SERIES OF LETTERS FROM A NOBLEMAN TO HIS SON. NEW EDITION, CONTINUED TO THE DEATH OF WILLIAM IV. OF ENGLAND. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. III. LONDON: LONGMAN, REES, & Co.; T. CADELL; J. RICHARDSON; J. M. RICHARDSON; BALDWIN A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS ΤΟ VOLUME III. PART II.-(continued.) History of Europe, from the beginning of the General War, in 1701, to the Offers of Peace made by France, in 1706, and the Union of England and The French, in violation of the treaty of Ryswick, acknowledge his son ibid. William recalls his ambassador from the court of France 1702 The lords and commons enter warmly into his resentment and views He preserved England from popery and arbitrary power, but laid the ibid. Great abilities of her ministers, Godolphin and Marlborough War is declared against France at London, the Hague, and Vienna The Imperialists on the Upper Rhine are defeated by the French Masterly movements and rapid progress of the earl of Marlborough in The fleets of England and Holland fail in an attempt upon Cadiz But capture the Spanish galleons, and take or burn a French squadron ibid. The emperor orders his son Charles to assume the title of king of Spain Discontents in Scotland Ascendency of Tory principles in England In conjunction with Villars, he defeats the Imperialists near Hochstet. ibid. Operations in Alsace, Italy, and Flanders ibid. . ibid. Important consequences of the memorable victory obtained by the con- They are less successful in Flanders, and in Spain In Italy, the campaign is favourable to the house of Bourbon Louis takes vigorous steps for checking the progress of the confederates ibid. No memorable enterprise is effected in Flanders during the campaign The French maintain their superiority in Italy Prince Eugene attacks the French lines with success The French and Spaniards are forced to raise the siege of Barcelona Charles defeats the forces of the king of Poland [1703] at Pultusk Stanislaus Leczinski is chosen to fill the Polish throne [1704] through He builds the city of Petersburg, which he makes the seat of his court Sends sixty thousand Russians into Poland, to restore the authority of Louis, having in vain courted the alliance of the northern conquero The march of the king of Sweden into Germany awakens the hopes and The general View of Europe continued, from the Refusal of the French Offers of Peace, at the End of the Campaign of 1706, to the Commencement of 1707 Louis resolutely prepares to repel the efforts of his victorious enemies. The confederates make themselves masters of Milan, Modena, and all Sir John Leake reduces the islands of Sardinia and Minorca The emperor Joseph humbles the Pope and the Italian States 1709 Advantageous terms of peace are offered by Louis Haughtily rejected by the confederates ibid. ibid. |