Wabash River, the, I. 40,
56, 83.
Waggoner, Captain, I. 217,
331.
Walker, Admiral, his fleet wrecked, II. 203.
Walpole, Horace, I. 7;
his opinion of Edward Cornwallis, I.
93, 110;
remark and anecdote concerning the Duke of Newcastle, I.
177, 178;
observation concerning Mirepoix, I. 180;
sketch of General Braddock, I.
188, 189,
191, 198;
remark concerning George Townshend, II. 193;
letters concerning Wolfe and Quebec, II. 323,
324, 358;
recounts the death of George II., II.
390, 391;
his writing concerns Pitt, II. 406,
407.
War-songs, I. 474, 476,
481.
Ward, Ensign, attacked by the French, and surrenders, I.
143.
Warde, George, II. 190.
Warren, Sir Peter, Admiral, I. 287.
Washington, George, I. 53;
sequence of events dating from the time of his youth, I.
1;
enters upon his career, I. 132;
adjutant-general of the Virginia militia, I. 132,
142, 151,
330;
his embassy to Fort Le Bœuf, with letter of introduction
to Saint-Pierre, I.
132-136,
297;
his adventure at Murdering Town, I. 136;
the site of Pittsburg examined by, I. 142;
the battle at Great Meadows, and the alleged assassination of Jumonville, I.
145-162, II.
421-423;
his traits of character, I. 146,
147, 150,
213, 219,
331-334;
at Fort Necessity, I. 156;
the capitulation drawn up by Villiers, I.
158, 159;
retreat from Fort Necessity, I.
160, 161;
opinion of,
expressed by Half-King, I. 160 note;
the Fourth of July, I. 161;
quoted concerning Braddock, I. 201;
serves as aide-de-camp to Braddock in his expedition
against Fort Duquesne, I.
202, 203;
consultation with Braddock, I. 206;
letter to his brother quoted, I.
206, 207;
crosses the Monongahela, I.
212, 213;
battle of the Monongahela, and retreat of the English troops, I.
214-233;
letter quoted concerning the defeat, I.
220, 230;
quoted concerning the suffering of the people, I.
331-333, II.
131, 132;
his relations with Dinwiddie, I.
332, 333, II.
131, 132;
report of the affair at Kittanning, by Dumas, I.
426, 427;
his relations with General Forbes, in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, II.
134, 137,
138, 158.
Waterbury, I. 428.
Webb, Colonel Daniel, I. 439;
resigns his position as commander-in-chief, I.
383;
arrives at Albany, I. 399;
sent to reinforce Oswego, I. 405,
406, 415;
at Fort Edward, I. 496-498 note, II.
2-4;
his correspondence with Munro, I.
496, 497;
his lack of support for Munro, at Fort William Henry, I.
496, 497,
501, 502,
513 note, II.
1-3,
428, 429;
his regiment at the siege of Quebec, II.
297.
Wedell, General, II. 387.
Weiser, Conrad, I. 66,
73, 160;
letter to Governor Morris, I. 347.
Weld, Chaplain, I. 404,
405 note.
Wentworth, Governor, I. 510 note.
Wesley, John, I. 6.
West, Captain, leads a party to bury the dead, II.
159, 160.
West, Benjamin, II. 159.
West, the conflict for, of the French and the English, I.
2,
63-90,
132, 134,
137-141,
170, 192,
231, 232,
318, 329,
415;
the forests, I. 205;
French and English settlements compared, II.
146.
West Indies, the, I.
10, 137,
230, 356, II.
65, 192,
401;
power of England over, II.
400, 405.
West Mountain, I. 300.
Westminster Abbey, tablet erected to Lord Howe, II.
91.
Wheeling Creek, I. 48.
Whigs, the, I. 6, 179, II.
40, 392,
400.
White Mountains, I. 453.
White Point, II. 57.
White Woman's Creek, I. 55.
Whitefield, I. 6.
Whitehall, I. 298, II.
121, 252.
White's Chocolate-House, I. 7.
Whiting, Lieutenant-Colonel, I. 302;
his men fall into Dieskau's ambush, I.
302, 303.
Whitmore, brigadier,
serves in the expedition against Louisbourg, II.
48,
57-76;
becomes the governor of Louisbourg, II. 76.
Whitworth, Dr. Miles, I. 508;
summons to the Acadians drawn up, I. 271,
272;
present at the massacre at Fort William Henry, I.
509, 514, II.
430, 431.
Wiggins, George, II. 82 note.
Wilhelmina, death of, II. 389.
William, Duke of Cumberland, son of George II., I.
8.
William III., his accession to the throne of England, I.
5, 6.
William and Mary College, I. 163.
William Henry, Fort, I. 388,
452, 457, II.
88, 114;
its situation, I. 316,
492;
winter life of the garrison, I. 350;
its condition, I.
401, 402,
493, 495;
exploits of Lieutentant Kennedy and Captain Hodges, I.
428, 429;
exploits of Rogers' rangers, I.
433-437,
441, 445;
attacked by Vaudreuil's war-party, I.
446-451,
456-458;
a new attack planned, and the expedition prepared by the French, I.
472,
474-494;
besieged and conquered by the French, I.
494-513,
514 note, II.
1,
2, 5,
6, 237,
292, 320,
321, 381,
428-431;
some of the garrison massacred by the Indians, I.
505-513,
514 note, II.
428-431.
William Henry Hotel, I. 401.
Williams, Colonel Ephraim, I. 290;
origin of Williams College, I. 290;
serves in the expedition against Crown Point, I.
290-311;
his wounds and death, I. 302,
303, 311.
Williams, Colonel Israel, II. 120 note;
letters to, quoted, I.
292, 293, II.
114, 115.
Williams, Josiah, I. 311.
Williams, Stephen, a chaplain, I. 290;
preaches to the army at Lake George, I.
295, 296.
Williams, Thomas, a surgeon,
serves in the expedition sent against Crown Point, I.
290-293;
letters from, quoted, I. 294,
311,
316 note,
406;
his account of the battle of Lake George, I.
306,
312 note;
his anxiety for Oswego, I.
405, 406.
Williams, Colonel William,
account of the loss of Oswego, I.
406, 407;
letters quoted concerning the army and the battle at Ticonderoga, II.
114, 115,
119, 120.
Williams College, I. 290.
Williams, Fort, I. 374,
375.
Williamsburg, I. 136,
142, 163,
228, 332;
society at, I. 163,
164.
Will's Creek, I. 59,
139,
142-144,
151, 161;
the trading-station established on, I. 132,
199, 260.
Winchester, I.
141, 330.
Windsor, I. 94, 268.
Winnebagoes, the, I. 486.
Winslow, John, I.
169, 495;
his education and circumstances, I.
245, 246;
his letters and journal quoted concerning the Acadians, I.
249, 250,
252, 253 note,
254, 255,
266 note,
267,
269-271,
274, 275,
277, 277 note,
278, 279;
the siege of Fort Beauséjour, I.
247-253;
circumstances with regard to the removal of the Acadians, I.
249-253,
266-284;
relations with Captain Murray, I. 269,
275, 278;
delivers the orders of George II. to the Acadians, I.
272-274;
his portrait, I. 273;
his quarters at Half-Moon, I. 387;
letter to Colonel Fitch, I. 388;
letters hastening the preparations for an attack on Ticonderoga, I.
388, 389,
405, 438;
difficulty concerning the rank of provincials and regulars, I.
399, 400;
his camp at Lake George, I. 401,
421, 438;
his opinion of Israel Putnam, I. 428;
his Letter Book cited, I. 429;
prisoners brought into camp, I. 431;
his sentinels killed, I. 437;
ordered to remain in a defensive attitude, I. 438;
his letter to Shirley concerning the failure of the campaign, I.
438, 439;
his troops garrisoned in winter-quarters, I. 439;
money expended on his expedition, II. 84.
Wisconsin, I. 486.
Wisconsin Historical Society, the, II. 426.
Wolf Island, I. 409.
Wolfe, Mrs., the filial devotion of her son, II.
185-190,
192;
last letter from General Wolfe, II. 269,
270;
mourns his loss, II. 324.
Wolfe, Major-General Edward, II. 184.
Wolfe, James, II. 48, 345;
his opinion of Cornwallis, I. 93;
serves in the expedition against Louisbourg, II.
48,
57-81;
his characteristics and ill health, II.
48, 58,
78-81,
183-188,
190-192,
219,
221-225,
262,
266-270,
272, 277,
281, 288,
289, 294,
295;
his age, II. 184;
confidential relation existing with his mother, II.
185-190,
192, 269,
270;
plans of attack at Louisbourg, II.
57, 58;
the Island Battery silenced, II.
62, 63;
the French ships burned, II. 66,
67, 69;
the capitulation of Louisbourg, II.
71-75;
ordered to disperse the French settlers, II.
80, 81;
sails for England, II. 81;
his opinion of Abercromby and of Lord Howe, II.
89;
an expedition fitted out to serve under, II.
181-184;
his rank and campaigns, II. 185,
189, 191;
the Rochefort expedition, II. 189;
letters to Major Wolfe and Lieutenant-Colonel Rickson, II.
190-192;
his betrothed, II.
190, 284;
to command the expedition against Quebec, II.
191-193;
embarks for America, II. 192;
authorities on his life, II. 194 note;
siege and reduction of Quebec, II.
195-233,
259-299,
436-441;
arrival of the fleet in the St. Lawrence, and passage of the Traverse, II.
203-206;
at the Island of Orléans, II. 208;
his view of the French camp, II.
208, 209;
the descent of the fireships, II.
210-212,
227;
seizes Point Levi, II. 213;
his proclamations to the Canadians, II. 213,
214, 223,
225, 226,
260, 261;
his position at Montmorenci, II.
216-220;
Quebec bombarded, II. 216,
217, 228;
his determination to persevere in the siege, II.
228;
the disaster at Montmorenci, II.
228-233,
259, 260,
268, 269;
ballads written concerning, II. 233 note;
the expected aid from Amherst, II.
240, 241,
250, 272;
proposes to fortify Isle-aux-Coudres, II. 260;
plans of attack considered by, II. 260,
266-272;
despatches sent to Pitt, II.
268-272,
323;
the discovery of the path ascending the heights, II.
272, 278;
his determination to climb the heights, and attack the French, II.
272-280;
movements of the squadron under Holmes, II.
278-285;
his last orders from the "Sutherland," II.
280, 281;
statistics of his troops, II.
281, 283,
290,
298 note,
437, 438,
444;
assisted by Saunders, II. 282;
the pretended attack at Beauport, II. 282,
283;
makes use of the French provision-boats, II. 283,
284, 286;
his presentiment, II. 284;
his chances of success, II.
284, 285;
the ascent of the heights, II.
284-289;
remark concerning Gray's Elegy, II. 285;
the challenge to the boats, II. 286;
his troops drawn up ready for action, II.
289-292;
the charge and victory of the English, II.
295-297;
his wounds, II. 296;
his last words, II. 297,
297 note
his death, II.
297, 317,
323, 324;
his remains carried to England, II. 317;
his death written upon by Walpole, II. 323,
324;
the fruits of the victory, II. 325,
352, 400;
remarks of the Rev. E. Forbes, II. 378;
his "Instructions to Young Officers," II.
439.
Wolfe, Walter, the uncle of James Wolfe, II.
190, 192;
letters from his nephew quoted, II.
191-193.
Wolfe's Cove, II. 278.
Wood Creek, I. 295, 297,
321, 374,
388, 406, II.
121.
Wooden Horse, the, I. 386.
Woolsey, Colonel, II. 432,
433.
Wooster, Colonel David, I. 389.
Worcester, I. 404.
Wraxall, I. 301 note;
eulogies of Johnson, I. 316.
Wright, his Life of Wolfe, II. 82 note,
194.
Wright, Dr., II. 120;
sickness in the army, II. 120.
Wyandot, I. 54, 76.
Wyandots, the, I. 40, 41,
57.
Wyoming, II. 143.
Yadkin, the, I. 58.
Yale College, I. 290.
York, I. 7.
Youghiogany river, the, I.
145, 146,
II. 138.
Young, Lieutenant-Colonel, I. 496;
sent to Montcalm for terms of capitulation, I.
505.
Zeisberger, David, I.
55 note.
Zinzendorf, Count, I.
54, 55.