Memoirs of William Sampson

2nd. Edition (1817)

Table Of Contents

  • Preface

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  • Letter I: Treason —  Carlisle Gaol — Bridewell
  • Letter II: M'Dougall – Trevor – Torture – Notice of Trial
  • Letter III: Lord Cornwallis – Sir Ralph Abercrombie
  • Letter IV: Negociation—Byrne—Bond
  • Letter V: Case stated—Union
  • Letter VI: Treachery
  • Letter VII: Chicane—Lie by Act of Parliament—Lord Castlereagh
  • Letter VIII: Lovely Peggy -- Lovely Mary -- Shipwreck
  • Letter IX: Ancient Britons - Duke of Portland
  • Advertisement: To the Reader
  • CONTINUATION OF THE LETTERS
    Letter X: Mr. Wickham—Colonel Edwards—Oporto.
  • Letter XI: Taken prisoner – Released – Liberality – Mr. Nash – Abbe Morand.
  • Letter XII: Again imprisoned—Palace—Prison—Corrigidor—King—Queen—Prince--Variety. 
  • Letter XIII: Report of my Trial—Mr. Sealy.
  • Letter XIV: Doctor—Journey to Lisbon—Comedians, Friars, &c.
  • Letter XV: Mr. Walpole — A Trick — Minister of Police —Correspondence — Sweet Meats.
  • Letter XVI: An Accoucheur — Difficulties — Intendente.
  • Letter XVII: Tried again — Acquitted — Attempt at suicide — My danger — Dungeons described — Jurisprudence — My fears – Antonio – Italian nobleman – Lady – Cruel perfidy – English threats – Gibraltar prison-ship – Another Gaol.
  • Letter XVIII: Nocturnal Migration – Other Prison – More nauseous Dungeon – Hunting by Candle-Light.
  • Letter XIX:  Not quite so bad – Music – Amours of various Colours – Delays of State – The Saints – Something like Tom Pipes.
  • Letter XX: Better – The Ladies – The Mirror – Prospect – Ladies Eyes – Bow and Arrows – Bad shot – Hopes still.
  • Letter XXI: The neighbors – Infernal Dungeons.
  • Letter XXII: Kid-napped – Transported – Our Adieus – State affairs – Protest.
  • Letter XXIII: Voyage – Discovery – French Privateer – English Frigate – Dangers – Difficulties – Distresses – Landing in Spain.
  • Letter XXIV: Again threatened with Arrestation – Remonstrance – Municipality of Bayonne arrete motive – Arrival in France.
  • Letter XXV: Bordeaux – Bureau Central – Reflections on Party-Spirit – New Embarrassments – Mr. Forster – Special Letter of Exchange – My Protest – Its Effect.
  • Letter XXVI: Mrs. Sampson – Correspondence – Mr. Merry.
  • Letter XXVII: Peace – Cornwallis – Colonel Littlehales – My Memorial – Amiens – General Musnier – Unrelenting Persecution – Mrs. Sampson – Her arrival in France with her Children.

  • END OF THE LETTERS WRITTEN IN FRANCE
    THE SUBJECT CONTINUED, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS FROM NEW YORK

  • Letter XXVIII: Of the Terror in France
  • Letter XXIX: Of the Character of the French Nation
  • Letter XXX: Journey to Hamburg – Occupations – Correspondence – Mr. Thornton – Lord Hawkesbury – Mr. Fox
  • Letter XXXI: Embarkation – Danger – Journey to London – Lord Spencer – Once more imprisoned – Mr. Sparrow – Governor Picton
  • Letter XXXII: Causes of the Troubles in Ireland – A brief Review of Irish History
  • Letter XXXIII: Historical Ramble continued – First Visit of our English Ancestors to our Irish Ancestors – beginning of the DISPUTE
  • Letter XXXIV: Of the Reformation.
  • Letter XXXV: Theobold Wolf Tone – Of my own Crimes – Of the Crimes of the Irish Rebels – Union of Ireland with England -- Irishmen with Irishmen.
  • Letter XXXVI: The Irish Emigrant.
  • A LETTER From NEW-YORK, to the Right Honorable LORD SPENCER .

Appendix

Publisher's Note (2006)

This text is the 2nd edition, published in 1817, and transcribed onto the web in 2006 by myself from an original copy of the text in my possession. I have tried to stay faithful to the text in its spelling, capitalization and punctuation, and apologize in advance for any error I have introduced.  - R.E.W.

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