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Ot fixteen & under twen-
ty fix, including heads of
families.

Of twenty fix and under
forty five, including heads
of families.

Offorty five and upwards,
including heads of families

Under ten years of age.

Of ten and under fixteen.

Ot iixteen & under twen-
ty fix, including heads of

families.

Of 26 and under 45 in
cluding heads of families.
Of 45 and upwards, inclu-
ding heads of families.
All other tree perions ex-
cept Indians not taxed.

to 10 to 16 1 to 26

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ADDITIONAL NOTES.

SINCE the publication of the firft volume, the theoretic estima. tion of the altitude of the White Mountains, mentioned vol. I. p. 28th and 29th, has been examined by barometrical obfervations; of which, Mr. N. Bowditch, an able mathematician of Salem, Maffachusetts, has favored me with the following account :

"The juftness of your remarks relative to the height of the White Hills, in your hiftory of Vermont, has been corroborated by fome late baromet rical obfervations. -The obfervations were made by a party confifting of Dr. Cutler, profeffor Peck, and feveral other perfons befides myself. 'did not afcend to the fummit of the highest peak, but Dr. Cutler and 'profeffor Peck did; and on the 28th of July, 1804, at two P. M. they 'found the Barometer to ftand at 23 in. 39 inches, and Farenheit's • Thermometer at 54 degrees. At the fame time at the to Brof the moun'tain, at Meffervy's houfe, the Barometer stood at 29, in. 13, and the Ther'mometer at 86. At Salem and Bofton, 20 or 30 feet above the level of the fea, the Barometer at that time stood at 30 in. 10; Thermometer at 82. On the 27th of July, 1805, at 8 A. M. the Barometer at Meffervy's ftood at 29 in. 13, and the Thermometer at 86. In Salem at the fame time the Barometer flood at 30 in. 02, and the Thermometer at 68. From a comparison of the obfervations at Meffervy's with thofe at Salem ' and Boston, I find that the former place was elevated about 164 fathoms ' above the level of the fea. And by the comparison of the obfervations at the top of the mountain with that at Meffervy's, I find that the height a 'bove Meffervy's was about 1026 fathoms. So that the whole height above the level of the fea was about 1190 fathoms, or but little more than feven thousand feet. On the whole we may conclude that the highest point of the White Hills, is in round numbers not far from Seven thousand feet above the level of the fea." Letter of May 30, 1808.

In Vol. I. p. 462, 1. 22, the following remark respecting Dr. Franklin fhould have been inferted.

But among all their Philofophical writers, it was in Franklin that the genius of science role to the greatest height, and appeared with the brighteft luftre. Trained up to the labors and profeffion of a Printer, and without the advantages of education or wealth, this man by his difcoveries in electricity, attained an eminent rank among the improvers of fcience; and entailed a durable reputation both on himself, and on his country. Ia no philofophical difcovery had the human mind acted with greater energy and boldness, than when he conceived the idea of gaining accels to the treasures, and giving a direction to the thunderbolts of heaven. Daring in defign, he was accurate and fuccefsful in the grand experiment: And the year 1752 will be long remembered in the annals of fcience, as the time when the lightning was firft drawn down from the heavens by the moft fimple of all contrivances, by Franklin's Kite at Philadelphia.

In Vol. II, p. 37, an account is given of the capture of Ticonderoga by colonel Ethan Allen. The following is his account of that affair:

"The first fyftematical and bloody attempt at Lexington, to enaflve America, thoroughly electrified my mind, and fully determined me to take a part with my country. And while I was withing for an opportunity to fignalize myself in its behalf, directions were privately fent to me from the then colony, now ftate of Connecticut, to raise the Green Mountain Boys, and if poffible with them to furprise and take the fortrefs of Ticonderoga. This enterprife I cheerfully undertook; and after first guarding all the fev eral paffes that lead thither, to cut off all intelligence between the garrifon and the country, made a forced march from Bennington, and arrived at the lake oppofite Ticonderoga, on the evening of the ninth day of May,

1775, with two hundred and thity valliant Green Mountain Boys; and i was with the utmost difficulty that I procured boats to cross the lake. However I landed eighty three men near the garrifon, and sent the boats back for the rear guard commanded by Colonel Seth Warner; but the day began to dawn, and I found myfelf neceffitated to attack the fort, before the rear could cross the lake; and as it was viewed hazardous, İ harrangued the officers and foldiers in the manner following: "Friends and fellow foldiers. You have for a number of years past been a fcourge and terror to arbitrary powers. Your valor has been famed abroad, and acknowledged, as appears by the advice and orders to me from the general affembly of Connecticut, to surprise and take the garrifon now before us. I now propose to advance before you, and in perlon con. duct you through the wicket gate; for we muft this morning either quit ⚫ our pretensions to valor, or poffefs ourfelves of this fortrefs in a few ininutes; and much as it is a defperate attempt, which none but the braveft of men are undertake, I do not urge it on any contrary to his will. You that will undertake voluntarily, poife your firelock."

The men being at this time drawn up in three ranks each poifed his firelock. I ordered them to face to the right; and at the bead of the centre file marched them immediately to the wicket gate aforefaid, where I found a fentry pofted, who inftantly fnapped his fufee at me. I ran immediately towards him, and he retreated through the covered way into the parade within the garrifon, gave a halloo, and ran under a bomb proof. My party who followed me into the fort, I formed on the parade in fuch a manner, as to face the barracks which faced each other. The garrifon being asleep except the fentries, we gave three huzzas, which greatly furprifed them. One of the fentries made a pafs at one of my officers with a charged bayonet, and flightly wounded him. My first thought was to kill him with my fword, but in an inftant I altered the defign and fury of the blow to a flight cut on the fide of the head; upon which he dropped his gun and afked quarters, which I readily granted him; and demanded the place where the commanding officer kept. He fhewed me a pair of ftairs in the front of the garrifon, which led up to a second story in faid barracks, to which I immediately repaired, and ordered the commander, captain Delaplace to come forth inftantly, or I would facrifice the whole garrifon : At which time the captain came immediately to the door with his breeches in his hand, when I ordered him to deliver to me the fort inftantly; he asked me by what authority I demanded it. I anfwered him," Inthe name of the great Jehovah, and the Continental Congrefs." The authority of Congrefs being very little known at that time, he began to fpeak again, but I interrupted him, and with my drawn fword near his head again demanded an immediate furrender of the garrifon; with which he then complied, and ordered his men to be forthwith paraded without arms, as he had given up the garrifon. In the mean time fome of my officers had given orders, and in confequence thereof, fundry of the barrack doors were beat down, and about one third of the garrifon imprisoned, which confified of faid commander, a lieutenant Feltham, a conductor of artillery, a gunner, two fergeants, and forty four rank and file; about one hundred pieces of cannon, one thirteen inch mortar, and a number of fwivels. This furprife was carried into execution in the grey of the mor ning of the tenth of May, 1775. The fun feemed to rife that morning with a fuperior luftre; and Ticonderoga and its dependencies fmiled on Ats conquerors, who toffed about the flowing bowl, and wifhed fuccefs to Congrefs, and the liberty and freedom of America. Happy it was for me at that time, that the future pages of the book of fate, which afterwards unfolded a miferable scene of two years and cight months imprisonment, were hid from my view." Allen's Narative, p. 14-25.

A.

Addre's to prefident Adams, 281. Answer, 287. To prefident Jefferson,
3 328 347 Answer, 313. 330.

Agriculture 353

Profits of, 353 The most neceffary and useful profel-
fion 354
Nearly connected with virtue, 356; knowledge, 357; and
republican government, 358.
Allen Ethan, oppoles the government of New York 21. Takes Ticonde-
roga, 87 480 Taken prifoner at Montreal, and fent to England, 46.
Sent to Congrefs as agent for Vermont, 182. Subdues the oppofition
of fome of the inhabitants, 188. Applied to by the British officers,
202. Sends their letters to Congrels, 204. Agrees to a ceffation of
hoftilities, 206.

Allen fra negociates with the British, 206, 207. 211.

Amendments to the Federal Conftitution propofed, 285. 298, 325. 390.
335 341 346

Arnold colonel, joins the expedition against Ticonderoga, 35. Difputes
with Allen for the command. 37. Takes a British loop at St. Johns,
39. Commands an expedition against Quebec, 5. Arrives at point
Levi, 53. Croffes the river St. Lawrence, and marches to Point au
Trembles. 54.
Wounded at the ftorm of Quebec, 57. Takes the com-
mand of the troops, and continues the blockade, 57. Intrepidity and
firmness of Arnold and the Americans, 61. 66. Defeats the Canadians
under M. Beaujeau. 67. Appointed a brigadier general, and stationed
at Montreal, 70. Marches to the, Cedars and agrees to a cartel with a
Bri ifh captain, 71 Leaves Montreal, 76. Takes command of the A-
merican flect on lake Champlain, &. Engages the Brith fleet with.
great refolution, 83. Retreats with his veffels towards Crown Point,
84. Is forced to fecond engagement, and defeated 85. Burns and
blows up his veffels, and elcars with his men, 85 Ordered to join
general Schuvier, 118. Marches for the relief of fort Stanwix, 128,
Impetuofity and valor in storming the British lines, 148.

d

Arts and Sciences, their wility, 387. Literary inftitutions and establish.
ments, 389. State of feiende, 389.
Affembly, their answer to governor Fichenor, 278. 280. Intolerance, 281.
Antwer to the governor, 288 300. 309. Vilence of their proceedings,
312, Aniwer to the governor, 315. Proteft of the minority, 316.
Singular motion of a member, 319. Answer to the governor 323. Ia-
tolerance, 324. Perplexity, 326. 329. Debates and views of parties,
331-333. Anfwer to the governor, 338. Moderation and prudence
of their meafures, 343. Aniwer to the governor, 344 Prejudices, in-
tolerance, and politics, 345. Reflections on the paflions, interetts, and
proceedings of political affemblies and parties, 349, 35o.

B.

– Banks, petitioned for, 328. Eftablished, 348.

Beadle colonel, abandons his command and troops at the Cedars, 71.
Cathiered by Congress, 72.

Bigelow major, covers the retreat from Canada, 77.

British fentiments and measures at the end of the first campaign, 62. Gea-
eras and minifters, attempt to make Vermont a royal province, 202.
Event and effect of their policy and measures, 211-318.
VOL. II
N 3

210.

111.

Invefts

Burgoyne general, appointed to the command of the troops in Canada, 95.
State and force of the army under his command, 96. Proceeds with his
army, and encamps at the river Boquet, and makes a speech to the In-
dians, 97. 437.
Tues a proclamation to affright and feduce the A-
mericans, 99. 439. Treated with ridicule and contempt, 100.
Ticonderoga, 104. Purfues the Americans to Skeensborough, destroys
their veffels, and difperfes their troops, 108 Intoxicated with fuccefs,
Tarries at Skeensborough, 111. Arrives at Hudson's river and
fort Edward, 112. Embarraffed and retarded in his progress, 118.
Marches towards Saratoga, 119. Sends a body of troops to attack Ben-
nington, 119. Letter to general Gates, 130. Reply, 131. Anfwer,
132. Paffes Hudfon's river, 136. In danger from his ambition and
confidence, 137. Battle of September the 19th, 139. Unfavorable to
the British, 141. Difcouraging to the Indians, 142. His hopes and
expectations of fupport and relief, 142. Battle of October 7th, 145.
Diftrefs and movement of the royal army, 149, 150 Retreats to Sara-
toga, 150. Endeavors to efcape to fort Edward, 150, 151. Desperate
circumftances of the royal army, 152. Proposes to capitulate, 153, 154.
Agrees on articles of furrender, 155. Entertains a hope of relief, 155.
Signs articles of capitulation, 156. Terms of the convention and fur-
render, 156. 443. Loffes of the British army in this expedition, 158.
Butterfield major, furrenders the poft at the Cedars, 71. Cafhiered by
Congress, 72.

C.

Canadians join the American troops, 44.

Carleton general, endeavors to engage the Canadians and Indians against the
colonies, 40. Efcapes from Montreal to Quebec, 50. Treats his A-
merican prifoners with much humanity and politeness, 65. Relieved
by reinforcements and difperfes the American troops, 69. Kindness
and magnanimity to the American prifoners, 75. Proceeds with his
army to Crown Point, 87. Reconnoiters the works at Ticonderoga,
87. Returns with his army to Canada, 88. The moral influence of
his wifdom and virtues, 91. Reftrains the Indian barbarities, 92. His
humanity offenfive to the British ministry, 95.

Chatham lord, his fpeech on the Indian barbarities, 442.

Chittenden governor, writes to Congrefs against their refolutions, 194.
Sends a flag to Canada for the redemption of prifoners, 206. Receives
a favorable anfwer from general Haldiman, 206. 212. Receives a
meffage, and returns an answer to general Washington, 220. 222. 225.
Refignation, death, and character, 275-277.

College at Middlebury, established by act of the legislature, 303, 304. State
of. 389.

Commerce, 365.

Congrefs, fend a body of troops to Canada, 42. Refolves refpecting the
independence of Vermont, 165. 175, 176. Commiffioners from, re-
pair to Vermont, 189. Refolves, 190. 194. Hear the claims of New
York and New Hampshire, but poftpone a determination, 196, 197.
Policy of this meafure, 198. Refolves 218-220. Proceedings and
refolves, 230-282. Refl&tions on their measures, 233. Refolves,
246-248.

Conftitution of Vermont, 396, 397.

Controverfy between the provinces of Malachusetts and New Hampshire,
respecting their divifional line, 12.

Conventions of the people, 163, 164. 167, 168.

Bounties and Courts, 402. Incorporated, 465-477.

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