the, the "ragged Continentals" meet, at Trenton, 77.
Wayne meets, at Germantown, 82.
march with Burgoyne, 114.
Morgan's men a terror to, 114.

Highlanders, Scotch, in the battle of New Orleans, 194-196.
the backwoodsmen compared to a clan of, 104.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, saves "Old Ironsides," 169.
at Harvard College, 169.

Holston settlements, the, now a part of Tennessee, 1, 92.

Hood, Admiral, at Chesapeake Bay, 130.

Horseshoe Plain, the, Clark crosses, 14.

Howard, Colonel, commands the Continentals at Cowpens, 118.

Howe, General, Hale brought before, 58.
evacuates Boston, 77.

Hudson River, the, 78, 79.
Lafayette visits, 206, 208.

Hull, Colonel, 82.

Hull, Isaac, Captain, in command of the Constitution, 174.
has an "interview" with Dacres, 176.
at Gibraltar, 179.

Humphreys, Mr., of Philadelphia, the builder of "Old Ironsides," 170.

I

Illinois Indians, the, the country of, 4, 6. See the map in Chapter
I.

Imprisonment for debt, 143.

Independence Hall, the Old State House in Philadelphia, 145.

Intrepid, the, used by Decatur to destroy the Philadelphia, 162-168.

Ironsides, Old, 169-184. See Constitution, the frigate.

J

Jacataqua, the Indian girl, joins Arnold's expedition to Quebec, 21.
acts as guide, and cares for the sick and the injured, 26.

Jackson, Andrew, in command at New Orleans, 188.
hears of the advance of the British, 188.
prepares to defend New Orleans, 189.
attacks the British by night, 190.
throws up earthworks, 193.
at the battle of New Orleans, 194.
wins a remarkable victory, 196.
the after history of, 198.

James River, the, 78, 131.

Jasper, William, the heroism of, 48.

Java, the, destroyed by "Old Ironsides," 180.
the wheel of, fitted on "Old Ironsides," 181.

Jay, John, defends the Constitution, 154.

Jefferson, Thomas, the narrow escape of, from Tarleton, 124.
abroad, 147.
President of the United States, a man of peace, 157, 186.
visited by Lafayette, 214.

Jones, one of Jackson's officers, guards Lake Borgne and is killed,
187.

K

Kaskaskia, 6-8.

Keane, General, leads the British at New Orleans, 195.
severely wounded, 196.

Kentucky, the founding of Lexington, 1.
the pioneers in, 1, 2.
the fighting in, "the dark and bloody ground," 4.

King, Rufus, at the Philadelphia convention, 147.

King's Ferry, on the Hudson River, the British get the control of,
78.

King's M