Clark, Daniel, of New Orleans, i. 222; in sympathy with Burr and the Mexican Association, 223, 236; his letter to Wilkinson complaining of Burr’s indiscretion, 224; Burr’s drafts to be drawn in his favor, 231; a correspondent of Burr in New Orleans, 296, 322; his hatred for Claiborne, 300; delegate to Congress, 302, 303; secures affidavits in evidence of his innocence, 306 _et seq._; in Washington, 307; preserves silence respecting the conspiracy, 308; Wilkinson’s letters to, 321, 322; turns against Wilkinson, 454. Clark, William, explores Louisiana Territory with Captain Lewis, i. 12, 215. Clay, Henry, Burr’s counsel, i. 278, 282. “Clermont,” Fulton’s steamboat, makes her first voyage August 17, 1807, ii. 135. Clinton, George, Vice-President, i. 126; by his casting vote confirms Armstrong, 153, 172; renominated for Vice-President in 1808, ii. 226, 287; his hostility to Madison, 227; supported by Cheetham for the Presidency, 227, 284; his opinions reported by Erskine, 385; his opposition to Madison, 428, 430. Clinton, DeWitt, presides over a “Chesapeake” meeting in New York, ii. 28; his attitude towards the embargo, 283; takes electoral votes from Madison, 287. Clopton, John, ii. 212. Coast survey, appropriation for by Congress, i. 355. Coasting trade under the embargo, ii. 251 _et seq._ Cobbett, William, on the “Chesapeake” affair, ii. 44, 73, 329. Colonial trade, rule of, established by case of “Essex,” i. 45; distress of, 49; arrangement of, in Monroe’s treaty, 409, 412; parliamentary report on, ii. 67; the only object of Perceval’s Orders in Council, 95. Congress, Session of 1804-1805, i. 9; problems before, December, 1805, 91; meeting of the Ninth, Dec. 2, 1805, 126; close of first session, 196; opening of second session, Dec. 1, 1806, 328; close of, 369; Tenth, character of, ii. 146; meeting of, Oct. 26, 1807, 152; close of the first session, 223; meeting of second session, Nov. 7, 1808, 354, 361; close of, 453, 454. Connecticut legislature, action of, in February, 1809, ii. 418, 455. “Constitution,” the, ii. 5. Cook, Orchard, member of Congress from Massachusetts, his letter describing Gallatin’s plan, ii. 369. Copenhagen, the British expedition against, ii. 63; bombardment of, 65. Cordero, Governor, i. 311. Cotton, export to France prohibited by England, ii. 101, 219, 322, 323. Craig, Sir James, governor-general of Canada, calls on the Indians for assistance in case of war with the United States, ii. 137; governor of Lower Canada, 243; warned by Erskine to be on his guard against attacks from the United States, 395; his instructions to John Henry, 460. Creoles in Louisiana, Claiborne’s treatment of, i. 298.