73, 77;
condition when surrendered, 94.

_Direct Trade._
To foreign countries, forbidden to colonies, i. 24-26;
common practice of all maritime states, 27, 28;
stress laid upon this idea in Great Britain, 75, 76, 83, 84, 96;
question of what constitutes, 100;
decision adverse to American navigation, by Sir William Scott, 101;
practical effect of the decision, 102.

_Downie, George._ Commander, R.N.
Commands the British squadron on Lake Champlain, ii. 372-375;
his plan of action, 377;
killed in the battle, 378.

_Drummond, Sir Gordon._
Civil and military Governor of Upper Canada, ii. 120;
his plans for the winter of 1813-1814, 276-278;
his appreciations of the strength of Kingston and of Sackett's
Harbor, 280;
dependence upon the control of the water, i. 301, 302; ii. 290,
302-306, 308-309, 314-317;
comments on American troops, 295;
campaign of 1814--arrival at York, 307;
plan of action, 308-309;
battle of Lundy's Lane, 310-312;
assault on Fort Erie, 314;
American sortie against, 316;
line of the "Chippewa," 317, 321-322.

_Elliott, Jesse D._ Commander U.S.N.
Serves under Chauncey on the lake, i. 354, 363;
captures British brigs "Caledonia" and "Detroit," 355;
selects Black Rock for naval station on Lake Erie, 374;
ordered as second to Perry, on Lake Erie, ii. 74;
conduct in the battle, 78-80, 83-88, 96;
in command on Lake Erie, after Perry's detachment, 104.

_Embargo_, of 1808.
Approved by President Jefferson, December 22, 1807, i. 182;
its aims, 183-186;
its effects in the United States, 186-207;
upon West Indies, 196-198;
upon Canada and Nova Scotia, 198;
upon Great Britain, 200, 201;
Act for better Enforcement, January 9, 1809, 208;
repeal of, 214;
Embargo of 1812, for ninety days, 263.

"_Endymion._" British frigate.
Her action with the "President," ii. 398-407.

"_Enterprise._"
American brig of war, ii. 186, 187, 231-233;
capture of British brig "Boxer," 188.

_Entrepot._
Significance of the term, and advantage to commerce, i. 12;
conspicuous part in colonial regulation, 16, 24-26;
underlying relation to Orders in Council of 1807, 27.

"_Enumerated_" articles.
Definition of, i. 24.

"_Epervier._" British sloop of war.
Captured by the "Peacock," ii. 258-261.

_Erie, Town of._
Selected by Chauncey for naval station on Lake Erie, i. 375;
advantages and drawbacks, 375;
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