his measures regarding East Florida, 237, 239, 241, 243; his remarks on Napoleon’s Russian campaign, 265; his remarks in August, 1812, on the Canadian campaign, 337; re-elected President, 413; wishes Monroe to command western army, 419, 420, 425; his annual message of 1812, 430–433; his “fair calculation” on Napoleon’s success, vii. 2; his message on British “demoralizing and disorganizing contrivances,” 31, 32; his second Inaugural Address, 33; his relations toward Gallatin and Monroe, 39; consents to Gallatin’s departure, 42, 43; his annual message, May 25, 1813, 53, 54; dangerous illness of, 55, 58; his reply to the Senate in regard to Gallatin’s absence, 59, 60; his skill in overthrowing an enemy, 64; goes to Montpelier, 70; his annual message of Dec. 7, 1813, 365, 366; his embargo message of Dec. 9, 1813, 367, 368, 372, 392; accepts Castlereagh’s offer of direct negotiation, 371; nominates commissioners and a Secretary of the Treasury, 371; his obstinacy, 372, 393; abandons system of commercial restrictions, 373, 374, 379; causes of his abandonment of commercial restrictions, 373, 374, 377, 394, 395; his language about Napoleon, 392; appoints G. W. Campbell Secretary of the Treasury, 396, 397; appoints Richard Rush attorney-general, 398; appoints R. J. Meigs postmaster-general, 401; overcomes his party enemies, 402; his dislike of Armstrong, 405, 406, 414; offended by Armstrong’s letter appointing Andrew Jackson a major-general, 410, 411; his court-martial on William Hull, 415–417; his mode of resisting usurpations on State rights, viii. 8; irritated by Armstrong’s neglect to defend Washington, 121; calls a cabinet meeting, June 23, 1814, 121; selects General Winder to command at Washington, 122; calls for militia, 131, 132; reviews the army at the Old Fields, 134; goes to Winder’s headquarters at eight o’clock on the morning of August 24, 137; arrives on the battle-field at Bladensburg, 140; his movements, August 24–27, 149–151, 156, 157, 300; ix. 21; charges Monroe with the war department in Armstrong’s absence, viii. 158; his interview with Armstrong, August 29, 160, 161; greatly shaken by the capture of Washington, 160, 230, 231; appoints Monroe Secretary of War, 163; his unpopularity, 229, 230; his disappointments, 237, 238; his annual message of Sept. 20, 1814, 239, 240; vetoes bill for incorporating a national bank, 260; to be coerced into retiring, 306, 309; ix. 3, 4; characterized by the London press, ix. 2–6; decides to omit impressment from treaty, 33; Lord Liverpool’s remark on, 36; sends treaty of peace to the Senate, 58; recommends preparation for war, 82, 83;