.


North, Lord,
receives word of Cornwallis's surrender,
136
.


North State,
the
Old
, North Carolina,
36
,
37
,
91
.



O


O'Hara,
General, sent by Cornwallis to deliver up his sword,
134
.


Ohio,
the representation of, in Congress,
149
.


Ohio River,
the, Clark floats down,
6
.

    Lafayette ascends,
206
.


Old Dominion,
the, Virginia,
215
.


Old Hickory's
Christmas,
185-198
. See
New Orleans
.


Old Ironsides,
169-184
. See
Constitution, the frigate
.

    origin of the name,
178
.


Old North State,
the, North Carolina,
36
,
37
,
91
.


Old State House,
the, in Philadelphia, now called Independence Hall,
145
.


Orang-outangs,
Arnold's men resemble,
30
.



P


Pakenham,
Sir Edward, arrives at New Orleans on Christmas Day, 1814,
191
.

    takes a look at the Americans,
192
.

    killed in the battle of New Orleans,
195
.


Palmetto
logs, one way of using,
36-49
. See
Fort Sullivan
.


Parker,
Sir Peter, arrives at Cape Fear,
37
.

    takes command of the combined British fleets and sails for Charleston,
37
.

    delays his attack on Charleston,
41
.

    attacks Fort Sullivan,
42
.

    the fleet of, defeated,
48
.


Pasha
of Tripoli, the,
156
.


Patriot,
our greatest,
62-76
. See
Washington
.

    spy, the,
50-61
. See
Hale
.


Peace,
the treaty of, with Great Britain signed in Paris, France, in September, 1783,
138
,
202
.

    the treaty of, with Great Britain in 1814 was signed at Ghent, Belgium, on Christmas eve, 1814, about two weeks before the battle of New Orleans,
198
.


Pennsylvania
called on for volunteers,
112
.


Perry,
Commodore, the hero of the battle of Lake Erie,
202
.


Petersburg,
Lord Cornwallis arrives at,
123
.


Philadelphia,
the first Continental Congress at,
140
.

    the second Continental Congress at,
140
.

    the Constitution drafted at, in the Old State House,
145
.

    the visit of Lafayette to,
210
.


Philadelphia, the frigate,
the burning of,
156-168
.

    the events leading to the capture of,
156-159
.

    towed into the harbor of Tripoli,
159
.

    plans made for retaking,
160
.

    Decatur's plan for the retaking of,
161
.

    Decatur starts for the recapture of,
162
.

    the capture and the burning of,
166
.


Phillips,
Samuel, carries Ferguson's threat to the backwoodsmen,
92
.


Pickens,
Andrew, a leader in the South,
91
.

    at the battle of Cowpens,
117
.


Pinckneys,
the two brilliant, Charles and Thomas, of South Carolina, at the Philadelphia convention,
146
.


Pirates,
the, on the African coast,
156
,
170
.


Pitt, Fort,
5
. See the map in
Chapter I
.


Point Levi,
the arrival of Arnold at,
29
.


Pompey,
Wayne's guide at Stony Point,
84
.


Poor Richard's Almanac,
a quotation from,
157
.


Portland,
Maine, Lafayette visits,
206
.


Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, "Old Ironsides" at,
183
.

    Lafayette visits,
206
.


Preble,
Commodore, in command of our fleet in the Mediterranean,
158
,
161
,
172
.

    sails for Sicily,
160
.

    the quick temper of,
173
.


Prescott, General,
captured by Colonel Barton,
143
.


Prescott, William,
at the battle of Bunker Hill,
213
.



Q


Quebec,
an expedition planned against,
20
.

    the "Gibraltar of America,"
30
.

    reached by Arnold's expedition,
30
.

    the siege of,
31
.

    the midnight attack on,
32
.

    the siege of, raised,
35
.

    Morgan at,
34
,
111
,
113
.


Quincy,
Massachusetts, Lafayette visits, to see John Adams,
209
.



R


Randolph,
Edmund, at the Philadelphia convention,
147
.

    defends the Constitution,
154
.


Rappahannock River,
the, Washington throws across,
64
.


Rawdon,
Lord, in South Carolina,
126
.


Red Jacket,
the Indian chief, meets Lafayette,
204
.


Rennie,
Colonel, a British commander at the battle of New Orleans,
195
.


Representatives
in Congress,
149
.


Revere,
Paul, furnishes the copper used in "Old Ironsides,"
172
.


Rhode Island,
142
,
147
.

    sends no delegates to Philadelphia,
145
.

    the representation of, in Congress,
149
.

    "Old Ironsides" at Newport,
183
.


Rutledge,
John, Governor, the character of,
40
.

    sends powder to Fort Sullivan,
46
.

    rewards Sergeant Jasper,
48
.

    at the Philadelphia convention,
146
.



S


St. John's
gate at Quebec,
35
.