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VOLUME THIRD, PART FIRST.

CHAP. I.

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Meeting of Parliament. Debates upon the King's Speech, and upon the Affairs of

Spain.

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CHAP. II.

Lord Porchester's Motion for an Inquiry into the Walcheren Expedition. John

Gale Jones committed to Newgate. Lord Chatham's Memorial. Debates upon

that Subject, and upon the Expedition.

CHAP. III.

Sir Francis Burdett's Motion for releasing John Gale Jones. His Letter to his Con-

stituents, Committal to the Tower, and consequent Proceedings.

CHAP. IV.

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Budget. Army, Ordnance, and Naval Estimates. Affair of Captain Lake. Lord

Melville's Motion respecting Troop-Ships.

CHAP. V.

125

Proceedings respecting Ireland. Irish Budget. Distilleries. Sir J. Newport's Mo-

tion upon the Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry. Tithes. Catholic Eman.

cipation.

163

CHAP. VI.

Measures of Reform. Offices in Reversion. Sinecures. Remarks on the Econo-

mical Reformers. Mr Brand's Motion for Parliamentary Reform. Sir Samuel

Romilly's Reform of the Criminal Law. Poor Clergy. Benchers of Lincoln's-Inn. 207

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CHAP. VII.

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246

State of the Dispute with America. Intrigues of the French in Canada, Capture

of Guadaloupe, St Martins, and St Eustatius.

CHAP. VIII.

Rise, Progress, and Termination of the Disturbances at Madras.

CHAP. IX.

Conquest of the Spice Islands, and the Isles of Mascarenhas and Mauritius.

CHAP. X.

Marriage of Buonaparte. Holland annexed to France. Anti-Commercial De-

crees. Affairs of France, and of the North of Europe.

301

CHAP. XI.

Spain. Conduct of the Central Junta. Plan for their overthrow disclosed. Ro-

mana's Attack upon them, and their Defence.

CHAP. XII.

353

The French cross the Sierra Morena, and obtain Possession of Andalusia. Tu-

mults at Seville. Appointment of a Regency. Alburquerque's Retreat. Siege

of Cadiz. Attempt to deliver Ferdinand.

381

CHAP. XIII.

Catalonia. Death and reported Murder of Mariano Alvarez. Suchet's attempt

upon Valencia. Siege of Hostalrich. Exploits of O'Donnell. Lerida betrayed.

Mequinenza and Tortosa taken.

CHAP. XIV.

State of Portugal. Portugueze Troops taken into British pay. Debates upon that

Subject. Portugueze Army reformed by Marshal Beresford.

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CHAP. XV.

State of the British Army. Astorga taken by the French. Siege and Fall of Ciu-

dad Rodrigo. Success of the Portugueze at Pueblo de Sanabria.

437

CHAP. XVI.

Capture of Almeida. Conduct of the Portugueze Government: Battle of Busaco,

and subsequent Events in Portugal till the end of the Year.

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CHAP. XVII.

Soult's Decree, Guerillas. The Empecinado. Espoz y Mina.

CHAP. XVIII.

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The Cortes. Mode of Election. The Regency depart from the Plan which the

Junta had established. First Proceedings of the Cortes. Duke of Orleans. New

Regency appointed. Self-denying Ordinance. Debates upon the Liberty of the

Press.

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CHAP. XIX.

King's Speech at the close of the Session. Release of Sir Francis Burdett. Com-

mercial Embarrassments. Negociations for an Exchange of Prisoners. Arrival

of Lucien Buonaparte in England. Death of the Princess Amelia. Illness of the

King, and Parliamentary Proceedings consequent thereon, till January 15th,

1811.

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STATE PAPERS.

No. I.-List of Public Acts, passed in the Fourth Session of the Fourth Parliament

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 50th of George III.

No. II-Treaty between Napoleon and Louis Buonaparte.

No. III. Decree for annexing Holland to France.

No. IV.-Act of Election of the Prince of Ponte Corvo (General Bernadotte) to be
Crown Prince. Dated at Stockholm, September 1, 1810.

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No. V. Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation between his Britannic Ma-

jesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal. Signed at Rio de

Janeiro, the 19th of February, 1810.

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