to all people, he was of a tender constitution, but through the vivacity of his spiritt could undergo labours, watchings and iourneyes, as well as any of stronger compositions; he was rheumatick, and had a long sicknesse and distemper occasion'd thereby two or three yeares after the warre ended, but elce for the latter halfe of his life was heal. thy tho' tender, in his youth, and childhood he was sickly, much troubled with weaknesse and tooth akes, but then his spiritts carried him through them; he was very patient under sicknesse or payne or any common accidints, but yet upon occasions, though never without iust ones, he would be very an. grie, and had even in that such a grace as made him to be fear'd, yet he was never outragious in passion; he had a very good facultie in perswading, and would speake very well pertinently and effectual ly without premeditation upon the greatest occasions that could be offer'd, for indeed his judgment was so nice, that he could never frame any speech beforehand to please himselfe, but his invention was so ready and wisedome so habituall in all his speeches, that he never had reason to repent himselfe of speak. ing at any time without ranking the words beforehand, he was not talk. ative yett free of discourse, of a very spare diett, not inuch given to sleepe, an early riser when in health, be never was at any time idle, and hat. ed to see any one elce soe, in all his naturall and ordinary inclinations and composure, there was som thing extraordinary and tending to vertue, beyond what I can describe, or can be gather'd from a bare dead description; there was a life of spiritt and power in him that is not to be found in any copie drawne from him: to summe up therefore all that can be sayd of his outward frame and disposition wee must truly conclude, that it was a very hand. some and well furnisht lodging prepar'd for the reception of that prince, who in the administration of all excellent vertues reign'd there awhile, till he was called back to the pallace of the universall emperor.* Is not here Plato's system pourtray'd in language worthy of that sublime and eloquent philosopher? CONTENTS. CONTENTS. HISTORY OF EUROPE. CHAP. I. State of Europe at the Commencement of 1806.-Consequence of the Battle 1 CHAP. II. State of the Ministry on Mr. Pitt's Death-Lord Hawkesbury refuses to un- 17 CHAP. III. Military System-Army of Reserve Bill-Additional Force Bill-Notice of -Conversation -Conversation in the House of Commons arising out of a Question - CHAP. IV. Finance-Budget.-Loan.-War Taxes.-Taxes to provide for the Intere CHAP. V. Slave Trade.-Sir Arthur Pigott's Bill.-Bill for preventing the Increase Stipendie Stipendiary Curate's Bill.-Motion on Vaccination.-Charges against Earl St. Vincent.-Vote of Thanks to Earl St. Vincent.—Conclusion of the Af- fair of Judge Fox.-Charges against Marquis Wellesley by Mr. Paull, Motions for Papers.-First Charge against Marquis Wellesley-Second, or Oude Charge-Supplementary Oude Charge-Furruckabad Charge.— India Budget, and Debates thereon.-Prorogation of Parliament. . 90 CHAP. VI. rial of Henry Viscount Melville.—Managers ordered to proceed in the Im- peachment.-Answer of Lord Melville to the Articles of Impeachment.- Additional Article.-Trotter.-Answer to the Additional Article.-Re- plication of the Commons.-Commons resolve to attend the Trial as a Committee of the whole House.-Measures taken by the Lords to prevent unnecessary Delay in the Trial.-Order to prohibit any Publication of the Proceedings during the pendency of the Trial.-Summary of the Proceed- ings on the Trial.-Analysis of the Articles of Impeachment.-Charges reducible in Substance to three.-Analysis of the Evidence on the first, second, and third.-Legal Defence on the first Charge.-Answer to it.-Legal Defence on the second Charge.-Answer to it.-Defence on the third Charge-Lords adjourn for some Days the Considera- tion of the Charges.-Vote of Thanks to the Managers by the Com- mons.—Discussions in the Lords on the Form of Proceeding.--On dividing the first Article.-On the first Article.-Questions to the Judges, and their Answers.-Discussion of the remaining Articles.-Further Question to the Judges, and their Answer.-Proceedings, during the last Day of the Trial, in Westminster Hall.—Viscount Melville declared not guilty by a Majority of Lords.—Numbers for and against him on each Article. 109 Peace of Presburg-Treaty of Vienna between France and Prussia, and Occupation of Hanover by the latter-Affairs of Naples--Treaty of Por- tici-Violation of the Neutrality of Naples by the English and Russians— Acquiescence of the Court of Naples in this Proceeding-Proclamation of Bonaparte against the Neapolitan Dynasty-Evacuation of Naples by the Russians and English-Flight of their Sicilian Majesties to Palermo- Progress of the French Army under Joseph Bonaparte--Its Entrance into Naples-Duke of Calabria retires with a Body of Troops to join General Damas, in Calabria-Pursued by Regnier-Actions at Lago Negro and Campo Jeneu, in which the Neapolitans are defeated and their Army dis- persed-Joseph Bonaparte declared King of Naples by his Brother- Efforts of the Court of Palermo to excite Disturbances against him—la Abruzzo-In Calabria-Expedition of Sir Sidney Smith to the Coast of Naples-Sir James Craig succeeded in the Command of the British Army in Sicily, by Sir John Stuart-Expedition of Sir John Stuart to Cala bria-Battle of Maida-Consequences of that Victory-French expelled from the two Calabrias-Return of the English Army to Sicily-Opera tions along the Coast-Surrender of Gaeta-Progress and Cruelties of the French in Calabria-Account of the Massé, or Calabrian Insurgents and their Leaders-Sir John Stuart succeeded in the Command of the English Army by General Fox-Reasons for not acceding to the Wishes of the Court of Palermo, and making another Expedition to Calabria-State of Sicily-Occupation of Cattaro by the Russians Of Ragusa, by the French -Siege of Ragusa, by the Russians and Montenegrins-Battle of Castel CHAP. VIII. The German Empire the natural Barrier of Europe against France.-Case- quences of the Elevation of the House of Brandenburg. Prussia the o tural Ally of France.-Policy pursued by Prussia since the French Revo- lution. Consequences of that Policy.-Conduct of her Cabinet in 1805.— Her Determination to remain neutral in the impending War.-Violation of Anspach.-Convention of Potzdam.-Marks of the Displeasure of Prussia at the Conduct of France.-Mission of Haugwitz to the French Head- Quarters.-Treaty of Vienna between France and Prussia.-Occupation of Hanover by the Prussians.-France refuses to confirm the Modifications inserted by Prussia in the Treaty of Vienna.-Mission of Haugwitz to Paris. -Treaty of Paris-Surrender of Anspach, Bayreuth, and Cleves,—ds- nexation of Hanover to Prussia.-Exclusion of the English Flag from Ports of the German Ocean, under the controul of Prussia-Remon strances of the English Ministry.—Embargo on Prussian Vessels.— Block- ade of the Prussian Ports.-Ilis Majesty's Message on the War with Prussia. Hanoverian Declaration.-Letters of Marque issued against Prussian Vessels.—War between Prussia and Sweden.—Causes that led to a Rupture between France and Prussia.-The Investiture of Murat in the Duchies of Berg and Cleves.-The Offer to restore Hanover to the King of England. The Continuance of the French Army in Germany.-The latig nation universally felt aud expressed at the Conduct of Prussia.-Confede ration of the Rhine.-Dissolution of the German Empire, and Abdication of the Emperor.--Resistance of the French to the Formation of a Confederacy in the North of Germany.-Recall of Lucchesi, and Mission of Knobelsdorf to Paris.-Prussian Ultimatum.-Delay of Prussia in announcing to Russia and England her Intention of going to War with France.—Mission of Lord Morpeth to Prussia.-His Reception by the Prussian Ministers.-Blockade of the Prussian Ports and Rivers |