163, 170, 171, 192, 234, 332;
mutinies in the, 193, 390, 391-395.

Necker, 316.

Needham, Francis Jack (Earl of Kilmorey), general, 411.

Neerwinden, battle of, 349.

Negapatam, 237, 243.

Nelson, Horatio (Viscount), 355, 363, 375, 381, 388, 389, 395;
battle of the Nile, 416, 417;
created Baron Nelson, 417, 418-422;
at Naples, 422, 423, 426-429, 438, 443.

Nevis (W. I.), taken by French, 227;
restored to England, 243.

Newcastle, Duke of (Pelham), first lord of treasury, 8, 10, 11;
jealous of Pitt, 15;
his fear of him, 17;
his power diminished, 16, 19;
becomes Bute's tool, 20, 21, 26, 29, 31, 32;
driven from office, 34, 35, 39, 42, 47, 48;
privy seal, 68, 69, 264.

New England, colonies, 132, 134, 136, 137, 139, 141, 143, 146, 147, 172,
193.

Newfoundland (St. John), taken by French and retaken, 37, 129, 130, 144.

Newfoundland, fishery, 24-27, 40, 41, 139, 241, 243.

Newport (U.S.A.), 168, 194, 219, 224.

New Ross (Ireland), battle of, 410, 411.

New South Wales, colony of, 267.

Newtownbarry, 409, 410.

New York, meeting of congress of colonies at, 61, 131, 134, 136, 138,
150, 153, 155, 158;
occupation of by Howe, 165, 167, 169;
Clinton in command, 174, 175, 179, 181, 193, 197, 198, 200, 215, 218,
219, 223-225, 228, 242.

Nice annexed to France, 337.

Nicholson, Margaret, 307.

Nile, battle of the (Abukir bay), 416, 417.

Nimeguen, 362.

Nizam of Oudh, 419, 420.

Nollekens, Joseph, 263.

Nootka sound (Vancouver), affair of, 319.

Nore, mutiny at the, 393, 394.

Norfolk, Duke of (Howard), 402.

Norfolk (U.S.A.), 156.

_North Briton_, No. 45 of the, 46, 47, 50, 52.

Northesk, Earl of (Carnegie), captain, R.N., 394.

North, Frederick, Lord (afterwards Earl of Guilford), 83;
chancellor of exchequer, 86, 90, 100;
first lord of treasury and chancellor of exchequer, 102, 103, 106-113,
115, 118, 119;
policy towards India, 121, 122, 127;
towards America, 128, 135, 136, 138, 139, 145;
conciliation bill, 146, 153, 159, 160;
prohibitory bill, 162, 163, 169, 170;
desires to resign, 188-191;
Irish policy, 200-202, 210, 212, 226, 227;
resigns office, 228, 243;
forms a coalition with Fox, 244;
secretary of state, 245-247;
leaves office, 251, 252, 254, 280, 288, 289, 291, 295.

Northington, Earl of. See Henley, Lord.

Norton, Sir Fletcher, speaker, 172, 213.

Nova Scotia, 129, 198.

Novi, battle of, 425.

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