Indes Maine boundary disputed, 29 "Manifet Destiny," 29, 106, 196 Marey, Captain B. B., 193 Marhall, Thomas M, 41 Marine, Estevan Jo6, 49-50 Masaehusetts seamen in the Pacidc, 50-61 Matagorda Bay, 40, 84 Mathews, General George, 8-88, 35 Meade, Richard W., 98-99, 160, 177, 192 Melgarea, Captain Faeundo, 45 Melish, John, 81, 98, 142 Mermento Biver, 84, 14, 144 Merry, Anthony, 9 Mexico, 80, 42-43, 100, 105, 121, 191, 198 Mexico-United States treaty (1828), 193 Middleton, Henry, 183-184 Miranda, Francisco do, 23, 86, 163 Misssippi Biver, 8, 40, 4,77,80, 82- 88, 85, 90, 91,94,118, 14, 17,164 Mississippi Territory, 36 Misslisppi-to-Ro Grande passage, 45 Misouri-Columbia fur trade, 51 Missouri River, 47, 84, 1, 144, 158, 155,156, 158 Missouri Territory, 47, 187 Mitehell, D. B., 88 Mobile, 8, 86-87 Mobile Customs Act, 5-6, 8-9, 34 Mobile River, 85 Monroe, James, 3, 4, -7, 24, 32-34, 52,60,65-66, 78,120,123,140,148, 146, 152, 158, 162, 170-171, 176, 185-189 paoai ; dealings of, with Onts, 22-23, 62-64, 159, 162; con- cerning Amelia Island, 86-87, 188 Montmoreney, French minister, 157, 182 Morale, Ventura, 34, 85, 89 Morier, John Philip, 17, 114 Morphy, Diego, 99 Morris, Anthony, 12, 60-61 Multnomah River, 158, 159 Mun, Jules de, 46 Murat, Joachim, 11 Napoleon, 4-7,10-12,41, 57, 96, 106, 119-121 "Napoleonic confederation," 122 Napoleonic Wars, 11, 107, 119, 196 Nashville, Jackson's troops at, 36 Natcheb, 88,43 Natehitoehes, 88-43, 84, 134 National IsteWgeoevr, 14, 149 National Rester, 171 Negro Fort, mascre at, 34 Neeslrode, 183 Neutral ground, 7-8, 8-89,145,164- 165, 191 Neutrality Aets, 63, 77, 80, 87; strengthening of, 144,148, 188 Neuville; ee Hyde de Nenville "New Caledonia"; wee British Colum- bia New Mexico, 30, 40, 43-46, 100, 150, 160 New Orleans, 3, 25, 37, 88-43; right of deposit at, 3-6,64, 65, 77,81, 90, 91,163 Niholls, Major Edward, 3, 37 Ni s WeeMf Begster, 131, 171, 180 Noell, Lus, 86, 89,91 Nolan, Philip, 42 Nootka Bound Convention, 49-50 Noroia, Miguel Cabral de, 62-63 Northwest Coast, 150, 151, 156, 157, 165,194 Northwest Company, 51, 151 Nueees Biver, 54 (n. 20) Nuevo Le6n, 43 Nuevo Santander, 43 Nuevo Viseaya, 43 Oglethorp, James, 3 Oklahoma-Texas boundary line, 193 Onts, Luis de, 1-2, 9, 13-16, 17, 19- 25,27 (n. 19), 3, 61-63,67,68,71, 77-78, 82, 89, 92, 99-100, 105, 106, 112, 116, 122-125, 132, 189-140, 142-147, 149, 157-159, 162-163, 172,174,186,189-191; instructions to, 74, 77, 79, 85 ff, 182-136, 146, 155; fears of, 76, 88; respecting boundaries, 77, 84, 115, 133; deal- ings of, with Adams 89, 90, 93-95, 11-114, 143-145, 147, 149, 153; Adams-Ona Treaty signed by, 164 "Ontario" (.loop-of-war), 88,152 Oregon, 151, 152, 194 Oregon trail, 195 Orleans Territory, 38