INDEX. Abercrombie, Gen. 111. Brock, General, 210. Adams, John, 178, 182, 187, 192, Brown, Gen. 215, 223. Bunker Hill, 128. Burgoyne, Gen. 146, 150. Burnet, Wm. 53. Burr, Aaron, 195, 199. C. Cabot, John, 26. Calhoun, John C. 239, 240. Carteret, Sir George, 78. Champe, John, 168, 169. Arnold, Gen. 125, 131, 132, 149, Charleston, 94, 96, 135, 158, 163. Boon, Col. Daniel, 185. Bradstreet, Col. 112. Charlestown, 129. Cholera, 242. Chauncey, Com. 214. Clinton, Gen. 128, 151, 163. Coligny, 28, 29. College, Harvard, 61. College, Princeton, 80. College, Providence, 93. Columbus, 16. Columbia, District of, 194. Commerce, 246. Boston, 58, 119, 120, 127, 128, 135. Compass, 15. Concord, 124. Confederacy, 61, 84, 92. Confederation, Articles of, 153. Griswold, fort, 175. Guilford Court house, 173. H. Hale, Cap. Nathan, 139. Hancock, John, 126. Harrison, Gen. 205, 218, 219. Harvey, Sir John, 43. Jackson, Mr. 203. Jasper, Sergeant, 161. Jefferson, T. 182, 185, 187, 191, 194, 195, 197, 202, 240. Jessup, Major, 224. Johnson, Gen. 109. Johnson, Col. R. M. 220. Kentucky, 185. Knox, Gen. 183. K. L. Lafayette, 144, 146, 175, 239. Newport, 155. 175, 178, 243, Randolph, Edward, 67. New-York, 45, 52, 118, 138, 167, Reed, Gen. 153. Religion, 260. Randolph, Edmund, 183, 185. Niagara, 109. Revolution, 116. Rhode-Island, 90. S. Sackets Harbor, 215. Sloughter, Col. Henry, 50. Sullivan, Gen. 133, 160. T. V. Valley Forge, 152. W. Wadsworth, Capt. 85, 87. 134, 138, 151, 175, 182, 185, 18", Washington, fort, 140. Whitefield, George, 102, 103 Williams, Roger, 58, 90, 92. Williams, Col. 109. Winder, Gen. 228. Winslow, Geo. 65, 81. Winslow, Gen. 107. Winthrop, John, 82, 85. Tecumseh, 204, 205, 219, 220, 221. Winthrop, Geo. 58. Taylor, Col. 156. Thomas, Gen. 133. INTRODUCTION. 1. WHEN We consider the flourishing condition of our own country, -the progress of learning, and of the arts,-the astonishing facilities for travelling and commercial enterprise, we ought to bear in mind, that it is but a few years since mankind have enjoyed most of these blessings; and that this nation enjoys them in a higher degree than "any other on the globe. Civilized men have risen to their present elevation in the arts and sciences, through a long series of ages, though we cannot exactly trace the progress of their improvement. For, since the creation of man, many nations have lived and passed away, without leaving on record a single event of their history. Of the millions who dwelt upon the earth before the flood, we know comparatively nothing. 2. The first historical accounts we have of mankind, in a civilized state, extend back no farther than about 2000 years before Christ, the period when Egypt was distinguished for learning, for a knowledge of the arts, and for a high degree of national prosperity. At this time, all other nations appear to have been sunk in darkness. The condition of the world at that period, and the first dawn of civilization, may be illustrated by the following cut. |