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Civil changes during the war, 343. - Efi'ects of the accession of the Whigs, 344. - Their plan for recruiting the army, ib. - Abolition of the slave trade, 352. - Efl'ects of the change hitherto on the negro race, 356. - Present extent and horrors of the slave trade, 357. - Effects of emancipation of negroes, 358. Lord Henry Petty's plan of finance, 361. - Character of the Whig measures of domestic administration, 366. - Expedition to South America, and capture of Monte Video, 367 - Second expedition against Buenos Ayres, ib. - Capture of Curacoa, and establishment of the republic of Hayti, 369. - State of affairs in Turkey, 37 0. - Rupture between Turkey and Russia, ib. - Rapid progress of the Russians, 37 2. - Description of the Dardanelles, 373. - The Straits are forced, 37 5. - Intrepid conduct of Sebastiani, its - The British fleet repass the Straits, 377. - Blockade of the Dardanelles, 378. - Naval actions of Tene dos, ib. - Descent by the British on Egypt, ib. - Discontent at these repeated defeats, 379.-measure for introducing the Catholics into the army and navy, ib. - Change of ministry, 382. - Arguments in parliament against the King' s conduct, 383. - And in support of it, ib. - Dissolution of parliament, 385. Biography of Lord ib. - Character of the Whig ministry, 387. - Their foreign measures, ib. - Their of the Russian war, 388. - ap1'bndix, 891.

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