A. ACT, the firft, 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 Bofton, p. 351-for regulating the government of the Maffachusetts Bay, p. 352-for the impartial adminiftration of juftice, and the fupprefiion of riots in the Maffachufetts, P. 353for making more effectual provifion for the government of Quebec, p. 357-for retraining the commerce of the New England provinces, and for prohibiting their fithery, p. 462 -for confifcating all American property found upon the water, vol. ii. p. 210, 213-for prohibiting all intercourfe with the Thirteen United Colonies, p. 235-for fecuring perfons accufed of high treafon, or fufpected of piracy, p. 443. Action, the naval, between the Bri tish and American fleets on lake Champlain, vol. ii. p. 383between admirals Keppel and D'Orvilliers, vol. iii. p. 120 --Byron and d'Eftaing, p. 295 between the Serapis, capt." Pearson, and the Bon Homme Richard, capt. Paul Jones, p. 297-between Sir George Rod-. ney, 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. 80-purfues fuccefsful measures, 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 arti cles of peace, p. 350.. Adams, Mr. Samuel, is chofen reprefentative prefentative for Bofton, vol. i. of the general affembly of Addreffes approving the acts of go- Aitken, John, alias John the Pain- ter, vol. ii. p. 445. the Spanish, the mar- fome hundreds arrive 1 fciences, incorporated in the P. army in Canada, their royal army under general Burgoyne, 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 first, of the Bible in English, printed at Philadelphia by Mr. Aitken, vol. iv. p. 314. Amfterdam, the penfionary of, directs 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. 48г. Arethufa and Belle Poule frigates engage, vol. iii. p. 118. Armed neutrality, vol. iii. p. 402. Army, royal, to be employed against the Americans, the ftrength 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. 128lofes the opportunity of furprifing Quebec, p. 165-joins general Montgomery, p. 167takes the command of the whole force on Montgomery's death, p. 188-retreats from Montreal, p. 260-is appointed by general Gates to command the American fleet on Lake Champlain, P. 379-is defeated by the British fleet, p. 383-bravely opposes the British troops under general Tryon, p. 463-relieves Fort Schuyler (attacked by St. Leger and Johnson) p. 532ftorms the German intrenchments, and is wounded, p. 561 -negotiates for delivering West Point into the hands of Sir H. Clinton, vol. iii. p. 480-fails for the Chefdpeak and lands in Virginia, vol. iv. p. 59-returns VOL, IV. to New York, p. 115-goca againit New London, p. 178. Articles of peace, the provisional, vol. iv. p. 360. Afgill, captain, defignated for rea taliation and fent forward, vol. iv. p. 285-allowed his parole. and other indulgences, p. 289 -receives the refolve of congrefs for fetting him at liberty, and a paffport for going into New York, together with a polite letter from general Washington, p. 290. Afbe, general, defeated by lieut. col. Prevaft, vol. iii. p. 233.1 Affociations against the confumption of British manufactures, vol. i. p. 156. An affociation between the New York and Connecticut fons of liberty, p. 195 -agreed to by the fons of li berty in the Massachusetts and in New Hampfbire, 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 people in England and Ireland to the American war, vol. ii. p. 219. B.. Balfour, colonel, sends a force to take Wilmington in North Carolina, vol. iv. p. 47-fends a written answer to gen. Greene's demand of the reafons for the execution of colonel Hayne, p. 1.65. Balloons, the air, vol. iv, p. 351, Baltimore, the inhabitants of, feize the provincial magazine, vol. ii. p. 7: Bandole, Mr. de, chaplain to the French embaffy, delivers a dif, courfe before congrefs, on acGg Count 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 admiral, fails from Rhode Island, vol. iv. p. 181arrives in the Chejapeak, p. 184. Barre, colonel, his fpeech in the debate on the stamp-act, vol. i. p. 160-gives rife to the title of Sous of Liberty, p. 167-his declaration on the refolutions and addrefs of both houses of parliament concerning the Maffachusetts affembly and town of Bofton, p. 254his fpeech against the bill for the adminiftration of juftice in the Massachusetts, P. 354. Barrington, admiral, his fuccefsful cruife in the bay of Biscay, vol. iv. p. 267. Barton, lieut. colonel, furprises 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. 309at White Plains, p. 340-at Trenton, p. 396-at Princeton, p. 400-at the Brandywine, p. 508-at German town, p. 522 -between general Herkimer and Sir John Jabufun, p. 529-at Bennington, p. 54c-between the armies under generals Gates and Burgoyne, p. 548, 558—at Monmouth, vol. iii. p. 141-at Stono ferry, p. 258-between lord Cornwallis and Gates, p. 439-at King's Mountain, between 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 against, 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 ambassador, 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. at Bills for regulating the Maffachufetts government, and the impartial 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 fhutting up the port obferved as a day of fafting at Williamsburgh, Philadelphia, and other places, P. 364. The diftrefs of the inhabitants of Boston, vol. ii. P. 143—many of their houfes and itores plundered by the fol diers and failors, p. 197. The town evacuated, p. 198. The fufferings of the Boftonians during 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 Tbago, p. 133-furprifes St. Eu Bristol near Rhode Island fired upon by the British shipping, vol. ii. p. 123. British troops under general Knyphaufen make an excurfion from Staten Island to Elizabeth-town, vol. iii. p. 368-fire Springfield, p. 373-return to Staten Inland, p. 374: Brownifts, the rife of them, vol. i. 6 P. 4-they are perfecuted, P. -flee to Holland, p. 7-fail for North America, p. 10-fix at New Plymouth, p. 11-their civil principles, p. 12-in church government become congregationalifts or independents, p. 14 their religious fentiments, p. 15. Burgoyne, general, commands the royal northern army, vol. ii. Burial of general Frazer, vol. ii. Burke, Mr. his reforms, vol. ix. P. 263. Caldwell, Mrs. killed by the royal troops, vol. iii. p. 369. Campbell, Archibald lieut. colonel, ordered into close confinement, vol. ii. p. 410-fent against Georgia, beats the American general Howe, and fubdues the itate, vol. iii. p. 212. Canada, the emancipation of it laid afide by congrefs, vol. iii. p. 209. Canadians, they decline acting against the colonifts, vol. ii. p. 156-are alienated by the bad conduct of the American troops, P. 250. Carleton, Sir Guy, plans a scheme for recovering Tyconderoga and Crown Point, vol. ii. p. 156is defeated, p. 162-escapes to Quebec, p. 164-turns all the fufpected out of the city, p. 167-his humane treatment of the American prifoners, p. 249 -marches out to attack the Americans, p. 253--exercifes fresh humanity toward his prifoners, p. 256-defeats the American fleet on Lake Champlain, p. 383-is prevented advancing immediately to Tyconderoga, p. 385 withdraws from Crown Point and returns to Canada, p. 388-arrives at New York to command the royal forces in America, vol. iv. p. 249-breaks up the board of affociated loyalifts, p: 291has an interview with general Washington, p. 367-fends word to the prefident of congrefs that he fhould lofe no time in eva. cuating New York, p. 381. Carolina fettled, vol. i. p. 69. An infurrection in the colony, for which Culpeper is tried by vir tue of the ftatute of Henry VIII, Ggz P. 76. |