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
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.
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
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-
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.
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,
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
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-
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.
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,
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 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,
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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