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<i-)^.^Z 
 
 
 COMPENDIOUS HISTORY 
 
 OF rHE 
 
 LATE WAR ; 
 
 CONTAININa AN ACCOUNT OF 
 
 ALL THE IMPORTANT BATTLES, 
 
 AND MANY 
 
 OF THE SMALLEE ACTIONS 
 
 BETWEEN THE 
 
 AMERICAN, 
 
 AND TUB 
 
 BRITISH FORCES, AND INDIANS, 
 
 IN THE YEARB 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815. 
 
 BOSTON ; 
 PUBLISHED BY / W. BURDITT 
 
 i8i0. 
 

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NOTICE. 
 
 I 
 
 THE Compiler of the followiug CompeDdiom HWonr, te. 
 bera leave l« inform his frieod^ »ho requerted a ™Py»f '"«""■ 
 3» which he delivered on the late day of Publiek Thaakj.v- 
 iog on account of the Peace, that th. little .ork no« offered to 
 them, wa. to have been annexed to the Di«M,urBe^ bat ma more 
 contracted form, a. an Appendix ; but a, the matenafe oouW uo.be 
 all collected before the Di«.onrse »aB called for, the prop««>d ap- 
 
 dendix was then omitted. 
 
 We may no doubt increase our pious gratitude, now we arc en- 
 pyingthebleB«iugsofpeace,by caUiog to mind the distressing ar- 
 iuUnces, and L bloody conflicts to .hich many o our feUow 
 citizens were subjected, whde the war continued. In this view, 
 the following little work may be useful. 
 
 It is not pretended, that the account of the smalUr actrnts^s 
 perfect. In the vexatious and predatoiy warfare earned on by 
 British Squadrons on the coasts of the United Statec^on the bay. 
 ^nd rivers, and particularly on the Chesapeake, and the nverso. 
 Maryland and Virginia, there were unwarrantable depredat ns 
 attended with frequent skirmishing, between parties ot the 15n si 
 fo«.es,and the American militia, in which lives were lost. But 
 however imperfect the narrative may be, on account of its brevity, 
 it is presumed, the facts as far as they are stated, are correct, as the 
 documents have been chiefly furnished from official accounts, and 
 communications from gentlemen of great respectability, som. ol 
 >Thom were in several of the principal battles. 
 
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COMPENDIOUS HISTORY, &c. 
 
 AS the first battle which we sliall enter on this 
 compendious history, was fought by an American ar- 
 my with an army of Indians on the western frontier, 
 several months before war was declared by the gov- 
 irnment of the United States, many will inquire, why 
 an armed force, consisting of regular troops and mili- 
 tia, was marched into the Indian country ? In answer 
 to an inquiry of this sort, it is said,— The Indians 
 had committed many acts of violence and cruelty, 
 and were at that time, menacing the unprotected 
 white people on their borders, under the direction of 
 a wild chieftain, who pretended to be a prophet. 
 
 It is well known, that the Indians at the west, 
 have long possessed the same jealousies and appre- 
 hensions, with respect to their white neighbours, 
 which the early historians of our country inform us, 
 the Indians at the north and at the east entertained 
 with respect to the first European settlers in New 
 England. And if we have not been misinformed, 
 the western tribes havQ had much stronger reasons 
 for their apprehensions, than the tribes at the north 
 
 and the east. 
 
6 
 
 The Indians at the west, have frequently and 
 grievously compiained of the encroachments made on 
 their possessions, and of the acts i>f fraud and vio- 
 lence committed by hunters, and other wliite people, 
 who have come among them. Those complaints 
 have been heard by commissioners appointed on the 
 part of the United States to treat with the Indians. 
 Bat treaties have not effectually secured the natives 
 of the wiiderness against encroachments; or inno- 
 cent people on the frontiers, against savage cruelties. 
 1 he writer of this, is possessed of several anec- 
 dotes, which express the fears and apprehensions, 
 wiiich the Indians on the western borders have long 
 entertained. 
 
 1 he two following are pertinent, and are wortli 
 preserving. At the time when a convention of dele- 
 gates from the several states assembled at Philadel- 
 phia ( 1787) to agree on a federal constitution, a dep- 
 utation from various tribes of Indians appeared, and 
 requested to be heard. 
 
 The honourable member of the convention who 
 gave the writer of this, the account now to be related, 
 enumerated several of the tribes then represented ; 
 which, as nearly as can now be recollected, were the 
 Chippewas, Ottawas, Chactaws, Shawnees, Creeks 
 and Delawares, The chief speaker, a Chippewa, in a 
 long speech, stated to General Washington, and the 
 convention, the sufferings, to which his and other tribes 
 were subjected, from the lawless people who frequent- 
 ed the woods, and often made depredations upon them. 
 He stated that those people, not only came into their 
 hunting grounds, but invaded their cabins, and stole 
 their furs and skins ; and what was still worse, they 
 were known to lie in wait for their hunters, when re- 
 
ueutly and 
 its made on 
 d and vio- 
 lite people^ 
 complaints 
 ted on the 
 le Indians, 
 btie natives 
 ; or inno- 
 B cruelties, 
 ireral anec- 
 cetiensions^ 
 have long 
 
 are worth 
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 ntion who 
 
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 ►resented ; 
 
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 ther tribes 
 
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 pon them. 
 
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 and stole 
 
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 turning home, and rob them, and often kill them. 
 The speaker became extremely pathetick, and wept 
 praying that some measures might be adopted by the 
 government of the United States, to protect them. 
 
 When the hearing was ended, as the member of 
 the convention from whom this anecdote was received, 
 was retiring with his friend t(> their lodging, he said 
 to his friend,— This Indian has attempted to impose 
 upon us shamefully : his story, certainly, cannot 
 be true : we certainly can have no people as bad as 
 this fellow relates. His friend replied : The Indian 
 speaks the truth, and nothing but the truth. Our 
 hack-woods people are as bad, they are quite as bad, 
 as this Indian represents them to be. The first mem- 
 ber replied. Why do you not apprehend these people 
 and punish them. His friend answered, — It is impos- 
 sible : No jury can be found in the counties where 
 such crimes are committed, who will bring in a white 
 man guilty, however clear the evidence may be, for 
 killing an Indian, Both of the honourable gentlemer, 
 it is believed, are still living, but the writer does not 
 conceive it would be proper to mention tlieir names. 
 The other anecdote, expressive of like feelings and 
 apprehensions of the western Indians, which we pro- 
 posed to mention, is the following. 
 
 At a treaty with some tribes in the western states, 
 at which the late General Lincoln was present ; 
 when at leisure, the General and several of the In- 
 dians were sitting on a fallen tree, the end of which 
 reached very near a deep stream of water. The Gen- 
 eral sat on the part nearest the stream, and an Indian 
 Chief next to him. The Indian said, pleasantly, to 
 the General, sit a little farther ; the General did so. 
 He nresentlv said. General, git a little farther ; he did 
 
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so, which brought him very near tlie entl. The In- 
 dian said again, Greneral, — a little farther ; the Gea 
 eral replied ; — You will push me into the water. The 
 native of the wilderness answered, — So you, w^ite 
 people, intend to make us poor Indians, remove, little 
 by little, and then push us into the water, where the 
 8un goes down. 
 
 W ords need not be multiplied to show, that the 
 Indians at the West, as well as at the East, have en* 
 tertained strong suspicions, that tiie white people had^ 
 antl still have, evil designs against them ; and it is 
 much to be regretted, thai ^hey have had, and that 
 many still have, too much cause- for such suspicions.* 
 
 Since the peace of 1783, tiiC western frontiers 
 have been frec^uently in a state of alarm, and in 1791 
 General St. Clair, and a considerable force under his 
 command, were totally defeated by a body of Indians, 
 who thought, whether justly or not, that his possess- 
 ing the fVeatern Territory, would be inconsistent 
 with their safety. f 
 
 That tlie frcmtiers of Ohin, and Tennesee, and 
 tome of the other states were in danger, at the time 
 when Governor Harrison marched an army into the 
 Indian country, and menaced the Prophet's town, is 
 not questioned ; but wiiether the Indians had not been 
 previously injured and provoked may be a question. 
 But as it will not comport with the plan of this Jour- 
 nal of Battles and Slcirmishes, to consider tne parti- 
 cular grounds of the war, either with the Indians, or 
 with Great Britain, we proce 1 to the Mmple narra- 
 tive. 
 
 • Dr. C. Mather's Account of the Inciian Wars. Hutch. Hist. V. L p. 2?i 
 t Holmes' Annals, Vol. IL p. 486. 
 
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 [ndiuns, or 
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 9 
 
 Battle icith an army of Indians at Tippacfinoe, on 
 the 7th of J^hvemher, 1811. 
 
 Governor Harrison havins; advanced with an army, 
 consisting of regulars and militia, amounting to near- 
 ly a thousand men, far into the Indian country, halted 
 on the 6th, near the Prophet's town. On the morning 
 of the 7th, before day light, the airay was surprised and 
 attacked in their eneampmen* by four or live hundred 
 Indians, under the direction of the Prophet and his 
 brother Tecumseh. The sentinels and the guards fled 
 into the c mp, and the Indians immediately followed 
 them. Tht conflict was severe and bloody. Such as 
 were awaked by the first noise seized their arms and 
 made a brave defence ; others who were more iardy 
 " had to contend with the enemy at the doors of their 
 " tents." When there was sufficient light to act with 
 advantage the Indians were charged and " dislodged 
 " from their advantageous position, by Capt. SnelUng 
 '^ at the head of his company," and were soon forced 
 from the battle ground. By the return made to the 
 commander, by the Af'jutant of the army, the whole 
 number of killed and wounded were 188, including 
 many valuable oflicers. The number of the Indiana 
 killed is not known. *• They left from thirty six to 
 " forty on the fie.d, and were s?en to carry off, not 
 " only the wounded, but the dead." 
 
 On the 25th of July, 1812, a scouting party, of 
 one hundred men, from General HuWs army, were 
 attacked by about the same number of Indians, near 
 the river Canau, and after skirmishing two or three 
 hoars, returned to the main body, having lost four 
 men killed, and two wounded. It was ascertained 
 by deserters, that the Indians lost 10 or 12 killed, and 
 many more wounded. Col. Cass gives an account of 
 
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 this action, and says, '' Lieut. Col. Millpr conducted 
 " in a most able and spiiiteil manner." General 
 Hull is uow at Sandwich, liavins; entered Upper Can- 
 ada nt i\ni haiul oi' the northwestern army, without 
 opposition. The American flaa; is proudly waving in 
 a province of the British dominions. But we shall 
 soon learn the triumph was short. The General, and 
 all his army, soon after surrendered to a force which 
 thev exnected to conouer, and suhraitted to the hum- 
 1)lc condition of prisoners of war. 
 
 T!u' he-inniui; of Auj^ust, Mnjor Van Horn was 
 :sent to oj)en i\n- road from Ohio, \\ hich had heen ob- 
 stiucled l.y a hody of Indians, and was opposed with a 
 superior force, and ohlii;ed to retreat, with the loss of 
 iive or six oilicers, and about twenty men. 
 
 Ani^ust 8th, Col. Miller was detached, to proceed 
 to the River llazin, with the 1th regiment of United 
 States troops and detachments from the Ohio and 
 Michii-an volunteers, the whole iorce consisting of 
 six hundred fo( and forty cavalry. They were met 
 about three miles from Brownslown, and opjmsed by 
 a body of British troops, about three hundred, and a 
 lar-e number of Indians. A severe battle ensued. 
 The British troops and Indians were ol)liged to give 
 wav, and retreated wiih ij;re;.t precipitation. The 
 loss on the American shle was four officers wounded ; 
 i,i}xi^nty live non-commissioned officers and privates 
 killed and wounded : and priiu-ipally of the fourth 
 re-imi'nt. Seven British and forty Indians were left 
 
 on the fu'bl. 
 
 August lOth, 1818. General JIuH siirrendered 
 Ifpfrnit, and all under his comnuind, to Major (iener- 
 al firork, conunandinii; his I'lritannick Majesty-s iorees 
 ill Upper Canada. General Hull, in his official kttpr 
 
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 to the Secretary of War, states, that he had not more 
 than eight hundred effective men, a force by no means 
 sufficient to meet the enemy iu the field ; and as tlie 
 fort was open to shells and shot from the batteries, it 
 was not a place of safety for the p;arrison, the sick, the 
 women and ai^ed people from the neii:;hbourhood, who 
 had crowded into it. For these, and many other rea- 
 sons stated in the official letter, General Hull found 
 himself under imperious necessity to surrender, on 
 such terms as lie was able to make. And thus e»ided 
 ihi^fivat attempt to take the province of Upper Cana- 
 da ; a thing which no doubt General //«//, and many 
 others, who were warm advocates for the late war^ 
 supposed might be easily done. 
 
 October 13, 1812. A second invasion was made on 
 Canada, which proved no less unfortunate than the 
 first made by General JMl. Col. Van Rensselaer, 
 aid to General Van Rensselaer, of the New York 
 militia, conducted this expedition. He crossed over, 
 with the troops under his command, from the Ameri- 
 can side, near (Jueenstown, and immediately ou their 
 landing were opposed by t!ie enrvjiy, who were pre- 
 pared to receive them. A severe conllict ensued, and 
 the enemy were driven up a steep bank, " with a 
 " bravery which could not be exceeded.'' The Amer- 
 can colours were again planted iu the Upper Canada. 
 But reinforcements arriving under General llvock, the 
 enemy returned to the charge. C(d. Van Jlenssrlaer 
 was severely wounded soon after he landed ; but still 
 being able to stand, *' with great presence of mind, 
 ** he ordered his officers to i»roceed with rapidity, and 
 " storm the fort ;'' which was done, antl the enemy 
 
 ^TCIU ?XSn^-Zi JII it 1 1 till x.:\.tlXTitr:» 
 
 At thi*^ time powo'-ru! 
 reinforeemeul!* joined the enemy from Kort (»eorge, and 
 
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 as no reinforcements could be obtained from the Amer- 
 ican side, the conflict became unequal. "' The ene- 
 ^* my at length succeeded in repossessing their bat- 
 ^* tery ; and gaining advantage on every side. The 
 ^^ Americans, exhausted of strength an<l ammunition, 
 ** anu grieved at the unpardonable neglect of their 
 " fellow soldiers, gave up the conflict." 
 
 The army v\ Inch crossed over to invade Canada 
 is stated to be, not far from 1000. The n«iml>ers kil- 
 led an<l wounded are variously stated. Certain it is, 
 that except a l^w, who made their escape, and re- 
 crossed to the American side, the whole army was 
 lost, in killed and wounded and prisoners. General 
 Bensselaer states in his official letter to Major Gen- 
 eral Dearborn, " The slaughter of our troops must 
 " ha\e been very considerable, and the enemy have 
 " suflered severely. General Brock is among the 
 ^* slain, and his aid de-camp mortally wounded." 
 
 In November, 1813, a detachment from General 
 Hopkins' army under Col. Russell with four hundred 
 men, succeeded in surprising one of the Pioria towns. 
 It was defended by abimt one hundred and fifty war- 
 riors, who left twenty.fivc killed, and the survivora 
 fled to a neighbouring swamp. 
 
 On the 17th November, an expedition under Col. 
 Campbell surprised and destroyed one of the Massa- 
 sinowa towns, driving the Savages across the river of 
 that name, having killed seven and made thirty seven 
 prisoners, with the loss of but two killed. On the 
 next day, they were attacked by a strong reinforce- 
 ment of Savages, and ihe action lasted with unabated 
 fury, f«)r one hour ; at length, however, they were 
 defeated with the loss of forty killed, and many 
 wounded. 
 
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 After the defeat of Col. Van Rensselaer at Queens- 
 town, General Alexander Smyth, confident of better 
 success, planned an expedition to invade Canada, by 
 crossing over, and landing near Fort Erie. To excite 
 the good people of the State of New York to the im- 
 portant enterprize, he published his famous proclama- 
 tion, dated at his Camp, Buffalo, the 10th November, 
 ISia. On the 26th December, the troops under his 
 command, were prejmring to cross the Niagara ; 
 a part of which, under Col. Winder, were order- 
 ed to attack two small redoubts of the enemy, in 
 which they succeeded, spiking the guns, and destroy- 
 ing their works. Having accomplished this, they re- 
 ceived orders from tiie General to return. In a skir- 
 mish with the v^nemy, six men were killed, and nine- 
 teen wounded. The project was then abandoned, as 
 the force, under General Smyth^ was not deemed suf- 
 ficient to warrant a general engagement. 
 
 On the 3Sd January, 1813, General Winchester, 
 with about one thousand men, were attacked at 
 French town, near tlie River Rasin, by a force said 
 to consist of about twelve hundred Indians, with one 
 hundred and fifty or two hundred British regulars. 
 The troops being surprised, and the ground unfa- 
 vourable, they had but liUle opportunity of forming to 
 advantage, and were soon broken, although the action 
 was warm for nerHy tlirec hours. Many of the 
 Americans were killed, and tliosc that did not eflfcct 
 their escape were taken. 
 
 February 31, 1813, Capt Forsyth, who was sta- 
 tioncd at Ogdensburg with a small force, was attacked, 
 by a »»trong detachment from the enemy, and obliged 
 to retreat, having: twenty killed and wounded. 
 
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 Oil the S/tli April, Little York, the capital of Up- 
 per Canada, was taken by the American forces, iinder 
 Major General Dearhoniy witli about seventeen hun- 
 dred troops. They were landed under a heavy fire 
 from the enemy, who were prepared to oppose them. 
 They however immediately formed, and after carry- 
 ing one battery, were moving forward in columns, 
 when a tremendous explosion took place from a mag- 
 azine which the enemy had previously prepared, and 
 which proved a serious injury ; the loss of the Amer- 
 icans exceeded one hundred men, including the brave 
 General Pike, wlio commanded. Col. Pierce suc- 
 ceeded in command, and soon after took possession 
 of the town. General Sheaff, who commanded the 
 British, had moved oil' with the regular troops, and 
 left directions with an officer of militia, to make the 
 best terms he could. General Dearborn, on hearing 
 that General Pike was killed, landed and assumed the 
 command. The American loss at this time, was 
 about fifty in killed and wounded. 
 
 On the 5th of May, General Clcij, who was at- 
 tached to the army under the command of General 
 Harrison, was ordered, with a detachment of eight 
 hundred men, to attack the enemy's batteries at Fort 
 Mei^s, and spike their cannon. This was ac- 
 complished, four batteries were taken, and the enemy 
 driven away. But confiding too much in their suc- 
 cess, they suffered themselves to be drawn into the 
 neighbouring woods, where the British troops, with a 
 great body of Indians, were prejiared to attack them ; 
 and a severe conflict took place ; — Of the whole num- 
 ber engaged, only one hundred and fifty effected their 
 
 r\. 
 
 escape. \ni ijie 
 
 same day an attack Was made 
 
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 •Miller, with three hundred and fifty men, on the en- 
 
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 ^my-s batlei'ies on the other side of the river, in which 
 they were successful, driving them from their works, 
 and taking a number of prisoners. 
 
 On the 3:th May,? portion of the army under 
 Gen. Dearborn, commanded by Gen. Lewis, landed 
 under cover of Com. Chauncifs flotilla, to attack 
 Foit George, wliere they were opposed with great 
 spirit : the intrepidity of the Americans, however, 
 soon compelled the enemy to give ground, and they 
 retreated in all directions. But the excessive fa- 
 tigue of the American troops prevented a further 
 pursuit ; they returned and took quiet possession of 
 the fort. The American loss was 17 killed, and 45 
 wounded : that of the enemy was 90 killed, 150 
 wounded, and 100 prisoners. 
 
 On the 29th May, a British detachment of 800 
 men, under Col. Bnynes, effected a landing at Bac- 
 ket's Harbour. The American forces at this place 
 were but «00, and commanded by Gen. Broicn, who 
 attacked the enemy witli his usual firmness. The 
 conllict was warm and desperate, and continued una- 
 bated for two hours, but terminated in the retreat of 
 the enemy to their fleet. The h>ss on both sides was 
 very severe ; that of the Britisli was esilmated at 
 SOO. The Americans lost about 150, including Cols. 
 Milh and Backus. 
 
 June 6, J813. The troops commanded by Brig. 
 Gen. Chandler, who were stationed near 40 mile 
 creek, were attacked by a large number of British 
 and Indians under the eom'.naud of Brig. Gen. Vin- 
 cent, and although the American loss was small, and 
 the enemy completely routed, and driven from the 
 i!_i.i K„ii- u..;„. ii...^^. /^/.«..////5« ntwl If inilv.r were 
 
 made prisoners; with SOO men. They had pi-occed- 
 
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 ed to ascertain the situation of a company of artille- 
 ry, when the attack commenced, and were surprised 
 and taken. The loss of the enemy in this action, 
 was estimated at 90 in killed and wounded ; Col. 
 Clark of the 49tii British regiment, with 60 men 
 were made prisoners. 
 
 On the 2S(\ June, Lieut. Col. Boerstler with five 
 hundred and seventy men were ordered to march 
 from Fort George to a place called Eeaver Dams, 
 about eight miles from Queenstown, to disperse a bo- 
 dy of the enemy, who had collected there for the 
 purpose of procuring provisions. When within a 
 short distance of the enemy, they were attacked from 
 an ambuscade, but soon drove the enemy to the 
 woods ; then retired a short distance, sending an 
 express for reinforcements, with an intention of re- 
 newing the attack. Col. Chrystie was immediately 
 dispatched with three hundred men ; but on his ar- 
 riving at Queenstown, he received authentick infor- 
 mation, that Col. Boerstler, with the troops under 
 his command, had surrendered, after two hours 
 fighting. 
 
 On the 25ih June, an attack was made by the 
 British forces on Hampton in Virginia. They eifect- 
 ed a landing, but were met by t>ie militia, who had 
 collected i\i consivrable (mm ; after a severe conflict 
 of one hour and a half the militia were over-iome, and 
 the British held possession. 
 
 On the lUh July, about two hundred and fifty 
 British tr(»ops commanded by Cols. Bishop and War- 
 rpu, crossed to the American side, and landed at 
 Black Rock. They had marched above the Navy 
 Yard before they were discovered, and the militia at 
 that place were either taken or dispersed. The Brit- 
 
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 17 
 
 ish had now quipi possession, and proceeded to burn 
 the barracks, and spike the guns. The neighbouring 
 militia, and a number of friendly Indians, were, how^ 
 ever, soon collected, and attacked them ; when they 
 precipitately retreated to their boats, leaving eight 
 killed, and five wounded. The American loss, was 
 three killed, and five wounded. 
 
 August 2d, 1813. An attack was made by the Brit- 
 ish and Indians, supposed to amount to about eight hun- 
 dred men, under Major Proctor, on the fort at Lower 
 Sandusky^ then under the command of Major Cro^han. 
 The action was severe, but terminated in the defeat of 
 the British, who lost twenty seven killed, and about 
 thirty prisoners. 
 
 September I4th. An American fort on the Tom- 
 bigbee River was attacked by seven hundfed Creek 
 Indians. The action was fierce and bloody : Of 
 about three hundred persons who defended the fort, 
 nearly one hundred were killed, or wounded. The 
 Indian loss was estimated at two hundred. 
 
 On the SJ3d September, (xen. Harrison writes that 
 the arn?y, under his command, had landed, and taken 
 possession of Maiden without opposition ; — that tlie 
 British forces, under Gen. Froctor, had retreated to 
 Sandwich, having previously burnt the fort, navy 
 yard, barracks and publick store houses. 
 
 On the 28th, the same army took possession of De- 
 troit, which had also been evacuated, and the public 
 property destroyed. A few days after. Gen. ffarri- 
 aon^a army arrived at Sandwich, and finding that the 
 «nemy had proceeded on, and taken post at Daltons, 
 fifty six miles from Detroit, arrangements were made 
 to follow. On the 5th October the enemy were dis- 
 covered, and the battle commenced. The firmness 
 3 
 
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 i 
 
 and impetuosity of the Americans, soon decided tliat 
 victory was theirs. The enemy fled in confusion, and 
 were closely pursued. Gen. Proctor with a few dra- 
 goons effected their escape : six hundred and one, 
 British regulars, including twenty five officers, were 
 taken, wiihi twelve killed, and twenty two wounded. 
 The Americans lost seven killed, and twenty two 
 wounded. 
 
 On the 7th Noveii.bcr, 1813, Gen. Jackson hav- 
 ing received information, that a large body of Indians, 
 were in the vicinity of the Coose Iliver, immediately 
 marched with two thousand men to attack them, when 
 the Indians were totally defeated, leaving two hun- 
 dred and seventy eight in killed aud wounded. The 
 loss of the Americans was iifteen killed, and eighty 
 four wounded. 
 
 In the beginning of November, 1818, Gen. Wil- 
 kinson received instruction from his government to 
 proceed against Montreal. In his passage down the 
 St. Lawrence he was frequently annoyed by a detach- 
 ment of the enemy from Kingston, who hung on his 
 rear, and partial engagements with the guards often 
 occurred. On the 11 th November, Brig. Gen. Boyd, 
 commanding the rear division of the army, had orders 
 to attack the eiu my, and, if possible, to take his artil- 
 lery. The action soon after commenced, and con- 
 tinued two hours and a half, when the enemy were 
 forced back ; but altliougli they were unable to regain 
 their ground, their stand was permanent, and their 
 charge resolute. At length the liring having ceased 
 on both sides, the American troops resumed their po- 
 sition on the bank of the river, and proceeded down 
 without further annoyance. The force of the con- 
 tending parties weic nearly equal. The Americania 
 
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 two 
 
 lost in this engagement one hundred and two killed, 
 including Brig. Gen. Covington, with two hundred 
 and thirty seven wounded. The enemy's loss was not 
 ascertained. On the arrival of the army at Barnharts, 
 near Cornwall, they were met by Brig. Gen. Broiim, 
 with the troops under his command, wliere he had 
 been instructed to take post. 
 
 Here Gen. Wilkinson was much disappointed at 
 not fiiuling that Major Gen. Hampton had arrived on 
 the opposite shore, pursuant to orders previously 
 sent him. In consequence of this, with other difficul- 
 ties, a council was held, who unanimously gave it as 
 their opinion, that tiie attack on Montreal, should be 
 abandoned for the present season ; and that the army 
 be brought into winter quarters. Thus has ter- 
 minated another unsuccessful invasion of Canada, and 
 is the foui'th attempt to conquer that country, since 
 the war commenced. 
 
 On the l^th Nov. Gen. Wliitef with eight hun- 
 dred militia and three hundred Indians, proceeded 
 from Fort Armstrong on the Coose to attack the HiU 
 labee towns on Tallepoosa River. On the 18th 
 they w^ere discovered in considerable force, when he 
 succeeded in surrounding them undiscovered, and 
 fired upon them ; sixty live were killed, and two hun- 
 dred and fifty one made prisoners, with whom he re. 
 turned to the fort without losing a man. 
 
 On the 39th Nov. Brig. Gen. Floyd, with nine 
 hundred and fifty Georgia militia and three or four 
 Imndred friendly Indians marched to attack the In- 
 dian town of Autossc, on the banks of the Tallepoosa, 
 inhabited by the Creeks. In this he was successful, 
 having killed and wounded nearly four hundred, and 
 barn* Mie town. The American loss was eleven 
 killeU; aud fifty four wounded. 
 
On the lOtli Dec. Gen. jWClnre removed the pub- 
 lick stoics, &c. from Fort (icori^c, and destroyed it, 
 and crossed over to the United States. The village 
 of Newark was destroyed. It was said the British 
 were in considerable force in the neijjrhbourhood of 
 Newark, and an attack on the American troops was 
 apprehended. 
 
 Dec. 19, 1818. General Drwnmond, with tw^elve 
 hundred British and Indians crossed the Niagara, 
 and succeeded in taking possession of the fort. The 
 village of Buffalo was also burnt, in retaliation for 
 the destruction of Newark ; and when the Indians 
 were expostulated with, they reidied, " Remember 
 Tippacaiioe and the Creek towns. Some of them 
 were of the tribe whose wigwams were so unnecessa- 
 rily destroyed by Gov. Harrison^s army, before the 
 war with England was declared. They said, " We 
 have not yet forgotten HuWa proclamation,^^ 
 
 On the 27th Jan. 181 1, General Floyd, at Camp 
 Defiance, was attacked by a large body of hostile 
 Indians. But succeeded in repelling tliem after a 
 severe coniiict, in which he lost eighteen killed and 
 one hundred and thirty two wounded. The Indian^j 
 left thirty seven killed, but took off nearly all his 
 wounded. 
 
 • On the 4th Mardi Capt. Holmes with one bun- 
 dred and sixty American troops in an engagement 
 with a party of British and Indians, at the French 
 River, one hundred miles from Detroit, succeeded in 
 defeating them. His loss was four killedj and four 
 wounded : the enemy lost In killed, wounded, and 
 prisoners eighty. 
 
 On the 27th iNIarch, Gen. Jackson, wi'h the 
 troops under his command., proceeded to ati^ the 
 
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 fnclian tribes on the Talleponsa, and after a severe 
 engagement with one thousand, he succeeded in de- 
 stroying their works, having killed five hunslred and 
 iifty seven, wounding many, and taken two hundred 
 and fifty prisoners : his loss at this time was twenty 
 six killed, and one hundred and six wounded. 
 
 On the 31st March, Gen. Wilkinaon, with a body 
 of American troops, priiceeded as far as the river La- 
 cole, where, after an obstinate resistance, they drove 
 the enemy's pickets into a stone mill, which was 
 strongly fortified, but which they attacked, and after 
 a warm action retired. The enemy lost eleven killed, 
 and forty seven wounded : the loss of tiie Americf«ns 
 was thirteen killed, and one hundred and twenty 
 three wounded. 
 
 On the 8th xlpril, a detachment from the block- 
 ading squadron off New London, consisting of one 
 hundred and fifty men, proceeded up Connecticut river 
 to Pettipague, in Seabrook, where they landed and 
 burnt twenty five sail of vessels ; threatening, that if 
 opposition was made, they would destroy the town. 
 They were unmolested, and returned without loss. 
 An attack was also made, sometime after, on Ston- 
 ington, by a sloop of war, and several barges, which 
 were driven off by a fev^ men collected on the shore, 
 with one piece of artillery : it is said, great destruc- 
 tion was made by the shot. 
 
 On th<3 6th May, An attack was made by the Brit- 
 ish under Gen. Drummond^ on Fort Oswego, which 
 terminated in the defeat of the Americans, who lost 
 six killed, and had thirty eight wounded. The ob- 
 ject of this expedition being accomplished, in the de- 
 struction of the fort, barracks, and nublick stores, the 
 British embarked, and returned to their squadron un- 
 der 8ir James Yeo. 
 

 On the 8(1 ol' July tl«c troops, csli mated at three 
 tliousaiid, (-rossiul tlic Niagara, under Gen. Brown, 
 Gen. Scott conimandinj; the iirst brigade, as the ad- 
 vance. Gen. lily ley the second, Gen. P. B. Forter 
 (he militia, and Farmers Brother the Indians. Fort 
 Eric surrendered in the al'teriumn. The garrison was 
 commanded by a Major, consisting of one hundred 
 and ilfty men. On the 4th the army marclu^d to 
 Cl/!{'.|)evva, (Irhing in the enemy's advance ; — On tike 
 3th Gen. Iliiill came out upon Cliippewa plain, with 
 two thousand two hundred regulars, while tiie militia 
 and Indians on both sides were engaged in the 
 woods,— Gen. Scott was ordered to engage them vrith 
 his hri;;idc, consisting of tlie ninth, under Major 
 Lfftvpnicorth ; the elevenih, under Major Mc A'cal ; 
 and tiie twenly fir'h, under Major Jesaup ; — all New 
 Eiie;1ind regiments ; with a company of artillery, 
 under Capt. Towson, making about thirteen hundred 
 strong. Ar.er an honrV hind lighting the enemy broke, 
 and run in all directions ; io'iued and broke a second 
 time, and filially saved themselves by gaining their 
 works at Thippewa, their loss about five hundred and 
 fourteen ; the loss of the Americans, about three hun- 
 dred and twenty nine, in killed, wounded and prison- 
 ers. On the 7th the ener.y^^ - nc-mted Chippewa, and 
 retreated to Fort Gcorg' , TUv next d;'.j our army 
 arrived at Queenstown, and about the 19th at Fort 
 George : — returned to Queenstown on the Slst, and 
 recrossed the Chippewa creek on the 2ith. 
 
 On the 11th July, 1814, Eastport was taken by 
 the British squadron under Sir Thomas Hardy. 
 
 On the 35th, Gen. Sco^f advanced with his brig- 
 «*io hoKvppn picriif nnd niiifi hundred, about a mile on 
 the Queenstown road, where he found the enemy, 
 
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 and en{;a2;ed them about sunset. Gen. Ripley "with 
 the second brigade was ordered to support him, an I 
 soon after dark tlie militia volunteers. Tiie enemy 
 received large reinforcements under Gen. Drummoni 
 during the action, and through the night, and were es- 
 timated at four thousand ; our force, of every kind, 
 about two thousand five bundled. The action hisUd 
 till eleven o'clock ; when both armies quitted t!ie tu Id. 
 They had ten pieces of artillery, whicli were taken 
 by Col. Miller, with the twenty first regiment, at tjse 
 pohit of the bayonet ; all but one were left on the iiv Id ; 
 the loss was about nine hundred on each side ; their 
 commander. Gen. Miall, and about twenty officers were 
 taken, and they took one or two officers and forty 
 men. Gen. Broicn and Gen, Scott were wounded ; 
 one of Gen. Brown^s aids mortally, and both Gen. 
 Scott^s severely. The next day our army, under 
 Gen. Ripley, returned to Fort Erie. 
 
 August 1st, the enemy appeared before Erie, and 
 on the fifth, sent fifteen hundred men across, to take 
 Buffalo, and cut off our supplies. The brave Major 
 Morgan met them, with three hundred riflemen, 
 repulsed them, and forced them to recross the 
 Niagara. 
 
 August 13th, Gen Drummond ordered an assault 
 upon the fort in three columns, consisting of the pick- 
 ed men of his army, to the amount of three thousand, 
 one column commanded by Col. Scott, one by Col. 
 I)rummo\id, and one by Col. Fisher. TJie American 
 force consisted of but fifteen hundred, under Gen. 
 Gaineft, who took command about the first of August. 
 The enemy were repulsed with great loss ; between 
 fourteen and fifteen hundred killed, wounded and 
 prisoners ; Col. Drimmnnd was killed, and Col Scott 
 
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 mortally wounded; our loss wa^ sixty killed and 
 wounded. On the S7tli (:«en. Gaines was badly 
 wounded by a shell, and Gen. Brown, having recov- 
 ered from his wound, look the comusand. 
 
 On the 34th August, a British force, said to amount 
 to five or six thousand men arrived at Bladensburgh, 
 on their way to the city of Washington. They were 
 met by a comparatively small number of Americans, 
 under Brig. Gen. Winder, v ho kept up a sharp fire 
 for three quarters of an hour, in which the enemy suf- 
 fered materially ; but the immense disparity of force 
 rendered it necessary to retire, having lost thirty or 
 forty in killed, and about sixty wounded, with one 
 hundred and iwenty prisoners. A detachment from 
 the enemy under Gen. Ross, then advanced to the city 
 of Washington. Here they proceeded to burn the 
 publiek T.aildings, and met with no opposition. The 
 Capitol, the President's house. Treasury and State 
 Offices, the Navy-yard, Barracks, frigate Essex 
 and Argus sloop of war, tlie Arsenal, a number oi" 
 rope-walks and dwelling Immiscs were destroyed. 
 
 On the 201 h August, Alexandria, in consequence 
 of the citizens having been ordered awav, for the de- 
 fence of other places, capitulated to a Lritish force, 
 which lay belore the city, and were able to compel 
 the inhabitants, to submit to whatever was required of 
 
 them. 
 
 September llth, the British array under Rir 
 Geovi^c PrcA'oHt made an attack on the Amerieaa 
 forces at Plattsburgh. conimande«l by Gen Macomb, 
 but retreated wilh the loss of one hundred and seven- 
 4« :« Kiii.wi ,.pii vviMiiiili'd. The los!s of the Ameri- 
 cans, sixteen killed, and tl/irly one wounded. 
 
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 September ISth, the British landed seven or eigUt 
 thousand troops under Gen. Ross, about fourteen 
 miles below Baltimore, but were met by Gen. Strieker 
 with the militia, amounting to three thousand one hun- 
 dred and eighty five, who maintained an unequal con- 
 test for one hour and a half, but were at length com- 
 pelled to retreat. The British advanced to within 
 five or six miles of the city, whei-e they halted. Gen. 
 Jtoss attempting to reconnoitre the situation of the force 
 which he had^reason to think was preparing to attack 
 him, ventured too far for his personal safety ; he was 
 mortally wounded, by a lad, who had concealed him- 
 self until he had a fair opportunity to take his object 
 with a rifle. Gen. Ross soon aft^-r died of his wound. 
 His body was preserved, and sent home to his friends. 
 Gen. Strieker had retired to his rear guard, which 
 consisted of one regiment ; he was there reinforced 
 by a detachment under Gen. Winder,^hyf militia, 
 and volunteers of the neighbourhood ; and taking a 
 stand within sight of the enemy, he was prepared for 
 another engagement. He was not however disturbed. 
 The British, after viewing him until the l-ith, 
 thought it most prudent to retire to their shipping, 
 which was done under cover of the night. Gen. 
 Stricker^s loss was one hundred and fifty killed and 
 wounded. An attack was also made at the same time 
 on Fort Mc Henry, commanded by Major Armstead, 
 who defended the garrison with spirit, and succeeded 
 in repelling the enemy ; the loss in the fort was twen- 
 geven killed and wounded. 
 
 September 15th, an attack was made by the Brit- 
 ish naval and land forces, on Fort Bowycr, on the 
 MoDiie, wnicu was aeienucu uj whc s::i:j-,iic-.i »s".j «x- 
 ty eight men, under the coinmaad of Major Laterencef 
 1i 
 
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 H 
 
 who succeeded in defeating them, and destroying one 
 of their ships. 
 
 On the 17th September, Gen. Brown ordered a sor- 
 tie from Fort Erie^ with about two thousand five hun- 
 dred men, under the command of Gens. Ripleyf and 
 Porter, and Col. Miller. All the enemy's batteriee 
 w ere taken, with about four hundred men, their can- 
 non destroyed, and three hundred killed and wound- 
 ed ; our loss about four hundred killed, taken and 
 wounded ; among the latter was Gen. liipleih se cre- 
 ly in the neck. The next day the enemy precipitate- 
 ly retreated to Chippewa, after a siei^c of forty one 
 days. l)«iring the siege there were daily skirmishes 
 with tlie enemy, in which many officers and men were 
 lost on both sides ; and among them the brave Major 
 Morgan^ who repulsed the enemy on the 5th of 
 
 August. 
 
 On the 10th October, an attack was made by Gen. 
 Bissellf with nine hundred American troops, on Ly- 
 on's Mills, occupied by a British force, estimated at 
 one thousand two hundred, in which he succeeded, 
 after a short action, and destroyed the provisions 
 which had been deposited there ; the Americans lost 
 sixty seven in killed and wounded. 
 
 On the 18th October, G/n. Biasellf with a brigade 
 of Gen. Izard's army, w as dispatched to an outpost 
 occupied by tlic enemy, near the village of Chippe- 
 wa. In this he succeeded ; the enemy were brought 
 to action, and defeated with the loss of two hundred 
 killed and wounded ; the Americans lost fourteen 
 killed and fifty four w ounded. 
 
 On the nth January, iHi;^, the IJritisii landed with 
 one thousand men, at Cumberbmi Island, Georgia, 
 in view of the garrison at Point Pctre, w hich on the 
 IJth they attacked and carried. The Americans ic- 
 
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 treated, and tlicir loss was but one killed, and three 
 wounded, with a few missing. 
 
 On the 23d December, 1814, the British having 
 by the capture of the American gun-boats, at the en- 
 trance of Lake Pontchar train, obtained a passage to 
 the Missisippi, effected a landing at a plantation 
 eight miles bek)w New Orleans, with about tliree 
 thousand troops under Gen. ICeane ; they were at- 
 tacked the same night by a far inferior force, consist- 
 ing of regulars and militia, under Gen. Jackson : tlie 
 action was obstinate, and tlie lire very destructive for 
 two hours. At length the enemy ceased, and retired 
 a short distance. The slaugliter had been great ; the 
 ground was literally covered v*ith the dead and dy- 
 ing. The Americans lost in this action, about one 
 hundred. 
 
 On the 27th December the enemy succeeded in 
 blowing up the United States' schooner Caroline. 
 Emboldened by this event, their whole force a^lvanced 
 to within half a mile of the American lines, and a 
 sharp fire commenced ; he was however repulsed, with 
 the loss of one hundred and twenty in killed ; the 
 American loss was but six killed, and twelve wounded, 
 TliL enemy continued in sight, and daily skirmishes 
 took place, with losses on both sides, until the morning 
 of the memorable 8th of January, 1815, when the ene- 
 my having been actively employed tho two preceding 
 days in making preparation for a storm, advanced in 
 two strong columns, on the right and left of the Amer- 
 ican lines, where they were received with a firmness, 
 which they little expected, and which defeated all 
 their hopes. The fire was so deliberate and certain, 
 as to render their attempts to gain the works perfect- 
 ly useless. The action continued with unabated fury 
 fur upwards of one hour ; when all prospect of sue 
 
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 eess became hopeless ; the enemy fled from the field, 
 leaving their dead and wounded. Their loss was im- 
 mense ; seven hundred killed, fourteen hundred 
 wounded, five- hundred officers and privates were 
 taken prisoners : making a total of twenty six hundred 
 men. Sir Edward Packenham, their eomiBander, was 
 killed, and Major Gens. Eeane and G'lhhs severely 
 wounded, the latter since dead. 
 
 At the same time that the British attacked the 
 front line, they sent over a detachment of six hundred 
 men, to attack two hatteries on the left, in which they 
 succeeded ; but finding the guns spiked, and that the 
 possessors had made g(»od their retreat, recrossed to 
 their main body, when the Americans again took pos- 
 session. 
 
 On thr- 18th January, the enemy being inces- 
 santly harrassed by the artillery from both banks of 
 the river, precipitately retreated, leaving eighty of 
 their wounded, and fourteen pieces of artillery. On 
 the morning of the same day, the enemy returned 
 from Fort Philip, after bombarding it for nine days, 
 with no other effect than killing one man, and wound- 
 ing a few. 
 
 Thus has the enemy, within tht^ short space of six- 
 teen days, suffered a loss of four thousand men (hav- 
 ing reinforced their number from the shipping) in kill- 
 ed, wounded audi issing ; including the flower of 
 their army, and nearly the whole of their principal of- 
 ficers. The loss of the Americans has been indeed 
 comparatively small ; the return of the Adjutant Gen- 
 eral, daled at New Orleans, January lO, ISl.'i, gives 
 in the total amount of killed, wounded and missing, 
 three hundred and thirty three. 
 
 Th« total defeat of the British forces sent out to 
 conquer Louisiana, was by far the most important 
 
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 event during the war. Had the British forces suc- 
 ceeded, a3 they had great reason to expect, and as 
 the American government and people had gi'eat rea- 
 son to fear, the consequences would have been serious 
 to the citizens of the United States on the Missisippi^ 
 and in all the western settlements. As this event, so 
 important and so interesting, took place at the close of 
 the war, the compendious history of battles, and of 
 less important actions on land, which we promised to 
 give, is now finished. The " treaty of peace and am- 
 " ity, between tlie United States, and his Britannick 
 *' Majesty was signed by tiie commissioners of both 
 " parties at Ghent, on the 2'^ih December, 1814.'^ 
 And^tis ratified by the President of the United States^ 
 at Washington, February 18th, 1815. 
 
 The folloicing is a list of all the puhlick vessels of 
 wai'f helon;^ing to each natiorif which have betui 
 captured or destroyed.* 
 
 Lilt of BRITISH VESSELS of WAR, taken during the War. 
 
 Guerrierc, U Dacrcs, 49 gunn, taken August 20, 1812, by the Constitution,^ 
 IsaRc Hull, 54 g;un8. Giicrricre, 15 killed, and 64 wounded i 
 Conslitulion, 7 killed and 7 wounded. 
 
 Mactdonian, J- S. Canlen, 49 (Cun8, taken October S3, 1813, by the frigate 
 United States, 8. Decatur, 53 guns. Macedonian, 3ti killed, and 
 68 wounded, tlnited States, 5 killed, and 7 wounded. 
 
 Java, H. Lambert. 49 guns, taken December 29, 1812, by the Constitution, 
 W. Bitinbridge, Si guns, .lava, 60 killed, 170 wounded ; Con- 
 stitution, 9 killed, an4 25 wounded. 
 
 Alert, Lungherne, 26 guns, taken August 13, 1812, by Uie Essex, D. Porter, 
 44 guns. Alert, .3 killed. 
 
 • It may be proper to state, that the whole of this account of the Ameri- 
 can and liritisli vessels of War, which have been taken or destroyed, in the 
 several balltcs between the tws lute contending por.ern— except the account 
 of the Vyanc and Iievant, ^Htely taken by the Constitution— was prepared, 
 and Bent to the compiler of (bis little work, by a much respeotcd fk<iend, and 
 was immediately put into the bands of the printer, as a part of a then intend- 
 ed Appendix to u Discourse, delivered on the 13th of April, the day of publick 
 thsiiK-gt-ttig '}Ti att'Oant ri the pcaCr. h iiaii'tsr actOufst of Vcsse'a Oi WStj 
 taki'ti or dfMrovcd, by the two lute contending powers, "drawn," no doubt, 
 " from the" same, " ntost authcntiok sources, appears this moruinc in the 
 Dailif Advertiter, as n counterpart to •' rtip documents prrtenteu to Ihr 
 Briti.ili Parliament, in iVhr'iarv Uri " 
 
 Mbt 15, lll.V 
 
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 Peacock Peak^, 18 guns, taken February 24, 1813, by the Hornet, J. Law- 
 Peacock, Pea|^^ .^^^ S ^^>^^ Peacock. 5 killed, 13 drowned, and 33 wounded ; 
 
 H.-rnet, 1 killed, 3 drowned, and 4 wounded. 
 Frolic, Whiuyates, <Zi ««ns. taken October 18, .81.% by t 'O A asp. Jones, 18 
 
 guns. Frolic, 30 killed, 50 wounded ; Wasp, a killed, 5 wouuiuu. 
 Boxer BlvtUe. 10 ku"«, taken Si p.eml.er 5, 181.S, by the Lnlerpnzt, Huf- 
 """"^'^ rows. 16 guns. Boxer, 20 killed, 14 wounded; Lnterpri.e 1 
 
 killed. 14 wounded _ , _,, • » 
 
 Epervier. Wales, k s«ns, t.kc. April 2% 1814. by the P-^I^-^^J 
 ^ Q2 guns. Kpervier, 1 1 kilUd, 15 wounded ; 1 ^'ato^k, - ~ ^/-"- 
 
 HjBvo-, IIutTE™' 5 B«n., tuken Sq.lcnber M, 1813, by the r.e.ident, 
 
 Rogers, C>i guns. 
 
 Pictou, taken by the Constitution. Stcwnrt, 54 jjuns. 
 
 Balahou, King, taken by the l'erry,(priva»cer.; p,.... pnu-vrr Mobile. 
 
 Hermes Percv, '22 guns, des!ro>ed Sept. 15. 1814, at Fort Bo\iyci , niomic. 
 
 Ee"t DouglUs. '^1 g:.ns, taken l''cirua..v;A 1H15. >y the Const.tut.on, 
 Stewart. .'•4 guns. Levant, 9 killed, 1/ wounded. . _, 
 
 Cvane, Falcon 35 pms, taken February' '20. 1815, by the Const.tnt.o«, Stew- 
 ' a-t. .Uguns. Cyane, 7 killed, and 1< wounded. . . r,. 
 
 (Note The ConsUtution, in the capture of the Levant and Cj- 
 ane. had 4 killed, 9 wounded.) .„,ci .k , ri>a«Piir 
 
 St. Lawrence. Gordon, 15 guns, taken February '26, } , ^^'>'J]''^^•Sed ! 
 (privateer) Boyle. St Lawrence, 15 killed, ^J wounueu , 
 Chasseur, 5 killed, 7 wounded. p„p„n.;t 
 
 .etroU,BarcJav,19guns ;^.^^^^^^^^ 
 
 1 awr nee. P'.rry, '20 guns-Nmgara. Elliot, 20.R"n«,( «ledonia 
 Turner. 3 gunslAriel Fa.kel, 4 gnns-boorp.on, t^h'm.phn, 2 
 guns-Somers. Ahny, 2 guns-T.gress. ^«"'^''"^ ,g^"rf°>^"; 
 pine. Senatt, 1 gun-'lrippe. Holdup, 1 gun. fh^ Ame.Ka« 
 squadron ha.l 27 killed, 06 wounded ; on board the Lawrence 
 only, there were 22 killed, 61 wounded. 
 
 Couftanee, Downie, 3P guns-Linnet, Pnig. I'^.S-'^^-.^rLmidlh^ Hcm te^. 
 
 Kinch 1 1 guns— captured on Lake Champiani,. -It. i'i«-" 
 
 Jer 1. 1814. bv the 8.,uadron under the command "f t^""''"^' 
 ore Macdoi'ioug., viz.* the Saratoga, ^ucdnnouph.^fi^ guns- 
 Eagle, Henley, 20 guus-'ruonderoga, Cassin. ' K' ^"^ ' ;^- 
 —I— 7 guns-ten gun-boats, mounting 16 K^^-J^^.y^.'i 
 ish had H4 killed, 110 woun.led ; the Americans hud 5i killtd, 
 
 oil Lake Ontario, 
 List of AMERICAN VESSELS r/WAH, taken ilurinrr ih^ late fVar. 
 
 1812, bv Admiral Sawyer'i 9quadi-«in. 
 
 - 1812. bv the Southampton ,Yco, 32 guns. 
 
 r.v the Narcissus, Lumhy, 3B gnnj. 
 
 Vvasp.' Jones, 18 gu,;;. taken October 18, 1812, by the Poicticr.. Ueiresiorn, 
 
 Nautilus, Crane, I* guns, t.ikrn 
 Vixen, Heed, 14 guns, taken — 
 
 ijTpr, 
 
 Chesapeake 
 
 74 guns. 
 Lawrence, 47 
 
 guns 
 
 52 ijuns Cliecapeakc, 48 killed 
 killed, ftS wounded. 
 
 ;, taken June 1, 1813. by the Shani.on, Broke, 
 " wounded ; Shannon, 20 
 
31 
 
 Argus, Allen, 16 guns, taken August U, 1813, by the Pelican, Maples, GO guns. 
 
 Vixen, Hall, — gnus, taken December "25, 181S,bv the Helvidere 3G puns. 
 
 Frolic, J. BainbritJrje, 22 guns, taken April 26, 1814, by the Orpheus, I'igot, 
 
 46 gnus. 
 Asp, Sigourney, 3 guns, taken July l4, 1813, by a detachment of boats at — — 
 Rattlesnake, Renshaw, 14 guns, taken July 11, 1814, by tiie Leander, Collier, 
 
 58 guns. 
 Essex, Porter, 44 guns, taken March 28, 1814, by the Phoebe, Hillyar, 4C 
 
 guns, and Cherub, Tucker, 2S guns. Essex, 58 killed, 65 wounded. 
 Adams, Morris, 20 guns, destroyed by her Officers at Hampden, Maine, in 
 
 consequence of a superior fo'ce advancing to attack her. 
 Caroline, Henley, 14 guns, blowed up at New Orleans. 
 Svren, Nicholson, IG guns, taken by the Med way, 74. 
 
 President, Decatur, 54 guns, taken January 15, 1815, by a squadron of 4 frigr 
 
 ates. President, 20 killed, 60 wounded. 
 
 (Note No official account has been received of the killed and 
 
 wounded on board the Pelican, Phoebe, Cherub, or the squadron 
 
 vhich captured the President. 
 
 taken June 2.J, 1813, by a detachment on Lake Champiain. 
 
 taken on Lake Ontario, 
 taken on Lake Huron. 
 
 Eagle 
 
 Growler 
 
 Julia 
 
 Growler 
 
 Scorpion-\ 
 
 Tigress 1 
 
 N. B. Frigate Essex, and sloop of war Argus, were destroyed by th« 
 enemy at Washington. 
 
 In fifteen actions on the Ocean, between British and American vessels of 
 Mar, the Americans conquered in eleven battles fought by .single ships— the 
 British only conquered in four battles; two of which were fought by single 
 ships, the other two were in one instance two to one, and the other, four to 
 one against the United States vessels captured. 
 
 CONCLUDING RExMARKS. 
 
 From the abovn account of battles between piiblick 
 vessels of war, belonging to the United States, and 
 publlck vessels of war, belonging to Great Britain, it 
 appears, that the whole number of l>attles on th? ocean 
 was fifteen, in eleven of which success was on the side 
 of the United States and, except in a few unfortunate 
 attempts to conquer Upper Canada, the American 
 arms were not less successful on the land. In the 
 most important battles, victory on the side of the Uni- 
 ted States, was not only unquestionable, but splendid. 
 But while our partialities for the nation to which 
 
 
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 flattered by victories, the balance of satisfaction from 
 the events of the l»te war, will not be very great. 
 
•h 
 
 if, 
 
 as 
 
 when the whole cost, ia lives lost, in provert, de- 
 stroyed, and in property expended, shall be brought 
 forward as a charge against any valuable considera- 
 tion which has been gained, and which may be passed 
 to the credit of the United States. These, however, 
 are calculations to be made by the politician : the ac- 
 counts, probably, will not be all b-ought in, and set- 
 tW, by the present generation. The things which 
 are past, can neither be corrected, or prevented. But 
 past experience may give the most useful instrucUon 
 The new, and very unexpected state of things* m 
 that quarter of the world, which, during the last twen- 
 ly years, hith been convulsed with wars, and cnm- 
 soncd with the blood of its inhabitants, and where we 
 honed peace and order were again established, may 
 Sour country to new trials. From past suffenng, 
 M,e American people will be warned against fu tare 
 Jills Should heaven see fit to diminish the population 
 oS ; older, and more crowded parts of the world we 
 hopean'lpW, «- desolating judgment may not be 
 
 sent to this young country. , „ , . ... _„„ie 
 
 The advice given by a man of God o the people 
 of Israel long aio, may with great propriety be givea 
 1 tt A«iri!a„'p;ople, when foreign nations are pre- 
 palng for war. '" Btand ye still :-stand ye still, 
 '' and see the salvation of the Lord !''t 
 
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