interruption. In a speech upon one of the charges, Mr. Burke adverted to his treatment of Nundcomar, one of his accusers in India, and asserted that the governor-general had at last murdered him by the hands of sir Elijah Impey. This charge was felt to be so atrocious by Mr. Hastings, that he petitioned the house to be heard against it; and, after many debates, a censure was moved on Mr. Burke's expression, and carried1.
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N. B. The Roman Numerals direct to the Volume, and the
Figures to the Page.
ABBE DE PRADT, his interview with Napoleon at Warsaw,
iv. 347, note.
Abercrombie, general, commands a division of the British
troops in Holland, ii. 252. Commands the expedition to
Egypt, iii. 194. Is mortally wounded in an engagement
with the French, 203. His death, 206. Eulogy on his
character as a commander, 207.
Acre, St. Jean D', some account of the siege of, iii. 109.
Addington, Mr. elected speaker of the house of commons, ii.
20. Succeeds Mr. Pitt in office, iii. 188. Negotiates the
peace of Amiens, 259. Retires from office, 285. See
Sidmouth, lord.
African slavery, petitions to parliament for its abolition, i.
372. Arguments respecting it, pro and con, ii. 23. Subject
resumed in parliament, 40. 164; iii. 294. Sketch of the
history of this traffic, 350. Review of the efforts for its
abolition, 352. Mr. Fox carries a motion for its entire
abolition, 353. The abolition decreed in the house of
commons, 354.
Alexander, emperor of Russia, succeeds his father Paul, iii.
187. Liberates the British sailors, 188. Negotiates with
the court of London, ib. Remonstrates with France on
the death of the duke D'Enghein, 297. He appeals to the
diet of Ratisbon, 298. His interview with Napoleon at
Tilsit, 384. Consents to negotiate between France and
Great Britain, 385. Consequences of the treaty of Tilsit,
386. Takes offence at the conduct of England towards
Denmark, 405. Issues a declaration of war against her,
406. Takes alarm at the encroachments of France and
declares war against her, iv. 326. His character compared
with that of Napoleon, 327. Concludes peace with the
Turks, 329. Enters Paris, and issues a declaration, 364.
Visits England, in 1814, 389.
Alvinzi, the Austrian general, signalizes himself in the wars of
Italy, ii. 387. 389. 391. 396. 400.
Amboyna, the Dutch settlement of, surrenders to the British
forces, iv. 242.
America, war with, commenced, i. 102. Battle of Lexington,
104. Arrival of Howe, Burgoyne, and Clinton at Boston,
105. General Washington takes the command of the
American forces, 106. Officers appointed under him, 107.
Battle of Bunker's hill, ib. The war unpopular with the
whigs in England, 116. Attack on Charlestown fails, 118.
Declaration of American independence, 119.
British
army landed on Long-island, 122; it defeats the Americans
at Brookline, ib. American army reduced to a very low
state, 123. The people of New York acknowledge the
supremacy of England, 125. Washington checks their
proceedings, ib. His success at Trenton retrieves the
aspect of affairs, 126. Progress of the war in Canada, and
on the lakes, 131. Threatens the States of New England,
139. The colonists enraged at general Burgoyne's con-
duct, ib. State of things in 1778, 163. Operations in the
province of Georgia, 170. Campaign of 1779 unimportant,
172. Charlestown surrenders to the British, 176. New
York threatened, ib. Exertions of the inhabitants for its
defence, 177. Staten Island, attack upon, ib. Colonel
Tarleton defeats the Americans at Waxhaws, 178. His
wanton severities censured, 179. Lord Cornwallis obtains
a victory, at Camden, over general Gates, 191. Tarleton
surprises Sumpter at the fords of Catawba, 192. Defeat
and death of colonel Ferguson, ib. Campaign of 1781, 211.
Erroneous views of the British ministers respecting the
actual state of affairs, 218. Lord Cornwallis's retreat, 219.
He engages general Greene near Guildford court-house, ib.
Defeat of the Americans, ib. Cornwallis's army weakened
by the battle, 220. Skilful operations of lord Rawden, ib.
Contest for Fort Ninety-six, 221. Battle at the Eutaws,
222. Washington deceives general Clinton by a skilful
manœuvre, 223. A French fleet arrives in the Chesapeak
with reinforcements, 224. Cornwallis is surrounded by the
allied force, ib. Waits relief from sir H. Clinton, which
had been promised him, 225. Is compelled to capitulate,
226. Clinton arrives after the surrender of the troops, ib.
Result of this disaster, ib. Naval occurrences, 227. Ter.
mination of the war, 248.
American colonies, (North) project for taxing, i. 37. They
resist the stamp act, 39. A declaratory act passed, 41.
Unwise counsels of England respecting them, 42. Project
for taxing them revived, 46. They convene a meeting at
Boston, 47. Proceedings of the colony of Massachusets,
55. Riotous proceedings at Boston, ib. A convention
summoned, 56. They propose a statement of their griev-
ances to be transmitted to London, ib. Arrival of general
Gage at Boston, with troops, ib. Increase of discontent
among the colonists, 82. Publication of governor Hutch-
inson's letters, 83. Three cargoes of tea thrown overboard,
84. Proceedings on the Boston port bill, 90. Measures
resorted to for holding a general congress, ib. Arrival of
several British regiments at Boston, 92. Congress organ-
ized, ib. Publishes a declaration, &c. 93.
Their pro
ceedings excite alarm in England, 94.
vincial congress at Cambridge, 100.
Sitting of the pro-
Issue an address,
American loyalists, compensation granted to, i. 373.
Amherst, sir Jeffrey, removed from his station, i. 53.
Amherst, lord, returns from his embassy to China, iv. 470.
Andalusia, in Spain, military operations in the province of,
iv. 28. Defeat of the army of general Dupont, 36.
André, major, seized as a spy in the American camp and
hanged, i. 193.
Arnold, general, sent to oppose Burgoyne, i. 139. His teacher-
ous conduct, 192. Deserts the American standard and
joins the English, 193.
Austerlitz, battle of, iii. 327. Defeat of the allies and advance
of the French, 328.
Austria, house of, its Italian dominions attacked by Bona-
parte, ii. 310. See the articles, Beaulieu, Napoleon, and
Wurmser. Persevering exertions for their defence, iii. 3.
Consternation at the approach of Bonaparte, 39. Attach-
ment of the citizens to the emperor, ib. Declares war
against France, 96. Operations between the French and
Austrian armies, ib. The emperor refuses to ratify the
preliminaries of peace, ib. Renewal of war with France, ib.
The emperor places himself at the head of his army, 167.
The armistice further renewed, ib. Exertions to reinforce
her army, 168. Hostilities resumed, ib. Battle of Hohen-
linden, 169. Defeat of the Austrians and the campaign
decided, ib. The archduke Charles takes the command of
the army, 170. The latter defeated with great loss, ib.
Defeat of their army on the banks of the Mincio, 171.
Negotiates peace with France, ib. Surrenders Mantua
with other fortified places, ib. Exertions for repairing the
losses in her armies, 299. Francis II. created emperor of, ib.
Retires with his court to Brunn, 326. Humbled condition
of, 348. Resumes the war against France, iv. 172. His troops
take possession of Ratisbon, ib. Battle of Echmuhl, 173.
Retreat of the Austrians to the left bank of the Danube, ib.
Renews the contest against France (1813); 356. See the
article Vienna.
Austria, emperor of, the title assumed by Francis II. iii. 345.
The archduchess of, married to Napoleon, iv. 218.
BAIRD, Sir David, arrives at Corunna, with a body of troops,
iv. 100. The junta object to his landing them there, 101.
He proceeds to Almeida, ib. Is wounded in the battle of
Corunna, 145.
Banda, island of, surrenders to the British, iv. 242.
Barré, colonel, opposes the taxation of the colonies, i. 38.
Bastille. See the article Revolution.
Baylen, battle of, iv. 33. A humbling subject to Napoleon,
41. The victory of importance to the Spanish cause, ib.
Bayonne, meeting of the emperor of France and the royal
family of Spain there, iv. 21. Proceedings respecting the
vacant throne of Spain, 22. Arrival of Joseph Bonaparte
there, ib. He receives the nomination of king of Spain, ib.
Discussions on the new constitution, ib.
Beaufoy, Mr. moves for a repeal of the corporation and test
acts, i. 360.
Beauharnois, Madame Josephine, some account of, ii. 306.
Marries Napoleon Bonaparte, and becomes empress of
France, 308. Her amiable character, iv. 210. How
affected at the thoughts of being divorced, 215, note.
Beauharnois, Eugene, his first introduction to Bonaparte, ii.
306. Is made viceroy of Italy, iii. 322.
Beaulieu, general, takes command of the Austrian army in
Italy, ii. 309. Engages the French in the battle of Monte
Notte, 311; and of Millesimo, 316. Endeavours to prevent
Napoleon from crossing the Po, 325. Is outmanœuvred
by the latter, 326. Fails in preventing the French from
crossing the Mincio, 350. Is recalled by the Austrian
government, 362.
Beckford, alderman, remonstrates with the king, i. 69.
Bellisle, siege of, i. 15.
Beresford, general, made field-marshal of Portugal, iv. 189.
Organizes a native force to act with the British army, ib.
His success in improving the Portuguese soldiers, 262.
Bernadotte, marshal, commands a division of the French army
in Italy, iii. 325. Raised to the throne of Sweden, iv. 220.
Berthier, general, chief of Bonaparte's staff, ii. 332.
Bonaparte family, some account of, ii. 283.
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