Lawrence, James, captain in U. S. navy, commands “Hornet,” vii. 287; blockades “Bonne Citoyenne,” 288; sinks “Peacock,” 289, 290; his previous career, 291; commands “Chesapeake,” 291; his defeat and death, 293–302. Lawrence, William, major of Second U. S. Infantry, commands Fort Bowyer, viii. 322; capitulates, 383–385. Lea, Thomas, i. 257. “Leander,” British 50-gun frigate, iii. 91, 94; a shot from, kills John Pierce, 199; captures “Rattlesnake,” vii. 313. “Leander,” the, Miranda’s ship, iii. 190. Lear, Tobias, consul to St. Domingo, i. 389; quits St. Domingo, 407; negotiates a treaty with the Pacha of Tripoli, ii. 434; quoted as authority on the ownership of Florida, vii. 212. Leavenworth, Henry, major of the Ninth Infantry, viii. 35; commands right battalion at Chippawa, 42; at Lundy’s Lane, 50, 53, 56, 58; wounded, commands brigade, 63, 65; his opinion of Brown’s order, 65. Leclerc, Victor Emmanuel, French general, in command of the expedition against Louverture, i. 378; seizes Toussaint Louverture, 396; insults American shipmasters, 407; reports French losses, 414; blamed by Napoleon, 416; his death, 418; ii. 13. Lee, Charles, counsel for Chase, ii. 228. Lee, Henry, crippled by Baltimore rioters, vi. 407, 408. Legal tender, Jefferson’s silence about, in 1814, viii. 247; not a part of Eppes’s scheme, 248; denounced by Dallas, 249; rejected by House of Representatives, 253, 254. Leib, Michael, member of Congress from Pennsylvania, i. 298; ii. 123, 194, 196 _et seq._; senator from Pennsylvania, v. 181, 189, 191; vi. 229, 243; votes against Bank Charter, 337; his political capacity, 364; in opposition, vii. 48, 59; his vote on seizing West Florida, 209; resigns to become postmaster of Philadelphia, 399, 400; ix. 107. Leipzig, battle of, vii. 355; news reaches America, 370, 393. “Leo,” privateer, viii. 196. Leonard, Nathaniel, captain in First Artillery, surprised and captured in Fort Niagara, vii. 203. “Leopard,” the, sent to search the “Chesapeake,” iv. 4; accompanies the “Chesapeake” out to sea, 10; hails the “Chesapeake,” 11; fires on the “Chesapeake,” 16; searches the “Chesapeake,” 19. Leslie, Charles Robert, ix. 213; his account of Allston, 215. “Levant,” 20-gun British sloop-of-war, ix. 74; captured by the “Constitution,” 75–77; seized by British squadron in Portuguese waters, 78. Lewis, Captain, of the “Leander,” v. 265. Lewis and Clark, expedition of, iii. 12, 215.