Bayonne Decree of April 17, 1808, ii. 304, 312. Bellechasse, M., of New Orleans, i. 300, 305 _et seq._ Berkeley, Admiral George Cranfield, issues orders to search the “Chesapeake” for deserters, ii. 3; approves the attack on the “Chesapeake,” 25; recalled and his attack on the “Chesapeake” disavowed, 51. Berlin Decree of Nov. 21, 1806, i. 389, 412, 416, 427; enforced in August, 1807, ii. 82, 109; Napoleon’s defence of, 221, 295; his persistence in, 295. Beverly, town-meeting in January, 1809, ii. 413. Bidwell, Barnabas, i. 127; supports Jefferson’s Spanish message in committee, 132, 137; urged by Jefferson to take the leadership of the Democrats in Congress, 207; in slave-trade debate, 360, 363. Bigelow, Timothy, speaker of Massachusetts legislature, ii. 456. Bissell, Captain, of the First Infantry, i. 284, 290; welcomes Burr at Fort Massac, 291; receives a letter from Andrew Jackson warning him to stop expedition, 291. Blennerhassett, Harman, i. 220, 233; duped by Burr, 247, 256 _et seq._; his indiscreet talk, 259, 275, 281; returns to his home, 276; driven from his island, 286; rejoins Burr, 291; indicted, 457; keeps a record of Burr’s trial, 462 _et seq._; Allston tries to conciliate, 464; Duane visits, 464. Blennerhassett, Mrs., i. 220; sends a warning letter to Burr, 275. Blockade, of New York, i. 91 _et seq._; ii. 144; preferred by Bathurst to commercial restrictions, 95; Fox’s, of the French and German coast, 398. Bollman, Eric, to be sent to London by Burr, i. 248, 251; starts for New Orleans, 255; arrives, 296, 306; reports to Burr, 309; sees Wilkinson, 318; arrested, 319, 338; discharged from custody, 340. Bonaparte, Joseph, crowned King of Spain, ii. 300. Bonaparte, Lucien, offered the crown of Spain, ii. 113; his story of the offer, 124. Boré, M., of New Orleans, i. 300. Boston town-meeting in January, 1809, ii. 411. Botts, Benjamin, Burr’s counsel, i. 444. Bowdoin, James, appointed minister to Madrid, i. 57; Jefferson’s letter announcing appointment, 57; suggestions of plans for his negotiations, 59-61, 71; reveals Talleyrand’s plan for a settlement with Spain, 378; letter to, 436. Bradley, Captain, of the “Cambrian,” recall and promotion, i. 48. Bradley, Stephen R., senator from Vermont, i. 126, 139; offers a resolution opposing the appointment of a minister to Russia, ii. 466. Breckenridge, John, of Kentucky, appointed attorney-general, i. 11, 127; his death, 444. Brougham, Henry, his speculations on the cause of English prejudice against America, ii. 73; his hostility to Perceval’s orders, 318; at the bar of the House opposing the Orders in Council, 321.