Daquin, ----, major commanding battalion of men of color at New Orleans, viii. 345. Daschkoff, André, Russian chargé at Washington, vii. 41, 211. Dautremont, M., iii. 379. Daveiss, Joseph H., United States District Attorney, iii. 268; writes to Jefferson denouncing the Spanish plot, 270; accuses Burr in court of setting on foot a military expedition, 277; renews his motion, 282; removed from office by Jefferson, 294, 309; and censured, 337; offers to serve as a volunteer in Harrison’s campaign, vi. 94; urges an attack on Tippecanoe, 99, 101; his death, 103, 104, 107. “David Porter,” privateer schooner, escape of, vii. 325. Davis, Daniel, viii. 87, 88. Davis, John, an English traveller, i. 122; his account of Jefferson’s inauguration, 197. Davis, Judge John, his opinion on the constitutionality of the embargo, iv. 268 _et seq._ Davis, Matthew L., i. 231 _et seq._, 296. Davout, Marshal, v. 409, 425; vi. 251, 252. Davy. William R., appointed Major-General, vii. 37. Dayton, Jonathan, senator from New Jersey, i. 280; ii. 105; in Miranda’s confidence, iii. 189; informs Yrujo of Miranda’s expedition, 192; his connection with Burr, 219; attempts to obtain funds from Yrujo, 234 _et seq._; funds received by him from the Spanish treasury, 245; his letter to Wilkinson, 252; at Burr’s trial, 463. Dearborn, Henry, appointed Secretary of War, i. 219; his opinion in the cabinet on Spanish policy, ii. 2; quoted by Eaton, 431; remains in Jefferson’s second administration, iii. 10; his remark on Wilkinson, 454; ignorant of Jefferson’s instructions to Monroe, iv. 163; appointed collector at Boston, v. 9; his orders, as Secretary of War, to Wilkinson, Dec. 2, 1808, 169; appointed senior major-general, vi. 289; his plan of campaign, 297, 306, 340, 341; reaches Albany, 304; goes to Boston, 305; his difficulties at Boston, 306, 307, 309; returns to Albany, 310; ignorant that he commands operations at Niagara, 310, 322, 339; sends militia to Niagara, 321; negotiates armistice, 322, 323, 340; effect of armistice, 324, 343; armistice rejected by the President, 340; his opinion of Van Rensselaer, 353; his campaign against Montreal, 360; his reflections on the campaign of 1812, 360, 361; Monroe’s criticisms of, 396, 397; George Hay’s remark on, 421; continued in command, vii. 37, 38, 39; releases Perry’s vessels, 117, 159; ordered to attack Kingston, 149; his estimate of British force at Kingston, 151; decides not to attack Kingston, 152, 153, 171; captures York, 154; arrives at Niagara, 155; captures Fort George, 157, 158; devolves command on Morgan Lewis, 161;