at Philadelphia, 1088; proclama-
tion of, 1098; his ostentatious pro-
digality, ib. ; attachment formed by,
b; charges against him, 1091;
his address to the public, ib.; his
resignation, 1092; marries Miss
Shippen, 1093; court-martial on,
1094; his sentence of reprimand,
1095; reprehended by Washington,
1096; adventurous project of, ib.;
appeals to the French Minister,
1107; writes to General Schuyler,
1108; obtains command at West
Point, 1135; treason of, 1152;
his correspondence with Clinton,
1153; fixes his head-quarters at
Beverley, 1154; his secret corre-
spondence with Major André, 1154;
his treachery, ib.; goes on board the
Vulture British sloop of war, 1158;
fears of, 1170; his flight from
Robinson House, 1171; escapes to
the Vulture, 1173; his letters to
Washington, 1174; intercedes for
Major André, 1186; made Briga-
dier General in the British service,
1191; vindicates his conduct, ib.;
his address and proclamation, 1192;
letter of his mother to him, 1194;
scheme to entrap him, 1196; British
command entrusted to, 1226; his ex-
pedition into Virginia, 1236; his
buccaneering ravages, 1237; arrives
at Portsmouth, 1238; fortifies him-
self there, 1276; efforts to capture
him, 1257; reply of an American
prisoner to, 1281; returns to New
York, 1298; ravages New London,
1319; the close of his career in
America, ib.

Arnold, Mrs., shock to her feelings,
1171; letter of her husband in her
behalf, 1174; letter of Washington
to, 1175; goes to her father at
Philadelphia, 1176; ordered to quit
the country, 1194; her subsequent
fortunes, 1195.

Artillery, Washington's want of, be-
fore Boston, 408.

Asgill, Captain, fate of, 1357; admit-

ted on parole, 1358; intercession of

his mother, ib.; his sad situation,
1359.

Atlee, Colonel, retreat of, 572.
Augusta, the, blown up in the Dela-
ware, 922.

Aylett, Anne, marriage of, to Augus-
tine Washington, 17.

B.

Bache's Aurora, contains libellous at-
tacks on Washington, 1621.
Balcarras, Lord, commands the light
infantry, 892; defends Burgoyne's
intrenchments, 894.

Ball, Lieut.-Colonel, the bearer of
a letter from Wilkinson to Gates,
971.

Baltimore, meetings held at, to op-
pose the ratification of the treaty
with England, 1604.
Barbadoes, visit of Lawrence and
George Washington to, 46; inci-
dents at, 47.

Barras, Count de, particulars respect-
ing, 1290.

-, Mr., president of the Direc-
tory, delivers a complimentary ad-
dress to Mr. Monroe, 1641.
Barton, Lieut.-Colonel, captures Ge-
neral Prescott, 799.

Bastille, the key of the, sent by La-

fayette to Washington, 1496.
Batt's Hill, position of the Americans
at, 1037.

Baum, Lieut. - Colonel, detachment
under, 836; wounded, 840; his
death, 841.

Baxter, Colonel, killed at Fort Wash-
ington, 646.

Baylor, Lieut.-Colonel, wounded, and
his dragoons massacred, 1045.
Beddinger's battalion employed against
the Indians, 1515.
Bedel, Colonel, stationed at the Ce-
dars, 507.

Bedford, Washington settles a plan of
military operations at, 1593.
Beke, Anthony, bishop of Durham,
military ardour of, 5.

Belvoir, a beautiful seat, near Mount
Vernon, 19, 23, 1636.
Bennington, expedition against, 835;
defeat of the British at, 841.
Bequests, numerous, of Washington's
will, 1704.

Bermuda, arrival of Lawrence Wash-
ington at, 48.

Billy, Washington's Mulatto servant,
966, 1345; bequest to him, 1696.
Bishop, a soldier under Braddock,
141; becomes Washington's ser-
vant, 195.

Blackstock Hill, fight at, 1219.
Blair, John, President of the Council
in Virginia, 186; becomes a judge
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, 1463.

Bland, Colonel, reconoitring-party un-
der, 856.

Blue Ridge line of mountains, 27.
Bolden Book, an ancient record of
lands, the Washington family men-
tioned in, 3.

Bompard, commander of the Ambus-

cade, defeats the Boston, 1570.
Bonaparte, testimonial of respect for
Washington, 1667.

Bonetta, sloop-of-war, sent to New
York with despatches on the sur-
render of Cornwallis, 1348.
Bordentown, ships and stores burnt
at, 989.

Boscawen, Admiral, fleet under, 187;
vote of thanks to, 190.
Boskirk, Lieut.-Colonel, his success at
Elizabeth Town, 1085.
Boston, journey of Washington to,
161; writs of assistance at, 233;
popular agitation at, 239; military
demonstrations at, 243; embarka-
tion of troops for, ib.; the General
Court at, refuses to transact busi-
ness under military sway, 251; it
is again prorogued, ib.; tumult at,
253; destruction of tea at, 267;
indignation at, 268; dissolution of
the House of Burgesses at, 268;
first General Congress at, 269;
league and covenant at, 271; town
meeting at, 277; said to be can- |

nonaded by the British, 280; re-
moval of gunpowder from the arse-
nal, 288; arrival of fresh troops
at, 321; alarm at, 328; Washing-
ton's object in distressing, 365;
scarcity and sickness in the town,
ib.; siege of, continued, 385; Brit-
ish cruisers sent out from, 399;
meditated attack upon the British
forces in, 405; desecration of
churches at, 407; preparations for
bombarding, 429; military prepa-
rations at, 448, 1071; secret expe-
dition against, 449; monotonous
state of affairs at, 471; burlesque
on the blockade of, 472; distress
at, 473; the British propose to
evacuate, 482; they prepare to re-
treat from, 483; embarkation of
the British from, 485; evacuation
of, 486; its deliverance, 487; re-
ception of Washington at, 1475;
meetings held at, to oppose the rati-
fication of the treaty with England,
1604; Washington's reply to the
address from the select-men of,
1605.

Boston, Port Bill passed, 267; de-
nounced, 268.

tea party, 267.

a British frigate, defeated by
the Ambuscade, 1570.
Botetourt, Lord, appointed governor
of Virginia, 247; his reply to
George III., 248; opens the session,
ib.; dissolves the House of Bur-
gesses, 249; his conciliatory con-
duct, 250; dies greatly respected,
253; statue to him at Williams-
burg, in Virginia, ib.
Boucher, Rev. J., letter of Washing-
ton to, 264.

Bouquet, Colonel, stationed at Bay's

Town, 194, 197; his wild propo-
sition discountenanced by Washing-
ton, 198.
Bourlamarque, a French officer, makes
a brave stand at Isle aux Noix, 207.
Bowdoin, letter of General Lee to,
656.

Braddock, Major-General, sent as ge-

neralissimo to America, 107; anec-
dotes told of, by Horace Walpole,
108; arrangements of 110; grand
council of war held by, 113; his
troubles and disappointments, 118;
his conversations with Franklin,
119;
sets off for Wills' Creek, 120;
regulations observed in his camp,
122; disappointed about the Indi-
ans, 123; his speech to the sa-
chems, ib.; impatience of, 125;
his march from Fort Cumberland,
127; halts at the Little Meadows,
128; advice given by Washington
to, ib.; his toilsome march, 130;
precautions taken by, 132; tardi-
ness of his progress, 135; falls into
an ambuscade, 138; disasters of
his troops, 140; his determined
bravery, 141; desperately wounded,
ib.; retreat of his troops, ib.; dies
on arriving at the Great Meadows,
143; his dauntless conduct in the
field, 144; his funeral, ib. ; opinion
of Scarooyadi respecting, 155.
Bradford, Mr. William, made attor-
ney-general, 1579; death of, 1614.
Bradstreet, Lieut.-Colonel, 192; fa-
vourite project of, 193; takes Fort
Frontenac, 194.

Brandywine Creek, affairs on the,
855; the Americans defeated at,
858.

Breed's Hill, near Boston, operations
at, 327.

Breyman, Colonel, fatigue of his
troops, 842.

Bridge's Creek, the birth - place of
Washington, 13.

Bridport, Lord, testimonial of respect
for Washington, 1667.
Bright-Lightning, an Indian beauty,

124.

British ministry, their policy to the
American colonies, 231; projects
to raise a revenue there, 232; pass
the Stamp Act, 235; repeal it,

241;
infatuation in their councils,
299; send troops to Boston, 300;
attempt to open negociations for
peace, 534, 590; send commission-

Dr., attends Washington in
his last illness, 1663.
Brudenell, Mr., chaplain of the artil-
lery, accompanies Lady Ackland to
the American camp, 898; subse-
quently marries her, 908.
Buchan, the Earl of, Washington's
bequest to, 1701.

Buford, Colonel, pursued by Tarleton,
1119; totally defeated, 1120.
Bullet, silver, and the spy, 889.
Bullitt, Captain, drives back the In-

dians, 202; appointed major, 203.
Bunker's Hill, the battle of, 329;
success of the British at, 336;
results of the battle of, 337.
Burgoyne, General, exclamation of,
on arriving at Boston, 321; parti-
culars respecting, 350; skirmishes
with his troops, 373; his plans,
874; approaches Ticonderoga, 775;
buoyant anticipations of, 780; gives
a war-feast to his savage allies,
782; proclamation of, 785; prompt
measures of, 794; plans to harass
him, 803; speculations on his suc-
cesses, 810; reaches Fort Anne,
820; his Indian allies, 821; de-
serted by them, 825; his new
difficulties, ib.; plans an expedition
to Bennington, 826; complaint of
Gates against, 847; his reply to
Gates, 848; dubious position of,
868; collects his forces, 869, 871;
ladies of rank in his camp, ib.;
crosses the Hudson, 872; his silent
movements, 872; his critical situa-
tion, 877; despatches messengers

to Sir Henry Clinton, ib.; his
resolute mien, 880; grand move-
ment of, 891; shifts his position,
896; eulogy on, 897; attends the
funeral of General Fraser, 897; his
eulogium, ib.; his dismal retreat,
898; writes to General Gates, ib.;
retreats to Saratoga, 899; sets fire
to the farm-houses, 900; holds a
council of war, ib.; capitulates to
the Americans, 903, 904; his re-
ception by General Gates, 905;
tidings of his capitulation, 992, 994.
Burke, Edmund, letter of General Lee
to, 293; on the state of affairs in
America, 716.

Burr, Aaron, aide-de-camp to Mont-
gomery, 456; Lieut.-Colonel, re-
connoitring expedition of, 1019.
Burton, Lieut.-Colonel, serves under
Braddock, 138.

Bush-fighting, near Fort Duquesne,
138.

Bustle, William, a schoolfellow of
Washington, 16.

Butler, Major-General, commands the
right wing of St. Clair's army,1515;
killed, 1516.

Butterfield, Major, intimidated into a
surrender, 507.

Byron, Admiral, storm encountered
by, its consequences, 1048.

C.

Cabot, Mr. George, of Boston, Senator

of the United States, 1614.
Cadwalader, Colonel, gallant conduct
of, at Fort Washington, 647; em-
ployed to watch the Hessians, 679;
arrives at Bordentown, 699; joins
Washington, 703.

Caldwell, the Rev. Mr., "a rousing
Gospel preacher," 1085; his church
burnt, ib.; his wife killed, 1124;
popular indignation, 1126;
mates the soldiers, 1128.
Callbeck, Mr., note of, to Washington,
426.

ani-

Cambridge, tumultuous meeting at,

288; meeting of Indian chiefs at,

383; reception of Washington at,
1473.

Camden, skirmish near, 1145; battle
of, 1147; position of General Greene
at, 1305; his retreat, ib.
Campbell, Lieut.-Colonel, case of,
727; letter to Robert Morris, re-
garding him, 728; exchanged, 999;
his campaign in Georgia, 1049; de-
feats the Americans, 1050.

Colonel, killed at the cap-
ture of the forts on the Hudson, 887.
Colonel, of Virginia, killed
at Eutaw Springs, 1338.
Canada, projected invasion of, 377,
381; proposed expedition into, 388;
state of affairs in, 411, 437, 495,
507; cheering news from, 445;
disasters in, 463; reinforcements of
the British in, 515; close of the
invasion of, 518; British invasion
from, 779; projected invasion of,
1052; incursions from, 1200.
Captain Jack, a hero of the wilder-

ness, 116; his history, 117; joins
the British camp, 129; his rebuff,

ib.

Carleton, Colonel Guy (afterwards
General Sir Guy), at the capture of
Quebec, 208; commands against
Montgomery and Arnold, 411;
escapes from Montreal, 417; pro-
ceeds to Quebec, 440; his success-
ful sortie, 499; exertions of, 636;
his plans, 637; takes possession of
Crown Point, 641; returns to St.
John's, ib.; force under, 779;
brings pacific news, 1360; pro-
claims a cessation of hostilities,
1375; prepares to evacuate New
York, 1377; quits that city, 1387.
Major, forts captured by,

1200.

Carlisle, Earl of, Commissioner from
England, 1000, 1002; his letter to
George Selwyn, 1004.
Carmagnole, the, sung in New York,
1570.

Carnes, Captain, information brought
by, regarding the escape of Champe,
1197.

Carroll, of Carrollton, a suitor of

Miss Custis, 1639.
Carter, Charles, provision for, in
Washington's will, 1700.
Carthagena, siege of, 16, 20.
Caswell, General, North Carolina
militia under, 1143.
Cedars, American disasters at the,
507, 509.

Celeron de Bienville, an intelligent
French officer, 36; his signs of
occupation, 37.
Chamberlayne, Mr., a Virginian, his
hospitality, 195; Washington meets
his future wife at his house, ib.
Chamblee, Fort, captured by the
Americans, 411.

Champe, John, hazardous attempt of,
1196; pursuit of, 1197; enlists in
Arnold's corps, 1198; his escape,
ib.

Champlain, Lake, affairs on, 191, 636.
Charleston, advance of the British
on, 1099; arrival of reinforcements
at, 1113; besieged by the British,
1114; fall of, 1117; dash of
Colonel Hamilton at, 1309; meet-
ings held at, to oppose the ratifica-
tion of the Treaty with England,
1604.

Charlestown, heights of, project for
seizing the, 324; set on fire, 334,

352; fortifications at, 550; arrival
of General Lee there, 551.
Charlottesville, the State legislature
removed to, 1299.

Charon, man-of-war, set on fire, 1342.
Chastellux, Marquis de, a distinguished
French officer, 1132; his tour of
curiosity, 1204; arrives in camp,
ib.; his cordial reception, ib.
Chatham, Lord, his opinion of the
Congress at Philadelphia, 284; his
wisdom and eloquence, 299.
Chatterton's Hill, commanding situa-
tion of, 624; retreat of the Ameri-
cans at, 625; taken by the British,
626.

Chaudiere, valley of the, 416.
Cheeseman, Captain, killed, 459.
Chesapeake, entry of the British fleet

into the, 816; ravages in the,

1061.

Chester, retreat of the American army
to, 860.

Chestnut Neck, store-houses destroyed
at, 1046.

Chew's house, attack on, its important
consequences, 913.

Cheyney, Thomas, alarming report of,
857.

Chillicothe, battle with the Indians
near, 1499.

Church, Dr. Benjamin, traitorous
conduct of, 401; sent to prison,
ib.; liberated, ib.
Churches, desecration of, at Boston,
407.

Cincinnati, order of the, 1379, 1399.
Clarke, Colonel Elijah, repulse of,

1211.

Clinton family at New York, account
of the, 505.

Colonel James, command en-
trusted to, 511.

Governor George, reinforce-
ments under, 335; particulars re-
specting, 350; advices received by,
523; sagacious measures of, 532;
at the Gates of the Highlands, 540;
perplexity of, 628; his solicitude,
658; instructions to, 764; on the
alert at Fort Montgomery, 813;
exertions of, 933; letter of Wash-
ington to, 1292; accompanies
Washington on his tour, 1384;
puts up for the Vice-Presidency,
defeated, 1542.

Sir Henry, arrives in the
harbour at New York, 466, 493;
southern cruise of, 550; repulse of,
554; his nocturnal march, 571;
force under, 804; preparations of,
880; his armament proceeds up
the Hudson, 882, 1062; divides his
forces, 884; his approach to Fort
Clinton, 885; project to surprise
him, 988; arrives at Philadelphia,
996; his letter to Washington,
1002; his progress retarded, 1008;
retreat of, 1017; arrives in the
Highlands of Navesink, 1019;