Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.

by Benson John Lossing

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ANALYTICAL INDEX.

_{This index is for all three volumes, however I have only indexed the pages in this volume.
For easy reading I have bolded the volume number.}

[A]	[B]	[C]	[D]	[E]	[F]	[G]	[H]	[I]	[J]	[K]	[L]
[M]	[N]	[O]	[P]	[Q]	[R]	[S]	[T]	[U]	[V]	[W]	[Y]

A.

• Abercrombie, Major-General, letter of Dinwiddie to, recommending Washington for promotion into the royal army, i. 216;
• on unity in the colonies, i. 230;
• dilatory movements of—haughtiness of, toward the provincials, i. 231;
• Lord Loudoun superseded by, in 1758, i. 252;
• his expedition against Ticonderoga and Crown Point, i. 262;
• cowardice of, at Ticonderoga, i. 265;
• Fort George erected by, i. 266;
• the calumniator of Americans in England, i. 267.
• Academy, military, establishment of one urged on Congress by Washington, iii. [455;]
• Washington's letter to Hamilton in relation to, iii. [549.]
• Acadia, early history of, i. 178;
• removal of the population of, i. 179.
• Acadians, cruelties perpetrated by, on the English frontier settlers, i. 180.
• Accounts of Washington, i. 307, 318, iii. [34.]
• Ackland, Lady, visit of, to the American camp at Bemis's heights, ii. 534;
• biographical notice of (note), ii. 535.
• Ackland, Major, wounded at Hubbardton, ii. 467;
• death of, at Saratoga (note), ii. 535.
• Adams, John, prediction of, in 1755, i. 70;
• extract from the Autobiography of (note), i, 432;
• his account of the choice, by Congress, of a commander-in-chief, i. 533;
• his admiration of Washington, i. 538;
• movements of Washington on the Schuylkill criticised by, ii. 516;
• treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. [15];
• liberal commercial offer made by, to the British government, iii. [101];
• opinions of, on presidential etiquette, iii. [106];
• his “Discourses on Davila,” iii. [188];
• elected vice-president in 1792, iii. [222];
• a candidate for the presidency in 1796, iii. [451];
• letters of, to his wife, on learning his election to the presidency, iii. [468];
• inauguration of, iii. [472];
• jealous of the popularity of Washington, iii. [475];
• special session of Congress convened by, in 1798, iii. [494];
• letter of, to Washington, anticipating war with France, iii. [509.];
• advice of Washington to, respecting the choice of generals, iii. [511];
• Washington nominated by, as commander-in-chief, in 1798, iii. [512];
• inclination of, to reverse Washington's arrangement of the major-generals, iii. [522];
• anxiety of, to avert a war with France, iii. [528];
• feud between, and his cabinet, iii. [530];
• message of, to Congress, in relation to Mrs. Washington and funeral honors to her husband, iii. [565];
• Adams, John Quincy, appointed minister to the Hague in 1794, iii. [301].
• Adams, Mrs. John, lament of, for the death of Warren, i. 571;
• remarks of, on the personal appearance of Washington, i. 586;
• her description of the cannonade of Boston, ii. 63.
• Adams, Samuel, integrity of, i. 345;
• active in throwing the tea overboard in Boston harbor, i. 388;
• noble sentiments expressed by, i. 437;
• outlawed by a proclamation of General Gage, i. 552;
• not concerned in Conway's Cabal (note), ii. 589;
• part taken by, in celebrating the French victories in Holland, iii. [237].
• Addresses of the second continental Congress to the people of Great Britain and Ireland, i. 606, 610.
• Address, Washington's Farewell, iii. [427].
• Adet, M., colors of France presented to Washington by, iii. [385];
• reply of Washington to the speech of, iii. [386];
• attempts of, to influence the American people, iii. [451];
• extraordinary letter addressed by, to the Aurora and to the state department, iii. [452];
• pamphlet issued by, from the press of the Aurora, iii. [463].
• Agriculture, Congress urged by Washington to foster, iii. [455].
• Aix-la-Chapelle, boundaries in America left unsettled by the treaty of, i. 59;
• violation of the treaty of, by the French, i. 176.
• Albany, congress of delegates from the colonies assembled at, in 1754, i. 127.
• Alexandria, Washington stationed at, in 1754, i. 94;
• Washington introduced to the assembled governors at, in 1755, i. 145;
• bequest of Washington to the academy in, iii. [536];
• lots owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. [543].
• Algiers, attention of Congress called by Washington to relations with—Colonel Humphreys appointed to treat with the dey of, iii. [293];
• payment of tribute to, advocated in Congress in 1794, iii. [294];
• treaty adjusted with, in 1795, iii. [379].
• Aliquippa, Queen, interview of Washington with, i. 91.
• Allen, Colonel Ethan, expedition of, against Ticonderoga, i. 524;
• disappointed in his desire to invade Canada, i. 531;
• retreat of, from St. John on the Sorel, i. 647;
• letter of, to the provincial congress of New York, urging the invasion of Canada, i. 650;
• an outlaw by act of the New York legislature—admitted to the floor of the provincial congress of New York, i. 653;
• letter of thanks from, to the provincial congress of New York, i. 654;
• letter of, to Governor Trumbull, in relation to the invasion of Canada—disappointment of, at his rejection by the Green Mountain Boys, i. 658;
• remark of Montgomery respecting, i. 659;
• body of Canadians raised by—unauthorized attempt upon Montreal made by, i. 672;
• defeated and made prisoner, i. 673;
• brutal treatment of, by Prescott. i. 674;
• his letter of remonstrance to Prescott, i. 675;
• subsequent history of (note), i. 675;
• Schuyler and Washington on the insubordination of, i. 675, 676;
• letter of Washington to Howe, in relation to the harsh treatment of—lenient treatment of, in England, ii. 28.
• "American Association,” articles of, i. 441;
• the signers of (note), i. 445;
• the Quakers adverse to, i. 457;
• measures for the enforcement of, adopted in all the colonies in 1775, i. 464;
• popularity of, in New York, i. 515.
• "American Continental Army" constituted, i. 531.
• Ames, Fisher, letter of, in relation to the Congressional debates on Jay's treaty, iii. [393];
• speech of, in the house of representatives, on the subject of Jay's treaty, iii. [405];
• extracts from the speech of, iii. [405-416];
• powerful impression produced by the speech of, iii [416].
• Amherst, Major-General Sir Jeffery, expedition of, against Louisburg, in 1758, i. 260;
• biographical notice of (note), i. 262;
• appointed to the chief command in America in 1759, i. 290;
• Ticonderoga taken possession of by, i. 292;
• fortifications built at Crown Point by, i. 292.
• Ancestry of Washington traceable for six hundred years, i. 18.
• Anderson, Captain Ephraim, fire-ships constructed by, ii. 236.
• Anderson, James, Washington's farm manager, letter of Washington to, iii. [548].
• André, Major John, among the prisoners taken at St. John on the Sorel, i. 680;
• correspondence of Mrs. Arnold with, ii. 689;
• sent by Sir Henry Clinton to confer with Arnold—arrest of, at Tarrytown, ii. 690;
• condemned to the death of a spy, ii. 693;
• execution of, ii. 694;
• names of the captors of, ii. 695.
• Annapolis, Irving's description of fashionable society in, before the Revolution, i. 307;
• first theatrical performance in America at, in 1752, i. 308;
• journey of Washington to, from New York, in 1783—ball given at, in honor of Washington, iii. [35];
• short stay of young Custis at the college at (note), iii. [533].
• Anthrax, malignant, Washington attacked by, in 1789, iii. [116];
• Appearance, personal, of Washington, i. 46, iii. [584], [590], [595], [597], [601].
• Arbuthnot, Admiral, arrival of, in New York, with troops, ii. 661;
• fleet of, damaged off Cape Hatteras, ii. 671;
• French blockaded by, in Newport, ii. 681.
• Armstrong, Colonel John, Kittanning destroyed by, in 1756, i. 226;
• medal presented to, i. 227.
• Armstrong, Major John, addresses to the continental army written by, in 1783, iii. [16], [18].
• Arnold, Benedict, expedition undertaken by, against Ticonderoga—disappointment of, at finding Allen in the field before him, i. 524;
• a volunteer in Allen's expedition, i. 525;
• protest sent by, to the provincial congress of Massachusetts, i. 526;
• St. John on the Sorel captured and afterward abandoned by, i. 646;
• experience of, at sea in early life, i. 647;
• proposition of, to the continental Congress, for the invasion of Canada, i. 648;
• dislike of, for Allen (notes), i. 648, 652;
• commission thrown up by, i. 649;
• friendly reception of, by Washington, i. 682;
• letter of General Gates to, at Watertown (note), i. 682;
• expedition against Quebec intrusted to, i. 683;
• instructions of Washington to, on his departure for Quebec, i. 683;
• address of, to the inhabitants of Canada (note), i. 684;
• private letter of Washington to, i. 687;
• departure of, from Newburyport, i. 688;
• army of, reduced by sickness and desertion, i. 689;
• treachery of Indian messengers of, i. 690;
• desertion of, by Colonel Enos, with his whole division—unparalleled hardships endured by the troops of, i. 692;
• encampment of, on the eastern shore of Lake Megantic, i. 693;
• destruction of vessels of, while descending the Chaudière—message of, to Montgomery, carried by young Aaron Burr, i. 694;
• joined at Sertignan by Norridgewock Indians, i. 695;
• friendly reception of, by the habitans of the valley of the Chaudière—approach of, known in Quebec through Indian treachery—fears excited in Quebec by the arrival of the troops of, at Point Levi, i. 696;
• names of men in the expedition of, afterward distinguished, i. 697;
• operations of, at Quebec, delayed by a snowstorm—Heights of Abraham scaled by, i. 701;
• reliance of, on the friendliness of the people of Quebec, i. 702;
• retirement of, from before Quebec—communication of, with Montgomery, i. 703;
• commendation of, by Washington for his conduct in the Quebec expedition, i. 713;
• wounded in the attempt to storm the fortifications of Quebec, i. 720;
• withdrawal of, to an entrenched camp—attempts of, to cut off supplies from the garrison of Quebec, i. 723;
• made brigadier-general. ii. 95;
• his urgent request of reinforcements from Wooster—letter of, to Congress, urging further efforts for the conquest of Canada, ii. 98;
• sorties from Quebec repelled by—compelled to resort to continental money for the purchase of supplies, ii. 99;
• ineffective fire opened by, upon Quebec—small-pox in the camp of—arrival of General Wooster at the camp of—departure of, for Montreal, ii. 100;
• letter of Schuyler to, expressing regret at the conduct of Wooster, ii. 101;
• efforts of, to obtain a surrender of prisoners, from Captain Forster, ii. 149;
• warning given to, at Montreal, of the approach of the British, ii. 164;
• goods of Montreal merchants seized by (note), ii. 165;
• retreat of, from Montreal, ii. 165;
• narrow escape of, from the British at Longueuil, ii. 166;
• the last man that left the shores of Canada, ii. 167;
• flotilla constructed by, at Ticonderoga—post taken by, with his flotilla, at Isle-aux-Têtes,ii. 255;
• great intrepidity displayed by, in a naval engagement on Lake Champlain, ii. 334;
• destruction of the vessels of—Crown Point abandoned by, ii. 336;
• complaints of, ii. 403;
• Washington's concern at the neglect of, by Congress, ii. 429;
• letter of, to Washington, in relation to his claims to promotion, ii. 480;
• wonderful escape of, while harassing Tryon's retreat from Danbury, ii. 436, 437;
• made major-general by Congress—appointed by Washington to the command at Peekskill, ii. 438;
• recommended by Washington to take the place of St. Clair, ii. 470;
• boldness and activity of, at Bemis's Heights, ii. 524;
• jealousy of General Gates excited against, ii. 526;
• deprived of his command by Gates, ii. 527;
• letters of, to Gates, urging him to attack Burgoyne, ii. 528, 529;
• activity of, at the second battle near Bemis's Heights, ii. 531;
• wounded at Bemis's Heights in the leg maimed at Quebec, ii. 533;
• Philadelphia taken possession of by, on the departure of Clinton, ii. 618;
• expensive habits of, in Philadelphia—marriage of, to Miss Shippen—charges preferred against, by the people of Philadelphia—sentenced by a court-martial to a reprimand, ii. 688;
• cautious advances made by, to Clinton, ii. 689;
• command at West Point solicited by, ii. 689;
• price of the treason of, ii. 690;
• letter of Jameson received by, while at breakfast—escape of, from West Point, ii. 692;
• attempt to abduct, made by Sergeant Champe, ii. 694;
• hated and despised by the British, ii. 695;
• persons suspected of complicity with, ii. 697;
• predatory excursion of, to Virginia—efforts of, to capture Governor Jefferson, ii. 711;
• ravaging expedition of, on the shores of Connecticut, ii. 727.
• Arnold, Mrs., early correspondence of, with Major André, ii. 689, 695;
• ordered by the executive council of Pennsylvania to leave the state, ii. 695.
• Articles of Confederation, adoption of, ii. 710;
• substance of (note), ii. 710;
• considered defective by Washington as a system of government—letter of Washington to James Warren, in relation to, iii. [54];
• letters of Washington and Jay in relation to a revision of, iii. [56];
• convention to amend, proposed by commissioners at Annapolis, iii. [59].
• Asgill, Captain, selected by lot for execution—sympathies of Washington excited for, iii. [14].
• Ashe, General, surprised by Prevost, at Brier creek, ii. 651.
• Asses, sent to Washington by the king of Spain and by Lafayette, iii. [51].
• Atlee, Colonel Samuel J., made prisoner at the battle of Long Island—biographical notice of (note), ii. 274.
• Aurora, abstract of Jay's treaty sent to the editor of, by Senator Mason, iii. [347];
• libel of Washington published in, iii. [369];
• confidential questions of Washington to his cabinet relating to the reception of Genet, published in, iii. [420];
• extraordinary letter of Adet addressed to, in 1796, iii. [452];
• malignant language of, in 1796, in relation to Washington—malignant letter of Paine to Washington issued from the press of, iii. [461];
• a pamphlet issued from the press of, by Adet, iii. [463];
• virulent attacks upon the character of Washington, published in, in 1797, iii. [477];
• public indignation excited against—editor of, severely beaten, iii. [478];
• American government criminated by, in defence of France, iii. [505].
• Awe, inspired by the presence of Washington, iii. [597], [598].

B.

• Bache, editor of the Aurora, Washington's opinion of his journal, iii. [268;]
• severely beaten, iii. [478.]
• Baker, Captain Remember, prisoners made by, i. 645.
• Baird, Sir James, his brutal treatment of General Woodhull when a prisoner (note), ii. 277.
• Ball in honor of Washington's inauguration, iii. [109;]
• in celebration of the birthday of Washington in 1797, iii. [469.]
• Baltimore, effect of the news of the battle of Lexington at, i. 517;
• Continental Congress adjourned to, ii. 362;
• reception of Washington at, on his way to Mount Vernon, in 1797, iii. [480.]
• Bank, national, advocated by Hamilton, iii. [171;]
• popularity of Hamilton's plan for—opposition of Jefferson to, iii. [172;]
• bill creating, signed by Washington, iii. [173.]
• Barbados, visit of Lawrence and George Washington to, in 1751, i. 62.
• Barbary powers, impunity of their piracies in 1789, iii. [100.]
• Bard, Doctor, assiduous attention of, to Washington, during his illness in 1789, iii. [116.]
• Barney, Commodore, bad conduct of, in the West Indies, iii. [467.]
• Barnsfare, Captain, death of Montgomery in the attempt to surprise the battery of, i. 718.
• Barré, Isaac, Wolfe's adjutant-general at Quebec, i. 293;
• "conciliatory bill" of Lord North denounced by, i. 498.
• Barren Hill, escape of Lafayette from the British at, ii. 615.
• Barrett, Colonel, militia assembled under, at Concord, i. 506.
• Barry, William T., placed at the head of the post-office department in 1829, iii. [123.]
• Barton, Lieutenant-Colonel William, General Prescott made prisoner by, ii. 474.
• Baskingridge, surprise and capture of General Lee at, ii. 358.
• Bassett, Colonel, death of J. P. Custis at the house of, at Eltham, iii. [5.]
• Bastile, in France, destruction of, iii. [136;]
• key of, sent to Washington by Lafayette, iii. [163.]
• Bath, buildings owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. [543.]
• Baume, Colonel, sent by Burgoyne to seize provisions at Bennington, ii. 486;
• death of, at the battle of Bennington, ii. 487.
• Baylor, Colonel, party of horse under, surprised by General Grey, ii. 643.
• Beckwith, Major, mission of, to the United States, in 1790, iii. [158;]
• Washington's opinion of the mission of—action of Washington's cabinet with regard to, iii. [159.]
• Bedell, Colonel, fort at Chamblée captured by a party under the command of, i. 677;
• stationed at the Cedars with New Hampshire troops, ii. 148;
• cowardice of, ii. 148, 149.
• Beekman, James, headquarters of General Howe in New York, at the house of, ii. 297.
• Belvoir, seat of Honorable William Fairfax, i. 43;
• mansion of, destroyed by fire, i. 454;
• regret of Washington for the destruction of, iii. [490.]
• Bellamy, Mr., agent of Talleyrand in the attempt to extort money from American envoys, iii. [502;]
• astonishment of, at the boldness of the envoys, iii. [503.]
• Beman, Nathan, Ethan Allen's guide at Ticonderoga, surviving in 1846 (note), i. 525.
• Bemis's Heights, entrenched camp established on, by Gates, by the advice of Kosciuszko, ii. 522;
• force and position of the army of Gates at—arrival of Burgoyne in the neighborhood of, ii. 523;
• inactivity of Gates at, ii. 524;
• anxiety of Arnold to renew the battle at—comparative loss of the British and Americans in the battle at, ii. 525;
• retirement of Burgoyne from, ii. 526;
• second battle near, begun by Morgan and his riflemen, ii. 530.
• Bennington, Colonel Baume sent by Burgoyne to seize provisions at, ii. 486;
• disastrous consequences to Burgoyne, of Colonel Baume's defeat at, ii. 487.
• Bequests left by Washington to various persons as mementoes, iii. [539.]
• Bernard, Governor, attempts of, to bribe the leading men of Boston, i. 345;
• petitioned by the Massachusetts assembly to remove the troops from Boston—departure of, for England, in 1769, i. 367.
• Beverage of Washington, iii. [586.]
• Beverly, skirmish of the Nautilus with a privateer at, i. 732.
• Bigelow, Major, mountain ascended by, in expectation of a distant view of Quebec, i. 691.
• Billy, body-servant of Washington, spurious letters of Washington alleged to have been found in the possession of, iii. [448.]
• Bingham, Mr., Jay's treaty burned in front of the house of, in Philadelphia, iii. [353.]
• Binney, Horace, conclusions arrived at by, respecting the authorship of Washington's Farewell Address (note), iii. [434.]
• Birthday of Washington, acrimonious debate in Congress respecting the celebration of, in 1793, iii. [322;]
• celebration of, in 1797, iii. [469.]
• Birthplace of Washington, i. 17, 23.
• Bishop, the body-servant of Washington, transferred to him by Braddock, i. 277.
• Blair, John, appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789, iii. [122.]
• "Blockade of Boston,” a farce composed by the British officers during the siege—not written by Burgoyne (note), ii. 49;
• turned into a tragedy by Knowlton's attack on Charlestown, ii. 50.
• Blount, resolutions offered in Congress by, respecting the treaty-making power, iii. [397;]
• resolutions of, adopted, iii. [398.]
• Board of Trade and Plantations, attempts of, to control the colonies, i. 314.
• Bonaparte, Napoleon, treaty concluded by, with the American envoys, iii. [530;]
• honors paid to the memory of Washington by, iii. [570.]
• Bond, British chargé, threat and complaint of, in relation to Jay's treaty, iii. [401.]
• Boquet, Colonel, letter of Washington to, in relation to a proposed new road to Fort Duquesne, i. 271.
• Boscawen, Alcide and Lys taken by, i. 177;
• at the siege of Louisburg in 1758—biographical notice of (note), i. 260.
• Boston, reception of Washington in, in 1756—population of, in 1756, i. 200;
• troops landed at, in 1768, under cover of cannon from the ships-of-war, i. 346;
• "massacre" at, i. 366;
• troops removed from, after the “massacre”—vengeance threatened against, for the destruction of tea in the harbor, i. 388;
• port of, closed by act of Parliament, i. 389;
• sympathy with, in Virginia, i. 392, 395;
• money sent from London to assist the suffering poor of, i. 397;
• the only spot in Massachusetts in 1774 where the king's government was obeyed, i. 417;
• rumored bombardment of, i. 426;
• removal of troops from, advocated by Lord Chatham, i. 489;
• intercourse of, with the country, cut off by General Gage, i. 514;
• position of the British and American forces at the siege of, i. 619;
• scarcity and sickness in the British army in, i. 636;
• sufferings of the patriots in, during the siege, i. 637;
• a portion of the inhabitants of, sent away by General Gage—number of residents and troops in, during the siege (note), i. 638;
• question as to the bombardment of, submitted by Washington to the committee of Congress, i. 736;
• desecration of churches in, by British troops during the siege, i. 745;
• oppressive measures of General Howe toward the people of, i. 746;
• secret expedition fitted out by General Howe in the harbor of, ii. 29;
• anxiety of Washington to drive the British out of, ii. 29, 32, 47;
• the small-pox in the British army in—ammunition expended by the British in the defence of (note), ii. 48;
• anxiety of Washington for a direct assault upon—council of war adverse to an attack upon, ii. 53;
• cannonade and bombardment of, in anticipation of the attempt upon Dorchester Heights—cannonade of, heard at the distance of a hundred miles, ii. 62;
• resolution of General Howe to evacuate, ii. 67;
• consternation of the tories of, at Howe's preparations for departure from, ii. 68;
• spared by General Howe on condition of his being allowed to depart unmolested, ii. 69;
• outrages committed by Howe's troops at the evacuation of, ii. 70;
• scene presented at the evacuation of—prizes taken at sea by the Americans during the siege of (note), ii. 71;
• sorrow of the tories on leaving—troops glad to get away from, ii. 72;
• entrance of the Americans into, ii. 73;
• visitors prohibited from entering without passes, ii. 74;
• damage done to buildings in—"Liberty-tree" at, cut down (note), ii. 75;
• large amount of property left behind by Howe at the evacuation of—efforts of Washington to establish order in, ii. 76;
• address of the selectmen of, to Washington—congratulatory letters, in relation to the evacuation of, addressed to Washington (note), ii. 77;
• measures of Washington for the defence of, ii. 81;
• apprehensions of the people of, of the return of Howe—operations for the defence of, carried on by Colonel Gridley, ii. 82;
• plan of General Lincoln for driving the British fleet from the harbor of—British store-ships captured in the harbor of, ii. 83;
• effect in England of the news of the flight of the army from, ii. 84;
• speech of the duke of Manchester on the abandonment of, ii. 86;
• the ministry attacked by Barré and Burke in relation to the abandonment of, ii. 86;
• reception of Washington in, on his tour in 1789—dispute between the selectmen of, and Governor Hancock, in relation to the reception of Washington, iii. [127;]
• influenza prevalent at, a few days after Washington's visit (note), iii. [128;]
• reminiscences of Samuel Breck, of Washington's visit to, in 1789 (note), iii. [130;]
• letter of Washington to the selectmen of, in relation to Jay's treaty, iii. [356.]
• Boston, French frigate L'Embuscade challenged by, iii. [277.]
• "Boston Massacre,” history of, i. 366-368;
• anniversary of, fixed upon for taking possession of Dorchester Heights, ii. 61;
• anniversaries of, observed in Boston (note), ii. 65.
• Boston Neck, defence of, by Colonel Robinson, i. 513;
• fortifications erected on, by Howe, i. 745;
• fortifications on, demolished by order of Washington, ii. 81.
• Botetourt, Lord, arrival of, in Virginia, in 1768—Junius's description of—remark of Walpole respecting—his erroneous impressions of the colonists, i. 351;
• palace of, at Williamsburg—parade of, on opening the Virginia assembly, i. 352;
• illusions of, rapidly dispelled, i. 353;
• Virginia assembly dissolved by, i. 354;
• good faith and justice of—statue erected to the memory of, i. 356;
• death of, followed by a change of public sentiment in Virginia, i. 374.
• Botta, Charles, eloquent remarks of, on the achievements of Washington in the Jerseys, ii. 394.
• Boudinot, Elias, commissary general of prisoners, in the summer of 1777, ii. 412.
• Bowdoin, James, characteristic letter of General Lee to, ii. 342.
• Boyd, Colonel, defeated by Colonel Pickens, ii. 651.
• Braddock, Edward, father of General Braddock—daughters of, i. 135.
• Braddock, General, Walpole's description of, i. 135;
• heartlessness of—in the battle of Fontenoy—stationed at Gibraltar in 1753, i. 136;
• anecdote of Anne Bellamy, illustrating the character of—arrival of, in Hampton roads, i. 137;
• conference of, with Governor Dinwiddie at Williamsburg—first general orders of, issued from Alexandria—anxiety of, to procure the services of Washington, i. 138;
• invitation of, to Washington to become one of his family—Washington's reasons for joining, i. 139;
• meeting of, with the colonial governors, at Alexandria, i. 140;
• three distinct expeditions planned by, i. 141;
• letter of, to Lord Halifax, in relation to Pennsylvania and Maryland, i. 144;
• disappointments and difficulties of—appoints Washington his aid-de-camp, i. 146;
• irritation of, at the indifference of the colonies, i. 147;
• Franklin in the camp of, at Fredericktown—his extreme confidence of success—conversation of Franklin with, in relation to his expedition, i. 148;
• Franklin urged by, to procure wagons for the use of the army, i. 149;
• his commendation of Washington and Franklin, i. 150;
• war-dance of Indians in the camp of, at Will's Creek—effective force of, at Will's Creek, i. 151;
• names of men afterward distinguished, in the camp of, i. 152;
• delay at Will's Creek fatal to, i. 156;
• slow march of the army of, i. 157;
• advice of Washington to, to press forward rapidly, i. 158;
• illness of Washington on his march with—Washington left at the Youghiogany by the orders of, i. 159;
• continued fears of ambuscades in the army of, i. 160;
• son of Monacatoocha killed by grenadiers of, by mistake, i. 161;
• funeral honors paid by, to the son of Monacatoocha, i. 162;
• his fatal rejection of Indian aid—forces of, greatly exaggerated in the French camp, i. 163;
• location of the camp of, on the eve of his defeat, i. 165;
• details of the defeat of, i. 166-170;
• bravery displayed by, on the field of battle, i. 168;
• mortal wound received by, i. 169;
• death of, near Great Meadows, on the 14th of July, 1755—funeral service at the grave of, read by Washington—grave of, still to be seen (note), i. 171;
• depressing influence of the memory of the defeat of, i. 205.
• Bradford, a leader in the Whiskey Insurrection, iii. [310;]
• in favor of forming an independent western state, iii. [316.]
• Bradford, William, successor of Randolph as attorney-general, iii. [289;]
• lines written by, on the sufferings of Lafayette, iii. [373.]
• Bradstreet, Colonel, expedition of, against Fort Frontenac—assistance lent to, by General Stanwix—joined by Red Head and his Indian warriors, i. 267;
• surrender of the fort to—malignant fever among the troops of, i. 268;
• Detroit relieved by, in 1764, i. 320.
• Brand, bishop of Quebec, refusal of, to issue a mandement in the interest of the British government, i. 644.
• Brandywine, movements of the American and British armies in the neighborhood of, ii. 501;
• battle of—Lafayette a volunteer in the battle of, ii. 505;
• Lafayette wounded at the battle of, ii. 506;
• skilful movement of General Greene at the battle of—retreat of the American army from, to Chester, ii. 507;
• opinion of General Knox in regard to the battle of—Sullivan censured for allowing himself to be surprised at—killed and wounded at the battle of—letter of Washington to Congress, in relation to the battle at, ii. 508;
• conspicuous bravery of Count Pulaski at the battle of, ii. 510.
• Brant, Joseph, biographical notice of (note), ii. 106.
• Brant, and Walter Butler, Cherry Valley desolated by, ii. 642.
• Breadstuffs, neutral vessels carrying, seized by the cruisers of England and France in 1793, iii. [272.]
• Breakfast-hour of Washington, iii. [586.]
• Breck, Samuel, his reminiscences of Washington's visit to Boston in 1789 (note), iii. [130.]
• Breed's hill, fortified by Colonel Prescott, instead of Bunker's hill, i. 556;
• Neal's lines on the fortification of—fire opened upon, from ships-of-war, i. 557;
• excitement in Boston during the cannonade upon, i. 558:
• troops at, reinforced by Stark's regiment—New England flag hoisted at (note), i. 559;
• preparations for the attack upon, i. 560;
• suspicion of treachery among the defenders of—arrival of Doctor Warren and General Pomeroy at, i. 561;
• arrival of Colonel Stark at the rail-fence breastwork at—British plan of attack upon, i. 563;
• carnage among the British at, i. 564;
• second attack upon, under General Howe, i. 565;
• second retreat of the British from—numerous spectators of the battle on, i. 560;
• watched by Sir Henry Clinton from Copp's hill—failure of ammunition of Americans at, i. 567;
• rapid retreat of the Americans from, i. 569;
• terrible price paid by the British for their victory at—immense gain of the Americans by the battle of—British loss at, according to General Gage (note), i. 570.
• Bridport, Lord, flags of the fleet of, at Torbay, lowered to half-mast, at the death of Washington, iii. [570.]
• Brienne, Marchioness de, ball in honor of Washington directed by, iii. [110.]
• Brier Creek, General Ashe surprised by Prevost at, ii. 651.
• Brooke, Governor, letter of Washington to, in relation to education, iii. [333.]
• Brooklyn, defensive works prepared by General Greene at, ii. 171;
• appeal made by Washington to the troops at (note), ii. 203;
• Sullivan superseded in command at, by Putnam—disorderly conduct of the troops at, on the approach of the British, ii. 264;
• description of the defensive works in the neighborhood of—roads in the rear of—minute description of the defensive works near, where to be found (note), ii. 265;
• plan of the British march upon, ii. 266;
• Putnam's camp at, visited by Washington, ii. 267;
• American works at, taken possession of by the British, ii. 285.
• Brougham, Lord, panegyric pronounced by, upon the character of Washington, iii. [581.]
• Broughton, Captain, the first naval commission granted to, by Washington, in 1795, i. 740.
• Brown, Doctor, of Port Tobacco, Washington attended by, in his last illness, iii. [554.]
• Brown, Major John, sent by General Schuyler into Canada as confidential agent, i. 659;
• letter of, to Governor Trumbull, in relation to the invasion of Canada—report of, as to the defenceless condition of Canada, i. 660;
• unauthorized attempt made upon Montreal by, in concert with Ethan Allen, i. 672.
• Brunswick, duke of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.
• Brunswick, one bed occupied by Franklin and Adams at, ii. 290;
• critical position of the American army at, ii. 346;
• disappointment of Cornwallis in not finding Washington at, ii. 392;
• headquarters of Sir William Howe at, ii. 443.
• Brush, Crean, ordered by Howe to seize clothing in Boston, ii. 70.
• Buchan, earl of, box of the oak that sheltered Wallace recommitted to, by the will of Washington, iii. [539.]
• Buffalo river, fort built on, by the French, in 1752, i. 74.
• Buford, Colonel, massacre of a body of troops under, by Colonel Tarleton, ii. 676.
• Bull, Governor, letters of the British government to, seized and sent to Congress, i. 500.
• Bunker's hill, occupied by the British the night after the battle of Lexington, i. 510;
• fortification of, intrusted to Colonel Prescott, i. 556;
• intrenchments commenced on, by Putnam, i. 559;
• battle of, see [Breed's hill];
• cruel treatment by General Gage, of prisoners taken at, i. 630;
• General Sir Henry Clinton placed in command of a redoubt on, i. 744.
• Burgoyne, General, biographical notice of, i. 620;
• interview with General Lee proposed by, i. 630;
• intelligence of the movements of, in Canada, sent to Washington by Schuyler—doubts of Washington as to the force of, ii. 453;
• New York invaded by, ii. 459;
• composition of the army of—doubts of Schuyler as to the intentions of—Indians unwillingly employed by, ii. 460;
• faithlessness of the Indians employed by, ii. 481, 485;
• Crown Point taken possession of by, pompous proclamation issued by, ii. 461;
• proclamation of Washington in reply to, ii. 462;
• Mount Hope and Sugar-Loaf hill taken possession of, by, ii. 464;
• fate of, foretold by Washington—progress of, toward Fort Edward, ii. 480, 481;
• Indian allies of, troublesome—humanity of, ii. 481;
• large bounty offered by, for prisoners—humane instructions of, to his Indian allies (note), ii. 482;
• want of provisions in the army of, ii. 485;
• defeat of Baume at Bennington a disastrous blow to, ii. 487;
• perplexity and alarm of, after the battle of Bennington, ii. 521;
• silent march of, down the valley of the Hudson, ii. 522;
• retirement of, from Bemis's Heights—cheering news received by, from Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 526;
• anxiety of, to hear from Clinton, ii. 528;
• compelled to fight or fly, ii. 529;
• deplorable situation of, ii. 583;
• buildings of Schuyler at Saratoga burned by, ii. 535;
• arms laid down by the army of—army of, marched to Virginia as prisoners-of-war—reception of, and his officers, in the American camp, ii. 537;
• impression made upon, by the generosity of Schuyler—a guest at the house of Schuyler at Albany, ii. 538;
• importance of the surrender of, to the republican cause, ii. 539;
• effect in Congress and in Parliament of the news of the surrender of—speech of Chatham in relation to the surrender of—effect on the continent of Europe of the news of the surrender of, ii. 540.
• Burke, Edmund, on the conduct of the British naval commanders, i. 322;
• eloquence of, in opposition to the stamp-act, i. 334;
• extract from a speech of, on American taxation (note), i. 342;
• conciliatory resolutions presented by, in Parliament, i. 498;
• despondent view taken by, of American affairs, ii. 396.
• Burke's History of Virginia, terms of the association to exclude British merchandise printed in, i. 355.
• Burr, Aaron, sent with a verbal message to Montgomery by Arnold, i. 694;
• with Arnold in his Quebec expedition, i. 697;
• forlorn hope placed under the command of, by Montgomery, i. 717;
• not with Montgomery when he fell (note), i. 719;
• troops of Putnam led out of New York by, ii. 296;
• a senator in the Congress of 1791—personal hostility of, to Washington, iii. [192;]
• systematic opposition of, to Washington, iii. [300.]
• Butler, Colonel Zebulon, defence of Wyoming attempted by, ii. 641.
• Butler, John, massacre at Wyoming by tories and Indians under the command of, ii. 641.
• Butler, Walter, and Brant, Cherry Valley desolated by, ii. 642.
• Buttrick, Major, attack made by, upon the British at Concord, i. 507.
• Byron, Admiral, arrival of, at New York, as successor to Lord Howe, ii. 644.
• Byron, Lord, lines of, in allusion to Washington's refusal of compensation, i. 538.