The History of Modern Europe: pt. 3. From the Peace of Paris in 1763 to the Treaty of Amiens in 1802 ; pt. 4. From the Treaty of Amiens in 1802 to the death of Alexander I, the Russian emperor, in 1825

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Harper & Brothers, 1841
 

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Review of the Portuguese government commerce
68
And punishes the emperor of Morocco for insulting
85
Affairs of SpainHer Government and Resources
90
78
95
Spain and Portugal become jealous of them
97
Their attachment to the house of Orange
103
Manner of conducting the American war
112
Lord Norths conciliatory bill intrusted to general
117
Commencement of the siege of Gibraltar by
128
Supineness of the city magistrates
130
Progress of the war under lord Cornwallis
136
He accepts the new constitution and pledges himself War declared against Austria 20th of Apris
140
LETTER XIV
143
Severe loss on the part of the enemy
149
Loss of Rodneys prizes in a hurricane
150
His imprudent choice of Maurepas as prime minis
157
The deathblow is given to the royal autho
170
The prisons of the Abbaye are forced and the pri
171
The besiegers take possession of the bastille and
177
Something of them must accompany all revolu
183
The court avails itself of these agitations
189
Secession of Mounier from the assembly
193
The decree passes and the clergy withdraw from
207
His momentary popularity
212
Conduct of the monarch in these instances
218
Alvinzi crosses the Alpon and disappoints Buona
221
Napoleons conduct compared with the duke
223
The latter evacuates Arcola and retreats to Ron
230
Conduct of the armies and their generals respecting
236
LETTER XXII
242
against
245
The latter procures a decree of the unity and indi
248
The pope refuses to renew negotiations and bids
251
The convention finds Louis guilty
254
Parliamentary discussions on the debts of the nabob
260
Dumouriezs contest with the jacobins con
278
Violent debates on this subject in the conven
286
Committee of public safety by whom managed
293
The scenes of pillage and bloodshed begin to
299
His reflections on the fall of Robespierre
308
Importance of Toulon to the belligerents
310
Message from the king respecting Nootka sound 268
311
Napoleon resumes the siege of Mantua
378
The French reinforced compel Wurmser and
385
His perilous plight at this moment
391
Junots first interview with the senate
399
Results of the victory of Aboukir
413
Where he continues two months deliberating
417
New arrangements in the cabinet
423
Buona parte presents himself among them and
442
Napoleons own march described
457
Termination of the war in La Vendée
459
Continued negotiations respecting Malta
472
LETTER III
485
The public complain and he demands a court
492
He makes many and loud complaints against Eng
507
Movements of the Prussians under Bulow
510
And on the late negotiations with France
515
LETTER VI
523
Reflections on the policy and conduct of Napo
528
The patriots destroy his army in its retreat
529
Page
534
against the Duke of YorkExpedition to Wal
541
Buonaparte returns to Cairo 417
548
Sir Arthur Wellesley created lord Wellington
552
John Gale Jones committed to Newgate
562
Albuquerque defends the place during the whole
563
Declaration of their object in assembling
569
The treaty of the holy alliance ratified at Paris
574
A national ecclesiastical council opened at Paris
575
Louis disposed to adopt a popular system of govern
582
The British invest Badajos and are successful
585
Speculations on the existing state of Europe
589
The French assailed by a tremendous fall
595
LETTER XVIII
604
Embarrassing situation of sir Niel Campbell
617
LETTER XX
623
Communication between Blucher and Welling
629
Their march impeded by several circumstances
632
VOL ULC
644
Discontented state of the officers
646
He rouses the courts of France Spain and Vienna Louis XV is seized with the smallpox and dies
649
Conclusion of the History of European Affairs
660
Some disaffection manifested on the part of
669

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