manufactures in U. S. 386 North, Lord, his conciliatory pro positions 315 Oconee, Ockmulgee and Ogee chee rivers 343 Ohio canals 277—S date of original settlement 333 admitted into the Union 334 Oregon river, discovery of 331 Oswego canal 275 Otter, Peaks of 240 Packingham, Geo., killed 349 Pacolet river 245 Parntieo sound 243 Paper, manufacture of 386 Passamaquoddy bay 263 Pedee, Great, same as Yadkin 246 Little Ibid.
Pennsylvania, settlement of 333 canals of 275 shipbuilding in, when a Brit ish colony 363 Peru, independence of, acknow ledged by U. S. 337 Piracy in the West Indies sup pressed by U. S. navy 351 Piscataqua river 266 Piscataquis river 267 Pitkins, his statistics quoted 267-8 Post-offices, number U.S.; ex tent of post roads; transpor tation of mails; facts respect ing posts in America 416 to 416* Potomac river and basin 255-6-7 Population of the U. S. 308 to 314 See also appendix to this vol. Prussia, the fourth state to form a treaty with the U. S. 317 treaty renewed 343 Public debt, efforts to reduce and cause of increase of 393 reduction of, 395, 403, inte rest of, at commencement of war of 1812, 396, account of at various periods 391 to 403, law for sundry domestic and assuming part of state debts 393 Public land system, origin of, in U. S. 340 Quebec, siege of 335 Queen Charlotte's island 230 Rabbc's Ilistory of Alexander I.
of Russia quoted 325 rail roads, summary account of, 28S* their general superiority to canals 255 and canals compared 2S5 to 287 Baltimore and Ohio 286' to 288" Rains at various places 304-5 Revenue, principal, of colonies derived from direct taxes 393 pernicious system adopted by colonies to raise 1 bid.
first recommendation by congress to raise by tax 339 bill passed by congress 392 of U.S. for several y'rs 396, 398 of U. S., increase of 39 t, 402 Rice, when introduced into S.
Carolina 364 value of trade in 372 Rittenhouse, David, surveyed rout for canal in 1762 273 Roanoke basin and river 249 Rochambeau commands the French army at Vorktown 339 Russia, one of the powers that formed armed neutrality 319 extent ol the empire of 331 ukase or decree of 332 treaty between, and U. S. respecting boundaries 332 Saco river 265 St. Clair defeated by Indians 342 St. Croix river 263 St. Helena sound 2 t5 St. John's river of Florida 272-3 river of Maine and New Brunswick 265, 329 St. Lawrence river (note) 328 St. Mary's liver 272, Santee river 245 Saluda river 245 Schools in the U. S , treatise on 333 to 362 classical, Sc. in U. S. 358 to 361 Schuylkill river 260 Shawanese Indians defeated 347 Shay's rebellion 340 Sheffield, Lord, tables of, on American commerce 367-8 Shenandoah river 256 Strip building in the U. S. 386 Silk, manufacture of, in U. S. 386 Smith, G. \V., Essay on canals, &c. 279, 285' Smith, Dr. Wm., surveys a rout for canal in 1762 273 Snow, phenomena of in U. S. 306-7
Societies fur the itnproverneot of education 362 S. Carolina, original settlement 364 rice, when introduced into lb. South East mountain, why so called (note) 237 described 237-5 Spain, conflicting claims between and U. S. 321 John Jay sent minister to lb.
boundaries betw. and U. S. lb.
acknowledges the indepen dence of U. S. 339 Debt due to, from U. S. dis charged 394 Spanish Am. colonies, commis sioners sent to 350 independence of acknowl. 351 contraband trade between, and those of G. Britain in N. America 364, 367 commerce betw. and U. S. 372 Stamp act, resisted and repealed 334 Sullivan's island 245 Susquehanna river 235 States, their individual settlement 333 introduction of those form ed since the revolution 333-4 States, United, term adopted 335 effects of the revolution on their national policy 339-40 population of, 308 to 314 & appen. tabular view of education in 335 Sumpter, General 335 Sweden, treaty with U. S. 320 renewed 350 Sybeit, Dr., views of U. S. corn. 371 Tables, No. 1. Of the area em braced by territory of U. S. 229 No. 2. Elevation of the sur face ol several rivers 239 Nos. 3 & 4. Elevations above tide water ol sundry places 240 No. 5. Extent & relative posi tion& basins of sundry rivers 246 No. G. Of N. Carolina basin 250 No. 7. Sub-basins, aegiegate extent of Chesapeake basin 258 No. 8 to 18. Of ascents and descents from tide water in sundry rivers 258-9, 270, 272 No. 19 to 27. Prevailing winds at sundry places 289, 293 No. 28 to 36. Comparative view of temperature 295, 303 No. 37 to 40. Quantity of rain at sundry places 304-5 No. 41. Relative state of wea ther in U.S. 305-6 No. 42 to 48. Census tables of U. S. 305 to 314 No. 49 to 53. Relative to col leges arid means of educa tion in U. S. 355 to 361 No. 54 to 55. Value in sterling money of imports and ex ports of British colonies 374-5 No.56 to 5S. Exports, imports and tonnage of U. S. 376, 378 No. 59 & 60. View of com merce of U. S. 379-50 No. 61. Public debt of U. S. 405 No. 62 & 63. Receipts and expenditures of U. S. 406 No.63, 2r1 tab. Capital, circu lation, Sc of banks in U. S. 409 No. 64. Exchange operations of Bank U. S. 413 Nos. 65 & 66. Post-offices and distances '417, 418' Table Land of the Appalachian system 235 Tar river 248 Taxes, internal, repealed 395 sums received on account ol, in various years 399 Temp. in different places 295 to 303 Tennessee, original settlement of 333 admitted into the Union 334 Theological schools in U. S. 360-1 Tides on the Atlantic coast of U. S. 263, 267 Tolls on New York canal (note) 250 Tobacco became the staple of Virginia and Maryland 364 Tompkins, Daniel D., elected vice-president U. S. 350 Tories and Whigs, their views and policy compared 318 Treasury, board of, report re specting interest on do mestic debt 391-2 Treaties entered into by U. S.