A. CT, the firft, impofing cuf toms on the colonies alone, to be collected by colonial revenue officers, vol. i. p. 42. Acts paffed by the English parliament refpecting the colonies, p. 100-by the British parliament, p. 102, 107, 108, 118, 149. The act for better fecuring the king's dock yards, p. 323-for fhutting up the port of Bofton, p. 351-for regulating the government of the Maffachusetts Bay, P. 352-for the impartial administration of juftice, and the fupprefiion of riots in the Majachusetts, p. 353for making more effectual provifion for the government of Quebec, p. 35-for retraining the commerce of the New England provinces, and for prohibiting their fifhery, p. 462 -for confifcating all American property found upon the water, vol. ii. p. 210, 213-for prohibiting all intercourfe with the Thirteen United Colonies, p. 235-for fecuring perfons accufed of high treason, or fuf-' pected of piracy, p. 443. Action, the naval, between the Bri tish and American fleets on lake Champlain, vol. ii. p. 383--- between the Serapis, capt." Pearfon, and the Bon Homme Richard, capt. Paul Jones, p. 297-between Sir George Rod-. ney, and Don Langara, p. 407 -Rodney and de Guichen, p. 411-Sir Samuel Hood and count de Graffe, vol. iv. P. 131 - commodore Johnstone, and Mr. de Suffrein, p. 149admirals Hyde Parker and Zoutman, p. 152-Graves and Graffe, p. 182--Hughes and Suffrein, p. 266-Rodney and de Graffe, p. 271, 273-lord Howe and the combined fleets, P. 331-Hughes and Suffrein, P. 344, 345, 348. Adams, Mr. John, is chofen to negotiate a treaty of peace with Great Britain, vol. iii. p. 321 --commiffioned to be the American plenipotentiary to the States General, vol. iv. p. 62 --prefents a memorial to their high mightineffes, p. 80-purfues fuccefsful measures, and is acknowledged, p. 239-con cludes a treaty of anity and commerce between the States General and the United States of America, p. 332-arrives at Paris, p. 338-writes in favor. of a compliance with the recommendation to be made by congrefs agreeable to the arti cles of peace, p. 350.. Adams, Mr. Samuel, is chofen reprefentative prefentative for Boston, vol. i. p. 205-his views to independency, p. 347-his fpeech in congrefs, p. 410-is alarmed, left his views fhould be fruftrated, vol. ii. p. 171.. Addrefs, a joint one, of both houfes of parliament agreed to, vol. i. P. 455-but protefted against by feveral lords, p. 461. of the general affembly of the church of Scotland, vol. ii. P. 452. Addreffes approving the acts of government, and counter-petitions, vol. ii. p. 222. Adminiftration, a new one, formed in 1782, under the aufpices of the marquis of Rockingham, vol. iv. p. 232. Affairs, the, of the United States in a ruinous condition, vol. iii. P. 223. Aitken, John, alias John the Pain ter, vol. ii. p. 445. Allen, colonel, furprifes Tyconderoga, vol. ii. p. 13-is taken by Sir Guy Carleton, and put into irons, p. 160. Allied troops under general Wafh ington arrive at the Head of Elk, and within an hour after, hear of de Graffe's arrival, vol. iv. p. 186-join the troops under la Fayette, p. 187. Ambaffador, the French, prefents memorials to congrefs, vol. iii. p. 221, 225. the Spanish, the marquis d'Almodovar, prefents a manifefto to the British minifter, vol. iii. p. 289. Americans infulted by feveral in both houfes of parliament, vol, 1. p. 467. fome hundreds arrive at Marblehead in cartel fhips from England, vol. iv. p. 295. the number of, loft by the war, vol. iv. p. 404. American academy, of arts and fciences, incorporated in the Maffachusetts, vol. iii. p. 398. American army, the general return of it, at Cambridge in the Maf fachusetts, vol. ii. p. 27. They take poffeffion of Plowed-hill, p. 127-are vifited from neighbouring and diftant colonies, p. 141-many ficken and die, and others fuffer much, p. 142. They take poffeffion of Cobble-bill, p. 143· break ground at Lechmere's point, p. 146.-They are changed by a new inliftment, p. 172.- -A fcheme for destroying the army when at New York, p. 276.– They are defeated on Long-Island, P. 309-evacuate the ifland, p. 313-their ftate afterward, p. 316, 323-are ftationed at different places, p. 325—evacuate New York ifland, p. 339-are guilty of great plunderings, p. 419-march toward the Brandywine, p. 494-are defeated by the royal army, p. 511furprise the royal troops at Ger man-town, p. 523-their dif trefs at Valley-forge, vol. iii. p. 62-engage the royal troops near Monmouth court-houfe, p. 141-their diftrefs for want of provifion, p. 344-are greatly diffatisfied, p. 362. army in Canada, their misbehaviour, vol. ii. p. 250 their diftrefs when general Thomas arrives and takes the command, p. 251-they retreat from before Quebec, p. 253general Sullivan takes the command on the death of Thomas, P. 254-they retreat up the Sa rel, and on to Crown Point, P. 259-remove to Mount Indepen dence, P. 319 evacuate the northern pofts, p. 480-their force under general Schuyler, p. 488 are commanded by ge neral Gates, and engage the royal royal army under general Burgoyne, Sept. 19, 1777, P. 548 and again on Oct. 7, p. 558. American commerce, the lofs of it not generally felt, vol. ii. p. 220. impreffion, the first, of the Bible in English, printed at Philadelphia by Mr. Aitken, vol. iv. p. 314. Amfterdam, the penfionary of, directs the figning of an eventual treaty between Holland and the United States of America, vol. iii. p. 426. Andre, major, the affair of, vol. iii. p. 48r. Arethufa and Belle Poule frigates engage, vol. ii. p. 118. Armed neutrality, vol. iii. p. 402. Army, royal, to be employed against the Americans, the ftrength of it, vol. ii. p. 246.Arnold, Benedict colonel, marches. toward Bofton, vol. ii. p. 3commands a body of troops in an expedition to Canada, and arrives at Point Levi, p. 128lofes the opportunity of furprifing Quebec, p. 165-joins general Montgomery, p. 167takes the command of the whole force on Montgomery's death, p. 188-retreats from Montreal, p. 260-is appointed by general Gates to command the American fleet on Lake Champlain, P. 379-is defeated by the British fleet, p. 383-bravely opposes the British troops under general Tryon, p. 463-relieves Fort Schuyler (attacked by St. Leger and Johnfon) p. 532ftorms the German intrenchments, and is wounded, p. 561 -negotiates for delivering Weft Point into the hands of Sir H. Clinton, vol. iii. p. 480-fails for the Chefdpeak and lands in Virginia, vol. iv. p. 59-returns VOL, IV. to New York, p. 115-goea againit New London, p. 178. Articles of peace, the provisional, vol. iv. p. 360. Afgill, captain, defignated for re taliation and fent forward, vol. iv. p. 285-allowed his parole. and other indulgences, p. 289 -receives the refolve of congrefs for fetting him at liberty, and a paffport for going into New York, together with a polite letter from general Washington, p. 290. Afbe, general, defeated by lieut. col. Prevaft, vol. iii. p. 233. Affociations against the confumption of British manufactures, vol. i. p. 156. An affociation between the New York and Connecticut fons of liberty, p. 195 -agreed to by the fons of li berty in the Massachusetts and in New Hampshire, p. 198. The Virginians and North Carolini ans enter into affociations against importing, p. 256. Attempts to fow difcord between the civil and military powers of the United States, vol. iv, P. 354. Averfion of the lower clafs of peo❤ ple in England and Ireland to the American war, vol. ii. p. 219. B. Balfour, colonel, fends a force to take Wilmington in North Carolina, vol. iv. p. 47-fends a written answer to gen. Greene's demand of the reafons for the execution of colonel Hayne, p. 1.65. Balloons, the air, vol. iv, p. 351, Baltimore, the inhabitants of, feize the provincial magazine, vol. ii. P. 7. Bandole, Mr. de, chaplain to the French embaffy, delivers a dif courfe before congrefs, on acGg Count financier, p. 251. Barras, Mr. de, the French admiral, fails from Rhode Island, vol. iv. p. 181arrives in the Chefapeak, p. 184. Barre, colonel, his fpeech in the debate on the ftamp-act, vol. i. p. 160-gives rife to the title of Sons of Liberty, p. 167-his declaration on the refolutions and addrefs of both houses of parliament concerning the Maffachusetts affembly and town of Boston, p. 254-his fpeech against the bill for the adminiftration of juftice in the Massachusetts, P. 354. Barrington, admiral, his fuccefsful cruife in the bay of Biscay, vol. iv. p. 267. Barton, lieut. colonel, furprifes and carries off general Prescot from Rhode Island, vol. ii. p. 491. Battle of Breed's hill, erroneously called Bunker's hill, vol. ii. p. 39-on Long Island, p. 309at White Plains, p. 340-at Trenton, p. 396-at Princeton, p. 400-at the Brandywine, p. 508-at German town, p. 522 -between general Herkimer and Sir John Johnfun, p. 529-at Bennington, p. 54c-between the armies under, generals Gates and Burgoyne, p. 548, 558-at Monmouth, vol. iii. p. 141Stono ferry, p. 258-between lord Cornwallis and Gates, p. 439-at King's Mountain, between major Ferguson and the Americans, p. 462-between general Morgan and lieut. col. Tarleton, vol. iv. p. 34-at Guilford court-houfe, between -at lord Cornwallis and general Greene, p. 54-between lord Rawdon and Greene, p. 82-at Eutaw, between Greene and lieut. col. Stewart, p. 168. Baylor, lieut. col. his horfe fure prifed, vol. iii. p. 194. Bedford, British expedition against, in the Massachusetts, vol. iii. P. 169. Berckel, Mr. Van, penfionary of Amfterdam, directs the figning of an eventual treaty between Holland and the United States of America, vol. iii. p. 426. Mr. Peter Van Berckel, the Dutch ambaffador, has a public audience of congrefs, vol. iv. 272. Bills for regulating the Maffachufetts government, and the impartial administration of juftice, excite the utmost refentment in the colonies, vol. i. p. 377Bofton port-bill produces univerfal indignation in America, vol. i. p. 361-the day for fhutting up the port obferved as a day of falling at Williamsburgh, at Philadelphia, and other places, P. 364. The diftrefs of the inhabitants of Bofton, vol. ii. p. 143-many of their houfes and flores plundered by the foldiers and failors, p. 197. The town evacuated, p. 198. The fufferings of the Bostonians during the fiege, p. 204. Bouille, the marquis de, takes Dominica, vol. iii. p. 237-his humanity to the fhipwrecked British failors, vol. iv. p. 10. He goes against and takes Tobago, p. 133-furprifes St. Eu P. 132. Bristol near Rhode Island fired upon by the Britifh fhipping, vol. ii. p. 123. British troops under general Knyphaufen make an excurfion from Staten Island to Elizabeth-town, vol. iii. p. 368-fire Springfield, p. 373-return to Staten Inland, p. 374: Brownifts, the rife of them, vol. i. p. 4-they are perfecuted, p. 6 flee to Holland, p. 7-fail for North America, p. 10-fix at New Plymouth, p. 11-their civil principles, p. 12-in church government become congregationalists or independents, p. 14 their religious fentiments, p. 15. Burgoyne, general, commands the royal northern army, vol. ii. P. 476-iffues out an uncommon proclamation, p. 478-appears before Tyconderoga, p. 480-purfues the Americans by water to Skeenborough, P. 485-arrives at fort Edward, p. 487-fends a detachment toward Bennington, p. 538his letters to general Gates, p. 543. He paffes the Hudson's river, and encamps at Saratoga, P. 547-engages the Americans, P. 548, 559-his army in the utmoft diftrefs, p. 563retreats to Saratoga, p. 566has his retreat to fort Edward cut off, p. 571-concludes a convention with general Gates, Caldwell, Mrs. killed by the royal troops, vol. iii. p. 369. Campbell, Archibald lieut. colonel, ordered into close confinement, vol. ii. p. 410-fent against Georgia, beats the American general Howe, and fubdues the itate, vol. iii. p. 212. Canada, the emancipation of it laid afide by congrefs, vol. iii. p. 209. Canadians, they decline acting against the colonists, vol. ii. p. 156-are alienated by the bad conduct of the American troops, P. 250. Carleton, Sir Guy, plans a scheme for recovering Tyconderoga and Crown Point, vol. ii. p. 156— is defeated, p. 162-escapes to Quebec, p. 164-turns all the fufpected out of the city, p. 167 his humane treatment of the American prisoners, p. 249 -marches out to attack the Americans, p. 253--exercifes fresh humanity toward his prifoners, p. 256-defeats the American fleet on Lake Cham plain, p. 383-is prevented advancing immediately to Tyconderoga, p. 385-withdraws from Crown Point and returns to Canada, p. 388-arrives at New York to command the royal forces in America, vol. iv. p. 249-breaks up the board of affociated loyalists, p: 291has an interview with general Washington, p. 367-fends word to the prefident of congrefs that he fhould lofe no time in eva. cuating New York, p. 381, Carolina fettled, vol. i. p. 69. An infurrection in the colony, for which Culpeper is tried by vir tue of the ftatute of Henry VIII, Ggz P. 76. |