American Colonies, II, 1-10; repeal of the Stamp Act, a great victory, II, 126; popular enthusiasm, _ibid._; unpopularity of the Declaratory Act, 127; The Mutiny Act, 128; want of wisdom and tact of English ministers towards the Colonies, 128; Townshend brings forward fresh taxing measures, 129, 130, 131; seizure of the _Liberty_, 134; Appointment of Lord Hillsborough as Secretary of State for America, 135; arrival of troops in the Colonies, 136; Grafton suggests repeal of the import duties, 137; North proposes that duty on tea should be retained, 138; tea duty riot at Boston, 138; petition of the Colonies to the King, 139, 140; flinging of the tea into Boston harbour, 141; the Boston Port Bill, 141, 142; no anxiety in England, 143; the Colonies in open rebellion, 144; battle of Lexington, 145; Bunker's Hill, 147; capture of New York by Howe, 147; Burgoyne's success at Philadelphia 147; Battle of Saratoga, 148; mismanagement of the English troops, 152, 153; Lord North's plan of conciliation, 155; general feeling in England as to the impossibility to conquer America, 158; the Duke of Richmond moves the independence of America, 160; Chatham makes a dying speech in protest, 161; victory of Cornwallis, 165; surrender of York town, 165; negotiations of Rockingham and Shelburne with the States, 170; treaty signed, _ibid._ Amherst, Sir Jeffrey, II, 66 Ancaster, Duchess of, I, 128, 207, 232 --, Duke of, I, 291 Andrews, Rev. --, I, 169 Anne, Princess (daughter of George II), I, 4, 8, 9 Anson, Lord, I, 154 Anstey, Christopher, II, 13 Argyll, Duke of, I, 21 note Astley, Sir Edward, II, 79 Auckland, Earl of, II, 264, 279 Augusta, Princess (sister of George III), afterwards Duchess of Brunswick, I, 14, 230; II, 99, 120-3 --, Princess (daughter of George III), I, 51, 56, 74; II, 237 note, 240, 241, 254, 262, 274 --, (wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales). _See_ Wales, Princess Dowager of Augustus, Prince (son of George III). _See_ Sussex, Duke of Axford, Isaac, I, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100 Aylesbury, Earl of, I, 21 note Aylesford, Earl of, I, 21 note Ayrton, Dr., II, 209 Ayscough, Dr. Francis, I, 35, 36 Bach, Madame, I, 223 Baillie, Dr. Matthew, II, 277 Baker, Sir George, II, 205, 207, 208, 212, 219, 227, 233 Baltimore, Lord, I, 12, 18, 33 note Bancroft, George, II, 135, 136 Banks, Sir Joseph, I, 82, 191 Barclay, Robert, I, 169 Barré, Colonel Isaac, I, 277; II, 5, 14, 34 Barrymore, Earl of, I, 21 note Bartlett, Miss, I, 92 Bateman, Lord, I, 181 Bathurst, Lord, I, 69 Beattie, James, I, 192 Beaufort, Duke of, I, 21 note; II, 70 Beckford, William (Lord Mayor), I, 150, 152, 266-7, 272; II, 4, 5 --, William, junr., I, 187, 190 Bedford, John, Duke of, I, 21 note, 148, 162, 276, 277, 282, 283, 285, 291; II, 50 note, 136-7 Bentinck, Lady Harriet, I, 134 note Bernard, Sir Francis, II, 16, 135, 136 Bertie, Lord Robert, I, 37