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Air thermometer, Franklin's construc-
tion of an electrical, V. 371. Remarks
on the, 389.

ALEMBERT, D', his translation of a
Latin verse, applied by Turgot to
Franklin, VIII. 537.

ALEXANDER, JAMES, his remarks on
Franklin's "Hints towards a Scheme
of Union of the Colonies," III. 28. His
suggestion of an experiment to meas-
ure the time taken up by an electric
spark in moving through any given
space, V. 315. Franklin's comment
thereon, 317.

ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, his certificate
respecting Franklin's interview with
Mr. Pulteney, VIII. 447. His inter-
view with Mr. Hartley, relative to ne-
gotiations for peace, IX. 119. His ex-
planation relative to the willingness
of the American commissioners to
treat without the assent of France,
153.

Algerines, their attempt to seize Ameri-

can vessels, IX. 506. Unfounded ru-
mor of the capture of Franklin by,
X. 230.

ALISON, FRANCIS, VII. 63, 88.
Alkaline Air, Priestley's experiments
on, VI. 409.

ALLEN, WILLIAM, Chief Justice, VII.
272.

Alliance, employment of the frigate,
VIII. 352. Of prizes taken by the,
400. Mutiny on board the, IX. 13.
Alphabet, scheme of a new, VI. 295.
Table of such an, 296. Remarks on
the table, 298. Various examples of
the scheme, 300. Of a reform of the,
X. 261.

Amber, electrical experiments on, V.
403. Its explosion by electricity, 404.
AMBRUSTER, ANTHONY, VII. 169.
America, frugal mode of living in, II.
428. Future prospects of the pecu-
niary ability of, 430. Its character
abroad, relative to the payment of
debts, 432. Remarks on the internal
state of, 461. Ironical examination of
the question respecting payment of
the debts of, to British merchants, 499.
Popularity of taxing, in England, VII.
352. As to the discovery of, before
Columbus, VIII. 69. See United

States.

American Colonies, Plan of Union of the,

III. 23. On the direct taxation of the,
without their consent, 58. Sums which
they pay the mother country, 62. On
their representation in Parliament, 64.
Nature of the government of the, 97.
On the probability and the effect of
their union with the mother country.
IV. 156. Their efforts in conducting
the wars with the French and Indians,
157. Of the British claim of taxing
the, 158. Their disposition towards
Great Britain prior to 1763, and since,
169. Their views relative to the pow-
er of Parliament to legislate for them,
169. Their capacities for manufactur-
ing, 175. Their readiness to grant
aids to the crown, 193. Their early
system of laws, 217. Extent of the
power of Parliament over them, 218.
Of their representation in Parliament,
220. Policy of Great Britain relative
to trade with them, 225. Mode in
which their aids to the crown have
been granted, 243. On restrictions
imposed on their manufacturing, 251.
Cause of their non-consumption agree-
ments, 253. A repeal of duties not
likely to satisfy them, 262. System
of law brought hither by the settlers,
271. Readiness with which they have
contributed for the common welfare,
285. Disregard of their rights by
Parliament, 286. British policy rela-
tive to their establishment, 307. Ad-
vantage of establishing, upon the sea-
coast, 312. Difficulty in inducing the
inhabitants of the middle, to emigrate
to the north or south, 360. Of the
King's right to quarter troops in the,
V. 18. Franklin's proposition relative
to granting money to the crown, as a
basis of compromise, 20. Not settled
at the expense of Great Britain, 84.
Nor protected by her, 86. As to the
charge, that they refuse to contribute
for their own protection, 88. On the
equality of voting in Congress, 109.
Proceedings of Rhode Island in regard
to the plan of Parliament to tax the,
VII. 264. Plan of their union with
Great Britain, 329. Encroachment of
Parliament on their rights, 477. Of
the right of Great Britain to tax them,
487. Their independence predicted,
522. Their security lies in their in-
creasing strength, VIII. 31. Sugges-
tions as to their mode of procuring
redress, 62. Plan for their immediate
union with Great Britain, 146. Their
situation at the close of 1775, 165.
Popularity of their cause in Europe,
213. Recommended to them by Con
gress to constitute governments, 184.
See Plan of Union of the Colonies.

American Medical and Philosophical
Register, some account of the, VI. 18.
American Philosophical Miscellany,
Franklin's scheme of publishing an,
VI. 72.

American Philosophical Society, account
of the, I. 576, II. 9. Its address to
Franklin, on his return from France,
V. 138. First suggested by Franklin,
and its plan, as proposed by him, VI.
14. Its condition and purposes, 15.
How formed, 28. Its establishment
alluded to, VII. 455. Efforts of Frank-
lin to animate it, X. 90. Count de
Campomanes's notice of its Transac-
tions, 308.

AMONTONS, his discourse relative to air,
as the cause of earthquakes, VI. 7.
Anchor, suggestion of a swimming, for
vessels, VI. 481. How constructed,

483.

Animal Magnetism, its efficacy doubted,
X. 75. Commission in Paris to exam-

ine the subject, 76.
ANSTEY, mentioned, X. 276.
Anthony Afterwit, letter from, II. 532.
Anti-Federalists, their conduct compar-
ed with that of the ancient Jews, V.
158.

Antigua, description of a water-spout
at, VI. 143. Salubrity of, VII. 59.
Apologue by Franklin, II. 168. An-
other, showing the conduct of man-
kind towards one another, IX. 226.
Appalachian Mountains, discovery of
sea shells in the, VI. 81.
Apparatus, construction of a portable,
to demonstrate Franklin's principles
of electricity, V. 446. Mode of using
it, 447.

Apprentices, general conduct of, VII.
12.

Arabian Tale, II. 193.

Arabs, their treatment of prisoners of
war, IV. 66.

ARANDA, Count d', interview of the
American commissioners with, VIII.
194. Remarks addressed to, on the
proposition of the United States in re-
gard to Spain, 212. His interview
with Franklin and Jay, respecting a
treaty with Spain, IX. 350.
Arcana Imperii, remarks on a work en-
titled, VIII. 283.

ARENDT, Baron d', recommended to
the President of Congress, VIII. 455.
ARISTOTLE, his distinction of the differ-
ent kinds of earthquakes, VI. 9.
Armed Neutrality, its origin, VIII. 463,
466. Completed and proclaimed, 490.
Armonica, an ode composed by Metasta-
sio, and expressly designed to be ac-
companied by the, I. 265. Account of
the origin of the, VI. 245. The in-

strument described, 246. Directions
for drawing out its tones, 353.
ARMSTRONG, his suggestions respect-
ing fresh air in fevers, VI. 314.
Army, American, their inadequate sup-
ply of military stores, VIII. 198. Their
operations early in 1777, 206. Of sup
plies of arms and clothing for the, from
the French court, 422. Their dis-
tressed condition, 535. Their con-
dition in 1782, IX. 413.

Army, British, their conduct in Ameri-
ca, VIII. 416.

Army, French, in America, suggestion
that they be furnished with provisions
there, VIII. 521.

ARNOLD, BENEDICT, curious impres-
sions respecting his personal history,
VIII. 304. His treachery, IX. 30.
Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams, II.
171.

Art of Virtue, Franklin's plan of pre-
paring a work entitled, I. 115. Ex-
plained, VII. 197. Alluded to, 232.
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual
Union, proposed in General Congress,
origin of the, and difference from the
plan finally adopted, V. 91. Mode of
election under, and the powers and
duty of Congress, 92. How to be
ratified, 95.
ARUNDEL, VIII, 169.

Asbestos, a purse made of, VII. 1.
ASGILL, Captain, his case alluded to;
justice of the proceedings against him,
IX. 375.

Assembly of Massachusetts. See Mas-

sachusetts.

Atlantic Ocean, conjecture as to the
cause why westward voyages across
the, are longer than the eastward, VI.
74. This to be attributed to the preva-
lence of westerly winds, 77.
Attraction, of the law of, between dif-
ferent quantities of the electric fluid,
V. 386.

AUBERTEUIL, HILLIARD D', his History
of the American Revolution mention-
ed, IX. 444.

Aurora Borealis, V. 219. Suggestion
respecting its cause, 284. Whether it
may not be the flashing of electrical fire
from positive towards negative clouds,
337. Suppositions and hints towards
forming a hypothesis to explain the,
VI. 417. Paper by Franklin on the,
mentioned, VIII. 327.

Austria, offers to mediate between the
belligerents. Her offer declined by
France, IX. 3. Declined by England,
89. Her willingness to acknowledge
the independence of the United States,
501. Of a commercial treaty with,
X. 118, 142.

Automaton Chess-Player, Kempel's BARTRAM, JOHN, his account of a re-
mentioned, X. 23.

B.

BACHE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, VIII. 195.
His proficiency in his studies, 372,
375. Again mentioned, X. 3.
BACHE, RICHARD, marries Franklin's
daughter, VII. 350.

BACHE, SARAH, her exertions to sup-
ply the American troops with clothing,
VIII. 528. See FRANKLIN, SARAH.
BACHE, Professor, his attempt to fix
the date of Franklin's observation rel-
ative to northeast storms, referred to,
VI. 106.

Danger

Bagatelle, by Franklin, II. 164.
Balloons, remarks on, VI. 452. Those of
Charles and Robert, and Montgolfier,
453. On the invention of, X. 13.
Ascent of one, 32. Of the means of
directing their course, 93. Improve-
ments in constructing, 123. Inflated
with inflammable air, 146.
of ascending in, 187.
BALM, Captain, recommended by Frank-
lin to Congress, VIII. 195.
Baltimore, rapid growth of, VII. 519.
BANCROFT, EDWARD, his account of
Franklin's demeanor before the Privy
Council, IV. 453. And of his dress
when signing the treaty with France,
454. Mentioned, VIII. 266, IX. 525.
Bank of the United States, its success,

X. 306.

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markable Aurora Borealis, VI. 211.
His character, VII.55, 88. Some par-
ticulars respecting him, 433. Of the
publication of his "Travels and Obser-
vations," 446. His pension, 534.
BASKERVILLE, JOHN, account of his
printing, VII. 212. Franklin's cpin-
ion of his skill, 213.

BATH, Earl of, his Letter to Two Great
Men on the subject of Canada, alluded
to, IV. 1.

Bathing, cold, not injurious, VI. 58.
Bavaria, Electorate of, on establishing
commercial relations between the
United States and the, IX. 526, 543.
BAXTER, ANDREW, his "Inquiry into
the Nature of the Human Soul," VI.
87. His doctrine examined, 88. His
book again referred to, 93.
BEAUMARCHAIS, CARON DE, mentioned,
VIII. 289. His contract for supplies
for the United States, 294. Of his
accounts, 385. His delay in settling
his accounts, IX. 390. His Figaro
mentioned, X. 162. Advance of a
million of livres by the French Gov-
ernment to, 287.

BEAUMONT, his Reflexions d'un Etranger
désintéressé, alluded to, VII. 470.
BECCARIA, JOHN BAPTIST, of his work
on electricity, V. 355. Franklin's
view of it, 356. His experiment of
the explosion of water, 393. Paper
by, containing an account of electri-
cal experiments, 505. Notice of his
work on electricity, VII. 84.
BECKFORD, allusion to his bill for pre-
venting bribery at elections, VII. 384.
BECKWITH, General, his plan of join-
ing the American army discouraged,
VIII. 348.

Bedford Party, their hostility to the
Americans, VII. 467.

BELL, his account of the hospitality of
the Daggestans, IV. 66.
Bells, superstitious notion respecting,
during thunder-storms, V. 422.
BELTON, JOSEPH, his contrivance for
destroying the vessels of an enemy,
mentioned, VIII. 185.

Benefits, motives with which they should
be conferred, VII. 74.
BENEZET, ANTHONY, VIII. 16.
BENTINCK, Captain, his experiment to
show the efficacy of oil in stilling
waves, VI. 365.

BERGMANN, Professor, his remarks on
one of Franklin's electrical experi-
ments, V. 513.

BERNARD, FRANCIS, Governor, his of
ficial communication to the Houses of
Assembly in Massachusetts, IV. 466.
His acknowledgment relative to the

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conduct of the Assembly after the re-
peal of the stamp act, 476. His pro-
ceedings in regard to quartering the
troops, 491. Rejection of the petition
for his removal, 493. His conduct as
Governor of Massachusetts, VII. 365.
His proceeding in regard to a separ-
ation of the eastern townships from
Massachusetts, VIII. 66.

BERNOUILLI, his suggestion of a mov-
ing power for boats, VI. 478.
BERNSTORFF, his communication to
Franklin on the seizure of American
prizes in Norway, VIII. 433.
BEVAN, SYLVANUS, his bust of William
Penn, VII. 190.

Bible, Proposed New Version of the, II.
166.

Bills of Credit, their convenience and
utility in commerce, II. 266. Of those
issued upon landed security, 268.
Bills of Exchange, American, correction
of erroneous impressions respecting,
IX. 55.

BINGHAM, WILLIAM, his complaint of
Franklin's refusing his drafts, VIII.
460.

Bipontine Edition of the classics, men-
tioned, IX. 126.

Birmingham, visit of Franklin to, VII.
180.

Bishops, first consecration of in Ameri-
ca, II. 116. Sketch of the trial of the
seven, for libel, 298. On the appoint-
ment of, for America, VII. 437. Or-
dination of American, X. 109.
Blackbirds, effect of destroying, in New
England, VII. 67.

Black Prince, privateer, exploits of the,
VIII. 390, 402.

Blackrie's Solvent, a remedy for the
stone, X. 163.

Blacks, plan for improving the condition
of the free, II. 513.

BLACKWELL, JOHN, his appointment
and conduct as deputy Governor of
Pennsylvania, III. 129. His address to
the Assembly, 130. Their reply, 131.
BLOME, complains of an outrage by
American vessels on the coast of Nor-
way, IX. 157.

Blood, remarks on its motion in the
heart, VI. 68. On the circulation of
the, 70. Conjecture as to the cause
of its heat in healthy persons, 97.
Its use in respiration, VIII. 172.
Board of Trade, reasons assigned in
their report, in favor of restraining the
issues of paper money, II. 341. Those
reasons examined, 342. Their agency
in regard to the laws of Pennsylvania,
VII. 250.

Boats, various modes suggested for
giving motion to, VI. 478.

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Body, suggestion of the existence of
imbibing pores in the human, VI. 233.
BOERHAAVE, his remark on the danger
of exposure to a draught of air, VI.

42.
Book of Common Prayer, Franklin's
abridgment of the, X. 207.

Books, description of an instrument
for taking them from shelves, VI. 562.
High price of, X. 161.

Boroughs, expediency of disfranchising
the small English, II. 491.
BoscoVICH, his account of a whirlwind
at Rome, VI. 149.

Boston, proceedings of the town of, in
1772, IV. 381. Vote of the inhabitants
of, relative to disorders, in 1765, 471.
Seizure of a vessel of war and im-
pressment of seamen in, 481. Petition
to the Governor on this subject, 482.
British troops sent to, and quartered
in, 483. Iis inhabitants summon a
convention of deputies from the other
towns, 484. Massacre of the 5th of
March, and removal of the troops
from, 486. Address of the House of
Lords to the King relative to proceed-
ings in, 489; and the King's reply,
490. Narrative of the inhabitants of,
respecting the conduct of Governor
Bernard, 491. Arrival of the tea in,
in 1773, 506. Deaths in, by inocula-
tion, VI. 118. Resolutions adopted
in, relative to non-importation and
manufactures, VII. 371. Their effect
in England, 376, 387. Arrival of for-
eign troops in, 418. Committee of,
transmit a correspondence to Frank-
lin, 459. Military preparations in, in
1774, VIII. 135. General Gage's
treachery in, 157.

Boston Port-Bill, its objectionable char-
acter, VIII. 123.

Boundaries of the United States, sugges
tion respecting them as a condition of
peace, IX. 129. See Peace.
Bounties, general expediency of, II.
402. Remarks respecting those on
grain, 405.

BOUQUET, HENRY, Colonel, his account
of Franklin's services in the French
war, VII. 260. Sketch of the military
services of, 261.

BowDOIN, JAMES, account of, V. 255.
His observations on the crooked di-
rection of lightning, 263. Objections
to the hypothesis, that the sea is the
source of lightning, 263. His obser-
vation of the effect of lightning on
the compass, 277. His observations
on the electricity of the clouds, 279.
His account of preparations made in
Boston to observe the transit of Mer-
cury, VI. 161. His theory with re-

spect to the light in sea-water, 190.
His remarks on the method of furnish-
ing supplies to the Indians, VII. 78.
Bows and Arrows, their utility in war,
VIII. 170.

BOYLE, on the exposure of the Russians
to the extremes of heat and cold,
VI. 59.
BRADDOCK, EDWARD, General, is aided
by Franklin in procuring horses and
wagons for the army, I. 184. His
character, 189. Defects as a general,
190. His call on the Governor of
Pennsylvania for supplies of provi-
sions under convoy, III. 357. His
letter requested of the Governor by
the Assembly, 358. His instructions
quoted, relative to the Six Nations,
IV. 328.

BRADFORD, ANDREW, the printer, visit-
ed by Franklin in Philadelphia, I. 35.
Becomes Publisher of the Weekly
Mercury, the first newspaper printed
in Pennsylvania, II. 13.

BRAY, THOMAS, his benevolent charac-
ter, VII. 202.

Brescia, explosion of the powder-maga-
zine at, alluded to, V. 432.

Breviate, Mr. Hartley's, laid before the
British ministers, IX. 216.

Bribery, at elections in England, VII.
398.

BRIENNE, Archbishop of Toulouse, his
character as a minister, X. 316.
BRILLON, Madame de, VIII. 473.
British Army, their conduct in Ameri-
ca, VIII. 422.

BROGLIE, Prince de, introduced to
Washington, IX. 199. To Mr. Liv-
ingston, 201. To Robert Morris, 203.
Brotherly Love, Franklin's parable on,
II. 123.

BUCHAN, Earl of, inquires of Franklin
respecting the expediency of emi-
gration from Scotland to the United
States, IX. 486.

BUFFON, M. de, his experiments in
electricity, V. 176. His complimentary
letter to Franklin, X. 312.

BURGH, his death and character, IX.
231.

BURGOYNE, General, of his exchange
for Colonel Laurens, IX. 84.
BURKE, EDMUND, remarks on the Letter
to Two Great Men ascribed by some
to, IV. 1. Examination of the com-
mercial principles of the late negotia-
tion between Great Britain and France
in 1761, attributed to, 2. His speeches
quoted, 262, 266. His kindness to
Mr. Laurens, IX. 84.

BURNET, Governor, his controversy
with the Assembly of Massachusetts,
I. 86.

Busy-Body, written by Franklin, I. 84.
Origin of the, II. 13.

BYLES, MATHER, his complimentary
letter to Franklin, X. 303.

C.

Cables of vessels, construction of, VI.
468.

CALEF, Captain, his agency in regard
to the proposed separation of the east-
ern townships from Massachusetts,
VIII. 66.

CALVET, PIERRE DU, his claims on the
United States, X. 30.

Cambridge, Franklin visits the English
University of, VII. 177.

CAMPOMANES, Count de, his character,
X. 98. His laudable efforts to promote
intelligence and industry in Spain,
99. His remarks on Franklin's writ-
ings, 114. And discoveries, 115.
Canada, sums voted by the Assembly
of Pennsylvania for an expedition
against, III. 212. Interest of Great
Britain, considered in reference to the
acquisition of, IV. 1. Benefits which
would result from the cession of, by
France, 10. Its possession a sufficient
safeguard against the French and In-
dians, 11. Easily peopled, without
draining England of her population,
48. Proposition for granting a free
government to, V. 21. Importance of,
to England, VII. 193. Commissioners
to, appointed by Congress, VIII. 178.
Offered by Great Britain to France,
to induce her to treat, IX. 210. Its
surrender suggested by Franklin to
Mr. Oswald, 251.

CANASSETEGO, an Indian chief, anecdote
of, II. 458.

Cancer, pokeweed a remedy for, V. 287.
CANTON, JOHN, his experiment of draw-
ing the electric fluid from the clouds,
V. 297. Experiments by Franklin in
pursuance of those of, 346. Notice
of, VI. 256.

Cantoon Stone, its quality of absorbing
water, VI. 321.

Cape Breton, humorous remarks on
the expedition against, VII. 16. Of
the engineers employed against, 28.
Capital Punishment, objections to the
infliction of, II. 479.

CARLETON, SIR GUY, General, his con-
duct at the evacuation of New York
by the British, II. 504. His attempt
to open a negotiation in the United
States, IX. 222, 346, 348, 349. Com-
municates with Washington, 380.
CARMARTHEN, Lord, complains of al-
leged defects of form in the ratification
of the treaty of peace, X. 95.

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