Chapter XXXII: "From Cain to Catiline, the world hath known (5)

Indians, American-Aztecs,16 Bahama,25 Origin and Name of,26 At Battle of Still water,59 Hendrick, the Mohawk Sachem, Account of-Anecdote of, 106; Eloquence of, 107; Six Nations, described.109 In Ambush, near Fort Ann, 140; Mo-lang rescues Putnam from, 141; War-Feast of, on Bouquet River, 159; Interview of, with Burgoyne at Bouquet River-Speech of an Iroquois, 160; Jealousy of, near Montreal in 1760, 178; Norridgewockor Abenakes, 191: Natanisand Sabatis,join Arnold's Expedition to Canada, 194; Massacre of Sherburne's Corps, near Cedar Rapids-Caughnawagas-The seven Nations of Canada-Brant, 208; St. Regis Village, 210; Five Nations of New York attacked by Frontenac in 1696, 216; War Feast, under Brant, at Oswego in 1777, 219; Capture at Fort Niagara in 1759, 225; Onondagas- Hostility toward Dupuys, near Syracuse, 229; Massacre French and Spanish, near Oswego, in 1669, 230; Councils of, in Mohawk Valley, 234; In Valley of Charlotte River, 237; Council of Six Nations at Oswego to form Alliance against Bostonians-Seduced by Promises of Rewards by Guy Johnson-Their Coalescence, 239; At Siege of Fort Schuyler, 242; Amusement of, 252; Incursion of Oneidas into Unadilla Settlement-Five Nations, Division of, according to Colden, 256; Caughnawagas and other Tribes threaten Destruction of all the Settlements in Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys in 1778-Oneidas and Tuscaroras neutral-Faithful to their Pledge-Fidelity of White Eyes, 264; Council of, at Johnstown- Disposition of different Nations, 265; Treachery of Great Tree, 267; Onondagas, Expedition against, in 1779, 270; Council of Six Nations

Genesee Valley, 1769,276; Of Genesee Valley-Com Planter, Notice of- Address to President at Philadelphia-An early Temperance Lecturer, 277; Attack on Schoharie Settlements in 1780-Rendezvous, 279; Colonel Lewis Atyataronghta, an Oneida Warrior, at Battle of Klock's Field, 281; Method of Scalping, 293; Plunder and Burn Currytown, 294; Scalp Mary Miller, 295; Skirmish with Captain Woodworth at German Flats, 298; Six Nations, Convention of, at Albany, in 1754, 303; Council of, at Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1758, Diplomatist, at Easton, Pennsylvania, 336; Anecdote of Old Indian at Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, 338; Early Tribes of Wyoming Valley, Notice of, 341; Jealous of Count Zinzendorf-Attempt to murder him, 342; Quarrel between Shawnees and Delawares about Grasshopper, 343; Speech of Messenger John in Wyoming Valley in 1775, 349; Brant not engaged in Invasion of Wyoming, 354; Of Esopus, massacre and capture Whites in 1663-Driven back to Mountains by Crygier, 386; Skirmish near Cambridge, 392; Panic and Flight of, at Battle of Bennington, in 1777, 397; Pequots and other Connecticut Indians, 416; Destruction of Pequots, near Fairfield, in 1637, 417; War of Pequots in 1637, 433; Attack on Pilgrims in 1620, 443; Defy Pilgrims, 444: Measures adopted by Congress for securing Neutrality in 1775,568.

Inglis, Reverend Charles, writes Letter to Joseph Galloway in Cipher, 320.

Inman Family, at Battle of Wyoming, 366.

Irishmen, enlistment of, in American Army in 1775, 565.

Isabella of Castile and Leon, biographical Sketch of,22 Aids Columbus. 23.

Islands, Thousand, in River St. Lawrence, 214; In Boston Harbor, Skirmishes at, after Battle of Lexington, 537.

Isle Aux Noix, proposed attack of British on French, 152; Fortified, 162; Historic Associations of, 167.

Jackson, Colonel, at Battle of Stillwater. 51: At Battle of Springfield, 324.

Jarvis, Stephen, in Expedition to Danbury, 402.

Jay, John, Delegate to first Continental Congress, 383; Advocate of Constitution-Wounded by Stone in Doctor's Mob. New Y'ork.384 Chairman of Committee for draughting and reporting State Constitution in 1776, 386; First Chief Justice of State of New York, 387.

Jeffries, Dr., at Battle of Bunker Hill, 544.

Jenner, biographical Sketch of, 307.

Johnson, Sir John, strengthens Johnson Hall by Scotch Highlanders, 235; Perfidy of, toward Schuyler-Flight from Canshnawaga, 236; In Command of Indians at Oswego.241 At Siege of Tort Schuyler, 245; Recruits Tory Refugees on St. Lawrence, 264; In Western New York, 274; Incursion of, into Schoharie Country-Attack on Schoharie Forts, 279; March of, to Fort Hunter, 280; Flight toward Onondaga Lake-Escape to Canada by Oswego, 282; Flight toward Canada-Invasion of Mohawk Valley in 1780, 288; Retreats from Johnstown-Recovers buried Plate, and conveys it to Montreal, 289; Flight to Canada, 290.

Johnson, Lady of Sir John, conveyed to Albany and kept as Hostage, 236. ?

Johnson, Sir William, Anecdote of, and Mohawk Sachem, 106; Attack on his Camp in 1755, 108; Captures French and Indians at Fort Niagara in 1759,225; Biographical Sketch of-Scat of-Dark Deeds of, in Mohawk Valley-Effect of his Movements on People-Formation of Parties, 232; Indian Diploma-Amusements-Death. 268.

Johnson, Guy, Residence of, in Mohawk Valley, 234; Summons Grand Council of Six Nations at Oswego, 239.

Johnson, Captain Edward, quaint Sayings of, 448.

Johnson Greens, 236, 241, 244, 246.

Johnson, Thomas, nominates Washington for Commander-in-chief, 563.

Johnstone, Reverend Mr., of Johnstone Settlement, 237.

Johnstown. Battle of, in 1781. 290.

Jones, Major, at Battle of Stillwater, 54.

Jones, Lieutenant David, retirement to Canada in consequence of Murder of Jane McRea, 100.

Junius, Letters of-Joint Authorship attributed to Colonel Barré, Marquis of Landsdowne, and Counselor Dunning, 463.

Kalm's Description of Albany in 1749, 301.

Kean, John, Notice of, 329.

Keats, Quotation from, 44.

Kimble's Mountain, 306.

Kine-pox, Discovery of. by Jenner-Introduction of, by Lady Montague, in 172], 307.

Kingston, New York, Place of holding Legislature in 1777, 358; Description and early History of, 385; Indian Troubles-Asylum for Huguenots, 366; Place of holding Convention of Representatives of State of New York, and of draughting and reporting Constitution of State in 1777, 387; Burning of, 368; Scene of Execution of Tories in Revolution, 389; Scenery near-Birth-place of Vanderlyn the Painter, 390.

Kingston, Lieutenant, at Battle of Bemis's Heights, 50

Kingston, Upper Canada, Notice of, 214.

Kinnison. David, only Survivor of Boston Tea Party, 499; Life and Adventures of, 500; Speech at Free Soil Meeting in 1643, 501.

, Kirke, Tide-waiter-Confinement in Sloop Liberty, 478

Kirkland. Samuel, biographical Sketch of, 234.

Klock, Colonel Jacob, at Siege of Fort Schuyler, 245; Descent of Son of, upon Palatine, 298.

Knapp, Benjamin, Notice of 403.

Knickerbocker Magazine, Quotation from, 533.

Knowlton, Captain Thomas, at Battle of Bunker Hill, 539.

Knox, General Henry, Head-quarters of, near Middlebrook, with Washington, in 1778, 332; At Battle of Bunker Hill, 545.

Knyphanaen, General Baron, biographical Sketch of, 321; Invasion of Elizabethtown and Springfield, 322.

Kosciusko, biographical Sketch of, 48.

Labrador, Discovery of, by Cabot, 27.

La Fayette, Marquis De, accompanies Commissioner Duane to Indian Council at Johnstown in 1778-Mans Forts of Schoharie Creek, 265; Escorted by Revolutionary Dragoons in 1825, 413; At Laying of Corner Stone of Bunker Hill Monument, 559.

Lake George, Discovery and Description of, 108; Scene of Massacre in 1757, 110.

Lake, Silver-bottomed, fabled, near Syracuse, 230.

Lamb, Colonel John, Notice of, 459.

Lands, Grants of, extending to Pacific, 123, 343, 399; New Hampshire Grants declared Free and Independent in 1777, 168.

Langdon, Governor John, biographical Sketch of, 393.

Langdon, Dr., Notice of, 459.

Langdon, President, Notice of, 539; Reads Declaration of Congress before Army at Cambridge in 1775, 569.

Latimer, at Battle of Stillwater, 51.

Laws, peculiar, in Connecticut, 433.

League and Covenant entered into by Massachusetts Assembly in 1774, 510.

Leamington, Reverend Mr., Tory, left Norwalk with Tryon, 414.

Learned, General, at Battle of Bemis's Heights,49 At Siege of Fort Schuyler, 250.

Lee, Ann, Founder of Shaking Quakers in America-Biographical Sketch of, 383.

Lee, Dr. Arthur, biographical Sketch of,85 Card of, 531.

Lee, Major General Henry, at Battle of Springfield, 323; Accompanies Washington to Cambridge, 564.

Lee, Richard Henry, appointed on Committee to draught Instructions for and Commission of Washington, 563.

Legends of Indian Maiden, of Bear Tribe, at Little Falls, 258.

Legislature, New York, Held at Kingston and Poughkeepsie in 1778, 382.

Leslie, Captain William, Notice of, 332.

Letters of Louis XVI. to Charles IV. of Spain,87 Of Junius, 463; Of Pennsylvania Farmer, 476; Of Marque and Reprisal issued by Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, 576; Of Washington to female Slave, Phillis, 556; Of Reverend William Emerson, describing Washington's Camp, 567.

Levi, M., Attempts to recapture Quebec, 189.

Lexington, Skirmish at, in 1775, 190; Topography of, 552; Monument-Clark House and its Associations, 553; Incidents of Battle, 554

Liberty, Sons of, Origin of Name, 463; Places of Meeting in Boston, 478, 479; American Cradles of, 440, 479; Daughters of, in Boston, Meeting of, in 1769, 482; Massachusetts Song of, 487.

Liberty Hall near Elizabethtown, 329.

Lincoln, Benjamin, appointed Secretary of Provincial Congress at Concord in 1774, 516.

Lincoln, General, at Battle of Bemis's Heights, 50,58 At Diamond Island and Ticonderoga, 114; At Manchester in 1777, 394.

Linzee, Captain, of British Sloop of War Falcon, repulsed by Captain Manly, 570.

Lipe, Johannes, House of, 263.

Little, Captain, at Battle of Springfield, 323.

Little Falls, described, 253, 257; Rocks at, present Appearance of- Cyclopean Architecture, 257; Attack on, by Indians in 1780, 259.

Livingston, Henry A., Notice of, 385.

Livingston, Colonel Henry, at Battle of Stillwater,51 At Siege of Fort Schuyler, 250.

Livingston, Governor William, former Residence of, near Elizabethtown- Notice of-Property purchased by Lord Boling-broke, 329; Biographical Sketch of-Spirit of his Daughters, 330; Writes against Episcopacy in America, 460.

Livingston, James, at Battle of Stillwater, 51.

Livingston, Philip, Delegate to first Continental Congress, 383.

Livingston, Robert R., Advocate of Federal Constitution, 384; First Chancelor of State of New York, 387.

Lockwood, Lambert, at Expedition to Danbury, 403.

Longfellow, Quotation from, 555.

London, Lord, appointed Commander-in-chief of British Forces in North America in 1757-Anecdote of, related by Franklin, 110.

Louis XVI., Letter of, to Charles IV. of Spain, urging Co-operation in American Cause, 87.

Louisburgh, Siege and Capture of, in 1758, 120.

Lovelace, Thomas, Capture and Execution of, 92.

Low, Isaac, Delegate to first Continental Congress, 383.

Luther, Hymn of, 299.

Luzerne, Chevalier De, arrives from France, 311; Named after 374.

Lyman, General, at Battle of Lake George, 109.

Magellan reaches Pacific Ocean, 16.

Mahew, Reverend Jonathan, Sermon of, against Stamp Act, 467.

Mallory, Edward, Notice of, 365.

Manifesto, pompous, of St. Leger on Arrival at Fort Schuyler in 1777, 242.

Manly, Captain, bravely captures three British Vessels in Boston Harbor, 569; Conflict with Sloop of War Falcon. 570.

Manor, Livingston-Burning of Houses at, in 1777, 388; Of Rensselaer or Rensselaerwyck, 390.

Manufactures, American domestic, at Newport before Revolution, 470.

Marriage, romantic, at Niagara Falls, 228; Of Mint Master's Daughter- Curious Account of, 449.

Marshall, Captain, Death of, 478.

"Massachusettensis," Signature of Tory Writer, 513.

Massachusetts, early Patriotism of, 304; Old Map of Bay ot, 446; Circular Letter of, to all the Colonies, 477; Assembly, Proceedings of, on account of Port Bill in 1774, 506, 509; Gage attempts to Dissolve Assembly-Solemn League and Covenant of Assembly, 510; Last Adjournment of Massachusetts Assembly under Royalty, 511; Prepares for War on Eve of Revolution, 512; Assembly resolve themselves into Provincial Congress- Organize at Concord, 515; Military first organized by Ward and Pomeroy, 516; Provincial Congress orders Purchase of Ammunition and Stores in 1775-Alarmist Companies formed by Citizens-British Troops Arrive, 521; Unity of People after Battle of Lexington-Provincial Congress summoned at Watertown, 531; Benevolence of Provincial Congress, 536; Relics in Collection of, Historical Society, 562.572 Organizes House of Representatives under original Charter in 1775, 568; Provincial Congress passes Law prohibiting Waste of Powder by Sporting in 1775, 570; Pays Franklin Money due for Services as Colonial Agent in England, 575.

Massachusetts Spy, 515.

Mather, Cotton, Tomb of, 561; Letter and Autograph of, 562.

Mather, Dr. Samuel, Tomb of-Library of burned by British at Charlestown in 1775, 561.

Mather, Increase, Tomb of, 561; Portrait of, 562.

Mather, Reverend Moses, Notice of, 414.

Mathews, General, dispatched to Elizabethtown Point in 1780, 322.

Mathews, Mrs., Notice of, 323.

Maxwell, General, in Sullivan's Expedition, 274.

May Flower, Emigrants in-First Birth among-Copy of Compact signed and entered into previous to Landing, 437; Fac eimile of Handwriting of Pilgrims, 438; Described as Cradle of American Liberty, 440; Arrival at Cape Cod Bay, 442.

M'Crea, Jane, Murder of, 48,96 Biographical Sketch of,97 Account of- Death of,99 Reinterment and Grave of, 101.

M'Donald, Captain, in Western New York, 274.

M'Donald, Colonel John, Monument of, 226.

M'Donald, Donald, attempts to burn Shell's Block-house, 299.

M'Kean, Captain Robert, sent to reconnoitre Brant's Encampment at Oghkwaga in 1778-Letter to Brant from Cherry Valley, 266; Challenges Brant, 270; At Battle of Klock's Field, 281; Ordered to Currytown, 294; Death of, 295.

M'Kee, Tory, Notice of, 264.

M'Lellan, Quotation from, 195.

M'Lellan, Lieutenant, in Expedition against Oswegatchie in 1779, 271.

M'Neil, Mrs., abduction of, by Indians, 98

M'Pherson killed at Siege of Quebec, 201.

Mead, General, Ebenezer, Notice of, 411.

Meeker, Timothy, at Battle of Springfield, 324; Idea of Standing Army, 325.

Mellon, Colonel, at Siege of Fort Schuyler, 242.

Merchants, Club of American, suggest Stamp Act in 1739, 461; Of Boston express Willingness to pay for Tea destroyed, 512; London, rebuked by George III. lor favoring American Cause, 521.

Mexico, City of, founded, 16.

Middlebrook, Encampment of American Army at, in 1778,79 Howe's Stratagem-Skirmishes-Encampment of seven Brigades of American Army at, 331; Washington's Army at, in 1778, 332.

Mifflin, Thomas, appointed by Washington Quarter-master General, 566.

Milford, Pennsylvania, Notice of, 380.

Miller, Quotation from, 136.

Miller, Mary, scalped by Indians, 295.

Minor, Charles, Historian of Wyoming-Quotation from, 340: Letter to Colonel Stone relative to Invasion of Wyoming, 350.

Miralles, M. Juan De, accompanies Luzerne from France-Death of, 311.

Mississippi River ascended by De Soto in 1542, 31.

Mohawk River, Difficulty in Crossing, 41.

Mohawk Valley, early Hostilities in, 231; Seeds of Rebellion implanted by Stamp Act-Effect of political Movements upon People-Formation of Parties-incidents prior to Revolution, 232; Violence of Loyalists- Assault upon Sammons--Meeting at Cherry Valley-Baronial Hall fortified by Colonel John Johnson, 233; Attempted Removal of Kirkland-Hostile Movements of the Johnsons-Indian Councils, 234; Alarm of People-Congress orders Schuyler to seize Military Stores, 235; Disarming of Tories at Johnson Hall-Perfidy of Johnson-Flight, 236; Repairs at Fort Stanwix- Brant at Oghk-waga-Hostile Movements-Expeditions of Herkimer and Colonel Harper, 237; Conference with Brant-Frankness-Herkimer's precautionary Measure-Haughty Bearing of Brant, 238; Breaking up of Council-Grand Council at Oswego-Seduction of Indians-Coalescence with English, 239; Gloomy Prospects of, in 1781,283; Description of, 284; Last Battle of, 291.

Mol an g rescues Putnam, 141.

Money, Continental-Form of Bills-Devices and Mottoes, 317;, Plans for Redemption-Counterfeits of, by Tories, 318; Depreciation of-Value of, in Specie, 319; Paper, Value of, in 1778, 352.

Money first coined by United States-Fac Simile of, 318; First coined in New England in 1652, 449; First Paper, issued in New England in 1690, 451; Paper, issued by Massachusetts in 1775, 534.

Money Digging at Mount Independence, 148; At Crown Point, 152.

Monkton. General, Landing of, near Montmorenci, 185.

Monocasy Island, Notice of, 356.

Montcalm, Marquis De, Louis Joseph De St. Veran, appointed Successor to Dieskau-Attempt to capture Fort William Henry-Return to Ticonderoga, 110; Second Attack on Fort William Henry-Surrender of Garrison-Perfidy of French and Indians, 111; Position of Army at Quebec, 185; Death and Burial place of-Biographical Sketch of.188 Monument of, 205; Approaches Oswego in 1756-Attack on the Works, 218; Victorious-Courtesy, 219.

Montgomery, General Richard, captures Fort St. John's-Death of, 162; At Battle of St. John's, 170; March upon Montreal-Mutiny in Camp, 181; Approach to Cape Diamond-Attack upon British-Death of, 198; Biographical Sketch of, 200; Tomb of. 201.

Montmorenci, Battle of, 186; Falls of, described, 203.

Montour, Catharine, biographical Sketch of-Captivity with Indians- Accompanies Delegates of Six Nations to Philadelphia, 357.

Montreal, first Settlements of, 178; Captured by English in 1760, 179.

Montressor, Colonel, Notice of, 191.

Monument of Brock and M'Donald, 226; Proposed, in Memory of De Witt Clinton, 259; Caldwell's, at Elizabethtown, 326; Near Troy, in Memory of Battle of Wyoming, 365; Proposed by Congress in Memory of General Wooster, 406; Colonel Dixwell at New Haven, 420; Major Campbell, near Milford Hill.423 Colonel David Humphreys at New llaven, 429; Dr. Joseph Warren on Breed's Hill, 549; At Concord in Memory of the Slain, 531, 552, 553; At Lexington, 531, 553; At Danvers, 531; Bunker Ilill, 558.

Mooers, Benjamin, Notice of, 165.

Moore, Major, killed at Battle of Bunker Hill, 545.

Moravian Missionaries, Notice of, 343.

Morgan, Colonel Daniel, at Battle of Bemis's Heights,50 Censure of, at Battle of Stillwater,62 Joins Camp at Cambridge, 565.

Morgan, John, succeeds Church as Surgeon to Army Hospital in 1775, 568.

Morgan, James, murders Reverend James Caldwell, 327.

Morgan, General Lewis, at Battle of Klock's field, 281; Ordered to Currytown, 294; Death of, 295.

Morris, George P., Quotation from, 382, 480.

Morris, Robert, Notice of, 321.

Morris, Lieutenant, at Battle of Stillwater, 52.

Morristown, New Jersey, Notice of-Fort Nonsense-Headquarters of Washington-Encampment at, in 1777, 306, 310; Room occupied by Washington, 315.

Mottoes on Continental Money, 317: At Celebration of Pluckemin in 1778, 334, 335; On Newspaper Head, 508; On Pine Tree Flag. 570, 576.

Moulton, Mrs., extinguishes flames of Concord Court-house, fired by British in Î775, 526.

Mount Defiance, Ascent of, 130; View from, 131.

Mount Independence, Assent and Topography of, 147.

Mowatt. Lieutenant. Descent of, upon Cape Ann with British Brig of War- Sent to Portland to obtain Supplies, 569.

Mumford, Adjutant, killed at Battle of Bunker Hill, 571,

Munson, Dr. Eneas, Letter of, relative to Vaccination, 307; Senior, Biographical Sketch of, 308; Notice of, 430.

Murphy, Timothy, biographical Sketch of-Account of his killing General Fraser,62 Notice of.267 Escapes from Indians in Western New York, 276; Boldness of, at Schoharie, 279.

Mutiny among Washington's Troops in New Jersey, 312, 314; In Regiment of Colonel Van Rensselaer, near Hoosick Four Corners, in 1781, relative to New Hampshire Grants-General Gansevoort directs Colonels Yates, Van Vechten, and Van Rensselaer to quell Disturbance-Troops raised for the Exigency, 399; End of Insurrection, 400.

Myers, Mrs., Notice of-Incidents of her Life-Escape of her Father and Brother from Indians, 370.

Narvaez's Expedition to Florida and Mexico in 1528-Perishes in Storm at Sea, 30.

Navy, American Colonial, Boards formed in 1775, 569; First Organization of, in 1775, 575; Code of, adopted-Augmentation of, in 1776, 576.

Naval Battle on Lake Champlain in 1776, 163, 164; Operations against Niagara, under Shirley, in 1755, 217; Expedition fitted out at Elizabethtown Point in 1776, 328; Operations of British on Coast after the Battle of Bunker Hill, 569; Manly's Engagement off Cape Ann in 1775, 570.

Neal, John, Quotation from, 539.

Newark, Notice of-Associations of, 305.

Newberry, Capture and Execution of, 273.

New Dorlach (Sharon Springs), Battle of, 294.

New England-Its Associations, 432; Origin of Name, 433; Bounds and Extent of original Territory, 434; People of, aroused to Arms in 1774, 514; Fisheries of, Bill proposed to destroy, 520;-F)ag of, at Battle of Bunker Hill, 541; Colonies sustain and perfect their civil Government during the Revolution, 568.

Newfoundland discovered by Cabot in 1498, 27.

New llaven, Settlement of-East Rock-Red Rock, 418; Organic Law of New Haven Colony-Regicides, 419; Strenuously opposes Proceedings of Stamp Act, 420; Early Patriots of, 421; Landing of Tryon's Troops at, in 1779, 422.

Newport blockaded by the British in 1780-French Fleet at, 435; Domestic Manufactures of, prior to Revolution, 470.

Newspaper Press, political Importance of, during Revolution, 476, 485; Devices, 507, 508; Poetry, 508.

Newspapers, American, during Revolution-Anderson's Constitutional Gazette-Boston News Letter-Boston Post, 513; Boston Journal of the Times, 480; Boston Gazette and Country Journal, 513; Essex Gazette, 467; Federalist, 384; Massachusetts Gazette and Boston Post Boy and Advertiser, 513; Massachusetts Spy, 513, 515; New England Ensigne, 449; New York Mercury, 460, 470; Pennsylvania Journal, 507; Rivington's Political Register, 459; Royal Gazette, 508.

Newspaper, English, London Chronicle, Notice of, 570.

New York, State of, organized at first Session of Legislature at Kingston in 1777-Election for Members of Legislature held in all Counties except New York, Kings, Queens, and Suffolk-Names of State Officers elected, 387.

Niagara Falls, Incidents and Topography of, 328; River, Events of, in War of 1812, 226; Suspension Bridge, 228.

Nichols, Colonel, at Battle of Bennington, 397.

Niemcewicz, Count, Notice of, 329.

Nixon, General John, at Battle of Stillwater,51 Biographical Sketch of,76 wounded at Battle of Bunker Hill, 545.

North-men, early Voyages of, to North America, 17.

Norridgewock Falls. Notice of, 191.

North, Lord Frederick, Earl of Guilford, Policy of, relative to Battle of Saratoga,85 Biographical Sketch of, 483.

Norwalk described, 413; Destroyed bv the British in 1779, 414.

Oak, Charter, at Hartford, 434.

Officers, Public, Insolence of, 474; Names of, at Battle of Bunker Hill, 542; American, Salaries of, in 1775, 564; Genera], under Washington- Stations of, near Boston in 1775, 566.

Ogden, Captain Amos, in Wyoming Valley-Attacked by Yankees, 345.

Ogden, Moses, Grave of, 326.

Ogden, New Jersey Tory, Notice of, 313.

Ogden, Nathan, killed by Speddy, 346.

Ogdensburgh attacked by the British in 1812, 213.

Oghkwaga, Indians at, in 1777, 237.

Oliver, Peter, biographical Sketch of, 506.

Oriskany, Description and View of, Battle-ground, 245.

Osborn, Levi, Founder of Osbornites, 405.

Oswald, Colonel, Notice of, 409.

Oswegatchie, Fort, captured by the English in 1760, 212; Expedition against, under M'Lellan and Hardenburgh, in 1779, 271.

Oswego, Topography of, 215,217,220, 221; Attempt to capture, hy Willett, in 1783-Attack upon, in 1814, 220.

Otis, James, Jun., patriotic Efforts of, 459; Liberality of, 474; Boldness of, 477; Abuse of, 487; Assaulted by Robinson-Recovers Damages by Law, 488; Biographical Sketch of, 492; Anecdote of-Killed by Lightning, 493.

Paine, Robert T., conducts Prosecution of Preston for Murder, 492.

Paine, Thomas, Quotation from, 457.

Palmer, William P., Quotation from, 298.

Paris, Colonel, at Siege of Fort Schuyler, 243. ,

Parker, Captain Jonas, killed at Battle of Lexington, 525.

Parker, Capture and Execution of, in Western New York in 1779, 276.

Parliament, British, Proceedings of, relative to Burgoyne,84 Opposition in House of Commons relative to Burgoyne's Defeat,85 Introduces Bill for the more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in 1774, 156; Discuss Right of Taxing Americana, 461; Passage of Stamp Act, 463; Apathy of, after its Passage, 470; Repeal of Stamp Act, 472; Proceedings in, on Eve of Revolution, 517; Warm Debates in, in 1775, 519.

Paterson at Battle of Bunker Hill, 545; At Battle of Bemis's Heights, 49.

Patriots, American-Soundness of their Principles-Not to be bribed, 479; Boldness of, in Boston in 1774, 510; Secretly convey Arms and Ammunition out of Boston in 1775-Detection and seizure of. on Boston Neck, 522; Names of, slain and wounded at Battle of Lexington and Concord, 532.

Patroon, Killian Van Rensselaer, 391.

Peck, Reverend Dr., Wife of, 370.

Penn, Governor John, entered Protest against the boundary Section of the Canada Bill in 1771, 156; Refusal of, to treat with Susquehanna Company in 1769, 345; Calls of, to General Gage for Troops from New York in 1769, 346.

Penn, Governor Richard, refuses to negotiate with Connecticut, 347.

Pennsylvania applies to Congress to appoint Commission relative to Dispute in Wyoming in 1782-Appeal unheeded-Appoints three Commissioners to repair to the Valley, 371.

Pennymites, civil commotion with Yankees at Wyoming Valley in 1770, 345, 346.

Percival, James G., Quotations from, 292, 531.

Percy, Lord, Anecdote of, while marching toward Lexington, 528.

Petrie, Dr., medical Adviser of General Herkimer, 260.

Philadelphia, second Continental Congress held at, in 1775, 125; Riot at. in 1779, 32 L.

Phillips, Major General, at Battle of Bemis's Heights, 50.

Phillis (Wheatley), Female Slave and Poet, Letter of Washington to- Biographical Sketch of-Quotation from, 556.

Phipps, Sir William, attempts to besiege Quebec in 1789, 451.

Pickering. Colonel Timothy, biographical Sketch of, 374; Appointed Commissioner to Wyoming Valley in 1787-Repulsed by Franklin, 375; Escapes to Philadelphia-Returns to Wyoming-Abduction and Treatment, 376.

Pierpont, Reverend John, Quotation from, 447.

Pigot, General, in Command at Battle of Bunker Hill, 541.

Pine Robbers (a Band of Tories), Notice of, 332.

Pitcairn in Expedition to Concord in 1775, 523; Shot by Negro Soldier- His Widow pensioned by British Government, 546.

Pitt, William, Notice of, 457; Resigns his Ministry, 458; Marble Statue of, in New York City, 472; Created Earl of Chatham in 1766,475; Unexpected Appearance in Parliament on Eve of Revolution-Speech on American affairs-Conciliatory Proposition, 518.

Platt, Judge Zephaniah, Notice of, 165.

Pledge, Form of, to sustain Continental Congress by Patriots of New York in 1775. 384.

Pluckemin, Notice of-Washington's Army at, in 1778, 332; Celebration at, in 1779. 33).

Plunkett. Colonel, Expedition to Wyoming in 1775, 348.

Plymouth, Massachusetts, Landing of Pilgrims at-Rock-First Sabbath at, 443; Founded in 1620, 444.

Pokono Mountain, Notice of, 339.

Pollard, Asa, killed at Battle of Bunker Hill, 541.

Pomeroy, Seth, appointed Commander of Massachusetts Militia, 516; At Battle of Bunker Hill, 542.

Ponce De Leon, Voyage to the Bahamas in Search of the fabled "Fountain of Youth" in 1512-Reaches Florida,29 Killed by Indians, 30.

Poor, General, at Battle of Bemis's Heights,49 In Sullivan's Expedition to Wyoming, 274.

Port Bill, Boston, adopted and passed in 1774, 504.

Poughkeepsie, Origin of Name-Meeting of Legislature at, in 1778-State Convention at, 382.

Powell, General, at Battle of Bemis's Heights, 50.

Powder, Scarcity of, after Battle of Bunker Hill-Private Vessels sent to West Indies for Supply, 570; Seasonable Supply of from Africa, 571.

Pownal, Governor, Notice of482 Remarks of, concerning Spirit of American Patriots, 483; Statement of, in Parliament, 484.

Pratt, Chief Justice (afterward Lord Camden), Position of, on Passage of Stamp Act, 472.

Prescott, Colonel William, at Battle of Bunker Ilill-His Bravery- Biographical Sketch of, 539; Anecdote of, 541.

Prescott, Dr. Samuel, at Battle of Lexington, 525.

Prescott. Genera], at Battle of Montreal in 1775-His Brutality toward Allen-Harsh Treatment to American Prisoners, 180; His Flight and Capture, 181.

Prescott, Lieutenant, at Battle of Bunker Hill, 546.

Prescott, William H., Notice of, 539.

Preston, Captain, tried for Murder of Attucks, Gray, and Caldwell, 491.

Preston, Dr., Notice of, 554.

Press, American Newspaper, 507, 508, 513. 515.

Prideaux, General, at Crown Point in 1758, 120.

Pringle, Captain, Naval Command of, on Lake Champlain in 1775, 162.

Prisoners' Island. Lake Champlain, Escape of Prisoners from, 117; Prescott's Brutality toward, 180; American Prisoners at Cedar Rapids released by General Carleton, 209.

Privateering in 1775, 329.

Privateers, American, formidable to British in 1775, 569.

Privy Council, a Cabinet of thirty-five Peers, 494.

Protestant Colony in Florida destroyed by Spaniards in 1564, 32.

Provisions, Fresh, Scarcity of, in British Army in Boston in 1775, 571.

Pulaski, Count, at Morristown in 1780, 310.

Pulpit, Curious, at German Flats, 254.

Puritans, Origin of-Bishops Hooper and Rogers-Henry VIII.-Elizabeth- Puritan Boldness, 440; Position of Elizabeth-The Separatists- Persecutions-Puritans in Parliament-James L-Exile of Puritan Ministers, 441; Character of Puritan Pilgrims-Preparations for sailing to America- Departure from Delfthaven-The May Flower, 442; Exploration of the American Coast-Attacked by Indians-First Sabbath in New England-Landing of, on Plymouth Rock in 1620,443; Founding of Plymouth-Destitution and Sickness-Death of Carver-Election of Bradford-Defiance of Indians, 444; Condition of the Colony-Further Emigration from England-Winslow-Old Colony Seal-Standish-Settlement of Weymouth in 1622-Shawmut, 445; Settlement of Endicott and others at Salem-Arrival of Winthrop-Founding of Boston in 1630-Progress of free Principles, 446; The Puritan Character-Witchcraft-English Law-Delusion, and its Effects in New England, 447; Religious Character of the Puritans-Mildness of their Laws-The representative System-Influx of Immigrants, 448; Trade of the Colony-First coined Money-Marriage of Mint Master's Daughter-Conduct of so-called Quakers-Punishment, 449.

Putnam, Garret, Notice of, 288.

Putnam, General Israel, daring Feats of, 94,96 At Ticonderoga in 1758, 118; Near Fort Ann-Perilous Situation of-Capture of, by French and Indians, 140; Humanity of his Captor, 141; On Lake Champlain-Attack upon French and Indians near Fort Ann, 143; Feat of, at Fort Oswcgatchie, 212; Controls Cantonments between Princeton and the Hudson in 1777, 307; Head quarters of, at Reading, Connecticut, in 1779-Speech of-Encampment at West Greenwich or Horse-neck, 411; Once a Tavern-keeper-His Sign- Letter relative to License of Public Houses, 439; At Battle of Bunker Hill, 541, 566; Anecdote of, 547.

Putnam's Hill, Notice of, 413.

Quakers, Origin, Peculiarities, and Sufferings of, in America, 450.

Quebec, Bishop of, Carleton's Attempt to seduce-Consistency of the Prelate, 158; Early Settlement, Growth, and Topography of, 183, 184; Capitulation of--Levi's Attempt to recapture-llis Retreat, 189; Description of, 204; Historical Localities at, 205; Passage of Quebec Act in 1774, 505; Shows despotic Tendency of parliamentary Enactments ot the Times, 506, 156, 157.

Queen Esther (Catharine Montour), biographical Sketch of, 357.

Quincy, Josiah, defends Captain Preston, 492: Speech in Boston in 1773, 497; biographical Sketch of, 498.

Quo Warranto Writs defined, 434.

Rail-roads of Boston, Number of annual Passengers on, 560.

Ralle, Father, Notice of-Killed by Indians. 191.

Ransom, Captain, in Command at Wyoming in 1776, 350; At Skirmish on Millstone River in 1777, 351.

Rations of Continental Soldiers, 576.

Raymond, Nathaniel, Notiee of, 415.

Read, Colonel John, Notice of, 411.

Red Jacket at Battle of Chemung-Despised by Brant, 279.

Red River descended by De Soto, 31.

Reed, Joseph, Secretary to Washington. 567.

Regicides, Tomb-stones of, at New Haven, 420.

Relics of Pilgrims-Chest, Pot, and Key from May Flower, 437; Chopping- knife and Chair, 438; Governor Carver's Chair-Governor Winslow's Chair- Sword of Miles Standish-Key of Port Royal Gate-King Philip's Samp Pan, 562.

Relics of Revolution-Halbert, 47: Tomahawks,64 Coins, Skull, 10.3; Washington's Pouch and Puff-ball for hair powder, 166; Earthen Pipe at Oriskany, 246; Silver Spoon presented to Mrs. Ford, 314; Carpet at Judge Ford's, Morristown, 315; Tavern, and Franklin Stove at Elizabethport, 328; Treaty Table at Wyoming.359 Grave stone of Abraham De Witt at Kingston, 389; Drum, Musket, Sword, and Cap from Bennington in Senate Chamber at Boston, 395; Cannon-ball lodged in Post at Ridgefield, 411; Buckly House, Norwalk, Connecticut, 416; Putnam's Tavern Sign-Mrs. Washington's Ottoman, 439; Statue nf William Pitt in New Y'ork City, 472; Desk nf Speaker of Massachusetts Colonial Assembly, 562; Washington's Original Commission from Congress at Patent Office in Washington, 564; Franklin's Post-office Book at General Post office in Washington, 568; Hand-bill in Massachusetts Historical Society, 572.

Rescindera in Massachusetts Assembly in 1768, 477.

Resolutions of Continental Congress for emission of Bills, 316.317 Urging Pennsylvania and Connecticut to cease Hostilities in 1775- Unheeded, 348; Adopted at Wilkesbarre in 1777, 350; To erect Monument in Memory of General Wooster 406.

Revenue Laws, enforcement of, in 1762, 460.

Revere, Pan], copper-plate Engraver, 317; Artistic Devices of, 507; Sent as Messenger to Lexington in 1775, 523.

Revolution, American, Events preceding, 349; First Step toward Absolutism-Democratic Colonies-Board of Trade-Courts of Vice Admiralty- Commercial Restrictions.453

First Act of Oppression-Colonial Claims to right of Representation-Right acknowledged-Burnet appointed Chief Magistrate of Massachusetts, 454; Wisdom of Robert Walpole-Restraining Acts-Royalty and Patriotism of Colonies-Heavy voluntary Taxation, 455; Designs of British Ministry- Expenditures of British Government on Account of America-Accession of George 111., 456; Death of George II. announced to the Heir-Influence of Earl of Bute-Cool Treatment of Pitt, 457; Character of Bute, Influences the King-Discontents-Resignation of Pitt, 458; Secret Agents sent to America-Writs of Assistance-Opposition of Bostonians-Episcopacy designed for America, 459; Enforcement of Revenue Laws-Resignation of Bute- Succeeded by Grenville-Opposition to Episcopacy, 460; Stamp Act proposed-Right to tax Americans asserted-Postponement of Action, 461; Opposition to Taxation by the Colonies-Instructions to their Agents- Stamp Act introduced in Parliament-Advocated by Townshend, 462-Barré's Speech rebuking Townshend-His Defense of Americans-Effect of his Speech- Passage of Stamp Act, 463; Excitement in America-A Congress proposed- Circular Letter of Massachusetts to Colonial Assemblies in America, 464; Assembling of Convention in New York-Defection of Ruggles and 'Ogden- Adoption of Declaration of Rights-Petition to the King, and Memorial to both Houses of Parliament-Appointment of Stamp Masters, 465; Franklin's Advice to Ingersoll-Arrival of the Stamps-Patrick Henry's Resolutions- Outbreak in Boston-Effigies hung on Liberty Tree, 466; Destruction of private Property-Attack on Hutchinson's House-Destruction of Liberty Tree, 467; Destruction of Hutchinson's Property-Character of Rioters.468 Proceedings in Boston relative to Stamp Act-Grenville and Huske burned in Effigy on Liberty Tree-Effect of Stamp Act-Non-importation Associations formed, 469; Non-importation Agreements-Rockingham made Prime Minister-Apathy in Parliament-Domestic Manufactures, 470; Meeting of Parliament-Speeches of Pitt and Grenville-Boldness of Pitt- Proposition to repeal Stamp Act, 471; Position of Lord Camden-Repeal of Stamp Act-Causes of Repeal-Rejoicings in England and America, 472; Release of Prisoners for Debt-Erection of Pyramid on Boston Common- Liberality of Hancock, 473; Liberality of Otis and others-New Clause in Mutiny Act-Insolence of Public Officers.474 Pitt created Lord Chatham- Picture of his Cabinet by Burke-New Scheme of Taxation-Commissioners of Customs, 475, Fresh Excitement in the Colonies-Increasing Importance of Newspapers-Letters of a Pennsylvania Farmer, 476; Honors to John Dickinson-Circular Letter of Massachusetts-Boldness of Otis and Samuel Adams, 477; Treatment of a Tide-waiter-Seizure of Sloop " Liberty"- Excitement of People-Public Meeting in Boston, 478; Attempted Bribery of Patriots-Soundness of their Principles-Proposed Convention in Boston, 479; Governor Bernard's Proclamation-Meeting of Convention-Arrival of British Troops at Boston-Origin of Yankee Doodle.480 Landing of the Troops-Imposing Military and Naval Display-Exasperation of the People, 481; Policy of Duke of Grafton-Speech of King, and Response-Proposed re- enactment of a Statute of Henry VIII, 482; Policy of Lord North-Warnings of Colonel Barré-General Gage in Boston-No Co-operation-Dissolution of Assemblies-Petition for Removal of Bernard, 483; Bernard's Departure for England-Effect of non-importation Agreement-Hillsborough's circular Letter, 484; Secret Workings of the Spirit of Liberty-Brief Review- Alternative of the Colonies-Newspaper Press, 485; Bickerstaff's Boston Almanack-Explanation of its Frontispiece-Revival of Terms "Whig" and "Tory,"486 Abuse of Otis-Massachusetts Song of Liberty, 487; Evasion of non importation Agreements-Tea proscribed-Spirit of Women and Boys, 488; Fracas at Lillie's Door-Death of Boy Snyder-Its Effect on Public Mind- Pardon of the Murderer-Riot in Boston, 489; Attack of Mob on Soldiers- Discharge of Musketry-Three Citizens killed-Terrible Excitement, 490; Delegation of Patriots before the Governor-Boldness of second Committee- Removal of Troops-Trial of Captain Preston for Murder, 491; Defense of Soldiers by Adams and Quincy-Result of Trial-New Ministerial Proposition-Effects on Colonies, 492; Boston Patriots-Hutchinson made Governor-Asserted Independence of the Assemblies, 493; Further Agitation in Boston-Committees of Correspondence-Letters of Hutchinson and others- Petition for their Removal, 494; Franklin summoned before Privy Council in England-Abused by Wedderburne-Franklin's Vow-New Taxation-Proposition of East India Company, 495: Tea Ships sail for America-Preparations for their Reception at Boston-Treatment of Consignees-Hand-bills and Placards issued, 496; Arrival of Tea Ships-Monster Meeting in Old South- Speech of Quincy, Breaking up of the Meeting-Destruction of Tea in Boston Harbor-Apathy of Government Officials, 498; East India Company the only Losers-Quiet in Boston-Punishment of a Smuggler-Names of. Members of Tea Party-The only Survivor of, 499: Excitement in Parliament in consequence of Boston Tea Riot, 502; Boston Port Bill proposed and adopted-Debates in Parliament-Apparent Defection of Conway and Barré- Burke begins his series of Orations in favor of American Liberty, 503; Opposition in Parliament to Boston Port Bill-Its Passage, 504; Other oppressive Acts of Parliament-Madness of Ministers-Warnings of Opposition unheeded-Passage of Quebec Act. 505; Proceedings in Massachusetts on account of Port Bill-Recall of Hutchinson-Division of Sentiment.506 Arrival of General Gage in Boston-Meeting in Faneuil Hall to consider Tort Bill-Excitement among Bostonians-Newspaper Devices, 507; Weakness of British Ministry, 508; Tragi Comedy, "Fall of British Tyranny, or American Liberty Triumphant," represents Scene in Boston while Regulars were flying from Lexington-Proceedings of Massachusetts Assembly-Proposition for a General Congress, 509; Boldness of Patriots- Attempt to dissolve Assembly-.Solemn League and Covenant of Patriots in Boston, 510; Appointment of Delegates to Continental Congress- Denunciation of League-Closing of Port of Boston, 511.

Revolution in England in 1688, 451.

Rhinebeck Flats invaded by British in 1777, 388.

Rhode Island Assembly authorize Army of Observation previous to Battle of Bunker Hill, 536.

Rice, Isaac, at Ticonderoga, 121.

Rice, Lieutenant, challenged hy Church at Ticonderoga, 130.

Richardson found Guilty ot murdering Boy Snyder-Pardoned by the King, 489.

Riedesel, Baron De, at Battle of Bemis's Heights, 50

Riedesel, Baroness De, at Battle of Stillwater,55 Narrative of Battle of Saratoga, 89: Her Reception by General Schuyler,91 Quotation from, 557; Autograph of, 558.

Riedesel Family, Residence of, at Cambridge, 557.

Rio de la Plata discovered by Cabot. 28.

Riot at Philadelphia in 1779, 321; Doctors' Mob in New York in 1787, 384; In Boston in 1765, in consequence of Stamp Act-Destruction of Property, 467; Character of Rioters, 468; In Boston in 1770-Attack of Mob on Soldiers-Discharge of Musketry-Three Citizens killed, 490.

Ripley', Reverend Dr., gives Ground for Monument at Concord, 552.

Rivington, James, King's Printer in New York, Notice of-Anecdote of, and Ethan Allen, 50.8.

Robinson, Colonel, at Battle of Concord, 527.

Robinson, Commissioner, Assault on Otis, 488.

Robinson, Reverend John, exiled Pastor of Pilgrims at Leyden, 438, 441.

Rochambeau, Count De, Conference with Washington, 435.

Rock, Williams's, 106; Rogers's, 116; Putnam's, 142; Split Rock, below Crown Point159 Thunder-struck, 175; Brant's, 297; Washington's, near Middlebrook, 333; At Plainfield, 334; Dial or Campbell's Rock, 353; Queen Esther, 357; Prospect-Bloody, 376; East, New Haven, 417; Savin's, at Orange, Connecticut, 422; Forefathers', at Plymouth, 443.

Rockingham, Charles, Marquis of, made Prime Minister, 470.

Rogers, Major, biographical Sketch of, 116; Near Fort Ann, 140; On Lake Champlain, 143; Narrow Escape of, at Rogers's Slide, 557.

Rome, Notice of, 231.

Rondout Creek, Origin of Name, 385; Scenery near, 390.

Rosenkrans, Reverend Abraham, 254.

Ross, Major, Incursion of, into Mohawk Valley in 1781, 290.

Rowley, Colonel, at Battle of Johnstown, 290.

Ruggles, Timothy, President of Stamp Act Congress-Gets up Counter Associations, called "Associated Loyalists," 522.

Rush, Dr. Benjamin, Notice of, 332.

Rutledge, Edward, appointed on Committee to draught Commission of, and Instructions for General Washington, 563.

Sabbath-day Point, Skirmish at, in 1756-Summer Residence of Abercrombie in 1758, 115; Skirmish at, in 1776, 116.

Salary of Washington, 563; Of American Officers, 564.

Salem, Massachusetts, Settlement of, in 1628, 446; Revolutionary town Meetings at, in 1774, 515; Arrival of Gage's Troops to seize Cannon- Repelled by Pickering, 522.

Salt, Manufacture of, near Onondaga Lake, 231.

Sammons, Frederick and Jacob, Adventures of, 290.

Sammons, Jacob, Assault upon, in Mohawk Valley, 233.

Sammons, Sampson, Notice of, 288; Capture of his Family-Burning of his House, 289.

Sammons, Thomas, Notice of, 289.

Sandeman, Founder of Sandemanians. 405.

San Salvador. Discovery of, hy Columbus in 1492, 25.

Saratoga, Heights of, 69,72 Surrender of Burgoyne at, 81.

Scalping Story at Battle of Lexington explained, 527.

Scammel, Colonel, at Battle of Bemis's Heights,50 Notice of-Shot-Epitaph of, 430.

Shell, John Christian, Notice of-Builds a Block-house at Shell's Bush, 299; Death of, 300.

Schenectady burned by Canadians and Indians in 1691-Formerly principal Seat of Mohawks, 302.

Schoharie Settlements attacked by Indians in 1780, 279.

Schuyler, IIon-Yost. Notice of, 251; Death of, 252.

Schuyler, General Philip, in command of the northern Division of the Continental Army in 1777,36 Biographical Sketch of,38 Returns Home on account of Insubordination in his Army,39 Retreat to the Mohawk-Proposed Relief to the Valley,40 Volunteers for Relief of Fort Schuyler-Position of his Forces at Cohoes-Preparations to oppose Burgoyne-Appeal to the Eastern States,41 Superseded by Gates-

Hie noble Conduct,42 Acquittal of Blame, 136; Attempted Abduction by Waltermeyer, 222; Robbery of his House, 223; Receives Orders from Congress to seize military Stores in Mohawk Valley, 235; Ordered to repair Old Fort Stanwix, 236; Treaty with Indians at German Flats in 1777, 238; Appointed Commissioner by Congress to attend Indian Council at Johnstown in 1778, 265; Mansion of, at Albany.304; Headquarters at Morristown with Washington, 315; Receives Directions from Washington at New York in 1775, 564.

Schuylerville, Arrival at,71 Scenery »t, 72.

Scott, General Winfield, Notice of, 226.

Seal, Old Colony (Plymouth), 445.

Sears, David, Notice of, 466.

Seeker, Dr., Archbishop of Canterbury, proposes to establish Episcopacy in America in 1748, 457."Separatists" (Independents), 441.

Shades of Death (Dismal Swamp), Pocono Mountains, Scene of unparalleled Sufferings of Women and Children in 1778, 360.

Shakers, founded in America by Ann Lee in 1774, 383.

Shattuck, Colonel Daniel, Notice of, 552.

Sharon Springs, Battle of, in 1781, 294; Notice of-Analysis of Waters of, 295.

Sheep, Saxony, introduced into Hoosick in 1820; Increase of, in 1845, 400.

Shelly, Quotation from, 34, 240.

Sherburne, Major Henry, massacre of his Troops at Cedar Rapids, 208.

Sheshequin (Queen Esther's Plantation), Notice of, 358.

Shirley, Governor, naval Expedition against Niagara in 1755, 217; Preparations at Albany to re-enforce Oswego in 1756,218.

Sholes's Landing, Scenery of, 149.

Shrieve, Colonel, at Battle of Springfield, 323.

Sigourney, Mrs., Quotation from, 443.

Silliman, General, at Expedition to Danbury, 402; At Destruction of Fairfield, 427.

Silliman, Professor Benjamin, Visit to Wyoming, 365.

Sitz, Peter, Bearer of Dispatches to Cherry Valley, 297.

Skene. Major, Jun., Capture of, 137; Notice of, 393.

Skenesborough, historical Notice of, 137.

Skinner, General, Notice of, 166.

'.Skinners" and " Cow Boys," Notice of, 502.

Skirmish at Sabbath-day Point in 1756, 115; Ditto, in 1776,116; Of Major Sherburne with Indians near Cedar Rapids-Arnold's attempt to release the Prisoners-Menaces of the Indians-Letter from Sherburne, 208; Dishonorable Conduct of British Commander-Washington's Opinion-Final Adjustment, 209; On West Canada Creek in 1781, 291; Of Captain Woodworth and Indians at German Flats, 298; At Shell's Bush-Descent of Tories upon Shell's Block house-Furious Engagement-Capture of M'Donald, 299; Death of Shell and his Son-Cessation of Hostilities, 300; Captain Ogden and Yankees in 1770,345; Near Cambridge, 392; Colonel Baume and Americans at Walloomscoick, 396; At Saugatuck Bridge in 1777, 409; At Compo with Sir William Erskine, 410; At Rye Neck between British and Putnam's Scouts, 412; Near Grummon's Hill, 414; Near Hew Haven in 1779,424; At Lexington, 524; At Concord Bridge, 527; At Hardy's Hill, 528; At West Cambridge and Prospect Hill.529 With British on Islands in Boston Harbor after Battle of Lexington, 537; Near Boston after Battle of Bunker Hill, 569.

Sleight. John, Notice of, 390.

Slocum, Frances, Capture and Discovery of, 368; Interview with her white Kindred-Her Narrative-Condition-Nantes of her Children-Exempted from Removal with the Miamies-Congress grants her a Tract of Land, 369.

Slocum, Jonathan. Murder of, at Wyoming, 363.

Slocum, Joseph, and Family, Sufferers at Wyoming-Abduction of his Sister Frances, 367.

Slocum. Mrs., Presentiment of, 368.

Sloop Liberty, seizure of, in Boston in 1767, 478.

Small, Captain, at Shell's Bush, 299.

Small, Major, at Battle of Bunker Hill, 544.

Small pox appears in American Camp in 1777-Alleged Vaccination in the Army refuted, 307.

Smith, Adam, Author of?* Wealth of Nations," active in writing against American Cause-Biographical Sketch of, 517.

Smith, Captain, killed near Catskill, 267.

Smith, Captain John, gives Name to New England, 433.

Smith, Colonel, in Expedition to Concord in 1775, 523.

Smith, Ebenezer, Notice of, 415.

Smith's Cove, Washington's Army at, in 1777, 332.

Snake, curious Device of (Head-piece of Constitutional Courant), 468, 508.

Snyder, Christopher (Boy), first Martyr in Cause of American Liberty. 489.

Sorel or Richelieu River described, 174.

Spaulding, Captain, at Wyoming, 353, 362.

Speddy, William, tried for Murder of Ogden, 346.

Specht, General, at Battle of Bemis's Heights, 50

Speedlove. Major, killed at Battle of Bunker Hill, 546.

Spencer, General Joseph, at Battle of Bunker Hill-Biographical Sketch of. 566.

Spencer, Thomas, sent to Canada as a Spy in 1777,

Spinner, Reverend John P., of German Flats, 284.

Spoils of War taken by Colonel Gansevoortin 1777. 252.

Springfield, at Head of Oswego Lake, destroyed by Brant in 1778, 266.

Springfield, New Jersey, burning of, in 1780, 32*1.

Springs. Salt, near Onondaga Lake, 231.

Staats, Abraham, Notice of. 331.

Stacia, Colonel, at Battle of Cherry Valley in 1778, 268.

Stamp Act, Excitement of, produced in Mohawk Valley-Political Movements of the People-Formation of Parties, 232, Violence of Loyalists-Assault upon Sammons-Meeting at Cherry Valley, 233; Attempted Removal of Kirkland-Hostile Movements of the Johnsons-Indian Councils, 234; Treatment of Stamp-master at New Haven-Joy on Repeal of Act, 421, 435; Proposed Postponement of Action-Derived from the Dutch, 461; Suggested by a Club of American Merchants in 1739-Approved by Franklin in Continental Congress at Albany in 1754-Also, by Mr. Huske in Parliament, in 1764, 461; Passage of the Act, 463; Appointment of Stamp-masters, 465; Arrival of the Stamps, 466; Effect in Boston, 469; Repeal of, 472; Rejoicing in Boston off Repeal of the Act, 473.

Standish, Miles, biographical Sketch of. 445.

Stark, General John, biographical Sketch of-Refuses to Accompany Lincoln to the Hudson River-Censured by Congress-Proceeds to Battle at Bennington, 394; Presents Trophies to Massachusetts, 395; Laconic Speech at Battle of Bennington, 397; Popularity after Battle of Bennington- Promoted by Congress for Bravery, 398; At Battle of Bunker Hill, 541.

Stark, Lieutenant, at Battle of Bemis's Heights,49 Vigilance of. at Fort William Henry, 110.

Starr, Major, Notice of, 403.

Staten Island, secret Expedition of Lord Stirling to, 311.

Steam-boats on the Hudson, 35.

Steamer Clermont, Fulton's, described,35 Maid of the Mist. 228.

Steele, John, Notice of, 433.

Steuben, Baron, Notice of, 311; Head quarters near Middle-brook in 1778, 332; Receives gold Medal from King of Prussia, 333.

Stewart, Colonel, in Encampment at Morristown in 1781, 313.

Stewart, Lazarus, at Wyoming Valley in 1770, 345.

Stillwater, first Battle of, in 1777,51 Second Battle of, 60. (See Bemis's Heights and Saratoga.)

Stirling, Lord, secret Expedition to Staten Island in 1780, 311.

Stockwell, Lieutenant, at Siege of Fort Schuyler in 1777, 250.

Stoddard, M. Richardson, Grave of, at Mount Independence, 148.

Stone, ancient Monumental, exhumed near Pompey Hill, 230.

Stone, Colonel William L., Anecdote of, 229; In Error with regard to Brant, 238.

Street, Alfred B., Quotations from, 33, 104, 380.

St. Anthony's Nose, Notice of. 282.

St. Clair, General Arthur, Retreat from Ticonderoga to Fort Edward in 1777-Pursued by tbe British,39 Biographical Sketch of, 132; Acquitted of Blame, 136.

St. John, Peter, made Prisoner in 1779, 414; Quotation from, 415.

St. John's, Expedition of Allen and Arnold against, in 1775,154; Captured by Montgomery, 162; Rendezvous for Troops in the Revolutionary War. 168.

St. Lawrence and its Islands, 214.

St. Lawrence, Gulf of, discovered by Cartier in 1523, 32.

St. Leger, Colonel Barry, Expedition up St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario with Rangers in 1777,38 In Mohawk Valley,40 His Forces disperse,41 Approaches Oneida Lake, 241; Letter to Burgoyne relative to Loss of Fort Schuyler, 247; Character of, described by Arnold, 251; Retreat from Oriskany, 252. '

St. Regis, Incidents of, 210.

Sturgis, Captain, Notice of, 427.

Swain, Charles, Quotation from, 415.

Swartwout, Captain Abraham, at Siege of Fort Schuyler, 242.

Sullivan, General John, biographical Sketch of-Expedition against Indians in Western New York in 1779.272 Rendezvous of, in 1778, 336; At Battle of Bunker Hill, 566; At In-trenchments near Bunker Hill, 570.

Sword, Pilgrim Robinson's, at New Haven, 438.

Symonds, Colonel, at Battle of Bennington, 396.

Syracuse, early History of-Region about-Settled by Dupuys in 1655- Hostility of the Indians-Stratagem of the French, 229; Settlements of French and Spaniards in 1669-Evidence of earlier Explorations by Europeans, 230.

Tallmadge, Colonel Benjamin, arrives at Fairfield in 1779, 427.

Taxation, heavy voluntary, 455; New Scheme of, 475.

Tea proscribed, 488; Destruction of. in Boston Harbor, 498.

Tea Party, Boston, Names of Members of, 499.

Teedyuscung, Indian Diplomatist in Council at Easton in 1758, 336; Death of, 344.

Tenbroeck at Battle of Bemis's Heights, 50.

Ten Hills' Farm, Cannon planted on, 571.

Ternay, Chevalier De, in Command of French Fleet at Newport, 435.

Thacher, Dr. James, at Hudson Highlands, 307; Allusion to Inoculation in American Army, 308; Quotations from 308, 310, 311, 312, 574.

Thomas, Colonel John, Death of-Biographical Sketch of, 202; Appointed General in 1775, 516; At Battle of Bunker Hill, 543, 566.

Ticonderoga, Topography of, 115, 118; Capture of, in 1758, 120; Expedition of Ethan Allen to-Plan formed in Connecticut to capture, 123; Arnold joins Allen at Castleton-Dispute about Rank-Surprise of Garrison.124 Interview he-tween Allen and Delaplaee-Allen's Orders to surrender obeyed-Trouble, with Arnold about Command, 125; Ruins of, 127; Present Appearance and Condition of, 128; Invested by Burgoyne-Weakness of the Garrison, 132; Invested by British, 134; Retreat of Americans from, to Mount Independence, 135.

Tories, active and passive,92 Violence of, in Mohawk Valley in 1775, 233; Disarming of, at Johnson Hall, 236; Gort and Platto, 288; Descent of, upon Shell's Bush, 299; Pine Robbers, Notice of, 332; Tories and Indians invade Wyoming, 350; Execution of. at Kingston, 389.

Tory, Elliot, 264; Ogden of New Jersey, 313; Writing in Cipher in 1779, 320; Guides, Benedict and Jarvis, 402, 407; Joseph Dibble, Notice of, 406; Student in Yale College, 431; Tory and Whig, revival of Terms, 486; Writer under Signature Massachusettensis, 513.-

Townshend, Charles, in Parliament in 1765, 462.

Treason, Acts of, proposed to be tried under Statute of Henry VIII., 482.

Treaty of Amnesty with France after Battle of Saratoga,86 General Schuyler with Indians at German Flats, 238; Between Colonel Denison and Continentals at Wyoming in 1778, 358.

Treaty Table at Forty Fort, Notice of, 359, 365.

Tree, Balm of Gilead, at Fort Edward,95 Jane M'Crea,97 Apple, at Springfield, New Jersey, 322; Charter Oak, at Hartford, 434; Liberty, in Boston, 466, 467; Washington Elm, at Cambridge, 558, 564.

Trees, Elm, of New Haven planted by Austin and Hillhouse, 428.

Troops, British, Landing of. near New Haven, 422; Arrival of, in Boston, under Colonels Dalrymple and Carr, 480; Removal, 491; Number of, stationed at Boston on Eve of Revolution, 521; Increase of, in Boston after Battle of Lexington, 537; Condition of, in Boston in 1775, 571.

Trumbull, John, LL.D., Quotation from, 374, 401; Biographical Sketch of- Poem, M'Fingall, 401.

Trumbull, Governor Jonathan, offers to mediate between General Gage and Bostonians in 1775, 522.

Trumbull, Joseph, appointed Commissary General by Washington in 1775, 567.

Tryon County (now Montgomery), Notice of, 232; Armed Settlers of, 266.

Tryon, Governor William, Expedition to Danbury in 1777, 401; Expedition to Horse-neck Landing, 411; Landing of, at Norwalk in 1779, 414, 416; Expedition to New Haven in 1779, 422; Head-quarters at Fairfield, 427; Arrival at New York from England in 1775, 522.

Tucker, Reverend Josiah and Reverend Abraham, Notice of, 519.

United States, relative Position of, to Governments of Europe,86 Independence of, acknowledged by France in 1778,87 Foreign and domestic Debt of, in 1777-81, 319.

University, Harvard, Endowment of, 555.

Van Courtlandt at Battle of Stillwater, 51.

Van Courtlandt, Pierre, first President of Senate of New York, 387.

Vanderburg, Colonel, Notice of, 436.

Van Norden, Mrs. Polly, Notice of, 332.

Van Rensselaer, General Robert, Expedition to Tryon County, 280; Pursues Johnson-His Inaction, 281; Abandons pursuit-Dispatches Messenger to Captain Vrooman at Fort Schuyler, 282.

Van Rensselaer, General Stephen, Notice of, 226.

Van Rensselaer, Colonel Solomon, Notice of, 226.

Van Rensselaer, William, Notice of, 391.

Van Schaick, Colonel, at Cherry Valley, 237; In Expedition against Onondagas, 270; Pursues Sir John Johnson to Ticonderoga, 290.

Van Schaiek's Mill, 391.

Van Slyk, Captain, killed at Siege of Fort Schuyler, 246.

Van Swearingen, Captain, at Battle of Stillwater, 52.

Van Veehten, Colonel, at Battle of Bemis's Heights, 71.

Varnum, Colonel, at Battle of Bunker Hill, 571.

Varrick, Colonel, at Battle of Stillwater-Rupture with Arnold, 56.

Vasco De Gama reaches India via Cape of Good Hope, 26.

Vasquez D'Aillon, Lucas, reaches Combahee River in South Carolina- Kidnaps Natives with Intention of selling them as Slaves, 30.

Veeder, Colonel, at Currytown, 295.

Vergennes, Count De, Policy of, relative to extending Aid to Americans, 86.

Vermont demands Separation from the Union-Declared Free and Independent in 1777, under the Name of New Connecticut, 168.

Verrazani, John, Expedition to North America, 31.

Vespucci, Elena, applies to Congress for Grant of Land, 28;

Vessels of War, Confiance and Saratoga, 143; Constructed on Lake Champlain-Royal Savage, 163; Congress Galley, commanded by Arnold- Carleton, Inflexible, and Maria on Lake Champlain, 164; Camilla and Scorpio, 422; Romney, in Boston, 478; Fleet of Eight, arrive in Boston in 1768, 480; Arrival of the Cerberus, at Boston after Battle of Lexington, 537; Names of, at Boston alter Battle of Lexington, 539; Names of, authorized by Congress in 1775.576 British Sloop Falcon attempts to seize Captain Manly, 570; Names of, first constructed for Continental Navy, 575.

Visit of the Author to Places on the Hudson River,34 Albany-Troy,35 Cohoes Falls-Van Schaick's Island,36 Waterford,43 Bemis's Heights- Saratoga, 44,89 Schuylerville-Dovegat, 88 Fort Edward,94 Rogers's Island, 102; Glenn's Falls, 104; "Big Snake" and "Indian Cave,"105 Caldwell-Lake George, 108; Ruins of Fort George, 112; Rogers's Rock- Prisoner's Island, 116; Ticonderoga, 118, 121, 136; Whitehall or Skenesborough, 137, 142; Fort Anne Village, 139; Putnam's Rock, 142; Battle ground of Hubbardton, 145; Sholes's Landing, 144, 149; Lake Champlain-Mount Independence, 147; Chimney Point, 150; Crown Point, 151; Split Rock, 159; Burlington, Vermont-Grave of Ethan Allen, 161 Rousse's Point-Isle Aux Noix, 167; St.John's, 168; Chambly, 174; Longueuil, 175, 182; Montreal, 177; Sorel-River St. Lawrence-Quebee, 183; Falls of Montmorenei-Point Levi, 203; Plains of Abraham, 204; Lachine-St. Ann's Rapids, 206; Cedars Rapids, 207; Scotch Canadian Cairn, 209; St. Regis- Ogdensburgh, 210; Kingston, Upper Canada, 214; Oswego, 215; Genesee and Niagara Rivers, 224; Niagara Falls, 227; Suspension Bridge, 228; Syracuse, 229; Rome-Mohawk Valley-Fort Stanwix (Rome), 231; Battleground of Oriskany, 243; Whitesboro'-Utica-Little Falls-German Flats, 253; Fort Plain, 261; Mohawk Valley-Fulton ville-Fonda, 284; Caughnawaga- Johnstown, 285; Canajoharie-Currytown, 2112; Sharon Springs, 295; Cherry Valley.296 Albany, 300; Newark-Morristown, 305; Springfield, New Jersey, 322; Elizabethtown, 326; Elizabethtown Point, 327; Middlebrook, 331, 332; Camp ground near Middlebrook-Washington's Rock, 333; Somerville- Easton, Pennsylvania, 335; Pokono Mountain-Valley of Wyoming, 339, 370; Wilkesbarre, 340, 370; Toby's Eddy, 343; Kingston and Forty Fort, 364; Monument to the Martyrs of Wyoming, 365; Carbondale, Pennsylvania, Coal Mines, 377; Milford-Sawkill, 380; Port Jervis; Neversink Valley, 381; Poughkeepsie, 382; Kingston, New York, 385; Hoosick Valley-Bennington Battle-ground, 391, 398; Walloomscoiek Valley, 398 Bennington, 399; Housatonie Valley-Danbury, 400; Ridgefield, 407, 412; Putnam's Hill, 412; Norwalk, 413; Gregory's Point-Grummon's Hill,414; Fairfield, 416: Greenfield Hill-New Haven-East Rock, 417, 428; Westbridge and Milford Hill, near New Haven, 423, 428; Yale College, 431; Hartford, 432; Boston, 439, 561; Concord, 551; Lexington, 552; Cambridge, 555; Bunker Hill Monument, 558; Dorchester Heights, 560; Massachusetts Historical Society, 561.

Visscher, Colonel, at Siege of Fort Schuyler, 245.

Volunteers from New Hampshire join Army at Cambridge previous to Battle of Bunker Hill, 536.

Vrooman, Captain, in Command of Fort Schuyler-Captured by Brant-Taken to Canada as Prisoner by Johnson, 282.

Wagner directed to shoot Brant, 238.

Wales's Hill, Roxbury, Massachusetts, Notice of, 565.

Walker, Captain, at Battle of Springfield in 1780, 323; At Battle of Bunker Hill, 543.

Walloomscoiek, Orthography and Signification of, 398.

Walloomscoiek River, Notiee of, 395.

Walpole, Sir Robert, enlightened Views of, in regard to Taxation, 454.

Wampum described, 302.

War between England and France in 1756 ("Seven Years' War"),95 Civil, between Yankees and Pennymites in Valley of Wyoming, 1769-Erection of Forts-Capture of Durkee-Surrender of Ogden, 345; Treatment of Ogden- Nathan Ogden killed by Speddy-Another Attack on Yankees-Pennymites expelled-New Fortifications, 346; Hostilities cease in 1771, 347; Revival of the War in 1782-Decree of Trenton Its Effect-Injustice toward Yankees-Inaction of Congress, 371; Great Deluge-Danger and Distress of Inhabitants-Reappearance of the Soldiers-Renewal of Hostilities, 372; Armstrong's Expedition-Stratagem-Change in publie Sentiment-Censors hold Septennial Meeting-Appeal for Relief.373 New Difficulties-Commissioners repulsed by Franklin-His Arrest for Treason, 375; Discharged-Pickering's escape to Philadelphia-Returns to the Valley-Abducted-Difficulties cease, and the Vale ever after a Picture of Prosperity and Repose.376 King Philip's, in 1675, 420; Virtual Declaration of, against the Americans in 1775, 519.