, in a naval engagement on Lake
Champlain, ii. 334;
destruction of the vessels of--Crown Point abandoned by, ii. 336;
complaints of, ii. 403;
Washington's concern at the neglect of, by Congress, ii. 429;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to his claims to promotion,
ii. 480;
wonderful escape of, while harassing Tryon's retreat from Danbury,
ii. 436, 437;
made major-general by Congress--appointed by Washington to the command
at Peekskill, ii. 438;
recommended by Washington to take the place of St. Clair, ii. 470;
boldness and activity of, at Bemis's Heights, ii. 524;
jealousy of General Gates excited against, ii. 526;
deprived of his command by Gates, ii. 527;
letters of, to Gates, urging him to attack Burgoyne, ii. 528, 529;
activity of, at the second battle near Bemis's Heights, ii. 531;
wounded at Bemis's Heights in the leg maimed at Quebec, ii. 533;
Philadelphia taken possession of by, on the departure of Clinton,
ii. 618;
expensive habits of, in Philadelphia--marriage of, to Miss
Shippen--charges preferred against, by the people of
Philadelphia--sentenced by a court-martial to a reprimand, ii. 688;
cautious advances made by, to Clinton, ii. 689;
command at West Point solicited by, ii. 689;
price of the treason of, ii. 690;
letter of Jameson received by, while at breakfast--escape of, from
West Point, ii. 692;
attempt to abduct, made by Sergeant Champe, ii. 694;
hated and despised by the British, ii. 695;
persons suspected of complicity with, ii. 697;
predatory excursion of, to Virginia--efforts of, to capture Governor
Jefferson, ii. 711;
ravaging expedition of, on the shores of Connecticut, ii. 727.

Arnold, Mrs., early correspondence of, with Major Andre, ii. 689, 695;
ordered by the executive council of Pennsylvania to leave the state,
ii. 695.

_Articles of Confederation_, adoption of, ii. 710;
substance of (_note_), ii. 710;
considered defective by Washington as a system of government--letter
of Washington to James Warren, in relation to, iii. 54;
letters of Washington and Jay in relation to a revision of, iii. 56;
convention to amend, proposed by commissioners at Annapolis, iii. 59.

Asgill, Captain, selected by lot for execution--sympathies of Washington
excited for, iii. 14.

Ashe, General, surprised by Prevost, at Brier creek, ii. 651.

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