N

D

E

X.

Ι Ν

A

A.

CT, the first, impofing cuf

toms on the colonies alone, to be collected by colonial revenue officers, vol. i. p. 42. Acts paffed by the English parliament refpecting the colonies, p. 100-by the British parliament, p. 102, 107, 108, 118, 149. The act for better fecuring the king's dock yards, p. 323-for fhutting up the port of Bofion, p. 351-for regulating the government of the Maffachusetts Bay, p. 352-for the impartial adminiftration of juftice, and the fuppreffion of riots in the Maffachusetts, p. 353for making more effectual provifion for the government of Quebec, p. 357-for reftraining the commerce of the New England provinces, and for prohibiting their finery, p. 462 -for confifcating all American property found upon the water, vol. ii. p. 210, 213-for prohibiting all intercourse with the Thirteen United Colonies, p. 235-for fecuring perfons accufed of high treason, or sufpected of piracy, p. 443. Action, the naval, between the Bri

tish and American fleets on lake Champlain, vol. if. p. 383— between admirals Keppel and D'Orvilliers, vol. iii. p. 120 -Byron and d'Estaing, p. 295

between the Serapis, capt. Pearfon, and the Bon Homme Richard, capt. Paul Jones, p. 297-between Sir George Rodney, and Don Langara, p. 407 -Rodney and de Guichen, p. 411-Sir Samuel Hood and count de Graffe, vol. iv. P 131 -commodore Johnstone and Mr. de Suffrein, p. 149admirals Hyde Parker and Zoutman, p. 152-Graves and Graffe, p. 182-Hughes and Suffrein, p. 266-Rodney and de Graffe, p. 271, 273-lord Howe and the combined fleets, P. 331-Hughes and Suffrein,, · P. 344, 345, 348. Adams, Mr. John, is chofen to

negotiate a treaty of peace with Great Britain, vol. iii. p. 321 -commiffioned to be the American plenipotentiary to the States General, vol. iv. p. 62 -prefents a memorial to their high mightineffes, p. So-purfues fuccefsful meafures, and is acknowledged, p. 239-concludes a treaty of amity and commerce between the States. General and the United States of America, p. 332-arrives at Paris, p. 338-writes in favor of a compliance with the recommendation to be made by congrefs agreeable to the articles of peace, p. 350.. Adams, Mr. Samuel, is chofen reprefentative

prefentative for Bofton, vol. i.
p. 205-his views to indepen-
dency, p. 347-his fpeech in
congrefs, p. 410-is alarmed,
left his views fhould be fruftrat-
ed, vol. ii. p. 171.
Addrefs, a joint one, of both houses
of parliament agreed to, vol. i.
P. 455--but protested against
by feveral lords, p. 461.

of the general ailembly of
the church of Scotland, vol. ii.
P. 452.

Addrees approving the acts of go-
vernment, and counter-petiti-
ons, vol. ii. p. 222.
Adminiftration, a new one, formed in
1782, under the aufpices of the
marquis of Rockingham, vol.
iv. p. 232.
Affairs, the, of the United States
in a ruinous condition, vol. iii.
P. 223.

Aitken, John, alias John the Pain-

ter, vol. ii. p. 445.
Allen, colonel, furprifes Tyconde-
roga, vol. ii. p. 13-is taken
by Sir Guy Carleton, and put
into irons, p. 160.
Allied troops under general Wash-
ington arrive at the Head
of Elk, and within an hour af-
ter, hear of de Graffe's arrival,
vol. iv. p. 186-join the troops
under la Fayette, p. 187.
Ambaffador, the French, prefents
memorials to congress, vol. iii.
P. 221, 225.

the Spanish, the mar-
quis d'Almodovar, prefents a
manifefto to the British minifter,
vol. iii. p. 289.
Americans infulted by feveral in
both houfes of parliament, vol.
i. p. 467.

fome hundreds arrive
at Marblehead in cartel fhips
from England, vol. iv. p. 295.
the number of, lost by

the war, vol. iv, p. 404.
American academy, of arts and

-A

fciences, incorporated in the
Maffachusetts, vol. iii. p. 398.
American army, the general return
of it, at Cambridge in the Mas-
fachusetts, vol. ii. p. 27.
They take poffeffion of Plow-
ed-bill, p. 127-are vifited from
neighbouring and diftant colo-
nies, p. 141-many ficken and
die, and others fuffer much, p.
142. They take poffeffion of
Cobble-bill, p. 143- -break
ground at Lechmere's point, p.
146.-They are changed by a
new inliftment, p. 172.
scheme for destroying the army
when at New York, p. 276.—
They are defeated on Long-Island,
P. 399 evacuate the island, p.
313-their ftate afterward, p.
316, 323—are stationed at dif-
ferent places, p. 325—evacuate
New York ifland, p. 339-are
guilty of great plunderings, p.
419-march toward the Bran-
dywine, p. 494-are defeated
by the royal army, p. 511-
furprise the royal troops at Ger-
man-town, p. 523-their dif
trefs at Valley-forge, vol. iii. p.
62-engage the royal troops
near Monmouth court-house, p.
141-their distress for want of
provifion, p. 344-are greatly
diffatisfied, p. 362.

army in Canada, their
misbehaviour, vol. ii. p. 250
-their diftrefs when general
Thomas arrives and takes the
command, p. 251-they retreat
from before Quebec, p. 253-
general Sullivan takes the com-
mand on the death of Thomas,
P. 254—they retreat up the So-
rel, and on to Crown Point, p.
259-remove to Mount Indepen-
dence, P. 319 evacuate the
northern pofts, p. 480-their
force under general Schuyler,
p. 488-are commanded by ge-
neral Gates, and engage the
royal

royal army under general Bur-
goyne, Sept. 19, 1777, P. 548
and again on Oct. 7, p. 558.
American commerce, the lofs of it
not generally felt, vol. ii. p.

220.

impreffion, the firft, of
the Bible in English, printed
at Philadelphia by Mr. Aitken,
vol. iv. p. 314.
Amfterdam, the penfionary of, di-
rects the figning of an eventual
treaty between Holland and the
United States of America, vol.
iii. p. 426.

Andre, major, the affair of, vol.
iii. p. 481.

Arethufa and Belle Poule frigates

engage, vol. iii. p. 118.
Armed neutrality, vol. iii. p. 402.
Army, royal, to be employed
againft the Americans, the
trength of it, vol. ii. p. 246.
Arnold, Benedict colonel, marches

toward Bofton, vol. ii. p. 3-
commands a body of troops in
an expedition to Canada, and
arrives at Point Levi, p. 128–
lofes the opportunity of fur-
prifing Quebec, p. 165-joins
general Montgomery, p. 167-
takes the command of the whole
force on Montgomery's death,
p. 188-retreats from Montreal,
p. 260-is appointed by gene-
ral Gates to command the Ame-
rican fleet on Lake Champlain,
P. 379-is defeated by the Bri-
tifh fleet, p. 383-bravely op-
pofes the British troops under
general Tryan, p. 463-relieves
Fort Schuyler (attacked by St.
Leger and Johnson) p. 532-
ftorms the German intrench-
ments, and is wounded, p. 561
-negotiates for delivering Weft
Point into the hands of Sir H.
Clinton, vol. iii. p. 480-fails
for the Chefapeak and lands in
Virginia, vol. iv. p. 59-returns
VOL. IV.

to New York, p. 115-goes
against New London, p. 178.
Articles of peace, the provifional,
vol. iv. p. 360.

Afgill, captain, defignated for res
taliation and fent forward, vol.
iv. p. 285-allowed his parole
and other indulgences, p. 289

receives the refolve of cont
grefs for fetting him at liberty,
and a paffport for going into New
York, together with a polite let-
ter from general Washington,
p. 290.

Abe, general, defeated by lieut.
col. Prevost, vol. iii. p. 233.
Affociations against the confump-
tion of British manufactures,
vol. i. p. 156. An affociation
between the New York and Con-
necticut fons of liberty, p. 195
-agreed to by the fons of li-
berty in the Massachusetts and
in New Hampshire, p. 198. The
Virginians and North Carolini
ans enter into affociations against
importing, p. 256.

Attempts to fow difcord between

the civil and military powers
of the United States, vol. iv.
P. 354.
Averfion of the lower clafs of peo-
ple in England and Ireland to
the American war, vol. ii. p.
219.

B.

count of the capture of the army
under lord Cornwallis, vol. iv.
p. 203.

Bank of North America incor-
porated, vol. iv. p. 209-opens
and is of eminent fervice to the
financier, p. 251.
Barras, Mr. de, the French admi-
ral, fails from Rhode Island, vol.
iv. p. 181-arrives in the Che-
fapeak, p. 184.

་

Barre, colonel, his fpeech in the
debate on the stamp-act, vol. i.
p. 160-gives rife to the title
of Sons of Liberty, p. 167-his
declaration on the refolutions
and address of both houfes of
parliament concerning the Maf-
fachusetts affembly and town of
Bofton, p. 254his fpeech
against the bill for the adminis
tration of justice in the Maffa-
chusetts, P. 354.
Barrington, admiral, his fuccessful
cruise in the bay of Biscay, vol.
iv. p. 267.

Barton, lieut. colonel, furprifes
and carries off general Prescot
from Rhode Island, vol. ii. p.

491.
Battle of Breed's hill, erroneously
called Bunker's hill, vol. ii. p.
39-on Long Island, p. 309-
at White Plains, p. 340-at
Trenton, p. 396—at Princeton,
p. 400-at the Brandywine, p.
508-at German torn, p. 522

between general Herkimer and
Sir John Johnjon, p. 529-at
Bennington, p. 54c-between
the armies under generals Gates
and Burgoyne, P. 548, 558—at
Monmouth, vol. iii. p. 141-át
Stono ferry, p. 258-between
Jord Cornwallis and Gates, p.
439-at King's Mountain, be-
tween major Ferguson and the
Americans, p. 462-between
general Morgan and lieut. col.
Tarleton, vol. iv. p. 34--at
Guilford court-house," between

lord Cornwallis and general
Greene, p. 54-between lord
Rawdon and Greene, p. 82-at
Eutaw, between Greene and
lieut. col. Stewart, p.
168.
Baylor, lieut. col. his horfe fur-
prifed, vol. iii. p. 194.
Bedford, British expedition againft,
in the Maffachusetts, vol. iii.
p. 169.
Berckel, Mr. Van, penfionary of
Amfterdam, directs the figning
of an eventual treaty between
Holland and the United States
of America, vol. iii. p. 426.
Mr. Peter Van Berckel, the
Dutch ambaffador, has a public
audience of congrefs, vol. iv.
P. 379.

Bermuda, powder taken out of the
magazine at, vol. ii. p. 134.
Bernard, governor, his adminif
tration in the Maffachusetts,
vol. i. p. 139-offends Mr.
Otis, p. 140-is recalled, p.

272.9

Bills for regulating the Maffachu-
fetts government, and the im
partial administration of justice,
excite the utmost refentment in
the colonies, vol. i. p. 377.
Bofton port-bill produces univerfal
indignation in America, vol. i.
p. 361-the day for shutting
up the
port obferved as a day
of fasting at Williamsburgh, at
Philadelphia, and other places,
P. 364. The distress of the
inhabitants of Bofton, vol. ii.
P. 143-many of their houses
and flores plundered by the fol-
diers and failors, p. 197. The
town evacuated, p. 198. The
fufferings of the Bostonians dur-
ing the fiege, p. 204.
Bouille, the marquis de, takes
Dominica, vol. iii. p. 237-his
humanity to the fhipwrecked
British failors, vol. iv. p. 10.
He goes against and takes To-
bago, p. 133-furprises St. Eu-