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fesor en el Colegio de N. S. del Rosario, &c. Londres: Trübner. 1860.

[American Maps. A Collection of the Titles of all Maps, Plans, Views, &c., relative to Spanish America, Brazil, and the adjacent Islands, arranged chronologically, and preceded by an Introduction on the History of American Maps.] 8vo, 215 pp.

THIS Catalogue will be received with pleasure as an important contribution to American bibliography. Its first sections, America in general, North

naturalistic labors in America, but we were surprised to find no allusion to the works of Boucher, Duhamel, Charlevoix, Lafitau, and Sarrazin, the and all of whom wrote specially on the botany or last of whom gave his name to the Sarracenia, natural history of Canada. The voyage to Spitzbergen has more interest as bearing on American history than would be supposed.

America, California, Florida, Texas, and Mexico, Historical and Literary Intelligence.

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WE announced in our last a forthcoming re

which was limited to fifty copies. The whole number has been taken up, so that no copies will be obtainable till subscribers choose to part with copies.

are of more especial interest to us, though probably not as full as that which is devoted to South America. The work bears marks of care and accuracy, and will doubtless be found fully relia-print of the Bay Psalm Book, the edition of ble. We hope to find it followed up by other works of the historic students of Spanish America. It embraces a full account of 178 maps of America in its entirety; 64 maps of North America; 100 maps of California, Florida, and Texas; 235 maps of Mexico; 285 maps of the Antilles; 120 maps of Central America; 150 maps of South America in general; 130 maps of Guayana; 179 maps of New Grenada; 53 inaps of Venezuela; 20 of Eucador; 193 of Bra- DR. O'CALLAGHAN, of Albany, announces the zil; 16 of Bolivia; 138 of Peru; 119 of the Ar- first of a series of "Revolutionary Tracts." It is gentine Confederation and Uruguay; 126 of a translation of a French manuscript, entitled : Chili; and 126 of Patagonia and islands in the "Le Témoin Oculaire de la Guerre des BostonPacific. The dimensions are in most cases speci-nais en Canada, dans les Années 1775 et 1776. fied, and any peculiarity described. Par Simon Sanguinet, Avocat de Montreal.” This tract consists of a journal of events in

THE Hon. George Bancroft is about to give in the Ledger, an account of the Battle of Lake Erie.

Archæologia Americana. Transactions and Col- Canada, on the invasion of that country by the lections of the American Antiquarian Society.nadians at the time, and the causes of the failure Americans; it shows the dispositions of the CaVol. iv. 1860. 8vo, 356 pp.

THIS really valuable volume embraces Ralph Lane's letters and other papers, illustrating the History of Sir Walter Raleigh's first Colony, being doubtless the first English letters written from our shores; Wingfield's Discourse of Virginia; Josselyn's New England Rarities, and a Narrative of a Voyage to Spitzbergen. The Appendix contains a life of Lane, and a notice of Samuel Jennison, Esq.

of the expedition.

JOHN MURPHY, of Baltimore, proposes to publish a series of Documents, Narratives, &c., &c., concerning the early history of Maryland, in antique type, small quarto forin, embra cing: 1. “A Relation of Maryland; together with A Map of the Countrey, the Conditions of Plantation, His Majesties Charter to the Lord Baltemore, translated into English." Reprinted from The first paper edited by E. E. Hale, who has the original edition of September 8, 1635, and collected much new matter bearing on that pe- edited by Brantz Mayer, Esq.; 2. "Father Anriod. Of Wingfield's Discourse, and the labors of drew White's Narrative of the First Voyage to the editor, Mr. Charles Deane, we have already Maryland and the Planting of the Colony," in spoken; and are happy to find that his remarks the original Latin, with a new and accurate have excited discussion, and will thus stimulate translation into English; 3. "Maryland Relaclose examination of the documents of early Vir- tions of the Successful Beginning of Lord Balteginian history. Josselyn's New England Rari-more's Plantation in Maryland," from a rare ties is most satisfactorily edited by Edward volume in the British Museum; and 4. “The Tuckerman, who develops and explains in his Sot-weed Factor, or a Voyage to Maryland." A notes brief notices of the various animals and rare and curious poem, illustrative of some classes plants given by Josselyn. His introduction is a of society in this province at an early period, &c., most interesting account of early botanical and &c, &c.

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HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.

VOL. IV.]

General Department.

DECEMBER, 1860.

REVOLUTIONARY UNIFORMS.

[No. 12.

Pennsylvania musketmen, Col. Parry; blue coats, faced with red; white jackets; buckskin breeches; white stockings and shoes.

Capt. Josias Harmer's company, 1st Pennsylvania battalion; brown coats, faced with buff; swanskin jackets.

Capt. Vernon's, Chester county company (4th battalion, Col. Anthony Wayne); dark blue coats, faced with white.

Capt. Persifer Fraser's company, 4th battalion; brown coat, blue silk facings.

Col. Green's 2d battalion of rifles (Capt. Copperth wait's Lancaster company); green frock and trousers.

Capt. Jacob Humphrey's company, 1st battalion, Pennsylvania, Flying camp; dark hunting shirts.

1st battalion, Cumberland county; hunting shirts and leggings.

Capt. Thos. Holme, 1st Philadelphia county battalion, Flying camp, Col. John Moore; brown coat, faced with red; leather breeches, yarn stockings.

In this country there seem to be very erroneous ideas of the colors and materials of the uniforms of the Continental troops during the Revolutionary War. The popular notion is, that the regular colors were blue and buff. Such undoubtedly were the colors of the commander-inchief and his staff; but the rank and file rarely wore these colors. The prevailing uniforms were brown, mixed up with red or white; and green, with like trimmings. We have in our Atlantic cities certain companies of volunteers called "Continental companies," which, through ignorance on this subject, have adopted uniforms such as the private soldiers of the Revolutionary War could never have worn; and, indeed, in these modern companies, each member appears with blue and buff coats, buff breeches, and usually, top boots, cocked hats, and ruffled shirts, such as Washington and the major-generals usually wore upon grand parade days. This is very absurd to the historical student, and should be reformed. In the hope of doing something toward this object, I have compiled descriptions of the uniforms of various regiments during the Revolutionary War, as they were advertised in the notices of deserters published in Philadelphia newspapers. I would suggest to gentlemen having access to files of old newspapers, published in New York, Boston, and in other places, during the Revolution, that it is very likely that by references to the descriptions of deserters therein, much more inter-ings; round hat. esting information may be obtained in relation to the Revolutionary uniforms.

PHILAD., Sept., 1860.

THOMPSON WESTCOTT.

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Col. Penrose's battalion; short brown coat, "of a reddish cast," turned up with red. Capt. Murray's company of rifles; light-colored hunting shirt, with fringes.

Col. Irwin's battalion; blue coats, turned up with red.

Capt. Isaac Farnsworth's company, Flying camp; blue hunting shirt.

Capt. Robert's company of rifles, 2d battalion, Col. Hart; yellowish hunting shirt.

Capt. Hazlett's company, Col. Jno. Moore's battalion, Flying camp; brown coat, faced with green; red woven breeches; white jacket; stock

Capt. Andrew's company, Col. Sam'l Mill's rifle regiment; black hunting shirts.

Capt. Jacob Humphrey's company, 1st battalion, Flying camp; dark-olored hunting shirts.

1777, April.-Capt. James Wilson's company, 1st Pennsylvania battalion; light-colored coat, with red facings.

August. Col. Walter Stewart's regiment; blue coats, turned up with red, white metal buttons, with S. P. R. on them.

1777, January.-1st Pennsylvania regiment,

Col. De Haas; blue coats, faced with white, 1 P.
B. on buttons.

make objection to it."- Washington to Pres. Reed, April 5, 1779, VII. Pa. Archives, 293. 1780.-Col. Hubley's 11th Pennsylvania regi

1777, April.-Col. Humphrey's 11th Pa. regiment; light-infantry caps; blue coats, with scar-ment; blue regimental coat, faced with red, and let capes and cuffs; white woollen waistcoats; new buckskin breeches.

July.-1st battalion Pennsylvania Regulars; brown coats, faced with green.

March.-Pennsylvania armed boats; brown coats, faced with green, letters 1 P. B. on the buttons; cocked hats.

2d Pennsylvania battalion; brown coats, faced with green..

buff edging; round hat, and black feather.
2d Pennsylvania regiment; blue coats, faced
with scarlet; round hat, black ferreting.

1782.-1st Pennsylvania regiment, Col. Danl. Brodhead; blue regimental coat, faced with red. Virginia.

1777.-9th Virginia regiment; light brown coats, with light red facings.

July.-13th Virginia regiment; blue regimental coat, cuffed and faced with yellow; blue breeches; Lieut.-white stockings.

2d regiment, Col. Irvine's; blue coat, scarlet facings; blue waistcoat; regimental hat. January.-9th Pennsylvania regiment, col. Naject; brown coats, turned up with red; buckskin breeches.

5th Pennsylvania battalion; blue coat, faced with white; buckskin breeches; blue yarn stockings.

March.-13th Pennsylvania regiment; blue coats, faced with white.

1778.-3d Virginia regiment; light blue drab coat, pale blue facings; green vest; linen overalls.

1779.-6th Virginia regiment; black uniform coats, faced with red; white waistcoats; linen shirts and overalls.

Maryland.

13th Pennsylvania regiment; brown coat, faced with buff; light-colored cloth breeches; coarse, white woollen stockings; old wool hat. Capt. David Woelper's company, German regi-green; gray cloth breeches. ment; white hunting frock and breeches; striped leggings.

1777.-6th Maryland regiment; gray regimental coat; waistcoat of gray cloth, faced with

1778, May.-1st Pennsylvania regiment; black coats, turned up with white.

Capt. Jas. Wilson's company, same battalion; brown coats, turned up with buff.

Aug. Col. Hartley's Pennsylvania regiment; blue uniform coats, faced with yellow; grenadiers light-infantry caps.

Aug.-Col. Richard Butler's, 9th Pennsylvania; brown uniform coat, faced with red, red cuffs and red cape; new cocked hats, white looping. Oct. Col. Thos. Proctor's artillery; blue coat, with buff and white facings.

1779.-Col. Benj. Flowers' 1st company artillery; black coat, faced with red; brown jackets, white buttons, letters U. S. A. on them; buckskin breeches; white stockings and felt hat.

Feb.-Gen. Wayne's division; blue regimental coats, lined with white; ruffled shirts; red flannel leggings; and "a sort of cap dressed up with fur."

May. 3d Pennsylvania regiment; blue coat, turned up with red; white cloth jacket and breeches; old hat; and continental shirt.

11th Pennsylvania regiment; long blue uniform coats, faced with buff; small round hats. Invalid regiment, Philadelphia, Col. Lewis Nicola; brown coats, faced with green.

Aug. 5th Maryland regiment; brown coat, faced with red; "spotted swanskin vest," brass, oval buttons; brown broadcloth breeches; white stockings, and "Continental shoes."

April 7th.-Maryland regiment; blue coat, white collar and cuffs; white jacket; drilling breeches.

South Carolina.

1778, March.-1st regiment, Col. Chas. Cotesworth Pinckney, 450 men; black coats, faced with red.

3d regiment, Col. Huyler; same uniform; also frocks.

5th regiment, Col. Sumpter. Uniform of the officers-red, faced with black. 6th regiment militia grenadiers; "all in proper dress, with caps."

New Jersey.

1777. Capt. Jas. Dillon, 2d New Jersey regiment; blue coats, turned up with red.

May.-Capt. Jno. Ross, 3d New Jersey regiment; blue regimental coat, faced with red; spotted jacket; blue breeches.

Continental Regiments, and Unclassified Troops.

1777.-Congress' Own regiment, Col. Moses Hazen; brown regimental coat, turned up at the 1779.-"As black and red have been pitched sleeves with white, and trimmed with small upon for that of the American Continental artil-netal buttons; white cloth jacket and breeches; lery, it is unreasonable for him (Col. Proctor), to white yarn hose; strong shoes, and fantail hat;

a light-infantry cap, with the letters C. O. R., in cipher, in front, with motto Pro aris et focis. April 15, 1777.—" Resolved," by Congress, "that the appellations, Congress' Own, Washington Life Guards," etc., "6 are improper, and ought not to be kept up; but that all troops should be on the same footing."

Major Lewis Farmer's regiment; brown coat, faced with green.

April.--Colonel Oliver Spencer's regiment of Guards; blue coats, red facings.

August.-Gen. Knox's artillery; black, turned up with red; white wool jacket and breeches; hat trimmed with yellow.

May.-Col. Hartley's regiment Foot Guards; blue regimental coat, white cape; white jacket; buckskin breeches; stockings; shoes.

1778, Jan.-Col. Lee's regiment; blue, faced with white; white waistcoats; black breeches. 1778, Dec.-Capt. Cozen's regiment of artillery; black coats, faced with red; blue overalls. 1779, Feb. 16.-Capt. Scott's company (Gen. Putnam's division); blue regimental coat, turned up with red, buttons marked U. S.; white flannel jacket and drawers; coarse, white linen stockings; shoes.

April.-4th Regiment light dragoons; green cloak, red cape; green coat, turned up with red; red waistcoat; buckskin breeches, and a leather cap, turned up with bearskin.

May.-Capt. Carbury's troop, light dragoons; blue coat, turned up with red, sleeves and collar red; red jacket; buckskin breeches; boots; carbine, and belt.

1777, July 10.-A deserter from the Continental ship Champion, Capt. Josiah; wore a blue coat, turned up with white, and a gold-laced cap.

M. DE VINCENNES,

FOUNDER OF VINCENNES, INDIANA.

As many errors and mistakes have occurred regarding the founder of Vincennes, a few ascertained facts are not without value. For these we are indebted, chiefly, to the work of the Rev. J. B. Ferland on the first Parish Register of Quebec, and to letters from him.

The Canadian family of Vincennes, take that name from the seignory of Vincennes, on the St. Lawrence. Their name is Bissot. The first one who came to Canada was Francis Bissot, Sieur de la Rivière de Notre Dame des Prez à Lizieux, in Normandy. He arrived prior to 1648, and in that year married Mary Couillard, a native of Quebec, of one of the pioneer families. A daughter of this union, married Louis Jolliet-the first explorer of the Mississippi, with Father Marquette (Notes sur le Registre, 57, 40).

The founder of Vincennes was, evidently, a grandson of Francis, and a nephew, consequently, of Jolliet. He entered the army with the grade of ensign, and was early employed in the West, especially among the Miamis, who were greatly attached to him. The date of his first employment there is not ascertained; but St. Côme, on his way to the Mississippi, found him at Michilimackinac, in 1698, and they set out together for the Miamis river, on the 15th of September. When the Miamis, in 1704, threatened to dis turb the general peace by attacking the Senecas, Vaudreuil dispatched Vincennes to the Miami country, giving him certain trading privileges. This led to a collision between Vincennes and Cadillac, the restless, ambitious Gascon, then commandant at Detroit; who, striving to build up a western Canada, which he might rule over at Quebec with the coveted rank of marquis, could not endure any one, priest or layman, in the West, who would not spring at his nod. Vincennes seems to have somewhat overstepped the privilege granted him. Cadillac wished him broken; the government ordered it; Vaudreuil would have done it, but Vincennes, in a difficulty with the Indians at Detroit, rendered such essential service that the fault was overlooked (Sheldon's Michigan, pp. 192, 200; New York Colonial Documents, vol. ix., p. 759). The next year he took down a deputation of Indians to make reparation at Quebec (N. Y. Col. Doc., vol. ix., p. 767; Charlevoix, vol. ii., p. 305).

On his return to the West, he was again placed in the Miami country, and he was, in 1715, with Father de Ville, in the country on the Ohio and Mississippi (N. Y. Col. Doc. vol. ix., p. 931). Here he remained till 1730, when, as the Illinois country was attached to Louisiana, he joined the expedition against the Chickasaws, under D'Artaguette, who by order of Bienville, was to attack them from the north, while he did from the south. The latter attack was delayed, but D'Artaguette pushed on, and assailed a village, but being suddenly taken in flank by a large body of the enemy, the Miamis and Illinois gave way, and the French were cut to pieces. D'Artaguette and nearly forty of the French fell, Vincennes, du Tasné, Lalande, with Father Sénat, were taken, and after Bienville's retreat were put to death with every circumstance of cruelty. (Gayarré Hist. de la Louisiane, vol. i., p. 331; Charlevoix Hist. de la N. France, vol. ii., p. 502.)

Vincennes had probably a residence at the spot which bears his name, and whence he led the Miamis, who deserted him; but no French post or settlement existed there at the time. The first fort was made there in 1750, and in 1754, a hundred families were sent to settle there. (Annals of the West, pp. 66-7.)

WESTERN TRADE OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN THE LAST CENTURY.

In Council.

PHILADELPHIA, March 26, 1784. GENTLEMEN: With this letter you will receive a certificate of the Act of Council, respecting your appointment, duly authenticated.'

We confide in your abilities and attention, that the very important business committed to your charge, will be performed in the best manner.

Your first employment after the necessary astronomical observations, we presume, will be the extension of Mason and Dixon's line, due west, five degrees of longitude. This extended line we desire to have marked by stones, properly prepared, and fixed in the ground at the distance of five miles from one another, every stone to be inscribed with its distance from the River DelaThe southwest corner of the State should be marked with a stone, well fixed, and by a considerable heap of smaller stones around it. The bearings and distances of remarkable objects around it should be taken, and mentioned in the Report of your proceedings.

ware.

such as can be obtained from the public stores,
procure provisions at the place of operation, hire
necessary laborers, and to render a just and true
account of the moneys expended.

I am, gentlemen, with great regard,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
JOHN DICKENSON.

To Dr. John Ewing, David Rittenhouse, John Lubens,
and Thomas Hutchins, Esquires, Commissioners for
running the boundary line between this State and
Virginia.

Report.-Agreeably to our commission to report the situation of the country, and the best means of preserving the communications between the eastern and western parts of the State, we beg leave to observe, that the natural obstructions to so desirable a purpose may be, in a great measure, removed by a few easy instances of attention paid by the Legislature of this State to the situation and exhausted condition of the western citizens. Their public roads are numerous, extensive, and in bad order; while the citizens being few in number, scattered at a distance from each other, and being harassed and exhausted by an Indian war, are unable to repair their roads, or to open through more easy and convenient passes over the hills and mountains. A few hundred pounds, not exceeding one thou

The line from thence to the northern limits of the State, should be marked as the southern boundary is to be, computing the distance to be inscribed upon each stone therein from the south-sand, frugally applied, would, in our opinion, make

western corner.

a good wagon road from York county to the MoWe hope that such a peace will be established nongahela, and thereby facilitate the exportation with the Indians, before you arrive at the Ohio, of goods from this city to that Western country, in running the western boundary, that you may and secure their trade with us, especially if the safely proceed in that work to its northern ex- ferry over the Susquehanna were made free to all tremity. In that case, we wish you to ascertain the citizens of the State. It appears probable, to the northwestern corner of this State by astro- us, that otherwise the exertions of Maryland and nomical observations, in the latitude of forty- Virginia to repair their roads to that country, three degrees, and to mark that as the south-will frustrate the expectations, which we are enwestern corner is to be. titled to entertain, of enjoying the advantages of the trade with the western parts of our own State.

We have given notice to Congress of your appointment as Commissioners to make these surveys; and if any should be appointed on their part, you will be pleased to act in conjunction

with them.

As you, gentlemen, in the execution of this commission, will travel over many parts of the country, we cannot but ardently wish that you may embrace the opportunity of making every observation, and obtaining all possible information concerning the situation and courses of rivers, streams, hills, and mountains, that may be of the least use in assisting the public councils in the very interesting subjects of forming the most advantageous communications by roads and canals between the different parts of the State.

We have appointed Col. Andrew Porter to attend you as a commissary, under your direction. He is to purchase, before you set out, the articles of which a list is inclosed, except

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