Bulow, major, surprises a French party at Marpurg and Butz-
bach, but is worsted at Munden, iv. 413; and at Schaken,
273.
Burgundy, duke of, reduces old Brisac, i. 429. His death, 133.
Burnaby, Mr. his remonstrance to the magistrates of Fribourg,
iii. 77.
Burnet, captain, assists in taking Guadaloupe, iv. 194.
Dr. Gilbert, promoted to the see of Salisbury, i. 5. Some
account of him, ibid. Discovers a plot, 65. Excepted from king
James's pardon, 128, n. His pastoral letter burnt by the hang-
man, 157. Harangues against sir J. Fenwick, 263. Motion
against him, 315. His speeches against Sacheverel, ii. 87. His
death, 193.
Burton, colonel, commands the right wing at Quebec, iv. 375.
Busbugdia surrendered to admiral Watson and colonel Clive, iii.
Bushel, captain, condemned for murder, pardoned, and promoted,
ii. 308.
Bussy, M. de, recalled from Hanover, iii. 223. Taken prisoner
in the East Indies, iv. 255.
Bute, James Stuart, created earl of, i. 421. n.
Butter allowed to be imported from Ireland into England, iv.
123.
Byng, sir George, sent in pursuit of the French fleet, ii. 48. Sails
to the Mediterranean, 243. Destroys the Spanish fleet off Cape
Passaro, 246. His activity, 247. Created viscount Torrington,
and made a knight of the Bath, 260.
"" admiral, sent on a cruise to intercept de la Mothe, iii. 224.
He sails for the Mediterranean, 271. Arrives at Gibraltar, ibid.
His letter to the Admiralty from that place, 272. Sails from
thence, 273. Falls in with the French fleet, ibid. His engage-
ment with them, 274. He returns to Gibraltar, 275. Fate of
his letter, giving an account of the engagement, 276. Animo-
sity fomented against him, ibid. He is superseded, and sent
home a prisoner, 277. Message from the Admiralty to the
house of commons concerning him, 343. His trial, 372. He
is recommended to mercy, ibid. Proceedings in parliament re-
lating to him, 376. He is executed, 377. Paper delivered by
him to the marshal of the Admiralty, 378. Remarks on his
fate, 379.
Byron, captain, destroys a French fleet, and the town of Caleurs,,
iv. 383.
CADOGAN, general, reinforces Argyle, ii, 218. Created an
earl, 242. n.
Caermarthen, (Osborne) marquis of, attempts to impeach him,
i. 47. Created duke of Leeds, 188. n. See Danby.
Caernarvon, James (lord Chandos) created earl of, ii. 187. n.
Cæsar, Mr. Charles, taken into custody, ii. 223.
Cahir, lord, warrant to apprehend him, ii. 215.
Cahilland, major, incommodes Lally in the siege of Madras, iv.
Calcutta described, iii. 189. Account of its being taken by the
viceroy of Bengal, 305. Cruel confinement of the English in
the Black hole there, ibid. Its reduction by admiral Watson
and colonel Clive, 410.
Calendar altered, iii. 119. n.
Calicut, in the East Indies, described, iii. 187.
Cambrick, an act concerning, iv. 135.
Cambridge, electoral prince of Hanover, duke of, a writ demand-
ed for him to sit in the house of peers in England, ii. 171.
, University, the duke of Newcastle elected chancel<
lor of, in preference to the prince of Wales, iii. 70.
Cameron, sir Hugh, appointed commander of the Highlanders, i
-, of Lochiel, his castle plundered and destroyed, iii. &
He escapes to France, 9.
, Dr. Archibald, taken and executed, iii. 154.
Daniel, his great age, iv. 164. n.
Cameronians burn the articles of the union at Dumfries, ii. 19.
Camisars (or French prophets) appear in London, ii. 50. n. A
body of them defeated by the duke of Berwick, 78.
Campbell, colonel, reinforces the duke of Cumberland, ii. 563.
Daniel, of Shawfield, his house rifled for supporting
the Scottish malt tax, ii, 308.
captain, assists in taking Senegal, iv. 8.
Canada, total reduction of, iv. 382.
Canning, Elizabeth, her remarkable story, iii. 151,
Cannon, colonel, commands the Highlanders, i. 30,
Cape Breton taken, ii. 543. Its importance, 544. Restored to
France, iii. 47. Account of the conquest of, iv. 11. The colours
taken there exhibited at London, and deposited in St. Paul's
cathedral, 14. The fortifications of its capital demolished, 383.
Cape-Coast castle in Africa, an attempt on baffled, iii. 409,
Capel, lord, his administration in Ireland, i. 211.
Capricieux, French man of war, destroyed, iv. 13.
Carangoly taken by colonel Coote, iv. 253,
Carical taken by the British forces, iv. 389.
Carkett, lieutenant, his bravery, iii. 535.
Carleton, Henry Boyle, created lord, ii. 187. n.
Carlingford, lord, killed at the Boyne, i. 79.
Carlos, don, takes possession of Parma, ii. 353. Proclaimed king
of Naples, 354. Declares war against the queen of Hungary,
531. Surprised at Velletri, ibid.
Carlton, colonel, secures the western point of the Isle of Orleans,
iv. 220. Dislodges a party of the French at Point-au-Tremble,
223.
Carnwath, earl of, imprisoned for disaffection to the government,
ii. 206. Joins the rebels, 208. Impeached and condemned, 216,
Set at liberty by an act of grace, 217.
Carolina, (North and South) described, iii. 202.
--, princess, her death and character, iii, 530.
, queen, her death, ii. 419.
Carpenter, general, attacks Mr. Forster at Preston, ii. 208. Ap-
pointed commander in Scotland, and governor of Port Mahon,
Carrickfergus, the siege of, i. 52. Account of M. Thurot's de-
scent at, iv. 361.
Carteret, lord, appointed secretary of state, ii. 282. His govern-
ment in Ireland, 341. His motion and speech concerning Por-
teus's murder, 411. His remarks on the convention with Spain,
436. And speech on the Danish subsidy, 438. Motion against
sir Robert Walpole, 457. Appointed secretary of state, 479.
Opposes the indemnifying of the evidences against the earl of
Orford, 482. Sent ambassador to the Hague, 495. Attends the
king to Germany, 501. Becomes earl of Granville, 535.
Cartwright, Dr. bishop of Chester, accompanies king James II.
to Ireland, i. 34. n.
Carwar, in the East Indies, described, iii. 186.
Carysfort, lord, presents a bill for the uniformity of weights and
measures, iv, 330.
Casal, the siege of, i. 221.
Castlemain, (Palmer) earl of, impeached, i. 61. Proclamation for
apprehending him, 83.
Castleton, James Sanderson, viscount of, created lord Sanderson,
ii. 269.
Caswell, sir George, taken into custody, on account of the South
Sea bubble, ii. 274.
Catalans, debates about, ii. 168.
Catawbas, Indians, their residence, iii. 203. They espouse the
British interest, 303.
Cathcart, lord, embarks for the West Indies, ii. 449. His death,
461.
Catinat, mareschal, his operations in Piedmont, i. 104. Defeats
the duke of Savoy at Saluces, i. 87. And in the plain of Mar.
saglia, 169.
Cattle allowed to be imported into England from Ireland, iv.
Caylus, marquis de, his proceedings with regard to the neutral
islands, iii. 74.
Cayugas, Indians, make a treaty with the British colonies, iv.
Celebre, French man of war, destroyed, iv. 13.
Centaur, French man of war, taken, iv. 171.
Chabot, count de, surrenders Hoya, iv. 42.
Chamberlain, Dr. Hugh, projects paper circulation on land secu-
rity, i. 183. And the land bank, 238. Proposes paper credit in
Scotland, i. 474.
Chaplain, sir Robert, expelled the house of commons, ii. 274.
Charingcross, an act passed for widening the street from it to
Westminster hall, iii. 345.
Charitable corporation, an account of the frauds of the cashier,
&c. ii. 360.
Charleroy, the siege of, i. 167.
Charles, king of Sicily and Naples, enters into a defensive alli-
ance with France, Spain, Sardinia, &c. iii. 81. And another
with the emperor, the kings of Spain and Sardinia, and the
duke of Parma, 134. Succeeds to the Spanish monarchy by the
title of Charles II. king of Spain, iv. 291. Remarkable settle-
ment by him touching the succession to the Spanish and Sici-
lian dominions, 292. His wise conduct, 393.
XII. king of Sweden, invades Zealand, i. 326. Defeats
the czar at Narva, 335. n. And the king of Poland at Lissau,
396. Marches into Saxony, ii. 13. Worsted at Pultową, 79.
His behaviour at Bender, 151. He returns to Sweden, 195.
War declared against him at Hanover, ibid. His ministers ar-
rested in England and Holland, 223. His death, 237.
II. king of Spain, bequeaths his dominions to the duke
of Anjou, i. 330.
archduke of Austria, declared king of Spain, and arrives
in England, i. 433. Assists at the siege of Barcelona, 488.
Where he enters in triumph, ibid. Receives a reinforcement
from England, ii. 12. Defeats king Philip at Saragossa, and
enters Madrid, 93. Elected emperor by the name of Charles
VI. 113. Treaty of Al-Rastadt, between him and France, 164.
Treaty of Vienna, between him and Philip of Spain, 306. His
minister's memorial at the British court, 315. Preliminaries
between him and England, 318. He resents the treaty of Se-
ville, 347. Treaty between him and George II. at Vienna, 351.
League against him by the kings of France, Spain, and Sardi-
nia, 378. Preliminaries between him and France, 400. His
death, 449.
Charles, king of Sardinia, effects a match between his eldest son
and one of the infantas of Spain, and engages in a defensive
alliance with France, Spain, &c. iii. 81. Accedes to the treaty
concluded at Madrid, between the emperor, king of Spain, &c.
prince of Lorraine, defeated at Czaslaw, ii. 485. Harasses
Maillebois in his retreat, 487. Defeats the Bavarians at Brau-
nau, 501. Passes the Rhine, 528. Defeated at Striegan and
Sohr, 538. And at Roucoux, iii. 15. Defeated near Prague,
429. In which he is besieged, 430. Harasses the rear of the
besiegers in their retreat, 440.
Charlestown, in South Carolina, described, iii. 202.
Charnock, Mr. Robert, his trial and execution, i. 239.
Chedworth, John Howe, created lord, ii. 459.
Chelsea pensioners, a bill in behalf of, iii. 211.
Cherbourg, the expedition against, iii. 542. The artillery taken
there exposed at London, 551.
Cherokee Indians, where settled, iii. 203. They espouse the Bri
tish interest, 303. A body of them join the English forces, 401.
New treaty with them, iv. 370. They recommence- hostilities,
ibid. Their towns and villages destroyed by col. Montgomery,
371. They take fort Loudoun, 372.
Chesapeak bay described, iii. 202.
Chesterfield (Stanhope) earl of, sent ambassador to the Hague,
ii. 328. Resigns his office of lord steward of the household,
377. His speech on the play house bill, 414. And against the
Hanoverian mercenaries, 497. He opposes the repeal of the
gin act, 500. And the continuation of the penalties of treason,
521. Declared lord lieutenant of Ireland, 536. Resigns the
place of secretary of state, iii. 41.
Chevalier de St. George acknowledged king of England by the
French court, i. 363. Attainted and abjured in England, 369.
Embarks at Dunkirk for Scotland, ii. 47. His design defeated,
49. State of the nation then, ibid. His behaviour at Malplaquet,
77. Debates in the British parliament about him, 168. An ad-
dress of that assembly to set a price on his head, 174. His ma-
nifesto, 187. Intrigues in his behalf, 204. He is proclaimed
king in Scotland, 208. Arrives in Scotland, 214. Retires to
France, ibid. Received with royal honours at Madrid, 254. His ·
declaration, 289. He secures Thompson, warehouse keeper to
the charitable corporation, 361. Proclaimed king in several
parts of Scotland and England, ii. 550, 556.
the
his character, ii. 517. Ar-
rives in France, ibid. Preparations in England against his in-
tended attempt, 520. Correspondence with him or his brother
enacted treason, 521. He embarks for Scotland, 547. Where
he is joined by several of the natives, 548. Takes possession
of Edinburgh, 550. Gains the battle of Preston-Pans, 551. Re-
duces Carlisle, 554. Penetrates as far as Derby, which occa-
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