the island, I. 285
Dimond, Mr, his new play, The Doubt- ful Son, II. 402
Done, T., convicted of murder, II. 68 Donoughmore, Lord, presents the Catho- tholic petition, I. 202 Dorchester wool fair, II. 124 Dover, fire there, II. 8. Accident, 256 Doveton, Colonel, tried for mutiny, I.
Downpatrick, trial respecting the election there, II. 178
Driscoll, Mrs, tried for perjury, II. 163 Drummond, Hon. Captain, drowned, II.
Dublin, resolutions respecting Nelson's monument, II. 203
Duigenan, Dr, his speech on the Irish tithes, I. 174
Dunthorne, tried for improper conduct to his scholars, II. 123
Eden, Hon. Mr, drowned in the Thames, II. 21, 41 Edinburgh, natural profile of Nelson un- der his monument, II. 162. Discove] ry of the king's statue, 193 Eglintoun, Earl of, letter to his son, II. Ixiv
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