claims, commission to examine..832 D'Arguiz, Chevalier, Spanish minis-
ter, letters respecting schooner Amistad.....
ams)......584, 600, 613, 623, 624 reduction of, in J. Q. Adams's
remarks on (Jackson)......704, 725 reduction of, in Jackson's admin- istration.......704, 725, 763, 875 extinction of, in Jackson's admin-
new one contracted. Debts, State, amount of.
should be honorably redeemed..1264 states not bound for each other..1264 Debtors, Government, act for relief of insolvent.....
lenient policy recommended. 707, 764 Decatur, Commodore, captures Brit-
captures an Algerine frigate....378
dictates terms of peace to the dey
claims of his heirs, officers, and
Fisheries, negotiations respecting....397 Flag-See American flag. Florida, boundaries with, appendix....xx proposition to purchase for U. .233 States....
Mr. Bidwell's resolutions on....246 failure of attempt to purchase....248 East, expedition against........398 Amelia Island taken by adven- turers.....398, 406, 407, 549, 550 cession of by Spain... .412, 550 Spanish grant of land in.. depôts for smuggling in... taken possession of by United States... ......437, 549 collision between the governor and judge of the territory of..438 territorial government formed...444 act of Congress respecting
wrecks on the coast of......540 commission respecting
donations of lands to settlers in..560
Farewell Address (Washington)...69, 91 reception by state legislatures....91 (Jackson)
Fast-day appointed by Madison, by recommendation of Congress..357 recommended by Tyler...
Federal Party, origin of.. Federalists, their course on the ces-
invasion of, by General Jackson, in 1814...
archives carried to Havana-de-
manded by Jackson......782, 866 admitted into the Union..1427, 1508 senators and representatives from 1542 synopsis of the constitution of..1571 Florida War.....1109, 1123, 1152, 1258 cessation of hostilities recom-
mended.
termination of..
Fort Meigs, defence of.. Fortifications (Washington).
......156, 215, 247 message to Congress on, 1809...218 (Madison)...276, 279, 284, 288, 331 (Monroe).. ...394, 409, 418, 423 extensive plans in progress......423
sion of Louisiana........233, 238 in Congress protest against the war with Great Britain.......356 support De Witt Clinton for ...357 president, 1812... cease opposition in Congress, 1815.378 excluded from office by Monroe..544 Finance, plan proposed by Tyler....1261 on frontier relinquished by G. Finances (Washington)..36, 43, 45, 49, 59 Britain.... (J. Adams)..111, 115, 120, 123, 127. S 155, 159, 164 (J. Adams).. (Jefferson). (Jefferson). 181, 203, 217 277, 279, 285, 290, 303 (Madison) 310, 316, 322, 329, 336 plan of Mr. Gallatin, course of administration on, em- barrassed condition of....360, 363 (Monroe)..399, 403, 409. 417, 422 439, 444, 448, 454, 470 ..448 productive state of.. unsettled accounts...... 448, 458 (J. Q. Adams) flourishing state of. .583, 600, 613, 622 704, 763, 784, 785, 787 (Jackson).. 835, 873, 874, 880, 899 901, 915, 924, 925, 935 1076, 1092, 1098, 1120 1132, 1139, 1143
system and importance of {427, 441
454, special message respecting those of Dauphin island for defence of southwest coast...........483 (J. Q. Adams)....586, 603, 616, 627 appropriations for (Jack-S 708, 751 son).. 839, 906 (Van Buren)......1085, 1105, 1123 (Tyler)... .1240, 1264, 1307, 1380 (Polk)....
Forward, Walter, appointed secreta- ry of the treasury. resigns....
Forsyth, John, appointed secretary of 1018
Foster, Mr., British minister to Uni- ted States.....
settles Chesapeake affair............
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