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Guerriere, Gazette account of her loss,
I, lvii

Gunn, Robert, and Alexander M'Donald,
alias White, trial of, II, 52

H.

Hattons, George, and Moses Clark, ap-
prehension of, II, 8

Hector, Alexander, his death, II, 108
Hero, his majesty's ship, loss of, 7
Holbeach Marsh, an affray there, II, 172
Holland, Lord, he brings in a bill to re-
gulate the proceedings in cases of ex
officio informations, I, 36.
He moves
for copies of the correspondence be-
tween the British government and its
pretended American agent Henry, 269.
His letter to Marquis Wellesley, II,

243

Huddersfield, Luddism again appears, II,

197

Hull, General, surrenders himself and

army, I, 281. His capture, II, 163
Huskisson, Mr, he accounts for the dis-
advantageous terms on which the late
loan was effected, I, 94

Hyne, Mr, he murders his wife and chil-
dren, II, 109

Hydrophobia, an instance of, II, 177

J.

Java, capture of, Gazette account, I, iii
Johnson, Lieutenant, his murderers dis-
covered, II, 190

K.

Keith, Captain, an account of his mur-
der, II, 184.

Kensington and Co. stop payment, II,

113

Kirwan, Mr, sentence of, II, 20
Korff, Count, repulses Ney near Smo-
lensko, I, 361

Kutusoff, Prince, appointed commander-
in-chief of the Russian armies, I, 362.
His address to the Russian army be-
fore the battle of Borodino, 364. His

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Law intelligence, II, 27
Leeds, outrage at, II, 65. Extraordina-
ry phenomenon there, 124, 125
Leeds mail, robbery of it, II, 171
Leeward Island duties, parliamentary
discussions relating to, I, 23

Liverpool, Earl of, his speech on the ad-
dress to the Prince Regent, I, 3. He
corresponds with Marquis Wellesley
and Mr Canning, on the formation of
a new administration after Mr Perce-
val's death, 153, 154. He intimates
his appointment as first commissioner
of the treasury, 174. He speaks on
the catholic question, 224. He vindi-
cates government in their transactions
with Henry, 270. His speeches on
moving the thanks of the Lords to
Lord Wellington, 293, 307. His cor-
respondence with Mr Canning, &c.
II, 231, 235, 241

Lightning, accident by it, II, 103, 104
Linzee, Captain, is stabbed, II, 108
Loan, terms proposed to the contractors,
II, 101

Lomas, J., his trial for murder, II, 131.

His confession, 140. His conversa-
tion with Morney, 142
Londonderry, extraordinary storm at,
II, 98

M.

M Mahon, Colonel, he is appointed pay-
master of widow's pensions, I, 77.
Discussions in consequence of his ap-
pointment, 77, 78. His appointment
recalled, ib. He is appointed private
secretary to the Prince Regent, ib.
Mr Wynn brings forward a motion on
this appointment, ib. Mr Wynn's ar-
guments answered, 82

M'Donald, Esq., Simon, death of, II, 64
M'Donald, Moses, execution of, II, 90
Macedonian, Gazette account of her loss,
I, lxiii

Madrid, British entry into, Gazette ac-
count, I, xiv

Malone, Mr, death of, II, 88

Marrs and Williamsons, murders of, II, 4
Marshal, Mr, commits suicide, II, 26
Marsham, Dr Joshua, his letter giving
an account of the fire at Serampore,
II, 149

Maycock, Benjamin, trial of, II, 50
Melville, Lord, his letters to Mr Can-
ning, II, 241, 245

Militia, Local, numbers enrolled for
Scotland, II, 107

Miloradovitch, General, he defeats the
French near Wiasma, I, 385, and at
Dorobouche, 389. He defeats Da-
voust, 391

Mitchell, Robert, commits suicide, II,

192

Moira, Lord, he attempts to form a new
administration, I, 171. His corre-
spondence in attempting to form a
new administration, II, 241, 242, 251,
255, 256, 257

Morney, Edith, her trial for the murder

of her husband, II, 131. Her conver-
sation with Lomas, 142
Monroe, Mr, his correspondence with
Sir J. B. Warren, II, 310.
Munro, Captain Charles, murder of, II,
90

N.

National debt, account of its reduction
since 1789, II, 339

National society, meeting of, II, 23
Napier, George, and John Grotto, trial
of, II, 52

Newcastle races, accident there, II, 104.

Accident there, 164

Newton, Lord, some account of, II, 14
Niven, Mr, death of his son, II, 4
Nightly watch at Westminster, bill for,
11, 96

Norwich coach robbed, II, 179
Nottingham, riots at, II, 6, 10, 25. Riot-
ers, trials of, 42. The theatre shut
by the magistrates, 104

0.

Orders in council, discussions regarding
them, I, 258-261. Their nature ex-
plained, 264. Declaration of the Bri-
tish government respecting them, 267.
Farther discussions on them, 268. Re-
vocation of the Milan and Berlin de-
crees, 271. Farther discussions re-
specting them, 272. Lord Castle-
reagh's speech on them, 277. Decla-
ration on them, II, 221. Revocation
of them, 258.

P.

Parnell, Mr, brings forward a motion to
enquire into the state of the Irish
tithe laws, I, 196
Parliament, the Prince Regent's speech
on opening it, I, 1. Opening of it, II,
196. Acts passed in it during the
sixth session of the fourth parliament,
Il, 275

Parole, violation of, by General Lefebre,
II, 109

Patents, list of, in 1812, II, 341
St Patrick, anniversary of, II, 39
Perceval, Mr, his speech on the address
to the Prince Regent, I, 6. His plan
for the arrangement of his majesty's
household, 9. He repels Mr Whit-
bread's attack on the conduct of go-
vernment, 69, 71. Is assassinated,
144. His character delineated, 149.
His speech on the Prince Regent's
message recommending an annuity to
Lord Wellington, 296. Assassination
of, II, 67. Funeral, 81

La Persanne, official account of her cap-
ture, I, xviii

Persia, definitive treaty with England,
II, 139

Perth, discovery of old coins at, II, 95.
Accident there, 159. Curious elope-
ment, 164.

Phelan, a seaman, interesting account of
him, II, 120

Pitt, Mr, anniversary of his birth-day, II,
84. Pitt Club, celebration of its anni-
versary, 99. Marble statue of him
erected at Cambridge, 110

Platoff, Count, his exploits on the retreat

of the French, II, 385, 387.
Plymouth, dreadful fire at, II, 91. Foun
dation of the Breakwater laid, 121
Pomone, French frigate, official account
of her capture, I, xvii
Ponsonby, Mr, he opposes Mr Perceval's
plan for the arrangement of his ma-
jesty's household, I, 10

Post-office, General, investigation of the
robberies committed in it, II, 206
Princesses, a suitable provision for them
recommended in a message by the
Prince Regent to the Commons, I, 24.
Provision opposed by Messrs Creevy,
Whitbread, Tierney, and Ponsonby,

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Revenues of Great Britain, II, 323
Richmond, Virginia, fire at, II, 17
Rivoli, a French 74, official account of
her capture, I, xxvi

Rogers, Commodore, his harangue to his
sailors, II, 153. Said to be a Scotch-
man, 162

Roman Catholics, their petition to the
Prince Regent, II, 224
Royal Bank of Scotland, election of the
directors of, II, 35, 51
Rostopschin, Count, his conduct justi-
fied, 1, 377

Roxburgh, Duke of, sale of his library,
II, 94

Ryder, Mr, secretary, moves for a com-

mittee to enquire into the state of the
nightly watch of the metropolis, I, 98.
His motion objected to by Sir Samuel
Romilly, 99 Sir Francis Burdett,
&c. 100. And supported by Mr Per-
ceval, 100. He introduces a bill for
the punishment of the frame-breakers,
105. Opposition to the bill, 107, 109.
He opposes Mr S. Wortley's motion,

157

Russia, its affairs, I, 332. Grounds of
war with Russia on the part of France,
339. Buonaparte's declaration of war,
and invasion of Poland, 341. Russian
plan of defence, 342. Macdonald de-
feated by Count Wittgenstein, 351.
Peace with England and Turkey, 353.
Military operations before Riga, 355.
Proclamation of peace with England,
356. French defeated at Polotsk, 357.
Smolensko captured by the French,

$59 Ney defeated near Smolensko,
361. Prince Kutusoff appointed com-
mander-in-chief, 362. Battle of Bo-
rodino, 363. Destruction of Moscow,
368. Its destruction described, 370.
Kremlin destroyed by Buonaparte,
376. French driven from Moscow,
377. St Cyr defeated near Drissa,
381. The French armies retreat, 382.
Murat and Beauharnois defeated, 383.
They are harassed by the Cossacks,
385. Sufferings of the French descri-
bed, 386, 397. Battle of Krasnoy,
391. Wilna entered by the Russians,
399. Proceedings of the French at
Moscow from the Paris papers, II, 168.
Treaty of peace with Britain, 178, 260

S.

Salamanca, battle of, gazette account, I,
xxxviii. Some particulars about it,
II, 127, 129

Sawyer, Admiral, his proclamation, II,
113. His dispatches, 15
Scott, Sir William, his bill for the reform
of certain ecclesiastical courts, is sanc-
tioned by the legislature, I, 31
Scots peers, election of, II, 186
Seville, capture of, gazette account, I,
xviii. Account of the allies entering
it, II, 154

Sligo, Marquis of, his trial, II, 201
Shaftesbury, Earl of, moved the address
in the House of Lords to the Prince
Regent's speech, I, 2
Sheffield, riots there, II, 132
Sicily, convention for the exchange of
prisoners at, II, 66. Constitution of,
143. Hereditary prince of, appointed
vicar-general, 290. Articles presented
for the King of Sicily's sanction, 304
Siddons, Mrs, she retires from the stage,
II, 104

Spain and Portugal, state of their affairs,
I, 287. Almeida reduced by the Bri-
tish, 291. Suchet defeats Blake, and
captures Lerida, Tortosa, and Tarra-
gona, ib. Blake and army surrender
as prisoners of war, 292. Ciudad
Rodrigo taken, ib. Prince Regent's
message respecting Portugal, 299.
Military operations, 305. The British
take Badajoz, 306. Battle of Sala-
manca, 317. Madrid evacuated by
Joseph Buonaparte, 320. General
Ballasteros exiled by the cortes, $26.
Address of the regency to the nation,
II, 291. Decree convoking the cortes,
II, 297. Treaty with Russia, 304
Spanish celebration of Lord Wellington's
victories, II, 134

Suicide, instances of, II, 26, 96, 123, 133,
153, 168, 189, 192, 198
Stevens, a young man named, death of,
II, 4

Stephen, Mr, he defends ministry, I, 74
Stewart, Lieutenant William, wounds

Lieutenant Bagnell in a duel, II, 165
Stewart, Angus, his death, II, 120
Stocks, price of, in 1812, II, 340
Sweden, treaty of peace with England,
II, 261

T.

Tarleton, General, his speech when the
thanks of the Commons were voted to
Lord Wellington, I, 295
Tariffa, defence of, Gazette account, I,

xi

Tchichagoff, Admiral, his attack on Ro-
brine, I, 354. He pursues Renier and
Schwartzenberg, 382

Tellership of the Exchequer, nature of
the office explained, I, 84. Mr Creevy

moves that the tellers salaries shall
be confined to a fixed sum, 85. His
arguments answered, 86

Thais, arrival of at Portsmouth, II, 17
Thanksgiving, form of prayer to be used
for Lord Wellington's victories over
the French, II, 136

Thorley, Mrs, is robbed, II, 180
Thrower, Edmund, alias Edward, trial
of, II, 43

Tierney, Mr, he opposes Mr Perceval's
plan for the arrangement of his ma-
jesty's household, I, 11. Charges Jef-
frey, bookseller, for an assault, II, 98
Tole, T., an Irish pedlar, found guilty of
murder, II, 123

Tooke, John Horne, death of, II, 40

U.

Upholland, lamentable accident at, II,

82

Uxbridge, the Earl of, his death, II, 30

V.

Vansittart, Mr, brings forward his budget,
I, 90. His speech at the Pitt Club,
II, 101

W.

Wadsworth, General, Gazette account
of his surrender, I, ix. Account of his
defeat, II, 198

Walker, and wife, found dead in bed at
mill of Elrick, II, 205.
Walpole, Lord, appointed ambassador at
St Petersburg, II, 119
Ward, Honourable Mr, his reply to Mr
Freemantle's speech on the Prince
Regent's message respecting Portugal,
I, 304

Walsh, Mr Benjamin, trial of, II, 12
Walshe, J. M. trial of, II, 83
Warren, Sir J. B. his correspondence
with Mr Munroe, II, 309
Warring, J. his pedestrian feats, II, 147
Wasp, Gazette account of her capture,
I, ix

Watson, apprehended issuing base coin,
II, 198

Wellesley, Mr, marriage of, II, 37
Wellesley, Marquis, his correspondence
with Lord Liverpool on the formation
of a new ministry, I, 154. Statement of
the causes of his resignation, 168. His
communications with Lords Grey and
Grenville, 169. Discussions on his
conduct, 174. His speech on the Ca-
tholic claims, 217. Minutes of con-
versation between him and Lord Li-
verpool, II, 231; and his correspond-
ence with him, 232, 235, 242. Letter
to Earl Grey, 244; to Moira, 252; to
Grey, 253, 254.

Wellington, Lord, his character as a ge-
neral, I, 289. He reduces Almeida,
291, and Ciudad Rodrigo, 292. Re-
ceives the thanks of parliament, 293.
The Prince Regent recommends the
grant of an annuity to him, 296. He
takes Badajoz, 306. Receives the
thanks of parliament, 307. Defeats
Marmont at Salamanca, 317. His re-
ception at Madrid, 320. Retires from
before Burgos, 327. Made a Marquis
and Knight of the Bath, 128
Wexford, accident there, II, 170
Wharton, Mr, he proposes that a grant
be made to meet the expenses of the
barrack department for the current
year, I, 69

Whitbread, Mr, his speech on the ad-
dress to the Prince Regent, I, 6. He
opposes Mr Perceval's plan for the ar-
rangement of his majesty's household,
13. He attacks the conduct of go-
vernment, 69. His reply to Mr Per-

ceval's defence of government, 70, 72,
73. His speech on the bill brought
forward by Lord Castlereagh for the
preservation of the public peace in the
disturbed counties, 114. His speech on
moving for copies of the correspondence
betwixt the British and American go-
vernments, 254

Whiting, Michael, extraordinary trial of,
II, 3

Whitehaven, steam-engine boiler burst
there, II, 102

Wilberforce, Mr. his speech on the bill
brought forward by Lord Castlereagh
for the preservation of the public peace
in the disturbed counties, I, 112.
Williams, the murderer, interment of,
II, 4

Willis, Mr, he was attempted to be mur-
dered, II, 122
Wittgenstein, General, defeats Oudinot
and St Cyr at Polotsk, I, 357, and
near Drissa, 381, Defeats Victor, 392,
394

Witty, Robert, struck by lightning, II,

103

Woolwich, fire at, II, 128

Wortley, Mr Stuart, his motion for an
address to the Prince Regent to form
a strong and efficient administration,
I, 155, 177

Y.

Yarmouth, Lord, his explanation with
respect to the royal household, I, 178

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