The Loyalists of America and Their Times Volume II Part 46
Bunker's Hill, Concord, and Lexington--Battles of, numbers engaged, with the accounts, on both sides. i. 460, 461.
Burke (the celebrated Edmund)--Reviews and denounces the persecuting laws and spirit of the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Puritans, during thirty years. i. 122.
Canadian Militia--Their character. ii. 461.
Canada--What had been claimed by old American colonies in regard to the payment of official salaries contended for by, and granted to Canada, to the satisfaction and progress of the country. i. 267.
Canada wholly surrendered to the King of Great Britain, through Lord Amherst. i. 267.
Canada--State of at the close of the war. ii. 471.
Carscallen (Luke). ii. 202.
Causes--Characteristics of early emigration to New England. i. 25.
Change of government in England and end of Lord North's administration.
ii. 57.
Change of tone and professions at Ma.s.sachusetts Bay on the confirmation of the King's restoration. i. 131.
The King's kind reply to their address--their joy at it, but they evade the six conditions on which the King proposes to forgive their past and continue their charter. i. 135-137, 139.
Characteristics of fifty-four years' government of Ma.s.sachusetts Bay, under the first charter. i. 217.
Charles the First--Deceived by the misstatements of the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Puritans, to decide in their favour against the complaints made in 1632. i. 67.
His kind and indulgent conduct to the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Company, and how they deceived him. i. 67.
Charles the Second--His restoration; news of it received with joy in all the Colonies except in Ma.s.sachusetts, where false rumours are circulated. i. 130.
Chateauguay, Battle of. ii. 413.
Chatham (Earl of)--Amendment; speech in the House of Lords (1774) against the coercive policy of the Ministry and defence of Colonial rights; his amendment opposed by Lord Suffolk, and supported by Lord Camden; negatived by a majority of 68 to 18. i. 423-429.
His bill "to settle the troubles in America" not allowed a first reading in the Lords. i. 425.
Chrystler's Farm, Battle of. ii. 419.
Clarendon (Earl of, Chancellor)--Reply to the address to the King, Charles II., of the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay rulers, dated October 25, 1664, in which Lord Clarendon exposes the groundlessness of their pretensions, suspicions, and imputations. i. 160.
Clark (Colonel John), and his Ma.n.u.script contributions. ii.
Clinton (Sir Henry)--Succeeds General Howe as Commander-in-Chief. ii. 14.
Deceived as to the design of Washington and the French commander. ii. 42.
Fails to reinforce Lord Cornwallis. ii. 44.
Colonies--All resolve in favour of a general convention or congress and election of delegates to it, in 1774. i. 408.
How information on subjects of agitation was rapidly diffused throughout the Colonies. i. 405.
Colonial a.s.semblies--Their dissolutions. i. 356.
Colonists--Their agreements for the non-importation of British manufactured goods. i. 356.
Sons of Governors Barnard and Hutchinson refuse to enter into agreement, but are at length compelled to yield. i. 360.
Their effective services to England in the English and French war; their experience and skill thereby acquired in military affairs; their superiority as marksmen. i. 460.
Desire to provide as aforetime for their own defence and the support of their own local government, as is done in the provinces of the Dominion of Canada. i. 460.
Colonist--The writer a native. i. 1.
Colonies--Three causes of irritation in 1768. i. 348.
Unjust imputations in the British Parliament and Press against their loyalty. i. 353.
Their manly response to the imputations and a.s.sertion of British rights, led by the General a.s.sembly of Virginia. i. 355.
Company of Ma.s.sachusetts Bay--Write to Endicot and ministers sent by them against Church innovations. i. 49, 51.
Deny to the King and British public having made any Church innovations in Ma.s.sachusetts. i. 53.
Complaints of banished Episcopalians, persecuted Presbyterians, Baptists, &c., to the King. i. 46, 137.
Complaints of the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers--a pretext to perpetuate sectarian rule and persecution. i. 183.
Conduct and pretensions of Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers condemned and exposed by Loyalist inhabitants of Boston, Salem, Newbury, and Ipswich. i. 163.
Congregationalists--None other eligible for office, or allowed the elective franchise at Ma.s.sachusetts Bay. i. 63.
Congress (First General Congress)-- Met at Philadelphia, September, 1774. i. 409.
The word defined. i. 409.
Each day's proceedings commenced with prayer. i. 410.
Its members and their const.i.tuents throughout the Colonies thoroughly loyal, while maintaining British const.i.tutional rights. i. 410.
Its declaration of rights and grievances. i. 411.
Its loyal address to the King. i. 414.
Its manly and affectionate appeal to the British Nation. i. 416.
The address of its members to their const.i.tuents--a temperate and lucid exposition of their grievances and sentiments. i. 417.