hia, 145.
the representation of, in Congress, 149.
"Old Ironsides" at Newport, 183.

Rutledge, John, Governor, the character of, 40.
sends powder to Fort Sullivan, 46.
rewards Sergeant Jasper, 48.
at the Philadelphia convention, 146.

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St. John's gate at Quebec, 35.

Saratoga, New York, the monument at, 18.
Burgoyne defeated at, 114.
Morgan at, 114.

Sartigan, Canada, Arnold reaches, 28.
Arnold's men arrive at, 29.

Schoolmaster, Hale disguised as a, 56.

Schuyler, General, the statue of, at Saratoga, 18.
left the army for a time, 115.

Scotch-Irish in the South, 92, 93.

Senate, the, or upper house of Congress, 148, 155.

Senators in Congress, 149.

Sevier, Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen, 93.
uses the county funds to buy supplies for the riflemen, 94.
leads the right wing at King's Mountain, 101.

Shannon, the, a British frigate, 174, 175.

Shawnees, the, Clark meets, 10.

Shelby, Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen, 92, 93.
leads a column of the riflemen at King's Mountain, 101.

Sherman, Roger, at the Philadelphia convention, 146.

Sicily, Commodore Preble sails to, 100.

Siren, the brig, accompanies Decatur to Tripoli, 162, 163.

Slave question, the, in framing the Constitution, 149-151.

South, the, a blow aimed at, by the British, 36.
British success in, 90.
the patriot leaders in, 91.
the brutality of the British in, 91.

South Carolina, overrun by the British, 90.
protests against abolishing slavery, 150.

Spy, the patriot, 50-61. See Hale.

Stark, John, defeats the British at Bennington, Vermont, 105.
leaves the army for a time, 115.

Stewart, Charles, in command of the frigate Constitution, 182.
the death of, 184.

Stony Point, on the Hudson River, the capture of, by Wayne, 77-89.
the British capture and fortify, 78.
Washington plans to attack, 79.
a description of, 79.
a description of the fortifications of, 80.
the "little Gibraltar," 80.
Wayne appointed commander of the expedition against, 80.
Wayne's march to, 82.
Wayne's plan of attack on, 84.
the attack on, 85.
the capture of, 86.
the capture of, announced to Washington, 88.

Sullivan, Fort, the defense of, 36-49. See Fort Sullivan.

Sumter, Fort, 43.

Sumter, Thomas, General, a leader in the South, 91.
still alive in 1824, 203.

Surprise, a midnight, 77-89. See Stony Point.

Sycamore Shoals, 94.
the backwoodsmen meet at, 95.

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