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Sabine, Hannah, biographical Sketch of, [057.]
Salem, Massachusetts, Disturbance among the Clergy at, caused by Roger Williams, in 1634, [053.]
Salstonstall, Commodore, on Expedition against Penobscot in 1779, [026.]
Salt, Scarcity of, in Washington's Army, [376.]
Sanders's Creek described, [666;] Battle at, in 1780, [672.]
Sands, Robert C., Quotation from, [090.]
Sandy Hook, geological Changes of--Its Topography, [079.]
Sargent, Epes, Quotation from, [330.]
Sassacus, Indian Sachem, Notice of, [047,] [048.]
Sassamon, John, "Praying Indian," educated at Cambridge--Secretary to King Philip--Accuses his Chief of Treason--Slain, [092.]
Savage, Captain, at Battle near Jamestown Island in 1781, [467.]
Savannah described--Early History of, [720;] Founding of, [722;] Sons of Liberty hold Meeting at, in 1774, [724;] Other revolutionary Movements at, [725;] Menaced--British repulsed, [727;] Siege of, in 1779, [736;] Bombardment of, [737;] Evacuated by the British in 1782, [741.]
Saybrook Platform, Notice of, [050.]
Sayre, Stephen, arrested in London for high Treason in 1775--Imprisoned, tried, and acquitted--Prosecutes Lord Rochford for Damages--Awarded conditional Damages, [018.]
Scammell, Colonel Alexander, killed at Siege of Yorktown in 1781--Biographical Sketch of, [515.]
Schoolcraft, Henry R., Quotation from, [656.]
Scollay, John, Notice of, [013.]
Scotch Irish, Emigration of, to Carolina--Their Principles, [565;] Origin of, [566;] Emigrate to South Carolina in 1730-1740, [746.]
Scott, Colonel Joseph W., Notice of, [129.]
Scott, General Charles, at Battle of Germantown in 1777, [317;] Biographical Sketch of, [343.]
Scott, General John M., biographical Sketch of, [805.]
Scott, Robert G., delivers Oration at laying of Corner-stone of Washington Monument at Richmond in 1850, [437.]
Scout, Bloody, in Carolina, [653,] [692.]
Seabury, Bishop Samuel, Monument of, [050;] Biographical Sketch of, [797.]
Seal and Monogram of Jefferson, [548;] Of Governor Tryon, [567;] Of North Carolina, [589;] Of Pulaski, [735.]
Seamen, American Naval, of the Revolution, [088.]
Sears, Captain Isaac, arrested for Treason at New York, [793;] Biographical Sketch of, [797.]
Segur, Count, accompanies Bonaparte to Moscow in 1812, [323.]
Seekonk, first Landing at, of Roger Williams in 1631, [053;] Notice of, [054.]
Selden, John A., Notice of, [441.]
Selwyn George A., Notice of, [567.]
Senate, United States, Character of, [410.]
Sevier, Colonel John, in Southern Campaign in 1780, [631;]
Biographical Sketch of--Elected Governor of Frankland, [633.]
Seward, Miss, Quotation from, [198,] [200.]
Seymore, John, Governor of Maryland, Notice of, [399.]
Seymour (young Patriot) in Battles at Sullivan's Island and Brandywine--Tragedy of his Bride, [384.]
Shaftesbury, Earl of (Anthony A. Cooper), biographical Sketch of, [560.]
Shank, Captain, in Battle at Spencer's Ordinary, [464.]
Shaw, Captain, draws up Constitution of the Society of the Cincinnati, [127.]
Shelby, Colonel Isaac, in Southern Campaign in 1780--Biographical Sketch, [631;] At Battle of King's Mountain, [633;] At Buttle at Musgrove's Mill in 1780, [650.]
Shelby, Lieutenant, in Expedition to the Scioto in 1774, [488.]
Sheldon, Colonel Elisha, in command of Cavalry on East Side of the Hudson in 1780--Receives fictitious Letter from André--Head-quarters at Salem in 1780, [147.]
Sheppard, Colonel, at Siege of Fort Henry in 1777, [498.]
Sherburne, Major, killed at Battle of Germantown in 1777, [320.]
Sherry, C, Quotation from, [092.]
Shippen, Dr. William, biographical Sketch of, [241.]
Shippen, Edward, appointed by Penn first Mayor of Philadelphia in 1.708, [257.]
Shirley, Secretary, shot in Battle at Fort Duqueane in 1755, [479.]
Short Men (Virginia Riflemen), Notice of, [535.]
Short, Thomas, first Printer in province of Connecticut--Issues the "Saybrook Platform" in 1810--Biographical Sketch of, [050.]
Siege of Boston in 1776 resolved upon by Washington, [009;] Plan of Attack--Re-enforcement of the Army--Council of War--Number of American Troops--Situation of Washington, [010;] Condition of the British Troops--Bombarded from Lechmere's Point--Industry of the Patriots--Farce, "Boston Blockaded,", [011;] Insecurity of British Army and Fleet--Further Preparations for bombarding--Anniversary of "Boston Massacre,", [012;] Evacuated by Howe--Condition of the Patriots--Agreement to spare the Town--Cannonade renewed--Commission to plunder issued by Howe--Directed by Congress to be destroyed in 1775, [013;] Bad Conduct of British Troops--Their Embarkation--Entrance of the Americans into the Town--Refugees, [014;] Condition of, after Evacuation--Destruction and Desecration of Property--Churches used by the British for Barracks and Stables--Troops sent to New York--Lingering of British Vessels--Final Departure, [015;] Capture of Campbell and Store Ships--Effect of Evacuation, [016;] Strength of Americans, [018;] Official Announcement of Evacuation in London, [022;] Royal Approval of Howe's Conduct during the Siege, [023.]
Siege of Forts Clinton and Montgomery, [167.]
Siege of Fort Boone in 1777, 1778, [493.]
Siege of Fort Logan in 1777, [493.]
Siege of Fort Henry, Wheeling Creek, in 1777--Approach of Girty and Indians, [497;] Inhabitants of Wheeling take Refuge in Fort--Girty demands Surrender of Fort--Refused--Battle ensues, [498;] Arrival of Swearingen and M'Culloch with fifty-four Men--Girty sets Fire to Houses, kills Cattle, and departs--Loss, [499.]
Siege of Yorktown in 1781--Arrival of Washington and French Officers at Williamsburg, [a]513;] Prepares for Attack upon Cornwallis--Arrival of allied Troops--De Choisé sent to invest Gloucester--Allied Armies march toward Yorktown--British withdraw toward Town on Approach of Americans, [514;] French Troops ordered to take Possession of abandoned Works--Cannonade from the Town--Colonel Srammell shot by Hessians--Allied Forces invest the Town, [515;] Position of the American Corps--Bombardment of the Town--Burning of British Ships, [517;] Continued Approaches toward British Works, [518;] Successful Assault upon Redoubts--Bravery of Freneh Grenadiers--Loss of Americans, [519;] Attempt of Cornwallis to escape--Furious Storm of Wind and Rain--Re-bombardment of the Town, [520;] Surrender proposed--Synopsis of Articles of Capitulation, [522;] Ceremonies of Surrender of the British--Delivery of the Colors, [524;] Laying down of Arms--Loss of both Armies, [526.]
Siege of Fort Motte in 1781--Rawdon approaches Nelson's Ferry--Lee's Expedient, [686;] Rawdon's Retreat, [687.]
Siege of Fort Ninety-six in 1781--Commenced by Kosciuszko, [691;] Approach of Rawdon--Attempt to destroy Stockade-Activity of the Bloody Scout, [692;] Assault on Star Redoubt--Capture of Stockade, [693;] Loss and wounded--Raising of the Siege--Arrival of Rawdon--His Pursuit of Greene--Movement of the two Armies, [694;] Courage and Arrest of Emily Geiger--Rawdon foiled, [695.]
Siege of Fort Watson in 1780--Marion demands of M'Kay unconditional Surrender of the Fort--Expedient of Colonel Maham--Surrender of the British, [707;] Killed and wounded, [708.]
Siege of Augusta in 1780--Approach of Clark and M'Call--Skirmish with Indian Camp, [715;] Skirmish at White House--Colonel Brown wounded--Capture and Defeat of Americans--Fate of the Prisoners, [716;] Reassembling of Patriots near Augusta, [717;] Plan of Attack--Erection of Mayham Tower--Skirmish--Garrison subdued, [718;] Surrender of the Forts to Americans--British Prisoners paroled to Savannah--Loss and wounded, [719.]
Siege of Savannah in 1779--Concentration of American Troops--D'Estaing's Summons to surrender refused--His Error, [735;] Arrival of Maitland--Victory lost by Delay--Plan of the Siege, [736;] Its Operations--D'Estaing proposes to storm the Works--Bombardment opened upon British--Terror reigns supreme, [737;] Storming of Spring Hill Redoubt--D'Estaing wounded--Death of Pulaski and Jasper, [738;] Siege raised--Loss--Withdrawal of combined Armies--Effect of the Movement, [739.]
Siege of Fort Sullivan in 1776--Attaek of British Fleet--Returned by Americans--Clinton repulsed--Cannonade of the Fort--Fate of British Fleet, [755;] Burning of the Actæon--Effect of the Battle--Loss--Bravery of Sergeant Jasper, [756.]
Siege of Charleston in 1780--Arrival of British Fleet--Advance of Clinton, [764;] Attaek upon the Town--Surprise of Huger--Proposed Surrender rejected--Plan of Battle-ground, [765;] Continuance of the Siege--Perils of the City--Killed and wounded, [766;] Cessation of Hostilities--Capitulation and Surrender, [767.]
Siege of Fort Washington, [826.]
Sigourney, Mrs. L, H., Quotation from, [051,] [427,] [782.]
Simcoe, Major, in command of Queen's Rangers, [343;] In Skirmish at Quintan's Bridge in 1779, [344;] Massacres Inmates of Hancock's House, [345;] On Expedition to Virginia under Arnold, [434,] [444,] [463;] At Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in 1781,464; In Expedition to Petersburg in 1781,543; Sentby Arnold to take Fords on Nottaway and Meherrin Rivers, [547.]
Simmons, J, W., Quotation from, [658.]
Simms, Colonel John, captured under Cornwallis in 1781, [549.]
Simms, W, G., Quotations from, [454,] [455,] [539.]
Simpson, Captain, kills Whitechurst in Duel in 1766, [569.]
Singleton, Colonel, at Battle of Guilford in 1781, [609.]
Sinkler, William, Notice of, [698.]
Sinnipink Lake, Notice of, [163.]
Skelton, Martha, afterward Mrs. Jefferson, Notiee of, [442.]
Skirmish at Gaspee Point in 1772--racket Hannah chased by the Gaspee--Grounding of the Gaspee--Armed Boats dispatched from Providence under Whipple--Proceed to the Gaspee, [061;] Conflict ensues--Duddington wounded and eonveyed to Pawtuxet--Destruction of the Gaspee, [062;] At Newport in 1769, on board Sloop Liberty--Seizure of Brig by the Liberty--Captain assaulted with Fire arms--People of Newport demand the Assailants--Denied--The Liberty destroyed, [071;] In Newport Harbor in 1775, [072;] At Quaker and Turkey Hill in 1778, [083;] At Doodletown in 1777, [166;] Near Fort Montgomery, Hudson Highlands, [167;] At Trenton in 1776, [227;] Near Princeton in 1777, [235,] [237,] [238;] At Whitemarsh in 1777, [321;] Near Matson's Ford in 1778, [329;] At Quintan's Bridge, between Simcoe's Rangers and American Patriots, under Captain Smith, [344;] Near the Brandywine in 1777, [376,] [379;] At Richmond, in 1781, between Simcoe and Americans, [435;] At Long Bridge, between American Videttes and Arnold's Troops, [443;] At Charles City Court House, between Simeoe's Troops and Virginia Militia, [444;] At Spencer'a Ordinary, between Simcoe's Rangers and M'Pherson's Dragoons, in 1781, [464;] Near Fort Necessity--Washington assaults the French by Surprise--Engagement ensues--Jumonville killed--French made Prisoners--Sent to Eastern Virginia, [475;] Near Blandford Church, between Phillips and Steuben, in 1781, [544;] At Expedition, under Tryon, against Regulators in 1771, [576;] Between Lee's Troops and the British, near the Dan, in 1781, [603;] Near Reedy Fork, [605,] [606;] At Wahab's Plantation in 1780--At Charlotte, [625;] At Greene's Spring, [630;] At Fish Dam Ford, [651,] [652;] At Mobley's Meeting-house, [659;] At Hanging Rock, between Sumter and British, in 1780, [662;] Near Camden, between Gates and Cornwallis, in 1780, [672;] At Hobkirk's Hill in 1781, [679;] Near Eutaw Springs, [701,] In South Carolina, between Partisans, in 1779, [711;] Between Patriots and Indian Camp, near Augusta, in 1780, [715;] Near White House, [716;] Near Mayham Tower, [718;] At Hickory Hill, Georgia, between British and Colonel Twiggs, in 1779, [734;] Near Savannah, between British and Americans, in 1779, [735;] Between Indians and Wayne in 1782, [740;] At Skidaway Island in 1782, [741;] Near Georgetown, South Carolina, in 1780, [770;] At Parker's Ferry in 1781, [775;] At Lind-ley's Mill, [777;] On the Combahee in 1781, [778;] Between Grant and Stirling at Battle of Long Island, in 1776, [809;] Near New Rochelle, between Sullivan and Howe, [820;] Near White Plains, [821.]
Slashes, Virginian, described, [431,] [445.]
Slave of Captain Broadwater, biographical Sketch of, [421;] Old, at Hanging Rock, [661;] At Orangeburg, [687.]
Slaves, Indian, sent to Bermuda by Puritans, [095;] Arrival of first Cargo in Virginia in 1620, [457;] Number of lost, by Capture and Death, in British Invasion of Virginia in 1781, [550;] In Lower Virginia, [554;] Trial of, in South Carolina, [687;] Importation of, prohibited in Georgia in 1734, [722;] Admitted in 1743, [723;] Imported into South Carolina, 1672, [743;] Sent to West Indies in 1782; Number of, lost by South Carolina during the Revolution, [779.]
Sleepy Hollow-, Notice of, [191.]
Slocura, Mrs., Feat of, [588.]
Small pox in the British Army at Boston in 1776, [010;] At Charleston, South Carolina, in 1757, [645.]
Smallwood, General William, Encampment of, near Paoli, in 1777, [370;] Drives Arnold's Boats out of the Appomattox, [543;] Biographical Sketch of, [673.]
Smith, Captain, in Skirmish at Quintan's Bridge in 1778, [344.]
Smith, Captain, slays Colonel Stuart at Battle of Guilford in 1781, [610.]
Smith, Captain, killed in Skirmish on the Combahee in 1771,778.
Smith, Captain John, establishes Settlement at Powhatan in 1609, [432;] Rebuilds Jamestown and Church in 1620, [447;] Sails for Virginia, under Newport, in 1006, [451;] Imprisoned from Jealousy--Appointed one of the Council of the Colony--Released from Confinement--Allowed principal Management of Affairs, [452;] Voyage up the Chickahominy--Captured by Indians--Conveyed to the Banks of Rappahannock, Potomac, and York Rivers--Biographical Sketch of, [453;] Carried before Powhatan at Werowocomoen--Tried--Condemned to Death, [454;] Rescued by Pocahontas--Enmity of Natives changed to Friendship--Returns to Jamestown--Establishes friendly Intercourse with Powhatan--Implores Settlers to plow and sow--Leaves Jamestown with Disgust--Explores the Country on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay--Returns to Jamestown--Made President of the Colony--Turns Attention of Settlers to Agriculture, [455;] Attempts to establish Settlement at Powhatan--Seriously injured by Explosion of Gunpowder--Delegates his Authority to George Percy--Returns to England for surgical Aid, [456;] Place of first landing in Virginia, [531.]
Smith, Claudius, Freebooter of Ramapo Creek--Biographical Sketch of. [210.]
Smith, Colonel Samuel, at Attack of British on Fort Mifflin--Biographical Sketch of, [295.]
Smitln Dr. J, V, C., Notice of, [066.]
Smith, General, at Battle of Quaker Hill in 1778, [083.]
Smith, Governor George W., perished in Richmond Theater in 1811, [437.]
Smith's Point, Long Island, Notice of, [834.]
Smith, Joshua H., the Host of Arnold--Takes conspicuous part in his Treason--Known to be a Tory, [148;] Employed to bring André from the Vulture--His Excuses, [155;] They cross the Hudson--Letter to his Brother, [156;] Biographical Sketch of, [184;] His Journey with André to Compound--Departs--Returns to Fishkill, [186.]
Smith, Lieutenant, killed at Battle of Germantown in 1777, [317.]
Smith, Mrs. E, Oakes, Quotations from, [214,] [248,] [300,] [423;] Her Tales, "Ramapo Pass,", [214;] and "Salamander,", [211,] [214.]
Smith, Colonel Michael, biographical Sketch of, [791.]
Smyth, Dr. J, F, D., Notice of Weedon's Inn, [382.]
Smyth, Hon, G, W., Notice of, [221.]
Smythe, Reverend Dr. Samuel, Notice of, [743.]
Sneyd, Honora, Notice of, [198.]
Snowdon, Lieutenant, wounded in Battle of Guilford in 1781, [607.]
Snow's Island deserved, [771.]
Society of the Cincinnati, organized near Fishkill Landing in 1783, [125;] Record of Proceedings of, [126;] Its Constitution opposed by Judge Burke and others, [127;] Certificate of Membership--Fac simile of, [128;] Order of the Society--Presidents General of, [129;] "Free Society of Traders" emigrate to America and purchase Land in Pennsylvania, [253.]
Somers, George, commissioned to Virginia in 1608, [456.]
Sothel, Governor, of Albemarle Province in 1683, [561.]
Sounding-board of Christ Church, Philadelphia, [248.]
South Carolina leaves her Delegates free to vote relative to Declaration of Independence, [276;] Constitution of, adopted in 1778, [289;] Legislature grants Annuity to Peter Harris (Indian), [656;] Early History of, [743,] [744;] First Legislature of, in 1674, [745;] Royal Government established in 1717--Extension of the Settlement, [746;] Organization of Civil Government, [752;] Condition of, after Invasion by British in 1779, [762;] Re-establishment of Civil Government in 1782--Change of public Sentiment--Waning of British Power, [776;] Number of Slaves lost during Revolution--Estimated Value of, [779.]
South Carolitnans, Boldness of, on Arrival of Stamps, in 1765, [747;] Oppose the Landing of Tea in 1774, [749;] Resolve on Rebellion--Draw up Articles of Association, declaring themselves independent, [750;] Take Measures to fortify Charleston Harbor, [751.]
Spaiglit, Governor Richard D., Aid to General Caswell in 1780, [670.]
Spain refuses to comply with Application of George III., to prevent her Subjects from aiding America, [019;] Favorable to the American Cause in 1780, [763.]
Spaniards in Florida, [745,] [751,] [763.]
Sparks, Major, wounded in Battle at Fort Duquesne in 1755, [479.]
Sparks, Veteran, Author's Interview with, [170.]
Spencer, General Joseph, proceeds to New York after Evacuation of Boston by the British; Expedition against Rhode Island--Resignation--Biographical Sketch of, [080.]
Spencer's Ordinary, Notice of, [463.]
Spoils of War, British Ship Hope, [015;] Division of, at Stony Point, [182;] Amount of, taken by British from Americans during 1776, [224;] Baggage Wagons captured at Battle of Princeton in 1777, [240;] Taken by Americans in Battle, of Monmouth, [365;] Taken by Americans at Surrender of Cornwallis at York-town, [526;] Taken by British on Elizabeth River, [538;] Taken by Americans at Battle of Moore's Creek in 1776, [588;] Taken by British in Skirmish at Wahab's Plantation in 1780, [625,] Taken by Americans at Battle of King's Mountain, [634;] Taken by Higgins from British, near Hanging Rock, in 1780, [662;] Taken by British from Buford, in South Carolina, in 1780, [664;] Taken by British near Savannah in 1778, [732;] Taken by British at Fort Lee in 1776, [828.]
Spottswood, Governor Alexander, Notiee of, [469,] [505;] Son of, supposed to have been killed by Indians near Fort Duquesne in 1757--Appointed Deputy Governor of Virginia in 1710, [471;] Succeeded by Drysdale in 1722-- Knighted and presented with silver Horseshoe by George I., in commemoration of his Expedition over the Blue Ridge--Character of, [472.]
Sprague, Charles, Quotation from, [709.]
Spring, Roger Williams's, at Providence, Notice of, [057.]
"Spy Unmasked," Authorship of, [122,] [123.]
Squiers, Captain, Attack at Hampton Creek in 1775, [531.]
Stamp-master at Annapolis, [399;] At Wilmington, North Carolina, Resignation of, in 1766, [569;] At Charleston, [747;] At New York, [788.]
Stamps, Arrival of, at Charleston in 1765, [747;] At New York--Demanded by the People, [788;] Delivered to the Mayor, [789.]
Standards, American, presented to South Carolina Regiment by Mrs. Elliot in 1776, [738,] [756.]
Standards, British, surrendered at Yorktown, [524.]
Staples, William R., Quotation from, [063.]
State House, Pennsylvania, Erection of, in 1740, [271,] [272,] [288.]
States, Organization of Governments of, in 1776, [079,] [289.]
Statue of Washington in Capitol at Washington City, [410;] In Capitol at Richmond, [436;] Of Pitt, at Charleston, [748;] At New York, [789;] Destroyed by British in 1776, [790;] Of George III., at New York, [801.]
Steele, Mrs. Elizabeth, Patriotism of, [598.]
Stephen, General Adam, at Battle of Germantown in 1777, [316,] [318;] Biographical Sketeh of, [320;] In Expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1754, [475.]
Stephens, Mr., Notice of, [059.]
Stephenson, Captain, in marauding Expedition to Virginia in 1781, [549.]
Sterling, Colonel, at Red Bank in 1777, [292.]
Steuben, Baron, Head-quarters of, near Fishkill Landing in 1782--Aneedote of, [125;] President of Society of the Cincinnati, [126;] Arrives in America in 1778--Joins Continental Army--Appointed Inspector General, [341;] His Aids--Biographical Sketch of--Monuments, [342,] [343;] At Richmond in 1781, [435;] Encampment at Green Spring, [446,] [467;] At Siege of Yorktown in 1781, [526;] Military Skill of, [543;] At Battle near Petersburg, [544;] Joins La Fayette in Virginia, [550.]
Stevens, Colonel Ebenezer, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781--Biographical Sketch of, [516.]
Stevens, General Edward, at Battle of Great Bridge, near Nor folk, in 1775--Character of, [535;] Biographical Sketch of, [536;] Conducts Morgan's Prisoners to Charlottesville in 1781, [597;] Wounded at Battle of Guilford, [609.]
Stevens, Governor, Notice of, [561.]
Stewart, Major John, awarded Medal by Congress after Storming of Stony Point in 1779, [181;] Reputed to be killed by Accident in South Carolina, [182,] r Stirling, Lord, in command of American Troops in 1781, [145;] Biographical Sketch of, [807;] At Battle of Long Island in 1776--His Wardrobe, [807;] Exchanged as Prisoner for Brown, [814,] Stirling, Richard, Notice of, [426.]
Stockton, Annis, Quotation from, [242.]
Stockton, Captain, Notice of, [242.]
Stockton, Richard, Signer of Declaration of Independence--His House desolated by British, [242;] Biographical Sketch-of. (See Biography of Signers of Declaration of Independence, Supplement.)
Stone, Thomas, Notice of, [402.]
Stone, William, succeeds Thomas Greene as Governor of Maryland in 1649, [398;] Gives Place to Commissioners appointed by Parliament--Restored to full Powers in 1654--Compelled to surrender his Warrant to Commissioners--Organizes armed Body of Roman Catholics--Seizes Provincial Records--Made Prisoner--Four of his Men executed, [398.] Stonington, its Settlement in 1658--Bombarded by British in 1813, [051.]
Stony Point, captured by Sir Henry Clinton in 1779, [175;] Topography of, [175,] [176,] [178;] Retaken by Americans under General Wayne--Preparations for Attack--Negro Spy, [176;] Condition of the Fortress--Wayne's Proposition to storm it, [177;] Approach of Americans--Capture of Sentinels--Storming of Fort, [178;] Wayne wounded--His Bravery--Surrender of Fort by British--Wayne's Dispatch, [179;] Washington orders Evacuation of Stony Point--Destruction of the Works--Seizure of Artillery and Stores--Ordnance placed on Board Galley--Galley sunk by Enemy near Caldwell's Landing--Since, alleged to contain Kidd's Treasures, [180,] [181;] Division of Spoils, [182.]
Store Ships, British, capture of, [015.]
Storm, violent, off Newport in 1778, [081.]
St. Clair, General, dislodges British at Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1781, [529.]
St. Clair, Sir John, wounded in Battle at Fort Duquesne in 1755, [479.]
St. Mary's, Maryland, settled by Roman Catholics, under Calvert, 'in 1634, [397.]
St. Pierre, M, De, receives Letter from Dinwiddie by Washington, at Fort Le Bouf, in 1753--Reply, [474.]
St. Simon, Marquis De, in command of Freneh Land Forces under De Grasse in 1781, [511;] At Siege of Yorktown, [515,] St. Tammany, Origin of Name of--Grave of--Notiee of, [247,] Strickland, Mr., Quotation from, [417,] [418.]
Striekland, Executioner of André--Notice of, [203.]
Stuart, Colonel, killed at Battle of Guilford in 1781, [610.]
Stuart, Gilbert, paints Sign of King of Prussia Tavern, [331,] Stuart, John, biographical Sketch of, [647.]
Stuyvesant, Petrus, sueeeeds Kreft as Governor of New York in 1625, [783;] Biographical Sketch of, [784.]
Suffolk, Virginia, devastated by British in 1779,538.
Sullivan, General John, proceeds to New York after Evacuation of Boston by the British, [015;] Appointed in command of American Troops at Rhode Island in 1778, [077;] Sueeeeds General Spencer in Expedition against Rhode Island in 1777, [080;] Sends Letters of Remonstrance to D'Estaingin 1778, [082;] Succeeds General Lee in command of American Troops at Veal Town in 1776, [223;] At Battle of Trenton in 1776, [226,] [227;] At Battle of Germantown in 1777, [316;] At Buffington's, on the Brandywine, in 1777, [379;] Charges preferred against him by Burke--Defended by Washington--Dissension with Deborre, [381;] Made Prisoner on Long Island, [810;] Sent with Message to Congress--Exchanged for Prescott, [814,] Summer, Indian, on the Hudson, [098.]
Sumner, General Jethro, in Southern Campaign under Greene, in 1780, [625;] Biographical Sketeh of, [697.]
Sumter, General Thomas, biographical Sketeh of--His Compatriots in Southern Campaign in 1780--Attacked by Wemyss at Fish Dam Ford, [651;] In Battle at Blackstock's Plantation, [652;] Styled the Carolina Game-cock--Receives Thanks from Congress for his Valor, [653;] In Battle at Rocky Mount in 1780, [659;] His Defeat--Success at Wateree Ford--Defeat at Fishing Creek--Passage of the Catawba, [660;] In Battle at Hanging Rock, [662;] His Residence, [682.]
Sunbury, taken by British in 1778, [733.]
Sunnyside, Residence of Washington Irving, [192.]
Surgeons, Rush, Leiper, Latimer, and Willett, sent back to British Camp to attend wounded Americans after retreat from Brandywine, [385.]
Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781, [524.]
Sutherland, Lieutenant, in command of Ship _Vulture_ at Time of Arnold's Treason, [150.]
Swain, Gov, David L., Notiee of, [578.]585, [586,] [598,] [617,] [619,] [623.] Swearingen, Colonel, at Siege of Fort Henry in 1777, [499,] Swiss, Settlement of, in South Carolina, in 1730, [746.]