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Torcy, Marquis de, his conduct of the peace negotiations, 51 _et seq_., 142, 146, 147; his opinion of the British army, 169; suggests that the Queen should join with France in compelling the Dutch to a peace, 170; the prime mover in favour of peace, 183; testimony to his candour and integrity, 183, 184. Tory principles, Swift's definition of, 21 _n_. Townshend, Lord, on Dr. Lucas, 5 _n_.; and the Barrier Treaty, 41, 58, 99; declared an enemy to the Queen and kingdom, 100, 113; character of, 278. Trimnel, Dr., Bishop of Norwich, 27 _n_. Tyrawley, Lord, character of, 284. Utrecht, Congress at, 20, 31, 50; negotiations leading to, 51-82; French overtures to England, 56; transmitted to Holland, 57; the Dutch reply, 59; English preliminary demands sent to France, 62; the French reply, 67; preliminaries signed by France and England, 69; communicated to Holland, 71; Dutch objections, 74; the Congress agreed to, 79; instructions of the English plenipotentiaries, 133; opening of the Congress, 138; Dutch obstruction, 139 _et seq._; result of Ormonde's refusal to fight, 148, 149; England declares herself under no obligation to the Dutch, 149, 150; terms of peace between England and France, 151-155; proposed armistice, 157; anger of the Dutch, 158; the conference resumed, 172; difficulties caused by dissensions with the Dutch, 175; the Dutch change their attitude, 176, 184; English ultimatum, 185; the French yield, 186; further delay caused by French "litigious manner of treating," 188; Treaty of Utrecht signed, 190. Uxelles, Marechal d', one of the plenipotentiaries at Utrecht, 79; favours the Dutch, 165, 183. Vanderdussen, M., 60. Vane, Sir Harry, the younger, character of, 305, 316; execution of, 336, 337. Villars, Marechal de, 147, 156, 159, 165, 169. Walker, Dr., defended Londonderry, 362. Walker, Sir Edward, 306. Wallis, Count, 163. Walpole, Horatio, 52. Walpole, Sir Robert, 37; committed to the Tower, 84; attacked by Bolingbroke, 84 _n_. Walsh, Peter, 338. Wariston, Swift on, 335-338. Weems, Earl of, character of, 288. Wharton, Earl of, 38; character of, 28, 278; his Irish administration, 41. "Whigs, Public Spirit of the," a reward offered by the Queen for discovery of the author of, 15. Whig and Tory, distinction between, 20, 21 _n_. Wild Serjeant, 316. William Rufus, history of the reign of, 202, 216; h
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