FOOTNOTES:[142]On May 23, 1812, after Perceval's death, the Earl of Buckinghamshire was appointed chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.[143]Also treasurer of the navy.
[142]On May 23, 1812, after Perceval's death, the Earl of Buckinghamshire was appointed chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.
[142]On May 23, 1812, after Perceval's death, the Earl of Buckinghamshire was appointed chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.
[143]Also treasurer of the navy.
[143]Also treasurer of the navy.
Abbot, Charles (afterwards Lord Colchester), speaker,36,61,72,85,238.
Abdallah, Pasha of Acre,393.
Abercromby, James (afterwards Lord Dunfermline), master of the mint,346;
speaker,354.
Abercromby, Sir Ralph, general,6,346.
Aberdeen,306,348.
Aberdeen, Earl of (Gordon),138;
chancellor of the duchy,231;
foreign secretary,236,263,264,268,352,376,380;
secretary for war and colonies,352.
Åbo, treaty of,123.
Abolition of slavery, acts for the,46-48,325-327,438.
Abolition of slave trade,48,143,151,152,167,188,274,279,358,438.
Abrantes,98.
Abyssinia,436.
Academy, Royal. SeeLondon.
Acarnania,266.
Acre,393,394.
Acte Additionnel, the,155.
Adams, John Quincy,128.
Addington, Henry (afterwards Viscount Sidmouth),25,39,50,54,68,200,202,346;
first lord of treasury and chancellor of exchequer,1,2,11,15,16,27,34;
relations with Pitt,2,24-29;
attacked by Pitt,30,31;
resignation,31,32;
his adherents,34,36,68,81;
becomes Viscount Sidmouth and lord president of the council,35;
resignation,37;
lord privy seal,45;
lord president of the council,49;
resignation,49;
lord president of the council,76,82;
home secretary,81,83,172,177,179,180,183;
in cabinet without office,199;
retirement,227.
Addington, John Hiley, M.P.,28,36.
Adelaide,440.
Adelaide, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen (afterwards queen of William IV.),184,273,277,351,375.
Adige, river,138.
Adour, river,115,117.
Adrianople, peace of,267,268.
Ægean islands, the,263;
sea,224,394.
Ætolia,266.
Afghánistán,397,402,403,412-414;
treaty with East India Company,403;
first Afghán war,403,414.
Africa, interior of,436.
Agra,399,409.
Agriculture, condition of,84,433,434.
Ahmadnagar,398.
Airy, Sir George,428.
Aix, island,69.
Aix-la-Chapelle, conference of,189-191,377.
Akkerman, treaty of,260.
Alava, Spanish admiral,40.
Albuera, battle,103,104.
Albuquerque, Duke of,100.
Alcantara,99.
Alemtejo, province,255.
Alessandria,213.
Alexander the Great,401,413.
Alexander I., Tsar of Russia,5,7,23,37,52,59,66,78,80,81,92,104,105,124,144-148,151-153,168,189-191,210-212,214,216-218,224,225,232.
Alexandria,261,264,265,393,413;
battle and capitulation of,6;
retention by England,19;
expeditions to,52,57,264;
convention of,264,265.
Algarve, province,389.
Algeciras,8.
Algiers, Dey of,187,188;
bombardment of,188;
conquest of,269.
Algoa bay,438.
Alliance, La Belle,164.
"All the Talents" ministry. Seeministries, Grenville's.
Almaraz,106.
Almeida,100,102,103.
Almora, treaty of,405.
Alps, the,138.
Alsace,143,168.
Alten, Count,162.
Althorp, Viscount (afterwards third Earl Spencer),230,234;
chancellor of the exchequer,279,280,283,286,291,297,321-323,328,330,334,335,343-345;
resignation,346;
chancellor of the exchequer,347,349,350,373.
Amager, island,4.
Amascoas, battle,390.
Ambigu, L', newspaper,12.
Amelia, Princess (daughter of George III.),74.
America, British North,85,225.
See alsoCanada.
America, South,205,226.
See alsoSpainandPortugal.
Amherst, Earl, governor-general of Bengal,408,409.
Amherstburg,141.
Amiens,10;
treaty of,16,17,19,20,208,398;
negotiations,7-12;
preliminary treaty,9,13,14;
definitive treaty,12,13,435.
Amír Khán, Pindárí leader,407.
Andalusia,94,100,102,106,107.
Anglesey, Marquis of. SeePaget, Lord.
Angoulême, Duke of. SeeLouis Antoine, dauphin.
Ansbach,43.
Anti-Duelling Association,251.
Antioch,393.
Antwerp,43,64,65,200,378,380,382,386.
Apsley House. SeeLondon.
Aragon,100.
Arakan,408,409.
Aranjuez,87,92,93;
treaty of,6.
Arapiles hills, the,107.
Archangel,310.
Archipelago, the,261.
Arcis-sur-Aube, battle,145.
Arcot,400.
Arden, Lord (Perceval),50.
Argáum, battle,399.
Argentine, the (La Plata),190.
Argus, the, American ship,141.
Arkwright, Sir Richard,83.
Arta, gulf of,266,392.
Artois, Count of. SeeCharles X. of France.
Ascot races,148.
Ashley, Lord (Ashley-Cooper), afterwards Earl of Shaftesbury,327,328.
Asia Minor,394,413.
Aspern,63.
Aspropotamo, river,268.
Assam,408,409.
Assaye, battle,399.
Astorga,93-95.
Attwood, Thomas, M.P.,335.
Auchmuty, Sir Samuel,56,81.
Auckland, first Lord (Eden), president of the board of trade,34,346.
Auckland, second Lord (Eden), afterwards Earl of, first lord of the admiralty,346,357;
governor-general of India,363,412.
Auerstädt, battle,47.
Augusta, Princess of Hesse,184.
Augusta, Princess (daughter of George III.),184n.
Austen, Jane,422.
Austerlitz, battle,42,43,51,60.
Australia,436,438-440;
New South Wales,438,439;
Queensland,439;
South Australia,440;
Victoria,439;
West Australia,439.
Austria,17,54,58,59,62,78,80,124,214,215,220,264,267,391;
guarantees independence of Malta,13;
treaty with France,14;
third coalition,37,38,41;
Ulm and peace of Pressburg,42;
struggle with France,61-64;
treaty with England,63;
war with Bavaria,63;
piece of Vienna,64,66;
national bankruptcy,81;
treaty with France,122;
attacks North Italy,133;
diplomacy,132,134-137,144,187-189,217;
truce with Russia,135;
treaty of Ried,137;
treaty of Teplitz,137;
war with France,137,142;
alliance with Murat,143;
campaign of 1814,118,143-145;
treaty of Chaumont,144,145,168,186,191,377;
treaty of Fontainebleau,145,146;
first treaty of Paris,147,149,151,156,167,378;
congress of Vienna,149,151-153,166,167,186,188-190,376,379,381,388;
secret treaty of Vienna,153;
acquires Venetia and Lombardy,166;
second treaty of Paris,167,168,376;
holy alliance,168;
treaties with the Two Sicilies, Tuscany, Modena and Parma,187;
conference of Aix-la-Chapelle,189-191;
congress of Troppau,211-214,395,396;
congress of Laibach,212,223;
army in Italy,212,213,216;
congress of Verona,216-219,222,223,392;
conference at London,222;
conference at St. Petersburg,224;
joins conference of London,379-386,392;
secret convention at Münchengrätz,395,396;
convention at Berlin,396.
Ava. SeeBurma.
Azores, islands,259,388.
Azzara, Chevalier,21.
Bacon, Lord,424.
Badajoz,99,102-106,108,113,147;
treaty of,6.
Baden,34,189.
Baghdad,413.
Bailey, Old. SeeLondon.
Baird, David (afterwards Sir David), general,6,47,93-95.
Balkans, the,263,266,267.
Baltic, the,52,78,90,199,310.
Baltic, battle of the,4,5,420.
Baltimore,146.
Banda Oriental. SeeUruguay.
Bank charter acts,325,326,330,331.
Bank of England,183,205,206,303;
notes made legal tender,182.
Bank restriction act,16.
Bankes, Henry, M.P.,157.
Banks, Sir Joseph,428.
Barcelona,88,110,220.
Barclay, Commander,139.
Barham, Lord (Sir Charles Middleton), first lord of the admiralty,36.
Baring, Alexander (afterwards Lord Ashburton),304;
president of board of trade and master of the mint,352.
Baring, Francis (afterwards Lord Northbrook),346.
Barlow, Sir George, governor-general of Bengal,401.
Barnstaple,193.
Baroda, Gáekwár of,405,406.
Barrosa,102.
Basque provinces,390,391.
Basque roads,69.
Bass, George,439.
Bassein, treaty of,398,399,405.
Batavian republic. SeeHolland.
Bath,43,362.
Bath (Holland),65.
Bathurst, Charles Bragge-. SeeBragge, Charles.
Bathurst, Earl, president of the board of trade,50,68;
secretary for war and colonies,82,109,112;
resignation,227;
lord president of the council,231.
Battersea Fields. SeeLondon.
Bautzen, battle,135.
Bavaria,41,42,66,136,152,153,166,189,392;
war with Austria,63;
treaty of Ried,137.
Baylen,58,88,89,92.
Bayonne,88,89,92,112,115-117,119;
road to,111.