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"It is univerfally acknowledged, that the enlarged "profpects of happiness opened by the confirmation of our “independence and fovereignty, almost exceed the power of "defcription; and shall not the brave men who have con"tributed fo effentially to thefe inestimable acquifitions, "retiring victorious from the field of war to the field of agriculture, participate in all the bleflings which have "been obtained? In fuch a republic, who will exclude "them from the rights of citizens, and the fruits of their "labors? In fuch a country fo happily circumstanced, the "purfuits of commerce and the cultivation of the foil, will “unfold to indultry the certain road to competence. To "thofe hardy foldiers who are actuated by the spirit of "adventure, the fisheries will afford ample and profitable "employment; and the extenfive and fertile regions of "the weft will yield a moft happy afylum to thote, who, "fond of domestic enjoyment, are feeking for personal in

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dependence. Nor is it poffible to conceive, that any one "of the United States will prefer a national bankruptcy, "and the diffolution of the union, to a compliance with "the requifitions of congrefs, and the payment of its juft "debts, fo that the officers and foldiers may expect confid"erable affistance in recommencing their civil occupations, from the fums due to them from the public, which must and will most inevitably be paid.

"In order to effect this defirable purpose, and to remove "the prejudices which may have taken poffeffion of the "minds of any of the good people of the States, it is ear"neftly recommended to all the troops, that, with strong "attachments to the union, they fhould carry with them "into civil fociety the most conciliatory difpofitions; and "that they should prove themselves not lefs virtuous and "ufeful as citizens, than they have been perfevering and "victorious as foldiers. What though there fhould be "fome envious individuals, who are unwilling to pay the "debt the public has contracted, or to yield the tribute due "to merit; yet let fuch unworthy treatment produce no "invective, or any inftance of intemperate conduct; let it

"be remembered that the unbiassed voice of the free citi "zens of the United States has promifed the juft rewards, "and given the merited applaufe. Let it be known and "remembered, that the reputation of the federal armies is "established beyond the reach of malevolence; and let a "confciousness of their achievements and fame ftill ex"cite the men who composed them to honorable actions, "under the perfuafion, that the private virtues of economy, "prudence, and industry, will not be lefs amiable in civil "life, than the more fplendid qualities of valour, perfever"ance and enterprise were in the field; every one may "reft affured, that much, very much, of the future happi"nefs of the officers and men, will depend upon the wife "and manly conduct which fhall be adopted by them, "when they are mingled with the great body of the com"munity. And although the general has fo frequently 'given it as his opinion, in the most public and explicit "manner, that unless the principles of the federal govern"ment were properly fupported, and the power of the "union increased, the honor, dignity, and juftice of the "nation would be loft forever; yet he cannot help repeating on this occafion, fo interesting a fentiment, and leav

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ing it as his last injunction to every officer, and every "foldier, who may view the fubject in the fame serious "point of light, to add his best endeavours to those of his "worthy fellow citizens, towards effecting those great and "valuable purposes, on which our very existence as a na❝tion fo materially depends.

«The commander in chief conceives little is now want"ing to enable the foldier to change the military charac"ter into that of a citizen, but that fteady and decent "tenor of behaviour which has generally diftinguished not

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only the army under his immediate command, but the "different detachments and feparate armies, through the “course of the war. From their good sense and prudence, "he anticipated the happiest confequences; and while he "congratulates them on the glorious occafion, which ren

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ders their fervices in the field no longer neceffary, he "wishes to exprefs the ftrong obligations he feels himself "under for the affistance he has received from every class, "and in every inftance. He presents his thanks, in the "most serious and affectionate manner, to the general offi❝cers, as well for their counsel on many interesting occa"fions, as for their ardor in promoting the fuccefs of the "plans he had adopted; to the commandants of regiments "and corps, and to the officers, for their zeal and attention "in carrying his orders promptly into execution; to the "ftaff, for their alacrity and exactness in performing the "duties of their feveral departments; and to the non-com"miflioned officers and private foldiers, for their extraordi"nary patience in fuffering, as well as in their invincible "fortitude in action. To various branches of the army, "the general takes this laft and folemn opportunity of pro"felling his inviolable attachment and friendship. "wifhes more than bare profeflions were in his power, that ❝he was really able to be useful to them all in future life. "He flatters himfelf, however, they will do him the justice "to believe, that whatever could with propriety be at "tempted by him, has been done. And, being now to "conclude thefe his laft public orders, to take his ultimate "leave in a fhort time of the military character, and to bid "a final adieu to the armies he has fo long had the honor "to command, he can only again offer in their behalf his "recommendations to their grateful country, and his "prayers to the God of armies. May ample juftice be "done them here, and may the choiceft of Heaven's favors, "both here and hereafter, attend those who, under the "divine aufpices, have fecured innumerable bleffings for "others! With thefe withes, and this benediction, the com"mander in chief is about to retire from fervice; the cur. "tain of feparation will foon be drawn, and the military "fcene to him will be clofed forever.

"EDWARD HAND, Adjutant General."

INDE X.

Adams, Samuel, his character,

Adams, John, appointed minister to France,

A.

Vol Page.

ACKLAND, major, wounded and taken prisoner, ii. 31

lady, her character and adventures,

ii. 30

Act of parliament prohibiting the American fifheries, i. 172

reftraining the American trade,

profcribed by governor Gage,

i. 173

i. 211

i. 210

ii. 139

ii. 139

recalled,

appointed minifter to Holland,

ii. 301

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460

Arnold, general, his expedition into Canada,

chafed out of that province,

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i. 260

i. 342

his command in Virginia,

ii. 256

ii. 257

his treachery,

his operations in Virginia,

ii. 360

ii. 366

recalled from Virginia,

his ravages in Connecticut,

iii. 89

Affembly of Maffachufetts diffolved,

i. 55

meets on a new election,

i. 55

required to refcind circular letter,

i. 55

B.

Balfour, colonel, fucceeds lord Rawdon in the com-

mand in South Carolina,

ii. 339

Bernard, governor, character of,

Baum, colonel, defeated at Bennington,

impeached by the affembly of Massachusetts, i. 58

his messages to the assembly,

embarks for England,

ii. 18

i. 42

i. 74

i. 75

i. 120

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i. 193

Bouille, marquis de, takes poffeffion of Tobago,

iii. 125

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