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Cacey, James, Notice of, [688.]
Cadwalader, General John, in command of Pennsylvania Militia in 1776--Biographical Sketch of, [226.]
Cahokia, Illinois, Notice of, [546.]
Caldwell, Reverend Dr. David, Patriotism or, [576.]
Call, Major, in Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in 1781, [464;] At Battle near Jamestown, [466.]
Calloway, Betsey and Frances, captured by Indians in 1775, [492.]
Calvert, Cecil (Lord Baltimore), inherits from his Father the Charter of _Crescentia_, which he named Maryland in 1632, [395;] His Policy, [396;] His Toleration, [397;] Death of, in 1675; Succeeded by his son Charles, [399.]
Calvert, Charles (Lord Baltimore), appointed Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in 1669--Succeeds his Father, Lord Baltimore, in Title and Fortune, in 1665--Deprived of his political Rights as Proprietor in 1691, [399.]
Calvert, Leonard, arrives in Virginia in 1634--Forms Roman Catholic Settlement on the Potomac--Determines to preserve Peace within his Borders--Anecdote concerning his Protestant Servants, [397;] Appointed Governor of Maryland in 1635, [393.] .
Calvert, Philip, succeeds Fendall, as Governor of Maryland, in 1660, [399.]
Calvert, Sir George (Lord Baltimore), receives Patent as Lord Proprietor of Avalon, in Newfoundland, in 1621--Returns to England in 1625--Visits Virginia in 1628--Returns again to England--Permitted to frame the Charter of Crescentia himself in 1632--Death of, [395.]
Cambray, Chevalier de, French Engineer, superintends erection of Fort M'Intosh--Letter of Instruction to Captain Sommerville, [500.]
Camden, Earl of (Charles Pratt), biographical Sketch of, [400.] Camden, South Carolina, Notice of, [678;] Evacuated by British in 1781--Destruction of Property--Fall of British Posts, [681.] Camp, Mrs., Notice of, [643.]
Campbell, Charles, Notice of, [543.]
Campbell, Colonel, killed at Siege of Forts Clinton and Montgomery in 1777, [168.]
Campbell, Colonel William, in Southern Campaign in 1780, [631;] Biographical Sketch of, [632;] At Battle of King's Mountain, [633;] At Siege of Fort Ninety-six in 1781, [693.]
Campbell, Lieutenant, made Prisoner, [016.]
Campbell, Lord William, biographical Sketch of, [750;] Expulsion from Sullivan's Island in 1775, [751;] Wounded at Siege of Fort Sullivan in 1776, [756.]
Campbell, Major, made Prisoner at Siege of Yorktown in 1781, [519;] In Southern Campaign under Greene, [602,] [605;] At Battle of Guilford in 1781, [609.]
Camp-ground, Washington's, at New Windsor, [117.]
Canada, proposed Invasion of, in 1777, under La Fayette, [339.] Cannon manufactured in America prior to Revolution, [018;] Old, at West Point, [132;] Counterfeit, near Rugeley's Mill, [666.] Canonchot, Chief of Narragansets, [093;] Taken Prisoner and put to Death, [094.]
Canonicus, grants Land to Roger Williams in 1636, [054.] Cannnicut, Topography of, [080.]
Cantonments of American Army in 1780, [103.]
Cape Fear River, Notice of, [559.]
Capitol. United States, described--Burned by British in 1814--Rebuilt in 1827, [405;] Old, of Virginia, at Williamsburg, burned in 1746--Rebuilt, [470.]
Capture of British Ship _Hope_ by Mugford in 1776, [015;] _Gaspee_, [062;] Sloop _Liberty_, [071;] British Prize and Schooner in Narraganset Bay in 1775, [073;] General Prescott in 1777, [076;] Of Canonchet, [094;] King Philip--His Wife and Son, [095;] Galley _Pigot_, by Talbot, in 1778, [096;] British Frigate _Romulus_, in Chesapeake Bay, in 1731, [436;] Fort Granby, [686;] Fort Galphin, [690;] Georgetown, South Carolina, in 1780, [773.]
Carey, Colonel, Notice of, [546.]
Caricature of Pitt in 1776, [790.]
Carlisle, Abraham, executed for Treason in 1778, [263.]
Carolina, Origin of its Name--Early History of, [559,] [561.] Carolinas. exempted by Congress from Requisition of Funds in 1780, [087;] Surrender Charters to the Crown--Organized as two separate Provinces in 1729, [562;] Uprising of, in 1776, [649.] Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Place of first Session of Continental Congress in 1774, [263;] Its Desecration--Description of, [264.]
Carr, Dabney, submits to House of Burgesses of Virginia Resolutions of Committee of Vigilance in 1773, [485.]
Carrington, Colonel Edward, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781, [516;] In Southern Campaign under Greene--Passage of the Dan--Biographical Sketch of, [604;] At Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, [679.]
Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton, advises burning of Tea Ship _Peggy_ at Annapolis, in 1771, [401;] Notice of, [402.]
Carter, Charles, Notice of, [427.]
Carter, Colonel, Notice of, [551.]
Carteret, Sir George, Notice of, [559.]
Caruthers, Dr., Quotation from, [572.]
Castle Garden, New York, Notice of, [788.]
Caswell, Governor Richard. Notiee of, [584;] At Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776--Biographical Sketch of--Letter to his Son, [585.]
Catawba Fails, Notiee of, [657.]
Catawba Indians, present Condition of, [655.]
Cathmaid, George, receives Grant of Land for forming Settlement in 1663, [559.]
Catholics, Roman, Colony of, settle in Maryland in 1634, [397;] Excluded from Assembly of Maryland in 1654--Seize Provincial Records in 1655--Civil War ensues, [398;] Coalesce with Indians against Protestants in 1688--Surrender Powers of Government by Capitulation,399; Not allowed in Georgia in 1710, [722.]
Cave, Cornwallis's, near Yorktown, [508.]
Cemetery, Mobegan, at Norwich, [030;] Congregational, at Norwich, [038;] Ancient Stone, discovered at Rainsfurd Island in 1800, [066;] At Tarrytown, [191;] Ancient, at Jamestown, [447;] At Yorktown, [508;] Ancient, near Blandford, Virginia, [542;] Ancient, at Charlotte, North Carolina, [616;] At Site of Fort Cornwallis, South Carolina, [715;] Near Charleston, South Carolina, [779;] Trinity, New York.
Chad's Ford, Notice of, [379,] [386.]
Chain, great, Remains of, at West Point--Its former Position in the River, [132;] Its Construction by Peter Townsend--its History, [137;] Weakened by Arnold--Errors concerning it corrected--Weight of, [138.]
Champe, Sergeant John, Description of--Consents to attempt Abduction of Arnold--His Sense of Honor--Deserts American Army, [207;] Skill in eluding Pursuers--Escapes to British Galley--Clinton deceived, [208;] Sent to Arnold--Joins his Legion--Preparations for carrying off Arnold, [209;] Foiled in attempt--Taken by Arnold to Virginia--Escapes and joins his Legion in the Carolinas, [210.]
Chandler, Elizabeth M., Quotation from, [369.]
Chapelle, John Derk van der, opposed to sending German Troops to Ameriea, [020.]
Charles Edward, the Pretender, saved by Flora M'Donald, [583.]
Charles I., King, accession to Throne of England in 1625, [458;] Beheaded in 1649, [459.]
Charles II., King, proclaimed King of Virginia--Called to the Throne of his Father--Acknowledges Virginia as an independent Member of his Empire--The "Old Dominion,", [460;] Grants Lord Culpepper and Earl of Arlington exclusive Right to Virginia for thirty Years, [460;] Grants Territory of New Netherlands to Duke of York in 1664, [784.]
Charleston, South Carolina, taken by British in 1780, [667;] Early Settlement of, [743;] Character of Settlers--Their difficulties with Indians--Topography, [743,] [744,] [752,] [754,] [757,] [760,] [765;] Meeting of first Legislative Assembly in 1674--Under Martial Law in 1682--Church Liturgy adopted at, in 1703--Naval Battle at, in 1706, [745;] Civil War, [746;] Defense of its Harbor in 1776--Arrival of British Fleet, [753;] Under Martial Law, [754;] Reading of Declaration of Independence at, [757;] Condition of, after Invasion by British in 1779--Arrival of British Armament in 1788, [762;] Strengthened by Rutledge, [763;] Siege of, [764;] Bombardment of, [766;] Governor Gadsden and others taken Prisoners in 1780, [768;] Attack on British Posts near, [773,] [775;] Mutiny in Camp near, in 1782, [776;] Evacuation of, in 1782, [779.]
Charlotte, North Carolina, early History of--Scenery about, [616;] Patriotism of its Inhabitants in 1777--Mecklenburg Convention, [617.]
Charlottesville in 1778--Quarters of captive Troops of Burgoyne, [551.]
Charter of London and Plymouth Companies granted by James I in 1606, [451;] Second Charter granted to London Company in 1612, [457.]
Chase, Samuel, Notice of, [402.]
Chasseurs arrive at Now York in 1776, [820.]
Chastellux, Francis John, Marquis, his Travels in America and Notice of, [145,] [152,] [184,] [290,] [313,] [391,] [429,] [441,] [442,] [a]513,] [554.]
Cheeseborough, William, first Squatter at Stonington in 1649, [051.]
Cherokees, Creeks, Catawbas, and Yamasees march, under Barnwell, against Tuscaroras, in Carolina, in 1712, [562;] Number of their Warriors, [643;] Cherokees massacre Virginia Rangers, on the Tennessee, in 1760, [646;] Present Condition of, [648.]
Chester, J. L., Quotation from, [336.]
Chevaux-de-frise constructed in the Hudson River, at Plum Point, in 1778, [114;] Across the Hudson in 1777, [164;] Destroyed by British, [168;] On the Delaware at Byllinge's Point, described, [292;] Between Battery and Governor's Island, [802.]
Chew, Benjamin, Chief-justice, his Removal and Arrest, [262;] Biographical Sketch of, [314.]
Chew, Mrs., relates incident of shooting Captain White at Battle of Germantown in 1777, [317.]
Cheyney, Thomas, informs Washington of approach of Enemy at Battle of Brandywine, [381.]
Chickahominy River, its Associations, [445;] Explored by Captain John Smith in 1607, [453.]
Children, White, first-born, in British Colonics of North America--Virginia Dare and Peregrine White, [450.]
Choisé, M. de, Notice of, [512;] Invests Gloucester in 1781, [514.]
Chronicle, Major William, killed at Battle of King's Mountain in 1780, [634.]
Chowan River, Notice of, [558.]
Christian, Mr., Notice of, [442.]
Christmas at Norfolk, [541.]
Church, Captain Benjamin, biographical Sketch of--Captures and beheads King Philip in 1676, [095.]
Church, Old South, Boston. Desecration of, [015;] Old Dutch, at Fishkill, [123;] Trinity, at Fishkill, [124;] Christ, at Philadelphia--Its Sounding board, [248,] [249;] Brick, built on site of old Block house at Southwark in 1700, [255;] Swedish, in Philadelphia, [303;] St. Peter's, at Barren Hill, [322;] At Freehold, [359;] Birmingham Meeting house, used as Hospital by Howe, [382;] Pohick, [419,] [420,] [421;] Potomac, Ruins of, [422;] Monumental, at Richmond, Va., [436;] St. John's, Richmond Hill, [437,] [438;] Old Church Tower at Jamestown, [447;] Brenton, at Williamsburg, [469;] St. John's, Hampton, [532;] St. Paul's, [533;] Blandford, Petersburg, [542;] St. Philip's, Ruins of, at Brunswick, North Carolina, [568;] Of England, Liturgy, established at Charleston in 1703, [745;] Episcopal, at Wilmington, [781;] At Jamaica, [811;] Middle Dutch, French, and Swamp, New York, [835;] Trinity, New York, burned by British in 1776--Its History, [819;] Presbyterian, at White Plains, burned by Americans, [823.]
Churches, Protestant, in North Carolina, in 1776, [565.] Churchill, Sergeant Elijah, awarded Badge of military Merit in 1780, [834.]
Cincinnati, Society of, organized near Fishkill Landing, In 1783, [125;] Record of Proceedings of, [126;] Its Constitution opposed by Judge Burke and others, [127;] Its Certificate of Membership--Fac Simile of, [128;] Order of Society--President, General of, [129.]
City Point, Virginia, Notice of, [542.]
Claims to American Territory by English and French, [472.] Clarenden County (South Carolina and Georgia), Extent of Territory of, [559.]
Clarpnden, Lord, Notice of, [559.]
Clarke, General George R., Notice of, [489,] [491;] Biographical Sketch of, [493;] Explorations in the Wilderness--Submits Plans to Virginia Legislature of Expedition against British Forts on the Ohio in 1777--Receives appointment of the Command, [494;] Takes Kaskaskia and Vincennes by Surprise--Applies himself to Pacification of Indian Tribes, [495,] [496;] Plans Expedition to recapture Vincennes in 1779--Sends Captain Rogers to Mouth of White River--Traverses drowned Lands of Illinois--Encamps near Vincennes--Demands immediate surrender of Place and Fort, [496;] Resisted by Hamilton--Conflict ensues--Victorious-- Garrison made Prisoners of War, [497;] Urges Virginia Assembly, in 1780, to furnish Means to chastise the Enemy, [500;] Takes temporary command under Steuben--Ordered to Rendezvous at Falls of the Ohio--Promoted to rank of Brigadier--On Expedition against Indian Towns in 1782, [501.]
Clarke, Colonel Elijah, in Southern Campaign under Greene in 1780, [630;] In Battle at Musgrove's Mill, [650.]
Clarke, John, Notice of, [070.]
Clayborne, William, receives royal License to traffic with Indians in 1631--Forms Settlements on Island of Kent, and near the Mouth of the Susquehanna--Refuses to acknowledge Authority of Lord Baltimore--Seeks to maintain his Claims by force of Arms--Defeated--Flees to Virginia--Sent to England for Trial as a Traitor--Acquitted--Returns to Maryland--Drives Calvert into Virginia, [398.]
Clary, Colonel, in Battle at Musgrove's Mill in 1760, [650.]
Clay, Henry, Notice of--His Birth-place, [431.]
Cleaveland, Colonel, in Southern Campaign in 1760, [631.]
Clergymen of North Carolina endeavor to win Highlanders to Patriot Cause, [583;] At Battle of King's Mountain, [633.] Clinton, Charles, Notice of, [112.]
Clinton, General George, Notice of, [112;] Head-quarters of, at Washington Square, in 1777--Detects a Spy, and proceeds with him to Esopus--Hangs him, [116;] Wounded at Siege of Forts Clinton and Montgomery in 1777, [168;] Biographical Sketch of, [838.]
Clinton, General James, biographical Sketch of, [112;] At Siege of Yorktown in 1781, [517.]
Clinton, General Sir Henry, leaves Newport for New York in 1777, [074;] In 1779, [085;] His Correspondence with André and Arnold in 1780, [146,] [147;] Stratagem of, to divert Putnam from Hudson Highlands in 1775, [165;] Attack on Forts Clinton and Montgomery in 1777, [167;] Captures Forts at Verplanck's and Stony Points in 1779,175; Receives and declines Proposition to exchange André for Arnold--Deputes General Robertson to confer with Washington for Release of André, [201;] Proposes other Prisoners in Exchange for André, [202;] Personal Appearance of, [309;] Attempts to surprise La Fayette at Barren Hill in 1778, [328;] Succeeds Sir William Howe as Commander of British Forces in America, [352;] At Battle of Monmouth, [357;] Retreats to Sandy Hook--Criticism on his official Dispatch, [364;] Receives intercepted Letters of Washington in 1781, [463;] Refuses to allow Americans to transport Fuel and Provisions to Burgoyne's captive Army, [550;] Issues Proclamation declaring North Carolina in a State of Rebellion--Vents his Spite upon Property of Colonel Howe--Joins Cornwallis on marauding Expedition to North Carolina in 1776,589; Biographical Sketch of, [762;] At Siege of Charleston in 1760, [764;] In command at New York in 1776, [804.]
Clinton, Governor Dewitt, Notice of, [112.]
Cochituate, Lake, Notice of, [027.]
Cockades, French and American, described--Washington orders his Officers to wear black and white in Honor to France, [087.]
Coddington, William, Notice of, [070.]
Coffee house, London, in Philadelphia--Swearing interdicted there, and closed on Sabbath, in 1760, [259.]
Coffin. Captain John, biographical Sketch of, [699.]
Coins, Virginia, [460.]
Coke, John, Notice of, [446,] [467.]
Coke, Richard, Notice of, [447.]
Colden, Dr. Cadwallader, biographical Sketch of, [786;] Burned in Effigy at New York in 1765, [788.]
Colfax, William, commandant of Washington's Life Guard, [120.]
College, Yale, first established at Saybrook, [050;] College of New Jersey, first established at Elizabethtown in 1756--Donation of Books by Governor Belcher--Burned in 1802--Its Planetarium attempted to be carried to England by Cornwallis--Used alternately by British and American Troops during the War, [243;] Its Character as an Institution, [244;] College, William and Mary, at Williamsburg, Virginia, founded in 1692, [468.]
Colleton, Governor, declares Martial Law in Charleston in 1682, [745.]
Collier, Admiral Sir George, returns to New York from marauding Expedition to Virginia in 1779, [212;] Arrives at Hampton Roads in 1779--Attacks Fort Nelson--Takes Norfolk, Gosport, and proceeds to Suffolk--Seizes public Stores--Destroys much Property in Suffolk--Proceeds to Stony Point on the Hudson, [538.]
Colonies, American, Strength and Union of, in 1776, [017;] Placed under British Martial Law in 1775, [020;] Position of, after Siege of Boston, [023;] Nicholson's Flan for uniting them in 1698--For placing them under a Viceroy in 1704, [471.]
Columbia, South Carolina, Notice of, [687.]
Comely, Mary, cuts Piece from Robber's Coat--Causes his Detection, [220.]
Commissioners, resident, appointed by the British in 1775, [020;] Appointed for Detection of the Burners of the Gaspee, [062;] British, Arrival of, in the Delaware, in 1778, with Lord North's conciliatory Bills, [349;] Agents of, recommended by Congress to be seized and imprisoned, [350;] Of Observation, sent to Pittsburgh, by Congress, in 1778, to determine Importance of Detroit as a Rendezvous for hostile Tribes--Represent Necessity of an immediate Expedition, [499;] Appointed by Congress to consult Washington respecting Campaign to Virginia, [509;] Of Washington and Cornwallis to agree on Terms of Capitulation at Yorktown in 1781, [522.]
Committee of Congress confer with mysterious Frenchman relative to Aid from French King, [022;] Of Correspondence at Norwich in 1774, [031;] Of Congress, appointed to consider Memorial of public Creditors in 1782, [105;] Names of, appointed to superintend Erection of Fortifications at West Point in 1776, [135;] Appointed by Congress to act in its Behalf in Philadelphia during its Absence at Baltimore in 1776, [225;] In Congress in 1776, relative to Declaration of Independence, [276;] Of Correspondence and Observation at Baltimore in 1775, [392;] Of Vigilance, formed in Apollo Room at Williamsburg in 1773, to obtain Intelligence of oppressive parliamentary Acts--Resolve to open Correspondence and Communication with other Colonies--Submit Resolutions to House of Burgesses, [485;] Of Safety, in Virginia, in 1776, [505;] Of Delegates convened at Williamsburg to prepare Declaration of Rights and Form of Government for Virginia, [505;] Of Vigilance, appointed by North Carolina Assembly in 1773,579; Of Safety, in North Carolina, in 1775, [582;] Of Mecklenburg Convention, Names of, [618,] [619;] Of One Hundred, organized at New York in 1775, [795;] Of Congress, holds Conference with Lord Howe at Staten Island in 1776, [814.]
Communication, Secret, held by Lieutenant Chapman with Rhode Island in 1779, [086.]
Company, East India, Dutch, Notice of, [782.]
Company, West India, Dutch, Notice of, [782.]
Company, London, Formation of, in 1606--Names of Members of, [451;] Granted a new Charter in 1612, [457;] Dissolution of, in 1624, [458.]
Company, Ohio, Formation of, in 1749, [472;] Complain of Invasions of French into their Territory, [473.]
Company, Plymouth, Formation of, in 1606--Names of Members of, [451.]
Congaree River, Notice of, [683.]
Congregationalists, Settlement of, in South Carolina, in 1696, [744.]
Congress, Continental, gives Washington Instructions to destroy Boston in 1775, [013;] Issues Proclamation relative to Punishment of Persons in the Power of their Enemies, &c., [016;] Petitions George III., by Penn, [017;] Appoints Committee to confer with mysterious Frenchman relative to Assurances of King of France, [022;] Presents King of France with Frigate America, [056;] Treats with Admiral Wallace to supply him with Provisions, in 1775, [072;] Rewards and promotes Colonel Barton for his Bravery in capturing General Prescott and his Aid-de-camp, in 1777, [077;] Sessions of, at York and Philadelphia, 1777, 1778, [079;] Orders Inquiry into course of General Spencer, in Expedition against Rhode Island in 1777, [080;] Exonerates French Fleet from censure in 1778, [085;] Presents La Fayette, while in France, with Sword--Resolves to raise Funds for continuing the War, [087;] Applauds and promotes Captain Talbot for capturing Galley Pigot in 1778, [096;] Memorial to, concerning Public Creditors, in 1782, [105;] Resolutions of, respecting Claims, [106;] Receives Record of Proceedings of Officers in the Army in 1783, [111;] Resolves that equestrian Statue of Bronze be erected to the Memory of Washington, [112;] Resolves to appoint a Commander, and recommends construction of Fortifications at West Point and other Places in the Highlands, in 1775, [135;] Establishes military Academy at West Point in 1802--Organizes Corps of Professors and Engineers in 1812, [138,] Awards Captors of André with Medal for Fidelity, [205;] Resolves to defend Philadelphia to the last extremity in 1776--Authorizes loan of 5,000,000--Adjourns to Baltimore--Appoints Committee to act in its behalf in Philadelphia, in 1776, [225,] [280;] Otters Continental Troops Bounties of Money and Land in 1776, [225;] Makes Washington military Dictator in 1776, [232,] [385;] Recommended at Mass Meeting at Philadelphia in 1774, [260;] Recommend Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania to arrest Quakers of Philadelphia for seditious Publications, [262;] First movements toward a General Assembly in various Colonies--First assembling of, at Carpenters' Hall, in 1774, [265;] Names of Delegates from the several Colonies--Character of its Members--Organization, [266;] First opening--First Prayer, [207;] Sits with closed Dorns--Its Sympathy with Massachusetts--Declaration of Rights--Articles of American Association agreed upon, [268;] Issues State Papers--Debates--Diversity of Opinion--Duration of its first Session, [269;] Proceedings of--Manner of going forth to the World--Effects, [270;] Resolves on Declaration of Independence in 1776--Appoints Committee to draft Declaration, [276;] Reception and Amendment of Draft, [277;] Debates on its Adoption, [280;] Its Adoption, [282;] Signing of, and Names of Signers, [285;] Takes Measures to secure Union and Harmony among confederated States--Adopts Articles of Confederation in 1777--Sends Copies to the various Legislatures fur Approval--Withdraws to Baltimore in 1776, [289;] Adjourns from Philadelphia to Lancaster--Thence to York in 1777, [315;] Presents La Fayette with Sword in 1779, [324;] Accepts his Proposition--Appoints him Major General in 1777, [327;] Reeommends a Day of Public Thanksgiving, [333;] Attempts to weaken the Power of Washington at Valley Forge in 1778, [337;] Allows Washington to be treated with Disrespect--In Session at York, Pennsylvania, in 1777--Appoints new Board of War without consulting Washington, [339;] Action of concerning Proposals of British Commissioners, relative to American Independence--Reeommends Seizure and Imprisonment of their Agents, [350;] Directs Washington to administer Oath of Allegiance to Officers of His Army before leaving Valley Forge, [352;] Votes Sullivan's Recall from the Army, [381;] Meeting of, at Baltimore, in 1776, [393;] In Session at Annapolis in 1783, [402;] Requests that Vessels be sent up the Chesapeake for the capture of Arnold, [436;] Recommended by House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1774, [486;] Virginia Delegates of, at Philadelphia, in 1774, [487;] Sends Commissioners of Observation to Pittsburgh in 1778, to determine importance of Detroit as Place of Rendezvous for hostile Tribes, [495;] Appoints Commissioners to confer with Washington respecting Campaign to Virginia, [509;] Proceedings in, at Philadelphia, on receipt of Intelligence of surrender of Cornwallis-- Proposes Erection of Monument at Yorktown, [527;] Awards Officers for Bravery, [528;] Action of Dishonorable, relative to Gates and Burgoyne-- Orders captive Army of Burgoyne to interior of Virginia, [550;] Awards Medal to General Lee, [829;] Sits at Princeton in 1783, [837.]
Congress's Own (Connecticut Rangers'), Notice of, [818.]
Congress, Federal, Library of, reestablished in 1815, [405.]
Congress, Provincial, of Massachusetts, reorganized Militia in 1776, [010;] Of New Hampshire, issues Instructions to Delegates of Continental Congress relative to Declaration of Independence in 1776, [276;] Of North Carolina, convenes at Newbern, in 1775, [580;] Also at Hillsborough, [581;] Directs emission of Bills of Credit, [582;] Manifesto of, in 1776, [588;] Declines taking Action on the Proceedings of Mecklenburg Convention, [621;] Convenes at Hillsborough in 1780, [675;] Of South Carolina, convenes at Charleston in 1774, [749;] Of New York, convenes at New York in 1775, [793;] Adjourns to White Plains, [802.]
Connecticut, Naval Force of, in 1777--Names of Vessels, [042;] Called upon by Congress for Funds to carry on War in 1780, [087;] Suffering of her Colonists during King Philip's War, [095;] Measures taken relative in Declaration of Independence in 1776, 276 Constitution of, adopted prior to 1776, [289.]
Connolly, Dr., Notice of, [489,] [497.]
Conshohocken (Matson's Ford). Notice of, [329,] [330.]
Constitution of New York, first printed at Fishkill in 1777, [125;] Of different States, Adoption of--Federal, adopted in 1787, [289;] Of Maryland, adopted in 1776, [402.]
Constitution Island, near West Point, fortified by Americans in 1776. [135.]
Constitutions, fundamental, of Shaftesbury and Locke, for Albemarle County (North Carolina), in 1669, [560;] Abrogation of, [561.]
Continental Village, near Peekskill, burned by British in 1777, [173.]
Contrecoeur, M. de, at Fort Duquesne, [475,] [478.]
Convention of Deputies held at Philadelphia in 1774, [260;] Instructs Pennsylvania Assembly to assert Colonial Rights, [261;] Held in North Carolina in 1776, relative, to Declaration of Independence--Held in Rhode Island and Virginia for same purpose, [275;] At Annapolis, to consider Means of remedying Defects of Federal Government in 1786, [403;] Constitutional, at Richmond, in 1788, [438;] Permanent, in Virginia, in 1775, [504;] Appoints Patrick Henry Commander of all Forces raised for Defense of Colony in 1775--Of Delegates at Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1776--Appoints Committee to prepare Declaration of Rights and Plan of Government, [505;] In North Carolina, reprobates Tea and other Duties in 1774, [579;] The Mecklenburg, [617;] Names of the Committee, [618,] [619.]
Conway, General, Severity upon British Ministers after Evacuation of Boston, [019;] Opposed to Civil War, [021.]
Conway, General Thomas, at Battle of Germantown, [316;] A Secret Enemy to Washington at Valley Forge in 1778, [336;] Hopes to supersede him as Commander-in-chief--Foiled, [337;] His Resignation--Fights Duel with Cadwallader--Wounded--Apologizes to Washington, [340.]
Cooke, Governor Nicholas, biographical Sketch of, [057.]
Cooper, Anthony A. (Earl of Shaftesbury), Notice of, [559;] Biographical Sketch of, [560.]
Cooper, Dr., flees from Columbia College in 1775, [794.]
Cooper, J. Fennimore, Error of, concerning old Tower at Newport, [065;] Author of "The Spy"--Founds his Tale on the Life and Exploits of Enoch Crosby, [122.]
Copley, John S., paints Scene representing Debate in House of Lords in 1778 relative to American Independence, [348.]
Copley, Sir Lionel, appointed Governor of Maryland in 1692, [399.]
Corbin, Receiver-general, at Williamsburg, in 1775, [503.]
Corbin, Collector of Taxes, mobbed at Enfield in 1759, [567.]
Corees, Hostility toward Whites in Carolina in 1711, [562.]
Cornstalk, in Battle at Point Pleasant in 1774, [487;] Treats with Lord Dunmore for Peace, [489.]
Cornwallis, Lord, takes Fort Lee in 1776, [221;] Urges capture of Philadelphia--Injudicious Disposition of his Troops--Looks with Contempt upon Washington's weakened Forces--Returns to Headquarters in New York--Prepares to Sail for England on leave of Absence, [226;] Ordered back to New Jersey, [231;] Approach toward Trenton, [233;] Outgeneraled, [234;] Proceeds to Princeton, [238;] Evacuates New Jersey via New Brunswick, [240;] Personal Appearance of, [309;] Affords Succor to British Camp at Germantown, [320;] In Skirmish with Americans in 1777, [376;] Anecdote of, [429;] Joins Arnold at Petersburg in 1781, [463,] [547;] Retreats to Richmond--Thence to Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Portsmouth--Pursued by La Fayette and Wayne--Sends Simeon, Armstrong, and Ewald to Chickahominy River to destroy American Stores and collect Cattle, [463;] At Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in 1781--Retreats to Jamestown, and, [465;] Resorts to Stratagem--Encamps Forces in Pine Forest on main Land--Casts up Fortifications on Powhatan Creek--Success ol his Stratagem, [466;] Engagement--Concentrates his Forces at Jamestown Island, and proceeds to Portsmouth, [468;] Ordered to the Chesapeake in 1781--Fortifies Yorktown and Gloucester--Biographical Sketch of, [510;] Attempts to escape into Carolina in 1781, [511;] Conduct on his March through Southern States, [524;] Surrenders British Standards at Yorktown. [525;] Brought to New York as Prisoner on Parole, [526;] Place of Surrender and Capitulation, [530;] Proposes to enter Virginia In 1780, [539;] Attempts to establish royal Power in Lower Virginia, [543;] Causes British Marauders to be put to death--Assumes command of Army at Petersburg in 1781, [547;] Joined by Re-enforcements at Westover--Marches toward Richmond--Attempts to intercept Wayne--Sends Simcoe to Point of Fork to surprise Steuben--Dispatches Tarleton and Champagne to attempt capture of Jefferson and Members of Virginia Legislature at Charlottesville-- Attempts to destroy American Stores at Albemarie Old Court House-- Hastens to Williamsburg, [550;] His Office and Head-quarters at Hillsborough, [590;] Crosses the Catawba and Yadkin in Pursuit or Greene, [600,] [601;] Efforts to reach the Dan, [603;] Disappointment, [604;] Retires to Bell's Mills, Deep River--Marches toward New Garden Meeting-house-- Invited to Battle by Greene, [606;] His victorious Blow, [610;] His Victory equivalent to a Defeat--Precipitate Retreat to Cross Creek--Pursued by Greene, [612;] Marches to Wilmington., [613;] Moves to Charlotte in 1780-- Issues Proclamations, [624;] Establishes Post at Blair's Mill, [625;] Head-quarters at Charlotte ami Winnsborough--Marches southward, [626;] At Camden, [670;] In command at New York in 1776, [804;] Pursues Washington, [825.]
Cortlandts, or Van Cnrtlandts, History, of, [169.]
Coram, Destruction of Stores at, in 1780, [834.]
Cotton, Rev. Mr., Notice of, [069.]
Council, Common, of London, remonstrate in favor of the Americans--Movement for an impeachment of Counselors who had planted Popery and arbitrary Power in America, [017.]
Council of Officers, summoned by Sir Henry Clinton, at New York, relative to release of André, [201.]
Council, Provincial, established in North Carolina in 1775, [582;] In South Carolina in 1775, [750.]
Council of War, called by Washington at Cambridge in 1776, [010;] At Butts's Hill in 1778, [085;] Held by Washington, before leaving Valley Forge, in 1778--Also at Hopewell, while in pursuit of the Enemy, [353;] By General Forbes, at Fort Duquesne, in 1758, [480;] Held by Kentuckians in 1782, [501;] Called by Gates, near Camden, in 1780, [672;] Called by Washington, at Fordham, in 1776, [825.]
Council of Washington with Indian Chiefs, at Logstown, in 1753, [473.]
Court, General, of Boston, banishes Roger Williams for Treason in 1635, [053.]
Court Martial and Trial of Arnold--Verdict--Punishment and its Effects, [143;] Names or Officers of, on Trinl of André, [197;] Of General Lee, [360;] Of General Ashe, [714.]
Covenanters in North Carolina, previous to the Revolution, [565.]
Coventry, Earl of, prefers Independence of the Colonies to continuance of War--Denounced as treasonable, [021.]
Cow-boys and Skinners, Notice of, [185,] [194;] Rendezvous on Ramnpo Creek in 1780, [210.]
Cowpens, Origin of Name of, [636.]
Craig, Major, takes Possession of Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1781. [613,] [781;] His Flight, [781.]
Craik, Dr. James, biographical Sketch of, [241;] Relates Anecdote of Indian Chief attempting to shoot Washington at Hattie of Fort Duquesne, [479.]
Crane, Ichabod, and the headless Horseman, at Sleepy Hollow, Legend of, [191.]
Craven, Charles, conflict with Indians in 1715, [644;] Succeeded as Governor of Carolina in 1717, [746.]
Craney Island, Notice of, [541.]
Cranston, William, Notice of, [061.]
Cresap, Colonel Michael, plants Settlement on the Ohio in 1774--Calls Council of Pioneers--War declared against Indians--Establishes new Post of Defense--Skirmish with Savages--Indians made Prisoners--Opposes Expedition to Yellow Creek--Exonerated from Charge of murdering Logan's Family, [489;] Biographiral Sketch of, [490.]
Crescents, Silver, worn by Patriots of North Carolina in 1776, [587.]
Crompond Village, Notice of, [186.]
Cromwell, Oliver, accession to supreme Power in England in 1651--Sends Fleet to the Chesapeake to reduce Virginians to Submission, [459;] Death of, [460.]
Cromwell, Richard, accession to supreme Power in England in 1658, [460.]
Crosby, Enoch (the alleged reality of "Harvey Birch"), engages in "Secret Service" of his Country in 1776--Subjected to a mock Trial, and confined in Irons in Fishkill Dutch Church--Biographical Sketch of, [122;] His Exploits, [123,] [121.]
Crosswicks, early History of--Origin of Name--Capture of Hessians at, in 1778, [218;] Skirmish at, [219.]
Crowder's Knob, Notice of, [628,] [679.]
Cruger, Colonel biographical Sketch of, [690.]
Culpepper, Lord, receives with Karl of Arlington exclusive Right to Virginia for thirty Years--Becomes Governor of Virginia in 1680, [460,] [471;] Succeeded by Lord Howard in 1681, [471.]
Culpepper Men, Notice of, [531,] [535.]
Culprit, Fay, Quotation from, [131.]
Cunningham, Captain, Provost Marshall at New York and Philadelphia--Treatment of American Prisoners--His Character, [307.]
Cunningham, General Robert biographical Sketch of, [649.]
Cunningham, Major, at Battle of Cowpens in 1781, [637.]
Cunningham, Bill Captain of "Bloody Scout," in Carolina, in 1780, [653,] [659,] [692.]
Custine Adam Philip, Count de, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781, [515;] Biographical Sketch of, [517.]
Custis G. W. P, Notice of, [120,]529; Quotation front, [239;] Pictures of Trenton, Germantown and Monmouth, [361;] Paintings of--Author's Interview with, [412;] Places Monument at Birth-place of Washington, [426.]
Custis, Daniel Parke, former Husband of Lady Washington, [426.]
Custis, John Parke, Aid de camp to Washington at Cambridge and Yorktown, [424;] Member of Virginia Legislature--Death of, [529.]