Chapter XXXIII: Part II (12)

ARMY, REVOLUTIONARY--Virginia troops, 235. Continental troops,
235. Disasters in South, 241, 249. Success in Canada, 202.
Supplies of men, provisions and ammunition from Virginia for
the Southern Army, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 249, 251, 252,
253, 254, 256, 260, 262, 263, 273, 274, 285, 288, 302, 304.
The movements of the Southern Army, 291, 294, 296, 298, 299,
300, 302, 303, 309. Expedition against Canada, 206. Military
movement in Va., 207. Process of the War, 211. False account of
our battles circulated in Europe, 207.

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION--(See Confederation).

ASQUITH, LISTER--Relative to his imprisonment in France on charge
of being engaged in contraband trade, 583.

ASTRONOMY--Discoveries in, 447, 516.

AUSTRIA--Relations between the Emperor and the Dutch, 346, 353,
355, 358, 365, 400, 405. Relations between Austria, Russia, and
Turkey, 400. Treaty of Commerce with, 510, 523, 566, 571.

BALLOONS--Experiments with in France, 354, 441.

BARBARY STATES--Naval alliance against proposed, 65, 591, 606.
It fails, 67. Disposition of towards U. S., 401, 413, 428.
Relations of U. S. with, 376, 393, 557, 560, 565, 570, 572,
575, 584, 591, 601. A mission to, advisable, 406. Mr. Barclay
sent on the mission to Morocco, 416, 474. Letter to Emperor,
418. Instructions to Mr. Barclay, 420. Inquiries to be made by
him, 421. Mr. Lambe sent on mission to Algiers, 376, 438, 457,
474, 581. Embarrassments occasioned by his delay, 376, 385.
Remanded to America to give information in respect to mission,
581. His equivocal conduct, 605. Passports for ministers,
471. American prisoners, 439, 477, 601. Negotiations with the
Tripolitine minister, 551. Naval war against, advisable, 591.

BOSTON PORT BILL--Effects of its passage on colonies, 6.
Proceedings thereon in Va. Assembly, 6. June 1st, appointed day
of general fasting, humiliation and prayer, 7.

BOUNDARY--Between Pennsylvania and Virginia, 399.

BURGESSES, VIRGINIA HOUSE OF--Proceedings in, on Stamp Act, 4.
Distinguished members, 4. Tone and political views of members,
5. Proceedings on Boston Port Bill, 6. Dissolved by Governor,
7. Recommended sending members to Continental Congress, 7. Also
to elect delegates to meet at Williamsburg, 7. Their action, 8,
9.

CAMDEN--Battle of, 263.

CAPITOL OF VIRGINIA--Model for from France, 46.

CARMICHAEL, MR.--The estimation in which held at Court of Spain,
526.

CARR, PETER--Letter of advice to in respect to education, &c.,
395.

CHANCERY COURTS--Expediency of introducing trial by Jury in, 37,
49, 50.

CHERBOURG, PORT OF--Its fortification, 587.

CHURCH, EPISCOPAL--Its first establishment in Virginia, 38.
Character of its clergy, 38. Dissenters from constitute a
majority, 38. Its overthrow as an establishment, 39, 174. Its
maintenance advocated particularly by Pendleton and Robert C.
Nicholas, 39.

CINCINNATI, SOCIETY OF--History of and objections to, 334.

CITIZENSHIP--Act defining it, 40.

CLARKE, COL.--His success at St. Vincennes, 221. Expedition
against Indians, 339, 359, 381, 382, 395.

COLONIES, AMERICAN--Resistance to mother country, 5. Tone and
views of different parties, 5. Resistance to Governor, 5.
Summary view of relations between and the mother country, 8.
Summary view of their rights, 124. Their grievances, 201.

COMMERCE--Commercial treaties under Confederation, 60. Powers of
Congress over, 349. Proposition to exempt merchant vessels from
seizure in time of war, 62. Commercial treaties with European
powers, 62, 371, 455, 459, 465, 478, 487. Benefits of, 404.
Expediency of investing Congress with control of, 425, 475,
487, 531. Commercial relations with France, 378, 386, 491, 499.
Commercial relations with Austria, 511, 512, 523. The commerce
of the U. States, 597. Programme of commercial treaties with
European powers, 350, 360, 371.

COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE--Their origin, 6, 115, 124.

CONFEDERATION, ARTICLES OF--Report of committee appointed to
prepare, 26. Debates thereon in Continental Congress, 27,
28, 29, 30, 31. Adoption thereof, 36. Executive power lodged
in Committee, 54. The Committee splits into factions, 54.
Character of Congress under, 58. Imperfections of Articles of
Confederation, 78. New Constitution necessary, 78. Financial
embarrassments under Confederation, 83. Powers of over
commerce, 349, 425, 475, 487.

CONGRESS--Proceedings of Continental Congress, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. Address by to people of
Great Britain, 11. Character of Congress under Confederation
at Annapolis, 58. Instructions of Va. to her delegates to
Continental Congress, 122, 142.

CONSTITUTION, FEDERAL--Mr. Jefferson's views on, 79.

CONSULS--Consular Convention with France, 85. Consuls not
recognized by Law of Nations, 426.

CONVENTION--The Assembly of the Convention to amend constitution,
79.

CORNWALLIS, LORD--His military movements in South, 291, 294.

CRIMINAL CODE--Revision of Criminal Code of Va., 43. Whether
punishment of death should be abolished, 45. Bill proportioning
crimes and punishments, 146.

CURRENCY--Notes on Money Unit, 53, 162. Coinage for U. States,
475.

DAVIES, COL. WM.--Recommendation of for Commissioner of War
Office, 301.

DEBT, DOMESTIC--Condition of, 369, 472, 578.

DEBT, FOREIGN--Condition of, 82, 369, 471, 510, 512, 519, 546,
566, 576. Interest on, 357.

DEBT, REVOLUTIONARY--Interest not paid during war, 546, 561. On
what principle paper debt redeemed, 595.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE--Moved in Continental Congress by
Va. delegates in conformity with instructions, 12. Debates on
that motion, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. Action thereon, 17, 18.
Committee appointed to prepare, 17, 18. Report of Committee,
19. Copy of rough draught of Declaration, 19, 20. Facsimile
of rough draught of Declaration, 26. History of circumstances
attending the Declaration of Independence, 118. Necessity of
separation from mother country, 207.

DENMARK--Claim against for prize money, 461, 489. Money paid,
522. Commercial relations of U. S. with, 571.

DUMAS, M.--His personal standing in France and Holland, 527, 568.
Debt due to, 528. His mission to the Hague, 593.

ECLIPSE--The eclipse of 1778, 310.

EDUCATION--General system of, 347. Letter of advice from Mr.
Jefferson in relation to, 395. Relative advantages of foreign
and domestic education, 467.

ENGLAND--Commercial treaty with impracticable, 64, 541, 543,
550, 552, 553. Hostile feelings towards U. States, 429, 464,
541, 550, 563, 604. England and France compared, 549. Relations
of U. States with, 557, 560, 561, 576. Debt of U. S. to, 563.
Incites Indians against our people, 604.

ENTAILS--Abolition of in Va., 37, 138.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH--Its first establishment in Virginia, 38.
Character of its clergy, 38. Dissenters from in the majority,
38. Its overthrow as the established Church, 39, 174. Resisted
by Pendleton and Nicholas, 39.

EUROPE--Political condition of, 346, 353, 355, 358, 365, 366,
400, 435, 442, 453, 509, 559, 605. Relations between Emperor
and Dutch, 346, 353, 355, 358, 365, 400, 405, 412. Relations
between Austria, Russia and Turkey, 400. Mr. Jefferson's views
of Europe, 444.

FRANCE--Influence of American Revolution on, 69. Financial
embarrassments of, 69. Assembly of Notables convened, 70.
They refuse to vote supplies, 70. Constitutional reforms, 71.
Abuses of old government, 86. Assembling of States General, 87.
Progress of the Revolution, 87. Constitution of States General,
87. Character of King and Queen, 88, 101. Severity of winter
of 1788-9, 88. Importation of bread-stuffs from America, 89.
Riots, 89, 97. Opening of States General, 90. Early debates
and difficulties in organizing, 91. Tiers Etat constitute
themselves the National Assembly, 92. Conduct and policy of
Court party, 92. Royal session, 94. Popular demonstrations, 94.
Disaffection of soldiery, 95. Part of Nobles and Clergy join
Tiers Etats, 95. New Constitution for France, 96, 103. Military
interference by Government, 96. Mr. Neckar expelled from
ministry, 96. The new Court Ministry, 97. Bastile taken, 98.
Resignation of Court Ministry and recall of Mr. Neckar, 100.
Flight of aristocracy begins, 100. Views on the execution of
King and Queen, 101. The Neckar Ministry, 102. Great reforms
of National Assembly, 103. Divisions spring up in popular
party, 103. Friendly relations between France and U. S., 456.
Relations between France and England, 381. England and France
compared, 549. Mr. Jefferson's views of French people, 187,
395, 549. Commercial relations with U. S., 378, 386, 491, 499,
561, 567, 586, 589.

FRANKLIN, BENJ.--His views on Articles of Confederation, 31.
Visits to from Jefferson, 108.

GATES, GEN.--His disasters in the South, 241, 249. Supplies for
from Virginia, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251,
252, 253, 254, 256, 260, 262, 263, 273, 274, 285, 288, 302,
304. Consolations of Jefferson on his failures, 314.

GEOLOGY--516.

GREENE, GEN.--His military movements in South, 291, 294, 296,
298, 299, 300, 302, 303, 309.

HAMILTON, GEN.--His detention as prisoner of war, 231, 232, 233,
237, 258, 267.

HENRY, PATRICK--His connection with Revolution, 116. His
eloquence, 4.

HISTORY, NATURAL--Objects of, 500. The grouse, pheasant, elk,
&c., 506, 507, 519. The big bones of the West, 323. Whether
animals degenerate in America, 340.

HONFLEUR, CITY OF--Relative to making it a free port, 579.

HOPKINSON, MR.--His views on Articles of Confederation, 34.

HOUDON--His Statue of Washington, 513, 533.

HUMPHREYS, COL.--Testimonial of his character, 538, 568.

INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF--First moved in Continental Congress
by the Delegates from Va., in obedience to instructions,
12. Debates on that motion, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. Action
of Congress thereon, 17, 18. Committee appointed to prepare
Declaration, 17, 18.

INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF--Report of Committee, 19. Copy of
rough draught of Declaration, 19, 20, &c. Facsimile of rough
draught of Declaration, 26. History of the circumstances
attending the Declaration, 118. Separation from mother country
necessary and inevitable, 207,

INDIANS--Expeditions of Clarke and Shelby against, 221.
Expedition by Clarke, 239, 259, 281, 282, 295. England incites
them against our people, 604.

IRELAND--Commerce with U. S., 478.

JEFFERSON, THOMAS--His Family, 1, 2. His birth, 2. His early
education, 2. Elected to Virginia Legislature, 3. Endeavors to
have slavery abolished in Va., 3. His marriage, 4. Student at
William and Mary College, 4. Resolutions against Stamp Act, 4.
Proceedings thereon in Va., 4. Appointed member of Continental
Congress, 10. Elected to Va. Legislature after separation from
England, 36. Brings in bill for establishing courts of justice,
36. Also declaring that tenants entail shall hold their lands
in fee, 36. Appointed member of committee to revise laws of
Va., 42. Overthrow of landed aristocracy of Va., 49. Elected
Governor of Va., 50, 216. His resignation in favor of Gen.
Nelson, 50. Appointed Commissioner to France, 50. Declines in
favor of Dr. Lee, 51. Appointed minister plenipotentiary to
negotiate peace, 51. Declines at first, but accepts afterwards,
51, 313, 321. Prepares to sail, 322, 324, 326. His detentions,
327, 332. Treaty of peace being concluded before he sails, he
resigns and returns home, 52, 329, 330, 331. Appointed delegate
to Congress, 52. Executive powers of Confederation to lodge in
committee, 54. Committee split into factions, 54. Appointed
minister plenipotentiary to negotiate treaties with foreign
nations, 60. Sails for Europe, 60. Appointed minister to
France, 63. Subjects of negotiation with France, 64. Visit to
South of France, 72. Dislocated wrist, 72. Takes management of
European debt of U. S., 83. Visit to Holland and journey along
Rhine, 85. Refuses to aid in framing Constitution for France,
103. Consultation at his house in Paris among the leaders of
liberal party of France, 104. His views of French revolution,
106. His views of the French people, 107. His return to U.
S., 107. Appointed Sec'y of State, 108, 176. Visits Franklin,
108. A summary of his public services, 174. Love affair in
Williamsburg, 181, 186, 188, 190. Relative to his residence in
Williamsburg; friends and things there, 184, 193, 194. Loss of
his library and papers by fire, 193. His opinion of Ossian,
196. Member of the association against importing goods from
England, 197. His love of music, 209. His views of Europe, 444.
His salary as minister insufficient, 452.

JUDICIARY--Jefferson's views on, 81. Expediency of introducing
jury trial in chancery courts, 37, 49, 50.

KENTUCKY, STATE OF--Danger of her secession, 518.

LA FAYETTE--Presentation of bust of, by Virginia to City of
Paris, 403, 514. Grant of land to, 533.

LAMBE, MR.--His mission to Algiers, 376, 581. Embarrassments
resulting from his delay, 376, 385. Remanded to America to
give information in reference to his mission, 581. His conduct
equivocal, 605.

LAND--Colonial tenure of, 138.

LANDS, PUBLIC--Best disposition to be made of, 347. Ordinance in
relation to, 407.

LANDS--Purchase of by Congress, 423. Land office, 423, 430. Sale
of, 430.

LAW, INTERNATIONAL--Proposition to introduce new principle in,
62. Free ships free goods, enemy's ships enemy's goods, 62.

LAWS OF VIRGINIA--Revision thereof, 42, 45.

LEDYARD, JOHN--Expedition to explore western part of American
Continent, 68. Defeated by Empress of Russia, 68.

LESLIE, MAJ. GEN.--Letter from to Cornwallis intercepted, 271.

LEXINGTON, BATTLE OF--Account of killed and wounded, 207.

LOANS--European loans to U. S., 210.

LOUIS XVI.--His Character, 88, 101.

LUZERNE, CHEVALIER DE--His appointment as minister to U. S., 350.

MADISON, JAMES--His character and early history, 41.

MAP--Map of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, 536.

MARIA ANTOINETTE--Her character, 88, 101.

MASON, GEORGE--His character, 41.

MATHEWS, COL.--Prisoner of war, 231, 232, 233.

MONROE, COL. JAMES--His character, 555. His marriage, 590.

MOROCCO--(See Barbary States).

MUSKETS--Improvement in the manufacture of, 412, 514.

MUSIC--New musical instrument, 504.

NETHERLANDS--Insurrection against Stadtholder, 73. France
promises assistance, 73. Difficulties compromised, 77.

NOTABLES, ASSEMBLY OF--Notables convened, 70. They refuse to vote
supplies, 70. Make reforms in constitution, 71.

NOVA SCOTIA--Relations of with U. S., 488.

OFFICE--Question whether a citizen has right to decline office,
420.

OGLETHORPE, GEN.--His claim to certain lands in Georgia, 499,
500, 501.

OSSIAN--Jefferson's opinions of Ossian's poems, 199.

OTTO, M.--His mission to U. S., 346.

PEACE--Ratification of at Annapolis, 55, 56. Debate thereon, 56,
59.

PENDLETON, EDMUND--His character, 37. Opposed to abolition of
entails, 37. Also to abolition of church establishment in Va.,
39.

PENITENTIARY--Model for Virginia penitentiary, 46. Question as to
solitary confinement, 46, 47.

PENNSYLVANIA--Boundary between and Virginia, 399.

PEYROUSE, M.--His expedition, 454, 602.

PHILLIPS, GEN.--Point of etiquette between him and Jefferson,
308.

PLATINA--Its Uses, 505.

PORTUGAL--Treaty of commerce with defeated, 64. Proposed again,
406, 458, 460, 492, 539, 543, 551.

POST OFFICE--Postal arrangements between France and the U. S,
410. Rascalities of French and English post offices, 442.

POSTS, WESTERN--Refusal of England to surrender them, 450.

PRIMOGENITURE--Its abolition in Va., 43, 39, 138.

PRISONERS OF WAR--The Saratoga prisoners, 202, 268, 276. Case
of Col. Hamilton, 231, 232, 233, 237, 258, 267. Case of Col.
Mathews, 231, 232, 233. Jefferson's attention to Saratoga
prisoners, 278.

PRIZES--Claim against Denmark for prize money, 461, 522. Against
France, 364, 374, 392.

PRUSSIA--Commercial negotiations with, 355, 368, 372, 382, 416,
469. Bad health of King of, 586. His death and the effects of
in Europe, 586.

RELIGION--Bill establishing religious freedom, 45.

REVOLUTION, AMERICAN--Its early stages, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Association against importing foreign
goods, 197. Outbreak at Boston, 199, 202. Tone of Colonies,
201, 203, 204. Expedition against Canada, 202, 206. Military
movement in Va., 207. Progress of the war, 211. History of,
535. Disasters in South, 241, 249. False accounts of the war
propagated in Europe, 207.

RICHMOND, CITY OF--Removal of government from Williamsburg to,
40.

RIEDESEL, GEN. DE--His imprisonment in Albemarle, 240.

RUSSIA--Relations between Russia, Austria and Turkey, 400.

SCIENCE--Discoveries in, 364, 446, 516. Scientific news of
Europe, 364.

SHORT, MR.--Appointed Jefferson's private Secretary, 407, 411.

SLAVERY--Effort to abolish arrested by royal veto, 3. Views of
different sections of U. S. on, 377.

SLAVES--Their first importation into Va., 38. First law
prohibiting their importation, 38. Bill relative to, 48.
Prospective emancipation proposed, but defeated, 49. King's
veto to bill abolishing, 135.

STEAM--Its application to mills, 543. To navigation, 543.

TERRITORY, NORTH-WESTERN--Right of Va. to controverted, 315.

TIMBER--American ship timber, 488.

TOBACCO--Shipments of to England, 488. Trade in with France, 343,
362, 515, 547, 561, 563, 577, 600.

TREASURY--State of our finances in Europe, 450.

TROOPS--Virginia troops in Continental service, 235. Continental
troops, 235.

TURKEY--Relations between Turkey, Austria and Russia, 400.

UNITED STATES--Imperfections of Articles of Confederation, 78.
They require remodelling, 78. Views of U. S. prevalent in
Europe, 407, 413. Account of public affairs in 1785, 423.
English calumnies against, 427. Bad reputation of in Europe,
513. Extravagance of people of, 550. Summary of news from at
different times, 349.

UNIVERSITIES--Relative merits of Universities of Rome and Geneva,
466.

VERGENNES, CT. DE--Conference with, 576.

VIRGINIA--Abolition of entails, 37, 138. Primogeniture, 39,
43, 138. Church establishment, 38, 39, 174. Revision of her
code, 43, 45, 146. History of by Girardin, 50. The lawyers
of Va., 217. Right of Va. to Western territory controverted,
315. Boundary between Va. and Pennsylvania, 399. Her militia
in Southern army, 266, 249, 250, 256, 285. Her supplies for
Southern army, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251,
252, 253, 254, 256, 260, 262, 263, 273, 274, 285, 288, 302,
304. Model of capitol of Va., 432, 434, 578. Notes of Va., 6,
297, 340, 464, 528, 531, 536. Supplies of arms from France,
570, 600. Invasion of Va., 265, 266, 267, 269, 270, 271, 273,
274, 275, 278, 282, 284, 288, 290, 291, 304, 306.

WASHINGTON, GEORGE--Expression of Mr. Jefferson's esteem for,
326. Statue of by Houdon, 513, 533.

WESTERN COUNTRY--Division of into States, 587.

WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE--Character of, 48. Change in its
organization, 50.

WILLIAMSBURG--Removal of government from to Richmond, 40.

WILSON, MR.--His views on Articles of Confederation, 35.

WYTHE, GEORGE--His character, 41. His biography, 111.

YORKTOWN, BATTLE OF--Congratulations of Jefferson to Washington
on that battle, 314.