Cumberland Island in Georgia, occupied by Admiral Cockburn, vii. 277; again occupied in 1815, ix. 62. Cumberland Road, iii. 181, 355; v. 209; in 1816, ix. 169. Currency (see Banks, national and State). Cushing, Caleb, ix. 206. Cushing, T. H., Lieutenant-Colonel of Second Infantry, iii. 246, 311; Wilkinson communicates Burr’s designs to, 313; orders to, 315; brigadier-general, viii. 221. Cutts, Charles, senator from New Hampshire, vii. 48. “Cyane,” British corvette, captured by “Constitution,” ix. 74–78. Dacres, J. R., captain of the “Guerriere,” vi. 27, 37, 373; his action with the “Constitution,” 373–375; censured by the “Times,” vii. 5, 14; on the cause of his defeat, 7, 13. Daggett, David, senator from Connecticut, his speech against Giles’s bill for drafting militia, viii. 270, 271. Dalberg, Duc, negotiates with Joel Barlow, vi. 259; his remonstrances to Bassano against Napoleon’s treatment of the United States, 262. Dallas, Alexander James, i. 127, 281; ii. 195–199; letter of, to Gallatin, 198; acts with federalists, iii. 9; his opinion of Jefferson’s second administration, iv. 455; his opinion of Armstrong, vii. 35; Madison’s favorite candidate for the treasury, 396; defeated by senators, 397; author of specifications against William Hull, 415; appointed Secretary of the Treasury, Oct. 5, 1814, viii. 243; his character and temper, 243, 244; his account of the condition of the Treasury in October, 1814, 244; opposes treasury-note issues and recommends a bank, 249, 250–260; ix. 57; describes the condition of the Treasury in November, 1814, viii. 252; describes the condition of the Treasury in December, 1814, 254; describes the condition of the Treasury in January, 1815, 261, 262; sketches financial scheme for first year of peace, ix. 83, 84; acts as Secretary of War to reduce the army, 88; his severity to New England, 98, 99; fails to fund treasury-notes, 100–103; his report of 1815, 105, 106; recommends a national bank and a protective tariff, 111, 112, 114; announces his retirement from the Treasury, 124, 125; restores specie payments, 128–132; his success as Secretary of the Treasury, 140, 141; his death, 141. Dallas, Alexander James, third lieutenant of the frigate “President,” vi. 28, 32. Dana, Samuel Whittlesey, member of Congress from Connecticut, i. 269; his remark on the dumb legislature, 271; in the Ninth Congress, iii. 143, 242; on repeal of the embargo, iv. 436; senator from Connecticut, vii. 63. Dane, Nathan, delegate to the Hartford Convention, viii. 292.