Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.

N.

Nantasket road, stay of the British fleet in, after the evacuation of Boston, ii. 81.

Nash, General, death of, at Germantown, ii. 556;

biographical notice of (note), ii. 557.

Natanis, chief of the Norridgewock Indians, with Arnold in his Quebec expedition—made prisoner at Quebec (note), i. 695.

National Gazette, Philip Freneau editor of, in 1791, iii. 197.
Natural Bridge, in Virginia, Washington's initials carved upon, in 1750, i. 56.
Navigation, inland, ideas of Washington in relation to, iii. 43.
Navy, Washington at the age of fifteen about to enter, i. 44;
measures taken by the continental Congress for the organization and regulation of, i. 743;
commencement of, in 1794, iii. 294;
officers of, appointed by Washington in 1794 (note), iii. 295;
increase of, urged by Washington, in 1796, iii. 455;
increase of, recommended by Adams, in the prospect of a war with France, iii. 495.
Neal, John, lines by, on the fortification of Breed's hill, i. 557.
Nelson, Governor, patriotism displayed by, at the siege of Yorktown, ii. 734.
Netherlands, rejoicings in Boston, in 1793, at the conquest of, by France, iii. 237.
Neutrality, efforts of Washington to preserve, in 1793, iii. 239;
proclamation of Washington enjoining, iii. 241;
laws in relation to, sustained in 1793, iii. 257.
Neville, General, house of, at Pittsburgh, burned by insurgents, in 1794, iii. 310.
Newark, entrance of Cornwallis into, at the moment of Washington's retreat from, ii. 346.
New Berne, North Carolina, spirit of opposition to British rule prevalent in, in 1774—provincial convention of republicans called at—assemblage of the legislature at, ii. 111;
visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 181.
Newburg, Washington with the army at, iii. 7;
discontents in the army at, iii. 15;
addresses of Armstrong to the army at. iii. 16, 18;
address read by Washington to a meeting of officers at (note), iii. 18;
resolutions of a meeting of officers at, iii. 20;
letter of Washington to the president of Congress in relation to the meeting at, iii. 21.
Newburyport, departure of Arnold from, for the invasion of Canada, i. 688.
Newcastle, duke of, his ignorance and incapacity—anecdote of, told by Horace Walpole (note), i. 129;
Horatio Gates consulted by, in relation to the colonies—advice of Mr. Hanbury to, i. 130.
New England, liberality and heroism of, in colonial times, i. 175;
Dieskau defeated by men principally from, i. 184;
tour of Washington through, in 1789, iii. 125;
demonstrations of respect paid to Washington in, iii. 126, 134.
Newfoundland, measures of Lord North hostile to the New-England fisheries at, i. 496.
New Hampshire, late ratification of the federal constitution in, iii. 78.
New-Hampshire Grants, history of, i. 523.
New Haven, rejection of Washington in, in 1789, iii. 126.
New Jersey, treasury of the province of, taken possession of by the people, after the battle of Lexington, i. 516;
measures taken by Washington for the defence of, ii. 323;
despondency of the people of, ii. 350;
Governor Livingston powerless in, ii. 351;
British protections taken by persons in (note), ii. 366;
indignation of the people of, at the brutal conduct of the Hessians, ii. 397;
proclamation issued in, by Washington, in relation to loyalists, ii. 400;
course of conduct of Washington censured by members of the legislature of, ii. 401;
Americans left in possession of, by General Howe, ii. 453;
remonstrance of troops from, with the legislature—mediation of Washington in favor of troops from, ii. 657;
sum of money raised by the ladies of, for the army, ii. 679;
mutiny of troops of, at Pompton. ii. 709.
Newport, threatened by Captain Wallace, ii. 16;
tories of, deprived of their arms by General Lee—oath administered by General Lee to the tories of, ii. 17;
the French blockaded in, by Admiral Arbuthnot, ii. 681;
voyage of Washington to, in 1790, accompanied by Jefferson, iii. 162.
New Rochelle, post taken at, by Lord Howe, ii. 312.
New York, population of, in 1756, i. 198;
powers of the governor and legislature of, suspended—sympathy of all the other colonies with, i. 342;
British ministers misled by the loyal bearing of the assembly of, i. 487;
loyalty of, in 1775, i. 496;
refusal of the assembly of, to sanction the proceedings of the first continental Congress—provincial congress assembled in, i. 515;
functions of government assumed by the provincial congress of—large proportion of troops furnished by, for the continental army (note), i. 516;
arrival of Washington in the city of, on his way to Cambridge—address of the president of the provincial congress of, to Washington, i. 577;
peculiar position of the province of—influence of the loyalists in, i. 579;
plan of the British ministry for taking possession of, ii. 30;
measures recommended by Congress for the defence of—machinations of Tryon in, ii. 31;
alarm occasioned in, by the action of Lee against the tories, ii. 39;
flight of tories from, ii. 39, 41;
effect in, of the news of the evacuation of Boston, ii. 78;
measures of Washington for the defence of, ii. 82;
respect paid to Washington on his way to, from Boston—fortified by Lord Stirling, ii. 84;
extreme caution of the provincial congress of, ii. 127;
list of names of the vigilance committee appointed by the whigs of, ii. 128;
alarm occasioned in, by broadsides from the Asia, ii. 129;
temporizing policy of the provincial congress of, ii. 130;
batteries in and near, in March, 1776 (note), ii. 137;
placed under martial law by General Putnam, ii. 138;
headquarters of Washington in—society broken up in, ii. 139;
communications between the people of, and the king's ships, ii. 140;
measures of Congress for the defence of, ii. 170;
schemes of the tories in, under the direction of Tryon, ii. 172, 173;
inadequacy of the force at, for its defence, ii. 179, 180;
Declaration of Independence read to the troops in—statue of George III. in, destroyed by a party of soldiers and citizens, ii. 214;
excitement caused in, by broadsides from British ships, ii. 218;
arrival of Lord Howe at—tories in prison in, removed to the interior, ii. 221;
sectional jealousies in the camp at, ii. 230, 242;
backwardness of recruits in joining the camp at, ii. 231;
defensive works in the neighborhood of, ii. 233;
the abandonment of, by Washington, recommended by the state convention, ii. 234;
fire-ships constructed to destroy British vessels in the harbor of, ii. 236;
deficiency in numbers and discipline of the army of Washington at, ii. 241;
alarm occasioned in, by the firing in the battle of Long Island, ii. 273;
destruction of, proposed by Washington, and urged by General Greene, ii. 286, 287, 289;
desertions from the American army at, after the battle of Long Island, ii. 285, 287;
Washington directed by Congress not to destroy—rumors respecting the burning of, in the British camp, ii. 287;
letter of Washington respecting the designs of the British against—evacuation of, proposed by Washington, ii. 288;
inhabitants of, recommended by Washington to remove from, ii. 262;
evacuation of, commenced under the superintendence of Colonel Glover, ii. 294;
more than seven years in the possession of the British, ii. 297;
great fire in, immediately after its occupation by the British—origin of the great fire in (note), ii. 300;
New York and Rhode Island, the British confined to, ii. 645;
harbor of, frozen over in the winter of 1779-'80, ii. 665;
movements of the allies in the neighborhood of, ii. 722-724;
relief to the southern states by the movements at, ii. 725;
evacuation of, by the British, iii. 32;
legislature of, in favor of a closer federal union, iii. 56;
journey of Washington to, in 1789, iii. 85;
reception of Washington at, in 1789, iii. 89;
frugal habits of Washington in, iii. 169;
houses occupied by Washington in (note), iii. 169.
New Windsor, headquarters of Governor Clinton at, ii. 546.
Niagara, expedition against, under Governor Shirley, proposed by General Braddock, i. 141;
failure of Shirley's expedition against, i. 185.
Nicola, Colonel Lewis, letter of, to Washington, urging his assumption of the title of king, iii. 8;
reply of Washington to, iii. 9.
Ninety Six, siege of, by General Greene, iii. 2.
Noailles, Viscount de, refuge taken by, in America (note), iii. 278.
Norfolk, distress of the loyalists on board the ships at, ii. 24;
laid in ashes by Lord Dunmore, ii. 25;
destroyed by the republicans under Colonel Stevens—barracks erected at, by Lord Dunmore, ii. 109.
North Carolina, “Regulators" of, in 1770, i. 371;
loyalty of, in 1775, i. 496;
provincial congress formed in, i. 520;
embarkation of Cornwallis for, with seven regiments, ii. 90;
outrages of Cornwallis in, ii. 185;
increase of the revolutionary feeling in, ii. 111;
Martin the last royal governor of, ii. 120;
hesitation of, to ratify the federal constitution, iii. 98.
North Castle, retreat of Washington from White Plains to, ii. 322;
perplexity of Washington at, as to the movements of General Howe, ii. 323.
Northern American army, bad condition of, in the autumn of 1776, ii. 243.
North, Lord, chosen prime minister in 1770, i. 364;
character and personal appearance of—early opposition of, to the Americans (note), i. 365;
proposal of, to continue the duty on tea, i. 366;
large majority of, in the house of commons, in 1774, i. 485;
caricatures of, published in England, i. 486;
preparatory measures of, for the coercion of the colonies, i. 493;
address to the king relative to American affairs moved by. i. 494;
bill hostile to the trade of New England brought forward by, i. 496;
“conciliatory bill" brought forward by, i. 497;
misrepresentations of the evacuation of,Boston made by. ii. 85;
decisive conciliatory measures proposed by, in relation to the colonies—opposition to the measures of, by Lord Chatham, ii. 608;
Washington's opinion of the proposed measures of, ii. 609;
the bills of, treated with scorn throughout the country, ii. 610;
resignation by, of the premiership, after the surrender at Yorktown, ii. 740.
Northwest territory, General Arthur St. Clair appointed governor of—hostility of the Indians in—force sent against, under General Harmar, iii. 156;
peace made with the Indians in, in 1794, iii. 329;
lands owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.
Nova Scotia, conquest of, by General Winslow, in 1755, i. 178;
Washington adverse to a proposed expedition against, i. 629;
embarkation of tories for, in 1783, iii. 22.

O.

Ogden, Matthias, with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, i. 697.

Ohio, account of Washington's mission to the French commander on the, in 1753, i. 75-92.

Ohio Company, object and constitution of, i. 60;

movements of, in 1750, i. 71.

Ohio country, journey of Washington to the, in 1770, i. 358;

abundance of game in the, i. 359.

Ohio expedition, perils and sufferings of Washington and his party while on the, i. 90.

Ohio, policy of driving the French beyond the, advocated by Washington, i. 205.

"Old Dominion,” why so called (note), i. 236.

Old South Church, in Boston, used as a riding-school by Burgoyne's dragoons, i. 745.

Onondaga towns, destruction of, ii. 655.

Orders in council, British, in 1794, iii. 296;
revocation of, iii. 297.
Orme, Captain, letter of, to Washington, urging him to become one of the family of General Braddock, i. 139;
his opinion of colonial troops—biographical notice of (note), i. 151.
Orne, Azar, appointed major-general of Massachusetts militia, ii. 60.
Oswegatchie river, fort at the mouth of, a rendezvous of Indians and tories, ii. 148.
Oswego, supplies thrown into, by Bradstreet, i. 232;
siege of, by Montcalm, in 1756, i. 233;
death of Colonel Mercer at—capitulation of the fort at, i. 234.
Otis, James, eloquent speeches made by, i. 317, 344;
misfortunes and death of (note), i. 318.

P.

Paine, Thomas, “Common Sense" written by, ii. 11;

influence of his writings in keeping alive the spirit of the Revolution (note), ii. 202;

agency of, in transmitting the key of the Bastile from Lafayette to Washington—letter of, to Washington, accompanying the key, iii. 164;
malignant letter addressed to Washington by, iii. 461;
extracts from the letter of, written from the house of Monroe, in Paris, iii. 462.
Palfrey, William, letter of Washington to, respecting the tories in Portsmouth, i. 746.
Pall-bearers at the funeral of Washington, iii. 559.
Paris, a Virginian, defeat of Donville by, i. 209.
Paris, treaty of, vast extent of territory given to England by, i. 313.
Parker, Captain, minute-men at Lexington under the command of, i. 504.
Parker, Captain, sent up the Hudson river in the Phœnix by General Howe, ii. 218, 309.
Parker, Sir Peter, arrival of, with a British fleet, off Charleston bar, ii. 188;
attack of the fleet of, upon Fort Sullivan, ii. 190;
wounded in the attack upon Fort Sullivan, ii. 193.
Parliament, accordance of, with the king, in measures against Massachusetts, i. 449;
confidence of, that the “rebellion" would soon subside, ii. 395.
Parsons, General, biographical notice of (note), ii. 548.
Paterson, Judge, office of secretary of state offered to, by Washington, in 1795, iii. 371.
Paulus's Hook, capture of, by Captain Henry Lee, ii. 660.
Peace, negotiations for, commenced at Paris, iii. 10;
commissioners appointed to negotiate a treaty of, iii. 15;
treaty of, signed by Franklin, Adams, Jay, and Henry Laurens, iii. 15;
news of the treaty of, iii. 21;
definitive treaty of, when signed, iii. 29.
Peace of 1763, Washington introduced into a wider field of action by, i. 321.
Peale, Angelica, civic crown placed upon the head of Washington by, iii. 86.
Peale, Charles Willson, earliest portrait of Washington painted by, iii. 476.
Peekskill, unsuccessful attempt of the British to seize stores at, ii. 426;
recommended by Washington as a point for the concentration of troops, ii. 428;
eight regiments of the forces from Massachusetts ordered by Washington to, ii. 429.
Pemberton, Israel, objection of, to the Sunday-laws of New England, i. 455;
warm answer to the objections of, by John Adams, i. 456.
Pendleton, Edmund, Washington's journey to the first continental Congress in company with, i. 417.
Penn, Governor, friendly to the patriots (note), i. 457;
banished to Fredericksburg, in Virginia, i. 461;
petition intrusted to, for presentation to the king, i. 606.
Pennibecker's Mill, Washington's army encamped at, ii. 551.
Pennsylvania, early popularity of Washington in, i. 197;
Indian depredations on the frontier of, in 1756, i. 225;
peace secured on the frontier of, by the destruction of Kittanning by Colonel Armstrong, i. 227;
conduct of the troops from, ii. 347, 500, 708;
weakness of Washington's army in, ii. 365;
necessities of the continental army supplied by, ii. 670;
mutiny at Morristown of the troops from, ii. 707;
proposal of the executive council of, to bestow a pecuniary reward on Washington, iii. 41;
resistance in the western parts of, to the excise laws, in 1792, iii. 217.
letter of Washington respecting rebellious movements in, in 1794, iii. 305;
commencement of the “Whiskey Insurrection" in the western counties of, iii. 307;
volunteers raised in, in 1794, through the eloquence of Mifflin (note), iii. 317;
property owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.
Penobscot bay, destruction of an American flotilla in, by Admiral Collier, ii. 661.
Percy, Lord, British reinforcements brought up by, at the battle of Lexington, i. 508;
narrow escape of, at Cambridge, i. 509.
Peyroney, Chevalier de, with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152.
Philadelphia, number of houses in, in 1756, i. 198;
private entertainments in, in 1774 (note), i. 419;
measures taken by the people of, after the battle of Lexington, i. 517;
the continental army marched by Washington through the streets of, ii. 495;
application of Hamilton to the ladies of, for clothing for the troops, ii. 517;
march of Cornwallis into—fortifications of, taken possession of by the British—cannonade opened upon, by frigates in the Delaware, ii. 518;
the capture of, disastrous to the British cause, ii. 519;
Washington urged to make an attack upon, ii. 566;
language of Marshall, in relation to Washington's prudence in not attacking, ii. 567;
preparations of the British for leaving, ii. 616;
evacuation of, by Sir Henry Clinton, by order of the British ministry, ii. 617;
sum of money raised by the ladies of, for the patriot army, ii. 678;
reception of Washington at, in 1789, iii. 86;
chosen in 1790 as the seat of government for ten years, iii. 150;
effects of the removal of the seat of government to, iii. 167;
arrival of Washington in, in 1790—Mrs. Washington's first levee in, iii. 170;
Washington's proclamation in 1793 approved by the “solid men" of, iii. 250;
yellow fever in, in 1793, iii. 280;
left by Washington during the visit of the yellow fever in 1793, iii. 281;
banquet given by the merchants of, on Washington's retirement from office, iii. 476;
last visit of Washington to, iii. 525.
Philipse family in New York, great landed estates of (note), i. 202.
Philipse, Mary, Washington's admiration of, i. 199;
undeclared passion of Washington for, i. 201.
Pickens, Colonel, Colonel Boyd defeated by, ii. 651.
Pickering, Colonel, letter of, to Washington, hinting suspicions of Randolph, iii. 360;
successor of Randolph, as secretary of state, in 1795, iii. 372;
letters of Washington to, iii. 496, 528, 530.
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354;
office of secretary of state offered to, by Washington, in 1795, iii. 371;
letter of Washington to, urging his acceptance of the mission to France, iii. 443;
refusal of the French government to receive, iii. 492;
ordered to leave France, iii. 493, 504;
notified by the French government to leave Paris, iii. 494;
special envoy to France in 1798, iii. 496;
indignant reply of, to the agents of the French Directory, iii. 503;
appointed major-general in the provisional army, in 1798 (note), iii. 515;
encomium passed by Washington upon the character of, iii. 518;
willingness of, to serve as major-general under Hamilton—conference of, with M'Henry and Hamilton, respecting the provisional army, in 1798, iii. 525.
Pinckney, Thomas, minister to the court of St. James in 1792, iii. 223;
a candidate for the vice-presidency in 1796, iii. 451;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the troubles with France, iii. 495.
Pine, Robert Edge, portrait of Washington painted by, iii. 50.
Pitcairn, Major, sent by General Gage to seize stores at Concord, i. 503;
attack made by the soldiers of, upon the minute-men at Lexington, i. 505.
Pitt, Lord, unwillingness of Lady Chatham that he should bear arms against the colonists (note), i. 686;
instructions of Washington to Arnold respecting, i. 686.
Pitt, William, placed at the head of the British ministry—Lord Loudoun recalled by—expeditions proposed by, against Louisburg, Ticonderoga, and Fort Duquesne—General Forbes appointed by, to lead the expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 253;

measures of the Virginia assembly in response to the wishes of, i. 255;

conquest of Canada aimed at by, i. 259;

effect upon, of the news of the disaster at Ticonderoga, i. 266;

design of, to complete the conquest of Canada in 1759, i. 289;

his plan of the campaign in America in 1759, i. 290;

on the American “subjects,” i. 321;

opposition of, in the house of commons, to the stamp-act—reply of, to an interrogatory of Grenville, i. 324;

his commendation in Parliament of the colonists for resisting the stamp-act, i. 339;

his denial of the right of England to tax the colonies, i. 340;

made earl of Chatham—medley cabinet of, in 1766, described by Burke (note), i. 342;

various oppressive measures toward the colonies attempted by the cabinet of, i. 343;

astonishing effect of the return of, to public life, in 1770, i. 364;

opposition of, to Lord North, i. 364, 365;

(See Lord Chatham.)
Pitt, William (the younger), liberal commercial policy of, in 1783, iii. 100.
Pittsburgh, a noble monument to the memory of William Pitt, i. 284;
resolution adopted at, in 1792, in relation to the excise law (note), iii. 216;
resistance in, to the excise law, iii. 308.
Ploughed hill, occupied by Washington at the siege of Boston, i. 640.
Poacher, Washington's chastisement of a, i. 309.
Pohick Church, in Truro parish, Virginia, history of—characteristic anecdote of Washington in connection with, i. 337;
condition of, when visited by the author in 1848 (note)—extract from the record-book of (note), i. 338.
Polson, William, with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152.
Pomeroy, Seth, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army—brief biographical notice of, i. 548;
courage displayed by, at Breed's hill, i. 562;
retirement and death of, i. 593.
Pondevez, Viscount de, reception of Washington by, on board the Illustrious, in 1789, iii. 132.
Pontiac, hostile confederation brought about by, among the Indian tribes—frontier forts seized by Indians under the direction of, i. 319;
Detroit besieged by, in 1768—death of, at Cahokia, i. 320.
Pope's creek, domain of Washington's ancestors on, i. 17, 35.
Poplopen's creek, fortress erected at the mouth of, ii. 170.
Porterfield, Captain, with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, i. 697.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fort at, taken possession of by Sullivan and Langdon, i. 484;
Sullivan sent to prepare the fort at, for the defence of the town, i. 734;
visit of Washington to, in 1789, iii. 133.
Post, Christian Frederick, an emissary of General Forbes among the western Indians (note), i. 284.
Post-office department, Franklin placed at the head of, by the second continental Congress, i. 612.
Potomac, barge kept on, by Washington, at Mount Vernon, i. 310.
Potomac Company, fifty shares in, offered to Washington by the Virginia legislature—Washington president of, iii. 47.
Pott's Grove, Washington at, ii. 516.
Potts, Isaac, the house of, the headquarters of Washington at Valley Forge, ii. 602;
iron foundry and forge of, called “Valley Forge" (note)—Washington seen by, in the woods, at prayer (note), ii. 602.
Pownall, Governor, statement of, of the number of troops in the French forts and settlements (note), i. 282.
Prayers read by Washington in camp near Fort Necessity, i. 117.
Presbyterian Church, abolition of slavery recommended by, in 1788, iii. 152.
Presbyterians almost all whigs during the progress of the Revolution, i. 403.
Prescott, Colonel William, fortification of Bunker's hill intrusted to—personal appearance of—-Breed's hill chosen by, instead of Bunker's, i. 556;
voluntary exposure of, at Breed's hill (note), i. 558;
narrow escape of, at Breed's hill. i. 569.
Prescott, General, capture of, by Rhode-Island republicans, ii. 473;
exchange of, for General Lee, ii. 474, 613.
Preston, Captain, Boston mob fired upon by the soldiers of—and his men tried for murder, and acquitted, by a Boston jury, i. 368;
his obstinate defence of the fort at St. John on the Sorel, i. 678;
honorable terms of surrender granted to, by Montgomery, i. 680.
Prevost, General, invasion of South Carolina by, ii. 651.
Price, Mr., assistance rendered by, to Montgomery, at Montreal, i. 712.
Priestley. Doctor, letters of Franklin to (note), i. 605, 641.
Princeton, troops left at, by Washington, under Lord Stirling and General Adam Stephen, ii. 351;
night-march of Washington upon—advance led by Mercer in the night-march on, ii. 386;
troops at, animated by the presence of Washington, ii. 388;
defeat of the British at, ii. 389;
strong impression produced on the public mind by the battle at, ii. 390;
Captain Leslie, son of the earl of Devon, killed at—American losses at, ii. 891;
long-continued quiet of the two armies after the battle at, ii. 413;
adjournment of Congress to, iii. 26;
address of Congress to Washington at. iii. 28.
Prisoners, cruel treatment of, by General Gage, i. 630;
correspondence between Washington and Gage in relation to the treatment of, i. 630-635;
ill treatment of, retaliated by Washington, i. 633;
numbers taken by the British and Americans respectively, down to the close of 1776, ii. 404;
letter of Washington to General Howe, relative to an exchange of—cruel treatment of, by the British, ii. 405;
letter of Washington to the president of Congress, in relation to the treatment of, ii. 408;
letter of Washington to Lord Howe, in relation to the treatment of, ii. 409;
reply of Lord Howe to the letter of Washington, ii. 410;
joint commission proposed, to settle questions in relation to—refusal of Washington to exchange an equal number of healthy for sickly, ii. 412;
difficulties respecting the exchange of, ii. 605;
commissioners appointed to regulate the exchange of, ii. 606.
Privateers fitted out by order of Washington, i. 740;
decision of Washington's cabinet, in 1793, respecting, iii. 270;
act of Congress in relation to, in 1798, iii. 496.
Proclamation issued by Washington, enjoining neutrality, in 1798—language of (note), iii. 241;
approved by the “solid men" of Philadelphia, iii. 250;
controversy respecting, between Hamilton and Madison, iii. 262.
Proclamations issued by Washington in 1794, addressed to the insurgents in Pennsylvania (note), iii. 311, 314.
Property of Washington directed by his will to be sold, iii. 542;
notes of Washington in relation to, iii. 544.
Prophecy, Indian, respecting the destinies of Washington, iii. 48.
Prospect hill, shell thrown to, from Boston, by the British, ii. 62.
Providence, Washington's acknowledgment of a, i. 387.
Provincials, admirable conduct of, at the battle of the Monongahela, i. 167, 169.
Provost, Doctor, prayers offered by, at the inauguration of Washington, iii. 96.
Pulaski, Count, awaiting an appointment to a troop of horse, ii. 497;
conspicuous bravery of, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510;
force of infantry under the command of, surprised and massacred by Ferguson, ii. 643;
mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah, ii. 663.
Putnam, Colonel Rufus, appointed brigadier under Wayne in 1791, iii. 197.
Putnam, General Israel, at the defeat of Dieskau, i. 182, 184;
with Abercrombie at Ticonderoga, i. 262;
taken prisoner by the French and Indians in 1758, i. 266;
at Cambridge with a body of Connecticut men, i. 543;
appointed by Congress associate major-general with Philip Schuyler i. 547;
efforts of, to turn the fugitives at Bunker's hill, i. 569;
“impregnable fortress" of, on Cobble hill, i. 761;
intrenchment on Lechmere's Point begun by, i. 764;
sent to New York to assume the chief command there, ii. 82;
martial law proclaimed by, in New York, ii. 138;
left in command at New York by Washington—instructions of Washington to, relative to the seizure of Long-Island tories, ii. 157;
obstructions sunk in the Hudson river, near Fort Washington, under the direction of, ii. 237;
command of the troops in Brooklyn given to, on the approach of the British, ii. 264;
neglect of, to secure the hill-passes in the neighborhood of Bedford, ii. 277;
escape of the troops of, from New York, under the guidance of Aaron Burr, ii. 296;
almost unlimited powers granted to, by Congress in Philadelphia, ii. 362;
outwitted by Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 543, 546;
narrow escape of, from British dragoons, ii. 658.

Q.

Quakers, adverse to a union of the colonies, i. 455;

opposition of, to the American Association, i. 456, 457;

account of a meeting of, in 1775, from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, i. 457;

“Testimony” of the, i. 458;

as a body friends of the king to the end of the war, i. 459, 460;

harsh condemnation of the “Testimony" of, by Christopher Marshall (note), i. 459;

the “Testimony” of, repudiated by a large number of—military company of, called The Quaker Company—aid and comfort given to the enemy by—records of meetings of, found to be treasonable, i. 460;

names of, banished to Fredericksburg (note)—spies upon Washington in camp at Valley Forge—orders issued by Washington respecting, i. 461;

Roberts and Carlisle, members of the sect of, hanged as spies—apology for the conduct of, i. 462;

adverse to a day of fasting and prayer appointed by Congress (note), i. 531;

congratulations of, offered to Cornwallis on his entrance into Philadelphia, ii. 518;

memorial of, in relation to slavery, laid before Congress in 1790, iii. 152;
volunteers from, among the troops sent to put down the “Whiskey Insurrection" in 1794, iii. 321.
Quebec, siege of, by General Wolfe, i. 293-300;
capitulation of, to General Townshend—General Murray left to defend—siege of, by De Levi, in 1760, i. 300;
opportune arrival of Lord Colville at, i. 301;
expedition against, intrusted to Arnold, i. 683;
instructions of Washington to Arnold on his departure for, i. 683-687;
approach of Arnold known in, through Indian treachery—terror of the people of, on the arrival of Arnold at Point Levi, i. 696;
Maclean's Highlanders the only reliable defence of, during the siege by Arnold, i. 702;
small British squadron sent from Boston for the relief of, i. 711;
probable success of the Americans at, reported to Washington by Captain Freeman, i. 713;
reliance of Sir Guy Carleton upon troops from England for the defence of, ii. 99;
garrison of, reinforced—sortie from, led by Carleton, upon the Americans on the Plains of Abraham—retreat of the American army from, to Chamblée and St. John, ii. 102.
Quincy, Josiah, biographical notice of (note), i. 464;
letters of, written from London, in relation to the Revolutionary struggle, i. 465-467;
extract from a speech of, delivered in Boston, in 1773 (note), i. 465;
scheme of, for protecting the harbor of Boston, i. 748.

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Radnor, earl of, letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798, iii. 488.
Ralle, Colonel, surprise of, at Trenton, ii. 373;
mortal wound received by, at the head of his grenadiers, ii. 374;
visited at his quarters by Washington and Greene, ii. 375.
Randolph, Edmund, resolutions of, in the convention to amend the federal confederation, iii. 66;
appointed by Washington attorney-general in 1789, iii. 121;
successor of Jefferson as secretary of state, iii. 289;
letters of Washington to, in relation to Jay's treaty, iii. 357, 359;
suspicions thrown on the integrity of, by intercepted papers of Fauchet, iii. 361;
office in the cabinet resigned by, iii. 363;
correspondence of, with Washington, in relation to the matter of Fauchet's intercepted papers, iii. -363-366;
implications in Fauchet's papers denied by—written declaration of Fauchet in favor of—threats of, to damage the reputation of Washington, iii. 364;
vindication of, published by himself, iii. 366;
regret of, in after-life, for his course toward Washington, iii. 367.
Randolph, Peyton, chosen president of the first continental Congress, i. 421;
name of, presented to the British government in a bill of attainder (note), i. 481;
chosen president of the second continental Congress, i. 528;
biographical notice of (note), i. 534.
Rappahannock, house and lands on the, bequeathed to George Washington by his father, i. 29;
stone thrown across the, by Washington, at Fredericksburg, iii. 593.
Raritan, bridge of boats over the, constructed by General Howe, ii. 450
Rawlins, Mr., Washington bled by, in his last sickness, iii. 553.
"Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington.” by G. W. P. Custis, extracts from (note), iii. 531.
Red Hook, Long Island, redoubt erected upon, ii. 84.
Reed, Colonel Joseph, of Philadelphia, letter of, to the earl of Dartmouth, in relation to the general Congress, i. 411;
extract from a letter of, on the continental Congress, i. 419;
letter of, in relation to the unanimity of feeling in the colonies in opposition to the claims of Parliament, i. 447;
letter of, to Lord Dartmouth, denying that independence was aimed at, i. 453;
Washington's private secretary at Cambridge, i. 574;
letter of Washington to, on the condition of the continental army, ii. 14;
letter of Washington to, alluding to the difficulties of his position at Cambridge, ii. 46, 50;
sent by Washington to meet Lieutenant Brown, bearing a flag from Lord Howe, ii. 225;
despondent letter of, in relation to the prospects of the republic (note), ii. 311;
letters of, to General Lee, ii. 338, 339;
unfaithfulness of, to Washington, ii. 340;
letter of General Lee to, reflecting on Washington—disaffection of, discovered by Washington, ii. 347;
explanatory letters of, to Washington, ii. 348;
prisoners taken by, near Princeton, ii. 382.
Regulators of North Carolina, in 1770, i. 371;
defeated by Governor Try on, and the leaders hanged, i. 372;
junction of, with the tories—respect of, for the oath given to Tryon (note), ii. 114.
Reidesel, Baroness, with her husband in the camp of Burgoyne, ii. 534;
account left by, of the generous conduct of Schuyler, ii. 537.
Religion, Washington's opinion of the importance of, to the well-being of a state, i. 336.
Republican and Federal parties, origin of, iii. 151.
Republicans, Jefferson at the head of the party, iii. 188.
Revere, Paul, people incited by, to seize the fort at Portsmouth, i. 484;
bills of the first issue of continental money engraved by (note), i. 550.
Rhode Island, batteries of Newport seized by the people of, i. 484;
army voted by the assembly of, after the battle of Lexington, i. 514;
complete equipment of the troops from, in the army at Cambridge, i. 596;
tories of, quiet after the visit of General Lee, ii. 18;
combined efforts of the American and French forces to recapture, ii. 637;
singular conduct of D'Estaing at, ii. 638;
severe engagement at Quaker hill, on—arrival of Sir Henry Clinton at—irritation caused by the failure to recapture, ii. 639;
and New York, the British confined to, ii. 645;
refusal of, to ratify the federal constitution, iii. 98;
not visited by Washington, in his tour through New England, in 1789, iii. 134;
federal constitution adopted by, in 1790—visit of Washington to, in 1790, iii. 162.
Richmond hill, Washington and his military family occupants of the mansion at, in 1776, ii. 172.
Richmond, visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, iii. 180;
Riflemen, American, origin of the Indian-like dress of, i. 389.
"Rights of Man,” Paine's, detested by John Adams, but admired by Jefferson, iii. 190;
apparently endorsed by Washington and Jefferson, iii. 191;
several copies taken by Wellington to Mount Vernon—statement of Paine respecting the sale of (note), iii. 200;
Rivington, the tory printer, type and presses of, destroyed by Sears, ii. 33.
Roberts and Carlisle, Quakers, hanged as spies, i. 462.
Robespierre, fall of, in 1794, iii. 302.
Robinson, Colonel, defence of Boston Neck by, i. 513.
Robinson, Speaker, letters of Washington to, urging the invasion of the Ohio country, i. 206, 244;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the conduct of Governor Dinwiddie, i. 218;
advice of, to Washington, not to resign his commission, i. 245;
address of, on the part of the Virginia house of burgesses, to Washington, i. 288.
Rochambeau, Count de, arrival of French troops under the command of, at Newport, ii. 679;
blockaded in Newport by Admiral Arbutbnot, ii. 681;
conference of Washington with, at Weathersfield, ii. 722;
money borrowed of, by Robert Morris, ii. 726;
death of, at the age of eighty-two, iii.500.
Rockingham, marquis of, speech of, in Parliament, on the evacuation of Boston, ii. 88.
Rocky hill, near Princeton, house engaged by Congress at, for the use of Washington, iii. 28;
last general order of Washington dated at, iii. 29.
Roebuck, Doctor, efforts of, to counteract the influence of Franklin in England, i. 485.
Rogers, Major, suspicious conduct of, ii. 18;
British army joined by, ii. 19;
arrested, by order of Washington, at South Amboy (note), ii. 20;
Queen's Rangers embodied by, ii. 309;
attack made upon the rangers of, by Colonel Haslet, at Mamaroneck, ii. 314.
Roxbury, description of the fort at (note), i. 589;
General Ward's division stationed at, at the siege of Boston, i. 619.
Roxbury Neck, burning of Brown's house at, i. 588.
Royal American regiment, formation of, proposed, i. 229.
Royal Gazette, spurious letters published in, in 1778, charged to have been written by Washington, iii. 448.
Rules of behavior, fifty-four, from an early manuscript volume of Washington, i. 37-41.
Rush, Doctor Benjamin, courage and philanthropy of—biographical notice of (note), iii. 281.
Rutledge, John, Patrick Henry's opinion of, as an orator, i. 450;
made governor of South Carolina—biographical notice of (note), ii. 187;
military works constructed by, near Charleston, ii. 188;
made dictator by the legislature of South Carolina ii. 671;
appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789, iii. 122;
hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354.

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