MORGANN, M., Congress refuses a pass-
port for, VIII. 296, 537.
Morocco, Emperor of, treaty with, X.
60. Death of, 144.
Morocco, Emperor of, (the son,) X. 144.
Treaty negotiating with; presents
made to, XI. 84, XII. 57, 101, 107.
MORRIS, GOUVERNEUR, III. 8. Mem-
ber of Congress; on a committee to
confer with the Commander-in-chief,
398. Visits camp on a committee, V.
213. Drafts instructions for Gates,
334. Cited respecting Gates's powers,
338; respecting a council of war,
and keeping secrets, 339; on the
affairs of the army and the half-pay
establishment, 340, 370. Drafts the
report in relation to the Conciliatory
Bills, 344. Remarks on his three
questions about the enemy's prose-
cuting the war, their continuing on
the continent, and the impeding of
their departure, VI. 80. Writes es-
says on the finances of the United
States, 251. His appointment to meet
commissioners in relation to prisoners,
VIII. 216, 249, 260, 264, 277, 334.
On coinage, IX. 125. Desires Wash-
ington to attend the general conven-
tion, 239. Goes to Europe, 448, 449.
Cited respecting the candidate for the
presidency, 451. To make inquiries
about the non-fulfilment of the treaty
with Great Britain and about the for-
mation of a commercial treaty, X. 43.
His appointment as minister plenipo-
tentiary to France, 216, 503. On the
politics of the King and Queen of
France, 238. Directions to, concern-
ing the French debt, and about La-
fayette, 322. His recall from France,
404, 406, 416. Letter to, on political
affairs, XI. 99, 165, 172, 206. Solicits
the release of Lafayette, 491; XII.
91. His agency in forming the Fed-
eral Constitution, 398.
MORRIS, ROBERT, cited on local preju-
dices in the army, IV. 237. Member
of a committee to remain in Phila-
delphia, 253, 256, 552. Cited on fu-
ture prospects, 339; on Lee's request
respecting a committee, 343. His
agency at the battle of Trenton, 545.
Cited upon the French treaty, and
independence, V. 353. His appoint-
ment as Superintendent of Finance,
and first exertions in behalf of the
army, VII. 399, VIII. 66, 67, 71. Is
vested with power to dispose of the
specific supplies, 103. Requested to
furnish information about transports
for the army for Virginia, 122.
committee to consult for the cam-

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paign of 1782, 142. Requested to
aid in obtaining vessels for the trans-
portation of troops, and to procure
stores and money, 148; to furnish La-
fayette with a conveyance to France,
207. His circulars to the States as
financier, 227. Persuades Thomas
Paine to revive "The Crisis," 345. On
three months' pay to the army, 436.
Cited respecting Tench Tilghman,
IX. 169. Purchases lands, X. 151.
MORRIS, ROBERT HUNTER, governor
of Pennsylvania, II. 79. Differs with
the Pennsylvania Assembly; has no
power to sanction bills taxing the
Proprietaries' estates, 122. Commis-
sions Franklin to superintend the
building of forts on the Pennsylvania
frontiers, 123.

MORRIS, ROGER, aid to General Brad-
dock, II. 83. Wounded at Braddock's
defeat, 86, 88, 471.
MORRIS, General, IV. 42.
MORRIS, Major, wounded in the skir-
mish near Chesnut Hill, V. 181.
Morrisania, expedition against, VII.
356, 357, 385, 392, 393, 415. See
DELANCEY and HULL.

Morris's House near Haerlem, situation
of; head-quarters at, IV. 93.
Morristown, head-quarters of the Amer-
ican army, IV. 264. Becomes again
the head-quarters, 482. New Jersey
troops moved to, VII 406.
Moses Creek, near Fort Edward, North-
ern army moves to, IV. 503.
MOULTRIE, WILLIAM, Colonel, com-
mands on Sullivan's Island, IV. 27.
General, V. 453. Proposition to ex-
change, for Lord Rawdon, VIII. 238.
Governor of South Carolina, X. 366,
XII. 281.

Moultrie, Fort, IV. 27.
Mount Vernon. See Vernon.
MOUSTIER, Count de, successor of Lu-
zerne, arrives in America, IX. 314,
320. On the etiquette observed to-
wards, 336, 439, 448. His visit to
Mount Vernon, and travels in Ameri-
ca, IX. 438, 448, 453. On the mode
of intercourse to be pursued between
him and the President, X. 11, 469.
His return to France, 38, 46. Cited,
118. Minister from France to the
Prussian court, 186.

MowAT, H., Lieutenant, a British offi-
cer, burns Falmouth, III. 130. Prob-
able cause for doing it, 522.
MOYLAN, STEPHEN, III. 166. Com-
missary, 257. Aid to the Command-
er-in-chief, 309. To command a regi-
ment of dragoons, IV. 293. To make
inquiry respecting officers, V. 315.

In the battle of Germantown, 465.
Joins Tallmadge, VI. 279. To join
the main army, VII. 75. In the ex-
pedition to Bull's Ferry, 116. Di-
rections to, about an attack on York
Island, 303. On the equipping and
marching the dragoons of, to the
southward, VIII. 2, 17.

Mud Island, importance of, V. 100, 101.
Muddy-Hole Farm, XII. 312, 316. Di-
rections as to, 340. A weekly report
respecting the, 351.

MUGFORD, Captain, killed, III. 422.
MUHLENBERG, PETER, Brigadier-Gen-
eral, IV. 329. The proposed resig
nation of, V. 317. Cooperates with
Wayne against Stony Point, VI. 297,
539. His position, VIII. 510. Joins
Lafayette, 515.

MUIR, JAMES, X. 393.

MUIRSON, his gallant conduct, VII. 316.
Mulberry trees, XII. 355.
Mules, XII. 314.

364.

Directions as to,

MULLENS, Major, trial of, V. 13.
MURFEY, Major, at the storming of
Stony Point, VI. 538.
MURRAY, WILLIAM VANS, minister in
Holland, XI. 383. Nominated minis-

ter to France, 403, 404; 458.
Muscle Shoals, settlement at, disap-
proved by the Indians, X. 196.
MUSE, BATTAILE, XII. 272, 280.
MUSE, GEORGE, Major, II. 5, 43.
Charged with cowardice; letter to,
cited, 367; 465.

MUSGRAVE, a British major, III. 290.
Muskingum River, leaden plate found
near the mouth of the, II. 430. Treaty
there, X. 192.

Mutiny bill, of Virginia, defect in the,
II. 118, 121, 224.

N.

NASH, ABNER, governor of North Car-
olina, VII. 284.
NASH, FRANCIS, General, ordered to
Chester, V. 43. Mortally wounded
at Germantown, 80, 85, 103, 466.
NASH, Colonel, is attacked by the In-
dians at Fort William, II. 190.
NATANIS, the last of the Norridgewock
Indians, in Carleton's interest, III.
112.

Natchez, proposed expedition against,
VI. 434, 435. Taken by the Spanish,
476. Rencounter at, IX. 119.
National Assembly of France, corre-
spondence with, about their notice of
the death of Franklin, X. 133, 497.

Abolition of the Noblesse by the, 141.
Intrigues and ambition in the, 142.
Permits the cultivation of tobacco in

France, 178, 180. A new convoca-
tion of the, 190. Their constitution
accepted by the King, 209, XII. 94.
Decree of the, respecting vessels, 96.
See France.

National Guard, in France, X. 141.
National prejudices and attachments,
condemned, XII. 229.

National University, XI. 1, 3, 14, 20,
22, 23, XII. 71, 322.
NAVARRO, DON DIEGO JOSEPH, gover-
nor of Havana, VI. 186. Gives in-
structions to Miralles, 423.
Navigation, XII. 15. See Commerce,
and Western Inland Navigation.
Navy, first movements towards fitting
out a, III. 77, 128, 143, 154, 172, 516.
Effects little, 168, 173. Troubles with
the crews of the, 187. Fitting out at
Philadelphia, 226, 275. Inactivity of
the, 353. Commanders of the, 517-
519. Formed into a new establish-
ment, instructions to the officers of
the, 519. Poorly manned, V. 113.
Suggestions for the employment of
the, VI. 227, 370. Three ships of
the, ordered to South Carolina, 370,
410. Department, XI. 147. Im-
portance of a, XII. 68. See Admi-
ralty, HAZELWOOD, HOPKINS, MANLY,
Marine, and Vessels.

Navy Board, at Bordentown, V. 116,
117.

Necessity, Fort, commenced, II. 25.
Completed, situation and construction
of; why so called; battle at, 457
Terms of the capitulation, 458, 459.
Articles misunderstood, 460. Vil-
liers's account of the affair at, 461.
Washington's remarks, 463. Number
of men engaged, 466. One article of
the capitulation not ratified by the
governor, 467. See Great Meadows.
Negotiations, on the mode of conduct-
ing, X. 9, 469.
Negroes, in the American army, III.
219; IV. 245. Embark with the Brit-
ish at New York, VIII. 423, 431, 544,
IX. 136. See Slaves.
NELSON, THOMAS, brigadier-general of
the Virginia militia, raises a body of
cavalry, V. 365. His volunteer corps
of cavalry discontinued, VI. 34. În
Congress, 203. Governor of Virginia;
joins Lafayette and commands the
Virginia militia at the siege of York-
town; anecdotes of, VIII. 201, 515.
NELSON, THOMAS, X. 23.
Neutrality, IV. 321. Questions re-
specting the proclamation of, submit-

ted to the Cabinet, X. 533. Naval
force, necessary to, XII. 68. Presi-
dent's measures in regard to, approv-
ed in Pennsylvania and Baltimore,
203; at Salem and Alexandria, 204;
at New York, 205; at Richmond, 206;
at New London, 207; at Annapolis,
20. Further remarks on, 233, 393.
NEUFVILLE, M. DE, of Holland, renders
services to the United States, XI.
186.

NEUVILLE, certificates and applications
of, for office, VI. 15, 17. Denial of
Baron Steuben's authority by, 19, 20.
On an exchange of, VII. 323.
NEVILLE, PRESLEY, XII. 217.
Newark, British expedition against, VI.

452.

NEWCOMB, SILAS, general of the Jer-
sey militia, opposes the British at Bil-
lingsport, V. 84. To assist Colonel
Greene at Red Bank, 88.
NEWELL, TIMOTHY, III, 532.
New England, Schuyler's anecdote re-
specting the impatience of the troops
from, III. 191. The Commander-in-
chief empowered to call out the mili-
tia of, 206. Proceedings of a com-
mittee of delegates from, at Provi-
dence, IV. 317. Disposition of, to-
wards the Society of the Cincinnati,
IX. 26. Soil and climate of; emigra-
tion from, to the West, XII. 324.
NEWENHAM, SIR EDWARD, IX. 289,
398, X. 309.

New Hampshire, a proposition to take
three companies of, into the Conti-
nental establishment, III. 65. Regi-
ment raised there, for Canada, 255.
Gratuity to the troops of, VII. 356.
Address to the Executive of, XII. 175.
Chief magistrates of, 416. Members
of the Continental Congress from,
420; of Congress from, during Wash-
ington's presidency, 427.

New Hampshire line, in the army, sent
to Ticonderoga, IV. 323. Tempora-
rily filled by drafting militia, 426.
Delay of the, 468.

New Hampshire militia, III. 256. Un-
der Stark, join General Lincoln at
Bennington, V. 30. Ordered out, VII.
98. Constitute a part of the garri-
son at West Point, 139, 147, 222. To
be dismissed with thanks, 233.
New Haven, British expedition against,
VI. 286, 291, 350, 367.

New Jersey, resolve by the Convention
of, respecting Governor Franklin, III.
446. Suspected persons in, intending

to aid the British, IV. 45. Invasion
of, threatened, 163. Preparations for
transporting troops to, 165. Back-
wardness of the people in, to help the
army, 212, 221, 225, 230. Resolutions
of the Council of, and proceedings, in
regard to the oath of allegiance, 320.
Assembly of, censured in relation to
a militia law, 354. Evacuated by the
British, 476, 477, 482. Provisions
sent to the plundered inhabitants of,
482, 483. Assembly of, regulates the
price of necessaries for the army, V.
183. British troops sent into, VI. 73,
75. The legislature offers two hun-
dred and fifty dollars bounty, 198.
Ladies of, contribute for the army,
VII. 90. Distresses there, maturing
into complaints, 390. Addresses to
the legislature of, XII. 176, 236;
324. Chief magistrates of, during
Washington's public life, 417. Mem-
bers of the Continental Congress from,
422; of Congress from, during Wash-
ington's administration, 429.

New Jersey line, V. 75. Well filled,
399. Remonstrance of the officers of
the first regiment of the, VI. 252, 254.
Difficulty about officers in the reduc-
tion of, VII. 335. Mutiny in, and
measures adopted in consequence
thereof, 380, 381, 385, 386, 560. Mov-
ed to Morristown, 406. Lord George
Germain cited, respecting the revolt
in the, VIII. 520.

New Jersey militia, ordered to New
York, III. 313. Return home with-
out their pay, 366; 374. To join the
army at New York, 416. Desertion
of Preston's party of, IV. 288. Their
character and conduct; laws recom-
mended for the, 296. Turn out with
great spirit, 482. Nearly all dismissed,
483. Three thousand ordered to rein-
force the army, V. 54. Great effects
from, 95. Two thousand called for,
VI. 368. Their spirited opposition to
Knyphausen, VII. 74, 76, 86.
their incorporation with the Conti-
nental line, 79. Called out to sup-
press the Pennsylvania insurrection,
XII. 48. See DICKINSON and FOR-

MAN.

On

New levies, III. 46. Ordered to Cam-
bridge, 83. Disposition of Governor
Trumbull to retain the, 96. To rein-
force the army at New York, 416.
New London, threatened, III. 96. Block-
ade of, expected, 353. Embarkation
of troops at, 354. British expedition
against, VI. 207. Address to the in-
habitants of, on the subject of neu-
trality, XII. 207.

New Orleans, the governor of, writes
to General Lee, IV. 536.
Newport, General Lee gives directions
for the defence of, III. 213, 214. Sup-
plies Captain Wallace's ships, 227.
Threatened, IV. 96. Taken posses-
sion of, by the British, 220. British
land at, 313. British forces at, V. 297.
Evacuation of, by the British, VI.
388. Demolition of the works at, rec-
ommended, 396. French fleet arrives
at, VII. 107, 108, 113, 483, 496, 505.
Measures for the defence of, 127, 128.
French fleet blockaded at, 131, 196,
239, 290, 403. Visited by Indians,
183, 184. Escape of a vessel from,
with despatches to France, 319. Sup-
plies arrive at, from Boston, 403.
Ships sent from, to blockade Árnold
in the Chesapeake, 404, 410, 413, 435,
439. Visited by the Commander-in-
chief, in 1781, 410, 416, 428, 433, 446.
French fleet leaves, VIII. 147, 152,
518. Fortifications at, to be destroy-
ed, 270, 289. Address to the free-
men of, XII. 189; to the members of
King David's Lodge at, 190. See
Rhode Island.

Newspapers, on the transmission of,
XII. 32.

Newtown, action with the Tories and
Indians at, VI. 342, 349.

New Windsor, head-quarters at, VI.
276, VII. 316.

New York, Tryon mistakes the spirit
of the people of, when soliciting rein-
forcements, III. 223. Threatened by
way of the Lakes, 455. Raises one
thousand men, VI. 235, 243. Incur-
sion upon the frontiers of, VH. 261,
269, 286. Request of, about the de-
fence of the frontiers, 416, 429. Fron-
tiers of, threatened by way of Canada,
VIII 42, 56, 79. Measures for the
security of, 82. Politics of, IX. 186.
Cedes land to the Canadian refugees,
X. 65. Address to the Senate and
Assembly of, XII. 161. Government
of, cooperates in the support of neu-
trality, 206. Chief magistrates of,
during Washington's public life, 417.
Members of the Continental Congress
from, 421; of Congress from, during
the administration of Washington,
429.

New York City, reception of the Com-
mander-in-chief at, on his way to join
the army at Cambridge, III. 8. De-
fended by Wooster, 9. Wants pow-
der, 10. Apprehensions for, 223, 230,
317. Under Tryon's influence, 277.
Threatened by Parker, 292. Rein-
forced, 312, 313, 317, 354. British
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men-of-war sail from, 353, 355, 376.
The Commander-in-chief arrives at,
354. Militia leave without their pay,
367. Return of troops at, 372. Gon-
dolas and fire-rafts to keep the British
ships from, 405. Threatened, 415.
Speedy aid solicited for, 416. British
ships and army arrive at, 443, 445,
463, 468. Preparations for defending,
445. Want of generals at, 451. An-
ecdote in proof of vigilance on the
American lines there, 468. Mayor of,
and other Tories seized and sent to
Connecticut, 440, 471. A resolution
respecting the abandonment of, IV. 8.
Posture of affairs there, in July, 1776,
16. Movements against the ships at,
19. Reinforcements at, on both sides,
27. State of both armies at, and prep-
arations for action, 34. Arrival of
British ships there, 46, 48. Removal
of the women and children from, 49.
False report of an intention to burn,
in case of a retreat, 58. Number of
American troops at, and want of con-
fidence in them, 73. Question of
destroying, proposed to Congress, 74.
Military stores removed from, 75, 83.
Resolve of Congress against destroy-
ing, 76. Question of evacuating, and
the future system of operations, dis-
cussed at large in a letter to Congress,
80. Determination of a council of
war as to evacuating, 84. The senti-
timents of a second council of war
and of Congress favor evacuating, 91.
Opposition to the evacuation by Spen-
cer, Clinton, Heath, and Mercer, 92.
Sickness in the army at, 93. Disor-
derly retreat from, and Washington's
vexation, 94, 103, 135. Set on fire,
and several persons killed, 100, 109.
Heath's expedition towards, 280. Brit-
ish fleet leaves, 442, 502. Eighteen
transports arrive at, 443. Number of
Americans made prisoners at, 546.
Proposed expedition against, 302, 303,
310. British movements at, VI. 41,
43, 60, 67, 82, 88, 93, 95, 100. British
troops detached from, to St. Augus-
tine and Savannah, 100, 101. Inter-
course with, restrained, 155, 174.
British forces at, 160, 274, 372. De-
tachment sails from, 249, 258. Gates's
proposed expedition against, 274. Brit-
ish fortify, 358, 367, 383, 387, 393.
Difficulty of reducing, 372, 373. Ships
sunk near, 387, 393. Project for burn-
ing ships in the ice at, 455. The sail-
ing of a second detachment from, to
the southward, VII. 5, 6, 16, 18, 22.
Number of British troops at, in April,
1780, 6, 7, 23. Transports arrive at,

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from South Carolina, 23, 25. Propo-
sition and measures for the reduction
of, 39, 46, 48, 106, 108, 109, 113, 142,
143, 169, 183, 509. British embarka-
tion from, against Rhode Island, 119,
121, 126, 128, 131. Ill-prospect of
the expedition against, 125, 176, 183.
Threatened, in order to divert Clin-
ton, 127, 129-131. Rules for flags
going into, 149. Council of war de-

cides against attacking till the arri-
val of reinforcements, 187. Ninety
ships sail from, to Europe, with inva-
lids, 191. Embarkation at, to favor
Lord Cornwallis, 264, 268, 269. Am-
ply supplied with flour by trade, 286.
Measures for an attack on the north-
ern part of the island of, in 1780, 293.
302-308. Intercourse of, with New
Jersey, to be cut off, 312. Embarka-
tions from, 325, 337, 347. Immense
traffic with, by all parties, 401. Prep-
arations and plan for a siege of, in
1781, 407, 415. British reinforce-
ments for Arnold sail from, 457. Com-
bined attack on, abandoned, VIII. 13.
Number of British regulars at, 25.
Measures in relation to a combined at-
tack on, 48, 51, 55, 57, 58, 62, 66, 72,
108, 120, 121, 122, 124, 130, 133, 134,
519. Detachment from, sails to the
south, 61, 63. Measures for a com-
bined attack on the north part of the
island of, 87-99. Twenty vessels
with Hessian troops arrive at, 127,
133. Measures for preventing inter-
course with, 260, 386, 387. Corre-
spondence and particulars concerning
the evacuation of, 427, 428, 431, 490,
496. People desire to remain there,
476. The taking possession of, by
the Americans, 490, 497, 499–502.
Evacuation of, IX. 18, 136. Particu-
lars of the proposed combined attack
on, in 1781, 402. Objections against,
for the seat of government, 549. Pro-
ceedings there in regard to the British
treaty, XI. 44, 45. Address to the
magistrates and inhabitants of, in 1789,
XII. 149; to Nicholas Cruger, chair-
man of a meeting of the citizens of,
205. See Connecticut, New York Con-
vention, North River, PUTNAM, SEY-
MOUR, Staten Island, STIRLING, and
THOMPSON.

New York Committee of Safety, is urg-
ed, and puts a stop to intercourse with
the enemy, III. 357, 376. Applies for
an exchange of prisoners, 366. Corre-
spondence with, and umbrage about
the command of troops, 376.
New York Convention, III. 470. Re-
move Tories to Connecticut, 471.

Their resolve on the subject of aban-
doning the city, IV. 7, 8. Call out
the nilitia for the defence of the
State, 9, 41. Aided by a loan, 10.
Various kinds of weapons ordered by
the; send a committee to Long Isl-
and, 42. Approve the measures in
regard to suspected persons, 45.
Adopt measures for the removal of
women and children from the city,
49. Stop clothing for the army, 299.
Originate Heath's expedition towards
the city, 308. See New York Provin-
cial Congress.

New York Council of Safety, apologizes
to the Commander-in-chief, and he
replies, IV. 551.

New York line, in the army, dissatis-
faction in the, for want of pay, VIII. 3.
New York militia, to join the army at
New York city, III. 416. Called out,
IV. 41. To reinforce Putnam, V. 11.
Commended, 95. To cooperate with
Count d'Estaing and dismissed, VI.
368, 409; VII. 139.

New York Provincial Congress, their
proceedings upon the arrival of the
Commander-in-chief and Governor
Tryon, III. 8. Invite General Woos-
ter to the aid of the city, 9. Have no
intercourse with Tryon, 11. Their
address to the Commander-in-chief,
and his reply; influenced in their de-
liberations, 13. Tardy in raising men
and supplies, 62. Raise troops, 75,
256, 377; 396. Proceedings of, on
a scheme for seizing Tories, 397. Ap-
point a secret committee, 398, 470.
Prohibit the exportation of pork and
beef, 420. Order cattle to be driven
from the seacoasts, 454. Take the
name of the Convention of the Repre-
sentatives of the State of New York,
470. See New York Convention.
Niagara, expedition to, proposed, V1.
120, 137, 146, 160, 162, 165, 217;
abandoned, 166. Taken possession
of, by the United States, XII. 66.
NICHOLAS, JOHN, his detection of the
fraud in a letter signed, "JOHN LANG-
HORNE," XI. 219, 220, 227, 289, 293.
NICHOLSON, JAMES, Commodore, his
exertions in the Chesapeake, VIII.
510, 512.
NICOLA, LEWIS, Colonel, at Fort Mif-
flin, V. 75. His proposition in regard
to a "King," VIII. 300–302.
NIELSON, Colonel, captures Stockton,
IV. 326.

NIXON, JOHN, Brigadier-General, IV.
32. Stationed on the Delaware, 218.
Ordered to Albany, 475. Stationed
at Constitution Island, VI. 276.