his Wyandots and Ottowas defeat one of Wayne’s detachments. 
  Little Turtle, Miami chief,
    at St. Clair’s defeat;
    anecdote of. 
  Livingston, Robert R.
  Logan, Benjamin,
    offers to join Clark;
    beaten for Governor of Kentucky. 
  Louisiana,
    really won for the United States by the Western settlers themselves;
    the diplomats really played a small part in acquiring it;
    the Mississippi no barrier to the backwoodsmen;
    they covet the mouth of the Mississippi;
    for the moment New Orleans of more consequence than the
                trans-Mississippi country;
    fury of West when Louisiana was ceded to France by Spain;
    fate of Louisiana inevitable;
    cession finally made;
    obtained purely because of growth of West;
    brief French occupation;
    apathy of Creoles;
    discontent in, at change;
    friction between Creoles and Americans;
    made into Territory of Orleans;
    composite character of the population
    of New Orleans;
    the Creoles and slavery;
    New Orleans offers a field for Burr’s arts. 
  Mackenzie, Canadian explorer. 
  Madison,
    his frank Kentucky correspondent;
    Secretary of State;
    fear of West. 
  Mahaffy, a scout. 
  Malgares, Spanish Commander. 
  Mandan village. 
  Mansker, Kaspar, the Tennessee Indian fighter. 
  Marietta, settlements near, raided. 
  Marshall, Humphrey. 
  Massac, Wayne builds fort at. 
  May, a scout, death of. 
  McClellan, Robert, one of Wayne’s scouts. 
  McGillivray,
    duplicity of;
    repudiated by Creeks;
    loss of influence;
    death of. 
  McKee, British Indian agent,
    treats prisoners well;
    holds council with Indians;
    advises them;
    incites them to war;
    presides at war councils;
    at Fallen Timbers;
    taunts the British with their treachery. 
  Mero district, convention wishes to retaliate on Indians. 
  Michaux, French agent. 
  Miller, Christopher and William, Wayne’s scouts. 
  Mississippi Territory. 
  Monroe. 
  Montgomery, the filibuster. 
  Morales, Spanish Intendant, takes away right of deposit. 
  Muscogee, See Creek. 
  Napoleon,
    his plans of empire;
    gets Louisiana from Spaniards;
    his utter moral depravity;
    wishes to occupy Louisiana in force;
    chimerical nature of his hopes;
    designates Victor as commander;
    his army destroyed in Hayti;
    sells Louisiana;
    recognizes the inevitable. 
  Natchez,
    Americans and Spaniards at;
    turmoil at;
    importance of;
    lawlessness at. 
  Nickajack, Chickamauga town, destroyed. 
  Nolan, Philip, his adventures and death. 
  North Carolina, cedes her western territory to United States. 
  O’Fallon, James, connection with