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ACCIDENTS, distressing
ones by a food, 234.
Dreadful one by gun-
powder, 314

Adair, Mr, favourably re-
ceived at Constantino-
ple, 56

the Alcmene, Capt. Trem-
lett, wrecked upon the
coast of France, 393.
America. Congressmeets,
49. President's message,
49. Motion for repeal-
ing the embargo laws,
51. Lost 55. Corre-
pondences betwixt the
English, French and A-
merican ministers 52.
Resolutions of the Fede-
ralists at New York a-
gainst the embargo, 55.
A great number of their
ships taken by the French
ib. Bill for prohibiting
the commercial inter-
course with Britain and
France, 217. Bill for
additional seamen rejec-
ted, ib. Violent resolu-
tions against the embar-
go, ib. A new non-in-
tercourse bill brought
into Congress, 294. Mr
Maddison installed as
President, ib. His speech
to the Senate, ib. Mr
Jackson, the British en-
voy, lands at Annapolis,
851. Received by the
American Secretary, ib.
Insulted by the mob, ib,
Question respecting Bri.
tish deserters, who are
released by the Ameri-
can Chief Justice, ib.
the Amethyst, Capt. Sey-
mour, takes the Niemen
French frigate, after a
severe action, 392

Austria. The Emperor

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Francis resolves on a
new war with France,
384. Makes great pre-
parations, ib. The Arch-
duke Charles appointed
Generalissimo, 385. His
Proclamations to the
Austrian States, ib. 386.
Counter declaration of
the French General Da-
voust, 387. Preliminary
remarks on the conduct
of the ruler of France to
Austria, 457. Military
operations, 460. Speech
of Bonaparte to his army,
ib. The Bavarian divi-
sion defeated 461. De-
claration of the King of
Bavaria against Austria,
461. A division of the
Austrian army enters
the Tyrol, ib. The Ty-
rolese take up arms, ib.
Attack the Bavarians
and French, who are to-
tally defeated, and sur-
render prisoners, ib. The
Austrians also success-
ful in the Palatinate, ib.
The Archduke Charles
advances against the
main French army, 462.
But is defeated in seve-
ral actions, ib. Again de-
feated at Abensperg and
Landshut with great
loss, 463. Defeats the
French at Ratisbon, ib.
And at Abach, 464.
Battle of Eckmuhl, 465.
Proclamation of Bona.
parte at Ratisbon, ib.
Gen. Jellachich's procla-
mation to the Tyrolese,
ib. The Archduke Fer.
dinand defeats the Polish
army at Warsaw, 466.

622.

The Archduke John al-
so successful in Italy,
ib. Comparative view
of the success of the
two belligerent powers,
467. Political reflec-
tions, ib. Austrian offi-
cial reports of two desper-
ate battles fought near
Aspern on the 21st and
22d of May, 541, 617.
Another severe battle
near Presburgh, 620.
The French successful,
ib. Decisive battle of
Wagram, 621. Immense
loss on both sides, ib.
An armistice concluded,
Negotiations for
peace protracted. 780.
Preparations for the re-
newal of the war, 781.
-General orders of the
Emperor Francis, ib.
Proclamation of a French
General relative to the
concealment of arms at
Vienna, ib. The French
fortify Vienna, ib. Levy
a heavy contribution on
Lower Austria, ib. And
on Trieste, 782. Change
in the Austrian Com-
manders, ib. The Arch-
duke Charles resigns, ib.
Definitive treaty of peace
with France, 852. Re-
flections on it, 955. See
Germany, Tyrol, &c.
Baird, Sir David, loses an
arm at the battle of Co-
runna, 136. Arrives in
England, 144
Balderston, Capt. murder-
ed by James Smith, 218
Beckwith Gen.commands
the expedition against
Martinique, 307. His
account of its surrender,
ib.
Beres-

Beresford, Gen. appoint-
ed Generalissimo of the
Portugueze armies, 382.
Issues a sharp proclama-
tion to them on their
shameful behaviour at
Oporto, ib.
Bonaparte, addressed by
the citizens of Madrid,
219. His haughty an-
swer ib. Leaves Spain
suddenly, 221. Issues
decrees, conciliatory to
the Americans, 306. Ar-
rives at Paris, 858. Sin-
gular indisposition, 859.
the Bonne Citoyenne cap-
tures the Furieuse fri-
gate, 789
Bornholm, bombarded by
an English fleet, 70
Brunswick,Duke,escapes
with a small force on
board an English squad-
ron, 940
the Carnation sloop of war
taken after a desperate
action, 72
Cayenne, surrenders to the
-British forces, 311
Ceylon, great dissensions
among the natives, 851.
But on good terms with
the English, ib.
Chalmers, Col. his gal-
lant behaviour in Tra-
vancore, 616
Chatham, Earl of, com-

mands a great expedi-
tion to Holland, 623.
See Holland.

China, bold conduct of a
Postuguese priest, 774.
The Chinese reconciled
to the English, 775
the Cleopatra frigate, Capt.
Pechell, takes the To.
paz French frigate, af-
ter a severe action, 392
Cochrane, Adm. success
of his fleet in the West
Indies, 71
Cochrane, Lord, gallant
services on the coast of
Languedoc, 70. Brave
defence of Fort Rosas,
224, 383. Destroys a
French fleet in Basque
Roads, 389

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Etna, mount, eruption of,
78.9.

Falkland, Lord, killed in
a duel, 233

Fires, in St James's pa-
lace, 145. Drury-lane
theatre totally burnt
down, 231. Christ-
Church college, Oxford,
314. Dreadful one at
Billingsgate, 393
Forrest, Capt. his gallant
action with a fleet of
Russian gun-boats, 787
France, new order of
Knighthood, 859. The
Austrian prisoners to be
sold to the farmers, ib.
French convoy, a great
one destroyed by Lord
Collingwood's fleet in
the Mediterranean 947
French fleet destroyed in
Basque Roads by Lord
Gambier's fleet, 388.
Three fine frigates ta-
ken, 392

Gambier, Lord, destroys
a French fleet in Basque
Roads, 388.

Lord, tried by
a Court-martial and ac-
quitted, 865.
Graham, Gen. Tho. his
gallant behaviour in
Walcheren,629. see Hol-

land.

Grant, Col. his gallant be-
haviour in Spain, in an
action with the French,
550.

Harvey, Ad. Eliab, tried
by a Court-martial, and
dismissed his Majesty's
service, 553.
Holland.

Decrees per-

mitting exports and im-
ports, 306. Further de-
crees conciliatory to A-
merica, ib.
Holland, British expedi-
tion to it commanded by
the E. of Chatham, 623.
The troops land on Wal-
cheren, ib. Take Mid-
dleburgh, Ter Veer, &c.
624. State of the loss
of the British army, 625.
Sir Rich. Strachan's ac-
count of the naval ope-
rations, 626. Sir John
Hope's division lands on
South Beveland, 6×7.—
Fort Rammekens sur-
renders, 628. Smart ac-
tion near Flushing, 630.
Bathz attacked by the
enemy's flottilla, which
is driven off with loss,
629, 630. A British
squadron forces the pas-
sage of the Scheldt, 631.
Preparations for bom-
barding Flushing, 633.
Attacked by the land
batteries and the ship-
ping, 634. The town
surrenders, upon articles
of capitulation, 689.-
Amount of the French
garrison, 691. Return
of the British loss, ib..
Sir R.Strachan's account
of the bombardment,692.
Further naval opera-
tions, 695. Zeiricksee

and Browershaven sur-
render, 696. The army
suffer much from sick-
ness, 698. The forts
on the Scheldt strongly
fortified, ib. The Earl
of Chatham obliged to
suspend his operations,
ib. Returns to Eng.
land, 945. Gen. Don
takes the command, ib.
The army evacuates
South Beveland, ib.-
The sickness in Walche-
ren increases, ib. The
final evacuation determi-
ned on, ib.
Hope, Gen. Sir John, his
account of the battle of
Corunna, 137
the Horatio frigate, Capt.
Scott, takes La Junon
French frigate, after a
severe action, 392
Hotham, Capt. received
with great joy at Ferrol
and Corunna, 552
India, success of the Bap-
tist missionaries, 217
India. Difference be-
twixt the British go-
vernment and the Ra-
jah of Travancore, 614.
Hostilities with the Ra-
jah,614. Gallant conduct
of Major Welsh in the
attack, ib. The British
troops under Col. Chal.
mers attacked at Qui-
lon, ib.-The Rajah of
Cochin murdered by
the Travancorians, ib.
The lines of Travan-
core stormed and taken
by Major Welsh, ib.
The officers receive the
thanks of the Govern-
ment, 617. Interesting
narrative of a difference
betwixt the Governor
of Madras and General
Macdowall, 769. The
latter embarks for Eu.

rope, 770. Several of
ficers suspended, -771,
773. Charges against
Col. Munro, ib. Gene-
ral orders of Govern.
ment on the occasion,

772. New officers ap-
pointed, 774.
Holkar

in distress, 850. Death
of Tippoo Sultan's son,
$51.

780.

Ionian islands, surrender
to a division of the Bri-
tish army under Gen.
Oswald, 950
Italy. Subversion of the
Papal States by order of
Bonaparte, 778. Aó-
nexed to the French
empire, 779. Bonaparte
excommunicated,
The new kingdom to be
divided into six depart-
ments, 860.
Jackson, Mr, arrives in
Virginia as British en-
voy, 851
Jamaica, dispute between
the Governor and the
Assembly, 218. Gen.
Carmichael refuses to ap-
pear before the latter,

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the Latona captures the
Felicite French frigate,
789

London, address of the
city to the King on en-
tering the 50th year of
his reign, 953
Mackenzie, Gen. killed
at the battle of Talave-
ra, 705
Malcolm, Gen. arrives in
Persia on a mission,
56
the Maria brig taken off
Guadaloupe, after a de-
perate action, 145
Martin, Adm. destroys a
French convoy in the
Mediterranean, 948
Martinique, the island of,

surrenders to the British
forces, 307
Maxwell, Major, takes
the settlement of Sene.
gal, 787

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Mayne, Col. his gallant
behaviour in Spain in an
action with the French,

550
Ministerial difference, be-
twixt Lord Castlereagh
and Mr Canning, 790.
A duel, 791. They both
resign, 792. Correspon.
dence betwixt the Mi-
nistry and Lords Grey
and Grenville, 792
Missionaries in India,
their success, 217. In-
troduce vaccination into
the Burmah, ib.
Moore, Sir John, his
distressing march thro'
Spain, 67. Skirmishes

with the French out.
posts, ib. Killed at the
battle of Corunna, 136.
Account of his last mo-
ments, 141. General ar-
my orders on the occa-
sion, ib. Official letters
relative to his command,
297.

M'Farlane, Gen. com-
Imands an attack upon
the coast of Naples, 699
M'Kinley, Capt. his ac-
count of the capture of
Vigo from the French,
379, 380
Naples, successful descent
upon it by the army of
Sir John Stuart, 699.
The islands of Ischia and
Procida taken 700. A
large flotilla destroyed
ib. Unsuccessful attack
upon Scylla, 701. The
works there blown up
by the enemy, ib. A
detachment of the 21st
regiment surprized at
Palmi, 702. State of
the British loss, ib. De-
crees of Murat, 860
Naval actions in the Me-
diterranean, and a great
number of French ships
taken, 788.
the Onyx sloop of war
captures a fine Dutch
brig of war, 7.1.
Oswald, Gen, commands
an expedition against the

Ionian islands, which
surrender, 950
Oxford, destructive fire

at Christ church col-

lege, 314

-

Paget, Lord, his gallant
behaviour in Spain, 68
Parker Capt. Fred.drown-
ed at Senegal, 787
the Parthean, Capt. Har-
ward, takes a French
privateer, 393
Persia. Gen. Malcolm
arrives at Bushire, 56.
Sir Harford Jones ar-
rives on a new mission,
849. Singular difference
betwixt him and the Go-
vernor-General, ib. Sir
Harford graciously re-
ceived by the King, 850.
And concludes a treaty,
ib. The French mission
leave Persia, ib. The
King sends an ambassa-
dor to England, ib.
Pigeon-island taken by
the Circe frigate, 218
Popham, Sir Home, gal-
lant conduct in the ex-
pedition to Holland, 632.
See Holland.
Portugal.--Disorderly be-
haviour of the people,
69. Proclamation of the
Intendant of police, ib.
Sir John Cradock ar-
rives at Lisbon, ib. The
British insulted at Lis-

bon, 223. Proclama.
tion against the mob,
ib. Decree against the
French,224. The French
again enter Portugal,
381. Gen. Soult's pro-
clamation, ib. Enters
Oporto, after a slight re-
sistance, 382. Gen. Be-
resford appointed Field-
marshal of the Portu-
guese army, ib. His
remonstrance on their
cowardice and insubordi-
nation, ib. Gen. d'An-
drada massacred by his
own soldiers, 383. Sir
A. Wellesley lands at
Lisbon, 468. Sets out
to join the army, ib.
December 1809.

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Defeats the French on
the Douro, 469. Takes
Oporto, ib. Several of
the French massacred,
471. Sir A. Wellesley's
proclamation to the peo-
ple of Oporto, ib. The
French retreat from Por-
tugal, in great disorder,
472. Their horrid cru-
elty to the peasants, ib.
SirA.Wellesley prepares
to march into Spain, 550.
Is taken ill, and removes
to Lisbon, 784. Reco-
vers, and appointed one
of the Regency, ib.
Great sickness among
the British army, ib.
Gen. Beresford increases
the Portugueze army,
864. Two men strang-
led for uttering base
coin, ib.

a Portugueze priest, his
bold conduct at Macao
in China, 774
Prevost, Gen. arrives off
Martinique, 218. The
colony surrenders, 307
the Primrose sloop of war
lost with all her crew,

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ken by an English squa-
dron, 218

Schill, Col.arms in support
of Austria, 930. His army
defeated atStralsund,and
himself killed, 939
Senegal taken by a corps
under Major Maxwell,
787

Sherbrooke, Gen. sails
with a large fleet with
troops for Ceuta, but
encounters a storm, and
obliged to return, 224
Shipwrecks--the Crescent
frigate, 72. A large
transport with troops
from Corunna, 144.
The Primrose sloop of
war, ib. The Admiral
Gardner and Britannia
Indiamen,244. TheSole-
bay frigate lost at Se-
negal, 787

Smith, James, tried and
executed for the murder
of Capt. Balderston, 228
the Solebay frigate, lost
at Senegal, 787
Spain. Battle of Tudela,
57. The Spaniards de-
feated with great loss,
58. Battle of Saragos-
sa, in which the French
are defeated, 59. Mad-
rid surrenders to the
French, 60. Singular
speech of Bonaparte to
the Spanish deputies, 61.
Furious proclamations
against the Spaniards, 62.
A number of Spanish
grandees declared trai-
tors, ib. Spanish Ac-
counts of their opera-
tions, 63. A Spanish
General murdered by his
own troops, 64. Capi.
tulation of Madrid, 65.
Strong protest of the
Supreme Junta against
it, ib. Treachery of Ge
nerals Morla and Casta-
nos, 66. The Spaniards
successful in Catalonia,
ib. But are driven from
Barcelona, ib. Fort Ro-
sas surrenders to the
French, ib, Official ac-

Count

count by Lord Coch-
rane, 383. Bonaparte
reviews his army at Ma-
drid, 66. Sir John Moore
marches to cut off Soult's
division, 67. Skirmishes
betwixt the British and
French cavalry, 68. Ge-
neral Lefevre taken pri-
'soner by General Stew-
art's division, ib. Sir
John Moore compelled
to retreat, 136. Despe-
rate battle of Corunna,
ib. Sir John Moore kill-
ed, ib. Sir D. Baird
wounded, ib. : General
Hope's account of the
battle, ib. The British
army effect their embar-
kation, 139-140. French
accounts of the battle of
Corunna, 142. Observa-
tions on the English ex-
pedition to Spain, 143.
The army arrive in Eng-
land, 144 Fulsome ad-
dress of the citizens of
Madrid to Bonaparte,
219. His extraordinary
answer, ib. The citi.
zens demand Joseph Bo-
naparte for their king,
220. Three Spanish gran-
dees sent prisoners to
Bayonne, 221, Joseph
Bonaparte enters Ma-
drid, ib. The French
take Ferrol, and the Spa-
nish feet there, ib. The
Spaniards rally in the
South, 222. Brave de.
fence of Saragossa by
Palafox, ib. Traitors ar-
rested at Cadiz, ib. Of
ficial letters relative to
the English campaign in
Spain, 297. Treaty be-
twixt his Britannic Ma.
jesty and Ferdinand VII.
301. Joseph Bonaparte's
letter to the people of
Madrid, 301
Violent
commotion at Cadiz,302.
Don Hereda murdered,
ib. Distressing account
of the siege and capture
of Saragossa, 377. New
decrees of king Joseph,

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378. The Spaniards a-
gain defeated in Catalo-
nia, 379. Successful in
Gallicia, and take Vigo,
with the French garri-
son, ib. Various further
successes, 380. Decree
of the Junta against the
French, ib. Statement
of the loss of the French
army in Spain, 381. Of.
ficial account of the loss
"of the British, ib. State-
ment of military stores
sent from England to
Spain, ib. Gallant action
at Alcantara, wherein
the French army are de-
feated by a small body
of Spaniards command-
ted by Colonels Mayne
and Grant, 550.. Official
account of the evacua-
tion of Corunna and
Ferrol by the French,
551. The French again
defeated in several ac.
tions, 553. Sir A. Wel-
lesley's account of the
movements of his army,
702. Battle of Talavera,
703. Gallant conduct of
the British army, 704.
Return of their loss, 707.
Farther accounts of Sir
A.Wellesley's operations
709. His difference with
the Spanish General Cu-
esta, ib.
Sir Robert

Wilson's corps defeated,
711. Sir A. Wellesley's
army obliged to retire
to the frontiers of Portu-
gal, for want of provi.
sions, 713. General re-
flexions on the conduct
of Spain in the war, ib.
Sir A. Wellesley appoint-
ed Generalissimo of the
Spanish armies, 753. But
is attacked with a fever,
and obliged to go to
Lisbon, 754. Account
of the siege of Gerona, ib.
The Marquis of Welles-
ley, ambassador to
Supreme Junta, at
Cadiz, and is received
with great honours, ib.

Decrees of the usurper
Joseph Bonaparte, 861.
Further particulars of the
siege of Gerona, ib. Of-
ficial account of the de-
feat of the French at
Tamames by the Duke
del Parque, 862. Sin-
gular exploits of a Spa-
nish peasant,863. French
intrigues to seduce the
Spaniards to join them,
864. Dissentions among
the supreme Junta, ib.
946. Further success
of the Duke del Parque,
946. His army
Xenters
Salamanca, ib. Several
members of the Supreme
Junta arrested, 947-
St James's palace, fire in,
145

State papers, correspond-
ence with the Russian
and French governments,
146

Staines, Capt. his great
bravery in an attack on
an Italian fotilla, which
he captures, 789. Is se-
verely wounded, (for
which he is knighted,)
ib.

the Standard man of war
take several vessels off
Corfu, 145
Stewart, Gen, his gallant
behaviour in Spain, 68
Strachan, Sir R. com-
mands the expedition to
Holland, 626. See Hol-
land.
Stuart, Lord William,gal-
lant conduct in passing
See
the Scheldt, 631.
+
Hoiland.
Sweden.

The Swedes
obliged to abandon Fin-
land to Russia, 69. Re-
volution in the govera-
ment, 303 The King
arrested, ib. The Duke
of Sudermania appoint-
ed Regent, ib. His vin-
dication of his conduct,
30410
The Swedish diet
meets, 755. King Gus-
tavus deprived for ever
of the Crown ib. His act
of

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