haws, 513. Rev. James Caldwell, 514. Maraud into Jersey,
515. French Fleet at Newport-The Partisan Leaders in the
South, 516. Gates in Command-Disastrous Battle of Camden,
518. Death of De Kalb, 519. Sumter's Success and Defeat, 520.
The Treason of Arnold-Major André, 521. Movements of
Cornwallis, 523. Colonel Ferguson-The Battle of King's
Mountain, 524. Tarleton repulsed, 526. Green in command-
British triumphant in the South-Affairs in Europe, 527. Henry
Laurens-Dangers of England; her Energy, 528.
WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.
The Spirit of Revolt among the Soldiers, 530. Arnold ravages the
Shores of Chesapeake, 532. Battle of the Cowpens, 533. Mor-
gan retreats; Cornwallis pursues, 535. Green marches South-
Lee scatters the Tories, 537. Battle of Guildford Court-House,
538. Conflict at Hobkirk's Hill, 539. The Execution of Hayne,
540. Battle of Eutaw Springs, 541. Plans to Capture New
York, 542. Wayne's Daring at James River, 543. National
Finances-Robert Morris, 544. Clinton deceived - Combined
Armies beyond the Delaware, 545. French Fleet in the Chesa-
peake, 546. New London burned, 547. The Attack, 548. Corn-
wallis Surrenders, 549. Thanksgiving, 550. Number of Sol-
diers furnished, 551.
CLOSING EVENTS OF THE WAR-FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
British Efforts Paralyzed, 552. The States form independent Gov
ernments-Indian Wars, 553. Massacre of the Christian Dela-
wares Battle of the Blue Lick, 554. Lord North-Commission-
ers of Peace, 555. Peace concluded - Dissatisfaction in the
American Army, 556. The "Anonymous Address," 557. British
Prisoners; the Tories, 558. Disbandment of the Army-Wash-
ington takes leave of his Officers, 559. Resigns his Commission,
560. Shay's Rebellion, 562. Interests of the States clash, 563.
The Constitutional Convention, 564. The Constitution-its Rati-
fication, 565. The Territory North-west of the Ohio, 566. Ec-
clesiastical Organizations, 567. Fathers of the Republic, 570.
WASHINGTON'S ADMINISTRATION.
Reception and Inauguration of the President, 572. An Era in human
Progress, 573. The Departments of State organized, 574. Hamil-
ton's Financial Report, 575. Congress Assumes the Debts of the
Nation-National Bank, 576. Commercial Enterprise-Manu-
facturers, 577. Indian War, 578. St. Clair defeated, 579.
Wayne defeats the Indians, 580. Political Parties-Jefferson,
581. The French Revolution, 582. Genet arrives as French
The President's Inaugural, 559. Purchase of Louisiana, 600. Pi-
rates in the Mediterranean, 601 Burning of the Philadelphia,
602. Tripoli Bombarded, 603. Death of Hamilton, 604. Aaron
Burr, 605. Opposition to the Navy-Gunboats, 606. The Rights
of Neutrals, 607. Impressment of American Seamen, 608.
Treaty with England rejected-Affair of the Chesapeake, 610.
The Embargo; its effect, 612. The Embargo repealed, 614.
Condition of the Country-Erskine's Negotiations, 615. Depreda-
tions upon American Commerce-The Rambouillet Decree, 617.
Affair of the Little Belt, 618. Indian Troubles-Tecumseh and
the Prophet, 619. Battle of Tippecanoe, 621. The Twelfth
Congress-Henry Clay-John C. Calhoun, 622. Foreign Rela-
tions, 623. Debates in Congress-John Randolph, 624. An-
other Embargo, 627. War declared against Great Britain, 628.
West Point, 629. Riots at Baltimore, 630. Operations in the
Northwest, 631. Surrender of Hull, 632. Impressment of
American Seamen, 632. American Ships in English Ports, 633.
Failures to Invade Canada, 634. Missionary Societies, 636.
MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
Vessels of the Navy, 637. The chase of the Constitution-Capture
of the Alert, 638. The Guerrière-Incidents, 639. The Mace-
donian-The Frolic-The Java, 640. The effects of these Naval
Conflicts in the United States and England, 641. Plan of Oper-
ations-Harrison advances on Detroit, 643. General Winchester
a Prisoner; Indian Barbarities-The Kentuckians fall into an
Ambuscade, 644. Repulse at Fort Stephenson-The loss of the
Chesapeake, 645. Perry's Victory, 646. Battle of the Thames
-Andrew Jackson, 647. Leads an Expedition; its Termination,
649. York Captured; Death of General Pike, 650. Failures,
651. Newark burned, the severe Retaliation, 652. Ravages on
Shores of the Chesapeake-Indian War in the South, 653. Jack-
son and others in the Field-Battle of the Great Horse Shoe,
654. Captain Porter's Cruise, 655. Formation of the Bible
Society, 656.
MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
The Thirteenth Congress; its Members, Daniel Webster, 657. Mani-
festo of the British Government, 658. Embarrassments-Com-
missioners of Peace, 659. Jacob Brown-Winfield Scott-
Wilkinson unsuccessful, 661. Battle of Lundy's Lane, 662.
Battle on Lake Champlain, 665. The British on the Shores of
the Chesapeake, 667. Bladensburg, 669. Capture of Washing-
ton-Public Buildings burned, 670. Defense of Fort McHenry
-Death of General Ross, 671. Bombardment of Stonington--
Distress in New England, 672. Debates in Congress, 673. Hart-
ford Convention, 674.
MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
Jackson enters Pensacola, 677. New Orleans defenseless-The Brit-
ish land, 678. Jackson's Measures of Defense, 679. Battle of
New Orleans, 680. The Distress of the Country-The Relief,
682. Treaty of Peace, 683. Frigate President captured, 684.
War with Algiers, 685. Treaty with the Indians-National
Bank-State of Indiana, 686. John Fitch-Robert Fulton-
First Steamboat, 687.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS'S ADMINISTRATION.
Manufactures and Internal Improvements, 699. Indian Lands in
Georgia, 700. Death of the ex-Presidents Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams, 701. Free Masonry-Protection to American In-
dustry, 702. Debates in Congress-Presidential Contest, 704.
Appointments to Office, 705. Removal of the Indians from Georgia,
706. Bank Bill Vetoed-Nullification; the Causes of, 707. Ex-
treme State Rights, 708. Influence of Jefferson's Theorics, 709.
Resolutions of '98, 711. Efforts to Secure pure Morals, 712.
Cotton Manufacture; its Progress, 713. Far-reaching Policy,
715. A Protective Tariff, Constitutional, 716. The Twofold
Object, 717. Slaves in Mills-Price of Cotton Cloth, 718. The
Motives; Views on Labor and Capital, 719. The Production of
Wool, 720. The Equalizing Measure, 721. Hayne and Webster's
Debate, 722. The President's Proclamation, 724. The Compro-
mise Bill; its final Passage, 725. Removal of the Deposits, 726.
Effect upon the Country-Indian Wars, 727. Osceola-Death
of Judge Marshall, 728. Indemnity for French Spoliations, 729.
Influence of General Jackson, 730.
HARRISON AND TYLER'S ADMINISTRATION.
The Inauguration, 735. Death of Harrison; Tyler President, 36.
Bankrupt Law-The Bank Charters; their Vetoes, 737. Propo-
sition to treat with Great Britain-Insurrection in Canada-The
Caroline, 738. Trial of McLeod, 739. Boundary Disputes in
Maine-Treaty of Washington, 740. Questions of Visit and
Impressment, 741. Exploring Expedition, 742. Texas Coloni-
zation; Struggles, 743. Siege of the Alamo, 744. Davy Crockett
-Goliad, Siege of-Massacre of Prisoners, 745. Battle of San
Jacinto, 746. Houston President-Question of Annexation in
Congress, 747. Texas Annexed-Disturbances in Rhode Island,
749. Iowa and Florida become States-Cheap Postage, 750.
CHAPTER LI.
POLK'S ADMINISTRATION.
Difficulties with Mexico, 752. General Taylor at Corpus Christi,
753. Oregon Territory; respective Claims to, 754.
of Boundary, 756. Taylor Marches to the Rio Grande-Thorn-
ton's Party Surprised, 757. Attack on Fort Brown, 758. Battle
of Palo Alto, 759. Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 760. Mata-
moras occupied-Measures of Congress, 762. The Volunteers
-Plan of Operations-Mexico declares War, 763. Capture of
Monterey, 765.
POLK'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
Emigration to Oregon, 790. John C. Fremont; his explorations, 791.
Difficulties with the Mexican Governor, 793. American Settlers
in alarm, 794. California free-Monterey on the Pacific cap-
tured, 795. Commodores Sloat and Stockton-Expedition of
Kearney, 796. Santa Fé taken; a Government organized, 797.
Doniphan's Expedition, 798. El Paso taken, 800. Chihuahua
occupied, 801. An Insurrection; its Suppression, 802. Trial of
Fremont, 803.
Movement of Troops, 804. Vera Cruz invested, 805. Its Bombard-
ment and Capitulation, 806. Santa Anna's Energy, 807. Battle
of Cerro Gordo, 808. General Scott at Puebla-His Misunder-
standings with the Authorities at Washington, 809. Dissen-
sions in Mexico, 812. Scott's Manifesto, 813. Advance upon
the Capital, 814. Battle of Contreras, 815. Of Churubusco,
816. Attempts to obtain Peace, 818. Conflict of Molino del
Rey, 819. The Castle of Chapultepec captured, 820. Santa
Anna again in the Field, 822. Treaty of Peace, 823. Condi-
tions of the Peace-Discovery of Gold in California, 825.
Death of John Quincy Adams, 826. Wilmot Proviso, 827.
The Presidential Election-Death of Mr. Polk, 828.
TAYLOR AND FILLMORE'S ADMINISTRATION.
Discussion on Slavery-Wilmot Proviso, 830. The Powers of the
Constitution; their Application in the Territories, 832. The
President's Message; its Recommendations, 834. Debate on the
Omnibus Bill, 835. Death of Calhoun-Death of President Tay-
lor-Fillmore Inaugurated, 836. The Fugitive Slave Law, 837.
The Mormons; their Origin, 838. Troubles-Settlement in Utah
-A Disunion Convention, 839. Lopez invades Cuba, 840.
Search for Sir John Franklin-Dr. E. K. Kane, 841. Death of
Henry Clay; of Daniel Webster; the Tripartite Treaty, 842.
|