CT, the first, 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 Bofion, p. 351-for regulating the government of the Maffachusetts Bay, p. 352-for the impartial adminiftration of juftice, and the fuppreffion of riots in the Maffachusetts, p. 353for making more effectual provifion for the government of Quebec, p. 357-for reftraining the commerce of the New England provinces, and for prohibiting their finery, p. 462 -for confifcating all American property found upon the water, vol. ii. p. 210, 213-for prohibiting all intercourse with the Thirteen United Colonies, p. 235-for fecuring perfons accufed of high treason, or sufpected of piracy, p. 443. Action, the naval, between the Bri
tish and American fleets on lake Champlain, vol. if. p. 383— between admirals Keppel and D'Orvilliers, vol. iii. p. 120 -Byron and d'Estaing, p. 295
between the Serapis, capt. Pearfon, and the Bon Homme Richard, capt. Paul Jones, p. 297-between Sir George Rodney, 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. So-purfues fuccefsful meafures, and is acknowledged, p. 239-concludes a treaty of amity 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 articles of peace, p. 350.. Adams, Mr. Samuel, is chofen reprefentative
prefentative for Bofton, vol. i. p. 205-his views to indepen- dency, p. 347-his fpeech in congrefs, p. 410-is alarmed, left his views fhould be fruftrat- ed, vol. ii. p. 171. Addrefs, a joint one, of both houses of parliament agreed to, vol. i. P. 455--but protested against by feveral lords, p. 461.
of the general ailembly of the church of Scotland, vol. ii. P. 452.
Addrees approving the acts of go- vernment, and counter-petiti- ons, 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 Tyconde- roga, vol. ii. p. 13-is taken by Sir Guy Carleton, and put into irons, p. 160. Allied troops under general Wash- ington arrive at the Head of Elk, and within an hour af- ter, hear of de Graffe's arrival, vol. iv. p. 186-join the troops under la Fayette, p. 187. Ambaffador, the French, prefents memorials to congress, vol. iii. P. 221, 225.
the Spanish, the mar- quis d'Almodovar, prefents a manifefto to the British minifter, vol. iii. p. 289. Americans infulted by feveral in both houfes of parliament, vol. i. p. 467.
fome hundreds arrive at Marblehead in cartel fhips from England, vol. iv. p. 295. the number of, lost 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 Mas- fachusetts, vol. ii. p. 27. They take poffeffion of Plow- ed-bill, p. 127-are vifited from neighbouring and diftant colo- nies, 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. scheme for destroying the army when at New York, p. 276.— They are defeated on Long-Island, P. 399 evacuate the island, p. 313-their ftate afterward, p. 316, 323—are stationed at dif- ferent places, p. 325—evacuate New York ifland, p. 339-are guilty of great plunderings, p. 419-march toward the Bran- dywine, p. 494-are defeated by the royal army, p. 511- furprise 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-house, p. 141-their distress 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. 253- general Sullivan takes the com- mand on the death of Thomas, P. 254—they retreat up the So- 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 Bur- goyne, Sept. 19, 1777, P. 548 and again on Oct. 7, p. 558. American commerce, the lofs of it not generally felt, vol. ii. p.
impreffion, the firft, of the Bible in English, printed at Philadelphia by Mr. Aitken, vol. iv. p. 314. Amfterdam, the penfionary of, di- rects 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. 481.
Arethufa and Belle Poule frigates
engage, vol. iii. p. 118. Armed neutrality, vol. iii. p. 402. Army, royal, to be employed againft the Americans, the trength of it, vol. ii. p. 246. Arnold, Benedict colonel, marches
toward Bofton, vol. ii. p. 3- commands a body of troops in an expedition to Canada, and arrives at Point Levi, p. 128– lofes the opportunity of fur- prifing Quebec, p. 165-joins general Montgomery, p. 167- takes the command of the whole force on Montgomery's death, p. 188-retreats from Montreal, p. 260-is appointed by gene- ral Gates to command the Ame- rican fleet on Lake Champlain, P. 379-is defeated by the Bri- tifh fleet, p. 383-bravely op- pofes the British troops under general Tryan, p. 463-relieves Fort Schuyler (attacked by St. Leger and Johnson) p. 532- ftorms the German intrench- ments, and is wounded, p. 561 -negotiates for delivering Weft Point into the hands of Sir H. Clinton, vol. iii. p. 480-fails for the Chefapeak and lands in Virginia, vol. iv. p. 59-returns VOL. IV.
to New York, p. 115-goes against New London, p. 178. Articles of peace, the provifional, vol. iv. p. 360.
Afgill, captain, defignated for res taliation and fent forward, vol. iv. p. 285-allowed his parole and other indulgences, p. 289
receives the refolve of cont grefs for fetting him at liberty, and a paffport for going into New York, together with a polite let- ter from general Washington, p. 290.
Abe, general, defeated by lieut. col. Prevost, vol. iii. p. 233. Affociations against the confump- tion of British manufactures, vol. i. p. 156. An affociation between the New York and Con- necticut 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.
count of the capture of the army under lord Cornwallis, vol. iv. p. 203.
Bank of North America incor- porated, vol. iv. p. 209-opens and is of eminent fervice to the financier, p. 251. Barras, Mr. de, the French admi- ral, fails from Rhode Island, vol. iv. p. 181-arrives in the Che- fapeak, p. 184.
Barre, colonel, his fpeech in the debate on the stamp-act, vol. i. p. 160-gives rife to the title of Sons of Liberty, p. 167-his declaration on the refolutions and address of both houfes of parliament concerning the Maf- fachusetts affembly and town of Bofton, p. 254his fpeech against the bill for the adminis tration of justice in the Maffa- chusetts, P. 354. Barrington, admiral, his fuccessful cruise 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. 309- at White Plains, p. 340-at Trenton, p. 396—at Princeton, p. 400-at the Brandywine, p. 508-at German torn, p. 522
between general Herkimer and Sir John Johnjon, p. 529-at Bennington, p. 54c-between the armies under generals Gates and Burgoyne, P. 548, 558—at Monmouth, vol. iii. p. 141-át Stono ferry, p. 258-between Jord Cornwallis and Gates, p. 439-at King's Mountain, be- tween major Ferguson and the Americans, p. 462-between general Morgan and lieut. col. Tarleton, vol. iv. p. 34--at Guilford court-house," between
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 fur- prifed, vol. iii. p. 194. Bedford, British expedition againft, in the Maffachusetts, 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. P. 379.
Bermuda, powder taken out of the magazine at, vol. ii. p. 134. Bernard, governor, his adminif tration in the Maffachusetts, vol. i. p. 139-offends Mr. Otis, p. 140-is recalled, p.
Bills for regulating the Maffachu- fetts government, and the im partial administration of justice, excite the utmost refentment in the colonies, vol. i. p. 377. Bofton port-bill produces univerfal indignation in America, vol. i. p. 361-the day for shutting up the port obferved as a day of fasting at Williamsburgh, at Philadelphia, and other places, P. 364. The distress of the inhabitants of Bofton, vol. ii. P. 143-many of their houses and flores plundered by the fol- diers and failors, p. 197. The town evacuated, p. 198. The fufferings of the Bostonians dur- ing 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 To- bago, p. 133-furprises St. Eu-
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