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INDEX TO VOLUME II.
A.
B.
American War Ships-Essex, President, 23-25, 42, 77, 436,
507 ; Hornet, 379. 436, 505, 508 ; Peacock, 28, 42, 378, 436, 506, 508; Tom Bowline, 378, 436 ; Macedonian, 77-78. American Museum, 123.
American navy, 84. Amusements, 1814. 170.
Anthony, Charles, 245.
Apathy of the people, 170.
Appeal to Irishmen, 308.
Arms, call for, 245.
Armstrong, General, 384 ; priva- teer brig, officers, owner, 300; instructions to, 301 ; destruc- tion of, 302.
Army forces of U. S., 138.
Arsenal, State, near the Collect, 452.
Artillery. First Brigade, 165, 182. 241; orders, September 2. 1814, 254 ; from Rockland, Orange, Putnam,
Dutchess Counties, 184; veteran corps, Capt. G. W. Chapman, 111-306 ; Major Smith's 9th Regt., 306 ; Bogart's Flying, 306; War- ner's Horse Art., 306 ; N. Y. Exempt No. 1. Capt. W. Ley- craft, 306; First Ward Ex- empt, Capt. R. Hodge, 306 ; City, 310 ; First Brigade, 324. Artilleryists, 138.
Asbridge, Capt. George, 306, 308. Astor, John Jacob, 70, 72; loans cannon, 300 ; residence, 394 ; illumination of house, 491, 492.
Baker, A. St. John, with treaty of peace. 455, 458, 462 ; John, 475.
Baltimore, 232, 316.
Banks of New York, 270, 271, 415; first savings bank, 1816, 274 ; National, 67, 74; officers of, see Appendix.
Barker, Jacob, 66. 67, 270, 404-6; paid express to Gov. Tompkins, 462.
Battle at sea, last by Hornet and Penguin, March 23, 1815. 439; last gun in the war, June 30, 1815, by the Peacock, 439. Bayard, William, 287.
Bedloe's Island, 371.
Beekman, Lient., 139.
Berrian, inventor of torpedo
boat, 139.
Biddle, captain of the Hornet, arrives, 379.
Blackwell, Robert, 394. Bladensburg battle, 231; Gen. Winder at, 231.
Blockade Vessels-Plantagenet, Capt. Lloyd, 23; frigate Loire, 24, 78, 81-7, 91, 133, 434; British at Sandy Hook, 220 ; squadron, January, 1815, 436.
Blockhouses, 46, 47.
Bloomfield, Maj .- Gen., 264. Boerum, Colonel. 33.
Bogardus, Col. Robert, 138; in command Third Mil. Dist., 451; order flag of truce, 455; re- turns to Long Island, 464, 508.
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Bogart, Col. G. A., 306.
Capt. J. O., 310.
Bounties, 39.
Bourbons restoration, 98; oration, 99.
Boyd, Gen. John P., 139, 330, 377, 435, 436, 464, 465.
Brearly, Col. David, 138.
Bremner, Capt. Andrew, 191, 192 ; broke ground at Fort Green, 193, 216.
Brewster, Capt., 466.
Brigades- Steddiford's, 160 ; Third, 38, 165; Tenth, 165: Fifteenth, 165; Twenty-second, 165, 183; Twenty-ninth, 165; Thirty-third of Suffolk, 165, 183; Gen. Hermance's, 226 ; locations, 250; Gen. Haight's, 313; stations, 329-330.
British army at Champlain, 283; attempt to land at Hempstead, 221; on Long Island, 194.
British Parliament prohibiting ransom for captured vessels, 27; privateers, 78; Liverpool packet. 79 ; reinforcements, 90, 193.
British War Vessels - Superb, Capt. Paget, 79 ; Narcissus, 82-84; Ramillies, Pactolus, Terror, Dispatch, 211, 436-7; Penguin, 505, 508; Nautilus, 506, 508; Dolphin, 507; Favor- ite, Capt. J. A. Maude, 454; with treaty, 455, 508; Endym- ion, 436, 454; Tenedos, 436, 454; at Sandy Hook, 134; in the Sound. 345; Majestic, Pomona, 436.
British naval force, 85. 88; ves- sels in Gardiner's Bay, 212; threaten New York, 213; off Sandy Hook, 220; vessels in 1815, 442; on the coast, Sep- tember 1, 1814, 282.
C.
Cadets from West Point, 186. Campaign of 1815, 440.
Cannon, number of, in city, 399. Carroll, Henry, bearer of treaty of peace, 457, 462, 501.
Cartel ships arrive, 434. Cartmen called in service, 321.
Castle Williams, 119.
Castlereagh, Lord, 499.
Cavalry, Capt. Wilson's, of
Kings County, 34; Third Bri- gade, 38; New York Hussars, 303; Old Butcher Troops, 305. Cebra, Alderman, 456.
Cedar Street Church, 473.
Champlain frontier, 279.
Chapman, Capt. Geo. W., 306.
Charitable donations, 430, 431.
Chauncey, Com., Dinner to, 22. Chippewa victory, 144.
Chittenden, Gov., withdraws Vermont troops, self-defence, 279.
Churches, Chambers Street Pres- byterian, 441; Cedar Street, 473.
Chrystie, Thomas, 262, 435, 480. Cincinnati, Society of the, 122. Citizens' meeting, 144-145; ad- dress to exempts, 146.
City Hall, New York, Governor's Room established, 47; trans- parencies, 484-486; portraits of heroes in, 453.
City Hotel, 458, 461; transpa- rencies, 490.
City Officers of, see Appendix. Clay, Henry, 502.
Clark, Col. Emmons, 349.
Clarkson, Gen. Matthew, 475.
Clergy of New York differ with Common Council on Fast Day, 15-17.
Clinton, Mayor De Witt, 180 ; charge to Grand Jury. a patri- otie appeal, 483-487.
Cochran, Fife Major, 349.
Cochrane, Admiral Sir Alexander, proclamation, 80, 82; at Be- muda, his expedition, 134-135 ; letter to Secretary Monroe, 281, 212, 442.
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Cockburn, Admiral, 213 ; aban- dons his plan on New York, 222 ; sails south, 222. Coffin, Capt. Alexander, 303. Colden, Col. Cadwalader D., 328.
Colfax, Brig .- Gen. William, of New Jersey, 189, 268, 313 ; discharged, 287.
Columbia College, 115.
Columbian Society at Brooklyn Heights, 293, 294; committee of, 294.
Commanders, assigned, 322-324. Committee on enlistments, 145. Committee of Defence. final report of, see Appendix.
Common Council, address to, 174; action of, 135, 176 ; ad- dress to the people, 177-181 ; thanks, 388; treaty of peace, 469 ; celebration, 470 ; postponed, 474 ; illuminations, etc., 478.
Congress at Vienna, 444 ; position of United States, 445, 499, 501, 504, 505.
Coodyites. 62. Corlear's Hook, 90.
Courts-martial, 335 ; order for. September 24, 1814, 336; at Tammany Hall, October 10th, 25th, 1814, 350. Craig, Capt. William, 303.
Crosby. W. B., 243, 311.
Cruger, Henry, 394.
Currency, paper, 410 ; effect of, 410-11. Currency, New York city, 430. Curtenins, Gen. Peter, 324. D.
Dallas, A. J., exposition on the war, 496 ; report, 506.
Davis, Lieut-Col., 249. Davis, Matthew L., 294, 383. Day, Capt. S. D., Company from Orange, N. J., 188.
Dearborn, Maj .- Gen. Henry, 21, 87; relieved, 90.
Decatur, Commodore, 152, 214, 217 ; command at Fort Green, 296 ; runs blockade, 436 ; cap- tured, 438 ; paroled, 482.
Defenee, resolutions for, 194; measures, Angust, 1814, 234 ; report of committee to provide funds, 235 ; call for loan, 238. Defence committee's appeals, 192, 233, 293 ; considerations, 297 ; appeal for workers, 263, 432; final report of, see Appendix.
Defences of New York, 149; report on, 150, 214-217; con- tributions, 216 ; workers on, 219 : harbor, 221 ; Hallet's Point, 152, 158 ; Mill Rock, 152, 158; Jamaica Bay, 153 ; Brooklyn and Harlem Heights. 156; Gen. Swift's report of, see Appendix.
Democrats, then called Repub- licans, 60; candidates, 60-61; first time elected to Assembly from New York, 64.
Dellinger, Miss, concert and ball, 461-462. Denniston, Col. Alexander, 138.
Denyse's Heights, 45. Depredations by soldiers, 211. Desertions, 142.
Dibblee, Major, of Nyack Artil- lery, 257.
Dinners to prominent men, 433.
Dodge, Col. Henry S., 475. Donations for defenders, 225.
Dramatic incidents, 507-508.
Drills and duties, 339; Capt. McKenna's report, 340; drills and parades, 349. Dunscomb, Major D. E., 306.
E.
Eagleson, Lieut .- Col. Charles, 306.
Eckford, Henry, shipbnilder, 30. Eddy, Casper W., M.D., 475. Ellis Island, 371.
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Elmer, Brig .- Gen. Ebenezer, New Jersey, 189, 264-265.
Ely, Isaac M., 475.
Embargo Jaws, 49-53 ; coasters relieved, 52; President's mes- sage on, 53; repealed, 53, 64.
Essex, dinner to survivors of the warship. 171.
Europe, affairs in, 288, 289; conditions in 1814, 444.
Evacuation Day, 380, 381; Col. Van Rensselaer's letter on, 383-385.
Evarts, William M., 472.
Execution of John Reid and Roger Wilson, 142-143.
Exempts to be enlisted, 146. Extra pay, 315.
F.
Farewell address, 364, 386, 506. Farragut, Admiral D. G., mid- shipman, 1814, 173.
Farrington, Brig .- Gen. Putnam, 249.
Federalists, resolutions, April, 1814, 57, 58; candidates, 59 ; meeting, 96; celebration, 115. Fenwick, Adj .- Gen. J. R., 370. Ferguson, John, Mayor New York, 303.
Ferriage to Brooklyn, prices. 218. Ferries to Jersey City, 76; Brook- lyn, 76,
Few, William, 273.
Finances, 65; national, 401-412; local currency, 402; different State values, 403; Treasury notes, 406; loans, 408, 409; condition of State and city, 414.
Financial situation, 269 ; failure of loans, 270; specie suspension, 272; city banks' regulations, 275; city issues currency, 277, 430.
Finch, the gunsmith, 492.
Fires, Portsmouth, N. H., 11. Niagara frontier, 12, 13; aid for sufferers by New York, 13.
Fish, Nicholas, 226. Fisher, Leonard, 475.
Flag of truce, February 11, 1815, 454, 555.
Floating batteries, 43; Fulton's model, 42-44.
Florida, Spain and, 504.
Forbes, Col., 221.
Fortifications, Staten Island, 44, 45, 392, 393; Denyse's Heights, 45, 190; on Long Island, Bath Beach, Utrecht and Jamaica Bay, 45; Long Island Sound, 160-161, 392-397; Neversink, 46; New York, 87, 89; Mili Rock, 160. 318; Hallet's Point, 160; Harlem Heights, 161, 208, 396; Brooklyn, Fort Green. 190, 208, 219 331, 389-391; Hell Gate, 392-393; Benson's Point, 394-395; Manhattan ville, 396; Greenwich, 396-397; Gov- ernor Tompkins on, 159; visits, 371; aid to build, 175; Gen. Swift's plans, 190; workers, ladies work on Fort Green, 219; Tammany Society at Fort Green, 227, 293, 294; Columbia College students on, 296; Iron Greys, 296: Free Masons, 294; Hamilton Society, 296; news- paper employes, 218: work- ing at night, 230; Juvemle Band, 333; committee's appeal for workers, 363; Brooklyn ferries charge fare, 218; de- seriptions, 389-391; volunteer laborers at Brooklyn, 208-210, 331; " Patriotic Diggers," a song by Samuel Woodworth, 230.
Forts-Tompkins, 88, 319, 320; Stevens, 160. 331; Clinton, 220; Swift, 229; Fort Green ground broken. 193, 296, 371: Columbus, 244: Masonic, 295; North Battery (Red Fort), 310; West Battery (Castle Clin- ton), 310; Gansevoort, 310; Fort Laight, 333, 396, remains
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vet visible; Wood and Gibson, 371; Horn, 396.
Fotterall, Col. S. E., 138.
France, treaty of peace, 96; Bourbons on throne, 97.
Fraser, Mrs. Frances W., ad- dress presenting standard to Veteran Corps of Artillery, 111. Free Masons work on fortifica- tions, 294: Fort Masonic, 295; stanzas sung. 295.
Free trade and sailors' rights, 224. Frelinghuysen, Col. J. W., 268, 313; letter to Gov. Tompkins, 387-388.
French navy, 85; brig Olivier, 119.
Fuel association. 5. 6.
Fulton, Robert, 42; floating bat- tery, 43, 44; steam war frigate, 89; torpedoes, 217; lacks money for frigate, 351; peti- tion for help, 352-354; material, workmanship, engines, etc., all American, 355; launching, 355; descriptive, 357; funeral of, 482.
G.
Gadsden, Lient. James, 160. Gallatin, Albert, 269; at Vienna, 445.
Gardiner's Bay, 212.
Garrison duty, 348. Gasselain, Alexander, 492.
Gazette office, Hanover square, receives news of peace, 456; pilot David Mitchell first to announce it, 457.
Gelston, David, collector 1801- 1820, 50, 312.
General Orders, Aug. 29, 1814, 245, 246, 248-251; Sept. 2, 252; Feb. 20, 1815, 479-480; Feb. 22, 1815, 481. Gerard, James W., sketch of, 472. Gerry, Elbridge, death of. 285. Giles, Brig .- Gen., 35; Maj .- Gen., 38.
Gilfest, leader of orchestra, 461;
Girard, Stephen, 71.
Goodwin, Col. Abrm., of New Jersey, 219.
Goodrich, S. G., 410; on recep- tion of treaty of peace, 460- 461.
Governor's Guards, stand of colors, 382.
Governor's Island, execution on, 143; training on, 244.
Government House, fireworks at, 486-488.
Gracie, Archibald, and Gracie's Point, 393, 394.
Grand Jury, De Witt Clinton's appeal, 283-237; names of, 287- 288.
Grand Rounds, 444.
Gray, Gen., 385.
Great Britain declines Russia as mediator, 2, 385; position of, 446.
Greenwich, celebration at, 494. Groshon, John P., 475.
Guard duty, 340 ; officer of day, Oct. 7, 1814, 341; inspection, 342; grand rounds, 444.
Guion, Gen., James, Jr., 35, 37. Gunboats, 40-43, 84, 119, 307.
H.
Hall, Francis, 458.
Halleck, Fitz Green, poem, " Iron Greys, " 305, 406.
Hallet's Point, 152, 158, 160.
Hamilton, John C., 306.
Hamilton Society, 115, 116, 227;
at Harlem Heights, 296; cele- brates, 471, 475. Hanham, Capt. J. R., 221. Harbor defences, orders, 221.
Hardships, 186.
Hardy, Commodore, 211.
Harlem Heights, 156, 161, 208, 296, 396. Harsen, Col., 191, 310.
Hartford Convention, 447.
Hartman, Lewis, 475.
Hlayes, Capt. (Eng.), 436.
Hell Gate, 392, 393.
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Hempstead, L. I., British at-
tempt to land, 221.
Henderson, Wm., 475.
Hill, Lord, 447. Hill, Uria K., 117.
Hillyer, Commodore (British) Mottos, 1812, 172.
Hodge, R., 306.
Hodgkinson, Tavern, 490.
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 13.
Hoffman, Ogden, 438.
Holiday season, 1814, 433. Horse Artillery, 34, 35, 37; 1st and 2d Regiments, 38.
Horseback express to Albany and Boston, 462, 463.
House, Col. James, 138.
Hudson River frozen to Jersey City, Feb., 1815, 454. Hull, Gen., 21.
Hunter, Major, 471.
I.
Importations, 53, 54.
Infantry regiments, United States, 14th, 15th, 27th, 32d, 41st, 42d, 46th, 138.
Infantry from Orange, Sullivan, Ulster, Green, Albany, Colum- bia and Dutchess Counties, 184.
Infantry brigades, militia, 3d, 10th, 22d, 33d, 324 ; 12th, 15th, 19th, 20th, 29th, 23d, 34th, 37th, 325.
Ingraham, Maj., 225. Invasion of N. Y. feared, 135.
Irishmen, appeal to, 308.
Irving, Washington, 39, 253, 370.
Irving, Wm. Demorest, 6.
Irvine, Col. W. N., 138.
Izard, Gen., 278; marches to Jamestown, 278. J.
Jackson, Amasa, 475. Jackson, Gen., at New Orleans. 442. Jarvis, J. W., artist, 306. Jenkins and Havens loan car
non, 300 ; instructions to Capt. Reid, 301, 303.
Jersey Blues, Trenton, N. J., 88.
Johnson, Gen. Jeremiah, 183. July 4th, 1814, celebration, 110, 112 to 132.
K.
Kent's Hotel, 119. King, James G., 306, 387.
King, John A., 303.
King, Rufus, 72, 423 ; offered to subscribe his whole fortune, 234.
L.
Laight, Col. E. W., 313, 333. Lake Champlain victory, 326. Lamb, Anthony 243, 245, 246, 251, 370.
Last battle at sca and last gun fired, 439, 505.
Lavand, Armand, 306.
Lawrence, Aug. H., 239; John L., 508 ; William, 287. Lecraft, Wm., 306. Legislature meet in N. Y., 47, 48 ; action, 368; laws, 369. Leonard, James T., 303. Lewis, Commodore Jacob M., 41, 78, 79, 87, 307, 312. Lewis, Maj .- Gen. Morgan, 90 ; letter on defence, 136, 137, 142, 234, 252 ; age, 257 ; mili- tary rules, regulations, 258- 262 ; genealogy of family, 263- 266 ; removal, 362 ; farewell address, 364, 365; appoint- ment. 365; wants to be re- tained, 375.
Lewis, Zachariah, editor, 475. Little, Jacob, 406.
Loans, 67 ; subscribers, 68, 69; Rufus King on, 72 ; by city to U. S. guaranteed by Gov. Tompkins personally, 415 ; banks, 415 ; city repaid, 419. Long Island, militia on, Third Military Dist., 35 ; British on,
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194 ; fortifications, 190: vi- dettes, 312.
Long Island Sound, 77, 78. 79, 160, 161, 392-397.
Lott, Abraham, 303.
Lotteries, 410.
Louisiana, conquest of, 400. Lumly, Capt. (Eng.), 436. M.
McComb, Gen. Alex .. 225, 279, 370; from Albany by boat in 18 hours, 376; portrait for City Hall, 377.
McGowan's Pass, 395.
McKenna, Capt., 340.
McLeod, Rev. Alexander, ser- mons on the war, 441.
Macdonough, Commodore, free- dom of city to, and portrait, 378.
MacNeven, Dr. Wm. James, ap- peal to Irishmen, 308, 494.
Malcolm, Rear Admiral, 212, 442.
Mapes, Gen. Jonas, 192, 312.
Marston, residence, 394.
Maude, Capt. J. A., 455, 462.
Maxwell, Hugh, Judge Advo- cate, 337. Mercein, F. and W., 276.
Mercein, Thomas R., 225, 415, 429.
Merchandise, high prices, 2, 3, 4. Military orders-First Brigade, Sept. 2, 1814, 252: 3d, 10th, 241; 22d, 29th, 248; Third Military District, 142, 183 ; Governor's Island, 142; Aug. 28, 1814, 244; First Division, Aug. 27. 1814, 241; Ang. 29, 1814. 243; general orders, Aug. 29, 1814, 245; Sept. 2, 1814, 252; Evacuation Day parade, Nov. 25, 1814, 382; muster-out orders, 386; mutinous conduct, 132-314; see Appendix.
Military organizations - Iron Greys. N. Y. Hussars, Nep- tune Corps Sea Fencibles, 303;
Old Butcher Troops, 305; Gov- ernor's Guards, Independent Greys, City Guards, Repub. lican Greens, Lavaud's Horse Rangers, 306; Sea Fencibles, College Greens, 307.
Militia, enrollment, 31: strength, 32-33; called out, 140; ordered to serve at city, 183; arrive from up Hudson River, 220; in Brooklyn, 222; alacrity of, 256; has to provide his cloth- ing, etc, 185, 251, 338; ex- penses of, 338; claims now on file, 338; First Division, 6.000 on parade, Aug. 20. 1814, 251; mustered in, 252; arming, 263; dissatisfied, 360; Rockland Co militia go home, harvest and return without orders, 360-361 ; payment of, 415; New Jersey paid, 418.
Militia, Stations of, 221, 327-331. Mitchell. David, pilot, 457.
Monopolies, 4.
Monroe, James, 459 ; letter to Gen. Boyd, 466.
Monroe doctrine, roots of, 504.
Montauk Point, 194.
Moores, Gen., 280.
Morris, Capt. Lemnel, 138.
Morris, Gouverneur, 98 ; Bour- bon oration, 99, 131, 399.
Morton, Gen. Jacob, 182, 255, 311, 471.
Morton's brigade, 110, 385.
Mott, Jacob E., court martial of, 337.
Mulligan John W., 311.
Murray, James B., Capt., 475.
Muster-out orders. 386.
rolls, see Appendix.
Mutinous conduct, 313 ; order on, 312-314.
Myers, Lieut .- Col. Nathan, 184.
N.
Napoleon's campaign, 1813, 18, 19, 80; abdicated and exiled,
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96, 106; downfall. 288: abdi- cation, 289.
Naval force, 1814, 330.
New Jersey on hand, 165; Gov. Pennington's address, 165 ; volunteers, 188; called on for troops, 264 ; orders, 266 ; captains, 267; camp at Powles' Hook, 268; complains, 365 ; militia, 387, 388, 330, see Appendix.
Neried, prize ship, 74.
Neutral vessels, 86, 87. New Orleans victory, 453. Newspapers, request to, hy de- fence committee, 332; enter- prise, 467.
New Year's carrier's address, earliest known, 8.
New York city, poor of, 9, 10; Typographical Society, 219; rendezvons, 249; great excite- ment in, 316; means of defence, 317; safety, 400; assessment and tax, 413; financial stand - ing, 427; annual expenses 1813, 427; taxes 1815 and 1894, 429; paper money, 430; charter election 1814, 431; Council's action on peace, 463; Hospital, 490; dramatic incidents in, 507, 508.
Niagara frontier fires, 12, 13; aid, 13; frontier, 278; suffers, 430, 431.
Non-intercourse law, 54, 55. North Battery, 310, 311.
Nutter's battery, 395.
0.
Odell, Jacob, Lieut .- Col., 35; Brig .- Gen,, 249, 305.
Officers detailed for service, 164. Ogden, David B., 475.
Orders-Adj .- General's, Aug. 14, 1814, 186; Artillery Brigade, Oct. 27, 1814, 355; Gov. Tomp- kins on taking command, Oct. 28, 1814, 369-370; also on Dec. 25, 435; Division, Nov. 10,
1814, 370; Nov. 24, Evacua- tion Day, 381; muster out, 386; First Division, detached mili- tia, Sept. 10, 1814, 310; Third Military District, Sept. 6, 1814, 313-314; "after orders." Feb. 11, 1815, 455; Dec. 25, 1814, 436; general, Nov. 1, 1814, 377; muster for pay, 379: Evac- uation Day, 380, 381; general, Sept. 14, 1814, 322-324; Sept. 17, 326; Sept. 23, 330; Sept. 26, 336; Jan. 14, 1815, 419; First Brigade, Nov. 17, 1814, 377; Feb. 21, 1815, 471; garri- son, Fort Columbus, Feb. 25, 1815, 480; see Appendix.
Oscar, cartel schooner, 134.
P.
Parish, David, 71.
Park Theatre decorated, 490. Parker, Capt. (Eng.), 436. Peace-negotiations, 94, 288, 289; offers of, 290; prospects of, 443; public meeting and pray- ers, 448-449; treaty arrives, 455; demonstrations, 456; announce- ment, 457; Sunday newspapers issued, 459; celebration, 469- 494; suburbs celebrate, 479; mi- litary celebration, 480; Feb. 27, 1815, 483-494; cost to city, 493. Pennington, Gov., of N. J., or- ders, Ang. 31, 1814. 266; order, 281; objection to Gov. Tomp- kins, letter to, and reply of Sec. of War, 365-367. Perrin, John, 305.
Philadelphia videttes, 326. Pinckney, Maj., 231. Pintard, John, 276.
Platt, Col., 288.
Plume, Capt. John T., company artillery, Newark, 188.
Political feelings, 473.
Poor of New York, 9, 10.
Porter, Capt. David, mottos, 1812, 172; arrival, 1814, 173, 223.
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Portraits of heroes in City IFall, 453.
Portsmouth, N. H., great fire, Dec., 1813, 11; donations, 12.
President, pardon to deserters, 141 ; returns to Washington, proclamation, 281 ; address to army, 506.
Prevost, Sir George, 212.
Prices for merchandise, produce. etc., 2, 3, 4, 410.
Prime, Nathaniel, 394.
Prisoners, 142, 143, 144.
Privateers-Mars, Capt. Inger- soll, 27; Bunker Ilill, 41 ; Gen. Armstrong, 300 ; British, 78; Peacock, Tom Bowline, Warrior, Arrow, Whig, sail, 378, 379; order on, Dec. 21, 1814, 434 ; list of, see Appen- dix ; captures by, see Appen- dix.
Punishments, 314, 315.
Quarantine, 312. R.
Reid, John, executed, 142, 143. Reid, Capt. S. C., 300 ; instruc- tions to, 301 ; runs the block- ade, testimonial, 302.
Regiments-Col. Boerum's, Sec- ond cavalry, 13th, old third, Col. Sitcher (now Sth N. Y., Col. Scott), 33; 41st V. S, 90 ; Second, Ninth, Third of Kings, 182 ; Forty-second U. S., Col. Forbes, 32d, 221 ; Eleventh (now 7th, N. G. S. N. Y.), 182, 191; at North Battery, 311, 349; Montgom- ery Rangers, of Albany, Capt. Dole's Trojan Greens, 247 ; Third and 146th of Staten Isl- and, 252; 83d and 160th, 257 ; stations of, 327, 398; Col. Laight's 85th, 333 ; change of, 376.
Report of Committee's interview with Sec. of War, 167;
schedule to, 168 ; final Com- mittee of Defence, see Appen- clix ; Gen. Swift's report, see Appendix.
Resolutions, 201-206.
Rhinelander, Phillip, 306 ; resi- dence, 394.
Richards, George, 62.
Riker, Richard, 62.
Riots, Washington Hall dinner, 104 ; newspaper comments on, 104-108. Rockland County population 1814, 257.
Rodgers, Commodore, 23 ; din ner to, 25, 26. 77.
Rolls, muster, see Appendix.
Romeyn, Rev. Dr., 473.
Ross, Gen., 212.
Roster, see Appendix.
Rowan, Rev. Mr., 474.
Rules and regulations in camp, 1814, 258-262.
Russell, Israel, guard duty, in- cidents, ete., 315-347.
Rutgers, Col. Henry, 180, 195, 355.
S.
Saekett's Harbor, 30.
Sagg Harbor, 35, 36.
Sampson, Wm., 308.
Sandy Hook, 46, 119, 133, 134, 220.
Schermerhorn's residence, 394. Scudder's Museum, 490.
Sea Fencibles, Capt. Lemuel Morris, 138, 139, 222.
Sebring, Isaac, 475.
Sedgwick, Robert, 475.
Shakespeare Tavern, 490, 491.
Shinn, Maj .- Gen. W. N., 189.
Shipping laws, 499.
Shipyard at Corlear's Ilook, 90. Situation, 292.
Smith, Major, 306.
Sons of Erm, 221, 227. Spain and Florida, 504. Specie, seized, 50; premium, 51; payments, 224; suspension in
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Philadelphia and New York, 272; banks' action on, 275.
Spencer, Major, 466.
Stansbury, Gen., 231.
Staten Island, telegraph on, 134, 312; forts, 319, 320.
Steamboats, 76, 77, 122: first excursion, 123; Fulton, 123. Steddiford's brigade, 160.
Sterry, Col., wounded, 231.
Stevens, Col H. G., sketch of, 356.
Stevens, Maj .- Gen. Ebenezer, 34, 35, 160, 241, 243, 248, 252; genealogy of family, 253-256, 311, 325; farewell address, 386, 387, 471.
Stewart, Charles, 475.
Stillwell, William, M.D., 475.
Stonington bombardment, 211.
Strong, Caleb, 51 ; Lient .- Col. Selah, 184.
Sunday newspapers issued, 459. Swanson, citizen, 129
Swartwont, Samuel, 303.
Swift, Gen. Joseph G., 44, 45, 87, 214 ; Inspector-General, 263. 311, 319 ; report of, 397 ; ยท see Appendix. T.
Talleyrand, M., 445 Tallmadge, Col. W. S., 138. Talman & Ward, 358.
Tammany Hall, court-martial in, 350; dinner to survivors of the Essex, 171; transparen- cies, 484.
Tammany Society, 11, 21; dinner to Com. Rodgers, 25, 91-93; 4th July, 1814, 112; dinner and toasts, 119-122, 129; dress, officers, 1814, 130, 227; at Brooklyn Heights, 293-294.
Tax, United States direct, 452.
Taxpayers on personal property, see Appendix.
Theatres-Anthony Street, 124; Park, 124; Vauxhall Garden, 125; plays, Nov., 1814, 379. 5
Tompkins. Gov. Daniel D., on peace, 20, 88, 110, 115; on fortifications, 159; military or- ders, 162-165; order to Gen. Rose, 183, 213, 241, 247; Northern invasion, 280; letter to Gen. Mapes, 311, 312, 360; assumes command in place of Gen. Lewis, 362-364; not a Maj .- Gen. in U. S. Army, 362; objected to by Gov. of N. J., 365-366; order on taking command, Oct. 28, 1814, 369- 370; aide-de-camp, 370; visits fortifications, 371; reviews, 371-372; liable for loans,
415-419; Government suit against, 420; jury acquit, and find Government owes him, 491; Congressional report on, 422; vindicated, 425; repaid, 426; orders Gen. Boyd to Third Mil. Dist., Dec. 25, 1814, 435; informed of peace, 462; gen- eral orders on treaty of peace. 479-481; what New York
should do for his services, 426. Tontine Coffee House, 122.
Torpedo boat, 139.
Torpedoes, 181.
Treasury notes, 66, 71, 73.
Treaty of peace arrives, 455; Henry Carroll bearer of, 457; reception and joy, 456; Fran- cis Hall and S. G. Goodrich (Peter Parley,) experience at the time, 458, 460, 461; Gov. Tompkins informed by horse- back at expense of Jacob Bar- ker, 462; arrives, 467; pub- lished, 468; action of Common Council, 463, 469; Governor's announcement to military, 479; terms of, 495; negotiations at Ghent, 496-505; England dis- satisfied, 497; result in U. S., 498; between U. S. and In- dians, 498; effect in Europe, 500-504; sympathy in Eu- rope, 501.
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U.
Uniforms, 305, 306, 308, 309. United States direct tax, 412.
V.
Van Buren, Martin, 415; on Gov. Tompkins, 416-419.
Vanderbilt, Maj. J., 255, 356.
Van Orden, Brig .- Gen. Peter S., 248, 256.
Van Pelt, Rev. Peter J., 213. Van Rensselaer, Col. Sol., 36, 38,
188. 370; interesting letter to his wife, Nov. 14, 1814, 373- 375; another on Evacuation Day, etc., 383-385, 482.
Van Zandt. Gen., residence, 394. Varick, Theodore, 117.
Vermont troops withdrawn, 279- 280.
Verplanck, Gulian C., 61, 62. Veteran Corps Artillery. 111, 306, 386, 491.
Videttes, 312, 326.
Visscher, Lieut .- Col., 249.
Volunteers provide own uni- forms, 185, and not repaid, 187-188 ; call for, and pay, 246; claims, 338. W.
Waite, G. and R., 409.
War vessels, see American and British.
Ward, R. R., 406.
Warner, James, Maj., 34, 37 ; Col., 249, 312.
Warren, Sir J. B., 80, 81, 82.
Warrington, Commodore Lewis, 42.
Washington in danger, 223 ; captured, 232.
Washington Benevolent Society, 10, 21, 97, 98, 112, 115, 116, 131; at Fort Greene, 227- 228 ; parade, 229 ; dinner, 464 ; dinner, officers, toasts, 473-457.
Washington Hall, 10, 21, 56, 62 ; dinner, 99-104 ; riot, 104, 115, 229 ; transparencies, 489.
Washington Federalists, 61. West Point cadets, 186.
Wheaton, Henry, 115 ; address, 118. Wickham, Brig .- Gen. George D., 249.
Wilkes, Charles, 273.
Wilkinson, Gen., 375.
Willett, Col. Marinus, address, 196; sketch of, 199-202.
Williams. Gen. Jonathan, 319.
Wilson, James J., 268 ; execu- tion of Roger Wilson, 142- 143.
Winder, Gen., 231.
Wine, sale of, 74.
Wolcott, Oliver, 175, 195.
Wolfe, Christopher, of 11thi Regi- ment, 349. Wood and coal, 4.
Woodward, Anthony, 475.
Woodworth, Samuel, 8; song " Patriotic Diggers," 230. Y. Yates, Col. John B., 278, 370.
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