Bonaparte, Napoleon. See Napoleon.
Bonaparte, Lucien, some account of, ii. 284. President of
the council, when his brother overthrew the directorial
government, iii. 125. 127.
Bonaparte, Louis, some account of, ii. 284. Constituted king
of Holland, iii. 345. Dethroned by his brother, iv. 219.
His farewell address to the legislative body, 220.
Bonaparte, Joseph, some account of, ii. 284. Made king of
Naples, iii. 345. Removed by his brother to the throne of
Spain, iv. 22. Marches to Vittoria, where he meets with
opposition, 23. Enters Madrid and is proclaimed king of
Spain and the Indies, 31. Is compelled to quit his capital
on the defeat of his army, 54. He remains at Burgos issuing
proclamations, 107. Napoleon much displeased with him,
108. The constituted authorities of Madrid present an
address to Napoleon requesting the reinstatement of his
brother, ib. Napoleon's reply to their request, ib. Joseph's
manifesto to the Spanish nation, 246. He again abandons
his capital, 351.
Bonaparte, Jerome, some account of, ii. 284. Marries the
grand-daughter of the duke of Brunswick, iii. 378. Made
king of Westphalia, iv. 169.
Bourbon, the isle of, captured by the British, iv. 240.
Bourbon, the family, restored to the throne of France, iv. 383.
See Louis XVIII.
Bristol, earl of, ambassador at the court of Madrid, i. 9.
Britain, Great. See England.
British empire, its extent in 1762, i. 22.
British army, (See York, duke of,) its retreat through the
Dutch provinces, ii. 245. 249. 253.
Brunswick, duke of, Commander-in-chief of the Prussian
army, ii. 118.
Strictures on his sanguinary manifesto, 119.
Its unhappy effect on Louis XVI., 120. Resigns the
command of the Prussian army, 227. His letter to Frede-
rick William on the ill prospects of the war, 228.
Burdett, sir Francis, denies the power of the house of com-
mons to imprison the people of England, iv. 237. His
pamphlet brought before parliament, ib. Is pronounced
libellous and scandalous, and the baronet sentenced to the
Tower, 238. He questions the legality of the speaker's
warrant, and is taken by force, 239. Addresses a letter to
the speaker from the Tower, ib. Brings actions at law
against the speaker and others, but fails in them, 240. Re-
ceives addresses from the electors of Westminster and
other places, ib. Is liberated at the prorogation of parlia-
ment, ib.
Burgoyne, general, sent to conduct the war in Canada, i. 131.
Commences his campaign, 132. Collects a body of the
Indian savages, ib. Indulges them in their usual war fes-
tival, ib. He harangues them on the subject of clemency,
133. Proceeds to invest Ticonderago, and takes the fort,
134. Pursues the Americans to Fort Edward, 137. Diffi-
culties of his march, ib. Pursues general Schuyler to Sara-
toga, 138. Is censured for injudicious measures, ib. His
conduct in employing the Indians impolitic and cruel, 140.
Its mischief recoils upon himself, ib. Is defeated by general
Gates at Saratoga, 141. Finds his retreat cut off, and sur-
renders his whole army, 142. Arrives from America, and
demands a court-martial, 158.
Burke, Edmund, his humorous description of the duke of
Grafton's ministry, i. 45. Gives presage of becoming a
first-rate orator, 88. Reprobates the conduct of the king's
advisers respecting America, 98. His conciliatory propo-
sitions respecting the colonists, 100. Is made paymaster-
general in the Rockingham administration, 254. His bill
to reform the civil list, 256. Opposes Mr. Pitt's plan of
parliamentary reform, 258. Resigns the seals of office, 284.
Joins the coalition ministry, 296. Ably defends Mr. Fox's
India bill, 303. Sketch of his elaborate speech, 304. De-
scribes the British possessions in India, ib. The population
characterized, 305. His complaints against the East India
company's monopoly, 306; and their tyrannical proceed-
ings, 307. His review of the conduct of governor Hastings,
310. His eulogy on Mr. Fox and his bill, 311. Renews
his defence of it and its supporters, 322. His speech on
the subject of the Nabob of Arcot's debts, 333. Accuses
Warren Hastings of gross misconduct in the government
of India, 348. His answer to major Scott's challenge,
349. Undertakes the invidious office of an accuser, ib.
Examines precedents for proceeding in the present case,
350. Moves for the production of the necessary documents,
351. His attack on Mr. Dundas excites the ire of Mr. Pitt,
ib. Brings forward his charges against Mr. Hastings, 352.
Remarks on his manner of conducting the impeachment,
364. Is made head of the committee, and opens the trial,
374. Substance of his three-days' speech, 375-8. His
masterly letter on the subject of the regency, 385, note.
Effects of the French revolution on him, ii, 6. Strictures on
his character and principles, 7. Inflammatory tendency of
his speeches, 9. Sounds the tocsin against the principles of
French democracy, 11. Attacks Mr. Fox on the Canada
bill, 26. Publishes his "Reflections on the French Revo-
lution," 28. His final adieu to Mr. Fox and Mr. Sheridan,
30. Deprecates a war with Russia, 36. His dying testi-
mony to the guilt of Warren Hastings, 264, note.
Bute, earl of, made secretary of state, i. 7. His influence
over the mind of George III. i. 26. Becomes unpopular, ib.
He suddenly retires from office, 30. His alleged reasons,
31. Sketch of his character, note.
CABRERA, Sufferings of the French prisoners there, iv. 258.
Cadiz, the city of, takes up arms in the patriotic cause, iv.
26. Seizure of the French fleet in its harbour, 27. A
British force admitted into, 248. Military operations
there, 253.
Caldiero, contest for the position of, ii. 392.
Camden, lord, deprived of the great seal, i. 62.
Campbell, sir Niel, appointed to attend Napoleon in Elba, iv.
393. Embarrassing state of his situation, 396. Learns
that Napoleon has escaped, and pursues him, 397.
Canada, invasion of, by Congress, i. 113. Progress of hostili-
ties there, 117. Bill for the government of, brought for-
ward by Mr. Pitt, ii. 25. Becomes the theatre of hos-
tilities between England and the United States, iv. 369.
Detail of military operations there, 370.
Caribbeans, sacrificed to the avarice of British planters, i. 82.
Carnot, placed at the head of the military department in
France, ii. 178. His plan of the campaign of 1796, 364.
His speech against making Bonaparte emperor, iii. 311.
Reflections on his conduct, 312.
Castiglione, battle of, described, ii. 373.
Castlereagh, lord, detected in trafficking for a seat in parlia-
ment, iv. 156. Parliamentary proceedings founded on it,
157. Remarkable address of the speaker, Abbot, ib.
Catamarans, expedition of the, iii. 305. Its failure, 306.
Catharine, empress of Russia, succeeds her husband, Peter
III. in the throne, i. 24. Resolves to maintain the peace
lately concluded with Prussia, 25. Her war with the
Ottoman Porte, ii. 33. Refuses to admit England as a
mediator, 34.
Chatham, earl of, (See Pitt, William.) recalled to the ministry,
i. 45. Declining state of his health, 46. Has a difference
with lord Temple, 47. Complaints of the haughtiness of his
temper, 48. Retires from office, 54. His motion in the
peers, for considering the state of the nation, 61. He
espouses the cause of Wilkes, 63. Moves an address to
the king to recall his troops from America, 94. Proposes a
provisional act for settling the troubles in America, 96.
He inveighs strongly against the conduct of administration,
97. Apprizes ministers that France and Spain would assist
America, 115. Makes another effort against the continu-
ance of the war, 129. His able speech on American affairs,
145. His spirited answer to lord Suffolk, 147. His appeal
to the bench of bishops, 148. His last speech in parliament,
156. Is siezed with a convulsive fit, 158. His death and
character, ib. note.
Cintra, the convention of, signed, iv. 74. Its stipulations com-
plained of in England, 82. The three British generals
recalled, ib. A court of inquiry held at Chelsea, relating
to it, 83. Issue of the inquiry, ib.
Clergy, of the established church, petition to be relieved from
subscribing the thirty-nine articles, i. 75.
Clinton, sir Henry, takes the command of the British troops
in America, i. 162. Evacuates Philadelphia and retires to
New York, 163. Battle of Sandy Hook, 164. Repulses
the French at Savannah, 173. Proceeds to an attack on
Charlestown, 174. Lays siege to fort Sullivan, 175. Sur-
render of the place to the British arms, 176. His proclama-
tions at Charlestown, 178. Is completely deceived by
Washington, 223. He lingers with his army at New York,
while Washington overwhelms lord Cornwallis, ib. Resigns
the command of the army to sir Guy Carleton, 259.
Clive, lord, attacked in the house of commons, i. 81. Dismisses
himself from the world, 82.
Cochrane, lord, attacks a French squadron, iv. 165.
Collingwood, admiral, succeeds lord Nelson in the command
of the British fleet, iii. 338. Sends the wounded Spaniards
to their own hospital, ib. Is raised to the peerage with a
pension, ib. Captures the Ionian islands, iv. 165. Dis-
patches admiral Martin in chase of a French fleet, 166.
Confederation of the Rhine, established by Napoleon, iii. 345.
Congress, (American), convened at Philadelphia, i. 92. Issues
a paper currency, 105. Publishes a declaration, &c. 109.
Petitions his majesty, 110. Projects an invasion of Canada,
112. Issues a declaration of independence, 120.
Constant, Benjamin, his address to the French people on the
return of Napoleon, iv. 401.
Cook, captain, sails on a voyage of discovery, i. 57.
Cornwallis, lord, defeats the Americans, i. 122. Is prohibited
by general Howe from pursuing them, 123. His retreat
from South into North Carolina, 217. Marches into Vir-
ginia, 222. He is surrounded and capitulates, ib.
Corsica, purchased from the Genoese, by France, i. 53.
Cumberland, duke of, heads a party against lord Bute's ad-
ministration, i. 29.
Curaçoa, a Dutch settlement, captured by the British, iii. 399.
DANCE, captain, his gallant exploit in the Indian seas, iii. 303.
He is rewarded with the honour of knighthood, 304.
Dantzic, besieged by the French army, iii. 381.
the fruits of the battle of Eylau, 381.
Davidowich, the Austrian general, defeated by Bonaparte, ii.
375. He retreats into the Tyrol, 376. Advances against
the French, 388; and defeats them at Vicenza, 390.
Denmark, the king of, visits England incog. i. 56.
Britain demands the temporary deposit of her ships, iii. 403.
The British attack Copenhagen, 404. Surrender of the
Danish navy, 405. Fails in an attempt to recover the
island of Anholt, iv. 288.
Dessaix, general, arrives from Egypt, and joins Bonaparte in
Italy, iii. 154. Takes the command of the army of reserve,
155. Is engaged in the battle of Marengo, 158. His in-
terview with Napoleon during the battle, 160. He falls at
the head of his brigade, ib.
Dissenters in England, apply for relief from the corporation
and test acts, i. 76. Their application renewed, 393.
Again brought forward by Mr. Fox, ii. 15.
Dissolution of parliament, its import, i. 320.
Djezzar, pacha, his defence of Acre, iii. 111.
Dominica, captured by the French, i. 167.
D'Oubril, Mr. the Russian ambassador, signs a separate
treaty of peace with France, iii. 356; which the emperor
refuses to ratify, 400.
Dubois, general, falls at the head of his troops, ii. 376.
Duckworth, admiral, defeats the French squadron off St. Do-
mingo, iii. 360. Arrives in the Dardanelles and demands
the surrender of the Turkish fleet, 400. Failure of his
negotiations, ib. He returns disappointed, 401. Arrives
with his squadron at Egypt, 402.
Dumouriez, general, made minister of war in France, ii. 112.
His lofty tone towards the court of Vienna, 113. His rash-
ness in declaring war, 115. Is made lieutenant-general of
the army, 117. Refuses to quit the camp of St. Maulde
and support La Fayette, 124. Succeeds La Fayette in the
command, 130. Gains the battle of Jemappe, 138. Over-
runs the Netherlands, ib. Projects the invasion of Hol-
land, 166. Is repulsed by the prince of Saxe Cobourg and
general Clairfait, ib. Retreats to Tirlemont, ib.; and
retires to the camp of St. Maulde, 167. Falls into disgrace
with the jacobins, ib. Negotiates with the allied powers,
ib. The convention sends deputies to arrest him, ib. He
eauses them to be seized, and delivers them up to the Aus-
trians, 168. He proceeds to the Austrian camp, and pre-
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