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defeats the French, 1173; his popa

larity, 1195

Howe, General, reinforces Gage, 1073;
succeeds Gage, 1075; retreats, 1076; his
delays, 1979; takes Philadelphia, 10×0;
supersede 1, 1088; in Parliament, 1059
Howick. [See Grey]

Hozier, at Porto Bello, 984

Hughes, his battles with De Suffren, 1128
Humbert, at Quiberon, 1177; in Ireland,
1216

Ine, leader of the Radicals, 1494
Hunt, at Spa Fields, 1832: candidate for
Parliament, 1959; at the Manchester
massacre, 1362; his trial, 1366; his
speeches, 1421

Huskisson, Secretary of the Treasury,
1247; President of the Board of Trade,
1377; his Liberal views, 1378; changes
the Navigation Act, 1879; improves the
silk trade, 1380; the wool trade, 1381;
his views on slavery, 1382; his oppo-
nents, 1387: his Corn Bill, 1388; re-
mains in office, 1392; Colonial Secre-
tary, 1994; resigns, 1395; his speech at
Liverpool, 1396; dies, 1421

Hutchinson, Governor, 1067; his letters,
1068; recalled, 1071

Hutchinson, in Egypt, 1232

Hyder Ali, his origin, 1122; attacks
Madras, 1127; dies, 1128

IBRAHIM PASHA, in Greece, 1397; at
Navarino, 1399; in Syria, 1465

Impey, gives judgment for Hastings, 1125,
1126, 1129

India Company, their accounts examined,

845; union of the two Companies, 860-
862, 1113, 1114; their tea trade, 1069;
settlement of the Company, 1442
India, conquest of, 1019, 1026, 1032, 1040,
1054, 1113-1129; Fox's India Bill, 1129-
1131; Pitt's India Bill, 1135; Napo-
leon's designs on, 1219; war with Tippoo
Sahib, 1224; the Mahratta war, 1253-
1257; from 1805 till 1825, 1465-1472
Ireland, rebellion against William III.,
812-816, 822, 827-830; Irish forfeitures,
868; excitement caused by Drapier's
letters, 957; Grattan's agitation in, 1090,
1105, 1106; Flood's agitation in, 1136,
1137; the rebellion of 1798, 1199-1219;
Emmett's rebellion, 1241-1243; Welles-
ley's administration, 1389, 1890; the
Catholic Association, 1403-1406; O'Con-
nell's repeal agitation, 1409, 1421, 1434;
the Irish Church, 1435-1438, 1446, 1458;
the Coercion Bill, 1438, 1448
Isabella of Spain, 1464

JACOBITES, contrast between Irish and
English, 814, 816; in Scotland, 819;
plot discovered, 825; Preston's plot,
31; in the ministry, 832; Assassination
lot, 853-856; first attempt of James
Iward, 896; negotiations with Harley,

917; with Bolingbroke, 922, 930;

1715, 932-938; intrigues with Sweden
and Alberoni, 943-945; Atterbury's plot,
954, 955; intrigues with Ripperda, 960;
in the ministry, 964; in the Parliament,
908; depression of, 969; intrigues with
Spain and France, 983; threatened in-
vasion, 995; rebellion of 1745, 999-1009
James II., assisted by Louis XIV., 811;
makes use of Ireland, 812; at St. Ger-
mains, 814; goes to Ireland, 814; st
Londonderry, 815; his letter to Seot-
land, 818; at the Boyne, 827; leaves
Ireland, 828; invited to England, 831;
still hopeful, 832; begs Louis to invade
England, 836; his declaration, 837; at
La Hogue, 838; leaves France, 858;
dies, 873

dislike to the Union 927; rebellion of

James Edward, acknowledged by Louis
873; has the measles, 896; corresponds
with Bolingbroke, 922; his chance of
the crown, 930; his insurrection, 934;
at St. Malo, 935; in Scotland, 937;
character, 938; collects a second expe-
dition, 945; its failure, 946; attempts
discipline, 955; alienates his friends,

969

Jerome Bonaparte, King o Westphalia,

1283

Jersey, in the Council, 877; dismissed,

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Jervis, at St. Vincent, 1193; mismanage

ment of, 1244; his naval inquiries, 1258
Johnson, Dr., quoted, 1133

Joseph, Electoral Prince, his right to
Spain, 863; dies, 869

Joseph Bonaparte, at Amiens, 1234; King
of Naples, 1269; King of Spain, 1287;
retires, 1288; in Madrid, 1303: at Tala-
vera, 1304; quarrels with Napoleon,
1312; retreats, 1317; quarrels with his
generals, 1318; superseded, 1320; at
Paris, 1329

Joseph 1., Emperor, 888; dislikes the pro-
posed peace, 894; dies, 918

Joseph II., attempt to make him King of
the Romans, 1020; treaty with Russia,
1148; dies, 1149

Jourdan, defeats the Austrians, 1169; on
the Rhine, 1174; on the Meuse, 1187;
at Stockach, 1222
Joyce, arrest of, 1180

Junius. [See Francis.]
Junot, invades Portugal, 1287; occupies
Lisbon, 1288; establishes order, 1989;
at Vimiero, 1292; his army increased,
1295

KELLERMANN, at Valmy, 1159
Kempenfeldt, Admiral, 1103
Kendal, Duchess of, opposes Townshend,
940; bribed, 957, 962, 963

Kenmure, at Preston, 986; executed, 988
Keppel, receives Crown lands, 868
Keppel, quarrels with Pallisser, 1089; in
the ministry, 1105; in the Cabinet, 111!
Khevenhüller, at Munich, 990

Kidd, Captain, 871

Kilwarden, murdered, 1242
Kirke, relieves Londonderry, 816
Kleber, in La Vendée, 1169, 1170; in
Egypt, 1224; assassinated, 1231
Korsakoff, in Switzerland, 1224

LABORDE, at Rorica, 1291
Labourdonnais, in India, 1019; at the
Mauritius, 1115; opposes Dupleix, 1116
Lafayette, goes to America, 1083; head of
the National Guard, 1154
Lake, disarms Ulster, 1212; disarms
Munster, 1213; in India, 1255, 1257
Lally, in India, 1119; defeated, 1120
Lambert, at New Orleans, 1328
Lambton. [See Durham.]
Land Bank, its failure, 851

Langrishe, supports Catholic relief, 1205
Lannes, with Napoleon, 1224; at Tudela,
1295

Lansdowne (son of Shelburne), Chancellor

of the Exchequer, 1267; in the Cabinet,
1392; Home Secretary, 1394; President
of the Council, 1423

La Peña, inefficiency of, 1309
Lauderdale, his views, 1162; negotiating
with Talleyrand, 1270
Lauriston, his reception, 1234

Lauzun, at the Boyne, 826, 827; leaves
Dublin, 828; at St. Germains, 836
Leake, Sir John, in Spain, 890
Lebas, in Alsace, 1169; in Flanders, 1171
Le Brun, French minister, 1165
Leeds. [See Danby.]

Legge, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1018;
refuses to support subsidies, 1020; dis-
missed, 1021; resigns, 1037

Leopold, marries Princess Charlotte, 1358;
supports Queen Caroline, 1368; refuses
the kingdom of Greece, 1401; King of
Belgium, 1462

Leopold I., his selfish policy, 857; objects

to peace, 858; his claim to Spain, 862,
863; joins the Grand Alliance, 873; his
critical position, 882; dies, 888
Leopold II., concludes Convention of
Reichenbach, 1149

Lincoln, surrenders Charleston, 1095
Lindsay, agent of James II., 818; arrested,
819

Littleton, Irish Secretary, 1439; his nego-
tiations with O'Connell, 1448; resigns,

1449

Liverpool, Minister at War, 1823; Premier,
1325; at Queen Caroline's trial, 1367;
a high Tory, 1387; Palmerston's opinion
of, 1388; his illness, 1388
Lochiel. [See Cameron.]

Locke, on the Currency Commission, 849
Lomenie de Brienne, 1147, 1152
Londonderry. [See Castlereagh.]
Londonderry, siege of, 813-816
Lorraine, ceded to France, 976

Loudon, Lord, incapacity of, 1025; dis-
missed, 1026

Loudon, Colonel, at Kunersdorf, 1032

Loughborough, opposes Catholic relief,
1229, 1230; resigns, 1230

Louis XIV., assists James II.. 811; alli-
ance with Turkey, 812; takes Mons,
831; plans an invasion of England, 836;
his great efforts, 840, 841; acquainted
with the Assassination Plot, 850, 854;
desires peace, 856-858; accepts Spain
for Philip V., 870; captures the Dutch
troops, 871: acknowledges James
Edward, 873; secures friendship of
Savoy, 877; loses Savoy, 880; his eight
armies, 881; proposes peace, 894; re-
jects Marlborough's terms, 902, 903;
consents to treat, 915; assists Spain,
916; peace negotiations, 918, 919; dies,

934

Louis XV., engaged to the Infanta, 958;
marries Maria Leczinska, 960; influence
of Madame de Pompadour over, 1023
Louis XVI., character, 1153; brought to
Paris, 1154; flight to Varennes, 1158;
dethroned, 1159; guillotined, 1165
Louis XVIII., restored, 1334; his views,
1336

Louis of Baden, in Alsace, 879; in Bavaria,
881; his character, 882; at Ingolstadt,
884; hinders Marlborough's plan, 888:
at Hagenau, 888; dies, 895

Louis Philippe, Lieutenant of France,
1416; his sympathy with England,
1461; alliance with Leopold, 1462
Louvois, French minister, 836
Lowther, Lord Treasurer, 824

Lovat, against Charles Edward, 1001; his
duplicity, 1008; executed, 1009
Lundy, at Londonderry, 813; deposed, 815
Luttrell, member for Middlesex, 1056; his
sister marries Cumberland, 1064
Luxemburg, in Flanders, 832; at Stein-
kirk, 839; at Landen, 841; dies, 847
Lyndhurst, Chancellor, 1392; advises Wel-
lington as Premier, 1395; his interview
with George IV., 1407; opposes the
Reform Bill, 1430; Chancellor, 1456
Lyttleton, meinber of the Opposition, 978

MACAULAY, on the Coercion Bill, 1438
MacCallum More. [See Argyle.]
Macclesfield, reforms the Calendar, 1014
Macdonald of Keppoch, besieges Inver-
ness, 819; at Culloden, 1007
Macdonald, Sir Alexander, 1000, 1008
Macdonald of Clanranald, 1000, 1008
Mack, at Naples, 1221; capitulates at
Ulm, 1264

Mackay, at Killiecrankie, 820; improves
the bayonet, 821; in Ireland, 829, 830
Mackintosh, Jacobite general, 935
Mackintosh, his "Vindiciae Gallicae," 1155;
defends Peltier, 1238;
Government, 1874

opposes the

Mahon, with Chatham, 1086
Maine, Duke of, in Flanders, 847; his en-
mity to England, 943; his Jacobite in-
.trigue, 944; arrested, 946

Maintenon, Madame de, favours the

Ostend Company, established, 959; sus-
pended, 961, 982; destroyed, 971
Overkirk, promoted, 810; serves with
Marlborough, 878
Oxford. (See Harley.]

PAINE, effect of his writings, 1077; his
"Rights of Man," 1155; spread of his
works, 1179

Pakenham, at Salamanca, 1317; at New
Orleans, 1317

Pallisser, his quarrel with Keppel, 1069
Palm, murdered, 1276

Palm, Austrian ambassador, 961
Palmerston, under secretary, 1323; quoted,
1387, 1388; supports Wellington, 1795;
resigns, 1402; quoted, 1403, 1404:
Foreign Secretary, 1423; his foreign
policy, 1461; his Belgian policy, 1462;
his Quadruple Alliance, 1464
Paoli, in Corsica, 1172

Parker, Sir Hyde, 1099; at Copenhagen,
1232, 1233

Parker, his mutiny, 1195; hanged, 1196
Parliament, increased power of, 807;
factions in, 821; venality of, 824;
jealousy between the two Houses, 839;
William's position with regard to, 842;
Triennial Act, 844; quarrel between the
two Houses, 865, 906, 907; arbitrary
assertions of privilege, 872; the Union
with Scotland, 928; the Septennial Act,
938, 939; subservient to the Crown,
968; venality of, 969; Pension Bill re-
jected, 972; Wyndham's description of,
977; power over the ministry, 985; in
no sense representative, 986; little in-
terest shown by the people in the
debates, 1002; the nation desires a
truer representation, 1017; irritating
privileges of, 1018, 1043, 1044; Pitt
unable to stand without, 1022, 1025;
his power over, 1033; venality of, 1041,
1055; want of harmony with the people,
1043, 1044; struggle of George III.
against, 1060; the liberty of reporting
debates, 1062. [See Reform.]

Paterson, his financial scheme, 844; his
Darien scheme, 865-867

Paul, Emperor of Russia, 1221; his char-
acter, 1227

Peel, his financial measures, 1359; Home
Secretary, 1369; Tory, 1987; Palmer-
ston's opinion of, 1388; resigns, 1392;
Home Secretary, 1395; desires repeal of
Test Act, 1401; supports Catholic
emancipation, 1406, 1408; resigns his
seat at Oxford, 1407; his interview with
George IV., 1407; leader of the Tories,
1434; supports the Coercion Bill, 1439;
ral views, 1447; refuses to join
1449; Premier, 1456; his
nifesto, 1457; resigns, 1458
haracter, 983; Premier,
ty, 996; resigns, 1009;
: pacific policy, 1011;
1012, 1013; dies, 1018

Pelham, Thomas (brother of Henry). (See
Newcastle.]

Peltier, his paper, 1237

Pembroke, made Lord President, 877:
dismissed, 913

Perceval, Attorney-General, 1247; opposes
Catholic claims, 1273; Chancellor of
the Exchequer, 1974; accused of bribery,
1299; Premier, 1323; assassinated, 1325;
approved of the Walcheren expedition,
1330

Perron, in the Douab, 1255; defeated, 1257
Peter the Great, war with Charles XII,

895, 896, 941, 943; threatens to invade
England, 945; deserted by his allies, 946
Peter III, Emperor, 1040; dies, 1041
Peterborough (Mordaunt), First Lord of
the Treasury, 811; impeached, 823
Peterborough (nephew of the above), in
Spain, 889, 890; recalled, 895
Petty. [See Lansdowne.]

Philip V., his claim to Spain, 863, 809;
becomes King, 870; marries Princess of
Savoy, 877; supported by the Castilians,
890; proposal to dethrone him, 894,
902; retires from Madrid, 915; renounces
his claim on France, 921; marries
Elizabeth of Parma, 944; dismisses
Alberoni, 946; candidate for the Empire,
989; dies, 1010

Pichegru, his victories, 1169, 1171, 1172;
meditates treachery, 1174; his con-
spiracy, 1251

Pigot, Governor in Madras, 1126
Pitt (Lord Chatham), in Opposition, 978;
his first speech, 982; excluded from Wi-
mington's ministry, 987; does not oppose
Pelham, 996, 997; George II. dislikes
him, 997, 1018; Paymaster of the
Forces, 1010; popularity of, 1017; refuses
to support subsidies, 1020; dismissed,
1021; Secretary of State, 1022; his
vigorous rule, 1022; apparent change
of policy, 1024; his energy, 1025; ap-
points fresh generals, 1026; raises the
English spirit, 1028; his plan for the
capture of Quebec, 1030; discovers
Wolfe's merits, 1029, 1031; his success,
1033; he opposes peace, 1038, 1099;
resigns, accepts a pension, 1039; inter-
view with George III., 1042; supports
Wilkes, 1044; his negotiation with
Cumberland, 1049, 1050; retires, 1050;
his speech on America, 1051, 1052; re-
fuses to join Rockingham, 1052: Prime
Minister, Lord Chatham, 1053; his
grand plans, his illness, 1054; retires,
1055; reconciliation with Temple and
Grenville, his speech on America, 1058;
supports the press warrants, 1062; his
Reform Bill, 1063; opposes Rocking
ham, 1064; his motion of conciliation,
1071; his speech for America, 1083; his
energy, 1084; his death, 1086; his plans
for India, 1054, 1123

Pitt, William, with Chatham, 1086; in
Parliament, 1103; refuses office, 1105;

his Reform Bill, 1107; Chancellor of
the Exchequer, quarrels with Fox, 1111;
the support of the old Tory party, 1112;
Premier, 1132; his India Bill, 1133,
1135; popular admiration for, 1133; his
first budget, 1134, 1135; his Irish legis-
lation, 1136, 1137; his Reform Bill,
1137, 1138; his sinking fund, 1138;
supports the charge against Hastings,
1140; his Regency Bill, 1143; his power,
1144; effect of the French Revolution
on, 1145, 1160, 1161; his foreign policy,
1146-1148; dreads Russia, 1147; pro-
cures the Convention of Reichenbach,
1149; his opinion of the French Revolu-
tion, 1154; his hopes of peace, 1157;
opposes reform, 1162; determines on
repression, 1164; desires peace, 1166;
his energy, 1170; recalls York, 1172;
interferes in Spain, 1173; negotiates
with De Puisaye, 1174; popular con-
fidence in, 1177; his repression, 1178;
his energy, 1180; paramount in Parlia-
ment, 1182; desires peace, 1184; his
first negotiations, 1187; desires peace,
1189; his loan, 1190; desires the Union,
1199, 1206, 1208; desires Catholic relief,
1204, 1205, 1229; resigns, 1230, 1231;
approves of the peace, 1234; leaves
Parliament, 1239; negotiations for his
return, 1240: in Parliament, 1243; his
volunteers, 1244, 1248; offers himself as
Premier, 1245, 1246; his ministry, 1247,
1252; sad close to his life, 1257; his
friendship for Melville, 1259; forms the
coalition, 1250, 1261; dies, 1266; his
funeral, 1267; his efforts against the
slave trade, 1271

Polignac, signs the Treaty of London,
1398; French minister, 1413; unpopu-
larity of, 1415

Pompadour, influence over Louis XV.,
1023

Ponsonby, Attorney-General, 1208; op-
poses the Union, 1217; Home Secretary,

1450

Popham, takes Gwalior, 1127; rescues
Hastings, 1128

Popham, Sir Home, at Buenos Ayres,
1280; in Spain, 1317

Poor Law, misery caused by, 1228, 1333,
1361; reformed, 1451-1453
Porter, his conspiracy, 847
Porteous riots, 979

Portland. [See Bentinck.]
Portland (grandson of Bentinck), First
Lord of the Treasury, 1112; joins Pitt,
1163; Secretary of State, 1181; his Irish
views, 1208; remains in office, 1246;
resigns, 1252; offers to form a ministry,
1273; Premier, 1274; resigns, 1323
Pragmatic Sanction, Charles VI. desires
guarantee of, 959, 970; guaranteed, 960,
971, 976, 989, 1011

Pratt, acquits Wilkes, 1043; Lord Cam-
den, Chancellor, 1053; attacks the min-
istry, 1058; in the ministry, 1105

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Reform, Chatham's plan for, 1054; need
of, 1052, 1055; Dunning's agitation for,
1091, 1092; Pitt's Reform Bills, 1107,
1137, 1138; Flood's Bill, 1155; agitation
for, 1162, 1163, 1179, 1352; of Scotch
burghs, 1360; effect of the Queen's trial
on, 1366, 1368; the Reform Bill, 1423-1434
Revenue. [See Civil List.]
Revolutionary Societies, 1155, 1162, 1164;

prosecuted, 1179, 1180; meetings of, 1183
Reza Khan, minister, 1122; apprehended,
1124

Rice, Colonial Secretary, 1447

Richmond, his speech, 1086; in the min-
istry, 1105; supports Pitt, 1107
Ripon. [See Robinson.]

Ripperda, his intrigues, 959, 960
Robespierre, his rule, 1185; his fall, 1186
Robinson, Leader of the House, 1018; dis-
missed, 1020

Robinson, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
1377; his financial measures, 1378; Lord
Goderich, Colonial Secretary, 1392; Pre-
mier, 1394; resigns, 1395; his Turkish
policy, 1400; Colonial Secretary, 1423;
Earl of Ripon, Privy Seal, 1439; resigns,

1447

Rochambeau, at New York, 1096
Rochester, Privy Councillor, 870; opposes

Marlborough, 877, 905; dislikes the war,
906; resigns, 906; Lord President, 915
Rockingham, removed from his Lord
Lieutenancy, 1041; First Lord of the
Treasury, 1050; retires, 1053; leader of
the old Whigs, 1058; character, 1104;
First Lord of the Treasury, 1105; death,
1109, 1111

Rodney, at Havre, 1028; his successes,
1640; his victory, 1094; captures Eusta-
tia, 1098; returns home, 1099; defends
Jamaica, 1109

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Rooke, at La Hogue, 898; guards the

Smyrna fleet, 841; takes Gibraltar, 887;
vote of thanks to, 909; dismissed,
910

Rousseau, his influence, 1152

Runjeet Singh, treaty with, 1467; intrigues
with the Mahrattas, 1468
Russell, Admiral, 826; his treason, 832;
effect of Mary's letter on, 837; Whig
leader, 842; head of the Admiralty, 843;
pursues Tourville, 846; guards the Chan-
nel, 854; accused of treason, 855; made
Earl of Orford, 856; parliamentary at-
tack on, 865; impeached, 871; excluded
from the Privy Council, 877; head of
the Admiralty, 913

Russell, John, member of the Friends of
the People, 1162; his Reform Bill, 1368;
moves for the repeal of the Test Act,
1401; Paymaster-General, 1423; intro-
duces the Reform Bill, 1425; his motion
on the Irish Church, 1458
Rutland, in the Privy Council, 1182
Ruvigny. [See Galway.]

SACHEVERELL, a Whig leader, 821, 823
Sacheverell, his sermons, 914
Sackville, joins Ferdinand, 1027; at
Minden, 1032

St. John. [See Bolingbroke.]

St. Just, in Alsace, 1169; in Flanders,
1171; his rule, 1185; arrested, 1186
St. Ruth, organizes the Irish army, 829;
killed, 830

St. Vincent. [See Jervis.]
Salisbury, impeached, 823
Sancroft, his letter to James II., 831
Sandwich, Secretary of State, 1043; pro-
secutes Wilkes, 1044; First Lord of the
Admiralty, 1063; opposes Chatham,
1072; escapes censure, 1089
Sandys, proposes a Pension Bill, 972; his
motion against Walpole, 984; Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, 987
Sarsfield, his skill, 828; prudence, 829;
at Aghrim, 830

Saunders, at Quebec, 1030

Savile, proposes Catholic relief, 1087;
presents a petition, 1091; his house
burnt, 1093

Saxe, at Dunkirk, 995; in Flanders, 996;
at Fontenoy, 998

Saxe-Coburg, defeats Dumouriez, 1168
Schérer, in Italy, 1187, 1222
Schill, in Saxony, 1301

Schomberg, in Ireland, 822; killed, 827
Schomberg, at the Boyne, 827; in Por-
tugal, 887

Schuyler, defeats Burgoyne, 1081, 1082
Scotland, character of the Revolution in,

817, 818; Killiecrankie, 819, 820; re-
establishment of order, 880; massacre
of Glencoe, 834-836; the Darien scheme,

$67; discontent in, 896; the Union,

924-928; the rebellion of 1715, 932-938,
disturbances in, 957, 958; the rebellion
of 1745, 999-1009

Scott, Hastings' agent, 1125, 1139
Sebastiani, his report, 1239; at Constan-
tinople, 1281

Selim, his war with Russia, 1281
Selwyn, Mrs., quarrel in her house, 972,
978

Seymour, Tory leader, 848; in the Privy
Council, 877; dismissed, 909

Shah Allum, defeated, 1119; taken pri-
soner, 1121; receives a dominion, 1122;
deprived, 1124; restored, 1126; re-
stored by Lake, 1257

Shelburne (Marquis of Lansdowne), Secre
tary of State, 1053; retires, 1055; leader
of the Whigs, 1104; Secretary of State,
1105; his Irish legislation, 1106; his
conduct of American affairs, 1108; First
Lord of the Treasury, 1111; resigns,

1112

Sheridan, his speeches against Hastings,
1140, 1141; his sympathy with the
French Revolution, 1161, 1162; friend
of George IV., 1324

Shiel, his opinion of Ireland, 1405
Shippen, leader of the Jacobite party,
947, 968

Shovel, Sir Cloudesley, in Spain, 889;
Commander-in-chief, 910

Shrewsbury, Secretary of State, 810; re-
monstrates with William, 824; rejoins
the ministry, 843; accused of treason,
855; Lord Chamberlain, 914; Lord
Treasurer, 924; his influence, 930
Sidmouth. [See Addington.]
Sindia, his power, 1126; defeated, 1127;
extent of his territory, 1254; war with
Wellesley, 1255, 1256; his treaty with
Hastings, 1469; his treachery, 1471
Slavery, first motion for abolition, 1142;
abolition supported by Pitt, 1157;
abolition of the trade, 1271, 1272; Can-
ning's circular, 1382, 1383; the Eman-
cipation Bill, 1443-1445

Smith, Sir Sydney, at Acre, 1223; in
Egypt, 1231

Smith, the missionary, persecuted, 1383
Smyrna fleet, loss of, 841
Solmes, at Steinkirk, 839

Sombreuil, at Quiberon, 1176, 1177
Somers, Whig leader, 842; Lord Keeper,
843; on the Currency Commission, $49;
Lord Chancellor, 856; objects to dis-
band the army, 860; remonstrates with
William, 864; attacked, 868; removed,
869; impeached, 871; acquitted, 872;
excluded from the Privy Council, 877;
his declaration, 912; President of the
Council, 913; his Alien Bill, 926
Sophia of Hanover, proposal to name her
in the succession, 823; succession
settled upon her, 871; dies, 923; her
nomination rejected by Scotland, 925
Sophia of Mecklenburg, marries George
III., 1048

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