INTRODUCTION

NOTE TO THIS VOLUME

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC (1801). Source.—Thomas Campbell: Historical Lyrics and Ballads. P. 93.

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II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IRELAND IN 1801. Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. i., p. 286.

I. THE GOVERNMENT.

II. FINANCE.

GOLF AND FOOTBALL (1801). Source.—Strutt’s Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, 1801. Pp. 93 and 97 of Methuen’s edition, 1903.

SHERIDAN FOR ADDINGTON, CANNING FOR PITT (1802). Source.—Stanhope’s Life of Pitt, 1862. Vol. iii., p. 415.

TYPICAL VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY (1803 to 1815). Source.—Clowes: The Royal Navy, 1900. Vol. v. (1803 to 1815), p. 15.

DESIRE FOR PITT’S RETURN TO OFFICE (1803). Source.—Stanhope’s Life of Pitt, 1862. Vol. iv., p. 28.

VERSES BY CANNING AGAINST ADDINGTON (1803). Source.—Stanhope’s Life of Pitt, 1862. Vol. iv., pp. 58, 59, 60.

NOTES ON THE WAR, GERMANY, AND NAPOLEON, BY PITT (1803). Source.—Stanhope’s Life of Pitt, 1862. Vol. iv., p. 223.

The War.

Germany.

Napoleon.

GUN-BOATS FOR DEFENCE (1803). Source.—Diaries ... of the Right Hon. George Rose, 1860. P. 69.

CONDITION OF THE POOR IN MANUFACTURING TOWNS (1804). Source.—Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. 74, July to December, 1804, p. 710.

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF WHEAT, FLOUR, AND BREAD FOR THE YEAR 1804. Source.—Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. 74, January to June, 1804, p. [iv].

Wheat.

Flour.

Bread.

ENGLAND AND THE MEDITERRANEAN.

I. Pitt on Malta (1805).

II. Nelson on Sardinia (1805).

THE BLOW THAT KILLED PITT (1805).

(a) Pitt to Lord Harrowby.

(b) Canning to Pitt.

ROUTINE ON A BRITISH MAN-OF-WAR—THE REVENGE (1805). Source.—Clowes’ Royal Navy, 1900. Vol. v., p. 21.

NELSON’S PLAN OF ACTION FOR TRAFALGAR (1805). Source.—Clowes’ Royal Navy, 1900. Vol. v., p. 127.

TRAFALGAR (1805). Source.—Southey: Life of Nelson (1813).

THE YOUNGER PITT (1806). Source.—Sir W. Scott.

I.

II.

III.

MINISTRY OF ALL THE TALENTS (1806). Source.—Diaries ... James Harris, first Earl of Malmesbury, 1844. Vol. iv., p. 349.

MILITARY PLANS (1806). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 49.

CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION (1807).

I. Lord Colchester’s Diary.

II. Letter from the Duke of Portland to the King.

PARTY POLITICS (1807). Source.—Extract from the Prospectus of The Examiner. By Leigh Hunt.

THE BERLIN DECREES (1807). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 134.

CORUNNA (1809).

I. Bulletin of Jan. 21.

II. The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna (1809).

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC ECONOMY (1809). Source.—Diaries ... Right Hon. George Rose, 1860. Vol. ii., p. 336.

RESIGNATION OF PORTLAND (1809). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 200.

DUEL OF CANNING AND CASTLEREAGH (1809). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 209.

MILITARY EXPENSES (1806-1809). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 239.

TALAVERA: PROTEST BY LORDS (1809). Source.—Protests of the Lords. Vol. ii., 1741-1825, p. 423.

WALCHEREN EXPEDITION (1810).

A.—A Squib on the Expedition.

B.—Debate on the Expedition.

WELLINGTON’S DIFFICULTIES IN SPAIN (1810). Source.—Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 409.

I. To the Right Hon. H. Wellesley.

II. To the Right Hon. H. Wellesley.

III. To the Earl of Liverpool.

THE REGENCY (1811). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 316.

Mr. Perceval’s Answer.

FÊTE AT CARLTON HOUSE (1811). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 336.

WEAVING MACHINES (1812). Source.—Byron’s Works, 1898. Letters and Journals. Vol. ii., p. 424.

BADAJOZ (1812). Source.—Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 581.

MURDER OF PERCEVAL (1812). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 379.

SHERIDAN’S LAST UTTERANCES IN THE HOUSE (1812). Source.—Moore’s Life of Sheridan, 1825. P. 677.

SIR STAPLETON COTTON’S MILITARY SERVICES (1813). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 440.

VITTORIA (1813). Source.—Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 700.

DEPOSITION OF NAPOLEON (1814).

I.—April 8.

II.—April 9.

TOULOUSE TAKEN BY WELLINGTON (1814). Source.—Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 809.

DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S THANKS (1814). Source.—Diary of Lord Colchester, 1861. Vol. ii., p. 505.

Speech of the Duke of Wellington in the House of Commons.

The Speaker’s Reply.

ODE WRITTEN DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH BUONAPARTE (1814). Source.—Robert Southey: Poems.

MAJOR VIVIAN’S INTERVIEW WITH NAPOLEON IN ELBA (JANUARY, 1815). Source.—J. H. Rose: Pitt and Napoleon. G. Bell and Sons, 1912. Pp. 170-172, and 173, 174.

WATERLOO DESCRIBED BY WELLINGTON (1815). Source.—Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 857.