The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

514 GENERAL INDEX. [INDEX,
380. Establishment of a department, IV. 300. Destruction of, 314. Price
and election of a minister of, 399, 400, of, VI. 80. Want of, in the army,
VIII. 39, 60. 67. Money solicited to VII. 25, 158. Expedition to Bergen
relieve the, 224. Embarrassments in for, 173. Burnt at Coram, 292. Dethe state of the, 378, 389. stroyed at West Chester, 393.
Fire Ships, 1V. 19. FORBES, JOSEPH, Brigadier-General, II.
FISH, NICHOLAS, Major, his appoint- 275. His expedition to the Ohio, in
ment as adjutant-general, and non- 1758, 276. Joined by Indians, 279.
acceptance, X. 275, 299, 301. Number of troops employed under;
FIsHnouRN, aid to Wayne, bravery of, slow progress, 289. Reasons against
at S tny Point, VI. 297, 539. Comn- dividing the army 6f, into two routes,
municates information of the mutiny 305. Plan of the advance of, by dein the Pennsvlvania line, VII. 348. posits, 306. Proceeds by a new road
FITZGERALD, JOHN, aid to the Com- from Raystown, which dissatisfies the
mander-in-chief, his letter respecting Virginia Assembly, 307, 308. DisConway's Cabal, V. 510. couragements of; advances money to
FITZHUGH, WILLIAM, Colonel, urges Dagworthy's troops, 311. Arrives at
Washington's return to the service, in Raystown; plan for the march of,
1754, 11. 65. Denies Dagworthy's 313. Takes Fort Duquesne, 320.
right to the command, 120. Death of, 322.
Flag, detention of a, VI. 335. Rules Foreign /ffairs, the delay to appoint a
for granting a, VII. 149. minister of, and its effects, VIII. 39.
FLAGG, Major, killed in an action near Livingston, secretary of, 277. The
Croton River, VIII. 48. department of, takes the name of DeFLASSAN, cited respecting Jumonville, partment of State, X. 11.
II. 447. Foreign influence, to be particularly
Flat-boats, importance and utility of, guarded against, XII. 230, 392.
V. 93, VII. 289, 292. Foreign nations, the President's policy
Flax, XI1. 263, 345, 347. in regard to, X1I. 52. 231, 232, 392.
Fleet. See JVavy. Message to Congress relative to the
FLEMING, Adjutant under Montgomery, intercourse with, 105. On the imporIII. 413. tation'of people from, to labor in the
FLEURY, LEWIs, an engineer, ordered Federal District, 305.
to Fort Mifflin, V. 136. His journal of Foreign officers, perplexities about emevents antecedent to the evacuation of ploying, IV. 423, 446. Should be disFort Mifflin; is wounded, 154. Made couraged from coming to America, V.
lieutenant-colonel; a horse given to, 32. Embarrassments from, 33, 36,
for his merit at the battle of the Bran- VI. 14, 18. Complain of non-paydywine, 155. Appointed inspector, ment, IX. 426. Appropriations for
349. Accompanies Hamilton on his the payment of, XII. 33. See French
first visit to Count d'Estaing, VI. 5. officers.
His bravery at Stony Point, 302, 538. Fork of the Ohio, an important place
His proposed return to France; com- for a fort, II. 6, 432, 433.
mendation of, 304,307. Suspends his FORMAN, DAVID, General, joins the
voyage, 383. His visit to the Ameri- army with New Jersey troops, V. 75.
can camp, after joining the French At the battle of Germantown, 78. His
army, VII. 320. brigade of militia leaves the army, 84;
Florida, proposed British expedition to, 136. Discourages the pursuit of the
V. 550. Spanish expeditions against, enemy from Monmouth, 430. StaVI. 475, 542, VII. 323, 324, 327. A tioned at Monmouth and intrusted
negotiation in consequence of foreign- with a letter for Count de Grasse,
ers being invited to settle there, X. VIII. 111. Examihes into the case of
162. Slaves pass into, from Georgia, the murder of Captain Huddy, X. 63,
XII. 181. See Spain. 263.
Flour, price of, VI. 80. FORREST, THOMAS, Lieutenant-Colo.
Flying-Camp, established in the mid- nel, at the action of Springfield, VII.
dle colonies, III. 416. Troops raising 508.
for the, 451. Militia in motion to form Forts, Chain of, upon the Virginia fronthe, 458. tiers, II. 135. Washington's idea and
FoLsoM, NATHANIEL, member of Con- plan of, 149. Dinwiddie's plan for
gress, V. 14. Visits the camp on a erecting, 153. Commenced, 164, 166.
committee, 213. Council held concerning, and the diForage, commissary of, to be appointed, rection of, fixed, 166. The building