Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.

D.

Dagworthy, Captain, position of, settled by Governor Shirley, i. 201.

Dallas, Alexander J., hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 353.
Dalrymple, Colonel, reserve of troops left under the command of, at Staten Island, ii. 263.
Danbury, expedition to destroy stores at, under Governor Tryon, ii. 433;
private as well as public property destroyed at, ii. 435.
Dancing-days of Washington over in 1799 (note), i. 310.
Dandridge, Bartholomew, private secretary of Washington—letter of Washington to, expressing approbation of his conduct, iii. 479;
provision in the will of Washington respecting the heirs of, iii. 538.
Dartmouth, Lord, instructions of, to General Gage, as to his conduct in Massachusetts, i. 415;
reply of an American to a remark of, as to the number of delegates to the first Congress (note), i. 441.
D'Aubrey, Colonel, defeated and made prisoner by Sir William Johnson near Fort Niagara, i. 291.
Davenant, Sir William, expedition of, intercepted by Cromwell's fleet (note), i. 20.
Davidson, John, Indian interpreter with Washington on his Ohio expedition, i. 76, 78.
Davie, Governor William R., associated with Murray as envoy to France in 1799, iii. 529.
Davis, Reverend Thomas, volumes presented to, by Washington, at the marriage of Nelly Custis, iii. 534;
invited to officiate at the funeral of Washington, iii. 558.
Deane, Silas, sent to Paris as a secret agent of Congress—his unfitness for the trust, ii. 125;
embarrassing engagements entered into by, ii. 444.
Dearborn, Captain, his dog eaten by famishing soldiers in Arnold's Quebec expedition (note), i. 694;
made prisoner at the siege of Quebec, i. 721.
Death of Washington, iii. 556;
why no clergyman was present at, iii. 557;
action of Congress on receiving intelligence of, iii. 562;
sensation produced in Europe by the news of (note), iii. 570.
De Beaujeu, Captain, intrusted with the ambuscade at the battle of the Monongahela, i. 166;
death of, in the battle, i. 167.
De Berdt, Dennis, letter of, brought from England by Lord Howe, ii. 223;
a copy of the letter of, sent to Washington and to Congress, ii. 224.
Deborre, General, disaster brought upon the American army by, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510.
Debt, foreign, of the United States in 1790, according to Hamilton—domestic, in 1790, iii. 140.
Declaration of Independence, ii. 209;
copies of, signed only by John Hancock, distributed throughout the country—signed on the second of August, 1776, ii. 213;
proofs of the allegations contained in, where to be found (note),—names of the delegates who signed (note),—original parchment of, much injured by a writing-master in 1818 (note), ii. 213;
order issued by Washington to the troops in New York in relation to, ii. 214;
publicly read in New York on the tenth of July—influence of, upon the popular mind in Europe, ii. 215;
comments of Mirabeau and Napoleon upon, ii. 216;
read to the army of the north at Fort Independence, ii. 254.
Declaration of Rights adopted by the first continental Congress, written by Samuel Adams (note), i. 453.
Declaratory act, why supported by William Pitt—condemnation of, by Gadsden, i. 340;
apprehensions of Washington respecting, i. 341;
right claimed by, denied by the colonial assemblies, i. 343.
Decoudray, Major-General, his expectations of rank in the American army—letter of Washington to Congress in relation to the claims of—biographical notice of (note), ii. 445.
De Fermoy, folly of, at Ticonderoga, ii. 465.
De Grasse, arrival of the fleet of, in the Chesapeake, ii. 729;
Admiral Graves attacked by, off the capes of Virginia, ii. 730;
visit of Washington to, ii. 731.
De Heister, part taken by, in the battle of Long Island, ii. 272.
De Kalb, Baron, slow march of, to the relief of Charleston, ii. 676;
mortally wounded in the battle at Sanders's creek—biographical notice of (note), ii. 683.
Delaplace, Ticonderoga surrendered by, to Ethan Allen, i. 525.
Delaware river, baggage and stores of Washington removed across, ii. 353;
army sent across by Washington during the night—boats on, destroyed by order of Washington, ii. 354;
weakness of Washington's army at the time of his retreat over, ii. 361;
gravity of Washington after his retreat over, ii. 366;
Washington's plan for attacking the British posts on, ii. 368;
Christmas-day appointed by Washington for attacking the British on, ii. 369;
troops ferried over by Colonel Glover and Marblehead fisherman, ii. 370, 371;
letter of Gates presented to Washington at, by Wilkinson, ii. 370;
voice of Knox heard across, ii. 371;
passage of the American army to the Jersey side, ii. 381;
attempt of Sir William Howe to destroy the obstructions in, ii. 551;
efforts of Howe to get possession of the forts on, ii. 559;
loss of the forts on, owing to the selfish ambition of General Gates, ii. 561, 563;
destruction of the American fleet on—full possession of, obtained by the British, ii. 563;
crossed by Washington in pursuit of Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 618;
rapid march of the allies toward, ii. 726.
De Levi, march of, upon Quebec, i. 300;
rapid retreat of, to Montreal, i. 301.
Departments, executive, not organized in 1789, iii. 102;
when established by Congress, iii. 118.
Desertions, frequency of, from the continental army, ii. 416.
D'Estaing, Count, arrival of the fleet of, in the Delaware—departure of, for Sandy Hook, ii. 686;
correspondence of, with Washington—attempt to destroy the British fleet in Raritan bay abandoned by, ii. 637;
arrival of, at Newport—departure of, from Newport, to meet the fleet of Lord Howe—return of, to Newport, and subsequent departure for Boston, ii. 638;
exasperation caused by the conduct of, ii. 639;
letter of, to Congress, relative to his abandonment of Rhode Island—soothing letter written to, by Washington, ii. 640;
departure of, for the West Indies, ii. 644.
Detroit, relieved by Colonel Bradstreet in 1764, i. 267.
Devotion, private, of Washington, iii. 602.
De Wessingtons, knights of the palatinate of Durham, i. 18.
De Yrujo, Spanish embassador, dress of, iii. 599.
Diary of Washington, extract from, in relation to his visit to Boston in 1789 (note), iii. 128, 129;
extract from, describing the opening of Congress in 1790 (note), iii. 138;
extract from, in relation to Morris's mission to England, iii. 157.
Dick, Doctor, called in, at Washington's last illness, iii. 554.
Dickinson, John, of Pennsylvania, influence of his Quaker friends upon (note), i. 463;
petition to the king written by, adopted by the continental Congress, i. 605;
views of, on the terms of reconciliation brought by Lord Howe, ii. 224.
Dictator, Washington made, ii. 364;
emotions of Washington on receiving the resolution conferring the powers of, ii. 380;
wise exercise by Washington of his powers as, ii. 400.
Dieskau, Baron, departure of, from France, for the St. Lawrence, in 1755, i. 177;
defeat of, by Colonel William Johnson, at Lake George—wounded and a prisoner, i. 182;
subsequent history of (note),—designs of, in case of success (note), i. 183;
General Lyman's share in the defeat of, i. 182, 184;
defeated by New England men. i. 184;
parliamentary grants to the provinces that contributed to the defeat of, i. 229.
Diet of Washington when at Cambridge, i. 616.
Dignity of manner of Washington, iii. 576.
Dinner, farewell, of Washington, on the eve of his retirement from the presidency, iii. 471.
Dinner-hour of Washington, iii. 586.
Dinner-table of Washington, iii. 588.
Dinwiddie, Governor, measures against the French on the Ohio recommended by, i. 74;
Washington sent by, to the French commandant on the Ohio, i. 75;
efforts of, in anticipation of the French and Indian war, i. 93;
disputes of, with the Virginia house of burgesses, i. 94;
efforts of, to raise troops to meet the French on the Ohio, i. 95;
letter of Washington to, complaining of the inadequate pay of the colonial army officers, i. 102;
measures of, after the surrender of Fort Necessity, i. 124;
remark of, respecting colonial assemblies, i. 129;
duplicity of, in his conduct toward Washington, i. 131, 237, 244;
refusal of, to give up the prisoners taken by Washington in the skirmish with Jumonville, i. 132;
conduct of, in relation to prisoners, retaliated by Contrecœur, i. 133;
letter of Washington to, after the battle of the Monongahela, i. 173;
opposed to the command of the Virginia forces being given to Washington, i. 187;
his recommendation of Washington for promotion, i. 194;
ambiguous orders of, to Washington, i. 217;
letters of Washington to, recommending offensive war on the Ohio, i. 221, 223;
correspondence of Washington with, in relation to Lord Loudonn, i. 236;
contemptible conduct of, toward Washington, i. 241;
letter of Washington to, in relation to certain slanders, i. 243;
departure of, for England—contrast between his character and that of Washington—death of, in 1770 (note), i. 246.
"Discourses on Davila,” essays published by John Adams, iii. 188.
Dismal swamp, project of Washington for draining—description of, i. 311;
the “Green sea" of, explored by Washington, i. 312.
District of Columbia, funds bequeathed by Washington for the endowment of a university in, iii. 48.
Districts, military, of Virginia, Washington in charge of one in 1751, i. 61.
Disunion, threatened in Virginia, in case Jay's treaty should be ratified, iii. 355.
Divine service, Washington a regular attendant upon, i. 337.
Documents, public, careful examination of, by Washington, iii. 114.
Donaldson, Mr., treaty with Algiers signed by, in 1795, iii. 380.
Donop, Count, mortally wounded in an attack upon Fort Mercer, ii. 560.
Donville, sent toward Fort Cumberland with a party of Indians—humane instructions of Dumas to—defeat of, by a Virginian named Paris—death of—scalp of, sent to Washington, and by him forwarded to Governor Dinwiddie, i. 209.
Dorchester Heights, proposed to be taken possession of and fortified, ii. 54;
preparations for the attempt upon, ii. 60, 61;
taken possession of, at night, by General Thomas—lines of fortification upon, drawn by Gridley, ii. 64;
alarm of Howe on seeing the American fortifications on—reinforcements taken to, by Washington, in anticipation of an attack by Earl Percy, ii. 65;
fortifications upon, strengthened by Washington, ii. 66;
British attack upon, prevented by a tempest, ii. 67.
Dorchester Neck, houses on, destroyed by order of General Howe, ii. 59;
cannonade upon Boston from, ii. 69.
Dress of Washington when president, iii. 589, 600, 603.
Drucour, Chevalier de, the defender of Louisburg, i. 261.
Drummond, Lord, flag of truce borne by—account of the previous movements of, ii. 257;
parole of honor violated by—reproof administered to, by Washington, ii. 258;
rumors respecting the mission of—subsequent acquaintance of, with General Lee (note), ii. 259.
Duché, Reverend Jacob, invited to read prayers in the continental Congress, i. 428, 528;
psalm read by, and prayer of, i. 429;
sermon preached by, on the fast-day, in Christ church, Philadelphia, before the continental Congress—extract from the sermon of, preached before Congress (note)—tory party subsequently joined by (note), i. 609;
republicanism abjured by (note), ii. 564;
letter of, to Washington, advising his abandonment of the Revolution (note)—death of, in Philadelphia, in 1794 (note), ii. 565.
Duer, President, incident related by, in connection with the retirement of Washington from office, iii. 475.
Dumas, General, pamphlet written by, on the military and political situation of France, iii. 499;
letter of, to Washington, iii. 500.
Dumas, M., letter of Franklin to, requesting him to become a diplomatic agent—biographical notice of (note), ii. 124.
Dumas, successor of Contrecœur at Fort Duquesne—humane instructions of, to Donville, i. 209.
Dunbar, Colonel, cowardly conduct of, after Braddock's defeat, i. 171, 172;
remark of Franklin on the retreat of, i. 172.
Dunmore, earl of, successor of Lord Botetourt as governor of Virginia—dislike of the people of Virginia for, i. 374;
unsuited for his position as governor, i. 375;
friendly relations of, with Washington, i. 375, 395;
claims of the soldiers to bounty-lands urged on, by Washington, i. 375;
assembly of Virginia dissolved by, i. 383, 392;
court circle of, at Williamsburg, i. 391;
ball in honor of the wife of, attended by Washington, i. 394;
training of the independent companies in Virginia warmly commended by, i. 471;
expedition of, against the Indians on the Scioto, in 1774, i. 472;
willingness of, to make peace, i. 473;
suspicions excited against, by his conduct of the campaign, i. 474;
powder of the province seized by, i. 517;
flight of, from Williamsburg, i. 520;
enmity of, toward the colonists, ii. 21;
defeat of the forces sent by, to destroy Hampton, ii. 22;
freedom proclaimed by, to slaves—republican printing-press, stolen by, from Norfolk, ii. 23;
defeat of, by the Virginians, near Norfolk, ii. 24;
Norfolk laid in ashes by, ii. 25;
atrocious plans of, discovered by means of an intercepted letter, ii. 26;
cruelties of, on the coasts of the southern states, ii. 108;
movements of, on the Elizabeth river, ii. 109;
ravages of, ii. 109, 110;
driven from Gwyn's island by General Andrew Lewis—Mount Vernon threatened by—slaves kidnapped by, from Virginia plantations—final departure of, from America, ii. 110.
Duquesne, French and English civilization contrasted by (note), i. 72.
Dwight, Doctor, on the popular feeling with regard to independence (note), ii. 200.
Dwight, Jasper, severe strictures by, upon Washington's Farewell Address—extract from a pamphlet by, charging Washington with being a slaveholder (note), iii. 477.
Dysentery, Washington attacked by, in 1757, i. 245.

E.

Eagle, Lord Howe's flag-ship, attempt to destroy (note), ii. 285.

Eastchester, Hessian chasseurs attacked near, by Colonel Hand, ii. 315.

East India Company, proposition of, to Parliament, in relation to the tea-tax—brief notice of (note), i. 386;

tea from the vessels of, not allowed to be sold, i. 387;

tea of, thrown overboard in Boston harbor—compensation offered to, by the colonies, for the destruction of their tea, i. 388.

Easton, Colonel, despatched by Montgomery to the mouth of the Sorel, to intercept Carleton, i. 699;

capture of Carleton's fleet by, with prisoners and stores—General Prescott taken prisoner by—escape of Carleton from, to Quebec, i. 700.

Echard, Mrs. Susan, interesting record left by, of the scene at the reading of Washington's Valedictory in 1797, iii. 473.
Eden, Governor, of Maryland, government of Maryland abdicated by—treasonable correspondence of, ii. 184.
Education, early, of Washington, i. 24.
Education, interest taken by Washington in the cause of, iii. 48.
Elizabeth river, ravages of Sir George Collier on, ii. 653.
Elizabethtown Point, reception of Washington at, in 1789, by members of Congress, iii. 88.
Ellicott, Andrew, surveys of the federal city made by, iii. 178.
Embargo laid on British shipping in 1794, iii. 297.
Enos, Colonel, his desertion of Arnold on the march to Canada, i. 692.
Episcopacy, proposed by Bute and others to be established in the colonies (note), i. 314.
Episcopal clergy, generally loyal during the Revolutionary struggle, i. 463.
Estate of Washington, portions directed by his will to be sold, iii. 541.
Etiquette, queries of Washington in relation to, addressed to Adams, Jay, Hamilton, and Madison, iii. 105.
Eulogy, anonymous, on the character of Washington, on the back of a likeness by Sharpless, iii. 582.
Eutaw Springs, battle at, iii. 3.
Everett, Mr., remarks of, in relation to Washington's expedition to the Ohio, i. 92.
Excise act, passed in 1791, iii. 174, 307;
opposition made to, at Pittsburgh and elsewhere, in 1792, iii. 216;
measures of Washington for the enforcement of, iii. 217;
modification of, in 1792, iii. 309;
resistance to, in western Pennsylvania, iii. 307-320;
further efforts in Congress to amend, iii. 310;
denounced by the Democratic societies—proclamation of Washington in support of (note), iii. 311.
Executors of the will of Washington, iii. 542.

F.

Fairfax, Bryan, urged by Washington to become a candidate for the Virginia house of burgesses—much attached to the British government (note), i. 399;

letters of Washington to, urging the uselessness of petitions to the throne, i. 400, 405, 406;

conservative and timid, i. 400;

letter of, to Washington, in relation to the Revolutionary agitation, i. 414;

visit of, to Valley Forge—biographical notice of (note), ii. 603.

Fairfax county courthouse, resolutions adopted at, by Washington and others, in 1774, i. 401-405;

resolutions adopted at, readopted at the Williamsburg convention, i. 406.

Fairfax, George William, educated in England, i. 49;

Washington's first surveying expedition undertaken in company with, i. 53;

departure of, for England, to take possession of estates, i. 454.

Fairfax, Honorable William, father-in-law of Lawrence Washington, i. 43;

biographical notice of (note), i. 49.

Fairfax, Mrs., letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798, iii. 489.
Fairfax, Thomas, the sixth lord, antiquity of the family of—brief biographical notice of, i. 47;
personal appearance of, i. 48;
splendid fortune and large estates of, i. 48, 52, 220;
liberality and mode of living of, i. 49;
young Washington his companion in hunting, i. 50;
regard of, for young Washington, i. 51;
a contributor to the Spectator (note), i. 220.
Fairfax, Thomas, the tenth lord, at Woodburne, Maryland, in 1855 (note), i. 49.
Falls of the Potomac, hurt received by Washington at, iii. 303.
Falmouth, bombarded and burnt by a squadron under Lieutenant Mowatt, i. 733;
conduct of Mowatt at, disapproved of by the British ministry, i. 734.
Farewell Address, Washington's, iii. 427;
authorship of, according to Horace Binney (note), iii. 434;
sensation produced by, iii. 449;
strictures upon, by Jasper Dwight, of Vermont, iii. 477.
Farewell dinner of Washington on the eve of his retirement from office, iii. 471.
Farms of Washington, admirably managed by him, iii. 586.
Farnum, Jonathan, body of Doctor Warren identified by, i. 572.
Fauchet, M., appointed by the French government to succeed Genet—intercepted papers written by, placed in the hands of Washington—suspicion thrown on the integrity of Randolph by the papers of (note), iii. 361;
a mercenary spirit charged upon Americans by, iii. 362.
Fauquier, Governor, arrival of, from England, i. 258;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the abandonment of Fort Duquesne, i. 285;
Washington resigns his commission to, after the capture of Fort Duquesne, i. 286;
opposed to the stamp-act—adverse to a colonial Congress, i. 331.
Febiger, at the battle of Breed's hill, i. 568;
with Arnold at Quebec, i. 697.
Federal and Republican parties, origin of, iii. 151.
Federalist, a series of essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, iii. 77;
Washington's opinion respecting (note), iii. 78.
Federalists, Hamilton their leader, iii. 188.
Ferguson, Captain Patrick, party of infantry under Count Pulaski surprised by—expedition of, against Little Egg Harbor, ii. 643;
dependence placed upon, by Cornwallis—body of tories raised by, in aid of Cornwallis—encampment of, at King's mountain, ii. 702;
defeat and death of, at King's mountain, ii. 703.
Field-sports, fondness of Washington for, iii. 584,
Finances, deplorable state of, in 1789, iii. 100.
Flatbush, halt of the British at, on the way to Brooklyn, ii. 264.
Fleury, Louis, a captain in the continental army, ii. 497;
bravery displayed by, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510.
Folsom, Nathan, commander of New-Hampshire forces, i. 515.
Fontanes, Louis de, funeral oration pronounced by, in Paris, in honor of Washington, iii. 570.
Forbes, General, appointed by Pitt to command the expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1758, i. 253;
an early commencement of the campaign urged upon, by Washington—excessive caution of, i. 256;
advice of Washington to, in relation to military movements, i. 271;
anecdote of Indians in connection with the sickness of (note)—respect of, for the opinions of Washington, i. 279;
sickness and weariness of, on his approach to Fort Duquesne, i. 282;
death of, in Philadelphia (note), i. 285.
Forbes, the gunsmith, disclosures made by, of a tory conspiracy, ii. 175.
Forster, Captain, surrender of the fort at the Cedars to, ii. 149
Fort Anne, retreat of the Americans from, to Fort Edward, ii. 467.
Fort Constitution, General Greene left in command of, ii. 314.
Fort Cumberland, Washington ordered to, i. 125, 224;
Donville sent toward, i. 209;
Virginia troops assembled at, i. 269;
letter of Washington from, to Colonel Boquet, in relation to regimental clothing, i. 270;
a rendezvous of troops sent against the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794, iii. 318.
Fort Duquesne, effect at, of the news of Jumonville's death, i. 113;
expedition against, proposed by Braddock, i. 141;
history of Braddock's expedition against, i. 141-171;
M. Dumas, successor of Contrecœur at, i. 209;
General Forbes appointed to command the expedition against, in 1758, i. 253;
new road to, from Raystown, decided upon by General Forbes, i. 271;
Washington in favor of Braddock's road to, i. 273;
delays in the expedition against, i. 274, 279, 281;
effect in the camp at, of the news of the victory at Louisburg, i. 275;
Major Grant sent by Colonel Boquet to reconnoitre—sortie from, upon Grant's Highlanders, i. 280;
admirable conduct at, of the Virginians under Captain Bullitt, i. 281;
French at, deserted by the Indians—reward offered by General Forbes for a deserter from—British flag planted on the smoking ruins of, by Washington, on the 25th of November, 1758, i. 283;
name of changed to Fort Pitt—Pittsburgh now stands upon the site of, i. 284.
Fort Edward, cowardice of General Webb at, i. 250;
approach of Burgoyne to, ii. 480.
Fort Frontenac, expedition undertaken against, by Colonel Bradstreet—description of, i. 267;
surrender and demolition of—important influence of the surrender of, i. 268.
Fort Galpin, capture of, by Lee, iii. 2.
Fort George, at Coram, Long Island, surprised by Major Tallmadge, ii. 701.
Fort George, in New York, cannon removed from, by Captain Lamb, ii. 129.
Fort George, on Lake George, erected by Abercrombie in 1758, ii. 266;
letter of Washington to Schuyler, in relation to the abandonment of (note), ii. 470.
Fort Griswold, massacre at, ii. 727.
Fort Independence, opposite Ticonderoga, constructed by the advice of Colonel John Trumbull (note), ii. 252, 254.
Fort Independence, near Kingsbridge, disregard of the garrison of, of Heath's summons to surrender, ii. 399.
Fort Johnson, near Charleston, republican flag raised on, the first in the South—description of the flag raised on (note), ii. 186.
Fort Johnston taken possession of, by militia-men under Colonel John Ashe, ii. 113.
Fort Le Bœuf, Washington at, in 1753, i. 83.
Fort Lee, evacuation of, ordered by Washington—landing of Cornwallis near, ii. 337;
precipitate flight of the Americans from, ii. 338.
Fort Loudoun, erected by Washington at Winchester, in 1756, i. 214.
Fort Mercer, attack upon, by Hessians under Count Donop—gallant defence of, by Colonel Greene—Count Donop mortally wounded in the attack upon, ii. 560;
ineffectual attempt of General Greene to relieve, ii. 562.
Fort Mifflin, British attack upon, ii. 561;
escape of the garrison of, to Fort Mercer, ii. 562.
Fort Montgomery, completion of the obstructions at, recommended by Greene, Knox, and others, ii. 442;
vessels at, abandoned and burned by the republicans, ii. 545;
obstructions at, destroyed by the British fleet, ii. 546.
Fort Moultrie, formerly called Fort Sullivan, ii. 196.
Fort Necessity, letters of Washington from, to Governor Dinwiddie, i. 110;
Queen Aliquippa at, i. 113;
military road prepared near, by Washington, i. 116;
Washington determines to await the approach of De Villiers at, i. 118;
strengthened by Captain Robert Stobo—deserted by the Indians on the approach of the French, i. 120;
great caution of the French in attacking—capitulation of Washington at, i. 121;
terms of capitulation at, supposed to have been intentionally mistranslated by Van Braam, i. 122;
abandoned by Washington on the 4th of July, 1754, i. 123.
Fort Niagara, expedition against, in 1759, under Prideaux and Johnson—death of Prideaux before, i. 290;
skill and courage displayed by Sir William Johnson at the siege of—defeat of French and Indians near—capitulation of, to Sir William Johnson—garrison of, sent prisoners to New York, i. 291.
Fort Pitt, a portion of Washington's command left at, in 1758, in garrison, i. 284;
besieged by Shingis in 1763, i. 320;
visit of Washington to, in 1770, on his way to the Ohio country—White Mingo and George Croghan met by Washington at, i. 358.
Fort Putnam, Long Island, conflict witnessed by Washington from, ii. 273.
Fort Recovery, built by General Wayne in 1793, iii. 328.
Fort Schuyler, invested by St. Leger with a body of tories and Indians, ii. 484.
Fort Sullivan, erected by Colonel Moultrie, ii. 187;
attack made upon, by a British fleet, ii. 190;
the attack upon, as described by a British writer, ii. 192;
deficient supply of ammunition in—great loss of life in the British ships engaged in the attack upon, ii. 193;
name of, changed to Fort Moultrie, ii. 196;
great importance of the American victory at, ii. 197.
Fort Washington, Washington against attempting its defence, ii. 330;
surrender of, to General Howe—comparative loss of British and Americans at, ii. 331;
attack upon, proposed by Lafayette, ii. 701.
Fort William Henry, besieged by Montcalm in 1757—brave defence of, by Colonel George Monro, i. 250;
massacre at, by Montcalm's Indians (note)—total demolition of, by Montcalm, i. 251.
Forts, western, refusal of the British to give up according to the treaty of 1783, iii. 99.
Fosdyke, Captain, attempt of, to destroy the Rose and Phœnix, ii. 238.
Fox, Charles James, his commendation of American resistance, i. 339;
remarks of, on the character of Washington (note), iii. 290.
Fox-hunting at Mount Vernon, i. 309.
Frame of Washington, iii. 594.
France, designs of, against the English colonies, i. 65;
war declared against, by England, in 1756, i. 228;
sentiments of, toward England and the colonies, ii. 121;
communication made by a secret agent of, to Jay, Franklin, and Jefferson—letter of Captain William Hull, in relation to secret agents of (note), ii. 123;
arms and ammunition furnished by, in aid of the Americans, ii. 444;
selfish policy of the government of, toward England and America, ii. 541;
fête in the camp at Valley Forge, in celebration of the treaty with, ii. 611;
danger of relaxation of American efforts, on the conclusion of the treaty with, ii. 612;
the alliance with, a source of uneasiness to Washington, ii. 646;
commercial advantages sought by, in 1789, iii. 115;
disappointment caused to Lafayette by the course of the Revolution in, iii. 184;
progress of the Revolution in, 184-187;
nearly all Europe in arms against, in 1792—sympathy in the United States for the people of, iii. 220, 249, 273;
thoughts of wise men respecting the Revolution in, iii. 220;
disgust of Washington at the bloody character assumed by the Revolution in, iii. 221;
gloomy accounts of the Revolution in, written by Gouverneur Morris, from Paris, iii. 223;
efforts of Lafayette for the preservation of order in, iii. 224;
influence of the Revolution in, on American politics, iii. 236;
war declared by, against England, in 1793—king of, put to death by the National Convention, iii. 236;
enthusiasm in favor of, in the United States, in 1793—possessions of, in America, guarantied by the treaty of 1778, iii. 237.
little confidence of Washington in the government of, iii. 239;
cabinet meeting held by Washington to consider relations with, iii. 240;
British orders in council in relation to the colonial trade of, iii. 296;
toasts given at a civic feast in Philadelphia to celebrate the victories of (note), iii. 348;
a constitution established in, in 1795 (note), iii. 386;
pen-picture of the Convention of (note), iii. 387;
action of Congress on the presentation of colors of, by Adet, iii. 388;
annoyance of the government of, at the execution of Jay's treaty, iii. 442;
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney appointed minister to, in 1796, iii. 443;
depredations committed by the cruisers of, on American commerce, iii. 466, 492, 505;
war with, threatened in 1798, iii. 490;
address of the Directory of, to Monroe, on receiving his letters of recall, iii. 493;
Mr. Pinckney notified to leave—designs of the government of, toward the United States, iii. 494;
change in public opinion in regard to, iii. 495;
three special envoys sent to, in 1798, iii. 496;
attempts of the government of, to extort money from American envoys, iii. 501;
loan and bribe sought by the Directory of, iii. 502;
indignation of the American people excited against—conduct of, justified by the Aurora, iii. 505;
sustained by public sentiment in the southern states, iii. 507;
disbelief of Washington in the probability of war with, iii. 508, 510, 526, 527;
actual existence of war with, in 1799, iii. 529;
new mission to, deprecated by the friends of Adams—termination of the difficulties with, iii. 530.
Francis, Doctor, reminiscences of, in relation to the arrival of Genet, iii. 248, 249.
Franklin, Benjamin, his plan of union of the colonies, i. 127;
his opinion of the colonial governors—on the progress of the colonies—on the proprietaries of Pennsylvania, i. 144;
in the camp of Braddock—conversation of, with Braddock, i. 148;
urged by Braddock to procure wagons for the use of the army, i. 149;
provisions obtained through the efforts of, for the regiments of Dunbar and Halket—first meeting of, with Washington, at Fredericktown, in 1755—highly spoken of, by Braddock, in his despatches, i. 150;
his little confidence in Braddock's success, i. 165;
remark of, on Dunbar's retreat, after the defeat of Braddock, i. 172;
short military career of (note), i. 225;
Washington welcomed to Philadelphia by, in 1757, i. 239;
efforts of, in London, in opposition to the stamp-act, i. 324;
letter of, to Charles Thomson, in relation to the stamp-act, i. 325;
examination of, before a committee of Parliament, i. 334;
opinion of, as to the tea-tax, i. 369;
duplicity of Governor Hutchinson exposed by, i. 385;
insulted by Solicitor-General Wedderburne (note)—office of postmaster-general of the colonies taken from (note), i. 386;
general congress proposed by, i. 390, 392;
activity of, in circulating the state papers of the continental Congress, i. 485;
introduced by Lord Chatham into the house of lords, i. 488;
remark of, in relation to a speech of Lord Chatham's—compliment paid to, by Lord Chatham, in the house of lords (note), i. 492;
interviews of, with Admiral Howe and Miss Howe (note), i. 498;
letters of, to Mr. Strahan and Doctor Priestley (note), i. 605;
placed by the second continental Congress at the head of the post-office department—post-office account-book of, still preserved (note), i. 612;
letter of, to Doctor Priestley, on the progress of British arms in America, i. 641;
on the committee appointed by Congress to visit the camp at Cambridge, i. 729;
balance of salary paid to, by Massachusetts, for services as colonial agent—money sent from England by the hands of, for the sufferers at Lexington, i. 737;
at the head of a commission appointed to form a union with Canada, ii. 144;
return of, from Canada, in company with the Reverend John Carroll, ii. 146;
treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15;
meeting of Washington with, in 1785, iii. 62.
Fraser, General, mortally wounded at the second battle near Bemis's Heights, on the 7th of October, 1777, ii. 532;
funeral of, at twilight, ii. 533.
Fraunces, Samuel, Washington's steward in New York, in 1789, iii. 112, 587;
anecdote of (note), iii. 169, 587.
Fraunces's Tavern, parting of Washington and his officers at, in New York, iii. 33.
Frazier, trading-house of, on the Monongahela, i. 77, 91.
Frederick the Great, contempt of, for the German mercenaries, ii. 10;
his opinion of Washington's achievements in the Jerseys (note), ii. 394;
his appreciation of Washington as a general, iii. 580.
Fredericksburg (Patterson), camp of Washington at, ii. 642.
Fredericktown, Washington and Franklin meet at, for the first time, in 1756, i. 150.
Freemasons, desirous of being present at the funeral of Washington, iii. 538.
French and Indian War, cost of, to the colonies, i. 316.
French officers, blank commissions for, sent to Washington by Congress, ii. 446.
Freneau, Philip, editor of the National Gazette in 1791, iii. 197.
Jefferson's own account of his connection with the journal of, iii. 215;
Washington annoyed by the attacks of, iii. 253;
good done by the paper of, according to Jefferson—remarks of Irving respecting Jefferson's support of, iii. 254;
Washington's opinion of the journal of, iii. 268.
Frestel, M., arrival of. in the United States, with young Lafayette, in 1795, iii. 373;
letter of Washington to, in relation to young Lafayette, iii. 375;
encomium bestowed upon, by Washington, iii. 377;
with young Lafayette at Mount Vernon in 1797, iii. 479.
Fry, Colonel Joshua, commander of the troops destined for the Ohio in 1754—Washington his second in command, i. 96;
sudden death of, i. 113;
biographical notice of (note), i. 114.
Funeral honors paid by Congress to the memory of Washington, iii. 563.
"Funeral of George Washington,” a pasquinade, introduced by Knox at a cabinet council, iii. 269.
Funeral of Washington, iii. 558;
order of the procession at, iii. 559.
Funeral orations at the death of Washington, iii. 566, 570.

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Gadsden, Colonel Christopher, control of troops in Charleston assumed by, ii. 187;

confinement of, in the castle of St. Augustine, ii. 673;

hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354.
Gage, Colonel Thomas (afterward General), with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
friendly letter of, to Washington, i. 197;
troops of, brought into Boston, to awe the inhabitants, i. 345;
governor of Massachusetts in 1774, i. 396;
received in Boston with respect, i. 397;
contest of, with the Massachusetts assembly—fortifications built by, on Boston Neck, i. 398;
instructions of Lord Dartmouth to, as to his conduct in Massachusetts, i. 415;
fruitless attempts of, to prevent political assemblages, i. 416;
letter of Doctor Warren to, in relation to an agreement violated by him, i. 514;
martial law declared by, i. 552;
Charlestown set on fire by order of, i. 565;
anxiety of, to escape to New York, i. 627;
had been a personal friend of Washington, i. 630;
letters of Washington to, in relation to his treatment of prisoners, i. 631, 683;
verses on the cattle-stealing of, i. 638;
summoned to England by the king—biographical notice of (note), i. 730.
Gallatin, Albert, secretary of a convention in opposition to the excise laws in 1794, iii. 316;
resolution of Edward Livingston, demanding papers relating to Jay's treaty, sustained by, iii. 392;
conspicuous part taken by, in the debates on Jay's treaty, iii. 401;
remarks of Hildreth on the speech of—replied to, by Tracy, of Connecticut, iii. 404;
regard of Jefferson for, iii. 417.
Galloway, Joseph, dangerous plan of union of, i. 435;
plan of union of, opposed by Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams, i. 437;
plan of, rejected by a majority of one, i. 438;
subsequently a violent loyalist (note), i. 445;
agents of, hanged as spies and traitors, i. 462.
Gardner, Colonel, death of, while marching to the help of Prescott, at Breed's hill, i. 568.
Gaspé, account of the burning of the, i. 381.
Gates, Captain Horatio (afterward General), with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
chosen by Congress adjutant-general—biographical notice of, i. 546;
at the camp at Cambridge, i. 587;
appointed by Congress to the command of the army in Canada, ii. 153, 246;
sent to Philadelphia by Washington, to confer with Congress, ii. 156;
appointed major-general by Congress, ii. 157;
ambitious character of, ii. 245, 367, 420;
insinuations of, calculated to injure Schuyler, ii. 249;
extraordinary powers granted to, by Congress—unpleasant feelings produced in the army by the unusual powers granted to (note), ii. 246;
surprise of Schuyler at the conduct of—duplicity of, ii. 247, 420;
letter of Schuyler to Washington in relation to the claims of, ii. 248;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the abandonment of Crown Point, ii. 253;
order and discipline restored by, to the army of the North, ii. 254;
appointed by Congress to the command of the army at Ticonderoga, ii. 420;
slanders of Schuyler written by—impertinent letter written by, to Washington, ii. 423;
refusal of, to act under Schuyler—admitted to the floor of Congress through the instrumentality of Roger Sherman, ii. 424;
machinations of, against Schuyler, ii. 477;
chosen by Congress to command the northern army, ii. 479;
literary vanity of (note), ii. 483;
military movements of, criticised by John Adams, ii. 516;
courteous reception of, by Schuyler, ii. 520;
estimate of the character of, by Gouverneur Morris, ii. 521;
force and position of the army of, at Bemis's Heights, ii. 523;
jealousy of, greatly excited against Arnold, ii. 526;
inactivity of, until after the capture of the Hudson highlands, ii. 528;
letter of Washington to, requesting the aid of Morgan's corps, ii. 549;
desire of, to see Washington entirely defeated, ii. 550;
conspiracy in Congress and the army to elevate, over Washington, ii. 564;
correspondence of, with Washington, in relation to a letter of Conway, ii. 582;
challenge sent to, by Wilkinson (note),—placed at the head of a new board of war, ii. 584;
intention of the friends of, to have him made commander-in-chief—expedition against Canada planned by, to detach Lafayette from Washington, ii. 585;
appointed by Congress to command the army of the South—prophetic warning of General Lee to, ii. 681;
great things expected from, in the South, ii. 682;
combined attack of Cornwallis and Rawdon upon—total defeat of, at Sanders's creek, ii. 683;
letter of, to Washington, after his defeat, ii. 684;
inquiry into the conduct of, at Camden, ii. 698;
meeting of officers at Newburg presided at by, iii. 18.
Genealogy of the Washington family, i. 17.
General Advertiser, edited by a grandson of Franklin—action of Genet supported by, iii. 259.
Genet, Edmund Charles, arrival of, at Charleston, in 1793—practical democracy of, iii. 288;
secret reasons of, for landing at Charleston—enthusiastic reception of, iii. 243;
letters of marque issued by, iii. 244;
reception of, at Philadelphia, iii. 244, 246;
abashed in the presence of Washington, iii. 246;
banquet given in honor of, in Philadelphia—offended at seeing a bust of Louis XVI. in the house of the president, iii. 247;
Doctor Francis on the reception of, in New York. iii. 248, 249;
complaints of Mr. Hammond of the conduct of—duplicity of, iii. 252;
Jefferson's opinion of the mission of, iii. 253;
letter of, to Jefferson, announcing his mission, iii. 254;
propositions of, not received with favor by the United States government, iii. 255;
letter of, to the secretary of state, in relation to privateers, iii. 258;
privateer fitted out by, ordered to leave American waters, iii. 259;
letter of, to Jefferson, in relation to the arrest of American citizens on board the Citizen Genet, iii. 260;
appeal of, from the president to the people—letter of, to Jefferson, on neutrality, iii. 261;
party contentions respecting the claims of, iii. 262;
outrageous conduct of, with regard to Le Petit Democrat—misapprehensions of, corrected by Jefferson, iii. 265;
government determines to request the recall of—irritation of Washington at the idea of a contest with, iii. 269;
required to give up all vessels captured by his privateers, iii. 270;
popularity of, in the Southwest, iii. 274;
visit of, to New York, iii. 276;
angry letter written by, to Jefferson, iii. 278;
Jefferson disgusted with, iii. 279;
revulsion of public feeling with regard to, iii. 280;
rebuke administered to, by Jefferson—Washington's course in relation to, approved by Congress, iii. 287;
recalled by the government of France—M. Fauchet appointed to succeed, iii. 295;
marriage of, to the daughter of Governor Clinton—death of, at Greenbush, in 1834, iii. 296.
Gentlemen Associators, inactivity of, i. 213, 251, 220.
George II., biographical notice of (note), i. 314.
George III., determination of, to bring the colonies into unconditional submission, i. 485;
caricature of, published in England, i. 486;
speech of, at the opening of Parliament in 1776, ii. 2;
electoral troops of (note), ii. 4;
goodness of heart of, ii. 10;
leaden statue of, in New York, converted into bullets, ii. 214;
portrait of, in Nassau Hall, Princeton, injured by a cannon-shot (note), ii. 389;
conversation of Jay with, in 1795, iii. 338;
ratification of Jay's treaty by, in 1790, iii. 390.
Georgia, colony of, planted in the year of Washington's birth, i. 17;
personal description of representatives from, in the continental Congress, in 1775 (note), i. 727;
invasion of, by Colonel Campbell—General Robert Howe, in command of the Americans in—command of the royal forces in, taken by General Prevost, ii. 650.
Germain, Lord George, his approbation of General Howe's abandonment of Boston, ii. 86, 89.
German mercenaries, high price paid for, by the British government, ii. 6;
employment of, condemned in the house of commons, ii. 7;
departure of, from England, for the St. Lawrence, ii. 89.
Germantown, army of Washington encamped at, ii. 489;
retreat of Washington to, after the battle of the Brandy wine—thirty hogsheads of rum sent to the troops at, by order of Congress, ii. 511;
account of the battle at, ii. 552-557;
the delay at Chew's house the cause of the loss of the battle of, ii. 554;
retreat of the American army at, covered by General Greene—comparative losses of the British and Americans at, ii. 556;
the British almost defeated at, ii. 557;
impression produced in Europe by the battle at, ii. 559;
proposed assemblage of Congress at, in 1793, iii. 282;
family of Washington at, in 1794, iii. 333.
Gerry, Elbridge, special envoy to France in 1798, iii. 496;
detention of, in France, by a threat of Talleyrand, iii. 504.
Gibbon, the historian, doubts of, as to British success in America—political character of (note), i. 495.
Giles, Mr., motion of, in Congress, to expunge certain language complimentary to Washington, iii. 460;
motion of, sustained by Andrew Jackson, iii. 461.
Gist, Christopher, employed by the Ohio Company, in 1750, to explore their lands, i. 71;
Washington's guide in his Ohio expedition, i. 76;
his narrative of adventures in company with Washington, i. 88;
guide of General Braddock, i. 161.
Glover, Colonel, evacuation of New York by patriot troops commenced under the superintendence of, ii. 294;
troops ferried over the Delaware by, ii. 370, 371.
Gordon, Doctor, letter of Washington to, denying any intention to resign the command of the army (note), ii. 588;
letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798, iii. 488.
Goshen meeting-house, retreat of Washington from, ii. 513.
Governors, colonial, meeting of, at New York, i. 201.
Governor's Island, taken possession of, by a body of continentals, ii. 84.
Grafton, duke of, advice given to the king by, ii. 5.
Graham, Catharine Macaulay, visit of, to Mount Vernon, iii. 48;
letter of Washington to, on the formation of the Federal Constitution, iii. 75.
Grahame, Doctor, on the character of Washington, i. 346, 536.
Grange, the, a British vessel, captured by L'Embuscade, iii. 245;
complaints of Mr. Hammond respecting the capture of, iii. 252;
restoration of, determined on by the American government, iii. 256.
Grant, Colonel (afterward General), Cherokees subdued by, in 1701, i. 302;
at the battle of Long Island, ii. 266, 271;
foolish boast of, in the house of commons, heard by Lord Stirling (note), ii. 266.
Grattan, the champion of civil and religious freedom, i. 370.
Graves, Admiral, arrival of, at New York, ii. 680;
attacked by De Grasse off the capes of Virginia, ii. 730.
Gray's ferry, triumphal arches reared at, in honor of Washington, in 1789, iii. 86.
Great Britain, suspected policy of, in relation to the American colonies, i. 67;
address of the second continental Congress to the people of, i. 606;
unsettled relations with, in 1793, iii. 271;
treatment of neutral shipping by, in 1793—services of British-born seamen claimed by, iii. 272;
western posts retained by—irritation of the American people against, in 1793—judicial decision respecting debts due to merchants of, before the Revolution, iii. 273;
war with, imminent in 1793-'4, iii. 283, 297;
discriminating duties as against, recommended by Jefferson, iii. 287;
subjects in dispute with, in 1795, iii. 336.
Great Kenawha, voyage of Washington down the Ohio to the mouth of, in 1770, i. 359;
ascended by Washington fourteen miles—Indian met with at, who had fired at Washington fifteen times, i. 360;
night-attack upon Colonel Lewis at, i. 473;
tour of Washington to visit, in 1784, iii. 42.
Great Meadows, Washington at, i. 104;
Fort Necessity erected at, i. 109;
rumored approach of De Villiers toward, with twelve hundred men, i. 117;
inactivity of South-Carolinians at, i. 118, 119;
Washington's comments on De Villiers's account of the affair at (note), i. 122;
killed and wounded at, i. 123;
Washington's conduct at, approved by the governor and council, i. 124.
Greaton, Captain, forage belonging to the British destroyed by, i. 617.
Greenburg hills, encampment of the allied armies among, ii. 723.
Greene, Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher, with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, i. 683, 697;
murder of, ii. 721.
Greene, Nathanael, services of, in the field, commenced after the battle of Lexington, i. 513;
appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548;
address made by, to Washington, welcoming him to the camp at Cambridge, i. 615;
conduct of the New England troops defended by, i. 758;
defensive works prepared by, at Brooklyn, ii. 171;
sickness of, when the British landed on Long Island, ii. 264;
urgency of, for the destruction of New York, ii. 287;
tour of inspection of, to the forts on the Hudson Highlands, ii. 441;
skilful movement of, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 507;
retreat of the American army at Germantown covered by, ii. 556;
important service rendered by, to the army at Valley Forge, as quartermaster, ii. 599;
chosen to supersede Gates in command of the southern forces, ii. 698;
arrival of, at Charlotte, ii. 699;
confidence inspired among the southern republicans by the presence of, ii. 702;
retreat of, from the Catawba to Virginia, followed by Cornwallis—return of, to North Carolina, ii. 716;
repulse of, by Cornwallis, at Guilford courthouse—surprise and defeat of, by Lord Rawdon, at Hobkirk's hill, ii. 719;
siege of Ninety-Six by, iii. 2;
letters of Washington to, urging the necessity for preparations for a campaign in 1782, iii. 6;
Charleston taken possession of by, iii. 12.
Greene, Mrs. General, visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, iii. 181.
Green Mountain Boys, recommended by Congress for the invasion of Canada, i. 653;
Ethan Allen rejected by, i. 658;
insubordination of, i. 669, 670.
Green, Reverend Ashbel, his personal reminiscences of Washington, iii. 587.
Greenway Court, hospitality of Lord Fairfax at, i. 48;
letter of Washington from, at the age of fifteen, i. 49;
library at, accessible to young Washington, i. 57.
Grenville, George, the stamp-act submitted to the house of commons by, i. 322;
reply of Pitt to an interrogatory of—christened “the gentle shepherd,” i. 324.
Grey, General, party of horse under Colonel Baylor surprised by, ii. 643.
Gridley, Captain Samuel, inefficiency of (note), i. 562.
Gridley, Colonel, good discipline of his corps of artillery, i. 553;
lines of the intrenchments on Breed's hill drawn by, at night, i. 557;
wounded at Breed's hill, i. 569;
lines of fortification upon Dorchester Heights drawn by, ii. 64.
Grier, Mrs., fortitude displayed by, while accompanying Arnold's Quebec expedition, i. 693.
Griffiths, David, warning of Lee's treachery at Monmouth given by, on the eve of the battle, ii. 623.
Grimes, Miss, afterward Mrs. Lee, supposed youthful passion of Washington for, i. 47.
Guilford courthouse, battle of, ii. 717.
Guizot, encomium pronounced by, upon the character of Washington, iii. 580.
Gulligher, Mr., one sitting given to, by Washington, at Portsmouth, in 1789, iii. 133.
Gunpowder, Gage's seizure of, at Cambridge, i. 426.

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