Chapter XX (2)

Gallatin, Albert, Secretary of the Treasury, remonstrates with
Jefferson against his allusions to New England in his second
Inaugural, i. 6;
his policy of internal improvements, 18;
ii. 364;
his view of Monroe’s negotiation with Spain, i. 65;
opposes the idea of war, 67;
opposes the offer of five millions for Florida, 78;
criticises the draft of Annual Message, November, 1805, 114;
success of his financial management, 210;
his policy of discharging public debt, 345;
his hostility to slavery, 362;
prepares for war, ii. 32 _et seq._;
his success with the treasury, 148;
modifies Jefferson’s Annual Message of 1807, 150;
his report Nov. 5, 1807, 156;
abandons his dogma with regard to a debt, 157;
opposed to Jefferson’s gunboat policy, 158;
wishes the embargo should be limited as to time, 170;
talks freely with Rose, 197;
asserts that war is inevitable unless the Orders in Council are
repealed, 198;
enforces the embargo, 253;
requires arbitrary powers to enforce the embargo, 261;
thinks the election of Madison doubtful, 284;
urges Jefferson to decide between embargo and war, 355;
his Annual Report of 1808, 365-367;
favors war, 368;
his plan, 369, 432;
writes “Campbell’s Report,” 370, 371;
his attitude as represented by Erskine, 385;
suggests settlement to Erskine, 387, 388;
Erskine’s report of his conversation, 390;
disavows Erskine’s report, 391;
his legislation to enforce the embargo, 398;
presses his measures, 420;
defeats bill for employing navy, 425, 426;
his analysis of the navy coalition, 428;
intended by Madison for Secretary of State, 429;
opposed by Giles, 429, 430;
his efforts to maintain discipline, 440;
explains the Non-intercourse Act to Erskine, 445.

Gambier, Lord, in command of the Copenhagen expedition, ii. 63;
bombards Copenhagen, 65.

Gardenier, Barent, ii. 147;
attacks the Supplementary Embargo Bill, 201;
his views on Campbell’s Report, 375, 447.

George III., Eldon’s anecdote of, ii. 65.

Gerry, Elbridge, presides over a “Chesapeake” meeting in Boston, ii.
29.

Giles, William B., senator from Virginia, i. 126;
introduces a bill to suspend habeas corpus, 338, 340;
ready for war, ii. 198;
described by Joseph Story, 205;
his bill defining treason, 206;
his bill conferring power to enforce the embargo by the most
stringent measures, 398;
a member of the senatorial cabal hostile to Madison and Gallatin,
428-430.

Gilman, Nicholas, senator from New Hampshire, i. 139.

Gloucester town-meeting appoints a committee of public safety, ii.
414.

Godoy, Don Manuel, defiant speech to Erving, i. 38;
offers to accept American advances, 381, 382;
opposed to alliance with France, ii. 116, 117, 118, 124;
stifles Prince Ferdinand’s intrigue, 291;
attacked by the people, 298;
described by Napoleon, 299.

Goodrich, Chauncey, senator from Connecticut, i. 461; ii. 146.

Gordon, Charles, appointed Captain of the “Chesapeake,” ii. 5;
drops down the Potomac, 7;
ready for sea, 8;
testimony of, 11;
prepares for action, 16.

Gore, Christopher, letter to Pickering, ii. 405;
Pickering’s reply, 406.

Graham, John, sent by Jefferson to inquire into Burr’s movements, i.
280, 281;
goes to Chillicothe, 282;
to Kentucky, 286.

Gregg, Andrew, member of Congress from Pennsylvania, moves a
Non-importation Resolution, i. 154;
the resolution debated, 155-165;
the resolution laid aside, 165, 396.

Grenville, Lord, denounces seizure of Spanish galleons, i. 46;
prime minister, 392, 420;
dismissed from office, 421;
charges ministers with intending a war, ii. 70.

Grey, Charles, Earl Grey, denounces seizure of Spanish galleons, i.
47. (See Howick.)

Gulf-stream considered by Jefferson as American waters, i. 129, 405,
424.

Gunboats, arguments for and against, i. 352;
Jefferson’s policy adopted by Congress, ii. 158-160.

Habeas Corpus, bill for the suspension of, defeated in Congress, i.
338, 340.

“Halifax,” the, desertion of seamen from, ii. 2.

Hall, Basil, his account of the practice of British frigates
blockading New York, i. 92.

Hall, Captain of marines on the “Chesapeake,” ii. 11.

Hampshire county-meeting in January, 1809, ii. 410.

Harrison, William Henry, obtains Indian lands, i. 13.

Harrowby, Lord, i. 47.

Hawkesbury, Lord, Home Secretary, his opinion on Spencer Perceval’s
proposed order, ii. 90.

Hay, George, District-Attorney, conducts prosecution of Burr, i.
445;
threatens the court with impeachment, 466;
accuses Jefferson of insincerity, ii. 131.

Heath, William, Jefferson’s letter to, i. 8, 9, 58.

Henry, John, his letters to H. W. Ryland in March, 1808, ii.
243-248;
his letters sent by Sir James Craig to Lord Castlereagh, 246, 248;
sent to Boston by Sir James Craig in January, 1809, 460;
his reports, 461.

Herrera, General, i. 300;
hostile demonstrations of, 304;
movements of, 310.

Hillhouse, James, senator from Connecticut, ii. 146, 405.

Holland, James, member of Congress from North Carolina, i. 351.

Holland, Lord, i. 407.

“Horizon,” American ship, condemned by French courts under Berlin
Decree, ii. 82;
judgment in the case of the, 109.

Howick, Lord, British Foreign Secretary, i. 407;
his order depriving neutrals of coasting rights, i. 416-421;
dismissed from office, 421; ii. 79.

Humphreys, Captain, of the “Leopard,” ii. 4;
his note to Commodore Barron, 12.

Hunt, Major, sounded by General Wilkinson, i. 222.

Impeachment, a farce, i. 447;
Marshall threatened with, 466.

Impressments of American seamen, i. 93, 94, 400; ii. 144;
Monroe’s negotiation upon, i. 407-409, 422, 429, 432, 433, 438;
included in instructions on the “Chesapeake” affair, ii. 39, 45,
47, 162-164;
British proclamation on, 52, 166;
Jefferson’s intentions on, 164, 353.

Impressment Proclamation. (See Proclamations.)

Inaugural Address, second, of President Jefferson, i. 1-8.

Indians, Jefferson’s parallel between Indians and conservatives, i.
4, 6;
cessions of territory in 1805, 14;
relations of the northwestern, with Canada, 15, 16;
of the southwestern with Florida, 16. (See Treaties.)

Innis, Judge, i. 274;
denies Daveiss’ motion against Burr, 278;
humiliated by Daveiss and Marshall, 293.

Internal improvements, Jefferson’s recommendation of a fund for, i.
2, 346; ii. 364;
his anxiety to begin, i. 19;
Gallatin’s scheme of, 20;
Gallatin’s report on, ii. 364.

Jackson, Andrew, his devotion to Burr, i. 221, 258;
his unauthorized order of Oct. 4, 1806, to the Tennessee militia,
258;
undertakes the building of boats, etc., for Burr, 274;
to be instructed against Burr, 284;
requires disavowals from Burr, 287;
his letter to Claiborne, 288, 317;
his quarrel with Adair, 288;
at Richmond, attacks Jefferson, 460.

Jackson, Francis James, British envoy to Denmark, to demand the
delivery of the Danish fleet, ii. 64;
Lord Eldon’s anecdote concerning, 65.

Jackson, Jacob, Second Lieutenant of Artillery, commanding at
Chickasaw Bluff, i. 325.

Jackson, Senator James, of Georgia, i. 126;
declares in favor of an embargo, 149, 176;
his death, 176.

Jackson, John G., member of Congress from Virginia, attacks Quincy
in
Congress, i. 196;
opposes war, ii. 378.

Jefferson, Thomas, his second inauguration, i. 1;
his Inaugural Address, 1-9;
his Cabinet, 10;
result of his Spanish diplomacy, 38, 39;
his letter to Madison respecting Monroe’s mission, 54;
his letter to James Bowdoin respecting the Spanish relations, 57;
writes to Madison respecting procedure with Spain, 61;
suggests a treaty with England, 63;
favors Armstrong’s advice to occupy Texas, 69;
writes to Madison of plan for peaceable settlement by intervention
of France, 75;
his memorandum of a Cabinet meeting, 77;
the turning-point of his second administration, 80;
his conversation with Merry after the British seizures, 101;
his memorandum of the new Spanish policy, 106;
his aversion to war with England, 108;
his Annual Message, 1805, 111 _et seq._;
announces his intention to retire at the close of his term, 119;
his Message applauded by the Federalist press, 129;
his secret Spanish message, 130;
preserves secrecy in Congress, 147;
coerced into sending special mission to England, 150, 152, 433;
conciliates opposition in Congress, 165;
warns Monroe against Randolph, 165;
makes advances to Macon, 167;
Randolph’s attack on, 172 _et seq._;
closes American ports to three British cruisers, 200;
his character and position described by Turreau, 205;
asks Bidwell to take the leadership in the House, 207;
his refusal to obey a subpœna, 208, 450;
receives Burr at the White House, 233;
his seeming indifference to Burr’s movements, 266;
his memoranda of the situation, 278;
sends Graham to inquire into Burr’s movements, 281;
sends to Wilkinson to use active measures, 284;
issues a proclamation, 285;
his letter to Secretary Smith regarding naval and military
defences, 332;
obliged to proceed against Burr, 336;
and to defend Wilkinson, 341;
his Annual Message, December, 1806, 345 _et seq._;
advocates internal improvements, 346;
would abolish the slave-trade, 347;
signs the Act prohibiting the Slave Trade, 365;
defied by Spain, 388;
his instructions to Monroe and Pinkney regarding the treaty, 401
_et seq._;
determined on commercial restrictions, 423;
refuses to submit Monroe’s treaty to the Senate, 430 _et seq._;
offers Monroe the government of Orleans Territory, 435;
his letter to Bowdoin about Spanish perfidy and injustice, 436;
designs to impeach Marshall, 447;
his irritation with Marshall and Burr’s counsel, 450, 453;
supports Wilkinson, 456;
his vexation at Burr’s acquittal, 470;
his proclamation on the “Chesapeake” affair, ii. 30;
preparations for war, 32;
his instructions to Monroe, 39;
the result of his measures of peaceful coercion, 97;
his genius for peace, 130;
his personal friendship for Monroe, 130;
his confidence in his own theory, 138;
domestic opposition to, insignificant, 145 _et seq._;
his strength in Congress, 147;
the secret of his success, 148;
his Annual Message, Oct. 27, 1807, 153;
his influence, 155;
his second Message concerning the Burr trial, 156;
his policy as to gunboats, 158;
yields to Canning, 163, 164;
writes an embargo message, 168;
signs the Embargo Act, Dec. 22, 1807, 178;
his entreaties to Rose through Robert Smith, 188-191;
asks Congress for an addition, of six thousand men to the regular
army, 212;
charged with a subserviency to Napoleon, 228;
issues a proclamation against insurrection on the Canada frontier,
249;
writes a circular letter to State governors respecting the surplus
of flour in their States, 252;
writes to Governor Sullivan, of Massachusetts, to stop importing
provisions, 253;
writes to General Dearborn, 256;
his war with the Massachusetts Federalists, 258;
his popularity shattered, 269;
hatred of, in England, 331;
orders Pinkney to offer a withdrawal of the embargo if England
would withdraw the Orders in Council, 333 _et seq._;
his attitude toward Spain, 339;
decides to propose no new measures in view of his approaching
retirement, 356;
his language reported by Pickering, 359;
his last Annual Message, 361 _et seq._;
advocates public improvements, 364;
desires to maintain the embargo until his retirement, 432;
opposition of Joseph Story and others to, 433;
his letter to Thomas Mann Randolph, 442;
signs the act repealing the embargo, 454;
contradictions of his presidency, 454;
insulted by the address of the Massachusetts legislature, 457;
his failure to overthrow the New England Federalists, 461;
submits in silence to the repeal of the embargo, 462;
his letter to Dearborn revealing his mortification, 463;
decline of his influence, 464;
appoints William Short minister to Russia, 465;
the nomination rejected by the Senate, 466;
his letter to Short, 468;
his style of life and his debts, 469 _et seq._;
quits Washington, 472;
his address to his fellow-citizens in Virginia, 473.

Johnson, Richard M., member of Congress from Kentucky, his argument
in favor of the embargo, ii. 266;
opposes war, 376.

Johnson, Justice William, of South Carolina, issues a mandamus to
compel the collector to clear certain ships, ii. 263.

Jones, Evan, i. 300.

Judiciary, attempt to make an elective, ii. 205.

Junot, marshal of France, ordered to enter Spain, ii. 117;
marches on Portugal, 119;
enters Lisbon, 120, 121;
capitulates at Cintra, 315.

Keenan, Thomas, member of Congress from North Carolina, i. 356.

Kerr, Lewis, i. 303.

Key, Philip Barton, member of Congress from Maryland, ii. 147;
advises a war policy, 374.

King, Rufus, i. 199;
Pickering sends a letter of, to Rose, ii. 234;
candidate for Vice-President, 285;
letters to Pickering, 348, 457.

Kingsbury, Lieutenant-Colonel, arrests Adair, i. 324.

Labouchère, i. 379.

Lambert, Travels of, a description of New York under the embargo,
ii.
278.

Latrobe, Benjamin H., architect of the Capitol, ii. 152.

Laussat, the French prefect at New Orleans, i. 164;
his account of the situation, 298.

“Leander,” British frigate, i. 91, 94;
shot from, kills John Pierce, 199.

“Leander,” the, Miranda’s ship, i. 190.

Leib, Michael, i. 9.

“Leopard,” British frigate, sent to search the “Chesapeake,” ii. 4;
accompanies the “Chesapeake” to sea, 10;
fires on the “Chesapeake,” 16;
searches the “Chesapeake,” 19.

Lewis and Clark, expedition of, i. 12, 215.

Lewis, Captain of the “Leander,” i. 265.

Lewis, Governor Morgan, of New York, ii. 283.

Lincoln, Levi, Attorney-General, resigns, i. 10;
governor of Massachusetts, ii. 416.

Livingston, Chancellor, i. 216.

Livingston, Edward, at New Orleans, i. 300.

Lloyd, James, author of the “Boston Memorial,” i. 144;
elected to succeed J. Q. Adams as senator from Massachusetts, ii.
242.

Logan, Dr., senator from Pennsylvania, i. 139;
his proposal to prohibit commerce with St. Domingo, 88;
his bill to prohibit trade with St. Domingo, 140;
an amateur negotiator, ii. 236.

Logan’s Act, ii. 236.

Louisiana, political effects of purchase of, i. 17;
boundaries of, 33-35;
disaffection in, 297 _et seq._;
dislike of Claiborne’s administration, 299;
admitted to territorial rights, March 2, 1805, 302.

Lyman, Theodore, ii. 411.

Lynnhaven Bay, ii. 4, 9.

Lyon, Matthew, member of Congress from Kentucky, i. 143, 175;
favors ships and harbor defences, 180;
with Burr, 220.

Macon, Nathaniel, chosen Speaker, i. 128;
reappoints Randolph and Nicholson on the Committee of Ways and
Means, 128;
Jefferson’s advances to, 167;
defeats Bidwell’s amendment by his casting vote, 360;
retires from his office, 153;
letter on the opinions prevailing at Washington, ii. 368;
declares that the embargo is the people’s choice, 421, 453.

McKean, Thomas, governor of Pennsylvania, i. 210.

McRae, Alexander, counsel for Burr, i. 445.

Madison, James, Secretary of State, i. 10;
writes to Jefferson respecting the claim to West Florida, 55, 60;
his letter to Jefferson concerning Monroe’s failure at Madrid, 59;
proposes negotiations and diplomacy, 70;
his character as a diplomatist, 74;
his pamphlet, “Examination of the British doctrine,” 102, 110;
to be Jefferson’s successor, 120;
his altercation with Casa Yrujo, 185 _et seq._;
his complication with Miranda, 199 _et seq._;
Turreau demands an explanation from, 195;
imposes impossible conditions on Monroe, 402;
writes to Jefferson respecting the new instructions to Monroe,
438;
arranges with Rose a “bridge” for Jefferson, ii. 191;
sends his last reply to Rose, 196;
notifies Erskine that the “Chesapeake” affair has lost
consequence,
199;
the caucus for, in Virginia and Washington, 226;
election of, 287;
sends Armstrong instructions in response to Champagny’s letter of
Jan. 15, 1808, 305;
his anger with Perceval’s order of April 11, 1808, 327;
threatens a declaration of war, 386;
his opponents in Congress, 428;
inaugurated, 472.

Malmesbury, Lord, ii. 64.

Marbois, Barbé, removed from office, i. 371 _et seq._

Marriatt, Joseph, his pamphlet in 1808, ii. 333.

Marshall, Humphrey, i. 268.

Marshall, John, Chief-Justice, his definition of treason in the case
of Bollman and Swartwout, i. 340, 443;
presides over the trial of Burr, 442;
refuses to commit Burr for treason, and rebukes the Government for
laxity in procuring proof, 445;
threatened with removal from office, 447;
and impeachment, 466, 470, 471;
his alleged sympathy with Burr, 461;
his decision in the Burr trial, 467 _et seq._; ii. 147;
menaced in Jefferson’s Annual Message of 1807, 155;
Jefferson’s desire to punish, 205;
his decision in the case of the United States _v._ Fisher _et
al._,
270;
inclines to Pickering’s view of Jefferson, 348.

Martin, Luther, Burr’s counsel, i. 444;
attacks Jefferson, 449;
angers Jefferson, 453;
his speech in the Burr trial, 465.

Mason, John Thompson, declines appointment as Attorney-General, i.
11.

Mason, Jonathan, ii. 411.

Massac, Fort, i. 222.

Massachusetts, feelings of, towards Virginia and Jefferson, ii. 409;
proceedings of legislature in February, 1809, 416;
address of legislature in March, 1809, 456;
“Patriotick Proceedings” of, in 1809, 458, 459. (See Elections.)

Meade, Cowles, governor of Mississippi Territory, i. 304;
arrests Burr, 326.

Meade, Lieutenant, ii. 12.

Mediterranean Fund, i. 137, 182, 183.

“Melampus,” the, ii. 2, 23.

Melville, Lord, First Lord of the Admiralty, i. 235, 238.

Merry, Anthony, British minister, writes to his government
concerning
the failure of the Spanish mission, i. 96;
his account of Madison’s conversation, 98;
of Jefferson’s, 101;
his report of the sensation produced by the seizures, 109;
informs his government respecting the Non-importation Resolutions,
150;
takes Yrujo’s part 188;
his report to his government of the apprehensions of the
Americans,
198;
advises Fox against concessions, 202;
upholds Burr, 219;
alarmed by the publicity of Burr’s schemes, 226;
confers with Burr respecting his journey to the West, 230 _et
seq._;
recalled by Fox, 250;
his last interview with Burr, 250.

Message, Annual, of 1805, i. 111 _et seq._, 128, 129;
special, on Spanish relations, Dec. 6, 1805, 115-118, 130 _et
seq._;
special, on British spoliations, 145;
referred, 146;
Annual, of 1806, 329, 345;
special, of Jan. 22, 1807, on Burr’s conspiracy, 337;
Annual, of 1807, ii. 149, 150, 153-156;
special, of Nov. 23, 1807, on the failure of Burr’s trial, 156;
special, of Dec. 18, 1807, recommending an embargo, 168-170, 228,
229;
special, of Feb. 25, 1808, recommending an increase of the regular
army, 212;
special, of March 22 and 30, 1808, communicating papers relating
to
England and France, 218;
Annual, of Nov. 8, 1808, 361, 364.

Mexico, Jefferson’s language to, ii. 340, 341.

Michigan Territory, i. 176.

Milan Decree of Dec. 17, 1807, ii. 126;
arrives in America, 195;
Napoleon’s defence of, 221, 295.

Mill, James, his reply to Spence and Cobbett, ii. 329.

Minor of Natchez, i. 224, 225, 315.

Miranda, Francesco de, his plans to revolutionize Colombia, i. 189
_et seq._;
distrusted by Burr, 189, 238;
visits Washington, 190;
his letter to Madison, 191;
sails, 191;
defeated by the Spaniards, 209;
returns to New York, 238.

Mirò, Governor, i. 269.

Mitchill, Dr. Samuel L., senator from New York, i. 126, 139, 430,
431.

Mobile Act, i. 25;
explained by Jefferson, 56;
Randolph’s explanation of, 163.

Mollien, Nicholas François, appointed Minister of the Treasury by
Napoleon, i. 371.

Monroe, James, envoy extraordinary to Spain, arrives in Madrid, Jan.
2, 1805, i. 23;
his correspondence with Cevallos, 23-36;
his letter to Armstrong, March 1, 1805, threatening a quarrel with
France, 30;
leaves Spain, 37;
adopts Armstrong’s views, 40;
returns to London, 42,47;
intends to return home in November, 1805, 43;
expects a change in British policy, 43;
negotiations with Mulgrave, 47;
advises the President to press on England and France at once, 49;
his Spanish failure discussed in Cabinet, 58, 65-67;
favored by Randolph for the Presidency, 122, 166;
affected by Senate scheme for a special mission, 150-152;
warned by Jefferson against Randolph, 165;
has his first interview with Fox, 393;
hurt by the appointment of Pinkney as his associate, 400;
his instructions regarding the treaty, 400 _et seq._;
disregards instructions, and signs treaty, 408 _et seq._;
embarrasses Jefferson by his treaty, 411, 434;
his letter to Colonel Taylor, of Caroline, defending his treaty,
413;
unfortunate in diplomacy, 415;
negotiation with Canning with regard to the “Chesapeake” affair,
ii. 42 _et seq._;
leaves London, 51;
warns Jefferson of danger from England, 71;
sails for home, 128;
Jefferson’s friendship for, 129;
Pickering’s opinion of, 130;
reaches Washington, Dec. 22, 1807, 183;
goes into opposition, 194;
caucus for, 226, 284;
his letter to Nicholson on support asked for the embargo, 346.

Moreau, General, Turreau’s note about, i. 82, 83.

Morales at New Orleans, i. 300.

Morgan, Colonel, warns Jefferson of Burr’s declarations, i. 255,
279.

“Morning Chronicle,” the, on the “Chesapeake” affair, ii. 41, 54,
70.

“Morning Post,” the, on the “Chesapeake” affair, ii. 41, 44, 53,
54,70 _et seq._, 76, 132, 317.

Mulgrave, Lord, British Foreign Secretary, his reception of Monroe’s
complaints in 1805, i. 47;
his indifference to American affairs, 48;
affirms the Rule of 1756, 48;
fails to answer Burr’s inquiries, 229, 232.

Murray, William A., Lieutenant of Artillery, his report of
conversation in New Orleans respecting Burr’s conspiracy, i.
303.

Napoleon, his intervention in Monroe’s Spanish negotiation, i. 26,
29, 30, 32, 41, 82;
not influenced by corruption of his subordinates, 42;
begins war with Austria and Russia, 73, 76, 77, 103;
forbids trade with St. Domingo, 89;
captures Ulm and enters Vienna, 106, 370;
returns to Paris, 371;
his financial measures in 1806, 372-375;
defeats Talleyrand’s plan for a settlement between Spain and the
United States, 383;
wins the battle of Jena, 388;
issues the Decree of Berlin, 389;
makes the treaty of Tilsit, ii. 62, 105;
attacks Portugal and Denmark, 106;
enforces his Berlin Decree against the United States, 109, 110;
Armstrong’s story about his attitude towards Florida, 114;
orders his armies into Spain, 117;
his proposed division of Portugal, 119;
offers Lucien the crown of Spain, 124;
issues the decree of Milan, 126;
treats the United States as at war with England, 221, 292, 295,
312;
seizes the Spanish Court, 298;
crowns Joseph King of Spain, 300;
his Spanish plan for conquering England, 303;
issues the Bayonne Decree, 304.

“National Intelligencer” prints the British Impressment
Proclamation,
ii. 166, 172, 186;
publishes the Milan Decree, 195.

Navy, i. 113, 178, 180;
fifty gunboats voted in 1806, 181;
favored by Jefferson, 201;
arguments for and against gunboats, 352;
gunboats adopted in 1807, ii. 158, 159;
frigates to be laid up in case of war, 159;
frigates to be used to serve gunboats, 427.

Navy-yards, incompetency of, ii. 6.

Nelson, Roger, member of Congress from Maryland, i. 350, 353.

Neutrals, trade of, restricted by Pitt in 1805, i. 45;
frauds of, denounced by James Stephen, 50;
rights of, maintained by Madison, 110.

Newburyport town-meeting in January, 1809, ii. 410.

New England, its conservatism, Jefferson’s opinions of, i. 6-9;
townships, Jefferson’s opinion of, ii. 441.

New England Confederation, the tendency to, ii. 403.

New England Convention, suggested by H. G. Otis, ii. 403;
its unconstitutionality, 404;
to be concerted between Massachusetts and Connecticut, 405, 406;
to be called by the Massachusetts legislature, 407.

New Orleans menaced, i. 17;
Burr’s confederates in, 296.

New York blockaded by British frigates, i. 91;
debate in Congress on the propriety of fortifying, 351, 355;
insurrection in, on account of the embargo, ii. 259.

Nicholas, Wilson Cary, i. 152, 173;
writes to Jefferson doubting the possibility of longer embargo,
ii.
345, 346;
file-leader of the House, 428;
urges Giles to withdraw opposition to Gallatin, 429, 430;
his resolution to repeal the embargo, 435, 438.

Nicholl, Sir John, King’s advocate, i. 417; ii. 96.

Nicholson, Joseph, member of Congress from Maryland, i. 127, 133,
135, 154;
his Resolution adopted, 165;
appointed District Judge, 167, 180;
remonstrates with Gallatin, ii. 32.

Nicklin and Griffith, i. 153.

Non-importation. (See Non-intercourse.)

Non-intercourse, partial, moved by Senator Samuel Smith in February,
1806, i. 146;
debate on, 147;
favored by Madison, 148, 426;
opposition to, 150;
Smith’s resolutions adopted, 151;
Gregg’s resolution of Jan. 29, 1806, 154, 155, 165;
Nicholson’s resolution, Feb. 10, 1806, 154, 155;
Nicholson’s resolution adopted, 165, 166;
Non-importation Bill reported, March 25, 1805, 175;
passed, 175;
suspended, Dec. 19, 1806, 349;
effect of, in England, 394, 399;
conditions of its repeal, 401, 436;
to remain suspended, 430, 436, 437;
favored by Jefferson after the “Chesapeake” affair, ii. 34, 36;
expected by Erskine, 144;
Non-importation Act goes into effect, Dec. 14, 1807, 165 (see
Embargo);
not avowed as a coercive policy in Congress, 203, or by Jefferson,
176, 204;
bill for total non-intercourse introduced, 444;
passed, 453. (See Acts.)

Norfolk, the Mayor of, forbids communication with the British
squadron, ii. 27.

Ogden, owner of the “Leander,” i. 190;
indicted by Jefferson, 195.

Ogden, Peter V., i. 252, 255;
carries despatches to Burr’s friends in New Orleans, 295;
arrested at Fort Adams, 319;
discharged from custody, 340.

Order in Council, of Jan. 7, 1807, called Lord Howick’s Order, i.
416-421; ii. 79, 80, 83, 93, 102, 144, 154, 318;
arrives in America, i. 435;
of Nov. 11, 1807, called Spencer Perceval’s Order, ii. 79-103;
its publication in England, 132;
arrives in America, 186;
a cause of the embargo, 168, 175, 176, 186, 332;
its object explained by Erskine, 219;
debate in Parliament in 1808, 317-321;
parliamentary inquiry into, 322;
new order proposed by Perceval, March 26, 1808, 324;
approved by Bathurst, 325;
opposed by Castlereagh and Canning, 325, 326;
issued, April 11, 1808, 327;
its effect on Madison, 327.

Otis, Harrison Gray, President of Massachusetts Senate, J. Q.
Adams’s
letter to, ii. 241;
his letter to Josiah Quincy suggesting a New England Convention,
403;
signs Address to the People, 456.

Ouvrard, agent of the French treasury, obtains from Spain financial
concessions, i. 372;
ruined by Napoleon, 374;
his scheme, 378.

Parker, Daniel, offers the two Floridas, i. 379.

Parliament, session of 1808, ii. 317.

Parsons, Chief-Justice Theophilus, ii. 29;
his opinion of the unconstitutionality of the embargo, 411.

Party, the Federalist, i. 9, 29, 139; ii. 209, 228, 232, 240, 242,
283, 286, 408;
the Republican, i. 9, 122, 127, 132; ii. 209, 214, 218, 226.

“Patriotick Proceedings” of Massachusetts legislature in 1809, ii.
458.

Pennsylvania politics, 1805, i. 9;
in 1808, ii. 286.

Perceval, Spencer, his comments on Howick’s Order in Council, i.
417,
421; ii. 80;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 55;
character of, 56;
Sydney Smith’s caricature of, 56 _et seq._, 73;
takes office as Chancellor of Exchequer, 81;
his paper on the policy and justice of retaliation, 83 _et seq._;
submits his paper on retaliation to the Ministry, 88;
his letter to Charles Abbot, 97;
his orders approved in Council, 102;
prohibits the export of cotton and quinine, 323;
affected by the embargo, 324;
his plan to conciliate the Federalists, 324;
carried into effect, 327.

Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, ii. 411.

Pickering, Timothy, i. 95, 151, 210, 217; ii. 29, 146;
praises Monroe, 129, 167;
won by Rose, 184 _et seq._;
cultivated by Rose, 232;
exerts himself to form a coalition with the British ministry, 234;
his letter to Governor Sullivan, 237 _et seq._;
effect in England of his letter to his constituents, 333;
declares Jefferson a tool of Napoleon, 347, 442;
reports Jefferson’s language about the embargo, 359, 442;
his triumph, 401, 409;
described by John Adams, 402;
maintains relations with Rose, 460.

Pierce, John, killed by a shot from the “Leander,” i. 199.

Pike, Zebulon M., Lieutenant of First Infantry, explores the sources
of the Mississippi, i. 213;
and of the Arkansas and Red rivers, 214, 223.

Pinckney, Charles, minister to Spain, recalled, but associated by
Monroe in negotiation, i. 23;
returns home, 37.

Pinckney, C. C., his treaty with Spain, 38;
candidate for President, ii. 285.

Pinkney, William, author of the Baltimore “Memorial,” i. 144;
appointed to aid Monroe in London, 152, 165, 169; ii. 354;
arrives in London, i. 400;
sole minister in London, ii. 162;
remonstrates against the tax on American cotton, 322;
his reply to Canning, 338;
publication of Canning’s personal letter to, 419.

Pitt, William, Prime Minister of England, his measures in 1804 and
1805 for restricting American commerce, i. 44, 45;
his coalition with Austria and Russia, 73;
Burr expects support from, 235, 238;
death of, 163, 211, 245.

Plymouth town-meeting in January, 1809, ii. 414.

“Polly,” rule established by case of, set aside, i. 45.

Porter, Moses, Major of Artillery, i. 246.

Portland, Duke of, Prime Minister of England, ii. 55;
his opinion on Spencer Perceval’s proposed Order in Council, 88.

Portugal, her ports ordered to be closed, ii. 106;
forced into war, 118;
divided by Napoleon into three parts, 121.

Press, Jefferson’s remarks on the, i. 7.

Prevost, Judge, of New Orleans, i. 219;
one of Burr’s correspondents in New Orleans, 296, 319, 324.

Pringle, John Julius, declines appointment as Attorney-General, i.
11.

Proclamation, President’s, of May 3, 1806, against the “Leander,”
“Cambrian,” and “Driver,” i. 200, 201;
of Nov. 27, 1806, against Burr, 283, 285, 289, 290, 292, 325, 328,
330;
of July 2, 1807, on the “Chesapeake” affair, ii. 30, 32, 34, 46,
187, 188;
to be recalled, 192;
of Oct. 16, 1807, by the King of England, asserting the right of
impressment, 52, 166, 168, 169;
of April 19, 1808, declaring the country on the Canadian frontier
in a state of insurrection, 249.

“Querist,” papers by Blennerhassett, i. 257, 273, 275.

Quincy, Josiah, member of Congress from Massachusetts, i. 128, 142;
in favor of ships and harbor defences, 179;
presents memorials in favor of Smith and Ogden, 195;
irritates opponents, i. 354, 360, 363; ii. 147;
his contempt for Jefferson, 356 attacks Campbell’s Report, 372;
attacks the advocates of the embargo, 422;
declares that the Republicans “could not be kicked into” a
declaration of war, 423;
on the distraction among the Democrats, 440;
requires total submission to Great Britain, 446, 453;
his account of John Henry, 461.

Randolph, Edmund, Burr’s counsel, i. 444.

Randolph, John, i. 3, 20, 23;
his antipathy to Madison, 119, 120, 126;
his reception of Jefferson’s secret Spanish message, 132;
his war on Madison, 134;
opposes Jefferson’s plans of buying Florida, 136;
favors an embargo, 149;
opposition of, 154;
his speech against the Non-importation Resolution of Gregg, 158;
attacks the Administration, 159;
his account of the Mobile Act, 163;
goes formally into opposition, 164;
philippics against the government, 172 _et seq._;
his Resolutions against the union of civil and military powers,
175;
makes public Jefferson’s secret Message, 179;
his dislike of Robert and Samuel Smith, 180;
his schemes to reduce the revenue, 182;
his object to make Madison contemptible, 182;
writes to Monroe respecting Burr, 333;
moves a resolution of inquiry, 335;
his dictatorial tone in Congress, 349;
favors abandoning New York in case of attack, 351;
attacks the coastwise prohibition of slave-trade, 364;
his qualities and faults, 367;
his influence destroyed, 368;
foreman of the jury in Burr’s trial, 448;
desires to indict Wilkinson, 457;
his letters to Nicholson, 457;
calls Jefferson’s proclamation in the “Chesapeake” affair an
apology, ii. 32;
upholds Monroe, 129;
fails to be reappointed on the Ways and Means Committee by Speaker
Varnum, 153;
advocates and then denounces the embargo, 174;
opposes Jefferson’s request for an increase of the regular army,
215, 374;
his speech on war, 380;
discord his object, 438;
his claim of having prevented war, 451;
his opinion of Jefferson’s second administration, 454.

Randolph, T. J., Jefferson’s letter to, ii. 138, 139.

Randolph, Thomas Mann, i. 183, 356.

Ratford, Jenkin, a deserter from the “Halifax,” ii. 2;
taken from the “Chesapeake,” 19;
hanged, 25.

Regnier, Grand Judge, announces the enforcement of the Berlin
Decree,
ii. 169.

Republican losses in the election of 1808, ii. 287;
revolt, 425. (See Party.)

“Revenge,” the, sails with instructions to Monroe respecting the
“Leopard” outrage, ii. 39;
returns, 133, 166.

Roads, Jefferson’s proposed fund for, i. 2, 345;
through the Creek and Cherokee country, 14;
Jefferson’s anxiety to begin, 19;
Cumberland, 181;
proposed by Gallatin, ii. 364, 365.

Rochambeau, General, at St. Domingo, i. 87.

Rodgers, Captain John, ii. 21.

Rodney, Cæsar A., Attorney-General, undertakes the prosecution of
Burr, i. 444;
points out the consequences to the Administration of convicting
Wilkinson, 455;
his opinion concerning Judge Johnson’s mandamus, ii. 264.

Rose, George, ii. 100, 102.

Rose, George Henry, sent as envoy for the adjustment of the
“Chesapeake” affair, ii. 104;
his ignorance of Canning’s Orders in Council, 133;
arrives at Norfolk on the “Statira,” 178;
his instructions, 178-182;
his character and qualities, 182;
his description of Congress, 184;
explains to Madison that Jefferson’s proclamation is a
stumbling-block, 187;
his letter to Canning, 188;
suggests the withdrawal of the proclamation, 190;
explains the new proposals of Jefferson to Canning, 192;
difficulties in the way of following his instructions, 192;
reveals the further disavowals expected, 193;
breaks off negotiation, 196;
makes his parting visits, and has free conversation with Gallatin
and Smith, 197;
writes to Canning under Pickering’s influence, 232.

Rosily, Admiral, ii. 298.

Rule of 1756, affirmed by Lord Mulgrave, i. 48;
assumed by James Stephen, 51, 53;
applied by the Whigs, 419;
insufficient to protect British trade, ii. 100, 319;
Erskine reports Gallatin ready to concede, 389.

Russia, the emperor of, wishes to exchange ministers with the United
States, ii. 465;
invitation declined by Senate, 466.

Ryland, Herman W., secretary to Sir James Craig, ii. 243, 460.

St. Domingo, independence declared, i. 87;
armed trade with, 87;
Napoleon’s prohibition of, 89;
trade with, prohibited by act of Congress, 141;
character of the act, 142;
Southern reasons for approving, 142.

Salt, repeal of duty on, i. 182, 183.

Sargent, Daniel, ii. 413.

Sauvé, Pierre, i. 301.

Scott, Sir William, his judgment in the case of the “Essex,” i. 44,
45, 47;
news of judgment received in America, 95, 96;
opposes reforms in his court, ii. 96;
his remarks on the right of retaliation, 321.

Seamen, British, in the American marine, i. 94;
desertion of, ii. 1.

Sebastian, Judge, i. 274;
resigns, 293.

Senate, cabal in, ii. 428.

Sheffield, Lord, ii. 73.

Short, William, sent by Jefferson as minister to Russia, ii. 465;
appointment negatived, 466.

Sidmouth, Lord Privy Seal, i. 393; ii. 73.

Skipwith, Fulwar, American consul at Paris, i. 379.

Slave representation, ii. 458.

Slave-trade, Jefferson recommends its abolishment, i. 347;
debate in Congress on the abolition of, 356.

Sloan, James, member of Congress from New Jersey, i. 160, 174, 183,
357;
moves that the seat of government be moved to Philadelphia, ii.
208.

Smilie, John, member of Congress from Pennsylvania, i. 359, 362; ii.
213.

“Smith Faction,” the, in Congress, ii. 428.

Smith, John, senator from Ohio, i. 175;
under the influence of Burr, 220;
sends letter to Burr by Peter Taylor, 275;
Burr’s reply, 276;
refuses to testify, 282;
his complicity in Burr’s schemes investigated, ii. 208.

Smith, John Cotton, i. 132, 143, 242.

Smith, Robert, Secretary of the Navy, asks to be made
attorney-general, January, 1805, appointed and commissioned as
attorney-general, but continues secretary of the navy, i.
10-12;
his opinion on Monroe’s Spanish negotiation, 68;
his letter to Jefferson on Burr’s conspiracy, 331;
wishes a call of the Senate to consider Monroe’s treaty, 432;
acts as Jefferson’s intermediator with Rose, ii. 188-191;
talks freely with Rose, 197;
dislikes the embargo, 261;
his opinions reported by Erskine, 384;
regarded as extravagant by Gallatin, 425, 428.

Smith, Samuel, senator from Maryland, i. 83, 126;
his Non-Importation Resolutions. 146, 150, 151;
his wish for diplomatic office, 152, 153;
his opposition to Armstrong’s appointment defeated, 153, 172;
punished by Jefferson, 168, 170;
his view of the President’s course, 169, 170;
writes to Nicholas respecting Burr’s conspiracy, 335;
annoyed at Jefferson’s ignoring the army in Annual Message, 348,
349;
his letters to W. C. Nicholas respecting Jefferson’s rejection of
Monroe’s treaty, 431 _et seq._;
on the embargo committee, ii. 172;
his hostility to Gallatin, 425, 428.

Smith, William Steuben, Surveyor of the Port of New York, in
Miranda’s confidence, i. 189;
removed from office and indicted, 195, 208;
his trial, 208;
his acquittal, 209;
connected with Burr, 263, 265.

Smith and Ogden, case of, i. 208, 450.

Snyder, Simon, chosen governor of Pennsylvania, ii. 286.

Spain, Jefferson’s expectation of bickering with, i. 8;
Monroe’s negotiation with, 23-36;
effect of Monroe’s negotiation with, on Jefferson and Madison,
54-79;
expected war with, 61, 62, 99, 118, 128, 189;
Gallatin’s opinion of Monroe’s negotiation with, 66;
Robert Smith’s opinion of, 68;
negotiation with, not to be converted into a French job, 70, 77;
Cabinet decision to transfer negotiation to Paris, and offer five
millions for West Florida, 78;
Merry’s report on, 96;
Madison’s remarks to Merry, 98;
Talleyrand’s proposed settlement with, 103, 106;
accepted by Jefferson, 106;
notice of unfriendly relations with, in Jefferson’s Annual Message
of 1805, 112;
Jefferson’s comments on, to Turreau, 125;
Jefferson’s secret message on, Dec. 6, 1805, 130, 177;
Randolph’s remarks
on the policy toward, 178;
relations with French finance, 372;
her “perfidy and injustice,” 437;
her condition in 1807, ii. 115, 116;
occupied by French armies, 119, 122, 293, 297;
collapse of government in, 298;
Joseph Bonaparte crowned king of, 300;
revolution of the Dos de Maio, 300-302, 315;
its effect in America, 339-343. (See Florida, West.)

Spence, Lieutenant, carries letters from Bollman to Burr, i. 309.

Spence, William, ii. 69;
his pamphlet “Britain independent of Commerce,” 329.

Spoliations, Spanish, i. 23 _et seq._;
in 1805, 37, 62, 67, 78, 107;
British, in 1805, 45, 73, 108;
sensation excited by, 109, 118, 125;
French, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 60, 107;
in 1808, ii. 312.

Stanford, Richard, member of Congress from North Carolina, ii. 214.

State-rights, affected by Jefferson’s acts, i. 3, 18, 19, 346; ii.
363, 364, 454;
affected by Acts of Congress, i. 142, 355, 361, 364, 366;
affected by the system of embargo, ii. 251-271, 273, 408-419,
456-459.

Stephen, James, author of “War in Disguise,” i. 50-53;
reprints Randolph’s speech, 396;
assists in framing Spencer Perceval’s Orders in Council, ii. 57,
100, 102;
his opinion of Brougham’s speech on the orders, 323.

Stevens, John C., experiments with a screw-propeller, i. 217.

Stone, David, senator from North Carolina, i. 139.

Story, Joseph, describes Giles, ii. 205;
opinion on the constitutionality of the embargo, 270;
elected a member of Congress from Massachusetts, 358;
in opposition to Jefferson and the embargo, 358;
letter describing the state of opinion at Washington, 370;
determined to overthrow the embargo, 432, 455, 463.

Street, John Wood’s colleague, i. 273.

Strong, Caleb, re-elected governor of Massachusetts in April, 1805,
i. 9;
again in April, 1806, 207;
defeated in April, 1807, ii. 146;
again in April, 1808, 242.

Sullivan, James, governor of Massachusetts, ii. 146;
receives Pickering’s letter for the State legislature, 237;
declines to convey it, 240;
his reply, 241;
re-elected, 242;
replies to Jefferson’s demand to stop importing provisions, 254.

Sullivan, William, ii. 411.

Sumter, Thomas, senator from South Carolina, i. 139.

Swartwout, John, marshal of New York, i. 189;
removed from office, 208;
Jefferson’s reasons for removing him, 209.

Swartwout, Samuel, one of Burr’s adventurers, i. 252, 255, 263, 265;
carries despatches to Wilkinson, 295;
pursues General Wilkinson, 309;
arrives at Natchitoches, and delivers Burr’s letter to Wilkinson,
311;
arrested at Fort Adams, 319, 460;
discharged from custody, 340.

Talleyrand, Charles Maurice de, Napoleon’s minister for foreign
relations, forbids discussion of Spanish spoliation claims, i.
26, 30;
rejects American claim to West Florida, 26, 54;
his share in the Spanish negotiations, 34, 41;
his jobbery, 41;
writes to Armstrong the Emperor’s demands concerning trade with
St.
Domingo, 90;
sends an agent to Armstrong to suggest an arrangement between the
United States and Spain, 103;
informs Armstrong that the King of Spain refuses to alienate
Florida, 377;
prompts Armstrong to renew his request for the Floridas, 380;
rebukes Vandeul for precipitancy in the Florida matter, 384;
created Prince of Benevento, 385;
removed from office, ii. 107.

Taylor, Josiah, Lieutenant of Second Infantry, i. 303.

Taylor, Peter, evidence of, concerning Blennerhassett’s delusion, i.
259;
sent with a warning letter to Burr, 275.

Tazewell, Littleton, sent with a message to Captain Douglas, ii. 28.

Tecumthe, residence of, in 1805, i. 15.

Texas, boundary, i. 33;
Spanish definition of boundary, 34;
included in the Louisiana purchase, 40;
Spanish establishments in, to be dislodged, 69, 80;
to be confirmed to Spain, and hypothecated to the United States,
78;
to be purchased, 139.

Tiffin, Edward, governor of Ohio, i. 282, 286, 289, 334, 335;
senator from Ohio, moves an amendment to the Constitution, ii.
205.

Tilsit, Treaty of, ii. 62, 105, 140.

“Times,” the London, on the “Chesapeake” affair, ii. 44, 54, 132.

Tompkins, Daniel D., elected Governor of New York in 1807, ii. 283;
his attempts to enforce the embargo, 249, 259.

Town-meetings held in Massachusetts to resist the embargo, ii. 410;
Jefferson’s opinion of, 442.

Trafalgar, battle of, i. 149, 370.

Treason, Marshall’s law of, i. 443, 467;
Giles’s bill for the punishment of, ii. 205.

Treasury, prosperous condition of, in 1806, i. 12, 210.

Treaties, Indian, with Wyandots and others, July 4, 1805, i. 13;
with Chickasaws, July 23, 1805, 14;
with Cherokees, Oct. 25 and 27, 1805, 14;
with Creeks, Nov. 14, 1805, 14;
with Piankeshaws, Dec. 30, 1805, 13.

Treaty with England of Nov. 19, 1794 (Jay’s), i. 401;
Article XII. of, 410;
with Spain of Oct. 27, 1795 (Pinckney’s), 38;
of San Ildefonso between France and Spain, Oct. 1, 1800
(Berthier’s), 38;
of Pressburg between France and Austria, Dec. 26, 1805, 163, 370;
with England of Dec. 1, 1806 (Monroe’s), 409 _et seq._, 422,
429-436, 438; ii. 48-51, 129, 144, 154;
of Tilsit between France and Russia, July 7, 1807, 62;
of Fontainebleau between France and Spain, Oct. 27, 1807, 119.

Troup, George McIntosh, member of Congress from Georgia, ii. 213;
opposes war, 377.

Trumbull, Jonathan, governor of Connecticut, refuses to take part in
carrying out the Enforcement Act, ii. 417, 455;
calls the legislature to “interpose,” 418.

Truxton, Commodore, sounded by Burr, i. 239.

Turreau, Louis Marie, French minister at Washington, his course with
Madison in the Spanish business, i. 81;
his letter to Talleyrand on American policy and national
character,
84;
his abruptness, 86 _et seq._;
sends Talleyrand an account of Jefferson’s conversation, 124;
his part in the Madison-Yrujo matter, 188;
acts as Yrujo’s ally, 194;
demands an explanation from Madison about Miranda, 195;
reports to Talleyrand Jefferson’s system for an alliance of
nations, 204;
writes concerning Jefferson’s character and position, 205;
writes to his government respecting Burr’s schemes, 226;
his comments on the embargo and war, 396;
writes to his government respecting English relations, 424 _et
seq._;
embarrassed by the Berlin Decree, 427;
description of an interview with Jefferson after the “Chesapeake”
affair, ii. 36;
his letter describing the servile character of Americans, 140;
alarmed by Jefferson’s course, 229;
his letters to Champagny complaining of the embargo, etc., 229 _et
seq._, 297;
has long conversations with Madison and Jefferson respecting a
French alliance, 308;
hopes America will declare war, 396.

Ulm, capitulation of, i. 370.

University, Jefferson’s recommendation of a national, i. 346, 347;
ii. 365.

Vandeul, M. de, French chargé at Madrid, confers with Godoy
respecting the cession of West Florida, i. 380;
rebuked by Talleyrand at Napoleon’s order, 384.

Varnum, Joseph B., member of Congress from Massachusetts, i. 128;
chosen Speaker, ii. 153.

Vimieiro, battle of, ii. 315, 340.

War, Jefferson’s recommendation of a fund for, i. 3.

“War in Disguise,” pamphlet by James Stephen, i. 50.

Warren, John, ii. 411.

Warton, agent of Burr, i. 238.

Washington, expense of living in, ii. 109.

Wellington’s victory over Junot in Portugal, ii. 316.

Wells, Maine, town-meeting in January, 1809, ii. 414.

West Indian Report, ii. 68.

“Western World,” the, i. 273.

Westmoreland, Earl of, Privy Seal, his opinion on Spencer Perceval’s
proposed Order in Council, ii. 89.

Whitby, Captain, of the “Leander,” i. 199.

White, Samuel, ii. 146.

Wickham, John, Burr’s counsel, i. 444;
his opening speech in the Burr trial, 465.

Wilkinson, General, i. 176, 209, 249;
sends Lieutenant Pike to find the sources of the Mississippi, 213,
and to New Mexico, 214;
Burr’s friend, 219 _et seq._;
joins Burr at Fort Massac, 222;
author of Burr’s projects against Mexico, 223, 234;
discouraged, 227;
receives cipher dispatch from Burr, 253;
in communication with the Spanish authorities, 262, 263;
Governor Mirò’s agent, 269;
denounced by Daveiss as a Spanish pensioner, 270;
at New Orleans, 297;
Laussat’s opinion of, 298;
ordered to Natchitoches, 310;
receives Burr’s letter at Natchitoches, and communicates its
contents to Colonel Cushing, 312 _et seq._;
writes to Jefferson, 314;
writes again to the President, 315;
takes command in New Orleans, 317;
tells Bollman his intention to oppose Burr’s schemes, 318;
demands of Claiborne the supreme command, 318;
establishes a degree of martial law in New Orleans, 319;
his letter to Clark, 321;
his acts, 323;
despatches including his version of Burr’s cipher received by
Jefferson, 336;
assailed by Randolph and the Federalists, 341;
in the receipt of a pension from the King of Spain, 342;
arrives at the Burr trial, 454;
deserted by Clark, 454;
accused by Major Bruff, 454;
supported by Jefferson, 456;
escapes indictment for treason, 457;
Randolph brings charges against, ii. 208.

Williams, David R., member of Congress from South Carolina, i. 358;
ii. 213;
his argument in favor of the embargo, 266, 378;
declares that the embargo is the wish of the South, 421, 426;
on the repeal of the embargo, 436, 439, 448, 450, 451.

Williams, Samuel, ii. 167;
Pickering gives Rose a letter to, 235.

Williams, Timothy, ii. 117.

Williamson, Colonel, Burr’s agent, i. 219, 229, 234, 238.

Wirt, William, counsel for government, i. 445;
his eloquence in Burr’s trial, 465;
his opinion of Chief-Justice Marshall, 469.

Wolcott, Oliver, i. 199.

Wood, John, his career, i. 272;
made editor of the “Western World” by Marshall and Daveiss, 273.

Workman, Judge, i. 303, 319.

Yazoo claims, i. 119, 350;
bill for settling rejected, 177.

Yrujo, Carlos Martinez, Marquis of Casa Yrujo, Spanish minister at
Washington, his dismissal considered, i. 73, 74, 79;
criticises Jefferson’s message, 184;
arrives in Washington, 185;
receives Madison’s letter asking his withdrawal, 186;
his reply and subsequent conduct, 187 _et seq._;
his remonstrances about Miranda, 194;
named minister to Milan, 196;
attacks Madison in the press, 209;
receives a secret visit from Dayton, 233;
his report respecting Burr’s proposal, 236 _et seq._;
writes to Cevallos of Burr’s communications, 247;
notifies his government of Burr’s intentions, 261;
Burr’s message to him, 264 _et seq._;
letter on Wilkinson, 342.

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