576;
appointed inspector-general, and raised to the rank of major-general,
by Congress, ii. 578;
short and sharp letter of Washington to--dismay in the _Cabal_ caused
by Washington's letter to, ii. 581;
thorough exposure of the character of--resignation of, accepted by
Congress, ii. 589;
severely wounded in a duel with Cadwalader--penitent letter written to
Washington by, while in the expectation of speedy death--recovery of,
and return to France, ii. 690.

_Conway's Cabal_, history of, ii. 574;
existence of, discovered by Washington--Colonel Wilkinson's agency in
exposing, ii. 579;
exposure of, to the world, ii. 584;
letter of Washington to Patrick Henry in relation to, ii. 590.

Cook, Captain James, the navigator, with Wolfe at Quebec, i. 293.

Cooke, Governor Nicholas, of Rhode Island, cheering letter written to
Washington by, i. 597;
supply of powder sent by, to the camp at Cambridge, i. 628;
acting governor of Rhode Island in place of Governor Wanton (_note_),
i. 729.

Cornstalk, night-attack of, upon Colonel Lewis, i. 473.

Cornwallis, Lord, embarkation of, for North Carolina, with seven
regiments, ii. 90;
outrages committed by the troops of, in North Carolina--Robert Howe's
plantation desolated by, ii. 185;
march of, into Philadelphia, ii. 517;
congratulations of the Quakers offered to, ii. 518;
disappointment of, at not finding boats at Trenton--carelessness of, in
stationing his troops in detachments, ii. 360;
hears "thunder" from Princeton, ii. 386;
stinging reply of Washington to, in relation to the brutal conduct of
his troops, ii. 397;
attempt of, to surprise General Lincoln at Boundbrook, ii. 433;
weak and wicked policy of, in South Carolina, ii. 685;
dependence placed by, upon Tarleton and Ferguson, ii. 702;
alarm of, at the movements of Marion, ii. 703;
dangerous position of, ii. 705;
perilous situation of, at Yorktown, ii. 734;
surrender of, at Yorktown, ii. 734;
devastations of, in the South (_note_), ii. 736.

Correspondence, committees of, originated in Massachusetts, i. 382, 383.

Correspondence, intercolonial committees of, first appointed in Virginia,
i. 382, 383;
Rhode Island first after Virginia in appointing--severe condemnation of,
by "Massachuttensis," i. 883.

Correspondence, burdensome nature of Washington's, in 1784, iii. 49