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Fair Haven plundered by British in 1778, [084.]
Falls, Yantic, destroyed by public Improvements, [036.]
Falls of the Catawba, Notice of, [657.]
Falls, Mr., Notice of, [628.]
Faneuil Hall converted into a Theater by the British, [015.]
Fanning, David, Leader of Tories in North Carolina in 1781, [777.]
Fanning, Edmund, Notice of, [571,] [572;] Legal Trial of--Fined, [572;] Outrages upon--Biographical Sketch of, [574.]
Farr, Mr., and Family, murdered by Pine Robber Fenton, [368.]
Fast-day in Virginia in 1774, [486.]
Faucett, Thomas, supposed to have shot Braddock, [479.]
Faugeres, Margaretta V., Quotation from--Biographical Sketch of--Sufferings, [130,] [131.]
Fauquier, Francis, Deputy Governor of Virginia in 1758, [473,] [479;] Dissolves House of Burgesses in 1764--Refuses to call House together, [483;] Death of, in 1768, [484.]
Fay, Theodore, S., Quotation from, [098.]
Fendail, Josiah, succeeds William Stone as Governor of Maryland in 1656--Arrested by Protestants, [398;] Surrenders his Trust to Lord Baltimore--Accepts a new Commission as Governor--Succeeded by Philip Calvert--Arrested and found guilty of treason, Pardoned but declared forever uneligible for office.
Fenton, Pine Robber, Notice of--His Death, [368.]
Ferguson, Adam, Notice of, [349.]
Ferguson, Major Patrick, Grave of, near King's Mountain, [629,] In Skirmish at Greene's Spring in 1780, [630;] Biographical Sketch of--Death of, [634.]
Ferguson, Colonel, killed in Battle at Rocky Mount in 1780, [659.]
Ferguson, Mrs., Notice of, [350;] Anecdote of, [351.]
Fersen, Count, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781, [514.]
Few, James, hung by Tryon after Battle on the Allainance in 1771, [577.]
Field, Colonel, in Expedition to the Scioto in 1774, [488.]
Fishing Creek--Its Associations, [656.]
Fish, Colonel Nicholas, Notice of, [100.]
Fish kill, Notice of--Described by Chastellux in 1780--Scene of Barnum's "Spy Unmasked"--Place of Encampment of American Army--Of Session of New York Legislature, [122;] Ancient Dutch Church, [123;] Trinity Church, [124;] Place of printing the first Constitution of New York State--Headquarters of Baron Steuben--Place where Society of Cincinnati was formed, [125.]
Fire-arms manufactured in America prior to Revolution, [018;] Antiquity of, [066.]
Fish, Preserved, Notice of, [521.]
Fitzgerald, Colonel John, Aid-de-camp to Washington in Battle of Princeton--Anecdote of, [239.]
Flag, British, surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, [528,] Replaced by American at Fort George in 1783, [839.]
Flag of the Union unfurled for the first time at Cambridge in 1776--Washington's Letter relative to, [009;] Color of, changed--Adopted by Congress in 1777, [010;] Ordered to be taken down in New York by Cunningham, [839.]
Flag of Truce, Violation of, at Teller's Point, [150.]
Flag of Morgan's Rifle Corps, [637.]
Flag, Republican, of South Carolina in 1775, [751.]
Fleet, American, Names of Vessels of, in the Delaware in 1777--Under Command of Captain Hazlewood, [293.]
Fleet, British, driven from Boston Harbor by Lincoln in 1776, [015;] Blockades New London in 1813, [045;] Arrives at Newport in 1775, [073;] Sails for America in 1778, under Admirals Byron and Hyde Parker, [078;] Arrives at Sandy Hook from the Delaware, under Lord Howe, in 1778, [079,] [081;] Proceeds to Newport with twenty five Sail--Encounters severe Gale, [081;] Engagement with French Fleet, [082;] Proceeds to Boston--Returns to New York, [084;] On American Coast re-enforced in 1780 by Admiral Graves, [087;] Blockades Narraganset Bay, [088;] Enters Chesapeake and Delaware Bays in 1777, under Lord Howe, [293;] In James River, under Arnold, in 1781, [431;] In Chesapeake Bay in 1781, [512,] [540;] Rendezvous of, at Norfolk Harbor in 1775, [534;] Arrives at Hampton Roads in 1779, [533;] In Gardiner's Bay in 1781, [540;] Arrives at Charleston, in Command of Admiral Parker, in 1770, [753;] At Siege of Charleston in 1780, [764;] Arrives at Sandy Hook, under Lord Howe, in 1776, [800.]
Fleet, French, sails for St, Domingo in 1782, [056;] Sails for America in 1778, under Count D'Estaing, [073;] Arrives at Delaware Bay--Sails for Sandy Hook--Anchors at Mouth of Shrewsbury River--Arrives at Newport to co-operate with Sullivan, [080;] Leaves Newport Harbor to attack Admiral Howe--Receives Injury from the Storm--Attacked by Howe's Fleet, [081;] Contest ended, [082;] Arrives off Coast of Virginia, and enters Newport Harbor in 1780, under Admiral De Ternay--Names and Rate of Vessels, [087;] In West Indies, designed to join Ternay, [088;] In Chesapeake Bay, under M, He Tilley, in 1781, [436;] In West Indies in 1781, [509;] Arrival of, in the Chesapeake, under De Grasse, [511;] Sails for West Indies after Siege of Yorktown, under De Grasse, [529;] Sent to the Chesapeake to intercept British in 1781--Captures the Romulus and ten small Vessels--Engagement with Arbnthnot, [540;] Appearance near Tybee Island, Savannah, in 1779, [734;] Approaches Charleston in 1730, [767.]
Fletcher, Governor, takes Provincial Government of Pennsylvania in 1692, [256.]
Forbes, General John, biographical Sketch of--Commands Expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1758, [479;] Proceeds to Scene of Action--Holds Council of War--Takes Possession of Ruins of Fort, [480.]
Forbes, Capt, John, mortally wounded in Battle of Guilford, [609.]
Force, Peter, Notice of, [524.]
Fordyce, Captain, at Battle of Great Bridge, near Norfolk, in 1775, [535.]
Fort Fayette, Bombardment of, in 1779, [180.]
Fort M Henry, near Baltimore, Bombardment of, in 1814, [389.]
Fortifications, on Dorchester Heights, in 1776, [011;] Revolution ary. Remains of, near Boston, described, [023,] [024;] Fort Trumbull, New London, [041,] [042;] Fort Griswold, [041,] [042,] [043,] [044,] [045,] [046;] Pequot Fort, [047;] Of Rhode Island, [080;] Indian Fort, near Kingston, Rhode Island, [094;] Cannaient or Dumpling Fort, [097;] At Plum Point, Hudson River, [113;] At West Point, Fort Arnold, Fort Clinton, [133;] Fort Putnam, [133,] [131,] [135,]139; Fort Constitution, [135,] [139;] Fort Webb--Fort Willis, [139;] At Vor-planck's Point, [175;] Stony Point, [176;] Near Dobbs's Ferry, [194;] Forts Hamilton and La Fayette, at Narrows, [217;] Fort Washington and Fort Lee, near New York, Capture of, [221;] Fort Nassau, at Cape May--Fort Oplandt, near Lewiston, [251;] Fort Mercer, at Red Bank, on the Delaware, [290,] [291;] In Philadelphia, [309;] At Quintan's Bridge, [314;] Fort Charles, near Richmond, Virginia, [432;] Ruins of, at Jamestown, [463;] French, established in the Valley of the Ohio, [472;] Fort Duquesne, erected in 1754, [475;] Fort Cumberland, at Will's Creek, built in 1755,477; Fort Pitt, at Pittsburgh, built in 1758, [480;] At Point Pleasant, on the Great Kenawha--Fort Gower, on the Great Hockhocking, [488;] Fort Boone, Kentucky River, Topography of, [492;] Fort Logan, Kentucky, [493;] At Kaskaskia and Vincennes, [496;] Fort Henry, at Wheeling Creek, Erection of, in 1774, [497;] Fort M lntosh and Fort Laurens, in Ohio County, [500;] At Yorktown, [509,] [510;] On Governor's Island, New York, constructed in 1800, [517;] At Mouth of James River, [531;] Near Norfolk, [535,] [541;] At Craney Island, [541;] Fort Henry, at Petersburg, [512;] Fort Frederick, Maryland, [553;] Fort Johnson, on Cape Fear River, destroyed in 1775, [581;] Forts Prince George, Moore, and Loudon, erected in Georgia and Carolina in 1755, [645;] Fort Motte, South Carolina, [683;] Fort Granby, Capture of, in 1781, [688;] Fort Golphin, Capture of--Fort Ninety-six, Fortifying of, [690;] Fort Watson, South Carolina, [706;] Fort Augusta, Georgia--Fort Moore, near Sand-liar Ferry, [710;] Forts Cornwallis and Grierson, South Carolina, [715;] Ruins of Oglethorpe's Barracks, at Frederica, [722;] Remains of French Lines near Savannah, [737;] Spring Hill Redoubt, [728;] At Charleston, [752,] [757;] At New York, [799,] [806,] [816;] On Long Island, [806,] [807;] Forts Washington and Lee, [821;] Fort Washington, New York, menaced by the British in 1776, [825;] Cock hill Fort--Fort Tryon, [826;] Fort George, [826,] [834;] At Paulus's Hook (Jersey City), [828;] Lee, abandoned by Americans, [828;] Fort Franklin, at Lloyd's Neck, [833;] Fort Slongo, [834.]
Forts Mercer and Mifflin, Topography of, [290,] [296;] Stormed by British in 1777, [293,] [295.]
Four-hole Swamp, described, [697.]
Fox, Opinion of the British Army, in America, in 1775, [019.]
Fox, George, Character of, [255.]
France, warns her People that what they do for Americans they must do at their own risk, [019;] Issues Orders to seize British Vessels in French Ports in 1778, [078;] Acknowledges Independence of United States in 1778, [346.]
Francisco, Feats of, at Battle of Guilford, [610.]
Frankfort, attempt to surprise by British in 1777--Withdrawn of Americans to Philadelphia, [248.]
Frankford Mills, celebrated for their Flour, [248.]
Frankland, Organization of, [633.]
Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, receives Funds from "Constitutional Society," to be applied to the Relief of Widows, Orphans, and others, [017;] On Committee of Congress in 1775, [022;] Grave of--Epitaph of, [249;] Contends that Proprietary Estates of Pennsylvania should be taxed in common with other Property in 1764--Appointed Provincial Agent to urge the Measure before the King, [257;] Favors Stamp Act, lampooned by Caricatures and Placards, in Philadelphia, in 1765, [258;] Eulogized by Abbé Raynal, [288;] House of, in Philadelphia, plundered by British in 1778--Inventor of the Armonica, [310;] Bequeaths his Walking-stick to Washington, [407;] His Printing press, [409;] Appointed by Georgia a Provincial Agent in Great Britain in 1768, [721;] In Committee of Congress, to confer with Howe, in 1776, [814.]
Franklin, Governor William, biographical Sketch of, [217.]
Franklin, Mrs. Deborah, Grave of, [249;] Courageously remains at her Dwelling during Mob in Philadelphia in 1765, [258.]
Franks, Major David S., Notice of, [157.]
Fraser, Colonel, in Battle of Guilford in 1781, [609.]
Fraser, Major, killed in Battle at Musgrove's Mill in 1780, [650.]
Frazier, Lieutenant, in Expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1754, [475.]
Frederica, Georgia, Foundation of--Ruins of Oglethorpe's Barracks, [702.]
Fredericksburg, Virginia, Notice of, [423;] Formerly the Residence of Washington's Mother, [426.]
Frelinghuysen, Colonel Frederick, biographical Sketch of, [218.]
Frelinghuysen, Hon, Theodore, Notice of, [219.]
Frenchman, Mysterious, appears before Committee of Congress in 1775--Declares that King of France would render Aid to Cause of American Liberty, [022.]
Freneau, Philip, Quotation from, [351,] [366,] [482,] [506,] [573,] [699.]
Friday, Mr., Anecdote of, [690.]
Frohock, John, Notice of, [567,] [571.]
Fry, Colonel Joshua, in Expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1754--Biographical Sketch of, [475.]