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I.es diagrammes suivants lliustrent la mAthode. 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 v. ^ * ■• Ml „#w i^' >/. .^' i,# ''if- ■-: |!- f » * * HI8T0BT ^W THE LATE tINITED STATES AlfO GREAT IHOTAJpl^ '■-'■■. . . «jr -TgB ■' MOST IMPORTANT BNOAGB»ffiNTS lkit«rs|erttd with iiHeeeitdng^ < '- Of TBoiB »AB. %■•.'' ,,.'} ^ y^s-yV^^y S^'-^ ?^'»:t: v; i :■■'<*' tjQfx-mGwt. £••««•••••• Bistrict of Maryland, to wit : - BETT REMRMBEHED, Th«t^ th^ eighteeiith"4ay of January •••«••«• ^ tlie^>rty.$n}^ year of th« In^ini^idence of the Unit- : mm., : MlSibitn^ the United Statee and Great J^aint'e0fitainiifig>m fffJke m—t intportant ew ^'^ijlfemente.lisf i$ea qiiuf land^n^ppereed wit/t intiitektiitg' Geogrw' V •? JmB«l tkelehee of -tKoee phrte •/ th» €* ' '-; PREFiCB.^ ft : i^ -v |» - ? The eTehts of t1i6 hAe wm; hsw id- feflij exemsed tl^ pew ei tmm&pmsm mitef^i I and eeitMidj I^k dduM !!iirt ,fce at more jMitfot iliA(|«ei *Fkm ^qtltar Ims attetni^ted ^m&dim naiTfftlf^ <>f ^^Ipoiiils^alraad^ i^ iEli ^penaiTe a 8ha|r« and uidk M^ It % nof every J^ettySkirmyiy ^ ilie nhinteUigible details of nairal aff&ira^ which is suited to the yoathfiil mind: jt is only fi^m %ose important aetioiid ^hich shed honor on our eountry, that instruction can be deriredl ^ " - JA %' :i»-'. * ♦. Si''' ■ ■' M FREFACir; -■■■/. ■ ^ > .. What Tohimena favourable to the for* matieii of fbe jouthful mind, as that which asserts the dignity of our coun- try, which records the glorious actions of our country men, and which proves^ thaitimr national character has risen under the inftuenee of oiufpoUticAl in-^ ;#tilutioni ;? The tiuthpr has, therefoFi, thrown in the back grdund^ the minor eirtihts^f the late glorious war, in order fte plaeiag^ iu a inore consplcuoiM^poiiit of rview^.iit^iie cC a liore iniportant eharacter. Our soldiers anflsailaw^ im» dupe their dntj^ it remains for >y the'lireW ^ts or the'Fi^iicli re^olutiom^ Tlio cmbined dflforti ^ Austrian ef €;«rniaiiy; 6f tnglMid, t^ tliepowair Mbf Fratice, {>rbd^«e^a cbBvulsiye^tm'ggle on her pttl^ which bad wel^iifgfe crtinibled iheir throned in. the ^iiaiik 'The migh^^vr^dT' called intoi politicr ^ lUe bj this d#* nental^w^» Seemed to i^ove as the ge^tiig of thsTtiBilbp ' IM^; Ojofet^^^ ^^ ]|eittritl;;''irtl, iftei«foi«V' iBi^^ Werb eHhe^ Allies^ tassals, or ^^besi ite^a|R)r Wh^ ikKiB pelkj had in Ihe feat instance gl^|^^ disteknpered- energy, chose to s^opt ^ tanie!!!^ Mi ^ She moreover^ appealed^ to the world as ; the dei^ fta^^ of tlie lihertiea and rights of nations, and fdatnly^ MHle^iastlrait^fS^ tiiose wh a.pttrficqpft* " heri^n^ls. ^ 6 BISTOBT.OV TBIB WAB. m-.y Fortunatelj for this country, the waves of the Athm- tic rolled between it and (hry of the European bellige* rents. However deiirous they inight be of engaging us in their tnad contest, it could only be ddne through in- siduousarts, by which the in«B|»#ri*nced are entrapped^ or by rej^t^ provocations, calculated to produce a state «f mind favourable to thitt, designs. For twenty-five years, these designs were resisted with unshaken firm-!^ Heals. The.advie#'Qf rW ef wwiiifled ftitHng»» It: Appeav^d to|ie a piwtestitfe^ lifeeJV'rancf^ilid^BAiiJiind*;!^ «nd en our |ttr(^ belong -1«r0«bear%^f^ III Jk timie suboHtsioQ to.in|uri««f ifvyitesli 7epi$tion^^^o^ tbem*; so a ^uthful tis^ien., Gke »^jfmg mm^Piii 9mk Mm ruffiti^ desuroua (^ puitiiig Hfil oAPfegf ii^> tbff ies^ «ni;tf ifoundiwratingv Uiifttheq f^^^ igribeAndit ar8alitc«traidw;i The fi^.lre^tll^t^^n^^^ Ifie^aleofiireil W^thirepeito^iiKmi^ ^]^ the strm^turo^ ofvthe. gpr ef ainia|rt* It b^ fiMihjwttabletd represent iiicaptthle ^ Biaygiemrm^fG^^ tioited t% self*w4ereW:f^ho» I* wui^ jia|ii«l'^fcr"'^ provoke to strike $ in shorty that sfi^0Mmi^ ff' %l k i .'^■i-, w- \ ' ..► , • eAvsBB ov mtk <#'Ait ^itfl< ISMI.ai«d, i8cc. V fh^^purf^ds^' of^etigftgittl'ili't^ ilii(»id'th^iHbalil^,i^ai^ lit p^(^ dr^tfum^sden^ or lit- er "wllin^liitiri^lerithe'diJQkiihyWi^ the e^eltkjr>c^iii^ethei'ie^c««liMN^ v;0 . ^^r 'l^i>t^i^ti^/w«'l&d^eiq^erkk^ |N«f^^» ^A&JlJi|i|l^p#^9«^^ tft^hatlioriidilii^ ttf tti,^|^ baifiig «o%ra¥^ dfeollUf^a]i^iiiull»^^ %^M^ fiei^^tioBdttto tl^amW^s^^iii^t^ disti- ifMst^l AM 1^^ She hivi tita^ US rebelf » 4^^8tiil eii^idei^' ^uP a»^Bttc£efit6fUf reMi^ wl^de' ^titution oi^imnie^le ^inttlt, in^ %i'eM#^^aiise toillHfo i^tlw^r^y th^ailJ^iatfi t^t iMldM^ t^ il#n^^ ^l^i^rft. 1li^fP%eif^e9^1^'iNWei^ V^tHe re«a4pkfe^^tneii€il[itf lii^nl;;^. r'^ger^ fifi^'tN^fl., lilioiiif wittt^nir,. ^w^% naalkM%y^ fakWefitiitetir The HlMliig dmtL ;an4. a trear tj.of peice in 1764, concluded with. England* it w^ thought that we might at last indulge ^^isiwiat^ of OiUrhearts.. and lire at peace-: but we weregreaUj asis*' taken. Our growing proqierity could not. be seepbj her without envy: wtin^ Wf# ^at war wi^ fiEam^' ostensibly jipon^adep^ i^tKHeutrals oughi not to dleviate the wirings of war io,a belligerent* b/ keeping up an intercourse between its diffiNtant pofiia^ colieiiiiea; but;it waa> in reality, the saYier^gP^tyoirtheseas^. ItwasfoUpwedi^by <^r8^ council* which restricted the Am^4mcsfid, or 4nca]^ eeed^j fiiirly to wo4 j Had , j>eople of «teiy nation. wm^ua% liable to be in^ properly ^f^j^ kidnapped. iTMs ifetipessii^ outrage, was the ?«^^n^*4OTieof complaint on tiiepairt of the American j^i¥«r^ment| butinstead -of redreps, we had the mor^v ^ea^itf seeing it augmewted. Americao ships on ttee 10 flnltoHT Oir THE^^AB. \i Mgh^jleas,, wei'e some times left witikotit a suffieietit imni- lei" of men ib ksLnpA^ J^et^^ the lires df the rem%moriie, were heaped upoa fmr unfortuntKe eotihtrym^; ib^ertiikates of theh' nativity, wi^ il»htth they had^ tided ih^imielves, (a j^d of humiliation to ivfaich no ^ ^ p^>Ie had ever been expoJBed,) wasta&en fr wcfre ^||^icS| iti^wi^tdk^ fl»^3ll^ attack^ eimann^ ^^|tt Ijist 1*ie 1^%0^ '"e^ cSMkSeqi^ Yea so ikr ai ti ofSet ^S j^l^^aim^ "Ma^ in atf^in^ JttaBtow^ Jollie de 11^ came BiteK&nd Wal cious in ii^ cirMmstancesk "t^e cpce^ jp^rpetrated ih^ de^(3, wiis hf tlie It^, vs4r Bs^md jol the sea^. The for^i^iJil^e i^^ mlto!,tiir6w outidle to^ts from his gri^^gs, tiiat W*, Im B^tnds^ (meaniifg the Uliit^ States) «^fml)^>^lift fjieir cottHiierce with fingknd, he w^lldv o^qhh^ (E|ri|l, ~^ (wh^iB he i^M ^emsid be more iu^ #aji iiti^^MiT^ iibiiMui^ '|i?q^«lli4 ^ be s^ssiied lij^a t5%0rWf liwi, w«^^ 4^ tto&iHgo was* li^i (b^ th# exp^iment cf 4om ittl^s, jf>Qfved; thai inim' the ^rea^ filial ai]^4^ sni^ ^3Etei^ ^ <^ emM jj^^of it, a imytm pitied, tfoilnd(tingi^^^l^^ / t >•'/. -^v;*'. ^, '^^^'C' ^ ' 'I it HISTORY QB TlllB WAB. >d '^ .•J gtill enabled tb ciirry dn some trade with Spain, the West-Indies and the nations round the Baltic But we were not loi^ in discdverin^ that an escape from war was inevitable. Our^iational character had sunk abroad, and a]^>eared to l^ sinking at home: and what man, or societj of men, ever prospered, with infamy attached ta their i'eputations P The' American was ashamed to' ow^ M^ ^tt»tr|rw4iUe abnMuL Tbnm^oitt the whole na- tbn,tlie «ifMni(m was fast- gaining ground, that we must, have^ar. But against which of th^ belUgerents shouWi it be waged? /i%is was the q\iestion. We had aboQ'* daipFt €aiise>for complaint against both. The vast Jeet of En^^nd ;wo«ild sweep our little navy from the oceaiW aiid woitld toy our flomishing cities in ashe^. Wi^ re^. 8p#ct tt 'prance, a war w^ be a mere flourisli, for we oottid neither meet their £(irce« by land'^r 8.ea» unless l^e chose to4hru8t ourselves into the tyger'-s den. -The eourse'adopted by the administratioii, uras peihapfs upt on^ the whde/the wisest : thai was, to le«ve it to the 6h^<^ c^ die bciUigeiients themselves. The portiiV the United States were Jtherefor^ closed against both, hut weul^ be opened tp that otie, which would 'first r^scin^ hiii4^n(Kdou9 ^ecirees or orders in council, and ^Soam would liome the que^ion office or war. To th^ fair and equitahle terms £n|^land;if^- «AiTsS8 dv «B yrk*E'wmm nMKAfTB, &c^ Is ill regain eeiddeiice >«f-thiti«{>eid of me, intrnfflden^ Uymi myum^^ »y v^Hwit wc, the o»^ ^ pemDBiMljtffeoted^r^i^osed to^iii^iiyl^ thdr ^>^ -^ Istenpe, wive sa^lfiedrikeycoidd^otlA repealed. It iidw became as clear «i tiie l%|it, ^t nothing, fairy 'aUM^ or honcnl^ei was to be looked' finr 'bjr usfrom .Kb^uuU ai|e baAcilj^persisted M the most Mquitoua ^htme o£ flunder ipd^ l^ipfesttoii, and decUne4 under im^Kj, 9pa^^i6^^jiP0B/li^^ proffers of &e American f^emmen^ to r^medj ^e. evfls: of M;dM nUitioit which mid^ widtm the teiitorial limits <^:tiie Uj^ted Stites. This influence Wis liahie toebttse^^ani! in fad; vasi^«D&nttaUjr alrasedi l^poor deliidied ci?efttttrei, were wrou|^t Upojn \if prm^ il0t^9giAt^ to Ibcoriie inimical totiie i^Mri- ^^^ An Indjiin chieC • w H ^«r„ mawmmti^ the wis. ■A f S-^' M&es ftumg the ld^es«;iand in the waters k. the QhSo^ . He had bbeii a? fierce enemj^ of the nv^itea^ atnee Hm first Mldemenlfif the tmai^t and ivsas eme ef ihe mea^ jQOte^:iir«Tiof§^that had appeared. ^^^^^.^ name. oC this aavi^ was ']C6GiiroacJi, who wat aided by an artfid In- 4uui» and a^kind of hig^ priest^ or j^e^jtet^i iudled 1h« l!ro|^bet, his Ixrother. Theiime appeiidkg? to anperstiiiMi fears, the pther eommaikliBgn^j^eot, ^aiid cii|citing iln^ei^ iK^re soon found to be ttseM tooia^im the han48 of tii0 'Bdtish*' •;'•■"'-. ■•'■■^■' >. -■,::/.: ;r^ r.^ ■hfkar I. ■:i There b no^ nation American goTemment But was it wt^iwiofil, 4ha¥ iiire should ftf^ail^a wish 40 ai^^ the •o^tinual reei»rreiice of Indjaft wariM? 4^^ |*w do^ kbut %^ai»»lli^^« ^>r^tiof Ittife «»a.^^^:l^^ ^fevailiB^ W^^(^ Umted^Stpties of conquf^ Isg Canadainot fi«i lii^ ^ advantage ^«rtii^ the people irth^ g^niB^nti^^ percha^r that benefit ^ «dv«itJ%c, ni^^t be to th^ huiiiaai^ itee» But could we ^p«^»s€fttaiia, wir wo^d be im^ It^rwii oi^tee ocean lyt^feciwist. Natiim^ tf g^ij^ Sle, ott^ iwt to hafeto^, y«#iai«t%^ UnlleA States' infantry, under colonel Bo^d^and a bddy of toI- unteer militia from JCentucky^^liesides ai amall body of militia of Indiamuu With tiiese, he proceeded up tiie Wabash, with the intention of builduig a Fort near 4a Prophet's town, near a Innnch of the Wabaili^ called Tippecanoe, nnce become famous. Qn Ms arriTalyhe was met by t)^ .Pn^het^ Winimac, and some^othcar chiefs, who jHXX^essed to be peaceaUy disposed, reqfaesi^ ed him to ^ora^p for tiie day/and prosoift^ tor ciome the nexipoming and hold a^ council of peace« Witih Ihia re^^st, the g^yverhor complied, Sinausi&cious a^ their treachery. ToKrard^ morningi the Indians, led on by Winimae, suddenly assailed the camp, having killed i&e sentmels witii arrows. They were redved witii |^reat ]resoli^ipn,.but wa?e/not repuUed until\after a bloody contiCt of two hours, in which the Americans lost up-^ iHNn?da of one hundred and eighty in killed and; w^MUidf #^ amon^ whom were many valuable officers. Colon<^ J^Ties, one of the first men in Kentucky, or periiaps im m 16 llItfV«ttY 0# TB« tldtemttitryy^wasaiibgthe^ri t)oIiiiel Boyd^ and i^ 4th, acquired much' hoiior. Tbe Iom of 4iie Iik- jd&mt'waa eatimated at ohe^imdred a^ Wj. These jDiagiiided peo|iie soon afbenr stred for peaeev wfifch idn panted; ^ut ^hnni^ the mstigatibBiif tiie BiitnhflM IP^-^et and Tecums^» soon after rene^i^ hostSi- fiei^ bj nmrdering famflies qiiiarter^ boob after merged |pto min« in^rtuit eVeiitSi a^^ which It tl ^s- ■'■* ■ ) ■4 '''Xi.y'^t::/*-:^- • A^'-'-J^ '4. -f ",■> "f ■i"*^' r'^% ■r# 'y Boyd, and ty. Ili68e BHtnfct^ id hfNrtai- Tlfe wwr rter, bochi whichitti ilt ^ "I'^i 1 1 ■ . . ii ' . ':■' * ?'-''^' %. . -■' < ■' ./v -M ■ J ^ >">■ - "'.: ' ■-■>. *•■ v^y .'■'>'. ; r -I?.-- ■'v>4t^'l> %\. ■- 4; J. ^; ^' * . * -. . ..j__. ^ 'V''=^ :;?^>y> ii^'i siWHui. '■.41" 'U:'fr^ : .»fT'-'fc :'^^ ' • '"^t <» -■'f>f1^'^T"''^;>"7 •:: '>^-i^- J > /"■■n ^^ n, ■■ ':■,.- r •;-j||,\':,- . • ^*^yf*'A 5i''",\ "A-iJiX "^^^^ '' ^eclaraiion of Wdr^BtOU of ike C&u^jk »it" .»^,^'' toii4 ^ u^uai ii^e pf adj6ui-nmeiit, fn"e TL'. ■■■*"'.:' _._t'-'V lir.iji: lAi .i.*,W^-*;-.**«^y I, s the emis w^i^k was ihoii^ t9 t>e ay fijPHi Af Jttne,fr^idettt Madison^ laid before copg^rll^ wi& • . ,„■<■ €8 HI8T0RT OV THE WAS. 'r prtsideilty that nothing was left to us but an appeal to arms. " Hiej said, that the British cruisers were in the con- Umial habit .of violating the American flag^ and seizing and carrying away , without distinction, all persons sail- iDgitnderiW - That they had be^ in the practice of harrassing the enterk^ and departing commerce on our toast» andrio- la^ng Hie sanctuary <^ our hatbors. That^they were aiming 4o^lSy waste our neutral trade, Jmd entirely destroy our commerce, that they might sup- -|)lanttt8r ,;' ,^. . . ^. ;, ■ .That mef plundered our Vesselr on ^e hig^ seas^ iHldp f |}SfSlP^^I^^-^^^^>,^^^^ I s^Vei «»4r IS' ; a «(4e of war toW#*'il|lB «nU^ Stftt^ .t;A*^ idt^ Mjeral %• wkhcl^s^ doort, J^e m^^^ portaa^vlill^ l*<>*' announced ci^ the eigthfieni|i |^ June, ^nd IM nextday wai; w*a fepally ptK^uaed^' [on.'iiie ■»■».- K':.-^-' DECXiAIlATION OF WXH, kc. If .■^^:*rr!:> fill For thirty years our favouk'ed and happy coiintry mid> fimiled beneath the blessinga of pea^ce ^nd pnjbj^erity» With the exception, indeed, of the digtant Afgerine ivar, and the occasional hostilities on the remote frontier. It vrsLS our fitrst national war since the declaration of inde* pendence* and with the nation from whom our indepen- ^ dene ehad been won. We considered the appeal to anted ineviatble^ we confided to the justice of our causei iand truji^d to heaven for the issue. ^ ; The ineans provided for carrying on a contest mik one of .the most powerful nations on the globe, were extremelj slender. Our army did not exceed fite thousaiid no^ni and ^ese distributed over a surface of s^Veri^ tht>tts4hd m3esi A law had been pJEMsed'fbcthe pid^e o^ enlai^n^ it' to twenty-five ^ousand meii^ but little or no process had b^ j^tide in enlistmeiit Our iillirt}^ ^bnsisted of a few frigstei^ anil smaller tes- «els df war, not' more tl^n tlilrty in nllidi^r; iriule 1^ Of the enemy, exce^ed a thoiMand i^s. Omrjgr^ ^o^iu^ial^ td#ns wei-e not yet completdy inrtii^^ alf thIMtgifttritoikie yc^j; y^nindc^ 1^. m tO' foFttfr theftiv We Hd| ilo^ «rei«owiiig t^eiuuirf^ toittitiish^e abttfltthoit nie^ ^ neceisa^ fdh!# i^^ ^^^^ lMGi^l^eAed''with'Bolftke8il<^^ -. ', -^ . * •' CIN4t iintdik had lattghed at ^ idea of oup going to li^j ^r 90i^ed«ra^M^ i^rhiehshe called a ^ope of sand, ik liei^iiM, would carumWe ott the sound of the war pim^^^^)^m^^mi^ dtwnding butt of herfi«^ \ n histoAv ov the wab^ •titey mi 6vit <-»_\.- .*?'■ mcim^'-^i^- « -• ■^\- y* I - '4 ! r CHAPTER la jfc, ' t\ < i -i ■■*^. ''<'; tMinva$i$nandmrrentkrof IMl. .■<•*'-,». i -t;." ■■ <> Hull, i|ie governor of the Miehigan teniibrj, who hid been n distinguished ofllcer during the reyolutioniMT war, hftfing been appointed a* brigadier in the^Mryioie oi the United States, was on his march to detroit* the d^i* tal of the t^rritorj^ at the moment of the declaration ^f war. His. force Consisted of about two thousand men, nearly one half regul^rs^ the remMnder, volunteers, fi^om tire state of Ohio, and .well snpplied with the necessary niinitions of war. 0|i reaching the rapid., ^.f the Mia* mi> he freighted a schooner,- with the prin« f;ri\ ^ ^liof his Imgg^ge, that his^ march might be lightened : but tol# astoms^^ment, the capture of the vessel which sooa aller followeci/a^ve him ^e first informati% of ^e exis^^' sUte oi n^aiiiHidSi aiid it was not until shortly before h^ iHfj^iMi, 0T^sijm4JU$r kc ^ pf^..i^/(9rm|(^lMai;a4^^^ the ^nM^ 'mc^9mv^99et d. ilnfii Mt^^mm^ a^QQC the 4ake, and. tU foipWpiMMyMf •evenU dtj» Mora i^ ftadicU the AmericMi |^Uu IroM tl^e ^t^^ ef oiQc geiffriiiiwiit, ther* it 10 pwMhUity I el^^DOTTuigy wii|h ffrMntjTy .il|p|,;«pwi^^ fli«i«.ff . «|it jdmAir; (iiio; war, untill itfractiMa 4«€J^^ ,tt« BiitUh Juiff^ [tiusitfoi'ey aUiiealet e««rij«ii^t0iiif»iicit ftCiiiijiliir j9|e€ii4 I plM s4fd^%t the i^ Miaii^pttr» «M ia»mewl^utilet|iib$4l»jftaiiiifoir6(Niei^^^ , Tll^arrml .of Httlli Was «litle more than in time id yt J^^ty wMch the Bcilii^ weie on tht pewl ^of j^ [^ckii)g,^^i4.JPew .w4i ilii»cted lhot,»^Q«^Mt^^tlMMb|te iif)o» tbi^ »^ork» which th^ hiMl emcted ^ th^ l|ip^~ wde of the river. 9ttH/wh^he4 i!0i^ved JtetttD»r |i9ii^er itoafc^ji^eji^iT^^ i^asolved to iMMattatrMpladf %Sp*H/J!^^^^^^^ side of the ^lefrh^ [which BiO|Q9, liiaf ifuld #^ oBceeid the In wmt^siiii cat 9ff t|iejcoiiimtii4cati(m witb.theiiortlHiire8t^^itabli«|i9 [meiitai and the lower |w<9i$iH;^. Tb^ »ot» and !^ «» ft^^Wfhwrti, |^ «cc. fp9i^f in «|ch varfat, be empte<;o)y proteeted. Bj d^ **Mll>i« • fiw^ footing in t»»B iseytotry*, another ol^ect ■^<^, l^^ho 9ecur^5jthjj inlafeMtanta, chiefly emk T|B^ from the United Statei, jwonld he induced to 1% Jie; AnMcican st«j^«rdy ond iicii^ti^iaie active »vv u USTOat OF «t3B WiSk \h n ' €ii;ihe^ tWelflli of jyy^'ISoll^iHili iiie pHh^^ of his fOfi^ ctttesd the river^ aild ^r f fei\ry klotijg tiie river JhameSy «i|^^Mteifed aw4j his time' iiv uselels skirmiibings^ A diarf^ Finnish tM^ ploce k few days after ^e landinftd al^e river Aox Canards^ #ith'^k^ party of the enen^ Mstionod) to gnard the bridge, which drOssed die river on Ijiie road^^&l^< Thr eneitfy' ic^s compeHed to re- tiroixwi^ the loss of eleven killecl H^d wonndedj Init Ihe pttflnago appeared to be gained, wi^ no other view tiiinb^i|gii)$HiOdial)ely abandonod. C' Hidl abir coiotud^) that Mald^ cbuljtl not be miV 0^ Wilhout heavy arfiUery, ,and a regular siege, and in consequence, sat about making prepulitions, which ouj^t to "have preceded the iiivasion. Wtdle his procla.- nation was figuring -away in the United States, and^ ere- wy day was expected to bring ;tihe news of the taking of Maiden, and the vast advantages which wouHi necessa* irily follow, this geo^ waa fast losing the oonfidenoe INTAMaiTx J 9r tJ AtJ^At AP* •*W1 Vfhii OW0 troop8,by his wi^nt of dec^oot mifl ii*ai«yho was ^ mai^ of tal^^* wa%^t lopg: iii 4ii#f coverjiig thekiii4 of adv^rsaigrhe hadtti^dffJ m^^cf^ frombeiug at; first apprehen^re thatheiCOtt|d not: w|t)|i' s^tfid^ ,theg»|^t «ifpe)rioiitj of the Am^nciaa.iS^ce, hit* gan to conceive h^^pf being able to take fdi^iMvAage ilf the inpap^itj, of tjie Awwci^n., He tli^wi^htftW^^^- ^es rf regulars; and Indians, under the xel^fafate^^c^ef Teoiimseh^ on the roa^d between tiie state ^of^^o 4^] B^^,^afi^ inten^pt the ^ij^ricfn supplj^s. JH^ ■waS; competed t^. |:urn hf^}{Lttent|o^. t^ keeping open ^ ^^mmM^U^iiQ^y while th«>pre0irait;ic^ ^r?^ si^gfrd^? M^den J|(fvanced at a 8aaU% pace* ,^ was not u^lil: ti^ Ji^ iif , A^^sti thiii ill tw^nt j«foi^ pqpinc^rs m^ three howit^rs w^re moun^d,%i^,^^|^ |^ fa^^^^ ^^4 loss what W do witji^^^ d#fi|ti^,app^i^d eyc^j^ mon^nti tf |(%]|f^ pp|N^^ li^ [On the ^w^j-third of July, .^ ^l^y^i.^tiiJef ^ lat Michillimac^kinac ha4;s^iin9u4^df,^, ■^lievl^^ aeut^nant Hanks, who cominaude^ tj^ iii^^ji|rt^| tres^,, was. suddenly encomjiassed by a, bt^y fiimj^ |my,anid.a great number of ][ndians^.whic||^hmw| Ithe.firpt intimataon of hostiiitie#« Af it ^"9* - fl^ tf^-^ contend ag^nst so great a jupetiori^ <^f fqr^J|V ^flM^ cqmpeljbiijto capitulate. ^.VKere beiog iiii!ti^9||. «ow^^ -tt^ Lr--~.\ :n, ■^■» H ihMteAir tff "VAB^ witi^ ^■. k<^ III6 tfeS^att^ iii chebk^ and the men in the seme^ of tficf^rih-westerh iUr ci;i^'g|«iH^^ i^ at Kiagaii. Tft^ l^t^niJAi^ eic^ by thi« iie#8 was u^versal| lif^ moidb§ ^y^h liad be^n i6 fain ii^ 4i<^, iras tiius lttdd0lil);iMi^iii^tdthl6^ ^ "'Sokinah^'ltf nifental'^^^ ^e ^tuatjioR iir)is not f6k4^Bpm^^, Thef^M&ofHttliwafiyaAtly^sa)^^ Aitt of ^e Britlsbj 1^ h^yy cahuon was at lasf j^re^is d^ and mounted on iS^ating batteries ; iind the Ameii^ ^^ officers atkd' %bli(^8; indulged th^ isi^ctationii^ 06bif attemptitt^scimeChittg,:^!^^ iibifir cdtintry. %ie-day wiiiK aetuidiy fbed for'^e m it^ i^^^Cfi^^^in^itiiitsslbte ^ipf^im #etcH^ ^bnithaiider^ to id>attdon M. i^m ^SI^imWiMiPi^'Dimx. At 6iifc€i ti^ir fi<**^W^ if^i^iigf^^ai^^em; ani^ t^ haiabe^ their ^tlteliiitlftil^pifbii^ ^|ija tee ridi6u!e of ite enemies. T*he Britilli ^I ' it Ae liiiiiii^^^time, ffxHf eMifirtned in die ii^nV'^ich heimd i^ ihe •Amerie^ii commander. S%e iyMA, tlfe Itcbid^d Ifihahi^nts who ft^i cdnjd^d l^^ik >|i)pb^ difeA of j^MroHietioD, JMiU'ii^tft^alE^^- ,■#?«■; .-;^.-;;^,- ''f. bgr Miaw perior force ofithe enemyfrand after a severe conlettb^wMl compelled to retrekt^ wi^ the loss of lun^ti^ieii UHod an^ wounded ; of the former, captain GikreasetrMMNluUpclb and Bostler ; bf the latter, taan Vlff. ., On the return of this party, it waa deemed an dfajieci of serioos ' conse^'oence to mak^ an effort ta clears thft roadk. While t^ enemyi well knowing that anotfeieViiStH tempt wonld soon hmi made, poated a nijiii^ rli|i^ iioice of regulars and Indians^ at a place rallftif Ti|gTnip;, jn, advance pf the former scene of action. Fovi^a iejM^e*' which had now become of the first importani&%A^ Alaeii- can general selected the veteran colonel jllillei^^ wi^i three hundred regulars of the 4th regiment^ and abM two hundred militia. On the ninth of August, thedl^ after HuU had evacuated the Bntish territory, the gal- lant Miller, although advancing with great caution, wa9^ attacked by the enemy from an ambuscade. His adr vance guard, under captain Snelling, was suddenly en- tsompass^ on all sides by Indiana and British f tail: h#. A ' p\. ■ ." .;.. , - > ■ . . . ■■ .-V ^ , ;,;/.-.^:„-:-,>'.' -!-■ .-■'.*< .■ ''^ " . ■■■•J--: •■■'-'■::- fy^:^_ > i- -. u mU*FMY OF THB WAS. -«-> .,^- If.,. i^ 1^ ibiili^^off/iiiItU svecoili^d^^ tfie miuil iN^y; ^Atf Mlmiat^d actioii took pUe^ f «aer keepmg up^ a cliargii u{Mmv^:Jiritisl| rigitUrd^ wkojfofii^t und^ cover i>f«r Innst^work of legS'Mfd trees* They were kimediately ittptlod I ibttt the Indiatts-ttnder Teewnsdi; in the mroodM Oil4i»eh 8ide,%^iitai&6d the contest for seine tkne long^ er. The ^etffiny was finallj compelled to retire, and' were driven io ^eir boats, in which thoj preoipHalteljr ^iniMrked. -The American loss ui ^is afl^ was fifUei^ killed 0kd fifty wounded $ that 'bf the^Biitish was aboat ik» mn^i 1^0 AmericMt ifoce was so much fatigued' &jr ithia BClioib'*Vhich lasted tiiree hours, ihat they baited ^tfae g^iid, andtke next day receeived orders from Hioill to return to Detrmt. It had been resolved to bpeu II^QOfanmilibatioil with captun Busl^ through the woodsy i«l4%'^ purpose colon^ls^Cass and Miller werede-- liAv^lllN^ift strcffl§ detachment of £ bundled men. i. llii|^f|;^i||^||^^^ 4de, and attafk^ JiOf ifuM*^ Pt^^^ opposite Detroit, ond t*r#/ Igr e<|iaille4 bj the grief which overspread their cbiinfi^ ti#lieiii[tca]iie to be made known. » TheBritigh were put in possession of the whole of -the fcovince, with aU tiie public stores and arms, among which were several tropihies of the revolution* The i&iherican troops remained prisoners of war/and were convejed to Montreal and fort Gheorge. The American general was afterwiirds tried, and condemned to suffer death; but in consequence of his advanced years, and his irevoliitionary servicer, he was pardoned. The consequences of this alfoir were of the most seri- CUs kind. Nearly twenty millions of dollars were ex- Ipende^, before we w«« enabled to regain our lost posses- iions f and it frustrated all our ulterior plans. The bloody contest, in which so many of our brave country. Hl^ itfterwards perished, from Niagara upwards, was tersely the result of this^one man's cowardice. One Mitt step in the be^nning, oftel^ recjuires twenty to re- Utef^ the miifortttnes whichf^^ow. / :^ - 4 \ c- ->--l->-;- ■:-^\^- r.-f^' <-^«v.> :,fim--:tiiB%t^ H,t-M .. ■■ ' %.-:-f ' V V /■<. .>■>' m b ■ *5^'-#?l^' i>V'^ ■^5ii:-f Oit:-^;^^*?.. :•>• , CHAPTER Vt. .,^j-r^. 'i)^"S«i^i'i. • -.:•:>,,<- .ij?s:. ..f^v?-^-^' ■■-■'-"'-■■ JV*ava{ •^ajrp-*(^apture of the Guerriere'''''%MLvai I Ftcfories. No flooner was the war, declared, than our little navy, in gallant trii^, issued in seperate ships, or small squad- rons, fro^n the different ports ; and a hundred privateerft soon after darted upon.^e^. The naiional chagriJi had scarcely worn off, when the general attentidn ^A directed towards the ocean. It was not long before the trident was torn from the grasp of Biitain, and t^e re^ erosa laid at the feet of victoi^us America. Comtnodore fiod^rs piii to sea in jilne, and steered In pui«uit of the West-India cwvby. W^fle flius m- ga^d» }ie gave ^hase to the Belvidera, «l Bntish f^igal^, le^yiiighis squadron in the rear. BUtthe enemy lieitig a faster saifor^ i^d having other advantagesr^lffeetisdhekr escape,, though nfot without loss. Tke ^commddorti r^- celved a tevere wound, ajidhad nineteen of hismien Mt- i^ b^ %e burs^dngjof $ guii. The squadron ^en crossed ilie^Atlittitlii^ iu^ tlimrti(>naisy by wfUch ^7 ''-* 3d ^X 'J HISTORTOF THE WAR- 'f'f " v; : the return of the American commerce was much facili- tated, arrived at Boston with several prizes. - The Essex and other national vessels sailed about the same time, llie Constitution, captain Hull, was chased for ]two days, btft through consummate seamanship of fills commander, she escaped. I ^ , ^ Tliese events prepared the public for something of a splendid character, but the occurrence which soon after took place, far transcended our most sanguine hopes, btiieskill and gallantry of our naval comiiianders, the nation reposed the h^hest confiitcnce :'b\itihejhad not jet been matched with the boasted lords of the sei^. The British looked to victory wi^ the confidence of a people habituated to conquer. They seeih^d to have no other wish than to prevail on the Api^ricans to iheet th^m. Better for , them that meeting had never tAketk fiUtce;' The Guerriere, one of the finest frigates that ever (ctestcended upon t^e ocean, vaiihtin^y displayed lier poident wit^ a vafiety of insulting mottos- before the Ameiicaii harbors. |ler commoiort began to fear ^at no foe could be jfouiid sufficiently bold tore&coiinter him; ]!«»■ beaiiDg dowiVf^^ ^^?^4^^ i*"?^^^^^^ ^^^"^ jffVMtch. F,or some timie Aey triecl eicVo^her> 1^9|ia nayal manQeuvring ) bui Jfee Guemere, induig;^ iBg was to be^aineid in this way, poured out Mdes. Cb^t was.herWonderipfindffi^^ ; -^^ NAY AX AFFAimS, &C. S8 atquaiDted with the use of their guns. Severai of HulF brtt?e fallows had fallen, still the enemy's fire was not returned. ' The souls of the American crew were firef still they patiently waited tiie orders of their command- er. That momjgiit; pregnant with so much glory to them«> selves and to their country, came at last. Sailing-mas- .ter Aylwin had admirably seconded the views Qf th^ cbmnkander, and orders were given to fire, broadi^ide-at- terfn^a^lsid^ in quick' btK^cession:* The work wa^ done^ as' if by the thuhdeiix^ of Jove.^ In fifteen minutes^ the proud frigSte was a wreck ; in fifteen more, her fiag eilme dowAf and the vessel was on the point of sinking. ^'^JFree trade and sailors* rights,*^ triumphed over, tKe tyrants of the seirs. ~ Great wa^ the disproportion between the killed and [the wounded of the adven^e fr%ate8. The Guerriere [had fifteen killed and sixty wounded ; theXronstitution« [seven killed and seven wouiided. One hour s^terr. the Lm^rican would have been ready to try the fortune of irms with another Englishman. The d^ortraent ^ the; |Amencans to their prie^oners, was the most generous and lumane. The prize was burnt and blown up, it being ittWrly impossible to bring her in. After making a few captures, the Censtitution returned oa the twentjfr- icopd of September; i s Thenfews of this glorious affair, sptmd on the wings Ijfihij^ windy overthe^surface of our country. Full, in- ' ^A was oiir recomjpense for past misfortunes. All the circumstance of thi» unparralleled QWkj^i were of jftf ^■;''f TT-':'^ 'X r-'''^^i^X''''. ^::-'^'' an HISTOBT OV TBS WAB* • moat ideftfliiig kind. At WNBe reward for tbb signal wt.tiHiii ctiuntiy, Wl wai presented with the freedomti c# all the cities through which he passed on his waj toi tile seat of governnent^ andjon the meeting of Congresst a liberal allowance was made.tohiniself and bis crewi in consequence of his inability to bring the enemj^ ship into port* From this time to the close of ^ war« the Americaii MWSpapers were filled with accounts of naval explo^t^ performed both in pnvate and public arnied v^ssels^ ^Saptain PoHer, in the Enwx, in a daring maunet ct^t out a brig from a convoy, and found on board fo^rteea thousand dollars in specie, and one hundred and fiftj> soldiers. He afterwards captured the Alert, (wbicji was in s^arcli of the Hornet,) and, was on, the p^Knt of ^ engaging^ a frigate* when he was separated b^ tbe •liproach of ni^t, but in the morning she hac: iisfp- |ieared. ! The Pi^sident sailed again in October, and captured, the British packet Swallow, wit|}i two hundred Ih^Risand dollars, on board. The Argus, which parted from the Squadron, w^s alsc fortunate. .She captured several valuable prizes, and after various narrow escapes, ar- rived at U»t in safety at New- Ywk. The gallantjcomodore Decatur, in the frigate United States, added another laurel to those which ajre^y graced his brow. On the tw^ty-fifth of October, he fell in with the Macedonian, captain Garden, a Bri^h frig- »(a of the laii^st claas. Th^ engagement lasted iwo \ - VAYA& AKTAIBS^ &C. ^ h Tte national illuminations had scarcely heen extiii* guished, and the sound of rejoicing ceased, when anoth* cr naval victory was announced, won after • short, but to the enemy a most suiguinary conflict, which served to place the American naval superiority beyond all doubt. .Captain Jones, of the Wasp, a sloop of War, fett in withth^ Frolick, of twenty-two guns>, captain, Whin*- yates. The superiority was somewhat on the sida of ik» Briton. At first the chances appeared m his favor; the rig^Hig of the Wasp had suffered in a gale the day before, and* the roughness of the w«ter prevented the 'Americans from bringing their guns to bear with their usiualrefect. The engagement last^ nearly an hour; the vessels gradually nearing each other, until the ram» m^ tpttcfaed their sides* The Frolick was at length taken by boarding. Inforty minutes after they came to close quarters, the Americans were in possession of the Frdic Her decks exhibited a most shi»cktng spectacle i her rigi^nghad been completely cut up, and^ b^th ^ecka ^ei^Slrew^ with the dead and wounded. Pa Ameii> eanir, on tMs occ^asion, diiplayed their ch«ra^ei^tic htt'> tmaiifk Theioss da boant thr Fraiic, i^as l|ifi^MUM HISTOET 4>ccupying th^ best position for following i^ the Mow to be struck by liull. The spirit of the naitioa hlkd recovered from the mortifying occurrenee already detidledf while the success of our navy had awakened in ^ breast of ererj American, an ardent wisfi to re- ftbfOte the konciir of thfi country. An incident which oc- 6ittt«d in this iquarter, kindled this ardour to its utmost ''Kmi^t; thik was, the capture of the British vessels on _ tfiiilake, which we have related in the iastehapter. The American forces now commanded by general YanHeni* ~ selaer, bescu^t him to lead them against the enemy. ' 0nwilting to damp iliheir ardon and at the same^time tk- 1 BA13WI« l>» ^^^»E«fjmrlHli^ &c. ^iteriflg him^eK w|*itbef>o^^ ^ef^i^I|Vi9i( €<^ii^elel}r of tho, Xknivd* tluMri^ / 1^ ^p|.i4Q|ilM^ jmclj^i^sitdii^r M^^^^i^ mmM^ If ^|^(| furp^soy cHf^n^WheiK flmqmtdi 1^^ ^€|^f^ HI jMrder \to> soettl^ whal ^ sftoiM: ibf^i fmiirtl l^ostas soQnriaif ^ had ioiodie^ ;. ki«t; wilk umlivtilii 4rmiiei% h^ftilV^^tinued 4o giv« oiTflors^ ^lliHit |t|9 ^~e «f ci^isiiiii&, they wfr*» jotnod^ |if oolf «^ jSeoJ% ^^p had ms^n a ilipid laai^ mrjjt^ Us ii^lbr:f^'|Mftite , to share th« honors oif the day. The British .widm4il^f¥^ in 1^1 dir^«tJQiiSy but- t^on after Tftvtne^*. w|t|k Mge leinforcemems of regulars and bld^s, M* Jj^i^tfu^iil O^ock in person^ i^early three times the nmnb^ of ^ jtotrieans* This adcKtional force wa» fierclj^ witfisto^ aM comptflled to retire with /disgrace. The |PMi«l, 4|»9i^d al Ami c^Mkaet of hiaf Ifof^^ . IM ■A. ■'<') /WA ..>^ ■«^. m BIjITORT 07 THB WAB. a second time to the charge;, but while in the apt of ttiging Ihem on, he fell, mortally wounded ; and they once more gave way. It was now four o'clock^ three Mmm had the foe been routed ; alt that was requisite to comj^ete the business of the day, was for Ithe volun- ieOi^ on tiie opposite shore to cross over, and reap the ktureb which had been won. The general crossed over .Ibr^^ia purpose, but what pen can desribe the vexatioii whifih filled his heart, when he found that they had con* ^UutiUmfll objections to Crossing the straight! no per- iltaaio^s could prevail on them. Alas ! alas ! how un- accounti^l^ are the actions of men.' On one page of this «f|iir« AnieriGaiis will dwell with delight, from the next ^y will turn with disgust. The regulars and volun- teers on Ae Canada side, Waited in vain for the aid o^ tljeiiT . Gomriides. The clouds of war we#ei onice' more ifitherinf ari^nd them. The enismy returned to thi '^ dombat, goaded by shrnnoy by n^, 4^d by the hope o^ iubduing numbers so inferior. For an hour, the figh< Itged ^th unexampl^ed fury; a few of the Amencatis ittempted^a retreat to their own Shore, but the greater pkt w^ifre Ht last compelled to yield to ovei^owii^ iiur.:bbi^^''.-' ' ■''•',''. A *iiiAber of '^American officers were highly diik languished. General Wadsworth, of the volunteers, co- lonels Van Rensselaer Christie and Scott, were much • ajbpTaiided ; as also capiainsWool, Gibson, Ogilvie, Arm- strong, And many others. A(>out sixty were killed, one hundred wounded, and about a thousand tidien prisoners^ ^' N^^ ^ BATTXE OF OFBEN iTOWir, StC. it The ftritisli forty^iath, called the «*Invmciblc8/' form- ed a part, of their force, ii'he toss oif the enemjr was ^eryconsideri^ie in killed wd wpund^^ > *^- On t^^^ of general Brock^ general 8heaf e .sue* C|>ede4 to iht command . In many thiii|g;s he Vaa wuit- inir, ill the regard to the dudes of hui^anitTr whlcli might have been expectied from a generous^ enemy. 'II|: imposed no restraint upon the sayages^ who were per?? mitWd to practise theiriionid treatment, to thedead aii4 wounded* Buring the funeral of general Brock, nuAUte s^ns were fired from the American fort* as a testimont i^respfcjt for tho^aracter of a brs^ye enm ..:..y^:^aa a m(>st uiifprtunate cii^^^ the v^meric^ns fsule^ in their attempt on ihO; ^snada sKorf^. ](t became aft:^rwa,r^s the^If^rious theatre of Ajnenca;^' vfiior,;. JN^t 1^4we-i^bt2dned n^ troops w^iiM |pom ftose which follpwed; ■ J in |i^e (^umof ttu^ ^es 9f ^ wa^ Considerable execu^on was ^e "j|lj^ An^aic^s^ with compwrativdy triBing injuiy by J?,fffi^?^ ^^7^» of j*te i^^ of. fi^ who ato^* }api as a Sptitian, iwit wh<^ had iiot ,9fe**"«««i'»- A-, jf . 4t HISTORY 07 TUB WAB* i'T^.€' preparations for a more successfuli invasion of tKe. *"ba- njada shore, before the- close of the' season, although it was now far aclvanced. On examining the ground, he fancied that the failure of the former attempt wa^ to be i^ibuted to the Judicious selection of the place oi^ land- ing. He first issued a proclamation, calling on VoJuSi teers from alj ijuarters 5 aiid otf the seventeenth 6f November, announced to-thearmy of the centric, his *th- tenti(m of crossing int6, Canada. Ij was not, hoW^V^i*! until the twenty-^llghth..bf N^ that Ml thin^ W«^ prepared for'the intended enterprize. Two detafcKi mehts, one jinder colonel Winder, and the oth^r under colonel Bbestler, were to cross before day, to seize the batteries, and keep them until the main body should pass tie river. At tli]^ o'clock they got und^r ^ijgh, iii t€n fo^s, but o^ approaching the shore, they foiind^ the ene- my a|>prised, and actually opened a lire tlje' whole l^ngm of their batteries? Tihe gj-eater. g^^ force was compellc^d ^ put 6&cfe,* naving ^en carried 4oiitn by the current, which is li^e , exceedingly r^pid. Two small detachments alOneefecteS a Undipg^ ike under coIoa^V Boestl'er, the other under c^^ta^i^ Jai^^ at ifistant points fi^mxeach other; %ut 'mi|m| a boW' assault, and ai; the sfime time raising a shouti thi^ V^^ wern induced to believe tluitt^ interme^atc .spiw^ occupied by the whole American a|Tiiy, arid tieff iflrefcj- pitateiy from their posts, lea^g *il tlie batteries uri- defended. The boats which returned lo the Americaii side, by their report produced a suspense in the mi^d of J ■ ^- J BATTLfe OF^trtiElisTOWif; &c. .¥$ the geheml, in conse was greaitly astonished tafiiid thekivadiiig fttde scar«.ely exceeded thirty men, who^ were made prisoners of war. The British force thus 66Uectedi Wre lie^s- than ISve huiidred men, bjat' bonceiiUkig th^utsetves in' the woodsy and winding their bug^e^ iultify, induced a belief that their numbers were very great; General ^^yth concluded, that any fiiir-v ther^rosedutioivbf this ihvl^sion liquid be useless, there- for^ attnottpced its aban^donmeht, greatly to the diif^ satisfiiction tif his troops, ivho werci dn this occtt^^o^, earnestly desirotir (^"wipi^ aWay the 'stain' (^i^^ former disgrace. It was with difficulty that he couW calm their minds by declaring his intention of making a more effectual attempt. ^ ' On thfc Tuesday following, the troops were actually embarked, and geheral Porter, who was to leM the van, anxiously waited the ^ordera to proceed. X Every thing promised success, ^is far as depended on the good conduct, of the troops. Suddenly, to the aston- ishment of the who'e army, orders were issued 'by the general, announcing his intention of renouncing the inviusion fqr %^ seosimy and to retire into winter quar- n -:*./?,^ 'i-,^i..^i*j; ■-V-s-^- *> . 44 »M8T»»^ «» ,T«f I^»ft )£-« tersv The disconient of , th^ Ainiesrican volunteers, thus dUf^p^intedy was not cbnfined to murmurs y manj Ihr^tj^nefl the Jit« ^if theVgeaeral, ,w^^yas comp^^^^ jed to pia^eja g^ard near uiis person for hif, sfiffty* v ' Th^ general, after ^nd|fi(V|»u|n9g to es^lisli hif /.courage ^nd prudencev ^J< P^^Henging genital Pj^rter^ .of the New-York volunteers* thought proper to r^tir^ {from the command. He withd^e^ to his. seat in Vir- ,^nifi> where he. was .permitted tp reajiaiii /|ui?t]y:dj^- ,ring the war. ./ ■ \: ..^^,.^,, 'i^^.^K-mii, ^u.-n ■<;^j^,yv:Ur The forces collated ^n^^ ^t. t^wiieBce, i(ir^K Ihf exception of some Blight skirmishes^ ^^ liUle wiM^y of being reeorded. On tho ininete^th ojr>O0tober» .colonel Pikoy k promising ^nd rising officeiTy already in|^j esteemed us an entjerpnsing i^d clui(i^ou8 sol- :^fr» janiicle im incursion into Cani^dia* deflated a body ^ Jli^tisK 119^ In^^^MIs, destroyed a b^kiho^ie) an^ r^ .tii|iM|# wl^^iiTy ive^ii^if^n w«^Afle^ \\\ ^'. 'y - €HAWER VI. Ws retnirn to the affairs of the west, afiei^ the inelati- |rder6 should be bsued to prevent the assemblage of :-ff-'. ».%■ 46 0I8TQBY OV THE WAK* >'#- ■*,-, •^^•l r ■> tooops, so far exceeding the necessities of the occasion ; whole companies were dismissed as supernumerary. C^eneral Harrison, the most popular military man to ' the westward, was called to the command of the volun- teers, and such of Jugulars as had been collected* This took place in Septeniber. His first step after organiz- ing, his force, and distributing it to the most important points, was tp relieve the frontier posts, now in great danger, and to send detachments in various directions into the Indian country. One of these, fort Harrison, sitaated on the Wabash, hMll^n in the nfeah time at- tacked by a large body of Indians in tlie night ; the situ- . tti(»E>r tliB besieged was at one moment ckspei^is^ .in consequence of ^e wooden barracks within the picStet- 1 ttpgluiving beeft s^t ^n fim; nothing b|i|%3tfwil^lEtf>Ie cotolnesa^ theri)minanding officer,, captain. TayJkMr> pr^| > •t. AVFAIItS OT THE WBST, &Cv 4r '' ii ment aiid march of the volunt<*feffi, destined t THB WAS. "Attongiheilaii/or barbarousljr murdered, were colo- nel Allelic captains Hickman, Simpson, (a aiember of Con|fre8s>) Mead, Edwards, Price, M^Cracken/imd man j ^thetsef tfaeckoicest sons of Kentucky. V.: I •/'> .n J-- ♦ A, ■» - • > ( ..'^ 1 ■ CnAPTER Til. '■' ''I.' •\% i\ > J^tuUn^ of CongfeSB-^Fr&poaed Jimi$Hee^Cafhir0 of the Java^OperoHons on the Lakee^SUgeiif /, Shohtlt after ihe commehcement of tlie wajc^ a^^fff* fiDsition tor a cessasion of hostilities, waa mft^o bgr 4^ governor of Canada, information Jiaving reached h^m of tiie i^peaji of the ordfu's in counci). Tbie^ prop(^|kui being vague and informal, was at' once rejected, it wm followed bj one pore flfiecifipy ,oiiv thjB.]^ of admiral Warrep, who came, to take comm^d of ^ statif^^rh^ demanded as^a preliminary to f$T«rF i9ther st^^^b^t ^ United States should throw dwji %eir'~arms»ak M'Hiig l''^^ J^e ASgfesBors. This insolent demand was vs^ stantly refused. In facti, we^bad no confidence in ih» momentarj repeal oi the ordeis in counulj nothi^j; l^nt 52 HlSTORt OF THB 1¥AB. t*.'"- 6-t-7 A repeal of the kicked temper of the enemy could pve lis security^ To prove, however, to the world, that we were not behind our enemy in a wish to put an end to ^e hbtrbrs o^ war, the American charge d'dfiairs in Lon- don, was instructed to make formal proposals for set- tling all disputes on fair terms» and in the mean time, tp agree to an armistice pending the negociation. Thej were not received. On the meeting of Cohgreiii^ ttKS tikpect of affairs Was sack as to call for the most active and vigorous prepara- ikms for carrying on the war. A loan was authorized ; an additional number of troops were to be ei^listed : aiid all the necessary provisions for ^ serious conflict was miifS' l^h^pidi^ni eallerf upoa the ika^ohalvl(^« h^si^i t6 meei Ifiie eo^ii^ st(»rm' with toftneis beeoi^g^ the represent^tiT^ of a free and magnanimous pedpliit Captain Ghauncey; of the na^ y, was sent to lake On- Wbf t<^' ^MglUluz^ P^ tigyal forces So rapid were his ^l^katlii^iiE^ that before wint.'^r set in, be hiul gained thi ^injliiicjf on the lake ; bad captured a British vessel*^ lid^lriveii their fleet to take shelter ntiM liarboi^ of ^Ml^CUft^iflf^iN^ e^iSii^ hi fA^ aiiuirs* new«^ KmVid of'i il^t^ilatdlry tttt^ the British fregate Java, of fifty guns^ and up:*' ^fird^ of four hundred men, commanded by captain: liiaibert, a distingaished oflicer. The attion lasted ( , s, ynsBfMsa ov coitgbiiss^ &c« ffd «jlMttt oiie beiir and air half» during which time the enemy was con^pletelj dismastedy^iitid their commander mor« tally, wounded* On board were general Hislop, destined to the command of Bombay, together witKaoYeral o&er officers of distinction. Th% prize could not be brgu^t in^ having been reduced tb a perfect wreck. The victor reached BostonMn February, and received the samt honori as were uniformly paid to our ny^vid com- manders. .>^ »'J - ^ i.TherejjoibingR for this happy occurrence were not m Jittle damped by intelligence, of the critical situation of , general Harrison. This officer finding his iorce much weakened by the loss pf numbers as well as of , the aid . andxouhcil of so many able officers and intelligent men^. deemed it prudent to entrench himself near the Miami. He constructed hastily a stockade, which he called fort Meigs, in honor of the active and patriotic govemiH* of Ohio, wh»had exerted himself in the most laudable man* ' ner' to further the j^eparations on foot. His oiide for# tifications Twcre still incomplete, when the enemy eon^ sisting of a xwmbined force of British and In^UiuiB under general Procter, made its appearance The fort wtti manned with about a thousand men, chiefly volimteeHy was closely invested by more than double the Bumbefc A ire was mutually kept up eich day for «ome time^ ^en a messenger informed the American commander of 4he approach of twelve hundred men, und^ general Clay. . A well planned sortie, in conjunetiim with the reinforcement, was resolved upon. Colonel JMUey, de* .d^:^ H, m^^OVt OV THE WAUi (;«v«'^ I ''^ - ..'V ^^; scending the Miami nt the head bf a detachirientin pik'- saance of the precon«6rted plan, suddealj landed on the left bank of the liver, ataailed the British batteries,, and completely drove them th& field I'linfortunateij, hoir*- evor/iheimpetuQsitj of his troops £ould not be checked ; ^j persisted in pursuing the enemj^ until they reached )i wood>;Wh^re they were suddenly surrounded, andvthe greater part cut to pieces or taade prisoners, The coi lonel, who had endeavoured to make good his retreat.to tbe boats, was slain in the struggle. On the opposite aid^, the sortie on the British works was completely sue* cesffui. Cdonel Miller, of the gallant fourth, who waa chosen for this purpose, drove the besiegers from all their worka. On that side also, the ungovernable, head- long iinring of the Kentuckians, was near being ruinoua to them 5 ^^'^Y were .only saved by a vigorous charge of the horse^ which covered their retreat. Among the dis- tinguished officers of the day, we find the names of pn^or Alexander, captains Croghan, Bn^ford, Nearing, ^tAmi^, and lieutenants Campbell and Gwynn. This put an end to the siege of- fort Meigs. Du- ling the siege, which lasted thii*teen days, the Ameri- cans lost eighty killed and one liundred iand fifty wounded, besides those wha fell a sacrifice to the fury of the aavagea under Dudley. Had the' enemy be^ successful, the^ most disastrous consequences wouki have followed. The whole frontier was thiis placed m a state of security^ fuom the murderous incuffsiona of th^ savages. ♦ ■ • [>^-^.. tff^,"^ •■^'■ 0-- Vf"v'^ ft^:;': J" ^i^^^rfc. .^/-:. , 'ii^',-- f* ^ y ' i.air;t /'^y, . ,j(miri0. :-i.|?*^ ^/ ./■■■ 1 ''^ff^^^^i -. - 1 'll ■^^ . - 1^3^,.^^, ■;._«■ -. ■- 'i'i^ilV'' <;}l ^ 1^.1' ;t 'A. ItTft H Capture ij tHFeac^ch^Othii^^i^ ...r-.j : .i^- ■.•^. :" /:■ i ; -■ ;.;. .;.-> - :; • ■ jV The naviQ incidents of the secwid year i^^f w^« mth one OK two exceptions, Mrere of the sdmb^tiat^ character as the first. The opening of the y^ll^^wts si^ nalixed by the capture lof the Peacock^ bj the- Hornet* captaia Lam-ene^.- This yes^l had been le^%yew. Ci^tain Lawrence, although severely wounded, & Jl remained on deck, giving his or- flers with coolness, as he leaned upon the companion vi^ay. .He was giving orders for the JHHurders to come up, when he reccdyed a tiall in his body, on which he was carried below, ejxlaiming ^to his companions, as ^ej carried Inm 0%, ^Mm*t give up the shipj^ which . words have become the motto of American sean&en. Captain Broke, finding that his vessel had received great injury and was then almost in a sinking condition, de^ termined to bnard. ^The Chesapeake h«tving teen dis^ j^led^ia]ier r^ng, she had fallen, io use the-6eamai's ^phrase, on hoard the Shantoetn. The British comraaudei* leaped on deck at the head of about twenty men* and '''wluiflooii followed by a sujicient number of his crew, to aipcompUsh tiie otject in view. A short but desperate 8trtig^e.f)^8»^edf ^« lo?r of pfficears on the part of the Americiuia, aiM^ the 4ptfurdlyi:onduct of the boatswain, whi inui jikj^l^ *»«*^ ^ <^li^ »F <*« NurderSi pm the iieii#i ndvpiJliNge ^ the enefKgr,^^|^ action in a short time teminat^ In the capture of the Chesa- ^idce* Nearly all the officers pp boar4 this ill-fat^4 ^ip, were either killed or wounded, besides seventy oif heir cr^w kiUed, and ei^ty wouji^ed. On the pwt of ^ eneinji: |i^ w^ tw^ifty^^e killei andT ^-six CAPTTBE OF THE PEACOCK, &€• 59 wounded. The conduct of the British was liot to con- spicuous for niag^nanimity to the yanquished/ as would have been wished, with the exception of the hoiJkorable interment of the naval heroes Lawrence and Ludlow, » on their arrival at Halifax* * " The rejoicings in England for this victory, were scarcely more extravagant than those of Nelson, and of their most distinguished admirals. The capture of one American frigate appeared to &em a greater exploit, than the caplure of a French or Spanish fleet. For a time, the tide of fortune seemed to be in favor of Britain. The Argttf, early in June, after having carried out tie American minister to France, went to -cruize in the British channel, where she committed so much havbc, I that the British government found it necessary to fit out I ships on purpose to encounter this dangeroUs ehetny. Hgj one of these (the Pelican), she was^ discovered at night [by a ship on fire. Captain Allen fell at the first fire^ md his lieutenant soon after. 'The wheel being unfor- inately shot away, she .was exposed to raking. Iii this [situation she withstood the enemy's fire some time, .but was at last compelled to surr^ndor, aiter forty-seven adnutes close fighting. This was the last victory fairly jobtained by Britain. Early in July, letters were received from cominodbre *orter, who, it seems, bad sailed round Cape Rom, for le purpose of cutting up the. English trade, and destroy- ig th^ English^ trade in the south sess. In this, he let With astonishing 8u$ce88 $ he captured nine of the ■ *i 60 HIITOBT or tUV ^Ail. ^ •nemj^s. thip8» the' grater part of which were armed ; ind lUslnbttiig Mme of his inen on board these «hi)t8, ke^iiMide;6«tt6f«rm ja reepectable fleet, wit)^ which he 9imlbe^aiiieiKai^ter of tiie Pacific ocean. ' . In the Atlantic, victory once more returned to the wAe nf justice. On the firsr.of September, the brig En- Wpiiie» capt. iBbrrowe. fell in with the B6xef, Kcaptain Blyths. The action lasted but little more thM^thiHy 9iiiiv[ie0,iwken ;the/£nglishmaii was i^ roughly handled, tii«t/lie cicM for qunrtera, aa tiiey were unable t(K.haid d^n Ihe colors, having vaed the precaution to mnke 90» ;of their courage, by naiiiiig it iQ (the mast Both the commamlero were killed;' Captain Burrows refused t^/herctaitiodfbelow, and when the «word of his «idv4fii^« Qfli^j^itail presanted to'Mm^li he pre8i«d it to»hif|' breast] ipd exdiiiinedy *^: 1* eife^onteiiterf.*' " ^ /^^(gofiunodove B»[^ps,:«n .the 86tii of September^ ar- 1 mf^ Aft^r ja: ci^se^d* gce4t:leagt|i^ having looi^edatev- ery Qouplky oft^tiie Atlantii^^ and Qir^umnoiiHgated the "Bd^A idl^ndl^^thottt iimtetati^ from the tKouaand 0£ jGhreikt BrHiftt)Bt« i^ Ametican coast, ^h^ ^a/p- 1 j^^smalb^f^^cib ^Highflyer; w^th :adBiii*alWarJ »^i$n^yiite9i9ti4ls»Ii»y'^>^^ ypa'cviiilidivd t^ esiia^l British croizers. " ^ '" ■''*^*- ■' 'M:'^l:^U ^'il b*fm^:, ' , .:^ {^vat^Qiri l&QUghotttftitt8Vyeitf,iQ9?Ktinned'io««mu- l^th<^;pfib}l/^Jnrjb9»44»^^^^^^ and Micceisvof tMr ei^^i^r 4nd m ; JiB cniTi^B^^ lof itheir ilfe^^t'| pei^t the Qoniet^ il«^^^ lh« <^.*' I ^ s> ^ ■m- CAPTUBB OV XHS FEi.COCKy &C. 61 Deccatur, performed a number of acts of the most signal character. The Decatur actually capture^ the Domi- nica, a British public vessel of nearly equal force^ aftir a severe engagement* \ . 4 w < V- <* ^-■ 'Hi: ,. -> N I) ^^' 't'^l .. i'sJipi?)''" :^ :' -/ -» V ! - » ► '» ■ ' ■ '^^'^ . rJ,. ••.... A 'Pc^-f. .. -:• s.y %; .'♦1. >■; '.'. \> ^ ■: tf CHAPTER IX. ^ ,4../v.V4^ -^-V, • V ,X' i--* ;■;„•?. Russian MediatiQU'^Brilliant events of the War, Wajl entails upon 6verj natipn many eviU and many sufieiings al though it is one of the conditions of life, there! is nos^e who db not prefer the smiles of peace, to the flickering brand of discord. It "was, therefore^ not without gladness, that we hailed the first rays of peace, whidh broke throueh the clouds, and promised once more, a day of sunshine. The overtures for an armistice, re- ciprocally mlide, had entirely faited, when the emperor of Russia interposed his grand offices as a mediatorr de* sirous of brining about an amicable adjustment of dif- ferences! President Madison immediately accepted the proposition, and appointed IMessrs. Gallatin, Bayard. tog^«r with Mr. Adains, the commiisioiiers for the oc- Is I / ■4 BVSSIAir MBDUTIO^f, kc. u casion. Tlife'tvro leniMl'» ta idon as poBsilile embkrked forBurope. » ^ The campftign of Idld, ^ sccoml year of the war* opened nvith several brilliant affliiri, nvhich tenreil t» raise tke character of ottr soldiery. Commodore Chaun- cey. master of lake Ontario, and sir James Yeo was earefiil not to show himself out^of Kingston! until 'the tesselA then btsilding would give him the superiority. The oommiuidBran Kbict general Dearfoorne, was there? forest liberty toctiss totheCan^ side with his ixoiaph IB the puvsuit df any, plan of opecaitiohs he imght adopt Pike, who had been raised to the rank of a brigadier, fuDi «f the most aident desire of distinction, panted for an qiportunity of taking the field. .Ait attack on York was resoHed npoA) the plan and e^seciiiion were re* signed tOiPikei, This place, the capltil of Upper Cana- da^ i<;oaitaino«A vast quantities of military and nltval stmrcs^ and inoreover, a large vessel almost ready t^ be launched, which would give the commaiid of the lake to the British. ^ m tii^ / ' On the tw«nty-fifthof Apiii,two thou i^and men w^re embarked on'^Mlai^d t^e ^meHcm squadron, and the next day appeared before York. ^No time Nwas lost in. ilfeeting- a landing, at >tbe rtiins mi the old fort of iWento, about two jniles abor« the town. This ^as effected undera severti fire from the enemy, who had been- l^tised, andwere drawn up at wateFs edge. For- iytke, i^th hid riflemen, lod>'the van^ but receiving a galiiiig %e as \m neared the shore, he ords^red his b^at- «^ ^j-^ 64 Mumr ov mn wah. >• men to rest on their oars, in order togive his marksmeii an opportunitj of returning the compliment. This being observed by. Pike, who was anxiously watclnng every movement, he leaped into the boat prepared for himself and staff, and ordered the detadkment of major King to follow him. He made good his landing, and placing himself at the head of the troops first formed, gallantly charged upon the enemy, and drove them before him. A few moments after, reinforcements arriving, he moved rapidly forward, drove the) enemy from a battery which they had constructed, and, then pushed on t» another, when the sound of Forsythes's bugles announced victo* ry on his part. As he approached the last battery, it was precipitately abandoned by the enemy. Here hit column halted within tiiree hundredKyards of the ene- my's barracks. While calmly engaged in convei^tioa with a British serjeant, a dreadful explosion t6ok;place» It was the magazine in which there had been an kn- miense quantity of gan-powder. Masses of stone and tim])er, fell in the midst of the Americans, producing ft dreadful havoc ; upwards, of two hundred were it once killed and wounded. Unsubdued by the horrors of thk infernal contrivance, and of this scene of desolationt theiit ranks were instantly closed,, and they Tent the jdi with ^ree loud huzzas, while the animatii^ tune of Vnn^' kee-doodle, cheered even the dydng, and caused the wounded to forget^^ their pain ! The chivalrous leader, however, v^as here doomed to terminatej his short but glorious career : he ree^Sved ft tuorta) coatttsifm^ but i|till ^*-. BV88IAN MKDUTIOir,,&C. 65 retaining enough of life to give words to his gallant spirit, he thus addressed his troops, ^* Move, otiy my brave fellowii and revenge your gefieral.*^ He was th^a carried on board one of the vessels ; tlie scenes of life were rapidly receding Mm his view, and his sight grow- ing every moment more dim, when he was somewhat roused by the victorious shout of his men. A moment afterwards, the British flag was brought to ^im j thift for an instant kindled up his fading eye, and requesting that the trophy might be placed under his head, he expired in the midst of his glory. The American troops, headed by colonel Pear^e, took possession of .all tlie British works,-and were on ftii march to York, when they were met by a deputation who offered to surrender. It was agreed that the place^ witli all the public property, and the troops^should be furren* dered to the Americans. While the articles of capituW tion were under discussion, the British were actually engaged in destroying all the public property, while a^ opportunity was given to general Sheaffe to escape, with: a considerabfe portion of his regulars. A* o;! three o'clock, possession was taken of thes town, llie xurd^ was jitrictly obeyed, although there exirted caiisie, erf; much enisperation. In the state-house a singular ira» phy was foiind over, the speaker's mace ; it was no other than a human scalp ! On such a fact no commentary is necessary. After this, how could any re^rd to the laws of honourable war, be ei^pected from Great Britain ? Af- ter this insult to all rivilizatiop and humanity ! ' es Hi8« Whil^ thi? transports for crosmng ^ invadhig amy; paired ilie river. General Bearbome,^ at this time iiti've^ 4R healthy issued his orders. ^m his bed ; aiid tiiei ki^ine^fiato (lh^ti4m V HESSIAN HlKBIATl^ir , , &C. «? the fire fron the s^ips, soon cleared the Wtteries. But the British, throwing themselves into a raTi|ie>^6a!rnp^te<' Iyarr«^ted>for a tiitite, the progress of the Ainericans. After a warm engagement^ they were at last contpeH<^4 to retire, and the whole line of fortifications was aban« done^d. As soon as a sufficient force' was formed, thej advanced to the assaultipf fort G^orge^ which they found hastily abandoned, with the^flag still flying, which wii* torn down by colonel Scott ind majoi' Hincfman. The retreating enemy was jiursued some distance, by cap^ tain Riddle, and some olher active officers. Upwards of five hundred Canadian militia surrendered their arms» and were permitted to depart on parole ; one hundred and ei^t of the regulars were killed, ahd two' hundred and seventy-six wounded and taKen pnscRiers. ■ The ic'ss on our side was thirty-nine killedi and oiie hm&dred and elevcnif wibunded; The next day, A>rt Brie amd ftR ^e retitainkug British fcM^fications were blown u|>. The British, collecting aU their forces, amounting t6 about thirteen hundred men, retreated towfirds the' head 6f the lake, at the upper end of Burlingtofli bay. If closely pursued, they mu^t Inevitably fall inlothe band^ ef the Americans, and thils would be terininated^O contest along^e noHh-wei^rii frontier. Oh the I of June, genecids ChandW and Winder, were despatcl ed ^neiM%4^Weth^ !o to dfectthis aH^mpoi feint ol)|ect TMs: jforc^ idva^ced to Stonej. Creek, wherfe Aey encamped^ in expectation of being abfe to vrertike the enemy the n«it day . Theie, finding no "'^' W: '^t-.. 6a UISTQKY OF THiS WAB. ■^■'■'^ liM'-, hbpe of escapiBg but thrdugh^a nightattack, about ope o'clock the game nighi, rushed ^uddieniy upoB the Inain guards and raising a dreadful shout, ran towards the wain body of th^ Am^ipans, who were lying on their arms, and being roused by this, the twenty-fifth regi- ment was instantly fornaed and gave the enenly the first £(re. ''But the darkness of the night* &nd the clouds of smokey rendering it impossible to distinguish . objects, gom« confusion ensued. A number . of the British ebe- came intermixed with the American artillerists, and the two American generals, while endeavouring to as- , certain the cause, were taken prisoners. At day-break, 1tb% Anicrican army was found entir^, but the enemy had retreated in great disorder, their spirits completely brok- tnhy this unexpected reception, 4md now giving up all fqr lost. Unfortunately for us, no officer was left in command, whose station was such as to wavrant the re- sponsibility of pursuing the vanquished enemy. Colonel Brown, on a consultation ^ith hi& officers, resolved on a retreat, which was effected ; and thVBritish, under gen- eral Vincent, soon- after receiving reinforcements, were enabled to maintain their ground. . The absence df commodore Chauncey, ind the-Am^- Kcan forces from Sackett's Harbour, had well nigh given opportunity to the British of retaliating the capture York. Towards the latter end' of May, the British sqadron, with about twelve hundred men, suddenly ap- peared before the harbor. . The alarm was instantly given, ai^d the regulars and militia posted m the nei^- RUSSIAN MEDIATION^ &0.'^ 69 bourhood, hastened to the aid of those left to defend the place, which did hot amount 'to one half the number oC thie assailants, ' The totnmarid was assu4ned by general Brdwri, of the militia. The militia uiidefr-tolonel Mills, posted to oppose their landing, after one fire, fledf in ihe , Jttost shameful' manner, in spite of the efforts of their eommander. A more eflBcient resistance was made hy Ihe regulars under coldn^l Baccu^ and^raajpr liavalljfi^ MA Aspinw^l; \kd whS wete liompelled to retrea^t* Itt tteTmekhtint^^geaiera! Brown Mving rallied the militia^ fl^'on the ftiieA^*s fear, and compelled them to fly witfe great precipitation, and utterly discomfited. The Ame-^ rtbkn loss was about one hundred and fifty, in killed and wounded^ thslt of tlie British, At least double that num- ber. Si^ OeOrge^ PriBvost, thegovernor of Canada* re*, tired^'ieavingl^ laurels behittdMrn^H^ this a^tt«ck' proved succ'esslul, the loss to the Uniled States woiild haie'^tie^ 2i^tn^nsie,y this pli(<6e tMis the Store^house of all' thdi^ mil||p||r supplies, botli' for the navalliiMl land servicer' A coniid^rabW quantity of public stores werfe unfortntiately destroyed by otir own pificer6,~iiilder a> lieT ^it th^ 'enemy Had obttftned possession oi the 'c^:-' ^'-\ ' ' ■ --. :^--- . . •'• :_ '^. Ibili'^'i^ftfst of thdse^ occiii^nces, which i^ general U^brBiahllfah ipjl^ilrahce^ Siireexperieneed a is^Vere |r^ctlJfti-^ General L^i8,-who assumed the coliimiind ifter llie resignation of general Dearborne, 'findi^l^im- self infestfed by several large detachments of theisiiemy. In thfe' ^caghbortiood of fort George, where hfc had ixid ~H TO HISTOBT 07 THE VTARi ■^:- ^ • .-■ I -^ :r ( Bwi head quarters, ordftred colonel Beerstlertd inarch Wfth about five hundred men, and dibpers^e one of the? , at a place called La Louyre house.. The colonel had ^Dot proceeded half wa^, when he was assailed; jn front and rear by the Britisl\ ai? 1 Indians, and was coinpeUe4 for some time to contend against verj superior numbei^ He was^at laat induced to surrender his wliole force« , gr^ady to the chagrin of the Americans, at being thu9 thrown away to no {mrpose* But for this affair, tl^e openiiig of the campaign m this cpiarter would have b^eo i^jgarded as far transcending our warmest expccta,tiwij| *v#i - 1 iwrn We now turn our attention for a nu^m^ut tp the #estw«'d, and the operations along thi|||Mtier of the Ohio* In that quarter a most glorious vfc&iyjcrowiied wir arms early in the < moaih «f Augiist. . tJntil that time, fort Meigs had remaiiied unmole^ed) l^hilethe Americans waited for the result of the naval wart^ lake Erie, before the adoption of any uiterlftrmpyeosfnt. Proctor, desirous of embarrassing the prepw|f<|pll8" Pjf Harrison* and of opening the frontier t(^ the inituids of iiis dy|ii^ ^e savages, giving thenit an opportunity of murdering the sleeping babe and; helpless feiiu|lej^4eter- mined to destroy the difiJ^reEt forts which ccfvered the seniei! the fii-j Tecun peared render, ty-one had re( preach himself my at d( And a d ' sisfing < hundred artillery. But thos was dire Th^y no lonel Sh< «ien,tak At file po tofdiiow' landed in progress ed. The hadcaref which th( that part Mng loa -<^>, ^ mr SSI Air M«pi4^toir> ^. rt seitliiHefitsrJ ' Fort Stephensotl^ /|b %e Sandutky, ii^ the firsif Selected. To cover his real iiitention> he sent Tecumseh to ixiake a push on fort Mevgs, while he ap- petired before fort Stephenson, and demanded itssur* render. The officer commanding, was a youth 4f tw^# ty-one years of age, major Croghah^ who had already distinguished himself at the Siege of fort Meigs. He. had received orders U> abandon ^his plaee on the i^ . preach of the ienemy, Imt taking all i^esponsibility upon himself^ ht boldly set the threats of the ungenerous ene* my at defiance. The fort was surrounded with pickets^ ' sind a ditch about six feet wide. T^e assailants, con- sisting of regulars apd Indians, to i^e number of ^^t hundred, comimehced tiie attack with several pieces of artillery, with which they attempted to make a breaell.^ liut those within, soured the pointatwhiok th« artillery was directed, by placing bii^itf'iaiiidiaiid eVen of fioiMv^ 7l)(iy now resolvefdtoattemfitthe piieefaystorM. Co^ lonel Short, with a ffolumi'^ thr^ hundred aUd fifbF men| taking advantage of ihe smoke, presented jhims^ at file point befoire mentiont^dif abd^cning wii to Ids men to foiiow'him^ and io giye ^ df-^ Tan!iies no quarteri^^ landed in the ditch with nearfyhalf of Ids nuen llit, progress wa^ sooner arrested than he could have expect- ed. The Amerieans, who were chiefly young volunteers* had, carefully coni6ealed a six pounder, the only one which they possessed, in ilie bastion which protected' that part of the ditch: the match was put to it, and being loaded with slugs and musket baUs, instantly cut jM ■^ .IV. ■-' ji ■ T^, • -'* ■•■«,' _ ■-V ' ?» :m|Tpii;> X^ THE WAR* ^.s^vage: l^l»^Ili^tts.;to pieces,^ rnoi p^e^ escaped frpm ll|e /fttal p)a^j% ; tft jjust ^ispen^tipn of^ Proyidkncei for Hmr wicltoi int««ttoiia. The rollii^g^musfcetrj, ;^t tbe game timeipi'oducedgre.^th^voc among thosi^ were stifi on; the outside. The assailants jg[ed« pursued bj in- describable terror, iw)iile the Indians foUowcd, without dliringt0 4Mistia gl^oiee ,bi^hbjd. B^iring the night, ir- regular firing^ wpa}£6pt 12^,^ \yhile the humane aiid gene- W^m Annt^ri^f^is jiii^ ev«ry Jfchiji^in the^r powei to relieve tha 'voundad in thf dit^h* 1 '^^ next morning, the e* ic> jnj disi^pear :*d in hast^, leaving .behind a considerable quantity of publk, Bim*es. The Ipss of the British, ek- Ci^eded two 'luadit^J ^'hile "the Americans was only a frmr wounded, arid/^at while' engagi^d in offering relief t^ift* sufferers. ;~?M4tt* ^ ' ; CN^ii and h^ l|raye cpmr^de%, captain Ilunter, i]«iliteiii|nts Jol^son, Baytor. Meeks aitd Anthony, were ii^iled jirft!^ t|ke |;^ \:^-" ' ■■ ^ . :.' . i- \,:i ^ ■'■ ^ ' ' ' ' ' ■ ny 1 ■■ iy i^y fti^j^^^ ^HU.. -■l""/' ^''.<^ Co] JKlg^of of the s to Qppo had roc wits VaVes, the last the folk j.^^ .^i. pion an* Trippe, to fiftj.j - "-M \ >ed frpm Bncei for ■J, '^t tbc ' ^ho were .,d by: in- r.: , without iight, ir- iVii^, gene- to relieye isideriablc itish* e^- ras only a ing relief 1 Iluuter, >iiy, were y. The olonel in i8 'defeat, i^ere^bj^t i ■ •!.*►>. i'-;^. B. .,h;- CHAPTEft X. Capture of the British squadron on Lake Erie-^efeat of Proctor. * Ai" ,V I > 'CoMMODORB Perrt^ whose name now adorns the |Kig^ of our history, was entrusted, at the commencement of the springs witii jhe important task of creating a force to oppose the Brittsih/ who, since the surrender of HuUif. had rode tiAumphant on lake Erie. The tre^ that grew ^ its jfaoresy were* copinanded to descend upon thQ waves, and bear oursailors to meet the haughty foe. By the last of August, a, Jieet was provided, consisting dt the following vessels : the Lawrence, of twenty-one ; the Niagara of twenty; the Caledonia, of three ^ the Scor- pion an^ Somers, each oftwa; Ariel, o( four; Tigresg, Trippe,. and Porcupine, each^f oi^e ; ^in all amtunting; to fifty-nine g;unis. ^ - 74 L}f''-l HI8T0BT OF THE WAK. ih-h i* . A ¥t lit* The British fleet, under commodore Barclay^ consisted of the Detroit, nineteen guns; Queen Charlotte, seven- teen ; Lady Prevost, tliirteen ; Hunter, ten ; Little Belt, three i Chippewa^ one $ in \all 69 guns. This fleet was consequently^ superior in force to that of the Americans, although on thsir sid^ there was a difference in the num- ber of ships. No sooner was the American commodore on the -lake, than he went in pursuit of his antagonist, who felt no wish iD decline the n^eeting. This, however, did not \take place until the twelfth of September, near Put-in-^ bay* The American sqi^adron at anchor, perceiving the British bearing down upon them, got under way. The Ai^rican flag ship^ the Lawrence, outsailed the re^t oC the squadron, and came to close quarters with th? Queeii Charlotte and the Detroit. -Against these t^o vessels, tiie contest wai hemcally maintained for two hours, until ev^ ery gnil was rendered useless, and nearly all rni board cdther killed or wounded. At this crkical moment, the tither American vessels which had been kept bacfc. wero coming up, and the commodore, jvith admirable coolness* en^ked in his b • % Th^ number pf prisoner exceeded that o£ the capton* 7wenty-iux wounded. Lieutenant brooks* of the mar lines, was killed, as also several valuable American offi- cers. The captain and first lieutenant of the Que6n Char- >lotte» were killed ; commodore Barclay was severely bounded. The conduct of the vi9tors to the unfortn- naie^ was on this occaeion marked by its usual humanity akid generosity. By this event the; field of glory was laid open to gener- al Harrison, and the brave volunteers of Kentdeky and Ohio. The choicest troops of the westi were already collected foi* the purpose of following up the success of Perry, if it should please Providence to accompanied by iht first men of the commonwealth. The troops being taken*Qn board the fleet, were transp•^::i. it.*. Ti HHTbllT or TBB ilMU. * > commodore Perry ; in fact, afl^r this occuirrencer Im stedioiMlj avoided coming to action with but a superior- ity so decided as>to^ie4ve no doubt ofihe result. ^The nation wHs in the highest degree delighted with t h glorious termination of the western war. Fortune ap- peared to smile vpon their arms at last. Canada must BOW be ourtf. The administration, anxiouo to gratif j the puUic expectations, lost no time in making the attempt. The general in command, was an old and experienced officer, of acknowledged abilities ; general Wilkinson had Iteeh ordered from the south, and* in the course of tho •ttihmer, had assumed the directions of the military ope- rations on tile Niagara; while Hampton, another of expe- rience, took command of the forces at Flattsburgh. ' The SfBcretarj; general Armstrong, possessed the cohi- 4once of the nation for his capacity, and the yigorous pleasures whith he seemed to adopt. This officer; in or- 4er to be dear the field ofaction, ^and direct the move^ iMnts of the drmy, established his office near the frontier. '*'' The'army of general Wilkinson, in the month of Octo« |^,Waa transferred to Saeket's Harbour, leaving but a •mall nnmber of troops on tJie Niagara, where general garrison did nOt irrive until some time after his depar- ture. The" destination of tiie army was studiously con- cealed. Such ^sjMisitions jvere made, however, as in* dnced the ^emy to believe, thfit the design was to at* tack Kington, while the intention was in i^itjr, to de- acend 4e river St. Lawrc«ce, and ftwHiing a junction •S---,;;.'. cer he >erior- OArrvRR at tVE British sa^ADKo^Ty ft^. ^ 79 with general Hampton, proceed directly ta Montreaif thus completely girdling the treie, and mastering all Up- per Canada. The season, however, was almost so far advanced, and this although practicable the first yeary had become much more difficult, from the time which had been allowed the enemy to discipline their diilitia* augment their forces and fortify the river. It was not before the third of November, that general Wilkinson could get fairly under way, while he*begpii already to Experience the severity of tl>e season. The British were anxiously watching his movements. Choos- ing ^ dark night, he passed the fortified post called Prei« cotf but not undiscovered : in his descent, hewas a good deal annoyed by their musketry, and the neztmoroijig they were found hanging on his rear with all the force that could be collected. Having to pass ^e rapids of the river, of al^out eight miles in jength, general Brown was detached with a considerable force to clear the Way for the passage of the flotilla. This wi)s not eftectod writhottt considerable difliculty ; general Brown, after a sitiart skirmish, dispersed the enemy, but it being too late to proceed, ^ considerable force was discovei^ ia the rear on the Canada side ; a halt was therefore com- manded, while g^^ral Boyd was ordered ^ to face abdat with his brigade, and beat off the enemy. The Ameri- cans Mrere drawn up in three columns, commanded 1)jf generals Covington, SwaHwout and Coies. After a warm action; which lasted au h^^ ^S^S^^'-fe ^0'i^^'!i^i^''%.--:M^^^J >L:'^;; "i\^ : ,;^-i--v V-:;- -.»..,> :^ •:;-:jv.^^::;:>f,. :>>^f fPr^T^S «' .. ■' . ' ' *■■" * ', ' '5': ' '. •' ' ' ' ,-aL> ;,^yi-;;:*^st^^ .^, ^^if^-^ lf^,M ••' »:» • ■k-kM'^ i^fi-sis- « ^■?> ■s- ■ .»i.'i,^ .1 gai'd- sword, e flour- ogether i, by sir B awph ^i>^5#r^ b'**' fWJ ,VJ ■V" .1 *^ I'' ) » •^' t.. ¥P^S^9h^ I V . "--fc .>■ '•>%lrt^v ,.>.<*■ •■«*^"^^*^* '^^■fh-'.-^ CHAPTER %h % fF(ii* on the Mlantic ieorcoaslr^DisgTaceful conduct of ' the British, V- !••;-'< The first year of the war, found England too busily engajged in the great events of Europe, to think of bend- ing h«r mind, to the contest with A f erica. Except- ing a general proclamation of blockade^ our Atlantic c^Muit v/as not molested. In the year 1815, she sat about carrying on hostilities in a more serious manner. She had threatened much of burning all the Americmi aea-port towns, an^ ^- :,m u HISTORY OF THti WAR. "4^^ menced a pitiful species of marauding warfare. The property of private citizens was the object of their ambi- tion. By the rules of war, the persons and property of non-combatants ^are exempted from the devastations of war. Without benefiting the cause for which they fought, the British ruined many of the inhabitants of the country. Admiral Beresford, the commander, of the squadron, made a demand on the inhabitants of Lewis- town for water and provisions, and on being refused, he made an ineffectual attempt to obtain them on compul- sion, by bombarding the place. The militia under colo- nel Davis and major Hunter, manfully resisted every at- tack. '.-■-'■-,--. ..-i.. ,.,-.. :^,. , From the Delaware, they proceeded to the Cnesi- peake, where their course was marked by the most law- less depredations and conflagrations. The genius of his- tory blushes as she records them. There is not one solitary act of benevolence^ or magnanimity, to rescue the character of the British officers and seamen from the dark disgrace. Indiscriminate havoc was every where committed. One of their first exploits, was plundering and destroying the small village of Frenchtown, a placQ of mercantile deposit and transit, on Elk river. From Frenchiown, they proceeded to Havre^e-Grace, where they perpetrated the grossest outrages on decency and humanity^ without the slightest pretext. Every house of this little village was consigned to the flames, and a scene of the most disgraceful plunder was acted/in which officers and men mingled alike 5 the plunder cOn- spoon manii churcl to wr defacii Freder fare coi moviem f6ik. ( eral oec VirgiBii from ih ivhdefK warj-'tf rivers, il ly from < fare. Tl troops wc the^tewaa ters, • '/'■},, TayloB, < more cap cautions C Ttie town: ^e marine h -" I • t.^ e r ambi- erty of tions of h they s of the of the Lewis- ised, he compul- ier colo- jvery at" VTAR ON THE ATLAWTIC SEA COAST, &C. S5 disfed W' household furniture, bed cloths, pans, and spoons l-^-They burnt and destroyed several valuable manufe.etorie6, after which they went to the neat village church, not to ask forgiveness of their sins, but ia order to wreak their vengeance on this peaceful dwelling, by defacing it In the most shameful manner. After this* they perpi^tated the same-. Ticts to the two villages of Fredeiicktown and Georgetown. This unworthy wwr^ fare coibifiHeil utitil the latter part of June, when their movbmefkis indicated an attack upon the< town of Nor<- f61k. On the lower part of the bay, the militia, on sev- eral occasioLS, bravely put the marauders to flight. The Virgimans,and Marylandors, were frequently called out from ihfeif houses, and much harrassed through the whde^easc^, from the continually shifting scen^ of the wawt The coast is so much inteisected with creeks and rivers, that it wal^, impossible for any force to move rapid- ly from one point to citibther, to repel this desultary wai^ fare. Ttie great object being the defeaec of Norfolk, the troops were kept in the neighbourhood of that place, and the^ewaScQO considerable naval force to protect the wa« ters,.' ^••^■ ■ ^*-' ' . ;■'■ " ■■ / ■ )'^- ;Fhisei(ery occfa^iQpy, thatof a feWKio^s, wi^feeliipig bucaiiier,i^;^,^di^f^f4t^(^^ bir.i „ 4.>ii ^ twenty ifir^t of ^un^,^ the inoy^mc^ts .itdikated ap ^^a^^k qn Craney Island, and on the h^,xt day> tiwy lakucd upward^ of two thousand men, for the puitpose of ,.<4^ing the bsatt^i.e^ on the west,ei)4 of theisiaiid. Sh *-' : j^ifer the d^rkation. of these troops* ,lo«ty-fivC' ovp^ty, b^if, filled with sailors and .marines^ lelt .thei: s^ lp|)ing ^^nd appi^oached the north side of the isIaJMl* The lyM^JJ- force of the United^tates, united in d^{*tuce of the port; the enemj': was cthe American side during the day« The enemy > exasperated at this ingiorioiis attwupt, In ij^4fir to give a )oose to his ^^mt for raven^ nesoWod to attack the village of Ham[*ton, lowon down^lhe bay* On; th^e, twenty-j&ah of Jiuwi, he la»do4 two tlw«aa4 >, %.'*^- . •♦ , / J^^ > WAR ON THE ATitANXic dllSA CtiisT, &C. tt fTv^ 1i«hcli^ ittW; sSife aftcff' a gallant resifttanfe^ oh tK^ paftf'oiT'tlt^^militia and a few regulars who S^^ere. there, tht*%#h Wi^^tkkfeii. The scene which ensued, W sur- p'ii's^ied kny thing eVei*' before kcted by ^e ferocious ene- ifiiy, with whom Wc had to contend ; such 66ndu;ct should be held utf to tiniversal execration, in order that the con- demnation of public opinion may prevent the recurrence of tke^ like among civilized people. The utmost licen- tSbusiiesi^ iviAs permitted, in the treatment of the unfortu^ mktt females^ who fell ill the power of i\ie enemy 5 wXtk- oii?t ¥^y them,, aiid shotj lit the arms of his aged wife, M^tt was alsd woiii^fl- cd j kttd their faithful dog was put to death. The sicfc in the hospitals^ were not spared, and' every act of' sa- vage violence was committed, apparently without any attetnfit te restrain the piBrpetrators. A jettiir on the subject of this infamous conduct^ which so deeply ImplG- cated the character of the British nation, was addressed by getteVal Tayldr ' to sir Sidney Beckwith, who at first stated, tiiat it was in retaliation for the shooting a maR- at Craney IslanJ, while he hung to a barge that overset. A court of inquiry was immediately instituted, which completely disapproved the charge; on tliis being commu* nicated to sir Sidney, he sent a verbal reply, that he was sorry for the excesses committed by his troops , but that he would, in future, prevent their falling into such con- M •■ v^. 88 HlSTOav 01* THB WAS* T ■*\Q E^.'flK ^."^** A^*'*^*?® c*J>eftiaii could have alleged the »»*« kin4 of excuse, for the ungovernable warrriors whom he led. Ilie subject underwent an examination before a committee of Congress, who reported upoii it in terms as strong^ a^^ language could express tliem. It is most sincerelj to be lamented, that greater regard was not paid to the feelings of America by the British govern- ^y^y* .*i Mtant ipnvhe (fore a term$ ;8 most as not ;overn- tioii«jt alia attacked it at nooB day. Ijnfortnnately,^ the gate b^ppened to be staiidrng open^ as the ludfans ruslied to^ ^ tirafai it with a hideous Houi I'bp* major atteniplcd'E ../ '0 -/ WAtt OW THE ATLANTIC SbI COAST, ftC. Ot close the gate, and fought with bravery while life rc- hiaincd, for he soon fell mortally wountled. The In- dians were at length repelled, with the exception of a few who had taken the block-house, from which they were after some time dislodged. A second assault was madei which unhappily proved more s^" ssful. A breach was madein the pickets, and the rained posses- sion of the area of the fort, but r out great lossr. From the houses or barracks in which the troops had tak- en shelter, a fight was still kept up for some time, but t1iey succeeded at last in setting fire to the roofs. Dread- ful were the agonizing shrieks of the wrotphed victims of this infernal tragedy. VVith the exception of a few privates, who made their escape over the pickets, tlt^ whole of these unhappy people perished by savage vio- lence, or were consumed by the flames. ^ This atrocious outrage, demanded a prompt retalia- tion. The Indians, having. thus wantonly violated the peace, which had been for so m^ny years established be- tween them and the whites, the governments o the near- e^fst^l^es, of Georgia and Tennessee, and also 4)f the Mis- sissippi territory, vrithbut delay concerted measures for carrying war into the country of the Creeks. To do this at Once, and efreetively, was the only way to ensui^e safety to the expb^d frohtiers, at the same time to pre- vent the rising of the southern Indians. There is but Mttle"doubt,thit all thlSf might have beeft pt-evehted, i£ fiic United StAt^s had condescended to em|^oy the ifn- dttiilirtbipimlUiig^ infernal policy :¥ ^ i^. ^W ^ #3^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) LO I.I I^|2j8 |2.5 ^ ^ 12.2 I US. 12.0 I II ii Hiotographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716) 872-4503 1.* te HisTOI^T Wf T^jB WAR. ■>■'■••! ]|nt»dl| goycmmteiit, ID emplojiag and in exciting ihese- t^9t^ gjlgfited peopl^^, was the cause of the unhtippyYatej,. wh\ch af ^i^ r^tribjitipif overtook^ t^ Cjreeks^ A se-j li^94Df brilliant ^^qtpnea oyer this desperate and d^lud* ed foei^^iit^d by gei^er^ls Flojd, of Georgia* Co^s^ n hite, lind Jackson, of Tennessee, in the course ot one seasoii. hmnbled them in th^ dust ^ f]^ the shortest notice, general Ji^ck«on brought to- ^ti^er 1^ brigade of mounted riflemen and cavalry, and liilnii^^iately penetraj^ed the €r€ek country, a Oh the se-: (^nci (tf November, he detached gener^. Coffee witK about 1^ men,' to. destorj' the Tutlushatcfaes' tpwii«r w^ere Vconsiderable body of warriors had assembled. A party was sent to draw l^em out, which completeljr , gtt(bcee(led^ and the Creeks found themselves suj^enlj ^p^f^ed to tjte American force^: They notwithstaniliiiig^ t^f^^ wit$ itstonishing de^fTeration, but were at iast cosnpetled to retreat to their village, where tl^ycpa- tiiined their resistance, pMinately refusing quart^rs^ until ev^ry one perislfed. Tihe women and children of tiieyiitagei toti^/Bunib^ of eigh^^ w(^e taken ^prisoii^ { ;^ the mm^ "Mj^.., JMnre^^ a' fri^|i$]^ l^^thteil^oe to geuelral Jai^ksonf^ that i^t ^rg ty liides below W« cwnp^l^re were f m^ o^re|k| eoQ^cted^ at a |^a«^ caUed TaMadeg*^ ^^gagcd^^ k 1^ me^ng s]Mpth great jHaui^ ^^0%;^ ^f<^ firafk^fii^eep^ ®>8^1>J woutf^ed* , i|f,#^ Greel^ iras t^e phi^^^ three hundfE^ji t|^<^ ji^ioie ftirice f^i^de^ jpi: thp^sand. . / . ^ • ^ > ^ It^nliefsee 1^ thci elev^tli, df^tache4 g^ii^: al;^1ym|^^/fro|ai fcwtAnnstroiig* ivh wi^ encani^ e^ agaliist the hostile towns on tHe^TallapQose riven* Aftei" marqhing th0 whole iiight ;of the seventeehtl^ he sii^flfi^idL a town, at dayfUghff f oiiitaii^&g upwards t^f tl^l^ htpdi^warriorst sixty. joliiwhom were ^^^^^ t|f Cf a| fakei^' pisoners. Qavuig bi^i^t several of ^i^^ ^ae^;;WMchh|idbeeii deserted^ he returned oa thtr The GeoVgia milit^ under general Floydji idyancfNl^ into the Creek country, abotnt the last/ of the mpQth«/ Receiving^ information that.a. great .|ii^]^c of Ijadiaaa, were collected at the Autosse towns, o^^ Taliapoose .■^ . ' •^i u msvoinr 'iaccdr^ing t^ the j^i^op^t^ n HHilwt them ^ i^iiettil Fldj^f piMliliig hikself^t "^ ereek8^>lirfchcd fh)m his cnfcife»iimertt 6fe th^ Ch^- llbit^hie. ! Oiitheevening of the tw^ntf^ight\\,hteh- ektnft^ within teii miles of the {)Uce,laiirfied«nun* hM rtiffcti lit «^ itt^$!6ilt; he *dt^hcd thef toWn^ atjoat sti^ ttid^cotttffie&c^i' an attack tl|^dii1>d^'af|^^^ ment. ' His troo))8 ^ere met %<%# i^a1i(^]%ia^ ^Drcbm^ nbfi INvei^i attd^ tt^iMi M^«Wt^ #e;\^hat tiiey %ere loreM^l^jf^liis^ it^ nets^;^ % t6 ^ Mekets and^ top^^ thtf^i^kr df di^ towns; fn tb| couri^ of three; MuH^ Ih^ et^dijr Wili t^pletel^f defeatevir^aM^ t<^ vtihi^fir fil^ Jbp^^Hcaha wete kiltedv*and-fiffy wt>uttded, aiffioj^mtQi lafteiS t^ igene^al htliis^f : 'M t^ Ishen^^it^ ir ^^i]^;^ eid^^hai besides tbe Autoesee an^ Ti^iEiBSee kii^/ 'i£i|i^'^ ifards of twQ huindried were kilted. . " *>** ' This just retribu^W» it was hoped^ would f ^iheS^ #f6t#c^ creatares ^o a ^rdp^r senses df their ^.ctiitlbfi i ^st^ hi ^eir ha«tdi^ ll^inst lis. In i(he indiyth i»f B^embec, gtinerar CHailkf^ne marched « deiadfitnt^ixt i^ainst the towns of Eccatiachaca, on the. Alabatiia ri^* ^ the twenty-second, he caihe anddenly upbii fhidDap killed thirty of their warriors, and al^ de8trojring| theb ▼iHi^i;ei^ttftaf^^ Aft ieft Wi dr^d ▼( etid h inattjg ^tfai ii which 1 dian CO) ^xii^j large 1^ ^u^da to yicild. Oener tack, for ingawaj a n%htex m ««(^ 'il N^ti^; 4^iim he en-' axig hU out sati •*v|«W^# V' if;«*-' itrti per- Miwetit After bu|a handfiil pf ,men» jii crnii^ipfeiicci i^fther point The, mtm^t jiidiclouji ,|)ETaifpein«mti^ hig^l^e^ ii|(atdU^f9r the dispositioq ^hi%|i|cc^ in €f^ <>C^l|tack»he m^ fbrwardf^, towards the pass whici^ heji^^fi^«cted« TH imtguivn^ i*.;'' )<'* vJiv'' \.*- -?l ^6 ■':^»^^m^^''S^ ed thiricre^;iiir1ien th^ alarhi Was given in th^ rear. JtfcksonV immWiatelj' gaVe orders for (li^ right anid ieft eoltirRhs td wheel oh their pivot, and crossing the stream alioN^e kndtMi)o#, assail the flanks and rear of the en^iiiy^ and thus^comptetelj enclose 4ent. But td his aston- iidh^eiit aiid mortificati6A, when the word Wafgivpnlfoi^ Aese cdldmns to form, ind a few giins were ifiri^tf, the^ precftfiSktiely ^ve way. This unaccountalile Iflijght had mtell iti^ proved fatal: itdrew along wit!i ft thfe greater part of th6 centre colilmn,leavi1ngnot'mbre than twenty- five' men, whd-being fortAed'by colonel Carrol,^ niaintain- jeil ilieiT' grotind foi* a time against overwhelming hum- ^lierS. Mt ih«t could liin^ ' i6?e opposed io the eneiny^ * wi^re'the'few' ^fio remained V the rear guard, the artiti 4.- N lerycompaiiy,'and captain Rupel*s company of spies. TElieir conduct,' hbWeVer, was admirable. Lieutehairfi Armstrong, with the utmost coolness and intrepidity/ dragged, with'tfil^ assistkric^ of alfewni<)re,the sixpqunq^ cr up the hill, although exposed to' a heavy ifire f and, having gain^ his position, loaded 'the piece with grape, ' a&d fit^d it%iih si^ elfecC^^&fter a % discha^ig^ / the enemy was repulsed, tfe* l^diins ^er^ ^l^rtfi^iSed ^ for several'ihile$,hy cplonel ^/lurrbl, colohef Hi^^s; d^^ captains Elliot and Pipkins. ' Captain Gbrdonl of th^ spies, had partly succeeded in tukningthi^ir fiank^and by thikjmp^otis charge, (^ohtributed greatly t(^ res^^ the day./ The A;nericans now continued thar^iurell Wkhbttt fiirther molestatibn. In the^ di£toint e^g^ meni Oe hout^i Isf^ia;! gen^ b^t th assaol^ fqr^ tbe'eiie wete.fe. w«^"v4t % r? * 2*^r.: ; .■%■. - ' ■ y" • t V.I 'tr.^t-H ; *l 6 rciar. gtream i astoQ- il,the^ ^ht had greater twentyr laintain- tig rium- enemyj" he artit- if spied, sutehaiit repidity, xpoiin^- [re V ^^ t\i grape, ichai'geii'^ reiwM lit eng^^ mentff« ^nt twenty AmeilfMuisi wtue Kplvgi^.3«^^5 ^^ t^fftve woliii^i ill wlijBKxdif^d^^ ffMlif ^^^^^^ houtfciei wite attacked in k|^^ but th^iAniiBesf iiiMi Q$m$,mi ti lylig^l general mf^fire^a^^^i^^j^.^ tfii'jBttBmy wei^ Jdmettv))«if(^^^^^ * * J . « ^ t:^ wet«^|eft dead cm the field^^fa^i' it k ■-it. •■ wBk'Mm W'Vn' WAm^^ *ii,"^- W^r^% Q/^k» had «^«e](ied a, itrot% iiiitiriii^^sitioii, " i^te| i^ed it^ f#^ vttfliok^jf their ene- "^f «9|llli4«fabte Jtj^gth and pfrtnt^rtnewr ^^ 1^^^ Foiidi^ iQ^ftui^^ at ied^^pMii^^ with 1^^iiio«iK^dimwl%iid ''■^*'"*^^fc|mjt^Sip^1^a|Mk^^ Wiilery ■ witfciMfcr^|fcf a> lalnli^fN^ whi^ the I^ ^-.^ th^ Pl^at^f 1^1 i^itrfiiii iMMiiiianif-lB^iniili&ii^miMii iilinfilif rifi f'. ', mMi l kMMm i ni ^m ^mttem^ l^m- ilia equ Ibng Jfoug mei /^ dj t Chen >vi*\ilt. 7 • . > WAB OW T0B A9>4^»"WIO,f1S^ C«A8T, &C. ,j(^ equal firminesn and infrt^iiifify. Bihrfii^]|a lug the anwMte'MU^^'tte wwlif, tl|[h»dl«iP^.'cm'i^ knger be doaUHtl } Hm* 49019'; al#li#j#^i|r,.^ firai^'ii«Hii£«)iiii'i(iiMi''#.|n(^^ M^«MM.Uk*»esC«qpA4:r2^ail«»% 4|^ •■ " Mpitt. tbiietten(iM ^»im»,rnip|. «l^4^!%i|r«i|li^ InafoeM. Kkckaen^ Um, ,%il* t««i«IM^ t^ '^^, » C%erok«es kiUed; anl thiriyds -iTftjiliHa,! -puf ' fonnrd, and threw ^MoudiMi it |fie €«i^ ef tite vk- toiv. ^ A detaciiraeut «f milj^ tnm Korth and Seiith Cwolina, under the commaiidiifcolon^PeanoD, Bconr- edthe coaatgr on the'iUdttma, and received the«»b» •'v.. ■" ^'' -f V t^A 4P :v ]Hkrris6iij» t«i|||fraiwtfltt l^ev ^11^ tt ni^tbn) to fiirtBik fteiup«i^;^|. t.^i ■M ■iim'^ •J ' (■- ■ < f- 7»^ '*fcJ*;t ^- f I , iiWli^ij^r^J -.^^-i^A,^ ^;^ . /.iftg'r ■■-■ . '.. .' : : - ;, J' '^it%e ddlftieHir'ilwycir ISlfl, t|be Oon^mrt of t^ #iiite#WM^^«4lM46 o^n cQiiAec|MNMeo^Ae l^r#^^ ^41^^ to<(eii»nd lbn^iilJlMat1icslMaff^imef^^ t^'iiMl/ iqjpe id^ te ap- .^tiie iiii«li9a|4C^^ : ^^ *«" 5* ^IrmerfireaJbewi Btiii^ etolidk, Jlepw^ |fWW%ft^^ ihli act^ prmeli, wM^ JSbm btlf^ynklir w:rii.m^ 4iHie inclined to hciadrate to^.fMropiil»]fi^ ivy. m^tvmiOii^p^ P^ ■mi ^ ^ ^t^^m^aMimi*^^ ilillMr ttididt0i«irt^ ":|^ ■^' V ■* •It* THR limtrtlMKI Qi ^WI^E^FS *^C. IW am in ivern- epait )y the if uni- Mto uinary \ ovcr- , hum- unhlch.. ),moref t^iji^-i?* ttt#it ■v^ i * the war with spirit anit effeot. ; Add^tipniil troops w«r^ or41{ei:e4>^ ^ vaHied« and, 48 eriUatnimd |>roct«dad alow- ly»a.4«MlVMjwi*k» ^^^' *" faanajff^ ift \9Mh wait affemd #e wwnie,: vN^ck hfiil anaci^ cbie^y fjiflvi j^t^rio^^ oUba^l!dr%tj of the pr^ofi- €ira t^kinifilKr^^c^Priiishy fiTo^edfo ha«^ baep i^tiviaai^ jectft,^ "th^ JBi^^ d<^r»imiia8: :rhe>^,w<^iip!n<^4if^ lyjoj;imi ^C45f|alpd|rji#nd it ^ jp3fen^t^4|^ #«JfW«0lte^ 110 sooner made known to iiie AmencliB^^iif^^^ %m twice the tuimhep ^i^ttsrt orlerad iato cimodj%j the l^resid^nt: which was followed byiha coni^elnent of all iiriioners bfgyar on both sides* It wi^a ' n^t known where this retaliation would teminate i but it w^s, after a Bioat animated debate in Congj^s^^ resolved to proceed; step by step» with the enemy. The conduct of Gseat ^ . \- tili.-'--!* >«. 104 amnrnt ^t the itah^ I- .^•8<)<^^Wih'filkft slave/ •- ■' ^^ ■' ^*- " •.^•..'"- '"; An imil^i^biitl^n ^d, k c^ illr^ cit trade coii^teit)^ %ept~ With J:lie enexii|^' Irom the iior^eril porb rihts; #isi^t^^ ^ai^^hd^e l^ii^ M^^ ^# netrtda the ttdrtherh states^ Di^biehlhsfd tti^s ^been'Mi^d ^1^ somiitli^^i^lgeB^ bjthNs ei^y, were |»IacilNlfliiider'ii j ilttctWdekMfe*-'^^^ '■^■. / '\ ■■---^ " - ->c^/;' I>^Mth«ffeK!iding %^^ war in Wit- ny parfs of the Utiion, at tiie outset, ^nd iliief iilf^ib^Se^ ^^rlbiins, iNie yi^#i^ga^ Vo#^«^^^ coilld not fan of t^<^tff tN^ ^nir<^^M^y^ <)^^ciaer8^ tii§ wtH*. ' "Inhere; k, beside«i 'ki MS^fcitfy te* l86iHHttk ^ot^^ strotfgly sk^feftia^' the fl^iligs ^ ^^IMBt it HI M ^e'^loQ^^1lhfe^#Mr e^ll^edl "IH^ ^f4i Ihe iMftN^^ifl^e^li^ l)^ %i$lM^ •;::.: •.,>,, // i.. t.'d.K?-%^^'rifm'^ ■ ■■•■ v/ • :^ ..^ijc;. Mi d^i^^ni^if M . - '"■ ^ I ■* - ■ -ifi ■ t- consisi&ii *m ofKewY t^iimkiri a^^ge, t *tteljrpi gate9 Wen f ^ 'Wt< # jtf- •■f m the kttdter'ti iing^Ue vei \U «.5 .,1AM 'V^-^ ^^^-^j.^iv'!^ «tJi' -?^>. ■b-J^^:5^ " ■ -> ' ' ' ■ ■- , - ' . ,. • , » ■ ■»■■'» r '■'i',). »*^%i ' • ■HOU- A 1^ #» j^irltl^ an Am^ru^ sqtiadrim^ I cdnsidtlbgjbf #e IThited^^^l^^ Decatii^ '' %«i M0^M»nt\iff^ and th^ cdbop of Wr &(^ii^ '^vtBAn ^1^ in ilil^ haimk t^ making sevenil attdiii{»tii #6 eiM^pe, and^^mel^ oil a^itive, they run^iNit through the sonnd; but wei^'^ diileljr ptu^ned, and so closely ad to hec^mpiQed to rdtlfiiltftlio harbour of .New-llondon. Hii* 'fte fri- gateiB were towed up the riy'ei% as far as^^ryHbabk^ and aiDii^fluy- force called out to pilot them. The frigates r Jf ' f ■ ^: m^ v.^**!! ' / ^?i '%ii:' \ _ 106 msTOE^T OV TBB WAll« were cletailied in this pkce during almost the whole of iliewai\ On the tweBty^iiiiitii of ApHI, 18149 captain Warring* Ipn, in the United $itaX^ sUtap of war Pc^acock, fell in with, and captured ^ British %\<0€f Jof war Epervier^ iating and irflHiiiiHlig eigtheeii thirtj-two pound carro- nades, with a' treW Df one huiklred and twentj^ight men. In the ac^n» the Epenrier had eleven kilM, and ifteen wounded* mohg the latter her first Uentenant, severely. On boinidi IheiB^lfiik^ ta^ a man was killed, and but two were wcMiiided* The Epervier was almost JButto pieces], while the Atnencan vessel, in fifteen min- utes li'ter, was fit for actioiu On board the prize, was foutid upwards of^on^ Kundred thousand dollars in spe- cie. ;^hich i^cre taken out, after wJ^ch she went to Sa- i|^|i^>«ii4fr. Ueutenaiii ftoi^ ^hejro^^she , WTived safely:' ' y\-, • X'M'' ■ ^- Another victory, not less brilliant^ followed close, af- ter. The sJ^pcKp ,gi^, and aftpr an j^jitioft pf W0^^ ^W^^ «ap^r^ t^^ i^^ 8l<^ B*i^^ -f^ R^T d^ was di8pei?it% liR!^ W*i^*^ i^i^,waa «ery gr«at. ,,1^; atteii^ w^^ *^^^*- p^yto.bpald^ bulmtb i^, m^^^ {^^W^ T^^ IDBttc* iufcirJBdl, that ^it i¥ja§ fouftd ^ngpfrfi^ticat^fc to 4mttg hen in f sh^ ws^ aecprdUigly: s^t on fi^e, and Wowa i|^. The Wasp hi|d five Idlledi ^ j^ Sf^tf-thi^e 1^- m i ^" .f'.i ••* uriHuK ATtiiii^' lor lole of fell in pervier, 1 carro- ty-«ight ed^and itehant, 9 killed, 9 almost en min- Lxef was I in spe- nt to Sa- closei^af- 5^ V^.#0 (to-hriilig ifowaHl^* ^^dispose of he^ pii^fjfilif ligain ^^i oo^^ the. tw^edty-iieventh of Angititi'' iSkel^ be^ loi^| eut^ until a seciited opportunity otc^tred, of putting her |tet>weks to the test. On the ^rst ^f September, she felt in with '<^e At^on, and 'itfti^ a sho^i %ttt^ Warm eti^age- ^ment^ Ms vessel was (ioi^cllisd^^to strike ; ^biit ivhen posseisidn Was ieibOut to be ti^en of th^' j^^e, i&^tS^ka^ tillian, a brig of eightbf^b 'gwns, was* descried' ; ^para-^ ' tiim was iniMediatel J mslde for^aetio^^ i^FP®*!'' ance oftWo other Tossels, alad the ' Airon Ht^ tSie iam^ time makfi^ signals of distl^ss^ ^t Wasj) bore away. The Wa«p af^erWairdi oaptiftHed the Ataknta^ a' fni| ^ eight g^. Aft^r %^(j liui^eitMli exj^lmts^ «1nkiii^ Hiao miriottiitiol^ l^^t 4 fl^Bfe^ of doltlutr^ iimWns^ Wat for.a loii^ tinie |foKktl^;^q(fte«t^^^ iut kks ! her ft^le ii^^wli^ttt^ tc^rtiln Ji^ir ittie^ t^ ittie ttn^iif^ imes of^i^ Oceafn. ^ ^ ' ' # ^f Pacific 1^ hlk «l^uMf^ , ewic8Hl^ Was exi^dle^frwii fei« Watisrsyicni ^Ki^ ^1^0 lish^F^ eii^ljr tldit^<^. The admiriltty fjt$img^U^^ 8«fi4k^ ^essefe, for M^ ^ ii«a JPdTfeefc, *«♦% %s^-a: ?Wte|^fi^^ at sfeW was itiid^ ♦sAfer iieisMi^ or a^c!!ni^1i?%i^ditig j^iw^J mfere - 1^ .H-. M£ 'm #- HW'<»w J^» fB[ijr4»- ireiisels. .He ]aiMle4,iU^ ^ imlfif^queikted islaiijiV called IjlooaheviLi , iiih^it^4 1>J. nu Il^rp^s tribes of the_ nj^tiye?. 'i^cy.^tvfri^t^grafttedrhim p^ but afterward8ll)e- came hoatUi:, aiid epmpell^ liini either to qtiit the ishiiid or to give ihein ac; s^i^al .cHa^^semen t. Hie; preferred theint^^r^ apd tli^0»f forwards. treated hiin with respecti ijt m^ a}^ ft ineiMi^';^B bringing 4boiiit ^ a' geni^fal rpeace apii^^ll th^, tri^f. : After hay^iigeompleteljr refittedf b»^#mJii^d^%fvJI^|i|arA^^^^ in coi|ipiih;f with the Essar Ju|^iqr« Soon^ter hia arritaU'the Bnfi^h frigate Ph^be* captain :^iU jar, carrying fifty-;three gims, in company \¥ith,the sloqp^^ar €herub« captain- Tuclcer, Iti^unting tmre^tj^i^^ht^ ^ufis, made thefr appearance.; . 0^ entejr^' iilgith^ iiujtM^ :^^ Phosb^ !||Il,ibttl i^f ,4he B^ex m ]|j^i|(iiii ^iiii^m^^Qer affected to^ |» f rttteful %v this, forr bMearance on ^part of captain Porter^ and promised to, pay the ^0L r^ard to the neutvafity s^\ ^^ |>oi^ \ av pr6f ^ >^lsetirhich he c^^id easily, disre^rd, whet^it no longer, a^it^ hifn t(| obaear^f Repeated aitempta were made bjf .thwt V^!'^!^^ comnq^ander to provoke the Bi^4| T# g^to^a. I^te comb^t'witho^t aucc^.\; Atlengthv^fin^^ jj^^^t^eyxsould^jfdtfi^ he deter^^ Dialled io ^ize ^ ^oi^ie oppcHribinlty^ of ninti^ .^ #ea. On the ti^1y^«i^^ made the ^tfieii^ ipattirtop-tha^ttrin ccNriaequeBce of wluc(i» findi^^ta^ p^fl^ble^ eacape^le attempt^ to^ regain the port^j HHil ^^iQ tbi% he put it&to asRHiU bajt under the guotof n '^ ^. _•#*• HATi^ ^rVillBSy ^fJOd tm %anis(i batteryi «dnd Iet_ go Us '«ii«shor. Rogardlesa of tl^e aeutratlty of the place^ tbe^enemj boredfllwni and the tw# ve^&ek, choosing eaohji^iiilLU}g'/|M»9itbB^( opened a tremendous fir^ M|K>i|tlie'iUilbiifi]iate. Americail^i frigate. Captain Bortertleng defended Mmself with un** exampled courage^ With three long twekei poandetvi^ nm o^toChiaat^ra pori^he twice compelled the enen^i to haul ^^fl^ aik4?iBpair* They afterward9'i|;}iofiB( a #oie deci|r^diat4njQe4 Captain^ Forter cut hia cahle'taad lNt>i temptfMJ-tolfaiMidl; failin(|^in thiivhetne^toTunhithw^ sel ashinte ; aftei: tidying every eitpedieiit, which the Biost consummate nautical i^iii could anggeat, and 8tqppfWa^l^p•rtln6llt, to make^'etuisd m the Iti- 4iso orf i^ . 3ril« tobMir bQin^ closely bli>ckaded, the ^^^ »i4i4iMii. agreeli ipon a plaeei o^ rendezvotis, and then Mtonfitt^tft iailroit' singly, andj^ildesvour to'elude'the e^|afiy« ifaadligadv^ntage oft a^^datli nightj the c nnmo- doraft s)ii|ii^th» Fle^ident) lloodi iQMty but tinfortu- Bttelj airuck (OH passing 1}\e bar, ^and waa'detaineidfor tini/bottrs,i¥f #hwh means tli^ i^rn of dajr^rbughti her* iH^ ;^ii^i oti^e < British squadron ; th^ ^iidyiniDte was, i^ia)«i|i^ tiiiia, so.i^earaa to come to Action. Decijitttr at&wt- resfl^ed to. baai^d this vessel, and if sntcessfulv to. MlSmdbii^' bift^jowti ship^ which had entilrely tost ^ aiiliiig^ tiitiirV ^ thi^tii^forttttt^ti^ accident &91^ irientidlx- adL^tte 4ras AUiiai^ntjBd^ ^tbis bj to tniMliB^iVrea l>f tii^ eiio^ r H^tllii^fiire o'»fe twekty--flve I^}tei4^and''si^jr wottn< tkam this aj&ir. ' •• - ^ -^-''^^ V;».; - ■--•-•;/-' l}i6 1^^ ol^itBil^Mdle. l(iRt!«i^ i^ (^f^iii^B 4i^nftk»^U4|& iii^» Jk^^iiift«^«ll itl^tl0&«aitii great iHfficolty It •QuiiKl' be^ restitaaffied fiH»m iiat oR^ih^ iiavy« IFfaSb seamanship of the aiccompHshedtitniRiancltv, was >!^iii^je4 en hur reOf m kome ta as much tidv^tage as hife' wAanriat the ^onibat |^ tkreffidays^'he ii^nr)oh«i- 4bA by a sbij^ of "^ iiaei ^li^ an admiriil's fag» mai, was compelled to throw his guns overboard, before he •c^ld finaiUj effect his escape* ■■ ^ - t >> ecfTkt fri^e Constitution^ Tetumcd to the iJnted' Btatesi^ alfiter a ltti|^ tctnise, after th# eestotio^ of hastill- taes. Ontheit^eii^th c€ IMlraarj^ }f I4*^eap{»^ txt vffui attBokedixy lwj» heavy ilek^s of ^St. Nothwrlh^ standitt^ the iMlvsEDtn^ which tii^ potseMsd^ of bWK ^le to alc0n»||£ 'tthty-fout $% t>bttnd (Karroibade^, atid the !^i^ Levittl, taptt&a Odttghtss, (^ ^ptefiH M|kmnd ctt^f^ two Ifing iwelveai On board the ekienty,'1^ Idii ii^ ' 01^ hu^din klHed atid wmm. The Ckmsi^^4m had Ifbuf tneir kWed; tauA Nde^ in^imndiid. CafHbi^^ Stewarit^ed his prikd^ i^ ^ hfii« the British shi^ li^Mi^ atidl^^ Niwa^^ j^&niij^ and Ihe <^f$^ i^^^^ ^i%gMl l^^ld be^^pttid to the tktiiikMyoi the pUc^^^lMe^^^- in order to resuJvie the regular plan of .otk* nairtftif^ DiMing the last year of the war, the- te- aotetic^ fat first practised towards the Eastern 'tffates wair MdoeiBdied by actiN>f hostilitj, aihhough; nbt so laiiiiMis a ieharael^,'|%]| swfficientlj r%;ot3Mis to miake them feel the "ik^'oppcHrtunity itas afforded the inhahitantSy ojf ^eon- ;Viiieii% ^^ otooum' enemyt that ^disaffisetioti M ^l JW?rtP* vf ^^■ f# ^itijt^P weip^ und^|t%p^ 1^ % enepy^ a^^st, # foxr ' Sjii^ BortlMaster^ froi^^ ^Aw^iw^ fi?r^<^ J»«^^ <# »: NW^ ife^ist^ce. "^ Eaai^ip^Piwti^^^^^ i^oflier ylllages l^tMrs^ ^esslyely wited^ with(^ mj re^j^ce if copseqi^^i^ .^-^ ■wi^ t, t. «• '#- *" ITATAi; imiStv &C. **•. 110 The BritisH commao^n atfbcted to imke formal postea- aion of all the eoimtr j east of Penobscot, and fdrtifjinij^ Bastporty estaldished a garrison of twelve hundred men. The eza^t boundary in this quarter, had never been per- jTectlj ascertained ; it had been dcyib^ fo who|n several of the islands properly belonged ; this, at the conclusioii of the war, gave rise to an article of the tre^ity. In^ consequence of the faking of Castine, the frigate John Adams was unfortunately lost. Captain M orm had put into the Penobscot a^ few days before.'^ Havtng k no means of defending his ship against a powerful force^ he was compelled to set her qn fire> andUow her up. \ '■' ^,1 '■'n:xh ^ v< ■(:>» *^ ft . .■ ■•■ ■•»ti^i&^ ^ beittr^^ P^'lb ^earl^i^ iP^I'i^'^^iatm'e^ oflT alfx^brnW. ' ;ni^Hi^1Mwe«^^tt^ tHn^ Fk^^iHnces. flnl^^ afi enoi^W dtf^sif^aeyehi . '' ^^ ■ X ■■ • » o HI' |iiiU4iiig at SMkQt>Harbottr. . 'fbeipl^e wu co|^i|^- lort, and the Growler^s crew undc^ U«iuteoaiit ^airi^ f jiTbiy wen^ so witrii% rxeceivedJbj t^?© V^apk^e*, ihat «.|b0ir bi^ were cpnipette^,]to Wi{?*^^ ^^^ •^'^ P^^^'Wfi |p«cf^%»il, . Not content mj^ Wt P^JW^mW tlM» ndM day, i)^ Ifcn^e Jfe^iifllfji ,p^ 1^^^^ -i r ^u-^ ^x-U.xi^ 1 ^ ^^-.. *U— . ^tWQ hu"- •r i^at,*e, 8tpI;^,,^^;a)f,p^^|r . p3». •*t' li^ri-^ffemw^.wr'jsj! '••^ .^i*' >•*'* If^li \ .- TV.,^ B,rinat lii.- ••>ii ;!"".■ ♦■* ) \ - boat fbewk^ itteify was cloidy puriued into the er^lb Cotonel Appling^ tiflemei having been concealed^ tho e4lge of Iha baiAt, -suddenly shewed themsolve^ a^d discb&rged a volley ppon the British, who immlMliaMy iarrendered. The whole amou nting to at least tWo hun- dred, were taken prisoners. It was noi T^niil the third of July» that^lfon^Ml Brown found himself in a situation to carry hitplans into eieou* lion' On t!«. evening of that day, orders were issued ibr Uio embarkation of the army, which consisted of t^o brigades, oesides the NewYoric and Pennsylvania volttn* leers, under general Porter. They were suffered to ^'i trOss the river and laiid withoutmolestatlon; ;the firtfC;^ brigade under general Scott, the artillery commanded by major Hindman, landed before fort Brie, while getae- ' fal Ripley with the second, landedaome distance abl^e te Jort« ^ The garl^Olii was invested^ and being alinosi laken by surprise^ surrendered with very little resistances One hundred and thirty-seven prisoners Were talfeir^* Placing a* smalL garrison in the fort,. gqieral Bromrn moved the ^following day to Chippewa. In approaching ^A J^r % this place, general Porter's advance met some light bo^ dies of the eriemy^. and encountered them in a wood ; after fv:iating them, the volunteers pursued until they ^ found themselves, on a sudden, in cohtact with the in|iB '.;,.«v bocfy-of the^firitish anny. They were about to give way; wheh g^noral Brown mn^red Scott's brigade to advance^ ^, idth Towion's artilkirv^, and draw the enomy, into the ^j^n^. . The engagtfgi^t baeaaae gQneraU , Tk9 WX ft^nk \ :• ■ t - ■Kh c^ •A, K^«- .*i. ' -.5. f' .^? f^1Hm8Si^iin?4iW yft^tifiNw si.# iT >#kNl^rs hairing f^M«» b^^ 1^^^ nfsgiifcv^lBtetp, »^sit*©)|^ ll^ pViHi^Q^i^^eft^jf^'fire upon fthe ecemj, ><'Kich oQuip^lieil jdlem to retreat. General. Riplqy was Qrdered to inorje ipk.||ir||K4 Wikrt^ and three •handredMdt>tfSi|ty woft^dod. iPii9 ^victoify difiii^ed « v«ry ^n€raJ joy o^ar the jm , Ui^ed Stetesv 1 M v«lawai itpinfenta |»d alf^a^y rehtched Ainei^oa, aiidk ipariaJi^ 1^. 'W disgrace, while eir^ account from Esglaiid^amioBi^ ^ 6#th^hosiale temper of tl^t coiiiitr^ This conipletife rectory on the part of psiejral ^own^^Ad an exceUent AfW ^i^ fofe drttlWag, the inwnciWea yei^ed lo 1^ fort Geocge^ itumdoning all the intemediate posts^ Imt ^ iSl-with^ pressed in their retreat Oen- ; oral BNiwn retunied to Qaeenstown hd^;llt8, where he ^ aqon after lean^ that large lrek^>cceiB«i&ta IurI reao^ ^ e<^ ^e enemy from Kingston to Brescot: On th^ ^receded to Chippewtk and eiEcampa# Qatlie't;w^% Jf-M Jff^' ^ t->- A,^V ^ '<'t' WAH ON TBK^^I^IBN VUfN'TIBR, &C. 119 U-'^ my he . may* >reibis nd %^ tnd tisr© isrer jibe [xceHent Imt Gen- ^hcrebe ihift, )ie fifdi of Jtt^^fft »ti!pi|g 4etafehineiit w0« ^iscQYQred op ita march tqw^trds Swni4Mr«revo^^^ Hmem* *^j ■**■' -v , ":■(;• ^ ' 120 Uti^rbUT dli^^^tK 'WAR. V "pawefeA' ih^^^^^ the- Americans, was pre- vented. * Ripley's brigaii^^at lenigth arrived^ and in order to re- lieve ^ troofpBx^f general Scott, now almost e:[^aa8ted9 they displayiedla fra|i|. i;!he ^emy occupied a com- manding heigb^ott which liras planted his artiUwy, a fbnbldfible tia^ery. Jiipley cdiiceived, the bold design c^ niaidngJfn^i^empt to cn^ 4te heighty^as the only movesMt that appeared l%ety to bring the battle to an ytsstie, and' im thid being communicated to the com- 7>^ai^ii^, it was approved. Accordhigly, assigiling to >i»rj|[ille«, ithe 4rduom» dutf of heading the charge, 3j,|th^^hekdo^tlie twenty tfi^y he respilved to follow with- '^ tirenty-tbiid$'^i€ yimngei^ r(Bf^ edin Goliiiiin ^ the perili^us cl^^|^^ but faultered on lecji|dng the first fire ; ,they were again formed, and ad- f l^jmdng With: a steady and a firm st;^, seized the whole laiii§ltmf The enemy fied iif astonishment and dismay, vifie||h4(P3 tWs dreadful combat, they were ordered to retreat v but iinfoi*iunatciy,tlie trdphie? of this iplendidvYictory, could not be secured, from the want of the. meatts of ci^vej* itig th^ arliHery, the carrfager having be^ir shattered, atS the horses^ killed. The total ld^ nedy^ that when united, they scarcely formed more than ^ One. Generals Brown and Scott, were both severely \«^ounded, and the command devolving on general ftlp- ley, he retifed to fort Eri^. ^General Porter, -of ii^ym^ nnteers, gained great honors for himself and hisliftii^^^ volunteers. Colonel Leavenworth, major leasup, Ind lO^ ntimber^iif other officers, were liighly coi^plim%nt(Sd^r4 the orders of the day. ' ^ ' On the fifteenth of August, after' the* -fprt had been,^'^ fpr-some time infested by general Dnrmmond, wittji- ! large force, and after having made his r^;ular appioftcl^ es, he reaolved to attempt to carry it by storm. The as- saxilt and defence, were of the same desperate character^ j^» iiie pitched battles before described, »id terininate^ >)(* ^r- ■*^ - m HISTOlft:T Qt TUB yfAMf a|ike to the glory of the Aiilerictin officers afid^oldiers^ Bj this time^ |he. bravery of iHe Aiherican troops, had: inade no light inr^pressioii o^ these'haughty foeii. The loss ^ 'of the British/ <|^i^\4>n^^ ; &nd general Gaines, who tommanded, general Rij^le;^,and oiher officers, acquired impenshable reiiowQ. General Broym, having recovered from his wounds, on the second of .September, resumed the command.' From tl)e ame of the successful assault, both sides were actively engaged ; the enemy in erecting batteries, the ^Americans in coijipletitia; their defences. The enemy's r^^te^^jB^ were becoming every day mwe formidable tp **^e foi^^Q of which were within fivejiundred yards, i#^ilKld i^thir^) was rapidly con^ructing, for the purpose of ]|L^l|Mling the American works. A spiriteji measute fe jKaai tbou^^t of hy general BVown,'to avert the impend- fe ingl4jtilger» jgiptlie seventeenth, a sortie was executed fc ' ift^^lant ?tyiie; which ci^ld only be equalled sby the 1^ Ca^miw^e skill displayed in the formation ptithe plan. r^fW jlrkish were completely surpn the Americau^ 'le^tis #kii% a circuitoi^ route throu^ the ^oods, came ^jfllfiu^denly upon the enemy's flank, and charged in col- ^:mmi took, pess^ssion of all the enemy's batter^, r ^^gh not without' a severe conflict/ and great carnage^ Tlie Mteries, in two hours, were de8troyfed.|i The .^ #Aiiieric«ns bad to depWc the loss of some galliirt offi* ccrs, among whom were brigadier-general Davisi> of the %>lunteer8, colonels Gibson and Wood, iwo valuable officers. Ttie loss of fiie enemy was upwards of ei|^ y W¥ '%."*■ ■r? "■•■? » r \ Vrxn 02^ l-HB NOJITHEJIN FaONTIBR^ &C. ^J|3 Hwiwlred men. About three hundi'ed Americans werjfe killed and woiinded, among the latter general Ripley. The Wellingtonian ^'- /nvinclfries,'' after thi?, thought' Jpcoper to retire ; aiid accordingly, ^geherats Drumiinoni] and De Wattevine,*broke up their camp on the night of the twenty-first, and sou(,ht safety in th"fe works of Cliip- pewa. About this, time, gcn^r^ Iz-aviJ arri,ved front Piattsburg ^ith a reiufjrcement of four hundi^ed men, 41 nd placed the security of the post beyond doubt. .Con- J^ideriQg that nofhing could b^ gained by m«^|ntai^yl]|i& j)resent ppsitio^i, tlas generitl,. who now assumed t|iei command as the senior pffice^, removed to the Aas|i|ri9AI!^ 44ef^^^i* destrojijpg fort. £ri«> iiiid Qrdeped hi% trciq^ ^ into winter quarters at Quffalo. Thus lerm^p.t^ ^^* ci^ajgn of 1814, on the Niagai^ in whieh jthe i^^fK^ was four times beaten in fair ^nd equal q<^|itf^ .Tf;*^ American soldiers had at last retrieved ^e ;^hiy^aciei'>^ , tl\f miliary, and in the estimation of theciHintry} were placed on a level with the heroes of the navy^/ Tlie ^ The names of Brown, Scott, Ripley, Miller, Porteri Ba- vis, J^ssnp, Ree, Gibson, Wood, Hindman, "fVynfon^ ^| Trimble, will be ^^ritten inlettersof gold, onthe arcW^f American glory. "^^ ^ .; In the course of the campaign^ a considerable part o 'W tile English army had arrived'from the€arrone ; sev^il regimehts marched to the upper provinces, Nioafiord^hJB American soldiers an opportunity of plucking from their ^ ;"brow8, the laurels won in Spain and France,- Unde^ their^Jf tiiieu* renowoed leader. The greater part of the Bri%| \. ■ ' ' "^' ■ ■ i- '■"' '-'■'h.i' ', .' ^'ly ■'^■'.■■'^ *k^-; m muroBY or itib vii* 8 were reiained^howeTer,!!) <&e lower {trovince^ bj - tir George Prevost, in order io accomplislra snb^sequent plan of operation, which will be detdled in its proper place. The eircumstanee of general jzard having with- ilrawn from Plattsburg, with Ihe main' body of thetroopa^ left that quarter^ muchexsosed ; .sir George having con- iMntratied a large body of* troops in this ne^hbourhoody with the intention, as it aHenvards^ppeared^of penetrat- SogiNvtate of New-York. ^^ After the army of Niagara had 'rehired into winter -^ was quiet with the exception of a hand- ;^^%meN«ir«ir, in which the Americans were tictorlou^« >!« ^^^ Jleneral Bissel was detached with about nine hundred ^!''^^n^t<^ destroy sOme military Btores, and wa^ met by the '' Iritis of ^T^ediale, witiral^it the ftaiiie num)^^ After lNf& pitched battle, the. marquis was soundly drubbed^ and urecifdtateTy retreated, leaving t^e American gen^ V4|iea^9ii^ ft« erdera without further molaitatioBv ■*•♦ ^ ■■ ^ r- >M" . L • :#V|^ ' ^ .*v>*;: •^ •.**„.'-■ - m-0 ».•■■ ** 'K''A M aHAPTERXV* }' '.*,« -tf: J*. ' 4 '■• ;■ ■ ■ i;„ f ,.t»!fJ"-« x,!;*;^- r *•'! V Ciij^vLta of Wasfdn^oU'^Bifence of Bd^ Wr return ofnce more to the events tif the Vf^/oiim^ seaboard. The occiirrences'^<)f 'l^l4/in thiB ^iiarif^ wore a more derious face thkn'dluiiig^ any of iiiie ^l^cfd- ing years. . Our powerful eni^iny inanifesteilii'ftxea^^ ^li^ termjination, of carrjfln^ on the war fof , ireyehge 5 and b(^iRg.Weed frp^' ^e ^ontiiiibi ^ numerous^ sliips,%k^ her artn^sf were n ^ fiS for any oijther j^jii^^? ' * A^tfvic^s frdi iMMiiimssmers/se^^if^ k littl^^ta^dl ,'^ in tiie B^p^iii^ orSuiih^*,^^ iWr eoast^ witJi several ships of the line4ndii|^te|^' iH^aJ^at riui^ «. jient their barges, but whicfi were compelled to' sneak qS[ ^JaUtfA* thaiti *they -caiBu^ A moite fonnidabfe squadron of *|Miat8, a . ftiw, days< afterwards, c<^mpell^d the commo- iil)|pe;|f>ta%e refuge 1^ where hcjwas ' ;^4pa||y '^<;kaded, by two frigates. Commodore Bar* ^^eived some additipna) fbrce from Wash^^ >W3i ioi'tijcf TO9utfij^^ ti^ )Breek, and cho^ ,^gaii,a weU, jfifeeted fire on the JBritish 1^09il0l^ti>Je, j^<^e^y wftig^i| and^ down the iPatuxent. Barney embracing ti^is ..tttXeijtt^' Ms:.;lV*.jf^' ■■^--.-/"^■- f.V,,.:'^ % '■^r-'-^v"V '' lia-j^of theei^is^ ■..\.^ ti*: ■^■ r,,/ ■1»»' -' t / cjLVTVTfCR Of iiYAsmirG^rox* &c. ' <; ^ iqni pyas th/^secretary at.war, who, it will appear, did n||t > -i Ijli^e those precautions necessary to secure the Americ^a V;' C^ikl IcQin tHJe djisgrace of b^ing spurned l^ Hliprd^ ^ ^ step^.^^; Prrsidtnt Madison, in a counc^of th^ljij^i^i^*^^^^ j^epaftmeiit^ had determin^that at least t^nj^|j|an^ " tnen. ^hqald be coUejcted aisome point wll jpearly equi-distant from Annapolis, WasI jBaltimoi;;^! apid 4ovl\^ coyer all these^ plac GUtion ^f tne plan, was of cpiirse left tp A Jip^yf ^»jlW^«7 distiipt being formed, general! ;^^ intlf.m^ Jl^^au^^nj^ the. ^cre^ar^^ cairo|tj(^fe ncc^ 8ijr|^|p^e;. i^ !■ ■>■ ,' - *v.' mftTdlTT tw Tm wxtu V lary, to eninttr at all ey^nts,' the ^e(|lltilfe h^mhet im "^e fielfl. ' The general busily dccttjiied hiiiisclf hi ;vi»it^ ing dl the different part^ of his dktrict, and in iiiakin^ ihi neceyafjr arcangementa, toiheet the enemj at all points. No eamp was formed as had been contemplate ed i all the force to be depended npon, was Statisburjfi brigade, theii n^ar Baltimore, a bodf of militSa ai An- 'fiapolis, aboi^t one thousand i%gularr,lndt the militia 6f tiie district of Columbuw / ^ Aditoiral Cockbum, aSout ^e Brrieettth of Abgusfv r^*^ jB^ended the bij with twenty-two sail, besides trans- ^,||(oK8, and was joined by adte^^ Mafcom. About this limc^, it appears he fornied a r^isolution of attacking TVaahi^^^ The circumstance of Bh'mej':^ flotil^lji J v^ "Klvihg taken shelter in the t^ituxehf,^ favored the ^^il&n i - pF attajiJLing the city by way of Benedict. Accorcjingy*^, ^ '-dwiding his force, and sending one detaclHiietit up th^ if to threaten Baltin^OFe, undet sir P^ter Parker, .the Patomac, lii||tfr captain Giordon,^^^irf» ashingtQii]^ he took the road hiihself first Ian|f ibrces debarked at jftendiptj, on the^ i*C*|viiii|jpfcardf August, and on i)i6 twehty-secpni reac^- ^ edllpjii^ {^larlbprough* $ and Bi^nQierican ffotHk wliicl ^ kali dicej^cfied as-liigh as this piaGew/]|i^as nOw 'destroye^^ ^ , '* #iiti Cfilliiifodor^ Baroey, according to hi^ ortlergC'^iii- ^ id g£^i^ra^ ^^at dtflectcd p> cai^ at a jrtaci c4lM^^ * - ■•■ r- •■ ' • - Mr -■ Jr Wooil, Old Fi The course Annap and its a force extremi * ing, he force i< open fie under ^ noveiiac ▼ance. >nemY\ few roui advancii , Apprehe .About su iavy.yai ^cover wg gene his coinn CSreiieri Strong, Wasjoine loner Stc ^atig«ied ; lliedbyt ■j't \> -«^ m^ >*. Wooiljrarcl. Ou the twenty-secpnd, he fell bAck to Old Fields, where he encamped for the night. .,jV^ The general might expect to be reinforced ^ ttli course of a day or tw6, by the militia of Baltiraoi^ and Annapolis, ^hich, with the volunteers of Qeorgetowta, and it» neighbourhood, and the regulars, would give him a force of about five thousand men. As the ground wat extremely favorable for skirmishing, and irregular fight- ' ing, he might'harrass the enemy on his Advance y for hit force was by no oieana sufficient to meet the enemy in, open field. On the fSSd, the gener(|l detached a party, under Lionel Scott, for the- purpose of watching movetaents of the enemy, and harrassing hin» in hi» ad^ J* ▼ance. ^ithin fix miles of the American ean}^, the ' 'tnemy was descried marching in column ; after firing a few rounds* the detachment retreated, aiid the enemy '% advanciug three piles further, encamped for tife night. Apprehensive of a night attack, the general marcAcid ' . jd>ottt sun-set into Washington, and encamped near th# .^^ navy-yard. Eariy the next morning, the ^^sh Were^ > "discovered to have taken the road to Blaj^MJII^^v- ing general Winder's force on his left fla^^J^HBtving his communication wiih the' shipping entirl^liPwraed^^' " r Creheral Stansbnry's brigade, about thirteen htlniSr^ ^ ttrong, arrived at this place on the twenty-seccmd, and was joined the next day by the Baltimorians^^nder co;- ion«rSterret, about five hundred in numberTtut much iaiigfied by a forced nuirch » the colonel was accomp^^* _^ lued by the artillery com]>anie9 of Myers and Magf ttd^,>*; ,- . «*■. ■* %5 -« i ■ ■?' . S / ■■'%: ■m< t. S*r^. V ♦.•» r-*^ inSTOUT OF TUB WAH, . • • , •♦ ■■ . . , the light' battallion of riflemen Under Pinkney, tlie STturney general, wiu) could fight as well as speak. On the twenty-fourth, about noon, the ci^cmy iiiade Ms ^p* pearance near Bladensburg. The An\cricans had dlrea- •dy posted ihemseHes in the following manner : Stans-' J)ury*s brigade^ was drawn up pn tht west side of the Western branchy tlie artillery posted so as- to command ihe bridge, the riflemen so as to support the artillery ; Sterret's regim(;;ntj in an orchard, in the rear of those, and th« other troopi in the best position the nature of ih^ ^Ip'ouncl would admit.' .General Winder having survey- ed this disposition of the troops, wfiich had been made yitlljthe assistance of colonel Mlonroe, approved of them. The gjeneral had already posted the lAarines aud seamen diaiki0 rising ground, in a position to command the road^ jn.t\)w separate. batteries, one under commodore Barney) ^ the 0^\ under captain Miller. In the rear of these, . there was * >^e(^nd line of regulars, volunteers, and mill- ^. tia, unider general Smith ; there was just tipe t;o post ^ these aboul half a Tnile|a the rear of the first ilne^Vhen tlvgiMtttle cQimnienced. A stron» regiment of Maryland *i ;anilitliy^tt|iu)ded by colonels Beal and flood, at^the .^ame'^ini^P^k posts oh the lengths south of the great ' >4;oa4|^ gamofig the woods, whenpe they could annoy the ^'appi^^hing. enemy. Until this moment the heads of , ib^partmfnt^ with the PreBident, were on the ground, ' counfendlltine th^ arrangements) but as the yowling » std'm seemed to bedrawiug nearer Jirid more near, they *^V dieen»ed4t proper to rctireif as men of .the quiH uicrelyi should 1 ' iron. Then tie v/orti empire : dreadfu] the setti and a t Alas! b yei man with ra; taped ui iibuls, thi The c moved 1 der color the well from the colonel I was soon Tphe Am< •bilged ▼ance, n< iVjters. ^ i^sketr all the ei the other eonfiision British n ^^^ ¥* 'M t'. OAFTUUE Ot WASHINGTOW, ^C. .f On dlrea- itana- Df the unand llei^ ; of &^ urvey* I made r them, seamen . e road^ ^arnefs f these, id mili- %Q pQB^ iryland at the e great noy the leadt of oundy ir, they luierelyi should have noUiing to do with cither hot lead or ^otd iron. The reader will now expectao account oFa bloody bat-, tie v/orthy to have decided the fate of the capital of a great empire :' he will expect to hear of horrid carnage, of the dreadful shock of arms» continued from the rising nntil the setting sun, night closing on the ensigiguined plain, and a thousand ghosts slirieking in the hollow wind. Alas ! but few widows or orplians were tnadc thjs dajr ( ye{ many an eye was wet, and many a heatt wad filled with rage, that 'as many of our gUllant counjtrymep e»- /. taped unhurt. Let us lay no flattering unction to ottc^ Bouls, tliis day was disgraceful to Columbia. "^ The enemy, conung in view of the Aiftericai> line^ moved in a column to the bridge. The advance ^n* d^r colonel Thorp ton, received a momentary check frem the well served _artillcry of Myers ^nd Ma||i%der,vand . . froin the firQ of the riflemen. But rallying his men, the ' colonel passed the bridge, and then moved forward, and was soon -followed by the main body, under general i(oss# ' The American artillery and riflemen jvjre soon a/ter .' •bliged to retreat, while the.enemy t:pntinued ^ A^* V * vance, not a little annoyed by the ^arCllery of majon • Peters. When the enemy's rijght approached within :% . ijliisket range of Stanbu ry - s brigad e, this brigade brok^: all the efforts of the conmiander, general W|pder, and '^* the other officers, could not rally ;them. ^They ,fled in eonfiision; carrying terror |^herever. they wen*. The >?*'^ Britisdi now proceeded in column along the road, unti|^^^ ^.u ■ i < ■ ,-W?". J^^*". -». *■ bi^tcht of the. war. fltteycam^ suddenly anack, leaving the road strew- I'd Wkh tlie dWd, Aey deployed, s^id pushing Qut flanking partJiss, endeavouring to gain the Aniericaxi rear : on approaching ihe battery of captain MiHffi they met with a reception as little agreeable as that af-; forded them lf|^60mniodore*Barney; they coritinuect^ bttv^rerj t#toi ou^ flanking paHie^s, unti> both (h^s^ -^Wii^orps y*irc in d4ri^p^<)f being ctii oft, when th^^ wfere |tfderSi tp"^reti*WLt.'^The commodore , had ; Keea severely Iwnmnded, and -fell . into the enemy's hands. 1g^n|biiii^'sJ|^gadc, had- betftt\0r^ to' rally on the second line, commanded by j^eneral Smith, but on com* ing &the road ^jch led to Montgomeiy coiiij-hoinsei th^Jl^d nearly all taken that directiOii, and others were ^fe^Vded. QenttiX Winder, now ajiprehettsive |^i^jth^i|i»^li#w|^i>e outflanked, ord«jred it to retl^eat, intendW% to maktf anothei^-atand nearer the capital. Gei^eriil \Wnder tod^ to the capita^ and. meeting With tb^*'^9idettt and heads of dqpfaitm'ent^, who wei*e *i|dt ihili|fer^%i^8.<>» «>»»**i*^%n * secott^ ' jtttlmjiSi ^nce fie ii^t of the ^reafc body of tiie troopi^^ , ^i|9^prii||Uca^ was therefore oi^ l^?d^% march through ih« city, and take jposiUdn m^^ ^^- Mcefirif%A iio furthier i««stwi«», the Ifcitish g^MN I? rid%j»|M^^ metrojjolis with about s(!; tec. ■ lii atrew- ngQ(ul ei ican ^at af-; tinued, I Heeu haDcls. on the . * M ** ^ oiherti ■■ .I* •^ireat, 9ec( Iroopal rare p?^ i[<]^ti8aii(i r»gi«t4th^ niMbe(ie of prSVi^^Td^v^ wtpe#r«iip#f ^ ^tohlesft b*l^)i(^fl, Hl4i##Wfe noW^ iniiite^4art|?#5tfityi :?f4%€^«i^e^ vrfclWife^ dlifei|^^*ad tite^i|»^^ theyrwpttld: ^ave diared fte same fate. This disgweeful a6t ot ikhe at i>n^ .^UiSiuld : many hating desertedi Or s tii^f!;^i(#;ihe Jkm tir«^i*^tku»fedbiri?«»fe^ ^nd'ili Abir ■ "' 11 . r-t- .* .ii^' '♦• , l:y :-»^ tlf ■.:-i'^ 1t^ t •X - u *>..*.= ♦ " honor of tbeurc^Miiiti^J^ree^^ Theopp^f- biiuhcfinidljr wsttle^^niattoBcf t^lPi^lJdent, with(^ from oflSice, the lat- W iN^ ^iE||| f^dourj^Biar^ ajt ^i <^n solicit^ton, n&d acqiltlti^* , i^J^^a^ eetrtale^^io Benedict, on the twei^ , (kxTJm§tmfi^^ In the meimwhile^^ ^e fimrid dl^bment uiider captain Goii^on, ascended ^e P^b||A|Mc, ^^ on the twentj-sipyenth, apprOa^ched . foH'^ii^^^Qni if^^ inuhMiatelj l^lown/ np^li^ the o!ffi€^ ebd«i^^ 'tmy noiir lieej^ wl|h nQ 6p|^^ ilp iiifelj^vto ^ Atexan^ri^/whicKlj^l^ under aheayjr«ontriNK ^' Mon.>.:*^^~^^.V. ■ --'-''-' -' ■ ■■'■'-^- " • f . , -^ -. * foiifetded^ and reqi^iiN^d t^ l^^^delivei^ Uf^der the^thi«a|b> I'kdes^^^lpi^^m l^ith t^ fhard/cpn£^i^ f,.' fthe iamiui&mkin of t^ iniM<^$^^'<^tt0iti|o suiecoes-^ ^' nne9,rc^ir, ^. IS5 •■ -» fell back to iheir shipS) losmg upwiMrdM^ tifirfy in kSled lind wounded, -^e capture of Washington,' and the |diiiider of Alei* dria, excited^the utmost alarm in Jidl the Amfrican cities^ ^ui more especiajlj Ji^ J^timor^, thfB>(^am^ to^e scene of destrujction iptd ,r^||£tt7r The De|iijrn<»f Jti <^ti^n soldiers from the ie|d of BladenslAi^ fijled^^i^ l^ace wifh consternation and dismay. -BoQ)^^ listening Ad the appri^ensions^^ii^. the^ moment, , were i^r intluB^ ^ best terms they could .with the enemy at^-once, in di^erto save the city from destructiDn, k|)owiai|; 4lie deadly antipathy harboured against it \x^ ^e enemy: liiFt this' was inahfully rejet^ted. ^ K wi^. r^dyecl to " * ftij^t the best qieasur^s far defence, the time woutld ad* , iiiit i an^ it being now ascertained^ that the firlt idiia sng> l^ested i^ their alarm, of the enemyi ^tentio&to macdi immediaftety from Washington to iBa^tittiore^^^^ .was g|«iitiiidle^^^^ classes of pe<^9ig|i^^^tKlifwy dor, In the prenaratibns foi* f^helteiri^g t^ir toi^ agMna^^ tile igondng ten^st The other cities, parti<:«AiirW I^^v addiphia and Kew-Tork, exhibted the most Hvely^Wei^ iof l^atriotic exertions in die fortifications and works of defence. The different elates of tb^j^pidatio^, mov-^i dl in separate li^aiids, toovj^oi^ on'^^^ foubd of the most ahimatittg'music | j»ne day it M^u^tl^e^ M^^^^nts, the next the ^fessioiu^ «|Bn, the 1i^j^> tii« diif^rent kinds of ^ineishani^s, t^ ^e var|[^s , fcUgiOtts tongregations or sec^ and then the ri^^ •kiod citizens of different ntfUons; all these in ^roedi^ *-^i. ??•« ...^-*., f / %^: ■> 4^. *?- '^ ■* v. '. -fl ■r. . ■7' Millie l^nfiftj s^i[ %iHemwt^tf 4^ l^ti^co^ %r£een ifttii^ below ™"'^ •^y ■^• M,-.;, >;*• ■Hi , '.«- r V » '■ ^flght on Bear dre^ljC/^is^li^tigT^ %;?i gn^p^^^ilS i^i vV "tte^ti serrt 'fo'r^r^ Jo skirmish Wifli 1 life' eti elvi r, n er *<^ rfe- < i&Hfish irmy, and for sdti;^e iitiae cilvecked |^ progroi%, ^liifefv wiL3 ^ai^V^t^ililJtrirjr^^ - mil agamsf tne Bupc^oi* iii^i^im tiif ^ntrs|i. n v«** (>^*fhife;,so0ftart^ if diislfiak riot habfefe^** cmi^.l'. jii tKis well f^iigiS battre] iJieM ^ fei^ Wi^ellfof: Ifpiirteeii li^red ^eii orft^^ the i^fe^ havuig^^ei^ilftiiriii^ ;t2* / # m^ m -^■0._ if tarelu^^e'tcr«rh in that direction^ b«|t observii^ tiiit geneiil^ S|iic|iierand Wilder, adapted thdrmoTip^ jQients 80 a%% countepct this design; it approached ,fit|tlfin a mHe, as? if to 1^ :;.i^4ibe n^t^^^ important land opeitctions^ a pfl^- "^ J^dNiti^ek waalinade on fort M^tlenrf » ndiich commaii# '^i^l^jpf!^ city by wateiv The defence of tli ||^iB|^^ «d^ ii^^r Armtstdiidy tog^er yn^ '^^ ^ ^^ '%^&S0i/t'^^ 1TV<^ batti^ries t^^^ ^ Mghi #y^ ijiitfitted lj|f sapors, the om under If^tftie|3riti$ ^IM^bi^^e olttlciy^^ lieiiitenant Wetoi^f yedai^iig l^aclB^ ihe ^ i9iU« di^ lOlA i^^ « I ^ i^ *W ''i'^ •!». -4 ■^«f^ ¥■ ■^ thatth^ capture of the city was impracticable i it was thirefbre ' resolved to niake all convenient haste out of the way* Thjs retreat of the army was commenced under cmti:'ot a,; dark and tempestuous nig^t, and the next morning had entirely disappeared from beCore tli? lineSi and were > immediately pursued by general Winder, who captured!, afew stragglers s colonel Brooil^re-enihari^ed his troops^ in safety^ .^ /' Thu9 gloriously terminated ihe shirt but ev^iatnil ^^ siege of this noble city, pre-consigned by hferoituma** er.emy;; to fnllage and conj^agratioue The dtiaea sol'*'^ ' diers who^ ^tts gattantly defended their hoi^: a^d, fainpUei; obtained tiie reward of their country^ appio* bation New life, and spirit were^in^en^ 1h til^ tfieeitiea exposed to the approach of Ji^sdle fo^^epsV jaid:the fortunate defj^ce of Bal^ore^ in some^ me4- Imre served to- wash out the foul poll. t|on ofthes^f^ # jpovernment.. We had, however, to lament the lui ; if stany of tur galla&t couBtrymen ; ^ th^ i%ioD" « ^'i , ' «-.^ .it. J!* I.' ,j> ■»■ ' ■ • *>• i'. M- ■/l^ i I ' V ; > ■! %-• - -ft * ", ■ ^■^♦ - • .^ 'ft ■.>'«»•■ ■■■>'- L^ < iV'-: ^i"|t! ' ,1 ■^*s". . .. 'i^A^' '^f>r' KsHti.., ^■\*-i*^ r» * mr." "*.: ^ '. "•'■-ll- ,,;>k. \ '■" ■.i. :,;%" ^ sf ■■■ » -% ^* -: ■ •■, / - \ ,;# ^'^i' "^f^f ■ft. .1*-,.,. ,*>.< V V, >■,.:* / .-it / ■i:i caiAftER xvr. taee. Vll.''" " 'O. isjxiond had mot been burnt cmt^^ifRflH Mtrxm ncingjras se^^n, like.the:Ai^»iB|Wn|, to w|S^ Uft BIITORT OV THB VAtt. dred^regularg, manjr of whom were invalidi. Towiir^t the latter end of August, sir George Prevost had col- lected an arm J of as many thousands, chiefly veneran troopSy with a Tiew, as it has been since ascertained, of penetrating to the Hudson, and cutting of the Northern ' from the Southern States, and thus bring about a sever- ance of the Union; A mighty scheme, but which couKl .only originate in an extreme ignorance of the genius and character of tho American people* l^r George^ jibout the ffrst of September, past into the American jtenitory, while at the sam^ time^ a. squadron under, captain Dow* nie, entered lake^Champlain. ' ^ General M'Comb, apd commodore Mj3onough, Were n0t idle in ^matkiog. every preparation, to oj^sQse ^ mo9t effectual, resistance, to tl>is formidabK^^enemy. ^ body of militia, under gn^eral lepers, of N^rYork,.ati(l liUb another from Vermont, i^ndei^^general Strongs adiledV 1|>^jthfi strength o^ th,e plapfi, ^hiler the jfaiUlia cid,!^ itt^ from ail quarters, F?J« ^^^ *!^^!°S- ^ ®*^^^^ ilimiderwas^ equally ind)4sjti;iou8$ as an instance oi^ M.-/ 1 , vpnderfiil exertion miide on.tlns important ocoasioiiyhe ' lidded >' brig to, Wfp^^^ ' ; v0f ^g^ wi|ls^|Hp|jr^wing on thr lake,. vfi i|o^^as|^^ c^4ret^ a^ ev^ ihfn^ vateftWe 'k^j0^. be M^^cmo^ %ere 5sc^; J!*!^ ^erm& <^d every pei^ci^^ J^ov^Ip ^<%etBi! to aid in repeUing the iiivt^f^ ^ittf their altars awtf fii^Bsidesi *Even lM)ys were i(^ '•diJNii^ themsetvei into a coia^aiiy, wore:€»^, -f 4K GLOitlOVS XTBXTS 0« l>Rt WAft^ kc 145 waf4f d col- inemn led, of rthem ' sever- could us and ;^bout titorf, i Dow- ise ^ /added' E lioiky'he "'T-fi%r ^^^r-Jfjrrr- ■ efficient on -the ^ay of battle. General Moi^rs, co* lonel Appling, major Wool,* and captain ' Sproal* were sent forward at the head of detacbtments^io mee^ Uni advaneingr foe. They contributed not a little in >e<* '" tarding and embasrrairing the movements of the en«myf ^ and gave proof thai they would not be found wanting in the hour of severei trial. It*^ was ifot unHI ^e tenth/' tfait sir George reached Plattsburg, ind. tdok possesion ' of the villag^. while the American^ retired to their defences on the opposite side of the river 9aranat, hav ' iog tajben up the jdanks^of the bridges^ . ' Here the Bri* 4tth iiaiiiained 4fiiOBt ioacitve fersetehd days, waitingv . ii4*iBu(;titiie arrival of > their Squednili Intended to cap- ' ' twi^ihe fiitner^^ sb ps. Nuinerouji^Hlkir&ishesi ho#^* eiirioccnrEedtdaily. • ^ ^ Pntl^elekventhv early in ^e'^moming, the locjE^oitt IIW^ 4<n»>odor« -^^ it last espied the^i-^ p«b9ic)|4|#aptain IH^wniey in order ef battle. ^ His fine cflifiiM iK^ thfri^gaWC^^^ thirty^iline^ gui^r ^ M^ ^hmet, j<^ Ma^teen' gunes^ii^ slobps' Ghub and Fij^cll^ ideiwn guns each, and thirteeii Ipallie^' ^ ik wliip^^arr^^d tw(|» and the otheirs ene fUn eadh!. The Appjcaii squadron consieted of tbe|i^toga,*twtlnty- .sot^i^nsi theJSagJe, twentjcguasi'^ Preble; t^gven >go.n(f , and ten gatUes, six of whicli lioid two gum^^t^tHe ' ot^-tfiiq^^. ijtlji^n>ooredin lioeinthe ba^^^PlatiN [^^^^|fiogiMi«^ flank ^«^^^ ia|v;|g^l|)^ {)owiite )»Enged his i^ps dimtly I t' »■ ■u^~ ^t1^. ;^^-li mm '4 ■ r -,'•*. #'■ "'•5**' c:^, i'ilS&^^jJ^.Mi »•..? Mir > p^OlHr K>» THE W?tlU yi^ij Jj|i^ii|i»M^;i»eoppe»ed to tlie^Rorrdto^, and the Li|qi,neA4o ibel^gicK jDrseadf^l wn» iiie t|i^n4lpring bat* tie whi^.A^w i«n«iite4f. lia,v«iC;^^4 disatb. ruled the fHgkticil fray*: Ab^ut tw^, ibe ICaglc cbailged her podk«. ' tioifi^ %, 01^ ^oqBi^^ip.af va^tljrsttpenor force | 'neaHy all t(^e gunsif of) tliif \imi,Vipon^ «f bm «uceesir'buii|f< y thf) /ate of; ^)efftMi^ltb^ might 1^ j)rpug||t. to |»e^ Pcqvid^dl^ fliVMHirfMl thie<'iiittai^ wij(hopt ftH^ce^j^ ltj»{^)P|r(i?.^vin|^'lbil^ s^e !w?» contpelkcti struck, anjih ii-ifV^ out of the line. Ils^M^^ke^ ga^ !ie^ J?id| gon(6i^o 4^b(^^(|ii|{ of^^evMra, the oth^ ef «^<« ed ^Ji^ir. eaci^^ jJ^OHgHfibiftfy?>Wa» wi]^^ T^i}i^ jW%Br i^fc^^^ b<^^rni|a«;i ^ ||ip^ (»f alLtiR^biss^ &^ t' ^-^^ jSr^ah^erf iiiM^ ivkh bftrcor' and: gjrief; whUe^'tle ^ Afdegcana w?*^ eh*td b^syond the^e^^ ofitiNiito#. ^JtU'jSf^^^ iafi'^^ hu*«irwlt?'ai»4t iafty4%i^Mi 4!ti(4^d vo|||#^ 0r^iAiHl9iiiy^liiiN»tetidMi%^ ' I .-, ^- '. )!•■■' '■■ * '..-■> -■ ;■ . .^. • -r •..■-...«.yi-''i. 1." , 'n>'il% •■'m^- •v;*^ |'*»'K i^f ^:^/±..'^u OLORtaVl £V£XXS OV THB ITim &C« 145 fight hundred and twenty ; «a the Britisli, otxs tholwand and fifty : so that the number oif prisonera alone, exeei$d< e4 the number of the A;nericaii«. The Ameticanfl liad ingKty-four guns, the British nifiety- five* . ' . At the commencement of the engagement, the Brl« tish bombs on shore, were evened on. the American works, and together with j-ockets^* continued to be thrown until ntghf^ I^^^the midst of tlus». an attempt was made by tlie ene'A>^^ in three divitions» to pass the . Saranac;^ b«| th^y wen^ campletely defeated by tjhe TJnited States regular trpops i^n^ i^ilitia. One of thefte,^ ^^^^ at the ford aboVe the vil ljige« wi^ repelled by hiiUtia and volunteers, after a very hot^engageroent, and with great loss to the enemy* At duskV they withdrew their artil-^ lery, and nine in the evenings liaving sent off^ all tbeir b^ggag^,. they retired with the iiimeet^precipitiltioir< 'X^ next morning , Plattsbui;^ r^^af ibund^ entirely ^raciu^tetL [Vhe d^feft of theae haughty inyadertwa» cQippietes they, left behind them a.11: their sicll; And wounded, together with in^meu^e quantities of mili- tai^^ stores and: ^mp ectu^pi^. They were immme- d^i^tely .pui;9uei^i bttt,hav||i^ ^}r^^j had t|ie start by n^ .^^}f^rBi ps^^ ^^r^em Numerous deserters, ^owevei^ IWie en^r to t|le Aipm- can side : in one body, four liiindred n[ito, pr^^eded by /fnustc, came into head-quaatei%. JThe loss of the eneaiy, itt killed woundeil Ifed missifl^, in this ipghty expeilitiony which was to have shi&en the Amlricto *:■ 3 •■*?;:■ 1# • <. " 5- T«|iiiMie to % ceiitrl, ivm wpwardr of three thttusa^, imdklinodt eq«id t^ tlie Ami^iicfMi fbr^e. -^biff^ ^M|i sighd repu% aiHldef(t«at o^^^ ^ eiipected/prodE^^d tli^ titmost joy iii'^hi United \ , ^ta^s. Alt' fiarUed iniHvwMe4Jjcfiich took place on tttti»^llton!^*tng eretit^^Cfre soon followed iy^^^ew^i^tlr^'si^eiMerofm BrhUi!' •qtu^nonlikeC&^pk^^^^^^^ ^'l ^^^^ ^'^'^' >.'^^:*k ■' ,.r *^Hrlirj '«n?*-t, ^''fhoa "^'ji rt i^'^n^ if^u ' F#"-C^ ii"^'^ %%,-'■ >. ■^ «■% '^. ^:>:m^ t ff;'j-^f. T.f -"?»ir''.''i'.'' '"^ ;r/^?%|/^% i" ^^; ■. ! •'.i 1J|i2^'.fii5»iW^?i^. ^ Vi'! • )i> 'f' ----V Vt' «• •« ' ^IJIifUie^l^gj iof <;;«i)|gre% ^yi!>i«i^aeiii laid before j^^iHtifhlN^Ue^ The J^i^ %Qfelfi<#ri^l9n;^ li^^^^fiiootier, ^here the msaqi If^io^t^^l^i^^^ battles I ^ dktBitW ^altimote, iwid the^w^enlvifitoi^ at Platt»l^% IT ^"^7 saw ^f Q«»^uiimted ililiopel^ «•' iiT' ■# \- \ I v*: ■ v;- Mi Ui99wr9T ims WAB. Mfie ^a nrni, inrhich was entirely inadmissible. Th« ' tJnued States wasrequired to surrender up a large por- tioiiof' their territory, and to retire from those lakes, ifhicb had witnessed their Tictories. > When thi» was communicated/ « general^ sentiitrenl. •f ind^nation , |^evailed through the House. Partj spirit ha4 already in ja great measure subsided^ owing to ihe late conduct of. Grea^^BiitfiiA* .^ Her coiMiuct had been so g1arip|(1 j and. wantonly unjust^ that no on^ v^ukl stand up as iier advocate. It was therefore unanimously&greed, to unitejm the most efficacious man- ner» fof the defence of the country. The question as to T^-chmige^f th» seat nf government was agitated, biit deteduiiked thal:^^^^ "^^H^^**^^ i^ thanks of Con^^# tether Vith iftedats 9,nd 0^er rj^^ftrdsi w^e vq||(| ia the heroes of the Lu»t cam^ ^^i^;i^ Magluririuld it^ 1^^ tk>B^ of the d^l^nt tM«s, ai|d^%iiAaEttllNj^ bl m statM^ were not behind i^ eiqpr^^ thllr #1^^ :ilie ^^tttditct flif the Irityi^idti^ bi4|$|i^b^ttn^^ 4ii£gnaiki»r itiie^ sham^^ ^t»:0f te Itiia^leorni^mni^di 1^^ 1R^4| ^|lf»y soon after Ae inee^ng of QoiigiKttl newt^ front i)fe imiti^M^ard^ awakimed the «tten^n andl the aniietii 4^'^l Ameiicans. Intelligence ^fitm ^at ^arter^ l|(l% #0 ^ttbt - Id bifo^c fbft^BbWj'e^^^^^ FfAfiti then^arrisoned l^^maior LaWretit^) wfth about one hundred and twan-t \tjiien, A iand*force, under ' ctltntain Woodbine, cOn- isting of abbut one hundred itiarines^ and ^ur hundved riltiaias^ un Jer 4 -^>^nel Nichols, invested the fM kf laQidk The for h'stood thi^ comlnried^iuttaclf^^ the .Ut(ii(b|t firmness f th^* land troops ^e^ compelled ^o'^^rctlre, 'aikl the fir6 was so well' directed againit "life^BmM'TfeSsels, thftt tHey>were bonifielledito cut th$r1ii;abi'^sahd hasten 4ii of thi way, but not wiih<* ' ' Ids^ cif their flag ship^'^ich was set oil' fiiiie y^fl Woiyii , lipf The lo^ df the assailants wsa bi- ^mv^tl»ibeteiy'scfrtourf^ V ^tiSing."-^;*' <^!:^i- ■ ^^^^ ~ ^^.-'.... -^ :. ■■:,.■•. : '.■/'"*?■ ^twts such as coul#ni^ beip(a|sed ovef uiT^ !{^y'^^ iret^ In thel^^^^ and would be, , pemiMet^ ^igMy dang!eriHi9 ift. •uTv wfcty. QeoeicaK Jadcson ^viig, i^ ^^ii 'c^jj^n- atmted witK the ^aoiah gayeriior, r^m^^^Mi hj^oyfjft vespon^iiit; to kmr^ xtw^fst^ |o top^ ij^c^ii sjic^i ii^thelii^niung^rNaTember, be ,4^^ aacolawith i^qut th^ thousand.liieiiy destroyed th^j^p iutis Glia804 off ihe British,^ and taught th«; d^na ales- aoD; wttii^ ^tNey^ VoultT acjsrcerlj require ta bee reiea^<^«r ^ theAtrfiiiiiif^ mth hp forc^ to Mobile* ..^'■»> .f li^vraa^ki^ i^ aftof his arrml at that p^ace^„bp^ir(» Jke was calli^i upon to didplaj * hia miiit^jftaiepts ,011 m wore importiiiiit theatre^ The threatening^^ cloudf^ ft^hjlcji , liad hften ga^^ring for^ some time seemed no^w ready ip %ui9t» The BHtishfir<^tftfterleayii^^ t^ C^^82^p»reparatioii tiad ^en ma^^ every arrangement for defend was maue' at tills late ht>ur :. the cmntrj had thu^ RUT been exempted from the visitations of 'war,» ~ wa8^tinairmed,.and ia every waj> unprepared. He super- intended, in persoOf. all the works which the time wti^lil ' altqw him tp construct^ and I'^viewed the different corpa of militia and volanteeri iuf ^e city and country* The ^ niaves were put in requisittonVand the inhabitants were called npoji to contribute, aft the aid in their po^r, . Irhe situation of the cpun^y is tug^hty favourable for defence against an ^emy iiivading by sea, prpvided «ificient time be allowed to fortify it. It is alow flat Vact of land, acceasibleonly by the Mississippi, or through Jlae lake,, in shalow water. Excepting, on the banka 4f tine river, where there is a narrow tra^t iiflilry laiidy^ ^probably not more than a mirein width, thefe is noi^i; ^liat swjkmps and. morasses, peaetrated by deep nat caiial^it which are navi^ble for baizes frtttlawe^iis smt^iers. To their leaders, La Fitte, tne *inOfttteSipting offers were macJe'^y ^e BritishJ to induce ^ * I ta join in^the 'projected invasion. But ih^tead 'w^ f i^ing to these offers, he immediately cpmmuiiicateMi > whJei^latF- to governor Claiborne, who W?wi $o ipfdli delighted with this traifofva^ thii h€rplcd|. ^ed himself to jrt^cure |i pardon far Wn^ and Ms band, pro^iiedtbe^ would join in the defence; they a^c«fr«- liMly\ We and were r^celyed. / *> . .«t V >* "life' I" j#ii 4 ». / la »£7l&NCB Of KKlir ^ORLCANS, &e. tsi .^^^*rh9 capture of th^ squadron of gnQ;WatS| left the wa)^ «p^n to Mit^cH pu tb^ side «f tlielak^s. ti was ther»f fore necessarj to close ail the caiials bir bajous, which ^ ifoul^ enable tl^e en^mjtQ, pass through the swan)p>«n4. . ^ach-the striB of dfj land on the banks of the riyerf' xni84mp<^nt duty was intrusied to general Villere* a patiye of , the ^oi^tipjr, ,ana well ^(|uaintird w^ the 9e« ^t ^ssages. Unfortunatel J |be 'guard ^ tatioaed fi^ the entrance of the baybn l^nraiue^ were captured, anil Ifrocecding wcrttly,, thcj _reacncd ^e dry land, ai^di o&erging from the forest arrived at the bank of the migb- ijnveff about three o'clock, P.M^ on the ^d (^I)eceni<» ,bcr. This fol-'cc consj^iiAg -pf ic^r thonsandCmen, iii*; s'fiwdc^jniii^feg directly To l^crp«r|f ittlbr i^ liid i^^ '^ klh^iit|W:^n6winfl^ 'i^itr\ ■^'■:/ :- ■■■;-■■• ■^'^' -"''-■, '-'.- "^:!^^::'^-^:^^ ;: JInidB||hc« <^ this ^nixpected fM %aria#% ttiardi jf rth^ Bt-iiish was broiigjif io genehkV^Jacksoh bf jtiii^ fii^^jMMity ta^m^ V^^ g^k^ wttll ^EUU^ hesHttt^i^^i mclit^^^ m iotim tb tt^^ittk cik^d* lie iintiiedii|tely issued 'iHrders for the trob^ml^ di^: the commsuii) of general £o2^e^ « aftatiofted «ome^ ijo^i^ ttp^^ihe rivet, to march to the place of retidezVottii . til^ilig Meri ii^ all the other corps to be collocled IfMltEie t^:iia^ himself !iil the head of ' -^^lirtiiifhecftjrtnmtia;!^^ -^'. * -f'^'i .' 154 HtSTORT OV THB WA«, eericans in |rofit,:]|^d do{r ^^; enenyr^wfrjB A^tiattU^ al^^^ ti4^ i|eina4[^lU^d>,^y/or^e^ap^*0j«i«^ %e ire of the Americans. A thick fog, which about JthjU tiine 4^0Sf^i^<|iraqKson cpn^i^^g iti!^|>l«dew4 jt^ cour "ti^ue^^ a|y|^9j^g^,^9Wl#4>e^^ W^e5ftjj^w^^r^53^^ l^lJtlff ^;jj^ai%i^^loffered ;«fB»w»^ .^■. : i / P£¥XNC& OF KfiW-pRLEAff^^^&C. 155 forty-six killed, one humlred and sixty *8eveil wound- ed^ j^tj-fourmissinff. THii battiey it is noV nniTer- sally conceded, saved ,th^ city of New^Orleans, for had* the British m^irched ' |tHe next morning, it would have been utterly liii possible to haye withstood them.. For- tunately, ^l|jC|^'.pi'i3(>i)^^rW|^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^cir hands, con- "curred in m^iiiifying tnVAmentan for^e to ten or fif- ^^tei^n thousand m^n. # ' . , ., * f ( -«Ih themeaitiuqae, a ^pirodlgioiis* effort ^^^ mafle ib' fortify thi^ American position. Bales of eotton^w ere used to expedite the erection of tlje breas,t-work. - In a few ■days the line extended* i^oii^ a thousand yards to the 8;^ain{)^ which ^was there' iilipassible. A swell in the river, spm^^bat unusual at this season of the j^ear, h en^abted thein to n^ake^n opening in Ae levoa^ aiifi tip .j , flopcl the, j^und in frdiit qif the line, and ^her> thc^ wa?; ''] t^ f ilbsiHed. a sufficient qiiantiiy was left in i^e ditch* ~ Qn;tke opposite bank of the river some works were also C9listructe^,\nnd. batteries erected. On the twenty- «ipi;th, ;!(ih|^ j^riti^^^ shot at the Caroline^ who ffoipoi h^r po^itioii, annoyed ihcm efxcecdingly., {pjey tbej r?5tircK|in jthe eyemnr with consideiabie loss. *^W ttMf 4pit of Jap>)i|r^^^ having, during the night, ctiecfeS WjOt^; they .made^noiiierjk{tack, aiid Wen& comjp«Uea . jxnce moije' to iretir^i with fee loss ofsevehty men. Tni|' X . i" i". '■».> ^.:» IM .iitsToiiT tt rnt \\k% N. ■«* » bri^ LouisiiUia, had taken the place of the Ciiroline, and ^reatij JUicommocIed the Biitish. On the fourth, gene- t:als tliDmas and Adair, arrived at th« head of two tbou- . sand fiye4)undred militia from ICentuckjr Onthe^ixth^ the British were re-inforced bj general Laibbcrt, tlieir whole force under genend Packenham wa^little short of ten. thousand men, anjd it ^jfts now resDmd to force the Ainerican lines by main stMigth. 'fhese were mab«> \ ned bjr b^eterogeneous materials ; men bC difTeitht coun- triei^and languages, and not .aU armed, particiilarlj the * miJjUia last Kniyed. In the night of the seventh, the fenemjr, with itifinatV labour succeeded in widening and deepenlngv t^ie swamp' drain bj which they had approached the rivel^, so as tb get ^sufficient number of tlieir boats into the Mi^is- ' 4Btppi. jBurin^ the whole niglity irpm tfie Woveiti^ntf o^^ ^-^^^-^ camp, it was evident that someihing unttstfr the , al was foi3vaFd^«nd there was every reason to belfeve that fi^generat attac^ had beea resolved ii{iJl^iiV wiitt' the api^aranpe of light, ihese^ c6nj[eftui^& ',ifir^re iiifll^ ' .confirmed; iUie whbte British force was ^cen to.advatie^' L^^ijl eolninitt^ W^^^ steady and deterniifued appeii'ant^*! P'' ll^aii^ 'P^f ^^ niost silence 'pervadei^ the Amenc^ 'w)ine tte' ^ .Jfl^h w^ peiwtted to af^ii[i%^>^ I iitgn^, wb<^^ ar^leij i^^t^ upo^ ^^^ ^ - ' licMp fire, and as their coltti|in$; ^ete €iiiiMj)i^^ Mil^ a level plaiD,^ were wbw^^ f«f Th$y still, howftveiv cwtigebiftil ^l^ ■■•^,- -Si**' . ^ -m % /-■: f'l?- ■<'^ ' moved troops andde of fire. vourcd the bra They a nothing anid flei only CO sure de nee, rea but in i astonishi in a fit the same away fro slain I ^ TCbe con most at tl generals atk4geiiei fragments aecUstomi tbo^ttsand remembi^r ;e^^ bMliant Thornton, ^*;4- . I gcnt- thdu- , tiieir short force ;mab* > > coun- ly the" [ifinat^ » -, . ,..'» swamp > as td sntf on after him, generals Kean and^Gibbs were dangerous^ woiiAded«\ an4. general Lambert retired from the field' with the fragments of the ar my,' the flower at the H^tlsb fdrcet^*. aecU«tom;^ to cohijuWr'^ift thfe Wars of Europe^i '^li^^ t}iO]u«and men fell in thiW ili)-fated' assault, M'hich Vill" ht r^emb^red^hilfe fe^tbr^r Wts;;"^^ - ^ . ^ i O^i^e opposite sid^^^^ ^ejrivef, things >efii not do b^iUiaiit The ' British had'tiro^sed over under colonel ' Thornton, and marched to the attack of the entrencti- J'r . •* 158 niBTOBT OV-tHB WAB. ■''% mentf. The reception was very different from that tf - ' the OMKilite side. The militia of the. state, with some-' of the kentupkians, under general .Morgan* after one fire retreated, leaving the batteries in the hands of th« British* the enemy had been enabled to outflank ' them, in consequence of the giving way of. a battallion oC Louisiana niiiitia. The loss of the Americans p^ ~ Uoth sides of the river, did not exceed twenty killed apd " forty wounded,, r .' ' ^ - ^ The British were now only studious .of effecting their retreat. On the e%hteenth, tjjey were discovered to have quietly ileseende*. 1 '*1 ,*i« ■•^1' 'Hr ':^^. ;.kv^'-^fe; ■% ;..^iC^.li ^^i^Mi^^^^^''"*] ,'<% ' <*t '*'f:ii^ -;'^!l.^#i-^- JAMES MADteON* ^BXSIDBNt O^ THE VnITEQ STATES 07 AMERICii, To a/2 onii iingulhr to whom these presenta^ shall C9^imy£fre&ti»g-» .■«"^-;'t:-".--r *^ WHEREAS, a treaty of peace and aihity^betweeiT' the United States of America and his Britannic majesty was signed at Ghent, on :the twenty-fourth day of .Secetioiber, one thousand eight hundred and jburteen, by plenipotentiaries respectively appointed for that pur* pose ; and the said treaty having been, by-and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, dtlly accepted, ratified, and confirmed, on the seven- teenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen ; and rattled copies thereof having b^eu ei^ - *■■■■ *• • ^ ^'': .-:il^.-* ;■ ^! ■1i . . ^^ , ^ -APPENDIX* 'y*:''^^'^'Y-'\ 161 dianged, agreeably to the tenor of the said treaty,' which. 18 in the Words following to wit r •'$".' lj:'»*. n-^-"' w^^^r .^, TBBATY OF FEA.CE AKD AMITT. w ?4*^ '>?*^ -^^:T'':;^:v'^^? -BETWEEN' :vsj-i^.»»- ^'%^0 » iSfis Britonmc M^ijestu and the V, States of •Smerita* Hid Britat^ic majesty and tlie United States of Ame- rica, desiroiia of termirmting the war which has unhap^ ^ pily subsisted between the two countries, ;tnd of restpr- ing^upotj principles of perfect reciprocity, peace, frien^- ;ship, and good understanding betv/een them," haye» for ' that purpose, appointed their respective plenipotentia* Hes, that fs to say : his Britannic majesty, on his part, has appointed the right honorable James LordGambier, late adiiiiral of the white, now admiral of the red squadroa iof his majesty's fleet, Henry Goibourn, Esquire, a mem- ber of the imperial parliament, and under secretary pC state, and William Adams, Esquire, doctor of civil laws ; and the president of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof. Has appointeid John Qiiincey Adams, James A Bayard, Henry. Clay^ Jonathan Russel and Albert Gallatin^ citizens of the United States, who, after a reciprocal communication of '«f their respective full powere, Intye a^^ee^ upon the fo|- -lowing articles: «c,^i^; <' / 'There shall be a firm and universal peace between hii '9nUismc majesty and the Ui^ie4 mt^aailMWeeik #■ -f.'i. 1% fa ♦M'lJ* *^. 'Sl**f'-'\ '*. 'US >^-?^. ^^fr- -V f t%'*: 16£ Jf'- AFPEIVDIX* /VV, A.' ;,/ .;!i,r'f|'.T::'l''n.i if ,*;3«„.-"<^" thelr respective countries, territories, ciiie^> and towiis^^ andpeople, of every degree, without exception of places or persons. AH hostilities, both by sea and land, shall cease as soon as tliis treaty shall have been ratified by both parties, as herein after meu^oned. All territory," places and.possessipns whatsoever, taken by either party from the other, during the war, or which«inay^ be tak- en after the signing of this treaty, excepting only the islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored withh out delay, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any of the artillery op other public pro- pertjr, originally captured in the said forts or places^ and which shall remain therein upon the exchange of the ratifications of the treaty, or any slaves or other {pri- vate prope/ty. And all archives, records, deeds, an^ papers, either of a public nature, or belonging to private persons, which, in the course of the war, may have fal* len into the hands of the officers of either, party, shall be, as far as may be practicable, forthwith restored and- delivered to the prQper authorises and persons to wjiom they Respectively belong. Such of the is^lands in- the fey of Pkssamaqaotldy as are claimed by both parties, shall remain in the possession of the party in whose oc* jeUpatlon they may be, at the time of tiie exchange of the laMcations of this treaty, until the decision, respecting Hie title to the said islands, shall have been made in con-*' formity with the fourth article of thia treaty. ; No dispo* <^tion made by this treaty, as to si^Qb possessions of t^ pAUdft wd temtwies clsdoaed^bf b«>th -parties; sbalWin ^{ -iMi.^i'^r.■^ •¥^.-, X' ^■■t - - ': V /:*'^>>^'?.S:5;fi^'' ^ - : .'■'■■■'/ * ' ■ i / ■ ^-^ '" ^ Immediately after the ratification of this treaty, by both parties, as hereinafter' mentioned, orders shall be sent to the armies, squadrons, officers, subjects and citiv zens, of the two powers, to cease from all hostilities. And to prevent all causes of complaint which might arise on accAunt of the prizes which may he taken at sea, after the said ratifications of this treaty, it i^reci- |)rocally agreeed, that all vessels and effects which may be taken after the space of twelve, days from the said ratifications, upon all parts of the coast of North Ame- rica, from the latitude of twenty -three degrees of north, to the latitude of fifty decrees north, and as far eastward in the Atlantic ocean, as the thirty -sixth degree of west longitucLe from the meridian of Greenswich, shall be re» Stored on eachvSide; that the time shall be thirty days -in all other parts of the Atlantic ocean, north of the equinoctial line or equa^tor ; 'and the same time for the British and Irish channels, for the Gulf of Mexico, and all parts of the West-Indies; forty days for the No^'th Seas, for the BaUic, and for all parts of ithe Mediterra- nean ; sixty days for the Atlantic ocean, south of the equator, as? far as the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope } ^ninety days for every other part of the world, south of the equator ; and one hundred and twenty days, ibr aU other parts of thewor).d» without e^ceptisn. it* \ •' '^■'^--'\ '■ T :"- \\ ;A'."-^u'^m|^' /■'^:i-:?^»r: -^A tm I ■ r- V^- APPENDIX. :': ■■■.ciT-'irc.-w- .'■•V AIJTICLE III. < ^ V s All prisoners of war taken on either side, as well by land as by sea, shall be restored as soon as practicable, after the ratigcations of this treat j, as lijreinafter menti(med» on their 4)ajing their debts which ihfj may have con- tracted during their captivity* 'I'ae two contract! ng par- ties respectively e^igage to discharge in specie, the a4* vances which may have been roadeby tlie other for the sustenance of such prisoners. , , > -*.. .^■^'•: y^ '•''ri.. -J* m ARlf CLE IV.*- wm^^:^^^^. Whereas, it was stipulated by the second article in .the treaty of peace, of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, between his Britannic majesty an3 the Unit- ed States of America, that the boundery of the jUnited States should comprehend all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines -to be drawn due east from the points wh^re the aforesaid boundaries between Kova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other,^ shall respectively touch the bay of Fu^dy and the Atlan- tic ocean, exceptiiig^ such islands as now are, or hereto- ^fore have been within the lipiits of Nova Scotia ; aaid .Twhereas, tlie several islands in the ba^rof Passamaquod- dy, which is part of the bay of Fundy, and the island of - Grand Menan in the said bay of Fundy, are claimed by .^ United States^ being comprebea^ec^ witbitt t)ieir' ■^ ' • ■« ■ ■ ■ •" ■• ■ ' ■' - . if^ . • . _ - ? \tf •*» WjCi^ ,-r> :A. ,;','» • ^ aforcs belong time ( tliousa limits fore, f ^at tl appplni fiionep- jone by the ad 1 aaid tw .iqAparti^ a^cordi pa thc^ States f] /meet at wl^k, ai place or missione hands an parties, tl long, in c of peace, three. A decision^ andcoiicl ^ the tw( : I.-"'- ^ *. ■'APPENDIX. ■; ^'V'v ■;^, '^ I V r >• 1G3 •» *- . ■ ■ ■ aforesaid boundaries, which said inlands are claimed as. belonging to his Britannic majesty, as having been, at the time of, and previous to, the aforesaid treaty Of on* tliousand seven hundred and eigtity- three, within the" limits of the province of Nova Scotia. In ordier, there- fore, finally to decide upon these claims, it is agreed ^t they shall be referred to two commissioners, to be appointed in the tollowing manner, viz : one commis- sioner shall be appointed by bis Britannic majesty, and one by the President of thii United States,, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and the «aid two commissioners so appointed, shall be sworn igipartiully.to.exaipine and decide upon the siad claims, according to such evidence a*-shkll be laid before theip^ on the part of his Britannic majesty and the United S^tes respectively. The said« commissioner shall /meet at St* Andrews, in the protvince of New-Bruns- wipk, and shall kave power t*) adjourn to -such othier place or pluces as . tbey shall thii.>k tit. The said com- missioners shall, by a declaration or report under t^eiir bands and seals, decide to whieh oi the two contracting parties^thesever'^.l islands. aforesaid dp respectively be- ];Oiig,in conf!>rmity withHhe true intent of the said treaty Qf peace, of one thousand seven hundred and -eighty- threeV And if the said commissioners shall agree in their decision, both parties shall -cot aiders?* eh decision final and cojbclusive.v' It is further agreed, that in the event ^ the twa^oiiimissmftrji sirring upon alii^ mfjitthe (C^t^^-/^^*;:'*''-^-^ 4'^ :^..> ■^-• •#: *>' .* . ■e. 3)- J^' «' -^- ••i^'*'. -» Hv *Jf* APPENDIX. -M <.(Im' ,i^. -*, -n \ C «.=, .»'"• ■ matters so refeired to tlrem, or in tlie event (»f both or either of the said commissioners reCu'sing, or declining^ or wilfully omitting, to act as jjuch, they shall mai;&, jointly or separately a report or reports, as well tatfi^j government of his Britanaic majesty as to that of the United States, stating ii detail the points on which they difter, and th(» grounds upon which their respective opin- ions have been formed, or the grounds »ipon which tliey, or eitiier of them, have so refused, declined, or omitted to act. And his Bi*it^>iHHC majesty^ and the governmefit of the United States, hereby agree to refer the reports of the said commissionersj t<> some friendly sovereign or state, to be then named for that purpose, and who shall be requested t» decide on tlie difterences which may be stated in the said report or rej)orts, or upon the repei't of one commissioner/ together with the grounds npon ^ which the other commissioner shall have refused, declin* ed»or omitteil to act, as the case mijy be^ And if tfiie^ commissioner so refusing, declining, or omitting to act, shall also wilfully omit to btate the grounds jipon whicli be has so done, in such manner that the said stateiihent may be referred to such friendly sovereign or state, to- gether with the report of such other eommisdioner, then such sovereign or state shall decide^ ex parte, upon the said report alone. And his Britannic majesty, and 4h^ government of the United States, engage to consider the decision of such friendly sovereign or %tate; te be.filiai ftud conclusive, on all the matters «o referred* *• '1l,.i. J>-l.. north, *iat«^« poweij north "< ascert:.;i lifiC bei tends \ ^ north, Scotiaj those r I»awrei oceaii, river, tl forty.fil west or OF Catu that, * f( 'shall be ifithe ra in the n Jathe p have po' they sha er to as< ^jin cc of peace ( s • *.A. [)oth or I mai;e» [! to tin? of the ich thej ve opin- zh they, reportft reign or rho fthall I mftj be ic rep^i*t ds QpOE ,decliii* ig to act, n which Lteinent ttiite, ta- er, then pon the and4h^ iider the . .. ; : . ii. - X -t^. I ">. '. • JLPPENDIX. .«*» V'-. wr • »^ - »■,. ;>► ■ : \. ARTICLE V. :^., >■• :»fc-;'» Vl^Hierea?, neither that pcmit of the highland^ lyiiig duft north, from the source of the river St. Croix, and desig- nate u in the former treaty of peaccr between the two powers of the north-west angle of Nova Scotia, nor the north westerniost head of Cannecticut river, has yet been a£v!edaned; and whereas, that part of the boundary liriC between the dominions of the two powers which ex.- tends from the source of the river St. Croix^ directly ^ north, to. the above mentioned north-west angle of Nova Scotia^ thence along the said highlands, which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from .those which fall into the Atlantic ocean, to the north-westermost head of' Connecticut nver,thence down alon^ the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of North latitude j thence by a line due west on said latitude, until it strikes the river Iroquois OF Caturaguay, has not yet been surveyed { It is agreed, that,'' for these several purposes, two. commissioners 'shall'be appointed, sworn, an4 authorised to act exactly ifithe manner directed^ with respect to those mentioned in the next preceding article, unless otherwise specified in the preceding article. The said commissioners shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall think fit The commissioners sliall have pow- er to ascertain and determine the points above mention- ; ^ j in conforudty with the provisions of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty« ,•!* I .». .■""-' i'. \ > #^ i'f-: .''«.»■ ,"■ -rfi r It*^. 168 ■,;!'f'^ »' -*■ J :r •■*' -" ''^ ■r .V. A .^ three, and shall cause the botindary aforesaid, from the river St. Croix to the river Iroquois or Caturaguay, to be ■ surveyed and marked according to the said proyisipps. The said commissioners shall make a map of the said boundary, and annex it to a declaration under their hands and seals, certifying it to be a true map of the said'boundary, and particularizing the latitude and lon- gitude of the nort-west angle 6f Nova Scotia, of the north- westermost head of Connecticut river, a^d of such other poiiits of the said boundary as thfey may deem' proper. And both parties agf ee to consider such map and v defalcation as finally and' conclusively fixing the said boundary. And, iii tlie event <)f tiie said two commis* sioBers differing, or both, or either of them refusing, de- clining, or wilfully omjttfng to actj'such: reports, declarO" lions or statements, shaUz be made by thena, or either of the^i« aod such reference to a friendly ;soyereignj)r'State» shall he made,:in all respects^ as in.th«Jatter pa!rtof tlie fourth article is contained, and in as full a manner aft if the same was herein rep^atfd. t »r*,; w^. m ARTICI^E VI. WJicreas; hy the toi*ther treaty of peafee; thftt pwrtioftr of the boundary of the United States, from the point where the forty -fifth degree of north latitude strikes the^ ' river Iroquois or daturaguay to the lake Superior, Was ^ declared to be " along the midSle of ^id river into lakd Ootario, through the middl^of said lake uiitii it strikes Ht^ ' « / 'r* ■ 3 ■ "V ' ■^•■l * '€| '.w, ■S'' '% *, :;*?:• *.*4^ v'; ■ , * J-- the t< Brie, at^el throi betwe^ dopbts lakes ^slandf his Br tberefo r^ferre und aui . V,. .with, re aVticle, llie sai at Albai power t shall ;th} port bt* nate the comtnui tracting said riv< tively b( said trei three. tioB an< eVent of or either AFPEKBIX* 169 the e«fmiilunication by water, between that lake and lake Brie, through the middle of «ai4 l&ke until it arrivea at^e water communication into lake Huron, thence through the middle of said lake to the communication between that lake and lake Superior." And whereas doubts have arisen what waf the middle of said river, lakes and water communications, and whether certain islands, lying in the same, were within the dominion^ of his Britannic majesty^ or the United States : In order, therefore , finitly to decide these doubts, they shalll^ referred to two cojnmissioners, to be appdinted^ swiom and authorized, to act exactly in the mannei* directed, .with. respect to th^se mentioned in the next precedih^ aVticle, unless otherwise specified in this present article^ ^the said commissioners shall meet, in the first instance,' at Albany, in the state of New- York, and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall ;think fit. Th^ said commisaioners Shall, by a re- port bt* declaration, under their hands >and seals, desig* nate the boundary through the said river, lake and water comtnunications, and decide to which of the two coii? tracting parties ^e several islands, lying within the said riversf, lak^s and water communications, do respec- tively belong, in conformi^ with the true intent of the said treaty of one thousandseven hundred and eighty- three. And both parties agree to consider such designa- tion and decision as final an speets as in the latter part of the fourth article is con^ iained.and in as full a niailuer as if the same was herein repeated, ARTICLE VIL It is further agreed^ that the said tvro last mention^ cotiimissioners, afUir ther shall have executed the duties assigned to them in the preceding article, snalV be> 9ai they are herelfy authorized^ upon their oaths', impartial- ly. to fiT and determine, according to the true intent of the said treaty of peace, of one thousand seven hundire^, and eighty three, ihatpart of the boundary between t}^!^ dominions of the two powers, which extends from the 'Water communication between lake Huron atid lalEeS^- peiior, to the most north-western point .oif^e lake of the woods i to decide to which of the two parties iht several, islands lying in the lakes, water communicaifons and rivers, forming the said boUndary,^do respectively belo% in conformity with the true intent of the said treatj of^ l^eace^ of one tiiousand seven hundred and eighty-three s and to cause such parts of the^ said boundary as re^uirc^ it; to be surveyed and mar^Led. The said commissionens ' . 0hall, \fj a report or declaration under their hands andt seals, designate the boutodary aforesaid, state. their ^- ciwon on the ppints thus refenred to thcon, and parti^u^ tiirize t|ie iafitttde and longikde «f the mostaiftiirwasl- p -ipi^ •V ■♦.i- t > ». .>_ JkFPBlTDIX. 171 ^•Vnpo^tt^thelake of the ivoods, anil from such other parts (^^ ..ibave signed 'tjri*' treafe and Imve teilimte i^ affixed -1 omr seals. I>«me in triplicate, «t 01ia«.t>* thfe tTOtl^^fl*o**'daj cf --*; 6AMBIER. - JOHN QmNCY ADAMS, J. A. BAYARD, HENRY CX.AY, JONATHAN RUSSEIX, ^BfcBT GALLATIN. . Now^tber^|we, to the' end, that tbe said treaty irf- ':\ " i^ce and an^ laaj Im observed with good faith, on the * part fii the tJmted States, T) James Madison, Fresidei^ as aforesaid, have caused the premises to be nade public ; and I doherebj ei\joia all pers^ms beari&g^o£ii3ie> civiTiir (l.s.) (1J8.) ' (L.S*) (l;s.} ,(r.*s.) m ■'**, -^ f^t' ^ jxm,'' Av-^;:, I "A / !<'... -*. # . 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