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officers described by Washington, 78; officers in charge of Saratoga "conventioners," 187, 188; officers commended by Ewald, 226, 227. Briiftswick, their observations concerning the Americans, 182-189; misunderstanding of the Americans concerning them, 189. Hessian, not generally of noble birth, their general character, 44; observa- tions on Staten Island, 59 ; Long Island, 61,62; New York, 71, 221- 223; Philadelphia, 209, 210; Newport, 215, 216 ; Charleston, 250, 251.

Oglyby{Ogilvie?), widow, nurses Lieutenant Hinrichs when wounded, 73.

Oliva, surgeon in Regiment von Lossberg, a prisoner at Fredericksburg, 103.

Oriskany, battle of, 148, 149.

Osborn, Colonel, skirmish near Boundbrook, 112.

Oswego, N. Y., Colonel St. Leger at, 148, 150.

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Parliament, debate in, 27-35.

Patterson, Colonel, brings reinforcements for Sir Henry Clinton from Savannah to Charleston, 246.

Paul us Hook, N. J., held by the British during the winter of 1777, 107, 115 ; surprised, taken, and abandoned by Henry Lee, gallant behav- ior of Hessians, 227-229.

Pausch, Captain G., of the Hanau artillery, distinguishes himself at Free- man's Farm, 153. '

Penance at Quebec of the partisans of Arnold and Montgomery, 124, 125.

Pensacola, Fla., Waldeck regiment at, 251-254; besieged and taken by the Spaniards, 253, 254.

Percy, Earl of, at the battle of Long Island, 63; Fort Washington, 80; gives up the command of Newport, complimentary letter from the inhabitants, 216, 217.

Pertido River, boundary between the British and Spaniards, 253.

Petersburg, Va., death of General Phillips, 272 ; junction of Lord Corn- wallis and Arnold, 272.

Philadelphia, Pa., Congress retires from Philadelphia to Baltimore, 86; operations for the taking of Philadelphia, 197-200; the city occupied by Lord Cornwallis, 201 ; British occupation and Hessian descrip- tions, 209-212; evacuation, 212,213; the French and American armies pass through, 277.

Phillips, Major-General William, under Burgoyne, councils of war, 156, 162-169; compliments Baroness Riedesel, 170; visits her in the cellar in Saratoga, 177 ; in command in Virginia, dies, 272.

Phillips House, N. Y., skirmish near, 223 ; Lieutenant-Colonel Emme- rich's expedition, 260.

Pickens, General Andrew, routs a party of Tories, 267.

Pigot, Major-General, in command at Newport, 217.