h's, 121, 122, 273.

Regulators' war, 124.

Reichenbach, congress at, 326.

Religion and Church of England, 264.

Revolutionary society, 335;
bill for suppressing, 434.

Reynolds, Sir Joshua, 262, 407.

Rhode Island, 61, 125, 139, 143, 153, 168, 194, 198, 219, 224.

Richmond, Duke of (Lennox), secretary of state, 73, 145, 160, 190, 203,
204, 229, 240;
resigns office, 243;
master-general of ordnance, 251, 257, 291, 359;
resigns ordnance, 366.

Ridgway, bookseller, 357.

Rigby, Richard, 27, 107.

Riots:--
American, 61, 89, 126.
Birmingham, 331-332.
Bread, 75, 378, 444.
Carlisle and other towns, 339.
Coal-heavers and others, 95.
Dublin, 447, 450.
Gordon, 205-207.
Hexham, 18.
St. George's Fields, 96.
Silk-weavers, 66, 95.
Wilkes, 96, 97.
Duty of soldiers in, 207.

Robertson, William, historian, 261.

Robespierre, fall of, 372.

Rochambeau, Comte de, 218, 219, 224.

Roche, Philip, 411, 412.

Rochford, Earl of (Nassau), secretary of state, 89, 90, 115;
resigns, 159.

Rockingham, Marquis of (Watson-Wentworth), 40, 42, 48;
first ministry, 67-72;
resigns office, 73, 74, 85, 86, 102, 106, 107, 110, 118, 128, 158,
160, 169, 187, 191, 212;
second ministry, 228, 229, 232, 233;
death of, 240, 257, 274.

Rodney, afterwards Sir George and Lord Rodney, admiral, 37, 198, 200,
212, 216, 219, 226, 227, 234, 235;
created baron, 238, 239, 365.

Rohillas (Afghan tribe), 248.

Rolle, John, M.P., 308.

Rollo, Lord (Rollo), takes Dominica, 14.

Roman Catholics: relief from disabilities of, 205, 323;
grant of franchise to Irish, 367, 368;
question of emancipation of in Ireland, 369-371, 385, 446, 447, 451,
453-455.

Romney, George, 262.

Rousseau, 315.

Roussillon invaded, 350.

Rowan, Archibald Hamilton, 368.

Roxbury (U.S.A.), 143.

Royal marriage act, 119, 120, 308.

Ruffo, Cardinal, 426-429.

Rusby (corn dealer), 444.

Russia, Empress of. See Catherine II.

Russia in seven years' war, 33;
commercial treaty with, 72;
Chatham's policy towards, 75, 326;
Russian policy, 115;
Pitt's policy towards, 326;
treaty of alliance with Great Britain, 423;
withdrawal of, from the second coalition, 431.

Russia, Tsar of. See Paul and Peter III.

Russian armament, the, 327-328.

Rutland, Duke of (Manners), viceroy of Ireland, 287, 289, 290;
lord steward, 244;
privy seal, 251.

Ryder, Dudley, afterwards Lord Harro