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CirtiiriMbd^»*ttt>rftUlrt>JtoriMWMr«aatltTHiitrB •iian^ iMifnpManTraeii c ■ Aarll f» lad diw to «il«M^««l«elM|NM«7l»<«'M(i««WMaBMt Ar Um fiiG( , By MMriegBaeopiM or«upi,Ohirls Md B«al^ of «ek coping daringtlM lima tmttm mentiMad, ma W tebcM- n THKRONMJDD. r 1 < ' '? !^^'',^#*3t^i#' W 6> PREFACE. m THE recordi lttr« o/tkt United Sfatet brig Fiper^^ke General jtrmtUong and a ' BrUUhfrlgaU^^rivaUering CHAP. XVll^Capiwe and burning qf Ogdenebugh bjf the BriUih* CHAP. XVIII— Giv<*(>« eafce— Com. \ - i>0ca^ttr blotkaded in Nem-Lmiion. ' V't-'-tiis CHAP. XX v^opfura <2f Col, Beentkr and Major Chapint with their rommiuii—'tretdtiient ^prisonen^Ma^or Chopin* $ etcme. CHAP. XXVI— Capfure qfFort Sehhtter ani Black Roek'--Oen. Dearborn resignt hit com' . I j,^« mandto Gen. Bajfdf on aceovnt of sick- ¥*' ' ' nest— the Si* Nationt declare war agi^nti .::' Camd§.^ . . ,. . CHAP. X^II— 4^alr« on Lake Ontario, between ■^ the JUett qf Com. Chaunc^ and Sir Pacc. 13ft 139 i'.Jf^' ■<*- Jamet Yeo. 144 CHAP. XXVin— ^mV« on Lake Chan^lain—pil- lage qf Plattsburgh bjf the Britith—bom- ^ ^ bardment qf BurKngt6n'-—d^redationt committed in the Chetapeakct and along the coaH, CHAP. XXIX— ilfa;or Crogkan dtfeatt the British and Indianst under Gen. Proctor, in their aUack on Fort Stej^henton, Lower San- 14V. n\ the U. S. brig Enterprisee. Il## ' CHAP. yJLJa—Cm^re qfihe Britith Jleet on Laki ^%>: ^ Srie, by the Ameri^ JUeit ufMbr Cem, -^ Perry, '■'^'"•'^W"^^.'^- \9% : .-I mm irtiiiiliif-'^-^""-'''"^^ PA«e. • \29 r t 13» • 9 s ¥l m^-. ■-,-■ I'-- :«":;• ^i^ 139 ^m:. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAP. XXXII— Cqrfure qfMaUm ind DttrvU-^ • vifprmiy ^ 6en. Prottot rttrUt tonards tt« itferooian tofimt— Gm. tbrriionfur- ' $ue$tkem»,- ..■ ...--.. .',. -^ ^ CHAP. XXXIII— bottle ^ n m a tfUnuiMdfHEt^Umd* CH^. XXXIV— Ifiir ivifft ^ Credt: iVStfioa o/Zn- di§n$'~ma$saire at Fort JjtTtinnw— £ft Afl eoifimdiuP-MlKil M).' ^ Fori ' ]6r(§ ag^ntt tkt British ^amp^JUPJr" \ [^ ., thur*$ tspediiion into Canada, 211 GHAP. XLfII~^tf«clt on Stot^ngton, ty the BHtith ships qf WW, whkh are d^tgle^ ^nd driven qf, 'i^r}ii^m-^,: 2S» CBAP. XUV—Jffairs in the Chesapeake^BrUish i. turmymove up the Patuaent—land and : C -'rk,^ mareh towards the city of Washiniflonr^ v /.,«#*- ^s %i- . PTvpore themsthes for battk ai Bladens- !^ ;% burg^, S2» CH4P. XLV— Capture qf fFathingtonsacking of JUsamdria—death qf Sir Peter Parker, S2» . XLYl'-^BritiMh, mder Gov. Prevost, go a- gainst Plattsburghr~Com, M*Donough oaptttres the British sfwidron on Lake Chmnptain^ 240 ^/.. W ,,.*'' s**^ ^.■': TABLX OP CONTENTS. CeBTgi Pnvott, • -• •• ■ . ^^^-r «nf^, wider Gen. Rout and tkejiui vn- itr jidmirali Coehrans amd Cocttii m. CHAP. XbiX— Deifnidfon ^ Uk« pv j mi tr Oen. jdnmlrong, Sammi C. Rt^ et^UAt^ Scor^^m and JHgrtu eOfiurtd-^U. 8, frigaU Admmi ftuHifU-Caitme— Forf N" Bo^r aUaeked'-diitruetion qf ^- pim'-^k^-i:^^ nU$ at Bttrr^UariOt bjf Com. Paitwum i . . ---Gfen. Jaekton eapturet PmuM^ vnt^^^^m^k i^r«fMmt to Nm-Orleadi. "'^ •?'|,iS.'f?i^' CHAP. L^^gtoam-feoato— JWioii— loiyedoo- o ltoi y f "^ _^ to Mom tv tik« PlatUagfnaT'4Bidiui§jfwg P JbtkwiPetuiSf. 266 CHAP. LI— '4^0^' *** ^"1^ '^''^ ir«iv-F0f4k, thejirtt ^ It ej^^ cotnm«rda< ci^ in ^mmcv-HrorJfcifyr frira(e«f Prinf qf Ne^tfehaUl^Mairquit qf Tneedak d^- featedm Upper Cnnada-^apture qfthe ^'\ Pntident^Um qf the Siflph^-tapiure qf -> :f# « £7yan0 and the Levant bjf. |Af Conffi- :_ H fttfion— ca|Xtfre qf the St. Latvrence-^ ii^: >5" copfvre qf the Penguin bjf the Bormt, ' ^mtpltdn Biddk, - ■.>5•'-4*4^*t.^ ■f**r-%'^- ■«-*„'" ■ '"" " ~ ■..Jii i-. •;*^^ '^'" *■* ■s^ J, .*.v ■ _* 'jia 4ASLE or ift^sm» ' ■% CHAP. hm^BrilkkJlk^mmiim' I fmOrtemt ^^ CHAP. UY-^^hnhi B§m»nfN0t4MMms m fjCTJJ*. Ij Yi J p^jg|]yfe^.'''^^M^'^-^?V*«'^>:'^^^ Ti^&iSS^ '^ tl§t" ' ■ 1/ 4rf«rm« Wm- 307 • '#?^5f#'v-i^^i'? ^ '■ -'^: Conclutiofi ymi^^'^'^'^^^fi^^ ' ■ •"- 31« 314 323 Tn^it^ frith the Qwkf, ,/^ ">.u- "^#' "^^Jt'cV VC.W "4 ^•-■ ■-(»* ^m- ■*^-^>'t:- Presidents Message — Causes ^f the War^^ liJEnergetic Measures proposed. .:.Mf>>. IN OW it came to pass, in the one thousandl |«ijs;ht hundred and twelfth year of the chris* t tian era, and in the thirty and sixth year ai- {ter the people of the provinces of Columbia jhai declared themselves independent of all |thekingdomsi,*- * S-^^ ¥W %h' 'Wju. * . « V-- f'VV^T"- 16 ^*-v' ,i. \M- ' ^ 3 Even James, whose siir-name was Madison, delivered a wriUen paper"^ to the Great SANHEDRiMf of the people, who were assembled together. «^*^^**^^»^«^j^^^»^ # * 4 And the name of the city where the people were gathered together was called after the name of the chief captain of the land of Columbia, whose fame extendeth to the uttermost parts of the earth : albeit, he had gone to the land of his fathers. ^F5 Nevertheless, the people loved him, in- asmuch as he wrought their deliverance from the yoke of tyranny in times past : so they called the city Washington. . 6 Now, when the written paper was re- dceived,, the doors of the chambers of the \ Great Sanhedrim were closed, and a seal was Jput upon every man's mouth* ^^ j^^^a*^ , ^4-7 And the counsellors of the nation, and the wise men thereof, ordered the written y paper which James had delivered unto them to be read aloud ; and the interpretation thereof was in this wjse : ' 8 Lo! the lords and the princer of the Kingdom of Britain, in the fulness of their * Praddent's muufeito. t Co^gren. ^ 17 mt£:di k ^^":'i: pride and power, hav* trampled upon the altar of Liberty, and yiolated the sanctuary thereof: ^^:-..''n:/>-:-l*f ^ " ; -!^-;^. ' . 9 Inasmuch as they hearkened not unto the voice of moderation, when the voice of the people of Columbia was. Peace ! peace ! 10 Inasmuch as they permitted not the tall ships of Columbia to sail, in peace on the waters of the mighty deep ; saying in their hearts. These spoils shall be given unto the J'-^ king. 11 Inasmuch as they robbed the ships of Columbia of the strong men that wrought therein, and used them for their own use, even as a man useth his ox or his ass. 12 Inasniuch as they kept the men stolen from the ships of Columbia in bondage many years, and caused them to fight the batties of the king, even against their own brethren ! neither gave ^hey unto them silver or gold, but many stripes. 13 Now the men of Columbia were not like unto the slaves of Britain ; neither were their backs hardened unto the whip, as iwere the servants of the king; theref<^e ^: . *;i "«- -■* . ifm^. \r:'. •■-'-■ >■ '■}^'' ■•-;■; : Ih 1 1 r *^ tbey Riiimnired, and their murmuniigsbave ^ 14 MoreoYer the CounGil of Britain sent forth a Decree to all the nations of the earth, sealed with the signet of the Prince Hege^t, who governed the nation in the name of the King his father; for, lo ! the King was pos- sessed of an evil spirit, and his son reigned in his stead, ^' : 1 5 For the lords of the kingdom of Britain loved to dwell under the shadow of George the Kiing, and under the shadow of George Ina son. \U'M c'M|6 Now this Decree of the Council of Britain was a grievous thing, inasmuch as it permitted not those who dealt in merchan- dize to go whithersoever they chose, and trade freely with all parts of the earth. > - 17 And it fell hard upon the people of Columbia; for the king said unto them^ Ye shall come unto me and pay tribute, then may ye depart lo another country^! ^ ^"^ 18 Now these things pleased the pirates and the cruisers and all the sea-robbers of Britain mightily, inasmuch as they could rob •f'-"; ■' ' . '■»f'5 I I 19 with impunity the commerce of Columbia^ under the cloak of British honor. 19 Furthermore, have not the senrants of the king leagued with the saTages of the wlldemess, and given unto them silver and gold, and placed the destroying engines in their hands ?^^«— i^*? ' 20 Thereby stirring up the nlprit of Sataiii within them, that they might s|^;ilie blood of the people of Columbia ; even the blbo<^ of our old men, our wives,and our little ones I 21 Thus hath Britain in her heari cork menced War against the people of Colum- bia, whilst they have cried aloud for jpeace: and when she smote them on the one cheek tbey have turned unto her the other also. 22 Now, therefore, shall we the fiidepend-^ ent people of Columbia, sit down silently, ai slaves, and bow the neck to Britain ? 23 Or, shall we nobly, and like our fore- fathers, assert our rights, and defend thai which the Lord hath given unto us, liiMi^Tir and IirpsPENOENCi: ? /*^M^ '^; .•^-: >Vci^ ;%, S' V ■*i^sf ■^: i^'r 9%. ■^i^-' ■•■ ^^4;^' m ♦•^/ r JM^:. m ■■sitv ■.» ^ r'*; II ■4- If ■>s. i^y- ^al "M' CHAP.- lli^-wm"mm^ 'H m, jReport of the CommiUee-^-^Declaration of ii OWf^^ifh^n there was ah end made of reading the^ paper wbich James had written, the Sanhedrim communed one with another | touching the matter. ^ ^ 2 An*^ they chose certain wise men from among Iheilii^'tp deliberate thereon. 3 And they c^ommanded them to go forth from their presence, for that purpose, and I return ^again on the third day of the same month. "^^'■'^^"V';^-'>^r- ^/•■' -'^ ^.... .v;^ .... ... 4 Now, when the third day arrived, at the eleventh hour of the *day, they came forth and presented themselves before the Great Sanhedrim, of the people. 5 Andl th(B chief of the wise men, wnbm they had chosen, opened his mouth and spake unto them after this manner : ^ '^' 6 Behold ' day"^^ and night have we medi- tate upon the words which James bath de- t • ^ I" m lirered, and we are weary withal, for our ' hearts wished peace. 7 But the wickedness of the kingdom of Great Britain, and the cruelty of the princes thereof, towards the peaceable inhabitants of the land of Cohimbia, may be likened un- to the fierce lion, when he putteth his paw upon the innocent lamb to derour him. *^^ 8 Nevertheless, the lamb shall not be slain ; for the Lord ^tll be his deliverer. 9 And if, peradventuie, the people of Columbia go not out to battle against the king, then will the manifold wrongs commit- ted against them be increased ten-fold, and they shall be as a mock and a bye-wonl among all nations. ••■^■"* '^'^^^ 'm'.:M^^--^:'y:m^m^ ■ ■ 10 Moreover, the righteousness of your cause shall lead you to glory, and the pillars of your liberty shall not be shaken. 1 1 Therefore, say we unto you. Gird on your swords and go forth to battle against the king ; even against the strong powers of Britain ; and the Lord God of Hosts be with "> f ••*,::' you. 12 Now when the great Sanhedrim of the people heard those things which the wise flUf ti had uttered, they pondered them in their minds many days, and weighed them well. 13 Even until the seyenteenth day of the month pondered they in secret concerning : the matter;'^ t •';--■- -•-*-■ ^* '.^ -^-'■ 14 And it was so, that on the next day they sent forth a Decrcb, making WAR upon the kingdom of Great Britain, and up> on the servants and upon the slaves thereof. 15 And the Decree was signed with the hand writing of James, the chief Governor of the land of Columbia. 16 After these things, the doors of the ehambersof the Sanhedrim were opened.. jr,'':' ■}i^■^:^0jll^ri^,'*^^. ^::lf.\ , (^:(■^.■f4 ■^-■■> ■■i ii0 ^.^iwm 1 ^ r ^,ii .^^.-sfti-:*;^-.*- 'i.!^K^:.-. ^"-^^ Kiv*' SB .*H' CHAP. m. JReeepiim of the DecUraiiim of War in Great Britain — ker friends in America — CeUeb Strong-^Hartford Convention. t. V ;!fi. '^im^r^^fsm And it came to pass, that wheivtbie princes and the lords and the counsellors of Britain saw the Dbcrbe, their wrath was kindled, and their hearts were ready to burst with indigna- tion* >"-i^'!v:^:.-.-'^*l''lK*; .1^'iliTi'f/ • f,-' 2 For, Terily, said they, this insult hath overflowed the cup of our patience ; and now- will we chlistise the impudence of these Yankees, and the people of Columbia shall bow before the king. ^i 3 (Now the word Yankees was used by the people of Britain as a term of reproach.) , 4 Then will we rule them with a rod of *^ iroa; and they shall be, unto us, hewerit.9/ wood and drawers of vvater. ,;^^^^ Ift. 4-M: I ''i:Mj^ l.'&-i..:L- ~%':il--Ja ■:, (-A IfMP IPIPP t^.:^^- '1^^ ». ■* '^ I. fw • '5 For, Terily, shall we suffer these cun- ning Yankees to beard the mighty lion, with half a dozen fir-built frigates, the men whereof are but mercenary cowards, bas- tards and outlaws ? i •. • •^■^«-* '^^■' t***-^*?f****^ 6 Neither durst they array themselves in battle against the men of Britain ; no! we will sweep their stars from the face of the waters, and their name shall be heard no more among nations. ^. -, *^ y v 7 Sl^all the proud conquerprs^ of Europe not laugh tt> scorn the feeble efforts of a few unorganized soldiers, undisciplined, and fresh from the plough, the hoe, ^nd the mattock ? H Yea, they shall surely fall ; for they were not bred to fighting aS'Were the ser- vants of the king. 9 Their large cities, their towns, and their villages will we burn with con^ming fire. 10 Their oil, and their wheat, and their rye, and their corn, and their barley, and their rice, and their buckwheat, and their oats, and their flax, and all the products of their country will we destroy, and scatter th^ remnants thereof to the four winds of heaven. Vt'i ^j;*" '?.-'-«r<;i 29 II All these tilings, and more, will we do unto this froward people... : «.. . .^ .*i*^^» t^^' «^ ^^ i 12 P^either shall there be found safety for age or sex from the destroying swords of j^o soldiers of the king. 13 Save in those provinces and towns where dwell the friends of the king ; for lo 1 said they, the king's friends are many. .^ ^ 14 These will we spare; neither will we hurt a hair of their heads : nor shall the sa- vages of the wilderness stain the scalping knife or the tomahawk with the blood of the king's friends. • 15 Now it happened abo at this time that there were numbers of the inhabitants of the country of Columbia whose hearts yearned after the king of Britain. ,^ ;,,.^ j^, ...J 16 These men were called Tories, which signifieth, iikhe vernacular tongue, the blind followers of royalty. \*c 17 And with their false flattering words they led astray some of the children of Co- lumbian Liberty ; for their tongues were smoother than oil. IB Evil machinations entered into their hearts, and the poison of their breath might be likened unto the deadly Bohon Upa%, * - Si' IslidAu^ . w "■^p mim #■ --.'t 26 which rears its lofty br^nch^s in tlie J>arjC|ii valley of Java.* ' ; -, 19 And they strove to dishearten the true friends of the great Sanhedrim ; but they pre^* vailed not, >.^^^^_rf':.i4'^^ ^w-m-^^'mk' w'i^^tM^M' 20 Moreover, Satan entered into the heart of one of the governors of the east» and he was led astray by the wickednessf tlusrepi^ -even Caleb, the sfaittamite.t i t ? ^ ^ ^:i 21 Now Caleb, which in the cberokee tongue, signifieth an ass, liked not the decree of the great Sanhedrim, inasmuch as he fa- vored the king of Britain ; and, though willing to become a beast of burden, yet would not move on account of his very great stupidity. 22 And he said unlo the captains of the hosts of the state over which he presided, Lo ! it seemeth not meet unto lae that ye go forth to battle against the king. ^ 23 For, lo ! are not the fighting men of * Of the exifitence of this wonderful tree there have been doubts : but the reader is referred to the relation of P. K. Po- ersch, who has g-iven a satisfactorj account of it, from bii OWB IravclR in its neighborhood. f Shittamite, hi the hebrew, is applied to a dlnetitl^r t'-pdf^ iMps itmay be equallj afipUcable here. * '7^''-'r- '.<■ ». VS7 Britain in ' multitude aslhe-sand onthe^fta shore ? and shall we prevail against them ? 24 Are not the mighty ships of the king spread over the whole face of the waters! is Tiot Britain the " bulwark of our religion ?" 25 Therefore, I command that ye go not out to battle, but Bvery man remain in his own house. - - 26 And all the governors of the east lis- tenedi tmlo the voice of Caleb, the sliittamite. 27 Moreover, iho ansjel of the Lord whis- pered in the ear'of Caleb, and spake unto him, saying, 28 If, peradventure, thou dost refuse to obey the laws of the land, the thing will not be pleasant in the sight of the Lord ; \ ; 29 Inasmuch as it may cause the people to rise up one against another, and spill the blood of their own children. 30 And the time of warfare will be length- ened out, and the blood of thousands will be upon thine head. 31 And Satan spake, and said unto Caleb, Fear not ; for if thou wilt forsake thy coun- try, and throw off the pattry subteifuge of • ■ ■-' e 4..., iL-:.. .>. •^-""i'"'i^"\'^~-'."V'L ,"Wt' .''.VT'^r.' :■.''■".?. 5*N 'V''j:r-' >":;»: '■*W\ *■ » ►t-f 28 r 4 " •*'.iS' Columbian Liberty, and defy the couAcQs o£ the great Sanhedrim, m- > v^ 32 Then shall thy name be proclaimed with the sound of the trumpet throughout ail the earth ; and thou shalt be a prince and a ruler over this people. 33 Now the smooth words of Satan tickled Caleb mightily, and he hearkened unto the counsel of the wicked one : v * c ^^ * "34 For the good counsel given unto him was as water thrown upon a rock. ^^^^■^^■■^ 4,1^2^ But when the chief governor and the great Sanhedrim of the people saw the wick- edness of Caleb, their hearts were moved with pity toward him and his followers : yea, even those who had made a convention at the little town of Hartford, ^ "" ff^ 36 Neither doth the scribe desire to dwelt upon the wickedness which came into the vil- lage of Hartford, the signification of the name whereof, in the vernacular tongu^, ap- peareth not. 37 For the meddling therewith is as the green pool of unclean waters, when a man casteth a stone therein. .•.\-. • !• 29 . :..; JbAn Henry — Elijah Parish, , . j. JLET the children of Columbia beware of false prophets, which come in sheep's clo- thing ; for it iz written. Ye shall know them by their fruits. 2 Now it came to pass, that a certain man, whose sir-name was Henry, came before James, the chief governor, and opened his mouth, and spake unto him, saying, ,^v^. ; ,^- 3 JLo ! if thou wilt give unto me two score and ten thousand pieces of silver, then will I unfold unto thee the witchcraft of Britain, that thereby thy nation may not be caught in her snares. 4 And James said unto him. Verily, for the good of my country, I will do this thing. 5 And immediately the man Henry open* ed his mouth, a sec ond time, and said, ^ 6 Lo ! the lords and the counsellors of Britain have made a covenant with me, and . .^ it,- ■■k -ii .\,'v->;- I • ./"-'■■' ,-■ i--* .■- ■ , .•»T"ij'^-'-' ■ ';;;,7""' / ■■ vi '••« . '- ,» 1 » ' I- t 3#' 1 Vta«rj& *« k««^Mr« 1 d^r »1A^ VMAnvr 1 • % would make a league with the provinces of the east, that the}' might favor the king ; and « long and faithfully have I labored in their cause -■^♦^^■•iir*''?;iivii : .. i»i4;<'-ii»Hi*'fi;f ,Mi» _!>^i||%. .-$11; ,.-.., 7 But they deceived me, even as they would deceive the people of Columbia ; for t^^eir pi-omises are as the idle wind that ^ss^ eth'by, which n'6 man' regardeth. -•^r-tli(6 people profited mti^ thereby ; inasmuch as it put th«TA \ipon tWe watch, and th^y gtiarded themselves agaiiist ttie'evil accordingly. - * *^ ' '* ' ' lb He that longetH after the irtterprfeti^ tibn df the deeds of Henry, let' him go a^ttd make inquiry of those who acted with him, tlie ministers of the Hartford Commiion, 11 Now, there wiis a certain hypociite who^e name was JBlijah, and he was a false prophet in the east, and led astray those of little understanding ; moreover, he was ';!:,. .r. -J,. y."^-4^.^-i:* f»f v.A:iiAi*'..A.i^;^M6^2->v.. >i'i&S'ii^^-'-.''^^ 31 A''> ^ an hireling, and preached for the sake offfl« Uiy lucre* r,ifA'«>nj>^'^;:*Jg|p:;'.4Aa¥*- ii*ifc'i«i|8i>»#|i:*^;^gp«» 12 And he rose up and called himseh a preacher of the gospel, and his words wer^ smooth, and the people uiarvelled at hiin ; * 13 But he profaned the temple of the" t Lord, and he strove to lead his disciples into the wrong way.-., «iif|tv<^ -^^^^h ^-kya-^mr^imMm: ^,H^|14 And many wise men turned their backs against him ; nevertheless he repented not of his sins unto this day. *^. "f -r; 15 Neither did the people, as Darius the Mede did unto the prophet Daniel, cast him into the den of lions, that they mi^ht see whether the royal beasts^ would disdain to derour him. ..^^^^ m-^im,Mm..*:f^m - ^^6 But they were rejoiced that power wfi» not given unto him to command fire to come down from heaven to consume the iriciiids of % jfr^a^ Sanhedrim, rta Mh x i^ --**.- .■#*. ; ■t' f II.- ^10-'' € 2 ^ f'^' • ■??;? ir?;; ^'■y * ■ •■"WF"^ 4,' I?. ;■ :-^^^^^mm CHAP. YA"^^^'"^^^' ^^merican Army — Militia — Navy — British JSavy — Rogers* first Crm^e-^aapture of the y^'^ U*S, brig Nautilus — nmoval of aliem be- ' -."^ yondiide-rvaUr^^ i-iij^ii^^m'^m^^i^^^m-'^^m^^ ..." V ' ' , , . ' X HE whole host of the people of Columbia, who had been trained to war, being number- ed, was about seven thousand fighting men.^ , 2 Neiiher were they assembled together ; but tLey were extended from the north to the south, about three thousand miles.f ^ ^ 3 But the husbandmen, who lived under their own fig-trees, and lifted the arm in de- fence of their own homes, were more than seven hundred thousand, all mighty men of Talor. 4 Now the armies of the king of Britain, are they not numbered and written in the book of Hume, the scribe ? is not their name a terror to all nations ? , , T , *• ■ ■ ■ -. . .1. ->l'..S'i.^y.»r9*a*r. :.?¥>" * Standing armj. i FiomDiikiot of JMaiM to ItfoUte \a>j vid NewO;l«n9 # ■1 ".*: ■ -y^'jfe ^^^^A.!i&). 'i:^^ij,Akii;iMsa&^ 33 /^' ■..^'. . jy^ 5 Moreover, the number of the strong ships of the peaceable inhabitants of Colum- bia, Ihat moved on the waters of the deep, carrying therein the destroying enginel^ „\ which vomited their thunders, was about one ^^ score ; besides a handful of " cock-boats ;" with *' a bit of striped bunting at their mast- head. r"Jt!i;^:f'v.--r -. '■^J.^^v ^vVV.>:{^v *^i;.V;-Vl ■ 6 But the number of the fighting vessels of Britain was about one thousand one score and one, which bore the royal cross. 7 And the men of war of Britain w^ere ar- \ rayed in their might against the peejile of the land of Columbia. 8 Nevertheless, it came to pass, that about this time a strong ship of the United States, called the President, commanded by a skillful man whose name was Rogers,* -^- 9 Sailed towards the island of Britain, and went nigh unto it, and made captive numbers of the vessels of the people of Britain, in their own waters ; after which she return- ed in safety to the land of Columbia. 10 And the people gave much praise to •' «•■ "■*if»»,;',vi ■ii,-ifii:.-..^t4vy.^'*^ji|iu^'i-;jiij.*,_i^^ • 13 But he was entrapped, and fell a prey to the vessels of the king; howbeit, the cap- tain, whose name was Crane, tarnished not hi^ honor thereby. . ; v , 14 And the name of the vessel of the United States was called Nautilus, ^ . r^' 15 Now, about this time, there was a law flent forth from the great Sanhedrim, com- manding all servants and subjects of the king of Britain foithwith to depart beyond the swellings of the waters of the gre^it deep; even two score miles. ■*■ f c /Ufl'v, , ■tt» ' y:' 3J 16 And the J did so ; and their friends from whom they were compelled to flee» mourned for thera many days. ' * 17 After this they could do no evil, on the which their hearts were bent continually. 1 8 And when they arrived in the bade pxtrts of the far extended provinces of Co- lumbia, the husbandmen' opened their mouths, and the dumb beasts looked at them with astonishment. ^ ' , 19 Neitherdoth the scribe marvel at' ttein altonisbment; for were not the servants i of the king astonished, out of measure^, at the felrave men ^ of Columbia. i 7:','.. ::i • ■ ■ • • :- ■. :* ^.^ ^.f^\r:..? \ . H, ^5 ,,1,. ' 'i.v ,/i^- ; r: ■_, , ■■'■:■ '' i^r] -Uy: - ■■■; ) ■«!*'*• . ' if^t'^•.>' . «f: f"-. ' ■ ' ''^. . . y ■ C 1 '-rf:* UiMMiiMM|M|i|*!'P w T-T .-tv^- ■?. .4 .1 \ 36 \ '^:^i ■■.'^iy%f^^t-- •"? t'-'tjif^ ■. :»' * •■■1*:* •■'*!»>/Hi«? ■ ■■ ' cijAp yj A A*f ^5i;i ^\ «*>3«iJft HulVs expedition — he enters Canada, and «n- ^ camps at Sandwich — issues his Proclamar tUm^^retreats to Detroit, , 1 -tr^ ■■-*•* J>v »•**.* iJi^ J ■#P 3 Now Hull was a man well stricken in years, and he had been a captain in the host of Columbia, in the days that tried men*s souls; even in the days of Washington. 4 Therefore, when he appeared in the ■^ "^ Canada. 37 presence of the great Sanhedrim,^ they were pleased with his countenance, and put much faith in him. j^-— — 6 Moreover, he was a governor in the north,t and a man of great wealth. 6 And, now when he arrived with his army hard by the Miami of the fjakes, he gat him a vessel and placed therein those things which were appertaining unto the preserva- tion of the lives of the sick and the maimed. 7 But, in an evil hour, the vessel was en- snared, near unto a strong hold,t beside a ri- ver, called in the language of the Gauls^ Detroit ,^ *. 8 And the army of the provinces of Co^ lumbia suffered much thereby. ; ; > 9 Nevertheless, on the twelfth of the se- venth month, about the fourth watch of the night, William with his whole host crossed the river which is called Detroit. 10 And he eneamped his men round about i * Gen. Hull had been to WashiogtoD and obtained an appoint- ment previous to tiie mw» t filichi|aB territofj. t Maiden. i^ K^'hi^i. •j''..-^--;-.i. .riv'i>tiV''-H*!.w?>^ ■MMklMHa i?1 MHPiiiii^OTw^iiMiiniPPiiPiHMa wmmm ■: ;^^,- 'v^MT;^. >38 the i6\\ti otSmfidwieh in the pii^viiit^of ibe , ;v ' ** • '^'ItiHSFi^ king. "■ -■'■': ■ -'--^'^ • '•■ ■■'-^ .;■ 11 From this place, he sent forth rf Pro- clamation, which the great Sanh^drimf had prepared for him ; and the wisdbni th)eriel>f appeareth evenunto this day. 12 But if a man's ASS falleth int<5 a ditleh, shall the master suffer thereby? if injury can be prevented, shall we not rather- with our mightendeavor tohelp him? ' '-^ '^-^ ' 13 Now in the proclamation which Bull published abroad, he invited ihe people bf the province of Canada to join Ihemseivesto Ihc host of Columbia, wIjo were come to drive the servants of the king from their borders. - * * - 1 4 And it came to pass, that a great multi- tudo flocked to the banners of the great Sanhedrim. ^ ^ ^=^^ 15 Nevertheless, they knew not that they were to be entrapt. , 16 However it was so, that^ William de- parted from the province of the king, and again passed the river. 17 And when the husbandmen of the pro- vince of Canada, who had joined the standard . tia^a^'inij-tf'Tafe^'^W^ Jii/Art..'*iLit.'^iiii'.fc.'Visw:ir-.*':'.«^.L. ■ ^■A«it,.....t...it-^.L> .jT -■'■ ■~' .-^W^l*"",' V- 3PK of Columbia, learned those things, they wept bitterly ;for they were left behind, v 18 After this William secured himself in the strong hold of Detroit ; and the eyes of the men and the women of Columbia wera fixed upon him. Id And the expectation thereof may be likened unto a man who' bath watered well his yineyard. > / . • ;i?*-i ^>-. ''^ 'i D .,_L. v..'_... /.-';«t.'..'3^ ..-■ :. ■'!l^tVi',[iV'''i'iliili'"liihil i^ W!>r CHAP. VIT. HulVc expedition — surrender of his army and the whole Michigan Territory — his trial and pardon by the President — capture of Michilimackinack. JN OW the host of the king were few in num- bers ; nevertheless, they came in battle array against the strong hold of William. 2 And when he beheld them from afar, he was afraid ; his knees smote one against ano- ther, and his heart sunk within him; for, lo ! the savages of the wilderness appeared amongst them. ^ - 3 And there was a rumor went throughout the camp of Columbia, and it bore hard upoii William. 4 Inasmuch as they said the wickedness of his heart was bent on giving up the strong hold to the servants of the king. 5 Howbeit he was not taxed with drink- ing of the strong waters of Jamaica ; which when they enter into the head of a man, des- f-. :J-*:>i» i-i*;kiis. .-tM „ .u.?*:>-.-C "i'l" •SB^ns-' 41 troy his reason and make him appear like unto one who hath lOst his senses. 6 And when the charge against William was made known unto the soldiers of Colum- bia, they were grieved much, for they were brave men, and feared nought. 7 So the officers communed one with another touching the thing: but they wist not what to do.* 8 And they fain would have done violence unto William, that they might have been en* abled to pour forth their thunders against the approaching host of Britain ; which he had forbidden to be done. 9 Moreover, the names of these valiant men, who were compelled to weep before the cowardice of William, are they nat re- corded in the bosom of every friend of Co- lumbian liberty.f 10 And it was about the sixteenth of the eighth month when the servants of the king appeared before the strong hold of Detroit. 1 1 And the name of the chief captain of *' * The ofBrers present were not sufficient to warrant any op- position to the weakness of the general. t Miller, Cass, M'Arthur, Brushi Fiadley, &c. *4; "■^B* .^. f m the province of Canada, that came against the strong liolci, was Brock, whose whole fence was about seven hundred soldiers of the king, and as many i^avages. )2 Now when the soldiers of Canada were distant about a furlong, moving towards the eirong hold ; even when the destroying en- gines were ready to utter their thunders, and smite them to the earth, , 13 William, whose heart failed him, com- manded the valiaiit men of Columbia to bow down before the servants of the king ; 14 And he ordered them to yield up the destructive weapons which they held in their hands. 15 Neither could they appear in battle against the king again in many days. 16 Moreover, the cowardice of his heart caused him to make a league with the slaves of the king, in the which he gave unto them the whole territory over which the people had entrusted him to preside ; notwithstandr ing it appertained not unto iuai. 17 And the balls of solid iron, and the black dust, and the destroying engines be- came a prey unto the men of Britain. 18 Now there had followed after Wil- ■d-Sfcii* 43 liam a band of brate men from the y/esi,* and the name of their captain was Brush $ and he had in trust the bread and the yiixm wliich were to support the army of Columbia. 19 And, lest they should fall into tb^ hands of the savages, a captain, whose-name was Vanhorfiy was ordered to go forth and meet him.^.^,M^.^a^:^^^.,,,,;^,..,.^,^. . 20 And the band that went forth, was en" trapped at Brownstown, by the cunning sa- vages, that laid wait for them, and the killed and the wounded of Columbia were about two score. ^. ^^^, .>; 21 And again there were sent from the camp of William more than five hundred men to go to the aid of Brush. *,^ ..s^ ^^ 22 And the name of the chief captain thereof, was Miller ;\ and the captain whom he ordered to go before him was called Snelling,t 23 Now Snelling was a valiant man, and strove hard against the men of Britain, and the savages ; even until MiUei: the chief cap- tain arrived. / •-^, ; '- ,;::;;:.;/; ',■ v^Oi/ Kf-* \- Ohio. .^1* t Col. Miller, D2 t Gol. J. SoeUiog. V ■ ■in: i^'-.n,.'-,.' ,,, ,,i,. __<;,4^^. 24 And the place, which is called Magwt- go, lieth about an hundred furlongs distant irom XJetroit* .'.,,•».- , ■,; . -^:*-« - .^■"^.if'r* ?-:*,- 25 Now the battle waxed hot; and the host of Miller pressed hard upon the savages and upon the men of Britain. *v>i-#f 4^*>;^ 26 Inasmuch as they were compelled to flee before the arms of Columbia : and Mil- ler gat great honor thereby. 27 And there fell of the men of Britain that day an hun^i^ed two score and ten. 28 Nevertheless, in the league which Wil- liam had made, he had included Miller, and all the brave captains and men of war of Co- lumbia that were nigh the place. » 29 Now, therefore, whether it was coward- ice outright, in William, or whether he be- came treacherous for filthy lucre's sake, ap- peareth m>t unto the scribe.* ^ » •.C%V' • ^ To palliate Hull's conduct it has been urged, that he sur- rendered his army to preyent the effusion of blood .* but let us ask those charitable paUiarars what they would have said of Geq. Jackson, if, when a mighty and a bipod-thirsty.enemy appeared before his battlements, in quest of beauty aud booty, he had l^en up N. Orleans and ceded the Louisiana territory to him ? or of the gallant Croghfli, when left to defend fort Stephenson with ahandfulof mcajuid a liogle sizpoundw ?*-The8« jfoXHot- 45 -iA 30 But the eflect thereof io the natioir, was aR a man having a millstone cast about hisneck. ■' '•" ' ..;,.<.-, .^^% ^^;.:M 31 So William and his whole army fell into the hands of the servants of the king. 32 But as it is written in the book of Sol- omon, There is a time for all things, so it came to pass, afterwards, that William waa called to account for his evil deeds. ■ 33 And he was examined before the law- ful tribunal of his country, and they were all valiant warriors and chief captains in the land of Columbia. 34 Howbeit, when the council* had weigh- ed well the matter, they declared him suiltyy and ordered that he should suffer death. 35 Nevertheless, they recommended him to the mercy of James, the chief governor of the land of Columbia. 36 Saying, Lo ! the wickedness of the man appeareth unto us as the noon day ; tors might even have wished that the heroes of Erie and Cham* plain had felt the same qualms of conscienre : — but they ought to liDow that it was such noble deeds tbatstopt the *' effmion ^ Uoodr '^ * *'" ■ t ^ Court*iiiart|al. Ws. p. ..) : ^'i ; •«.* "3t*£.- ■ If, 46 - W^ # .vv37 But the infirmities of his age have weakened his understand! ig, therefoi e let hig gray hairs go down into the grave in silence. 38 And when James heard the words of the council, his heart melted as wax before the fire. -.^mi^!-.-..^^, ^4^.:: 39 And he said, Lo ! ye have done that whidi seemeth right unto me. :^.^.,:..^.,^^.:,.,x^^. 40 Nevertheless, as my soul hopeth for mercy, for this thing William shall not sure- ly die ;i but his name shall be blotted out from the list of the bfave.-^ m-^^^^m^-^^i^^kni^'' ^^^1 For it appeareth unto me that he was possessed of an evil spirit, and wist not what he did. 42 Notwithstanding this, William thanked him not, but added insult to cowardice*^ 43 So William was ordered to depart to the land which lieth in the east,t where he remaiuelh unto this day ; and his name shall be no more spoken of with reverence amongst men. 44 Moreover, there was another evil which fell upon the people of the United States^ \ .:,;../.),■ * Hairiaddren to the puUi;." *r- 47 about the time the host of Columbia crossed the river Detroit. 45 For, lo ! the strong hold of Michili" mackinack, which lieth nigh unto the Lakes of Michigan and Huron fell an easy prey un- to the men of Britain, and their red brethren ; 46 Howbeit, their numbers were more than four-fold greater than the men of Co- lumbia, who knew not of the war. 47 Wevertheless, the people of the United States, even the great Sanhedrim, were not disheartened ; neither were they afraid ; for they had counted the cost, and were pre* pared to meet the evil. % ^ ':jt- ^■ .* ■^,Mi.- m m 4S r- CHAP. VIII. Capture of the British frigate Guerriere, hy the United States* frigate ConstitutioUy cap- tain Hull— capture of the Alert sloop of war, by the Essex, captain Porter* JN OW it came to pass, on the nineteenth day of the eighth month, that one of the tall ships of Columbia, called the Constitution, commanded by Isaac whose sur-name was Hull, ^ 2 Having spread her snowy wings on the bosom of the mighty deep, beheld from afar one of the fighting ships of Britain bearing the royal cross. 3 And the name of the ship was called, in the language of the French, Guerriere,^ which signifieth a warrior, and Dacres was the captain thereof. 4 Now when Dacres beheld the ship of Columbia his eyes sparkled with joy, for he had defied the vessels of Columbia. * Tbe Guerriere was takeu from the French by the British. bi,y-.r?y ^lA'tfTV* _ ir . ■#■' ,• \ /fVif 48 5 And he spalce unto his officers and hi8 men that were under him, saying, 6 Let every man be at liis post, and ere the glass hath passed the third part of an hour, her stripes shall cease to sweep the air of heaven. 7 And the yawning deep shall open its mouth to receive the enemies of the king. 8 And the men of Dacres shouted aloud, and drank of the strong waters of Jamaica, which make men mad ; moreover they mixed the l)lack dust therewith. 9 Now when Isaac drew nigh unto the king's ship the children of Columbia shouted. 10 And Isaac bore down upon the strong ship of the king. 11 About this lime they put the lighted match to the black dust of the destroying en- gines, and it was like unto a clap of thunder. . 12 Moreover, the fire and smoke issued out of the mouths of the engines in abun- dance, so as to darken the air, and they were overshadowed by the means thereof. 13 Now the black dust was not known among the ancients ; even Holomon, in all his wisdom, knew it not. i^ - 14 And the battle continued with tre- 1^ *?»• ' •Jv*"'" : si»-' .M % -^^' 'J^r m^ 50 inf^ndous roar until about the space of half an hour, when its noises ceased. 15 But when the clouds of smoke had passed away, behold ! the mighty Guerrierb lay a sinking wreck upon the face of the waters. 1(5 The shadow of hope passed over her as a dream ; and most reluctantly was she compelled to strike the lion's red cross to the eagle of Columbia. 17 Whilst the Constitution, like Sha-^ drach in the fiery furnace, filled her white sails and passed along as though nothing had happened unto her. 18 Now the slain and the maimed of the king that day were five score and five. 19 And the loiss of the people of Colum* bia, was seven slain and seven wounded. 20 After this Isaac caused a burning coal to be placed in the ship that she might be consumed, and the fiames thereof mounted towards the heavens. 21 And the great Sanhedrim honored Isaac with great honor, and the people were rejoiceci* in him, and they forgat the evils which hetd befallen them in the north. 22 But when the lords and counsellors of i. -"" * #' :e of half noke had lUERRIERE ce of the I over her f was she cross to like Sho'' her white thing had jd of the ve. f Cohim* Founded. ling coal might be mounted honored )le were he evils 1. ellor» of /'IfS^'.'WWR'tAi •>i^^ **'";Vvi.' ''■4^f-«- ' f1,t^4 •»if*l': '■{»'%): ^:;« ...v.i^r H M 3.^'V *4 .%" *-#'?»-^*' *^#'|»* •'■» " ■« ' ■-*? v^i *i '4d (.,V '"iT? '•->. ■#'. i'* ?^W''-?^f. -J ;^ i* . ^'^t-' " «^ -^ , V iM -* *#,i ,,, i^'r '* ;«*' M 'i^*''H"'M t^"^ #|*^«^-;>^ '^tWl^'- U.^iY% '/^I'M^^v'^m^S - » «t ,.X'»S ' 'ii«'«iH' *<5«|f " •«*.' ^* V -^S*' »^ %v %: ^^'% ^r^**«i 1;' -- '/. • ■^# . jA^i^ dl l' Britain heard those things they beliered them not ; it was as the bitterness of gall to their souls ; for the pri". ^■%|%- V ■'■. • "V Jyi'-^J'Ai.' :'.' _!.%:.>.- ^^^' :}'i?^!»-..- ■ , : ■ ,-.•'■' •■'■'^^' #^«r-^- .' i--.' , ■ . .-. . -V;.'-.Vi' ': "• J". ■ ■ , ' J i' ' . ■ ■' ■'■ ■ : i.s -''"o-f.'^'^i; •^^-r;:/:..:^ ^^V.{f^^ .-^''■i '■■^■. ■■■•n; .:.. . ■.■>-fH^. > \^ ■f/j \-^r t "fe^'s :sv..^....,,u:. ■T^^iPfillilllMitPW^MPIipiiiPViP mmm ^' . . ■ .■■'> 52 \ ;. f t ■• i i 3 ' k'^sik'-T-. CHAP. IX. .; ;:< V' iv?A- ^.A%S^?> Attack on SacketVs Harbor — affair of Og- densbur^h — British drove from St, Regis, blithe Troy militia under major Young — i the brigs Adams and Caledonia re-capturtd * % capt. Elliot, near fort Erie, i) '\mt JN OW the movements of the enemy were as the motion of a whirlwind, which passeth from the north to the south, and from the east to the west. 2 And they sought to encompass the whole land of Colrmbia round about. 3 So it came to pass that a number of the armed vessels of the king, that sailed on the great lake which is called Ontario, moved toward iSrtcArcW^ Harbor. 4 And they demanded certain vessels of the people of the United States, which they had taken from the king, to be given up un- i6 them, saying : 5 Verily, if ye give them not up, then will •'-^•<«'.MnM»^... .. .. ,^i.i<^W»*tfc.,wi(..»i "."'-■.'■ ■ ff/-:-.' '':■: - -'■^.'- V>'7.' '-V'" **^.-'"',- .■..■-!>/>■ ■»!-.'■«»■. -'■S*,'- 53 we lay a contributicn upon you, and ye shall pay tribute. <> \ ' , ., 6 But Bellinger, the chief captain of the Harbor, refused. - .^. ^^ 7 And when the vessels of the king were hard by, a certain captain whose name was ^00^^, set one of the engines to work, 8 And the vessels of the king also opened the mouths of their engines and shot into the camp of Columbia. " ^i • ^/s^^.* . !h i* , .i .. 9 And the number of the husbandmen of the United States that flocked to the defence of the Harbor was about three thousand. 10 And when th3 men of war of Britain saw that the people of Columbia were not afraid, and that they knew to use the des- troying engines, they fled to their strong hold, in the province of the king, which is caXled Kingston* :*.v , , 11 Howbeit, some of their ships received much damage from the balls of heavy metal, that smote them, from the strong hold. 12 Now as the malice of the nations in- creased one against another, so did the evils increase which surrounded them. . -f^^^i^ 13 And it came to pass on the fourth day of the tenth month, there came a thousand 4 Vf '■.■ i'f ■■VA, ^# mum^ '•-'-w m .,.,■,- -.jr-V^,, '.-VVr- •::*f\ k '* 54 flghiing men of Britain to lay waste the vil- lage of Ogdensburgt which lieth hard by the rfver 8i, Lawrence* * # f^^ff*^>. ->» .a*^#. ...i,-. , 14 Howbeit, the people of Columbia per- mitted them not to come unto the land; but compelled them to depart in haste. **^ '^«- ^ 15 Nigh unto this place is a village which is called 81, Regis, where the soldiers of Bri- tain had come to fix a strong hold, on the borders of Columbia. 16 But a brave captain, whose name Was Young, with a band of men, called militia, went against them. - y^ -'-^ ■' ^^ - ■ ^'* '■"■^ '^^mm^m^^^ • 17 And he sat the destroying engines to work, and the noise thereof sounded in their ears ; so they were discomfitted and fled in confusion. 18 And the number of the servants of the king, made captive that day, was two score men, with the instruments of destruction in their hands. ;• --^mi^^^^'mm-^ 19 Moreover, one of llic banners of (lie king, even tlie red-cross standard of Britain, fell into the hands of Young. 20 On the eighth day of the same month, a captain, of Columbia, whose name was El- Hot, a cunning man, took a chosen band, who anrie was 55 cftme from the sea-coast, and put them in boats. . ■'■ _ V,.; ^_/ ",, < 21 And he departed with them from NiOr gara towards the strong hold of Erie, even ID the dead of the night. .v, i ,.»*fei*, 22 And he came unawares upon the two vessels which were covenanted to the king, with the army at Detroit. 23 And the name of the vessels were the Adams and the Caledonia, and Elliot cap- tured them the same night. « - ^ h v 24 However, the next day, as Elliot and his men were returning with their prizes, the men of Britain, who were upon the other shore, let the destroying engines loose upon tlieiu from their strong hold ; 25 And a few of the people of Columbia were slain ; uuireover, it was here the valiant Cuvkr^ fell ; a ball of heavv metal struck him as he was coming on a fleet horse toward the water's edge. . i. 26 Now Cuylerwas a man «vell beloved; and the officers and men of Columbia grieved for him many days. . { , ^i ■H f ■ ' ■■■ ♦ M^orCiiyler. |,c^5fr': •^^ „:*i„;„...v .i*, w ±.:..^.:.,4^'-'- mmmm ^P v>fr.. *'<" ; 1| % "^i.^ € M L^^ -^ • i'lj.- :?,Cfl? * .: • « ^Battle of QwenstofDn-^the British General Brock killed. 1-m ,i,r«' if t.- ■^ And it c&tti^ tb pa^s on the morfting of the thirteenth day of the tenth month, it ^ 2 'That Stephen^ a chief captain^ of Colum- bia, sur-named Van Rensselaer, essayed to cross the rirer which is called Niagara, with -.jv :f ■l^t''if:''jyi iR"^:"''«*s't his wholfe army. 3 Now the river lieth between the Lake Erie and the Lake Ontario, 4 And the noise of the waters of the river is louder than the roarings of the forest; yea, it is like unto the rut^hing of mighty armies to battle. ? n^^^^- 5 And the movement of the falls thereof bringeth the people from all parts of the earth to behold it.* 6 So Stephen gat his soldiers into the boats that were prepared for them, and they "** Niagara falls. -w i t^'i«i;-p. ; ^ -Ml'^iit , 57 .- , .'^ moved upon the rough waters' of the river, toward the strong hold of Queenstown, ' •" 7 And when the men of Britain saw them approach, they opened th^ engines upon them, from Fori George, Erie, and Black. Bock. 8 Nevertheless, they persevered ; although the strength of the waters, which were un- governable, separated the army. ^ **«^'- #4 9 However, Solomon,* a captain and a kinsman of Stephen, reached the shore with the men under his command, in all about two hundred. 10 And he put the army in battle array, in a valley, and moved up towards the strong hold ; and Brock was the chief captain of the host of Britain. : - > '^ ; 1 1 And from their strong hold they shot, with their mischievous engines, balls of lead in abundance ; and it was as a shower of hail upon the people of Columbia ; 12 For there was no turning to the right hand nor to the left for safety. 1 3 And Solomon and his men fought hard ; and they rushed into the hottest of the battle. * Col. Solomon Van Rensselaer. ?:.. « •"Hi: '■M * #- '-. Jf % ..■*"il*i:^. ■*:!;-.. ■ r.;-' p 58 14 And a captain of the United States,^ whose name was CAry^/ie, followed close after them, with a chosen hand of brave men. 15 So they pushed forward to the strong hold, and drove the men of Britain before* them, like sheep, and smote them hip and thigh, with great slaughter ; and Brock, their chief captain, was among the slain. .< .^ . 16 And Chrystie, and the valiant Wool, and Ogilvie, and the host of Columbia gat in- to the |iold, and the army of the king fled : and Chrystie was wounded in the palm of his iianCl. ; Y^^*»•i.^ >■-... , ^' :■.*■■{, :'i i*->.i'J)^'.,>t«OC 4 17 But Solomon was sorely wounded, so that his strength failed him, and he went not into the hold. ; ^ ..^ . .e ^m 18 And that day there fell of the servants of the king many valiant men, even those who were called invincibles, and had gained great honor in Egypt. 19 Nevertheless, the same day a mighty host of savages and soldiers of the king,* came forth again to battle, and rushed upon the people of the United States, and drove them from the strong hold of Queenstown. * ReinfoFcemeots from Fort Georg« ^nil Cbippawa. •kj|&*.ywsift. 59 20 For, lo ! Stephen, the chief captain, could not prevail on the host of militia, on the other side of the rivei , to cross over. ^ 21 So the army of Columbia moved down towards the river to cross over again, that titey might escape. ^^^ ^^ s4« 22 But when they came down to the water side, lo! they were deceived, for there was not a boat to convey theni to a place of safe^ ty ; so they became captives to the men of Britain. '*'"- ■;"**?■*. ^•*^, -I'^^iif"-- *-♦-,...> »»-4**. -.-'s^m. •jsi^i;**.;^ 23 Now the men of Britain treated the prisoners kindly, and showed much tender- ness towards them; for which the people blessed them. 24 And the killed and wounded of the host of Columbia, were an hundred two score and ten. '■;^*' ■'./'■•^. .■.■,-^,- -- ■ ,--..•-'.*.. .-v*--'v./ f^^-^^ - 25 And. the prisoners that fell iiito the hands of the king, were about seven hun- dred. ^^-■•■"- ^'-■■^*^ ' '^'^-^ ■■' -^ i.-:^;•■':4^u■*•.-• .^>:^r&:, "i; '...-,. V 26 Nevertheless, in a letter which Ste- phen sent lo Henry* the chief captain of the army of the north, he gave great honor un- ■ Mt' * Maj. GcQ. Dearborn. ^ ip^mpiiiipp BH^nWfW" .* * to the captains who fought under him that 27 And the names olfthe valiant men, who distinguished themselves in the battle, were Wadsworlh, Van Rensselaer , Seott, Chrystie, Fenmick, Fink, Gibson, ?ind many other brai^ men of war. . - -t^rrt... -^.w •^■■mfii-m- -m ■^m*- »*«»' ■ ■'W.*®-' -» .:'iJ-- ibiitl ** *• ■ ' . ... "^^,«;- '^■' Vv..,.- wr%rm ■ ,s ^ ';« ■• . , ; j.,'jjt'4i^i ' ) :. .■WP' h • ^','> 14 So when the young men who had flocked to the banners of Alexander, came down to the water's edge, to go into the boats, they thought of the words which the enemies of Columbia had spoken unto them ; and they refused to cross over : / n , 15 Neither could the persuasions of the chief captain prevail on them all to go into the boats ; and those whose hearts were willing were not enough. 16 So he was obliged to suffer them to re- turn to their homes; for his expectations were blasted, sr - , ;, •..■.- ^ 17 And the army of Columbia went into winter quarters ; for the earth was covered with snow, and the waters of the great lakeB were congealed. , ■•M 1: ■i i 4-, %ih. 'W'fim'immmmfiiw "'(-''■'"",iTT''""W"fn I ■ f s 64 'I I'i CHAP. XII. ■ ^k Capture of the sloop of War Frolic, of 22 iguns, by ike United States* sloop of war Wasp, of IS guns. ■ » < • \ 'r>- ISl OW the strong ships of war of the king- dom of Britain were sptead over' tlie whole face of the waters of the ocean. • t - 2 But few, indeed, were the vessels of Co- lumbia, that were fighting ships and carried the destroying engines. ^ ^.i^^rmMM:^ 3 Howsoever, early in the morning of the eighteenth day of the tenth monthj about the sixth hour, being on the sabbarth day, 4 One of the ships of Columbia, called the ITa^p, the name of the captain whereof was JofieSy who wa» a valiant man, discovered afar off one of the strong ships of the king. 5 Now the ship of Britain was mightier than the ship of Columbia, and she was call- .rv. '■w^ ii^t^-i \ r -A*j-. %m^^^' mmmmmm .> '#' :3^' sv,®-;^ •* '-»» ■>te ."!•« V i.. ^ w^ , , •^.* C^ ,^;^ ^ '-^^«-;- % . t *' • * ^^J.^ - iri^^r^ • ^ -: ' -f ^ , ■ t ''"%i%Vjf«'%,f « '• *'. " " ■& i > %?i S-^it? ''^^ ■^Hr" ».,1I,, ,3! HIJii,iliAf!,llf^.Pll],li III, J .|^i^(qpp|ipiti f i f * : ' > '■•wu->"iu]jiiiiBr w> s*. H I iH M n «i m. .iii M i« M € v-# ^0ti^^ m w w ^dl «d the Frolicy and the captaio'B name was Whinyea^U^' 6 And they began t^ iiUer then* ttiund^rd about the eleventh hour of the day, and t^ noises continued for nior^ than the s^p^c^ pf half an hour. 7 When the Wasp, falling uppi^ t,b? Fy^ lie, and getting entangled therewith, the men struggled together ; and the mariners of Co- lumbia overpowered the mariners of Bri- tain. 8 So it came to pass, that the Frolic be- came captive to the ship of Columbia. 9 And the slain and the wounded of the king's ship were about four score. 10 And the children of Columbia lost, in all, about half a score : howbeit, there was much damage done to both vessels. 1 1 Nevertheless, about this time, a mighty F^ip of Britain, called the Poictiers, came upon the vessels, which were in a defence- less situation, and took them both, and com- manded them to go to the island of the king which is called Bermuda. 12 However, the people of Columbia were pleased with the noble conduct of i: Si* ■■' ) J #^ ^ 66 1<: Jones, and for bis valiant acts they gave liim a sword of curious workmanship. 13 Moreover, while he remained at Ber- xnuda, the inhabitants, the servants of the king, treated him kindly ; and showed much respect for him and his officers that were made captive, .'■r? ^':^ ^-^^^ "-^.^^'^f m::j^i^ M i)-d ;^r.-i% (':■ (K. / ^A^/4 i./:-.- '% ^^^i^-.- P^^' '- ■"■■' .f ' '' ;' ■} I ~ 'i''^^ ^' i'ff^ 1-' ' t ■ ■ .'-; ;) ^l ' t- 1 ■■;,;' /.r- "^M ""^T-^- ''-. . '■.^ \r e-'^ir"-^ '-;■'■ "■'.■" ^ ^'4 ^ s Kii "m ,■ > "*'* - " ' -■ r , t. •i , , ,' , i * 'J BMtfWMIIPfitWHmiriMi JWHRl ■!» PUlU, Wilpippi '^^'^^i^^^MiPffiPPiPiPPIiiiiil -^SsiBr-^ 67 ■ i'^.' ••.:. ';^v'-"d'>l''*;iAr '>-:-!?f .^ .^iil '■/^ii fc^ -- ■^♦i-- ,^ ^^CHAP. XIII. ,f^ , .'' li^ v^i■..#■" Capture of the British frigate Mactdonian,, hy Com, Decatur, in the frigate United States — brig Vixen captured by the British /ri- gate Southampton. ■'tf:i|i^%■*■;■■'•■-/■J;^i■'■•M'• -'.'■ JN OW it happened on the twenty-fifth day of the tenth month, in the first year of the war, that a certain strong ship of Britain^ that had prepared herself to fight a ship of Columbia, appeared upon the waters of the deep* .•#,,..,. ■ ilsffi^ .'■i/V^Jr . ..V-— .^..^J:;v 2 And she was commanded by a valiant captain whose name was Carden, and the name of the ship was the Macedonian. 3 And on the same day she met one of the strong ships of Columbia, the name of the captain whereof was Decatur, and the Tessel was called the United States. 4 Now Decatur was a man who had ne- ver known fear ; and the good of his country was the pride of his heart. F 2 •i^A "i^ iiSl* . Piniii'i' < '^f<^!!||||V|M|IP;"^)*FJi>.' 'J«''i' - IIIIW.I' ,),.<■ I J-' I ;■• t 68 ^ And when he came towards the Tea- sel of the king, he used no entreaty with his men, for they all loved him, and the point of his finger was as the word of his mouth. ■^ii:^.%t:^-:^^,-iyj»^.-,:.. '•.: 1>t5Jv*^4 6 So when the ships came nigh unto one another, their thunders were tremen- dous, and the smoke thereof was as a black cloud. •'*•■"■•••• ■ • '- -■ ■ ■ '^-'^^^^' 7 Nevertheless, in the space of about nine- ty minutes, the strong ship of Britain struck her red flag to the simple stripes of Columbia. 8 Now the Macedonian was a new ship, 9nd she gat much damage. ' ' ^, t d But the United States, like the com- panions of Shadrach, moved unhurt upon the waters ; nay, even her wings were -not singed, 10 Aiid the slain and the wounded, of the «hip of the kin^, were five score and four. 11 And there fell of the people of Colum- %|bia five who were slain outright, and there ^ere seven maimed. >^ % 12 Moreover the ship .of Britain had se- ven of the stolen men of Columbia therein, Vhb were compelled to fight against their brethren; and two of them were stein in battle. ^■ -m^ ■)>' . -•Si'tii-i'ii^.::., ^"^'i' ' r.: 1 ■ : ^^'..rf-:- • -4'-- f^-:.- .■■'» s the vea- treaty with n, and the ord of his ~ ■ •: ■■''■< <'-' i V . ■.' .-^ - ■.:•:> •;- f. 13 And when Garden came on board the ship of Columbia, be bowed his head, and ofTered to put his sword, of curious work- manship, into the hands of Decatur. .« ^ 14 But Decatur said unto him. Nay ; thou hast defended thy ship like a valiant man ; therefore, keep thv sword, but receive my hand. 15 So they sat down and drank wine to- gether, for the spirits of brave men mingle even in the time of warfare. - ^ ^ j? 16 And after they had eaten and drank. Garden opened his mouth, for he was trou- bled in his mmd, and spake unto Decatur, eaymg : 17 Lo ! if this thing which hath happened be known unto ..he king, that one of the ves- sels of Britain hath struck her flag, and be- come captive ia a vessel of the United States, wliat shall be done unto the captain thereof? for such a thing hath not been heard of among the nations of the earth. *f 18 And Decatur answered, and spake un- to Garden, saying. Verily thou art deceived, neither will harm happen unto thee. 19 For, lo! it (kme to pass, about three- score days ago, that one of the strong ships -* -'••». ■rl. ^"iW ^^""A.^ >*•: v.JJ« ■ ' *'' &• ' «r ..«. • K^F" mmmm 7^ -.- , >^f 70 of the king, thy master, the name whereof was called Giierriere, fell an easy prey to one of the strong : hips of Coluiribia; and they buint her with fire upon the wa* ters* " " " * ''•^''^■"^' .M.-.*. '^'^■-'^mi^ 20 Now when Garden heard these words, his heart leaped with joy ; for he dreaded the frowns of the king, and he was glad that he stood not alone in the thing. 21 After this, in the eighteen hundred and thirteenth year of the christian era, on the first day of the first month of the same year, and on the sixth day of the week,^* ^ *^ 22 The ship United States and the ship Macedonian came into the haven of New- York, having passed a certain dangerous place called £/c//-^a/e ; and there was a heavy fog that day. . .. . , 23 And there were great rejoicings in the city, and throughout the whole land of Co- lumbia. 24 Moreover, there was a sumptuous din- ner given to Isaac, Decatur, and Jones» in honor of their valiant deeds ; and the number of the guests were about five hundred. 25 And the inhabitants of New- York made a great feast, on the ninth day of the ;• .m -^TTr '-,-■■" T ■•'■.i»- v le whereof sy prey to ibia; and the wa- se words, eaded the d that he ndred and 'a, on the ame year, ^ the ship of New- la ngerous s a heavy 71 month, for the brave mariners that wrought in the ship of Columbia. /' 26 And they became merry with the drinking of wine ; after which they depart- ed and went unto a house of mr*^h and gaiety.* ■" 27 Now, it is written in the words of So- lomon, whose wisdom hath not been excel- led, that, there is a time to weep, and a time to rejoice. ^ 28 Not many days after those things, it came to pass, that the hearts of the lords and the counsellors of Britain were rejoiced. ^' 29 For a certain mighty ship, called the Southampton, fell upon a smaller vessel of the United States,! and made capture there- of unto the king. 30 But the storm arose, and the sea'beat upon the vessels, and they were cast away, and they parted asunder, upon an island which lieth far to the south, and both vessels were lost3^'^^ ■''^'''"- . ' " ' '^ ' ''' '■' i ^■- ;^- ••i -ti ' * .• , it' ■ M' i* ;'■*>;-. ♦Theatre. • - '' t United States* bri| Vixen, 12 gHus, G. W. Reed com- naoder. , . „ .^,, t^ "ik:^: ■^ JitiSi^^kS^yiy wmi^m^^i^'m^mm^^ m ■ r ■-. .:». -t. Q.>; CHAP. XIV. w c ' .*o4. i^ '•■Vji r tS'MV»S a---'-*: Affairs in the north — skirmishes — battle of ., ^renchtorvn, on the river Raising-Capture of Gen, fVinchesier^s armyi — massacre of. American prisoners, ^ . . ,^^ i, . IN OW It came to pas^ that the wickedoeBS of Britain had roused up the spiirit of Satan in the savagea of the forest, io the north and in the west. -,;%.;• ■.}• •. ..? ^vji^.,^^ 2 And the tomahawk and the scalping knife w^ere raised against the people of Co- ligimt>ia on the borders of the great lakes. 3 So the people sought after a valiant v^anto go against the savages and the men of 4 And they pitched upon a certain go- vernor of the west, whose name was Harris son,* and the great Sanhedrim made him a chief captain of the army. n^ - ; * Maj. Geu. W. H. Uarrisoot GoTemor of Ohio. ,, . .-. ".^J7r.t»' «■ - 73 5 MoreoTM*, he was beloved by Ihe peo- ple, and a mighty host of husbandmen were ready io follow after him. >^ ; >, ^ ;v<5^ uo 6 And Harrison rested his army at the strong hold of Meigs, nigh the Miami Rapids, which lieth in the way journeying towards the strong hold of Maiden, which is in the province of the king ; whither he intended to go forth in the pleasant season of the year. 7 And Winchester* was another chief cap- tain that went against the savages. ^ > -^Jf 8 Now the savages had been a sore thorn in the side of the people of Columbia. *^ 9 They had assailed the hold which is call- ed after a chief captain whose name was Dearborn, ttttd their numbers overpowered it, and they used deceit, and put to death the men and the women and the infants that were found in the hold, after they had be- come captives, save about half a score. 10 And their bowlings along the dark for- est were more terrible than the wild wolf, and their murderous cunning more dreadful than the prowling tiger. 11 And the servants of the king gave ■ 11 n III " II 11 — Ji< j i • Brig. Gei. Wftieherter. ..¥ 4 M^ .'^ .- ■ii-^ l2^i'-..-.\.^ :. ii^r. •f^mfi^mmr mmmmm wmmmm'fmiifmm c. 74 them to drink of the strong waters of Jaii;?i-| ca, well knowing that they loved it as they| did their own souls. ,. .^^y, 12 Yet these were the allies, the mess-j mates, the companions of the slaves of Bri- . tain ! hired assassins ! ,/ '.^r, ■:.:,^-:':^:g were about five himdred ; and Ih j slain and wounded about an hundred two score and ten. 27 And the number of the saTag«^s and the men of Britain who fell in battle that day were many. 28 And Proctor removed the captives unto the strong hold of Maiden, which lieth upon the opposite side of the river, in the province of the king. 29 But, in the cruelty of his heart, he left the sick, the wounded, and the dying to the mercy of the savages of the wilderness ! 30 fn this thing he transgressed the word of a man, which is evil in the sight of the Lord. 31 Oh ! for a veil, to hide in utter dark- ness the horrid deeds of that awful day, that they might not be handed down to the chil- dren of men, in the times to come. 32 Lo ! early in the morning of the next day, ere the sun had risen, the work of death be^anl '-''f ft*f.a r^^^i^ 77 33 Behold the sullen savage, with deadly rage, drag forth the shivering soldier over the blood-stained snow, fainting, bleeding with his wounds, and imploring on his knees for mercy. 34 Alas ! the savage understandeth not Ids words ; but giveth him a blow with the hatch- et of death. 35 For have not the counsellors of Britain said. For this will we give unto you sil- ver and gold? ^^ • 36 Thus were the poor wounded prison- ers of Columbia slaughtered in abundance. 37 And Round-Heady the chief captain of the warriors, and the savages under him, gat great praise from Proctor, the chief cap- tain of the host of Britain.* 38 Neither did thu sick and wounded es- cape, who had gathered themselves toge- ther in the houses, that they might be sheltered from the piercing cold ; even those who were v/eary and unable to go forth. 39 For the savages put the burning brand 45 i * See Proctor's account of the battle, dated Quebec, Febru- ary 8, 1813. n 'v' ,..!» "'JtA' .^^\ If 1 f '.f +(t/ ;. " .>^: / mmmmmm^ limp 't ,* 78 tn the hauses> from which they eould not flee, and burnt them alive therein. 40 And the flames and the smoke arose ! and their cries and their groans reached the feigh chancery of heaven, 41 Where they will stand recorded, until the coming of that Day for which all .other days were laiade. 42 Lo ! are those the helpmates of the mighty kingdom of Britain ? that noble and generous nation, the bulwark of religion ? 43 Tell it not in GaJb ; publish it not in the streets of Askalon** * * The whole of this massacre was conducted under the eyes of the British officer;), and sanctioned by them as well as by thel^ government ; for this fact has sever been disavowed, ^f- •■^ r ^ JiT' -'i ■^ f t ■I : - • r i > CHAP. XV. , l^? Capture of the British frigate Java, by the United Slates frigate Constitution. IN the twelfth month «f the first year of the decree ot the great Santiedrim, on the twen- ty and ninth day of the month, v v 2 It caine to pass, that one of the strong ships of the ] ing had approached the country of the south, which lieth many thousand miles off. 3 And tlie ship was called Java, after one of the sweet scented islands of the east ; j* where the poppy flourishes, where the heat of the sun is abundant, and where thic Bohon CJpas emits its deadly poison. v -.:* S 4 Moreover, she carried about four hun- dred and fifty men, and a goveinor,^ and man^ officers and soldiers of the king ; and she was well prepared for battle- .^ Gov. Hysipp aud suite, bonnd to Bombay, in the Kast Ittdi«i».^ 02 •m. %" i '^- , i ^ -,t^.>M ] yf ■ il ^ I I If iv ^- 80 5 And Lambert commanded the ship of Britain, and he was a brave and valiant man. 6 So as he passed along, nigh unto the coast of Brazil, where the sun easteth the shadow of a man to the south at noon day : 7 (A place unknown to the children bfis* rael, in the days of Moses) >«xi^w4 v^*' 8 Lo I one of the tall ships of Columbia* even the Constitution, beheld her when she was yet a great way off, and made signs unto her which she answered not. 9 Which caused the gallant captain, whose sur-name was Bainbridge,* to cast a shot to- wards her, after which she received the thunder of his destroying engines, ^^^rr* 10 And it was about the second hour after the mid-day, when the sound of the battle- drum was heard. 11 And as they approached towards each other the people shouted aloud, and the roaring of the engines was dreadful. ' 12 And the servants of the king fought bravely ; and they held out to the last. 13 For they wer« ashamed ta let Up na- tions of the earth ssy unto them,' - '^ 14 Lo! ye, who are the lords and the Con. BsiBbcidge; ■^ .•!»^^ fA: -JifSf, "?.i?- -^^ 81 masters of the mighty deep, ha^^e sufTered these feeble* Yankees to conquer you. 15 Therefore, the slaughter was dreadful, beyond measure. r .^ ^ 16 And the black clouds of smoke arose, and obscured the rays of the sun, so that they fought in the shade thereof. 17 And the winds moved the vessels about, and they strove to avoid the balls of lead, and the heavy balls of iron, that whis- tled about them in multitude&ic. ^ 18 (Now these balls, which were gathered from the bowels of the earth, were unknown to the Philistines ; even Sampson was a stranger to them.) 19 However, the ships fought hard, for the space of about two hours, when their thunders ceased. 20 And the ship of Britain had become a wreck, and the deck thereof was covered with blood ! 21 Nevertheless, the servants of the king struck not the flag of Britain ; for they were loth, and hesitated : r ?i*i "^ Anacreon Mooret by this time, it is hoped, is auflkieSitJf to^ioeed of the ^«mtnacj^ of the AuMtricaus. ,*»!,, ;..-»^,?v":;^s ^■'ki 'J " ^■■iRPMPMnaNiiHi if .-v . ' 82 i ':ifi'''> ^ 22 But when Bainbridge, who saw this, came down upon them a second tinje, they humbled themselves, and drew down the British cross. 23 And the slain and the wounded of the kin^, that day, were an hundred three soore and ten ; • . ' 24 And those of the people of Columbia, were about thirty and four. 25 Moreover, Bainbridge, the captain of the vessel of the United States, was sorely wounded. 26 And Lambert, the captain of tFie ship of the king was wounded, even unto death. 27 Now, after the servants of the king were taken from the wreck, and meat and drink sal before them, that tliey might be re- freshed, they regaled themselves, and were thankful. 28 And on the second day Bainbridge pnt a match to the black dust that remained in the ship, and she burst asunder, and rent the air with a loud noise. . ., 29 And the fragments thereof were spread upon the waters round about. 30 And the fish of the sea, even the niijjhty whales, fled from the noise of th^ ship. 4. saw this, liiue, they down the led of the iree score [Columbia, captain of IT as sorely f the ship -o death, the king meat and ght be re- and were ridge pnt lained in \ rent the re spread even the je of th^ ^ «^' '^*p- a** .a5>.. 83 3 1 However, the Constitution escaped not unhurt, for she was much wounded in her tackling. 32 So, when Bainbridge came into the haven of SL Salvador, which lielh farther to the south, he gave the men of Britain, whom he had made captive, liberty to go home to the king, their master. 33 But when the tidings thereof reached the palace of the king*, the lords and the prin- ces and the rulers of Britain were con- founded. 34 Their spiritf? sunk within them : aston- ishment seizeil the tyrants of the ocean. 35 The smile of joy had departed from their countenances, and the gloom of despair hovered around them. - ^^^^ 36 The wise men and the orators were mute ; they gaped one upon another, and wist not what to say. * 37 But the people of Columbia, from the north to the south, were gladdened ; and be- stowed great honor and praise on Bainbridge the captain. 38 Even the great Sanhedrim of the peo- ple rejoiced with great joy. • ■A.^ -v>. ^^ ■riiM'- '#» '/**' K ■■\. ■iitiTA'iini Jfdf^tu^ W "WBs: l#>«»^"liJpf >^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 1.1 U» Ki2 12.2 IT 144 ■" ^ U£ 12.0 IL25 III 1.4 U4 'VIV'^* ^- * ^.^> 4 ffiotographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. MS80 (71«)t72-4S03 :<^' :;m :&i M. -"'. "mm, ■!^, ■■■: ,?5^';-''- -ii^lv ^^: ■■■^ -. --y;;:* ;;,:;- , ^ "" ' ■' " ■ ■ ■:*|- ■■''#!l:-f^ ■> ■ • *'■■ ' " ■ ■'*', ^' ''''■'. C_5l.:f-: '- " !" ^•' '- #;• ' - \'''" ,'■ ' "<^. •w-'^v/. m^ CHAP. XVI. Com, Rogers* return from a second ermso^ capture of the United States* brig Vipers---- the General Armstrong and a BriHsk fri' gatcr-^riva^imng. Si OW it came to pass, in the begkinii^ of the pne Uiousand eight hundred and thir teenth year of the Great Founder ^f the ChHstian sect» 2 That a stroniK ship of the United States, called the President, commanded by JRogerit returned a second time to the land of Co* lujnbia. • • 3 And whij^ she was upon the wadisrs of the great de6p» she fell in with one of the packets of the king, called afkelr!,j|^ switl- flying hird^ of the air« and made capture thereof. 4 And in the ship Rogers found alnin* .«Mlk*alMiM* W: * SwaOovr. s.t.„ (]ance of wealth; even an hundred, Bixiy and eight thousand pieces of silyer. 5 And it was cairied, with many horses, to a place of safe-keeping,"^ in the town of Boston^ which lieth to the east. 6 Moreover, he made capture of another ship of the king,t laden with oil and boaet' of the great fish of the deep* 7 Now it happened^ on the ieventei^fitb daj of the first iponth of the same year, 8 That one of the weak vessels of the United States.t became a prey to one of the ' strong ships of the king, called the iVaret«- 5itf ; albeit she fought not. 9 About this time the great waters (^ ih% Ch€8ap€ake, which empty into the sea^ were guarded by the strong ships of the king, so that the vessels might not arr|v^ iir depart therefrom. *'-' 1^ 10 But the vessels of the United Stales^ and the, private vessels of the men of Ckd^m- bia, weiii dping great damage unto the l:om« merce of Britain, even in her own walers* 1 1 And the number of the private resselsi ii > l.i r ^ * state Bank of Bo«too. tCnItwiStetM* brig Viper. t Ship AifDi mw^mmmiim- Iftbi moved swiftly over the ^e oC tiie wa- ters« and went out to despoil the commerce of Britain, and make capture merchant ves- sels thereof, was about two hundred, two score and ten. x 12 And they made capture of more than Meen hundred of the vessels of the people of Britain.^ f 13 M made capture ^nd burnt the vessels of the king, that carried rich merchandise, costly jewels, and silver and gold. 28 Yea, even in their own waters, and in the sight of their own havens, did they do thesy things. 29 For it happened that the cunning Yan- kees knew how to construct the swifl-^ailing vessels, that they out-ran the strong vessels of Britain. 30 And as the ships of Britain moved but slowly on the waters, so they caught them not. 31 Wherefore the artificers, the mechaib ics, and those who dealt in merchandise^ rais- ed their voices to the great council of Bri- tain, saying, 32 Lo ! are we not the faithful servants of the king, our master ? have we not given unto bim the one half of our whole substance ? and shall these Yankees take from us the remain- ierl ^ Hath not. the king a thousand ship^ of m^:^-^ m, mmmmmmmmmm war? and wherefore should we be hemmed in! 34 Lo ! our merchant vessels are idle ! nei* tber can we pass in safety even unto the land of Hibernia, which lieth nigh unto us. 35 And, behold, the capjiain of a priT&tfi armed vessel of thf ^ai^ees, in deris^n of the proclamation of our lord the king, hath proclaimed the inland of Great Britain and her dependencies in, a state of rigorous blockade ; saying, Lo ! I have the power to bemyein; > • .36 Therefore, let the couiiselloi^ of the king ponder these things, and let the strong ships of Britain drive the vessels of Columbia from our coast. 37 Now the wise men of Britain heard those things with sorrow; and they spake one to another concerning the matter : 38 But they wist npt what to do; for the pun- ning of the captains of the fast sailing veipjs of Columbia, surpassed the wisdom of ikm brds of Britain. ^ -•#'»■■■ ^ ^ ^■^. CH4P. xvn. Capiuri andlmmitig of Ogdenstmrgh Iff iht BtiUsh. was waged with great violence. 8 And the fur^clad iav^ages prowled iO'ie- oret plaees and leU ijipop th^ h^lpleak 3 ' They hid themselirea in the wtldeniesi; they couched down as a lion ; and ims a joui^ lipa» they watched for their prey.' 4 The tall and leafless trees of the fecei^ bent to the strong winds of the noi^; and the sound thereof was as the roarii^ of aiil^ty waters. e# MoreoT^i^ the face of tiff earth was covered with snow, and the water of the rivers was frozen. . 6 And the borders of Columbia, nigh un- to the province of the k«ig, were exposed to the transgressions of the enemy. 7 And the soldiers of the king came in '■ :^-- impiPiiiimp t came in lAmndtoice ftidik tfa« Mud of BritAld^ liid? pitdlied ihftir teniU hi the Catiadittn ^rlmiiicei^i 8 Accwdinglyv H eaihe to pan^ on. iis6» twenly-flecond day of th^ secobd month, be- ing tbe biHhHktj of WASHiirotON, thb de^ 9 That a mighty host ^atttb oat of i\» {MtK Tilled of the king, add #oiil a^alUst the t^^n of QgdmBbufgh, add mAt cttpiwc^b ther^bf. / iO A^nd there Wi^te fiVe ilain and t^^ wodniikl of the pe^U df Ctildiviblai atid< about three score were taken by the iattirvaiiti' of the king. 1 1 Moreover, the men of Britain gat much spoil 'r even a multitude of the black dust fell into their hands ; 12 And twelve of the destroying CEgines, which the people of Colyrabta had taken from the king, about fdrty years before. 13 Also, three hundred tents, and noose than a thousand weapons of war ; but the vessels and 4he boats, they consumed with fire. ^ 14 Now Offdensburirh was a belH^Til- lage to behold; nevertheless they^^^lpied it with fire, and it became a heap of ruins. 15 And the women and the children look* H2 :^s: >: % mmmmmt wmm iPlii" ' ...II J. mn ed Ibrrtheir hdni6B» but found them notVand ibey- 'Mt down ; in soi^w^ for; the biugfaiy conquerprs laughed at tbeir sufferings. . '^ ]6'A^r Which they returned^ with their gpoil i€i Fret^oUi from 'whence J they- caine, t!itog ofi Ihe^oOier fide of the w^alen ii^ pii>iRi||ce^f]the kkig.^ ' ^i : IT: And the boii<^ ^«i was jioiu^djeiil up- on tb|^ slai^s |t>f Britain that iaywaa^^t^^^ a thimble ftiU of water spik into ithe siia : for ^jf ^ ^eie lUie unto a gianigcybg out sipmlBt abttlrusk ^7 i'ifi.i.. 9Jk!i ■▼• 1. .- ' *:• • . JS ;- ,.i:?:;..'' ->v: i.?'. ^i* ■rr^.i-prTne- '^^v'-ftw Jit •- ,1* fl^l 'it5!Jft3( •m^'ifi^l'k^'imf'h'"^lT.'kiUu\ CHAP. XVIIL ■* ,' €kif4nlr$ n/l liu Peacock, of 18 guns, hjfiheU, 8, sloop of war Homei, of 16 gvm^-'-tilmm, ofiheCki^ti^ktffr&ma'truist. 1 i^ deeds Df the nenowned wairlors, the patriots, and the valiant man of Cohimltiii^ have prepared a path for the scribe, which he is compelled to follow. 2 But, as the soaring eagle moves to its craggy nest, or the cooing dove to its tender raate, so is thie compulsion of his heart* 41 3 If the wickedness of Britain hath made manifest her folly ; if her sons have sat down in sacklc'loth and ashes, tlui^scribe lopheth- down upon Iter with pity, f^ 4 It Is written that. He who prideth ittin- lelf in his strength shall be huchMed ; andilhe- haughl;^ shall l^ brought low. >> 5 And, if the Lord hath smiled upon the armVof Columbia,^ let no man frown. 6 Mow it came to pass/ in tlie eighteen n f^-SiS f < 9tt liundred and thirteenMi year of the cbrittiaQ era, oothe twenty-fourth day.oPthe second month, 7 That one of the fighting vesaels of Co- }m0lS^iiillki4tiim ik^ntei, which tignifiet^, in tb^ fertiacular tongiMi a fly wBcmh iii^ itpioiaon, 8 Moved upon the great waten of the deep, jar to the south, nigh uritp a place which is called jDemariara. > St .Hoi^pypr, the captain of the Honi0t ¥^ a> Taiiant loan, and his name was Inm^ 10 And it was towards the sotting of ^the^ sun, when b^ came nigh iintoi one of the strong sb^s of the king» called the Pewecki^ after the bird whose feathers are beautiftil to behold; I 1 1 And tbe captain tlMreof was suivnAtned 12 Now began the roaring noises of thd* enfpuies of destruction^ that opened thek mqutibs against one another; and (^adltoL was the slaughter of ^t da(y. 13 Ner^rtheless, in the ilpaceof abotit Ae fsiurth part of an hour the; ye^sel of the kingi enptiured k^^lbe peof^bj^f Cotoutbia^^^i iiit ^ iuiwilitiied' ' about tilie f ttie king* »iav i. ■'4J' chrittian le second Isof Ck>- iignifiet^, iosfiilili ■' 1 . n of tbe » a place 1 was Lanf' «., ,;■ ng of ) the, ne of the 1 Peaeecki^ beautiful , «i^, ■. !► sesof thd.^ iio4 ih0ir (ir^adfiil v.- ip 1 T-P'.-mi''^ -etr-W ?*-i3 # >.tJ««' io * ^:4>':., 'W^ -.V*'' •-* ^ f ■m ; ■ '- . ■'■■ ' if -■■ 'r >5 •:3.j- F »- y-j^' ii And they found therein some of the mariners of the United States, who had beg- ged that they might go down into the hold of the ship, and not raise their hands against^ the blood of fheir own brethren t 15 But Peate, the commander, suffered them no.t^ but compelled them to fight against their own kinsmen; and $iine of them was Blaiii itt battle*^^ f ' * # -«. 16 And the killed and limimefd of Itepeo- ^ pie of Britain, were about iwo sc^r^ and two ; and Peake^ the captain, was also slaiif : '^ and the loss of Columbia W9& about §!^ ^ Bouls ! , ,♦ 17 Moreover, the Peacoek sunk do«n lut- to the yawmiig deep, before they could get ' all the men of Britain out of her ; and threiQ of the people of Columbia were buried with her, whilst in the humane act of endeay(9'ing to pre^rve the lires of the enemy. 18 Now this was the fifth fighting vessel of the king which had been humbled, since the decree of the great Sanhedrim, before <^ the destroying engines of the people of Co- J ?^ lumbia. ■^v..■)^"^.^• ^■^:^•^'^-#«■;^^«^^ i I 4, 19 AndLawrence; and the brave men that ;Wi % I ■■! :1 wmmmmm^mmm .*. I*-.. ,#■ ■» ^4 96 "jf 0-:^ ■If^.; migff under him, had honor and praise pour- ed out upon them abundantly» ; 20 Moreover the people of New- York ^ave unto Lawrence vessels of silver^ with curious devices ; and ibey made a feast for the men who fought in the Hornet. 21 And all the people were exceedingly rejoiced at the valiant apts of Lawrence, and his fame extended throughout the land of Columbia; the sound of his name was the joy 6f the heart. • ' 22 But when the news thereof reached the e^rs of the wise men of Britain^ they ssiid> Lo ! these men are giants ; neither are they Hke unto the warrioidi of the tjig . 23 And thei#^itchcraft and^Hir cunning are darkness unto us ; even as' when a man putteth a candle under a bushel. 24 Behold ! five times hath the '' striped hunting*' of Columbia, triumphed over the royal cross of Britain. 25 Now the great Sanhedrim, who were assembled together, forgat not the valiant deeds of the mariners of Columbia. 26 For they divided amongst them more than seventy thousand pieces of silver. .•!> 1*1; ' ■- ■ V 1., ,iLjS^!^ jraise pour- New-York silver, with 3 a feast for et. jxccedingly wrence, and the land of Rine was the [reached the n, they s^id, er are they r cunning rhen a man * he " siitiped led over the \, who were the Taliant »ia. them more I silver. .■i.*-^'.j-' ' 97 ■■i^^--^ - 27 Aifid it came to pass, on the tenth dvtj^ of the fourth month, in the same year,, that the Chesapeake, a strong vessel of the United States, firrived in the haven of Boston. | 28 She had sailed upon Ihe face of the rough waters more than an hundred days, af-^ ter she departed from the land of Cokimbia/ and passed a great way to the south : 29 And went hard by the island of Bairbar does, apd those places, in the great sea, which encompass the world, from whence they hfing poisoned waters, which open the womb of the ^W|^,j|q,jeceivf thp unwary^ sons of men. 30 Moreover, in returning, she came nigh unto the Capes of Virginia, where the sweet scented plant^ groweth in abundance. > ':^. 31 And while she was on the ocean she captured a numbt^r of the vessels of the peo- ple of Britain, which were laden with rich merchandise.:^' . :' ,■...;;■ -%mM mM. ^1..:- '.'^^^^''■i'^^i^' *.--9f-* Tobacco, iiwj^^^' m^-'if^'o*?'^:^^- 4.i'«,.'«f«iK ^: ■•■■"'■' ■ '"''■■"■*S^''' ' « r |:*:J^- i-:' S'Hift I/. CHAP. XIX. "#' Capture of lAiile York, in Upper Canada^ the destruction of the whole American armti prevented by the precaution of Qen. Pike^ his de€Uh. 4 ■ ■ \ ' JN OW, while these things happened in the south, and the evik of war destroyed the life of man, and the smiles of heaven strengthen* I ei] the arms, and lilted up the glory of Co-\ lumbia; -^ ^ - • 2 Behold, preparations of warfare were I making on the borders of the great lakes of| the north. ^-.^ 3 And the vessels of war of Golumbial that were upon the waters of the lake called] Ontario, were commanded by a brave maii,| whose name was Chauncey, 4 Now on the twenty fifth day of the fourtfaj moLih, the army of Coluiibia, who were gaj thered on the shore of the laki^, went down) into the strong vessels of Ch^uncey, n( til Wl m in \ bU € twc Sim chi( oft I seT( tcr^ I lum abo long * M ■^■■"i^;5^'- ■«r.,- '-m ii r>'- m K^'. ed in tlie id tbe life rengthen-l ry of Co- are were t lakes of Columbial ake called >rave toum ,jt»'>' 5 And the number, that went into the vessels was about two thousand. 6 And Henry* and Zebulon, whose sur- name was Pt^f,t were the chief captains of the host of Columbia. '^•7 On the same day the^sails of the vessels were spread to the winds of heaven, and they nrioved towards a place called Little York,t in the province of Canada. S Howbeit, the winds were adverse and blew with great violence from the east. 9 Nevertheless, on the morning of tiie twenty-seventh day of the same month, the' army of Columbia, commanded by Pike, the chief captain, moved out of the strong ships ofthe United States, ^-f^r^r'^-^^^-^^^- ^ iO But Henry remained on board the ves- sel of Chauncey, neither came he to the wa- ter's edge. ' 11 And the place wh^re the host of Co- lumbia landed was to the west of the town, about twenty and four furlongs, and from tbe strong hold of the king about ten fur- longs. '*' Major General Dearborn. I Capital of U. Canada. t Biic. Gen. iPik*. S«-^K, ..*■ :>i- M\.{ 100 1 12 The gallant Forsyth, who led a band of brave men, who fought not for Althy lu- cre's sake, went before the hosit. % 13 And their weapons of war were of cu- rious workmanship,'* and i^ey sent fortb balls of lead ; such as were unknown to Phar raoh when he followed the children of Israel down intp the red sea. 14 Now Zebulon, with a thousand chosen men, followed cio&e after Forsyth, the war- rior. «• ^ 15 About this time the savages and the servants of the king, even a great multlT tude, opened theiir engines o|! destruction lyithout mercy. 16 And from the forest, and the secret places, their balls were showered like unto hail-stoues, and the sound thereof was as sharp thunder. ^ s^s >& ^ ; 17 And a man, whose name was Sheaffe, was the chief captain of the host of Britain* 18 Now the destroying engines of the strong hold of the king issued fire a^d smoke with a mighty noise, and shot at the vessels of the U nited States. * Riie*. ..iir.. >\ toi m band md ibe muUi? Lruction '^19 Bttt Ghauncey returned \iinf ^o that when the whole army of Columbia got into the hold, they might be destroyiB4* 28 But the Lord, who » gQOtf, eren he lirho gov^roeth the destinies of man» permit- led it not. ^^ . 29 Now when Zebulon and bis array came out of the thick woods, in battle array, to go forth against the strong hold, 30 Lo ! they saw not the host of Britain : b^l!#ie eye of Zebulon was as the eye of ah ea|^e, his strength as the lion, and.his judg- ment as the wise : 31 So he stayed his men of war from ru^? ing* forward towards the place, lest they might be entrapped : and he caused them tp move along the wood to the right and to the ^^ 32 About this time a stripling, from the southj with his weapon of war in his hand. iV%'_' *S?fS^:V3*v,, '■«JF^' dance Qwer- lUs of •■ . ■ ■ ' « maicb my of ight be iTen be perrmt- army array, kitain : il'. jeofail I lisjudg* 1 m rosb? 1 !9t they 1 them- to 1 id to the 1 from ihc hand* us *^*-^ii',*(-' saying, , :^ 93 Behold! a man of Britain appieareth in the fort; suflcir me; I pray theei to slaj^ him^^ fofhe is bti^ied with the destroying eii# gines: > ^ 34 But Zebulon saiJ, Nay ; we are yet a^, gteatwayoffi 4 35 And the ^oung man entreated 'him ar second time, saying, I beseei'h thee, let me stifep out before the host and slay him, lest the* enj^ihe he let loose upon us ; then* ZebUP% Ion said unto him. Go. ^ 36 So he ran out before the army and ?«hot the man, and he fell to the earth; arid it iva#; about a furlong off^ arid the weight of th# ball was about the Weight of ashefcei. * 37 But as the young man returned iti Vfherc the army stayed j behold! the bisH^lc dust in the hold caught fire, and it renith^ air with the noise of a thousand thunders : *;' 38 And the whole army ffel I down upoil t^ir faces'*' to the earth ; and the stones# m.i^-- ,% *"■ 'tv-jw': ' ** Mowvrw straogu tlii» ixMy appear, it i»;a faet thaifc'the eoBcuasieiY jef the- air pcodii€t*d Uiajt efll^ wi^tmit]^ all irl% firoated the expioBioBi , IS r^ , , , >-'■ ■■•'' ' mmm <,.'■, a - 10^ 'i^ V, m and the. fragmenis of rocks, were liO^d bigb ; and the falling thereof was terrible* eTeii unto death. ,e 39 Yea, it was dreadful as the might j* earthquake, which orerturneth cities. k ^ 40 Aiid the whole face of the earth round about» and^he: army of Zebulon, were over- shadowed with black smoke ; so that, for a time* -one man saw not another : V 41 But when the heavy clouds of smoke ps^ssed ( away towards the west, behold the earth was covered with the killed and the wounded. i^\ 42 Alas! the sight was shocking to be- iiold; as the deed was ignoble. ""' 43 About two hundred men- rose not : the stones bad bruised them; the sharp rocks had fallen upon them: 44 They were wedged into the earth: their weapons of war were bent down into the ground with them ; their fee ^ were turned towards heaven ; their limbs were lopped off. 45 But when those who escaped unhurt arose and looked around, they beheld not their chieftain ; he had fallen to the earth. * 46>' A huge stone smote him upon the back, and two of his officers^ (one of whom '■>'•>( n nbie» round ) o»cr- , for a smoke old the tnd the j to be- ™ot : the rocks liNif was the f^allant Fraser^*) rabed him up and. led him forth from the field of murder; tlie one on the one side, and the other on the Qthe;^8i€le. 47 And as they led hitr! away he turned his head around to bis brave warriors, and said -unto them, Go on: I will be with you soon ! I am not slain. . 48 The magic of his words gave joy to their ^hearts ; for they loved him as they loved their own father. i 49 And with resistless force his noble band rushed on, at the trumpet's sound, over the heaps of slain and wounded to glory, and to triumph ! • 56 And a swift messenger ran down unto Henry, with these words in his mouth, Lo I the right hand of our army is slain! its pride is gone ! Zebulon has fallen ! dl Immediately blenry departed from the fleet, and came to the shore, and went up and led the host of Columbia to the town and took it. 52 \Now the slain> the maimed and the %i ' I f Mi^or Fraser, ton of DooaldFruer of New-Torlc •■*•'■ ■■'- •.-■.f.fc.-..i/=V>>Wt . !.<< , 'if ■"' 1M ,#•<. i ii.:' <^ri^Mf>riB^f<»ftf Britain tlflrt d»y,irisT# about a thousand ii|||;hting men : 53 And the loss of the men pf Coliin^biar was about three hundl'ed slain and wounded;' 54 And Henry, the chief captain, gare great honor to the captains under him, even Smottinnd Boyd, and P(frtef,iBLhd all the^braye men that fought that day. y 5!^ Nevertheless, -Sheaffe, the captain of the king, escaped with a hEthdful of men; and'ttt^ swift-fooled savages : leavirig behind him the insignia of Bn'/tfAinerc;^ l^a huttianf scalp ! 56 But the rejoicingsT of the'people w^re mingled with deep sorrow ; for the brave "were slain in battle. 57 Oh ! earth, how long shall thy inhabit- ants deHght in warfare ? when shall the old men cease to weep for their children ? ^ 58 Behold yon lonely widows ; they weep for their husbands and their children ; but tbey shall see their fiaces no more! .09^ The fair daughters of Columbia sigh for the return of their beloved. 60 iSeest thou those Ihtle ones ? they fly to their disconsolate mother , they leap with ^•*^ If infibiaf gave , even rbratve lain of f meti; behind hutifiaw ife were brave linViabit- the old 1 )y weep l^en ; but ibia sigb * they fly leapwith I 4 w joy 8t the name of fatheBl but he shall never return! 61 Oh! that they bad cast the black dust into the sea ! then might not the children of men weep and wail.* 62 Now on the next day, when the army of Zel^ulon gat the tidings that their captain was slain, the tears started in their eyes ; they were mute, their ^earta failed them; and they becaoie as weak- women, ^ 63 Moreover, the United States made great lamentations over him^ and the rer membrance of his name shall live in the hearts of the people. 64 The eagle of Cohmibia dropt a feather from her wing, which the angel of brightness caught ere it fell to the earth, ascended to heaven, and recorded the name oiFike* ■^fci#;,^ .3r;-.,(S; .« ..V.-- ^W^ ««'' rg;. -■ ;»^^-^^; V *fl* ^ i**- ^JP< i-^* ^ '", . . .''■*■ CHAP. XX. ■ t J ^j»^''' '*^i»^ ,4»if«?+*«»; Sketches of the History of America* \u. X HE ▼oice of T*iany yearriJlfcll iirop^u^ the children of men ; and our children's chil- dren shall hearken unto it in Ihe dajs to tome.' M^h^^k^i'-^Mjf^'M^M^^^^^^f^'-^ .' 2 The country of Columbia is a wide ex- tended land, which reacheih from the north to thv"^ south, more than eight thousand miles ; and the breadth thereof is about three tnousa nd. ^-^ '^h^j^'^ ^r^'iy-'^^fi'^ 'f*^''}^-i^''^^'^^''-(''^^^t:'''i^^;' 3 Moreover, the name of the country was called after the name of a great man, who was born in a place called Genoa ; being in ItaliOy on the sea-coasi. ^^^^ - *^ ^^^ ^ 4 His name was Christopher, sur-named Columbus, ^ ^Ti4 > 5 As the righteous man strtiggleth agamst wickedness, so did he against ignorance and stupidity. .. ,,J.;.i iLS. ^^ -Wv 'M'-- $ 0Mil^^'- '■*'■:■ '- r| )a* ■^^r^ .:*-#•/ -4*;'' 11*8 thil- days to wide €Jl- le north housand mt three [itry was lan, who being in named against tnce anv^ ^''' '''v^^^^ . ' ' '^ ■ - n 18 Now the number of inhabitants that are spread over the whole continent, is more than an hundred million. 19 And the people of Columbia, who are independent of the tyrants of the earth, and who dwell between the great river which is called Mississippi, in the south, and the pro- i '"'Jeffersdfli's not«s oa Viifinia^ :fi :^^ •(*•' ^f.^ ■%.'^i^- ^■. etb tbe illi that ;r Hud- n ('own is about r length estbere- n tbirty I of ibe ilepbani; sorded in )ttedleo- the swift- and bigb ants that , is more t,wbo are ^artb, and wbicb is tbe pro- ^ 111 'if>i Yince of Cana^^a, in the north, beiner number-'' ed, are about a tbQU8and4imes ten thousand souls* ^^^^4S . mn^ f 20 The men are comely and' noble, and <:owardice hath forgot to light upon them :- neither are they a superstitious pieople ; they are peace-makers, they love the God of Is- rael, and worship him; and there are no idolaters amongst them, -"^^^^wmrnkm 21 The women are passing beautiful f they are like unto fresh lilies ; their cheeks are like wild roses ; their lips as a thread of scarlet; nature hath gifted them with Roman virtue and patriotism ; and they have spread goodness with a plentiful hand: * *w^ ^ f 22 Now it had happened in times past that the king of Britain had made war upon the people of Columbia, even forty ye?rs ago. 23 For the riches and prosperity of Co- lumbia had become great, and the king cov- eted them. : -*^ 24 And the war raged with the might of Britain, even in the heart of the land of Co* lumbia, for about the space of seven years, ^ ■«sf« ^ The last census, in IB 10, stated tbe amount at about 8,000,000^ the number may novr probably be increased to 10,000,600. : .^ '■'■ ff %■ VA* -4 * ... . !i, fi.^t/ (.;;:■■!. ;..X ,',.:, lip :■> '. .'V'jSiJV-- 1/4 •. f12 ^, when the armf of Columbia liecame Muni- ^hant : neither coi|ld the power of Britain 4tonquer the sons of liberty. '^ 25 So those who remained of the arpaies of Britain returned home to the king, their, master ; and theie was peace throughout tlie fUnited States, and a GOTenant made between ^^e nations. ' . ^ 1-26 But the namds Bf ^e #i^ im^^ the great Sanhedrim, in those days, aild the ^^iiame^ of those who fought hard in battle, and spilt their blood in the cause of liberty, are they not written in the books of the I chronicles of those days I f 27 Now the fatness of the land of Colum- bia bringeth people from all nations to dwell therein. r ^^ 28 The people of Columbia use no per- suasion, the sacred cause of Liberty is the BTAR OF attraction; and the time shall ^come when the eyes of all men shall be open- ed, and the earth shall rejoice. 29 Their laws are wholesome, for the people are the lawgivers, even as it was in the days of Cesar : but they know no kings. 30 Here the poor Briton, that flies from V^'"^=x- :>y^^' j;i'j.- i ■;. ^. i'sv'. l^.y' 'f '" ■ i^-. trtuirt- Britain arpaies r, their. outtn6 etween iWllie ind the I hatile, liberty, J of the Colum- io dw^ll no per- is THE [)e shall }eppen- for the tt was in U kings. Ii«3 from the blood-suckers of his country, findeth plenty. 31 The nationless Oatd fleeth here for safety from the wrath of a shallow king. 32 The persecuted Hibernian stealeth away, like a thief in the night, to behold ih% renting place of freedom. 33 Here the dull German, the jealous %afiiardf, and the royal iScot, are all receiyed with the open hand of hospitality, i^^ m^P^ .-i* • . ■^*■-: l^-,'i> >■■,/■■ . « ■ ■.* -'" .■•ii ' ;.">;£;■' !*■ ^^•|i.« ■ -■•i*' -::.:^^--;-^ ■ -"Xi^.; R;if'>7 W'"'- ' , k->.^' 114 CHAP. XXI. ^fHji"r-^^^>*OT ■te-^^>i^ 'ifi'f^m ■i i -■: 'Wepriaations in the Chesapeaki---^dvre-d'e- r V Grace burnt % ifAe British under Adm. Cockburn — attack on Crany Island- — taken bthtpfC BHtid^outta^^^ 4 f", •^i 'it '■ ■ '■£^^r^?M- S-k ^OW it GJ came to pass, that the mighty fleet of Britain, which was moving round about the great Bay of Chesapeake, com- mitted much evil upon the shores thereof. 2 And they robbed those who were de- fenceless, and carried away their fatted, cat- ,tle, their sheep, and all those things which they found, and put them into thf3 strong ships of the king. ' ■ . . ^ % ,3 Moreover, they burned the dwellings of the helpless with fire, and they accounted it sport. 4 And the old men, the little children, and the women, yea the fair daughters of Colum- bia, were compelled to fly from the wicked- ness of barbarians. . ^ •■1^:! i»'''.v- ift5 A lavre-de- sland- — mighty ig round ke, com- ereof. were de- tted.cat- gs which strong Iwellings Iccounted Idren, and >f Colum- wicked- 5 "Even the small Yina^es that rose beauti- fully on the riyer side, became a prey unto them, and were' consumed by the mighty con- querors of Europe. 6 They were like hun^y wiilves that li& never satisfied ; destruction and deyastation marked their footsteps. i^a «,: > V 7 Now the ships of the king were qbm- manded by a wicked man whose name was 8 And it was so that on the third day of the fifth monlh, in the thirty ^nd seventh year of the independence of the pedple of Columbia, \^ ^^-;; , ', \;^;^:^^^;;,p,,^', 9 Cockburn, sur-iiamed the wicked, tedl forth a host of the savage men of Britain^ against a pleasant village, called Hdvre-de' Grace, which lieth on the borders of the SuS" quehanna, a noble river ; being in the state of Maryland. 10 Now thei-e Was hone to defeha th6 place, save one man, whose sur-name was 0Wei7, who came from thelandof £fidema, and him they made captive. ' *' ' 11 And they came as the barbarians of the wilderness ; fi^rcehesa^was in their iobks> crueity'wai in their hearts. K 2 ■•V • ■..i.-t;"i^J j!HL*.i\..a. :.-,u-V.~>>j.. .3^' WL*VJ;.:^. ^;/.»^l.- -ii;^^^^^ • ■ lie ;^ 12 To the dwelling houses they put ibe burning brand, api plundered the poor and oeedy* without pity; such wiclcediiess waS not done even among the Philistines. • 13 The women and children cried aloud* and fell down at the feet of the chief captain of the king: but, alas ! his heart was like un? to the heart of Pharaoh ; he heard them not. 14 However, it came to pass, the next day, when the- brave Cockburn had collected f Ilia b^oty, and glutteil his savage disposition, lie departed. fpt^ 15 And on the sixth day of the same month he went against other unprotected tillages, which lie on the river 8a,isqfras, called, Frederickstomn and Georgetawn^m^ burnt them also» % r- 16 So did he return to his wickedness as a dog teturneth to his voniit. :^^^^^^ 17 Now about this time the number of the strong ships of Britain were increased, and great multitudes of the soldiers 9f the king came with.them to the waters of the -Chesapeake. ' -^ i-^; . < 18 And it came to pass, on the twenty-se- . cond day of the next month, that Cockburn^ tlie chief captain of the ships of Britain> es- . ■ "' R ^ sayed to go against a small island, nigh aiit9 ^orfolkx in the state of Virginia, called in the vernacular tongue Craay-Island, * 19 And the number of the men of Britain that went against the island was about five thousand ; and they began to get upon the- i^ore about the dawning of the day. 20 Near unto this place a few vessels of Columbia, commanded by the gallant Cos- sin; were hemmed in by about a score of the mighty ships of the king» b^til ^^ Wj^ ^, ^ 21 Now the fighting vessels under Cassia were mostly small, and were called gun^ boats, and they were little more than half a score in number. 22 Howbeit, but a few day» before they went against the JunoUy* a strong ship of Britain, and compelled her to depart from before the moutiis of the destroying en- gines. ■ i^m^-^%^%.'^T ix*«i^- . u 7:1 .;. .v*^;S'?- : 23 But the island was defenceless; and there came to protect it an hundred brave seamen from the gun-boats, and an hundred and fifty vailiant men from the Constellation, a fighting ship of the United States. - ^: '¥*':i>i; / ♦ Brttiih frigate JuuoB. ''^l -^-r^-^m '■ ^ » > . . I . . ■ . - ■ ] .'it: lit « -84 And th^y brotighi the destro:fiii|r^^iii^ l^nes with them, and the;' let them loose upon the vessels of the king, and t^onf the men who were landing upon the shdre. * ' 25 And the thundering noise thereof as- tonished the servants of the khig ; for they knew there was but a handful of men upoii^ the island. 26 M6reo«1ftY^ Britain ihh^r fblly had iiih fented a new instrument of destruction, which they cabled Cm^eve Rockets ;vindihey thre# them in great abundance. ^ 27 But they were harmless as tuille doves, for they killed n^t a man. '*^^ ^^ **^^*^ -^^m' 'v 28 Now the men of Columbia, with theii^' handicraft, shot the balls of iron strait as an arrow from a bow, and thereby did mtiefa damage to the slaves of the king;^ t^io^*- 1**^ V29 Inasmuch as they slew about two btfifiM' dred of the men of Britain that day ; aud^ drove the host of them from the island; ^^* ^ 30 So the mighty army of Britiain tied i^^ baste to the strong ships of the king for safety. 31 Nowontb^t#^htyififiaf day' 6f^^ same month the army of Britain went agaiiwt '"■{vf^'V-ijt, -'.ji a Tillage called Hampton, which lietfa in 4h^ state of Virginiar and took it. 32 Howbeit, the little, band of Cokinibia> commanded: by Crutehfield% fought hard against them. - « '^ - ^--? ^ ^ s t> f n^ » . 33 Nevertheless, they prevailed over him, and slew seven of his men, and wounded Qthersw upon which, ha fled ;^ lor the men^of JBriiain were; like* unto a swarm of locust*. 34 But the blood of two. hundred royal d»ves becauae a sacrifice to the wickedness of their leadersL/t'vt^'^-^^^r'V^M'^- - , . >i- 35 There ia* a time when truth may be ut>- tered with pleasure ; and the drop^ngs thereof are like unto frankincense and 36 But), alas ! the hour hath passed away or it hath not yet come ; she hath' gone down into^ the vale of tears ; yea, deep sorrow treadeth upon her heels* - ^ - '- ^ ^>^ ^ 5v 37 Oh ! Albion ! that a veil might be cast over the transgressions of that day : 38 Thy wickedness shall be written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a dia^ . mond. ■ ^ ' '%;^"v-j''^»;*-» « V- '''fp,' -y^', - 'K ^ ct4^ ^:iSl^ :. . H'V ■-..j,-.^ 3d It wa& here> even ia Hampton, that ^ ^■<^ !'-?-i U >t -i-l&ll* ^J^hi. ^S.^'^i^ . -ii(i^l^ ■p r •-/•t 120 thy strength and thy majesty rose up againilt the poor the sick and the needy. ^. 40 Instead of protecting the tender wo^ men, the fairest work of God ; the life of the world ; behold ! what hast thou done ? V 41 See ! the shrieking matron cast herself into the waters that she may escape thy bru* ial violence : but all in vain ; her garraentf are torn from her ; she becomes a prey to thy savage lust. ,, 42 Jl^ot she alone, but her daughter, and h^r fair sisters, have fallen into thy unhal- lowed hands, and been defiled ! i. 43 Oh, Britain ! the voice of violated chas- tity riseth up against thee : the mark of the beast is printed in thy forehead : 'r-^^^' ^ i ' 44 Even the old and weuk men became victims of thy barbarity ; thy servants strip- ped the aged liope, and buffeted him ; wiUi the points of their swords did they torment him. '^Jf•^jEi^.<*s« sjv-. ^Ai.tff'i* '; .j.J'fr'f 5^:"^ 45 Do the groans of the murdered Kirhy creep into thine ears ? go thou and repent of thine evil ; and do so no more : the Lord God of hosts shall be thy judge. ^,46 The people of Columbia shall forgive "■■«*• i r- \t 121 gainiil sr wo* of the herself ly bru- ^menti prey to ^er, and f unhalr edcbaft- of the Ibecame [ts strip- ^\; with ^rment [forgive .4- thy crimes against them; but the remem- brance thereof shall live coeval with time ; neither shall they forget the name of Cock- ouyn» ■•■■ * " 47 Even the ^ect of the tories despisea him; the evils which he wrought caused many of them to turn aside and walk in the foot- steps of the great Sanhedrim. 48 And thou, black Revenge ! dreadful fiend ! sleep within the precincts of Hamp- ton: a strong seal is put upon thy sepulchre; the sons of Columbia shall not disturb thee. 49 When they pass by this ill-fated town, ihey shall step aside and weep ; neither shall they enter the streets thereof, lest they awa- ken thee.'^ ^^4^t!»«^<^^tl;p*^■t^•'??5^■'?^^?t^ ^*^ ^ ^?r^*'-w 50 And woe unto the royal potentate, or the princely ruler, that shall presume to break the seal, or rouse thee from thy slumbers!''^ 51 Thy waking will be as the waking of the hungry tiger, when he riseth up to re^ fresh himself; retribution shall be obtained ; and the heathen shall tremble. ^, -t. c •* »*^.- •■ '"Of ■ ' ■ ■ Irk-. m^'^^^^-^^M ■ ■ ;•.*..« ^•■s&^^y^.:'i"^ ,*.^'^; 4^ ^'*si. sm ■'■•1 ■ -^-J.>' :.' *^-■,. '^^:ri:' IPI _.M*-v\ ^^: i^^siJ CHAP. XXII. «S>"^1-^^^' Hussion mediatmi — Bayard and Gallatin sail for St. Petershurgh — the British compelled to abandon the sitge of Fort ^kigs. U'\^ X HE lofty eagle cutteth the air with bis wings, and moveth rapidly along ; the fish of the deep glide swiftly through the waters ; the timid deer bounds through the thick forests with wonderful speed : , 2 But Imagination surpassetb IKerti in; she rideth on the fleet winds ; she holdeih a stream of lightniiig in her hand. ^ ww 3 In an instant she flieth from tbe frozen mountains of Zembla, in the regions of the north, to the burning sarids of Africa, in the torrid zone. 4 Now the sone of Columbia were peace- makers; neither did their footsteps follow af- ter warfare. . T 5 (It is written in the holy scriptures, Bless- "Cd are the peace-makers, for they shall he called tbe children of God.) ■ 7?'-°-'^A a#:' ^^•sfe^ atifi sail jmpelUd fii#^t#§^i' with his e fish of waters ; le thick *il'r^7>>''. Y-**. ««"*»; *■• lem all; oldeih a frozen Is of the '.a, in the |e peace- >Uow af- js,Bless- shall be 123 6 So the great Sanhedrim of the people sent two of the wise men of Columbia, the one named Gallatin and the other ^o^aril'^ intoa distant country: ^ ^ ■ . 7 Even unto the extensive country of Hussia, that there they might meet the wise men of Britain, and heal the wounds of the nations, and make peace with one another. 8 But the people of Britain are a stiff- necked race, and they yielded not to the en- treaties of the great Sanhedrim ; therefore the war continued to rage* -:■":-'■': -'i/'^:-: ■ 9 So it came to pass, on the fifth day of the fifth month, in the pleasant season of the year ; when the trees put forth their leaves and the air is perfumed with the sweet scent of flowers, and the blue violets bespread the green hillocks^-, ^&&i.;.>'i;3i*i^¥------';.-i^-=^^^^ 10 That Ham50}i,the chief captain, from the west, the brave warrior, who had en- trenched himself in the strong hold of Meigs, nigh unto the river Miami, sallied foi^h against the savages and the slaves of Britain, that hemmed him in. ^* . c^^ ^«;;*sfe.^, 1 1 Now there were about a thousand sol- diers of the king, and a thousand savages that had besieged the fort many days ; and tSp5 \ ^1 - iiv :} {^ 124 threw therein the balls of desi ruction, and strove to make captive the army of Cohimbia. 12 Nevertheless Harrison, and liis gallant little band, fought hard against them, and drove them from before the strong hold with great slaughter. \vm^-:. 13 Likewise, the slain of Golumbin was about four score, besides the woundedir v^^ - 14 Moreover, the chief captain gave great honor to Miller and all the captains and sol- diers under him; even those ailed militia. ^15 And the names of the states called OAto ^ndKmtucky were raised high, by the valiant acts of their sons that day. , ' > n^*m^ iih *hi * -^^ ^'^^j^r^^ ^-tit-*-- H^-rr ? ^i^ "^t > ^v "" ' >* ' •»< J* '. ^.^'\% i^nt^ '\ tth *-cj^tHiiv V?- sv! i, /•»»' *•>;►•« V» ^'''i *»,<«,■* <:<(j^v ^'fiifti *-?;^*^5i!^"'"-f,5| ♦^, .^. S4. fW ^m^p*^" ^ ..^,.:^ **s,.|ix. ■ ' V w»'- fAe Amerieans' — Gen, Brown drwts the 'Bti- liih from before Sacketfs Haf^y wHh ^jgr^tU loss^-^Ckits. WinSiBr MA VkoMtr ''^mndde prisoners at Forty-mUe €r€e% * , %^fmm.^>^^^^<^^^'-¥00i W ' >-?5^s^£^*^qY i fi^^fli-^^m^p V ^on^'^ftfe twenty^seventh day of the minit fn6Tttb> breing thiHy days after Eebtilbn bad gone to ^leep with his fethers^- -^ - # ^ f2 Henry, whose sur-name was ^Bearborti, and Lewis,* the chief captains of the army of Columbia, and Ghauncey the commander of the fleet of the United States, that moved on the waters of the great lake Ontario, esss^yed to go against Fort George and Fort £rie» in Ihe province ^f the king —13 For they had previously coiJceVtetl plan and matured it ; and taken on board the ships, the army of Columbia, and a number of the destroying engines. ^?^ ■ > v^.^llii iie)^ifi'^tll^;- l ■ I ■ . I ^ II ■ 1 1 I III I > l l l l * Gen. Moriptn Lowii. mm. mmm mm > 1 26 'Sfo ; 4 And when the vessels of Chauncey came nigh unto the place> they let the destroying engines loose upon the fort, with a roaring noise* s9^,-'-^.'«tf(3A^!fik3^^-'ifp.ii^f'k^ ?K 5 In the meantime the army landed upon the shore, and went against the servants of Peking. .■ imm- 'm^ 6 And the men of Britain were frighten^ ed at the sound of the warring instruments that reached their camp, and they fled indis- jmay t<^wards the strong hold of Q^ueenstowA. • 7 And they destroyed their tents, and iheir store-houses, and put a match to Ihe black dust of their magazines, and blew them up into the air ; this they did even from Chip- pawn and Albino* ^n-^i^?^^^*^ ^^t^^j^y^^^^f^ h>m*- if. 8 Moreover, the slain and wounded of the king were two hundred two score and ten i of the men of Columbia about three score were slain and maimed. , ,. i^^t.^. 9 So the forts George and Erie wer« cap^ tured by the army and navy of the United 'Slates* »a^f».,:lf{.«'.'«fS'^?* ^^d,:^ ■ .. ,■ ,ji:;.-'" 10 And Henry^ and Isaac, whose sur-name was Chauncey, spake well of all the captains and men that fought with them. ■t^?.-U^!JSfSSs?!t^ ■ •**"/'■ ^''-f^'^^^!*?'^-';-^!.'^ "-?te '■*'•"'• •■*r'' ■ «'^ ■:i.<' T"!*-;.--, ^-f ,,.(^.Y -.-■p'^t.".S.'- 127 ;^^ 11 Tbe gallant captains Scott and Forsyth fought bravely ; neither were they afraid. ^r 12 Boyd, and M'Comb, and Winder, and Chandler, and Porter, and a host of heroes, turned not aside from the heat of the battle. 13 And here the noble spirit of the youth- ful Perry burst forth into view ; a man made to astonish the world, and shower down glory upon the arms of Columbia. 6'9^^'**wt>g;»?3[^!?T^^vt 14 Now it happened about the same time that the strong ships of Britain moved to- wards the other end of the lake, to the east thereof, and went against the place caUed SackeU's Harbor. V 15 The fleet of the king was commanded by a chief captain whose name was Yeo ; and Prevost, the governor of Canada, command- ^ed'the army»i:iis:'^f -ii^a >^^ ■iskfe M:v&^^^«/i^i■5' :^^-MmM^^ d, 16 And on the morning of the twenty- ninth day of the month> they landed more than a thousand men on the shores of Co- lumbia* ' v^ 17 Howbeit, a certain valiant man, even Jacob, whose sur-name was Brown, com- manded the host of Columbia that w«n| a§ain$t.them: --tM^^m-. ^^m^'f^^iM"':'^^!^' «^4^ r.i .«■:■ ."HI |Ji.«(ll«) 1^,1," r'WWtflpffJII.K J^!y^*ii^^^ii^f^>..^mi.i&^^miM^ 4 The prosperity of many hundred years had flattered her, and she was puffed up with the vanity thereof ; yea^ she had forgotten herselfl r«i>A,i. . .^^^ 5 So it came to pass, on the first day of the sixth month, a certain strong iliip of i!a» « '., .Hi, ■: i'K4*s;::;.y. ■pp«iv"iv^^^-^R^^TCP mmmmmmmmmmm^ mmmm ■S ' 130 ^ing, called the Shannon^ appeared before the haven of Boston, which 1* 8th to the east. 6 And she bid defiance to the yessels of Columbia; for she had prepared herself for the event ^i'ii^msm-^ ■:»Mtf^i%hHfH^mii^f^%'^p'^§^' t» 7 Now the Chesapeake, a fighting ship of the United States, was nigh unto the places and she was commanded by the brave Law- rence, who had gained much honor in the sight of the people ; neither was he afraid. %^ 8 Atid he went forth to battle against the yessel of the king, which was commanded hj Broke, a, valiant man. -^^mi. ^^'i^m^^mmi^i^:^ ifi 9 Moreover, the mischievous engines that were in the ship of Britain were more, like* wise the number of their men were greater than those of the vessel of the United States. ' 10 For Broke had gotten about two hun- dred men, and secreted them, so that when the hour of danger arrived they might assist his men, and fall unawares upon the men of iLa wrence*-'***"'-- *»^*s^4^' t^&^i^ < v4#'r-^ i6ss«fif >■ ;3**^4}^*^i*^a*wi ! 11 Nevertheless, towards the going down of the sun, th^ vessels c|ri^>^,nigh hjjJ^ ^ch Other.----'— - ■• " -r'^--" ■ '■ 12 And Lawrence spake unto his ofikers wid his mariners, saying : ..^u^^t; 4to^^ ^ •:.:'■.'■ Vv #:' ..u. . . \-- ii^ ■»•■ ' 13 Now shall we set bur ienglhes at tbe work of destruction ; lei the fire issue out ot their mouths, as it were like unto fier^r dragons^" '^'■^^^***^*^*''^'^^^^*^***^ v 14 And although their numbers be great- er than ours, yet may we be conquerors ; for be who is little of spirit gaineth nothing. ' ^ 15 But if, peradventure, we should b6 overcome, even then shall not the sacred cause of Liberty perish, neither shall the people of Columbia be disheartened.**^^^'^ 16 Also,: your names shall be recorded as the champions of fi^edotn^ #*^ ^^'^^^^ 17 And the nations of the earth shall learn with astonishment, how dearly you^ prize the inheritance of your fathers, ^ hj ; '^ 18 Now when Lawrence had made an end of speaking, they sat the destroying engines to work, and rushed one upon anotiier liker fierce imera,'^^^^^^^^^---^^^'^^^^^-^^^f^^ 19 The fire and smoke were abundant, and tremendous was the noise that floated upon^ thewaters roundabout, ^ ?» v - s. - -y 20 And the Chesapeake f^ll cMse upoiT the Shannon, swords clashed with swordd^' and pikes with pikes; and dreadful was th&^ conflict thereo£4^%^#^ M *^- m Ill ItlfJ 132 A W *■; . 21 But the men of Broke were more' nu- merous than the men of Lawrence, and overpowered them, by the means of their numbers* : 22 Already had the valiant Lawrence fallen ; his life-blood flowed fast ; still he cried out to his brave companions, saying unto 'them, DonHgive up the ship : his noUe spirit fled, but his name i|hall not perish. '*^' :23 Moreover, about this time all the offi- cers *6f^the ship of the United States 'wese -either slain or sorely wounded ; so jhewai captured by the vessel of the king. *;ii . 24 Afler which the wickedness of bai^bifri- ans again came forth ; to be conquerors was not enough : but they were vain-grorioui and overjoyed, and so became prodigal in spilling the blood of their prisoners. ^ ^ ^25 8atan rose up in their hearts, and they ^shot the balls of death down into the hold of the vessel of the United States, even against the halt and maimed who had surrendered themselves, f*^**'''^?!!'^^^;-?^?^^!^^ r m 26 And when the tidings thereof reached 4fae kingdom of Great Britain, the lords, the ^inces, the rulers, yea, all the puople were rejoiced beyond measure. : r 4*« y-^e^i^^^ i»v. fi';5fe^-.i.k' .•'!,',i >re* nu- ;e» and >f their wrence still he saying is noble ish. ' theoffi- «8'W«ie jhewai batbtiri- lor9 was ^rorioni digal in nd they hold of against mdered reacdied >rds, the ile were it<^'.* -"li"»-r>-r"/--"^'.- 133 27 And they bid their roaring engines ut- ter their voices, in London, their chief city« that had been silent many years, even those- in the great tower,'* which was built by Wil^ liam the conqueror, more than seven hun- dred years ago. -'* i 28 Their joy was unbounded, for they hadioverconie one of the strong ships of Co- ^ lumbia. . ^-4 29 Now the slain and the wounded on ^ board the Chesapeake, were an hundred two> score and four ; and there fell of the servants of the king about two hundred. ^mrn;^ 30 Amongst the slain of Columbia were also Augustus, whose sur-name was IjudloWi^ and another brave officer whose name watJ^- 31 And when the people of Columbia heard of a truth that Lawrence was slain,^ they mourned for him many day s« ^ 32 His body was conveyed to a placed called Halifax, in the province of the kfng, v where they honored his name, and btiried^l biin fbr-a while. ;—;,,;•-., -,-•:'■. ■-•v#ti#' " ' ^4m^m m ^ On thisoccasioD they fired their tovrer guiu, wbifib had BOt iMen done since Nebon'i victo«jr. ^'^^^ 'I: :#*■ .k^ 134 33 But in process of time his body was taken out of the earth> likewise the body of Lufilow, and conveyed to the city of Mew- Yoik. * 34 And the captain's nanie who brought the bodies away from Halifax, was CV-ojviif »- shield, 35 So Lawrence was buried in the burial- place of his fathers, in his own land : . and a great multitude of people went out to behold the funeral as it passed through the city. ■^f 36 And his Taliant deeds shall live in the remembrance of the people. 37 About this time, on the fourth day 6f the month, the brave Decatur essayed to go forth with his vessels upon the waters of the mighty deep. i 3B And the vessels that were with him were called the United 8taies,ihe HormU and the Macedonian; a strong ship which he had captured from the king, tk 39 But it was so, that some large vessels of Britain, carrying each of them more than seventy of the destroying engines, suffered bim not to go tbrth<»T,.- . ; iiu . 40 Moreover, they wished to retake the >i. '€ ■ " p f I" vaawna^ipBaHB 135 dy was )ody of EJgew- )roughi ranmin- burial- : . and a ) behold :Hy. e in the day 6f d to go 3 of the ith him meU and he had vessels )re than su£fered ake the Macedonian, that they might retriOTe the ■hame of the capture thereof. r v ^ 40 8o the ships of Britain blockaded De- catur and his ships in the haven of Nenh London, being in the latitude of blue-lights, vfhidk lieth in the stf te of ComueHeuif nigh unto a place called filfoiiiii^%andtfaey remained there many months. v *^''^ ^ "^^ »<^%f>l^^^■ ^: '■%44j^'ji;»a :.aS M W'&Mt^^-iik.iMiiityt^v!^ ' ■'■^ ' i5^ rir-JR)!-- ■ -'•■■TT 4-.V^l» f w mtimimtmfi'immmmmiiiim^t^^mt iKfmmm. ^ ww«^B ^ ■%«.' S^' ■ • iS '^!^^gi«%.'^'}:, %^%-j#*-' ■ -.-i",' ■iV'^*' «■■■? •^j^l ,fci ■■••s»> J?^'' *>. 'X, I CHAP. XXVi-^ C:.'" '?^'- '■"^u. fe:^*i|i|. K on the agaiost a by the >f Jere- slain by lain by '■mm diers of eof, for exceed- ■ * em who >od, and dng be- lumbia, they weire kindly treated, and partook of the ikt of the land. ^*• >^^ .-^^^ .,,.^i^v,>-; 6 Now it came to pass, in the second year of the war, on the twenty-third day of the -sixth month,--' :m':}^m^m.f^my'^h i^^-^^'r^wmm 7 That a captain of the United Stateii, whose sur-name was Boersthr, was ordered to go forth from the sli'ong hold of Fort George, to annoy the enemy. ^- 8 And the name of the place where he es- sayed to go, was called Beaver-dams, being distant from the strong hold of Queenstown about seventy furlongs. ' ^m^m^^-^^f^^kimim 9 And the number of the men of war of -Columbia who followed after him was little more than five hundred. :^„ -4 10 But when they came nig1;i unto ffe place, early in the morning of the next day, lo ! they were encompassed round about by the savages and soldiers of the king, ■''mm^ 1 1 Nevertheless, they fought bravely for a time, and Dearborn, the chief captain of Fort George, sent the valiant Ghrystie to help him out of his snare. 12 But Boerstler and his army had al- ready become captive to the men of Britain. 13 And they made a covenmrt in writing. ^J^ ... "'!■■- *: ,sl fm iin|i!ii{!i,n)n Jimimi^fpppppifPvi i*i^tlJliWll»i»P,UWp!i!!,»,J i"Ji I- HH»iiP|ii«l •«•■ # .K ■:i#. •r. ■ m'' Jbetween one another, but the men of Britain violated the covenant. -vv>? . ^.^ 14 Inasmuch as they permitted the sava- ges to rob the officers of their swords, and their apparel, yea, even tho:^ shoes from off 15 Afiter which the men of- Columbia were commanded to go in boats, down to the strong hold of Kingston, in the province of the king. ...:: -.^i^v ;•..,,..:_- ..y-. .,,..:...; -.^v^-j^/., 16 But a certain brave captain, called Chopin,* a cunning maa withal, ma^e hia e9- cape in a boat, and anived at the stronghold of Fort George ; having, by the strength of his single arm, overpowered three of the .strong men of Britain, 'm^^^mwm-mmmm^m "—•P ^l^.'iMi^Gtepb. mf^M^ ;ta>Wv^ i^:im--y4 kM ¥■*. !|lt 139 BritaiE le 8BYa- ds» and rom off ^kunbia ntotbe rince of , called ^nghold ^Dgth of Qf JM :*.'•'« ;j;e«.: ^i^v:§;# h'4W- ■■■mm-. ■ CBEAP.^ JsxVf^^*^^^^^^m Capture afFari SeMosser &nd Black Boek^r*^ Om, Dearbwm resigns hifj command to Qen. Bojfd, an account of skkness-'^x nathm declare war against Canada. '^. i...^ i^ ^i^4^»# AMJ} it came to pass, on the fourth dxy o£ ^ seventh month, which is the birth day of Columbian Liberty and Independence, # 2 In the dark and solemn hour of the night, when the deadly savage walketh abroad, and the hungry wolves howl along the farest, ^y^vrri-viiM^Tr' ^ ^^^ 3 A band cf the men of Britain crossed over the water from Chippawa to a place called Fort ScMosser, f^ 4..#% ^i^.*^. 4 And there was a handful of the men of the United States in the place, whom they made captive, being twelve in number. 5 Likewise, they carried away the bread ' and the meat, and some of the strong waters; also one of tlie destroying engines* -' M8 ■::;''-t.%»y; M.ii iP«IWIPPWf"»*" ' I •" .*> -'^JM, > ^'6 -Moreover, the engine which ihey InrcHight away was made partly of brass, ^ partly of iron, and partly of wood, :- 7 And the weight of the ball that issued dyt of its mouth was about two hundred she- kels, after the shekel of the sanctuary^ .^i 8 On the tenth day of the same month they also passed oyer the river Niagara, to- wards a place called Black JRock^ and the small band at the place fled* « %f # ^%^ ^ 9 And they destroyed the strong house, iind the camp withih!e, and carried away the :flour, and the salt, and such things as they stood in need of*^ ?ia^i.w=«isv-%iA*»i|*^v4 ^^10 However, while they were yet carry- ing them away, there came a band of men of ;the United States, from the village of Bvf- faloe, > «?:? I>^} 11 .And let their instruments of war loose iupon them ; and smote them even unto ideath; albeit, those who were not slain es- '«aped with their plundertei^^w^sii^i**?^ 4^^ i:tsiI2 And they fled hastily away, leaving nine of their slain behind, and more than half a score of eaDtives****'**'''****'^''*'^^"*'^^ 13 The soldiers of the king were com- manded by two men, the one called Bishop .,«il:-'*-* ipiiliiiip --*.V! i* . •■V ' ^ - 141 and the other Warren, and the men ot' Coltinibia were commanded by a pbief captain, named Porter,* m¥ws^^^^^-^.U^w^ < ^'14 About this time the savages and the men of war of Britain assailed the guards and the out-posts near unto Fort George. ^ 1^ Day after day and night after night did they annoy them i and many were slain on both sides. ..^4rt 4 ,. ; . 16 And Dearborn, the chief captain of the fort, and of the host of Columbia round about Niagara, becam% sick and unable to 'go out to battle. iM-s^m;---*M^.-/#®v.i;; ■ : • .^ 17 So Boi/d, a brave and tried warrior, was made chief captain in his stead, until Wilkinson, the chief captain, arrived : and the gallant Fraser was appointed one of his 18 Now there were some amongst ilie tribes, of the savages, who had been instruct^ ed in the ways of God, and taught to walk in the path of righteousness ; ;?^ ^*^* ^ i9 For the chief governor of the land of mfmamtm tj%. 't0^0^%' ■'<^- ww^»^^i^'wf»w^"^WiPW^ I ' I ■I'wtwvnmmm^^ ^i''-: 142 ' ' ■ - > ■■' Columbia, and the great Sanhedrim of the people, had taken them under their carer^^^^^'^'^ 20 And sent good men amongst them to preach the gospel, and instruct them in the sublime doctrine of the Saviour of the world. 21 And they hearkened unto the preach- ers, and were convinced, and their natureii were softened. ■Mmm-^--- .■ ■ .^-m,^ ' 22 Amongst these tribes were those who were called, the Six nations of New- York Indiaivs: . .^.^ ■:..,-:,;-..:., hj./,.*;, 23 And their eyes were opened, and they saw the evil and the wickedness of Britain. ^^M'^^'-'^ii^'W'^y''^'^ t 24 So their chiefs^ and their counbellors rose up and made war against the province of Canada, and fought against the hir^ s«r rages of the king of Britain. ^^ ^* 25 But in all their acts they "tufifered not the spirit of barbarians to rule over them. -w- 26 They remembered the good counsel given to them by their aged chiefs* ^mm^ma^ ^^;vi« I 'VlJ'")!. ,'i#ijjJ*iJu I ji ir KM fci »»0'*-f^ < .< f a K^ fc 'H . a ti^r*! '"M'^'.-J vK>iF->' • > -< t B)lhti?*>'•:^.^'<#6«*^^lt'*/•*«^i(^•wt•^■l«:•^ i * Alluding to an eloquent speech, deliTered about that ti|De, tq the Six Nations, bj toe of their eld warriors. "a; " *J-_iJr,-( ft.'*' ' ^:% ■m-- f5 Hfs*;'^^^ ^^ And when the red sa?ages and ihQ» men of Britain fell into their hands, they raised neither the tomahawk nor the scalp- ing knife. 28 Nay, they treated them kindly; and those who were slain in battle they disturbed not ; and their humanity exceeded the hu« Vianity of the white men of Britain. ■'>\ t/^T. Jfc V'^f 1 T^ >J^ J, ,t'.' •-■^i*^ ,y ^V^ . T^>, Ai 'tim'ill^^ ^ f^ ^t -an' -- "^^ ' A^'f.^* ♦ . *. V ^' - ' ^K 4,*. -*-.VH. V-v, wmm mfmm mm 144 ifSv, 1 mM'i^'-'^^.::^ ,! J.i CHAP. XXVIL Affairs on Lake Oniaria, between the fleets, of Com. Chauncey and Sir James Yeo. IN those days, the great waters of the lake Ontario were troubled with the moyements of the* fighting ships of Goluaibia» as well as tiiose of the kingr^ >^h^ ..^ ? 2 Now the fleet of the king, which was^ commanded by Yeoy who was a skilful cap* tain, was greater than the fleet of Columbia, which was commanded by the brave Chaxm- • . " - ■ ■■.-.. ,S' . •!■'■ . 3 And they had contrived to move to and fro upon the bosom of the lake Ontario many months, " 'S^'^'v-f:Wi^^^i:-kT''-'i-.:- ■v4^;1^^?55^#-'^>'^#s.?«'f'-;w^r ■ 4 4 And two of the small vessels, called the JMa and the Growler, being parted from the fleet, fell into the hands of Yeo. - f ' 5 Nevertheless, Chauncey followed after Yeo, and hemmed him in for a time. 6 But a strong west wind arose and the ieets were again separated. n v ^ ^-^ ^ i J •A 7 After this Chauncey captured a number of small fighting vessels, and about three hundred soldiers of the king. B Now it was so, that when Yeo put bis fleet in battle arrays as though he would> figbt, 9 T)ien Chauncey went out . against him, f to meet hiin/ and give him battle ; but the^ heart of Yeo failed him, and he turned aside from the ships of Columbia; ^^ vv»* «^'«*^ ^^ 10 So Chauncey sailed along the borders of the lake, from the one end to the other; even from Niagara to Sackett's Harbor, and: Yeo followed him not. 11 Now all the vessels of the king, and all the vessels of the United States, that carried^ the destroying engines, upon the lake Onta«^ rio, being numbered were about seventeen. ^ 12 Howsoever, they cut down the tall? trees of the forest, and hewed them, and built many more strong vessels ; although they had no gophar-wood amongst them in these dayS.^ 1 3 And they made stories to them, even to the third story, and they put windows in them, and they pitched them within and without with pitch ; after the fashion of the ark. .,ypm'i$^^^' M's.i .,1 y»f '^fW"^"'^ •m^'m fm" 1 1' 1 146 •■' 14 And, lo 1 some of the shipi rrh^rh they built upon the lake, carried about an hundred of the engines of death. 15 And the weight of a ball which they Toniited forth was about si thousand shekels. 16 Now the rest of the acts of Chauncey and Yeo, which they did, are they not writ- ten in the book of Pn/mer, the scribe ?^ * Historical Register, an eicellent publication, in 4 toIs. oc- Uto, printed in Philadelphia, 1816 ; which contains the facts and the ofieial docaments of the late war. p. '^i '■m^.Am -i^ ir*' ■-?S*:' •rf -J* ■ HI IIPHLII .4V •♦» IW CHAP. XXVIII. .%■ \- Affairs on Lake Champknn — pittage of Plattsburgh hy the British — bombardment of Bufiington- — depredations committed in the Chesapeake, and along the eoa^t, v •i^.3*;-rstf •J 'J* ..:#. JN OW the fighting vessels of Britain began to appear upon the lake, called, by the an- cient Gauls, Champlain. 2 And the vessels of war of Columbia that were upon the waters of the lake were not yet prepared for battle ; the name of the commander whereof was M'Donough, (a stripling). J. m.; ; ' - . ^ 3 So it came to pass, on the thirty and first day of the seventh month, that the vessels of the king came forward against Plattsaurgh, which Heth on the borders of the lake. 4 And there were none to defen4 the place ; for the army of Hampton^ a chief cap- tain of the United States, was encamped upon the opposite side of the lake, at a place call- ed Burlington, in the state of Vermont, >\i ■-'"'" .(!»■/ -"T-J 5 And the number of the floldien of the king that landed at Plattsburgh was more than a thousand men, atid the name of their chijf captain was Murray, * 6 And a captain of the United States, whose name was Mooer9, a man of Talor, strove to gather together the husbandmen of the place> but they were not enough. - '' 4 7 So the army of the king captured the place ; and the men of Columbia fled before ihe men of war of Britain. ^n^-'mm^ S Moreover, the wickedness which had been committed at Hampton, was noised abroad, even from the shores of Virginia lo lake Ghamplain. , ' "^ ^ ^ Accordingly all the w5men and diil- idren, who were able, suddenly departed from the place, lest the same thing might«.perad- "Venture, happen unto thein. . ^rKr. ' 10 Neither were they deceived in judg- ^nent ; for, lo ! when the place was giveiti up, and a covenant made, the servants of the liing proved faithless. . , . ._:: • r * n^ 1 1 They abided not by the contract ; say- ings Pish ! ye are but Yankees, therefore wiH we do 4o you as seeildeth meet unto us i 12 So they bui!nt4^e housest and aU other •"■J .■.: I . 149 things betongifig to the United Slatefli wilil fire. ; ^ 13 After which they felt Mpidti the inbr- chandise, the goods> and the chattfea of all manner of persons ; nay, the persons of some of the women were abused : 14 Meanwhile they forced others to put the burning brand to Uieir e^wn dwelMngt-; or pay them tribute* 15 They Idlled the cattle, and prepared them food ; and after they had aaten^ iuid taink, they otertimied the tables^ 1^ So when their Tengeanco waa compllH ted, they departed to gyther pIaoe» and eona* mated Me eTiIs4- ^ ""^ 17 About the same time the vesselB of lh# king, that sailed on the lake, went againal the town of Burlington ; where the anny of Hampton was. v'^^* • :■■'■:' ^ ,-. ;^ 18 But when the men of Columbia began to let the destroying engines locrae upon ^em from the strong hold before the towD# ^ey fled in dismay. •* - 19 Now while these thinga were passing in the north, ihe greedy sons of Britain were laying desolate the small villages of the scmtb* 20 On the waters ol the Chesapeake they ■% \\ W r * RPPP< liii^illfniMMP ■P mmimmmmmii'i'''iimm ■'# 150 i' t^#'' captured the small vessels and made spott thereofw ^ - . • . 2i Moreover, they gat possession of a small place called Kent Island, and robbed the poor and needy ; for there was no mercy jn them,^-:vs^*;^ ' ^^-^SC-'X:?!'^^ y-%;^:mf:'m$m^L'^.,.,..^,. v^22 Tea, it was said of a truth, and talked abroad, that they came in the night time, and disturbed the small cattle, and the fowls, and took them for their own use, and crawled away like men ashamed ; ^.^ .23 Tnus committing a sin^ by violating t6e eighth commandmant of God, which saith^ ThOO" SHALT WOT STEAL. ' Sf^mu^n^M^m'i^M^ . 24 Even the state of North-Carolina e&- eaped them not; they landed a thousi^nd men of war at a place called 0<;racocA:e. *> 2d And again the work of destruction be- gah ; they spread tei ror and dismay whither- soever they went. .;.f^^..j7r>^3?>'7'^;jsii;-|!*- c 26 They troubled the men of Columbia all along the sea coast, which is more than ie%ht thousand furlongs, from north to south. ^27 Moreover, they gat much plunder; even much of the good things with which the land of Columbia aboundeth. ^^ ^ ,^„,,^^^,. <-k*-i ''.« r "■ "^ ■ m ■>. ►,«« t^M'' ■*:^<3i#*-=^ , . ,. CHAP. XXIX. Ji^«^or t!iro^/^an defeats the British aha inr^ ^ dians, under Gen, Proctor^ in their attack ^.^^JPori 8tephmswh Lower Saniask^^^^^^ Nevertheless, it came to tmss, that Harrison^ the chief captain of the north wesft army, had placed a captain, a young man, m ihe hold called Fort Stephenson, to defend it* 2 Now the fort lieth at the western end of the great lake Erie, bt a place called Sai^ 3 And the number of the soldiers that were with the youth in the hold, was about an hnndred and three score, and they bad Only one of the destroymg engines., - ,. ^ 4 Now the name of the young tiiati ^ Otorge, atid his sui^name was Croghan. ' ^^^ 5 So on the first dayt)f the eighth montir, about the going down of the sun, a mighty host from ]\lalden appeared before the hold N 2 ■rrf^' . . <-*■ ■^. . WW^ R*ipiii^^«q)^qRpapppim«f«ii.ai iijjiiillilpjii.ui.i-iiiM fm^^mimmif^mf^if'VW.f^ "' ■*'■ Ji> ,':■!*, '* iti'^r^: 152 ,6 ijyen a thousand sayagea, and about fiye hundred men of war of Britain ; and ProcUat ^as the commander thereof^ r i^ . -^i ^?^ ;PM Moreover, they brought the instruments lijf^destruction in great plenty ;eYen hawitg^rSi t%rhi^h were not known in the days of the ^ildren of Israel. ^5)^^^ igj^^^j^. ^ is And they had prepared themselves for the fight, and encompassed the place round about, both by land and by water. ^ ^¥^t«i^|« 9 j\j^ter which Proctor sent a message to the brave CroghsMa> by a captain whose name was,.L7/£o/, and the words thereof were in tnis son : ^^j^^.»,;j ^^^i^^^i^h-^:i^si^i:<^^ ;;-*•-■■ ■'« ^^-n ■^: 10 Lo ! now ye can neither move to the Tight nor to the left, to escape, for we have ^ hemmed you in; ^.':»<^.;:-.,f^ ^^-':^i..^A.if^?yi^i'nlmli' 11 Therefore, that your blood may not be spilt in vain, we command that ye give up the strong hold into the hands of the servants of the king, and become captives. 12 We have the destroying engines in abundance, and we are a numerous host. f 13 Faithermore, if ye refuse then shall the wild savages be let loose upon you ; and there shall be none left among you to go and tell the tiaings thereof. '*'^*-S^>^*^;'*TJ*' * I 'f- V^ff ■■;V*S';-'-. "«*~ 153 > ' 14 But when Croghan heard the message, be ' answered and said unto Elliot, Get thee now to thy chief captain, and say unto kim, I refuse ; neither will I hearken unto him: ^ 4 ^*y}5 And if it be so, that he come against me with his whole host, even then will I not turn aside from the fierce battle ; though his numbers were as the sand on the sea shore. . T ^^16 Lo! David, of old, with a sling and a Btone slew the mighty Goliah: and shall the people of Columbia be afraid, and bow be- fore the tyrants of £urope ? ^*ks^ mA7 Then Elliot returned to the army of the king ; and immediately the mouths of their engines were opened against the fort. > 1 8 And the noise thereof continued a long time ; even until the next day ; but their bat- tering prevailed not. -f*;?5v^v u* i9 Now when Proctor saw it was of no «vail, he divided his host into two bands, and appointed a captain to each band ; and they moved towards the fort and assailed it with great violence. ' 20 But . the men of Croghan were pre- pared for taem ; aind they let loose tkeic ■:id n • mumimm I I >«ii|MiPipH V ' ftSr ii^)^ttp6fl^ 6t iViit Upoii theitii iitid «&< ihkk ctesti-oiyirij^ ^rigine td trofli;, And smote thid! itoieH of Britaiti> hip arid thigh, With gf«ttf vf2l And the deep ditch that surroutidedl the foti was strewn with their slain and their Wounded. ^2 So the host of Brttaiii Were dis^yetf and overthrown, and fled in confusion from the foKt into the forest ; from whence, in th(a dead of the night, they went into their ves- s(&is, and departed fi'om the place. is Now the loss of the men of Britain was about an hundred two score and ten ; and of the men of Columbia there was one slain and seveti wounded. 24 But when Proctor had rested his army ie setit a skilful physician to heal the maim- ed which he had fled from and left behind. 25 But Harrison, the chief captain said uiito him, Already have my physicians bound Up their w^oUnds, and given them bre^d and wine, and comforted them ; after the itiafmef (jf our country. . - 26 For we suffer "hot mi^tlW^ tttal fiiH into our hatrds to be bu'ffeted t>r tnal- Created ; treither want they for ady Hiiiig. #,■■ f 1 W.; i 155 27 So the physician of the king's army was permitted t o return to his own campt 28 Moreover, great honor and praise were bestowed upon the brave Croghan, the cap* tain of the fort, for his valiant deeds; and his name was spoken of with joy throughout the land of Columbia. ^ • - , i. '\ V*-,^i^|-A'j *;»!§ iVJis^-'f ■ A.« ■.A.B >w iSE^^ 'ieltti!^ 'ti^jiy ' >. •#*?: ^,^^en' 5^i'i"' t~^ '■•i ■• ' '>:i .^•t f^^ #**! "' -v'^-^ar " -i^ ih'*§)i ^i/;ijf-;'i4*it^-^> ^'fl»'^^: ^y ' ''^m* :\.^'^^' -y 4 *»■ 1"^ »> -r '^c-* 1 t \-. M ■•i»0. ^ ' 4 qmipiiiiip ■;■•• -'VJ.^■^:.■ mm fM BtUish schooner Dominica, of 14 guns, eag' , tured hy the privateer Decatur, of 7 ^iw— . U. S, brig Argus captureihythePelieam — capture of the Boxer by the U. S» brig Enr terprtse. ■^■>#'^ /-^t ..^:,:. JN OW the war continued to rage without ikbatement upon the waters of the great L deep > -•.-'■- '■--■->.-*- iY'r''-'-*^^--f '•■:f-- ■^^^-^t^^^ 2 And manifold were the evils that came upon the children of men by the means J|irtnereOl(!.^;,'-.,.::^ .::..,,- .^^' ,- ^.?r-;»g5^. 3 Moreover, the great Sanhedrim of the people were forced to bestir themselves ; aqd they had continued their councils day after day without ceasing. . ?i * : ^ v^v? m ^fc 1 4 And it came to pass, that there was a dreadful battle fought between a vessel of the king, and a private vessel of Columbia. 5 Now the name of the vessel that fought was DeccUur, and the captain's name was XH- . r" whose name was Allen, was wounded unto death, and the vessel of Columbia was cap- tured by the ship of Britain, the name of the commander whereof was Maples.^ ^^^ 16 Of the men of Columbia six were slain and seventeen wounded ; of the men of Bri- tain the. slain and wounded were five. 17 Now the death of Allen was spoken of with sorrow throughout the land of Colum- bia, for he had defended the vessel of the United States nobly: and captured some merchant ships of Britain. " ^ ^* '^^' 18 Even the enemy regarded him for his bravery, for they buried him with honpr in their own country, not far from the place -.J^ayi-^' iS~:', y,' »d9 y/beve he became captive» which was in ther llaters of the king, even in 8t. George'« ^^i^nel. ^,;i9 But it came to pass, on the fifth day c^ the n^xt month, in the same year, t 20 That a certain small vessel of Column foia, carrying the engines of destruction, com- n:ianded by a gallant ^man^ whose name was Burnews^ ieJl in with another small yessel-of the king, called the Boxer, and the captai% thereof was a brave man, and his name was ^^1 In the language of the people of the^ land, the vessel of Columbia was called the Enterprise, r . ,22 Now when the vessels drew nigh un-|, to each other the men shouted with loud i^ shotiting. '-T ■ . ^.', -,%s#'< • ■■■ ■ ■ % .^23 And immediately they let the mischief vous engines loose upon one another, with a| noise like unto thunder. # .4^4 But it happened) that in about th#^ space of forty minutes, the Boxer was over- come; but she was taken somewhat unawares :# .^^5 Poivlo ! the pride of the men of Bri^c tain had inade them foolish; and, thinking o^ conquest^ they nailed Britannia's red-cros^ to the mast of the vesseL • )i-^ ■ • ^^^ ■l: ■X ->k'\ i»i,-.;i k.i:iv.:-j^rfV- '..■„;.",- w »»3fc*' '^"'^^l^v^mtm^ »•■.■ ,<• I,'' im 26 Where«i{>on, after they nvere otti^" temeytfaey cried aloud for mercy, saying, 27 Behold I our colors are fast ; and we cannot quickly unloose them : neverthe- lesBj we win be prisoners unto you, there* fore spare tis. % 28 So the brave mariners t>f Columbia spared them, and stopped the destroying en*- gines ; for their hearts Were inclined to mercy. 20 However, this was another bloody fight ; for there fell of the men of Britain forty that were slain outright, and seventeeu wove wounded* * --.■m 30 And the loss of Columbia in slain and maimed was about fourteen* ^« 31 And the commanders of both vessels were slain ; and they buried them with honor in the town of PwrUand, which leayeih Boston 4o the west; for the battle was fought hard by. ' 32 Moreover, the great Sanhedrim was pleased with the thing, and gave unto the fnsman of Burrows « medal of gold, in to- Icen of remembrance thereof.* . iii^ * Matovw L'. DAth, of New.York, puifaig Hfnadohwn' '^Ing the burial place of Burraws, itopt and ordera^a AkDnutti^ 1^^ -erected to bii m^wnj at hii own prlT»te ei^eiMr* .'^ pf '■-'t">'TW*- i f * !i|M^ iyAi^^-; ' .U'.v^°: CHAP* XXXI* ^ 9%€ f a|i;.* XhE Lord, hi the p1«nltiide of hh wiidom and power, ordahieth all thingi which rome lo pass : and the doings are for the beneAl of man, and for the glory of God. 2 For where is the evil which hath not turned to an advantage, and been a warnings ' and swallowed up the evil that might hare come?' ''''W^^M:.-^^f^rMf!»f^Ms^-m-' '/(••'• 3 l^ow about this tkne the strong ressels of Columbia, that moved upon the face of the blue waters of the great lake Erie, wer» given in charge to Oliver, whose sur-name 4 And he was a prudent AHih, and had prepared him»elf to meet the veipels of the king, even forty days before hand. ::'5 And the name ofthe captaui of the fleet m BritaiA was Harelay, a man of great valor; A y.J ■%:^- ■••»,. " '•' 'f. it ■ ■ If , [ I ■'l 1 »? rii". I- 'i j. S'r but he boasted and was vain of his fleets Ibr it was more powerful than the fleet ol Columbia. ' 6 Nevertheless, it came to pass, in Uie one thousand eight hund^d and thirteentn year, m the ten^ day of the ninth month, earl^f in the morning, about the rising of the sun, 7 The Taliani Perry beheld the fleet of the king at a distance upon the lake ; so he un- moored his vessel and went out to meet them ,itl battle array, fleet against fleet. 8 And when their white sails were spread lipon the bosom of the lak$, they appeared like unto a squadron of passing clouds. 9. A gentle bseeze wafted the hostile tea- sels towards one another., < 10 It was silence upon the waters; save f^hen the sound of musical instruments fell sweel}y upon the ear.. > II But it liappened>, a Utile before the mid-day, that the shouts of the men of war'of Britain were heard^ and the shouts of the men of Columbia.. 1^ And now the destroying engines be- gan to utter their thunders^ vomiting forth fire and smoke and brimstone in abundaiv^e. 13 And suddenly the waters were in as '■r^.^sm^:: ¥¥ •*';'!'ii ■, ■* . • ■# 'h f bis fleet, iie fleet ol '¥* in tke one ienlll year, onth, ewly f the sun, fleet of the ; so he un- meet them ere spread y appeared clouds, bostile tes^ iters; save iments fell '* . > before the jnpfwar'of outs of the mgiues be- liting forth abundahpe. were in as /- « *^ :.r»" "r;' v^ •' >T*l^'fii^^: '■•< ^::A*: / • : "i • ■v^ -r.' . :.r„ ■■■ ■ •'i^\ •:'^M •• >:• I'n (, •!• ^U '. f V * ; '-'*.. 7 :^.*V!V' ■^^' '■ft. •• «•' ■ I ''V^jJfc ',':a.<»<4 •\": -• ,? ^r '"> 1 1 ' * '" 1 ■i'-.. H t .4^'5> i 14 I *« ^' f |,!proar; and the bellowing noise soundedl ^plong the lake. -■'■ ^'' ^v Ai'^---'''^^-- •• -' ■ - ^ * 14 Moreover, the chief force* of the ships tl ^ of the king was put against the vessel in which Perry was ; / ^'15 And the vessel wa« called the Law- rence, tafCer a brave man, whose dying words I waved upon her, aloft : * **• r ?^^ p^ ^^f?! - -* ^^ 16 Now, behold, a thousand balls of iron U skim the surface of the waters, swift asf £ shooting stars. ' #.« I ^ 17 But when the battle waxed hot, and I "Perry s|ir that the tackling of his vessel was "' shot awl^ and hi|^i|ien were slain an* wounded with great sliughter, and hi& des- troying engines became silent, '^■^- -"** : ' ; 18 He put the charge of the vessel into the hands of one of his officers, whose name' was Yarnell, a trusty man: ' ' " \' " j, I^ Then, with the starry banner of Co-%/ lumbia in his hand, did the gallant Perry* leap into his cock-boat, while his brave infari-' ners quickly conveyed him to another fight- \ ing vessel of the United States, called the| JSiagara, commanded by a valiant man > whose name was Elliot. "^ ^ '^ ^' "^ 20 After this again the vessels uttered . 2 s r : -■%,■ -5 ;^1^/ ''v';' - ■%■ ttn\: ^■ "■''■ ■'■ *./■ ■ "'■ ''■ » -' '* • ''.a 1k>.'- ^ • "« IS- -■ /t ■* "\ > v'jB * # ■ u--^ f 4.- r^*" s ■ * '^i .' '• . ' ■ , ,-f vf '<■- "' N l!- *^ 'f ■•',■4 :*'" ''^ >• li » ,'- '*"'j " "3fc UUW ! 1"^^ ^fvij!re«f:i ■' ,W „V.v,,-; ...;vv. vpffim^mmp "•WI^^WWBiP '« -■:«»- their thunders and iou^t hard, and the meir of Columbia poured out destruction uponi t^ servants of the king. ■ fli And it came to pasa, that the skihol contrivance c^ Perry, and the braverv of 1)118 men, at length forced the whole fleet of t^ king. tO' he<:Qiue captive, even uiUQ the €oek'hoais of Golumbia.^^^ ^*-^;i4^r '^♦*'^ ®^^^^^ 22 Thus again was the mighty liou hum~ fc^d before ike eagje : for six strong vesscb •f Britain were overcome at one time.. 93 And the slain and wounded of the l^izig that day, was an hundred thirty and five ; besides there ^^ about i^iftousand prisoners^ ^^ d.^. -»«»i!«?*^' *4h 24 The loss oT'the United States was^^ . twenty and seven that were killed, and four score and teu were wounded. 25 Moreover^ Uie number of the men of Britain made cs^ptive was more than all the wen of Perry's squadron, ^^.^^^'i^ v. :'mf>^"- '■' . 26 Now Perry was a righteous man, atid, like the good Samaritan, iook care of Uie halt and maimed, and put skilful men ta bind up their wounds; and the menoCBii?i^ tain blessed hjuod.^ ...JH.-i ' - ' ^ « xm I.- % *wH ■-*^''; ;^";f^t^'-;>V-.'r""'' ^r- .-, ^ - ""-".j;.,' .::'"A"*r -^^^V*^^'/'"7^'5^ l«5 f J7 Neither was he a ihlll pufied up wHfr tiinity, even in the hour of victorj : I 28 For when he had ean^fiiered the fleet pf JBWtoift, he wrote to Jenes,* one of Ihe scribes of the great Sanhedrini> witi^ modes* ^,:SayingJ^'***^'''*^'^^^^ ^ ^.29 To day it hath pleased the Lord that the people of Colmubia ^ouM triumph over iheir enemies* #;.fi, -^m-y^u n^-4r ■' v • "i 30 At the- Bailee tune he wrote to Hlani*^ son, the chief captain of the host of Colum- bia, whose army was at the bay of Sandusky, saying. We have met the enemy, cM they ore wtts ! !•# *''i-'v*i-*.^?A'^-#"#«' *" 31 Then did the enemies of Columbia^ weep ; and the gainsayer put on deep mournmg4H"''ttT*^*-v..^>^;-^, »*i.- .^ 166 ^-•"•'■V- fie liyilf ^ triuiTiph in his country's eyes; .^ --?- "-i. 35 His sons shaJl hear him spoken of with pleasure ; and his naine shall be mentioned in the song of the virgins. 36 Where, oh! Albion, are now thy mighty admirals ? wuere thy Nelson? where the transcendant glory they gained for thee ? 37 Alas ! it hatli expired upon the waters of Eriev before the destroying engines of "Perry !• *i^ .i?:^-*4f-*'-'^^'>* -^-V*^^ ■• 'w^' ...-■^f .-^ ft(*n-'-,. %..: w^#i?vv;jf : . , ' >|JS- Ilj4«f *iiii:tj| m 'P^Wt: 1 . i^f? , '• J!:>v'V^!^5j^ "iiS ■:-\ .hi'j.^''-ii^Jh'^ ivH'^ L ■*;?' i-l"* ■■■>!\ ""■-'■< "^ * T-W *^ r' • ' ^- •■M».' ?-^>,.-' v'?V, .!• n- ■■■.V ■\^%f' " ...,..,,.^;'. "V?G'^- U 167 CHAP. XXXIL ;i:'i-%'!i^;ir'.V J^ •vf.v^.^^V JL iS.^ia^-tiiA. •i-^aM.. _:.f^M^-:^i;'i'v,:' Qxjfmire of Maliin and JJeirait — ike army of Gen. Proctor retreat towards the Moravia/i^ ,f0vns — Gen, Harrison pursues them» .»-?(*-^^'»m " :*' tm fi!!«»S>; JN OW when Ferrv had taken care of the captives, and the wounded, and set them up* on the shore, 2 He begati to convey the army ^ Hai> 1 ison from Fort Meigs and round about. 3 And having gathered them together in- to his vessels, he brought them, and landed them nigh unto the strong hold of Maiden. 4 And it came to pass, on the twenty- third day of the same month, in which Perry conquered the fleet of Britain, ■ *' 5 That Harrison, the chief captain, began to march the host of Columbia against the strong hold of Maiden, and captured a town called Amherstburgk, nigh thereunto. ^«^^ 6 Now Proctor was the chief captain of^ the savages and servants of the king. -'; mmm "«K' i» i ' ' '■-■■• !'- !' t. . i 266 7 And when he saw the men of Colttmbiiiii approach, he destroyed the fort, the tents» And the store-houses of the king, and, with his whole host, fled swiftly towards Sand- ; 8 And Harrison, and the host of Colum- bia, followed hard after him. ^ >^|^t 9 Now when the savages of the wilder- ness beheld the men of Britain flee before the children of Columbia, their spirits 8unk»^ and they were sore amazed.* ,v-fii :. . 10 Moreover, they upbraided the 8ei> vants of the king, saying, Lo ! ye have de» ceive# us, and led us from our hunting grounds, and we are an hungered : i 11 For, verily, ye promised us bread and wine,t and silver and gold ; yea, even that we Bhould drink <^ the strong waters of Jar maica, if we would go out with you and fight the battles of the king, against the mea of Columbia. . -vi , ^ 4^ s^i* 12 But, behold! nov^ ye would run away and leave A»s to fight alone. *" See Tecumseh*s letter to Froctor. j At ibis time H will be remembered the Britisb surm^ it£ie fhoitofsnpflies. # ' ^:#^ :M \m ^ k 'tliS Whereupon many of their tribes c&sl away their tomahawks, and refused to fight uBderihe banners of the king. ^ : r^- 5^^ 14 And when Harrison came to Sand^ wichv Proctor and bis army had departed from the place, and fled towards the river Thames, near Moravian Town* ,_ ^^^ yp- ^, 15 (Wow the Thames emptieth its waters into the lake St, Clair, and the Moravian Towns lie upon the river, about an hundred miles from Maiden, towards the north in the province of Upper Canada.) '''^'*^ a^ w § 16 Moreover, as they journied on, the brave M' Arthur crossed over with his band to the strong hold of Detroit, and took it. 17 But the savages and the men of Bri^ tain had destroyed those things which they could not carry away, and fled in haste. ^ - 18 So M* Arthur, in whom the chief cap- tain put much faith, remained at Detroit in the charge thereof. 19 And it came to pass, when ttarrison saw that the host of Britain fled before him, he departed from Sandwich and went after them ; it being on the second day of the next month. -'' ' ^ M And his whole army followed after !*?' > 1 ...f'-J^. ■ ■1 W.. .ti^. ... :- mii^m^mmmmmimfmmmm'''fimmmmmm^mif^^ ■^1 •. >■ ; him, ii^ all about; tbree thousand brave nsm ^om the back-woods of the state of JKen^ luckt/ and the pleasant villages of OA»o. 7 21 Now Harrison was a mighty man of Talor, and no man could make bim afpid ; 'and the captains and officers that wejii with bim were all valiant men. 22 And, when some of his captains said unto him, Loi there is a fea&t to-day; go thou and partake thereof, and refresh thy- self, and we will watch j 23 He answered and said unto them. Nay, shall I go and riot, whilst the warriors of €o^ lutnbia lie on the frozen ground ? > 24 No, their fate shall be my fate ; and their glory shall be my glory, 25 So he wrapped himself in bis cloak, and lay down in his own tent. 26 And the husbandmen of Kentucky were led on by their valiant governor, whose name was Shelhy, and he was a man well stricken in years ; even at the age of three- score did he go out against the enemies of Columbia ; and all the people rejoiced in mill* >-:"■- '^■■' .*V^'i^^'' .?^ ^i;■^:^- . . 27 And tlie gallant Perry staid not be- hind; but freely offiered his Btrength> and » •«: if f JTen^ man of afpid ; r^ with ns said ay ; go 3sh tliy- m, Nay, fiofCo* te; and s cloak. not be- * "■■'■, WUft one of (lie right hand men of Harrison^ with whom he followed after the host of Britain. 29 Nevertheless, it happened that a band of the savages strove to give hindrance to ihe army of Columbia. 30 But the men of GolurriHia let two of the destroying engines loose upon them, and they fled into the wilderness like wild deer. ■g. ;:^i0mm-^'^--^^^'^'0^--''''%:^- ^m< '^:^■■■^^^'^^fHii• «•. T.v • I, ■> ^ V .4-: • - &'„'.^. ',^,^^iL<:M v^f***^ ■Hi i ■•* 172 ■ ' 1^^ ''■^'^i^r^ ■ CHAP. XXXIII.. *i'>i|^^^:^^ "" * -.If- ''iK.-fd ' BatUe af the Thames — Gen. Harrison cap- \ lures the British army under Gen. Proc- tor — illuminations on account of it—^ws of it received in England*;' ' ^yk: And it came to pass, on the fifth day of the same month, that Proctor, with the sava- ges and the army of the king, rested upon advantageous ground, on the banks of the nver TAameSyA :v>.^,-^^^ 5.^?? .^^i. i).ui^.w- e 2 Where he drew his army up in the or- der of battle, after the fashion of these days, and prepared himself to meet the host of Co- lumbia* ■'•'/'^-i-: ' --'^^^^ii^' ^-f,:^-^*-p'iv---'-{^^'^^' ^ '-:f ''i •v'-V*- ■ 3 Now the array of Proctor was mighty ; for he had a thousand horsemen : but the number of the savages that followed after him are not known to this time ; howbeit, they were many. -« , 4 And they were under the charge of a ^cbief warrior, whom the^ called Tecumseh, a i' ■ day of le sava- d upon B of the the or- je days, t of Co- mighty ; but the 3d after lowbeit, rge of a ',umseh, a 173 savage whom the king had made a chief captain.* * w ? vri; r 5 And it came to pass, on the same day, in the latter part of the day, the army of Harrison drew nigh unto the place. ^ 6 And he called together his captains of fifties, and his squadrons, and encouraged them, and commanded them to prepare themselves for the fight. 7 And, he put the host of Columbia in battle array against the host of Britain, army against army. 8 Now the sound of the trumpet, the cym*- bal, the bugle-horn, and the noisy drum, echoed through the deep wilderness, fv*^-^^ 9 And the red savages appeared in the field before the men of Britain, for they had put them, as a shield> in the front of the 10 And they yelled with dreadful yel- lings, and sounded aloud the war-whoop, which was the signal of death. -^^ ».f«^ -**^.^ 1 1 But the army of Columbia rushed up- on them with the fierceness of lions, ^f -p^^q - 5 f >. ■ ■ . 11 '"'■■' * As* Geoeral. i-Alji 7 ^ ■mlj *■'■;■' •■;»•- ■^• H^'-%4^'v «■ -li*; ^,j^. 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I ■i ^. ,# -l^''' tt*- •l^jld Aai i^ie weapops of wur^iirere iiee4 trithout mercy ; the foxes and the beairets ie;i^pt inlQ tbeir Moles, for the deE^royhig en- I^EieSffri^teped^h^^ wild beasts^ so that Miey looked for their hidtog places* ; 13 The gallant J^mm* fell upon them vtth a baod ^ phosen horsemen, and he ^me tiiem befoiia him Mke cJhaff betotm lb wind, and ^mote th^ chief ^i^9«4 aod Alefr him witih 1)18 jOiTQ bund, so thi^hefell i 14 And the host of Columbia assailed the xam 9^ Bfit^ ^lafdl sides, and oy^jcame Ijbbem and made ibtm prispoers of war ; whereupon the engines ceased to utter their i,; J5 |^wbe|t> FrOPtOr escaped^ on M ttltfi iWi^g bourse, wiib a ji&adfal of his cai^ains Hiat were under him. I 16 I|ow the number of prisoners captured^ b^ the army $tf Hftrisoj) that day w»t» about six hundredn^i^^i ^^##i4^^^Np##■^#F5^'' : - - - , iM. .AU- ■ ,»,E. -«. i f^ . i^ -^ ' rrrr TT^ ■f?""^ ^I.4*i'l*i^.^-5i:?if# r; # )^ Col. Johnson, of the Kenlaoky licht-horae. t Tecumieh ; who was at that the CK>loBel. , .^m-^ -^^^^^i. mtf t in the act of shooth^ *• 1^ • 1^ And the slain atijd ^rmmae^ bf ^M ' men of -Britain were thirty and three; And the sattie ^i^ri^bef of fntager Wei^ dhiin. "^ IB OiUm arny^r of G(^ni^ fiefefi treirtf flAaln ^nd tiro score tod two nmris woitudedi 19 But the men of Kentucky and Ghio^"^ whose sons and brothers and father? had bieenf |tih«miidy i^aiightered at the Eivtr Maidii 8le% iiot a s^K^gle captive. ^' ^MK^ Bi^ they treated them as men ; thus doing GOOD FOR etil; according to the wcm# of ^iiOrd* w^^^i^'-^^ .iv„. .•,_,^^,... . .,.,. , .4.:. . destroying en^nes thai were made of bras^"^ and^ twcr that were made of iron; foesidet' many vreapons of war. ^^m-m:^ ^^ 1^ Now three t>f the tyrass engines were' those given to the men of Britain, at the ca|h ture of Detroit, the first year of the War> ai^ were the same that had been taken from 1M king In the days of Wasrinoton. . m^-^^^i^* .^ i^23 Soon after the battle, Harrisc^'^t^nl^ ed withhis army to Detroit, where many of 4lie Savages had assembled, to repent of theii' evils, and ask fbr mercy from the chief ca|i^ tain. ■" •: tT, ■ • 24 8d HarnsoAmade t boveimn^. Jndlb^ - i-^f. h ■>.V V^: •JT- 4r -I % ■'^■ ^ it « 176 ?|i ■■•■!-. ■* ifU^lmd'they- w^re thankful^ mid gave inm ihostages. f^ 25 Now tbere were great rejoicings lamong the cfaildren of Columbia, and the lliearts ^ the people of the XJoited Statcfs twere exceeding glad^ v ./ % 26 So that when the news thereof reached $^em they drank v^ne ; and when the even- ing came ihey lighted their candles, and put them in candlesticks of silver and candle- wicks of goldv #iiv,/'4>*a>^ . ^ 27 And there were many thousands df lli]em;and the Hght thereof was as though Mie stars had fallen from heaven. /^ ' v^ . ^ 28 This did they throughout the lakid of Columbia, from the district of Maine, in the ^%ast, to the state of Georgia, in the south. ^ 29 But the sect of the tories shut their %yes ; neither would they go out to behold ^e glory of the light thereof.^* -«i^^*«^"^'^ 30 Moreover, when the Prince Regent, moA the chief counsellors, and the wise men ^f Britain, heard the tidings, for a truth, that their fleet and their army were captured, they were ?istonished beyond measure. #31 They looked at on« another like men biMl io8t their wji» : they ^ma^ s^ -;*j^-vr-*'.X' ». kve idm {oicings ind the I Statcfs reached le evea- andput ^' ,*, mnds 6f though land of e, in the >utb. # ut their behold ise men ith, that ed>ihey ike men ware si- # ..4 lent, and their tongues elave tothe roof of their mouths. 3!2 Their knees smote one against ano^ ther, for the strength of Britain was shaken ; her yaliant warriors lost ^beir honor ;^ and her glory was outshone. i^> 33 Now there were great honor and praise bestowed upon Harrison for his courage, and, his valiant acts; and the people remein- bered his name with pleasure. '34 Moreover, he gave great praise to Shelby, the governor, and Perry, and John- son, and all the brave men that were with him. ■K:m^Mm- 35 And in the same month, when the ob- ject of the army was fulfilled, the husband- men of Columbia returned every ipap to Jl^s '36 But Harrison and Perry, and the band of warriors of the great Sanhedrim, went in- . to tneir vessels.. ■ f - • »-*%ef^*'' •■''^>^:m^'f''^t^m'^ w^^^ •■ ^W;H * Doably lost it : by water and by land » by being cnnqLuerad andby bein^cniel* ^ -■ I- ;j w ■■MBI' fl iT- pi m m/mm mmmmmi^ t- fWAtid they i^if fesMft came in the diips of Perry - to Bvffah^ v^ unto the lifer Niagara^ to me^t WU- kinBm^f who came from 4he south, and wai appointed chief captain of the am^ of Itm «1 4^^.;.vi.i^?,:- ,«»■ 4f S,fi'"' I^^IQ^ *. if 'l^-r^ti,,^^^ At3»- #-..;,.. V**' -4^H*;?##^^5Wi%|i*^vi. j^^;. .afi^^i^iii^^'^;^4i t to; %%km^^^'^'^' ^^ iJt-^JI ^m^tm^)mm»- mm '.tU ^-\s^ tf«; t: f^ -i! ■«> %■ ¥: '^i.^^*^: w •■r- id was oftliV ti--- 'f^y I ; 19P- .-V-if.'- ' -''■*•' ■4*>' '- CHAP. XXXIT. ■ I ■ sacrt of Fort Mimms — Georgia and Teit- m$iH imUHa, under Oener^i Jaduom^ r»- ^^ _ ■ ■ . m r40W it cftnie to pfissy w^e the99 ^biitgt Vieregoiiig oii iii the no]::th» and tlie repent- ai|ts»yagea laid their oiiiirderiDus weappms.ait ^e fei^t of Harrison^ 9 Tl^at the servants of the king ^re stiih ring up the spirit of Satan in the savages of tho wjyUierness of the south ; 3 And placing the destroying engines into their hands thai they might drink the blood ol the people of Columbia. .4 Now those southern barbarians vv»re ■ -■< called the Crttk nation of Indians. t^ Mprepver, tbe^ were a nation of savagea at dwelt in the back-woods and the wilder* ness round about the state s of Georgia, T0th nmpf> P^nd the Mississippi Territory^ H •h-* ' that the people of Columbia were revenged of the evil:t,/ 1 1 Andrefv, whose sur-ndme i^as Mekim, a man of courage and valor, was chief cap- tain in the south, 1^ And he sent oiit one ojf his brave' cap- ' ^. '*'■ I m m * • tains, whose name was CofftCt with a strong band ; even nine hundred mighty horsemen : 13 Now these were the yaliant husband- men of Georgia and the back-woods of Ttn- nessee ; their horses were fleet as the roe- buck ; their weapons of war were certain death. 14 So they went forth against a town of the savages called Tallwhatches, on the se- cond day of the eleventh month. l^ And on the next day they encompassed the town round about ; and the savages pre- pared themselves for battle. ,4 ^ ^ 16 About the rising of the sun they sound- ed their drums, and began their horrible yel- hngs. 17 But they frightened not the hearts pf the brave men of Tennessee. ^ . „ . 18 So when Coffee had stationed his cap- tains and his men of war about the town, in the order of battle, the whole army shouted -alpud; -f .:> :r' . ■-■■\ ■: -.. -- .. ......:!;..•-. 19 And the instruments of destruction were let loose upon them on all sides ; and they fought with all their might. .^^ 20 But the men of Columbia rushea upon th^ui, and subdued them, and made •W' I .^ ■ in- Mm w pa^ i> m ,--> about four score women and children ek^ft^ lire. 2f And 8}e# about two hundred of their warriors ; leaving not a man to te)l the ti^ dmgsu ^ For, lb ! when the savages df the wil^ derness commit great evils and trani^greih sions agahist the people of Golumbiil, 23 The great Sanhedrim of the p^opte send out mightj armies against them> that are'^Ue to overthrow them> and midte their towns a desolation, and lay waste their habk tations. 24 Now the loss of the army of Cohitifibia that day, was five slain aod about Aljrty wounded. ^ 2d And Jackson, the chief captain, gave great praise to Cofiee, and all the valiant men that fought that day. ^ 26 On the next day after the battle, the army of Columbia returned to their campiatl a place calle^d the Ten-Iskmds* ^¥: k^',-'^T^^>''^-: ■^' -y ^ .At- iS^iih MJ»5 .*" ' ^^S*: v^riiv :h&l:.. mm ^^^mf ofthidir the wil'^ p^opfe ieai> that dte their leirhabi^ Johitidbta ui iterty lin, ga?e ▼aliant ittle, the Ganip»att CHAP. XXXV. CoiUinuatian of the War rvith the Creeks^^Olm* Jacksm^s grand victory over them — they sue for peaee^^Ht treaty U eomcluded rinththenu NoTWITHSTANDmG their discomfi- ture» the laatlon of the Creeks were still bent on warring against the people of Columbia. 2 And they committed many outrages up- on the inhabitants of the states round about. 3 But it came to pass, on the seventh day of the same month, that a messenger came to Jackson, the chief captain, and spake unto him, saying: 4 Lo! even now, more than a thousand savages have pitched their tents at Tatledo' ga, near the strong hold of Lashley, with in- tent to assail it. 5 Immediately Jackson took two thousand hardy men, who were called volunteers, be^ cause they/fought freely for their country^ «nd led iMta against the savages^ •i:" ■■; \ * ■&■„ t: \i^^^- ■■ pp .'I ' f'li. * f- m-i 1 6 Now the men of war that followed after him were mostly from the state of Tennes- see, and men of da^uptjless courage. 7 So> early in the morning of the next day. the army of Jackson drew nigh the p)4ce, in battle array, d> A^d the savages can^i^ out tow;af(ts the army of Co|uipbia> with shouting apdyell- ings : and again the engines of destruction ;.were used plentifully. 9^ 'And the leaden balls whiz^it^d about their ears like unto a nest of hornets. ^0 But th*^ horsemen, and the whole army of Jackson, rushed upon the savages, and slew them with .great sl^Mgbter, and oveiv> can^e them. 11 And the number of savages slain tb?it ^^*^nth day of tKe same month, he took the towns, and destroy- ed them, and slew three score of the savajges, and made about two hundred two score and fen prisoners. 16 About eleven da^s afterwards, a val- 'iant 'captain, whose name was rto^d, with his 1>raye men, went against ihe'iowiis of Auiof see and TaUisee^ which lie on the banks of ttie river TaUctpoosie. '17 Ahd Floyd went against them wiUi boldness, and triumphed over them, and kill- ed 'about two hundred of ihem, and burned their towns with fire, £tn> t*'/ '■,■*■•: i"**^' '■'''■.■_, ■'■>i •4 4. J among e days ling to anding ti being rripr of wiih his iborne; and thq ouses.f" J depre- ere not leng^nes 187 » * to work, srnd fought desperately against them, for about the space of five hours; when he overcame them> so that only about a score escaped.^.. ^^ ; -r* 28 Seven hundred and fifty of the savag|3 ' warriors were found slain in battle ; andtw^i^ hundred two score and ten women and c0nl* dren became captives to the army of/C!!^ ]umbia« ;. - -.? ^.^ 29 Manchoee, their chief proph^ti^Wif^ smitten in the mouth, and slain, and two othev folso prophets were slain with him^^^ I??*; s?^ 30 Moreover, about the first day of the : sixth month, a brave man, whose name wad Pearson, with the husbandmen of the states - of North and SotUh CarolifM, went against ' thorn along the borders of the Alabama, and captured about six hundred of them. % ^^ 3 1 Thus did the men of Columbia triijiriph . over them, and conquer them, even to the seventh time* '^^ -:-^'''' -^^'''-'''^^/'-'''■^■'''''^'''■^■P'-^^^-^' 32 And so the judgment of the Lord fell upon them for their unrighteousness, ahdl^c their wicked and murderous deeds. v 33 After which they repented of ^|i^ evil, having, through their own folly, i»r, -,itv 'K-'.'/ -isip; 78ff t idt And l&e chief warriors gsre tq;^ ihetr iDstruments of destiiction^ and laid them at tue ieei of Jackson, the chief captaioi ,^u ^ t*^ 35 Eyt'n Wetkeffovd, the 'chief warrior, ga¥e himself ii{^ to Jaclcson, saying, I fought wkh my might; but I bare brought eiril upon mjr ifiatioD ; and thou hast slain my Warriors ; |9dfr:am overcome. %' 36 Now the savages are easily inflamed %[d roused to Vorks^of »n and death; and ofit^ir weakness the servants of the king are not ashamed to take advantage ; even to the ruin n^f the poor and ignorant bar- "barians* 'i^j*?'-a;BS'f^.^4,w'rvt*ifiyKww*iv«^^^^ :u ? ^7- So the warriors and die whole nation ii^f the €reeks, being tired of a destructive ymr, entreated the men of Columbia for peace, saying unto Jackson, ^-^m f? 38 Iiol now are our eyes opened to out own profit ; now witl we make peace with $9 And if ye will no more suffer the fire, j^the sword, and the destroying engines to spread desolation amongst us, yiO Then will we make a covemht ^ith \, and give you for Mifaheritanee a great 'AV. '■■K.ijh-r'i. ». ■■' -■w >, ■- .J*-- ^.t 1. f8» 'rv/ (tl them at u BirarrioT» [fought vilupon ^rrioEs; klh; and the king ;e ; even rant bar- le nation jstructive mbia for d to om Bace with the fire, engines to mmt «9rith se a great part of the land which our fathers inherited before us. ^-'ham^*}^' ^vm^-m^^^'^^-v:.- -l/sw^mmMBi 41 And the length and the l>readth there- of shall be about as large as the whole island of Britain, whose men of war have led^ us into 'this snare. ''' ^■'^r-'r-:u:-& ';;■ ' ...' . . " 42 For although the king, who calleth himself our father, across the great waters, did put the instruments of death into our hands, and giTe us the black dust in abun- dance ; nevertheless he deceived us : and in the hour of danger his servants left us to take care of ourselves.- ^^'':-«*f"<=»f^'f'^-'4-?\^^-'-'4«>.?^ '-j^^ '-^.^ ^'-43 So Jackson made a covenant with them; and it was signed by the chiefs of their nation. '44 And after it had been examined by the wise men and the great Sanhedrim of the people, it was signed with the hand-writing of James, the chief governor of the land of Columbia, ^is^f-^f^m ^umr^^^. I'^j^-^m^mm iiik$i- l^i^.^:. ,..,:' "v.. \^ . . ■ . , . ' . : _ :--'r ■-■-,■■■ ■ • , , . ...M,-'* ■ f m. ,;v,'^'* .»V 190 VA^:. '^- Plan ofaUack MUtoiStreaf^eated. ^y t^l X^E frailty of man speaketfa volumes : one man accuse th another ;i ^ut where is he who is Perfect? ■^4,^^;,..^; ••'• :^ •■ 2 Man deTisetn mighty plans -in his own mind, but he accomplisheth them not. ^,^ 3 He is wise in his own conceit, but his wisdom faileth him : he seeth folly in othei's, but perceiveth not his own.; be is^s^ a j^^^ shaken with the wind* , ■ - >^ 4 Now the country of Columbia was assail- ed on every side by the enemies of freedom^ 5 And in the hope that the war might speedily cease, and an end be made of the shedding of blood, the great Sanhedrim of the people wished to push their armies into the heart of the provinces^ of the king, even to Montreal. ,,# ^ 6 So they pitched upon certain chief cap- tains, who were well skilled in the arts of ^' "^ '' , jj. .^wL" i 1 ^' -.■*»;■' ■■ ■.;*:'.?i',-"";«';-"'""'-'W"' '^i''-,l.'"'T''^"*"' idi s8 : one le \vha as OWtt 3Ut his othei^x a reed assail- eedom^ might of the rim of ies into g, even lef cap- I arts of tvarfare ; and Wilkinson and Hampton were the names of the captains ; > j. ;?; ^^^^^ . ,^^:^^ 7 And Browny and Boyd, and Covingtm, and jS^tv^i;, and Co/^s, and Purdy, and i?t/7- i^y, and Swartwout, and Frasery and many others, were valiant captains under them."^ 8 Not many days after Harrison returned from his triumph over Proctor's army ; and in the same year,, it came to pass that Wil- kinson conveyed his army from Fort George and the country of Niagara, to Sackett's Harbor, at th3 east end of lake Ontario ; leaving Harrison and M^Clure behind, at the strong hold of Fort George.. ^ ' '■ 9 From Sackett's Harbor, Wilkinson moved to a place called Grenadier Island; and in the first week of the eleventh month he arrived at Ogdensburgh, in order to go against the strong hold of Montreal. ^^ 11 Now the army of Hampton rested nigh unto lake Champlain ; and about the same time he moved towards the borders o£ the king. — *-^':.---^.-- •>.■:; -,.-,. , ,•-*-•■■. .■ 11 And Wilkinson sent a messenger to him dnd entreated him to come and meet him, and join the two armies together at tha tillage of St. Regis.. ^ * - . ' >v ^* -■■■i • ^^im -».-i^, ;»37,' Ij ■ 102 ^ r2 The ^nie night Wllkiiison with life ikriny crossed the great river St. .Lawrencfe, near by the strong hold of Prescot, whkh li- eth in the domihions of the king. 13 And he moved down with about si^ thousand men towards the hold of Montreal, until he came to a phce called €^jfstkr*s Farms, near untd WiUiaksburgk, , :;^ ^ - 14 Now atthisplace> oh the eleVbnlh ^y ' of the eleventh month> a strong biand of the men of wstr of Britaitiy from Stingdtoli i^uitt 'rbund abdut^ fell upon his army in the t^ht, 'and antioyed them greatly. 15 At length, on the same day>K^^£irt of 'the arniy of Golkmbia turned about, and ffbught against them and drote thcihi back; ^hdwever it Ti^as i* sore fight. . ; : ;^ ;Jf^ 16 Wilkinson, the chief captain who went before the host of Columbia, had been sick many days, and was unable to go forth against them himself! ' ^*^ ^ 17 So he sent some of his brate dap- tains, even Boyd, and Swartwout, iand Cov- ington ; and the engines of destruction ivere iset to work with great noise and fury ; and the valiant Covington was wounded unto death. '.-'-'V^ .-^^.~.,,.:,.^.-,^...-..,-.^^:..-... "fum. . -.ik-ikliitXS,. I ' ■ ^ ■^V: hi^h li- )6ut srx nthcjay d of the toti iada ihe teStf, , part of )Ut, and n back; rh6 went een sick ro forth a^e'cSap- nd Cot- ton were iry; iand ed unto 1«3 18 Moreover^ the loss of the men of 'Co- lumbia that day was an hundred slain, and two hundred two score and ten wounded, and the loss of the king was about an hun- dred four score and one.^ v- ^ >*; ** -^ ^a 19 After this battle the army of Wilkin- son moved along down the St. Lawrence un- til they ca..4e to Bamhearts, n§ar Cornwall, where they met the valiant Brawn, 20 Now this place lieth on the north side of the river, and on the other side lieth 8U Regis, where Wilkinson, the chief captain, expected to be joined by the army of Hami>- ton from Champlain. ;• ' ,m 21 But in this he was disappointed ; for» lo! Hampton sent one of his captains, whose name was Atkinson, to Wilkinson, with the tidings that he had declined to meet him, and was returning to his camp on the lake.f 22 Now when the army of Wilkinson heard those things, they were discouraged ; and all the plans that were well devised by Armstrong,* the chief captain, and scribe of the great Sanhedrim, were of no avail. 23 So the army of Wilkipson crossed the river again and came into the land of Co- * Qen. ArmstroDg, Secretaiy at War. ■■"'■■«'■ .'r^^'- ■ " :t 194 iumBia, at tVeikch Mills, near St. ilegh; where they went into winter quarters. ' '24 And the men of Columbia, eyen the great Sanhedrim, were disappointed in their expectations. ■-' ^ ■ t,^^^^^,^. 25 MbVeover, Hampton received much blame in the thing ; and he was even taxed with the crime of drinking tox> freely of the strong waters. " ^ ^ ; /^ "^^^6 Biit the imaginary evils which the children of men commit are oftentimes gra- ven in brasis, whilst their actual good deeds are written in sand. '^ '^ '^' ^^^ : H^ - ^^^^ 27 Neither shall it be forgotten here, that when the shivering soldiers of Columbia were sufiering with cold in the north> ^-- ; ^t ■ 28 The lovely and patriotic daughters of Columbia, blest with tenderness, remember- ed them, and sent them coverings for their hands and for their feet, '-^ '" ^ ' ^"* ^^^ 29 Even from the fleece : of their fathers' flocks, they wrought them with their own hands, and distributed them with a good heart. 30 And, for their kindness and humanity, the poor soldier blessed them, and their vir- tues were extolled by the men of Columbia throughout the land. ^ "^ " ^^' '" ■:r^ -% ... ^■ji * -i '. ■;,' * 'A-z^i,'^;' i.. ::-ii£4';*i,rui*a-.i;;.fi3iiBiAi^^ 'A \ legi« ; sn the 1 their much i taxed of the t ,A ch the les gra- 1 deeds re, that iawere iters of lember- r their fathers' ir own d heart, manity, leir vir- )lu[nbia m 't3($«:* ,* CHAP, xxxrn. Newark burnt — Fori Oeorge evaeuaied^-'Nt' jogara froMier laid waste — BMffaio burnt, --■-■■'( V * ■ In the meantime, however, the strong ves- sels of €hauncey went out and brought Har- rison, and the remnant of his army, from Fort George to Sackett's Harbor, to protect the place. •^"•>**' -^■^•=^' ^ * ■-' "■^^ -^''' ■ ^ 2 But they left M^Chire behind, with the men under him ; being for the most part hus- bandmen, called militia, and volunteers. 3 And they were eager to be led on to the battle ; but the term for which their services were engaged expired^ atid they returned every man to his ^wn bouse^ 4 So MClure, the chief captain of the fort, called a council of bis officers, and they agreed to depart to the strong hold of Ni- 6 Arid they to6k their destroying engines and the black dust, and the bread and meat R ->r ^ 1 196 of the army» and carried them across the riyer. 6 Likewise they put a lighted match to the hlack dust, in the fort, and it was rent asunder with a great noise, as it were of thunder and an earthquake. S7 Mopeover/tfaey burn^ the town of New- ark, before they departed, which happened on the tenth day of the twelfth month. $ Howbeit, they gave the inhabitants time to rfi^e before they put the burning, torch to their dwellings ; nevertheless, it was an evtt thing, and pleased not the people of Co- ($ The mep of Cohiivbia were i^ot cruel, and they- put none of the inhabitants of the town to thesv^ord. .. f^jLO After this, it came to pass on the nine- teenth day of the same month, early in the morning b'^fore the dawning of the day, about fifteen hundred of the savages and sol- diers of the king crossed the river and went af^jiinst Niagara. -.* II And they fell i^pon them unawares,; while they were yet asleep in their tents ; and overcame them, jand took the forti and puiitheg9i9^i|itQ*** 12 Now the people of 66lumbia> who were massacred that day, were about two hundred two score and tcn.'^ "* *■ ****>^.'^^^ '^''^ 13 But the captafn of the hold> whose name was Leonard, was chai^d wM^^the evil ; for he had left the fort, and neglected that duty which should ever be the pride of a soldier. • - ^ 14 Nevertheless, wheh they bad' commit^ ted all this horrid slaughter, the bbrbatiatitt were not fully glutted with murder ; ^' 15 So they went against the little Tillages of Letvistonm; Manehister, Ymngstdnm, and Tttscarora, and burnt them wHh'fir^, *nd slew the poor and helpless that dwelt round about the place."^"^ '•'*'' -''^'^ *r .*3M^*'?'?^*^s*^--v/'*'S!Ri*''i' •■■ 16 After which, at the close of the year, they went against the beautiful village of Buffalo, and burnt it also ; and made it a ruin and a desolation. ^ m^'^^^^^mm^ ">''"!«>? ■'■■'0. ^ rnHf-^ipi^fi^ t.sS; m.i^m'im^^im 4:; ^H^t"^^ ^4ff-- .'■it-*^ }^. K^ ■ ■ * 4 ^ *«•■'•- # ' '■'^- f0¥^i'^ih'1$k^h^ ^- *. bil^'-H'" CHAP. XXXVIII. .■} Cruise of the U. 8. frigate Essex, D* Potter t' commander — her defence and capture, at - Va^Kiraiso^ JN OW while the great lakes and rivers were bounid in fetters of ice, and the armies of Co- lumbia slumbered in the winter camps of the north; • '■^^■•^m-^im'^j^^-- -'vj^ .^ 2 And whilst the conquering sword of Jackson spread ruin and desolation among ijOB misguided savages of the south ; ^^ 3 Lo ! new scenes of warfare appeared up- on the waters of the great deep. 4 In the first year of the war David, whose sur-name was Porter, sailed from the shores of Columbia towards the south, that he might capture the vessels of the men of Britain. 5 And the ship which he commanded was one of the strong vessels of Columbia^ called aiai^ Essex, ■.^■*-;^;:- ,,..^* ......^, ., ,:v. ,.„.,. 6 r^ow David was a valiant man, and he had contrived a plan to annoy the commerce .*,,! u h o *ottef *if at 9 'Wa'J were [)fCo- oftbe rd of iinoDg id up- ivliose shores migbt bin. d was called nd he nerce ^%i^ 199 of Britain in the waters of the great Pacific Ocean, . « 7 So, in process of time, he pissed aroiind the furthermost part of the land of Columbia, which is called Cape Horn, and lieth far to the south ; near the country of Paiagania, which is inhabited by the barbarians, and sailed towards the haven of Valfaraiso. 8 From whence, leaving. CAilfto the south, he moved along the coast of PcrUy till he came to Lima, where it never rains : ''**i*^r'- 9 A country where gold and silver are found in abundance, and where there is one continual summer, and the trees blossom throughout the year. ^ '■^•'^* Sif^^?*iA v 10 Again, he prepared his vessels, and sailed from Lima towards the north, until he fell upon the islands of Oallapagos ; called the enchanted islands. ' vV -^ -^^-^ ^*7 and captured those who went out to catch the mighty whales, which afford oil to give us light in the night time, and the hones thereof shadf iHHr daughters from the scorchr. mg sun of the n9on-day. Ii^l I'd Moreover, B^vid went to an island where there dwelt wild savag<^s, and estab- lished himself so that he could go out and re* turn whensoever he chose. ..;*;*. /? „!*.(> • 16 And when he departed from the island, which he called after the chief governor of the land of Columbia in those days,^ he left some of his men, with the weapons of war> to defend the place. 17 Now David was a grievous thorn in the side of Britain^ and he almost destroyed her commerce in the South Seas: i^iu*.^;.^ .Jh:- 18 Inasmuch as he put the wise men of the king to their wits end ; for ihey were unable to out-sail him and take him captive. 19 So they sent their strong ships in search •mi'm^mm * ^adisoD l8|aDd» -^>" ■w •* illed hose reof. Bri- lit to oil to bones Dorch?- island estab- andre* island, inor of be left of war, , . '-•■.^■.■. ■■ • n in the S^ed her A- , V. ynoftbe ) unable n search 201 of him, by two's, over the whole face* of the waters of the Southern Ocean ; and the ex- pense thereof would have made mor^ than two feasts for the Prince Regent, who gov em- ed England in the name of his father, t^t .. 20 However, it came to pass, that David returned again in his ship to the haven of Valparaiso ; and the vessel, called the Essex Junior, accompanied him. 21 Now Downs, who commanded her, had been to the place before, and conducted the prizes of David there, and brought him the tidings that he was likely to be ensnared up- ^r1 ;-.y- , -Vi'.'ijfe^^f^ '.^■■.^.*1>> on the wators. 22 So whilst David was there, on the twenty-eighth day of the third month, in the eighteen hundred and fourteenth year of the Christian era, 23 He looked around, and behold ! he saw two of the strong ships of Britain approach- ing« for the purpose of hemming him in ; the one called the Phoebe, and the other the Cherub. '■ .-.r' --^-^ ' >-' . c:^^^^ ,_ 24 But his heart sank not within him, for he knew no cowardice ; but, with the wis-* dom of a brave man, he strove to escape, as th^ yessels were too powerful for him,* ^''^ •tf^- — +■■ 202 25 But the winrin were adverse, and blew hard, and prevented the tacklings of his ship from taking efiect : J" .if *^; va .^u f ^ Jfe ti " 26 Nevertheless, David said unto the cap- tains of the king. Come singly, and not like cowards, upon me ; then shall ye receive the thunders of the freemen of Columbia abun- dantly; .^ ..^ :r-fv,. ■-■;^'.n^''tf*'^#?i*w ■^, 27 And her liberty shall not suffer, al- though in the contest ye may destroy my ves- sel upon the face of the waters. .^iz-i'^ 28 But Hilly ar, the captain of the king's ship called the Phoebe, was afraid lest he^ should be overcome. 29 Now, whjBn David found he was unable io make good his escape, he drew nigh the land, that be nflight be protected by the great law of nations ; for it was a place friendly to both parties. ^ '■ ■■.:v?^;?:^- _ V;...:^,^s^-- ^:.:, 30 But in this he was deceived ; for the authorities of Spain trembled at the nod of the servants of Britain, in whom there was no faith. 31 So both vessels came upon him, like ravenous wolves, in the very haven of Yalpa- raiso; thus transgressing the law of nations^ -yj-j. fj^.-.'z-p. 203 blew } ship i cap- it like ire the abun- fer, al- ■ ■ '«• J king's lest he unable igh the e great indly to ^ for the J nod of was no iiti, like Valpa- nationS; 11! and committing an outrage which hath few examples under the sun. ^0^i*^«^>«*^ -i^»^ 32 And they set their engines to work up- on the Essex with all their might. ^ ' 33 Nevertheless, David fought against them with desperation, for there was no hope left for him to escape ; neither did he expect mercy. ^Y":''^'^w->^':f'f'3 ^*/%h"^-' 34 And he held out for more than the space of two hours, when he became over- powered ; having his ship a sinking wreck, covered with blood, and on fire ; with about an hundred and fifty of his men slain and maimed. 35 So after David had fought hard, he be- came captive to the ships of the king; who had a I so some of their men slain, and some wounded, •""^^■'r'' '■ -' ■" • -' '^-^ '"^'■.-'■»>^?---'-- ^'^ 36 Moreover, Hillyar gave him praise and called him a man bf courage ; for he fought against two strong ships of Britain. 37 And David made a covenant with Hill- yar, in which the Essex Junior was given unto him and his men, that they might re- turn in her again to their own country. ' • 38 And it came to pass, in the seventh I month of the same year of the battle, David ''-'i.' un r^l V' ■0 204 arrlred in the city of New- York; having been absent about\wo years. i*^^^^^^^m ^ 39 JNow when the people of Columbia be- held the valiant Porter, they were rejoicctl with exceeding great joy ; inasmuch as they unfackled the horses from before hit chariot, and dre^ him through the city. ^^ r^^ — ^^ 40 And they made a sumptuous feaic for him, ami invited a multitude of guests ; and spieini the day in g}adn f^'l J-:.,.-, ,,►»••■•• .V • . « . r :■' : "'■>'. ■■S'--'V.. -• ■ '-■.. f. .'f»l^\4»fi!-- qv's ,\ ^y. i -^T „ ^jii r ;^^ '%uMm^4h^:^ pi^.^'^^^^^^ ::s^^M^m^^0^ ^^' vi^ jm^-^^m.^^:-0i i^ *■ 'y-'-v--'' -■ .■1,'^-^i 'ii^.-.'.ip :\, ^-^: 'W*^- ■i'''^'^ ..%'^ f;^? lillX"' 0f{^ "'^.A, .>J«-«^:'ilif i^. •<¥":. "! / -k." -, ♦ ■i^;r(W.. I'- ,: ^f-'-"Xli.' 20d iviiig ia^be- ithey ant f Of b; and :i'^ '14 C- CHAP..' XXXIX. %y;^*^^;«w^ ^h* ■Vt,^.,. %' ' -Vv ' '-■-■ •*■-■:;*-■ ■^'• Capture of the IT. S, sloop of war JFVotic, hy the British frigate Orpheus — capture of ihfi, British sloop of mar Vffpervier^ hif the Peacocki^CapL ffarrifigtoa'^capturti^ the JReindeer, bif the Waspi €apt, Blakefy'-^he Mvon captured and sunk — U. 8. vessels Sy* ren and Rattlesnake captured — Admiral Cochrane declares the whole American coast in a state (/^/(Mi;a«fe.,;^^^,,^^ iN OW it happened, on the i^enty-first day of the fourth month of the eighteen hundred and fourteenth year, that one of the strong ships of the king, called the Orpheus j 2 Being upon the waters of the great deep, fell in with a small vessel of the Uni- ted States, called the FnoUcy and made cap* ture thereofl ' ,.f.."..-i.'^.,- j:.,^ ^ ■„.!.-.-:.•:, „ „. . 3 However, in the sanie month, not many dayaafierimid^A fighth»g v^essel otfMw^ \^ .^) ■ti-^fo'.X'xb^'k .^' '-■ X. i ^- ^ ■tP^iVfPPIMiiPPPPMP W^-' 206 bia, called the Pmeock, commanded by the brave Warrington, met one of the vessels of the km^. .*■ .».^--i*i^.v:.#>ki^Aiy:;^,^^ i:,**^^ ^ ^* ,••,•■ 4^4 Now they were about ^qtial in foit;e; and ihe name of the vessel of Britain was called L*Epervier, and the captain's name was Wales. ^f 5 And they sat the engines of destruction to wotk» and Ibught with great fiiry Jtir the space of forty ininut^es; - - ; y. 6 When 4he manners of Columbia over- came the servants of the king, and the vessel of Britain struck her red-cross to the ship of Warrington. *,j4fei«f ^ -.; ^tmi ■ '. m^'i ^'^^^ *«* 's^-' ■ '^ 7 And there were slain and wounded of the servants of the king about twenty and three ; but there were none slain of the peo- ple of Columbia. . * * v^8 Moreover, Warrington gat about an hundred and twenty Ibousand pieces of sil- ver, that were in the vessel. ^i,njm i ^% 9 And he received great praise through- out the land for this gallant exploit* #*> ^ 10 And the great Sanhedrim thanked him and gave him a medal of gold. 4.11 Likewise, the people of Savannah, a chief town in the state of GHrgia, being a ': ..'.i-il' V-.; ;- >-. ■iY"' :-' ■!»•.-;>>. Tjr ■'*^f|y'^«Tr^'^'-'' by the esselB oi ' m'- n force; italn was a's name st ruction y^ for the • ibia oTer- thevessel be ship of U':... A'.* ''/:-- funded of enty and the peo- f ¥ ' about an jes pf sil- through- inked him lannahi a being a 207 thousand miles to the south of New-York) honored him greatly. ^ - 12 For he had brought both ressels into their port ; and there were much rejoicings ; and a rich feast was prepared for him by the people. ] 3 Moreover, it came to pass, on the twenty-eighth day of the sixth month, that one of the fighting slups of Columbia, called the Wiasp, met a vessel of the king upon the ocean, called the Reindeer; after one of the swift running animals of Columbia. 14 Now the Wasp was commanded by a man of courage ; whose name was Blakeley. 15 And a dreadful battle began ; and the mischievous weapons of -destruction shower- ed around with tremendous noise. ; 16 Nevertheless, Blakeley ran down upon the Reindeer, and in about twenty minute? made her a captive unto the 1»hip of Columbia. 17 But her captain was slain, and she was as it Were a wreck upon the waters; so Blakeley destroyed her. 18 The loss of the king, in killed and wounded that day, was about seventy and five ; and five of the children of Columbilk were slain, and about a score maimedt s 1. .y :' •"! .'•iii""'-- ' ?^; .,%' I «: # i- ■* 206 '^*^ 19 And the friends of the great Sanhe drim were pleased with the valiant acts of Blakeley. 20 Moreover, on the twenty-seventh day of the eighth month, the Wasp captured an- other ship, of the king, called the Avon, and sunk her to the bottom of the briny deep. ' 21 And the slain and the wounded of the Avon, was two score and two. ^^^^s^ - . ^ 2^ Howbeit, about the same time, the Sy- ren and the Rattlesnake* fell into the hands of the king. 23 About this time the whole land of Co- lumbia was ordered to be hemmed in by Coch- rane, a servant of the king, and a chief cap- tain of the navy of Britain. "^ ^^^^*^^ - 24 But all their blockades were of no avail ; for the men of Columbia escaped and outwitted them. £ 1" - f'-'tS'^-':'^'" * U. S.ficbooDer and brig, about 14gao8 eaeb* '^", ' *^'-i'-^ ►V;«, „; .-; Y. ,SP 'i' ''•■ ^''n:i^-w^- .a m ^mmk. W-y^ . 2Q0 t Banhe it acta of '.'. • - I.. I .'V enth day iured an- ivofi, and ' deep, led of the ne, the Sy- the hands land of Co- 1 |in hy Coch- chief cap- ere of no l&caped and ft eaeb* CHAP. XL, ■ '^' ■' ■• -?-■ *-it" -'J.' -■' ,- **-»<^, ■■ .-."i. V Breaking up of the cantonmmt at Fi'ench MiUs — affair at La Cole Mill — Major Ap* pling captures two hundred British seamen "--Gen. Brown captures Fort ErtC'—baitW ofChippawa plains. ^ - c> -««■■'» ^;^ •>'"*•;■ r, •■'■ '" -*"■•:(••- ■*: '■•'^- "'■ *'*>^' IN OW it came to pass, in the second month of the same year in w|ich Dav^ gat home to the United States^ - - -^*^ 2 That the armies of the north hegan to be in motion, and departed from the place called French Mills, where they were en* camped. <« ,. , ; ;. i, 3 And a part thereof moved towards Plattsburghy on lake Champlain; and was commanded by a brave man, whose name I was Macomb, and Wilkinson, the chief cap* I tain, followed after them. 4 But the other part of the host, command- led by Jacob, whose sur-name was Browfr„ \ ■ ^-^.^ A^BIk.^. "^" w^m^immmm^mm -r-»-. ^ 210 went to SacketVs Harbor; and from thence against the strong hold of Niagara. 5 And it waa so, that when Wilkinson heard that Jacob had gone against Niagara ; he marshalled out his force, and went against a place in the province of the king, called Xo^Co/e^JKfi//, to take it. - 6 Nevertheless, he failed, and lost many men, after which the command of the army was given to a chief captain, whose name was Izard, 7 In the meanwhile many of the evils of warfare were committed on and about the waters of Ontario and the great lake Erie. 8 And a gallant captain, whose name was AppHngy* took about two hundred of the ma- riners of the royal navy of Britain, at a place called Sandy Creek, by the waters of lake Ontario: being in the same month that the strong hold of Osuvego was taken by the men of Britain. 9 Now on the third day of the seventh month, it came to pass, that Jacob, the chief captain of the host of Columbia, on the bor- ders of the river Niagara* 1 1 II _ ....._ . ■* * Major Appling. Jx^ thence ilkinson iagara; , against , called st many be army se name evils of bout the s Erie. kme was the ma- a place of lake that the the men seventh he chief the bor- 211 10 Having prepared his men beforebtin^^ crossed the river and captured fort £rie» and an hundred thirty and seven of the soldiers of the king, and some of the destroying eii» gines; '^ ' # 1 i And the next day, being the annirennr ry of the independence of Columbia, alter having left some of the men of war to defend the place, ^ 12 He moved with his liost towards the plains of Chippawa, where they rested for the night. ^.v^-,.*..^., /-^^^^ .. 13 On the next day Jacob assembled Ihs captains of fifties, and his captains of bun* dreds, and spake unto them, saying, 'r^^% w 14 Lo ! the army of the king are mi^ity men of valor, and their numbers are great, even those who have foi^ht under the banr ners of Wettingion,* the chief warrior of Bri* tain ;'and JRiaU, the chief captain of the host, is a man of great experience : . . . u ^ ; 15 Nevertheless, be not disheartened ;bllt let us beware that we be not ensirared» f i' 16 So he prepared his army to go against )* f '^¥'' * LonlWeUiiigUn^ S2 »'*:■:'■ , \ ■ .■^^Z:'ii:l::^->i^ii£Jd:ii>JiLi:^.!^^^ ■ -i-^j*, tl; .^ mm wmm V mi . \ 212 the host of Brhain, in battle array ; and the soldiers of Columbia shouted for the battle. 17 Now the army of Britain rested upon the plains of Chippawa, and were ready to meet the army of Columbia; they shouted aloud, and inflamed their blood with the strong waters of Jamaica. 18 And they put fire to the black dust of the destroying engines ; and a great noise is* sued from the moilths thereof. \il9 Moreover, they Yomited fire and smoke 'and brimstone wonderfully, and with the moyements of the armies the dust of the earth arose and overshadowed the field of slaughter. 20 And the heavy balls of iron whistled about them in abundance. 21 However, the skill of Jacob, and his brave captains, became manifest, and they drove the slaves of Britain before them, '^^r ^ ^ 22 And compelled them to flee to their strong entrenchments at Fort George and Fort Niagara. '^"-''^- ••^=?--^i- • v- . < ^.^ . 23 And the field of battle was covered with the slaiii and the maimed ; even eight hundred men. 24 And the slain and wounded of the ser^ | vants of the king were about fiye hundred. '^tiMfUFH-'.. I -.:: 213 '^'25 So Jacob and his army gat great praise, and all the warriors of Columbia that fought that day; "^ " 26 Am6ng8t whom were the volunteers of the states of New- York and Pennsylvania,^ who were led on by the gallant Porter.* -f ^^^27 And Ripley was there, and the brave Scoit, who went out and fought in the heat of the battle. . t«^?t*.*-i#f..vktt ^:^i ■*'*-m'^ * Geos. mrni'^'^-^'^' Porter, Ripley, and tcott^ ; ^/^^ '.■ ^ %f^h «n>K;^^A iVjt';.^'^;' '-'i-i *'. .'■iy' •V,- ^ iJ' c ■^*A, ^ ..i.».'.M#t--fj-.^ '^ . \^y bt^^^ ?*<-^f?f^%rt*.-ii ,it?'T,- ;^f^«^l7ft4 n -ifi^'Vf i •^ft-. i>« :'*? :> •-»;' 4.'.? -.?■. ;-••*■"• ; '"^r) ^^cr; 5^?B?t ^•;^*^i' *»ft \:i '■m ^^' yi- •" '<'*' f:i^?^ift?s?^ 'r|?^>-..i*i*u$, j:^?:^- ,^i^? ■•j>^'«»fei ^■?( vrr »..*? ^•i! < • '• •rr.j' ?>;^/'>.>l'..l"3 <^'' I'-t. T^-^fi^""^^*^- ^\ tr- . • ,5 .::^;1*^ .''■ IfS^^WPSpHTTSB?^ * 214: %^¥:k:^<,4r' CHAP. XLL 4'.;:" "'■ '^'^ ^;"<'"-*: 5i'. .C4-, ,-, S'"",' ■.ii'^+^^ *.<$; JNOW about this time there was peace among the strong powers of Europe ; mid the strength of Britain was free to be employed against the people of Columbia. ; c f V .k ■ 2 So she increased her navy on the shores of Columbia, and strengthened her armies in Canada ; and sent skilful men to conduct iheni and to fight her battles : ^ '* 3 And, in her spite, she emptied out the vi- als of her vengeance upon the United States. 4 Notwithstanding, it came to pass, on Ibe twenty-fifth day of the same months f ■ * 5 That another bloody battle was fought hard by, at a place called Bridgetvater, from whence ye might behold the stupendous wa- ter-falls of Niagara. * .« 6 There the army of Britain came out against Jacob, with a host of five thousand chosen men. 7 Now the numbers of the host of Colum^ ', '*>-?.' .r%.; ^ ) ?'< ^s>' '. .>( ' peace ind the aloycd shores [Dies in itiheni thevi- States. on the fought , from us war le out >usan(l }oluin^ \ •wnwppi mmmmn^mmmmmm 215 bia were less than the host of the king, who* were commanded by two chief captains, the one named Drummond, and the other i?ia//y 8 Nevertheless, Jacob went out against them and gave them battle : and the army of Columbia shouted aloud j^and the battle wax^* ed hot beyond measure. 9 And it lasted for the space of seven hours; even until the midnight. ^^ 10 The huge engines of destruction roar- ed as the loud thunder, and the blaze thereof was like unto flashes of lightning. 1 1 But it came to pass, that the army of Columbia drove the invincildes of Wellington from the fields 12 The valiant M//er, with his band, rush- ed upon the soldiers of the king, with the sharp points of his weapons of war, that faint- ly glittered in the light of the moon, and overcame them.* 13 Moreover, Drummond, the chief cap- tain of the king, was wounded, and nigh be- ing made caplive; and Riall, the chief cap- *" Mill(?r's briinaot charge on the enemy. w -*"*;»'* rt "■^ f^W^^m'WrWW'I^MW'T^^^^ ' fK ; i: ■jk 216 tain, was taken and fell into the hands of the brave Jessup.* 14 And Jacob, the chief captain of the host of Columbia, was sorely wounded ; and the brave Scott was wounded to a certain de- gree. ■t. .: .*.:•. 15 However, this was a dreadful battle,^ fought a^y against army, and blood and slaughter covered the green fields. 16 The loss pi the king, was abouf a thou* sand and two hundred fighting men, who cani^ to the land of Columbia to lose the honor they won in Europe. j |J ? 17 The loss of the men of Columbia was also very great ; being an hundred t^e score and ten slain, and more than five hun- dred maimed. 18 JNow as Jacob, the chief captain of the host of Columbia was wounded, the charge was given to the valiant Ripley, and the army returned to the strong hold of Fort Erie.'^- ■ •- . 19 And Jacob and his brave men gained great praise throughout the land of Columbia. * Major Jessup, of the 25tb Reg. V .r>*-;»*-»fe 217 of the Df the I; and \m de- battle,v 3d and a thou- 1, wha ose the [>||a was t^e e hun- of the [charge id the If Fort '•« ;ained iinbia. . ■ , .>' ■- v..;:u. CHAP. XLII. . -' "i --. ■ • '"■ ;^ ■ ^ " \ i; ' Assault on Fort Erie^ hy the British, under Gen, Drummond — Gen, Brown resumes his command — sallies out of Fort Erie against the British camp — jWArthur^s expedition, into Canada. And it came to pass, on the fourth day of the next month, being t^ie same day that the gallant Morgan, with two hundred and two score men, drove a thousand soldiers of the king from before Black Mock, 2 A chief captain of Columbia, whose name was Gaines,* arrived from Sackett's Harbor at Fort George ; and took the com- mand thereof! ' r * |ii {^ # 3 And it was so, that on the following day the army of the king approached towards the fort, and encamped themselves. 4 Moreover, they threw up breast- works I* ^eo. Gaines. % f.'- ,;4i;\,.. ;■».;' ;;;'^..v- />:-•. J I,^,-^.,;,^,,^ _1|0|, ''v*''*".)n?y I 1^ !: : ^i fc- 121*8 ^and prepared their battering-rams, with in- tent to destroy the place, and make captives Aif the men of Columbia* 5 For as the invincible soldiers of Bri- tain had lost a great deal of^tmar, they long- ed to gain seme favor in the sight of the king, their master ; so they sat their bombs and their engines at the work of destruction. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the month, after they had prepared themselves, they rushed forth with all their might against the strong hold of Columbia. 7 And as their deeds were evil, they began in the dead of the night, when the bowlings of the wild-wolf are heard from afar, and the steady roar of distant water-falls, catches the ear of the drowsy centinel. ** 8 Lo ! it was a night dark and gloomy ; and the' very clouds of heaven wept for the folly of man.* 9 Quickly did the weapons of mutder dis- turb and trouble the getieral silence. 10 Their thunders roared around the bat- tlements ; and the sudden blaze, from the en- gines, was as a thousand flashes of lightning. '* It was a rataiy night* .,Sk^,^- "^■. mmm wppp^^ nn^^pnpa m^mmmmimWm ■V rith in- aptives of Bri- »y long- he king» lbs and ion. month, 58, they linst the w- ly began lowlings and the ches the rioomy ; i for the [■der difi- the bat- the en- Ihtning. 11 Iksf 4iie mcin of Odttift)!^ IP^M^ sleep ; for they met them at the embi : thrke Hie inen of BrStahi t^mei; and thrke i^ere lh€fy driven buck. * 12 About tbisr time, a ms^n of Columb^^ W^m^ uomiy woUtid^d^ be^B^gied of aii dffi- l^r of ^he king that his life ncnght be spared ; 13%But the capitaiAr^ irbOae name w%i8 Wfmmm^fi^i^ to ivhom "^ epttke, r^ifused him lyteAi^llhrt^ 4itd,4akifigant>ath, he swore acid eitot^d ?lbe men of €6ltirf]fbiav saying, £veii as 1 4d«ty ^ee, so shall it be \^h ye alL * 14 fbus Tiolating the commandment of €Mr which sayeth, Taor shalt 00 jno MlPfH^aR* t^iiri'^l^^, ''f'if- '*^1:^;?^'^^'--^'f>^/ 1^ ^^^.fiijlthe hand of the I^ord was stretch^- ed out against him ; for while he was yet speaking) in the wlokedness of his heart, he was smitten dead to the earth* ^ ^ 16 Now, although the men of Britain did dome injury to the fort, they were quickly compelled to depattk 4 17 And the stein and wounded of the kii^ that n^t, were afboutaoTen hundred, besides two hundred captiveSi-<-^i; ..v-,c ^ ■rm''^^'^-..-.Mim. ^ ■-.iV V:~-^'- '•■'■' ' »Col,Dnifflinotti3. T v'T.'^.' -■'^- '/"if .l:f'•^tt■■ 4; t , a, ■'. . h t 'ii *A-i •w >«»';' "^'"■PPWIPP 'ippip r:'-V m i,. # If . * 18 The loss of the United States was about an hundred men. - -^ - ^ * hM^ 19 ^ow H came to pass/ on the seven- teenth day of the next month, when Jacob lifas recovered of his wounds, and had re- sumed his command, he 8allie4 out ^f Fort Erie with his men, and went against the camp of the servants of the king, 20 And by his bravery and skill, and that of the valiant captains under him, he took ai^fi destroyed their strong holds, and sle^ many of them, so that .their loss was aboyt a vlhousand fighting m^n. .^m^^-^mr^ .^ ^ ^ And the slain and wounded o^^jacob's army were two hundred ninety and nine. ,-' 22 Now the valiant deeds of Jacob, and bis brave men, are they not written in all the books of the chronicles of the land of (Qplum- bia 01 that "^y 'cr^j..^??- j^^^ ^i.^m^'m'^^-^^^^ J .23 After this, on the twenty-nrst day of &e same month, Drummond and the host of Britain, being tired of the noise of the des- troying engines of. the men of Columbia, went away from the place s^nd 1:^1^ th^ir jarmy at Queenstown. ' "?- . r 24 About this time Izard, the chief cap- tarn, arrived at Fort Erie, from Plattsburgb* IT.- 'r-J^-v' # ■--'*:. .', v^-"- m and, ^8 he was the oldest captain, he took the charge of the army of the north. 25 lytiring these citcuihstances, it happen- ed Ihatth^ brave M' Arthur, who had remain- ed s^ the strong hold of Detroit, to defend it» 26 Moved his army towards Burlington HeighiSf and went more than an hundred miles into the province of Cariad^r "^ ****^ 27 And the m^n of Columbia that went with hlin Ifirere vialiant men from the state of !K4titucky aiid'Ohio ; in liiuniber about eight Iwiridred."'^-^^*"'--^- '■'■■■•' %'-^r<-.' ■^■■0 28 Victory i^tdiedt^lftaK^iffli^ they ulew some of the servants of the king, and made many prisoners, and returned again with the loss of one man. 'irimmL^^m 29 In the meanwhile, the army of Izard crossed the river and returned from Erie to the borders of Columbia, in the latter part of the year, and wenft into their winter Cftrops at ■Buffel0.'-^'"''"^f--^^-^ ■'r-'.-iij^^-.-^p^y^^i: •^^*^w mm.-* ' - .' . * - •-;, 3 ■ ^!' . '■^^ ^.^Is;, i,KS!&. f\ ■W^,'»twff(f^WSjp»,;if,';^„«lB;.f«t ^ir;*iiw>|^.'!i; '^Jt'ii ;,f*- ^J ,'v.^i:^ >^tU»ek on Siwnngton, l^ikeBriHsh Mps of r n^ar, tvAfVA are difftated and driven, off!. j^H4.mm m^ ;m*^mmm.m^'-y^)^ ■#,. .^tm^m%% •si0^ii'm»:^-iTm''Wm>->- iKtkeaft days the Hiring powers o| Bcilaiq^ strove hard to quench the fire of Co)ub^|>uia >, 2 Biilit iNiii^^^d t)p lny the band €l biftven, aed mi to be extuiguished by th» insignificant and selC^creat^ goda of tbi^ '« 3 Naw it came i^ pass, on the ninth d^Ji^ the eighth month of thesanoe year, i€ That the mighty ships of Britain came dhd opened their thundering engines upon- the little town of Stonington, which lieth in the state of Connecticut, in the east. " ^ -^w**? ^5 But the inhabitants of the place were bold and valiant men, and they scorned to make a covenant with the servants of the king' . -. ... >^..:^i , ; -^ .,:». '»!>*>»■.■"• ships of hapd of lbyih» of 1^ is upon- lieth in ;e were >rned to of tbe /■crt?.r ^.. 223 6 Although Hardy,* the chief captain of the king's ships, had threatened to destroy the pla/ce ; 8aying> Remove from the town your women and your children, who are in- nocent and fight not. ^;iJU^*| f#^.^ii# 7 Thus showing more righteousness than any of the king's captains ; albeit, he gave them only the ^ce of one hour to depart. 8 So the men of Columbia let the destroy- ing engines loose upon the vessels, and shot the yankee-baUs amongst them plentifully, and compelled them to depart v 'mim\<^mms^^ 9 Notwithstanding, they had but twp^of the destroying engines in the place* ^*^.m' 10 However, on the eleventh day of tho same month, ihey wer^ again forced to put them in motion* / 1 ! Fory in the mean time, Hardy had sent a messenger to the inhabitants, saying, ^^, 12 If ye will not prove wicked, and will refrain from sending your evil torpedoes amongst pur vesjS|elS| then will we spare yoj^r town. ■■: *■"'*•?- ;*''"' --^If 'liSI^ . ; ■...-^-'i:,.. ,:-i%:,. .:-. 13 Now Hardy was mightily afraid of r4 * Com. Hardy, a captaia under Lord NelsoOf at the batUe^f Trafolgar. -^.^f>^ v'M T 2 '-!;>* 4 1 m: «>,. it JA'' l'.%- #■ flieie torpedoeS) (the history whereof is writ- ten in the fiftieth book of tbeee chronicles) and he trembled at the sound of the naine thereof *■*"' ^^ i«v■''^4>^>'^^^^'=/3^^'^J[*'^>^f^^*^'i' ereiL from the great Sanhedrim of the people. « » 18 Thus would the children of Columbia hate done> in many other places, but for the iriie wofdaaii wickedneiMi of traitorous mem -.|jg.#^«»**i'.4i^4J .^- ap^» ;^if Mm m^ J... ff^mmm^i^: ^i^-i :im ■ 4*«^- J^ jp^ ^^' $i^ > «^ • ^■^^' '^ ■ ji t:rfJ#»*^'4*W:»W»»»* •*»t>*-.--** •^•'^J'V y-«.«««»W*># a^ 'Mi»l»i a !r »"«> j Hf-l ui l ^'Ji t*-' <■■ ^ . ■■ •^■- .1 -• ''.%5i i- ■ :.^i».?A v-T'-^ #"*» ,1^-Wji >^x4t^ii>^" i ■/J;-:^:. iii" ^p mmm^ 1' 22ft .' M$^ (w^^-. SiiitiR-^ ^i . CHAP. XUV- ^iffP'^rs in the Chesapeake — British army mmt up the Pdtuxent — land and march to- wards the city of Washington-^repart ihemehtfi for battle at Bladensburgh, :4^ ^. i>v4 fc«' :»rf4.^-'-. OW the mighty fleet of Britain, that tKOtthlfid the waters of the great Bay of Che* Mpeake, commanded by Cockburn the wick- e4» continued their depredations, vmk^.m'^- 2 Th». Qjumber of their fighting ships were^ increased, and the soldiers of the king had come MOmi m^muM^/^^immibi^Mlmi of Biatain*. ■--■ -■. --■ ^ - -•->» 3^ Jlor^^e war whicb she had waged against ihe mighty ruler of Frmice,^ was at an end ; and all their men of war were idle ; so they sent them against the men of Columbia^ whO' elttw theqd with terrible slaughter, '^^^a- -mmi. 4 Now the numbers of the serranf » and soldiers of the king* in and about the Chesa^ inialie, were IMe fewei tba^ ten tbouaand. S" M--'' ■^r?«l r;,Vf : . •»&:•'";' , •'•t M^U'i^K ^ ■♦*♦ ,.%: m .ijdiilS0^ ■ '* r- ' I If! m^f-'W'W'' 7^^V m t ' .'» ■ 22^ ^5 And they moved up the great river, which is called the Potonmac, and the river Patuxent, which lieth to the east thereof. 6 So, as they passed along, they did much, damage ; and destroyed abundance of the sweet-scented plant of Virginia, burning it with fire. •v.??::,:^^^,^ : ■■•y ■'■ 7 Now this weed is a native of the land of Columbia, and groweth not on the island of Britain ■f*'^'*"t**j»*'*<*-*».^i*#»f^''^«^f^i^^»./ . ■ ^8< Therefore, the nostrils of tibe slaves of Britain were regaled with the scent thereof,** for the king had put a silver bar^ against it» plentiful use, throughout his whole do- mmions< ■y:Kr '*P;V<^, ,> *^<'V^'*,'#!ii- '^••V* • « ^::^U-:-x^'.r 9 However, it came to pass, about the twentieth day of the same month, that th^ whole army of Britain gat out of their ves- sels and their boats, at a place called Bene' Met, being towards the head of the river Pa- tuxent. ^:^>t 10 And a man of great experience iii math tiers of warfare, surhamed Ross, was chief captain of the host of Britain. ^^ < i j^tmm^'M-i 11 So they marched on towards Washings * Tu oa tobacco, mua&ctliNd is finsUmd, is fcry ^vif* # ■^■^j-.f'.y..^'.'Zli^'%Ti!!^^'J^^i-^'jL^iiyi. -ts "-■';■. jt ,'-i-i i t^.?'^j4.?i* Lj-^ji*- river, e river 3of. I much, of the iiing it land of land of iy«s of hereof,«» linsl it» le do- mi the lat ikk<6 \\T ves- er Pa- li mat- chief ishingr U^ which lieth on the waters of the Potow- mac, and is called the chief city of the lan4 of Columbia; where the great Sanhedrim as* semble themselves together,, ,.,.^ .f,^f*^ f^*. 12 And they jouinied on 4intil they came to a place called J^la^nsburgi^f whidn li^thtA the east of l,he city, not far off. ^^t a^v 1 3 AM Coc]|iIhmf«» stmA hpti h^hifid, ^ h^ h^ar^ ti|irE(tod ^fter bliio4 an4 mivpd^rv' • ' 14 Now this was on thetW9i\ty-foiurtibd^ a{ the oightb: monlh, 19 tiwi om tl¥^usan4 eight hundred and fourteenth year of tho Christiafi era, ^ *^■ fnTf^* mm^i^^mm':^»'.^im^irm:^''. ■ \d^ AvA the army of Columbia that went out to meet the host of Britain, was com* influided by 9 Im^M o^iiu whose mm» «aa 1§ Buit it was in the beat of summer, and the husbandmen of Columbia, that went out t^ defend the place, were weary, fpt they had travelled many miles from the house of their fathers*'* ''.■%«*^^'.^*^4''^**'-»^ ^ ■•*'^:^^- ■ 17 MoveoTer, their numbers were few at the onset ; for those that were journeying on their wa^ came not in time. 18 Nevertheless, they who came prepared themselves for the fi^ht,in the hope that they ' .f.- '^j might iK>t be overcome by the serVfAits df- the king, ^■^^^.^h^*^^^-' ■ ■iM'-m.-'^m'^m^- ^19 And it was so, that ivhen Ross, the chief captain of the host of Britain, drew nigh the place, and saw that the menof Columbia were b(:Lit on giving him hindrance, .# .?> 20 He addressed the officers and the men ' ef his army, and encouraged them, saying, 21 Lo! we are stronger than the host of- Columbia; therefore* let us go with all our iiHght against their chief city^ and oiakecap*» ture thereof^: -*^^~?'^--^'^^v-tMf:'^.-Mil^i5i. / 22 And burn it with fireV ifi#tiBt:t^ their chief governor, and bind him hand atltl footi and bring him before the kingi*« ^*i!^^»^*-* '^ ^23 Moreover, let us surround the temple of the great Sanhedrim of the nation, and en^ deavor to catch them, even as the buntsmaa ■ <■■-■ t* ■ -'jn ■•■*■ ■■r'H •H'ff'^ '-"Wft _,._.*' A-'A catchieth foxes. ^^ 24 Then shall we strike terror throughout the land of Columbia, and the arms of the king* our iiia8ior,RhaII he encircled with glory* ^ 25 The spirit of the people will be bro^ ken ; they will bow down to the servants of the king : and all the nations will bshold the valiant deeds of Britain, ^i * ^ H5 . ,^ t-^ ff^W'Vm^k-:^^ '■ 4 *' ^■«J^' '•' ssa ^ 'V'^'^r * 'S;.'^ .»i3'. .,■^- '*• I, ,^. CHAP. XJUKt^^i ^mm:' ^ Capture of Wamngtonr^sackin^ of Ahxcair dria-^deathpf Sir Piter Parker, ,m^ Sfcg^itejiX-*^ ,EU-4i^.i.;- M-^i'i^ik^ '*-^;'t','^.....i,, , 4« '«^4i>^l|'*#i<^'^'^^^^^ ^'M^ '4 For he had ordered his little fleet to be burnt with fire, that the men of Britain might not profit thereby, and it blew up in the air with a loud noise. .%.w*^. ^j,.^,. ..^ .....^k*.. . i-.^r^ 5 Now Joshua was in the heat of the bat- tle i and his destroying engines slew the men ■■' V ':^^a: .r:t:J^..'/ ^K • ; 1 i^ r '"^ - ef BrHain dn all sidlis : libwiBter, £1 Wii» Wounded and niade captive. ' ^^»>^*^^ ^6 fiut the ^iat^^U^Hhb king treated Josliua welU and honored him for his hrarery. V Now James, the chief goyernor, and the tbottn^lots, atkiH^thf^ierftKes bt the great l^ahr^ Jiedrinfi, x^^tii out to i^ee the battle, and to con- trive for tiie safety of the city. 6 And Monroe,* the chief scribe of -Ule ^eat BanhedHm, Wtis ther^ ,' and AmfAttHig;i and many ^Iher fiiends of the larid^f Cdt^ i)ia. , ■■'^'^^•■■■' 9 Net^rthei^ 1#%ifeaoto ^.aH^^4^^ plaYis failed them ; and they v(rei-¥ sorely grieved to behold the Inisbandmen ahd the army of Winder, the chief captain, flee Be- fore the host of Britain; ^mmm^^^mmmm. M 10 But they were misled in their tmlcUM- tions ; and they were now unable to prevent the^vil. _ " ■iV6|5t- 11 Neither did the men of wan %d upon arrive in time to catch the army of Itie king. ^l#K^-#'\?:A ,#^'*:%' ssf^Ni^ #»■ !''*'v^ J41. 12 Therefore, the host of Columbia fled, ^-iW- ''''■^^^ •fii^i**i**-*i% '^sm:f^ ■?'' -;v»^w!■•■*f*«■^^^'«***#^ ^»\??-^a * Hon. James Monroe, S«c'ry ©f SUte**;,,^ . „^ t Clen. Antastroiigi i.t ■■ :'^hm. sM 41W", ||.I,"«f1' J^>i ■ )■" WP..IW ..uiy in,....!!.. nil iitiilipillipppqippip .'*■ ' ' ■# •ff ?3]l ' and went beyond the city, and passing .. through Georgetown^ rested at a place called Montgomery Court-'house. ■ x ^ " -^ ''13 And the slain and maimed of the king, were about four hundred : those of the men of Columbia about two score. ^ 14 Now it was about tbe going^down of the sun, when the host of the king polluted ^he Citadel of Freedom, and with their un* hallowed footsteps yiolated the Ten^>le of laberty..^'^;..^;.:^:{■'■v >.:..■,■■-,::, i,;; 1 5 And Cockburn and Ross led the sav- age band of Britain into the midst of the city. 16 And the men of Columbia gnashed their teeth, and bit their lips with vexation ; for the thing might have been prevented.* '* Whatever may be individual scutiineat, it has beeo, a6d still is the general opinion of the best intbrmedt that there was suflicient time to have bad the placti entrenched and fortified, if necessary, with an hundred pieces of cannon ; and at least to have kept the enemy at bay until a sufficient force were assem- bled to have cut off bis retreat. But to expect raw militia to meet and repulse, in an open plain, solid columns of regular troops, superior in numbers as well as discipline, must be prepos^ tei'ous. Who is to blame in the business we presame not to say . but hope the evil may be remedied against a future day. Had the same energy and industry been exercised there, that were diiplayed by the patriotic citizens of New-York, in erect|i||( •^ i as it were, just begun to build it* ^^j^ , ., 20 Thei« was much ground lai4 out for the^ city, even six thousand four hundred square furlongs ; but the buildings there^ were not many ; neither was it fortified. 21 So when the servants of the king came to the place, they looked around, in surprise, and cried out with astonishment, saying, .,|^ 22 Lo ! the city hath fled with the people, for there are but an handful of houses in the place. ^. ; ..... -.:■ .• ,yi -.:■', \^ ,f*** * 23 However, the next day they began the work of destruction, like unto the barbari- ans of ancient times ; for their wickedness ibrti6cation8 for the defence of their capital, tve migitt have been spared the mortification that folioired the capture of the seatofgofernmentr \ '%; :•■; -r ■*r. in-'- ing, for neman, pitched s^ fine Disiriet out the ley had» m ■ .- out ror iiundred therein ig came urprise> ng, people, IS in the A^'-Vf^'-' "fV !gan the }arhari- Ledness T— I ■ ' ligltt have ure of the 233 followed after them as the shadow foUoweth. after the substance. „ *.- '■■i':--.>)r^'''^mn^:'Mm. 24 And they destroyed the beautiful ^i- fices with fire^ even the palace of the gceat Sanhedrim. -^'^^- ^^,ur4.?V^ 25 Now Cockbur« hated that his wioked deeds shoiiild be handed down to 6tture gen- erations, 80 he went aqd destroyed^ wiUi hiis own hands, the chief ftnuiin^r^t^ el the city, and scattered the tyfes ^road. 26 Thus did he, eren Cockhurnf lihe an^ ignorant savage, stamp his own name with infan^% and make it to become a reproach amongst all mankind. * " "^ —■^ -^"-^ 27 Science and learning blushed at the champions of England, who had been repre- sented as the l^ulwark of religion ; but who were. In reality, ^e supporters of idolatry ; the staJQT of Juggernaut, the false god of India* 28 Now the art of printing yfv^a not known among the ancients ; for it was in?ented in these latter days , even in the fourteen bui> dred and fortieth year of the Christian era. 29 It was the helpmate of Freedom, and which : light spread Office «f the National lDteUi|p««r( ^ -Si 'i '. '^'^^. J^.iW(l,«i^i\i!JVilll.|.t;,.WI,™i,,l||. I/II i^ipi «r -^v .1 t 234 t ...... % • .upon the world, it began to open the eyeis of msHi, and to destroy the poisonous weeds that choaked the growth of Liberty. **'' ^*i##^^ " 30 Moreover, to complete the Tandalism of Cockburn and Ross, they feU upon the printed books of the^ great Sanhedrim^ ^^^ -'^ 31 Even those that had been gathered t6>- gether for instruction ; the toil of many years, Contaiiningthe learning and wisdom of ages. 32 And they consumed them with fire; thtts striving to turn man back to the agea of ignorance and darkness. ^' " ' ^^ - 33 Now, Thomas, whose sur-name was Jefferson, who had been a scribe in the days of Washington, and a chief governor of the land of Columbia, in times past ; a man whom the people esteemed for his virtue^ i^m'^^r :< 34 When he heard of their wickedness ; how, savage-Kkc, they had burnt the books which had been written by the wise men of the earth, and preserved from the beginning to that day; - -^^ 35 In the goodness of his heart, lie wrote unto the great Sanhedrim, when they were assembled together, saying :♦*-»:- .^ u. v ii^. - ' 36 Since, like the barbanans of oldj whose ignorance might plead for them, the servants .-. -X:'.-. *:. T-'(i.'. v^*.rt^.wi- fflWWaSWMW,/"* """•" ""H'.,. ..w ^• of Ito kingdom of Great Brita^i have |aid wafte your cbi^f cUy, and mad^^.il^^ 4^f- latioo*. , . < , . ^ .i .. ^4. ^7 Ao4 ba^o trampled upon science, mu- tilated, the ^nuroents of art "and industrj^ deotroyed the ^chives of your nation^ and burntyour books with fire;.; i. i; 38 For your bone$t» aod for the bene^ of my country* I will give unto yoii n^ whole^J[iU>rary> wl\ich I have ^elected with care»frojp my yout^ upwards, and whatevcfc in your judgment 3hail:be^the yalue thereof, that wul I accept.. .%^,«,. !^^^^n0::^i^'m^m^Mfi' 39 I am well stricken m years, and must shortly sleep with my fathers; but the last wi^ of my heart shall be ths W£tFAR£, of MY COUNTRX%.:y't-^-- ----••--;-; .-■■:'- ■^*- ^;:';.. ■^■.~'.#. 4Q Now Thomas was a philosopher^ and a man of gre.at learning, and he bad abundance of books of all nations, and Jn all languagef* e?eii ten thousand Tolumef k^^^^tt ;j^^:^ . 4] So the great Sanhedrim accept offer of Thomas* and they retain the i,. to this ^^. -^SMS i% tVr MMkM^iita miimiJm * Mr. Jefferson left it to Congress to make him whal eompt B> latieo they tboiiglit proper for bis Libru7.>4n«# ii "■V^T--"^' ■^•f- •wt /' 4 yj. ■m V '.v 8916 4rlf bw^lC cilifie tty ^fi»;ih iA% imnAig^ set fire to the city, that the army of th# khig fledfibn^ thb I^kce j fbr the ^iv tf Lib^y #ii«)^oil t6 the f6tld#^ii8 of lyi^aftts. k 4a Mi^e^i^ ttey left scnM^fthefif'tddSh and wounded behidd, f6r tliey ^^i^'l^rdtfttf Ifili^ catight in a sntte by the husbandmen tf Cl^lumbift; ^ 4i So they went dowii to thdi^iVeir^d^t Mid their vessels froth ifH^isiiiee the^ ctoieir ^^# 45 In the meantime, the inh^bit^ta of ^*\Mlexandria, a town which lieth to the south •■^ the chief city, on the ri?er Fe/amiie, in the • 'itatlB'Of Yirginia, ' '«%^>«?#5^^>'««^#*f ^W^^ , r 4 46 Being smitten with feir, sent to Cbck- j^v^urn and Ross, entreating mercyv that they '^dight be spared, if, peradventure, they ^ade '^ cOTcnant in good fkith with them, sUid sur- 'iendered themselres. 47 And the chief ^irtliM'6f BlM^ l^refed to the capitulation of the towh^ shrld to *w6fchisrfe' ft protection. '^«^'>-*^-'^^^^ *#^ *^;«* 48 But the people suffered forthehrf^blldi -confidence ; and no^ one-pitied theai-i- for it ms of their own seeking. * >^-.v ^ 49 So it happened, after they had trusted .i|IWf,fi.>tli|yff«l^pnPMV.H|ll.iii iiiwii* ■■(, I'll ^WPW " ^S7 tc^Hie-ftHh of ^ servftfits of the king; 6W^- Ami, a captain of th<9 ships in the #iT6rR6- tH^^^^^^^t^^'»^i*^■^w^*^lil^; -m 02 However, as they passed alonj^ ^wn tb^ river^ with their iil-gotten treasure, lo ! the- ships of Britain were assailed, and ni^ being destroyed ■:':js's.'v ^Ti^T^ti'm'^^'-^w^'" ' *^ 53 For Roger Sf ahd Terrifi and Porfer, thfee valiant captains of the navy of Colum* biH^ gave them hkidraDce and annoyed them .irjeallys*'*^'^*'^®^*^*^^^*'**^^'^'*^*^^^ =-^"' 54 Perry aiid Porter raised fortifications iq^oirthe borders of the river, and put there- in the destroying engines, which, when4he vessels came nigh Hby, ^^ey let loose' upon 1 j.'-^ ^;# ,?ik' '— •: ■•'S'^'^^^ '^-l^-' i ^ ■;. ,v- ^: k them fibunilflfitly, and wounded then in their tackling, and slew numbers of their iiiea» '55 Moreoyer* the balls which the engines vomited forth, were red and hot from the mouth of the fiery ftirnace. 56 'l^an while, Rogers sent hi8*Ar»«^|i among them to destroy Ifaeoi af^they fled v nererthelessihey escaped* 57 Now^bout this time, being the thirtieth day of the f>ame months FgUr^ whose sur- name was ParA^er, who commanded JTSli^ng* ship of the king, was committing, mmiy di9^ predations idong the shores of the Chesa- . I^T. -^-.^V^'S ■■i,-~ t' peake ; ,v^ 58 1^ Peter essayed to go in the night- time against some husbandmen of Columl»9« commanded by the gallant MtH^ about the borders of the state of ilfar^lom?; v|f 59 And when he had landed his men of war, be went out after the husbandmen, and the plunder ; but they were upon the watch> and fell upon him,^ and killed and maimed about two score, and w»i nigh making cap- tives of them all ; and Peter was amongst the slain* ■■ .■%^^^:^^i^'yh.-'-,.''»i&^.^^^^»Mii»^i^iL~'^ •CoUtMA. ^ _. ..-at'*, ^■:.^':-' -.^^../.■.■.fei>;v.:-'. .■.^'.■.■'^M^\,:,i^.\.. ■SC«^JC^i'>W ^^^"^r ipil,— ^^^^T^^^^^T^'~^T1^"^HPn|| -Hlf*, ^j-w > #• v#' j^^ Now when the news of the taking ol^. the chief city of Columbia, and the sackhig of Alexandria was received in Britain, at first the people rejoiced, iaying, Now, Ibr-^ sooth, have we conquered these cunn}ng| Yankees ! .^^61 But afterwards they became, for oiice» a^hanied, and hid their faces; for they h^d heard ihe judgment of the surrounding na-- tions, by whoo) th§ii: .¥J»pdaUiim was cone ( i I* , » ^^■^ , W' . ' 240 »-■ -iif ^ JBrtiiffA, tmd^ (7ov. Pn»ost, ^ 'd||giftMl Plattsftur^f^— Com. JfaafotiOMfif A capturtB Ifte BriHsh sqtMdrm on .LaAre Champlttin. Nevertheless, if difficuuie^iind dis- asters befel the people of Columbia in the south, lo ! there was a wreath of laurels wear- ing for them in the north. - * ^ >^ it 2 Behold ! a mighty army of the king had assembled together at the villas^e of Cham- plain, b^^ween Plattsburg and Montreal ; nigh unto the place where Forsyik the warrior, the second Sumter,* was slain : ^^'^^^^^ '^ ^ ^^ 3 For the Prince Regent had commanded his servants to go fprth into the heart of the land of Columbia, and separate the states of the east from the rest of the coimtry^^f »"*^ ?^ >i; 4 So it came to pass, about the fifth day of the ninth month, that the host of Britain ap« * Sumter, a brave olBcer in the Americaa ReTolutitn. m-i^ 'W^ •4 '*> ag&hti captures iplamm «nd dis- i in the Is weav- :ing had ■ Cham- v/; nigh rior, the )241 peared before the village of Plattsbufgh ) which lieth about three hundred miles frona T9ew-York towards the north. 5 Now Prevostf the governor of Canadai was the commander ^f the army ; and the nunaber of his men of war was about fifteen thousand. . ^■mi^^hf.Miif.i -jm^ .i-..--vft!.<.'*a#' ■- 6 And they began to prepare their batter'- ing rams, their bombs and their rockets, and alt kinds of instruments of destruction ; and they entrenched themselves round about. 7 r9ow the strong hold of Plattsburgh was hard by ; and the brave JUacwnb was the chief captain of the hold ; and the number of his men was about fifteen hundred ; beinj^ in the proportion of one Yankee to ten Invincibles* 8 Howsoever, the valiant husbandmen of the states of Vermont and Nenh Y6rk, called militia, commanded by Mooers, a man of great courage, assembled together^ to assist in the defence of the place, on the borders of the river Saranac, which emptieth its Waters into lake €hainplain» i*^^v -u ►* ;■ ^i- a » 9 In the meantime, Donmiey the chief cap- tain of the fleet of Britain upon the lake, had prepared himself to assist Prsvost on a cer- tain day appointed. J --: ^., M ^mWi,,. .»-<,_ '.. IFP! PPPMmVPIIMPiliilPi •V ■ -.»:#>; -K-. ►*■- r *» 5 ;■ ,t^^^(^ tVlienhe was to come out against ^'(be flelf of Columbia, which was commanded by the gikllani Macdanouffh. * 11 Accordingly, it came to pass on the ap- 4. pointed day, being the eleventh of the ninth month, in the one thousand^ight hundred and fourteenth year of the Chri^ian era, .12 And three hundred and sixty-five days after Olivet had captured the king's fleet on the waters' of Erie, ?v-u-^u44.i^.i-'i.-.^>/..^-^^s^f*-;"^.,:-;.^_ J 3 That the strong vessets of Biriiain i^ peared, with their sails spread, moving upon the boHorn of lake Champlain, coming against the 'fleet of Columbiai^'*^ ■ - ^'^'^- «-^ ^^ m&m - 14 Now it was in the morning, about 4fae ninth hour^ when Macdonough beheld the fleet of Britain sailing boldly towards him. ,^'"15 And it was so, that the vessels of Co- iumbia were safely moored in the bay of Plattsburgh, where they waited the approach ' of the enemy ; who were the strongest in num- bers and in their engines of death. ' * 16 However, when they were about a fur- * 3ong off, they cast their anchors, and set them- selves in battle, array ; squadron against -isquadron. •^''■' ■■' *• • "-■■*^ -' «'--'->-"^- ., ,.^,*^,^,w. ^ h M: # I ^1 :.■'*.••■."!..' ,.,-^\ii. eiinst fbe mdedby n the ap- he ninth dredand - /.- ( 1. .r\ .V? \f Ive days fleet en itain ap- ngupon ^agaiost -1 i-.-r,X-i -% ;,r'. i i)out4he leld the Bhim. of Co- bay of >proach in num- i a fur- 't them- agaio^t ^ Vi *■■;' '. % '': ■ -^ ^1 pS'f..- ■Vv/'".,,,''' /••'■ ^ .• /. I- i yi\ »\ OJ (9 » ■% w. juAuAi^-'jfi' «^; a u w M *-^ o & o >i o » s?^';. ■^., '■■¥■ ^' 243 ^... iitnf 7 Now the sound of the battle-drum was heard along the lake, and the braye niarmers shouted aloud for the fight. ' # { ^ 18 Then began their destroying engines to utter their voices, and it was like unto the vbiee of mighty thunders. .^ ^ *^ ^1^ And the same hour, the armies oh the shore began the dreadful battle with their roaring engines. - * ^m;^!^ 20 So that on the land and on the waters the fire and smoke were abundant, and the noise thereof was tremendous beyond mea- sure. ..^ 21 And the battle waXed hot, and the ves- sels of Downie fought bravely against the vessels of Macdonough : - iM . 22 Nevertheless, the Lord of hosts favoM ed the men of Columbia, and they overcame the servants of the king. 23 For in about the space of three hours, the valiant Macdonough and his brave men, made capture of the whole fleet of Britain, save a few gun-boats, that made good their escape. ■ ■ ^ "" ■*• ■^^^' 24 Now the killed and wounded of the king's fleet, were an hundred ninety and four; w f" j .1 1 -J ■ :ki'^ .i*^dl;■ty(■ mmmmmm wm mmm m r* 244 and l)owiiie» the chief captain^ was amoug 25 Moreover, the number of the captivea of the men of Britain was about four hUn- 26 Now Macdonough was a good man, neither was he full of boasting and vainglo- ry : he arrogated to himself no praise on ac- count of his success, but ascribed the victory to the pleasure of tlie Almighty. ^7 And as it is written, in the word of the Lord, Do UNTO all men as te would thet SHOULD do unto YOU, SO he took care of the prisoners, and employed skilful physicians to bind up the wounds of the maimed, dt^ 28 Now were the children of Columbia exceedingly rejoiced ; yea, their hearts were made glad ; and they praised Macdonough for his noble deeds. 29 Moreover, the great Sanhedrim honor- ed him ; and a piece of land, which over- looketh the lake, was given unto him, for an inheritance ; * " ^ ^ m; ,, 30 That, in his old age, and when he was well stricken in years, he might behold with joy the strength of his youth ; and smile up- ^,^ ■4' ■-mi '.j^f- 'i' : '#3^, -y^ln y- 245 §'^;" '■'■■;; ■ ^^^i t. (.\ ^';.^ .'^ J*-... on m^ Bpdt wMr6, fleet to iieet> he triumphed over the enemies of freedom. 31 And where his children's children might point, and say. It was there the guar- dian angel of Columbia permitted our father to humble the pride of ftritaiik #- — ••r^f '.'■■> %J.'' . < . J ^j**; -«■ I^r^v ' ■»1 >-* /.'' » ^ i, c ', '^\'; fl^fj?* ^»^'»t ?« . "-t>"- '^ '■'. ' ' ^^ f^ # ■}' i : • V' , U'k %^ . ^i. w4 ii^dA' .ii. -^f:.^. ■ -i • -r" rlj *. *f% " ' ii'' ^;4,V" ' " **" "'>'■ I.'",' - ^^ti-.-ij. '"*, !• a •> .» i2«(^'4 » < »• "" - ¥4 iOESI^ ' "*:'* .«-* r",.. j^j',',. (, •i,-. J.». ? C^-^>^T •j^i ^,- Y i, .* "YV * I. .-'A^ mmm r-^?. ■-.■■■.'r-'-y 246 ' 'm.M£mfmm '-if^m^^^^^^ .-■■•v .4,. CHAP. XLVII. .''^IS^^^?ri'=-'Mf ^'-^^ :' '•• -^^i*'^ Ka//Zi6 of.^l^1mrgh--defeat^of^^ Sir Qeotge JNoW while ]\1acdonough wae capturing the* royal fleet of Britain, upon the lake, the gallant Macomb scattered destruction amidst the army of Prevost .., j .• i. i 2 And the battle raged with great yiolence, and the men of Britain strove hard to pass over the river called Saranacs ^ 3 But the men of war of Columbia, who were upon the opposite side of the water, op- posed them, and slew them with great slaughter. ■.;■■,:._,;"-;:: ^«s|a .. ;..,ALi^i.^:;.7:f#^: kfvv^ 4 And the brave Grosvenor,?Lnd Hamilton, and BiUyy and the gallant C/onA:, drove them baclt from crossing the bridges. ^*' - 5 Likewise, many were slain in the river, so that the waters of the Saranac were dyed with the blood of the servants of the king. 6 But Macomb kept the engines at work, i^via :^;*" "^gp;?fr-T: ""'.■y-'^'^S'r,^.^ ' 247 and Brooks, and Richards, and Smith, nvho were in the forts* displayed much valor, and caused the engines to Tomit fire and smoke, and balls of heavy metal. 7 Howsoever, when Prevost saw that the king's fleet was captured, he began to be dis- heartened, and his whole army was amazed 8 Notwithstanding this, they continued io cast their balls, and their rockets, and their bomb-shells, and their sharpneUs, with all their might. 9 Now these sharpneUs were unknown even to the children of Columbia, for they were lately invented by the wise men of Bri- tain.'-* i ■ ■'■.-' ■ .'.' V 'fi':;' t ■ / ' ' ' '• ,. ; i •-•■"t-.'to 10 However, the people of Columbia trusted in the strength of their arms, more than in the strength of these shells, so they used them not. 1 1 Nevertheless, the army of the king fought hard with their battering-rams against the strong hold of Columbia, until the setting of the sun, when their noises were sHenced by the brave band of Columbia. ,> * 12 So the same night, Prevost, and the in- vincibles of the king, fled towards the strong hold of Montreal; leaving their sick and w 2 '.^■^ ■*■.: '.* \,i.i.^^ X "-jjiff)^ ab. J. 1 uti^ u "' • . T-.^ W'j;'^"-i.;;--:',j^^.T»'v;s I, 248 wounded behind to the mercy of ^ mea el CZokunbia; destroykig tbeir proviskni, which in l^eir haste they could not carry away. 13 And the men of Columbm followed them a Httle way, and slew some and made jnmy captives; r ; 14 Thus were the imin of war of Britain leonquered in the norths army against army, fleet against fleet, and squadron against •quadron.'' ■^•";" ^■^-'••- ■>"-■ i-^"- i^£-^iTm^ ] '5 And the killed and wounded of the ar* my of the king that day, were about a thou- sand men; and about three hundred, who Were tired of their bondage, left the service of the king,"* and joined the banners of the great Sanhedrim. , *, . ^*>^^:^ ., u^^ 16 Now Macomb received much praise I6r his bravery ; and his name shall be re* membered by ages yet unborn. ■■- ' 17 Moreover, he spake well of all the offi- cers and men who fought with him. 18 And Mooers^ who commanded the brave husbandmen of New- York and Tsr^ mont, and Shwig, the valiant diief captain ■j'^Fp^^iP'^ ■ I "i n i m ^ 'pwfi ^ ip t mm^ Ik "*' 'wmw^^^n^'T^'^^^r**^*^— ^— <>w^>iniy^w"iP*ip^^^ ^DCNftQfS* ::M :-^ .V■^:■^'^3■ ■ --r- j_'ir.-v.;„r,i;i'- ■=^'■'r7••".■'^ •fc-'-s noeaal iwfakh »ay. iHowed i made Britain i army, againif thear* a thou- d, who service of the praise be re- he offi- ed the i Vsr- raptain S49 of the men called volunteers, had great honor for their noble deeds. ^^ ■'"■" 19 Likewift, Apfding, and JVool, and Leonard, znd ' Sproul, distinguished them- selves among the brave. - • rv - ^ Tr\ 2f) But when the news of the capture of ^e fieet, and the defeat of their mighty army, reached the lords of Britain, they put their fingers in their ears, that they might not hear it: ' -■•' . ^ - ^"^'' 91 Neither would they belOieve it; but when they found it was so of a truth, they were enraged out of measure. \ . 22 And their wise men and their counsel- lors said} I40I we have only been trifling with tliese Yankeea ; kow let us send forth a mif b^ Seet and an »rmy to overwhelm them.. Ml '<>iS»i)s' : ' '^vt • if "-iv .' . ^i. ;"i; ' ; > V' ''« < WM I 1 » PM ■ ■ ' %6 -»*■:,■ "'■ ^ ■\a^it,L-,'.^i^^';.;J>fc. m^tm mmmmi mmmmtm wmmm ■" . ••TT,' rsf .rre-^-BT^-i- 250 ••■^■•■, f'Mir 1 ■'V- ,A ■ k CHAP. XLVIII. .< '',"•■* i/^.-; •>• w* Attack on Baltimore, by the British army, un- der Gen. Ross, and the Jleet under Admu rals Cochrane and Cockbum. v^ • '- ■> ^ V. JN QW when Ross and Cockbum returned from their burning and pillaging, and all the barbarities they committed at Washington, tbe chief city, and the neighborhood thereof; 2 Emboldened by the success of their un- righteous deeds, they gathered together their army and their navy, and essayed to go against the city of Baltimore, which lieth in the state of JKfar^/anc^y 3 That Ihey might commit the like wick- edness, in which they had taken so much pleasure at Hampton, Havre-de-Grace, and Washington. 4 But they had a mightier place than Washington to go against ; for Baltimore is a great city, containing therein about jfifty ' thousand souls, and the people had entrench- ed it round about, and made it a strong place. •K • 1 rr^f 5 So it came to pass, the next day aftei^ Macdonough had captured the fleet of Bri- taiL, on lake Chainplainy being the twelfth day of the ninth month, 6 That their vessels and transports came to a place called North Point, which lieth at the entrance of the river Petapsco, about ar hundred furlongs from the city, and began to put their men of war upon the shore. ■i 7 And the number of their chosen fighting men, who were landed, were about eight thousand. ' 8 And when they were all moved out of the boats, Ross, the chief captain, conducted them on towards the city. .« 9 As they moved along their instruments of war glittered in the beams of the sun ; and the waving of their squadrons was like Ihe* troubled waters of the ocean. v 10 However, when they came to a place called Bear Creek, lo ! the army of Columbia i:iet them in battle array. 1 1 For, when the gallant young men of Baltimore heard the rumor, that the slaves of Britain were coming upon them ; .; 12 With the spirit of freemen, they grasp- ed their weapons of war in their hands, and •.~ ffVr.aiiiMiV'i'ii'^'-i'ri-f /'•i'/^'T 252 irent out to meet them without fear ; resol?- ed to conquer or to die.* *'"' 13 For well they knew, that life would be a burthen to them, when their habitations were consumed with fire ; their parenta slaughtered ; and the innocence of their wives and their sisters violated. 14 Now the name of the chief captain of the army of Columbia was Samuel, whose sur- name was Smith :f a valiant man, who had fought in the days of Washington, and gain- ed much honor. .^ « ^ 15« Moreover, Samuel was' a miin well- stricken in years, and he had many brave captains under him; even Strieker, and Stan^ bury, and Winder were with him. ^^f -*^ 16 Now it was somewhat after the mid- day when the engines of destruction began tneir roaring noises : 17 And the fire and smOke were vomited forth out of their mouths, so that the light of the sun was hidden by the means of the black clouds that filled the air. " . " ' M>4 * Altboogli it may be said Uie Britiib were not conqaered ; yet they were defaated. ._^^ . t Gen. Smith. * -a; ' V. -..■-^, ;. '.V « " 253 18 And their rockets, and all their inslTU- tnentfl of death, which the sons of nien have employed their understandings to invent, were used abundantly. 19 Now the battle waxed hot, and the gal- lant Strieker, and his brave men, fought bard ; and it was a dreadful fight, ^ < 20 Inasmuch as the slain and wounded of the king that day, were about four hundred ; and the loss of the men of Columbia was two hundred. , .^ ., 21 Moreover, Ross, the chief captain of the host of Britain, was amongst the slain ; a boy^ who had accompanied his father to bat« tie, had taken dreac'ful aim at Ross, with his rifle, and killed him ; and the people of Co- lumbia grieved only because it was not Cockburn the wicked, who had fallen ; for a man, whose name was O^ Boyle, had oiTered five hundred pieces of silver for each of his jati 'Ail ^fii' ears»c;t^«t 22 Nevertheless, the men of Columbia were not powerful enough to overcome the servants of the king ; so they drew back into their entrenchments, and strong holds ; that were upon the high places round about the r] r •'I ■'*'^{'!l|p^^ "■^^^?r,*v/-^-:-;V'' 254 23 And Rogers, and Findhif, and Harris, and (S/t'/e* were among the captains of the strong holds ; and were all faithful men. 24 But it came to pass, the next day, when the men of Britain saw that the children of Columbia were well prepared for battle, that they were afraid to go against the strong holds. ■" -■■ ■■■' > '■ -'^^ ■ -^' '■■' ' /■^^"^■r-.i< 25 So in the middle of the night, which iwas dark and rainy, they departed from the place, and returned to their vessels, that they might escape the evil that was preparing for them. : v.:^ 26 Moreover, they took the dead body of Boss, their chief captain, with theni, and cast it into a vessel, filled with the strong waters of Jamaica; \'^ 27 That the instrument of their wicked- ness might be preserved, and conveyed to the king, their master, and be buried in his own country ; for which honor the people envied them not. - ' >^f- 28 Now it came to pass, in the meantime, that Cochrane, and Cockburn the wicked, the chief captains of the mariners of the king, sailed up the river Petapsco, towards the strong hold of Fort M^ Henry, to assail it 'Jit; MMMM- ^^"ii^^M^^ 'tv5^^*^^• Columbia away. 31 But the gallant Armistead let the des' troying engines loose upon them, without mercy; and they cast out their thunders, winged with death, among Ihe servants of the 32 The loud groans o£ their wounded floated upon the waters, with an awful horror that shocked the ear of humanity. - ^ 33 And it was so, that: when Cockbuin found he could not prevail against the strong hold, he also departed from the river, neither came they against the place any more. 34 Now when the men of Columbia heard that Ross, the chief captain of the king, was slain, and the host of Britain was compelled to flee from before the city, tJhey were ex- ceedingly rejoiced. f p WPP ,;,:., 'i.' '■"*■ , .•-■■'■■^-•??r?"v 2^6 35 And the braye defenders of Baltimore had great praise and hoiior £i?en th^m fbroughout the land. 36 And the names of those m^ho fell in the contest, are they not written on the monu- nient which the ^^tititude of the people of Baltimore erected to the memory of its defenders ? y^^ -^^-.^my^r-'- ">'^ .;- ^^m^-- ■ m, iM h ■■ -h^ .X;-^^^i&'-r¥i0ih ■ ^'^4 '^ *^M#ti^ -^r ■ . t-. -, \ - ,^^ 'i A- ■, 'J ^ V -■ ■ ■ >,i'i^ J i" 1 V -ft f ,i A--' ^'i- %■ ■'^ ■""."'";';" ' 'ri^'''^':"^' ■T'f-' .%»'. vfW'. . 261 ■■>• I , 12 But, when they came nigh the vessel of Samuel, the men of Columbia poured out destruction upon them with a plentiful hand ; 13 Inasmuch as they were again compel- led to depart to their strong vessels, with dreadful loss. 14 However, about the dawning of the day, one of the strong vessels, called the Carna- tion, came against the vessel of Columbia, and let her destroying engines loose with great fury. 15 Now Lloyd, who commanded the Plan iagentty was the chief captain of the squadron of the king, in the place ; and he violated the law of nations. 16 So when Samuel saw that the whole fleet of Britain were bent on destroying his vessel, in defiance of the plighted honor of nations, he ordered her to be sunk. 17 After which he and his brave mariners deserted her, and went upon the shore ; and X 2 lymm mmmmmfm^mm -.r-'* ^»'. V*" ^^ 'ifif^ 260 the servants of the king came and burnt her with fire in the neutral port of Fayal. * '-^^^ 18 Nevertheless, they received the reward of their unrighteousness, for much damage was done to their vessels, and their slain and wounded were two hundred two score and 19 Of the people of Columbia two only were slain and seven maimed I ! - - ^^ 20 And the valiant deeds of Samuel gain- ed him a name amongst the brave men of Co- lumbia. 21 Now, in the same month, the Scorpion and the Tigress, two fighting vessels of Co- lumbia, on lake Huron, were captured by the men of Britain. - ^ ' 22 Likewise, about this time, there were numerous other evils that b^fel the sons of Columbia ; 23 Inasmuch as a brave captain, whose sur-name was Morris, was obliged to con- sume his ship with fire, lest she should fall in- to the hands of the enemy ; and she was call ed the -4ctom5.* ; ; . ; ^■, "^ U.S. frigate Adams. tf */" 't^^.Z. - "..i^^.- ^ ^ 261 ^ ' 24 Now (his was at a place called Castine, which was forcibly occupied by the strong ships of Britain, and lieth to the east, in the District of Maine : moreover, it became a watering place for the servants of the king. "5 25 But when James, the chief governor, and the great Sanhedrim, knew thereof, they sent word to the governor, and offered him soldiers to drive them from the borders of Columbia; 26 But, lo ! the governor, even Caleb the shittamite, refused his aid, for he was afraid of the wrath of the king of Britain.'* 27 (Now Caleb, in the hebrew tongue, sig- nifieth a dog ; but, verily, this dog was faithless.) 28 Moreover, it came to pass, about the same time, that the strong hold of For/ Boy-er, being at a place called Mobile-point, was at- tacked by the strong ships of Britain. 29 Now Mobile had lately been the head quarters and the resting-place of the army of Jackson the brave ; 30 But the enemies of Columbia had be- * See the letter of Sec. Mouroe, and Strong's aasirer. ■s-"***.- 262 come tumultuous at a place called, by the Spaniards, Pensacola, whither he had depart- ed to quell them ; 31 So that the fort was defended by only a handful of men, commanded by the gallant Lawrence. ^... ,. ,^.', .,1.,,.^ -. :'k "":■::'''■ 32 And the names of the vessels of the king, that assailed the fort, were the Hermes, the Charon, and the Sophie, besides other figbting vessels ; which opened their fires up- on the strong hold. 33 Nevertheless, Lawrence was not dis- mayed, although Woodbine,* the white sav- age, came in his rear, with one of the des- troying engines and a howitzer, an instru- ment of Satan, and about two hundred sav- ages. ' ;: 34 So when Lawrence let his engines of death loose upon them, and had showered the whizzing balls amongst them for about the space of three hours, they fled. 3.5 And the slaughter on board the ships was dreadful ; and about three hundred of the men of Britain were slain, and the Hermes * The celebrated Capt. Wooikioe, of the British lary. .^- «>**. -^ 263 was blown out of the water into the air with an awful noise.i ,^ . *^r^ ;: i; 4 36 The loss of the people of Columbia that day, was four slain and five maimed. ' 57 About this time a band of sea-robbers and pirates, who had established themselves upon the island of Barrataria, were commit- ting great wickedness and depredations ; and were ready to assist the men of Britain. 38 But a valiant man, called Daniel, sur- named Patterson, went against them with his small fighting vessels,^ and scattered them abroad, and took their vessels, and destroyed iheir petty establishment of sea-robbery. ^^ 39 Now it came to pass, when Jackson heard that Pensacola, the capital of West" Florida, had become a resting-place for the enemies of Columbia ; and that the men of Britain occupied the place, and had built them a strong hold therein ; 40 From whence they sent forth the weapons of war and the black dust among the savages, to destroy the people of Co- * Gmj-b.7ats. ^'Z3 264 -o lumbia ; and that the servants of the king of Spain were afraid to prevent the wickednesi thereof; '-v,-,,^'^-r .^.v,..- .■.-- ,. -- ^,-^^^^j 41 Behold! he, even Jackson, went out against the place with a band of five thousand fighting nnien, the brave sons of Tennessee and other parts of Columbia. 42 And it was early in the morning of the seventh day of the eleventh month, when the host of Columbia appeared before the walls of Pensacola. v - - 3 • 43 And immediately Jackson sat the en- gines of destruction to work ; and the smoke thereof obscured the weapons of war. 44 Now when the governor of the place heard the noise of the engines of death and the clashing of arms, he was smitten with fear ; ^ . 45 Insomuch that Jackson, the chief cap- tain, who with his army had encompassed the place, quickly compelled him to surrender the town, and beg for mercy ; which was granted unto him and his people, even the Spaniards. 46 Now when the men of Britain saw this, they put the match to the black dust in **"* Hi .,-.,.-,, VT r *■ J) r. 265 their strong hold, and it rent the air with tre* mendous noise. 47 After which they fled from the land in- to their strong ships, that were in the haven of .Pensacola. .--* ..-.a*.^ .4"'^>/, ^^^vu iw^^tv^'^ts-^ 48 And Jackson, having accomplished his wishes, by intimidating the tools of British villany and murder, returned with his army in triumph to the city of New-Orleans, on the pecond day of the twelfth month. •■V "i^*' i'3 « -■ ' ; •'.«;, m ^, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) O ■ V ;^■t!)!!|■/.■■■• ■■ .!^ ^ 4^ :a 1.0 I.I lASIM H2.5 ^ M |U2 !l.8 IL25 ii.4 li^iJ^ ^ ■■■■ ■ ■ .-■■' ■■■' • ■};'■ M^ ■4'';" if ■j* *: 266 '/■* ^„ H« ''' r ' CHAR L. A|v; Steam-hoais — Fultbn^^orpedoes^-aHempt to r i/dn; ttp fA« ^ Plantagenet'—^ki'fnapping "* Joshua Penny, . ^ ^-^ ► . 3 Now the name of this man was Hobert, lur-named l^ti/ton; (but the cold hand of death fell upon him) and he slept with his fa- thers, on the twenty and third day of the se- cond month of the eighteen hundred and fif- teenth year of the Christian era.) 4 However, the things which he brought into practice in his life time will be record- ed, and his name spoken of by generatiozis yet unborn* » a ■''■■•*' %9f '¥\ 5 Atifact^i l%e other mm of genivD^ll IHeie dajw, he was spoken of tiiit sli^^y at fir8i;fer the peoflle said, IiO*! thii miti ii W nid^ hhnself ! and they laughed iit'liim ; n«t- frertheless, he exceeded tbeu' lexpis^tatioiisi For H came to pass, that (assisted by JEil- i^ngHotti a man of wealth, and a lover <^|^rt8 arid learning) he was ennobled to constmci certain curious Tessels, callec* in the vernacu- liir fton|^ «l«amt^i9alit 7 I^ow ^se steam-boats were cu^kig^ coplriTedy and had abundance of cuijoiif workmanship therein, su(^ as suipassed't^ «om||^hen9ion of all the wise men of Ihe easty firom the beginning to this day ; Howbeit, they were fiistiioned soffie- what they began to be asbanaed of their own ignorance and stupidity, and were fain to get into the Iboats themselyes ; after which, instead .^f laughing, they gaped at the inventor witb^ I tonji^iment. .13, And it came to pasf, thftt the great Sanhedrim were pleased with the things inas- much as they directed a fighting vepseji of Columbia to be built after this manner. 14 So avessel was built, to carry the des- troying engines, even a steam-frigate, and they called her name FuUm the First : 15 And the length thereof was about an bundred cubits, and the breadth thereof thir- ty cubits: ; , 16 Moreover, as they had no gophar- wood, they built the vessel partly of the lo- CHst-tree, and partly of the majestic oak that flourishes in the extensive forests of Co^ lumbia. 17 But it came to pass, when the wise men '^-^ wise men and the people of Britain heard of this steam- frigate, they were seized 1i4th astoDiBhmeiit and fright; inimanich as it became a monger Id their linaghiations. 1 8 And ^ey spalce concerning it, si^inft Lo ! the length of this Wonder of the world, ^hich bath been invented by these cunning fahk(ees,i8 about two hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof an hundred thirty and five'Ciibits: 19 The number of her destroying enf^s are yery great ; and the weight of a ball which lAie^ iromiteth forth, is about a thousand fife fttifndred two score and ten shekels : 26 Moreover, said they, she is prepared to east forth scalding water in showers upon the servants of the king, which will deform their eountenances and spoil their lieauty : 2t Likewise, they have prepared her with two-edged swords, which, by means of the steam of the vessel, issue like lightning out of her sides. 22 And now, ali^he cunning and witch- craft of these Yankees, these sons of Belial, these children of Beelzebub, have invented another instrument of destruction, more sub- tle than all the rest : ■::::i!^.^ « ,29: l^eai^tl|e«HB ane migfaty^ eyS Uungs, and il^ aie called l0f|9eifoeJE, which imay be said %«jpi]i^ BleQpi|]g>de?il8 ; which come, as n ^ef in the night, to destroy the senrants of the king; i^ndwere contriTedby that arch fiei^^whoM name was i^ 24 Now theae wonderful toifedoes were ipade paiily of iHrasa and partly, of kon, m^ w^re^ounaki^y contriTed with curioua works, like unto a clock; and asit were a l«Hl^Wf v|S^,And, after they were prepared, and a great quantity of the black dust put therein^ th^y were,letdowft into the wa^er,iiighun^ t9 1^ strong shipstwi^ intent to destroy ibem ; ■ '■\-^,f^if':^Htv, ..^^.-.^ ■ ---f 2I& And it was so, that when^ey struck against the bottom of the ship^ the black dust in the torpedo would catch fire, and burst forth with tremendous roar« casting the tcs* sel out of the waters and bursting her ki twain. 27 Now these lorpedoes w^e brought in- to practice during tiie war, although the war Ce9aed before they did that destruction to tlie etnemies of Ck>luiKibia, for whiqh they were intended. '■■■fsic-;'* :,. ■'X' -^V-, .;. ^8 However, a certun ratn of courage and enteiprize, whose nsme was Mix, pre* pared one of the torpedoes, and put H inter the waters of the great deep, at a i^ace called Lfjftf^Maven Bay; at the mouth of the* g^neat bay of Chesapeake, nigh umo the town of Nik/folk, in the state of Virginia; 29 Audit moved towards a strong i^p of Brit ttin, called the Pianit^mei, after one of the former princes of £ngland ; but an acci- dent happened a little before it reached the vessel and it burst asunder in the waters ivltfa a4remendous noise ; 30 'And spouted the waterUp kito the a|t$ as do^ the mighty whale, and Ihe -sound' (hereof was, as it were> the voice of thundeiv 31 And the servants of the kinig ^ Were frif^tened horribly by the means thereof ; after which they trembled at the name of torpedo ! — and were obliged to guard their vessels in the night, and put a double walch^ ^ upon them; 32 Moreover, they ccmdemned this tnode of warfare, saying : Yerily,. this is a fmA fa- shion of fighting ; inasmuch as by your cun^ ing ye Yankees take the advantage of us ; and the thing is new unto us. T 2 -::■.■■;-.. ■ ; ■■'-..■"'«■ ■ ■ . ■ 2fH 98 Bui the^^ had wHlluUy £N|;0HtMi,1iiat, ktHbp JHh time of Fultomr thoy ted oflGNred MkA forty . thousand pieces of geid» if he w6vMi bdug these tofpedoes into praetieo m Iheir own qountr^vthi^ they mi^ use theai j^^aanst thei G«ul8»*^ (with whom they warred continually for more than twenty yeavs) : Hofwbeil they profvd faityesa to Fullon» and ao he dld^it not for them. 34 Mioreoter it canle to pass thai a^cer*^ ilaikiaiaDy a pilot, even Jiw^bM^ sufHuUned fmmj^ became m Tietimc^ their spili^he'k eaupe he attempted to f(o against ttooa with Ihe tratpedoea to dri^e tbem^ out of the wa- ieiaiiff^iiiiibia. .. ' , : 3^ Mow J^ua lived at a place called MM HampiMi lieingat the east end of £of^ i^i»i4'iieMr ^riftier'5 IitotuI, opposite New Iiondc^h. 36 And the men of Britain came to his house m the n^ht^and stole him away» eyen out of his bed» and carried him on board a vessel of the hsog* ci^led the RumUm^ from wheiscehe waacoAve^to HdiifaxiHihe pMrrince of ^09a Scolia. •X^—— ^ia-MD— ■•MBakaaaaMM « TIlii mi akoot tiw tiiM of tte BoiUo|M flptUh. I>a7 Now while Joshua remained in the dungeons oC the kinghe WMi treated With ihe ii^oiq[)rtal]iy of barbarians ; moreov^, they" s^rofe to lead him astray : but he prored Mbft^tohis Qod flfi^dto b!ir^lliilk^^fdi^% iidknown^ wiieltudnesis of l^talH hi t3i9ie» pint*- ad Mti^Ter, the:f^ kept hki^ ^n boiid^ many months, af«er which tl^ sdSISieiid him to j.^0 tohfs own country* 39 For the chief governor of the land of Cohiml^, Dtid the Gr#at Sairitedrim itf th^ wisdoiii had ordered two^ of the seri^nts of th#kif% to beMt^n alidheM Its hO0tage&ll$t his safe HBtum; and^ but f or Huf thiiAlgv tiM^ would bttte hanged htm, eren as aitian hfl»i£;^ " ' ■ " ■ — " " » ' ' ■ ■ ■ • ■ * JbRhwi P«nDt7 had bedi, previoarlo tliew«r» iwp^isei i«t^ Priltoh itrricf rand kept MUnna|ier of 7«m^ mdf^MMim^-^ L >*«■' is^ :;-^:m''^-%t) % •('■ •-'ik -v.- :?.1^: .. 274 CHAP. LI. JffifUrs in avjd abmU Npii'Torh the first eamr mircuiil cUi^i in A^enm-rwwking. on the forHficaiiom (f Brooklyn and HaerUm^ capture of the British tender JSagk^bythe Yankee smack. \ as good flometimes cometh oiti of evtl> fiO the people of New-Yorkv r. great city, which lieth at the mouth of the liyer Hudsoii) nigh the sea coast, and contn|neth more than an hundred thousand souls, 2 When they beheld the wickedness that was committed by the servants of the king, to the south and round about, began to bestir themselves, and prepare for the dangers with which they were likely to be encompassed : 3 So it came to pass that the husbandmen frmn the surrounding country gathered to- gether, and pitched their tents hard by the city. 4 And the number that came to the de- fence of Uie place was about thirty thousand -».v 278 4- Ttliant men; moreover there were about fif% thousand husbandmen from the state of ^: ^r^"", den of the law, preside* and deliberate iTor the benefit of the people. 9 Now it was about the twellth houi^ of the dlij when the people began to gather Ihemselfes together ; and, ;rom the porch of the hall, the aged WtUet, with tliie sllM^ipan- gled banner of Columbia Waving dfei^ his iityery head, addressed the surrounding mul- titude. t 10 And the people shouted with aloud Toiee, for the words of his mouth were plea- sant to the sons of Liberty, and werein titii wise: ' 11 Lo ! three score and fourteeik years have brought with them their bodily infirnii- ties ; but were my strength as unimpaired as my love for my country, and that soul which still animates me, ye would not have found me in the rostrum, but in the midst of the battle! fighting against the enemies of | freedom. 12 Thus did he encourage the people to prepare themselves for the protection of the city. '".■^^-■:- •,—",- ^^v-ac, -.V f^ 13 And certain wise then were appointed, by the people ; to bring these things into operation. ■ ^«^^?s*^;t^'^^ . t.^ '•■■■■?>■' ry-'M -.•V'#.iBp^%>,;tft*';< 'viik4:'-"^jj-* >t Off '"■/•■ ,.. • . • . ..,■ . ', . . ., ' .■,,■•■ 14 Sa the people liegan to fortify thenh seWes and entrench the Ugb placet rouodfa- boutthe city. 16 And when they went out in its de- fence, to build their strong holds and to raise up their battleOients ; lo! Uie steam-boats of jPMm conveyed them thitfaer» about a thou- sand at.a iime» even towards the heights of Brooklyn in the east, and the heights of Haerlem in the north. 16 The young and the old, the rich and the poor, went out together ; and took with them their bread and their wine ; and cast up the dirt for the defence of the place, freely, and without cost to the state.* r 17 And when they went into the boats to cross over the river, there was loud shouting in the boats and on the shore. 18 Moreover, as they passed along up the Hudson, towards the heights of Haerlem, the fair daughters of Columbia, with. hearts glowing with patriotism, waved their lily hands in token of applause. 19 Likewise, bands of men came from the neighbourhood round about ; even from Netv- * The serTices rendered -Jeruy^ ^ • - ^' " S 20 They had also captains appointed i^ff^ 4heir bands ; and Ahrakam ^nA Da^M w6ine two among Ihe captains.^ z;^ <. .2lu Now A]^haa3), with his ^nd, csBie a l^eai way, even fi^om the town of Patt^rsmi^ where the wonderftil waterliEdts pour heaid- long oyer the rocky mountains, inflecting in the sun a thousand brilliant rainbows, ^ i 22 Thus for an hundred days did the peo- ^e of New-^ork prepare thennlselves fbr danger, and cast up entrenchmentB for many furlongs round about the city ; so that tfa« people of Britain were afraid to go a^inst it.t ^ ::- ^-': :;^i^-^ <• •■■■ ^ * Major Goodwin aod Major Hunt. ' t So great was the enthtisiaflin of the people in ^ntribatiiig iheir personal services to the erection of fortificaUons on the heigbti of Haerlem and Broolcija, that scarcely conld an indi- vidual be fpund in the populous city of New<^Yorl^ firom hoary .ageii^. tender youth, capable of using a mattock or a ipade, vho did not volunteer his tervieesin this work of patriotiim. Even the T.^lies were conspicuous in aiding and cheering the labours of their Fathers, tbeh- Husbands, their ^roth^rflt and 4heir Children. Amongst others, the numerous societies of Freemasons joined In a body, and headed by their Grand- Master, who was abo Major of tbe ei^^ jproceeded to Biook- ' i'<'y-- ■■*t*''"''*if«rafc- 2J9 IcfwkMi i tbe p^o- selves fc)f for many > that the 50 against 23 Neyerihe)es8thestrongi^i^ofwi»r of Britain moved upon the waters of the oeeall around tiie place in numbers, but they were^ afs^id to approach the city ; for when thejr came nigh, the men of Columbia let the de«'. stroying engines loose upon them, even those that Fomi^ed forth whizzing balls, like sboOta^ ing stars, red from the fiery furnace^^ ^^^ rn^^f I70* vhI awisted very spiritedly in ite defekUse. 'On this occa- sion an elderly gentleman, one qf the order, wlio had two sons (his only children) in the serTice of bis country, one of them, highly distingulnhed daring the war for his wounds and his bra^^^ ▼ery, suhgthe -following stanzas, uthis own character of Ifason ;! and Father, whilst the Lodges were. at refreshment : ■i^ "^c, '.5:; I. Bad, OhiUraD of L^l ! whott the Oharitief K^a Where the Uoodhoundf of Britain are shortly expected; Who^ your coaiitTy,yo«ir wivet,yoar fiiesidet to defend, ..Ob the lummit of Brooklyn hare ramparto erected : - ' Firm and true to the trade^ Oootiiuie your aid, Till the top-atone with tboutiDgtriumphaot it kUt ''- The free i«nd accepted will never deqwir, ^ i ^fted OB by their worthy Onnd ICaiter aad Hay w. n. Forme, whoieilbDiiMalauitihortlyarriTr^ . . To Heav'n I prefer this my ferrent petitiM 1 ' ' > " May I never America's freedom surVire, " Nor behold her disgpcM by a ihamefiU luhBiiiiioB* ** And, though rif^eowlyiteePd, ** If at kit lAe mtcct yield, **Hay my «om do their duty, aad die fai the Held:" 4ut the free and accepted Will never deipair, .. led OB by their werthy Qraad Master aad Mayer . z ■".-- ' ^ . it;*',' , I '' f^ . ■Olr, ^^jt*:''.iS^ ■m .^PSiL , ' ""jH^l^i" /s^. 280 h ■'"* '|24 Notwithstanding, the haughty captains oftheshipaof Britain wauld send in the'r boats to rob the market-men and the iisher* men: howbeit, thay. were sometUn^^ip- ■ iitq^d. .^ '''%r'm-:yj,... c ■' '■ 25 For it came to pass, upon a certain day* ' that the Poictiers> a mighty ship of the king* lying at a place called Smidy-Hook, sent<»ut « one of her tenders, even the Eagle, in search of this kind of plunder : «rl 4k & ,^26 Whereupon^ a iishing boat of Column- biay called tiie Jtankee, under the direction of a chief captain called /i^5,^ prepared - herself with a^nuintoer. of. ngipa to enjj-mte ^'' -Eagle. ' ■^^-#->.'^ f :>. .5..:,-. >. . , -...j'v/ .>.,^... .^^^^^ - 27 So they took a fatted calf, a bleating ^ lamb, and a noisy goose, and placed them upon the deck of the boat ; and when the ser^ f rants of the king came nigh the Yankee, , .^ thinking they were about to be treated hand- ' somely with the good things of the land of I Columbia, their hearts were rejoiced ; jf* 28 They commanded the vessel called the Yankee to follow after them, towards the *■, ■■>- ;/. ' '^ • Commodore Lewis* commaoder of tbe flotilla ia tho harbor ofNew-Tork. iM\, • • -T_75--:d.i';;-;-^>""' ^m Mp of the kisg their master ; but at |hic! ino- ment the men of Columbia arose up from their hiding-places in the hpld of the boat, pod flihot into the ressel of Britain. j|?v^^ At the sound of which they were so Hitonisbed^ that they forgot to put the match io ^e blackdust of the huge howitzer, a^de- struetive engine made of brass, which they hadprepared to destroy the men of Columbia. m 30 So they were cotifiised, and surrender- ed the Eagle up to the Yankee. 31 And as they came up to the city, be- fore the S^oH^^, whieh is a beautiful plaoe toithesouththereofi the thousands Who Were assembled there, to celebrate the Columbiaiiii Jubiiee,* rent the air with loud shouts of jOy, whilst the roaring engines echo^^d to the alkies. ■' ■ '<<^:m'-.^hp'^-^. ^ 32 Thus was ihf^ lamb preserved, and the proiid and cunning men of Britain outwitted with alMtedc^alf and a^^Y goose* ^ fplfl/ •tillill II I II I nil II 'M .!,{'5!*!;J5M •■<"*■ * American IndepdiQdeoce* .■■. ^OTi _tt^^vj;a.#^^if,.^i; ■■'■'^i^'fc&»*i V. ,Vy«'-" ,.4i..".*., "l *^ -F^-w""' ! -i: Affmrs an the ocean — privateer Prince rf tteufchatd'^Marquis of Tneedale defeated in Upper Canada-'-<:apture of the President — loss of the 8ylph\ — capture of the C^ane . \^ and the Levant by the CansHtution-^capture "^ of the 8t, Lawrence — capture of the Penguin iy the Hornety captain Biddk.j^^^^^^^^.^^^^ .^. Still there was QG peace* and the evils of war contuiued oti the face of the deep, and the v/aters thereof ivere encrhnsoned with the blood of man. :^<^:,^-.,..^.';^^i^^|^•.m^|^,:;^-:^^^^ 2 And it came to pass. Oil the eleventh day of the tenth month, in the eighteen hundred and fourteenth year, that there was a sore battle fought between five barges from the JBndymion, a strong ship of the king, and a privateer, called the Prince of Neufchatel, commanded by the valiant Ordonmaux, j^ man'of Gaul. .^^^.^^.,,.,..^.^'. . : ., -mv- 3 Moreover, the number of the men of Bri- tain were threefold greater than the pec pie of Columbia; and the fight happened nigh a m ' '/''"4V' '"VVV" V-' ' iVv'^'J''' 2S3 place called Namtucket, ia Hie eait, journey* ing towards Boston. 1 4 Now they sat their enginef'td work wjth d^adful violence; but in mbout the Ihird part of an hour the barges of the king% p!^ were overcome ; and more than thr00^«core and ten of the men of Britain were ^^.and maimed: the loss in the privateer ij^s sill slain, and about a seore wounded.^^ i^« 4-' '5 Now this battle happened in tl^^ same n^onth in which more than a thousand men of the warriors of Britain, comgnanded by th6 Moftquis of T/veedak, were dereated at Bldelt Creek, in Upper Canada, and driven to iheit strong holds by the men of Columbia, under the gallant Bissel* ^^ # ^ ^6 Ten days after which the steam frigate, Fidt&n the First, was launched forth into th^ waters at New-Yoric. :f^^ And it came to pass^of^ the fifteenth da^ of the first month of the next year, that one of the tall ships of Columbia leil into the hands'of the servants of the king ; 8 And she was called the President, after the title of the chief magisi.*ate of the land *•...->.'.<•?;: :'t m^ •^■' .^L'^a^y.'^^j. ■ ft.K'^^^. ■■r 4:- ■\. -#?•, \ 284 of Columbia; moreover, she was command- ed by the gallant Decatur, W--:^ ^^^^ %#?: 9 Who> but for an accident that befel his ship the day before,^ whilst he was moving out of the harbor of New- York, would have oiitB8fi|ed the fleet of Britain, and escaped, as did .ttMB, brave and persevering Hull, of the Constitution, in the first year of the war.f ?r^ >4Q Nevertheless, it was so^ that Pecatur was^ ag it were, surroundi^d by the ships of the king^ -even five of them ; so one of the ves* sel^, called the Endymion, fell upon him, and Decatur fougnt hard against her, and would have taken her;. „. y.,ii*^-'-'^"ttui> 11 But the rest of the strong ships came down upon h^m, and opened their thundering engines, and compelled hitn to surrender hk ^ip to the fleet of Britain. *^'^'««<5^j>'4^l^a^:, '^^12 However it was a bloody fight > and th^re fell of the men of Columbia that day twenty and four that were slain outright, and 'about two score and ten were maimed, after having kept the destroying engines to work about the space of three hours: howbeit^ Decatur lost no honoi^ thereby. ^!aj:jif^pr0 * She was injured by grounding off the Hook, t Commodore Hull, in thig aAir, gained much applauiei Cbv liil'lliBaiYrw in cicaping froa the British fle«t» ■A|fc^ ■^ » (,y ^^11 J^- •■f '•' 285 H%3 Two days after ibis, a strong vessel of the king, called the Sylph, was cast away, in a dreadfulstorm, at a place called S&uihamp' tan, being on Long Island, where more than an hundred naen of Brkain perished, in the dead of the night; and the vessel parted asunder and was lost-^^ ^^4^«?<»^j^%'5^^;^mr ^^ '^14 Moreover, there were six of the men of Britain who survived their brethren, and were preserved on pieces of the vessel, until the next day, when the neighbouring people took them into their houses and nourished them'; ■•-^>^ «^*M?; N-^^!*^^'-:^*:^*^- ■-;Tie4--^k,^s-vv-#^'> :'05 And, when they were sufficiently reco* vered, that misfortune might not bear too heavy upon them, they were clad, and silver given to them, and they were sent to their own country, at the expense of the people of Columbia. * '^ 16 (Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy, saith the scripture.) r v^ r^ - Ti;»l7 Now it came to pass, in these days, whilst the fleets of Britain captured the ves- sels of Columbia, when they caught them sin- gly upon the ocean, that the single ships of Columbia began to capture the ships of Bur taia by .pairs; ..^^^-s J^n. ^ ■ .; :.-.- . : ;,.. ^ ^ :4 wd , •) i ^^ly^: r* . * ' • !■ V ■ 286 h:.'!. k ■"V ♦^ 18 Inasmuch as it happened on the twen- tieth day of fehe serond month of the iiame year, that a certain strong vessel called the Conslitution, comirianded by the brave Stenh art, fell in with two of the strong ships of the king, and compelled them both, in the space of forty minutes, to strike the red cross of Bri- tain to the stars of Columbisfc"^^ -^ '^ 19 And the slain and Wounded of the king's ships Were seventy and seven ; of the nien '6f^CJolumbia three weiHs slain and twelve maimed : and the names of the vessels of Bii^ tain were the Cifane and the jLeranty but the Levant was retaketi in a neutral port,^foy two strong ships of the king.f - ' " >^ 20 Now the valiant Stewart and his brave men gat great praise for their deeds, even the great Sanhedrim of the people honored them, and gave them twenty thousand pieces of 21 In tfiiemrioi mdftth W g^ commanding the privateer CkaMeur, captur- ed the St, Lawrence, a fighting vessel c^ the king, in the fourth part of an houh 1^29 And the killedand wounded of tbe SU • Porto Prava. t Acaita and Ktweaitle^- ^■-s" 'lf>' *s' ;>•**; ^ :■ ni*,',Jviii« ««di2i&iii£( :'^7:'i("^ Twen- ed the 5 Stenh rof thie B spabe jofBrl- ,-^ ^king's he men H^elve 5t)fBrir nt; but ort,* by .''^ ■»!. S**.-! isbtaTe Ten the dthem, iece^ of captur- ll df the f the St* 287 Lawrence were thirty and eight; and the Chasseur had five slain and eight maimed. ' 23 Moreoyer> it came to pass, on the twen- ty-third day of the next month, tha* another fighting vessel of the king, called the Peti- gmn, was taken by the Hornet, a strong ves- sel of Columbia, commanded by a man of va- lor and courage, whose surname was Biddle, 24 However, the battle was a bloody one, and the vessels kept their engines of destruc- tion fiercely in motion, for about the space of half an hour before the flag of Britain was lowered to the stripes of Columbia. 25 And the slaughter was great ; for there fell of the men of Britain two score and one ; but the slain of Columbia were only one, and the maimed^ eleven. ^^^!fv, 26 And Biddle was honored greatly f<»- his courage :: a::-. ■•:l■*-■^'^t'^'^■:;^•■ ^^^' "'."-f- ^■■^■■•:^^<--- ^■" 27 However, this was the last sea-fight of importance, being near the close of the war. 28 JVqw about this time the navy of Co- lumbia had increased more than fourfold, and the fame thereof had extended to all nations. 29 For, though Columbia was young, even as it were in the gristle of her youth ; yet she now began to resume the appearance^ and display the vigor of manhood. '^"i •i?*;! .■« /1^< >•» mmmmm !?■ ^ 4r. ■•LA-!- fc-^^T**' ■•■•fjfJA: 2B8 ^^r^^^t^- CHAP. LIII. '. ^r^ "^ -^i^':^^^ i^* British fleet arrives near New^rleans—the American flotilla captured--dttacks hv the British upon the armv of Gen* Jdckson,"^" '!NoW, when the lords and the eounjsellors, and the wise men of Britain, heard of aill the tribulations that befel them in the land of Co- lumbia, they were troubled in their minds. 2 And as they had made what they called a demonstration at Baltimore, they bethought themselves of making another demonstration in the south^--*^^^'-"-- ■ • -:^ 3 (Now the true signification, in the ver- nacular tongue, of this mighty word demon- stration, had always been familiar to th^ chil- dren of Columbia; but the n6w interpreta- tion, although it wounded the pride of Bri- tain, tickled the sons of Columbia; for, as the world must think to this d^y, so they could only construe itj, an ocular demonstra- tion of BrUish folly.) ^^'''^^^^'^ s&m •-^•^''4 , ^IVj u ^ L . ---W '^i#fc 289 i4 So it came to pass, that they gathered together their army and their navy, even two score and ten fighting vessels, carrying there- in about twenty thousand men of war ; and the name of the chief captain of (he navy was Cochrane ; and the chief captains of the army were Pakenham, Gibbs, and Keane. 5 And they essayed to go against the cityi of New-Orleans, which lieth to the south, on the borders of the great river Mississipfd, in the state of Louisiana, which was covenant- ed, in good faith, to the United States in the days when Jefferson presided as, chief gover- nor of the land of Columbia. ^ ^6 But it came to pass, that Jackson, when he had returned from the capture of Pensa- cola, where he corked up the bottles of ini* quity that were ready to be emptied out upon the men of Columbia, ^^7 Had arrived with his army at New-Or- leans, he began to fortify the place, for he had heard it noised abroad that t^e king was bent upon taking the city. , 8 About this time, Jackson communed with Claiborne the governor, touching the matter; and as his men of war were but few, the valiant husbandmen of Louisiana, Ten- nessecy Kentucky, and the Mississippi Terri- ■■*i? <^. ,.;:!. , I"; .(^j:;i ;4i>,v.«i;.* 20O tbry, wer^ informed of the eyW, and accord- ingly they flocked in multitudes to the ban* ners of Jackson, -^.'''^t^^'v ^j^^^tv**. *> ;• » / «;^ t^-***/ 9 Now, as Jackson and Claiborne had counted upon the arrival of the strong ships of Britain, so it happened, in the latter part of the eighteen hundred and fourteenth year, that they made their appearance, even in the twelfth month of the year. • 10 And it wabi so, that when they had come as nigh as they could unto the city with their heavy ships, some of which carried an hun- dred of the destroying engines, they <:a8t an- chor i '^■'-'' ■— -^jS"^' 'v.;^^K-;«/-:iil(;t;i;. >.*4i^:.{i!iJi;^A'» ^11 And lo, after having passed a certain dangerous place called Pass Christian, they prepared their boats, containing more than a thousand men, and sent them in great num- bers against the boats of Columbia that were upon the waters of the lakes about the city.^ 12 Now these small vessels of Columbia were commanded by Thomas, a brave man, whose surname was Jones, and he gave theni hindrance» -^ " '" ^ - - A- 1 3 Nevertheless, in the smce of about two liours, the boats of Columbia were captured -c-nr.:---;— » . ' yy ■■ ^ Lakes Boi;sBe and PoBiQliar|rain. . ^ _ , ■tjrajfe* - ^.' *i '1 291 ( ■ ■ by ike tesaeU of Britain^ one after another, until they were all taken : however, the mar- iners of Columbia fought well, and gained great praise; and the loss of the king was about Uuree hundred. / 14 Now the capture of the gun-boats of the United States upon these waters encou- raged the servants of the king, so they began to land their mighty army upon the shores oi Columbia in great multitudes from their boats: ■.A^>;')i!i»■|H»#'teaif!!f♦^»?'%?|l:va^^^^^^^ ..; ..ii^ 15 And they pitched their tents, and cast up fortifications, and prepared to assail the strong hold of Jackson, the chief captain. --''^ 16 But, that the ho3t of Britain might be discomfited at the onset, Jackson went out with his army against them ; but the men of war of the king were twofold greater than the men of Columbia, so Jackson was unable to drive them away, -s^t^^ » ,. ^v 17 However, he fought bravely against them, and slew numbers of them ; albeit, the . slain and maimed of Columbia were about two hundred; so Jackson drew back to his entrenchments, and strengthened himself there*. «'.'=9,j<.'>^¥'#*,TSj)f:;• •v;»~;:-r".^ j^ rt ww n"' •'■*' " * 292 • » third day of the twelfth month, in the eighr teen hundred and fourteenth year, -/^^ise^ ''10 And it came to pass, on the twenty-se- Tenth day of the same month, that a fighting vessel of the United States, called the Caro- line, commanded by Daniel, was set fire to, and blown up, by the heated balls of the king's fiery furnace, ^rrm^^^^^^^-'^^^'-^'- '^^^^ 20 On the next day, the wLole host of Bri- tain gathered themselves together, and with their might went against the strong hold of Jackson. •**:'-'*»^-''.'?i»«%'''-^^*i«^^i^^ ^^r^k^^-' 21 But Jackson let the destroying engines loose upon the slaves of Britain, apd compel- led them to return to their encampments with great loss, even an hundred and two acore^^'' -• ■■--■*■: ■., -••■---■ --■•-•-.- j'^r'^r^'m'^^- v^ 22 Nevertheless, on the first day of the first month, of the eighteen hundred and fifteenth year, the men of war of Britain came again, and strove to dislodge the army of Jackson ; but again they were deceived, and lost about an hundred men. j:. 23 At this time there arrived to the aid of Jackson about two thousand dve hundred va- liant men, from the back-woods of Kentucky. ' 24 Disappointed in their expectations, and ftillKg in their attempts to discomfit the army a *'*S*'^ *'"'"' 293 of Columbia, the captains and the host of Britain arrayed themseWes in their might to go against the hold of Jackson with their whole force. - ,r ^ ^^ 25 And the morning of tlie eighth day of the month was pitched upon, by the men of Britain, for conquering the host of Columbia, and settling thenoselveft in the land of liberty. '-t 26 So they prepared themselves with their fascines and their scaling ladders, and thekr bonnbs and their rockets, and all the wea- pons of destruction that the ingenuity t>fBii- tain could invent. ^•r.^.r^^..^,f:-^...4.,^..;.,:^,..^^^'^ 27 After which Piakenfaam, the 3hief cap* tain of the host of the king, spake to ^e officers and the men of war that were under him, saying, . j «^ i?^ -28 Be ye prepared; for, lo! to-morrow, at the dawning of the day, our mighty squad- rons shall rush upon these Yankees, and de^ stroy them. . _. , , . , 29 Here will we establish ourselves uposi the borders of Columbia; and ye shall be officers, tythe-men, and tax-gatherers, under the king, your master :• - -- =«;.&•« i*>^ ^^ 30 Moreover, a day and a night shall ye plunder and riot ; and your watch-word iball be, BEAUTY AND BOOTY ! 7^^v^ns^-.-> ■<•••, '.O!* [•;■'# f '.J-jS^ ■ ^^^;mh'\rm 294 ur'-r-P*' ^^^'v CHAP. LIV. '^^^^ Gffond Ba«/c of New-OrleaSM *^ ••.■■ «f».? ■?*' - cv- rSOW Pakenham, the chief captain of the host of Britain, made an end of addressing the officers and the soldiers of the king-/'^'^^^ .2 And it came to pass, in the one thou- sand eight hundred and fifteenth year of the Christian era, in the first month of the year, and on the eighth day of the month, 3 Being on the Sabbath day, (which, as it is written in the holy scriptures. Thou shalt REMEMBER AND KEEP HOLY,) ^. • ''M' *^i 't 4 That the mighty army of the kin^, which had moved out of the strong ships of Britain, came, in their strength, to make conquest of the territory of Columbia, which lieth to the south; . m-*; 5 And to place therein a princely ruler, and all manner of officers, the servants of the king, even unto a tax-gatherer. '^ i* .>^i^ #f 6 So, early in the morning, they appeared before the camp of the men of Columbia, even ,*;s.»;"^v 295 the strong hold which Jackson^ the chief cnp- tain, had fortified... . .^. ^^^j#s%. 7 Their polished steels, of fine workmin- ship, glittered in the sun, and the moYemeni of their squadrons was as the waving of a wheat-field, when the south wind passeth gently over it. '"'''" '-^"-^'■-'" ■"-' ■.-^/ ^' -.-.:.^:-- "^•.^:. 8 The fierceness of their coming was as the coming of a thousand untamed lionSs which move majestically over the sandy de- serts of Arabia. -*^j^ i ^^ 4 > ■^9 And the army rested upon the plains of Mac Prardies, nigh unto the cypress swamp» being distant from the city about forty and eight furlongs. %*^^'^'--^^^^-- ■ ■- * :; 10 And it was about the rising of the flun^| when the battering-rams of the king began to utter their noises; and the sound thereof was terrible as the roaring of lions, or the voice of many thunders. -? v ?^ . ^ v « 111 Moreover, ti^ey cast forth bombs, and Congreve rockets, weapons of destruction, which were not known in the days of Jeho- shaphat.^^-^**^^' ---'"'^^ - ' -''^''^' '^^■'"'\ 12 Nevertheless, the soul of Jackson &il« ed him not, neither was he dismayed^ for he was entrenched rouud about; andwh^nhe \j- »& ■■'A. -■ ; ■ Aii2 »v ■ilfti^. * '^- ! t 4 '0' vr' ' : 296 M raisedliis hand, he held every man's ¥eart therein. • 13 And Jackson spake, and said ukito his captains of fifties, and his captains of hun- dreds. Fear not; we defend our lives and our llbei-tj, and in that thing the Lord will not forsake us: . \ ,nA^ 14 Therefbre,4et every man tie iipbtf his watch; and let the destroying engines now utier forth^heir thunders in abundance ::#w 15 And ye cunning back- woodsmen, who have known only to hunt the squirrel, the wolf, and the deer, now pour forth your strength upon the mighty lion, that we may not be overcome. 16 And as the black dust cast upon a burn- ing coal instantly mounteth into a flame, so was the spirit of the husbandmen of the back- woods of Columbia. 17 Now the brave men from Tennessee and Kentucky set their shining rifles to work, and the destroying engines began to vomit their thunders upon the servants of the king. 18 Twice did the host of Britain, in solid columns, come against the entrenchments of Jackson, and twice he drove them back.' i^ 19 Moreover, Daniel the brav§> who had -r f^' f ukito bis of hun- ives and lOrd will i[)on his ines now ace i"''^,. len, who rrel, the •th your we may n a burn- lame, so the back- ennessee to work, to vomit the king. , in solid ments of ack. who h^d -■■g:-~. ■•■.»WK»f'-i' •'"^♦r ^r. ' - V I I to o I o i ?^ ^*'f!f.< ■.«'^ i::j.«£L tQ (A O o <5 %M':-^.'' '(•'. V'' V*- '' ■'. : }H ..■ .' ' \ ■'^: ■ - ,W ■-&m- ■{ . r'- - C%l ni^ i^' raised up defences upon the hanks of the ri- ver, likewise let his engines loose upon them, and shot into the camp of the king. ;. ,v ^ 20 And the men of Britain strove to scale the ramparts, and get into the strong hold of Jackson; but the husbandmen drove them back with great slaughter. J ^ - :m .: > 21 The fire and the smoke, and the deaf- ning noise that sounded along the battle- ments, were tremendous for more thaa the space of two hours, when the dreadful roar- ings ceased, for the warriors of the king fled in confusion, y^u.'.'^j..' . - •-'■./a..*^^: :i-'-4K.,- 22 But when the sulphureous vapors arose, behold the battle-ground was coveiSsd with the slain and groaning officers akid sol of the kingdom of Great Britain ! 23 Humanity shuddered at the awful s whilst the green fields blushed. 24 Seven hundred of the servants of th§ king were slain ; and their whole loss that daj was two thousand six hundred valiant men, who had fought under Wellington, the cham- pion of England. *^ ! ' -I r '^^r " 25 And Pakenham,the chief captain of the host of Britain, was amongst the slain ; and Ihey served I body as they ■"^ ^■.■a: ■■* ■■ ': ■5<'K?> i^',.,, ::^-- :^*/.' «r ' 298 body ,of Rp8S» their chief captain at the Balti- more deiudiistration, preserving it, in like manner, with the strong waters of Jamaica. 26 Moreover, one of their chief captains, whose surname was Gibbs, was also slain, and Keane was sorely wounded ; so that the charge of the host of Britain that remained from the slaughter, fell to a certain man whose name was Lambert. y^ .: 27 The Joss of the army of Jacksoti was onli/ seven slain and seven maimed, a circum- stance unparalleled in the annals of history : howbeit, there were about two score slain and wounded upon the other side of the river. 28 Now the whole loss of the king's army, the time they came against the country iouisiana until their departute, was about thoUSand.r^-:c>' . :^ii»^''.^ir:-r^^'i'4---^^^: v^>.,i;^,*,e%^ 29 After this they were discouraged, for there was but a faint hope left for them ; so they departed, and went into the strong ships of the king, with their chief captain in high spirits. ^ •- '^ . ;. -•...■..■.v....... ,^,. _:..v-.^^v_< 30 It is written in the book of Solomon, that a fool laugheth at his own folly : now the men of Britain were not inclined to laugh, for they were sorely grieved; and but for ■fir-. ,1* '■:rSV *1'....- eBalti- in like maica. aptains, slain, that the smained n whose Lson was circum- history : blain and river. fs army, country as about ged, for em; so lig ships in high lolomon, I now the laughs but for 299 the fear of the laughter of others* would have wept outright. ^ ^'^*^^' 31 And Jackson, the chief captain of the host of Columbia, gave great praise to the gallant Coffee and Carrol, and Daniel, whose surname was Patterson, and all the valiant men who fought on that glorious day. 32 Moreover, Jackson was honored' with ^ great honor by the people throughout the ^ land of Columbia ; even the great Sanhedrim were pleased with him, and exalted his name. 33 And the inhabitants of New-Orleans' were greatly rejoiced, and carried him through the streets of the city above the rest ; and the virgins of Columbia strewed his path with roses: -■-^^ -..■•'-.■'■/: : -,;•-:■ ^^■ 34 For, lo ! he had defended them fronj the violence of savages, who came in search, of beauiy and booty I ^-^^ ' " ^ ^' 35 And when the wounded of the host of Britain were brought into the city, the fair daughters of Columbia took their fine linen^ and bound up the wounds of the poor faint* ing officers and soldiers of the king, and sat bread and wine before them, to cheer their' I drooping spirits. - ^ .. ;; *^ ^ 36 Now again were the servants of the king I disappointed; for, as they were sent uppn an ■': • I «(■'■ y. l,;,,- , ^;;v 'itt:/-'^-.-^ '; ■^^' 300 V;;. eyil, as well as a foolish errand, t&ey expect- ; ed not mercy: ^ / 37 And when they saw the goodness that was showered upon them, they said. Surely ye are angels sent down from heaven to heal ' the wounds inflicted by the folly of nations ! 38 And should we again be led on to bat- tle against your country, with propositions to violate your happiness, our swords, as by magic, shall be stayed, and drop harmless at < I the feet of vibtue and bbautt ! ■'^^mm- if ^«r' 301 expect- 1686 tbat Surely 1 to heal nations 1 ID to bat- positions ds, as by rinlesB at '•^^ -#^^ CHAP. LV. 'ymr4^:^'t ■ ,: -■ • Now after the fleet of Britain had depart- ed from NeW'Orieans in dismay, they com- mitted many other depredations of a petty nature. •*"*'' '-^"'•'^'^"*'''''''^ "^^^^^^ '?•"''■.■ ■ %" 2 In the mean time, Cockburn, the wicked, was busily employed in what his heart de- lighted in ; inasmuch as he carried the men of Britain against the borders of South Caro- lina and Georgia, and continued his system of robbery. ^r^^ 3 And here, with the strong ships of Bri- tain, he captured a town called St, Marys^ in the state oif Georgia ; and, among other evils, he stole away the sable sons of Ethiopia, 4 And conveyed them to the island of Ber** muda, of which the king had made him chief governor, and sold them, after promising them liberty and freedom. K f ^ ^^ ^ ru 5 However, it came to pass, about |his time, that the news of a peace being made between the nations arrived in the land^< Columbia : %^: 302 '■■■ 6 For it had happened that the great San- hedrim, in thoir wisdom, had sent out Henry, 8urnamed Ciay, and JRussell, two wise men, called, in the yernaciilar tongue, commission- ers, to join themselves with fiayard and Gal- latin, who were sent before them, to try and make peace: • .r; , 7 For the voice of the |)eople of Colum- bia had spoken peace from the beginning ; they wished war might cease, and that the u breach between the nations might he healed. 8 In the mean time the king sent some of his wise men to meet the wise men of Colum- bia, at a place called Ghent, a town a great way off, in the country of Flanders : 9 For it came to pass, that the generous mediation offered by the emperor of Russia was refused by the council of Britain, who had not yielded to the voice of accommoda- tion. -' ■ '"' - •■■'- ■'■"■ v^^i'^"--;*":-"'^'^ ■'■'s*--, i>' 10 So, when the ministers of the two na- tions were met, they communed a long time with one another, touching the matter ; 11 But the ministers of Britain raised up difficulties, and demanded certain fooliijh terms, which, in the Latin tongue, were writ- ten sine qua non, and which t^^ing translated ♦ ' .A ii. %: 3«3 into the Yankee iottgue, might he said to mean neck or nothing. i^ 12 Neyerthelaas, in process of time, the wise men of Britain waved their demands, and agreed to the sine nua non given to them by the commissioners of Columbia. 13 So a treaty of peace was made and signed by the commissioners of both parties, on the twenty and fourth day of the twelfth month, of the one thousand eight hundred and fourteenth year of the Christian era. v 14 And the treaty was sent to England, and confirmed by the Prince Regent, on the twenty-eighth day of the same month ; for he was tired of the war, and saw no hope of con- quering Ihe sons of liberty. n 15 After which it was sent from Britain, across the mighty deep, about three thousand miles, to receive the sanction of the free peo- ple of Columbia. mi^-i^^i^<^^ ^; / * 16 And the great Sanhedrim of the peo- ple examined the treaty, and it was accepted and confirmed by them on the seventeenth day of the second month, in the eighteen hundred and fifteenth year. ^ > 17 After which it was signed with the hand-writing of James, the chief governor of •^^ % f ,V 'f'm %< 9m, ■'^jsi-tJ.i'mA ;. I. ittli world. 18. TiliJswasasteg;)puMotiie8heddic^of mbB Uood of 'man/ the nobles! work of God; aod the noise of the: destroying et^sinea suiftk down into silence* and ew&cy man* returned tjabis own home in p^ace. 19 KoW when it was known for a eertftjintj thfit peace was made between the nationd> the people throughout the land were rejoiced beyond measure^ ^ (Es^cept the wicked men, who had met tfA Hartford, and in f heir folly sent three of their scribes to the chief city, to endeavour to distiurb the councils of the great Sanhe- drim ; which three men, arriving thei^ ^bout thb time, were sorel^'^ grieved that they and their employers should be held up for a laughing stock to the world ; so they sneak- ed away like men ashamed of their own stu- pidity.) 21 And it came to pass, when thp news of peace was spread abroad, that the temples of the liord were opened, and the people of Columbia praised God for his goodness ; yeo^ U)ey tlmnked him that he had strengthened their arms, s^ndidelivered them from the lion^s paw •'■,:■: '■\-'. 30^ \t J22 7itui4id Ibe chUdrfen of Goltuhl^a }^ikk^ the Lord in the stren^^ of their youth, tftvA in the^days of their prosperity ; fioi wiit^ till the cold and palsied hand of age had Hfiild^ them feeble; and ribbed their pny^i^ot half their virtiie* 23 Henceforth mijr the nartiotisi^the eatth leaiH UriBdoHi : then shall p6Act b^tt^me tri- uoiphaiit, and the cblldrefi of Cdumbii^ be ^t rest ; . S4 Amd, u it & WtM^fi^ ^mi ^^ysfs^ Wiaj be beaten into ploughiilttlE^yfindi ihdftliiBefli turned into pruning-hooks. 25 But> nevertheless, if this war, like all other wars, brought evil upon tbe sons of mei^ it demonstrated to the world, that the peo^ oftidtumt^a #ei^ ^^ td ^&nd ttem- selves, single-handed, against one of the strongest ppwers of Europe. 26 And the mighty kings and potentates of the earth shall ]^&m, from this example of Republican patriotiten, ttlat the PEOPLE are the only*^' legitimate sovereigns^* of the land of Columbia. 27 Now the gladness of the hearts of the people of Columbia, at the sound of peace, was extravagant ; inasmuch as it caused them .# ■*;*. <}■ ^^^ 306 •vAi m^': to t let loose their , destroying engines, that were now become harmless, and set in mo- tioji.llieir loud^ pealing bells, that soiMided ^long the spletidid arch of heaven. ,,2& Moreover, they made great fires and illuminations in the night tiine, and light was ^pitad over 4fae face of the land ; 29 And the beauty thereof was as if, from tj;^. blue and sfmngled vault of heaven; it had showered diamonds ; ■ 30 And all the nations of the earth beheld II tfeo ^ry of Clolumbia. Smi OF THS HISfTOltr OF JP« tJk'm ITAB. ^hr^ki' WSin 'J:, '-if V u • E(8, that , in mo- iounded res and igbt was if, from a; it had I beheld IfAB. . ■ * . -^ ^:A^--'- i-^,f- ^'^ :?^^^. . j'i^ ■;?^' -iN;' ■;?( mf mmm. m ^^ ^-^'^ ■ : ■*%: : !l .4 ^7^ Stuartpf Ganbrede te. ■4.' StIBPMIBIT IDlECATlUM lEsdjis.' ^^^Qy^z^t^a a/zry. JSf^fave^ ^r -ffi*.i^ ^sfo^^' o^Ak^ Wa^' ..^.r'f^; f ' : 'V,'. siM;'i! i^'; . J*^ ■* 307 ALGERINE WAB< \ Ameriem squadron- 0ih from J^ew-York-y- (wrbiH ia the Memkrranisany and mpittr^ ^ ^^^^/ir§n€ fCiJfh the Jli^fjH^ J!>ec^f|ipiri':i-> t-^ : ': ■ ■■:■ -.; ■ . ■: :. ■ .. ' " ■:;■. : ,■;:■■ - ; - ■ ; ■ --i'rf-v^- ] ^: ' - - .' " .. ' '.:••:.■; : ' .. . • JN O W it canie to pass, that while the war raged between the people c€ Coltimbla aiid the kingdom of Oreat Bntaio, other erife rose up^intlie east 2 Fm* the people who intil^^d the coast of Barhttffl eyen ihb Algerimf, ^onamittid great de|ii!^^ions upon this jconimerce of u 3 laaMVLph as they captured tlieir mer- chant vessels, and held' the^eh «iC Ctohimblii who wrought iherein in crue} bdB(&ge.i^< ::^ ) :f 4 Now these Algerines, who were barbi^ nans, dwelt upon the borders of the great sell called the Mediterranean, in the way journey- ing towards the Crarden of £/!^i'"X'!''^"'')^r'': /:'"^:''^-^r- '-■ ■swiFi: 308 Gvif if Persia, which lieth about six thousand %lx hundred and sixty-six miles to the east of Washington, the chief city of the land of Columbia. 5 Moreover, the waters of this great sea ; washed the shores of ancient Pa/esltfie, the holy land, the place of our forefathers, and the country of Egypt, where the children of Israel were held in bondage forty years. 6 NeFertheless, the manifold eyils which these barbarians committed, by the instiga- tion of Satan within them, or by being led astray by the enemies of Columbia, raised the voice of the great Sanhedrim against them. H^7 For they had violated the treaty which the people of Columbia had made with them in good faith, and set it at nought. B Now it had ciiriously happened, that through fear or folly all the nations of the 'earth had always used themselves to pay tri- hue to these barbarians, instead of making ihemijo be^iome tributaries, am^:*.^. '■■'Sst-'*'-'' 9 But the people of Columbia wei^ the first to break the charm, with their brave cap- tains and their destroying engines, many years ago.* • \&>^^~msi^Mdmmh^4^." , va = ■m ir 1 '■''4- :ly""l •* m^i^mmmfmmmiif i«iPMIIIIiPi"(W and when the Spaniards . beheld the skill and prowess of the people of Columbia, they were amazed. ^-r ''-:i . . ' , ' ' . - ' ■{ • ^ ^ iiniiMNiiately dXiw thii» Decaiur dtH^t- ed» and went wHh bis fleet to the port of Al« giert, tbe chief city of the barbarianii lying on the borders of Africa, 4«»«^ 2 26 But when tlieir ruler beheld tbe itar- Bpangled banners of Columbiar he leembled as the aspen. 31 For the governor of this place, who k eelied the Bey, had permitted great eyili to be connmlMed againsi tiie people of Colum- bia, by the »hipi of Britain, during Uw late war ; inasmuch at they let them come into Iheir waters, and take away the Teasels of Co- lumbia that were prizes. 32 So, for these depredations, Ibe gallant Decatur demanded forty thousand pieces of silver, which, after a short deliberation, the Bey Was fain to grant, lest, peradventure, his ohy might, from the force of tbe destroying engines, begin to tumble about his ears. 33 From the port of Tunis, Decatur de- parted and went 1o a place called 7Wpe2b\ which lieth to the south thereof, where the brave Eatfm^ fought, and erected the ban- ners of Columbia upon the walls of Deme, 34 Now the chief governor of the Tripo- Htans, whom they called the Bashaw, bad suffered like evils to be done by tbe BriUsh I !■ >.-Ji.»J._l-i_-i-i_-i_j_i__4_i_i-UJ L_ji.i in ■ - -■ — — 1 ____^^»^.„^p_^_^ * den. Baton, a bero of the Aniirloan war trith Tripoli Mine yean ago. ^'^-^^■^.■^ "r..^-- 4 r:Ji, ,i/:»i,-* "^ 314 i • I in his dominions whldr had been permitted by the Bey of Tunis. 35 So likLewise, for these evils Decatur de- mandie from slavery, as well as those of other nations. 4 Moreover, the barbarians conunitted de- predations against tbe people of foitain, nei- ther did they regard their royal cross, ais they did the stars of Columbia. Co . mpqi m-w^mMm»mmit^iiii^m^mmmmmmilim^ill^^ ,-> 316 5 So the king fitted out a mighty fleet to g|o^^9||]9i them ; and the name of the chief captain thereof yf9»Peiiew,io yfhotn the vain people of Britain had given a new name, and had called him lord Mxmouth. ^6 Accordingty, its their movements were slow, in the fourth month of the one thousand eight hundred and si^eenth year of the Gbris^ tian era, the mighty fleet of Britain weight anchor, and shortly arrived before the city of ^, Algiers, as the fleet of Columbia bad done liiaDy months before them. 7 And it was so, that the d^ief caplalk ^f Britain, in the name of the king his master, demanded of the Dey the men of Britain, whom he had held as slaves, and also those of other nations. 8 But the Day refused, saying. Ye shall pay unto me five huridred pieces of silver for every slave ;then will I release them, and they •hall be free. ^ ; § 9 And Exmoulh, the lord of Britain, yield- ed to the propositions of the barbarians, and accordingly gave unto them tlie money, even more than twenty horses coiild draw; ^ 10 For the number of Christian slaves which £xmouth bought of the barbarians^ was about five' hundred. 317 '1f^;i!^ -T-r^r^^r-r'i 11 Therefore, the fleet of Britain succeed- ed not, as did the fleet of Decatur ; and the doings of Exmouth might be likened unto a certain mischieTous monkey, that, in endea- vouring to imitate the shaving of his master's beard, cut his own throat.* 12 Thus, in this thing, did the lords of Bri- tain strive to snatch the laurel from the brow of Columbia : 13 But her valiant sons had entwined the wreath of glory ; and the scribes of this day shall recpFd it, in ever-living characters^ on the pyramid of fame. Fims. % NoTi.— For bumanity's sake, it is to be boped, that in fature, some, if not all Christian nations joined togetber, will put an end to tbe piratical system of these inhoman barbarians. Note. — ^The result of Ihe late war bat bad tbe effect of coni' inandlog respect from all nations ; of wbich tbe treatment of the United States frigate Macedonian, captain Warrington, by the Spaniards at Cartbagena, (S. A.) from rvhence she latelj- arrired, is an Instance ; for thej released tbe prisoners d«" manded without hesitation. f *" Lord Exmouth narrowly escaped being uianinatcd while onsl^ore at Algiers. ^ :'^.m'¥'' .: vt-'^. -ia:t)^tr.g'^p^■^i^^^::JJi' If;.. ;%;*■'■: ;K.='*' '-s^tH' ■■:'S:'->-j^t^ '^*A: s \1 s^'P^ — - * ..3-»™;-4K - \ .,-, .a ' , ^ ' ;•> * Hit, :••»,*. W: ''^.■■my.:^:-A-^; . -'■; '.v. '■■■ n'?VLt> Sj,'-,"!! ,. COMMERCIAL THEATY. Whfrau a eoliTeatlon tebreeo Uie United States of Aine*- ica and his Britannic Majesir, to regulate tlie commerce be- tireen the territories of the IJnittfd States and of bis Brttamiie ili^esty, was signed at Lontion on the third daj-ct Jnly, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, by plenipoten- tiaries respectlfeiy appointed for that purpose, which conven- tion, is in the word* following* to wit : A COJirVENTION, TV rtguMethtComfMrte 6efiwen the territories tfthe Unitei Sj^et and ifhU Britaflnie Miyekty. The United States of America and his Britannic Majesty, being desirous, by a convention, to regulate the commerce and uarii^tion between their respective countries, territoriet, and people, in such a manner as to render the same recipro- cally beneficial and satisfactory, have respectively named ple- nipotentiaries and given them full powers to treat of and con- clude such convention — that is to itay : the President of the United Stateit, by and with the adVice and consent of the Se- nate thereof, hath appointed for tbeii- plenipotentiaries John Quipcy Adams, Henry Clay and Albert uallatin, citiaens af the United States ; and his Royal highness the Prince R^ent, acting in the name and on behalf of his majesty, has named for his plenipotentiaries the right hon. Frederick John Robin- sou, vice-president of the committee of privy coimcil for trade and plantations, joint paymaster of his majesty's forces, and a member of the Imperial ParliameiU, Heniy Goulburn, esq. a member of the Imperial Parliament, and under secretary of state, and William Adams, esq. doctor of civil laws ; and the said plenipotentiaries having mutually produced and shown their said full powers, and eschanged copies of the same, have agreed on and concluded the following articles, videlicet i , ART. I. There shall be between the Territories of the United States of America end all the Territories of His Britannic Ma- Iesty in Europe a reciprocal liberty of Comroeroe. The in- labitants of the two countries respectively shall have liberty freely and securely to come with tlieir ships and cai^oes to ail iAicb places, ports and rivers in the Territories aloresaid to f^hi^li other foreigners are permitted to come* to enter into it» ^itk: i.* 320 lanrs, and to remaio aud reside in any parts of the said Terri- tories respectiToly* also to liire and ocoqpj honse» and ware- houses for the purposes of their coinoierce ; and generally the nerehants and traders of each nation respectively shall enjoy the most complete protection and security lor theh" conomeice, |Nit subleet>alwayii to the Laws aud Statues of the tiraoountries respectively. AEV. II. No liigher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the United {States of any artlclel^ the growth, produceor raanufiMtiiM of HIi Britannic M^festy^s '!lh»rritories In Buropei and no higher or other duties shalllie imposed on the importation into the TerriloHes of Hii Britaiittte Mafeity in Europe of any articles the growth, produce or roanuflieture of the United States, than are or Rfaall be payable on the lilic articles being the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign country, nor shall any higher or otbe r duties or charges be imposed in either of the two countries, on the expqrtatton of an; articles to the United States or to His Britannic Ma- jesty's Territories in Europe, respectively, than such as are payable on the exportatibn of the like articles to any other foreign country, nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the impmation of any articles, the growth, produce, or manufac- ture of the United States, or of His Britannic Majesty's Ter- vitories hi Europe, to or from *.he raid territories of his Britan- nic Majesty in Europe, or to or from the said United States, " which shall not equally extend to all other nations. No higher or other duties or charges shall be imposed hi any of the ports of the United States on British vessels, than those payable in the same ports by vessels of the United States ; nor in the ports of any of His' Britannic Majesty's Territories in Europe on the vessels of the United States, than shall be pay* ■J: able in the same ports on' JBritish vessels. The same duties shall be paid on the Importation into the United States of any articles the growth, produce or manufac- ture of His Britanic Mi^esty's Territories in Europe, whether f^fvch importation shall be in vessels of the United States or in British vessels, and the same duties shall be paid on the impor- tation into the ports of any of his Britannic Mi^esty's Terri- toriea in Europe of any article the growth, prodoce or manu< ft^ne of the United States, whether such importation shall be in Briitisfa vessels or in vessehi of the United States. The same duties shall be paid and the same bounties allowed on tlM eiportatioo of any articles, the growth, produce or ma- nttfiwtttie of bis Britannic Majesty's territories in Eupore to tb€ ;ft!li ti'*"f m r w^^ United States, whether such exportation shall be iu Tessels ol' tlieUDUed States or in British vessels; andtbeeaffle duties shall be paid and the same bounties allowed, on tbe exporta- tion of any articles, the growth, produce «r mamifaeture of the United States to hU Britannic M^i«stj*s territories in Eu- rope, whether such exportation shall be iivBirtish vessels or in vessels of the United States. It is (nrther agresd, that in alleases wliere drawJtocks are or maj, he allowed upon the re-exportationof any goiids, the growth* produce or manufacture of either country, respeetively,^ the amount of the said drawbaeks' shall be the same«. whether the said gopds shall have been originally imported in a British or Annericaiii vessel; but when 8i«eh c«-expoKation sliall take pboe from the United State» in a British vessel, orfh>m the territories of his Britannic MajaHy in Europe In an American vessel, to any otiier foreign nation, the two 'Contrae ling parties reserve to tliemselves, respectively, the right of regulating or diminishiQgt, insuch ease, the amount of tlie said drawimek. The taUn^urse between the United States and hifv Britan- nic Majesty^ possessions in tbe finest Indies, and en^ the con- tinent of North America, shall not be aireIndles, and then goit^ with their ordinal cargoes, Op part thereof fi'oih one of thtt said princlpaf settlementrto another, shall notlMs eon* sidered as earryii^ on the eoastinr trade. The vestnrts of the United States may also touch for reHresbment, but noi for commcfce, in the coimie of their voyage to or firom the British territories in India, or to or from the dominions of the Emperor ofChinaiat the Cape of Good Hope, the Island of St.flelena, or soch other places as may be in the possession of Oreat Bri- tain, in the Aftiean or Indian seas, it being well understood that InaU that recards this article, the citizens of the United States sliaH be subject, in all respeets, to the laws and regnlations -o the British gevemment, finom time to time establisl^. AttT. IV. It shall be free, for each of the two contracting par. ties, respectively, to appoint Consuls, for the protection of trade, to reside in the dominions and territories of the otber party, b'«it before any consnl shall act as such, he shall in the usual form bo approved and admitted by the government to.whieh he is Sent, and it is hereby declared, tliat hi case of illegal or im- proper conduct towards the laws or government of the coyntry to whieh he is sent, such consul mny either be punished accord* ing to law, if the laws will reach the case, or be sent back, tlie ofirended government assigning to the other the reasons for the tame. It is hereby declared that either of the contracting parties, may except trom the residence of consuls such particunr places as such party shall judge At to be so excepted. ART. V. This convention, when the same shall have been duly ratified by the President of the United States, by and witli the advice and consent of their Senate, and by his Britannic Miyesty, and ^e respective ratifications mutually exchanged, diall be binding and. obligatory on the said United States and his Majesty for four years from the date of its signature, and the ratifications Shall be ezebanged ^a t\x months from this time, or looper if possible. ^€ ....■: -^ ■m -:Kr^ 323 ik>': •i.-.l- ■fi. tkma homh tfili ^iinl day of July, in tm f^ Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. JOHN U. ADAMS. tt. CLAY. ALBERT GALLATIN. FRED. J. ROBINSOr^. HENUT GOULBURN. WILLIAM ADAMS. , , ^\, Kovr, therefere, be it Icnown, that I, Jamks Madisou^ Pr.■■ :^?. • .Ai'l'r:..-., -■■<*, ..*i' u 3214 tp wit : fm^ tNMXf'% m Wfiheik 2V«a^ iff peace and atni^ etmeUiied between the United State» qf Jnurica and Hie Higfine»t Omar Bashaw, Dey *if AlgUn, •jirtiek 1^ There^ihall be, from the conclusion of this treaty, a firm, inviolable and nniyeraal {peace and friendship betireen the President and the Citizens of tlie United States of America, on the one part, and the Day and 'snbjeefs of ilMi iB|D|^ttey of Algiers in Barbwf on the ether, made by the free cdnsettt etween thecofltractfaig parties, that in Hep of the above, the Dey of Algiers, shall cause to be delivered forthwith intothe hands of the American Consul, residing at Algiers, the whole of a quantity of bales of cotton, left br the Icte consul general of the United States, in the public Maci' zhies in Algiers, and that he shall pay unto the hands of the said Consul the sum of ten thousand Spauish dollars. 32(S ■ililiek 6. If any goo4i belonging to any natioB with whiek e|tMr of tbe parties are at war, diottld M hNuSed on beard resiels belongiog to tbe otber party, they sliall pass free and - uoiDoleited, aad no attempts shall be made to take or detain thequ. Jrtkk 6. If any ciUceas or snlijectR with th-**. effects be- iQnging te eilh^ party shall he found on board a prise vessel tat|u)n lirom an ftnemy t)y tl|e other party* such citteens or sub- jects i^li be liberated iawMMJiately, and in no ease, on any other pretence whatever sbalil any American citizen be kept in ind shouldany ef tbe subjects oi Algiers insult or mo- lest the commander of any other peraon on board a vessel an visited, or plunder any of the property contained in her, on complaint being made by tbo consul of the United States re- «idh« in ilgiers, and on his producing suSSoient proof to sub- stantiate tbe fiuet, the conmiander or Kais of said A^rine shq^r or vessel of war, as well as the offenders, shall be punished hi the most exempt manner. All vessel of war, belonging to the United States of America, on meeting a cru'zer belonging to the regency of Algiers, on having seen her passports and certificates fhwn the consul of the United States, residing in Algiers, shall permit her to pro- ceed on her cruize unmolested, and without detentton. No passports shall be granted by either party to any vessels, but such an are absolntely the property of citi«ens or subjects of the said contracting parUes, on any pretence whatever. JrUcU 8. A citizen or snbject of eitlier of Hie contracting parties, havuig bought a prize vessel condemned by the other lirt3> or by any other pation* the certificates of ii^ndcinnatjoii " '•? 01f^mf^^^,^i ''X-''''i^-';'i^'^n/^ij^ i'.. "?% ■■'t:!^-^^: ■ *;.■:.., '!» •ii-^'Wt 326 ad bUI of aale shall be » nifficlent paanport /i>r loeh T«jml fur nUt monttiN, which, conftiderhig the dbtanets contracted by citizens of his oivn nation, unless he previously gives written obligations so to do. Jrtide 14. On a vessel or vessels of war, belonging to the United States, anfihorfaig betbre the city of Algiers, the consul is to infom theDey of h^ arrijral, when she shall receive the salutes which are by treaty or custom given to the ships of war •f the pnofii fevered nations, on similar occasions, and which i^i bia returned gun for sun ; and if, after such arrival, so an- /Boanced, any CbristiaQi waatsoeyer, captlTes in Atg^rs, paak^ ;0P-iW^'*^-'''^"^^'*'''' "-rr'^T^:^-'(;?:f-fT-'-"-'^--' ^^m^'.'mm IP ^7 ' ^-' Ikeir eictptit |nd ttkt i^ftige on board wy off tte iUp» of war* t(iej shall not be required baok acaio, nor shall the ooiuml of tbe United States, or commanders of said ships, be required to paf anj thlnx for the said Christians. JrtteUMk. As tbe goverament of tbe United Stales of America has In itself no character of enmitj against tlie la«M* religion or tranquillity of any nation ; and as the said statei have never entered into any fwtontary war or act of iiastility* except in defence of tlieir Just rights on the high seas, it is de- clared by the contracting parties, that no pretext arising fiom retJgibus opinions shall ever produce an interruption of tte liar-' mony exiltinc between the two nations; and the consols and agents- of bou nations shall have liberty to celelirate the ritat of their respective religions in their own luHiies. The consuls respectivelv siiall have liberty and personal se- Gwtlty given them to travel within the territories of each other, both by iuid and sea, and shall not be preventens, the prisoners captured by either {»arty shall not be made slaves, they shall not be tbrced to hard abour, or other confinement than such as may be neeessary tb secure their safie keeping* and shall be exchanged rank for rank; and it is ureed, that prisoners shall be exchanged in twelve months after their capture, and the exeliange may be effected by any private individual l^ly authorised by eitlier of tire parties.. -^m-^- 'i;;;.- .j-..~-.:'v* ArtkU 18. If any of tbe Barbary states, or other powers %i Dd «*w^ V -^i 'V^ '■»^1 'k- ■- m V V ■■^■■■j' war «rltb the United States, ihell capture any Amerlean ret- •el, and leod into any port of tbe Regenry of Allien, tliey dpall not tie permitted to m>II her. but iliall be foreed to depart tbe port, on procuring the requisite Hupplies of provinioni ; but the vesaeli of war of the Uniteil State*, with any priset they may capture from their enemiei, xhall have liberty to frequent the port of ^^gierr, for rofl-eKhmentu of any liiiid, and toMll •ucb priies in the wid ports, without any other ruRtoroa or du- tieR than such u are customary on ordinary comtnerolal impor- tations. Jrtkki 19. If any of the citiaens of the United States, or any persons under their protection, shall have any disputes with each other, the cohruI shall decide between the parties, and whene? er the conKul sliail require any aid or assistance from the government of Algiers to enforce his decisioni^, it shall be immediately granted to him ; and if any disputes sliali arise be- jtween any oitisens of the United States and tlie citiaens or lubiects of any other nation having a cons^il or agent in Algiers, •uch disputes shall be settind by the consuls or agents of the respective nations ; and any disputes or suits at law that may take place between any citiaens of the United States and the aubjects of the Regency of Algiers, shall be decided by tlie Dey in person, and no other. jirtUU 20. If a elUaen of the United SUtes should kill, wound, or strike a subject of Algiers, or on tbe contrary, a sub> ject of Algiers should kill, wound, or strike a citizen of tbe United States, tbe law of the countiy shall take place, and equal justice shall be rendered, tbe consul assicting ut the trial ; out .the sentence of punbhment against an American citizen shall not be greater, or more severe, than it would be asr<^inst a Turk in the same predicament ; and if any delinquent should make his escape, the consul shall not be responsible for him in any nanner whatever. jirtkU2\. The consul of the United States of America shall not be requb'ed to pay any customs or duties whatever en any thing be imports from a foreign country for tbe use of his iK>use and family. |T Jrtiele 22. Should any of the citizens of the United States of America die within the limits of the Regency of Algiers, the Dey and his subjects shall not interfere with the property of tbe deceased, but it shall be under the immediate direction of the consul, unless otherwise disposed of by will. Should there be no consul, the effects shall be deposited in the hands of some person worthy of trust, until the party shall appear who has a fight to demand theiBi when the^ shall render an account of ^■■ \i^ ;s - . '»•&)■«.;, .A.>.-'C^*;5lv:i-. L>^' 329 tba jttoperty ; neither shall the Dey or hlf nbjeeti gif e Ma* ilrance In the eieoiition of enj will thgt mey appeer. Noir THBasroai aa it tifowti, That I, JAMES MADISOlf, Pfetl^ent of the United Stated of America, having «een and con. Ridered the iaid Treatj, have, hy and with the advice and con* aent of the Senate, accepted, ratified and confirmed the name, aod every clause and article thereof. In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the Uni- ted States to be hereunto affixed, aod havn sif ned the (l. s.) same with my hand. Oomo at the citji of Washington* this twc;nty*sixth day of December, A. D* one th|if|fc>^ sand eight hiuulred and fifteen, and of the lodepenV dence of the United States the fortieth. By the President, JAMES MADISON. >■' \ ■ ■•■Til*-"-''-' ' ^ ^ AMES MONROE. Secretary of State. I* A ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT. Beiujun the United States of America and the Creek -f?,w*vF'-v■,_.^,^Jl -. .i :^J)fation» .^fV-^^vr^. >f> 4^^;^^ jfl^i^^ji^- ■'k;^*'--'- "'--'v"' '^--^'i--' .: -,.;.,.. --■. ,'y\^{i:^di^.^-- ■' ■■ ■ •■***•■' ■. . », .};■• ' ■'^\ - ■^-.*'-^' ^ 'V^-- ^. - ■'■t :v,;. .U^,. #„* ■ •^.^f^'o.^4'- '*'• JAMES MADISON, /^• Wte^«wtf*^*ia|^ . > PassioENT OF TUE Umted Statcs or Amcrici. iTo all and singular to nhom tkete presents shall comet Oreeting : WHEREAS certain articles of agreement and capitulatioa were made and concluded on the ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord oue thousand eight hundred and fourteen, be« tween Major CIcneral Andrew Jaclison. in the name of the President of the United States of America, for and in behalf of the said United States, and the chiefs, deputies, and warriors, of the CreelE Nation ; and whereas the President having seen and considered the same, aod, by and with the advice ara con- sent of the Senate of the United States, diily ratified and con- firmed the said articles of agreemeot Aod capitulation, which ire in the words following to wit;. _ 2 .3-, i,^fc.;:(Lii*^a.l|^-: f jfnrf ^^ ' ,iu' "^ ,^j"%,r-'* ^1 .»■»>< 339 JkHeler^tgl^hmiianieapihaaUon, maid ani tioftdttded thU ninth dnQf i^A^^wtt dne thousand eight hundred andfourteent ,'lKhiMm m^wgenend Aniren Jaeksont on behaifqfthe Pre* rtlieni of the United Statet qf Jmerita, andthechitfitdej^ipe, ,^0nd mamort ^the Creek Nation. ' ' . WHEREAS an unproToked, inhuman, and sangninary war, liraged by the hostile Creeks against the United States, hatli been repelled, prosecuted and determined, successfully, on the part of the said States, in conformity with principles of na* tiQSI^I Justice and honorable warfare— And whereas conside- nttion is due to the rectitude of proceedios; dictated by inS' triictiens relating to the re-establishment of peace : Be it re- -membered, that prior to the conquest of that part of the Creek nation hostile to the United States, numberless aggressions liad becc committed asainst the peace, the property, and the lives of citizens of the United States, and those of the Creek nation in amity with her, at the mouth of Duck river. Fort Mimms, and elsewhere, contrary to national faith, and the r^ard dm to an article of the treaty concluded at New-Tork, in the year seventeen hundred ninety, between the two na^ tions : That the United States, previously to the perpetration of such outia^es, did, in order to ensnre future amity and con- cord between the Creeh nation and the said states, in confer* mity with the stipulations of former treaties, fulfil, with punc- tuality and good faith, her engagements to the said nation : that more than 'iwo-thirds of the whole number of chiefs and warriors of the Creek natton, disregarding the genuine spirit of existing treaties, suffered themselves tJ be instigated to viola- tions of their national honor, and the respect due to a part of tiieir own nation faithful to the United States and the prin- ciples of humanity, by impostors denominating themselves Pro- phets, and by the duplicity and misrepresentation of foreign eiilissaries, whose governments are at war, open or understock, with the United SUtes. Wherefore, First— The United States demand an equivalent for all ex- panses Indnrred in prose^uthig tlie war to its termination, by aciessibn ofall the tenitory belonging to the Creek natic»n with- iki the teirtitopies of the fJnited States, lyttog west, south, and 80Utlh«astwardly, of a line to be run and described by persons duly authorised and appointed by the President of the United 8fiBites--Begiiining at a point on the eastern bank of the Coosa river, where the south boundary line of the Cherokee natiofi 'Vjt>:' '-^TO*"' 331 -S. croMes the same; ronning from thence down the uid Coost^ river with its easteru bank according to its various meandetB to a point one mile above (he mouth of Cedar creek, at Port Williams, thence east two miles, tlience Routh two miles, tbenee weit to the eastern bank of the said Coosa river, thence down the easlero bmk thereof according to its various meanders tp a. point opposite the upper end of the great falls, (called by the natives woetumkal thence east from a true meridiao line to a point due north ot the mouth of Ofncshee, thence south by a like meridian line to the mouth of Ofucshee on the south side of the Tallapoosa river, thence up the same, according to its various meanders, to a point where a direct course will crosf the same at the distance of ten miles from the mouth thereof, thence a direct line to the muuth of Summochico creek, which empties into the Chatahoucliie river on the.east side tlierof be- low the Eufaulau town, thence east from a true meridian line to a point which shall intersect the line now dividing the lands claimed by the said Creek nation from those claimed and own- ed by the state of Qeorgia : Provided, nevertheless, that where and possession of any chief or warrior of the Creek nation, who shall have been friendly to the Unitad States during the war, and take") an active part therein, shall be within the territory ceded by these articles to the United States, every such person shall be entitled to a reservation of land within the said terri- tory of one mile square, to include his Improvements as near the centre thereof as may be, which shall insure to the said chief or warrior, and his descendairts, so long as he or they ahall continue to occupy tl:e same, who shall be protected by and subject to the laws of the United States ; but upon the vo« luntaiy abandonnent thereof, by such possessor or his descen- dants, the right of occupancy or possession of said lands shall devolve to the United States, and be identified with the right of property ceded hereby. Second— The United States will guarantee to the Creek ■alien, the integrity of all their territory eastwardly and north- wardly of the said line to be ran and described as mentioned in the first «rticle. Third—The United States demand, that the Creek nation abandon all communciation, and cease to hold any intereounw with any Brttish or Spanish post, garrison, ok towns ; and that they shall not admit among them, any agent or trader, who shall not derive authority to hold commercial, or other inter. eourse witii them, by license from the President or authoris.- «d «|;ent of the United Sta^tes. '■•?^ i^L,..l^. /•; -■*'■■< Ir''^ W'01 ;:J^i^ :^-.'K,\:^'^ . - 332 ■■ Fonrth— The United States demand an ackttowliedsnerit otf the right to establish military posts and trading houses, and to. open roads within the territory, guarranteed to the Creek nation |»y the second article, and a r^ht to the free navigation o/all its waters. Fit^h — Tlie United States demand, that a surrenfler b^ im- mediately made, of all the persons and prt^rty, taken from the citisens of the United States, ttie friendly part of the Creek nation, tbe Cherokee, Cbickesaw, and Cbpctaw nations, to ttie respective owners : and the United States will caiyse to be im- mediately restored to the formerly hostile Creeks all the pro- perty taken front them since their sn^miasiop, either by the United States, or by any Indian nation in amity with tbe Uni- ted States, together witii all the prisoners takep ftyni them during tbe war. Sixth— The United States deipand the caption and surren- der of all the prophets and instigators of the war, whether for* eigners or natives, who have not submitted to the arms pf th United States, and become parties to these articles of capituja tion, if e.ver they shall be found within the territory guaranteed to the Creek nation by the second article. Seventh — The Creek nation being reduced to extreme wante and not at present having the mean* of subsistence, the United States, from motives of humanity, will continue to furnish gra- tuitously the necessaries of liie, until tbe crops of corn can be considered competent to yield the nation a supply, and will establish trading houses in the nation, at tbe discretioji of .the President of the United States, and at such places z& he shall direct, to enable the nation, by industry and economy, to pro- cure clothing. Eiti;blh — A permanent peace shall ensue from the date of these presents forever, between the Creek nation and the Uni- ted States, and between the Creek nation and the Cherokee, Gbickesaw, and Choctaw nations. Ninth— If in running east from the mouth of Summochico creek, it shall so happen that the settlement of the Kennards, Tall within the lir'>s of tiie territory hereby ceded, then, and in that case, the line shall be run east in a true meridian to Kit- chirfoonee creek, thence down the middle of said creek to its junction with Flint River, immediately below tbe Oakmulgee town, thence up the middle of Flint river to a point due east of that at which the above line strurk tbe Kitcbofo(»nee cree|, thence east to the old line herein before mentioned, to wit : the line dividing the lands claimed by the Creek nation, frqp thoie ,,«' ' -J,\''-\: '••1 '..' <;-'*i»- 333 'Jli- The parties to these presents, after due consideration for themsekes and their constituents, agree, to ratify and confirm the preceding articles, and constitute thein the ba V. RETURN J. MEIGS, A. C. Nation. ROBERT BUTLER, Adjutant Gen. United States* Army. J. C. WARREN, Assistant Agfint for Indian Affairs. Tnstunn!!^gee H Thiucco, Speaker of the Upper Creeks l. s. Tustunnngge X Hoppoiee, Speaker of the Lower Creeks l.s. (Signed by tliirtr-four other chiefs, omitted here.) GEO. MAYFIELDJ ^ : > ALEX. CORNELS, } Public Interpreters. " .^ GEO. LOVETT, S > Now, therefore, to the end that the said articles of agree- ment ^nd capitulation may be observed and performed with food faith on the part of the United States, I, James Madison, 'resident of the United States of America aforesaid, have cans- ed the premises to be made public, and do hereby enjoin and require all persons bearing office, civil or military, within the said United States, and all others, citizens or Inhabitants thereof, or being within the same ; faithfully to observe and fulfil the said articles of agreement and capitulation, and eve- ry clause ar -1 provision thereof. In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the / V United States-to-be affixed to these presents, and sign- ^ ' ed the same with my hand. Done at the cl)y of Washington, the sixteenth day of Februapy, in the year of our Lord onetlion- sand eight hundred and fifteen, and of the sove- reignty and independence of the United States , ' '■ the thirty ninth. * "^ ~ JAMES MADISON. By the President, JAMES MONROE, » Jtting Secretary qf StcUe. ■^^■^ :*-"^"7^ .*fi5t.'.>..'.i.vV*'' j^'l ■••'st^, '' ... ■,. «^ .^r^'"^.. ERATA. Kqge M. Tcne 13, read '* the vessel of tbe king n>ai eaptured." Page 106. Terae M ihonld read tbos : «< And llevry. the chief caplaiOf gave great boiior to the ciq>taii» under him, eveii MipUy, For$s/th and Eu$tiSt and all the brave laeo that fought that day.** Page 278.— For *• Mi^mr Goodwin*' read '* Colonel Goimn»** ^'^•^.i..-!^- E^« LITERARY AND COMMERCIAL. D. LoNGwoRTH is abOHt re-publishiDg from a superb London edition, Travels in Russia and Poland^ by Robert Johnston, to be comiH'ised in one tfttavo vol. The generous offer of the Boiperor of Russia to become a mediator, between the United States and Great Britain, not only exhibits in striliing color»his 4iHmauity, but as Great Britain refused tlie ofi^r, must naturally interest tlie American people in his hehalf. There is no doubt but a* more intimate acquaintance with Russia and its resources, vould be an object vrortby tbe attention of commercial men in America. And the information contained in this woric will be fonotjiartienlarly impofiant to tbe commercial interest ol' tlie Uoit«R States.'-Td tfie 6ohoiar^4be historian, and the philoso- pher.|t ^ill be a d^i(«te repast. If this were not believed to |»e t^ fact, this paragragh should not have intruded itself here. «■■.•■■ ' ■- ■?m^''-M:i:^M-- \<. ' ■^-' ■' -^ Vi;-'- - ^.•r.,-^:^ ■ .. r ■T' - • ^ ' ■ •t f 'i- ■:,