An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ... and a complete history of the United States to the present time ...

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ILLUSTEATED HISTOEY

OF THE

CHAPTER I.— Discoveries of the Noethmen 13 II. — Discovert op Columbus 21

III. — Spanish Discoveries and Conquests 27

IV. — The Conquest op Mexico 36

V. — Recent History of Mexico 80

VI. — Central America 91

VII. — California 112

VIII.— Florida 120

IX.— Canada under the French 142

X. — Minor Provinces of British America 163

XL— History of Oregon < 194

XII. — Greenland 198

XIII. — Russian America 200

XIV — Settlement of Virginia 203

XV. — Virginia till the Peace of 1763 226

XVI.— Maryland 234

XVII. — Massachusetts 240

XVIII.— Settlement of Connecticut. ... 259

XIX. — Rhode Island 264

XX. — Maine and New Hampshire 266

XXI New York 269

XXII.— New Jersey 281

XXIII. — Pennsylvania and Delaware 285

XXIV. — The Carolinas and Georgia 293

XXV.— The Seven Years' War 301

XXVI. — Commencement of the Revolution 3iO

XXVII. — First Hostilities of the Revolution 319

XXVIII.— Expedition to Canada 330

6 CONTENTS.

OHAP. XXIX.— Campaign of 1776 334

XXX. — Campaign or 1777 and Conclusion of the Treaty with

France 354

XXXI.— Campaign or 1778 377

XXXII.— Campaign of 1779 389

XXXIII. — Campaign of 1780 403

XXXIV. — Campaign of 1781 - . 417

XXXV. — Close of the Revolutionary War 435

XXXVI. — Organization of the Federal Government. Washington's Administration 440

XXXVII. — Administration of John Adams 454

XXXVIII. — Administration of Thomas Jefferson 459

XXXIX. — Administration of James Madison 474

XL.— Campaign of 1812 48C

XLL— Campaign of 1813 490

XLII.— Campaign of 1814 504

XLIII. — Administration of James Monroe 520

XLIV. — Administration of John Quincy Adams 523

XLV. — Administration of Andrew Jackson 5Q5

XL VI. — Administration of Martin Van Buren 529

XL VII. — Administrations of Harrison and Tyler 531

XLVIIL— History of Texas 534

XLIX. — Administration of James K. Polk — Opening or the

Mexican War 54C

L.— Operations of General Taylor 544

LI. — Operations in California and New Mexico 560

LII. — Campaign of Genkral Scott 564

Lm. — Administeation of Taylor 605

" " Fillmore 618

LIV. — Administeation of Pierce 643

LV. — Administeation of Buchanan 659

LVI.— Administration of Lincoln . . 6Tl

LVII. — Administration of Johnson 763

LVIIT. — Canada under the British. . . 769

LIX. — South America 785

LX. — The "West Indies &11

Appendix

Constitution of the United States 831

Declaration of Independence 840

Articles op Confederation 843

Population of all the Counties in the United States, according to the Census of 1860 858

LIST

OF

THE PRINCIPAL ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAOS

Head Piece to Chapter 1 13

Discovery of Greenland 14

Landing of the Northmen 15

Tyrker discovering the Grapes 16

Ships of the Northmen 17

Northmen trading with Indians 19

Biome's Presents 29

Columbus 21

Francis I 23

Henry VH 24

Sailing of Columbus 25

Vespucci 26

Balboa 27

Pizarro 30

Balboa discovering the Pacific Ocean *. . . 31

Pedrarias 33

Landing of Cortes , 36

Olmedo 39

Volcanic Mountains, as seen from Tacubaya 43

Gladiatorial Sacrifice 46

Montezuma , 51

Cortes 52

Massacre at Cholula 54

Cortes marching into Mexico 57

The Great Temple of Mexico 60

Cortes ordering Montezuma to be chained 63

Expedition of Narvaez 66

Defeat of Narvaez 68

Sandoval 72

Cortes at Otumba 74

Olid 76

Termination of the Aqueduct in Mexico 79

Interior of a Mexican House 80

Joseph Bonaparte 82

Mma 84

Iturbide 86

8 ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Bustamente 8S

Alaman 89

Pedro Alvarado 91

Kicab Tanub 93

Great Battle between Alvarado and the Quiches 95

Celebration of the Founding of St. Jago 98

Charles V 100

A lonzo de Maldonado 102

t lores. 104

Juan Diaz de Solis 107

Santiago Iman 110

San Francisco, California 112

Monterey, Upper California 115

Ponce de Leon 120

Ponce de Leon wounded 122

Narvaez in Florida 124

Almagro 126

Soto appointed Adelantado 127

Soto discovering the Mississippi 132

Verazzano 134

Admiral Coligni 135

Saturiova showing the Monument 136

Jacques Cartier 140

Cartier taking possession of New France 143

Champlain ascending the St. Lawrence.. 145

Place d'Armes, Montreal 147

Lake George 150

Expedition of Sir David Kirke 152

New Cathedral, Montreal 154

Canadian Hut 159

Bay of Quebec 163

Indian Village on the St. Lawrence 164

Settlement of Port Royal 165

Fishing Station on the coast of Nova Scotia 168

Marlborough 169

Surrender of Louisbourg 173

Louis XV 174

Halifax 176

Domiciliated Indians 177

Sir Guy Carlton 178

St. John's, New Brunswick 183

Cod-Fishery, Newfoundland 184

Lord Bahimore 186

Entrance into Hudson's Bay 188

Trading with Indians 189

Parry's Expedition 191

Astoria 194

Subterranean Hut in the Northern Regions 201

Peter the Great 202

Sebastian Cabot 203

Grenville burning an Indian Town 205

Raleigh o 207

Gosnold's Voyage 210

Captain John Smith 213

Powhatan 215

Captain Smith exploring Chesapeake Bay 217

Pocahontas rescuing Captain Smith 219

Capture of Pocahontas 221

The Christian Indian disclosing the intended Massacre 223

The Great Massacre 224

James 1 226

Arrest of Harvey 227

Charles 1 228

Signing of Bacon's Commission 230

Cecil Calvert 232

ILLUSTRATIONS. 9

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Settlement of St. Mary's 236

William III 238

John Winthrop. 240

Landing of the Pilgrims 242

Death of Governor Carver 244

The Treaty with Massassoit 245

Settlement of Boston 246

Banishment of Roger Williams 247

Sir Harry Vane 248

Trial of Wenlock Christison 251

Scene in King Philip's War 252

Burning of Springfield 254

Emigration of Mr. Hooper and his company 259

Massacre of the Pequods 260

Signing of the New England confederation 261

Roger Williams entertained by the Indians 264

Gorges and Mason naming their provinces 266

Governor Stuyvesant 269

Gustavus Adolphus 273

Charles II. giving the New Netherlands to the Duke of York 275

James II 276

Treaty with the Five Nations 278

Nassau Hall, New Jersey 281

William Penn 285

The Treaty Monument, on the site of the elm tree, where Penn's treaty

was made c. . . 288

Interview between William Penn and Lord Baltimore 290

Savannah in 1778 293

The Earl of Clarendon 295

General Oglethorpe 298

General Wolfe 301

Washington's interview with St. Pierre 304

Massacre at Fort William Henry 306

Abercrombie crossing Lake George 307

Ruins of Ticonderoga 308

Death of General Wolfe 309

Samuel Adams 310

Stamp Act riot 311

Reception of the news of the repeal of the Stamp Act 312

John Hancock 313

Faneuil Hall 314

Boston Massacre 315

Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbour 316

Carpenters' Hall 317

British naval costume 318

Siege of Boston 319

Affair at Lexington 320

Provincials harassing the British on their retreat from Concord 321

Colonel Allen capturing Ticonderoga 322

General Warren 324

Washington's head-quarters at Cambridge 328

General Ward 329

General Montgomery 330

Death of Montgomery 332

Monument to General Montgomery at St. Paul's church, New- York ... 333

Battle -Ground of Trenton , 334

Sir Peter Parker .' 336

Defence of Fort Moultrie 337

Independence hall, Philadelphia, when the Declaration of Independence

was signed 340

Lord Howe 341

General Howe 342

General Sullivan 343

The retreat of the American army from Long Island 344

General Lee's head-quarters at Baskinridge "^47

10 ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Battle of Trenton 348

Battle of Princeton 349

Washington crossing the Delaware 350

Washington's head-quarters at Brandy wine 354

General Wooster 356

Battle of Brandywine 358

Battle of Germantown 359

Battle of Red Bank 360

Washington's head-quarters at Valley Forge 361

Murder of Miss M'Crea 363

Battle of Bennington 364

General Schuyler 365

Arnold at Bemis's Heights 366

Burgoyne's retreat up the Hudson 367

Surrender of Burgoyne 368

General Burgoyne 369

Lord North i 370

Silas Deane 372

Thomas Paine 374

Conclusion of the treaty with France 376

Commodore John Paul Jones 377

General Gates 379

Battle of Monmouth 381

Count d'Estaing 382

Massacre at Wyoming 384

Colonel George R. Clarke 385

Captain Biddle 386

Battle between the Ranger and Drake 387

Baron Steuben 389

Specimens of Continental Bills 391

Capture of Stony Point 395

General Henry Lee 397

Death of Pulaski 400

Capture of the Serapis 401

General Marion 402

Tarleton's Quarters 404

Baron de Kalb 405

General Sumpter 40?

Battle of King's Mountain 409

Count de Rochambeau 410

West Point 412

Capture of Andre 413

Major Andre 414

General Greene 416

Colonel Howard 417

Colonel Williams 420

Colonel Washington 422

Battle ot Eutaw Springs 424

Lord Rawdon 425

Arnold's descent on Virginia 426

General La Fayette 427

General Wayne's celebrated charge on the British army 428

Count de Grasse 429

Yorktown, from a drawing by Mrs. Simcoe 431

La Fayette taking the redoubt at Yorktown 432

Moore's house, Yorktown 433

Battle- Ground of Yorktown 434

Captain Barry 434

Henry Laurens 435

Colonel Laurens 436

Commodore Barney 437

Washington's head-quarters at Newburgh 435

Mount Vernon 442

Washington taking the oath of office in front of the old Federal Hall, New York 443

ILLUSTRATIONS. 11

Alexander Hamilton 444

General Wayne defeating the Indians at the Miami 447

General Knox 449

Mount Vernon 453

John Adams • 454

Commodore Murray 455

Capture of L'Insurgente 456

Commodore Truxtun 457

Tomb of Washington 458

Thomas Jefferson 459

Commodore Dale 462

General Eaton 463

Commodore Bainbridge • 465

Capture of Derne 468

Mobile 4<69

Aaron Burr 469

George Clinton 470

Affair in the Chesapeake 471

General Wilkinson 472

James Madison 474

Tecumseh 476

Council of Vincennes 477

General Harrison 478

Commodore Hull 480

Defence of Fort Harrison 483

Queenstown 484

Commodore Porter - • 485

Captain Lawrence 488

Capture of the Caledonia and Detroit 489

Fort Niagara 490

Massacre at the River Raisin 491

Death of General Pike 494

Sackett's Harbour 495

Battle of the Thames 498

Battle of Emuckfaw 500

Battle of Tohopeka 501

Captain Allen 503

General Ripley 506

General Miller 507

General Macomb 508

Commodore McDonough 508

Battle of Lake ChampTain 509

Bombardment of Fort McHenry 512

Cruise of the Essex 516

Captain Blakely 517

James Monroe 520

John Quincy Adams 523

Andrew Jackson 525

Tiomas H. Benton 527

Destruction of Major Dade's detachment 528

Martin Van Buren 529

William H. Harrison 531

James K. Polk 539

Corpus Christi 541

Point Isabel 542

General Taylor 544

Battle of Palo Alto 546

Captain May 547

Matamoras 548

General Taylor advancing to Monterey 550

Cavalry Action of the 21st of September 551

Bishop's Palace, Monterey 554

Storming of Monterey 555

General Taylor taking leave of the troops 556

Repulse of the Mexican Cavalry at Buena Vista 558

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ColonelJefferson Davis 559

Colonel Fremont 560

Battle of Bracito 562

General Keamey wounded at San Pasqual 563

Greneral Scott 564

Vera Cruz 566

Oomraodore Perry 567

Scott's Landing at Vera Cruz 567

Battle of Cerro Gordo 568

Colonel Baker 570

General Twiggs 574

General Pierce 575

General Shields 576

General Pillow 578

Charge of the Palmettos 579

Molino del Key, Chapultepec in the distance 582

Storming of Molino del Rey 583

Colonel Ransom 585

Major, now Colonel Seymour 586

General Persifor F. Smith 587

General Worth 588

Scott's Entrance into Mexico 589

Colonel Childs 591

William Pitt, son of the Earl of Chatham 595

Charles James Fox 597

View from the Citadel at Kingston 599

Sir Robert Peel 600

Lake of the Two Mountains 602

Navy Island 603

Toronto 605

Zachary Taylor 605

John C. Calhoun 611

MiUard FiUmore 618

Henry Clay 633

Daniel Webster 63!

Franklin Pierce 643

James Buchanan 659

View of Sebastopol at the Final Assault 661

Abraham Lincoln „ 671