Craz, corporal, arrives from Great Britain with difpatches from Mr. Arthur Lee, vol. ii. p. 272.
Culpeper tried on the act of Henry VIII. vol. i. p. 76.
D. Danbury, the expedition to, under
general Tryon, vol. ii. p. 462. Darkness, an unusual one in the Maffachusetts and elfewhere, vol. iii. p. 367.
Deane, Mr. Silas, recalled from France by congrefs, vol. iii. p. 38-addreffes the Americans, p. 217-is addreffed by Common Senfe, p. 218. Debates in parliament on lord North's motion for a joint ad- drefs of both houfes to the king, in February 1775, vol. i. P. 455 on the addrefs of the two houfes in anfwer to the king's fpeech in 1775, vol. ii. p. 225-on the addrefs of the commons in anfwer to the fpeech in 1776, p. 437-on the preliminary articles of peace, vol. iv. p. 348. Delaware colony fettled, vol. i. p. 84. The ftate of Delaware fettles its independent conftitu- tion, vol. ii. p. 368. Demarara and Iffequibo fubmit to
the British, vol. iv. p. 78-are taken by the French, p. 242. Dickinson, Mr. John, his letters from a Pennfylvania farmer, vol. i. P. 221.
Disturbances between the French and Americans at Charlestown, South Carolina, and at Bofton, vol. iii. p. 197. Dominica taken by the marquis de Bouille, vol. iii. p. 237- Donop, count, defeated at Red Bank, vol. iii. .p. 2. Dorchester-heights, preparations for taking poffeffion of them, vol. ii. p. 190. The Americans proceed to that fervice, p. 192.
Dougall, capt. M of New York. committed to jail for writing papers deemed libels, and re- fuling to give bail, vol. i. p. 301-difcharged after a long imprisonment, and being the firft fufferer for American liber-
ty, P. 303. Duché, the reverend Mr. chofen chaplain to congress, vol. ii. p. 14-declines his chaplain- fhip, p. 376-his attempt upon general Washington's patriotifm, P. 581. Dunmore, lord, quits Williamsburgh and goes on board the Fowey man of war, vol. ii. p. 87- arms a number of vessels, and is oppofed by the Virginians, He declares martial P. 110. law, and is joined by blacks and whites, p. 111-his troops defeated at Norfolk, p. 112-- the scheme for raifing him a confiderable force difcovered, p. 114-quits Virginia and ar- rives off Staten Island, p. 298. Dutch, the, are prefented with a British memorial, vol. ii. p. 449. Dutch veffels taken by the British cruifers, vol. iii. p. 249- A memorial prefented to them, urging the delivering up of the Serapis, p. 300. The Dutch fhips under count Byland top- ped by captain Fielding, p.402. The British king's order in council refpecting the Dutch, p. 404. They decline furnish- ing the fuccours claimed by Britain, p. 405-are prefented with a memorial relative to the eventual treaty between America & Holland, vol. iv. P. 5. General reprisals granted by the British council against their fhips and goods, p. 6. The action be- tween the Dutch and Briti fleets on Dogger Bank, p. 152. Dutch fettlements in the Eaft Indies taken, p, 241.
Efopus burnt, vol. ii. p. 579. Eaft India, British, intelligence, vol. iv. p. 79, 215, 265, 282, 344. Effingham, the earl of, refigns his regiment, declining to ferve with it against the Americans, vol. i. p. 497. Emperor the, of Germany, favors the rights of confcience, vol. iv. p. 242.
Empress the, of Germany, her death, vol. iv. p. 13. Equeftrian ftatue to be erected for general Washington, vol. iv. P. 374.
Eftaing, count de, arrives with
the French fleet on the American
coaft, vol. iii. p. 154-pro- ceeds to Newport, P. 157- chafes the British fleet under lord Howe, p. 159-fails for Bofton, p. 163-he and his of- ficers are entertained by the Massachusetts affembly, p. 198 -publishes a declaration to be fpread among the Canadians, p. 199fails for the West Indies, p. 200 attempts relieving St. Lucie, p. 245-takes St. Vincent, p. 286-Grenada, p. 293-en- gages admiral Byron, p. 295- fails for Georgia and attacks Sa- vannah, p. 325-is repulfed,
P. 330. Euftatia, St. taken by Sir George
Rodney, vol. iv. p. 74-fur- prifed by the marquis de Bouille,
p. 220. Eutaw battle, vol. iv. p. 168. Expedition, the British, against
Egg Harbour, vol. iii. p. 193. Expence of fupplying the British
army at Bofton, vol. ii. p. 221. Extracts from the act of Virginia
in favor of religious freedom, vol. iv. p. 419:
- from fome curious letters, vol. iv. p. 161.
Fairfield burnt by the British, vol. iii. p. 266.
Falmouth deftroyed by the British, vol. ii. p. 137:
Farce of the Blockade of Bofton in- terrupted by the burning of fome houses by the Americans, vol. ii. p. 180. Fayette, the marquis de la, is ap- pointed major general by con- grefs, vol. ii. p. 499-fome account of him, p. 500-is wounded, p. 512-croffes the Schuylkill with a body of men, and narrowly escapes with them back to Valley Forge, vol. iii. P. 90-fails for France, p. 211. He returns from France with an account that he was foon to be followed by a French fleet and corps of troops, p. 364- is detached to Virginia with a body of light infantry, vol. iv.
60-makes a forced march of 200 miles, and arrives at Richmond juft in time to fecure it against the British, p. 109— fends a fpy into the British camp, who deceives lord Corn- wallis, p. 111. The marquis forms a junction with general Wayne, p. 115-unexpectedly by his lordship fixes himself between the British army and the American ftores, p. 116—is join- ed by the allied troops from the northward, p. 187-has per- miffion to go to France, p. 207 -announces by letter to con- grefs a general peace, p. 359. Ferguson, major, his movements, and defeat at King's Mountain, vol. iii. P. 462.
Finances of America, the obfer- vations of congrefs on them, vol. iii. p. 180-reports con- cerning the office of finance, vol. iv. P. 371.
Flag of the United States, vol. ii. P. 496. Fleets, the hoftile, engage on Lake Champlain, vol. ii. p. 383- under admiral Keppel and D'Orvilliers, vol. iii. p. 123
-Byron and d'Estaing, p. 295 -Rodney and Langara, p. 407 -Rodney and de Guichen, p. 411-Hood and de Graffe, vol. iv. p. 132-Johnstone and Suf- frein, p. 149-Hyde Parker and Zoutman, p. 153-Graves and de Graffe, p. 182-Hughes and Suffrein, p. 266-Rodney and de Graffe, p. 271, 273- Howe and the combined French and Spanish commanders, p. 331-Hughes and Suffrein, p. 344, 345, 348.
the combined, of France and Spain, appear before Ply- mouth, vol. iii. p. 291-take near fixty British East and West India fhips, vol. iv. p. 3-un- expectedly appear in the chops. of the channel, p. 158.
the French and Spanish, join in the Weft Indies, but make no attempt against Ja- maica, vol. iv. p. 2. Fort Washington taken, vol. ii. p.
348. Fort Lee taken, p. 352. Fort Stanwix, alias Schuyler, invested, p. 529-the fiege of it raised, p. 534. Forts Mont- gomery and Clinton taken, p. 555-
Franklin, Doctor, his remarks on the ministerial plan for the uni- on of the colonies, vol. i. p. 126. He fends over to the Maffachusetts a number of ori- ginal letters, p. 328-they oc- cafion a duel between Mr. Whately and Mr. John Temple, P. 349.
Frazer, geheral, attacks and de-
feats colonel Warner at Hub- bardton, vol. ii. p. 483-is
mortally wounded, p. 560-his burial, p. 565.
France, her conduct, vol. iii. p.
92, 94, 96. She delivers to the American commiffioners the preliminaries of a treaty be- tween France and America, p. 98-figns the treaties, p. 103 -her ambaffador informs the British miniftry of the fame, p. 107. She gives a public audience to the American com- miffioners, p. 110-her fqua dron fails from Breft, p. 112. French fleet and troops, ar- rive at Rhode Island, vol. iii. P. 379.
king, fuppreffes the in- human cuftom of putting the question by torture, vol. iv. P. 14.
troops under count de Rochambeau, their good beha- viour, vol. iv. p. 128. They march from the fouthward to Bofton, p. 313-embark on board the marquis de Vaudreuil's fleet, and fail for the West Indies, p. 314.
Gage, general, is ordered to fend troops to Bofton, vol. i. p. 238 -lands at Bofton, p. 360-is addreffed by the inhabitants of Salem, p. 374-iffues out a pro- clamation against the folemn league and covenant of the Bof- ton committee, p. 378-forti- fies the entrance at Bofton Neck, p. 387-feizes the powder at Charlestown, p. 388-anfwers the letter of congrefs, p. 396 -fends troops to Salem, p. 470 -prepares for fending others to Concord, p. 476--they are fent forward, and a firing commences at Lexington, p. 477. He en- ters into an agreement with the committee of the town of Bof- ton, p. 487-is waited upon by
a committee from Connecticut, vol. ii. p. 18-his agreement with the inhabitants of Bofton not observed, p. 25. He of- fers pardon except to Samuel Adams and John Hancock, p. 28--detains the inhabitants of Bofton, p. 53. Letters between him and general Washington, p. 125. He fails for Great Bri- tai, p. 136.
Galvez, Don, the Spanish gover- nor of Louifiana, recognizes the independence of the American ftates, and marches against the British fettlements on the Mif- filippi, vol. iii. p. 314-takes Mobille, p. 409-takes Penfa- cola, vol. iv. p. 129. Gafpee, the schooner, attacked and burnt near Providence, vol. i, P. 311.
Gates, general, is appointed to command the army in the northern department, vol. ii. p. 276-fuperfeded by the ap pointment of Schuyler, P. 475 -chofen afresh, and to relieve Schuyler, p. 502-his letters to general Burgoyne, p. 543-en- gages Burgoyne, p. 548, 559— reduces him to the neceflity of agreeing to a convention, p.572. His delicacy with respect to the royal army, when they de- pofited their arms, P. 574. He writes to congrefs relative to Burgoyne's troops not hav- ing broken the convention, vol. iii. p. 46-his letter to the earl of Thanet, p. 106-his let- ter to a South Carolina delegate, zefpecting the intended opera- tions of the British, p. 389. He is appointed to command the fouthern army, p. 391- advances toward Camden, p. 430-his general orders at Cler- mont, p. 434-marches and un- expectedly meets the British ar- my under lord Cornwallis, F.
437-engages the British, and is defeated, p. 439-proceeds to Hillsborough, p. 445-his broken troops retreat to Sa- lifbury, p. 448-his exertions in favor of the relics of his un- fortunate army, p. 458-thefe are reinforced, p. 460. He receives private information of congrefs's having appointed an officer to fuperfede him, p. 469 -removes his head quarters to Charlotte, and furrenders the command of the army into ge- neral Greene's hands, p. 472- meets with a polite return from Greene, p. 473-is addressed by the Virginia houfe of delegates, vol. iv. p. 26.
Generals Howe, Clinton and Bur. goyne, arrive at Boston, vol. ii. P. 23.
George, the Royal, is loft, vol. iv. P. 281.
Georgia fettled, vol. i. p. 92-ac- cedes to the general affociation of the twelve colonies, vol. ii. P: 73, 75-attacked by the British troops, vol. iii. p. 211 -Savannah, the capital, taken, and the ftate fubdued, p. 214. Germaine, lord George, extracts from his letters, vol. iv. p. 100. Gibraltar invefted by the Spani- ards, vol. iii. p. 304-relieved by Rodney, p. 406-by Darby, vol. iv. p. 71. Tremendous torrents of fire difgorged on the fortress from the Spanish artil- lery, and returned by general Elliot, p. 73. The ftupendous works erected against it, de- ftroyed, p. 214. It is to be at- tacked in a more formidable way than ever, p. 316-the grand attack, p. 323-the bat tering hips fet on fire by red- hot balls from the fortrefs, p. 325-the general confufion a- mong thefe fhips increased by capt. Curtis's gur-boats, ibid.
-the captain with his marine brigade hazard themselves to refcue the distressed enemy from furrounding deftruction, p. 326. The place relieved by lord Howe, p. 330. Gordon, lord George, advises the proteftant affociation to those measures, which prove intro- ductory to the most extraordi- nary rifings in London and Weft- minfter, vol. iii. p. 417. He is taken up and committed to the Tower, p. 423-tried and acquitted, vol. iv. p. 70. Grafton, the duke of, fuddenly quits administration, vol. ii. p. 226.
Graffe, count de, engages Sir Sa
muel Hood, vol. iv. p. 132 arrives in the Chesapeak, and afterward engages Graves, p. 182-fails for the Weft-Indies, p. 199-attacks Hood, p. 235 -engages Rodney, p. 271-en- gages him afreth, is defeated and taken, p. 273-lands at Portfmouth, p. 280.
Graves, admiral, engages de Graffe, vol. iv. p. 182. Greene, general, addreffes general Washington, vol. ii. p. 65- takes the command of the fouth- ern army, vol. iii. p. 473. He difapproves of the cenfure paff- ed upon Gates by congress, p. 475 the embarraffments at- tending his command, vol. iv. p. 27-his anfwer to lord Corn- wallis's letter, p. 28-separates his force through neceffity, p. 30-fends Lee's partizan corps to furprife George-town, P. 32 -leaves his own camp, haftens to and joins general Morgan, and directs the route of his re- treating troops, p. 38-forms a junction with the other divi- fion of the army, p. 41-forms a light army, and marches with the main army for the Dan, p.
43-croffes it, p. 45. He re- croffes the Dan, p. 47-marches to Guilford court-house, and prepares for action, p. 53-is at. tacked by Cornwallis and forced to retreat, p. 54-pursues his lordship to Deep river, p. 58, marches to South Carolina, P. 80-is attacked by lord Raw- don near Camden and obliged to retreat, p. 83-writes freely to governor Reed on the real state of things, p. 87-proceeds to Ninety Six, and befieges the gar- rifon under col. Cruger, p. 92 -raises the fiege and is pur fued by Rawdon; foon after purfues his lordship and offers him battle, p. 96. He retires to the High Hills of Santee, and from thence tranfmits his opi- nion on Gates's defeat, p. 98 -his account of the miferies attending the war in South Ca- rolina, p. 99-his answer to Balfour refpecting the execution of Hayne, p. 165-engages lieut. col. Stewart at the Eutaw fprings, p. 168-happily fup- preffes the fpirit of mutiny a- mong his troops, p. 172-
writes to general Gould, p. 174 -his accounts of the diftreffes of his army, p. 253. A few ftrictures concerning him, p. 406.
Grenada taken, vol. iii. p. 293. Grenadier, a British, surprised and made prifoner by an American boy, vol. ii. p. 345: Grey, general, furprises general Wayne in the night, vol. ii. p.
517. Grifold fort, on Groton-hill, taken by the British, vol. iv. P. 178.
H. Hancock, Mr. John, is elected one of the Boston reprefentatives, vol. i. p. 208-his floop Li-. berty feized, p. 23-a mob
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