Y. YARMOUTH, the right hon. the countess of, at Hanover, viii. [173] Yates, fir Jofeph, knt. one of the moft upright judges that ever filled the bench, xiii. [188] Yates, Jofeph, efq. father of the late worthy fir Jofeph Yates, knt. one of the judges of the court of commonpleas, xvi. [176] Yonge, the honourable lady, relict of fir William Yonge, bart. knight, of the bath, and mother of the present fir George Yonge, of Eftcott, Devonfhire, xviii. [212] York, his royal highnefs Edward duke ZIEGE of, next brother to his Britannic majefty, at Monaco in Italy, x. [133, 134] and [177] York, colonel, in the Portuguese service, who diftinguished himself particularly at the fiege of Quebec, in the laft. war, x. [177] Michael, upwards of fifty-three years chaplain of his majefty's German chapel at St. James's, xix. [123] N. B. For a further account of Deaths, fee the latter end of every month, throughout every volume, as they happened. CHARACTERS. CHARACTER S. A. BAISSEY, prince Jofeph, a prince England-knowledge of the Arabic and French languages his diftreffes on account of his religion, &c. &c. ix. [62] Abbot, the most reverend dr. George, lord archbishop of Canterbury-his character vindicated by the late mr. Onflow, fpeaker of the house of commons, on his perufal of lord Clarendon's unfavourable reprefentation of Abbot, in his lordship's History of the Rebellion, xxi. 6-8 Abercrombie, general, commander in chief of the forces in America-his military exploits at Ticonderoga, &c. &c. i. 72, 73, 74 Acadia,-fome account of the late inhabitants of, in North America, called by fome authors Neutral French, but confidered as rebels by the British government, at the breaking out of the laft war; and as fuch, promifcuoufly difperfed to feveral parts of the British dominions; from the Abbe Raynal's Philofophical and Political Hiftory of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the Eaft and Weft Indies, xix. 14-20 Ache, monfieur d', a brave commander, who in fome degree fupported the declining reputation of the French marine in the Eaft Indies, before Pondicherry, ii. 53-iii, [64] Ackland, the right honourable lady Harriet an account of her fufferings, in the campaigns of 1776 and 1777, in Canada; taken from lieutenantgeneral Burgoyne's State of the Expedition into Canada; in which we fee delineated, an interesting picture of the fpirit, the enterprize, and the diftrefs of romance, realized and regulated upon the chaste and fober prin ciples of rational love and connubial duty, xxiii. 63-66 Acres, mr. William, famous for his fkill in the Irish, Erfe, and Welch tongues, xv. [129] Adams, major, who in lefs than four months compleated, for the first time of any European, the entire conqueft of the kingdom of Bengal, and prevailed over the moft provoked, refolute, cautious, and fuhtle enemy we ever had in India, vii. [43, 44]-viii. [9] Additon, mr.-account of him by James Ralph, esq. v. 177-remarks upon his play of Cato, by Daniel Webb, efq. ib. 249-two letters written by him in the year 1708, to the young earl of Warwick (who afterwards became his fon-in-law) when that nobleman was very young, xxi. 175-177 Adolphus Frederic, king of Swedenhis letter containing an account of his abdication of the crown, xi. [42-44] African prince, who was committed to the care of an English captain to be brought over for education; which captain, instead of performing his promife, fold him to a gentleman in London; he was in England in 1759, ii. 89 Aga Choudar, the governor of Hilla, in Turkey, on the Euphrates-an account of his hospitality and politeness, &c. &c. by Edward Ives, efq. in his journey from Perfia to England, xvi. 57-60 Aitken, James, called John the Painter, a wretched enthufiaft and incendiary, who burnt the Hemp-house at Portsmouth, and fet fire to fome houfes at Bristol-particular account of, with a narrative of his trial and execution, xix. [198]-xx. [28-31] [163, 164-166] [245-249] Albani, cardinal, of Rome-an account of his valuable collection of drawings and engravings, &c. &c. of the firft mafters, purchafed by order of his Britannic majefty, v. [112] Albemarle, the right honourable the earl of an account of his fuccefsful expedition expedition against the Havannah, &c. &c. v. [36-43] [259-264]-vi. [57-78]-vii. [104] Albemarle, her grace Anne Monke, duchefs of, wife of general Monke -account of her family, uncommon understanding and fpirit, &c. &c. xii. 52, 53 Albigenfes, the-origin of, a sketch of their doctrines, and oppofition to the church of Rome, and fufferings they underwent, from Velly's new History of France, xiii. 43, 44 Alder, mr. the fortunate publican of Abingdon-account of, x. [149]-xi. [60] Alembert, mr. d', at Paris-an account of the very gracious and generous invitation to him from the emprefs of Ruffia, in a letter requesting him to undertake the education, of her fon, V. [115] Alexander, Mofes-his conviction for a remarkable forgery, and the causes which led to it, xii. [122, 123] Alexis, (the unfortunate fon of the Czar Peter the Great) the confort of, a German princefs-her fingular adventures and misfortunes, &c. &c. xix. 20, 21 Alfred the Great-a letter written by him, and prefixed by way of preface to his tranflation of Gregory's Paftoral Letter, and directed to Wulf-fig, bishop of London, vi. 32, 33 Algarotti, the celebrated count, gentleman of the bed-chamber to his Pruffian majesty, F. R. S.-an account of his remarkable will, &c. &c. vii. [85], Allen, mrs. of Trowbridge-the barbarous murder of, iv. [125] Allen, mr. of Prior Park, near Bath-a gentleman not more remarkable for the ingenuity and induftry with which he made a very great fortune, than the charity, generofity, and politeness with which he spent it, vii. [95] Allen, mr.junior, of Newington, Surrey -his unfortunate death, at the riot in St. George's Fields, in 1768, and the profecution commenced on that occafion-with an account of the monument erected to his memory, xi. [108. 110]-xii. [116]. Allen, colonel Ethan, of North America a fhort account of, xviii. [187, 188]-xix. [5] Ally, Dey of Tunis in 1768-his letter (tranflated) to his Britannic majefty, George III. on his acceffion, vi. 42, 43 Almon, mr. the bookfeller-a fhort retrofpect of the procefs against him, viii. [59. 177-179]-xiii. [115. 121} and [165] Aly Bey-revolution effected by, in' Egypt the ftate of that country under him, till he was defeated and driven out by Mahomet Aboudaab, &c. &c. xiii. [39-41]-xiv. [So*]xv. [18-20]-xvi. [20, 21. 25—27] America, favage tribes of account of them, extracted from dr. Robertfon's Hiftory of America, xx. 49-63 Americans, the native-characters of the American French, the Caribbees, and the negroes in the French iflands, tranflated from the French, ix. 33 35 Amherft, general, afterwards lord fketch of his feveral campaigns in North America, i. 70-72.75. 109-ii. 30-34. 90-iii. [58-60] [149, 150] iv. [158]-v. [48] [264-266]-vi. [27] and [116]-xi. [255, 256] Ammyer, Daniel, of Grofs- Zieteen, iv. [190] Anabaptifts, the-fome account of the origin and founders, and religious tenets, &c. of the fect of, and of John Boccold their king: from dr. Robertfon's Hiftory of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Vth, xii. 8-14 Anamaboo, Anthony prince of-a letter relating his unhappy fate and fufferings, iv. [159, 160] Anderfon, mr. Robert-a fhort narrative of his being trepanned into the French king's fervice, and his escape, i. 95 Anne, queen of England-fketch of her character, by bifhop Burnet, iii. 181and by dean Swift, viii. 7, 8 Annelley, the honourable James-fome account of the long caufe depending between him and Richard earl of Anglefea, i. 114-iv. [72] Annet, Peter-fentence paffed on him for writing the piece called, The Free Enquiry, v. [113] Aoutourou, a native of Taiti, an island in the South Seas an account of him, by monfieur de Bougainville, whom he accompanied to France in the year 1769, XV. 49-53 Arabs, the-fome particulars relative to, from an account of a Journey from Perfia to England, by Edward Iyes, efq. xvi. 55-57 Aram, Eugene-(fchoolmaster of Knaref borough, hi d borough, in the county of York), the i. 69 Avicennes, the prince of Arabian philo- B. count de, lieutenant of cavalry and who fell at St. Cast Be efcafe a Arnal, mr. an author-an account of Arreoy, the, a remarkable society among the Otaheiteans-account of, from Forfter's Voyage, xx. 63-67 Afhberry, reverend mr. of Marston, a very worthy, and learned clergyman -fome authentic and extraordinary anecdotes of, v. 51, 52 Affaffins, the, of Syria-an account of their origin, cultoms, manners, religion, &c. &c. iii. 56-59 Athenians, the ancient and modernaccount of the flavery, ignorance, and oppreffion of the latter, compared with the valour and genius, the arts and learning of the former, by mr. Stuart, vi. 1, 2-and by the rev. dr. Chandler, xix. 3—11 Augufta, her royal highnefs the princefs, afterwards princefs of Brunfwickanecdotes of, before and after her marriage, vi. [115]-vii. [45, 46. 52, 53. 60, 61.1571-viii. [127.150]-ix. [53• 61. 75. 88. 112]-x. [107, 108] Auguftus III. king of Poland - fhort account of his fufferings and death, vi. [43, 44] Auguftus,. the emperor of Rome-pleafing and memorable anecdote of, ix. [65, 66] Aveiro, the duke of, one of the confpirators against his Portuguese majeftyanecdotes of, and the reafons for engaging in the confpiracy, and obfervations upon the fentence paffed upon him and the other confpirators, ii. 2:0212. 222–224 mad wolf, by which he was attacked Bainbridge, mr. of Bolton, Lancashire fome account of his Banbury, Knollys earl of it is very re- Banks, mr. afterwards fir Jofeph-an Seas, for the purposes of obferving Ꮓ Baretti, 724 43 -ac Baretti, mr. Jofeph, an Italian, well known in the literary worldcount of his being rudely affaulted; killing a perfon in his own defence; his trial and acquittal for the fame; and evidence produced in fupport of his character and reputation, xii. [137, 138, 139. 142, 143] Barker, fir Robert, bart. and others, -determination in their favour (in) a caufe relative to the Manilla ranfom, and other prize-money) obtained against admiral Cornifh, xi. [63] Barnard, fir John, alderman of London -fhort account of, and public teftimony of his character, given, by the city of London, on his refigning the office of alderman, i. 101, 102and iv. [80]. Barnes, mr.-important decifion in a caufe relative to the overcharge on the delivery of letters at the houfes of perfons to whom directed, obtained against the poft-mafter of Bath, xi. [65] Birré, madame de, miftrefs to the late king of France (Louis the Fifteenth)authentic anecdotes of, by a French gentleman of diftinction, xvii. 57-61. Barron, captain, of the Dolphin floop fhort account of his fufferings, and the fufferings of his crew, in a voyage from the Canaries to New York, in the year 1759, ii. 104, 105 Barry, Spranger, efq. the famous actor -an account of his theatrical abilities, &c. xx. [166], Barton, captain, afterwards admiralfome particulars relative to his fufferings on the coaft of Barbary, with the captivity of himfelf and his crew, their ranfom, &c. &c. ii. 64. 104. 134-ii.[95] and [125. 133]-iv. [77] Batavians, and, the inhabitants of the adjacent country-fome account of their manners, cuftoms, and manner of life, from doctor Hawkefworth's Voyages, xvi. 4555. Bateman, the rev. mr. vicar of Whap lode in Lincolnshire-ftate of a remarkable tythe caufe, and its determination, before the barons of the exchequer, in Trinity term 1775, xviii. [133, 134] Bath, the right honourable William Pulteney, earl of memoirs of the life of, by Anonymous, viii. 13-15 -fketch of his character by lord Chesterfield, xx. 13-15 Bathurst, the right honourable Allen earl-memoirs of, xviii. 22-25 Bral, mrs. Elizabeth, near Caftle How ard, Cumberland-a remarkable inftance of longevity, iii. [77] Beardmore, mr. Arthur, and his clerk. --iffue of the proceedings commenced by them againft lord Hallifax and the king's meffengers, for falfe imprisonment, and for entering his houfe, and infpecting his and his clients papers, &c. &c. vi. [82. 98] -vii. [51, 52. 72, 73. 81. 112, 113] viii. [64] Beaver, lieutenant-colonel-fome particulars of his unfortunate and cruel death, after general Abercrombie's unfuccefsful attack upon the lines of Ticonderoga, iii. [104] eaumont, monfieur Elie de, advocate for the unfortunate and injured family of Calas in France-account of the honours conferred upon him by the univerfity of Oxford, vii. [105] Becket, his grace Thomas, lord arch.bishop of Canterbury-an unpreju diced account of his difpute with king Henry the Second, &c. iv. 302-304 Beckford, mr. alderman-particulars relating to his fecond nomination to the office of lord mayor of the city of London in September 1769, (having ferved that office in 1762) xii. [133, 134. 139, 140] genuine letters which paffed between his lordship and the fecretary at war in Dec. 1769,. [187, 188] refolutions made for erecting his ftatue in the Guildhall of the city of London, and the fum allowed for defraying the expence of the fame, xiii. [125] Bedford, his grace John duke of fome particular anecdotes of, relative to his appointment to negociate a peace with France, v. [48. 103. 108]-vi. [8]-the reception he met with in Ireland when inftalled chancellor of the univerfity in Dublin, xi. [171174] the infult be received at Exe-. ter, after the conclufion of the peace, xii. [117, 118] Bedioe, captain William his origin, adventures, and thare in the infamous plot of Titus Oates, from Grainger's Biographical Hiftory of England, xii. 58, 59 Belleifle, marfhal duke de-his military fervices in the German war, i. 37, 38-ii. 16-iv. [66] Belvidere, the right honourable the earl of remarkable trial, and verdict and damages he obtained against Arthur Rochford, efq. ii. 98 Bendish, mrs. Bridget, grand-daughter of Oliver Cromwell, and the daughter of |