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GENERAL INDEX.

A.

Abercorn, the Marquis of, proposes the same address in the
House of Lords, that the Master of the Rolls had proposed
in the House of Commons, respecting the proclamation for
preventing seditious meetings and writings, and censures the
society of the friends of the people. iii. 183.
Abercrombie, Sir Ralph, commands the first division of the
army, in the expedition against Holland, in 1799, vi. 341.
-Effects a landing at the Helder, ib. 342.-Repulses Gene-
ral Brune, ib. 343.-Commands the expedition to Egypt,
in 1801, ib. 625.-Lands in Aboukir Bay, ib.-Attacks
the French, on the road to Alexandria, ib. 629.-Death of,
ib. 630.
Abingdon, the Earl of, supports Mr. Pitt's Treasonable Con-
spiracy Bill, iv. 151.-Supports Lord Guildford's address,
respecting the rupture of the negotiation with France, in
1796, v. 88.

Aboukir, destruction of the French fleet at, v. 503 to 587.-
Effects of Nelson's victory at, vi. 4. 8. 11.-Landing of a
British force at, in 1801, ib. 625.

Acra, account of the siege of, vi. 284.-Protection of, by Sir
Sidney Smith's squadron, ib. 284. 287, 288.-Reinforce-
ment of the garrison of, ib. 288.-Flight of Buonaparté
from, ib. 299.

Adair, Mr. sent to St. Petersburgh by Mr. Fox, iii. 26.-
Favourably received by the Empress, ib. 29.

Adair, Mr. Serjeant, supports the suspension of the Habeas
Corpus Act, and contends that a treasonable conspiracy
actually existed in 1794, iv. 234.-Opposes Mr. Fox's mo-
tion for the repeal of the new Treason and Sedition Acts,
vindicates the Scotch judges against the aspersions of that
gentleman, and attributes the attempt on the King's life to
the inflammatory harangues of seditious societies, v. 126,
127.
Adam, Mr. questions the legality of the sentences of the
Scotch judges on Messrs. Muir and Palmer, for sedition;
and introduces a bill, for subjecting the sentences of the
Scotch judges, in criminal cases, to an appeal to the House
of Lords, iv. 37, 38.-Loses his motion, ib. 39.-Moves
for a revisal of the proceedings of the Scotch Court of Jus-
ticiary, in the cases of Muir and Palmer, ib.-Loses that
motion also, ib. 43.-Makes another motion respecting the
defects of the Scotch laws, which he likewise loses, ib.

Adams, Daniel, committed for trial, on a charge of treasonable practices, iv. 116.-Discharged, ib. 223.

Adda, the defeat of the French on, by Suworrow, in 1799, vi. 327.

Addington, Mr. chosen speaker of the House of Commons, in 1789, ii. 241.-Re-elected speaker of the House of Commons, at the period of the Union, vi. 544.-Resigns the Office of Speaker, ib. 575.-Made First Lord of the Treasury, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, ib. 584.Opposes the budget for 1802, ib. 652.-Disappointed in expecting the peace of Amiens to be permanent, ib. 674.-Extract from the "Brief Memoirs of the Adminstration of," ib. 677.-Weakness of the administration of, becomes apparent to the public, ib. 701.-Makes overtures to Mr. Pitt, ib. 703.-Objects to the admission of the Lords Spencer and Grenville, and Mr. Windham, into the proposed new ministry, ib. 704.-Breaks off the negotiation, ib. -Conduct of, after that event, ib.-Resigns, ib. 708.-Opposes Mr. Pitt's Army of Reserve bill, ib. 729.-Created Viscount Sidmouth, ib. 795. (See Sidmouth, Lord,) Addington, Mr. J. H. appointed one of the secretaries of the treasury, in 1801, vi. 584.

Address, an, to the King, carried in opposition to the Pitt ministry, i. 83. 124. 137. 139, 140.-Agreed to by the Irish Parliament, declaring the Prince of Wales regent, ii. 213.-Received, and answered, by his Royal Highness, ii. 215. A joint, of both Houses of Parliament, on the second report of the Committee of Secrecy, for investigating the books and papers of the seditious clubs, iv. 152.— A loyal parliamentary, presented to the King, after his escape from the mob, in 1795, ib. 403.

Addresses, congratulatory, on the King's recovery from illness, ii. 237.-Factious, from obscure English societies, at Newington, Manchester, Norwich, and London, to the French national assembly, iii. 273. 275.—Administration, Pitt, fermation of the, i. 77.-Resolutions carried against the, ib. 112. Administration, intended resignation of, in 1800, vi. 509. 573.—A list of the new, in 1801, ib. 584.—General chăracter of the, ib. 585.-Dissolution of the Addingtonian, in 1804, ib. 708.-A list of the new, in 1804, ib. 720. Admiralty, three of the Lords of the, proceed to Portsmouth, at the time of the mutiny, in 1797, v. 143.-Promise an increase of wages to the seamen, ib.-Proceed to the Nore, ib. 151.-Motion of Mr. Pitt, with the view to an inquiry into the criminal neglect of the, in 1803, vi. 692. 699, 701. Advocate, the Lord, opposes Mr. Adam's motion for revising the proceedings of the Scotch Court of Justiciary, in the cases of Muir and Palmer, iv. 40.

Adultery, remarks, on the crime of, vi. 494.-Speech of the Duke of Clarence on, ib. 495, 496.

Adultress, an, a bill for preventing the marriage of, with her. paramour, introduced by lord Auckland, vi. 493.-Opposed by the Duke of Clarence, ib. 495.--Supported by the Lords Eldon, Hobart, and Grenville, and by the Bishops of Durham, Rochester, and London, and passed in the House of Lords, ib. 498.-Supported, in the House of Commons, by Mr. Pitt, but thrown out by a majority of 39, ib. African Negroes. (See Negroes, African.)

Aix, excellent speech of the archbishop of, ii. 343. Albans, St. Tavern, meeting at the, to promote an union of parties, i. 120.

Alexander, the Emperor, accession of, to the throne of Russia, vi. 622.—Abolishes the innovations of his father, and releases the English prisoners, ib.-Makes peace with England, ib.623. -Remonstrances of, against the murder of the Duke D'Enghien, ib. 725.-Refuses to accede to the terms of the armistice, proposed by Buonaparte, after the battle of Austerlitz, ib. 800-Mr. opposes the Catholic Petition, ib. 752. Alexandria, arrival of the French at, v. 587.-Surrender of,

to the allies, in 1799, vi. 331.- Battle of, in 1801, ib. 629.-Surrender of, to the English, ib. 633.

Alien Bill, the, introduction of, and reflections on, iii. 308.— Complained of by M. Chauvelin and M. Le Brun, ib. 304.

Aliens, French decree against, iii. 305. 361.—Bill respecting, passed in 1798, v. 258.

Alkmaar, a convention concluded at, in 1799, for the evacuation of Holland, by the allied English and Russian army, vi. 351.

Allegiance, modification of the oaths of, for the Roman Catholies, ii. 562

Alliance, treaty of, between the French and Dutch republics, iv. 255.

Alps, passage of the, by Buonaparté, vi. 503.

Altenkirchen, battle of, in 1796, iv. 545.

Alvinzy, General, defeats the French, near Verona, iv. 594. Ambigu, the prosecution of the editor of, by Buonaparté, for a libel, vi. 663.

American Rebellion. (See Rebellion, American.)

Amiens, account of the treaty of, vi. 637.- Remarks on the, ib.- Defended by Mr. Pitt, ib. 642.- Approved by Mr. Fox, and his friends, ib. 645.--Condemned by Mr. Windham, ib.--Differences of opinion, respecting the, ib. 649.—. Rupture of the, ib., 668. 674.

Ammunition, &c. the importation, removal, or keeping of, prohibited in Ireland, v. 362.

Amnesty, a general, passed for all revolutionary crimes in France, ii. 506.

Amsterdam, taken possession of by the Duke of Brunswick, i. 433.

Anarcharsis Clootz, blasphemies, and execution of, iv. 195. Anecdote, a curious, relating to the deputation from all the nations of the earth, to the French national assembly, ii. 501.

Angelo, St. surrender of the castle of, to the French, v. 565.
Annual Register. (See Register, Annual.)

Antoinette, Queen of France, magnanimity of, ii. 416-
Escapes assassination, ib. 417, 418, iii. 254.-Confined in
the temple, iii. 256.-Trial and murder of, ib. 501, 502.
Antrim, the town of, attacked by the rebels, v. 465.
Antwerp, a congress holden at, iii. 483.

Appendix B. i. 507.-Treaty of commerce and navigation between England and France.-C. i. 532. Treaty of defensive alliance between England and Holland.-D. i.-Treaty of defensive alliance between England and Prussia, 538. Appendix A. ii. 577. List of the members who voted for, and against, Mr. Pitt's motion respecting the regency, (see page 98.)

Appendix A. iii. 509. Account of the number of criminals executed in London and Middlesex, from 1749 to 1806.— B. ib. 519. Proclamation for preventing seditious meetings and writings.-C. ib. 523. Letter from General Dumouriez to Lord Auckland.

Appendix A. iv. 605. Proposed resolution of Parliament, censuring Ministers for their conduct towards the French Republic.

Appendix A. v. 593.-Manifesto of the British government against France, in 1796.-B. ib. 600.-Protest of Earl Fitzwilliam, against the opening of a negotiation for peace with the French Republic.---C. ib. 606.---Disaffected extracts from the Morning Chronicle.

Appenzell, the canton of, refuses the civic oath proposed by General Schauenbourg, v. 533.

Arau, assembling of the Swiss directory, and Legislative body, at, ib. 530.

Archdall, Mr. defends Mr. Pitt, against the attacks of Sir Francis Burdett, vi. 652.

Arcole, defeat of the Austrians at, in 1796, iv. 595.

Arcot, parliamentary discussions concerning the debts of the Nabob of, i. 213.

Aristocrats, French, marked out as objects of proscription and murder, ii. 270. 335. 389.

Aristocrat, ludicrous definitions of the term, ii. 335.

Arklow, defeat of the Irish rebels at, v. 464.

Armagh, ferocious conduct of the Papists in, ib. 321.
Armanent, Russian, iii. 12.

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