Bath, first settlement of the town of, 1134; shiretown of Steuben County, 1135; population of, in 1796, ib; first newspaper at, 1136; weekly market at, 1141; further improvements in, 1146; Gazette^ circulation of, in 1799, 1152; number of deer killed annually in former times in the neighborhood of, 1155; description of, in 1804, 1183.

Battle of Lake George, official account of the, 691; officers killed at the, 693; map showing the locality of the, 696; list of certain companies that served at the, ib.

Baxter, Captain, a Papist, 32, 426.

Bayard, Colonel N., affidavits against, 28; denounces Leisler and vindicates the commissions of Andros, 36; absconds from New- York, 39; warrant issued to arrest, 62; is arrested, ib., 182; petitions Leisler, explaining his conduct, 63; writes to the Earl of Shrewsbury and Sec. Blathwayte, 65; why he returned to New-York, ib; lays claim to the King's letter addressed to Lt. Gov. Nicholson, 66; disclaims all intention of overthrowing the government, ib; complains of being confined in irons, and prays for pardon, 67; representations against Leisler supposed to be from, 388, 391 ; claim of, for damages suffered during Leisler's administtation, 393, 42-1.

Beekman, Gerard, one of Leisler's Council, 45,49 ; letter of, to the people of Queens, 334; arrested, 359; petitions Gov. Sloughter, 360, 361, 368; his wife petitions Sloughter in his behalf,369; petitions Gov. Fletcher to be released, 413; claims the protection of the government, 414 ; William writ to elect a representative for the city of New-York, in the place of, 283; bond entered into by,