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indignation of, at a letter written by Colonel Joseph Trumbull, ii. 418; neglect 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to re-enter the army, i. 130; his letter to Washington returned, i. 131; remark of the king respecting the honesty of--superseded by General Braddock in the command of the colonial forces, i. 135.

Shenandoah, the valley of, famous for its abundance of winged game, i. 50.

Sherburne, Major Henry, sent to the relief of the fort at the Cedars--Indian ambuscade fallen into by, ii. 149.

Shingis, head sachem of the Delawares, with Washington in 1753, i. 77; active with the French in 1756, i. 225.

Shirley, Governor, Washington's respect for, i. 145; failure of his expedition against Niagara, i. 185; visit of Washington to, in New England, in 1756, i. 196; his reception of Washington in Boston, i. 200; biographical notice of (_note_), i. 200.

Shuldham, Admiral, alarm of, on seeing the Americans on Dorchester Heights, ii. 65.

Silliman, General, militia collected by, to resist Tryon in his expedition against Danbury--joined by Wooster and Arnold, ii. 484.

Simcoe, Lieutenant-Colonel, Queen's Rangers commanded by, ii. 309.

Singleterry, arrest of, for enlisting on the privateer _Citizen Genet_, iii. 259.

Six Nations, seduced from the English interest after the destruction of the forts at Oswego, i. 235; efforts of General Schuyler to secure the neutrality of--hostile attitude assumed by, through the influence of Sir John Johnson (_note_), i. 661; induced to throw off their neutrality by the Johnsons, ii. 104.

Skene, Major Philip, a noted loyalist, with Burgoyne, ii. 480.

Skenesborough, expedition of Captain Herrick against, i. 645; galleys destroyed at, by the British, ii. 467.

Slavery, action of several states in relation to, before 1790--petitions in relation to, laid before Congress in 1790, iii. 152; resolutions reported by a Congressional committee in relation to,