148. Opposes extending the military laws to the East India
company's settlements, 179.

Beckwith, colonel, distinguishes himself at Warburg, iv. 408.
Bedford, (Russel), earl of, created a duke, i. 195. n.

-, Duke of, his speech against Hanoverian connexions, ii.
491. He opposes the continuation of the penalties of treason,
521. Appointed first lord of the admiralty, 537. And secretary
of state, iii. 42. Opposes the bill for annexing the forfeited
estates in Scotland, to the crown, 122. His message, as lord
lieutenant, to the Irish parliament, concerning a dreaded inva-
sion from France, iv. 182. Some incidents relative to his go-
vernment there, 183.

-, Mr. punished for writing the hereditary right to the
crown of England asserted, ii. 164.

Beef allowed to be imported from Ireland into England, iv. 122.
Beer, reflections on the price of, iv. 111.

Belgrade, siege of, i. 170.

Bell, Mr. his gallant defence, of Cape Coast castle, iii. 409.

-, Ensign, treacherously wounded by the Indians, iv. 367. n.
Bellamy, rev. Mr. and his son perish in the black hole at Calcut-
ta, iii. 308.

Bellasis, lord, proclamation for apprehending him, i. 82.

Belleisle, count de, his extraordinary retreat, ii. 488. Slain at
Exilles, iii. 35.

-, Duc de, his letter, as secretary at war, to the colonels,
in Germany, ii. 43. His only son killed at Crevelt, 46. n. His
letters to mareschal Contades, 87.

Mareschal de, French frigate taken, iv. 564.

Belliqueux French man of war, taken, iii. 553.

Bellona French frigate, taken, iv. 165.

Belloni's, signor, letter in favour of the pretender burnt by the
hangman, ii. 306.

Bembow, admiral, bombards St. Maloes, i. 172. His engagement
with du Casse, 397. His death, 401.

Bentley, sir John, signalizes himself in the action with M. de la
Clue, iv. 163. He is knighted, ibid.

Bergen-op-Zoom, the siege of, iii. 32. &c.

Berkeley, lord, makes an unsuccessful attempt in Camaret bay, i.
189. Pombards Dieppe and Havre-de-Grace, 16. St. Martins,
and other places, 249.

French frigate, taken, iv. 168.

Berlin laid under contribution by the Austrians, iii. 471. And by
them and the Russians, iv. 433.

Berwick, (Stuart) duke of, accompanies his father James II. to
Ireland, and back again to France, i. 33. n. 79. Serves in Lime-
rick under M. Boisselau, 85. Gets the command of the forces
in Ireland, 87. Taken prisoner at Landen, 165. Repairs pri-
vately to England, 233. His progress in Portugal, ii. 462. He

routs the confederates at Almanza, iii. 32. Defeats the Cami-
sars, 78. Takes fort Kehl, 379. Killed at Philipsburgh, 389.
Bestuchef, count, chancellor of Russia, disgraced, iv. 59.
Bevern, prince of, harasses the Austrians on the frontiers of Bo-
hemia, iv. 164. Defeats count Konigseg at Reichenberg, 284.
His bravery at the battle near Prague, ib. Commands the Prus-
sian camp in the king's absence, 317. Part of his troops attack-
ed, ib. He retreats to Breslau, ibid. Where he is defeated and
taken, 318. Assists in driving the Swedes out of the Prussian
territories, 370.

Bienfaisant, French man of war, taken, iv. 398.

Bingly, Mr. taken into custody, ii. 288.

Birch, serjeant, expelled the house of commons for fraudulent
practices, ii. 364.

Biron, Duc de, conveys the young chevalier to Vincennes, iii.

78.

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Count, objections against electing a duke of Courland during
his life, iv. 77.
Bishops, English; several of them refusing the oaths to William
and Mary, are suspended and deprived, i. 58. See Augustin,
Laurentius, Wilfred, Offa, Clergy, Roman. See Corboil, Cre-
ma, Pope, concerning their subjection to the See of Rome.
Black friars, resolution taken for building a bridge at, iv. 161. M.
Mylne's plan for, preferred, 359. Inscription on the foundation
of, ibid.

Blair, Janet, her great age, iv. 169.

Blakeney, general, remonstrates concerning the state of St. Phi-
lip's castle, iii. 18. His defence and surrender of that fort, 276.
He arrives in England, and is created an Irish lord, 287.
Blandford man of war taken by the French, and returned, iii. 247.
Bligh, general, commands the land forces in the expedition
against Cherbourg, iii. 541. His operations in the neighbour-
hood of St. Maloes, 542. His rearguard attacked at St. Cas,

544.

Blond, French frigate, taken, iv. 364.

Blunt, sir John, projects the South Sea scheme, ii. 263. Taken
into custody, 273. Refuses to answer certain questions, 274.
Boles, captain, his bravery, iv. 25.

Bolingbroke, (sir John) viscount, sent privately to the court of
Versailles, ii. 147. Dissension between Oxford and him, 163.
Removed from the secretary's office, 184. Withdraws to
France, 190. Impeached, 196, and attainted 211 Pardoned,
iii. 11. Bill in his favour, 218. His intrigues at the prince's
court, 51,

Bolton, (Powlet) duke of, almost drawn into a scheme for the re-
storation of king James, i. 64.

Duke of, dismissed from his regiment, ii. 382.
Bombardments, reflections on, iv. 170.
Bombay described, ii. 261.

Bompart, M. makes an unsuccessful attempt to relieve Guada-
loupe, iv. 204.

Bond, Dennis, esq. expelled the house of commons for fraudu-
lent practices, ii. 364.

Bonne, siege of, i. 470.

Boscawen, admiral, sent to the East Indies, iii. 38. His operations
there, 45. Sent with a-fleet to North America, 49. Account of
his expedition, 54. He is appointed a commissioner, of the
admiralty, 385. Sails for North America, 534. Assists in the
reduction of Cape Breton, iv. 17. Returns to England, 128. He
receives the thanks of the house of commons, 150. Defeats M.
de la Clue's squadron, 170. Is driven trom the French coast by
bad weather, 364. His operations in the bay of Quiberon, 389.
Boucher, colonel, apprehended, i 441.

Boufflers, marshal, arrested by king William, i. 218. Surprises
Opdam at Eckeren, 406.

Bougainville, M. de, detached to watch general Wolfe's motions,
iv. 230. Makes an unsuccessful attempt to reinforce Montcalm,
233; and to relieve Quebec, 235.

Bouquet, colonel, assists in the expedition against fort du Quesne,
iv. 19.

Bournois, his severe punishment, 196.

Boy, Mr. his hazardous attempt to reach admiral Byng's fleet,
iii. 280.

Boys, commodore, watches the armament of M. Thurot, iv. 174.
Who eludes him, 181. He is obliged to put in at Leith for
visions, ibid.

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Broddock, general, his unfortunate expedition, iii. 128.
Bradford, viscount Newport, created earl of, i. 488. n.
Bradshaw, captain, relieves a distressed crew at sea, iv, 165.
Bradstreet, colonel, reinforces the garrison of Oswego, ii. 337.
Repulses a body of French on the river Onondago, 381. As-
sists in the attempt upon Ticonderoga, iv. 16. Takes and de-
stroys fort Frontenac, 18.

Bray, captain, his gallant exploit with a French privateer, iii. 531.
Dr. Thomas, projects the society for propagating the gos-
pel in foreign parts, i. 294.
Breadalbane, (Campbell) earl of, withdraws from the opposition,
i. 68. Undertakes for the submission of the Highlanders, 122.
Committed to the castle of Edinburgh, 210.

Bremen taken by the French, iii. 448. Evacuated, 495.
Brereton, major, his gallant behaviour at Madras, iv. 310. His un-
successful attack upon Wandewash, 70. His bravery and death
there, 80.

-, Captain, wounded, iv. 250.

Breslau taken by the Austrians, iii. 479. Recovered by the Prus
sians, 481.

Brew, M. his laudable behaviour at Anamaboe, iii. 408,

Brian, -, an Irish mariner, his resolution, iv. 365.

Bridges, Mr. accounts for all the public money, except about
three millions, ii. 104.

Bridgewater, (Egerton) earl of, created duke, ii. 267.

Brissac, duc de, routed at Covelt, iv. 265.

Bristol, John, (lord Hervey) earl of, ii. 187.

Bristol, riot at, iii. 155.

British fishery erected, iii. 94. Laws for the improvement of,

iii. 354.

392.

Museum erected, ii. 150.

subjects ordered to quit France, or enlist in the army, ii.

Broad-bottom ministry, iii. 536.

Broderick, admiral, his ship.burnt at sea, iii. 537. And he nar-
rowly escapes, ibid. He assists in the defeat of M. de la Clue's
squadron, iv. 172.

Broglio, mareschal, escapes in his shirt from his quarters, ii. 391.
And as a courier from Prague, 487. Assists in passing the
Weser, and taking Minden, iii. 444. Enters Bremen, iv. 40.
Which is evacuated, ibid. He defeats the prince of Ysembourg
at Sangershausen, 48. Manages the artillery at Landwernha-
gen, 52. Defeats prince Ferdinand, at Bergen, iv. 258. His
progress in the dominions of Hanover, 260. Commands a se-
parate corps near Minden, 262. Attacks the left of the allies at
the battle of Minden, 263. Supersedes Contades and D'Etrées
in the command of the army, 268. Attempts prince Ferdi-
nand's camp, 269, 401. Skirmishes between his troops and the al-
lies, 402. Exactions by his officers in Westphalia, 403. A de-
tachment of his forces worsted at Vacha, 404. Situation of his
army, ibid. A small corps of it routed near Butzbach, 405. He
is abandoned by the Wirtemberg troops, ibid. Small skirmish-
es between his troops and the allies, ibid. A detachment of his
army victorious at Corbach, 406; and routed at Exdorff 407;
and Warbourg, 409. More skirmishes between his troops and
the allies, 411, &c. A detachment of his army worsts the here-
ditary prince at Rhynberg and Campen, 415. More skirmishes
between his detachments and those of the allies, with various
success, 418.

Bromley, Mr. moves to repeal the septennial act, ii. 384.
Brown, count, surprises don Carlos at Villetri, ii. 531. Penetrates
into Provence, iii. 19.

fights the king of Prussia at Lowoschutz, iii. 325. At-
tempts a junction with the Saxon army, 327. He and prince
Charles of Lorraine defeated near Prague, 429. In which they
are besieged, 432. His death, 440.

, general, vested with the command of a Russian army
against the Prussians, iv. 58. Joined by general Fermer on the
borders of Silesia, ibid. Obtains a passport from the Prussian
general to remove for the cure of his wounds received at Zorn-
dorf, 62. He is a native of Scotland, ibid.

Vol. IV.

Bruce, sir Alexander, expelled the Scottish parliament for re-
flecting against Presbytery, i. 350.

Brudenel, lord, apprehended, i. 130.

Bruhl, count, his lady arrested, and ordered to leave Saxony, iii.
422.

Brunswick Wolfenbuttel Bevern, Charles duke of, furnishes
troops to the allied army, iii. 544. His territories possessed by
the French, 448. With whom he concludes a treaty, iii. 36. He
expostulates with his brother Ferdinand concerning the here-
ditary prince, 37. Means found to reconcile him to their pro-
ceedings, 39. Arret of the evangelical body at Ratisbon in
his favour, with the emperor's answer, iv. 283.—See Ferdi-
nand.

-, Charles William Ferdinand, hereditary prince of,
distinguishes himself at Hastenbeck, iii. 446. Reduces Hoya
and Minden, iv. 42. Conducts the front at Creveldt, 45. Secures
the pass at Wachendonk, 48. His progress, 258. He defeats
the duke de Brissac at Coveldt, 265. Passes the Weser in pur-
suit of the French, 266. Beats up the quarters of the duke of
Wirtemberg at Fulda, 268. Detached with a reinforcement to
the king of Prussia, ibid. Rejoins the allied army, 317. Makes
an incursion into the county of Fulda, 406. Is worsted at Cor-
bach, ibid. He retrieves his honour at Exdorf, 407. His bravery
and success at Warbourg, 409. He beats up the quarters of a
French detachment at Zierenberg, 412. He marches to the
Lower Rhine, 413. Is worsted at Rhynberg and Campen, 415,
Repasses the Rhine, ibid. Attempt against him defeated, 416.
Francis prince of, killed at Hochkirchen, iv. 65.

Louis prince of, appointed tutor to the prince of
Orange, and captain general of the United Provinces, iv. 154.
Memorial delivered by him on the part of the kings of Great
Britain and Prussia, 283. n. Declaration delivered to him in
answer thereto, 399.

Bubbles, a vast number of, ii. 270.

Buccow, general, forced to abandon the siege of Koninsgratz, iv.

55.

Buchan, (Erskine) earl of, protest against the union in behalf of
the peers of Scotland, ii. 19.

colonel, defeated by sir T. Livingston, i. 68.
Buckebourg, count of, taken into British pay for the defence of
Hanover, iii. 505. His behaviour at Minden, iv. 263. Arret of
the evangelical body at Ratisbon in his favour, with the empe-
ror's answer, 284.

Buckingham, (Sheffield) marquis of Normandy, created duke of,
appointed lord steward of the household, ii. 97. Opposes the
South Sea scheme, 264.

Buckle, captain, takes the Glorioso, iii. 179, &c.

Bulkeley, general, attends the chevalier from Scotland to France,
ii. 214.