Part 24

PERU, under Spanish rule, 244, 257; patriotic reception of San Martin, 256; declares its Independence, 265; National Flag, 265; Independence recognized by the United States, 267; gratitude to San Martin, 275; Bolivar’s plans for liberation of, 273, 388; its early Patriot, Tupac Amaru, 405; gratitude to O’Higgins, 402. _See also_ LIMA; PIZARRO.

PHILADELPHIA, naming of, 37; William Penn’s first visit to, 37; meeting place of Continental Congress, 80; Independence of the United States declared in, 309.

PILGRIM FATHERS, leave Leyden, 123, 124, 126; land in America, 129; attacked by Nauset Indians, 130; hunt for lost boy, 134; pray for rain, 138; friendly to Roger Williams, 352. _See also_ SEPARATISTS.

PITCHER, MOLL, at Monmouth, 218; rewarded by Washington, 219.

PITT, THOMAS, why called “Diamond Pitt,” 95; transmits his strong will to William Pitt, 96.

PITT, WILLIAM, some important dates in his life, 94; boyhood, 96; defender of America, 93, 101; supports Francisco de Miranda, 89, 333; his dramatic last appearance, 105; tributes to, 94.

PITTSBURGH, (PA.), named for William Pitt, 94.

PITTSFIELD, MASS., named for William Pitt, 94.

PIZARRO, founder of Lima, 244.

PLYMOUTH, MASS., settled, 131; Canonicus sends Rattlesnake Challenge to, 136; saved by Roger Williams, 354. _See also_, PILGRIM FATHERS.

POLO, MARCO, his travels read by Columbus, 10.

POOR RICHARD, THE (LE BON HOMME RICHARD), Paul Jones’s ship, 364, 365.

POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK, published by Franklin, 169; Paul Jones, names ship after, 364.

PORTIA, pen-name of Abigail Adams, 76.

POTTS, ISAAC, overhears Washington praying at Valley Forge, 212.

PRINCE OF PEACE, Penn in his Peace Plan, refers to Christ as, 34; pledge of Argentina and Chile to, 406.

PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND, Bible text on Liberty Bell, 310.

PROTECTOR OF PERU, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, 266.

PROVIDENCE, founded by Roger Williams, 352; under peaceful rule of Roger Williams, 355.

PUERTO CABELLO, imprisonment of Americans in, 340; fall of, 344; Miranda imprisoned in, 345.

PULASKI, COUNT, visits Lafayette, 417; receives banner from Moravian Nuns, 418; banner in Lafayette’s procession, 424.

PURITANS, meaning of name, 350; Puritans in Boston, 350.

PUTNAM, ISRAEL, some important dates in his life, 142; boyhood, 143; fight with the wolf, 144; at Bunker Hill, 147; makes Washington laugh, 148; praise from Washington, 150; tribute from Washington Irving, 142.

QUAKERS, _see_ FRIENDS.

QUEBEC, aids blockaded Boston, 80; Petitions of First Continental Congress, 81.

QUINCY, MASS., _see_ BRAINTREE.

RANCAGUA, battle of, 398.

RANGER, THE, Paul Jones’s ship, 362.

RARITAN, Hamilton at, the passage of, 157.

READ, GEORGE, delegate to First Continental Congress, 80.

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, Lincoln on, 187; in early Virginia, 308. _See also_ CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES; INDEPENDENCE, GROWTH OF IDEA.

REPUBLICS, see names of Republics.

REVERE, PAUL, ride to Philadelphia, 77; ride to Lexington, 81.

RHODE ISLAND, aids blockaded Boston, 79; sends troops to Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston, 214. _See also_ WILLIAMS.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Pedro II crowned in, 113; visited by Roosevelt, 66; statue, gift of American people, placed in, 122.

RIO DE LA PLATA, River of Silver, 242, 243.

RIO TEODORO, River of Doubt, named after Roosevelt, 69.

RIVER OF DOUBT, explored by Roosevelt, 65.

RIVER OF SILVER, Rio de la Plata, 242, 243.

RIVERS, _see_ names of rivers.

ROBERTSON, WILLIAM SPENCE, characterization of San Martin, 236; of Miranda, 326; of Bolivar, 391, 392; decorated with Order of Liberators of Venezuela, 392.

ROBINSON, PASTOR JOHN, in Leyden, 126.

ROCKINGHAM, LORD, defender of America, 103.

RODNEY, CÆSAR, delegate to First Continental Congress, 80.

RODRIQUEZ, SIMON, Bolivar’s tutor, 374; arouses his patriotism, 376.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, in Spanish America, 330. _See also_ BELTRAN; LAS CASAS; PEREZ.

ROOSEVELT, KERMIT, at Sagamore Hill, 53; hunts in Africa, 57; explores the River of Doubt, 66.

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, some important dates in his life, 44; boyhood, 45; love of Nature, 46, 51; busting broncos, 47; ranching, 47; square deal, 43, 44; with John Burroughs in the Yellowstone, 53; Big Stick, 54; with John Muir in the Yosemite, 55; Bear Hunters’ dinner, 56; hunting in Africa, 57; Rough Riders, 59, 61; at San Juan Hill, 64; at Montauk Point, 65; explores the River of Doubt, 65; tribute to him, 69.

ST. BRANDAN, legend of, 6.

ST. CHRISTOPHER, legend of, 9.

SAGAMORE HILL, Roosevelt’s Long Island home, 50, 52.

SAGE OF MONTICELLO, soubriquet of Thomas Jefferson, 304.

SALOMON, HAYM, finances the War for Independence, 228; tribute to, by James Madison 228.

SAMOSET, welcomes the Pilgrims, 131.

SAN JUAN HILL, Rough Riders at, 64.

SAN LORENZO, victory of, 242.

SAN MARTIN, JOSE DE, some important dates in his life, 236; boyhood, 237; serves as officer in Spain, 238; returns to Argentina, 240; wins battle of San Lorenzo, 242; made Governor of Cuyo, 244; his noble character, 247; mobilizes Army to cross the Andes, 243, 248, 250; crosses the Andes, 249; refuses honours, 254; proclamation to Peruvians, 256; takes Lima, 257; his modesty, 261; his kindness, 262; his love of children, 263; his graciousness, 263; his gentleness, 264; becomes Protector of Peru, 266; interview with Bolivar, 272; lays down his command, 275; his wife, 246, 247, 275; goes into voluntary exile, 276; his self-abnegation, 277; his death, 276; interment at Buenos Aires, 278; tributes to him by Lord Bryce, Joseph Conrad, William Spence Robertson, and Bartolome Mitre, 235, 236. _See also_ ARGENTINA; BOLIVAR; O’HIGGINS.

SAN MATEO, country estate of Bolivar, 374, 375.

SANTIAGO, CHILE, taken by the Spaniards, 398, 399.

SANTO DOMINGO, ruled by Columbus, 18, 19.

SEA OF DARKNESS, _see_ ATLANTIC OCEAN.

SEPARATISTS, not Puritans, 350. _See also_ BRADFORD; PILGRIM FATHERS.

SEQUOIAS, visited by Roosevelt John Muir, 55.

SHACKAMAXON, Place of Kings, 38.

SHADWELL FARM, property of Thomas Jefferson, 305.

SHENANDOAH RIVER, meaning of name, 192; Washington surveys in its valley, 192.

SHERMAN, ROGER, delegate to First Continental Congress, 80.

SHIRRA, REV. MR., prays God to save Leith from Paul Jones, 366; strong wind blows Jones’s ship away, 367.

SILVER HEELS, soubriquet of John Marshall, 436.

SLATE ROCK, Indians greet Roger Williams from, 353.

SLAVERY IN BRAZIL, emancipation of slaves, 117, 118.

SLAVERY IN SPANISH AMERICA, Indian slaves, 26, 329, 330; slaves defended by Bartolome de Las Casas, 26; patriot slaves freed by San Martin, 242, 257.

SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES, Lincoln at the slave-market, 177; slave clause stricken from Declaration of Independence, 311; Abolitionists, 312; God’s judgment on slavery, pronounced by Lincoln, 310; by Jefferson, 312.

SMITH, WILLIAM STEUBEN, sails with Miranda, 90, 335.

SONS OF LIBERTY, origin of name, 104; active in the Colonies, 104.

SOUL LIBERTY, preached by Roger Williams, 347, 348, 351.

SOUTH CAROLINA, aids blockaded Boston, 79.

SPAIN, rule of, in Spanish America, 237, 242, 329. _See also_ BOLIVAR; MIRANDA; O’HIGGINS; SAN MARTIN.

SPANISH GALLEONS, treasure ships, 26, 327.

SPANISH MAIN, 327, 338.

STAMP ACT, William Pitt’s speech against, 102; Patrick Henry’s speech against, 317.

STANDISH, CAPTAIN MILES, sails for the New World, 126; arrests Canonicus’s messenger, 137.

STARS AND STRIPES, _see_ FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES.

STEUBEN, BARON, at Valley Forge, 222; at Monmouth, 223; bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, 230; his services recognized by the State of New York, 223.

SUCRE, ANTONIO DE, Bolivar’s general and friend, 389; liberates Bolivia, 390.

TARLETON, GENERAL, massacres militia of the Waxhaws, 283.

TARTARY, Columbus’s search for, 9, 16.

TERRESTRIAL PARADISE, Columbus’s search for, 5, 15, 21.

TERRIBLE CORNET OF HORSE, soubriquet of William Pitt, 97.

THULE, visited by Columbus, 8; supposed to be Iceland, 8.

TIERRA FIRME, old Spanish name for the South American continent, 17.

TISQUANTUM, the Pilgrim’s Indian interpreter, 134, 135, 136.

TOBACCO, discovered by Columbus, 12.

TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE, Liberator of Haiti, 405.

TRINIDAD, named by Columbus, 16.

TRUMBULL, GOVERNOR JONATHAN, sends Putnam to Bunker Hill, 147; supplies powder for Battle, 209; nicknamed Brother Jonathan, 210.

TUPAC AMARU, early Peruvian Patriot, 405.

TWIN CITIES, Cristobal and Colon, named after Columbus, 25.

UNION, THE, Hamilton’s faith in, 154; Andrew Jackson’s toast, 279; John Marshall and the solidarity of the Union, 425, 431; the Constitution necessary to protect the Union, 158, 443; Washington on the Unity of our Government, 448.

URUGUAY, called La Banda Oriental, 405; Artigas, Liberator of, 405; Roosevelt visits, 66.

USHEEN, legend of the Atlantic, 6.

VALLEY FORGE, winter of suffering, 210, 211, 418; Martha Washington nurses the sick, 212; Washington prays God for aid, 213; Nathanael Greene procures army supplies, 215; Steuben trains the Army, 222; John Marshall keeps up the soldiers’ courage, 436.

VENEZUELA, discovered by Columbus, 17; Miranda’s attempt to liberate, 335, 339; Declaration of Independence, 342; National Flag, 339, 342; Constitution of Bolivar, 384. _See also_ BOLIVAR; MIRANDA.

VERMONT, aids blockaded Boston, 79.

VILLAMIL, JOSEPH, helps to liberate Guayaquil, 271.

VINLAND THE GOOD, Columbus may have heard of, 9.

VIRGINIA, aids blockaded Boston, 79; summons first representative assembly in America, 308. _See also_ HENRY; JEFFERSON; MADISON; MARSHALL; PENDLETON; WASHINGTON.

VIRGINIA RANGERS, cover Braddock’s Retreat, 428.

WARREN, DR. JOSEPH, at Bunker Hill, 87.

WASHINGTON, GEORGE, some important dates in his life, 190; Lincoln’s tribute on his birthday, 190; boyhood, 191; offers to aid blockaded Boston, 80; delegate to First Continental Congress, 80, 322; nominated Commander-in-Chief, 83; his modesty, 84, 171; arrives at Cambridge, 147; the spy in camp, 148; letter to Putnam, 150; meets Hamilton, 157; on Sunday work in the Army and Navy, 185; Cincinnatus of the West, 189, 206; love of children, 198, 200, 204; story of the little Boston Girl, 200; his favourite horse, 204; anecdote of the bowl of tea, 206; his tact and kindness, 206; friendship with Governor Trumbull, 209; at Valley Forge, 210; compassion for suffering soldiers, 210; in prayer to God for help, 213; befriends Light Horse Harry, 216; sends Kosciuszko to fortify West Point, 225; pays the troops with the aid of Haym Salomon, 228; bids farewell to his officers, 230; presides over Federal Convention, 171; bequest from Franklin, 172; Farewell Address, 158, 418; bequeaths their Freedom to his slaves, 311; tributes to him, 233, 234. _See also_ GREENE; LAFAYETTE; LEE.

WASHINGTON, MARTHA, wedding day of, 197; at Valley Forge, 211; laughing parrot of, 217; anxiety for Washington, 322.

WASHINGTON, MARY, education of her son, 195; Washington visits her at Fredericksburg, 195.

WASHINGTON OF SOUTH AMERICA, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, 254.

WAXHAWS, home-place of Andrew Jackson, 281, 283.

WEATHERFORD, CHIEF, 290, 291.

WESTERN PASSAGE TO ASIA, Columbus’s search for, 9, 11, 13, 25.

WEST INDIES, discovered by Columbus, 12.

WEST POINT, fortified by Kosciuszko, 225.

WHAT CHEER, NETOP, Indian greeting to Roger Williams, 353.

WHITE, PEREGRINE, Pilgrim boy born on the _Mayflower_, 133.

WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF, as Abolitionist, 312.

WILLIAMS, ROGER, some important dates in his life, 348; boyhood, 349; preaches Soul Liberty, 347, 348, 351; his other teachings, 351; exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 351; founds Providence, 353; saves Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies, 354; peaceful and liberal rule of, 355.

WINDHAM, (CONN.), aids blockaded Boston, 78.

WINSLOW, GOVERNOR EDWARD, sails for New World, 126; tells of the Great Drought, 139; befriends Roger Williams, 352.

WINTER, N. O., describes _El Cristo_ of the Andes, 409.

WOOD, GENERAL LEONARD, Colonel of the Rough Riders, 63; made Brigadier-General, 64.

YAPEYU, birthplace of Jose de San Martin, 237.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Roosevelt’s visit to, 53.

YOSEMITE, THE, Roosevelt’s visit to, 55.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Ode by William Collins.

[2] These are merely extracts from Pitt’s speeches.

[3] See page 308.

[4] Fraunces Tavern is still standing on the corner of Pearl and Broad Streets, New York City. It has been restored by the Sons of the Revolution.

[5] Pronounced Hewston.

[6] Read the story of the _Spanish Galleons_, on page 327.

[7] The Christ of the Andes.