Chapter XLIV (7)

Whipple, Captain, the schooner _Gaspé_ taken and burned by a party
under--threat of Sir James Wallace to hang, i. 381;
vessels placed under the command of, by the assembly of Rhode Island,
i. 739.

"Whiskey Insurrection," language of Washington in relation to the,
iii. 305;
history of the, iii. 307-320;
sympathy of Jefferson with those engaged in the, iii. 327.

White, Bishop, present at the opening of the continental Congress, i. 423;
present at Washington's farewell dinner, iii. 471.

Whitemarsh, encampment of Washington near, ii. 559;
efforts of Howe to draw the Americans out of their position at, ii. 568;
retreat of Howe from, to Philadelphia--Washington blamed by his enemies
in Congress for not fighting at, ii. 569.

White, Philip, a "pine robber," killed by the Jersey people, iii. 13.

White Plains, adjournment of the provincial congress of New York to
(_note_), ii. 127;
headquarters of Washington in the neighborhood of, ii. 314;
account of the battle at, ii. 316-319;
losses sustained by the British and Americans at the battle of,
ii. 319;
sufferings of the American army after the battle of, ii. 321;
disgraceful conduct of some of Washington's troops at (_note_),
ii. 323.

Wilkes, John, conspicuous part taken by, in favor of the Americans,
i. 494;
lord-mayor of London, address of, to the king, on American
affairs--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 604;
his contemptuous treatment of a royal proclamation, i. 611;
speech of, in Parliament, in relation to the British flight from
Boston, ii. 86.

Wilkinson, Captain James, sent by Arnold to the relief of the Cedars
(_note_), ii. 161;
interview of, with General Lee, at the moment of his capture, ii. 358;
connection of, with _Conway's Cabal_, ii. 579.

William and Mary College, chancellorship of, accepted by Washington,
iii. 48.

Williams, Colonel Ephraim, surprised by Dieskau, while marching to the
relief of Fort Edward--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 181.

Williams, Otho Holland, with the southern riflemen at the camp at
Cambridge, i. 619;
appointed brigadier under Wayne, in 1791, iii. 197.

Williams, second schoolmaster of Washington, i. 35, 45.

Williamsburg, convention at, proposed, to consider a proposition for a
continental Congress, i. 395;
resolutions adopted at the convention held at, in 1774, i. 401-405;
convention at, in 1774--eloquent speech of Washington at--delegates
to the general Congress appointed at, i. 407;
preparations made at, by the allies, for the siege of Yorktown,
ii. 731.

Will of Washington, true copy of (_note_), iii. 535.

Will's creek, retreat of Washington to, from Great Meadows, in 1754,
i. 124;
Indian war-dance at, in Braddock's camp, i. 151;
fatal delay of Braddock at, i. 156.

Wilmington, headquarters of Washington at, ii. 497;
visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 181.

Wilson, James, appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789,
iii. 122.

Winchester, headquarters of Washington at, in 1755, i. 189;
Fort Loudoun erected by Washington at, i. 214;
irksomeness of Washington's duties at, i. 240;
property owned by Washington in the town of, iii. 543.

Winter hill, Lee's division stationed at, at the siege of Boston, i. 619.

Woedtke, Baron de, commissioners to Canada accompanied by, ii. 145;
intemperate habits of--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 165.

Wolcott, Oliver, letter of, to his wife, in relation to the frugal habits
of Washington, iii. 170;
letter of, in relation to Washington's declining the presidency for a
third term, iii. 450;
letter of Washington to, after his retirement to private life,
iii. 481.

Wolfe, Brigadier-General James, at the taking of Louisburg in 1758,
i. 260;
reliance of the English people upon, in the expedition against
Quebec--character of, as described by Walpole (_note_)--names of men,
afterward distinguished, in the expedition of, against Quebec,
i. 293;
Monckton sent by, to occupy Point Levi, i. 294;
unsuccessful attempt of, to storm Montcalm's intrenchments, i. 295;
on a sick-bed concerts with Saunders, a plan for scaling the Heights
of Abraham--news of the repulse and subsequent success of, received
by Pitt on the same day (_note_)--presentiment of death upon the
mind of, i. 297;
impromptu stanzas composed by, on the eve of the attack--Gray's Elegy
quoted by, on his way to the Heights of Abraham, i. 298;
last words and death of, i. 299;
and Montcalm, joint monument erected to the memory of--biographical
notice of (_note_), i. 300.

Woodhull, General, commissioned to drive the live stock to Hempstead,
ii. 266;
made a prisoner and brutally treated by Sir James Baird (_note_),
ii. 277.

Woodhull, Reverend Doctor John, reference to manuscript letters of
(_note_)--anecdote respecting (_note_), ii. 281.

Wooster, David, appointed brigadier-general in the continental
army--brief biographical notice of, i. 548;
invited to the neighborhood of New York by the provincial congress
(_note_), i. 582;
directed by Washington to join General Schuyler at Lake
Champlain--apprehensions of Washington respecting, i. 710;
patriotic letter of, to Schuyler--refusal of the officers and men
under, to sign the articles of war (_note_), i. 711;
fear or jealousy of, with regard to Arnold, ii. 100;
testimony of Congressional commissioners as to his unfitness for
command (_note_), ii. 147;
death of, at Danbury, ii. 436;
resolution of Congress to erect a monument to the memory
of--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 437.

Writs of assistance issued in 1761--universal opposition to--speech of
James Otis on the subject of, i. 317.

Wyoming massacre, ii. 641.

Y.

Year of trial, Washington's, ii. 594.

Yellow fever in Philadelphia, in 1793, iii. 280;
in the autumn of 1798, iii. 525.

York, Congress adjourned to, ii. 514.

Yorke, Sir Joseph, his estimate of General Lee, ii. 358.

Yorktown, perilous position of Cornwallis at, ii. 730;
invested by the allies--position of the allies at, ii. 732;
desperate effort of Cornwallis to escape from, ii. 733;
patriotism displayed by Governor Nelson at--surrender of Cornwallis
at, ii. 734;
articles of capitulation at (_note_)--imposing scene of the
surrender at, ii. 735;
loss sustained by the British at (_note_), ii. 737;
measures of Congress on receiving news of the surrender at, ii. 738;
importance of the surrender at--effect in England of the surrender
at, ii. 739.

Youghiogany, attempt of Washington to descend, in 1754, i. 103;
Washington left at, sick, by order of General Braddock, i. 159.

Young, Arthur, seeds and implements sent to Washington by, iii. 51.

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