Chapter XLIV (3)

Chatham, earl of, Revolutionary measures deprecated by (_note_), i. 366;
extract from a speech of, on the free spirit of the colonies, i. 371;
on the infatuation of government in provoking resistance in the
colonies, i. 412;
language of, in commendation of the proceedings of the continental
Congress, i. 448;
his commendation of the state-papers of the first continental Congress,
i. 450;
correspondence of, with Lady Chatham, in relation to American affairs,
i. 487;
letter of, to Lord Stanhope, relative to American affairs--Franklin
introduced into the house of lords by, i. 488;
proposition made by, in the house of lords, that the troops should be
removed from Boston--extraordinary speech of, in support of his
proposition, i. 489;
little influence of the speech of, within the house, i. 491;
profound sensation caused out of doors by the speech of--remark of
Franklin respecting the speech of--friends of, in the house of
lords--plan of, for the settlement of troubles in America--Franklin
consulted by, in the preparation of his plan of settlement
(_note_), i. 492;
hurried rejection of the plan of, in the house of lords--plan of,
approved by Franklin, i. 493;
confined to his house with the gout, ii. 7;
last speech of, in Parliament, ii. 608.
(See _William Pitt_.)

Chatham, Lady, unwillingness of, that Lord Pitt should bear arms against
the colonists (_note_), i. 686.

Chaudière, valley of the, reminiscences of the "good Bostonians" still
preserved in, i. 696.

Cherokees, Colonel Montgomery sent against in 1760--subdued by Colonel
Grant in 1761, i. 302.

Cherry Valley desolated by Butler and Brant, ii. 642.

Chesapeake bay, arrival of the British fleet in--movements of his army
directed toward, by Washington, ii. 495;
landing of Sir William Howe and his army at the head of, ii. 497;
night of peril passed on, by Washington, on his southern tour,
iii. 178.

Chester, retreat of the American army to, from the Brandywine, ii. 507.

Chew, Chief Justice, banishment of, to Fredericksburg, i. 461.

Chew's house, loss of the battle of Germantown owing to the delay at,
ii. 554.

Childhood, frame of Washington precociously large in, i. 57.

Christ church, in Philadelphia, divine service attended at, by the second
continental Congress, i. 609.

Christianity, Washington a sincere believer in, iii. 576.

Church, Doctor Benjamin, placed by Congress at the head of the army
hospital, i. 612;
convicted of treasonable correspondence (_note_), i. 613.

Church of England, Washington a communicant of, i. 336.

Cilley, Colonel, captured cannon turned upon the British by, at Bemis's
Heights, ii. 531.

_Cincinnati, Society of_, instituted--deep interest felt by Washington
in--Washington and Hamilton successive presidents of, iii. 23;
address from the members of the, in Boston, iii. 131.

_Citizen Genet_, a privateer fitted out at Charleston by Genet--the
arrest of American citizens on board, iii. 259;
irritation of Genet at the arrests on, iii. 260.

City Tavern, Philadelphia, meeting at, of delegates to the first
continental Congress, i. 454;
convention to form the constitution adjourn to, iii. 73;
Washington and suite entertained at, in 1789, iii. 86.

Clarke, Major George Rogers, operations of, in the West, ii. 652;
biographical notice of, ii. 653.

Clergy, sides taken by the various denominations of, during the progress
of the Revolution, i. 463.

Clinton, Colonel James, at Fort Constitution, ii. 219;
bayonet-wound received by, ii. 545.

Clinton, General George, energy and activity of, in defence of New York,
ii. 219;
troops assembled by, at Fort Montgomery, ii. 220;
at Fort Montgomery with New York militia, ii. 235;
efforts of, to prevent the passing of the _Rose_ and _Phoenix_,
ii. 236;
three thousand men under the command of, at Kingsbridge, ii. 241;
silver bullet taken by, from a spy--silver bullet still in possession
of the family of (_note_), ii. 547;
letter of Washington to, communicating the news of the signing of the
treaty of peace, iii. 21;
northern tour of Washington in company with, in 1783, iii. 27;
reception of Washington by, in New York, in 1789, iii. 89;
a candidate for the vice-presidency in 1792, iii. 222.

Clinton, General Sir Henry, a volunteer at Breed's hill, i. 567;
biographical notice of, i. 620;
placed in command of a redoubt on Bunker's hill, i. 744;
arrival of, in the harbor of New York--peaceful professions of, and
departure, ii. 42;
Robert Howe and Cornelius Harnett excepted from the proclamation of
pardon by, ii. 185;
proclamation offering pardon laughed at by the people of Charleston,
ii. 190;
night-march of, from Flatlands to the heights overlooking Bedford,
ii. 269;
capture of the fortresses in the Hudson Highlands by, ii. 542, 545;
messenger of, bearing a silver bullet to Burgoyne, hanged as a spy,
ii. 547;
activity of, in New York--scheme of Washington for the abduction of,
ii. 606;
Washington dissuaded by Hamilton from attempting the abduction of,
ii. 607;
reduction of the force under the command of, ii. 617;
evacuation of Philadelphia admirably managed by, ii. 617;
slow march of, through New Jersey, ii. 619;
emissaries of, to the Pennsylvania mutineers, hanged as spies, ii. 709.

Clothes of Washington, before the Revolution, obtained from London,
i. 306.

Coach, fine one kept by Washington in 1789, iii. 113.

Cobble hill, intrenchments cast up on, by troops under Generals Putnam
and Heath, i. 761.

Cochran, Captain, powder-receiver at Charleston (_note_), i. 521.

Cochran, Doctor John, letter of Washington to, on the style of living at
West Point (_note_), ii. 660.

Coffin of Washington, inscriptions on, iii. 558.

Cohoes falls, retreat of Schuyler to, ii. 484.

Collier, Sir George, ravages by the squadron of, on Elizabeth river,
ii. 653;
assistance rendered by, to Sir Henry Clinton on the Hudson--ravages of,
in Connecticut, ii. 654;
destruction of an American flotilla by, in Penobscot bay, ii. 661.

Collins, Captain, powder belonging to the province of Virginia seized by,
in 1775, i. 518.

Colonies, new era in the history of, i. 69;
pay of troops raised in (_note_), i. 102;
growth of democratic ideas in, i. 228;
a viceroyalty suggested for, i. 229;
little indebted to the mother-country, i. 315;
cost of the French and Indian war to (_note_), i. 316;
commercial policy of England toward, i. 321.

Colonists, French and English, characteristics of, i. 67, 68.

Commission as colonel resigned by Washington in 1754, i. 126;
commission as commander-in-chief received by Washington, form of
(_note_), i. 540;
resignation of, by Washington, iii. 35.

"Common Sense," a pamphlet by Thomas Paine, powerful influence of,
ii. 12;
General Lee's opinion of it (_note_), ii. 41.

Concord, troops sent by General Gage to seize the stores at, i. 503;
preparations made at, to resist the troops under Colonel Smith--militia
assembled at, under Colonel Barrett, i. 506;
British attacked by Major Buttrick at--stores at, partially secured,
i. 507.

Confederation, old, discussions that led to the abandonment of, iii. 55;
resolutions of the New York legislature in relation to, iii. 56.

Congregationalists opposed to the rule of Great Britain, i. 463.

Congress, general colonial, proposition for, by the Massachusetts
assembly, i. 327;
copy of the circular letter of Massachusetts, inviting (_note_),
i. 330;
meeting of, in New York--names of the delegates to (_note_), i. 331;
proceedings of, applauded by the provincial assemblies, i. 332;
recommended by Franklin, i. 390, 392.

Congress, continental, proposed by Virginia in 1774, i. 390;
simultaneous proposition for, by Virginia and Massachusetts, i. 393;
the first, importance of, to the best interests of mankind, i. 408;
almost simultaneous declaration of the colonies in favor of, i. 409;
names of the delegates to (_note_), i. 411:
assembling of, at Philadelphia, in 1774, i. 413;
journeys of the delegates to, like ovations--journey of Washington to,
in company with Patrick Henry and Edmund Pendleton, i. 417;
reception of the delegates to, in Philadelphia--honors paid to the
delegates to, from Massachusetts, i. 419;
account of the organization of, i. 420-422;
Peyton Randolph chosen president of--Charles Thomson chosen secretary
of, i. 421;
noble character of the men composing, i. 422;
opening speech of Patrick Henry in, i. 423;
regulations adopted by, i. 425;
Mr. Duché requested to read prayers in, i. 426;
Washington the only delegate who knelt during prayer in, i. 429;
names of the first committee appointed by--difficult points to be
decided at, i. 430;
resolves of the Suffolk county convention laid before, i. 432;
resolution of, limiting its action to infringed rights--duration of the
sessions of (_note_), i. 484;
non-importation resolutions offered in, by R. H. Lee, i. 435;
dangerous plan of union submitted to, by Joseph Galloway, i. 435, 437;
non-exportation proposed and debated in, i. 430;
great diversity of opinion in, among the delegates--loyal address to
the king resolved on by--opposition of the Virginia delegates in, to
non-exportation (_note_), i. 438;
declaration of rights unanimously adopted by, i. 440;
the _American Association_ signed by every delegate present at,
i. 441;
the petition of Congress to the king, the last public act of, i. 446;
profound sensation produced everywhere by the publication of the
proceedings of, i. 447;
sympathy with, expressed by Chatham in a letter to Stephen Sayre,
i. 448;
no record of the part Washington took in, i. 449;
Washington the best informed man in, i. 450;
state-papers of, i. 450, 485.

Congress, second continental, journey of Washington to, in company with
Patrick Henry and Benjamin Harrison--organization of--secrecy of the
proceedings of, i. 528;
resolution of, respecting the spoils taken at Ticonderoga by Ethan
Allen, i. 529;
Washington appointed chairman of the committees of, on military
affairs--"conciliatory resolutions" of Lord North laid
before--vigorous preparations of, for the defence of the
country--resolution of, to petition the king, i. 530;
address of, to the inhabitants of Canada--day of fasting and prayer
appointed by, i. 531;
resolution of, to raise companies of riflemen, i. 532;
John Adams's account of the deliberations of, as to the choice of a
commander-in-chief, i. 533-535;
instructions of, to Washington, as commander-in-chief (_note_),
i. 540;
major generals appointed by, i. 545-547;
brigadier-generals appointed by, i. 548;
measures of, in relation to the issue of paper money, i. 549;
regulations of, for the army, i. 551;
letters of Washington to, i. 578, 587-595, 726;
loyalty to the king declared by, i. 600;
declaration adopted by, setting forth the causes for armed resistance,
i. 600;
the idea of reparation from the mother-country repudiated by,
i. 603, 607;
letter of thanks of, to the lord-mayor and corporation of London,
i. 603;
petition to the king, written by John Dickinson, adopted by, i. 605;
address to the people of Great Britain adopted by, i. 606;
commissioners of Indian affairs appointed by--services at Christ church
attended by, on the fast-day, i. 609;
addresses of, to the assembly of Jamaica, and to the people of
Ireland--"conciliatory resolution" of the house of commons taken into
consideration by, i. 610;
Franklin placed at the head of the post-office department by--army
hospital established by, i. 612;
adjournment of, i. 613;
wise caution of, i. 614;
"declaration" of, read to the troops in camp, i. 617;
jealous of concentrated military power--deference of, to the opinions
of Washington in military matters, i. 621;
refusal of Washington to part with detachments for coast-defence,
sanctioned by, i. 624;
Colonels Allen and Warner introduced upon the floor of, i. 652;
the Green Mountain Boys recommended by, for the invasion of Canada,
i. 653;
members of, in the camp at Cambridge, i. 681, 729;
questions submitted by Washington to the committee of, sitting at
Cambridge, i. 735;
resolutions adopted by, for a reorganization of the army at Cambridge,
i. 738;
attention of, called to the necessity of organizing a naval force,
i. 740;
letters of Washington to i. 744, ii. 363;
resolution of thanks of, to Washington, on the evacuation of Boston,
ii. 78;
medal in gold ordered by, ii. 79;
action of, with regard to loyalists and tories, ii. 92;
the attention of, drawn to affairs in Canada, ii. 93;
committee appointed by, for the purpose of maintaining a European
correspondence, ii. 124;
Washington invited to the floor of--recommendations of Washington
adopted by, ii. 159;
"Board of War and Ordnance" appointed by, ii. 160;
resolution of, in relation to the claims of Generals Schuyler and
Gates, ii. 248;
measures taken by, for a more permanent organization of the army,
ii. 305;
adjourned to Baltimore--almost unlimited powers granted by, to Putnam
in Philadelphia, ii. 362;
create Washington dictator for six months, ii. 364;
of 1777 inferior to that of 1774-'5, ii. 431;
increased powers granted to Washington by, after the battle of the
Brandywine, ii. 509;
letter of Hamilton to George Clinton on the degeneracy of, ii. 592;
degeneracy of, lamented by Washington, ii. 648, 670;
adjournment of, to Princeton, iii. 26;
little confidence of the mass of the people in, iii. 53.

Congress, federal, scene in on the occasion of Washington's opening
address, iii. 95, 590;
executive departments established by, in 1789, iii. 118;
Hamilton's report on finance made to, in writing, iii. 139;
remarks of Washington upon that of 1790, iii. 161;
messages of Washington to, iii. 171, 192, 378, 454;
party spirit manifested in, iii. 199, 230;
charges brought against Hamilton in, iii. 231;
defensive measures urged upon, by Washington, iii. 284;
language of Washington to, respecting Genet, iii. 285;
debate in, as to the propriety of the consideration of any question
with closed doors--the first committee of ways and means appointed
in--act passed by, in 1794, for providing a naval
armament--money-tribute to Algiers advocated in, iii. 294;
debate in, respecting the treaty-making power--debate in, respecting a
resolution offered by Edward Livingston, iii. 391;
message of Washington to, on refusing to furnish papers relating to
Jay's treaty (_note_), iii. 396;
last annual message of Washington to, iii. 454;
language of the two houses of, in reply to Washington's last annual
message, iii. 457;
special session of, convened by President Adams, in 1798--extract from
the address of Adams to, iii 494;
measures of, for national defence, in 1798, iii. 506;
Washington present at the opening of, in 1798, iii. 525;
resolutions of, on the occasion of the death of Washington,
iii. 562, 564.

Congress, provincial, of Massachusetts, John Hancock president
of--Benjamin Lincoln secretary of--address of, to General Gage,
i. 468;
explanations made to, by General Gage--preparations for armed resistance
made by, i. 469;
proceedings of, denounced by General Gage--minute-men enrolled by,
i. 470.

Connecticut, opposed to Franklin's plan for the union of the colonies,
i. 128;
ill feeling toward General Schuyler among the troops from, (_note_),
i. 705;
minute-men summoned to supply the place of troops from, i. 759;
Governor Trumbull and General Greene on the conduct of the troops of
(_note_), i. 760;
arrival in the camp at New York of a troop of light-horse from, ii. 231;
refusal of the troop from, to do duty, ii. 232;
bad conduct of troops from, at Kip's bay, ii. 295.

Connolly, Doctor John, the side of the crown taken by, ii. 20;
imprisoned at Baltimore, ii. 21.

Constitutional Society of England, money sent by, by the hand of Franklin,
for the sufferers at Lexington--John Horne Tooke, the philologist, a
prominent member of (_note_), i. 737.

Constitution, federal, convention to form, iii. 56-73;
names of the signers of (_note_), iii. 72;
anecdote of Franklin in connection with the signing of, iii. 73;
submitted by Congress to the state legislatures, iii. 74;
Henry, Mason, and Lee, adverse to, iii. 77;
when ratified by the several states (_note_), iii. 78;
backwardness of some of the states in ratifying, iii. 98;
subject of the amendment of, before Congress, in 1789, iii. 119;
adopted by Rhode Island in 1790, iii. 162;
considered by Hamilton inadequate to its functions, iii. 187.

Contemplations, Moral and Divine, extracts from, i. 30-34.

Continental army, condition and discipline of--dress and accoutrements of
(_note_), i. 553;
position and numbers of, when adopted by Congress, i. 554;
command of, formally taken by Washington, i. 586;
letters of Washington to Congress respecting the condition and position
of, i. 587-595;
first general order issued by Washington to (_note_), i. 588;
hunting-shirts recommended by Washington for the use of, i. 592;
dissatisfaction produced in, by several appointments of general
officers--returns of, presented by General Gates (_note_), i. 593;
deficiency in the numbers, discipline, and stores of, i. 594;
details respecting its condition, by a chaplain, i. 595;
great deficiency in its supply of ammunition, i. 596, 625;
disposition of, by Washington, at the siege of Boston, i. 619;
want of powder in, i. 625;
trouble caused in, by sectional jealousies--petty conspiracies among the
subordinate officers of, i. 756;
letter of Washington to Colonel Reed, complaining of the mercenary
spirit pervading, i. 757;
early departure of the Connecticut troops from, i. 758;
weakness of, in January, 1776, ii. 13, 14;
letter of Washington to Colonel Reed on the condition of, ii. 15;
names of officers of the new regiments of (_note_), ii. 403;
excellent footing of, in the spring of 1777, ii. 404;
kind of punishments inflicted in (_note_), ii. 501;
personal popularity of Washington in, ii. 604;
committee appointed by Congress to inquire into the condition of,
ii. 667;
great reduction in the force of, ii. 668, 699;
destitution of, ii. 669;
necessities of, supplied by Pennsylvania, ii. 670;
measures adopted by Congress to increase the efficiency of, ii. 699;
winter-quarters of the various divisions of, in 1780-'81, ii. 702;
discontents in, in 1782, iii. 7, 15;
gradual disbandment of, in 1783, iii. 22;
circular letter of Washington to state governors in relation to the
disbandment of, iii. 23;
last general order of Washington to (_note_), iii. 29.

Continental money, great depreciation of--the whole country flooded with
counterfeits of, ii. 666.

Continental Village, destruction of, by Governor Tryon (_note_), ii. 548.

_Continentalist_, a series of papers written by Alexander Hamilton,
iii. 56.

Contrecoeur, French commandant at Fort Le Boeuf, in 1754, i. 97.

Convention, commercial, suggestion of Washington concerning, iii. 55, 56.

Convention, National, of France, pen-picture of (_note_), iii. 387.

Convention to amend the confederation proposed, iii. 59;
Washington placed at the head of the Virginia delegation to, iii. 60;
circumstances which induced Washington to attend, iii. 61;
books read by Washington before attending, iii. 62;
meeting and organization of--Washington elected president of, iii. 63;
names of the delegates to (_note_), iii. 64;
Franklin a conspicuous member of--distinguished men in, iii. 65;
resolutions of Edmund Randolph in, iii. 66;
warm debates in--part taken by Hamilton in, iii. 68;
apprehensions of Washington as to the final result of, iii. 70;
influence of Washington in, iii. 71;
adjournment of, iii. 73.

Conway, General, letter of Washington to Congress, adverse to his
appointment as major-general, ii. 575;
supposed author of a pamphlet injurious to the character of
Washington--anonymous letters in disparagement of Washington written
by, ii. 576;
appointed inspector-general, and raised to the rank of major-general,
by Congress, ii. 578;
short and sharp letter of Washington to--dismay in the _Cabal_ caused
by Washington's letter to, ii. 581;
thorough exposure of the character of--resignation of, accepted by
Congress, ii. 589;
severely wounded in a duel with Cadwalader--penitent letter written to
Washington by, while in the expectation of speedy death--recovery of,
and return to France, ii. 690.

_Conway's Cabal_, history of, ii. 574;
existence of, discovered by Washington--Colonel Wilkinson's agency in
exposing, ii. 579;
exposure of, to the world, ii. 584;
letter of Washington to Patrick Henry in relation to, ii. 590.

Cook, Captain James, the navigator, with Wolfe at Quebec, i. 293.

Cooke, Governor Nicholas, of Rhode Island, cheering letter written to
Washington by, i. 597;
supply of powder sent by, to the camp at Cambridge, i. 628;
acting governor of Rhode Island in place of Governor Wanton (_note_),
i. 729.

Cornstalk, night-attack of, upon Colonel Lewis, i. 473.

Cornwallis, Lord, embarkation of, for North Carolina, with seven
regiments, ii. 90;
outrages committed by the troops of, in North Carolina--Robert Howe's
plantation desolated by, ii. 185;
march of, into Philadelphia, ii. 517;
congratulations of the Quakers offered to, ii. 518;
disappointment of, at not finding boats at Trenton--carelessness of, in
stationing his troops in detachments, ii. 360;
hears "thunder" from Princeton, ii. 386;
stinging reply of Washington to, in relation to the brutal conduct of
his troops, ii. 397;
attempt of, to surprise General Lincoln at Boundbrook, ii. 433;
weak and wicked policy of, in South Carolina, ii. 685;
dependence placed by, upon Tarleton and Ferguson, ii. 702;
alarm of, at the movements of Marion, ii. 703;
dangerous position of, ii. 705;
perilous situation of, at Yorktown, ii. 734;
surrender of, at Yorktown, ii. 734;
devastations of, in the South (_note_), ii. 736.

Correspondence, committees of, originated in Massachusetts, i. 382, 383.

Correspondence, intercolonial committees of, first appointed in Virginia,
i. 382, 383;
Rhode Island first after Virginia in appointing--severe condemnation of,
by "Massachuttensis," i. 883.

Correspondence, burdensome nature of Washington's, in 1784, iii. 49;
extracts from Washington's with George W. P. Custis (_note_), iii. 531.

Council, executive, organization of, in 1789, iii. 118.

Courtship, Washington's, account of, by G. W. P. Custis, i. 276.

Coventry, earl of, prophetic speech of, ii. 9.

Cowpens, defeat of Tarleton by Morgan at, ii. 714.

"Cragie house," now Longfellow's (_note_), i. 584.

Craik, Doctor James, at Great Meadows, i. 114;
at the battle of the Monongahela, i. 168:
Braddock's wounds dressed by, i. 170;
warning of, to Washington, as to his attack of dysentery in 1757,
i. 245;
with Washington on his visit to the Ohio country in 1770, i. 358;
Indian chief seen by, who at the battle of the Monongahela had fired at
Washington fifteen times, i. 360;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the _Conway Cabal_, ii. 586;
western tour of, in company with Washington, in 1784, iii. 42;
Washington attended by, in his last illness, iii. 554.

Cramahé, approach of Arnold to Quebec disbelieved by, i. 696;
in Quebec during the siege by Arnold, i. 702.

Creeks, at war with Georgia in 1789, iii. 115;
difficulties of the United States with, in 1790--alliance of, with the
Spaniards, iii. 154;
United States commissioners sent to treat with--Colonel Marinus Willett
sent on a mission to--treaty made with, in 1790, iii. 155.

Cresap, Colonel, Washington a guest of, in 1748, i. 54;
innocent of the murder of Logan's relatives (_note_), i. 473.

"_Crisis_," an anti-ministerial journal published in London and New York,
in 1775 (_note_), i. 637.

"_Crisis_," a series of pamphlets written by Thomas Paine in 1776-'7
(_note_), ii. 202.

Croghan, George, envoy from Pennsylvania to the Miamis, i. 71.

Cross Creek, in North Carolina, commission granted by Governor Martin to
Highlanders at, ii. 114.

Crown Point, movements of the expedition against, under Colonel Johnson,
i. 180;
Dieskau defeated, severely wounded, and made prisoner, while marching to
the defence of, i. 182;
fortifications erected on, by Amherst, in 1759, i. 292;
surrender of, to Colonel Warner, in 1775, i. 526;
remains of the army of the north assembled at, ii. 250;
wretched condition of the troops at, ii. 250, 251;
Sullivan informed of his being superseded by General Gates at--efforts
of Schuyler and Gates to reorganize the army of the north
at--dilapidated condition of the fort at, ii. 251;
Washington unfavorable to the abandonment of--letters of Washington to
Schuyler and Gates, in relation to the abandonment of, ii. 252;
possession taken of, by General Carleton, ii. 336.

Cully, old, his recollections of Washington's courtship, i. 278.

Culpepper county minute-men, description of the dress of, ii. 23.

Currency, continental, i. 549;
form of the bills of (_note_), i. 550.

Currency, decimal, origin of the, iii. 175.

Curtis, remarks of, on the convention to amend the federal confederation,
iii. 65.

Cushing, William, appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789,
iii. 122.

Custis, Daniel Parke, father of Martha Custis, i. 278.

Custis, Eleanor Parke, adopted by Washington, iii. 5;
Washington accompanied by, to Mount Vernon in 1797, iii. 479;
precepts inculcated by Washington into the mind of--letter of Washington
to, on love and marriage, iii. 484;
a son of Charles Carroll of Carrollton a suitor for the hand of,
iii. 486;
anecdote respecting, told by Mr. Irving, iii. 487;
preparations for the marriage of, with Lawrence Lewis, iii. 531;
marriage of, at Mount Vernon, on Washington's birthday, in 1799, i. 432;
continental blue-and-buff suit worn by Washington at the wedding of,
iii. 534.

Custis, George Washington Parke, adopted by Washington, iii. 6;
in college at Princeton in 1797--interesting correspondence of
Washington with, preserved in the Custis family, iii. 479;
correspondence of, with Washington, respecting the attentions paid by
young Carroll to his sister, iii. 487;
anxiety of Washington for the welfare of--negligence of, in the pursuit
of his studies--extracts from the correspondence of Washington with
(_note_), iii. 531;
aid-de-camp to General Pinckney in 1799, iii. 533;
lands bequeathed to, by Washington, near Alexandria, iii. 535, 541;
lands bequeathed to, surveyed by Washington's own hands in 1799,
iii. 535;
absent from Mount Vernon at the time of Washington's death--his
description of Washington's personal appearance when riding over his
farms, iii. 586.

Custis, John Parke, son of Mrs. Washington, difficult task of Washington
as the guardian of--plans of travel of, opposed by Mrs.
Washington--particulars of the estate of, according to a letter of
Washington (_note_), i. 376;
enamored of Miss Calvert--letter of Washington to Mr. Calvert,
recommending a postponement of the marriage of, i. 377;
at King's college, in New York--Hamilton a fellow-student with--effect
upon, of the death of his sister, i. 378;
marriage of, to Miss Calvert, in 1774--letter of Washington to Doctor
Cooper, in relation to the marriage of, i. 379;
Washington's aid, ii. 730;
death of, at Eltham--children of, adopted by Washington, iii. 5.

Custis, Martha, introduction of Washington to, i. 277;
marriage of, to Washington, in January, 1759, i. 287.

Custis, Miss, daughter of Mrs. Washington, sickness of, i. 375;
death of, at Mount Vernon, in 1773, i. 378.

Customs commissioners mobbed in Boston, i. 345.

D.

Dagworthy, Captain, position of, settled by Governor Shirley, i. 201.

Dallas, Alexander J., hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 353.

Dalrymple, Colonel, reserve of troops left under the command of, at
Staten Island, ii. 263.

Danbury, expedition to destroy stores at, under Governor Tryon, ii. 433;
private as well as public property destroyed at, ii. 435.

Dancing-days of Washington over in 1799 (_note_), i. 310.

Dandridge, Bartholomew, private secretary of Washington--letter of
Washington to, expressing approbation of his conduct, iii. 479;
provision in the will of Washington respecting the heirs of, iii. 538.

Dartmouth, Lord, instructions of, to General Gage, as to his conduct in
Massachusetts, i. 415;
reply of an American to a remark of, as to the number of delegates to
the first Congress (_note_), i. 441.

D'Aubrey, Colonel, defeated and made prisoner by Sir William Johnson near
Fort Niagara, i. 291.

Davenant, Sir William, expedition of, intercepted by Cromwell's fleet
(_note_), i. 20.

Davidson, John, Indian interpreter with Washington on his Ohio
expedition, i. 76, 78.

Davie, Governor William R., associated with Murray as envoy to France in
1799, iii. 529.

Davis, Reverend Thomas, volumes presented to, by Washington, at the
marriage of Nelly Custis, iii. 534;
invited to officiate at the funeral of Washington, iii. 558.

Deane, Silas, sent to Paris as a secret agent of Congress--his unfitness
for the trust, ii. 125;
embarrassing engagements entered into by, ii. 444.

Dearborn, Captain, his dog eaten by famishing soldiers in Arnold's Quebec
expedition (_note_), i. 694;
made prisoner at the siege of Quebec, i. 721.

Death of Washington, iii. 556;
why no clergyman was present at, iii. 557;
action of Congress on receiving intelligence of, iii. 562;
sensation produced in Europe by the news of (_note_), iii. 570.

De Beaujeu, Captain, intrusted with the ambuscade at the battle of the
Monongahela, i. 166;
death of, in the battle, i. 167.

De Berdt, Dennis, letter of, brought from England by Lord Howe, ii. 223;
a copy of the letter of, sent to Washington and to Congress, ii. 224.

Deborre, General, disaster brought upon the American army by, at the
battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510.

Debt, foreign, of the United States in 1790, according to
Hamilton--domestic, in 1790, iii. 140.

Declaration of Independence, ii. 209;
copies of, signed only by John Hancock, distributed throughout the
country--signed on the second of August, 1776, ii. 213;
proofs of the allegations contained in, where to be found
(_note_),--names of the delegates who signed (_note_),--original
parchment of, much injured by a writing-master in 1818 (_note_),
ii. 213;
order issued by Washington to the troops in New York in relation to,
ii. 214;
publicly read in New York on the tenth of July--influence of, upon the
popular mind in Europe, ii. 215;
comments of Mirabeau and Napoleon upon, ii. 216;
read to the army of the north at Fort Independence, ii. 254.

Declaration of Rights adopted by the first continental Congress, written
by Samuel Adams (_note_), i. 453.

Declaratory act, why supported by William Pitt--condemnation of, by
Gadsden, i. 340;
apprehensions of Washington respecting, i. 341;
right claimed by, denied by the colonial assemblies, i. 343.

Decoudray, Major-General, his expectations of rank in the American
army--letter of Washington to Congress in relation to the claims
of--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 445.

De Fermoy, folly of, at Ticonderoga, ii. 465.

De Grasse, arrival of the fleet of, in the Chesapeake, ii. 729;
Admiral Graves attacked by, off the capes of Virginia, ii. 730;
visit of Washington to, ii. 731.

De Heister, part taken by, in the battle of Long Island, ii. 272.

De Kalb, Baron, slow march of, to the relief of Charleston, ii. 676;
mortally wounded in the battle at Sanders's creek--biographical notice
of (_note_), ii. 683.

Delaplace, Ticonderoga surrendered by, to Ethan Allen, i. 525.

Delaware river, baggage and stores of Washington removed across, ii. 353;
army sent across by Washington during the night--boats on, destroyed by
order of Washington, ii. 354;
weakness of Washington's army at the time of his retreat over, ii. 361;
gravity of Washington after his retreat over, ii. 366;
Washington's plan for attacking the British posts on, ii. 368;
Christmas-day appointed by Washington for attacking the British on,
ii. 369;
troops ferried over by Colonel Glover and Marblehead fisherman,
ii. 370, 371;
letter of Gates presented to Washington at, by Wilkinson, ii. 370;
voice of Knox heard across, ii. 371;
passage of the American army to the Jersey side, ii. 381;
attempt of Sir William Howe to destroy the obstructions in, ii. 551;
efforts of Howe to get possession of the forts on, ii. 559;
loss of the forts on, owing to the selfish ambition of General Gates,
ii. 561, 563;
destruction of the American fleet on--full possession of, obtained by
the British, ii. 563;
crossed by Washington in pursuit of Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 618;
rapid march of the allies toward, ii. 726.

De Levi, march of, upon Quebec, i. 300;
rapid retreat of, to Montreal, i. 301.

Departments, executive, not organized in 1789, iii. 102;
when established by Congress, iii. 118.

Desertions, frequency of, from the continental army, ii. 416.

D'Estaing, Count, arrival of the fleet of, in the Delaware--departure of,
for Sandy Hook, ii. 686;
correspondence of, with Washington--attempt to destroy the British fleet
in Raritan bay abandoned by, ii. 637;
arrival of, at Newport--departure of, from Newport, to meet the fleet of
Lord Howe--return of, to Newport, and subsequent departure for Boston,
ii. 638;
exasperation caused by the conduct of, ii. 639;
letter of, to Congress, relative to his abandonment of Rhode
Island--soothing letter written to, by Washington, ii. 640;
departure of, for the West Indies, ii. 644.

Detroit, relieved by Colonel Bradstreet in 1764, i. 267.

Devotion, private, of Washington, iii. 602.

De Wessingtons, knights of the palatinate of Durham, i. 18.

De Yrujo, Spanish embassador, dress of, iii. 599.

Diary of Washington, extract from, in relation to his visit to Boston in
1789 (_note_), iii. 128, 129;
extract from, describing the opening of Congress in 1790 (_note_),
iii. 138;
extract from, in relation to Morris's mission to England, iii. 157.

Dick, Doctor, called in, at Washington's last illness, iii. 554.

Dickinson, John, of Pennsylvania, influence of his Quaker friends upon
(_note_), i. 463;
petition to the king written by, adopted by the continental Congress,
i. 605;
views of, on the terms of reconciliation brought by Lord Howe, ii. 224.

Dictator, Washington made, ii. 364;
emotions of Washington on receiving the resolution conferring the powers
of, ii. 380;
wise exercise by Washington of his powers as, ii. 400.

Dieskau, Baron, departure of, from France, for the St. Lawrence, in 1755,
i. 177;
defeat of, by Colonel William Johnson, at Lake George--wounded and a
prisoner, i. 182;
subsequent history of (_note_),--designs of, in case of success
(_note_), i. 183;
General Lyman's share in the defeat of, i. 182, 184;
defeated by New England men, i. 184;
parliamentary grants to the provinces that contributed to the defeat
of, i. 229.

Diet of Washington when at Cambridge, i. 616.

Dignity of manner of Washington, iii. 576.

Dinner, farewell, of Washington, on the eve of his retirement from the
presidency, iii. 471.

Dinner-hour of Washington, iii. 586.

Dinner-table of Washington, iii. 588.

Dinwiddie, Governor, measures against the French on the Ohio recommended
by, i. 74;
Washington sent by, to the French commandant on the Ohio, i. 75;
efforts of, in anticipation of the French and Indian war, i. 93;
disputes of, with the Virginia house of burgesses, i. 94;
efforts of, to raise troops to meet the French on the Ohio, i. 95;
letter of Washington to, complaining of the inadequate pay of the
colonial army officers, i. 102;
measures of, after the surrender of Fort Necessity, i. 124;
remark of, respecting colonial assemblies, i. 129;
duplicity of, in his conduct toward Washington, i. 131, 237, 244;
refusal of, to give up the prisoners taken by Washington in the skirmish
with Jumonville, i. 132;
conduct of, in relation to prisoners, retaliated by Contrecoeur, i. 133;
letter of Washington to, after the battle of the Monongahela, i. 173;
opposed to the command of the Virginia forces being given to
Washington, i. 187;
his recommendation of Washington for promotion, i. 194;
ambiguous orders of, to Washington, i. 217;
letters of Washington to, recommending offensive war on the Ohio,
i. 221, 223;
correspondence of Washington with, in relation to Lord Loudonn, i. 236;
contemptible conduct of, toward Washington, i. 241;
letter of Washington to, in relation to certain slanders, i. 243;
departure of, for England--contrast between his character and that of
Washington--death of, in 1770 (_note_), i. 246.

"Discourses on Davila," essays published by John Adams, iii. 188.

Dismal swamp, project of Washington for draining--description of, i. 311;
the "Green sea" of, explored by Washington, i. 312.

District of Columbia, funds bequeathed by Washington for the endowment of
a university in, iii. 48.

Districts, military, of Virginia, Washington in charge of one in 1751,
i. 61.

Disunion, threatened in Virginia, in case Jay's treaty should be
ratified, iii. 355.

Divine service, Washington a regular attendant upon, i. 337.

Documents, public, careful examination of, by Washington, iii. 114.

Donaldson, Mr., treaty with Algiers signed by, in 1795, iii. 380.

Donop, Count, mortally wounded in an attack upon Fort Mercer, ii. 560.

Donville, sent toward Fort Cumberland with a party of Indians--humane
instructions of Dumas to--defeat of, by a Virginian named Paris--death
of--scalp of, sent to Washington, and by him forwarded to Governor
Dinwiddie, i. 209.

Dorchester Heights, proposed to be taken possession of and fortified,
ii. 54;
preparations for the attempt upon, ii. 60, 61;
taken possession of, at night, by General Thomas--lines of fortification
upon, drawn by Gridley, ii. 64;
alarm of Howe on seeing the American fortifications on--reinforcements
taken to, by Washington, in anticipation of an attack by Earl Percy,
ii. 65;
fortifications upon, strengthened by Washington, ii. 66;
British attack upon, prevented by a tempest, ii. 67.

Dorchester Neck, houses on, destroyed by order of General Howe, ii. 59;
cannonade upon Boston from, ii. 69.

Dress of Washington when president, iii. 589, 600, 603.

Drucour, Chevalier de, the defender of Louisburg, i. 261.

Drummond, Lord, flag of truce borne by--account of the previous movements
of, ii. 257;
parole of honor violated by--reproof administered to, by Washington,
ii. 258;
rumors respecting the mission of--subsequent acquaintance of, with
General Lee (_note_), ii. 259.

Duché, Reverend Jacob, invited to read prayers in the continental
Congress, i. 428, 528;
psalm read by, and prayer of, i. 429;
sermon preached by, on the fast-day, in Christ church, Philadelphia,
before the continental Congress--extract from the sermon of, preached
before Congress (_note_)--tory party subsequently joined by (_note_),
i. 609;
republicanism abjured by (_note_), ii. 564;
letter of, to Washington, advising his abandonment of the Revolution
(_note_)--death of, in Philadelphia, in 1794 (_note_), ii. 565.

Duer, President, incident related by, in connection with the retirement
of Washington from office, iii. 475.

Dumas, General, pamphlet written by, on the military and political
situation of France, iii. 499;
letter of, to Washington, iii. 500.

Dumas, M., letter of Franklin to, requesting him to become a diplomatic
agent--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 124.

Dumas, successor of Contrecoeur at Fort Duquesne--humane instructions of,
to Donville, i. 209.

Dunbar, Colonel, cowardly conduct of, after Braddock's defeat,
i. 171, 172;
remark of Franklin on the retreat of, i. 172.

Dunmore, earl of, successor of Lord Botetourt as governor of
Virginia--dislike of the people of Virginia for, i. 374;
unsuited for his position as governor, i. 375;
friendly relations of, with Washington, i. 375, 395;
claims of the soldiers to bounty-lands urged on, by Washington, i. 375;
assembly of Virginia dissolved by, i. 383, 392;
court circle of, at Williamsburg, i. 391;
ball in honor of the wife of, attended by Washington, i. 394;
training of the independent companies in Virginia warmly commended by,
i. 471;
expedition of, against the Indians on the Scioto, in 1774, i. 472;
willingness of, to make peace, i. 473;
suspicions excited against, by his conduct of the campaign, i. 474;
powder of the province seized by, i. 517;
flight of, from Williamsburg, i. 520;
enmity of, toward the colonists, ii. 21;
defeat of the forces sent by, to destroy Hampton, ii. 22;
freedom proclaimed by, to slaves--republican printing-press, stolen by,
from Norfolk, ii. 23;
defeat of, by the Virginians, near Norfolk, ii. 24;
Norfolk laid in ashes by, ii. 25;
atrocious plans of, discovered by means of an intercepted letter,
ii. 26;
cruelties of, on the coasts of the southern states, ii. 108;
movements of, on the Elizabeth river, ii. 109;
ravages of, ii. 109, 110;
driven from Gwyn's island by General Andrew Lewis--Mount Vernon
threatened by--slaves kidnapped by, from Virginia plantations--final
departure of, from America, ii. 110.

Duquesne, French and English civilization contrasted by (_note_), i. 72.

Dwight, Doctor, on the popular feeling with regard to independence
(_note_), ii. 200.

Dwight, Jasper, severe strictures by, upon Washington's Farewell
Address--extract from a pamphlet by, charging Washington with being a
slaveholder (_note_), iii. 477.

Dysentery, Washington attacked by, in 1757, i. 245.

E.

_Eagle_, Lord Howe's flag-ship, attempt to destroy (_note_), ii. 285.

Eastchester, Hessian chasseurs attacked near, by Colonel Hand, ii. 315.

East India Company, proposition of, to Parliament, in relation to the
tea-tax--brief notice of (_note_), i. 386;
tea from the vessels of, not allowed to be sold, i. 387;
tea of, thrown overboard in Boston harbor--compensation offered to, by
the colonies, for the destruction of their tea, i. 388.

Easton, Colonel, despatched by Montgomery to the mouth of the Sorel, to
intercept Carleton, i. 699;
capture of Carleton's fleet by, with prisoners and stores--General
Prescott taken prisoner by--escape of Carleton from, to Quebec,
i. 700.

Echard, Mrs. Susan, interesting record left by, of the scene at the
reading of Washington's Valedictory in 1797, iii. 473.

Eden, Governor, of Maryland, government of Maryland abdicated
by--treasonable correspondence of, ii. 184.

Education, early, of Washington, i. 24.

Education, interest taken by Washington in the cause of, iii. 48.

Elizabeth river, ravages of Sir George Collier on, ii. 653.

Elizabethtown Point, reception of Washington at, in 1789, by members of
Congress, iii. 88.

Ellicott, Andrew, surveys of the federal city made by, iii. 178.

Embargo laid on British shipping in 1794, iii. 297.

Enos, Colonel, his desertion of Arnold on the march to Canada, i. 692.

Episcopacy, proposed by Bute and others to be established in the colonies
(_note_), i. 314.

Episcopal clergy, generally loyal during the Revolutionary struggle,
i. 463.

Estate of Washington, portions directed by his will to be sold, iii. 541.

Etiquette, queries of Washington in relation to, addressed to Adams, Jay,
Hamilton, and Madison, iii. 105.

Eulogy, anonymous, on the character of Washington, on the back of a
likeness by Sharpless, iii. 582.

Eutaw Springs, battle at, iii. 3.

Everett, Mr., remarks of, in relation to Washington's expedition to the
Ohio, i. 92.

Excise act, passed in 1791, iii. 174, 307;
opposition made to, at Pittsburgh and elsewhere, in 1792, iii. 216;
measures of Washington for the enforcement of, iii. 217;
modification of, in 1792, iii. 309;
resistance to, in western Pennsylvania, iii. 307-320;
further efforts in Congress to amend, iii. 310;
denounced by the Democratic societies--proclamation of Washington in
support of (_note_), iii. 311.

Executors of the will of Washington, iii. 542.

F.

Fairfax, Bryan, urged by Washington to become a candidate for the
Virginia house of burgesses--much attached to the British government
(_note_), i. 399;
letters of Washington to, urging the uselessness of petitions to the
throne, i. 400, 405, 406;
conservative and timid, i. 400;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the Revolutionary agitation,
i. 414;
visit of, to Valley Forge--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 603.

Fairfax county courthouse, resolutions adopted at, by Washington and
others, in 1774, i. 401-405;
resolutions adopted at, readopted at the Williamsburg convention,
i. 406.

Fairfax, George William, educated in England, i. 49;
Washington's first surveying expedition undertaken in company with,
i. 53;
departure of, for England, to take possession of estates, i. 454.

Fairfax, Honorable William, father-in-law of Lawrence Washington, i. 43;
biographical notice of (_note_), i. 49.

Fairfax, Mrs., letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798,
iii. 489.

Fairfax, Thomas, the sixth lord, antiquity of the family of--brief
biographical notice of, i. 47;
personal appearance of, i. 48;
splendid fortune and large estates of, i. 48, 52, 220;
liberality and mode of living of, i. 49;
young Washington his companion in hunting, i. 50;
regard of, for young Washington, i. 51;
a contributor to the _Spectator_ (_note_), i. 220.

Fairfax, Thomas, the tenth lord, at Woodburne, Maryland, in 1855 (_note_),
i. 49.

Falls of the Potomac, hurt received by Washington at, iii. 303.

Falmouth, bombarded and burnt by a squadron under Lieutenant Mowatt,
i. 733;
conduct of Mowatt at, disapproved of by the British ministry, i. 734.

Farewell Address, Washington's, iii 427;
authorship of, according to Horace Binney (_note_), iii. 434;
sensation produced by, iii. 449;
strictures upon, by Jasper Dwight, of Vermont, iii. 477.

Farewell dinner of Washington on the eve of his retirement from office,
iii. 471.

Farms of Washington, admirably managed by him, iii. 586.

Farnum, Jonathan, body of Doctor Warren identified by, i. 572.

Fauchet, M., appointed by the French government to succeed
Genet--intercepted papers written by, placed in the hands of
Washington--suspicion thrown on the integrity of Randolph by the
papers of (_note_), iii. 361;
a mercenary spirit charged upon Americans by, iii. 362.

Fauquier, Governor, arrival of, from England, i. 258;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the abandonment of Fort
Duquesne, i. 285;
Washington resigns his commission to, after the capture of Fort
Duquesne, i. 286;
opposed to the stamp-act--adverse to a colonial Congress, i. 331.

Febiger, at the battle of Breed's hill, i. 568;
with Arnold at Quebec, i. 697.

_Federal_ and _Republican_ parties, origin of, iii. 151.

_Federalist_, a series of essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, iii. 77;
Washington's opinion respecting (_note_), iii. 78.

_Federalists_, Hamilton their leader, iii. 188.

Ferguson, Captain Patrick, party of infantry under Count Pulaski surprised
by--expedition of, against Little Egg Harbor, ii. 643;
dependence placed upon, by Cornwallis--body of tories raised by, in aid
of Cornwallis--encampment of, at King's mountain, ii. 702;
defeat and death of, at King's mountain, ii. 703.

Field-sports, fondness of Washington for, iii. 584.

Finances, deplorable state of, in 1789, iii. 100.

Flatbush, halt of the British at, on the way to Brooklyn, ii. 264.

Fleury, Louis, a captain in the continental army, ii. 497;
bravery displayed by, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510.

Folsom, Nathan, commander of New-Hampshire forces, i. 515.

Fontanes, Louis de, funeral oration pronounced by, in Paris, in honor of
Washington, iii. 570.

Forbes, General, appointed by Pitt to command the expedition against Fort
Duquesne in 1758, i. 253;
an early commencement of the campaign urged upon, by Washington--
excessive caution of, i. 256;
advice of Washington to, in relation to military movements, i. 271;
anecdote of Indians in connection with the sickness of (_note_)--respect
of, for the opinions of Washington, i. 279;
sickness and weariness of, on his approach to Fort Duquesne, i. 282;
death of, in Philadelphia (_note_), i. 285.

Forbes, the gunsmith, disclosures made by, of a tory conspiracy, ii. 175.

Forster, Captain, surrender of the fort at the Cedars to, ii. 149.

Fort Anne, retreat of the Americans from, to Fort Edward, ii. 467.

Fort Constitution, General Greene left in command of, ii. 314.

Fort Cumberland, Washington ordered to, i. 125, 224;
Donville sent toward, i. 209;
Virginia troops assembled at, i. 269;
letter of Washington from, to Colonel Boquet, in relation to regimental
clothing, i. 270;
a rendezvous of troops sent against the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794,
iii. 318.

Fort Duquesne, effect at, of the news of Jumonville's death, i. 113;
expedition against, proposed by Braddock, i. 141;
history of Braddock's expedition against, i. 141-171;
M. Dumas, successor of Contrecoeur at, i. 209;
General Forbes appointed to command the expedition against, in 1758,
i. 253;
new road to, from Raystown, decided upon by General Forbes, i. 271;
Washington in favor of Braddock's road to, i. 273;
delays in the expedition against, i. 274, 279, 281;
effect in the camp at, of the news of the victory at Louisburg, i. 275;
Major Grant sent by Colonel Boquet to reconnoitre--sortie from, upon
Grant's Highlanders, i. 280;
admirable conduct at, of the Virginians under Captain Bullitt, i. 281;
French at, deserted by the Indians--reward offered by General Forbes for
a deserter from--British flag planted on the smoking ruins of, by
Washington, on the 25th of November, 1758, i. 283;
name of changed to Fort Pitt--Pittsburgh now stands upon the site of,
i. 284.

Fort Edward, cowardice of General Webb at, i. 250;
approach of Burgoyne to, ii. 480.

Fort Frontenac, expedition undertaken against, by Colonel
Bradstreet--description of, i. 267;
surrender and demolition of--important influence of the surrender of,
i. 268.

Fort Galpin, capture of, by Lee, iii. 2.

Fort George, at Coram, Long Island, surprised by Major Tallmadge, ii. 701.

Fort George, in New York, cannon removed from, by Captain Lamb, ii. 129.

Fort George, on Lake George, erected by Abercrombie in 1758, ii. 266;
letter of Washington to Schuyler, in relation to the abandonment of
(_note_), ii. 470.

Fort Griswold, massacre at, ii. 727.

Fort Independence, opposite Ticonderoga, constructed by the advice of
Colonel John Trumbull (_note_), ii. 252, 254.

Fort Independence, near Kingsbridge, disregard of the garrison of, of
Heath's summons to surrender, ii. 399.

Fort Johnson, near Charleston, republican flag raised on, the first in
the South--description of the flag raised on (_note_), ii. 186.

Fort Johnston taken possession of, by militia-men under Colonel John
Ashe, ii. 113.

Fort Le Boeuf, Washington at, in 1753, i. 83.

Fort Lee, evacuation of, ordered by Washington--landing of Cornwallis
near, ii. 337;
precipitate flight of the Americans from, ii. 338.

Fort Loudoun, erected by Washington at Winchester, in 1756, i. 214.

Fort Mercer, attack upon, by Hessians under Count Donop--gallant defence
of, by Colonel Greene--Count Donop mortally wounded in the attack
upon, ii. 560;
ineffectual attempt of General Greene to relieve, ii. 562.

Fort Mifflin, British attack upon, ii. 561;
escape of the garrison of, to Fort Mercer, ii. 562.

Fort Montgomery, completion of the obstructions at, recommended by Greene,
Knox, and others, ii. 442;
vessels at, abandoned and burned by the republicans, ii. 545;
obstructions at, destroyed by the British fleet, ii. 546.

Fort Moultrie, formerly called Fort Sullivan, ii. 196.

Fort Necessity, letters of Washington from, to Governor Dinwiddie, i. 110;
Queen Aliquippa at, i. 113;
military road prepared near, by Washington, i. 116;
Washington determines to await the approach of De Villiers at, i. 118;
strengthened by Captain Robert Stobo--deserted by the Indians on the
approach of the French, i. 120;
great caution of the French in attacking--capitulation of Washington
at, i. 121;
terms of capitulation at, supposed to have been intentionally
mistranslated by Van Braam, i. 122;
abandoned by Washington on the 4th of July, 1754, i. 123.

Fort Niagara, expedition against, in 1759, under Prideaux and
Johnson--death of Prideaux before, i. 290;
skill and courage displayed by Sir William Johnson at the siege
of--defeat of French and Indians near--capitulation of, to Sir William
Johnson--garrison of, sent prisoners to New York, i. 291.

Fort Pitt, a portion of Washington's command left at, in 1758, in
garrison, i. 284;
besieged by Shingis in 1763, i. 320;
visit of Washington to, in 1770, on his way to the Ohio country--White
Mingo and George Croghan met by Washington at, i. 358.

Fort Putnam, Long Island, conflict witnessed by Washington from, ii. 273.

Fort Recovery, built by General Wayne in 1793, iii. 328.

Fort Schuyler, invested by St. Leger with a body of tories and Indians,
ii. 484.

Fort Sullivan, erected by Colonel Moultrie, ii. 187;
attack made upon, by a British fleet, ii. 190;
the attack upon, as described by a British writer, ii. 192;
deficient supply of ammunition in--great loss of life in the British
ships engaged in the attack upon, ii. 193;
name of, changed to Fort Moultrie, ii. 196;
great importance of the American victory at, ii. 197.

Fort Washington, Washington against attempting its defence, ii 330;
surrender of, to General Howe--comparative loss of British and Americans
at, ii. 331;
attack upon, proposed by Lafayette, ii. 701.

Fort William Henry, besieged by Montcalm in 1757--brave defence of, by
Colonel George Monro, i. 250;
massacre at, by Montcalm's Indians (_note_)--total demolition of, by
Montcalm, i. 251.

Forts, western, refusal of the British to give up according to the treaty
of 1783, iii. 99.

Fosdyke, Captain, attempt of, to destroy the _Rose_ and _Phoenix_,
ii. 238.

Fox, Charles James, his commendation of American resistance, i. 339;
remarks of, on the character of Washington (_note_), iii. 290.

Fox-hunting at Mount Vernon, i. 309.

Frame of Washington, iii. 594.

France, designs of, against the English colonies, i. 65;
war declared against, by England, in 1756, i. 228;
sentiments of, toward England and the colonies, ii. 121;
communication made by a secret agent of, to Jay, Franklin, and
Jefferson--letter of Captain William Hull, in relation to secret agents
of (_note_), ii. 123;
arms and ammunition furnished by, in aid of the Americans, ii. 444;
selfish policy of the government of, toward England and America,
ii. 541;
fête in the camp at Valley Forge, in celebration of the treaty with,
ii. 611;
danger of relaxation of American efforts, on the conclusion of the
treaty with, ii. 612;
the alliance with, a source of uneasiness to Washington, ii. 646;
commercial advantages sought by, in 1789, iii. 115;
disappointment caused to Lafayette by the course of the Revolution in,
iii. 184;
progress of the Revolution in, 184-187;
nearly all Europe in arms against, in 1792--sympathy in the United
States for the people of, iii. 220, 249, 273;
thoughts of wise men respecting the Revolution in, iii. 220;
disgust of Washington at the bloody character assumed by the Revolution
in, iii. 221;
gloomy accounts of the Revolution in, written by Gouverneur Morris, from
Paris, iii. 223;
efforts of Lafayette for the preservation of order in, iii. 224;
influence of the Revolution in, on American politics, iii. 236;
war declared by, against England, in 1793--king of, put to death by the
National Convention, iii. 236;
enthusiasm in favor of, in the United States, in 1793--possessions of,
in America, guarantied by the treaty of 1778, iii. 237;
little confidence of Washington in the government of, iii. 239;
cabinet meeting held by Washington to consider relations with, iii. 240;
British orders in council in relation to the colonial trade of,
iii. 296;
toasts given at a civic feast in Philadelphia to celebrate the victories
of (_note_), iii. 348;
a constitution established in, in 1795 (_note_), iii. 386;
pen-picture of the Convention of (_note_), iii. 387;
action of Congress on the presentation of colors of, by Adet, iii. 388;
annoyance of the government of, at the execution of Jay's treaty,
iii. 442;
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney appointed minister to, in 1796, iii. 443;
depredations committed by the cruisers of, on American commerce, iii.
466, 492, 505;
war with, threatened in 1798, iii. 490;
address of the Directory of, to Monroe, on receiving his letters of
recall, iii. 493;
Mr. Pinckney notified to leave--designs of the government of, toward the
United States, iii. 494;
change in public opinion in regard to, iii. 495;
three special envoys sent to, in 1798, iii. 496;
attempts of the government of, to extort money from American envoys,
iii. 501;
loan and bribe sought by the Directory of, iii. 502;
indignation of the American people excited against--conduct of,
justified by the _Aurora_, iii. 505;
sustained by public sentiment in the southern states, iii. 507;
disbelief of Washington in the probability of war with, iii. 508, 510,
526, 527;
actual existence of war with, in 1799, iii. 529;
new mission to, deprecated by the friends of Adams--termination of the
difficulties with, iii. 530.

Francis, Doctor, reminiscences of, in relation to the arrival of Genet,
iii. 248, 249.