lect of his letters by Congress--censured by Congress for offensive
language, ii. 419;
character of, thoroughly vindicated in Congress--fully reinstated in
command in the northern department--assiduity of, as military
commander in Philadelphia, ii. 422;
some of the slanders of, probably originated with Gates, ii. 423;
energetic action of, on the approach of Burgoyne, ii. 462;
efforts of, to hinder the march of Burgoyne, ii. 470;
wonderful forecast of Washington displayed in a letter to, ii. 471;
testimony of Irving to the noble qualities of, ii. 472;
machinations of Gates and others against, ii. 477;
ordered by Congress to the headquarters of the army, ii. 478;
retreat of, to Cohoes Falls, ii. 484;
"responsibility" taken by, in sending relief to Fort Schuyler, ii. 485;
great exertions of, to check the progress of Burgoyne, ii. 488;
exclusion of, by Gates, from his first council of war, ii. 521;
buildings of, at Saratoga, burned by Burgoyne, ii. 585.

Seabury, Reverend Samuel, carried off to New Haven by Sears, ii. 33.

Seamen, British-born, claimed by England when found on neutral vessels,
iii. 272.

Sears, Captain Isaac, scheme of, for disarming tories in New York, ii. 32;
type and presses of Rivington, the tory printer, destroyed by, ii. 33;
plan of, for disarming the tories in New York, favorably considered by
Washington and Lee, ii. 34.

Sears, Captain Robert, entrance of, into New York, at the head of a body
of troops--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 41;
British stores seized by, at Turtle bay, ii. 128.

Sedgwick, Mr., of Massachusetts, motion made by, in Congress, to provide
for the execution of certain treaties, in 1796--warm debate on the
motion of, iii. 398.

Senate, response of, to Washington's inaugural, in 1789, iii. 97.

Seneca Indians, name given to Washington by, ii. 657.

Seymour, Colonel, troop of horse of, dismissed by Washington, ii. 232;
mortification and generosity of, ii. 233;
Graydon's description of his troop of Connecticut light horse
(_note_), ii. 242.

Sharpe, Governor, appointed to the command of all the colonial
forces--invitation of, to Washington, to re-enter the army, i. 130;
his letter to Washington returned, i. 131;
remark of the king respecting the honesty of--superseded by General
Braddock in the command of the colonial forces, i. 135.

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