DEVONSHIRE, DUCHESS OF, memoirs of, 411. Her descent, 413.
Her education and juvenile years, ib. Her nuptials with the
Duke of Devonshire, 414. She introduces simplicity into the
fashions of female dress, 415. Anecdote of her first appearance
at court after her marriage, ib. She gives the tone to female
fashions, 416. Birth of her first child, 418, 419. She sets an
example to ladies of rank, by suckling her offspring herself, 420.
Birth of Lady Henrietta and the Marquis of Hartington, 421.
Her visits to the continent, ib. To Ouchy, in Switzerland, the
residence of Gibbon, 422. Goes to Italy, 423. Returns through
Switzerland, ib. Mount St. Gothard, 424. Altorf, ib. Cha-
pel of William Tell, ib. Her poem on the passage of the St.
Gothard, 425-429. Lines addressed to her on that perform-
ance, 430-432. She patronises the Pic-nic Society, 433. She
presents the Mary-le-Bone volunteers with their colours, 435.
Her speech on that occasion, 435, 436. Her taste for poetry
and the fine arts, 436. Parallel between her and the Roman
lady Cornelia, ib. Her zeal in favour of Mr. Fox, 436, 437-
Lines on her by Dr. Darwin, 437, 438. She patronises litera-
ture, 438, 439. Her benevolence, 439, 440.
Dress, female fashions af, 417, 418.
Drury-lane theatre let by the managers to a very extraordinary
company, 201, 202.
Duel between Mr. Pitt and Mr. Tierney, 68. Song made on that
occasion, 69, 70.
Duncannon, Lord, anecdote of, while at Christ Church, Oxford,
272. Answer to the Duchess of Devonshire's speech on pre-
senting their colours to the Mary-le-Bone volunteers, 436.
Dundas, Mr., his letter to Lord Romney on occasion of the review
of the Kent volunteers, 480.
East India Company, principle of their charter, 36. The merchants
of England demand a participation in the traffic of India, 37.
The company's cause defended by Sir F. Baring, ib.'
Egypt, expedition to, 138. Operations of the English army in that
"Elements of general Knowledge," by Mr. Kett, 311. Character
of that work, by Dr. Barrow, 312.
"Elwes, the Life of," by Major Topham, an account of, 210, 211.
Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth," by Lord
Lauderdale, 184. Extract from that work, 185. Dedication
to the Prince of Wales, 185, 186.
Ferris, Captain, taken by the French, 590. His letter to Sir James
Saumarez, giving an account of the loss of the Hannibal, 595.
Fich, Colonel, operations against the Maroons, 232. Falls into
an ambuscade, 233.
Fitzherbert, Mrs., portrait of, by Mrs. Cosway, 300.
"Fool, the," a farce, by Major Topham, account of, 210 nole.
Fornelli, attacked by Lieutenant-colonel Moore, 127. Operations
of the siege, 128. Surrender, 129.
Forster, Dr., master of Eton school, his character, 199.
For, Mr., his eulogium on Lord Gardner, 520.
GARDNER, LORD, memoirs of, 499. Account of his family, 500-
He embraces a naval life, 501. Midshipman in the Medway,
of sixty guns, ih. Removed into the Namur, ib.; and afterwards
into the Dorsetshire, 502. Engagement with the Raisonable,
ib. Appointed a lieutenant, ib. Assists at the capture of Le
Courageux, 503. Master and commander, ib. Made post, ib.
He marries, 504. Appointed to the command of the Maid-
stone, of twenty-eight guns, in which he takes the Lion, a French
ship, of forty guns, ib. Obtains a ship of the line, 505. Pre-
sent in the engagement with D'Estaing off Grenada, ib. Serves
in the West Indies under Rodney and Cornwallis, 506. Is pre-
sent at the engagement of the 12th of April 1782, in the Duke,
of ninety guns, 507. His gallant conduct in that action, 509.
Appointed a lord of the admiralty, ib, Rear-admiral, it. Sails
as commander in chief to the Leeward Islands, 510. His at-
tempt on Martinico, ib. Serves in the Channel fleet under Lord
Howe, 511. His gallantry in the engagement of the first of
June, 512, 513. Created a baronet, 515. Employed in the
Channel service, ib. Present in the action off L'Orient, ib. His
behaviour on occasion of the mutiny of the seamen, 516. Hoists
his flag in the Royal Sovereign, ib. Assists at the celebration
of the naval victories at St. Paul's, 517. Serves in the Channel
and in the Mediterranean, 518. Created a peer, ib. Succeeds
Admiral Kingsmill in the Irish station, ib. His contest with
Horne Tooke, for the representation of Westminster, 519.
Eulogium on his character by Mr. Fox, 520. His family, ib.
His naval promotions, 522, 523 note.
Gardner, the hon. A. H., commands the Cygnet, 520. Detached
to co-operate in the reduction of Columbo, in Ceylon, 521,
List of the squadron under his command, ib. Successful issue
of that enterprize, ib. He joins the squadron under Admiral
Dickson, 522. Serves in the West Indies, ib,; and in the
Channel fleet, ib.
Gardner, hon. F. F. commands the Heroine frigate, 522. Remov-
ed to the Princess Charlotte, on the West India station, ib.
Garlike, Mr., extract of a dispatch from him to Lord Hawkesbury,
27 note.
GARROW, MR., memoirs of, 483. Account of his family, ib.
His early education, ib. He is articled to an attorney, 484.
Placed with a special pleader, 485. Exercises himself in spout-
ing, 487. Becomes a member of the Robin Hood Club, 489.
Called to the bar, ib. Makes his debut at the Old Bailey, ib.
His knowledge of men and manners, 490. His speech on the
petition of the West India planters against the duty on Ameri-
can produce, 492. His felicity in the cross-examination of
witnesses, 493. Exemplified in a trial at Huntingdon, 493-
496. He principally shines in personal actions, 456. His cha-
racter as a speaker, 497. His bad state of health, ib. His pri-
vate character, 498.
Generosity, instances of, in Sir John Borlase Warren, 6, 7.
Genius, want of an accurate definition of, 499.
Gillon, visited at Ouchy by the Duchess of Devonshire, 422.
Gibraltar, Streights of, action there between Sir James Saumarez
and a French and Spanish squadron, 591-593, and 593-600
Gifford, John, reply to Lord Lauderdale's letters to the
Scotland, 162.
Plover, Mr., author of Leonidas, marries a sister of Mrs. Crespigny,
191. He devotes much time to the improvement of his sister-
in-law, ib.
Greville, Colonel Henry, establishes the Pic-nic Society, 433.
Greys, the memoirs of, 9. Account of the family, Sc. Sir Henry
Grey, 80, 81. Lord Grey, 81. The hon. Charles Grey, 92.
Grey, Sir Henry, account of, 80. His estates, ib. His parliamen
tary influence, 81.
GREY, LORD, memoirs of, 81. He enters the army, ib. He goes
to America, 83. He is sent to dislodge General Wayne, 84.
Success of that attempt, ib. He defeats the Americans at Ger
man-town, 85. Commands a detachment sent to burn the ship-
ping and magazines at Bedford and at Martha's Vineyard, ib.
His general conduct during the American war, 86. He obtains
a seat in the house of commons, ib. Attains the rank of major-
general and the order of the Bath, ib. He conducts a body of
troops to Flanders, 87. Goes as commander in chief to the
West Indies, ib. Takes Martinico, St. Lucia, and the Saints,
ib. Proceeds to Guadaloupe and takes Fort Fleur de l'Epée, 87.
His operations against Victor Hugues, ib. He returns from the
West Indies, and is appointed governor of Guernsey, 89. Com-
mands in the southern district of the kingdom, ib. Created a
peer, 90. He is presented with the freedom of the city of Lon-
don, ib. Mr. Wilkes's speech on the occasion, note 90, 91.
His family, 91, 92. Examined concerning the conduct of Sir
William Howe in America, 605.
GREY, THE HON. CHARLES, memoirs of, 92. Elected member of
parliament for Northumberland, ib. His general politics, 92,93.
His speech on the conduct of the negociation with Spain in
1790, 93-95. He opposes the intended war with Russia, 96.
His motion on that occasion, 98, 99. He takes a leading part
in the inquiry into the laws concerning imprisonment for debt,
100. His speech on an inquiry concerning the armament against
Russia, 101. His motion on that occasion, 106. His motion
for taking into consideration the papers on that subject, 107.
His speech, 108. He opposes the war with France, 113, 114.
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He reprobates the subsidiary treaty with Sardinia, 115. His
motion and speech on the employment of foreign troops within
the kingdom, 115, 116. He is an advocate for a parliamentary
reform, 117. His marriage and family, ib.
Grey, hon. Henry George, lieutenant-colonel of dragoons, and
aid-de-camp to the King, 91.
Grey, hon. George, bred in the royal navy, 91. Commands the
Vesuvius bomb, ih. Appointed to the command of the Boyne,
ib. Commissioner at Sheerness, 92.
Grey, hon. William, major in a regiment of foot, and lieutenant-
governor of Chester, 92.
Guadaloupe, attacked by the English, 87. Success of Victor
Hugues in that island, SS. Evacuated by the English, 89.
Hadfield, Mr. and Mrs., parents of Mrs. Cosway, account of, 297.
Extraordinary vow of Mrs. H. ib.
destroyed by the nurse, 297, 298.
Hammond, Sir A. S. examined concerning Lord Howe's conduct
in America, 605.
Hasted, Mr., account of the particulars of the entertainment given
by Lord Romney to the Kent volunteers, 477 note. His cha-
racter of that nobleman, 482.
Heaton, Mr., of Camberwell, marries Mrs. Crespigny's mother, 190.
Hesperides, reasons for supposing that the British islands are those
so denominated by the ancients. 417.
"History, the Interpreter of Prophecy," by Mr. Kett, character of
that work by the Bishops of Lincoln and London, 309, 310.
Holland, expedition to, 136. Military operations there. 137, 138.
Evacuated, 139.
Honeywood, Fumer, opposes the American war in parliament, 452.
Horne, Dr., his literary character, 406
Howe, Earl, commands the Channel fleet, 511. Engages the
French flect on the 1st of June, 511-513. Letter to him from
Lord Spencer, 514. Presented by his Majesty with a sword,
HowE, LORD, memoirs of, 278. Account of his family, 278,
279. His juvenile years, 279. He enters the army, ib. Ac-
companies General Wolfe to Quebec, 280. Obtains the rank
of colonel, ib. Elected member of parliament for Nottingham,
ib. Serves with the rank of brigadier-general at the siege and
surrender of Belleisle, 281. Lieutenant-general, and accompa-
nies the Earl of Albemarle to the Havannah, 281, 282. Ob-
tains the forty-sixth regiment of foot, 282. Major-general, and
sent with reinforcements to America, 284. His gallantry at
the battle of Bunker's-hill, 285-288. He succeeds General
Gage, 289. Evacuates Boston, ib. Embarks for Halifax, 290.
Takes possession of New York, ib. Defeats the Americans in
White Plains, 201; and at Brandywine, 292. He resigns the
command, ib. Is honoured at his departure with a public fes-
tival, 293.
Is attacked on his return home for his want of suc-
cess, ib. His character vindicated by Lord Cornwallis and Lord
Grey, 294. His subsequent military appointments, ib. He
succeeds to the peerage, ib. His military character, 294, 295.,
On his return from America he demands an inquiry into his
conduct, f 04. Examination of Lord Cornwallis, 605-of Lord
Grey, ib.- -or Sir Andrew S. Hammond, ib.-of Colonel Mon-
tresor, 606-of Mr. McKenzie, 607-of Sir George Osborne,
ib. He publishes a "Narrative of the Proceedings of the
House of Commons," 608.
loway's Letters," ib.
"Observations on Mr. Gal-
Howe, Lady, her address to the electors of Nottingham in behalf of
her son, 280, 281 note.
Hugues, Victor, his exploits in the West Indies, 134.
Humphries, the boxer, his correspondence contributes to the success
of the newspaper called "The World," 206.
Hutchinson, Major-general, his general orders to the troops in
Egypt, 146 note. Extract from his dispatch relative to the
battle of Alexandria, 147 note. Dispatches concerning the sub-
sequent operations in gypt, 148, 149 note. Account of the
death of Sir Ralph Abercromby, 151.
"Indiam Recreations," by the Rev. Dr. Tennant, 398. Account
of that work, 399. 400. Extract from it, 401.
Ireland, engagement off the coast of, between Sir John B. Warren
and a French squadron, 16. Insurrection in that country,
322-328. Debate on the affairs of, and speech of Lord Cam-
den, 328-332.
JACKSON, DR. CYRII, memoirs of, 267. His juvenile years, 268,
Presented to a studentship of Christ Church, Oxford, ib. His
fondness for rural retirement, and Latin verses on that subject,
268, 269. His constitution impaired, 269. He directs the
studies of the Prince of Wales, 270. Made a canon, and after-
wards dean of Christ Church, i. He reforms that college, 270,
271. His conduct towards the students, 271. Anecdote re-
lative to the severe discipline maintained by him, 272. His
character, 273. He possesses an accurate knowledge of botany,
274. His manner of passing the vacations, 274, 275. Im-
provements made by him in the buildings of Christ Church, 275.
He refuses the primacy of Ireland, and the bishopric of Oxford,
275. His character as a preacher, 276. He takes an active
part in the controversy between the Bishop of Meath and Dr.
Vincent, io. His exertions in favour of Mr. Carey in the elec-
tion of master of Westminster school, 276. His compliment to
Dr. White, 277.
JAMES, DR. THOMAS, memoirs of, 242.
Removes from Eton to Cambridge, ib.
His juvenile years, 243.
Obtains a fellowship,
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