French, regiment of, taken prisoners by Saxon troops, 116; enter service of King of Sweden, 117; further notice of, 331 Germany, its position at the beginning of 18th century, 203; Princes of, conclude treaty of the Hague, _ib._ Gortz, Baron, Charles XII’s premier, great scheme of, 314, 316; the Czar approves of it, 317; sends secretly to interview representatives of Pretender’s party, 320; his intrigues discovered, and is arrested at the Hague, 321, 322; is set at liberty, 325; his efforts to effect a peace between the Czar and Charles XII, 326; hatred of Swedes towards, 327, 328; seized after the king’s death and beheaded, 336, 337 Grodno, conference between Peter the Great and Augustus at, 113; result of, _ib._; Charles XII enters town in pursuit of Czar, 149 Grothusen, Charles XII’s treasurer, gets possession by false assurances of the money sent by the Sultan, 246; goes out alone to address the janissaries sent to take the King of Sweden, 256; is taken prisoner and ransomed by the Pasha, 269; accompanies the king to Adrianople, 269; with him at Demotica, 280; sent as ambassador extraordinary to the Sultan, 286; fails to borrow money from the Porte, _ib._; killed at siege of Stralsund, 308 Gustavus Adolphus, his conquests, 8, 9; his death, 9 Gustavus Vasa, 7; his deliverance of Sweden from King Christian and the bishops, 8; introduces Lutheranism, _ib._; his death, _ib._ Gyllemburg, Count, Swedish ambassador, conspires with Baron Gortz, and is arrested in London, 320, 322; set at liberty, 325 Hague, the, treaty of, 203 Holland, States of, conclude treaty of the Hague, 203; neutral pose of, 234; secretly support the Czar, _ib._; alliance of, with the Porte, 234, 235 Holstein, Duchess of, sister of Charles XII, dies of small-pox, 164 Holstein, Duchy of, 18; its struggle with Denmark, 18, 19; cause of, supported by Charles XII, 46; renewed claim of Denmark to, 202 Ibrahim Molla, elected Grand Vizir, 279; his history, _ib._; plans to make war with the Russians, _ib._; is pressed to death between two doors, 284 Ishmael, Pasha of Bender, sent to acquaint King of Sweden with the Sultan’s resolve that he must quit his territories, 241; receives letter and money from the Sultan enforcing his orders, 244; his fear and trouble on finding Grothusen had deceived him, 247; his further interview with the king and angry departure, 249, 250; shuts off king’s supplies, 250; allows three days’ grace before the janissaries assault the king’s house, 257; offers prize to those who can take the king, 260; he and the Kan fire the king’s house, 262; the king is carried prisoner to his quarters, 264; his reception of the king, 265, 266; generously ransoms Grothusen and Colonel Ribbins, 269; is accused by De Villelongue and banished by the Sultan, 276, 277 Janissaries, their mode of attack, 215