Cooke, Governor Nicholas, biographical Sketch of,057.
Cooper, Anthony A. (Earl of Shaftesbury), Notice of,559;Biographical Sketch of,560.
Cooper, Dr., flees from Columbia College in 1775,794.
Cooper, J. Fennimore, Error of, concerning old Tower at Newport,065;Author of "The Spy"--Founds his Tale on the Life and Exploits of Enoch Crosby,122.
Copley, John S., paints Scene representing Debate in House of Lords in 1778 relative to American Independence,348.
Copley, Sir Lionel, appointed Governor of Maryland in 1692,399.
Corbin, Receiver-general, at Williamsburg, in 1775,503.
Corbin, Collector of Taxes, mobbed at Enfield in 1759,567.
Corees, Hostility toward Whites in Carolina in 1711,562.
Cornstalk, in Battle at Point Pleasant in 1774,487;Treats with Lord Dunmore for Peace,489.
Cornwallis, Lord, takes Fort Lee in 1776,221;Urges capture of Philadelphia--Injudicious Disposition of his Troops--Looks with Contempt upon Washington's weakened Forces--Returns to Headquarters in New York--Prepares to Sail for England on leave of Absence,226;Ordered back to New Jersey,231;Approach toward Trenton,233;Outgeneraled,234;Proceeds to Princeton,238;Evacuates New Jersey via New Brunswick,240;Personal Appearance of,309;Affords Succor to British Camp at Germantown,320;In Skirmish with Americans in 1777,376;Anecdote of,429;Joins Arnold at Petersburg in 1781,463,547;Retreats to Richmond--Thence to Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Portsmouth--Pursued by La Fayette and Wayne--Sends Simeon, Armstrong, and Ewald to Chickahominy River to destroy American Stores and collect Cattle,463;At Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in 1781--Retreats to Jamestown, and,465;Resorts to Stratagem--Encamps Forces in Pine Forest on main Land--Casts up Fortifications on Powhatan Creek--Success ol his Stratagem,466;Engagement--Concentrates his Forces at Jamestown Island, and proceeds to Portsmouth,468;Ordered to the Chesapeake in 1781--Fortifies Yorktown and Gloucester--Biographical Sketch of,510;Attempts to escape into Carolina in 1781,511;Conduct on his March through Southern States,524;Surrenders British Standards at Yorktown.525;Brought to New York as Prisoner on Parole,526;Place of Surrender and Capitulation,530;Proposes to enter Virginia In 1780,539;Attempts to establish royal Power in Lower Virginia,543;Causes British Marauders to be put to death--Assumes command of Army at Petersburg in 1781,547;Joined by Re-enforcements at Westover--Marches toward Richmond--Attempts to intercept Wayne--Sends Simcoe to Point of Fork to surprise Steuben--Dispatches Tarleton and Champagne to attempt capture of Jefferson and Members of Virginia Legislature at Charlottesville-- Attempts to destroy American Stores at Albemarie Old Court House-- Hastens to Williamsburg,550;His Office and Head-quarters at Hillsborough,590;Crosses the Catawba and Yadkin in Pursuit or Greene,600,601;Efforts to reach the Dan,603;Disappointment,604;Retires to Bell's Mills, Deep River--Marches toward New Garden Meeting-house-- Invited to Battle by Greene,606;His victorious Blow,610;His Victory equivalent to a Defeat--Precipitate Retreat to Cross Creek--Pursued by Greene,612;Marches to Wilmington.,613;Moves to Charlotte in 1780-- Issues Proclamations,624;Establishes Post at Blair's Mill,625;Head-quarters at Charlotte ami Winnsborough--Marches southward,626;At Camden,670;In command at New York in 1776,804;Pursues Washington,825.
Cortlandts, or Van Cnrtlandts, History, of,169.
Coram, Destruction of Stores at, in 1780,834.
Cotton, Rev. Mr., Notice of,069.
Council, Common, of London, remonstrate in favor of the Americans--Movement for an impeachment of Counselors who had planted Popery and arbitrary Power in America,017.
Council of Officers, summoned by Sir Henry Clinton, at New York, relative to release of André,201.
Council, Provincial, established in North Carolina in 1775,582;In South Carolina in 1775,750.
Council of War, called by Washington at Cambridge in 1776,010;At Butts's Hill in 1778,085;Held by Washington, before leaving Valley Forge, in 1778--Also at Hopewell, while in pursuit of the Enemy,353;By General Forbes, at Fort Duquesne, in 1758,480;Held by Kentuckians in 1782,501;Called by Gates, near Camden, in 1780,672;Called by Washington, at Fordham, in 1776,825.
Council of Washington with Indian Chiefs, at Logstown, in 1753,473.
Court, General, of Boston, banishes Roger Williams for Treason in 1635,053.
Court Martial and Trial of Arnold--Verdict--Punishment and its Effects,143;Names or Officers of, on Trinl of André,197;Of General Lee,360;Of General Ashe,714.
Covenanters in North Carolina, previous to the Revolution,565.
Coventry, Earl of, prefers Independence of the Colonies to continuance of War--Denounced as treasonable,021.
Cow-boys and Skinners, Notice of,185,194;Rendezvous on Ramnpo Creek in 1780,210.
Cowpens, Origin of Name of,636.
Craig, Major, takes Possession of Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1781.613,781;His Flight,781.
Craik, Dr. James, biographical Sketch of,241;Relates Anecdote of Indian Chief attempting to shoot Washington at Hattie of Fort Duquesne,479.
Crane, Ichabod, and the headless Horseman, at Sleepy Hollow, Legend of,191.
Craven, Charles, conflict with Indians in 1715,644;Succeeded as Governor of Carolina in 1717,746.
Craney Island, Notice of,541.
Cranston, William, Notice of,061.
Cresap, Colonel Michael, plants Settlement on the Ohio in 1774--Calls Council of Pioneers--War declared against Indians--Establishes new Post of Defense--Skirmish with Savages--Indians made Prisoners--Opposes Expedition to Yellow Creek--Exonerated from Charge of murdering Logan's Family,489;Biographiral Sketch of,490.
Crescents, Silver, worn by Patriots of North Carolina in 1776,587.
Crompond Village, Notice of,186.
Cromwell, Oliver, accession to supreme Power in England in 1651--Sends Fleet to the Chesapeake to reduce Virginians to Submission,459;Death of,460.
Cromwell, Richard, accession to supreme Power in England in 1658,460.
Crosby, Enoch (the alleged reality of "Harvey Birch"), engages in "Secret Service" of his Country in 1776--Subjected to a mock Trial, and confined in Irons in Fishkill Dutch Church--Biographical Sketch of,122;His Exploits,123,121.
Crosswicks, early History of--Origin of Name--Capture of Hessians at, in 1778,218;Skirmish at,219.
Crowder's Knob, Notice of,628,679.
Cruger, Colonel biographical Sketch of,690.
Culpepper, Lord, receives with Karl of Arlington exclusive Right to Virginia for thirty Years--Becomes Governor of Virginia in 1680,460,471;Succeeded by Lord Howard in 1681,471.
Culpepper Men, Notice of,531,535.
Culprit, Fay, Quotation from,131.
Cunningham, Captain, Provost Marshall at New York and Philadelphia--Treatment of American Prisoners--His Character,307.
Cunningham, General Robert biographical Sketch of,649.
Cunningham, Major, at Battle of Cowpens in 1781,637.
Cunningham, Bill Captain of "Bloody Scout," in Carolina, in 1780,653,659,692.
Custine Adam Philip, Count de, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781,515;Biographical Sketch of,517.
Custis G. W. P, Notice of,120,529; Quotation front,239;Pictures of Trenton, Germantown and Monmouth,361;Paintings of--Author's Interview with,412;Places Monument at Birth-place of Washington,426.
Custis, Daniel Parke, former Husband of Lady Washington,426.
Custis, John Parke, Aid de camp to Washington at Cambridge and Yorktown,424;Member of Virginia Legislature--Death of,529.
Daddy Hall, Anecdote of,061.
Dale, Sir Thomas, arrives at Jamestown with Supplies in 1611--Assumes and administers Government under Martial Law--Relieved by Gates--Resumes the Government in 1614--Appoints Yearly Governor in 1619,457.
Dalrymple Colonel, in Command at Staten Island in 1776,804.
Dancing, Washington--Opinion of,115.
Dandridge, Miss (Martha Washington), biographical Sketch of,840.
Dare, Virginia, first Offspring of English Parents in the New World.450.
Dare, Eleanor, Notice of,450.
Darrah, Mrs. Lydia, apprises Washington of intended Attack of British,248,301,302,321.
Dartmouth, Earl of informs Penn of the Resolution of George III.,017;Succeeds the Duke of Grafton as Lord of the Privy Seal,019;Circular of, relative to Meeting of Congress at Philadelphia,269.
Davidson, Colonel George, in Southern Campaign under Cornwallis in 1780,624.
Davidson, General William, killed at Battle at Cowan's Ford in 1781--Biographical Sketch of,599.
Davidson, John, accompanies Washington to French Creek as Interpreter in 1753,473.
Davidson, Miss. Quotation from,075.
Davie, Colonel William R., at Battle of Guilford in 1781,609;In Skirmish at Wahab's Plantation in 1780,625.
Davies, Reverend Samuel, Notice of,479.
D'Auberteuil, M. Hilliard, Account of young Seymour, and Death of his Bride,384.
Deane, Silas, American Commissioner to France, returns to America with the French Fleet in 1778,078.079; Suggests Propriety of presenting Library of College of New Jersey to France as Bonus for its Good will,243.
Dean, John, one of the Captors of André--Grave of, at Sleepy Hollow,187.
Dearborn, General Henry, succeeds Pophem as President General of Society of the Cincinnati in 1848,129.
De Beaujeu, Captain, killed at Battle of Fort Duquesne in 1755,478.
Deborre, General, at Battle of Brandywine in 1777--Dissension with Sullivan,381.
De Boys, Major, at Battle of Guilford, in 1781,610.
Decatur, Commodore, commands "United Status" and "Macedonian" at New London in 1813,045.
Declaration of Independence--Its History--Opinions of various Individuals concerning,273;Measures taken by the several States,275;Timidity in State Legislatures--State Government recommended--Lee's Resolution for,276;Drafted by Jefferson--Reasons why he was chosen to write it--His Letter inclosing it to Richard H. Lee--Original Draft and Amendments,277;Debales concerning, in Congress,280;Action of the several Colonies on the Subject--The Declaration as adopted,282;Its Announcement to Congress, assembled in Independence Hall,284;Ringing of Liberty Bell--Names and Signatures of Signers,285,286,287;Its Reception in New York and elsewhere,285;Principles of the Declaration and their Effects--Opinions of Raynal, Mirabeau, and Napoleon concerning,288;Proclaimed at Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1776,506;Reading of, at Charleston,757;In Washington's Army at New York,801.
Declaration of Independence, Mecklenburg, in 1775,618;History of,622.
Deep Creek, Dismal Swamp, Notice of,539.
De Fleury, Colonel D., at storming of Stony Point in 1779,178;Awarded Medal by Congress--Biographical Sketch of,181.
De Grasse, Count, Francois Joseph Paul, arrives with French Fleet in Chesapeake in 1781--blockades Mouth of York River--Biographical Sketch of,511;In Engagement off Capes of Virginia,512;At Siege of Yorktown in 1781--Refuses to ascend the River,514.
De Heister, General, in command at Ney York, 1776,804.
De Kalb, Baron, accompanies La Fayette to America in 1778,323;Biographical Sketch of--In command of Southern Campaign in 1780,607;Death of,674.
Delafield, Major, commands military Academy at West Point, in 1838,138.
Delancey, General Oliver, biographical Sketch of,829.
Delanceys, Movements of, in 1777,830.
Delaware, Lord Governor and Captain General of Virginia in 1608--Arrives at Jamestown in 1609,456;Sails for England in ill health,457.
Delaware River, first Settlements on, by Dutch and Swedes, in 1623-38,251;Place where Washington crossed in 1776,221,Military Works--Removal of Obstructions on, by British,292;Topography,290,296,298.
Delaware, State of, called upon by Congress for Funds to carry on War in 1780,087;Origin of Name of,249;Early Settlement of, by Dutch and Swedes, in 1623-288,251,252;Seceded from Pennsylvania in 1691,255;Proceedings relative to Declaration of Independence,276;Constitution of, adopted in 1776,289.
Delegates, Pennsylvania in Continental Congress, in 1774,261;Convention of, at Williamsburg,505.
De Nouilles, Viscount, French Envoy to British Court, notifies British Minister that his Government in concert with United States, had taken Measures to protect lawful Commerce,078;At Siege of Yorktown in 1781.522.
Denmark issues Edict against carrying warlike Articles to America in 1775,019.
Depeyster, Captain, under Cornwallis in 1780,630;At Battle of King's Mountain in 1780,634.
De Rosset, Moses John, Notice of,568.
D'Estaing, Count, Charles Henry, sails for America in command of French Fleet in 1778--Biographical Sketch of, 078 Arrives in the Delaware--Communicates with Congress, and sails for Sandy Hook,079;Proceeds with Fleet to Newport,080;Puts to Sea to attack Howe--Ships damaged by Gale,081;Contest with British--Sails for Boston--Vindicatory Letter to Congress,082;Assists Lincoln in the Siege of Savannah in 1799,734.
D'Estouches, Admiral, of French Fleet at Newport in 1781,540.
De Tilley, Admiral, of French Fleet at Newport in 1781,540.
Deuxponts, Count William, at Siege of Yorktown,515.
De Villiers, M, De, in command at attack of Fort Necessity in 1754,476.
De Vries, Captain David P, forms Settlement on the Delaware in 1631--Indians destroy his Colony--He makes Pence with the Tribe, and quits the Bay,251.
Dewey, George W., Quotation from,271.
Dexter, Paymaster, Anecdote of, 6.3.
Dickinson, John, issues "Letters of a Pennsylvania Farmer" in 1767,259;Chairman of Revolutionary Meeting at Philadelphia in 1774,260;Strongly asserts Colonial Rights,261;Draws up Petition to the King,269.
Dickinson, General Philemon, at Battle of Trenton in 1778--Biographical Sketch of,220;At Battle of Monmouth,355.
Dickinson, Major, killed at Hattie of Monmouth in 1778,365.
Dillard, Mrs. Sarah, warns Colonel Clarke of approach of British at Greene's Spring, North Carolina,630,653.
Dillon, Brothers, guillotined in 1793,034.
Dinwiddie, Robert, Governor of Virginia in 1752,473;Sends Washington with Dispatches to M, De St, Pierre, at French Creek, in 1753--Incensed at St, Pierre's Reply--Calls Council--Takes Measures to expel French from Virginia Soil,474.
Dismal Swamp, Notice of,539.
Dispatches seized at Charleston in 1775,749.
Dobbs, Arthur, Governor of North Carolina in 1755,567.
Donop, Colonel, killed in Battle at Red Bank in 1777--Grave of--His Skull in possession of a New Jersey Physician,290;In Expedition against Fort Mercer,293;Mortally wounded--His dying Words,294;Commands Hessians at New York in 1776,804.
Dooly, Colonel John, biographical Sketch of,712.
Dorchester Heights, fortified by Thomas in 1776,011.
Drake, Sir Francis, arrives at Roanoke in 1585-Offers Assistance to Raleigh's Colonists,450.
Drake, Admiral, in Engagement off Capes of Virginia in 1781,512.
Drake, Joseph R., Quotation from, 9,134.
Draper, Mrs., Cenotaph of,571.
Draper, Sir William, Vanity of--Quotation from,571.
Drayton, William,011;biographical Sketch of,649;Charge to Grand Jury on Independence,752.
Drummond, Reverend William, Governor of Albemarle County Colony in 1653,559.
Drysdale, Hugh, succeeds Spottswood as Deputy Governor of Virginia in 1722,473.
Duché, Reverend Mr., makes first Prayer in Continental Congress,267;Biographical Sketch of,268.
Du Coudray, M., drowned in crossing the Schuylkill in 1777,385.
Duddington, Commander of Schooner Gaspee in 1772,060,061;Wounded at Gaspee Point--Carried ashore at Pawtuxet,062.
Dudley, Colonel, in Skirmish at Charles City Court House in 1781,444.
Duel, fought between Conway and Cadwallador in 1778,340;Between Whitechurst and Simpson in 1706,569;Between M'Intosh and Gwinnett,728;Between Howe and Gadsden,729.
Dumas, M., at Battle of Fort Duquesne in 1755,478.
Dumas, Count Mathieu, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781,519;Biographical Sketch of,520.
Dunlap, Colonel, in Skirmish at Greene's Spring, South Carolina, in 1780,630.
Dunlap, William, Quotation from,218.
Dunbar, Colonel, in Expedition to Fort Duquesne,477.
Dundas, Colonel, at Battle near Jamestown Island in 1781,467;At Siege of Yorktown,514.
Dunmore, Lord (John Murray), driven from Gwyn's Island in 1776--Destroys Occoquan Village,419;His Palace at Will-Husburg.,469;The last royal Governor of Virginia, 1772,473;A Spendthrift,482;Succeeds Sir Henry Moore as Governor ol New York in 1770, and Botetourt as Governor of Virginia in 1771--His Character--Coat of Arms--Dissolves House of Burgesses in 1773,485;Also in 1774--His Speech,486;In Expedition to the Sciota against Indians in 1774--Supposed Treachery toward Virginians,487;Threatens Lewis with Death--Forms Treaty with Indians at Camp Charlotte--Returns to Virginia,491,Excites Indian Tribes against Whites,497;Removes military Stores at Williamsburg on Board a British Ship--Authorizes Receiver general to compromise with Henry--Menaces the People,503;Threatens to enfranchise all the Negroes, and arm them against their Masters--Issues Proclamation against Henry--Converts his Palace into a Garrison--Convenes the Assembly--Abdicates, and escapes with his Family on board the Fowey Man of-War at Yorktown--Sends letters, Messages, and Addresses to Assembly--Invited by Burgesses to return to sign Bills--Refuses--Demands that they shall present themselves at the Ship of War for Signature.504;Proceeds to Norfolk in British Fleet--Establishes Head quarters--Proclaims Freedom to nil Slaves who should hear Arms for the King--Issues Proclamation, declaring Martial Law throughout Virginia,505;Marauding Expedition against Lower Virginia in 1775,531,534;Biography of,538.
Dunn, John, Notice of, inimical to Patriot Cause,621.
Du Ponceau, P, S., ancient Edifice of, in Philadelphia,308;Anecdote of,313.
Duportail, General Chevalier, Colonel of Engineers at West Point in 1778,136;At Siege of Yorktown in 1781--Visits De Grasse off Cape Henry,514.
Duquesne, Captain, Treachery of, to Boone,493.
Durant, George, Notice of,559.
Durfee, Quotation from,074.
Durkee, Major John (hold Benn Hiller), Notice of,032.
Dutton, Captain Hubbard, Notice of,032,035.
Dwight, Dr. Timothy, argues Importance and Necessity of a Declaration of Independence,273.
Eager, Mr., error of, corrected, concerning Ethan Allen,167.
Eaton, General, joins Greene, at Troublesome Creek, in 1781,606;At Battle of Guilford,609.
Ebenezer, Settlement of, in 1733,722.
Eddins, Benjamin, Patriotism of,693.
Eden, Governor Robert, Notice of,401.
Edgeworth, Richard L., Notice of,198.
Edwards, David, Notice of,571,572.
Effigies left at Bunker Hill by British,014.
Effigy of Stamp Act Distributer, Ingersoll, burned at Norwich in 1767,031;Of Hood, Stamp-master of Baltimore, in 1765,400;Hanged on Gallows at Charleston,747;Of Cadwallader and Kelly at New York,788,792.
Eggleston, Captain, in Battle on the Haw, in 1781,593;In Battle at Guilford,607;With Lee, in South Carolina and Georgia,718.
Elbert, General Samuel, biographical Sketch of,711;Captures Oglethorpe's Fort in 1778,729.
Eliot, Rev, John, biographical Sketch of--Preaches Gospel among New England Tribes--Teaches them to read and write,092.
Elkton (Head of Elk), Notice of,387.
Ellet, Mrs. E, F., Quotation from,157,588;Her Sketch of Annis Stockton,242.
Elliot, Captain, in naval Engagement at Newport, in 1776,072;Conveys General Prescott to Providence in 1777,077.
Elliot, Mrs. Susan, presents Standards to South Carolina Regiment in 1776,738,756.
Elliot, Rev, Dr., Thanksgiving Sermon of, in 1776,014.
Elliot, William, Quotation from,300,594.
Encampment of American Army at Valley Forge, in 1777-78--Washington's Head quarters,332;Preparation of Huts,333;Disposition of American Army--Huts and their Occupants,334;Condition of Army--Great Sufferings--Number of Soldiers encamped,335;Hopefulness of Washington--Conspiracy to deprive him of his Command--Persons named as Malcontents,336;Forged Letters--Conway promoted--Pretensions of Gates and Lee--Anonymous Letters--Conway's Letter to Gates--Quarrel between Gates and Wilkinson--Congress appoints new Board of War, with Gates at Head--La Fayette appointed in Command of Expedition to Canada, without consulting Washington,339;Conway re-signs--Fights Duel with Cadwallader--Writes penitent Letter to Washington,340;Arrival ol Baron Steuben--Joins Americans at Valley Forge--Appointed Inspector General,341;Washington's Efforts in behalf of his Soldiers,342;Receives Intelligence that France had acknowledged independence of the Colonies--Issues general Order for Thanksgiving--Rejoicings at Valley Forge,346;Evacuation of Philadelphia by the British--Washington breaks tip his Encampment at Valley Forge--Pursues the Enemy to New Jersey.353.
Encampment of American Army at Green Spring Plantation, in 1781, under La Fayette, Wayne and Steuben,446.
Encampment of American Army at Middlebrook in 1777,211.
Encampment of American Army at Whitemarsh in 1777,321.
Encampment of American Army at Spinks's Farm in 1780,669.
Encampment of Americans at Oyster Bay in 1780,834.
Encampment of British Army near Newport in 1780,087.
Encampment of British Army at Philadelphia, in 1777, under Sir William Howe,309,Erection of Barracks--Attack of Hazlewood with Delaware and Montgomery Frigates--Delaware captured by British--Torpedoes sent down the River from Bordentown by Americans--"Battle of the Kegs,",310;Alarm during the Mischianza Fete--Boldness of the Americans--Philadelphia evacuated by the British,311.
Encampment of British Army at Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1780,626.
Encampment of British Army on the Eno, in 1771, under Try-on,575.
Encampment of Burgoyne's captive Troops at Charlottesville; Virginia, in 1782,552.
Encampment of French Army at Providence in 1782,055.
Encampment of French Army at Annapolis in 1782,403.
Endkott, Governor, cuts Cross from English Banner, at Salem, in 1635--Suspended,053.
Engineers of the Hudson Highlands,132,133,135,136.
England issues Orders to seize all French Vessels in British Ports in 1778,078..
Epitaph on Franklin, written by himself,249;On Alexander Scamell,515;Of John Holt,534;On Monument of General Stevens,535.
Eppes, William D, Execution of,553.
Erskine, Sir William, in command at New York in 1776,804.
Etchoee burned in 1761,646.
Eutaw Springs described,698.
Evacuation of Boston by the British, under Howe, in 1776,013;Announcement of, in London Gazette,022;Of Rhode Island, by the Americans, in 1778,081;Of Rhode Island, by the British, in 1789.085;Of New Jersey, by the British, in 1777,240;Of Philadelphia, by British, in 1778,353;Of Camden in 1781,681;Of Savannah, in 1782,741;Of New York, by the Americans, in 1776,815,817.
Everard, Sir Richard, last proprietary Governor of Carolina in 1729,562.
Ewald, Captain, in Battle at Spencer's Ordinary, in 1781,463.
Ewing, Dr. Francis, Notice of,245.
Ewing, General James, crosses the Delaware at Trenton, with Washington, in 1776--Biographical Sketch of,229.
Exeter, New Hampshire, founded by Wheelwright in 1637,070.
Expedition against Penobscot, under Salstonstall, Lovell, and Wadsworth, in 1770--Failure of,026.
Expedition of English against Pequots in 1637, under Captain Mason--Attack on their Fort,047;Its Destruction--Terrible Massacre--English depart to Saybrook--Invasion resumed--Destruction of Pequots,048.
Expedition, Naval, of Arnold, up the Thames, in 1781, under the British,042;Landing of Enemy near Light house--March toward New London--Destruction of Town and other Property,043;Infamy of Arnold--Attack on Fort Griswold--Defense and Capture--Murder of Colonel Ledyard,044;Cruelties at Fort Griswold--Departure of the Enemy,045.
Expedition, Naval, against British Schooner Gaspee, under Brown, in 1772,061;Arrival of armed Boats--Combat with Lieutenant Duddington--Duddington wounded and conveyed to Pawtuxet--Schooner destroyed--Efforts to discover Incendiaries--Appointment of Commissioners for Detection--Closing of their Labors in 1773--Names of Actors,062.
Expedition, Secret, to Capture General Prescott, in 1777, under Colonel Barton,075;Prescott's Head-quarters--Sentinel deceived--Names of Barton's Men,076;Seizure of Prescott and his Aid--Convey them to Providence and New York,077.
Expedition, American Volunteer, against Cow-boys, in 1780--Names of the Party--Their Capture of André,187.
Expedition (American) against Rhode Island, in 1777--Resignation of General Spencer--Appointment of Sullivan--Arrival of French Fleet at Newport-Stratagem of English--Increase of Land Forces by New England Militia,080;Destruction of British Vessels by English--Landing of Americans on Rhode Island--Naval Battle--Violent Tempest,081;State of American Troops--Refusal of French to co-operate--Sail for Boston--Protest against Sailing,082;Retreat of Americans to Butts's Hill--Battle of Quaker Hill--Loss of Belligerents,083;Evacuation of Rhode Island by Americans,081.
Expedition (British) against Rhode Island, under Clinton, in 1780--General Heath receives Re-enforcements of Troops--Clinton proceeds to Huntington Bay--Abandons the Enterprise,088.