ry, Commodore, in war of 1812, II.

Perryville, battle of, IV.

Peru, Atlantic fleet at, VI.

Petersburg,
movements about, IV.
the mine at, IV.

Philadelphia,
in 1698, I.
streets of, lighted and patrolled, I., III.
the First Continental Congress at, II,
General Howe advances on, II.
population in 1800, II.
first savings banks in, III.
Centennial Exposition at, IV.

Philip, King,
the war of, I.
scope of his conspiracy, I.
his treatment of white captives, I.
driven to Mount Hope, I.
killed, I.
horrors of war of, I.
his character, I.
his wife and son sold into slavery, I.

Philippa, wife of Columbus, I.

Philippine Islands,
naval battle in Manila bay, V.
sold to United States, V.
area, resources, V.
tribes, V.
religious orders, V.
Republic, V.
and United States, V.
first civil governor, V.
commission, V., VI.
United States policy in, VI.
United States acquisitions in, VI.
native assembly, VI.
population, VI.

Phillips, Wendell, as an orator, III.

Phoenix, Arizona, VI.

Pickens, Fort, III.

Pickett, General, at Gettysburg, IV.

Pierce, General Franklin,
in the Mexican war, III.
elected President, III.
his proclamation against filibustering, III.

Pilgrims,
the. I.
shares allotted to, I.
repudiate episcopacy and become Puritans, I.

Pillow, General, IV.
Fort, IV.

Pinchot, Gifford, chief of Forestry division, VI.

Pinckney, II.

Pinzons, the, I.

Pioneer life, II.

Pious Fund case, the, VI.

Pitt, William,
in the French and Indian war, I.
on taxation of the colonies, II.

Pittsburg,
named, I.
strike at, IV.

Pittsburg Landing, battle of, IV.

Plymouth,
the colony, I.
its treaty with Massasoit, I.
hardships of, I.
growth of, I.
relations of Dutch to, I.

Plymouth Company, the, I.

Pocahontas marries Rolfe, I.

Pokanokets, the, I.

Political institutions,
origin of, in America, I.
spirit of, III.

Polk, General, III.

Polk, James K.,
his method of travel, III.
elected President, III.
and the Oregon question, III.

Polo, Marco, I.
his book, 40.

Polo, Nicolo and Maffeo, I.

Ponce de Leon lands on Florida, I.

Pontiac, conspiracy of, I.

Pope, General,
captures Island No. 10, IV.
in command of Union forces, IV.
his defeat and resignation, IV.

Population. See United States and various States and cities.

Populism, V.
convention,