The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II., Volume 2

by T. Smollett

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Contents

1. Unsuccessful Attempt Upon Toulon
2. Sir Cloudesley Shovel Wrecked
3. Interview Between the King of Sweden and the Duke of Marlborough
4. Inactive Campaign in the Netherlands
5. A Party Formed Against Marlborough
6. Meeting Op the First British Parliament
7. Inquiry Into the State of the War in Spain
8. The Pretender Embarks at Dunkirk for Scotland
9. State of the Nation at That Period
10. Parliament Dissolved
11. The French Surprise Ghent and Bruges
12. The Allies Invest Lisle
13. Lisle Surrendered, Ghent Taken, and Bruges Abandoned
14. Conquest of Minorca
15. Rupture Between the Pope and the Emperor
16. Death of Prince George of Denmark
17. The New Parliament Assembled
18. Naturalization Bill
19. Act of Grace
20. Disputes About the Muscovite Ambassador Compromised
21. Chapter X
22. Negotiation for Peace Ineffectual
23. The Allied Army Take Tournay
24. The French Are Defeated
25. Mons Surrendered
26. Campaign in Spain
27. French King’s Proposals of Treating Rejected by the States-General
28. Account of De Sacheverel
29. His Trial
30. Debates Upon It in the Lords
31. Conferences at Gertruydenburgh
32. Pride and Obstinacy of the Dutch
33. Douay, Bethune, Aire, &c. Taken by the Confederates
34. King Charles, Obtaining a Victory at Saragossa, Enters Madrid
35. Battle of Villaviciosa
36. The Whig Ministry Disgraced
37. Duke of Marlborough Insulted
38. Inquiry Into the Conduct of the War in Spain
39. Harley Stabbed at the Council Board
40. Death of the Emperor Joseph
41. Proceedings in the Convocation
42. The Duke of Marlborough Continues to Command the Allied Army
43. Bouchain Reduced
44. Duke of Argyle Commands the British Troops in Spain
45. Expedition to Canada
46. Negotiation Between the Courts of France and England
47. Menager Arrives Privately in England
48. The French King’s Proposals Disagreeable to the Allies
49. Duke of Marlborough Dismissed from All His Employments
50. Prince Eugene Arrives in England
51. Walpole Expelled
52. Resolutions Against the Barrier-Treaty and the Dutch
53. Acts Unfavourable to the Presbyterian Discipline in Scotland
54. Chapter XI
55. The Queen’s Measures Obstructed
56. Death of the Dauphin and His Son
57. The Queen Demands Philip’s Renunciation of the Crown
58. The Duke of Ormond Takes the Command of the British Forces
59. Philip Promises to Renounce the Crown of France
60. The Queen Communicates the Plan of the Peace to Parliament
61. Irruption Into France by General Grovestein
62. Foreign Troops in British Pay Refuse to March with Ormond
63. The Allies Defeated at Denain
64. Progress of the Conferences at Utrecht
65. The Duke of Hamilton and Lord Mohun Are Killed in a Duel
66. The States-General Sign the Barrier-Treaty
67. Peace with France
68. The Treaty with France
69. The Scottish Lords Move for a Bill to Dissolve the Union
70. Violence of Parties in England
71. Proceedings of the Irish Parliament
72. New Parliament in England
73. Treaty of Rastadt Between the Emperor and France
74. The Lords Take Cognizance of a Libel Against the Scots
75. Mr. Steele Expelled the House
76. Whigs’ Precaution for Securing the Protestant Succession
77. A Writ Demanded for the Electoral Prince of Hanover
78. The Parliament Prorogued
79. Precautions Taken for Securing the Peace of the Kingdom
80. Death and Character of Anne
81. Notes
82. Chapter I. George I
83. State of Parties
84. King George Proclaimed
85. The Civil List Granted to the King
86. The Electoral Prince Created Prince of Wales
87. The King Arrives in England
88. The Tories Totally Excluded from the Royal Favour
89. Pretender’s Manifesto
90. New Parliament
91. The King’s First Speech
92. Committee of Secrecy
93. Sir John Norris Sent with a Fleet to the Baltic
94. Discontent of the Nation
95. Report of the Secret Committee
96. Earl of Oxford Sent to the Tower
97. The King Declares to Both Houses That a Rebellion Is Begun
98. Duke of Ormond and Lord Bolingbroke Attainted
99. Intrigues of the Jacobites
100. Death of Louis XIV
101. The Earl of Mar Sets Up the Pretender’s Standard
102. Mackintosh Joins the English Insurgents
103. Battle at Dumblane
104. The Pretender Arrives in Scotland
105. Proceedings of the Irish Parliament
106. The Rebel Lords Are Impeached
107. Earl of Deewentwater and Lord Kenmuir Are Beheaded
108. Trials of Rebels
109. Act for Septennial Parliaments
110. Duke of Argyle Disgraced
111. The Triple Alliance
112. Count Gyllenburgh Arrested
113. Account of the Oxford Riot
114. Division in the Ministry
115. The Commons Pass the South-Sea Act, &c
116. Trial of the Earl of Oxford
117. Proceedings in the Convocation with Regard to Dr. Hoadley
118. Chapter II
119. Difference Between the King and the Czar of Muscovy
120. The King of Sweden Is Killed
121. Negotiation for a Quadruple Alliance
122. Proceedings in Parliament
123. Nature of the Quadruple Alliance
124. Admiral Byng Sails
125. He Destroys the Spanish Fleet
126. Remonstrances of the Spanish Ministry
127. Act for Strengthening the Protestant Interest
128. War Declared Against Spain
129. Conspiracy Against the Regent of France
130. Intended Invasion by Ormond
131. Three Hundred Spaniards Land and Are Taken in Scotland
132. Account of the Peerage Bill
133. Count Merci Assumes the Command of the Imperial Army
134. Activity of Admiral Byng
135. The Spanish Troops Evacuate Sicily
136. Philip Obliged to Accede to the Quadruple Alliance
137. Bill for Securing the Dependency of Ireland Upon the Crown
138. South-Sea Act
139. Charters Granted to the Royal and London Assurance Offices
140. Treaty of Alliance with Sweden
141. The Prince of Hesse Elected King of Sweden
142. Effects of the South-Sea Scheme
143. A Secret Committee Appointed by the House of Commons
144. Severe Resolutions Against the South-Sea Company
145. Chapter III
146. Bill Against Atheism
147. Alliance Between Great Britain, France, and Spain
148. Plague at Marseilles
149. Debates in the House of Lords About Mr. Law
150. Sentiments of Some Lords Touching the War
151. Petition of the Quakers..
152. New Parliament
153. Declaration of the Pretender
154. Report of the Secret Committee
155. Bill of Pains and Penalties Against the Bishop of Rochester
156. Proceedings Against Those Concerned in the Lottery at Hamburgh
157. Affairs of the Continent
158. Clamour in Ireland on Account of Wood’s Coinage
159. Death of the Duke of Orleans
160. An Act for Lessening the Public Debts
161. Philip, King of Spain, Abdicates the Throne
162. Abuses in Chancery
163. Trial of the Earl of Macclesfield
164. Debates About the Debts of the Civil List
165. Bill in Favour of the Late Lord Bolingbroke
166. Treaty of Alliance
167. Treaty of Hanover
168. A Squadron Sent to the Baltic
169. Admiral Hosier’s Expedition
170. Disgrace of the Duke De Ripperda
171. Substance of the King’s Speech
172. Debate in the House of Lords
173. Conventions with Sweden and Hesse-Cassel
174. Vote of Credit
175. Siege of Gibraltar
176. Preliminaries of Peace
177. Death and Character of George I
178. Notes
179. Chapter I
180. George II. Ascends the Throne
181. Characters of the Principal Persons Concerned in the Ministry
182. Debates in Parliament Concerning the Civil List
183. New Parliament
184. Violent Dispute Concerning the National Debt
185. A Double Marriage Between the Houses of Spain and Portugal
186. Liberality of the Commons
187. Debates on the Subsidies of Hesse-Cassel and Wolfenbuttle
188. Committee for Inspecting the Gaols
189. Address Touching the Spanish Depredations
190. Proceedings in the House of Lords
191. Wise Conduct of the Irish Parliament
192. Abdication of the King of Sardinia
193. Substance of the King’s Speech
194. Objections to the Treaty of Seville
195. Opposition to a Standing Army
196. Bill Prohibiting Loans
197. Charter of the East-India Company
198. The Emperor Resents the Treaty of Seville
199. Arrival of Seven Indian Chiefs
200. Bill Against Pensioners Sitting as Members in the House of Commons
201. Treaty of Vienna
202. Death of the Duke of Parma
203. Don Carlos Takes Possession of His Territories
204. France Distracted by Religious Disputes
205. The Ministry Violently Opposed
206. Debate on a Standing Army
207. The Charitable Corporation
208. Revival of the Salt-Tax
209. Mr. Pulteney’s Name Struck Out of the List of Privy-Counsellors
210. The King Sets Out for Hanover
211. Chapter II
212. Remarkable Instance of Suicide
213. Affairs of the Continent
214. Meeting of the Parliament
215. Address to the King
216. The Excise Scheme Proposed
217. Bill for a Dower to the Princess Royal
218. Double Election of a King of Poland
219. Confederacy Against the Emperor
220. Arrival of the Prince of Orange
221. Altercation in the Commons
222. Motion for the Repeal of the Septennial Act
223. Conclusion of a Remarkable Speech by Sir W. Wyndham
224. Parliament Dissolved
225. Dantzic Besieged by the Russians
226. Philipsburgh Taken by the French
227. Battle of Parma
228. The Imperialists Are Again Worsted
229. New Parliament in Great Britain
230. Debate on a Subsidy to Denmark
231. Petition of Some Scottish Noblemen
232. Misunderstanding Between the Courts of Spain and Portugal
233. Preliminaries Signed by the Emperor and the King of France
234. Proceedings in Parliament
235. Bill for the Relief of Quakers in the Article of Tithes
236. Mortmain Act
237. Remarkable Riot at Edinburgh
238. Rupture Between the Czarina and the Ottoman Porte
239. The Session of Parliament Opened
240. Motion in Both Houses for a Settlement on the Prince of Wales
241. Scheme for Reducing the Interest of the National Debt
242. Bill Against the City of Edinburgh
243. Play-House Bill
244. Chapter III
245. The Russians Take Oczakow
246. Death of Caroline, Queen Consort
247. Dispute in Parliament
248. Spanish Depredations
249. Motives for Avoiding a War
250. Bill for Securing the Trade in America
251. Birth of Prince George
252. Progress of the War Against the Turks
253. Dispute Between Hanover and Denmark
254. Petitions Against the Convention
255. Debate on the Contention
256. Secession of the Chief Members in the Opposition
257. The House of Lords Debate Upon an Address to His Majesty
258. Parliament Prorogued
259. The King of Spain Publishes a Manifesto
260. The Emperor and Czarina Conclude a Peace with the Turks
261. Preparations for War in England
262. Pension-Bill Revived and Lost
263. Porto Bello Taken by Admiral Vernon
264. Marriage of the Princess Mary to the Prince of Hesse
265. Strong Armament Sent to the West Indies
266. Death of the Emperor and Czarina
267. Proceedings in Parliament
268. Discontents Against the Ministry
269. Motion for Removing Sir R. Walpole from His Majesty’s Councils
270. Debate on the Mutiny Bill
271. Proceedings in the House of Lords
272. Chapter IV
273. Army Under Lord Cathcart and Sir Chaloner Ogle
274. Nature of the Climate on the Spanish Main
275. Admiral Vernon Sails to Carthagena
276. Expedition to Cuba
277. Rupture Between the Queen of Hungary and the King of Prussia
278. A Treaty of Neutrality Concluded with France for Hanover
279. A Body of French Forces Join the Elector of Bavaria
280. War Between Russia and Sweden
281. Revolution in Russia
282. Inactivity of the Naval Power of Great Britain
283. Remarkable Motion in the House of Commons by Lord Somerset
284. The Country Party Obtain a Majority in the Commons
285. Sir Robert Walpole Created Earl of Orford
286. Change in the Ministry
287. Inquiry Into the Administration of Sir Robert Walpole
288. The Elector of Bavaria Chosen Emperor
289. The King of Prussia Gains the Battle at Czaslaw
290. Extraordinary Retreat of M. De Belleisle
291. The King of Great Britain Forms an Army in Flanders
292. Progress of the War Between Russia and Sweden
293. The King of Sardinia Declares for the House of Austria
294. Operations in the West Indies
295. Extraordinary Motion in the House of Lords
296. Bill for Quieting Corporations
297. Convention Between the Emperor and the Queen of Hungary
298. Difference Between Prussia and the Elector of Hanover
299. The English Obtain a Victory Over the French
300. Treaty of Worms
301. Affairs in the North
302. Battle of Campo-Santo
303. Transactions of the British Fleet
304. Fruitless Attempts Upon the Spanish Settlements
305. Chapter V
306. Projected Invasion of Great Britain
307. A French Squadron Sails Up the English Channel
308. The Kingdom Put in A State of Defence
309. The Design of the French Defeated
310. Bill Against Those Who Should Correspond with the Pretender’s Sons
311. Naval Engagement Off Toulon
312. Treaty of Franckfort
313. Progress of the French King in the Netherlands
314. Prince Charles of Lorraine Passes the Rhine
315. Campaign in Bavaria and Flanders
316. Battle of Coni
317. Return of Commodore Anson
318. Revolution in the British Ministry
319. Treaty of Dresden.—The Grand Duke of Tuscany Elected Emperor
320. The Allies Are Defeated
321. The King of Sardinia Is Almost Stripped of His Dominions
322. The English Take Cape Breton
323. Project of an Insurrection in Great Britain
324. The Eldest Son of the Chevalier De St. George Lands in Scotland
325. Efforts of the Friends of Government in Scotland
326. Precautions Taken in England

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