Webster, Daniel, his Rockingham Resolutions, ii. 403. Wellesley, Marquess, his character, i. 264, 265, 269; appointed ambassador to the Supreme Junta, 267; becomes Foreign Secretary, 268; his friendship with Pinkney, 270, 275; his promises, 271; his note on Jackson, 272; his remark on American hatred, 273; his procrastination, 277–280, 285; his contempt for his colleagues, 281, 282; resolves to retire, 285; his reply to Champagny’s letter of August 5, 283; hopes for a Whig ministry in November, 1811, ii. 4; his controversy with Pinkney over the French Decrees and the law of blockade, 5, 6, 9; abandons hope of a Whig ministry, 14; rejects Pinkney’s demands, 14, 15, 18; appoints a minister to Washington, 16; his instructions of April 10, 1811, to the new minister (see Foster), 22, 23; criticises his colleagues for apathy towards America, 24; his instructions to Foster of Jan. 28, 1812, 191, 192; settles the “Chesapeake” affair, 121, 122, 270; urges his colleagues to choose a course, 267, 268; resigns from the cabinet, Jan. 16, 1812, 271. Wellesley, Sir Arthur, i. 266; fights the battle of Talavera, 106; made a viscount, 264; general-in-chief, 267; retreats, 268. Wellesley, Henry, i. 264; envoy in Spain, 268; on Perceval’s commercial policy, 283, 284. Westmoreland, Lord Privy Seal, i. 282. West Point, school at, i. 319. Whiskey-tax, rejected, ii. 167. Whitbread, Samuel, member of Parliament, i. 50; ii. 270. Widgery, William, member of Congress from Massachusetts, ii. 400. Wilberforce, William, member of Parliament, ii. 273, 280. Wilkinson, James, brigadier-general, his movements, i. 37; Gallatin’s remarks on his character, 38; military court of inquiry on, 169; his influence on the army, 169; ordered to New Orleans, 170; his encampment at Terre aux Bœufs, 171–175; summoned to Washington for investigation, 175; senior brigadier, ii. 291. Williams, David R., not a member of the Eleventh Congress, i. 76; in the Twelfth Congress, ii. 122; chairman of military committee, 124, 435. Wilna, in Poland, Barlow’s journey to, ii. 263, 264. Winchester, Joseph, brigadier-general, ii. 291. Winder, William H., Colonel of Fourteenth Infantry, ii. 357, 359. Wolcott, Alexander, i. 359, 360. Wool, John E., Captain of Thirteenth Infantry, gains Queenston Heights, ii. 349, 350. Woollen manufactures, i. 17. Wright, Robert, member of Congress from Maryland, his motion on impressments, i. 351, 352; opposes Gallatin’s taxes, ii. 167; his threats against opposition, 213. York, or Toronto, capital of Upper Canada, ii. 316. York, Duke of, i. 57, 58, 105. END OF VOL. II. FOOTNOTES: