Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3)

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MEMOIRS
OF THE REIGN OF
KING GEORGE THE SECOND.
VOL. III.
MEMOIRS
OF THE REIGN OF
KING GEORGE THE SECOND.
BY
HORACE WALPOLE,
YOUNGEST SON OF SIR ROBERT WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD.
EDITED, FROM THE ORIGINAL MSS.
WITH A PREFACE AND NOTES,
BY THE LATE
LORD HOLLAND.
Second Edition, Revised.
WITH THE ORIGINAL MOTTOES.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,
GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1847.
CONTENTS
OF
THE THIRD VOLUME.
CHAPTER I. | ||
A. D. | PAGE | |
1757. | Dismissal and Resignation of Ministers | 1 |
Efforts to form a new Administration | 2 | |
Parliamentary Inquiries into the Loss of Minorca | 4 | |
Mr. Pitt’s Power and Popularity | 5 | |
Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Fox | ib. | |
The Inquiries into the Loss of Minorca | 7 | |
No Ministry formed | 11 | |
The Militia Bill passes | ib. | |
Great success of the King of Prussia | 12 | |
Various Plans for forming an Administration | 14 | |
Vote of a Million | 16 | |
Bill regulating payment of Seamen’s Wages | 19 | |
Duke of Newcastle’s irresolution | 21 | |
Rupture of Negotiation between Pitt and Newcastle | 22 | |
Duke of Newcastle’s Projects and Difficulties | ib. | |
CHAPTER II. | ||
1757. | Prince of Wales interferes to facilitate arrangements | 25 |
Lord Waldegrave appointed First Lord of the Treasury | 26 | |
Resignation of the Duke of Newcastle’s friends | 27 | |
Author’s advice to Fox | 28 | |
[vi] Lord Waldegrave’s projected Ministry abandoned—The King’s reluctant acquiescence | 30 | |
The new Ministry settled | 31 | |
Charge on the Public | 32 | |
Lord Waldegrave has the Garter | 34 | |
King of Prussia defeated by Daun | 36 | |
Battle of Hastenbecke | ib. | |
King overwhelmed with the misfortunes of Hanover | 37 | |
Leicester House | 38 | |
Disturbances on the Militia Bill | 40 | |
France | 42 | |
Expedition to Rochfort | 44 | |
Officers employed on Expedition to Rochfort | 45 | |
CHAPTER III. | ||
1757. | Isle of Aix | 50 |
Council of War | 51 | |
Conway proposes an Attack on Fouras | 53 | |
Attack on Fouras fails | 56 | |
Affairs in the East Indies | 57 | |
Victory of the Prussians over the Russians | ib. | |
Convention of Closter Seven | 58 | |
The King disavows the Convention of Closter Seven | 59 | |
The Duke’s return | 60 | |
Duke’s reception at Court, and conduct thereupon | 61 | |
The Duke resigns | 64 | |
Affairs of Ireland | 65 | |
State of Parties in Ireland | 68 | |
Inquiry into Miscarriages at Rochfort | 75 | |
Court-Martial | 78 | |
Lord Mansfield of Cabinet | 79 | |
Victories of the King of Prussia | 80 | |
Sir John Ligonier made Viscount and Marshal | 81 | |
Death of Princess Caroline | 82 | |
[vii] CHAPTER IV. | ||
1758. | Mr. Pitt | 84 |
Five great men | 85 | |
Lord Granville | ib. | |
Sir Robert Walpole | 86 | |
Lord Mansfield | ib. | |
Duke of Cumberland | ib. | |
Mr. Pitt | ib. | |
Five great men compared | 87 | |
Parliament | ib. | |
Speech of Mr. Pitt | 88 | |
King of Prussia takes Breslau | 90 | |
General Clive’s Victory | ib. | |
Military Appointments | 91 | |
Affairs of Ireland | ib. | |
Picture of some of the Manners of the Age | 97 | |
King’s Munificence | 100 | |
Affair of the Habeas Corpus | 101 | |
Mr. Pratt brings in a Bill | 103 | |
Anecdotes on the Navy Bill | 106 | |
CHAPTER V. | ||
1758. | Death of Archbishop Hutton | 107 |
Affair of Lord Tyrawley | 108 | |
New Treaty with Prussia | 110 | |
Sequel of the Habeas Corpus | 112 | |
Habeas Corpus Bill in Lords | 116 | |
Judges’ Opinions on Habeas Corpus Bill | 118 | |
Habeas Corpus Bill dropped | 121 | |
Leicester House | ib. | |
Operations of the King of Prussia | 122 | |
Expedition to St. Maloes | 124 | |
[viii] Passage of the Rhine by Prince Ferdinand, and his Victory at Crevelt | 127 | |
Defeats of Prince Ysenberg and M. Chevert | 128 | |
CHAPTER VI. | ||
1758. | History of Dr. Hensey | 130 |
Election of a Pope | 131 | |
Rezzonico elected Pope | 133 | |
Taking of Cherbourg | ib. | |
Cape Breton taken | ib. | |
Other Events in America | 134 | |
Affair at St. Cas | 135 | |
Battle of Custrin, and relief of Dresden | 138 | |
Disputes with Holland | 139 | |
Assassination of the King of Portugal | 141 | |
Portugal | 143 | |
The English Army in Germany | 147 | |
Defeat at Hochkirchen | 148 | |
Sieges of Neiss, Cosel, and Dresden raised | 149 | |
Parliament meets | ib. | |
Addresses of Thanks | 150 | |
Army voted | 151 | |
Affair of Dr. Shebbear | 152 | |
Pitt’s behaviour to Conway | 154 | |
Pitt’s conduct in Ministry | 156 | |
Lord Arran | 157 | |
Disgrace of the Cardinal de Bernis | 158 | |
Conclusion | ib. | |
Author’s own Character | 159 | |
CHAPTER VII. | ||
1759. | Author’s motives for continuing the Work | 164 |
A memorable era | 165 | |
Election of Chancellor of Oxford | 166 | |
[ix] Exchange of Prisoners | 167 | |
Death of Princess of Orange | 168 | |
Capture of Goree | 169 | |
Expeditions to West Indies | ib. | |
Mr. Pitt’s Character and Ministry | 172 | |
Estimates of the year | 176 | |
Duty upon Dry Goods | 177 | |
Mr. Pitt’s speech on Taxes | 178 | |
Mr. Pitt’s sensibility to censure | 179 | |
Mr. Pitt’s complaisance to Lord Hardwicke | ib. | |
Jealousies in Ministry | 181 | |
Message on Militia | 184 | |
Threats of Invasion from France | 185 | |
Havre de Grace bombarded | 186 | |
CHAPTER VIII. | ||
1759. | Campaign in Germany | 188 |
Battle of Minden | 190 | |
Reports of Battle of Minden | 191 | |
Lord Granby and Lord G. Sackville | 192 | |
Reflections on Lord G. Sackville | 193 | |
Lord G. Sackville returns to England | 198 | |
Correspondence of French General | 199 | |
King of Prussia’s Campaign | 200 | |
Battle of Cunnersdorf | 201 | |
Prussians defeated | 203 | |
King of Prussia saves Berlin and retrieves his Affairs | 204 | |
Spain and Naples | ib. | |
Charles III. of Spain sets aside his eldest son | 206 | |
Reasons for setting aside Duke of Calabria examine | 207 | |
King of Spain | 208 | |
Death of Lady Elizabeth | 211 | |
Boscawen defeats the French Flee | ib. | |
Conquests in America | ib. | |
Lord G. Sackville | 212 | |
[x] CHAPTER IX. | ||
1759. | Marshal D’Estrées | 216 |
French worsted in East Indies | 217 | |
Wolfe’s Embarrassments | ib. | |
Conquest of Quebec, and death of Wolfe | 219 | |
Perfidy and cruelty of French Government | 223 | |
Bankruptcy of France | ib. | |
Thurot sails | 224 | |
Parliament | ib. | |
Mr. Pitt’s speech | 225 | |
Lord Temple resigns the Privy Seal | 228 | |
Lord Temple resumes the Privy Seal | ib. | |
Monument to Wolfe, and Thanks to Officers | 229 | |
Admiral Saunders | 230 | |
Hawke attacks and destroys Conflans’ Fleet | 231 | |
Debates on Extraordinary Commissions | 233 | |
Army Estimate | 234 | |
Proposals for Peace ineffectual | 236 | |
Heir-Apparent’s Court | 237 | |
Victorious Officers rewarded | ib. | |
Warburton made Bishop | 239 | |
Ireland | ib. | |
Tumults in Dublin | 241 | |
Irish Parliament | 245 | |
CHAPTER X. | ||
1760. | War in Germany | 247 |
Prince Ferdinand’s detachment to King of Prussia | 248 | |
Value of contemporary Memoir | 249 | |
Lord Bath’s Letter | 250 | |
Macklyn’s Love à la Mode | 250 | |
Lord G. Sackville demands a Court-Martial | 251 | |
Earl Ferrers murders his Steward | 258 | |
Smollett punished for a Libel | 259 | |
[xi] Thurot’s Expedition to Ireland | 262 | |
Thurot’s death | 265 | |
Debate on Trial of Member of House of Commons | ib. | |
Court-Martial on Lord G. Sackville | 266 | |
Sentence of Court-Martial | 273 | |
Trial of Earl Ferrers | 274 | |
Execution of Earl Ferrers | 278 | |
Qualification Bill | 279 | |
Militia Bills | 280 | |
CHAPTER XI. | ||
1760. | General Murray beaten at Quebec | 284 |
French retreat from Quebec | ib. | |
General Amherst takes Montreal | 288 | |
Successes in East Indies | 289 | |
Campaign in Germany | 290 | |
Prussians defeated, and General Fouquet taken | 291 | |
King of Prussia before Dresden | 292 | |
Is obliged to raise the siege | ib. | |
King of Prussia defeats Laudohn | 294 | |
Daun compelled to raise the Siege of Schweidnitz, and retreats | 295 | |
Allies take Berlin | ib. | |
Abandon it | 296 | |
King of Prussia beats Daun at Torgau | 297 | |
Campaign in Germany | ib. | |
Duke of Cumberland | 300 | |
Earl of Clanrickard | ib. | |
George the Second dies | 302 | |
His Character, and Will | 303 | |
Anecdote of George the First’s Will | 308 | |
Appendix | 313 | |
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