The Letters of Horace Walpole

To Sir Horace Mann, Jan. 4.-Complains of dearth of news. His ink at low.
water mark. Lord Sandwich's first-rate tie-wig. Lady Granville's assem-
blies. Marshal Belleisle a prisoner at Hanover

To the same, Jan. 14.-M. de Magnan's history. Prince Lobkowitz. Doings

of the Granville faction. Anecdote of Lord Baltimore. Illness of Lord

Orford. Mrs. Stephens's remedy.

Sir Thomas Hanmer's Shakspeare.

Absurd alteration therein

To the same, Feb. 1-Variety of politics. Lord Granville characterized.

Progress of the coalition

To the same, Feb. 28.-Alarming illness of Lord Orford. Success of the

coalition. Situation of the Pelhams. Masquerade at the Venetian ambas-

sadress's. Lady Townshend's ball. Marshal Belleisle at Nottingham.

Matrimonials on the tapis

399

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To the same, March 29.—Death of Lord Orford. Inquiry into the miscarriage

of the fleet in the action off Toulon. Matthews and Lestock. Instability

of the ministry. Thomson's Tancred and Sigismunda. Glover's Leonidas.

The Seasons. Akenside's Odes. Quarrel between the Duchesses of

Queensberry and Richmond. Rage for conundrums

To the same, April 15.-Reflections on his father's death. Compliments paid

to his memory. Mediterranean miscarriages

To the same, April 29.-Disadvantages of a distant correspondence. Death

of Mr. Francis Chute, and of poor Patapan. Prospect of a battle in Flan-

ders. Marshal Saxe

To the same, May 11.-Battle of Fontenoy. Bravery of the Duke. Song,

written after the news of the battle, by the Prince of Wales

To George Montagu, Esq. May 18.-Condolence on the death of Mr. Mon-

tagu's brother at Fontenoy

To Sir Horace Mann, May 24.-Popularity of the Duke of Cumberland. Lady

Walpole. Story of Lord Bath's parsimony

€ 415

To George Montagu, Esq. May 25.-Family at Englefield Green. Sir Ed-
ward Walpole. Dr. Styan Thirlby

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, May 27.-Despairs of seeing his friend a perfect
hero. The Why?

To Sir Horace Mann.-Recommendatory of Mr. Hobart, afterwards Lord

Buckinghamshire -

To the same, June 24.-Expected arrival from Italy of the sister-Countess.

Surrender of the citadel of Tournai. Defeat of Charles Lorrain. Revolu-

tion of the Prince of Wales's court. Miss Neville. Lady Abergavenny - 419

To George Montagu, Esq. June 25.-Mistley, the seat of Mr. Rigby, de-

scribed. Fashionable At Homes. Lady Brown's Sunday parties. Lady

Archibald Hamilton. Miss Granville. Jemmy Lumley's assembly

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 1.-Tournai and Fontenoy. Gaming act

To Sir Horace Mann, July 5.-Seizure of Ghent and Bruges by the French

To the same, July 12 -

To George Montagu, Esq. July 13.-Success of the French in Flanders.

Baltimore. Mrs. Comyns

To the same, July 26.-Projected invasion. Disgraces in Flanders

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 1.-Portrait of M. de Grignon. Livy's

Patavinity. Marshal Belleisle in London. Duke of Newcastle described.

Duchess of Bolton's geographical resolution

To Sir Horace Mann, Aug. 7.-Rumours of an invasion. Proclamation for
apprehending the Pretender's son

To the Rev. Thomas Birch, Aug. 15.-Respecting a projected History of

George the Second

431

To Sir Horace Mann, Sept. 6.-Landing and progress of the young Pretender.

His manifestoes

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To the same, Sept. 13.-Progress of the rebellion. The Duke of Newcastle's

speech to the Regency

To the same, Sept. 20.-Edinburgh taken by the rebels. Our strength at

sea. Plan of raising regiments. Lady Orford's reception in England

To the same, Sept. 27.-Successes of Prince Charles in Scotland

- 436

To the same, Oct. 4.-Operations against the rebels. Spirited conduct of the

Archbishop of York

To the same, Oct. 11.-Death of Lady Granville

To the same, Oct. 21.-Excesses of the rebels at Edinburgh. Proceedings in

Parliament

To the same, Nov. 4.-State of the rebellion.

raised regiments. Ministerial changes

Debates respecting the new

447

449

To the same, Nov. 15.-Disturbance about the new regiments. Advance of

the rebels into England. Their desperate situation. Lord Clancarty

To the same, Nov. 22.-The rebels advance to Penrith. The Mayor of Car-

lisle's heroic letter, and surrender of the town. Proceedings in Parliament 451

To the same, Nov. 29.-The sham Pretender. Lord Derwentwater taken.

The rebels at Preston. Marshal Wade

To the same, Dec. 9.—Conduct of the rebels at Derby. Black Friday. Pre-

parations for a French invasion. Rising spirit of the people
- 455

To the same, Dec. 20.-Flight of the rebels from Derby. Capture of the

Martinico fleet. Debate on employing the Hessian troops. Marriage of

the Duchess of Bridgewater and Dick Lyttelton. A good Irish letter - 457

1746.

To Sir Horace Mann, Jan. 3.-Recapture of Carlisle. General Hawley.

Preparations at Dunkirk. Ministerial movements -

To the same, Jan. 17.—The rebels fortifying themselves in Scotland.

Hawley's executions. Anecdotes of him. The French invasion laid

460

aside

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To the same, Jan. 28.-Battle of Falkirk

To the same, Feb. 7.-Flight of the rebels. The new regiments. Confusion

463

at court

464

To the same, Feb. 14.-Insurrection in the closet. The Pelhams throw up

the seals. Reconciliation and return to office. History

To the same, March 6.-Reunion of the dispersed clans. Lord Lovat

To the same, March 21.-The rebels take Fort Augustus. The Prince of

Wales's new opposition

To the same, March 28.-The rebels out of spirits. Lady Walpole. Peggy

Banks. The opera. Shocking murder

- 471

To the same, April 15.-The rebellion at its last gasp. Supplies from France

taken. Hanoverian troops. Trial of Hawley. Marriage of Lord Kildare.

An odd discovery. Strange event -

To the same, April 25.-Battle of Culloden. Escape of the young Pretender.

Fireworks and illuminations. Death of Mr. Winnington

To the same, May 16.-End of the rebellion. Old Tullybardine.

Kilmarnock, Balmerino, and Ogilvie prisoners. Antwerp taken

To George Montagu, Esq. May 22.-Visit to Langley. The Sidney Papers.

Sir Philip's defence of the Earl of Leicester

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476

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To the same, June 5.-Character of the Prince of Hesse. Fame of the

Violette

480

To Sir Horace Mann, June 6.-Marriage of the Princess Mary to the Prince

of Hesse

- 482

To George Montagu, Esq. June 12.-Anecdotes of the Prince of Hesse.

Lady Caroline Fitzroy. Dick Edgecumbe

483

To the same, June 17.-Prospect of Peace. Death of Augustus Townshend 484

To Sir Horace Mann, June 20.-Battle of Placentia. Old Tullybardine and

Lord Cromartie in the Tower. Death of Jack Spenser

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To George Montagu, Esq. June 24.-Ministerial changes. Arrival of rebel
prisoners. Jack Spenser's will. Lady Townshend's bon-mots. Anecdotes
of Lords Bath and Sandys, and the Duke of Cumberland
To the same, July 3.-Promotions and marriages

To Sir Horace Mann, July 7.-Lord Lovat, and Murray, the Pretender's

secretary, taken

486

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To the same, Aug. 1.-Trials of the rebel Lords. Description of Lords

Kilmarnock, Cromartie, and Balmerino. Intercessions in their behalf.

Confessions of Murray

488

489

495

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 2.-Trials of the rebel Lords. Anecdotes - 494

To the same, Aug. 5.-Discoveries of Murray. Lady Cromartie's petition.

Anecdotes of the rebel Lords. The Duke of Cumberland's ball

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 11.-Lord Cromartie's pardon. Lady Caroline

Fitzroy's marriage

To Sir Horace Mann, Aug. 12.-Opera squabbles. The Violette. Lord

Sandwich's embassy. Marriage of Lady Charlotte Fermor, and of the

Princess Louisa to the King of Denmark. Wanderings of the young

Pretender. Conduct of the rebel Lords. Story of Lord Balmerino

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 16.-Anecdotes of the rebel Lords under

sentence

To Sir Horace Mann, Aug. 21.-Account of the execution of Lords Balmerino

To the same, Sept. 15.-Lady Orford and Mr. Shirley

To the same, Oct. 2-Arrival of Mr. Chute from Italy. Mr. Whithed de-

scribed

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To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 3.-Enclosing Gray's Ode on a distant

Prospect of Eton College

To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 14.-Defeat of the allies in Flanders. Capitula-

tion of Genoa. Acquittal of Cope. General Oglethorpe's sentence

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 24.-Campaign in Scotland

To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 3.-His Epilogue to Tamerlane

To Sir Horace Mann, Nov. 4.-Ministerial changes. Lord Chesterfield
accepts the seals. Expedition to Quiberon. Admiral Matthews's court-
martial

To the same, Nov. 12

To the same, Dec. 5.-Marriages. Reformations in the army. Arrest of

Orator Henley. Theatricals

To Sir Horace Mann, Dec. 25.-Trial of Lord Lovat. Mr. Davis's copy of
Dominichino

1747.

To Sir Horace Mann, Jan. 27.-The Prince's new Opposition

To the same, Feb. 23.-The Opera. Debates on places and pensions.

Kildare's marriage. Panciatici. Anecdotes of Lord Holderness and

Hervey

To the same, March 20.-Lord Lovat's trial. Anecdotes

To the same, April 10.-Account of Lord Lovat's execution. The Indepen-

dents. Tottering state of the ministry. Civil war in the house of Finch - 522

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, April 16.-Mutability of fame and popularity.
Lord Lovat's burial. Story of George Selwyn. Debate on the Heritable
Jurisdictions Bill

To Sir Horace Mann, May 5.—The new Stadtholder. Scotch Clanships Bill.
Bill for allowing counsel to prisoners on impeachments for treason. Resig-
nations. Holland House

To the same, May 19.-Anson's victory. Death of Captain Grenville. Mr.
Dayrolles

To the same, June 5.-Sudden dissolution of Parliament. Rumoured ministe-
rial changes. Purchase of Strawberry Hill

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, June 8.-Description of Strawberry Hill. Disso-

lution of Parliament. Measures for carrying elections

To Sir Horace Mann, June 26.-Election tumults. Sir Jacob Bouverie's

peerage. The Duchess of Queensberry at court. Instance of English

bizarrerie

531

To George Montagu, Esq. July 2.-Ill success of the army in the Netherlands.

Battle of Laffeldt. Gallant conduct of Mr. Conway. Naval captures 533

To Sir Horace Mann, July 3.-Battle of Laffeldt. Capture of the Domingo

fleet. Progress of the elections

534

To the same, July 28.-Piedmontese victory over the French. Death of the

Chevalier Belleisle

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To the same, Sept. 1.-Bergen-op-Zoom. Sir James Grey. Pantiatici . 536

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 1.-Cardinal Polignac's Anti-Lucretius.

George Selwyn. Anecdotes

537

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To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 2.-Capture of Bergen-op-Zoom. Character of
Mr. Chute. Chit-chat. Anecdote of Lord Bath
To the same, Nov. 10.-Admiral Hawke's victory. Meeting of the new
Parliament. The musical clock

To the same, Nov. 24.-Meditates a journey to Florence. Congress at Aix-
la-Chapelle. Ministerial interference in the Seaford election. Mr. Potter.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Eclogues

To Sir Horace Mann, Jan. 12.-General dispositions for war.
Changes. Lord and Lady Coke. Matrimonial fracas
To the same, Jan. 26.-Mr. Legge's embassy to the King of Prussia. Mr.
Villiers. Ministers triumphant in Parliament. Admiral Vernon's letters
To the same, Feb. 16.-Resignation of Lord Chesterfield. Ministerial
changes. Hitch in Mr. Legge's embassy. Discontents in the army.
Public amusements. Comedy of the Foundling

To Sir Horace Mann, March 11.-Prevalence of miliary fever. Death of the
Marquis of Powis. Private theatricals. Attempt to damn the Foundling.
Animosities in the House of Commons. Buckingham assizes. The Duchess
of Queensberry's masquerade

To the same, April 29.—Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. Masquerade at the Hay-
market

To George Montagu, Esq. May 18.-Lord Anson's voyage with Lady Eliza-
beth Yorke. His voyage. Anecdotes. Marshal Wade's house
To the same, May 26.-Ranelagh. Anecdotes. Sir Thomas Bootle. Story
of Prince Edward

To the same, June 7.-The Duke of Newcastle's journey to Holland. "Straw-
berry Hill," the old name of his house

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, June 27.-His rural occupations. Lord Coke.
Friendly advice from White's. Fête at Vauxhall [N.]

To Sir Horace Mann, July 14.-The Duke of Newcastle's travels. Anec-

To the same.-Bad state of Lord Orford's health. Reflections. Has finished
his Edes Walpolianæ. Improvements at Strawberry Hill

To George Montagu, Esq. July 25.-Account of a visit to Nugent. Family

of the Aubrey de Veres, Earls of Oxford. Henningham Castle. Gosfield 556

To the same, Aug. 11.-Anecdotes of the House of Vere. Kitty Clive. Gar-
rick and Lee. Visit to Esher. Claremont House. Mrs. Pritchard
To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 29.-His progress in planting. Anticipa-
tions of future discoveries

To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 3.-Bonmot of the Duke of Cumberland.
"The new light." Whitfield and the Methodists. Smell of thieves. Story
of Handsome Tracy. Gray, the worst company in the world

To Sir Horace Mann, Sept. 12-Death of Bishop Gibson

To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 25.-Disinterested friendship. Pretty pas-

sage in Chillingworth. The Duchess of Ireland's Hennins, or piked horns 566

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 4.-Meeting of Parliament. Preparations for

proclaiming the peace. Lady Cadogan

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To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 24.-Adventure of Milord Richard Onslow.
Character of Lord Walpole. Unpopularity of the peace. Death of old
Tom Walker

To the same, Dec. 2.-The King's return. Prospects of a stormy session.

League of the Tories with the Prince's party. Bon-mots of Mr. Chute.

The Opera. Pertici. Lord Marchmont and Hume Campbell. Treason

at Oxford

To the same, Dec. 11.-Imprisonment of the young Pretender at Vincennes.
Death of the proud Duke of Somerset; his will. Bon-mot of John Stan-
hope. Hogarth at Calais

To the same, Dec. 26.-Improvements at Strawberry Hill. Diplomatic

movements. Old Somerset's will. Trial of the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford.

Story of Sir William Burdett

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