ton, iii. 573.

Charleston, arms and ammunition in the magazines of, seized by the
patriots, i. 521;
activity of the patriots in, ii. 185;
Admiral Parker's unsuccessful attack upon, ii. 188;
saved by the dilatory movements of the British, ii. 189;
siege of, by Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 671;
bombardment of--surrender of, to the British--General Lincoln and his
army made prisoners at--ill treatment by the British of the prisoners
taken at, ii. 673;
effect in the South of the fall of, ii. 674;
evacuation of, by the British, iii. 12;
reception of Washington at, on his southern tour in 1791, iii. 181.

Charlestown, set on fire by order of General Gage--description of the
carcass used at (_note_), ii. 565.

Charlotte, General Greene at, ii. 699.

Chase, the, Washington's chief amusement before the Revolution, i. 309.

Chase, Samuel, in the commission appointed to form a union with Canada,
ii. 144.

Chastellux, chevalier de, his description of hospitality as it was at
Mount Vernon, i. 288;
letter of Washington to, respecting his northern tour in 1783, iii. 27.

Chatham, earl of, Revolutionary measures deprecated by (_note_), i. 366;
extract from a speech of, on the free spirit of the colonies, i. 371;
on the infatuation of government in provoking resistance in the
colonies, i. 412;
language of, in commendation of the proceedings of the continental
Congress, i. 448;
his commendation of the state-papers of the first continental Congress,
i. 450;
correspondence of, with Lady Chatham, in relation to American affairs,
i. 487;
letter of, to Lord Stanhope, relative to American affairs--Franklin
introduced into the house of lords by, i. 488;
proposition made by, in the house of lords, that the troops should be
removed from Boston--extraordinary speech of, in support of his
proposition, i. 489;
little influence of the speech of, within the house, i. 491;
profound sensation caused out of doors by the speech of--remark of
Franklin respecting the speech of--friends of, in the house of
lords--plan of, for the settlement of troubles in America--Franklin
consulted by, in the preparation of his plan of settlement
(_note_), i. 492;
hurried rejection of the plan of, in the house of lords--plan of,
approved by Franklin, i. 493;
confined to his house with the gout, ii. 7;
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