Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon; From the Accession of Philip V. to the Death of Charles III. 1700 to 1788. Drawn from the Origi (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 edition. Excerpt: ... This Statement of, or Apology for, his Administration, written by Florida Blanca himself, though too long to be introduced into the Memoirs, is yet too interesting to be omitted. It is therefore here inserted as an Appendix., HEADS. 1. Termination of the disputes with Portugal, relative to the limits of APPENDIX. the South American colonies--Advantages of the reconciliation. jo j 2. Negotiations with the Porte, and the states of Barbary. 3. Negotiations with the princes of India. 4. Intercourse with Prussia and Russia, and formation of the armed neutrality. 5. Rupture with England. 6. Warlike operations in Europe and America. 7. Blockade of Gibraltar. 8. Capture of Minorca. 9. Siege of Gibraltar, and destruction of the floating batteries. VOL. V. Q APPENDIX. 10. Negotiations fur peace--Hopes of recovering Gibraltar disap I 11. Preliminaries and definitive treaty. 12. Advantages of the treaty with England. 13. Florida Blanca solicits leave to retire, 14. Bombardment of Algiers. 15. Treaties with the Mahometan states. 16. Matrimonial connection between the families of Spairi and Portugal.. 17. Internal regulations--Charitable and patriotic institutions--Measures for the prevention of idleness and mendicity--Insti-tutions and improvements of individuals and corporate bodies, under the patronage of the crown. 18. Piousfund raised by a tax on the clergy. 19. Contributions and assistance-derived from the church. 20. Law for reclaiming the gypsies. 21. Plansfor the improvement of agriculture and traffic--Formation of canals and roads, and erection of new settlements. 22. Examples shewn by the king and the royal family. 23. Improvement of arts, sciences, and manufactures. 24. Measures for facilitating internal intercourse and communi cations....