L

Ladoga Lake, iii. p. 453

Lahore, description of, v. p. 29

Lakes of Cumberland, i. p. 30

Lama, of Thibet, political and religious system, iv. p. 328
Lanark, description of, ii. p. 21

Laos, description of, iv. p. 349

Lausanne, description of, iii. p. 155

Lawrence, St. river, v. p. 304

Leeds, i. p. 73

Leicester, earl of, his conduct in the Netherlands, ii. p. 404
Leipsick, iii. p. 208

Leith, description of, ii. p. 16

Lena river, iv. p. 219

Leo X. Pope, his character, iii. p. 261

Leopold I. emperor of Germany, his wars with the Turks, iii. p. 310, &c.
conquers Hungary, and causes the crown to be declared hereditary in
the house of Austria, iii. p. 312; his war with Louis XIV. on account
of the Spanish succession, iii. p. 317, &c.

Leovigild, king of Spain, persecutes the Catholics, ii. p. 446
Lepanto, memorable battle of, iv. p. 72

Leyden, ii. p. 393

Leyden, Jolin of, king of the Anabaptists, iii. p. 270, &c.

Libanus, or Lebanon mount, iv. p. 97

Liege, description of, ii. p. 356

Lima, description of, v. p. 459

Limerick, description of, ii. p. 112

Lincoln, i. p. 75

Lisbon, description of, iii. p. 10

Lisle, description of, ii. p. 178

Liverpool, description of, i. p. 59

Loire river, ii. p. 152

Lombards, kingdom of, subverted by Charlemagne, ii. p. 204

Lomond Lough, singular circumstance, ii. p. 8

London, description of, i. p. 40; its destruction by fire, A. D. 1666, i. p.
262; is rebuilt and improved, 263, &c.

Londonderry, ii. p. 114

Lotharius, king of France, his reign, ii. p. 221, &c.

Louis le Debonnaire, his reign, ii. p. 217; rebellion of his sons, ii. p. 219,&c.
Louis the Stammerer, ii. p. 224

Louis VI. king of France, ii. p 239

Louis VII, king of France, engages in the croisade, ii. p. 240; performs
a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Thomas, of Canterbury, ii. p. 242
Louis VIII. king of France, ii. p. 246

Louis IX. St. king of France, his croisades against Egypt and Africa, ii.
p. 246

Louis X. king of France, ii. p. 252

Louis XI. king of France, aggrandizes the monarchy and depresses the
aristocracy, ii. p. 226, &c.; his tyranny to the nobles, ii. p. 268; his
character, ii. p. 270

Louis XII. king of France, ii. p. 273

Louis XIII. king of France, ii. p. 290

Louis XIV. king of France, his splendid reign, ii. p. 295

Louis XV. king of France, ii. p. 298, &c.

Louis XVI. king of France, ii. p. 305; convokes the general assembly of
the states, ii. p. 304; takes the oath of fidelity to the new constitution

at the feast of the grand confederation, ii. p. 309; escapes from Paris,
ii. p. 310; declares war against Austria, ii. p. 312; is deposed and
imprisoned, ii. p. 314; his tragical death, ii. p. 317

Louisiana, v. p. 378

Luther, Martin, commences the reformation, iii. p. 262
Lyons, description of, ii. p. 176

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Madagascar, description of, v. p. 288
Madeira, v. p. 286

Madras, v. p. 30

Madrid, description of, ii. p. 436

Mahomet assumes the prophetic and afterwards the military character,
iv. p. 172; progress of his doctrine and arms, iv. p. 175, &c.; his
death, iv. p. 177; inquiry into his character, iv. p. 177, &c.

Mahomet II. emperor of the Turks, his siege and capture of Constanti-
nople, iv. p. 59, &c.; his subsequent conquests, iv. p. 67, &c.; his
talents and character, iv. p. 69, &c.

Mahratta state founded by Sevagi, v. p. 40, &c.

Maida, battle of, i. p. 339

Malacca, description of, iv. p. 349, &c.; history of, iv. p. 352
Malaga, ii. p. 440

Malays, their ferocious character, iv p. 355

Malay nation, its diffusion, iv. p. 428

Malcolm II. or Malcolm III. introduces the feudal laws into Scotland, ii.
p. 41

Malcolm IV. king of Scotland, ii. p. 42

Malta, memorable siege of, iv. p. 71

Malta, war recommenced on account of that island, between Great Bri-
tain and France, i. p. 327

Mamalukes of Egypt, their government, &c. v. p. 208 and 218

Mammoth, bones of, v. p. 328

Man, isle of, description of, i. p. 78

Manchester, description of, i. p. 70

Manilla, description of, iv. p. 401

Maranon, or river of Amazons, v. p. 446

Marat assassinated by Charlotte Corday, ii. p. 321

Marco Polo, note on his travels, iv. p. 293

Marengo, battle of, ii. p. 334

Margaret of Anjou, queen of England, her heroism, i. p. 207, &c.

Margaret, queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, projects the union
of Calmar, iii. p. 417

Maria Theresa succeeds to the hereditary dominions of the house of
Austria, iii. p. 320; her war with the king of Prussia, ii. p. 321
Marseilles, description of, ii. p. 179

Martel, Charles, his signal victory over the Saracens, ii. p. 192
Martinique island, v. p. 511

Mary, queen of England, restores the catholic religion, i. p. 228; her
persecution of the Protestants, ibid.; trade with Russia first begun in
her reign, i p. 229

Mary, queen of Scotland, married to the dauphin, afterwards Francis
II. ii. p 76; returns to Scotland, ii. p. 82; her turbulent reign and
misfortunes, ii. p. 83

Massena, general, capitulates in Genoa, ii. p. 334
Mauritius, v. p. 290

Maximillian 1. emperor of Germany, annexes the Netherlands to the

house of Austria, iii. p. 257

Mayor of the palace, in France, ii. p. 190

Mazarine, cardinal, his administration, ii. p. 295

Mecca, description of, iv. p. 199

Medici, Cosmo and Lorenzo, iii. p. 136

Memphis, ancient, description of, v. p. 166

Menes, first monarch and legislator of Egypt, v. p. 164

Mersey, river, i. p. 13.

Messina, description of, iii. p. 64

Metz, description of, ii. p. 178

Meuse, river, ii. p. 386

Mexicans, conjecture respecting their origin, v. p. 422; their empire
conquered by the Spaniards, under Ferdinando Cortez, v. p. 427, &c.
their barbarous religion and human sacrifices, v. p. 439

Mexico, or New Spain, description of, v. p. 411; history of, v. p. 422
Mexico, city, description of, v. p. 417

Mexico, New, and California, v. p. 443

Miaco, in Japan, iv. p. 389

Middleburg, description of, ii. p. 393

Milan, description of, iii. p. 55

Mindanao, iv. p. 402

Minden, battle of, i. p. 287

Mississippi river, v. p. 302

Mississippi company in France, its ruinous effects, ii. p. 298

Missouri river, v. p. 303

Moawiyah, caliph, iv. p. 185; renders the caliphate hereditary, ibid.;
his accession causes a schism in the caliphate, ibid.

Mogul empire, in India, its anarchy and decline, v. p. 45; invaded by
Nadir Shah, v. p. 45; its complete dissolution, v. p. 46

Moluccas, or spice islands, iv. p. 404

Monasteries, consequences of their foundation, i. p. 103; Dissolution of,
i. p. 222

Monguls, history of, iv. p. 241, &c.; their vast conquests, iv. p. 243,
&c.; dissolution of their first empire, iv. p. 245; their second empire
founded by Tamerlane, iv. p. 246; found the empire of the Monguls
in India, iv. p. 247

Monte Video taken by the English, i. p. 351

Montpellier, description of, ii. p. 179

Montreal, description of, v. p. 382

Montserrat, ii. p. 428

Moorshedabad, description of, v. p. 27

Morocco, description of, v. p. 223

Moscow, description of, iii. p. 458

Mosul, description of, iv. p. 120

Mountains of England, their altitude, i. p. 11

Munich, description of, iii. p. 208

Mutiny in the British navy, i. p. 312

Mytelene, or Lesbos isle, description of, iv. p. 124

Naples, description of, iii. p. 51

Naples, king of, takes refuge in Sicily, and his capital seized by Joseph
Buonaparte, i p. 339

Nelson, lord, destroys the Danish fleet at Copenhagen, i. p. S20; defeats
the combined fleet, at Trafalgar, i. p. 337

Neva river, iii. p. 452

Neuski, St. Alexander, Grand Prince of Russia, iii. p. 490

Newcastle, description of, i. p. 60

Newfoundland, description of, v. p. 391

Nieper, ancient Borysthenes, river, iii. p. 451

Niester, ancient Tyras, river, 451

Nile river, description of, v. p. 139; sources of, v. p. 259
Nile, battle of, i. p. 315

Nineveh, founded, iv. p. 132; is totally destroyed, iv. p. 137

Ninus, king of Assyria, iv. p. 132

Ninyas, king of Assyria, his political and military institutions, iv. P.
132, &c.

Nootka Sound, affair of, i. p. 307

Normans conquer England, i. p. 132; their military system, i. p. 151
Normans invade France, ii. p. 226; besiege Paris, ibid.; settle in France;
ii. p. 227

Norway, history of, iii. p. 396

Norwich, i. p. 69

Nottingham, i. p. 75

Nova Scotia, description of, v. p. 387

Novogorod, description of, iii. p. 472; its spirit of independence, iii. p.
485; escapes the ravages of the Tartars, iii. p. 493; subdued by Ivan
Vassillievitch I. who carried away an immense booty, iii. p, 495; dread-
ful massacre of its inhabitants, by Ivan II. iii. p. 497

Omar, Caliph, his successful reign, iv. p. 184; subdues the Persians, and
captures Jerusalem, ibid.; conquers Egypt, and is assassinated, ibið:
Oporto, description of, iii. p. 16

Orange, Prince of, ii. p. 403, &c.

Orkney isles, description of, ii. p. 25

Orleans, New, v. p. 378

Orleans, description of, ii. p. 178

Orleans, maid of, ii. p. 261, &c.

Orleans, duke of, beheaded, ii. p. 321

Oronoko river, v. p. 448

Othman, caliph, completes the conquest of Persia, iv. p. 184; is massa-

cred by rebels, iv. p. 185

Otaheite, description of, iv. p. 423

Otho the Great, emperor of Germany, iii. p. 220

Otho II. emperor of Germany, iii. p. 221

Otho III. emperor of Germany, iii. p. 221

Owyhee, description of, iv. p. 425

Oxford, description of, i. p. 75

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Padilla, Don Juan, defeated, made prisoner, and put to death, ii. p. 478
Padilla, Donna Maria, her heroism, ii. p. 479, &c.

Paisley, description of, ii. p. 21

Palermo, description of, iii. p. 64.

Palmyra, ruins of, iv. p. 105; history of, iv. p. 106, &c.

Panama, v. p. 460

Papal dominions annexed to the kingdom of Italy, ii. p. 338

Paraguay, government of the Jesuits, v. p. 501, &c.

Paris, description of, ii. p. 163; peace of, A. D. 1763, i. p. 292; second

peace of, i, p. 304

Parkin Warbeck, his history, i. p. 212, &c.

Parliament, English, origin of, i. p. 161.

Parthian Empire, v. p. 119, &c.

Patna, description of, v. p. 28

Patrick, St. ii. p. 117

Paul 1. Emperor of Russia, iii. p. 554, &c.

Pegu, description of, iv. p. 371

Pekin, description of, iv. p. 277

Pelagius retires to Asturia, ii. p. 447

Pepin, the elder, mayor of the palace, ii. p. 190

Pepin d'Herestal, mayor of the palace, ii. p. 191

Pepin, assumes the title of king of France, ii. p. 193; lays the founda-
tion of the papal power, ii. p. 202

Perdu, Mont, description of, ii. p. 151

Persepolis, ruins of, description, v. p. 76, &c.

Persia, description of, v. p. 68; history of, v. p. 82

Persians, ancient, their government, religion, manners, &c. v. p. 117, &c.

Peru, conquest of, v. p. 163, &c.; civil wars of, v. p. 472, &c.

Perth, description of, ii. p. 19

Peter the Great, czar of Russia, his successful reign, iii. p. 508, &c. his
character, iii. p. 518

Peter II. czar, his reign, iii. p. 521

Peter III. czar of Russia; his reign and catastrophe, iii. p. 527, &c.
Peter the Cruel, king of Castile, ii. p. 454

Peter the Hermit excites the croisades, ii. p. 234

Petersburg, description of, iii. p. 463

Pharamond, king of the Franks, ii. p. 186

Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, v. p. 177; circumnavigation of Africa,
by his order, ibid.

Philadelphia, description of, v. p. 334

Philip I. king of France, ii. p. 232; pilgrimages to Jerusalem, ii. p. 233
Philip Augustus, king of France, ii. p. 243; his wars with Henry 11 ii.
P 244 joins in the croisade with Richard I. king of England, ibid. ;
his fleet defeated by the English, ii. p. 245; his victory over the em-
peror Otho, ibid.; his character, ii. p. 246

Philip the Fair, king of France, institutes the parliaments of France,
and calls the commons to the national assemblies, ii. p. 249; his quar.
rel with the Pope, 250

Philip de Valois, king of France, ii. p. 252

Philip II. king of Spain, his tyrannical reign, ii. p. 484

Philip III. king of Spain, expels the Morescoes, ii. p. 485

Philip IV. king of Spain, ii. p. 487

Philip V. king of Spain, places Don Carlos on the throne of Naples, ii.
p. 489

Pichegru conquers Holland, ii. p. 328