LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DDDD527EblD » -.0*' '♦' ^^"^^ ' JvT' ,A ,• .*' ■<• • ^ ' o »» o ^, •vT* .-i> *'J^'4. '> V^\»1V-- "c^ ^^ • /..•;^-.X„, -o'* ■ D'jlii'iitfultask ! to rear the tcndor thoij^rlit;? ■■ An.l I'-adi the young idea how to shoot?^ TIIIIID EDITICX. jnth improvements ; / tl>r- avfhor. PRINTED & FUBrTS iiLD PY G. J. HUNT. Cuiner of Vandam & nanck-Stitets. 1819. Southern District of New-Yorl,:, ss'> it remembered, that on tlie tlsirty first Jay o' Octoher, in tlje torty second year of the Indeficndeice of the United States oT Aineiira, (I. J. Ilunt^ of the said District, hath deposited in tins office the title of a bouk, the right whereof lis chiims as ])roprietor in the words and figures fuJ]o\vin|), to wk : '' Tne Hislorical Be.'-.der ; containing the h.te war between the United States and Great Britain, from Jniie IS 12, to February 1815, written in the Ancient ilistorlcal s^tyle," altered and adapted for the use of schools thronghout the United States, by G. J. Hunt. '• Delighlful task, to rear the tender thouglit, ^■' And teach the young idea how to shoot."' J'^ conformity to the act of the congress of the Un" led States, entitled, " an act for the encouragement ot It-arning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copit-s, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an act. entitled "an act supplementary to an act, entitled an act for the encouragemieni of learning, by securing the ropiv-s of map-s, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times tberfin ?.ri:nuoiU(l. and exte^iding the benefits thereof to the art: oi f:'.sii.^ningj'eiT|raving, and etching historical and -rtiier priiivs.'' . *'* JAMS DILL, Cleric of the Sfjutlitni District of N. Yorh- 5FAC -^"7^ -.l^# J[Il, advantag:rs w;i;C:i lac ■■: 1 of thii work into our seminaries ol" educaii^ . ; be likely to produce are many and obvious : 1. The autl'ior having adopted for the model of his ?tYly the phraseology of the best of !)joks, remarkable fo Its simplicity and strena:lfi, the young pupil will ac- quire, with the knowledge of reading, a love for the minner in w'licli the great truths of Divine Revelation are convoyed to his understanding, and this will be .111 iiiaucemtnt to him to stndy the Holy Scriptures. 2 All the circumstances related in this work are true; they are recent, being within the recollection of the present generation ; they form a very import^irit part in tlie history of our country, and will be read with pride and pleasure by ev^jy one of ouryoangmeH in whose bosom ri^ay glow the sentiments of patriotism and piety. 3. The most prominent virtues of the lieroes who produced the events here treated of, are held up in such a manner as to inspire in the youthful mind a love for the coujitry they defended, ana a spirit of h :nr)"ab!c r rdalioi), ^vhich may be higlily advanta- ■;^ to th -t counrry whenever it shall be necessary to c:i]l it into exercise. 4. Although a vein of morality ru.is i'.rono-h the work, the sentiments have not the smnhest ijearin^y qh tlie particular teiiets of any religious seer, bui are cal- culated to be read by all persons, of wiiatever d^monii- nation, who love virtue, valor, and treedom,' 5. The fa-ts described are related in so clear and concise a- way as without much eifbrtfon the part of .the pupil, will easily fasten themselves on his memory. These are some amongst other reasons wliich have '-•■-' ''^'- r^i'ik^r to recommeiid his little work te PREFACE. teachers of youth throughout the United States, as woll as fetliers of families, and he does it in the cr,i\i\. vlent hope, that it will j)rove useful in ciccr-leratm'?: the progress of knowledi^e, and in awakening and chensh- in<^ in the minds of his young countrymen thr-se prin- oiples of virtue with whicli lie has been careful that it should be interwoven. fiavino- received the universal approbation of men «f judgment, he only thinks it necessary to L^Ive the following letters from Dr. S. L. IMitchill, and Mr. Ticket. G. J. HUNT. Ncw-YorJ:, June V3, 1817. Sir, I had noticed your work on the late war long before I had the pleasure of 3'our acqisiJjit'uice. ii seems to be a plain and popular mode of txiiibiting the nansactions of which it treats. One of the defects in the lUeiature of our country ll.at of good historians. That class of our citizeiss vi.lch is called to act, shows itn paralleled atchievenient and euteriii Jze. The other sections, to whom is ailot- xv(\ the busiritis ol narrating and recerding events, are ;:ot so far advanceii. ihe reason is evident 5 there must be deeds to describe and perpetuate, bef.-c there can be historians. In process ol lime, writers duly qualified, will maKe thi^ir appearance. Your Chronicle of events deserves to be mentioned in the list of useful publications. It will answer as a dorn! lent of constant and ready reference. The re- :!io!i of it into schools, will rendei Jamiiiar to chil- i . 1 the chief actions iii the contest, and teaci them, at 5'^'^ .' :ne time, to respect their country and its institu- tions. ^ -r.'^ms to me one of the best attempts to imitate liie !jil:.]ical style ; and if the perusal of it can iiKlu-ie voujvj nersons to rehsh and love tlie sacred books PREFACE. V pilose language j^ou Jiave imitated, it will be tlio strong- est of all recommendations. YoHv's respectlialv. SAMUEL L. IsUTCHILL. Mr. G. J. Hunt. Academy, ISeW'Yorlc, July 8, 1817. Sir, I have examined the copy, and concur in the recommendation of the publication of your '^ Histori- cal Reader, with the alterations and improvements, fot the Use i)f Schools. I sincerely hope that your exertions may be crowned with success. Your's respectfully, Mr. G. J. Hunt, J. W. PICKET. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAP I — Presidenfs Message — Causes of the War. 8fc, <0 CHAP. II— Report of the Committec-^Declci' ration of ivar. 13 CHAP, in — Reception of the Declaration of War in Great Britain. IZ CHAP. l\—John Henrij— Elijah Parish. J 9 CHAP. V — Americ&n Arviy — Militia— Navy — British Navy — Rogers^ firsi cruise — CGp- turc of the Nautilus — removal of aliens beyond tide-inater. 21 CH^P. VI — Hull's expedition. 2S CHAP. Vil—Hiiirs trial and pardon — Capture of Michiliniackinach' 2 S . 1 TABLE OF CONTEN'J S. CHAP. \i]J— Capture of ihc Gurnrre, bi/ the Ihjifcd SUdrs' fripnh' Cov^llfini'm. 3't' fair of Ogdcngburi^-h-- i'rir:^/. ■;, oi cj) o,-> ^St. Ecgi^. " S3 CHAP. \—BaftIe of Quecnstoiim. 36 Cl!AP. XI — '^ e;2. hmytlie succeeds Gen. Von Rensselaer — his attempts to cross the Ni- ao;un — rapture of Gen. Windiest er\s ai^my — massacre of Anier. prisoners. 47 C 1^ a\P. Xy—Capt?[re of tlie British frigate Java 52 CH \P. XA^l — Com. Rogers return from a se- cond c.rui.^e — the Gen. '*> msirong and a 'British frigate — privaterrinr CHAP. \YU-~Capture cf Qgdcmburgh CHAP. X\Ul— Capture ff the Peacock CEiVP. XrS.— Capture of Little York CHAP. XX — Sketches of the History of America. CAHP. XXI — Depredatirms in the Chesrn'Pf-'ke — Hr^vre-de-Crrace bumf — ntfark o-^ T' -- ny Island — Hampton t ikenby the lir'rish — outrages. CHAP. 1^%1^— Bayard and Gallatin sail for St. Petersburgk — the British compelled to a- bandon the siege of fort Meigs. VAIA-P. XXIII — Surrender of foits George and Erie to the Americans General !h-num drinss the British from Sachet fs Harbor CI.IAP. XXI\' — Capture of the ^'hescpeake. CHAP. XXV^ — Capture of Col Boerstler and Major Chapin^ icith their command f 'HAP. XXVI -Capture of Fort Schlosserand Black Rock TAKLE OF CONTENTS; ^.■ miAF. ^XXlI—Jfairs on Lake Gntorio. 07 CHAP. X\\ lU^Jfalrs on Lake Champlain. <99 CHAP. XXiX — Major Croglian defeats the British at Fort Stephenson. 102 CHx^P. XXX-^British schooner Dominica cap- tured — V- S. brig Argus captured, — Boxer ^ Enter prize. " 105 CHAP. yy.lLxl— Capture of the British fleet on Lake Erie ' 109 'CHAP. XXXIJ— Capfwre of Maiden and Dc- Iroitjbit (jfn. Harrison. 114 CHAP. XXXllI— Battle of the Thames. 118 CHAP. XXXi\-—War with the Creeks. 123 CHAP. XXXV — Continuation of (he Creek War — Ge?i. Jackson's victon; over them. 126 CHAP. XXXVi— -Fm?2 of attack on Montreal defeated. 131 CHAP. XXXNll— Newark hnrnt—Fori George evacuated — Niagara froniier laid wc sie — Buffalo burnt. 135 CHAP. XXXWli— Cruise of the Essex. \SS CHAF.XXXiX—Captnreofthe Frolic, hy the British frigate Orpheus — capture of the L^Epervier, by the Peacock — capture of the Reindeer, by the Wasp, capt. Blakely — the Anon captured and sunk. I-lS CHAP, XL — Breaking up of the cajitomnents at French Milts — battle of Chippawa. 146 CHAP. XLI — Battle of Bridgcuriter. 150 CHAP. XL\l-^Assaulf on Fort Erie. 153 CHx^P. XLMl -^Attack on Stoni^igton, by the Brihh ships of war 15*^ CHAP. XLIV — Affairs in the Chesapeake — British army move towai'ds Washington — prepare for battle at Bladensburgh. iQ^ CHAP. XLV — Capture of W'/shingion— sack- ing of Alexandria — death of Sir Feier Parker. l62 ^AP. XhYl-^British go against Plattsburgh viii TABLE OF CONTENTS, — Com. liPDonongh captiirts the Britisli squadrgn on Lake Champlnin 171 GHAP. XLVII— B«^^Ze of Plattshurgh. 176 CHaP. y<.hYl\\^ Attack on Baltimore, hy the British arnnj wider Gen. Ross, a7id the fleet under Admirals Cochrane and Cock- hum. 1 7$ €HAP. XLIX — 'Destruction of the privalccr G(.n. AvmstYong — Gew. Jackson captia'cs Pcns'dcoh, and returns to N. Orleans. IS€) ^ H AP. L — Ste-dm-hod tf^ — Filion — torpedoes — kidnapping Joshwd Penny. 190 CHAP. JA'—Jffnirs in mid ahout N. York. 19Y CHAP. LU--^Jfdirs on the ocean 206 CilAP. Llll — hritish feet arrives near N. Or- leanff — attacks by the British army (f Gen. Jackson. 211. r.HAP. hW^Grand Battle of New-Orleans, ,21$ CHAP. LV— Peace. ni Algejune V/ak. 2:25 Conclusion. -31 -Bf'6/^ Societies and Sunday Schooh* 2v4 THE HISTORICAL READER. THE LATE WAR BETWEEN THE U^ STATES AhB G, BRITAIN^ From 1812 to 181 CHAP. I. T resident s Message— Causes of the War^^EnergeUc Measures proposed. t OW it came to pass, in tlie one thousand eight hundred and twelfth year of the christian era, and itt tJie thirty and sixth year after the people of the pro- vinces of Columbia had declared themselves a free and independent nation ; 1 That in the sixth month of the same year, on the first da}'- of the month, the chief Governor, whom the people had chosen to rule over the land of Colujubia; S Even James, whose sir-name was IVlADisoiS, de- livered a written paper* to the Great SANHEDiiiMt of the people, who w€re assembled together. 4 And the name of the city where tV people were gathered together was called after the name- oi the chief criptain of the land of Columbia, .wliose fame extendeth to the uttermost parts of the earth ; albeit, he had slept whh his fathers. President's Manifesto, t Gongre^i 10 HISTORICAL 5 NevertlK4esSj the people loved him, fora^mucii as he wrought their deliverance from the yoke of tyranny in times past 5 so they called the city Wasii- INGTC'7. rsov7., when tliC written paper was received, the doors of the chambers of the Great Sanhedrim were closed, and a seal \A-as put upon every man's mouth. 7 And the counsellors of the nation, and the wise men thereof, ordered the written paper which James hj^d de- livered unto them to be read aloud ; and the interpreta- tion thereof was in this wise : 8 Lo ! the lords and the princes of the kingdom of Bntaifl, in the fulness oftlieir pride and power, have trampled upon the altar of Liberty, and violated the sanctuary thereof : 9 Inasmuch as they hearkened not unto the voice of moderation, when th.e cry of the people of Columbia was, Peace ! peace ! 10 Inasmuch as tliey permitted not the tail ships of Columbia to sail in peace on the waters of the mighty deep 5 saving in their hearts, Of these will we make f;pc^il, and ihey shall be given unto the king. n Inasmuch as they robbed the ships of Columbia of the strong men that wrought therein, and took them for their own use, even as a man taketh his ox or his ass. . , 12 Inasmuch a? they kept the men stolen from the ships of Colmnbia in bondage many years, and caused Ihem to fight the battles of the king, even agamst their own brethren! neither gave they unto them snver or cold, but rnn^r- stripes. .r cv,ini->^-a ^vf.-o not READER. li <;,e men. of Britam; for their backs were not harden-' «Umto the whip, as were the scr^-ants of the kmg; therefore they munnured, and tlteir murmunngs Uav; been heard. ^ •. -o 14 Moreover, the Council of Britain sent forth a De^ . .r.e to all tlie nations of the earth, sealed with thesign^ CI the Friuce Regent, who governed the nation in tne name of the king his father ; for lo ! the king was pos- sessed of an evil spirit, and his son reigned in his stead. 15 Now this Decree of the Council of Britam was a grievous thing, inasmuch as it permitted not those who dialt in merchandize to go whithersoever they chose, and to trade freely with all parts of the earth. 16 And it fell hard upon the people of Columbia; for the king said unto them, Ye shall come with your vessels unto me and pay tribute, then may ye depart to another country. 17 Now these things pleased the pirates and the cruisers of Britain mightily, because it permitted them to rob the commerce of Columbia with impunity. IS Fl!rt^e5*^oi'-vy' -1 ■^- h^rthe other also. ^^ HISTOKICAL n«ckto Britain ? -'' "' ''^^'^^' ""^ bow the READER. CHAP. II. nejjort rf the Commit fee— Declaration of lVai\ OW, wheii tlicre was an end made of reading the paper winch James had wiittrn, the Sanhcdiim co>n~ muned one with another toncliing thiC matter : '2 And they chose certain wise men from among them to (ii liberate (hereon. J And they commanded them to go io'^tXi from their presence, for that purpose, and return again on the third '.ivtv of the same month. 4 iSo.v, when the third day ani\ed, at the i'lrvoniU lioiU' of thxC day, tliey came forth and pr»^sonl(\l tii'i. :s<.'lves before the Great Sanhedrim of the p Now the smooth words of Satan tickled Caleb Mightily, and he hearkened unto the counsel of the wicked one : 33 For the good counsel given unto him was as wa- ter thrown upon u rock. _^ 34 But when the chief governor and the great Sanhe- drim of the people saw the wickedness of Caleb, their ^.earts were moved with pity towai-ds him and his follow- ' ers : yea, even those who had made a convention at the Bttle town of Hartford. 35 Neither doth the scribe desire to dwell upon the rvkkedness which came into the village of Hartford, the signification of the name whereof; in the vernaculai^ Xovyf^iif^ appcaretli not. 36 For the meddUng therewith is as the green pool of uuckan waters, wh^a a man casteth a stone therein. igp^"^ READEil. 1$ CHAP. IV. John Henrif—ElljaJi Farish. ET tlie children of Col-jmbia beware of false prf*- pliets which come in sheep's clothing ; for it is writteriv. Ye shall know them ]}y their fruits. 2 Now it caaie to pass, that a certain man, w name was Henry, came before James, the ( • >' ;■ ■ V ernor, and opened his mouth, and spake i:nt ■ - mg-, 3 Lo ! If thou wilt give unto me tv,'o thousand pieces of silver, then will I unfoid u:... . .. i ' ■witchcraft oT Britain, that thereby thy nation may not he caught in her snares. 4 And James said unto hira, Verily, for the good of jtny country I will do this thing. 5 And immediately the man Henry opened h* 6 Lo ! the lords and counsellors of Britain liave made a covenant with me, and have promised me many pieces of gold if I would m^ake a league v/ith the pro- vinces of the east that they might favour the king ; and long and faithfully have I laboured in their cause. 7 But they deceived me, even as they would de- ceive the people of Columbia ; for their promises are the idle wind tliat passeth by, wliich no man re- deth. And; when he had gotten the silver into h 13 cw» ^« HISTORICAL hands lie departed to the land of the Gaiils, Kkerc he m>' maijieth even until this day, 9 Nevertheless, the people prof.tted much thereby .; inasmuch as it put them upon the \\ atcli, and iliey guard- ed them.selves against the evil accordingly. 10 He that longeth after the interpretation of tlie deeds of Ilenr}', let Iiim make inquiry of tliose who r.--trd with him- — the ministers of the Hartford Ccn- \'ention. 1 1 Now, tliere was a certain iiypccrite whose name xvTfS Elijah, and he was a false prophet in the east; Mid he led astray those of little understanding : more- over, he was an hireling, and preached for the sake of filthy lucre. 12 And he rose up and called himself a preacher of V. ( cos|k]. ^ai(] his words were smooth and the people )fo-r\('l:ed at him ; 13 But he profaned' the temple of the Lord, and he ; trove to leaf] his disciples into tlie wrong way. 1 4 Anfl many wise men turned their backs against iiJm ; nevertheless, he repented not of his sins unto this jiny. 15 Neidier did the people, as Darius the I\Iede did liiiito the prophet Daniel, cast him into the den of lions, that tijey might see whether the royal beast would dis- train to devour him. 16 But they were rejoiced that power was not given imto him to command fire to come dov/n from heaven t« ^tonsumo the friends of the erreat Sanhedrim, flEADEK.. ^CHAP. V, Jmerir.an Army—Militia — Navi/ — British Namj--- - Rodgers^ frst Cruise — Capture of the V. S. brig Nautiius-^rcmoval of aliens beyond tide-water. Ti HE whole host of the people of Columbia, who nad been trained to war, being numbered, was abo'ai- seven thousand lighting men.* 2 Neither were they assembled together; but ihey were extended from the north to the south, about tliree- •thousand miles. f' 3 But the hu.sbandmen, who lived under their own fig-trees, and lifted the arm in defence of their own homes, were more than seven hundred, thousand, 3\1: m'lghiy men of valor. 4 >iow tlie armies of tlie king of Britairi, are they not numbered and vrritten in the book of Hume, the scribe ? is not their name a terror to all. nations ? 5 Moreover, the number of the strong ship^ of the peaceable inhabitants of Columbia, that moved c:a ths waters of the deep, carrying therein the de^.tro^ingf en- gines, which vomited their thunders, was about one score ; besides a handful of '• cock-boats.;" with " a bit ok striped !)untlng at their mast-head.'*" ^ But the number of tlie fighting vessels of Britain, was abont one tiioujand one score ajid one, wl^icli bor^ the royal crass. * Standing army. t^ From District of Maine to Mobile Bay and Ncx '' '■'■< TiS, :12 HISTORICAL 7 And the men of war of Britain ^ere arrayed ii^ fneir might against the people of the land of Columbia, 8 Nevertheless, it came to pass, that about this tirr'C u Cirongshipof the United States, called the Prc:-id vilj commanded by a skilful man whose name \vas^ Rodgcr,>, 9 Sailed towards the island of Britain, and went nigh unto it, and captured numbers of the vessc4s of the people Qi Britain, in their own waters ; after which she retiinjed "in safety to the land of Columbia. 10 And the people gave much praise to Rodgers, for 7;t was a cunning thing ; inasmuch as he saved many ghips that were richly laden, so tliat they fell not into th<2 hands of the people of Britain. 11 Moreover, it happened about the fifteenth day of (the seventh month, in the same year in which the decree of the great ^.Sanhedrim was issued, that a certain vessel of the states of Columbia was environed round about by a multitude of the ships of the king ; 12 And the captain thereof was straitened, and 1k3 looked around him and strove to escape : 13 But he was entrapped and fell a prey to the vessels of the king; howbeit, the captain, whosQ name was Crane , tarnished not his honor thereby. 14 And the name of the vessel of the United States was called Nautilus. 15 Now, about this time, tnere was a law sent forth from the great Sanhedrim, commanding all servants and subjects of the king oi Britain forthwith to depart be- yond the swellings of the waters of the great deep ; even two score miles. . l6 And they did so ; and their friends from whor ibey W-Sie compelled toilee, mourned for them n>xny da' READER. CHAP. VI. HalPs expedition — he enters Canada, and encamps at Sandwich — issues his Frodamatlon—retreatsto Detroit. N. OW it was known throughout the land of Columbia that war was declared against the kingdom of Britain. 2 And to a certain chief captain called William, whose sir-name was Hull, was given in trust a band of more than two thousand chosen men, to go forth to bal" tie in the north. 3 Now Hull was a man well stricken ia years, and he had been a captain in the host of Columbia, in the days that tried men's souls ; even in the days of Washington* 4 Therefore, when he appeared in the presence of tht^ great Sanhedrim, they were pleased with his counts nance, and put much faith in him.* 5 Moreover, he was a governor in the north,t an.dl man of great wealth. 6 And when he arrived with his army hard by the Miami of the Lakes, he gat him a vessel and placed therein those things which were appertaining unto the preservation of the lives of the sick and the maimed. 7 But, in an evil hour, the vessel was ensnared, neaj unto a strong hold,| beside a river called in the language of the Gauls, Detroit. * Gen. Hull had been to Washington and obtained an ■ypolnfmenf previous to the vmr, t ^fichigaa terrlioru, | Maldm, ^<^ HISTORICAL 8 And the arrny of Columbia suffered much fiiereby, 9 Nevertheless, on the twelfth of the seventh montli about the fourth watch of the night, William with his ^.vhole host crossed the river which is called Detroit. 40 And he encamped his men round about the town ^f Sandwich in the province of the king. 1 1 From this place, he sent forth a proclamation, ■which the great Sanhedrim had prepared for him j and "^he wisdom thereof ap}>eareth even unto thi'^ day. 12 But if a man's ass falleth into a ditch, shall the ^Taaster suffer thereby ? if injury can be prevented, shall we not rather with our might endeavour to help him ? 13 Now in the proclamation which Hull published abroad, he invited the people of the province of Canada to join themselves to the host of Columbia, who were come Ho drive the servants of the king from their borders. 14 And it came to pass, that a great multitude flock- ed to the banners of the great Sanhedrim. 1 5 Nevertheless, they knew not that they were to t>e entrapt. 16 However, it was so, that William departed from the province of the king, and re-crossed tlie river. 17 And when the husbandmen of the province of Canada, who hadjoinedthe standard of Columbia, learn- ed those thingSj they wept bitterly ; for they were left behind. 1 8 After this William secured lilmself 'in the strong Iiold of Detroit ; and the eyes of the men and the wo- men of Columbia were fixed upon hirxi. 19 And the expectation thereof may be l.lkencr c >, man who bath watered well his vine yd rd. READER. , ^^ CHAP. VII. Ki.:: .; r-jpcditlonsurrender of his army and the whole ' Micltigan Territory— his trial and pardon hy the President — capture of Michilimachnack. j\ 0\V tl.e host of the king were few in ntimbers j nevertheless, they came in battle array against the strong hold of William. 2 And when he beheld them from afar, he was afraid ; his knees smote one against another, and his heart sunk within kirn ; for, lo ! the savages of the wilderness ap- peared amongst them. 3 xVnd there was a rumor went throughout the camp of Columbia, and it bore hard upon William. 4 Inasmuch as they said the wickedness of his hfiQirt was bent on giving up the _strong hold to the servants of the king. 5 Howbeit he was not taxed with drinking of the strong waters of Jamaica; which, when they enter into the Head of a man, destroy his reason and make him ap- pear like unto one who hath lost Jiis senses. 6 And when the cliarge ngainst William was made known unto the soldiers of Columbia, they were grieved much, fc r they were brave ^nen, and feared nought. 7 So the officers communed one with another touch- [nir the thinix ; but they wist not what to do. 8 And t ley fain would have done violence unto WiJ- :ir, that they might have been enabled to pour forth ^.eir thunders against the approaching host of Britain 5 which he had forbidden to be done. c2 ^ HISTORICAL 9 Moreover, the names of these valiant men, ^,~h^ were compelled to weep before the cowardice of William are they not recorded in the bosom of everv friend of Co- lumbian liberty.* 10 And it was about the sixteenth of the eighth month when the servants of the king appeared before the strong nold of Detroit, n And the name of the chief captain of the provm- €es of Canada, that came against the strong hold, was Brock, whose whole force was about seven hundjed sol- diers of theking^ and^s many savages. 12 Now when the soldiers of Canada were distant about a furlong, moving towards the stronghold: even ^when the destroying engines were ready to utter their thunders and smite them to the earth ; 23 William, whose heart failed him, commanded the ^^TaLant men of Columbia to bow down before the ser- -vaiits ofthe king. 24 And he ordered them to yield up the destructive ■ weapons which they held in thefa^ hands. 15 Neither could they appear in battle agal^.st th* '-"king again for many days. 16 Moreover, the cowardice of his heart caused !}.im to make si league with the servants of the king, in the which he gave unto them the whole territory over whici: the people had entrusted him to preside j notwithstand- ing it appertained not unto him. 17 And theballs of solid iroR, and the black dust,and the destroying engines became a prey unto the men of • ^-^ ^ •> 1 8 Now there had followed after William ? -fcrave men from^^e^ west, and the name of theii ^apit, ^ -Miller^ Cass^ ^WArthir^BrmJi^ Findkifj^c KLADEK. 27 vv-as Bni^^h : and he bad in trust the brend and lUe w'm; x\ hich were to refresh tl.e army cf Coiiimbia. 19 And, lest they should fall into the hands of tl--' savages, a captcdn, whose name was Vanhorn, was or- dered to go forth and meet liim. 20 And the band that went forth,' were entrapped at Brownstown, by the cunning savages, that laid wait for them; and the killed and the wounded of Colmnbia were about two score. 21 And again there were sent from the camp cf Wil- liam more than five hundred men to go to the aid of Bnish. 22 And the name of the chief captain thereof, wai;" INfiller ; and the captain .whom lie ordered to go bcfci-£ iiim was called Sneliicg.* 23 Now Snelling was a vahant man, and strove hard against the men of Britahi, and the savages 5 even until Miller the chief captain arrived. :;i' 24 = nd>the place which is called Maguago, lieth abc}i>: n himdred furlongs from Detroit. 25 Tvow the battle. waxed hot ; and the- host of M:fl;'; essed hard upon the savages and upon the me:« c J5>*t,an. " inasmuch as they were compelled to flee before liu I C olumbia : and Miller gat great honor thereby 27 And there fell of the inen of Britain that day an hundred two score and ten. 28 Neverthclessyiii the league which William had made^ he had included Miller, and all the brave captains arid .the men of war of Columbia that ^were nigh the place 29 Now, therfeibrej whether it was cowardice out- (MTMilkr and Col Sndling. :s lIISTORiCAL iiifid, j:i WJiiaiin^ or whctiier lip became treacherous for filthy hicic's sake, appeareth not unto the scribe.* 30 But the eiiect thereof to the nation, was as a man liuving a millstone cast abr^ut his neck. 31 So William and his whole army fell into the hands of tlie servants of the king. 32 But, as it is written in the book of Solomon, There Is a time for all things ; so it came to pass, afterwards, that William was called to account for liis evil deeds. 23 And he was eximined before the lawful tribunal of his country; and they were all valiant warriors and cliief captains in the land of Columbia. 34 Ilowbeit, when the councilt had weighed well the liiatter, they declared him guilty of treason, and that he should suffer death. 35 Nevertheless, they recommeuded him to the mercy of James, the cliief governor of the land of Columbia, 26 Saying, Lo! the wickedness of the man appeareth unto us aj palpable as the noon day ; * To palliate IhilVs conduct, it has been urged that hrC mrrendcrcd Im army to prevent the effusion of blood: but let us ask those charitable palliators what they would have said of Gen. Jackson, if, when a might 1/ and a blood-thirsty enemy appeared before hi^ battlements, in quest of beauty and booty, he had given up N. Orleans and ceded the Louisiana territory to him? or of the gallant Croghan, ichen left to defend fort Stephenson with a handful of men and a single six pounder? — These palliators ?night even hare wished that the heroes of Erie and Chanvplain had felt the same qualms of conscience : — but they ought to I'uow^ that it leas such noble deeds that stopt the /' effusion of blood:' t Court'Martich HEADER. :?$ -37*T>ut the iniirmities of his age have we3kened his understanding ; therefore let his grey hairs go down to the grave in silence. 38 And when James iieard the words of the coimciij bis heart melted as wax before the fire. 39 And he said, Lo ! ye have done thatwliich scem- eth right unto me. 40 And althmigh, as my soul hopeth for mercy, for tlm thing William shall not surely die ; yet his name shall be blotted out from the list of the brave, 41 Notwithstanding this, William thanked him not, but added insult to cowardice.* 42 So William was orderded to depart to the land which lieth in the east,t where he remaineth unto this day : and his name shall be no more spoken of with re- verence amongst men. 43 Moreover, there was another evU which fell iipon the people of the United States, about the time the host of Columbia, crossed the river Detroit. 44 For, lo ! the strong hold of Michilimackinaclij which lieth nigh unto the lakes of Michigan and Huron, fell an easy prey unto the men of Britain and their red brethren ; 45 Whose numbers were n>3re than four-fold greater than the men of Columbia, who knew not of the war. 46 Nevertheless, the people of the United State;?, even the great Sanhedrim, were not disheartened j nei- ther were they afraid : for they had counted the cost; and •^^'^re prepared to meet the evil. 'I'M's ad^rpjts fo -h^ ;,'iaLc^ i Massachuscttf. *?© Historical CHAP. VI u, Capture of the British frigate Gacrrlerc, hi/ the United State's frigate Constitutio.'i . captain Hull— capture of the Alert sloop of war, hy the Essex ^ captain Porter, N. OW it came to pass, on the nineteenth day of the eighth month, that one of the tall ships of Cokmibia, called the Constitution, commanded by Isaac, whose sir- name was Hull, 2 Having spread her whif* wings on the bosom of the ftiighty deep, beheld from afar one of the fighting ships of l^ritain bearing the royal cross. 3 And the name of the ship was called, in the lan- guage of the French, Guerriere,* which signifieth a war- rior, and Dacres was the captain thereof. 4 New when Dacres beheld the ship of Columbia liis eyes sparkled with joy, for he had defied the vessels of Columbia. 5 And he spake unto his officers and his men thai were under him, saying, 6 Let every man be at his post, and ere the glass hatii passed the third part of an hour the stripes of the Con- stitution shall cease to sweep the air of heaven, 7 And the yawning deep sliall open its mouth to re- ceive the enemies of the king. * Ih'': OdicrH'j^f- idr tiii^nfrom inr French hj the Brili&Jh READER. 31 8 And the men of Dacres shouted aioud, and. drank of the strong waters of Jamaica, which make men mad ; moreover, they mixed the black dust therewith. 9 Now when Isaac drew nigh unto the king's ship, th?- t^arriors of Columbia shouted. 10 And Isaac bore down upon the strong ship of the king. 1 1 About this time they put the lighted match to the black dust of the destroying engines, and it was like unto a clap of thunder. 12 JMoreover, the fire and smoke issued out of the mouths of the engines in abundance, so as to darken the air, and thev were overshadowed by the means there- of. 13 Now the black dust was not known among the art- cients ; even Solomon, in the })Iemtude of his wisdom, knew it not. 14 And the battle routinned with tremendous roai for about the space of half an hour, when its noises ceased. 1 5 But when the clouds of smoke liad passed awar, behold ! the mighty Guerriere lay a sinking wreck upon the face of the waters. 16 The shadow of hope passed over her as a dream ; and most reluctantly was she compelled to strike the Kon-s red cross to the Eagle of Cohmibia : 17 Whilst the Constitution, like Shadrach in the fiery furnace, remaining unsii^ged, fillod her white ftails, and passed along as though nothing had happened unto her. 1 8 Now the slain and the iB^Iroea fif the ki^g thai, day -were five score and fsv" n HISTORICAL 19 And the loss of the people of Columbia, was Sfr= ven slain and seven wounded. 20 After this Isaac caused a burning coa) to be placed in the Guerriere, that- she miglu be consumedj and X\\q ■i1?a:aes tliereof mounted towards the heavens. 21 And the great Sanhedrim honored Isaac with great honor, and the people w*ere rejoiced in him, and" they forgat, in the contemplation of his glory, the evil which had befallen them in the north. 22 But when the lords and counsellors of Britain lieard those things, they believed them not ; it w:as as lite bitterness of gall to their souls : for the pride of Britain was fixed upon her navy ; it was the apple of hei eye. 23 Now, as one evil followeth after another to the sons of men, so it happened that, in the same month, a t'ertaln strong ship of the United States, even the Es- :;^x, the name of the captain whereof was Porter, sailed wi iit.Tu'cli of the vessels of the king^ on the waters of the ocean. 24 And in process of tmie, she fell upon one of the jiuijs 01 Britain, called tlie Alert, and iri.ade spoil thereof ii- vhe people of Columbia. KEADEE- CHAP. IX. Attaclc on Scfckefs. Harboiir-^affair of OgdenshurgM -^BritUh drove from St. Regis.hy the Troy militia under major Young— the brigs Adams and Caledo? -caiJtured by capt. Elliot, near fort Erie, liu re J_ ll OW the movements of the enemy were as th^ notion of a whh-lwind, which passeth from the nortli tsj the south, »iid from the east to the west. 2 And.they sought to encompass the whole land o£ Cokunhia round about, 3 So it came to pass, that a number of the armed vei^ sels of the king, that sailed on the great lake which ia called Ontario, maved towards Sacket's Harbour^, 4 And they demande»i certain vessels of the people- "if the United States, wliich they had takea from, thfi?i king, to be given up unto them, sayings 5 Verily, if ye give them not up, tlien will we lay% ecntribution upon you, and ye shall pay tribute. 6 But Bellinger, the «hief, captain of the llarbaor^ refused. 7 And when the vessels of the. king were hard by,, ai certain captain, whose name was Woolsey, set one of the> engines to work, 8 And the vessels of the kiiig also opened the moutliS: of their enj.;ines, and shot into the camp of Columbia.. i> And the number of the husbandmen of the Unit£#. D 2M. mSTOEICAL States that flocked to the ^defence of tlie Harbour was^ about three thousand; 10 And wheal the men of war of Britain saw that the^ gsoplie^of Columbia were not afraid, and that they knew to use the destroying engines, they fled to their strong &0%ibuie on board the ship of Colinnb'n. he bov/ed his head, and offered to put his . .^v.ord, oi' curious vvorkumnship. into the hands of De- cat(ir. 14 But Decaiur said unto liim, Nay, thou hast de- fended thy -liip like a valiant man ; therefore, keep thy ,\vord, but receive my hand. 15 So tiiev sat down aud drank wine together : for ihc spirits of brave men mingle even in the time of ^varfare. 1(3 And after they had eaten and drank, Garden open- ^d his mouth, for he was troubled in his mind, and spake unto Decatur, saying : 27 Lo ! if this thmg whicn hath happened be known unto the king, that one of the, vessels of Britain hath struck her flag, and become captive to a.-f'ssel of tlie ^Jnitcd States, what shall be done unto the captuir tfieraof ? for such a tiling hath not been heard of among^ the nations of the earth. . 18 Aad Decatur answered, and spake unto Garden^, saying. Verily thou art deceivedj neitlier will harm hap- pen unto thee. ly For. lo ! it came, to pass, about three score dayg aao. that one of the strong ships of the king, thy master, the name wliereof was called Guerriere, fell an eas]^ l)v(y to one of tiie strong ships of Columbia 5 and they tcinit iier Vrith In-e upon the waters. 20 Now when Garden heard these words, his heart leaped witli joy ; for he dreaded tlie frowns of the king^_ and he v/as glad that he stood not alone in the thing. 21 After this, in the eighteen hundred and thirteenth vcar of the christian era, on the first day of the first month of the same year, and ou the sixth day of the week, 22 The ship Unite I States, and the ship xMacedoniaii can.ie 'nto the haven of New-York, having passed a cer- tain dcingerous place called Hell-gate 5 and there was % heavy fog that day. 2.S And there ^'ere great rejoicings in the city of New-York, and throughout the land of Columbia. 24 jMoreover, tliere was a sumptuous dinner given to Isaac, Decatur, and Jones, in honor of their valiant deeds ; and the number of the guests were about five hunched. 25 And the inhabitants of New- York nrnde a great feast, on the ninth day of the month, for the Drave mari- ners that wrought in the ship of Columbia. 26 And they became merry with the drinkir^, of E 46 HISTORICAL wine : after which they departed and went into a house of mirth and gaiety.* 27 Now, it is written in the words of Solomon, whose wisdom hath not bee^ excelled, that, there is a time to •weep, and a time to rejoice. 28 Not many days after those things, it came to pass, that the hearts of the lords and the counsellors of Eritain were rejoiced. 29 For a certain mighty ship, called the Southamp- ton, fell upon a smaller vessel of the United States,t and made capture thereof unto the king. 30 But the storm arose, and the sea beat upon the vessels, and' they were cast away, and they parted asun- der, upon an island which lieth far to the south, and both vessels were lost. * Theatre. t United States^ brig, Vixeuy 12 guns , G. W, Reed^ Gommander. READER. 4r CHAP. XIV. Affairs in the north — skmuishes — battle of FrencMowny on the river Raisin — capture of Gen, Winchester's army — massacre of American prisoners* N, OW it came to pass, that the wickedness of Britain had roused up the spirit of Satan in the savages of the forest, in the north and in the west. 2 And the tomahawk and the scalping knife were raised against the people of Columbia on the borders of the great lakes. 3 So the people sought after a valiant man to go against the savages and the men of Britain. 4 And they pitclied upon a certain governor of one of the states in the west, whose name was Harrison,* and the great Sanhedrim made him a chief captain of th§. army. 5 jMoreover, he was beloved by the people, and a m^dity host of husbandmen v/ere ready to follow after him. 6 And Harrison rested his army at the strong hold oi Meigs, nigh the Miami Rapids, which Heth in the way journeying towards the strong hold of Maiden, wlilch is in the province of the king ; whither he intended to go forth in the ple;;.::,F.hr reason of tjie vear. * Maj W. H. Harrison, Governor of Ohio, ^8 HISTORICAL 7 And Winchester* was another chief captoii, that went against the savages. 8 Now the savages had been a sore tl.orn in die side cf the people of Columbia. 9 yhey had assailed the hold wlikh h called a/tcr a chief captain, whose name ^v^s I>-arlior..). ^i^d their num- bers overpowered it, and tiic\ used d' --:- , and put to death the men, and the women, and die i.ii^ais tLa; ^ere found in the hold, after they had become captives, save about half a score. 10 And their bowlings along tJie dj^k forest wcr^ more terrible than the ^vild wolf, ar.d thrir murderous cunning more dreadful than tl-r- |,r..wl-i.g tv-er. 11 And the servants of the king u-avo them to drink of the string waters of Jamaica, well knov.ing that they love 1 it as they did their own souls. 12 These were the allies, the messmates, the com- panions of the soldiexs of Britain ! liired assassins. IS However, about this time there were manv brave captains of the people of the United States t^it went against them. 14 Even Russel, and Hopkins, and Tupper, and Campbell, and Williams, and others, who drove the red savages before them, 15 And burnt their villages,* and Ip-I waste their habitations, and slew many of them ; Un- u is ^Xi\UTi m the holy scripture, Blood for Idood ! 16 Nevertheless, diey trraicd die L U'invuc^t'/r^ DEADER. 49 the first month, that a mighty horde of savages, and ser- vants of the king, fell upon the army of Wmcbester the chief captain. • 18 And it was about the dawning of the day, when the destructive engines opened their fires. 19 And the place wliere the battle was fought was called, in the vernacular tongue, Frenchtown, which iieth on the south side of the River Raisin, nigh unto Lake Erie. 20 Now the name of the chief captain of the army of Britain was Proctor, and he proved himself a wicked man, and l)is name is despised even unto this day. 21 And when the battle waxed hot, and they began to rush one upon another with great violence, 22 The small band of Columbia fought desperately, and the slaughter was dreadi'ul : and the pure snow of heaven was sprinkled and stained with the blood oi men ! 23 Nevertheless, the people of the United States vvere overcome, and their chief captain made |); :soner, 24 So when Winchester found he was made captive, and that there was no hope for the rest of the njcn under his command, he made a league with Proctor, the chiei captain of the host of the king. 25 In the which Proctor agreed to vouchsafe protec- tion to the captive mea of Columbia, from the wrath of the savages, v/hom he had inflamed. 26 Now the number of the men of Columbia that fell into theii' hands that day, were about five haiidred ; and the slain and wounded about an huuckrd " o -('..e ^nd ten, E 2 50 IIISTORTC.VL 27 And the number of the savagos aud ihe men of Britain who fell in battle that day wore maiw. 28 And Proctor removed the captives unto the stiong hold of Maiden, which lieth upon the opposite side of the river, iu the province of the king. 29 But, in the cruelty of his heart, he left the sick, the wounded, and the dying to the mercy of the savages of the wilderness ! 50 In this thing he transgressed the word he had pledged, which is evil in the sight of the Lord. 31 Oh! for a veil to hide in utter darkness the hor- rid deeds of that awful day, that they migtit not be handed down to the children of men, in the times to come. 32 Lo ! early in the morning of the next day, ere the sun had risen, the work of death began ! S3 Behold the sullen savage, with deadly rage, drag forth the shivering soldier over the blood-stained snow fainting, bleeding with his wounds, and imploring on his knees for mercy. 34 Alas! the savage understandeth not his words; but giveth him a blow with the hatchet of death. 35 For have not the counsellors of Britain said, For this will we give unto you silver and gold ? 36 Thus were the poor wounded prisoners of Co- lumbia slaughtered in abundance. 37 And Round-Head, the chief captain of the war- riors, and the savages under him, gat great praise from Proctor, the chief captain of the host of Britain.* 38 Neither did the sick and wounded escape, who * See Procter's aQCOunt^ dated Quebec, Feb 6, 1813^^. R t:\DER. ' 51 Ir;td gaiUered ihemselves top;erlier in tlic hoi:^^'-v, \\i-.t Vney might be ilhHtered iVoin the p.oa'!!!:^- old: iMrii those who were weary and unable to go ioitl-,. 39 For the savages pat the barniiig hiaii d to tlie liouses, fiom which they could not flee, and hmn^ :'.:';:i to death thereiiL 40 And the fiavijes and the siriol'.e arose ; and their cries and their groans" reached the high cliaucery of heaven, 41 AVhere they will stand recorded, untd the coming; of diat day for which all other days v/ere made. 42 Lo ! these were the helpmates of the niigtUy kingdom of Britain, that noble and generous nation, the hulwarlc of retigion I AS Tell it not in Gatli 5 publish it not in the streets of Askelon.* * The whole of this massacre ims conducted under the eyes of the British officers, and sanctioned hij ihcm as wetl a^ by their governmi'nt ; this fact has never been dlsavoivtd. HISTORICAL CHAP. XV. ' ?.;r of the Briiish frigate Java, hy the United States frigate Comtitzitioiu the twelfth month of tlie first year of the decree i-f the great Sanhedrimj on the twenty and ninth day of the month, 2 It came to pass, that one of the strong ships of the king had approached the country of the south, which llcth many thousand miles off. 3 And the ship was called Java, after one of the sweet scented islands of the east ; where the poppy tloiuishes, where the heat of the sun is abundant, and wliere the Bohon Upas emits its deadly poison. 4 Moreover, she carried about foiur hundred and fifty men, and a governor,* and many officers and soldiers of the king ; and she was well prepared for battle. 5 And Lambert commanded the ship of Britain, and he was a brave and valiant man. 6 So, as he passed along, nigh unto the coast of Brazil, where tlie sun casteth the shadow of a man to the south at noon day : 7 (A place unknown to the children of Israel, in the days of Moses) 8 Lo ! one of the tall ships of Columbia, even the Constitution, beheld her when she was yet a great Gov, Hyslo^j and suiie^ bound to Bombay. READER. 5S wav off, and made signs unto her which slie answered not ; 9 Which caused the gallant captain, whose sir-name was Bainbridgej* to cast a shot towards her, aiier which she received the thunder of his destroying en- gines. 10 And it was about the second hour after the mid- day, v/hen the sound of the battle-drum was heard. 11 And, as tbey approached towards each other, th^t people shouted aloud, and the roaring of the- erigines was dreadful. 12 And the servants of the king fojglit bravely j and tliey.held out to the last. 13 For tliey were ashamed to let the nations of the earth say unto them, 14 Lo ! ye, who are the lords and the masters of tlie mighty deep, have suffered these feeble Yankees to con- quer you. 15 Therefore, the slaughter was dreadful, beyond measure. IG And the black clouds of smoke arose, and ob« scured the rays of the sun, so tiiat they fought in the shade. 17 And the winds moved the vessels about, and they strove to avoid the balls of lead, and the heavy balLs of iron, that whistled about them in multitudes. 18 (Now tiie.se bal]:-;, which were ^atheicd f\-om the bowels of the < nrih, were ^n hnenriLiU unknown to the ilic Phihsiines ; even Sampson ^v•as a stiimger to them.) ^'^ Bahibritlrc- 54 HISTORICAL 19 However, the ships fought liard, for the space of about two hours, when their thunders ceased. 20 And the ship of Britain had become a wreckj and the deck thereof was covered with blood ! 21 Nevertheless, the ♦servants of the king struck not the flag of Britain ; for they were loth and hesitated ; 22 But when Bainbridge, who saw this, came down upon them a second time, they kumbled themselves, and drew down the British cross. 23 And the slain and the wounded of the king, that day, were an hundred three score and ten ; 24 And those of the people of Columbia, were about thirty and four. 25 Moreover, Bainbridge, the captain of the vessel of the United States, was sorely wounded. 26 And Lambert, the captain of the ship of the kiixg, w^as wounded, even unto death. 27 Now when the servants of the king were taken from tlie wreck, and meat and drink sat before them, t It tliey might be refreshed, they partook thereof and v/ere thankf;,;!. 28 And on the second day Bainbridge put a match to the black dust that remained in the ship, and she burst asunder, and rent the air with a loud noise. 29 And the fragments thereof were spread upon tlie waters round about. 50 And the fish of the sea, even the mighty whales, fled from ilie noise of the explosion. 51 However, the Constitudon escaped not unhurt, for she \vas much v/ounded in her tackling. 32 So, when Bainbridge came into the haven of St. Salvador, wlu-ii licth farther to ihe south, he gave the READER 55 men of Britain, whom he had made captive, liberty to go home to the king, their master. 55 But when the tidings thereof reached the palace of the king, the lords and the ptinces and the rulers of Britam were confounded. 34 Their spirits sunk within them ; astonishment seized the tyrants of the ocean. 35 The smile of joy had departed from their counte- nances, and the gloom of despair havered around them. 56 The wise men and the orators were mute j they gaped one upon another, and wist not what to say. 57 But the people of Columbia, from the north to the south, were gladdened 5 and bestowed ?reat honor and praise on Bainbridge the captain. 38 Even the great Sanhedrim of the people rejoiced with great joy. HISTORICAL CHAP. XVI. Com, Rodgers' returnfrom a second crvise—rMpivre of the V. Stales brig Vipcr—tJie General Armsiron- mid a Bntishfrigatc—privatccrin '■6 IN'oW it came to pass, in the b< ::h r^mc: of llie one thousand eight hundred and ihiruuil; :.-ar cl the Great Founder of the Christian sect, 2 That a strong ship of the United .^tates, cra.ed the President, commanded by Rodgcrs, retanied a se- cond tira etc the land of Columbia. 3 \r^d while ?he was upon the waters of the great deep she fell in with one of the packets of the kmg^ ekled after the swift flying bird* of the air, and made capture thereof. • ^ , , 4 \nd in the ship Rodgers found abundance of tN ealih,. even an hundred, sixty and eight thousand pieces oi tiilver. 5 And it was carried, with many horses, to a piace of safe-keeping,t in the town of Bostoji, which Uethto (he east. 6 Moreover, he made capture of another snip oi the king,t iadcn with oil and bones of the great nsh oi the deep. - 7 Now it happened, on the seventeenth day o. the first month of the Sysme year, * Sioallotc. t Ba:nk of Boston. J Ship Jrgo. READER. 57 8 Thai one of the weak vessels of the United States* became a. prey to one of the strong ships of the king^ called the Narcissus : albeit, she fought not. 9 About this time tlie great waters of the Chesa= peake, which empty into the sea, were guarded by the strong siiips of the king, so that the vessels might not ar- rive or depart therefrom. 10 Cut the vessels of the United States, and the private vessels of the men of Columbia, were doing great damage unto the commerce of Britain, even in her *^'V/ii waters. 1 1 And the number of the private vessels, that moved .^nrifily over the face of the waters, and went oat ta de» h]jv)il the commerce of Britain, and to capture the mer- chant vessels thereof, v/as about two hunch-ed two score. s.ad ton. ' 12 Arid tltey made capUire of more than iitteen hun- dred ..f lIm? vessels of the people of Britain.! L3 ^; • '..ove;-^ tiieve was a sore b?atle betv/een one- o/ liie pi,v;te armed vessels of the people of the United hi;t':-\ and a sircng ship of the king.i 14 The p.ivateer was called the (ienerai Armstrong-^ and the name of the captain was Guy j) 15 Now Guy was a valiant man, and fear was a ;str;ji;j;er to him. iC And on the eleventh day of the third month he e-pied from afar a vessei which appeared as a speck uijon the waters. 1? But whea he bore down upon her, behold.' she Vipsr- t During the mar, | A British frigate > ^ Capt. Chcmmlain^ F 0^ HISTORICAL tVas a fighting ship of Britain, carrying (he dtrstroyiRg engines, 1 8 And Guy was' i-^ar being entrapped^ for i^e was deceived, thinking it was a merchant's vessel. 19 Therefore he was cojnpelledto fight ; so he open- ed upon tlie vessel of the king, one of his mischievous- engines called, in the vernacular tongue, Long-Tom. 2iO And they fought hard, a;nd the noise of the engines was very great. 21 And the halls of lead and iron showered around like hail-stones ; for the strong ship of Britain had them in abundance. 22 Now the sfoughter was dreadful- on both sides.,- and Guy was on the point of making capture of the ship : but he received a wound, and his vessel was disa- bled, so he made good his escape. 23 And the slain and the wounded of Guy were twenty and three, and the vessel of the king lost about Iwice that number. 24 Now, for this valiant ael, Guy gat great honor, sind the people give him as word of fine workmanship. 25 Moreover, the Saratoga, the Scourge, the Chaufs- seur, and many other private vessels of the people of the United States, were a grievous plague to the servants of the king ; 26 Inasmuch as sonae of them made sport with the mighty blockade of Britain, which she piat forth against' tlie free people of the land of Columbia. 27 For when they caime nigh unto the #oast of Britain^ they made capture and burnt the vessels of ihe king, that ^carried richjmcrchandise, costly jewels, and silver and gold. 25 Yea, even iu their own waters, and in the sight Of ihm own havens, did they do ||>es€ thmgis. HEADER. ^9 29 For it liappened t^at the cumiing Yankees knew how to construct the swift-sailing vessels, that they out- ran the strong vessels of Britain. 30 And as the ships of Britain moved but slowly on the waters, so they caught thein not, 3 1 Wherefoi e the artlBcerSj the mechanics, and thos« who dealt in merchandise, ralised their vckcs to the gr-eat council of Britain, saying, 32 Lo ! are we not the faithful servants of tho king, ^r master ? have we not given unto him the one half of ,our whole substance ? and shall these Yankees take from us the remainder ? S3 Hath not the knag a thousand ships of war ? and wherefore should we be hemmed in ? 34 Lo ! our merchant vessels are idle ! neither caii "we pass in safety even unto the land ctf Hibernia, which lieth nigh unto u8. 35 And, behold, the captain of a private armed ves- sel of the Yankees, in derision of the proclamat on o[ our lord the king, hath proclaimed the island of Great Uritain and her dependencies in a state of rigouroie blockade ; saying, Lo ! I have the power to hem ye ill. 36 Therefore, let the counsellors of the king ponder these things, and let the strong ships of Britain drive tke vessels of Columbia from our coast. 37 Now the wisemen of Britain heard those things wit^ sorrow ; and they spake one to another concerning the matter : 38 But they wist not what to ; for the cunning of the captains of the fast sailing vessels of Columbia, surpass^ M the wisdom of the lords of Britain. 6tB HISTORICAL CHAP. XVII. Capture and burning of Ogdenshurgk hy the British. XN these days the x^-ar against Columbia was waged with great violence, 2 And the fur-clad savages prowled in secret place* and fell upon the helpless. 3 ' They hid themselves in the wilderness ; they couched down as a lion j and, as a young lion, they wa.ched for their prey.' 4 The tall and leafless trees of the forest bent to the stro g winds of the north ; and the sound thereof was as t' e roaring of mighty waters. 5 Moreover, the face of the earth was covered w)i^ snow, and the water of the ivers was frozen. 6 And the borders of Columbia, nigh unto the pro« vince of ^he king, were exposed to the transgressions of the enemy. 7 And the soldiers of the king came in abundance from the island of Britain, and pitched their tents in the Canadian provinceSo 8 Accordingly, it came \o pa?,'?, on the twer43'-sGcond dr.y of the second month, being the birth "day of Wash- iii^^ton, the deliverer, 9 That a mighty host came out of the province of the king, and v>ent afraiDsl the town of Ogdensburgh., ■and made capture tlicieof. . 10 And there were five slain and ten wounded of tlic people of Columbia, and about three score were taken by tlie servants of the king. 11 Moreoverj the men of Britain gat much spoil 5 even a large quantity of the black dust fell into their hands; 12 And t\yelve of the destroying engines, which the people of Columbia had taken from the king about forty years boforco 13 Also, three hundred tents, and more than a thou- sand weapons of war; bwt the vessels and the boats they con:-:umed widi fire. 14 Now Ogdensburgii v/as a])eautiful village to be- hold; ncverdieless the^' burned it with fire, and it be- Cat^ic'a heap o( ruius. 15 And the women =and the children looked for their homes, but found them not; and they sat do,wn in sor- row, ior the haughty conquerors laughed at their sufter- ings. 16 Aucr which they returned with their rpoil tp Prescott, fiom whence they came, being on the Qth(5p side of the v>'at£r, in the province of the king. 17 And the honor that was given tp.the ^erv^nt^qf Britain that day v.as as a thimble fulLof wa^er^pilt into ■.the sea : hr they were like unto a giant goiugQu: i'^^air'At a bulnish. 6t HISTORICAL CHAP. XVIII. ffajJture of the Peacock, of 1 S ^^ims, hy tjie V. o. sloop af war Hornet, of 1 6 guns — rctwrn of tJ^ Chesapeake from a cruise > T HE deeds of tbc renowned warriors, tlie patiiots, and the valiant men of Columbia, have prepared a path for the scribCj which he is compelled to follow : 2 But, as the soaring eagle moves to its cragoy hc?*^ or the cooing dove to its fender mate, so is the compulsion of his heart. 3 If the wickedness of l^ritain hath made manifest lier folly : if her sons have sat down in sackcloth and ashes, the scribe iooketb dov/n upon her with pity. 4 It is written that, He who prideth himself in his Strength shall be humbled ; and the haughty shall be brought low. 5 And, if the Lord hath smiled upon the arms of Columbia, let no man frown. G Now it came to pass, in the eighteen hundred and thirteenth year of the christian era, on the twentj^-fourth day of the second month, 7 That one of the fighting vessels of Columbia, called the Hornet, which signifieth, in the vernacular tongue, a fly whose sting is poison, B Moved u^>on the waters of the great deep, far to ihe south, near unto a place which is called Deraarara. ^ ivlcreover, the c^aptain of the llornvi v/as a valiant rsv\n^ and his name was Lawrence. 10 And it \v-as towards the setting of the sun, Vv-iien Yv?. came nigh uuto one of the strong ships of the king, »<.:IitK tb'3 Fe;) ro:;i. Jw'iCr the bird whose feathers are beiiutiful to beliokl ; 11 And the captain thereof was sir-named Pcakc. 12 Now began the roarir.g noises of the engines oi* jdestniciionj tJiat opened their mouths r gainst one aa- ctlier; and dreadful was the slaiij:ht^rof that day. 13 Nevertheless, in the space of about the iomth part of an hour, th ^ vessel of the king waa * ptmed ly ihc people of Columbia. 14 And th-^y found therein some of the manners cA the U niled States, who had begged that thoy miirht [;© down into the hold of the ship, and not raise tlieh .hanJ-i against tl-.e blood of their awn brethren : 15 i^iit Peake. the commander, sufierru them not, hut compelled them to fight against their own kinsmen : and one of them was slain in battle. 16 And the killed and maimed of the people of Bri- tain, were about two score and two : and Peake the cap- taiii, was also slain : and the lossof Columbia was about frve souls ! IT iMoreover, the Peacock sunk down into the yawn- ing" dr'^p, before they coiiid.get all the men of Britain out of her ; and three of the people of Columbia -were 'ju- ried with her, whilst in the humane act of endeavouring to preserve the lives of the enemy, 18 Now this was the hfth fighling vessel of the kirig which had been humbled, since tiie decree of the great .Sanhed;im, before the destroyiug engines cf the peojic ,o( Coliimbia« C i HISTORICAL 7 Anii T.awrence, and the brave men that fought y/lth hini, had honor and praise poured out Kpon them .^.bundantly. 1!0 i\iorcovcr, the people of New-York gave unto Lawrence vessels of silver, with ciirjous devices ; and thf^y made a, feast fqr the men v/ho fouglit in the Hur- 21 And all the^oeople wr-re exceedingly rejoiced at tl^tc valiant acts of LavvTonce, and his fame extended .ihronghout the land of Cc;Iu!abia 3 the sound of his name was tlie joy of every heart. 22 Bat when the news thereof reached the ears of the wise men of Britain.. th(>y s^iid, Lo ! these men are ^-iants ; neither are thf'y 11 x^ unto the warriors of the king. '23 And their witchcraft and their curniing are dark- less u nto us; even as wl.er. a man p-uiteth a candle un- der a bushel. 24 Behold! five ti^nes hath the ^striped bunting' of Columbia, trlumphod over the royal cross of Bri- tain. 25 Now tlie great Sanhejlrim, v/ho were assembled .together, forgal not the valiant deeds of the mariners of Columbia. 26 For they dividetl amongst them more than seven- :ty thousand pieces of silver. <> 27 And it came to pass, on the tenth day of the fourth month, in the sjime year, that the Cliescpeake, a strong vessel of the United States, arrived in. the liavcn of Boston. 23 She had sailed upon the face of the rough wsi- READEK. m ters more tlian an hundred days, after she (iepartcd from th2 laud of Columbia, and passed a great way to the south : 29 And wf^nt hard by the island of Baibadoes. and those places, in the great sea which encompasscth tae world, from whence the}^ bring poisoned waters, which open the womb of tlie earth to recci^'c the unwary sons of men. 30 Moreover, in retm*ning, she came nigh unto the Capes of Virginia, where the sweet-scented plant* gr0weth in abundance. 3 J And while she was on the ocean she captured a tiumber of the vessels of the people of Britain, vflii-;k were laden with rich merch?-ndisc. ^ Twaccs^, t>o HISTORICAL CHAP. XIX. Capfurs of HttJe Tor/j, in l^jper Canada — ifw dc'struc^ tion of the wfiole Amerimn army prcveiitcdhtj Utc prccaiiiim of Gen. Pih—Me diiatk N OW, .whilst these things happened in the souths and the evils of war destroyed the life of man, and th« smiles of heaven strengthened the arms, and lifted np ibe glory of Columbia. ; 2 Behold, preparations of warfare were making on the borders of the great lakes of the north. S And the vessels of war of Columbia that were up- on the waters of the lake called Ontario, were com- manded b}'^ a brave man, whose name was Chauncey. 4 Now on the twenty-fifth day of the fomth months the army of Columbia, who were gathered on the shore qT the lake, went down into the strong vessels of Chaun- rev. 5 And the number that went into the vessels waa ■sbout two thousand, 6 And Heniy* and Zebulon, whose sir-name wac rikr,t weie the chief captains of the host of Columbia* 7 On the same day the ?tiil:< of tlie vessels were spread to the winds of heaven, andthey moved towar43 Major General Dcarhorfi, t Brig- Gen* Pike, READER, m e. ptac€ calfed Little York,* in the pfovmce of Catiada;,' 8 IIowb^it, the winds were adverse and blew witlt great violence from the east. 9 Nevertheless, on the morning of the twenty-seventh day of the sfsnte rooi.h, the army of Golumbia, com- manded by like, the chief captain, moved out of the strong ships of the United States. 10 But Henry remained an board the vessel of Chauncey, neither came he to the water's tOige. 11 Aad the place where the host of Cc^umbia land- ed was to the west af the town, about twenty and four furlongs, and from the strong hold of the kir.g about teis furlongs. 12 The gallant Forsyth, who kd a band of brave men, who foiight not for filthy iu-re's ss:ke, went before the host. 13 And their weapons of war were of curioiis work- manship,t and they sent forth balls of lead ; such as were unkno\Vn to Pharonh when he followed the Chil- dren of Israel down into the red sea. 14 Now Zebulon, wiih a thousand cijosea men, fol- lowed close after Fors^-th, the warrior. 15 Abouj this time the savages and the serv?.nts of the king, even a great multitude^ opened their engines of destruction without mercy. 16 And from the forest, and the secret places, their balls were showered like unto hail-stoncs, and the sound thereof was as sharp thunder. 17 And a man, whose name was ShcafTc, was th^ chief captain of the host of Britain. * Capital of XL Canada, t Riiles. 6i lilSTORICAL- i ^ Now tiie destroy uij^ en^'ines of the strong hold ■>f Uh' king issiiad fire and smoke with a mighty noise iar! shot at tho ^^c-^-^Isof the United States. 19 B'.it Ciiaii'icoy returned unto them four-fold ; and /»-Ki the battle Vvaxca hci^ both on the land and en die- tvater. /O And the men of Columhia rushed forward witlr j'v.ciiiejs^ Liiid diwc the men of Britain from- their strong iahl, 2 1 So tiiey fled towards the town for safety, for they ^v(':e ovcrcoaic ; and the savages were smitten with \ IV. their laud yelhngs ceased, and tlieir ilet^ere hght :'xr^ tiie \, ii-_! roe , 2-2 Neverth^'Iess, the men of Columbia shouted aloiid^ unii soanded tiieir trumpets, their cymbals, and their' noisy drums, which were coatrived since the days of Jeroboam, king of JsraeL 2'^ And Zebnlon, the valiant warricw, followed liard after them ; cind they found no rest; for they were sore ;ju^'" ', ■'■:■[ i\\-: ph; D.om of tlieir imaginations pictured ^: 1 ^o s '■ :\: i iy'j 7 urund they were nigh being made ••;. ::\-i' .. .' tv d';):iri-. 1 *p Iv'ste from the town and from V. r -[■ -i-^r ;,.-;«.l iber^iii; siLve about two score. 2;: X'-v,- when ;h'^ army of Britain was overthrown ; ->, \yere comDclled to flee from the string hold j \^i. ,v^r;*; c-f li^ataa eiito'cd into their heaits. 26 .\^d they^ feathered togetiier abundance of the hl^ick d!:stanu tixvd ii'iu the lowermost part of the lort, below the wails of stone. 27 After whk^i tliey put a lighted match i^igh. U. I:, READER. 60 *^/ ihat ^^hp:: \]\e wliole army of Columbia got into ths lioitl, t,'!-y ;:^, ^t be de;^troyfd. 2y Bi.t ilie Lordj whj is uood, even lie who govern- ,..,h thf" t1o'-t\,v!Ps <^:t mn;', ^ci;i;itied it not. ,^ " ■ ':'.>.■' . ' ' A o.nd his army came out of the tiiick wood::>; }', to go forth agaiiist the strong hold;, CO Lo ! rhe^v' saw .. ,.ost of. Britaia; but thf" v:i eagie^ his strengtk 'vise ! . i : ig for- -■■•: . ■ ,, : .-.ped: o^ >ij^L.i i^!-. LM..C a stripling, from the ^D.^'ih, -y'lth his wcRpon uf ^var in his ha:ul^ ran up to Zev.Ici:, a;ii -■ " ■- --■;ii'^ ^ippeareth in the fort, .:■ iwr he is busied with Si iiut Zebulon saidp i\ay ; we are yet a great way entreated him a second ti'iCj ?: ! me step ;;i:t before the i. st ; t loose upon ns 5 thea "f> ?^o he : > shot tlie man, !: a finhjng- 'if, ..^.i.- --.n ux ijui \w;o ^ ■ :■ ■ ne '^veigiit ol' ith black ;imoke 5 so thai, for a time, one man saw not another : 41 But when the h ^aw clcuds of smoke passed away towards the west, behoid tlie earti was covered with tlie killed and the wci. :'':led. 42 /las the sight was shocking to behold 5 as the deed was ignoble. 43 About two hundred men r«se not : the stones liDd Bruised them ; the sliarp rocks had fallen s^poa them: 44 They were wedged inco the '.artl< : their wea|)ons of war were bent down into the groiiii:! with tlitrn-n \ their feet were turned towards heaven; their iimbs wt^e lopped off. 45 But when those wlio escaped unhrrt arose and looked iiouu, th^-y beheld not their ciiieftain; he had fallen to the earth. 46 A huge stone smote him upon the back, ai:d iwc of his officers, (one of whom was the gallant > Jfo'>revcr f Grange this may appear^ it is a fact that the cojKh'ssion of :hc cJr produced that effect on -''.arfy uU who fronted tht ^:>:.£lonon.. 1 READER n Fiascr/; YP. p and led hira forth from the field ol' raurder ; mi'- oit^j on the one side, and the ether on the Cither side. 4; \\v\ a< liu V Ic ! Viim awnv he trimed his head aioiiiid to h'l.i brave \;..Hi- n- -mkI nntn tii^m, Go on ; i will oo with you so-' 48 The magic of his woris gave joy i.^ liieir hcartsj for they loved iiim as th-v loved their owi\ lather. 4:) Aad \vlih rcsisH> ,. ., ■ ;• ■:.. r-' \ ^na r.;^' Jon, nt the trampei's sound, c^r -lie .leaps of sluia and wounded, to glory, and to triainjh \ 50 And a swift \\\ -r^. "-^^ ran down i^i^to IlenrVj with these words in bis r,\. .th, Lo ] the -1-:.: iir^ul of our army is slain ! its pride is gone ! Zeoulcn mz i;;' len ? 51 Immediately Henry departed frcn v- • CRine to the shore, and W'^^.t ••\-- nnd led : iumbia to the town and tc: : 5? 'vow tlif f^^'ii. i';-- ....:*v. : .: . , . .■..:- o-l' ; ■ : ' :' : . were a'jout a taou;:anu 53 And the loss oT ^ * : • • 'ibiu ^vas >'.,..: three hundred slain and wo nuded. :' ! And lienij, the chief captain, gave great hoiior. \. : :t?irisund6r hlrn, even Ripley, Forsj^th and tus^ lis, aiul all the bravo men that ibiight that day. 55 Nevertheles.^, Sheafse^ the captain of the king, icaped with a handfid of men, and t!ie swift-footed ivages: leaving behind him the insi^uir. of Bdush '.?rcy i--«-a htinjan scalp ! 72 HISTOiUCAL 56 But the rejcicings of the people v.cro iniiiii;k\i witJi deep sorrow ; for the brave were slain in batiie. 57 Oh ! ear^hj how lon<^ shall thy inhabitants delight in warfare ? when shall the old men cease to weep for their children ? 58 Behold yon lonely widows ; : p for their liusbands and their children; but ihey shall so;; tin'r faces no more ! " 59 I'lie fair daughters of Colimibla sigh for the ro* rn of their beloved. 60 Seest thou those little ones ? they fly to their dis- *>onsolate mother, they leap with joy at the name of father ! but he shall never return ! 61 Oh ! that they had cast the black dust into th? i^ca ! then might not the children of men weep and wail. 6 - Now on the next da}", wlien the army of Zebulon gat the tidings that their ca}>tain was slain, the tear,*; ^itarted in their eyes ; they were mute, their hearts failed them 3 and they became as weak women, 63 Moreover, the Unite! States made great lamen- tations over him ; and the remembrance of his name hhnll ]]\c hi t!ie hearts of the people. 64 The e;i;^lo of Coluiiil/ia (1 -.^ a [-^.t^ry f^^y-i ^--r win^r, whicli the aRirel of brighL:; .-s :■:•::: ^i '■:;■ 1: ■ *' .. ;i:irrY is the ST/iR of attract TioN : and tlio time shall come when the e^^es of ail men shall be opened, and tlic earth shall rejoice. GO 'J'heir laws are v/holesome, for the people are the lawgivers, even as it was m the days ®i C^rar '. b?U th^^ know iiQ kins«. DEADER. 77 CHAP. XXL Depredations in the Chesfqjcn-rc-^^-Iiavr'-r'i ('rc-ie burnt by t/ip HrifhA iiiidrr Jdtn. Corkh'trn—at- ^ tack on Cran>j Matid'-^^ilamjjtQn taken bij tht N< OW it came to pass, that the mighty fleet of Bri- tain, which was moving round about the great Bay of ^ 'hosajiertkoj comiriiLtod much evil upon the shores J And ihoY rohbed ihas;e who were defenceless, and carried a^Vciy tlieir lu;is::cl cr^Ue, their sheep, and all those things which tiiey i'jruid, and put them into the : $trong ships of the king. 3 Moreover, tlics burnt the dwellings of the helpless with fire, and they accounted it sport. 4 And the old men, the little chihlren, and the women, yea, the fair daughters of Columbia, were compelled to {ly from the wickedness of barbarians. 5 Even the small villages that rose beautifully on the ;:-.:; Europe. 6 They were like hu'igry "\f •■;"•; vr\^ -m'" vv iiel; de-traction and d > 'ps 7 Now the ship ; ■' ^ wickf-d nian who.-- n IIISTOKICAL ? And it war; si;-, t;;at '^n the t]\lvO day of the fdki -ii. ;::;;■ i:j the thirtv ;ui.' - ventii j-oai; of the indepen- D '~ -i:';:-:;!. ^■.: :^ ;!.tr\l ibv"- ;vK:':r,.b 1 ■ Wln'T'i a hojt -; vii<_ ^.a■•a/'' ;.^ : •:' 'Iritiun, cigaiii-a u ;;l,-u:^:.;^\t villng\ ,. -I- -ncrj whicii lietii on the bordfrs of ih' "^'fSijiir;..;;.!;^ ;.i noble rivcr ^ behig iu the state of ' 10 Novv there \y.is none lo defenl the place, save one '^ man, V, 1-ose sir-na.Tie was O'Neil, who came from the land cf Hiberniaj and himtl]ey made captive. 11 Aiid they --irc ?s the bsybarians of the wildcr- r\(r?-.:j: (ierceiits,: ,'-:.,; hi '' 'r ]oc?];S;, cruehy was in their he^ats. 'I'i To ■']"? ^-^ -■•■>:■ ^-^ r-:-.. ^[-:-y y:' y.p i>^.^-,^ing ^;:>\va at the ICvt of i ■ ■ ■ " 'less I his heart was 1" :.: ^ ■• i - ■ .. -■-,:: - - - . heard tliem not. 14 However, it came to ; ' next day, when (he ^hhi sf:;^ (h .:;shi^-'n hr.^ ■ his booiv„ and j;iuuh:.. -ed. 1.3 -\nJ ca i-\i sixni au}' c. i^ij same month he wen! r,o-:;hisl other unprotected vi'lages. which lie on ,;.; >v, ; - ''i---;. :'■ ,, ah'-d FrederickstoTi'n and Ccc:y?' - .;; i\ I5j hU.I i:i.i.a[ tia^i : ' :;■- READER. r^ sliips of Britain xva^ increasedj -i 1 :r^:'^ r^-MUides of the soldiers of the king came vvith ::j::n lo liie v.-:-:.- of the Chesapcfike, 18 And it CrADK^ to pass, en the twe^-: d'^y of the next moiii'i, th;i>; Cock'^r^ - ^' <• ■' n of the ships of Britain, ess'iyed to - : ^'d. nigh unto Nciiblk in the slate of \ irgiuia, ct'L vernacular toogucj CraDv-i -i-r'k 19 And the nuniker of iL- : - ; ^ against the island was about live th.:i!.-.: began to c^at upon the shore tJ d.^ d-j/Nvi:] 20 Near unto tijis |>iae- • >• ^,' ■ . Gomraanded by the gallant «Jas:sii}, were h-^mmed in by about a score of the niighty ships of the king. :^1 Now the figliting- vessels luuler Cas-iii were mostly small , and were called gun-boats^ and ti].y .v ■.' little more t!i; ii half a score in ninnber. 22 liowbeit, but a low days before, thev wc the Junon,* a strong ship of iiritcdn, aud r>>- ,, i to depart from before the mouths of me d- ^ . . rg en- gines. 23 But this island was defenceless; and 1 -*=■'? ■- ^ to protect it an hundred brave seamen f: ,;:; boats, and an hundred and fifty valitint me.t L,.-_.. h'i Constellation, a fighting ship of die United S-- ■. 24 And they brought the devi-o :. - . \,;ui them, and they let them loose upon the ve.ev. Is of the king, and upon the men who were landing upon the shore. \Briii$h Fngate, Jimmu 50 HISTOPvICAL 2.> And the thundering noise thereof astonlshetl f :^ s^-Tvnnts cf the 's::uy* n^r fh'-v I^ne^v there was but V . • ':i;l of men ir '^G i>i;Ke()^cry r.d- . . ^:. >:' introduced a r^'-'. :;!'..;•'! r: ^r f It was h<^re, even in Ilamptoiij timt thy strength and thy majesty rose up against the poor, the sick, and the needy. ;'.8 Instead of protecting the tender women, the fair- est work of God, the life of the world; behold ! what hast thou done ? 39 See ! the stiricking matron cast herself into the waters that she may escape thy brutal violence : but all in vain ; her garments are torn Irom her ; she becomes a prey to thy savage lust. 40 Not she alone, but her daughter, and her fair sis- ters, hjve fallen into thy unhallowed hands, and been de- liled ! 41 Oh, Britain ! the voice of violated chastity riseth up against thee : the mark of tiie beast is indelibly printed in tliy forehead : 42 Even the old and weak men became victim? of thy barbarity; thy servants stripj)ed the aged Hope, and buffeted him ; with the point of their swords did they torment him. 43 Do the groans of the murdered Kirby creep int© thine ears ? go thou and repent of thine evil, and do so no more : the Lord God of Hosts shall be thy Judge ; 44 The generous people of CokimLia ma^ pi.i^sibly forgive thy crimes against theai ; but the remt i-.v lauce thereof shall live to the end of time ; neithei ^i.a'u aiej JIlDrget the name of CocKuarn. u 92 HISTORICAl, CHAP. XXIL Russian mediation — Bayard and Gallatin sail for Si. Petersburgh — the British compelled to abandon the siege of Fort Meigs. T, HE lofty eagle cutteth the air with his wings, and moveth rapidly along ; the fish of the deep glide swiftly Shrougli the waters ; the timid deer bounds through ilie thick forests with wonderful speed : 2 But Imaginatioa surpasseth them all ; she rideth ©n the fleet winds j slie holdeth a stream of lightning ifi her hand. 3 In an instant she fiieth from the frozen mountains of Zembla, in the regions of the north, to the burning sands of Africa in the torrid zone. 4 Now the sons of Columbia were peace-makers ; neither did their footsteps follow after warfare. 5 And, it is written in the holy scriptures. Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the chil- dren of God. 6 So the great Sanhedrim of the people sent two of the wise men of Columbia, the one named Gallatin and the other Bayard, into a distant country : 7 »'Ven unto the exfensive country of Russia, thai' there they might meet the wise men of Britain, and heal the wounds ©f the nations, and make peace with oae anotner. I READEfl. ^3 3 Bat the people of Britain yielded not to the entrea- ^es of the great Sanhedrim ; therefore the war continued to rage. 9 v'o it came to pass, on the fifth day of the fifth month, in the pleasant season of the j'car ; v/heu the trees put forth their leaves and the air is perfumed with the sweet sceut of flowers, and the blue violets bespread the green hillocks ; 10 That HarrisoPi; the chief captain, from the west the brave warrior, who had entreuched himself in the f trong hold of Meigs, nigh unto the river Miami, sallied forth against the savages a ^,u the men of Britain, that bemmed him in. 11 Now there were about a thousand soldi-frs of the king, and a thousand savages that had besieged the fort many days ; and threw therein the balls of destruction^ and strove to make captive the army of Columbia. 12 Nevertheless, Harrison, and his gallant little band, fought hard against them, and drove tljem from before the strong hold with great slaughter. 13 Likewise, the slain of Columbia was about foiur sccre, besides the wounded. 14 Moreover, the chief captain gave great honour to Miller and all the captains and soldiers under himj even those called milicia. 15 And the names of the states of Ohio and Kentucky were raised high, by the valiant acts of thehr sons that day. f I S4 HISTORICAI. CHAP. XXIII. Surrender of Fort George avd Fort Erie to the Jwer- icans — Gen Brown drives the Britisli fr^ra he fore SacJcett^s Harbour icith great los^- — Gens. iVlnder and Chandler made prisoners at Fortij-inile Creek. .N< OW, on the twenty-seventh day of the 5i:»v month, being thirty days after Zebulon had gone lo t^lciip with his fathers, 2 Henry, whose sir-name was Dearborn, and Lew- is,* the chief captains of the army of CoUimbia, aud Chauncey the commander of the lleet of the United States, that moved on the waters of the great hike On- tario, essayed to go against Fort George aad Fort Erie^ in the province of the king. 3 For tkey had previously concerted their plan and matured it ; and taken on hoard the ships, the army of Columbia, and a number of the destroying engines. 4 And when the vessels of Chauncey came nigh unta the place, they let the engines loose upon the fort, with a roaring noise. :^ In the meaiTlime the army landed upon the shor^ and went a,£;ainst tlie servants of the king. Gen, M<\''RTin L RLIADER. a5 -t) And the men of Britain were ffight'nicrl at tlie soimd of tiie warring instruments that readied tlieir camp, and they Hed in dismay to wards the strong hold of Queens town. 7 And they deistrc»yed their tents, and their st(. re- houses, and put a matc'.i to the black d-tst of tl»e:r maga- zines, and blew them a]^ into the air : this they did even iVoni Chippewa to Albino. 8 Moreover, tl.;e :-hi.ia iind wounded of th.e kin:,Mvrre two hundred two score and ten ; of the men of vLoluai- bia a1>oat tliree score were slain and maiined. 9 So t])e forts of Geori'.^ vnd Mrie were captured by Xbc LViny and navy of the United states. 10 Aiid Ileriry and I;^aac, whose sir-name was < hau:;<'v v- spake well of all the captains and men that 1''.;;:'ht wkh tliem. I ]_ 'J"-' gu]l;int captains Scott and Forsyth foaght b . 'ibilier were tliey alVabl. i : i L- b, and blbAjmb. and Winder, and Cliandler; a.ib Ibjit^r. and a !io:-t of hcToes, turned not aside from 13 A.-:i'] here t'le noble spirit of t-ie youtlifu! Perry ]):A-'-\\ Ibrt'i into view; a man made to a>toL!i;.b tb^^ w ;)!:ib, aiul shower down glory upon llie arms of Cohini- bb>. M ?^ow it happened obont the same time, tbrrfthe -:- :; >:bi;;, of Britain moved towards tlie other »^nd . ;'.';• t.) t'je east tlie^eof, and went against a place bn-s IIm-b:T. J * ; b lleet of thv king was commanded by a chief c-\-.<:'\) vbo^ename wi-^ "^'e'-^ ; vn:] revost, tiif g<>- . ^ . ■■ -^ Cd-iada. vv,>,n;n;! ' ' k ^ army. 86 HISTORICAL 16 And on the mGrning of the twcnty-Tilntb diiy of the month, they landed more than (i tl'cusand incn on theslioresof Columbia 17 liowbeit, a certain valiant man, even Jacob, whose sir- name was Brown, commanded the host of Cohnnbia that went ain^inst tl'.em : IS And Jacob, albeit a man of peace,* drove the men of Britain, and compelled them to flee rapidly from the shore, and get them into tV.elr vessels. 1 9 So Prevost and Teo returned to the strong liold of Kingston. 20 And the skill of Jacob, in driving away t.^e sol- diers of the king, pleased the people, and they honoured him greatly. 21 Not many days after these things, there was a sore battle fought, near to a place called Forty- mile Creek. 22 And it was so that Winder and Chandler, two brave captains of the United States, and about four score men, were come upon unawares in the darknes^s ©f the night, and made captive by the servants of the king. 23 After which they were conveyed to the strong "Siold of Montreal, which lieth in the province of Cana- da, on the river St. Lawrence . 24 The officers and soldiers of Columbia fought ll^ravely, and there were many slain and woimded on ^th sides : 25 Nevertheless, the army of the United States "2|Wt€d nigh unto the place. ^ G^n, Brown is a Quaksr. HEADER. 87 CiiAP. xxr Ca2)ture erf tJ.c ''^ v ■ ■--_.:',;./. i,.;, /ore Decatur I- Nf these days the pride of E/itain was sorely wound- ed : fjr she had been discomlited upon the %vaters of the great deep ; and disappoiRtment had sharpened her anger. 2 The people of Cohairibia had triumph'-'d o\'?r b'^ ships : and her mighty arjBieshad gained no honors. 5 Notwithstandirig sh.e had niade peace with tie na- tions of Europe, and her whole strength was tini? , against the people of Columbia. 4 The prosperit}' of many hundred years had fitter- •cd her. and she Wcis puffed up with the vanity thenof ^. yea. she had forgotten herself. 5 So it came to pass, on the first day of thr ^\x\. ■month, that a certain strong ship of the king, caliec the Shannon, appeared • before the -haven of Bosta:} wiiich lieth to the cast. 6 And she bade defiance to the vessels of C oiiinibia ; or she had prepared herself for the «vent. 7 Now the Chesapeake, a fighting ship of the United States, was nigh uato the placie ; and she was commanri- «d '\y the brave Lawrence, who had gained much hoHO*i ^athe sight of the people j neither was he^fra^*^ 8S IjlSTOTlICAT. ;•: V i] 'I' v: ■ ■ ■;: ■■ ;i;i!'r-;t tlie vessel ot" t'i - '.■ t ', -,v ■ i :- ;o I by Ui'oke, a viiliant .' ■ ■ ■ .\ :-'\ 'C. .^ :'■ ■' - ;•' ■- that wTrc iu til*' ■ :Xi\\>:.-'X of I'lrnr mei? ,; , ^ ■ - U,irk-1 S;ates. ;m 1 ^:'. f;^t ." ''^ :;»: s^;' :: -v\\)\ ''■'■ hour of danger ar- i\;':.l I'.:'/ :\.i-= ■ -■■.: I ■;.> 1;.' I:, uiiu u. 11 unawares upon i!' ' iii'-n of L:!\i rciice. ■i ! "'Tc-.-cr;]:-'!--::^, to\vn'";s t^o ^oirig down of tLe sua. 12 And /.'! ■.vreace spake unto his ol^iccrs and lii.- : ;■ 'Sex-- s!;.dl V--0 set our ej^i'dnes at t-ie work of cle- ., ■ -> ' i' r tl::^' r,vc ir:^;le oat of their luoiiths. as i^ Id iiil a'lhouob tdvl)' i;;:!;:'A'^ !>;' '-Tato]- d^aii o;u-. ■;. •:'.', .;; ■_) • caa-jauro's ; 1:: lie \Aiu is kido cf ^'^diU ] ;,y Bur ifj peradveiitare, we should be over-;. a.;. ■r.a dicu shall not the :^\'.u..l ("■'>::k' of Lij^jin '. c ; i ^^' neUhcr sliail the pto: i • c.^ v v.I.i.djla be tJh;.. .■ ■ \"d •\':v->, year names shall be recorded as the cham- ^a : oi' [i-eedum. 17 Aud the nations of the c^^rth s'lad ir-ara ^vhh as- tosfishrujiit, how dearly 30a prize the iiih.ia'itaiice of voar hithers. IS Now whea Lawrence had maae aa ead of speaj-.- rr- th-y sat the ih^stroyiae; eii^aues to woi'lv, and riisiied . '-••r ^avihad-helierce ty-ers. i9 The fife and smoke were rcbiim^ant, and trcmen- iloLis was die noise that rent the iiir and iloaled upon the waters, 20 And the Chesapeake fell close upon the Shannon^ swords clashed with swords, and pikes with pikes : and dreadful was theconllict tliereof. 21 But the men of Broke were more nnmerous than the men of Lawrence, and overpowered them, by i\tt means of their numbers. 22^Ah-eady had the valiant I.awren'-e fallen ; his life*- blood flowed fast ; still he crj.ed out to '-is brave compan- ions, saying unto them, "Don't t-iveup i^!:' ^-iiip; hi.-» noble ^ijiirit fled, but jili name shall wot jierish. 23 JMoreover, about this dme all the officers of the ship of the United States were either slain or sorely wounded 5 so she was captured by the vessel of the king. 24 And Satan rose up in tlie hearts of the conquerors^^ and they shot the balls of death down into the hold of the vessel of the United States, even against the halt and maimed who had surrendered themselves. 25 And when the tidings thereof reached the king- dom of Great Britain, the lords, the princes, the rulers^ yea, all tlie people were rejoiced he^'ond measure. 26 And they bade their roaring engines utter their voices in Loudon, their chief city, thut had been silent many years, even those ia the great tower,* which was built by Wilham the Bastard, more than seven hundred years ago. * On this occasion their Jircd their tower gimSy ivhiQ^ ad not been done since Nchon-s victor?/. 7Q lirsroHiCAL 27 Their joy was unboundedj for the)' had overcomt' ONE of the strong ships of Columbia. i^S Now the slain and the wouiided on board thf Chesapeake, were an hundred two score acd four ; and lliere fell of the serviiuts of the king about two huu- dred. 29 Amonj^st the slaiii of Celambia -were also Aujnis- ias, whose sir-Ranie was Ludlow, and another brave ofdcer whose name was White. 50 And when the people of Columbia heard of it truth that Lawrence was slain, th^y moarned for hint many days. 51 His body was conveyed to a place called Halifax^ in the province of the king, where they honoured hia; memory, and buried hijn for a while. 32 But in a short time thereafter his body was fake» out of the earth, with the body of Ludlow, and convey- td to the city of New-York, for interment. 33 And the captain's name who volunteered his ser- vices in this act of patriotism, and who brought the bodies av/ay from Halifax, was Crowningshield, of j5alem, in the state erf ^Massachusetts. S4 So Lawrence was buried in the burial-place of his fatliers, in his own land : and a great multitude of people went out to behold the funeral as it passed through the city. 35 And his valiant deeds shall live forever in the re* Sfiembiance of the people. 36 About tins time, on the fourth day of the month, th^ brave Decatur essayed to go forth with his vf Fsei apon the waters of the might v deep. S7 And the yesseU that were with liira were called READER. 9i the TTnited ?^tntes, the Hornet, and the Macedonian ^ the latier a strong sliip which he had captured tVcm the king. 58 But it was so, that some large vessels of 'ntain^ •orrying each of them more than seventy of the destroy- ing engines, suffered him not to go forth. 59 Moreover, they wished to retake the IMacedonian^ that they might retrieve the ehanie of the capture there- of. 40 So the ships of Britain blockaded Decatur and his ships in the haven of New-Londoj.>, which lieih in the state of Connecticut, nigh unto a place called StoF. sigton^ and they reitiaineti there many months = O'Z in:5T0RICA'L CHAP. XXV. Oapinre of '^ol H >r:'.-'-r'r and Major Chapin with thetr commas/.:! — -'r(:(:::ru-7it of Prisoricrs — ^Major Cka- OW tliere ^-ns miicli hard fishting on the borders, for the rsiitions were wroth against one anotherj and -:'i:\ny mcu were sla^n by the swu'-d. C: Uui I'' is wrifien in the book of Jeremiah the ],r<.])V;rt, {'■>;:[ l\c wiio is shun by the sword, is better than he who is shain by famine. 3 Neverthek^ss, many of tlie sohHers of Columbia siilTer^ti hunger ; for they had given unto them unwhole- some food;, and a scanty fare, 4 Altliou^jh, when the servants of the king became captives to the people of Columbia, they were kindly treated, and partook of the fat of the land. 5 Now it came to pass, in the second year of the war, on tlie twenty-third &iay of the sixth month, 6 That a captain of the United States, whxOse sir- name was Bocrstler, was ordered to go forth from the strong hold of Fort George, to annoy the enemy. 7 And the name of the place where he essayed to go, was calh'd Beaver-d;!ms, being distant from the strong hold of Queenstowu about seventy furlongs. liEADEK. - e^ S And the luimbcr of the r'e of the king. !o V-iAt a certain brave captain, called Chapin,* a enrminLT man withal, ma;io hi-! escape in a bGat,-ti.nd ar- rived- at the strong hold of Fort George; having, by he strength of his single arm, overpowered three of the .,, •on'7 roen of Britain. * Mnjor Chapin. 94 mSTORIC/. CHAP.r^XVL Capture of Fort ScMosser and BJacJc Rock — —Gen. Dearborn resigns Ms comrnand to Gen. Bo'v-l^ on account of sickness tlie Six Nations of Indians declare icar against Canada. Ai .ND it came to puss, on tlie fourth Cv<\y of the seventh moKth, which is the birth day of Cohambian Liberty and Independence, 2 In the dark and solemn hour of the niiriit. v.liert the deadly savnge walketh abroad, and the hungry wolves howl along the forest, 3 A band of the mQ'.\ of Britain crossed over th6 water from Chippawa to a [.lace called Fcit Schlosser. 4 And there was a handl'ial of tlie men of the United Stateaun the place, whom iY.ey made- captive, being twelve in number. 5 Likewise, they carried away the bread and the meat, and some of the strong waters j also one of the destroying engines. 6 Moreover, the eno;ine which they brought away was made partly of brass, partly of iron, and partly of wood. 7 And the weight of the ball that issued out of its mouth was about two hiinderd sliekcls, after the shekel of the sanctuary. READER 9 J * S On the tenth day of the same month the j also pass- ed over the river Niagara^ tov^-ards 'a place called Black Rock, and the small baiid at the place fled. 9 And they destroyed the strong house, and the camp with fire, and carried away the flour, and the salt, and such things as tliey stood in need of. 10 However, while they #ere yet carrying them a- tv, there camo a band of men cfthe United Slates, ./oin the village of Bx^ffaloe. 1 1 And let liieir instruments of war loo:^e npon them ' and smote them even unto death 5 albeit, tii •■■■e wlio wen. FiOt slain escaped with their plunder. 12 And they fled hastily away, leaving nine of tueir slain behind, and more than half a score of cap- tives. 13 The soldiers of the king were commanded by two men, the one called Bishop and the other Warren, and the men of Columbia were commanded by a cheif captain, named Porter.* 14 About this time the savages and the" men of war of Britain assailed the guards and the out-posts near unto Fort George 15 Day after day and night after night did they an- noy them ; and many were slain on both sides. 16 And Dearborn, the chief captain of the fort, and of the host of Columbia round about Niagara, becam.e sick afld unable to go out to battle. 17 So Boyd, a brave and tried warrior, was made chief captain in his stead, until Wilkinson, the chief <:aptain, arrived : and the gallant Eraser was appointed .one of his aids. *■ (?f>n. P. B. Porter, 90 HISTORICAL ■r 18 J>fow tliere wore some amonirst the tribes of Tiic. savages, who liiid been instructed in tlie ways of God, and taught to walk intlic pntli of rioliteoiisiiess. 19 For 'the chief gover:] or of tlie I;ind of Coli!inl)ia, and the great Sanliedrim of tlio people, iiad takcMi tlien. 'inder tlieir care. 20 And sent good men amongst them to picacli liie (cspel, and instruct tliem in tlie subhme doctrine of the Saviour of tb.e world. 21 And they hearkened unto the ryre.u bersj and were . onvinced, and their natures were softened, 22 Amongst these tribes were those who were called ihe Six nations of New York Indians. 23 And their eyes were opened, and they sawtlic evil and wickedness of Britain. 24 So their chiefs and their couns-eliors rose up and made war against the province of Canada, and fought '.i jiiinst the hirtd savages of the king of Britain. 25 But in all their acts they suhered not the spirit of barbarians to rule over them. 26 They remembered the good counsel given to theim by their aged chief.* 27 And when the red savages and the men of Britain fell into their hands, they raised neitlier the tomahav.k nor the scalping knife. 28 Nay, they treated them kindly; and those who were slain in battle they disturbed not ; and their human- ity exceeded the humanity of the white men of Britain. to an tl(><;-{!'h< y'^cra:, d'^ufrnl (Ua ttEADER. CHAP. XX V d SirJaj h:'- .W. rrrr !2 lleet of the kin?, wh .) was asNi coiiinvedt;'s •- hcnimc^l hlni in Ibr a time:. , . G Cut -i stroiio; vyest wiaa .^'v-o and 1I12 Hcc'ts v, :)\\- it was so,tha.t wn<;n i co i}ut :i tlioiirrb he would fif^Ijt, inecthmi, 98 HISTORICAL 10 ?o ChaiiiicG}'' sailed along the borders of tlie lake, 'rom the one end to the other ; even from Niagara o; Sackett's Harbour, una Yeo followed him not. 11 Now allthe vessejs of the king, and all the ves- sels of the United SlaieS;, that carried tiie destroying en- gines, upon tiie lake Ontario, being numbered were about seventeen. 12 Howsoever, they cut down the tall trees of the orcst, and hewed them, and built many more strong vessels ; although they had no gophar-wood amongst them in these days. 13 And they made stories to them, even to the third lory, and they put windows in them, and they pitched •diem within and without with pitch ; after the fashion of '».he ark. 14 And, lo! some of the ships which the}' built upon f.he lake, carried about an hundred of the engines of death. 15 And the weight of a ball which they vomited forth was about a thousand shekels. 16 Now the rest of the acts of Chauncey and Yeo, which they did, are they not written in tiic book of Pal- mer, the scribe?* * Historical Register, an excellent puhlication, Jit 4 vols, octavo, printed in Philadelphia, 1S16, iDhich contains the facts and the official documents of the late zvar. €IiAP. XXVllL Affairs on Lake ChampJain — piUap-c of Fhitishurgkhy the British — boinhardmrnt of Bu^'uiigton — (hprcda- fions committed in the Chcsai!caJ an.dcdop:: (lu: coat^. X.^ OW the iigiiting vessels orBfitcun began to appear upon the lake, called by tlie ancient Gauls, CJiaiiijilain. 2 And the vessels of war of Columbia that v.ere upcc tlje waters of the lake v>'ere not yet prepared for the battle; the name of their comniarider was .^PDono?;ghj a stripling. 3 So^ it came to pass^ on t'he thirty and first day of the seventh month, that the vessels of the king came for- ward against Platts burgh, which lieth on the borders of the lake. 4 And there v/ere none to defend the place ; for the anny of Hampton, a chief captain of the United States, v/as encamped upon the oppisite side of th.e lake, at G place called Builington^ in the state of Vermont. 5 And the number of the soldiers oi the king that land- ed at Plattsburgh was more than. a. thousand nK.'n, and tlie name of their chief captain was Murray. G And a caj)tain of the United States, whose name K"?^ Moeers., a man of valor, strove to, gather togeUiei : -X; ' IIISTORICAL htf ]?!isl3andmeii of the place; but they werj not r;- • •. '■ CokiiPbia 1 ■ . ! > : '. t . ' men ol Britain. ; 3!orv^ovcr, the v ' ' .» wliich had been eommit- t Lt IiriniptoR.wa'- :- ' ■ L!)r )av,i, even from the I. OS en ^'h'in'p toh: ' . -11. 9 Acco/JJii?lyj I'h < V . an J rl'lhlreiij who ■ cj. ii!>ie. suddenly >' , .i th" ph)f'e, lest the • -hsi"- riiiidiK -/.'o ' ; , ..; , Jm] ] e:\ i ii'j) them. ;<; N«riioi'AveH '' ■ _ .' i \ I \ ][ ( .• ^lu: fo\\\o': ■'• ' a ijl -^ }>!uce"Viiis " , ' . ..^. ;> ( ,>. .\L '."lade. the - 1 , lilts oi ilieki'ri i^i.)^ ? ; .li.!.'-. i4 '"'",■ ' ' ' • ' * ' i' ' *<:'•, s;<\/:\e, Pish ! ye •' ' h ' 1 ) it! ^ o'l as seemeth "">•♦" '-. "e ! ' h o;' .^; J.iiigs le- , > . . ' r \\ .• ■ 't , c u t':e 1."- ' ;he , ■ 'vN, \'^'\ tl e >. ■!;•;;. ,.c.>m f ,- of ; ' i ^ _ ,, , ^he i;ei.\')ns oT liOJiie (.fih^ i^- ,." i ~.^vi ' -^ 1 : 15 'i / V hided th'cude. r>^ u^ ^, , d. .^ h d- ,and after they had eaten end draidv, they eveituMied the tables. 16 So, when their vengeance M'as corii|>h?te(i, they departed to other jdarcs end cenindU;'d lil^c v\\].i. 17 About the s-diT.e tiv.:e ihe ve.^S;':.i e ? 17 Then Elliot returned to the army of the king : and immediately the mouths of their engines were opeiied against the fort. 1 'S And the noise thereof continued a long time ; even until the next day ; but thair battering prevailed not. 19 ?'''ow when Procter '1V7/ it was of no avail, he di- 114 IIISTePviCAL vkled hiis host int-o tv/o bands^ and npjoiivteJ a captahi )o c;ich band: and they moved tovv'ards {lie Tori and af^sail- od it with <]:ieat violence. 20 lliit tlie men of Crogban v»'ere prepared Toi* them ; md they let loose their \vea[jons of v\-A.rjip.-inAi|^|^. and set their dcstiT^inn- engine to v/oik, intil smote, tke^ men ofBritain, hip and thijii, wiLh great ^lauahter. 21 And the deep diicli that surrounded the fort was •>!rs"\ved v:'[\i llii'ir ;••::■. ^ ai'd^htdr ^vo:;nded, 2'2 ^•{) (h>' h«f ^t <;i' ^vriud'i wu-e disniaj'ed and over- Oiro^vn. :i>al iivMi in ro;d'a ;ion iVom tje Ibi't i'-vO {\i^ jbr, '■st ; irom wlien^w in the dead ofthe nighty they went in- '1'^ ihiAr \r>;;^;J'^, uivJ depav el from the plac::. "3 ISiiw ihe le>s uf the mea of Briiidn was about sq hundred two scure and tea ; and of the men of Colnmbia iierc was one ^lain and seven wounded., 14 But Vkiieii Proetor had rested his army he sent a ^kilf'!! ];h_\>ieianto heal the maimed which lie had tied ■V();?: andleit behind. :?5 lhi^ ilurison, tiie cliief ca]>tuia. said unto him. Al~ ;..b ii;. ve my phy>leJans boand up their wounds, and .;\>'u them bread and wine, and comforted them ; dfteri'ii^ njaneci' of our country. 2G ¥vi wesuiiernr,! tlie captives that fall, into our Naiids to be biiilbted or maltreated ; neither want th?y or ai^vtbi:'-. '2T So ih(> pb3h;;cian ofthe king's army was permitted '■ roturn lo bis own camp. ,bS More over, great honor cid praise were bestowc.il !pon iiie brave (h'og)'anj the capfain ofthe fop^ for lbs valiant deeds ; and his name \vas si^oVen of -with joy ■:'-•.. ':b>-.;+ dio buul of C'olumbia. READER. 105 CHAP. XXX. ibofier 'Dominicay ^f 14 Guns, cajkuredhi/ t'te privateer Decatur, of 7 guns — U. S. brig Argus c-fpiurcd hij the Felican — cavtiire of the Boxer by the U. S. brig Enter prize. ±\ OW the war continued to rage without abatement. upon the waters of the great deep; 'i And Hianiiold were the evils that came upon the children of men by tiie means thereof^ o "Irrcover, I'le oreat Sanhedrim of the people \-.-: vi' h'l-'rd. to bestir tliernselvcs ; and they had con- tJuned ilieir councils day after day without ceasing. 4 And it came to pass, that tiiere v/as a dreadful battle fought i)ctv\'een a vessel of the king, and a private V ^sel of Columbia. 5 Andthena-me of the vessel that fought was De- critur, and the captain's name was Diron, a Gaid. |6 And it was so, that about the fourth day of the eighth month, the Decatur having sailed out of the ha- ven of Charleston, being in the state of South Carohna, fell in with one of the tighting vessels of the king, called the Dominica. 7 But the destroying engines of the king^'s vessel were two fold greater in numbers than those of th.e D-ecatnr. K 106 HISTORICAL 8 Nevertheless, they set thorn to work, so that they groaned beneath the fire and sjiioke ; 9 And in about the space of an liour the Dominica was conquered and taken cajdive. 10 For when the vessels came close together, the men smote one ajiother with their swards atid weapou'S of wkr ; yea, even ti!c I'alls of iron they cast at eacJi otiier, with their hands, and slew, one another with wonderful slaughter. 11 Inasmuch as there were slain and i:{>aiiiic(l oftlie king three score souls ; those of tlie Decatnr were about a score : moreover the ca|.iain of the Doniiniea was slain. 12 The fight was an unequal one ; and the bravery t)f Diron gained him a great name, for he overcame the enemies of freedom 5 although their force was greater than his. 13 After this, on the fourteentji day of the same month, there was another sore battle between a small vessel of the United States, called the Argus and the Fclican, a ship of the Idng. 14 Now the Pelican was somewhat stronger than the .\rgus, and tliey were stubborn and kept the destroying engines to work, wi*h great noise about forty .and fiv minutes. 15 And the brave captain of the Argus, wh.ose name was Allen, was wounded unto death, and the vessel of Columbia was captured by the ship of Britain, tlie name of the commander whereof was Maples. 16 Of the men of Columbia six were slain and seventeen wounded ; of the men of Britain the slaip and wounded were five. e READER. 107 IT Now the fkath of Allen was spoken of with sor- row /throughout the land of Columbia, for he had de-= fjpifded the vessel of the United States nobly : and cap- tured some mercliant ships of Britain. 1 8 Even the enemy regarded him for his bravery, for they buried him with lionour in their own country, not far from the place where he became captive, w^iich was in the waters of the king, even in St. George^s Channel. 19 But k came to pass, on the fifth day of the ne?rt month, in the sanle year, 20 That a certain small vess^^l of Columbia, carrying the engines of destruction, commanded by a gallant man, whose name was Burrows, fell in with an- other small vessel of the king, called the Boxer and the captain thereof was a brave man, and his name was Blythe. 21 In the language of the people of the land, the vessel of Columbia was called the Enterprize. 22 Now when the vessels drew »igh unto each other the men shouted with loud shouting. 23 And iminediately they let the mischievous engines loose upon one another, with a noise like unto thunder. S4 But it happened, that in about the space of forty minutes, the Boxer was overcome j but she was taken somewhat unawares : 25 For, lo ! the pride of the men of Britain l;ad made them foolish : and, thinking of the conquest, they nailed Britannia'^: red-cross to the mast of the vessel. 26 Vv' hereupon, after they were overcome, they cried 108 HISTORICAL 27 Behold ! our colors are fast ; and we cannot quickly unloose them ; nevoftheless, we will be prisoners unto you. therefore spare us. 28 So the brave mariners of Columbia spared them, and stopped the destroying engines ; for their hearts were inclined to mercy. 29 However, this was another bloody fight ; for tliere fell of the men of Britain forty that w^ere slain out- right, and seventeen were wounded. 30 And the loss of Columbia in slain and maimed was about fourteen. 31 And the commanders of both vessels were slain ; and they buried them with honor in the tov/n of Port- land, which leaveth Boston to the west ; for the battle was fought hard by. 32 Moreover, the great Sanhedrim was pleased with ilie thing, and gave unto the nearest kinsman of Burrows a medal of gold, in token of remembrance thereof.* * Matliew L. Davis, of Neiv-York, a pAiiterj a patriot, and a philant ropist, on a tour in the eastern States, passing through Fortland and the burial place of Burroios (which was without a mcmorial,)heing pointed out to him, generously delayed his journey v.iitil, at his own expense, he had caused a monument I (J he erected over the grave of the valiant ; which bears the following incrription, equally creditable t&^ Lhe modest merit of Mr. Davis,'-to his head, and tn J KEADER, .\C9 CHAP. XXXI. T/ie capture of the BritisliVlpct OH Laic EriCjhi/tJw America?! Fleet, under Com. Ferry, I"" _i_ HE Lord, in the plenitude of his wisdom and pow- er, ordaineth rJl thirifrs which come to pass: and the doi lip's. are lor the benefit ofirian, and for thes 2iory of 2 For whei'c is the evil wh kh liaih not turned to an ad- vantage, and been a warithie. and swolbwed u^ftbe 'evil :hat miMit have come ? BENEATH THIS STONE ]Moiil'iers THE BODY OF • IV ILLI A M li U RRO JFS, Late Commander of the UNITED STATES' RllIG EXTERFIIZE, ^Vho was mortally wounded oa the ."th of Sf^^teriiber, 1813, in an action, which contributed to increase the fame of Amencnn valour, by r;ipturhyjf his BRIT. MAJESTY'S BRIG IjOXf^I^, after a sevcT rouio^tof 45 minutr-3. .\ pa?sing stranger has erected t!}is monun-ieut of respe'jt to lite manes of a patriot, v.dio ir. iho hour of per;], ^i>"yed tb.eloud summons of an injured countr\, and ho £'alknr]y met. fcagiit and coiiipiered the foenv^R ilO HISTORIC AL 3 Now about this time tlie strong vessels of Cohiinbia tiiat moved upon the face of the blue waters of tlie great 'ake Erie, were given in charge to Oliver, whose sir- name was Perry. 4 And he was a piudent man, and had prepared him- self to meet the vessels of the king, even forty days before- hand. 5 And the name, of of the captain of the fleet of Bri- . tain was Barclay, a man of great valor ; but he boasted and was vain of his fleet, for it was more powerful than the fleet of Columbia. 6 Nevertheless, it came to pass, in the one thousand eight hundred and thirteenth year, on the tenth day of the ninth month, early in tlie morning, about the rising of the sun, 7 Tife valiant Perry beheld the fleet of the king at a distance upon tlie lake ; so he unmoored his vessels and went out to meet them in battle array, fleet against :fleet. 8 And when their white sails were spread upon the bosom of the lake, they appeared like unto a squadron of passing clouds. 9 A gentle breeze wafted the hostile vessels towards one another. 10 It was silence upon the waters; save when the sound of musical instruments fell sv/eetly upon tlie ear. 11 But it happened, a little before the mid-day, that the shouts of the men of war of Britain were heard, and. the shouts of the men of, Columbia. 12 And now the destroying engines began to utt^; READER. in their thunders vomiting forth fire and smoke and brim- stone in abundance. 13 And suddenly the waters were in an uproar ; and the bellowing noises sounded along the lake. 14 Moreover, the chief fo.'ce of the ships of the king was put against the vessel in which Perry was ; 15 And the vessel was called the Lawrence, after a brave man, Avhose dying words waved upon her aloft : 16 Now, behold, a thousand balls of iron skim the surface of the wafers, swift as shooting stars. 17 But when the battle waxed hot, and Perry saw that the tackling of his vessel was shot away, and his men were slain and wounded with great slaughter, and his des- troying engines became silent, 18 He put the charge of the vessel into the hands of one of his officer*, whose name was Yarnell, a trusty man « 19 Then, with the starry banner of Columbia in his hand, did the gallant Perry leap into his cock-boat, while his brave mariners quickly conveyed him to another fighting vessel of the United States called the Niagara, commanded by a valiant man, whose name was Elliot. 20 After this again the vessels uttered (heir thunders and fought hard, and the men of Columbia poured out destruction upon the servants of the king. 21 And it came to pass, that the skilful contrivance of Perry, and the bravery of his men, at length forced the whole fleet of the king to become captive— even unto the cock-boats of Columbia. 22 Thus again was the mighty lion Lumbled before the eaale : for six strong vessels of Britain were overcome at one time. irs HISTORICAL f5 And the slain and wounded of the king that day, was about an hundred thirty and five ; beside there were a thousand prisoners. 24 The loss of the United States was twenty and se- ver, tliat were killed, and four score and ten were wound- ed. . 25 Moreover, the number of the men of Britain made captive was more than all the men of Perry's squadron. 26 Now Perry was a righteous man, and like the good Samaritan, took care of tli€ haU and maimed, and put skilful men to bind up their wounds; and the men of Britain blessed liim. 27 Neither was he a man pulled up with vanity, even m the hour of victory ; 28 For when he had conquered the fleet of Britain, he wrote to Jones,* one of the scribes of the great San- hedrim, with modesty, saying, 29 To day it hath pleased the -Lord that ihe people of Columbia should triumph o\^r their enemies. 30 At the sam.e time he Vvrote to Harrison, the chiti captain of the host of Colum])ia, whose army was at th« bay of Sandusky, saying, We have met the enemy, cmd they ar*^ ours ! 3 1 'I hea did the ener.iies of Columbia weep ; and the gainsayer put on deep mourning. 32 Moreover, the great Saahtdrjyn honored Perr}^ vviih great honor; and gave him med.iis, with devkes curiou!;" iy wrought. 33 Likewise, the people ga',-^ him much silver plate^ ivith gravings thereon, mentioning his deeds. 34 And the bye-stander might road bii? triun:^)h i?rH^^ L-ountrv's eyes. i READER. lis 35 His sons sluiU hear him spoken of with pleasiii-e , and his name shall be mentioned in the song of the vir^i;is. 36 Where, oh ! Bratain, are now thy mighty admi- rals ? where thy Nelson ? wl fv'c the transcendaut glory the}'^ gained for thee ? 37 Alas ! it hath expired upon the waters of Erie be- fore the destroying engines of Perry ! * JK Jones f Secretary of tlie Navy. 114 Historical CHAP. XXXII. Gapture of Maiden and Deiroii — tJie army of Gen, Proctor retreat ioioards the Moravian towns — Gen. Harrison jmrsues them. /, 1%J J-^ OW when Perry had taken care of the captives, and the wounded, and set them upon the shore, 2 He began to convey the army of Harrison from Fort Meigs and round about. 3 And having gathered tliem together into his vessels, he brought them, and landed them nigh unto the strong hold of Maiden. 4 And it came to pass, on the twentj^-ihird day of the same month, in winch Perry con.piered the fleet of Britain, 5 That Harrison, the chief captain, began to march ihehost of Columbia against the strong hold of Maiden, and captured a tovv-n called Amherstburg, nigh there- unto. 6 Now Proctor was the chief captain of the savage? and servants of the king. 7 And when he saw the men of Columbia approach, he destroyed the fort, the tenls, and the store-houses of the king, and, with his v/holc ho^.t, fled swiftly towL'rds Sandwicli. READER. 115 S And Hairison, and the host cf Columbia, followed hard after him. 9 Now when the savages of the wilderness beheld the men of Britain flee befjrc the warriors of Columbia, their spirits sunk, and they were sore amazed.^- 10 IMorcover, tliey upbraided tlie ser\iuits-of the kin'i, sayingj Lo ! ye have deceived iis, and led us from oar huTiting grounds, and we arc an hungered. 11 J' or, verily, ye promised us ijread and wii]c,| ajid silver and gold ; yea, even that we should drink of the strong waters of Jamaica, if we would go out vv'ith you and fight the battles of tiie king, against the men of Columbia. 12 Cut, behold ! now ye would run away and dea.*: us to fight alone. 13 Whereupon niiny of t'leir tribes cast av/ay tiieir tomahawks, and refused to ilght under the banners ol the king. 14 And when Harrison, came to Sandwich,. Proctov and his army had departed from tlie place, and fled to- wards the river Thames, near T-doravian Town. 15 (Now the Thames emptieth its waters into the lake St. Clair, and the Moravian Towns lie upon tiie river, about an hundred miles from Maiden, tov/ards tht" north, in the province of Upper Canada.) 16 Moreover, as they jour nied on, the brave rvl* Ar- thur crossed over with his band to the strong hold oi Detriit, and took it. * See Tecumseh's letter to Froctor. t At this time tJic British army tcere short qfsiippjie.'^. 116 HISTORICAL 17 But the savages and the men of Britain fcad de- stroyed those things which they could not carr}'^ away, and tied in haste. 18 So INFArthuFj in ^/hom the chief captain put mucli faith, remained at Detroit in the charge thereof. 19 And it came to pass, when Harrison saw that the host of Britain fled before him, he (iepaited from Sand- wich and wont after them 5 it being on the second day of tb.erext month. 20 And his whole army followed after him, in all a- bout tlnee thousand brave men from the back-woods of the state of Kentucky and the pleasant villages of Ohio. 21 Nov/ Harrison was a mighty man of valor, and no man could make him afraid ; and the captains and offi- cers t'iiil v.ore with hiip. v/crc all valiant num. 22 -:*> ud. V, hen some of his captains said unto him, Lo ! there is a U ast to day : go thou and partake thereof, and reficsh lliyself, and we will watch ; 23 lie a.r.s\yered and said unto them, Nay, shall I go ansl riot, uliilstthe warriors of Columbia lie on the fro- zen grriuiid ? 24 No, their fate shall be my fate; and their glory shall l:e m}' glory. 25 So be wrapped himself in his cloak, and lay down in his ow'i tent. 2(3 And the husbandmen of Kentucky v^ere led on by their valiant governor, whose name was Shelby, and he was a man well stricken in years ; even at the age of tlirccscore did he go out against the enemies of Co lumbiaj and all the people rejoiced in him. Ri^ADEli. it? ^7' And the gallant Ferry staid not behind ; but freely oflrere^'his stre'iafth, and was one of the right hand mea of Ilarrisoii, with whom he followed after the host oi oritrli^ 28 Nevertheless, it h?^-*-:.--')-^-! that a band of the sa- vages strove to give n"ai -aiice io the army ■.>f Oahi-nbia; 29 Bii* the men of Colnmijia let two of the destroying engines loose iipoa them; and they fled- inta the wilder'^ 3ess like wild deer. •51 i 5 HISTORICAL CHAP, xxxiii. Baffle r^f He Thrnacs-'-Gni. ILnrirnii r-. !?/•/'".- .-■:■;' r:i:lr (In : .lH-ND it came to p- ' ^ ' -MV.e moiUJi, that Proctor, -•.. ; , ■ of tlic khiu, Ti^sted unor. ■:,' ;:'v;N'_^ . on die LanLs of the ri.er '1 haiiu^s^ 2 Wli(?re 1:0 citcv," Isis army iipiii^tlie order of battle, after the fasliion of these days, n : cd him:>elf to meet thxi host of C oliimliia. 3 NbVthe arnt}M)f Proctor was iiiigbty ; for he had a thousand horseme-i : but the number of the savages i\\a\ followed afler him are not known to this time ; how- V were many. 4 .^riU they v. ere under the charge of ci. chief warrior, whom they called Tecnmsehj a savage whom the king had made a chief captain.* 5 And it came to jiass, on the same day, in the latter part of the day, that the army of Harrison drew nigh dHio the place. * Brig, General READER. : : • "■"- ^v' called together bis capUii as of fillies J tj:cl , and encoarag-ed theiri, and oomniaiKkd ■'.L to prepare thomselves lc>r the lights , And he put the iiost of Columbia in battle aii'.-\y against the host of }3ritain. arm}' against arr.rr, 8 Now the sound of the trumpet, the cjmbalj um b mle-horn, and the noisy drum, echoed thrctrrrh* the ;) wilderness. And the red savages appeared in the tltiv.. ; cru-:- the men of Britain, for they liad put them as ? ?^k'Jd^ i:'] the front of the battle. 10 And they yelled with dreadful ydlhitr^. iv ed aloud the war-whoop, which was the signal 11 But the army of Columbia rashecl with the fierceness of lions. 12 And the weapons of war were u;:-ed wiwiOut ]ntj £.y } the fGxes and the beavers crept into their holes, the destroying en^liies frightened the wild beasts. that the}- looked for iherv hldisg plaoes. 13 The gallant Johnson-^*^ fell upon thern wj ' band of chc:^en hcr^eirc!";, and he drove them bei. birn like chu ' \ and smote Cc'Ay c\>lei warrior,t and -i^vv i-.a wu'au,., ::-""^ ly.n.], ^ '■'• '- ].? fell to the earth. 14 And the host of C-i ,1 the if* en of Britain on all sides, and over^....; , ^ -•^■^■^ • '-■'^--> prisoners of war j v/hereiiijon the their thunders^ ^ichf lirrJit-hor-c. t Tc g20 , HISTOXUCAL 15 Hovvbeit, Proctor escaped, on a swift i minima liorse, with a handful of his captains that were under iiim. 16 Now the number of prisoners captured ^y the ar- my of Harrison that day were about six hundred. 17 And the slain and wounded of the men of Britain were thirty and three; and the same PiUmber of savages were slain. 18 Of the army of Columbia seven v/ere slain and two score and two were wounded. 19 But the men of Kentucky and Ohio, whose sons and brothers and fathers had been inhumanly slaughter- ed at the River Raisin, slew not a single captive. 20 But they treated them as men ; thus rendering GOOD F051 EVIL, according to the word of the Lord. 21 Moreover, they captured six of the destroying eB-= gines t!;at were made of brass, and tv/o that were nigd6 of iron ; besides many w:eapons of war. 22 Now tliree of the brass engines were those given to the men of Britain, at the capture of Detroit, the first year of the war^ and were the same that had been taken from the kh^g in tlie days of Washington. 23 Soon after the battle, Harrison returned with his army to Detroit, where many of the savages had asscm- i'led, to repent of thch evils, and ask for mercy from the chief captaiii. 24 So liarrison made a rorei^ant with ihrm, and they were thanklu], and c.-s ' -i;^ [k>:.:'K;o:', 25 Now thcra v:"ri^ '/ie:i!, 1 j:;iu';t;s l-i : ' folambi;!, and.t!H' bc;::-;:^ of tb- peo:>le wer^: '. -.. - -d. READER. 12: ^6 So that when the nev/s thereof reached them they drank wine ; and \vhe;i the evenuiiF ca.'ne they lighted tiieir caudles, and put them in candlesticks of silver and candlesticks of gold, and placed them in the windows of their houses. 27 And there weie many thousands of them ; and the light thereof was as tiiough the stars had fallen from heaven. 28 This did they throughout the land of Columbia^ from the district of Maine, in the east, to the state of Georgia, in the south. 29 Andj when the Prince Reyent, and the chief counsellors, and the wise men of Britain, heard the ti- dings, for a truth, that their lleet and their army were captured, tiiey were astonished beyond measure. 30 They looked at one another like men who had lost their wiis : they were silent, .and their tongues clave to the roof of tlieir mouths. 31 Their knees smote one against another, for the strength oi Britain was shaken j her valiant warriors had hist their honour ;* and her glory was outshone. 32 iS'ow there was great honour and praise bestowed upon Harrison for his courage, and his valiant acts j and the peop'le r-emembered his name witii pleasure. 33 rilureover, he- gave great praise to ^dalby, the governor, and ferry, aud Johnson, and all the brave ■m^w that w€re with him. * DouUy lost it: bif water and by land ^ 'bu being donquei-ed^ and by being cruel. -12t HISTORICAL S4 And in the same mouitb, when the object of the army was fulfilled, the husbandmen of_Columbia retura- ed every man to his own Iioiise. 25 -'ut Harrison and Perry, and the band of war- s^iorsof the great Sanhedrim, went into their vessels. 36 And they moved from Detroit, and came in the ships of Perry, to Buffaloe, nigh unto the river Niaga- ra, to meet Wilkinson, who came from the south, and was appoioted chi^f captain ©f the arm^ of tii® centre- HEADER, CtL\P. XXXIV,. Jfar tvith the Creek Nation of Indians- — mdssacreMr Fort Miinms — Georgia and Tennessee militia-, under (3e?ieral Jackson reialiaie. N< OW it came to pass, while these things were goi^ on in the north, and the repentant savages laid the^* murderous weapons at the feei of }1arrisoiij 2 That the servants of the king were stirnRg up the spirit of Satan in the savages of the wilderness of the south : 3 And placing the destroying engines into tlieir hands that they might shed the blood of the people of Colum- lt>ia. 4 Now these southern barbarians were called the Creek nation of Indians* 5 Moreover, they were a nation of savages that 'dwelt in the back-woods and the wilderness round about the states of Georgia, Tennessee, and the Mississippi Territory. 6 So, about this time, they took their weapons of death in their, hands and went against tl;e strong hold Jif Fort Mimmsj which Ueth on a branch of the rivcsr 124 HISTORICAL Mobile, that cmptieth its waters into tlie great Gulf of Mexico. 7 And tliey captured the place j and with the fury of demons they murdered, with the tomahawk, the men, the women, and the infants ihat were in and about the •fort, sparing iieithor a.je nor sex ; and slaying the prison- ers that begged for mercy. 8 And the number of the people of Columbia that were massacred and burnt alive in their houses, that day, was about four hundred ; hovyever, there were an hua- drtd savages slain. 9 For it Was a sore fjglit ; and Beasly, who command- ■ed tiie fort, fought hard against them j howbeit, he was slain. 10 But it came to pass, in the same year, that the people of Columbia were revenged of the evil j I i Andrew, whose sir-name was Jackson, a man of courage and valor, was chief captain in llie south ; 12 And he seut out one of his brave captains, whose name was Coffee, with a st; oiig band ; even nine hundred mighty hoisemea : 13 Now these were the valiant husbandmen of Geor ^ia and the back woods of i'.-nnessee ; their iiorses were ^eet as the roe-buck j their wea})ons of war were certain death. 14 So they went it>rth against a town of the savages called Tallushatclies, on the second day of the eleventh 15 And on the next day they encompassed the town round about ^ and the savages prepared themselves for battle. liEADER. 1^. iGyVboutthe rising of the sun they sounded tiieif drums, and began their horrible yellings. ■- 17 But they frightened not the hearts of th-3 brave men of Tennessee. 18 So when Coffee had stationed his captains and his men of war about the town^ in the order of battle, the whole army shouted aloud ; 19 And the instruments of destruction were let loose ^pon tliem en all ^;ide3 j imd they foughi with all tiieii migiit. 20 Bat the men of Columbia rushed upon them, and subdued them, and made about four score women and children captive, 21 And slew about two hundi-ed of their warriors j leaving not a man to tell the tidings. 22 For, lo ! when the savages of the wilderness com- -mit great evils and transgressions against the people of Columbia, 23 The great Sanhedrim oflhe people send out migh» ty armies against them, that are able to overthrow them, and make their towns a desolation, and lay waste their habitations. 24 Now the loss of the army of Columbia tliat day^ was five slain and about forty wounded. 25 And Jackson, the chief captain, gave great praise to Coffee, and ail the valiant men that fought that day. 26 On the next day after the battle, the army of Cku ^nmbiareturneij to their camp, at a place called the Tvn- Jslands= KiSTORIOM,, CHAP, xxxy 'jfaiuuation of the War ^r-'-- ■" ■■' son's great victory ovv: e trcati; ' dedwltii ikcm. -1-^ OTWITHSTANDIXG tlieir Jldcui./ ■■• '^ ^ iia-lonof the Creeks were still bent on wan i the people of Cohimbla. 2 And they cojnniitled maiiy oiilreg-cs upon the hi- hablt'ijits of tlie states roundabout. 3 B'U j< ^'j on the seventh day of the same moiUii, i,;... _. ^p' ^'"■ chief cnplriin. and sr 4 Lo ! :• - *■-< "^ M-ksooy the ri;^!, who, we'e cr\)!cd vohint.. f'olic'i A ■ , '^ them ac-aist 'iiie savages. 6 Nn;rtbe m-n of war th? Al:-vcd nf\- \ ja bailie an a v. RKADER. ^ Ana ;;ie?a^ son. ■. si:;;.!;';' :"•, • tO!'!; t;:e tow^ ■„ ;• , SC( : '■ » i' I'm^ '•n \ , : ■ sccr/ and ten ■ 1') About 'A ^ , ^•v\'-(5se naine was l-'loyd, \vb' gain>t the towns of Autossce anu iaL the banks of the river TaHapoovie. 1, .*. nd FiO}"''] v»-eRt a2;ainst them ^ nd trl'im^hed ovor them and killed about i\\o luuinred of tiiem- and burned their towns with fire, and slev/ the king- of Autossee, and the Iving of Taliisee, who weie '^ kings of two tribes. *vy HISTORICAL 1 :^ rj neovpr, on iiie tl'iricenth ciay of the next moinhj CluJbonie, u pcneriir;;, ,;nd a man ofvaloi, Vst/iit c^gc>inst d. •' r ^^ '■ . ■; ■; ;-ivoi- /aabama. •y iproua'h tl-r \vil(!t;r- iiesi iii.j;i' ti::i!i ai; h, ..>>. n^ j l.^vi! bi;Jh oi on a pbc^' r.:Uc.l '>y lie ^^-...m.^ iiic Ijcly-Groiiiitl; where '\%':"-' ]i!.i) a ^i.;l .■Ul. nniong ihe children ; iiecoidlng to their owa ]'')7;Mnuk:rstan('in«^ believed iheixiy wberebv ilieir wLolc tiibe _ _ . ; , ^^:■f wniTior of the Creek ■ . : . V. -i'.v:^iv ::i.o ^aid^ bL' band. t Claiborne ; but he ' lawn was burnt, e- •. :n cvi't) bandreu houseri. Jb 'd;t ' ' ^ " vr all tb'^se tribulations, the depre- ^ b' s:^ (bb , oi'tiie south were not stayed. bb bo J;'cb:soii, ibe cbbicf captain, went out against ■: b ': ; ■ ; rked tlieni at their Strong : ; .:r;poo.>ie, where they were b '.vith more than a tliousand warriors. ~ ; :\'i\v tins \v3s OH thc twcnty and seventh day of ibe b;iird month, in the one thousand eight hundred and foartee^ilh year of ihe christian era. 2T And J:ckson set his destroying engines to work^ and fought desperately against them, for about the space irf Hre hours; when Jae overcame them^ so that only^ about a score escaped. 28 Seven hundred and fifty of tlie savage \\'cirriors- were found slain in battle ; and two hundred two score and ten women and children became captives to the army of Columbia., . 29 Mana'iioec^ their chief prophet, was smitten, la the mouth, and slain, and two other false prophets, were slain with him* 30 JMoreover, about the first day of tlie sixth month^. » brave man, whose name Avas Pearson, witli the hus- bandmen of the states of North and South Carolina,., wentagainsttiiem along the borders of the Ale^bama, and eaptured about six hundred of them ; . 31 Thus did the men of Columbia triumph ove^ them, and conquer them, even to the seventh tiuie. 32 And so the judgment of the Lord fell upon them for their unrigliteousness, and for their wicked and mur-- tierous deeds^ 33 After which they repented of their evil, having^ through their own folly, lost many thousand warriors. 34 And their chief warriors gave up their instru- ments of destruction, and laid them at the feet of Jackson, the chief captain. (| 35 Even Wetheribrd, the chief v/arrior, gave him- self up to Jackson, saying, I fought <\'ith my mij;ht 3 but. I have brought evil, upsn my nation ; and tnon hast slain my warriors ; and I myself am overcome 36 Now the savages are easily iniiameci ana ruusea't«>> works of sin and death ; and of their weakness the ser= vants of the king are not ashamed to take advaB- im LATE Cage ; even to the ruin of the poof and ignorant hm- barians. 37 So the warriors and the whole nation of the Creeksj being tired of a destniclive war, entreated the nien of Cckimbia for peace, saying unto Jackson, 38 Lo ! now are our eyes opened to our own profit | BOW will we make peace with yoii. 39 And if ye will no more suffer the fire, and the sword, and the destroying engines to spread desolatien amongst us, 40 Then will we make a covenant with you, and give you for an inheritance a great part of the land which our fathers inherited before us. 41 4nd the iength and the breadth thereof shall be about as large as the whole island of Britain, whose men of w ar have led us into this snare. 42 For although the king, who calleth himself our fa- ther, across the great waters, did put the instruments of death into our hands, and givews the black dust in abun- dance ; nevertheles!*, he deceived us ; and in the hour of ^ang^r his servants left, us to take care of ourselves. 43 So Jackson made a covenant with them; and it was signed by the chiefs of their nation. 44 And after it had been examined by the wise men and the great Sanhedrim of the people, it was ratified and signed with the hand -writing of James, the chief governor of the land of Columbivi. WMx. 121 , CHAP. XXXVi. IPlan of atiack on Montreal defetiii'd. T, HE frailty of man speaketh volumes ; one man ac- cuseth another ; but where is he who is perfect ? 2 Man deviseth mighty plans in his own mind, but he accomplisheth them not. S He is wise in his own conceit, but his wisdom faileth him : he seeth folly in others, but perceiveth not liis own ; he is as a reed shaken with the wind. 4 Now the country of Columbia was assailed on every sid« by the enemies of freedom. 5 And in the hope that the war might speedily cease^ and an end be m.ade of the shedding of blood, the great Sanhedrim of the people v/ished to push their armies into the heart of the provinces of the king, even to Montreal. 6 So th^v pitched upon certain chief captains, who were well skilled in the arts of warfare : and AVilliinson and Hampton were the names of the ceptains ; 7 And Brown, and Boyd, and Covington, and Swift, aad Coles, and Purdy,- and Ripley, and Swartv/out, and Fraser, and man}' others, v/eie valiant captains un- der them. 8 Not m.an}' days after Harrison returned f' om his ; tiiumph ever Proctor's army j and iu the same year^ 'ic^^ 'LATL it caaieto pass, that Wilkinson conveyed his anny from Fort George and the country of Niagara, to Sackctl'i. Harbor, at the east end of lake Ontario ; leaving Har- rison and M'Clure behind, at the strong hold of Fort George. 9 From Sackett''s Harbor Ai'^ilkinsen moved to a place called Grenadier Island; and in the first week of llie eleventh month he arrived at Ogdensburgh, in order to go against the strong hold of Montreal. 10 Now the army 6f Hampton rested nigh unto lake Cham plain ; and about the same time he moved towards ^he borders of the king. 11 And Wilkinson sent a messenger to him, and en- treated him to come and -meet him, and join the two ai:- mies at the village of St. Regis. 12 The same night Wilkinson with his army crossed the great river St. Lawrence, near by the strong hold of Prescot, which lieth in the dominions of the king. . 13 And he moved down with about six thousand men towards the hold of Montreal, until he came to a place, called Crystler's Farms, nigh unto Williamsburgh. 14 Now, at this place^ on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, a strong band of the men of war of Britain, from Kingston and round about, fell upon his army in the rear, and annoyed them greatly. 15 At length, on the same day, a part of the army of Columbia turned about, and fought against them and drove them back ; however it was a sore fight. 16 Wilkinson, the chief captain, who went before- Xht host of Columbia, had been sick muny days^ and ^7as unable to go forth against them hiingelf^ WAH. 133 17 So lie sent some of his brave captains, even Boyd, and Swartwout, and Covington; and the en- gines of destruction were set to work witli great noise and fury; and the valiant Covington was. wounded unto death. 18 Moreover, the loss of the men of Columbia that day was an hundred slain, and two hundred two score and ten wounded, and tlie loss of the king was about an hundred four score and one. 19 After this battle the army of Wilkinson moved along the St. Lawrence until they came to Baniheart^s, near Cornwall, where they met the vahant Brown. 20 Now this place lieth en the north side of the river, and on the other side lieth St. Regis, where V/ilkiuson, the chief captain, expected to lie joined by the army of Hampton, from Champlain. 21 Bat in this he was disappointed ; for, lo ! Hamp- t<»nsent one of his captains, whose name vvas Atkinson, to Wilkinson, with the tidings that he had declined t© meet him, nnd was returnin"- to his camp on tli^ lake. 22 Now when the army of Wilkinson heard those ihino-s, they were discowra^red; and all the plans tha.t had been devised by Armstrong,* thp chi^f ca itain, and scribe of the o^reat Sanhedrim, were of no avail. 23 So the army of Wilkinson crossed the river ii-rmii and ca^iie into the land of Columbia, at French Mills, near St. Regis; where they went into winter qnar- ters. ^ Gen. Armstrong, S^rrctari/ at JFar. ^M 2 vlS4 LATE 24 And the men of Columbia, even the great Sanhe- .«!rim, were disap|>oiuted iii their expccations. 25 rvioreover, liampron received much hhmie in the tiling- ; and he was even taxed with the crime of drink ing too freely of the strong waters. 26 ,''ut the imaginary evils v/' ich the children of men commit are oftentimes graven in brass, whilst their actual good deeds. are written in sand. 27 Neither shall it be foigottea here, that, when the -shivering soldiers of Columbia were suffering with coH in the north, 28 The lovely and patriotic daughters of Columbia^ West with tenderness, remembered them, and sent them coverings for their hands and their feet : 29 Even fwm the fleece of their fathers' flocks, they wrought them with their own hands, and distributed them with a good heart. 30 And, for their kindness and humanity, the pooif soldier blessed them, and their virtues were extolled by tlhe men of Columbia throughout the land. WAT. i-i« CHAP. XXXVIT. Hewark burnt — Fort George evacuated — Niagara frontier laid waste — Buffaloe burnt. %. .N the meantime, however, the strong vessels of Chauncey went out and brought Harrison, and tlie remnant of his army, from Fort George to Sackett'^ Harbor, to protect the place. 2 But they left M'Clure behind, with the men under him ; being for the most part husbandmen, called militiaj and volunteers. 3 And they were eager to be led on to the battle ; but the term for which their sei'vices were engaged hav- ing expired, they returned every man to his own house. 4 S« M'CIure, the chief captain of the fort, called a council of his officers, and they agreed to depait'to the strong hold of Niagara.. 5 And they took their destroying engines and the black dust, and the bread and meat of the army, and carried them across the river. 6 Likewise they put a lighted match to the black dust in the tort, and it was rent asunder with a great *iiidse, as it were of thunder and ;s that dwelt round about the place. WAR. iS7 10 After which, at the close of the year, they- wrnt ii.L'^ymst the beautiful vilkge of BulTaJoe, and burnt i: dl*o y aad made it a ruin aud a desolatien. 338 LATE CHAP. XXXVDL Cf^uise of the U. S. frigate Essex^ J). Porter com- mander — -her defence and capturny at Vulixaaim, N< OW whilst the great lakes and rivers were bound in fetters of ice, and the arms of Columbia slumbered in the winter camps of the north ; 2 And whilst the conquering sword of Jackson spread ruin and desolation among the misguided savages of the south ; 3 Lo ! new scenes of warfare appeared upon the wa- ters of the great deep. 4 Tn the first year of the war David, whose sir- name v/as Porter, sailed from the shores of Columbia tov/ards the south, that he might capture the vessels of the men of Britain. 5 And the ship which he commanded was one of tlie strong vcsocls of Columbia, called tke Essex. 6 ^>ow David was a valiant man, and he had con- trived a plan to annoy the commerce of Britain in the waters pf the great Pacific Ocean. 7 So, in process of time, he passed around, the fur- thermost part of the land of Columbia, whidi is called Cape Horn, and lieth far to the south ; near the country of Patagonia, which is inhabited by the barbariansj ar.d. sailed towards the haven of V alparaiso. WAR. 139 From whence, leaving Chili t& the south, he mov- ed along the coast of Peru, till he came to Lima, where it never rains : 9 A country where gold and silver ar%; found in abundance, and where there is one continual summer^ and the trees blossom throughout the year. 10 Again, '.e prepared his vessels, and sailed from Lima towards the north, until he fell upon the islands of Gallapagos ; called the enchanted islands. 1 1 Now these islands lie upon the west side of the great continent of Columbia, .under a meridian sun, be« ncath the girdle of the world. 12 Hereabouts he captured a multitude of the mer- chant ships of Britain, laden with rich merchandize, and silver a»d gold. 13 And he fixed a score of the destroying engines into one of the ships he had taken; and made her a fighting vessel, and called her name Essex Junior, and a man, whose name was Downs, he made captain thereof. 14 And he fell upon the fishermen of Britain, and captured those who went out to catch the mighty whales, which afibrd oil to give us light in the night time, and bones to shade our daughters from the scorch- ing sun of the noon-day. 15 Moreover, David went to an island where dwelt wild savages, and established himself, so that he could j go out and return whensoever he chose. 16 Akd when he departed from the island, which he called after the chief governor of the land of Columbia ,40- LATE in ^osd chys,* he left some of his men, with the we^pom^ ©f war to defend the place. 17 Now David was a grievous thorn m the side of.' Britain, and h« almost destroyed her whole commerce in the South Seas : , M„„f«, 18 Inasmuch as he put the wise men of the king to their wits end; for they were unable to out-sail him £ik1 take him captive. 19 So they sent their strong ships in search ol him, by two's, over th^ whole tace of the waters of the South^^rn Ocean ; and the expense thereof would have made more than two feasts for the Prince l^egent, who rrnxemed En;;land in the name of his father. * 20 However, it came to pa.s that David returned acraln in his ship to the haven of Valparaiso ; and the vessel, called the Essex Junior, accompanied him. \l Now Downs, who commanded her, had been ta the place before, and conducted the pri.esof David there, and brought hhn the tidings that he was likely to be cn^ snared upon the waters. 9o So whil-rt David wr,s there, on the twrnty-ei-hth day of the third m3 Fe looked around, and behold! he saw two of tne stron'^shiis of Britain approaching, l^)r the purpose of hemming him hi; the one called the Pha:.be, and the other tb.e Cherub, . , 9 1 r^-t his heart sank not widiin him, for iie knew no^owi^dice^ but, with the wisdom of a brave man, * Madison Island READER. t^ 145 «(' 8r-i>>vo lu escape, as the vessels were too powerful for hi ill. 25 Cut the winds were adverse, and blew hard, and jr!T vented tiie tacklings of his ship from taking effect ; 26 Nevertheless, David said unto the captains of the king-, Come slnglj', and not like cowards, upca* me ; tlien shall ye receive the thunders of the freemea of Columbia abundantly, f 2f And her fame shall not suffer^ although in the cort- test > e may destroy my vessel upon the face of tlie wa- ters. 2S But Hilly ar. tlie captain of the king's ship colledt' ijie Piui^bp, was aiVfiid lest he shouiu be overcome. 29 Now, when David found he was unable to make 'good his escajie^ he drew nigh the land, that he might be protected by the great iaw of nations 5 for it was a- place friendly to both parlies. .SO But in this lie was deceived; for the authorities Of Spaj'i trembled at tlie nod of the servants of Britain^ in wl lO 111 tb_ ere was no faith. 'Ji So bocii vessels came uni^n hini; hke i-aveiious^ wolves, in the very havci, of Valparaiso; thus tians-- gressing tlie la\v of nations, and committing an outrage^^ which hath ^^w examples under the sun. S2f And they set iheir engines to work upon the Esh* sex with all their might. 3S Nevertheless, David fouglit against them witL desperation, for there was no hope kft lor him to es- cape ; neither did he expect mercy. 34 And lie held out for more than the space of two- hours, v/hen he became overpov/ered ; having his ship -a sinking Avreck, covered with blood, and on fire ; wltip 15-, .7. ,^^ fllSTORlCAL about an hundred and fifty of his men slahi and m'dnn ed : -^ 35 So, after David had fought hard, he became cap- tive to the* ships of the king; who had also some of ^ their men slain, and some wounded. 3(3 Moreover, Hillyar gave him praise and called him a man of courage ; for he fought against two strong ships of Britain. 37" And Davitl made a covenant' with Ilillyar, in which the Essex Junior was given unto him and his iden, that they might return in iier again to their own country. 38 And it came to pass, in the sevettth month of ihe same year of the battle, David arrived in the city of New-York; having been absent about two years. 39 Now when the people of Columbia beheld the valiant Porter, they v. ere rejoiced with exceeding great oy ; inasmuch as they unharnessed t]ie horses from be- Aipre his chariot, and drew him throuo-h the city. 40 And they made a sumptuous, feast far him, and inviUc; a mullitade of guests ; and spent the day in glad- i#^ss r.rvl mirtlK •READER. " ^ CHAP. XXXIX, i'l'idii. (.'J the V. S. sloop of war Frolic^ hn ihe Bi'i- fkh frigate Orpheus — •capture of the British sh>op of war U Epervier,hy the Peacock^ Capt. Jf'^^.'rrin^'' ion — capture of the Reindeer ^ by the J fas-), CapL Blakely — the Avon captured and sunk — U. S. ves- sels Syren and Rattlesnake captured — Ainiiral Cochrane declares the whole Atnerican coast in a state of blockade' N OW it happened on the twenty-first day of the fourth month of the eighteen hundred and fourteenth ^eai'j that one of the bt;roag ships of the king, called th^ Orpheus ; 2 Being upon the waters of the great deep, fell in with a small vessel of the United States, called the FroHc, and made capture thereof. 2> However, in the same month, not many days after- wards, a fighting vessel of Colimibia, called the Peacock, commanded by the brave Warrington, met one of the vessels of the king. 4 Now they were about equal in force; and the name of the vessel of Britain was called L'Epervier and the captain's name was Wales. 5 And they sat the engines of destruction to work^ itid fought with great fury for the s^iace of fortyxr-i antes ; 'J4^ iirSTOKICAL 6 A¥hen the mariners of Columbia oveleatoe the ^servants of llie king, and the vessel of Britain struck her red- cross to the ship of Warrington. 7 And there were slain and wounded of the servants of the king about twenty and three ; but there wefe none slain of the people of Columbia. 8 I>Ioreover, Warrington gat about an hundred and twenty thousand pieces of silver^ that were iu th^ vessel. 9 And he received great praise throughout tlie laud for this gallant exploit. x, 10 And the great Sanhedrim thanked him and gav ■ iiim a medal of gold. 11 Likewise, the people of Savannah, a chief town in the state of Georgia, being a thousand miles to the ^outh of Nev/-York, holiored him greatly. .12 For he had brought both vessels into their portj *and there were much rejoicings ; a»d a rich feast was prepared for him by the people. 13 Moreover, it came to pas's, on the twenty-eightfe «Say of the sixth month, that^oneof the fighting ships &( Columbia, called the Wasp, met a vessel of the king, upon the ocean, called the Reindeer j after one of thf v,. ift running animals oi Columbia. 14 Now the Wasp was commanded by a man 0/ .01,1 rage, whose name was Biakely. L5 And a dreadful battle began j and the mischievwfs balls of destruction showered around with tremendous lioise. 16 Nevertheless, Biakely ran down upon the Rei4i- "deer, and in about twenty minutes he captured licr. 17 But her captain was slain, and she wa5 as^ READER. j4^ .^/erea wreck upon the waters- so Buu.eiy destroyed her. ^ 18 The loss of the king, m .killed and wounded that day, was about seventy and five ; and five of the ffien of Columbia were slahi, and about a score niaiii^-' ed. 19 And the friends of the great Sanhedrim were "pleased with the valiant acts of Blakely. 20 Moreover, on the twenty-seventh day of the eiglith month, the Wasp captured another siiip of the kinr, called the Avon, and sunk her to the bottom of ' -1' great deep. 21 And the slain and wounded .of the Avon, wa^ wo score and two. 22^ liowbeit, about the same time, the Syren and •::^ Kcu:;-: - ike* fell into the hands of the kinc! 23 Ahont this lime, the whole land of Columbia was udered to be hemmed in by ( ochrane, a servant of ;ke king, and a cliief capiaiji of the navy of Britain. ' j:4 But all their blockades were of no avail; ibr thf men of Colombia escaped and outwitted t';em. U. S. .schooner and br.n. abviit 14 gwu c^. m nisTOPJCAL CHAP. XL. Breaking up of the cantonment at French MiJh — ^ ajfair at La-Cole-Mill — Major Applh'[(- .-vproref^ two hundred BrJfisd serf men — Gew. llrmvii cupturf- Fort Eric — battle of CkippaiDa plains. OW it came to pass, in the second month of the same year in which David gai Lome to the United States, 2 That the armies of the north be^an to be in motion, and departed from the place called French Mills, where they were encamped. 3 And a part thereof moved towards Plattsbara ji, on lake Champlain ; and wis coriiinandc! !)y a brave n)an, whose name was Mac >. b, and Wilkinson, the chief captain, follewed after them. 4 Bat the other part of the host, cnmmaiided by Jacob, whose sir-name was Brown, went to Sackett^s Harbor; and from thence against tha stroitg hold of Niagara. _ ^ 5 And it was so, that wlien Wilkinson heard that Jacob had gone against Niagara; he marshalled out his forc:', aaJ ^we'^': agiinst a p'lape in the province of the king, called La i:v>le-Mill, to take it. 6 Nevertheless,^ he failed, and lost many men; after which tiie command of the army was given to a chief captain, whose name was Izard. RKADER. 147 7 In tho meanwhiio mu-.ij c-T tlio evils of v.arf:!? were committed on and about the waters oi" (r.it:.!' and tlie great lake Erie. 8 \nd a gallant captain, wliose name Avas Applirin-,* took about two hundred of t'ae m iriners of the royal navy of Brltaiii, at a p! i;e calleil Sandy-Creek, by the waters of lake Ontario: bein*^ in the same mo..;h that the strong hold of Oswego was taken by the men of Britain. 9 Now on the third day of the seventh month, it came to pass, that Jacob, the chief captain of tl?e lio::^ of Col:mibia, on the borders of the river Niagara, 10 Having prepared his men be 'i.r. 'i v.il. cr^js- ■ the river and captured fort Erie, and an hasidred tliirty and seven of the soldiers of the kiug, and some of the destroying engines ; 11 And the next day being the anniversary of the iQdependence of Col'imbla. aft^r having left some of the men of war to defend the place, 12 He moved with his host towards the plains of Chippaw I, where theyr ested for the night. 13 On the next day Jacob. assembled his capiai?,s of fifties, ae.d liis captains of hundreds, and spake unto them, savinnj^ 14 L) the army of the king are mighty men of valor, and their numbers are great, even those who fouglit in Spain, under the banners of V/elling- Mujor Appling. i43 umi-omcAh ^o!5,* the cliicf warrior of Britain; and Ttiall, -liie i-liLl" c:i')taiii of the host, is a man of gi'eat experi- ence : 15 Nevertheless, be not disheartened; but let us bc- -7r?.v(^ tliDt '.ve be not ensnared. 1'.] 'o :i? pi-Oirired his army to go against the host cf ''n'-iia, in battle array; and the soldiers of Colum- |:'ia shouted for ihe battle. 17 Now the u'-iny of Britain rested upon the plains of Chippa.va^ aiid \vere ready to meet the army of Co- lumbia; they shouted aloud, and intiamed their blood "ivith the strong waters of Jamaica. 18 And tbey put fire to tlie black diist-of the ,de- .?troying engiiies ; and a great noise issued h'om the jmouths thereof. 19 i^ioreover, they vomited fire and smoke ai"yi bfimstO'ie incessantly, and with the movements of the a? .mies the dust of the earth arose and overshadowed the field ol slaughter. 20 And the heavy balls of h'on whistled about thep in abundance. 21 However, the skill of Jacob, and his brave cap- ,talns, became manifest, and they drove the host of Bri- tain before them, 22 And compelled them to ^ee to their strong en- ..trenrhments at Fort George and Fort Niagara. 23 And the field of battle was cevered with the slaifi . and the maimed ; even eight hundred men. - 24 And the slain and wounded of the servants of the king were about five hundred. Lord WQllingtou. KEADER. ,^ ^."> "So iTacob and bis army oat preat praise, and -gb' j Oie warriors of Columbia that fought that cb v ; 26 Amongst whom were the voluiiteers of tbe states of New- York and Pennsylvania, who were Ig^ ^n by the gallant Porter.* ' sr And Ripley was there, and the bi'ave Scott, wl:ic mem put and fought ia the heat of the battle. G€m. Fsirier, it//%^ mid Scoit .-t '<><) HlSTORlCAt . CHAP. XLI. /y^lile of Brklgewaier OV/ about this time tliere-was peace among the strong powers of Europe ; and the strength of Britain was free to be employed against- the people of Cohira- liia. 2 So she increased her navy on the shores of Co- lumbia, and strengthened her armies in Canada ; and jcnt skilful men to conduct them and to fight her bat- ies : ■ S And. in her spite, she emptied out the vials of h^r vengeance upon the United States. 4 Notwithstanding, it came -to pass, on the twenty fifth day of the same month, 5 That another bloody battle was fought hard by, at a place called Bridge v.- ater, from \vhence ye might be- hold the stupendous water-falls of Niagara. 6 There the army of Britain came out against Jacob, with a liost ci' five thousand cliosen men. 7 Now tlie iii:;i!!:L'rs of tlie host of Columbia were N:!ss ibrui t;;" !.i;st oftiie king, who were commanded by nvo cM* r <•-;,■. .iii3, the one named Drummond,* and -.,'7. 8 Nevertheless^ Jacob v/ent ci-t agaiiBt ilioni «;nii gkve them battle : and the army of CoUnnbia shouicii aloud ^ and the battle waxed hot beyor.d mcasuie. 9 And it lasted for tlie spaee of seven horiri, ; (•,.:; until the midnight. 10 The huge enghies of destm^tioji i nared as tiie- lofud thunder, and the blaze thereof was lik--? i.nto flush- es of hghtning. I 11 But it came to pass, x:vM the nrinv --f (\.iu:vib:a ^ drove the invdncibles of Weli'nutoii A^m the fidd. i 12 The valiant Miller^ wi^Ii his band, nished-upoii ; the soldiers of the king, whh thi^ s!:;;:;. !.0h;'> of hh , weapons of war, that faintly Ldi: tored ; I moon, and overcame them.* 13 Moreover^ Drumnx)-;^ king, was woiuided, r i |tive; and Riaii, tiie c'l; , o: . i . ; ^ , I into the hands o^ th. ' brave Je^^^ - I 14 And Jacob, liic chief Cttpraia of the ho3t of ( ■ ■ iumbia, was sorth' wounded: and the brave iko-' ^y: ^. Wounded also. 15 However, this was a dreadiul battl;', fought cir- my against army, and blood and slaughter covered ihr* greeu fields. • 16 The loss of the kin§, was about a t!?ou: • two hundred fighting men, v/ho came '.'■ ' s land of Columbia the honor they vr^iin Eu>e!^e. Miller's briiliciRt charge on the evcjnir: t Major Jess^r--). of rjtp ?5/,7 P .o- MiSTORIGAI. 17 The los.s of the ipon of Coliunbia was also vci^- g-ce;ii ; brila^ nn hiiiuirctl three score and ten slain, and iiirv*c ti);iR five hiintu'C*.; muinied. 1 '• \.;w. as Jacob, the chief ca])lain of the host of; i i'.;',.- :! 'n, was woumled, the charge was given to the T^ilhint Rip!; y, aad the aiiTiy- returned to the strong kold of Tori Eur. 19 And JcicobasKl ids brrtve men j^abi^-d <:':^'it :|>rHi:r*r READER. 153 CHAP. XLII. 'h'saitlt on Fort Erie, hy tlie BriiisJiy under Gen. Dritminond — G"n. Brown resumes his command-— aJIif's Old of Fort Erie against the British camp — -31'./,- -^i' V expedition i7ito Canada. L \^'SV) it ranie to pass, on the fourth day of the n :'Xi: mo;Uh; behig the same day that the gallant Mor- ■ ail, v/itli two hundred and two scoi'e men, drove a M-ianf'. soldiers of the kiiicr lro:n befure Black Rock, .,' That a chief captain of Columbia whose name '. -i^ Gaines,* ariived from Sackett's Harbor at Fort laiti; a;id took rhe (;omi-i).v;ii .■:•:-< of. \\\'l ii wa-i so, thiil cii iht; I'^llowing day the army o' ^Mt- V:\v^ ajM,roached towards the Ibrt^ and encamped -i n . >'>'--or, they threw up breast- works and pre- oa'-: •teriiig-ram.s. with intent to destroy tiie ■ e, and iiKike captives of \\..'i mciiof Columbia. :■ And on t!ie iifteenth day of the month, alter they ha^l pr<^pHro.l themselves, xI^-jy i o: : .' Ji-ili with all their might against the strong hold ci CGiumbia. (> And as their deeds v.ere evil, they began in the ■•: the night, v/hen the liowlings of the v>'ild wolC * Gen. Gaines: O 154 lliSTORICAL are heard from afar, and the steady roar of distant Vf:^-^ ter-falls, catches the ear of tlie drovsy centinel. 7 Lo ! it was a night dark and gloomy j and the very clouds of heaven wept for the folly of man.* 8 Quickly did the weapons of murder disturb aiirummond,t in whom he spake, refused him quarters ; and, taking an oath, he swOre, and cursed the men of Columbia, saying, Even as I slay thee, so shall it be with ye ail. 13. Thus violating the commandment of God, which sayeth. Thou shalt do no murder. 14 But the hand of the Lord was stretched out agalnstjhiin : for while he was yet speaking, in the wickedness of his heart, he was smitten dead to the earth. 15 Now, although the men of Britain did some iujury to the fort, tliey were quickly compelled to de- part. It was a rainy night t Col, Drmmnond. READER. 175 16 And the slain aiad wounded of the king tliat fMght, were about seven hundred, besides two hundred captives. 17 The loss of the United States was about an himch-ed men. 1 S Now it came to pass, on the seventeenth day of tiie next month, when Jacob was recovered of his vf ouiids, and had resumed his command, he sallied om: of Fort Erie with his men, and went against the camp of the servants of the kin^. 19 And by his bravery and skill, and that of the valiant captains under him, he took and destroyed their strong holds, and slew many of them, -so ihat their loss . was about a thousand fighting men. 20 And the slain and wounded of Jacob's army .i^vere two hundred ninety and nine. 21 Now the vaHant deeds of Jacob, and his brave jaen, are they not written in all the books of the chroni- cles of the land of Columbia of that day ? 22 After this, on the twenty-first day of the same month, the chief captain, and the host of Britain, being tired of the noise of the destroying engines of the men of Columbia, went away from the place and rested at Queenstown. 23 About this time Izard, the chief captain, arriv- ed at Fort Erie, from Plattsbiir.gh, and, as he was the oldest captain, he took the charge of the army of the 24 During these circumstances, it happened that tl^e brave ]>!■ Arthur, who had remained at the strong hol^ of Detroit, to defend it. 7 56 HISTORICAL 25 Moved liis army towards Baiiirfgton Heigiit^^ and went more than an hundred miles into the province of Canada. 26 And the men of Columbia that weirt with him were valiant men, from the states of Kentucky and Ohio 5 in number about eight hundred. 27 Victory perched upon their arms, and they slew 3ome of the servants of tlie king, and made many prisoners, and returned again with the loss of one man. 28 In the meanwhile, the army of Izard crossed the river and returned from Erie to the borders of Columbia, in the latter part of the year, and went into their winter camps at Biiflalo, READER, 15' CHAP. XLIII. Attach on Stcilngton, bij the British ships of imr which are defeated and driven of . _ft-N these uays the strong po^vers of Britaui strove hard to queuch the fire of Coluaibian Liberty, 2 But it was lighted up by tlie hand of heaven, and not to be extinguisiied. 3 Now it came to pass, on the ninth day of the eighth month of the same year, 4 Th.«t the mighty ships of Britain came and opened their thundering eng-jnes upon ihe httie town of ^tou- iiiL,toa, which heth in the state of Connecticut, in t!ie east. 5 But the inhabitants of the place were b<;M and valiant men, and they scorned to make a covenant v\'ith the servants of the knig. 6 Altliough Hardy,* the chief captain of the king's ships had threatened to destroy the place; sayinr, b.e- ■ mave from the town your ViOmen and your children^ wdio are innocent and fight not. 7 Tjras shewing more righteousness than "any of the * Co'?j Tl^rhr. a crnjtiin caiJcr Lord Ntlson^ at f^'c luHic of Trafalgar. 158 HISTORICAL kino's vTptahi^ : 'liljei?. he gave them only the space of one h'var to d<,-j,.;! i 8 3o the men of v3..1ambia let the destroyhig engines loose upon the vessels, and sliot i!ie yankee balls amongst them pl'^ntifally, and com^.diej them to depart: 9 Notwithstanding, they had but two of the destroj'- ing enirinos ia the place. 10 However, on the eleventh day of the same month, they were .;gain forced to put them hi motion. 11 For, in the meantime, Hardy had sent a messen' ger to the inhabitants, saying, 12 If ye will not prove wicked, and will refrain from sending your evil torpedoes amongst our vessels, therj will we spi.re your town. 13 Now Hardy was mightily afraid of these torpe- does, (the history whereof is written in tlie fiftieth book of these chronicles) and he trembled at the sound' of the name thereof. 14 Nevertheless, the people of Stonlngton refused his request. 15 So the ships of Britain came again tind they brought another strong ship of the king to help them to take the place. 16 i3ut once more the valiant sons of Connecticut made them fly for safety : and they came not again. 17 And the gallant conduct of the people of Ston- ington gained them much praise, even from the great Sanhedrim of the people. « 18 Thus would the men of Columbia have done, in many other places, but for the false words and wicked- ness of trait or QU5 men. READER. 1 50 CHAP. XLIV. Af'ihs in the Clicsarfcalc^ — British armj/ tmve in? the F'i^uxcnt — land and march touKirds t^id- citi/ of W !rii:ia:ton — prvyarc themselves for haiile at Bladenshurgh. N OW the mighty fleet of Britain, that troubled the waters of the great Bay of Chesi^p^^akej commanded by Cockbura the wicked, continued their depredations. 2 The number of theif fighting ships were increas- ed, and the soldiers of the king had come thither in muhitudes from the isl-^nd of Britain. 3 For the war wliich she had wawd against the mighty ruler of France,* was at an end ; and all their men of war were idle ; so they sent them against tlie men of Columbia, who slew them with terrible sluugii- ter. 4 Now the numbers of the servants and soldiers of the king, in and ab jut the Chesapeake, were little fewer than tea tliousand. 5 And they moved up the great river, which is called the ?o£a^vmac, and the river Fatuxent, which lieth to the east thereof. 6 So, as they passed along, they did much damage j Biconajjartei 5 60 HISTORICAL avid (lestroyea abundance of the sweet- scented plant of \'irginiaj burning it with fire. 7 Now this ^veed is a' native of the land of Colum* bin, and grcv,'eih not on the island of Britain : 8 TliFreiore, the nostrils of the servants of Britain were reiTcded v/lth the scent thereof, for the king had put a silver bar* against its plentiful use, throughout bis "'.ylioio dominions. ■) However, it came to pass, about the twentieth day of the same month, that the whole army of Britain gat out of their vessels and their boats, at a place called Benedict, being towai'ds the head of the river Patuxent. 10 And a man of ;-;eat experience in matters of war- fare, sii-nairied Ross, was chief captain of th« host of 'Erhain. . ^* 11 :-o thPY marched on towards "VVasliington, which he waters of the Potowm.ac, and is called the .y of tiie land of Columbia; where the great ... '.ill: assen>ble themselves together. II .\:id {hey journied on until they came to a place call I oladeiisbiirgh, which lieth to the east of the city, not far oif. 13 Aii 1 Cockbiirn staid not beliind, for his heart thiis d after blood and murder. 14 i :ow this was on the twenty- fourth day of the T;2o;hi'ri month, in the one thousand eight himdre.- and ouiteenth year of the Christian era. 15 An I the army of Columbia that went out io meet the host of Britain, was commanded by a brave man, wh^^se name was Winder. * T'-'f tax en tohacco^ manufactured in England is vert/ he cay READER. 161 16 Bat it was ill ihe heat of the siimpier, anil the hi^s- bandmen of Colamhia, that went out to defend the phice, were weary, for. they had travelled many miles from the house of their fathers. 17 Moreover, their numbers were few at the onset : for those that were journeying on their v/ay came n©t in time. 18 Nevertheless, they who came, prepared them- selves for the fight, in the hope that they might not be o\Trcome by the servants of the king. 19 And it was 'SO, that when Ross, the chief captain of the host of Britain, drew nigh the place, and saw that the men of Columbia were bent on giving him hia- drar.ce, 20 He addressed the oiiicers and men of his army, and encouraged them, saying, 21 Lo ! we are stronger tiian the host of Columbia | therefore, let us go with all our might against their chief city, and make capture thereof, 22 And burn it with fire, and take their chief govern- or, and bind him hand and foot, and bring him before ^he king. 23 Moreover, let us surround the temple of the great Sanhedrim of the nation, and endeavor to catch them, even as I'he huntsman C3.Xcheih foxes., 2 i Then shall we strike terror throughout the land of Columbia, and the arms of the king, oar master^ cshall be encirclod with glory. 2;") Tlie spirit of the people will be broken ; they '.viii bow dov/n to the servants of the king: and all the-' ■ v^^ riii heliold'the valiant deeds o( UnuV.ii, Sm HISTOHICi^L CHAP. XLV. Capiure of Washington — -SacUii^ of Ahivandriit- death of Sir Peier Parker. n OW, when Ross^ the chief captain, had done speakingj they sent forth their fire brands, and sat their destroying engines to work, and cast balls of destrjic- tion and deathp 2 Nevertheless, the men of ColLimbla were not dis- 'mayee!, but poured cut their thunders upon them in -^bundance. ,3 And Joshua, sir-named Barney, who commanded tli.2 vessels of Columbia near the place, with his brave pien, went out upon the land, and fought against them with desperation. .4 For be had ordered his little fleet to be burnt wiih fire, ihVit the men of Britain might not profit thereby^ and it blew up'in the air with a loud noise. 5 Now Joshua v/as in the heat of the battle ; and his ;?.ruiU the scisbes of tlie great Sani^drim, went ou; READER, l'6s to see the battle, and to contrive for the safety of tho- city. 8 And Munroe,* the chief scribe of the great Sanhedrim, was there; and Arrnsirong,! and many other friends of the land of Columbia. 9 Nevertheless, the wisdom of all their plans failed them ; and they were sorely grieved to behold the hus- , bandmen and the army of Winder, the chief captain, flee before the host of Britain. j 10 But they were misled in their calculations ; and I they were now unable to prevent the evil. 11 Neither did the men of war they counted upon 1 arrive in time to catch the armv of the kino-. ' 12. Therefore, tlie host of Columbia fled, and went' beyond the city, and passing through Georgetownj rested at a place called I^Iontgomery Court-house. 13 And the slain and maimed of the king, were ' about four hundred .• tliose of the men of Columbia ! about two score. 14 Now it was about the going down of the sun, when the host of the king polluted the Citadel of Free- dom, and with their unhallowed footsteps violated the Temple of Liberty. • 5 And Cockburn and Ross led the savage band of Britain into the midst of the city/ IG And the men of Columbia gnashed their teeth, and * IIo)i. James Munroe^ then Sec'ry of State, t Gen. Armstrong; i64 HISTORICAL bit ^hoii lijTS with vexia'-m. \,r t :^ thing niiglit have I> . .1 r- ■( 'Cniv;n.* ■7 ivjm 'l;!cle>s. it proved a blessing; for it united , ' ■ of roluaibiii as one man, -tjgainst the tyrants- :i c r * u tiie place i]f:.t L;id been pitched upon to h'\'A'] i-e '/■■!■•{ city, ^^"as in .; fini:; country, and a bcaii- tifti-l spot, in i;ie District of Columbia. 19 ]*;{[ the iidiaUitants round about the Ci-y ■■^f ';' '.i, % : were lew; for they had, as it were, ju?; L-;;:U l- ^.-nild it. 1:0 Ti:- .-e was much grnnnd laid out for tlie city. bat thr- b-iidings therein were not mais}" ; neh:ier vaxb it fr-uhlcd. * JVhatever may he individual sonimentj it hcib' hecv^ and still is the opinio?! of the best informed, that they're was sujf.cient time to have had thr ' ; . ::b\'i^L<:d audi fortified^ if necessary^ vntk cm ,.. r%w;y'' cannon ; and at least to have kept the enc^^i:; ai ba?/, until a sujjiciciit force ti^ere assembled' to have cut off' his retreat. But to expect rcau militia to meet and rc- puhe, in an open plain, solid colli} nns (fr'^ij:ular iroop!)^ ^iuperiw in ninnbers as well as dihciplim'y nu^st be preposterous. IViio is to blame in tlie bi-iiiness ice pre- mme not to sa?/ ; but hope a rccarraiiee if the evil may he provided against in future. Hud the same en- ergy and imlustry been exercised at the city of fVash- iagton, that were displayed by the paitiolic citizens of NeiO'York, in erecting fortijicaiions for t/>e df-:r:.e of their capital, we might have heen spared the mortif- cation that folioiced the capture of the seat if ^ovcru" ment. * READER. 165 21 So when tlie servants of the king came to the place, they looked around, in surprise, and cried out tvilh astonishment, saying, 21 Lo ! the city hath fled with the people, tbr there are but rai handful of houses in the place. 23 However, the next day they began the worko^ destruction, like unto the barbarians of ancient times • for their wickedness followed after them as the shadow followeth after the substance. 24 And they destroyed the beautiful ediiices with fire, even the palace of the great Sanhedrim. 25 Now Cockburn was loath that his wicked deeds should be handed down to future generations j so he v/ent and destro3'ed, with his own hands, the chief printing-ofnce* of the city, and scattered the types abroad ; IC) Because, as he alledged, the printer had, in times past, uttered many hard things against him. 27 Til IS did he, even Cockburn, like an ignorant savage, stamp his own name with infamy, and make it become a reproach amongst all mankind. 28 Science and learning blushed at the champions cf England, who had been represented as the bulwark cS religion ; but who were, in reality, the supporters of idolatry 5 the staff of Juggernaut, the false god of In- dia. 29 Now the art of printing was not known among the ancients; for it v>^as invented in these latter days;' even in the fourteen hundred and fortieth year of the Chiistian era. * Office of the I'^ational ItitcUi^€7iccr, P lC6 HISTORICAL 30 It was the helpmate of Freedom, anii whcii'ihe fight which it spread burst forth upon the world, it be- gan to open the eyes of man, and to destroy the poison- ous weeds that choaked the growth of Liberty. 31 Moreover, to complete the vandalism of Cocl;- burn and Ross, they fell upon the printed books of the great Sanhedrim. 32 Even those that had been gathered together fof instruction ; the toil of many years ; containing the learning and wisdoim of ages. 33 And they consumed them with fire ; thus striving taturn man back to the ages of ignorance and dark- ness. 34 Now, Thomas, whose sir^iame was Jefferson, who had been a scribe in the days of Washington, and a chief governor in the land of Columbia, in times past ; a man whom the people esteemed for his vir- tue ; 35 When he heard of their wickedness ; how, sa- vage-like, they had burnt the books which had been written by the wise men of the earth, and preserved from the beginning to that day ; 36 In the goodness of his heart, he wrote unto the great Sanhedrim, when they were assembled together, saying : 37 Since, like the barbarians of old, whose igno^ ranee might plead for them, the servants of the king- dom of Great Britain have laid waste your chief city» and made it a desolation, 38 And have trampled upon science, mutilated the, monuments of art and industry, destroyed the archives of your nation, a-ad burnt your books with fire j READER, 1<37. 39 For your benefit, and for the benefit of my eoun-' try, I will give unto you my whole Library, which .1 have selected with care, from my youth upwards ; and whatever in your judgment shall be the value thereof, t4iat will I accept.* 40 I am well stricken in years, and must shortly sleep with my fathers ; but the last wish ol my heart shall be the welfare of my country. 41 Now Thomas was a Philosopher, and a man of great learning, and he had abundance of books of all nations, and in all languages, even ten thousand vo- lumes. 42 So the great Sanhedrim accepted the offer of Thomas, and they retain the books to this day. 43 Now it came to pass, in the evening of the same day, on which the vandals of Britain set fire to the city, that the army of the king fled from the place ; far the air of Liberty is poison lo the followers of ty- rants. 44 Moreover, they left some of their slain and v.-ouaded behind, for they were afraid of being caught in a snaje by the hushandmen of Columbia. 45 So they went down to the river and gat into their vrssels from whence they came. 45 In the meantime, the inhabitants of Alexandria, H town v/hich lieth to the south of the chief city, on the river Potowmac, in the state of Virginia, * Mr. Jefferson left it to Congress to make him what ■p'^'i^aJir^n tlieii thought proper for his Library, 168 HISTORICAL 47 Being smitten with fear, sent to CockburD and Ross, entreating that they might be spared, if, perad- venture, they made a covenant in good faith with them^ and surrendered themselves. 48 And the ciiief captains of Britain agreed to the capituhition of the town, and to vouchsafe its protec- tion. 49 But the people suiiored for thek foolisli cor.fi- dence j and no one \>\xkd ihan ; for it was of their ©wn seeking. 50 So it happened, after thfy had trusted to the faith of the servants of the king ; Gordon, a captain of the ships in the river Potowmac, came up against them before the town ; 51 And took their merchant ships ; and compelled the people to open their store-houses, and put into the vessels their flour, even sixteen thousand barrels, and theh- wine, and their cotton, and a thousand hogsheads ©fine sweet-scented plant. 'r2 So the robbers of t'le king took them away, sack- Tfj ihn town, and lautrju^j at the people thereof! icr lii;sting to the faith of Bn,"s]i honoiu'. :">3 IIowever,ras they passed along down tl/e rivfr, vviih their ill-gotten treasure, lo ! the ships of Brilaiu were assailed, and nigh being destroyed : 54 For Rogers, and Ftn-ry, and Poiier, tlu'ee \ ar liant captains of the navy uf Columbia, gate them hindrance and annoyed them greall}' : 55 Perry and Porter raised fortificalions upon tii'i borders of the river, and put therein the de>troyiiig READER. . 10i> engines, whicli, when the vessels came nigh by, xhey let loose upon them abundantly, and wounded them in their tackhng, and slew numbers of their men. 56 Moreover, the balls which the engines vomited vforth, v/ere red and hot fiom the mouth of the fiery furnace. 57 Meanwhile, Rogers sent his fire-ships among them to destroy them as they fled 5 nevertheless they escaped. 58 Now about this time, being the thirtieth day of the same month, Peter, whose sir-name was Parker, who coaiim.anded a strong ship of the king, was com- ioitting niariy depredations along the shores of the Ches- apeake ; 59 So Peter essayed to go, in the night-time, against some of the husbandmen of Columbia, commanded by the gallant Reid,* about the borders of the state of Ma- ryland ; 60 And when lie had landed his men of war, he vv^ent out after the husbandmen, and the plunder ; bir. ■hey were i|pon the watch, and fell upon him, and killed and maimed about two score, and were nigh mak- ing captives of them all 5 and Peter was aniongst the :l.iin. -^ 6i Nov/ when the news of the taking of the chief ]^y of Columbia, and the sacking of Alexandria was Ccl Rdd, of the militia. 170 HXSTOTJTCAL received in Britain, at first the people rejoiced, saving^ Now, forsooth, have we conquered these*cunaing Yan- kees I 62 But afterwards they became ashamed, and hid their faces 5 for they had heard tlie judgment of the surrounding nations, by whom their vandahsm was condemned.* * A number of well written articles were piihlisk' ed, not only in the papers of France and Germany^ hut even in England, in which this scandalous imita- tion of the conduct of the Goths and Sandals was veri^ severely reprehended. READEE; CHAP. XLVL BriiisJi under Gen. Prevost^ go against Flattshurgu — Com. MacdonoKgli captures the British squadron on Lake Ckamplain < , N, P.VERTHELESS, if difficuitie* and disasters befel the people of Columbia in the south, lo ! there was a wreath of laurels weaving for them in tiie north. 2 Behold! a mighty army of the king had assem- bled together at the villnge of Champlain, between Platlsburgh and Montreal ; nigh unto the place where Forsyth the warrior, the second Sumter,* was slain : 3 For the Prince Regent had commanded his ser- vants to go forth into the heart of the land of Colum= ♦ Sumter, a brave officer in the American Revolu- tion, similar in character to Forsyth. The following lines were suggested to the mind of the ivriter, by viewing thp spot where the remains of th^ gall'int Forsyth lie interred On the '28th (f June, 1814, this enterprising officer made an incinsion into ; Canada as far as Odlestown, where an affair took place ivith a detachmnit of the enemy from the Port of La Cole. After killing seventeen nf their ^lumhcr.^ Forsyth recieved a wound in the neck ofzvhich, he- died bia^ uiid Separate the states of the cast from the rest of the coinitiy. 4 So it came to pass^ ahoiit the fifth day of the nhith montlij that tho hc^t of Brkahi appeared before tiie village of Plattsburgh ; which lieth about three tiundred miles from New- York, tov/ards the north. 5 Now PrevGst, the governor of Canada, was lhc commander of the army ; and the number of his ivien ■--^f war ivas about fifteen thousand. 6 And they began to prepare their battering ramS; their bombs and their rockets, and all kinds of insti-a- iiieru. of destruction; and Ihey entrenched .themselves round about. 7 Now the strong hold of Plattsburgh was hard by ; and tiie barve Macomb was the chief captain of ; afeiD dajp after, ardcoas . buried^ with mmiary lie- ,-rs, at Ciiamplain. Stop, trav-iler, r:tav— -view well the ground Wliere 1' orsyih fought and bled ; Mark v/ell the spot, for yonder mound, Contains the valiant dead. No c old ne gleet. co\M check Ins zeal, His Country was his pride, And lighting for that Country's weal, The hero nobly died ! No tomb-stone marks the dreary spotj Where sleeps the warrior brave ; -IJis fame, his actions, quite forgot, ■ And buried in his grave. READER. ITS' ?ne hold : and the number of his men was about fifteen hundred : being in the proportion of ont Yankee to Un in-. ' 8 iiowsoever, the valiant husbandmen of the states of Vermont and Nev/-York, calkd mihtia, commanded by Mooers, a man of great courage, assembled together, to assist in the defence of the phice, on the borders of the river Saraiiie, which emptieth its waters into lake Champlain. 9 In the meantime, Downie, the chief captain of the .fleet of Britain upon the lake, had prepared himself to assist Prevost on a certain day appointed^ 10 When he was to come out against the fleet of Columbia, wkich was commanded by the gallant I^lao- dcnosgh. 11 Accordingly, it came to pass, on the appointed day, being the eleventh of the ninth month, in the one thousand eight hundred and fourteenth year of the Christian era, 12 And three hundred and sixty-five days after Oli- ver had captured the king's fleet en the waters of Er'e, 13 That the strong vessels of Biitain appeai'ed, vvith their sails spread, moving upon the bosom of lake Champlain, coming against the fleet of Columbia. 14 Now it was in the morning, about the ninth hour, when IMacdonough beheld the fleet of Britain sailing boldly towards him. 15 And it was so, that the vessels of Columbia >yere safely moored in the bay of Plattsburgh, where they waited the approach of the enemy: who were the ■jtrongest in numbers, and in their engines of death. 1^4 HISTORICAL iC However J when they were about a furlong offj Ihey cast their aRchors, and set themselves in battle ar- 5:ay, squadron against squadron. 17 Now the sound of the battle-dnim was heard along tlie lake, and the brave mariners shouted aloud for the fight. 1 8 Then began their destroying engines to utter their veices, and it was like unto the voice of mighty thiin° ders. 1 9 And the same hour, the armies on the shore be- gan the dreadfd battle with their roaring engines. 20 So that on the land and on the waters the fire and smoke were abundant, and the noise thereof was tre- mendous beyond measure. 21 And the battle waxed hot, and the vessels of Downie fought bravely against the vessels of Macdon- ough : 22 Nevertheless, the Lord o-f hosts favored the men of Columbia, and they overcame the servants of th^e king. 23 For in about the space of three hours, the va- lliiit Macdonough and his brave men, captured the wlioh fioet of Britain, save a few gun-boats, that made good their escape. 24 Now the killed and wounded of the king's fleet, were an hundred ninety and four ; and Downie, the chief captain, was amongst the slain. 2.3 Moreover, the mimber of the captives of tjie Kien of Britain was about four hundred. 26 Now Macdonough was a good man, neither was ^c Hiil of boasting and vuh>glory : he arrogated io READElt. -il'o himself no praise on account of his success, but ascribed the victory to the pleasure of the Almighty. 27 And as it is written, in the word of the Lord^^ Do UNTO ALL MEN AS YE VfOULD THEY SHOULD DO UNTO YOU, SO he took care of the prisoners, and em- ployed skilful physicians to bind up the wounds of the maimed. 5^ 28 Then were the children of Columbia exceedingly rejoiced ; yea, their hearts were made glad ; and they praised Macdonough for his noble deeds. 29 Moreover, the great Sanhedrim honored him % and a piece of land, which overlooketh the lake, was given unto him, for an inheritance ; 30 That, in his old age, and when he was well stricken in years, he might remember with joy the strength of his youth, and smile upon the spot, wlieri* fleet to fleet, he triumphed over the enemies of free- dom ; 31 And where his children's children might point, and say, Tt was there the guardian angel of Co- lumbia permitted, our father to humble the pride oi Britain. i7G HISTORICAL CHAP. XLVIT. Battle of Flattsburgh — -defeat of Sir George Pre* vost» OW while Macdonough was capturing the royal fleet of Britain, upon the lake, the gallant Macomb mattered destruction amidst the army ol' Prevost. 2 And the battle raged with great violenoe, and the •T'.en of Britain strove hard to pass over the river called 3 But the men of war of Columbia, who were upon liie opposite side of the water, opposed them, and slew iliQui with. great slaughter, ^ 4 And the brave Grosvenor, and Hamilton, and Rllry, and the gallant Cronk, drove them back from crossing the bridges. 5 Likewise, many were slain in the river, so that the v.acers of the Saranac were dyed with the blood of die servants of the king. 6 But Macomb kept the engines at work ; and Brooks, and llichards, and Smith, who were in the forts, displayed much valor, and caused the engines to vomit fire and smoke, and balls of heavy metal. 7 Howsoever, when Frevost saw that the king^s jfleet was captured, he began to be disheartened^ and his ,wholp armv was ao^azed. READER, • ITT ># 8 Notwithstanding this, they continued to cast their ballsj and their rockets^ and their bomb-shells, and their sharpnellsj with all their might. 9 Now these sharpnells were unknown even to the children of Columbia, for they were lately invented by the wise men of Britain. 10 But the people of Columbia trusted in the strength of their arms, more than in the strength of these shells, so they used them not. 1 1 Nevertheless, the army of the king fought hard., with, their battering-rams, against the strong hold of Co- lumbia,* until the setting of the sun, when their noises were silenced by the brave band of Coluaibia. .12 So the same night, Prevost. and the iiivincibles of the king, fled towards the strong hold of Montreal ; leaving their sick and wounded behind to the mercy of the men of Golumbia ; deslroyiag their provisions, which In their haste tliey could not carry away. 13 Andtliemen of Columbia followed them a little WW? and slew some, and made many captives. 14 Thus were the men of war of Britain conquered in the north, army agaiost army, fleet against fleet, and squadron against squadron. 15 And the killed and wounded of the army of the king that day, were about a thousand men ; End about three hundred who were tired ot their bondage, left the service of the king,* and joined the banners of the great Sanhedrim. 16 Now Macomb received much praise for his bra= * Deserters, Q rrs HISTORICAL very ; and his name shall be remembered by ages yet un- borM. IT Moreover, he spake well of all the officers aud men who fought with him. 18 And Mooers, who commanded the brave husband- men of New-York and Vermont, and Strong, tlie valiant chief captain of the men called volunteers, had great honor for their noble deeds. 19 Likewise, Appling, and Wool, and Leonard and Sproul, distinguished themselves among the brave. 20 But when the news of the capture of the fieet, and the defeat of their mighty army, reached the lords of Britain, they put their fingers in their ears, that they might not hear it. 21 Neither would they believe it j but when they found it was so of a truth, they were enraged out of measure. 22 And their wise men and their counsellors seiid, Lo! we have only been trilling with these Yankees 5 now let us send forth a mighty fleet and an army to ovex^ whelm them.. KKADEK. A179 CHAP. XLVia Aitacli on Baltimore, hy tTie British army, under Gen. RosSy and the fleet under Admirals Cochrane and Cockburn. N< OW when Ross and Cockburn returned from their burning and pillaging, and all the barbarities they com- mitted at Washington, the chief city, and the neighbor- hood thereof; 2 Emboldened by the success of their unrighteous deeds, they gathered together their army and their navy, and essayed to go against the city of Baltimore, which lieth in the state of Maryland ; S That they might commit the like wickedness, in which they had taken so much pleasure at Hampton^ Havre-de-grace, an-d Washington. 4 But they had a mightier place than Washington to go against ; foi* Baltimore is a great city, containing therein about fifty thousand souls, and the people had enr trenched it round about, and made it a strong place. 5 So it came to pass, the next day after Macdonough had captured the fleet oi Britain, on lake Champlain, being the twelfth day of the niigith month, 6 That their vessels and transports came to a place called North Point, which lieth at the mouth of ^e river. 180 HISTORICAL Petapsc©, about an hundred furlongs from the clty^ an against the place any more.* * 0/76 rf the gallant defenders of Fort hPHenry has celebrated tJiis circumstance in deathless verse. His poctrij is so exquisite, and his descriptions so pa-: ihetic, that we cannot 7'esist the pleasure of presenting his stanzas to our readers. The Star-Spangled Banned. O ! say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, Vvliat so proudly we hailM at the twiligbfs bs,; gleam ins", Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the peri- lous fight, Cer the, ramparts we watch'd v.- ere so gallant'^y , streamins:? And the rocket's red glyre, the bombs burstinrrin air, Gave proof through the night tliat our flag wris stilir there ; O ! say, does tliat _star-spangled banner yet wave. O'er liie land of tiie'free, and the home of the brave i^ i»4 niSTOltlCAL oj Now v/nen tke men of Columbia heard that Ross, the chief captain of the king, was slain, and the host of Britain was compelled to flee from before the cit}^, they were exceedingly rejoiced. On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe^s haughty host in dread silence re- poses. What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses ? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, Hn full glory reflected now shines on the stream. 'Tis the star-spangled banner, O ! long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. And v/here is that band who so Vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusicn, A home and a country, should leave us no more I Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pol-. lution. Ko refuge could save the hireling and slave, From the terror of iiight or the gloom of the grave. And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave. O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave, © ! thus be it ever when freeman sludl stand. Between their lov'd home, and the war's desohition. Blest vv^ith vict'ry and j^eace, may the Heaven rescu'd land, Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation ! Then cowquer we ra-.ist, when our cause it is Just, And this be our motto — '^ In Go'^ is our trrrl :" And tlie star-spanglei baiiae-' in triuir.pli shall wave O'er ins land of th« fioC; and tlie home of the brave. - READER. I 1'c.f: 36 And tlie brave defenders of Baltimore had great praise and honor given them throughout the land. 37 And the names of those who fell in the contest, are lIt^v not written on the monument which the grati- tud|p ot the DC'jple of Baltimore erected to the memory of lt> dQteudexs ? U6 HISTORICAL CHAP. XLIX. Desi7'uctio7i of the privateer Gen, Armstrongs Sam^ utl C. Read, captain — Scorpion and Tigress cap- tured — U. S. frigate Adams burnt — Castine — Fort Boj/cr attacked — destruction of the pirates «sf ^Irirrydana, I:?/ (.'om. Patierso^i — Gen. Jackson captures Fensacola^ and returns to iVew Orkan&>, N< OW the loud and frightful noise of war sounded tipon the bosom of the great deep ; and the shores of Columbia knew no peace. 2 The dreadful clanger of arms rung upon the land, and echoed from the mountains ; and the groans of suffer- ing victims floated in the aii- of heaven. S But the Lord favored the people of Columbia, flmd their armies and their navy gained strength, and iprosperity was showered upon them : the voice of Var became familiar to those who where strangers to it inrtimes past, 4 Now on the twenty-sixth day of the ninth month j be- ing in the thirty and ninth year of American ludepen^ rfencej 5 It came to pass, that a certain private armeil ^c- • sel of the people of Columbia, called the Ger.eral waji Reads (5 Had cast her anchors in the haven of Fayal, an island in the sea, which lieth towards the rising sua, about two thousand miles from the laud of Columbia ; 7 A place where, two score and tea years ago, there was a mighty earthquake j and where poisonous replil6.s never dwell. 8 And it was about the dusk of the evening when Samuel saw a number of the strong vessels of Britain hemming him in ; so he drew nigh to the shore for safety, for the place was friendly to both powers. 9 Nevertheless, the boats from the vessels of the king went against Samuel to take his vessel j but with his weapons of war he drove them oiTand slew numbers of them, so that they were glad to escape to their girong ships. 10 However, they quickly returned with a greater number of boats, and about four hundred men ; and Sa- muel saw them, and prepared to meet them. 1 1 The silver beams of the mcon danced upon the gently rolling waves of the ocean, and th.e sound oi tiie oar again broke the sweet silence of night. 12 But, when they came nigh the vessel of Sanmel, the men of Columbia poured out destruction upoa them with a plentiful hand j 13 Inasmuch as they were again compelled to de- part to their strong vessels with dreadful loss. 14 However, about the dawning of the day, one of the strong vessels, called the Carnation, came against the vessel of Columbia, and let her destroying engines ioose with great fury. 15 Now Lloyd, v.ho commanded the Plantagenet 18« HISTORIC AX, was the chief captain of the kjng, in the pla^ a the vernacular tongue, ste^m-boats-. READER. i^8 ^ Now these steam-boats were cunningly contrived, and had abundance of curious workmanship therein, such as surpassed the comprehension of all the wisa men of the east, from the beginning to this day 8 Ilowbeitj they were fashioned somewhat like unto the ftrst vessel that floated upon the waters, Avliich was the ark of Noah, the nintli descendant from dam ; 9 And that they might heat the water vvhicii produ- ced the steam, tl»ere was a fiery furnace placed in the midst of tlie vessels, and the smoke issued from the topis tJiereof. ^'0 Moreover, they had, as it were, wheels withitt wheels" : and they moved fast upon the waters, evea -ag iJHst the wind and the tide. 11 And 'they first began to move -upon the great liver Hudson, passing to and fro, A'om New- York to Albany, in the north, conA^?iDg the people hither and thither i'l safety, 12 Bat vvhen the scoffers, the enemies of Fulton^ and the g dnsayeis, saw thit the boats moved pleasantly upon the rivpr, they beoan to be ashamed of their own ignorance and ^.nipi !ity, and were fain to get into the boats tlieinsuls es ; after wiricii, instead of laughingj tliev ,^aped at the invenroi with astonishment. iS And ii came to pass, tiiat the great Sanhedrim were pleased with the tiling, ina^iiuch as they directed a lighting vessel ,oi Columbia to be buiu alter this mail"* 14 So a vc^si'l vv'as built to cany the ncs'rnying ea- ^-iHc-, evcii a steam frigate, and they called the name liii^TP'A Fulton the First : i J And certain skilful men were appointed comism- a 2 . ■194 HISTORICAL si oners to construct this new and dfeadful engine of de- r>truction. 16 And Samuel, a philosopher, sir-named Mitch eL a citizen of New-York, was one of the commissioners ; ulso, Rutgers, and Mornis, and Wolcot, and Dearbornj were other commissioners ; and they all gave their ser^ Tices freely for the good of their country. .^17 Now she was equipped with thirty of the engines cf destruction ; and the weight of a ball that they vom- ited forth was about a thousand shekels. 18 And, when the movement of the frigate was seen ©n the river, she was as a strong floating battery upon the waters, terrible as death. 19 And the length thereof was about an hundred cii* bits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits : 20 Moreovei^ as they had no gophar-wood, they built the vessel partly the locust-tree, and partly of the majestic oak that i »ishe5 in the extensive forests of Columbia. 21 But it came to pass, when the wise men and the people of Britain heard of this steam frigate, they were; seized with astonishment and fright ; inasmuch as it be* came a monster in their imaginations. 22 And they spake concerning it, saying, Lo ! the length of this wonder of ^e world, which hath been in- vented by these cunning Yankees, is about two hundred «ubits, and the breadth thereof an hundred thirty and jive cubits ; 23 The number of her destroying engines is very great ; and the weight of a ball which she vomiteth forth, is about a thousand live huadrtd two score^aft^ «€U shekels t flEADEK,, »$^ 24 Moreover, said they, she is prepared to cast ibrth scalding water in showers, upon the servantvs of the king, which will deform their countenances and spoil their beauty ; 25 Likewise, they have prepared lier with two-edged gwords, v/hicii, by means of the steam of ike vessel, issue like liglitning out of >.er sides. 26 And now, also, tlie cunning and witchcraft of these Yanliees, these sons of Belial, the5.e chikhren of Beelzebub, have invented another instrument of de- struction, more subtile than all the rest : 27 Yea, these are mighty evil things, and they are failed torpedoes, which may be said to signify sleeping devils ; which come^ as a thief in the ni.^jht, to destroy the servants of the king ; and v/ere coainved by thav arch fiend, whose name was ? It on 28 Now these wouderiV.! terpen, ^s were made partly ©f brass and partly of iron, and were cunningly con- trived with cuiious works, like unto a clock j and as'M were a large ball* 29 And, after they ^ere prepared, and a grcftt quantity of the black dust put therein, they were le* down into the water, nigh unto the strong ships, with intent to destroy them ; SO And it was so, that when they strnck against the bottom of the ship, the black dust in the torpedo would catch fire, and burst forth with tremendous roar, casting the vessel out of the waters and bursting her in twain. 31 New these torpedoes were brought into practice ^htfing the war, although the war ceased before they di^ 196 HISTORICAL that dcstfLrction to the enemies of Columbia, for wiiicfe. they were intended. 3^ However, a certain man of courage and enter- prize, whose name was Mix, prepared one of the torpedoes, and put it into the waters of the deep, at ii place called Lyn-IIaven Bay, at the mouth of the great bay of Cliesapeake, nigh unto the town of Nor- folk, in the state of Virginia 5 33 And it moved towards a strong sliip of Brhaiiv, called the plantagenet, after one o( the former princtL. of Eiidaiid ; but a» accident happened a little befciie if reached the vessel, and burst it asunder in tlie waters, wiih a tremendous noise j * 34 And spouted ih.Q water up into the air, as doth tl-.c mighty whale, and the sound thereof was, as iti were tlie voice of thunder ; ? 35 And the servants of the king were frightened horribly by the means thereof- after which they trem- bled at the name torpedo !— and were obliged to guard dicir vessels in the night, and put '^ double v/atch upoa ihrm ; 'i S6 Moreover, they condemned this mode of v/arfHre^ ,^»\iing : Vcril}'-, this is a foul fasiiion of fighting ; ii:as- jnuch as by your cunning ye Yaid^ees take the advan- eage of us ; and the thir*g is new^ unto us. 37 But they had wilfully forgotten, that in the life time of Fulton, they bad oiTeied him forty thousand" pieces of gold, if he would bring ttiese torpedoes into practice in their own country, that they might use them against the Gauls,* with wnom they waned outinu- ''% ,• ■ — ■ -^ — — ™- — - — ,. , . ^^ * This was ab(mi iJio Umt ^^f'^ Uouhgncfotilla. READER. 1^7 ally for more than twePxty years : Ilowbeit tliey prove^l iaithless to Fulton, and so he did it not for them. ' 38 Moreover, it came to pass, that a certain man, a pilot, even Joshua, sir-namt^d Penny, became a victim of thoi»- ■jpite, because he attempted to p-o r.crainst them with the torpedoes to drive them out of the waters of Cohimbia. 39 Now Joshua lived at a place called East Hamp- ton, being at the east end of Long Island, near Gard- ner's Island, opposite Netv London. 40 And the men of Britai . ^an-ie to his house in the night, and stole him away, even out of his bed, and car- ried him on board a vessel of the kin^, called the Ra- milies, from whence he was conveyed to Halifax, in the province 6lR|s^ova Scotia. 4 Now \yhile Joshua remained in the dungeons ot the king he was treated vs^ith the inhospitality of barba- rian? ; moreover, they strove to lead b-im astray : but he proved faithful to his God and to his country ; for he had known the wickedness of Britain in times past.* 43 However, they kept him in bondage many months, after v/hich they suffered him to go to his owa country. -43 For the chief governor of the land of Columbfaf-^- andthepreat" Saiihedriin, ia their wlsJam, had orderecf. * Josliua l\miy had heeny jtrevions to the war, im^- ^pressed in the Britisk ^eri'ice, an-^ kefi in ii ct ?mmher 1^8 HISTORICAL two, of the servants of the king to be taken and held as bostaj^es for his safe return ; and, but for this thing, tliey wouhi have hanged ]jim, even as a man hangeth a READtR, ii)i) CHAP. LI. Affairs in and ahoid New-York^ the Jirst commercial city in America — -znorking on the fortijicaiions of Brooklyn and Ilacrlem — capture of the British tender Lugle, hy the Yankee smack. N. OW, as good sometimes cometh out of evil, so the people of ISew-York, a great city, which licih at the mouth of the river Hudson, nigh the sea coast, and coutainetli more than an hundred thousand souls, 2 When tli€y beheld the wickedness that was com- mhted by the servants of the king, to tlie south and round about, began to besur theraselvesj and prepare for the dangers with which they were likely to be en- compassed : 3 So it came to pass, that the liusbandmen from the surrounding country gathered together, and pitched their tents hard by the ciry. 4 And the number that came to the defence of the place was about thirty thousand valiant m.en ; moreover there were about five thousand husbandmen froa^ tht^ state of Ne\y- Jersey,* * The exertions of Daniel D. Thompkins^ governor of the state of N. Yo7'k, at this time, trill lon^ be re* Tk^nbered by the people. 2^*0 HISTORICAL 5 Now these men were called Jersey Blue?, and ihe^ were encamped partly at Pauies Hook, and part- ly at a place called tlie Narrows, which lieth to the .ioulh of the city about an hundred furlongs, where the destroying engines were ])l3ced in muhitudes. G And when the term of the ehgagement of these men of Jersey expired, they grieved only that their lime was spent for nought ; for they were ready and well prepared to meet the servants of the king. 7 Neverth"cless, it was so that the freemen who came to tiie defence of the city, built strong holds and forts, aiid raised up fortifications in abundance, inasmuch as tlie whole phice was as it were one camp. 8 I^loreover, on tke .tenth day of the ci^^dj^ month, in the eighteen hundred and fourteenth yeaf^lme inhabi- tants assembled together in the ir.idst of the city, cveii ia a place called the Park, where the Federal Hall, a su])erb euihCe, rears its niEyestic front; within the walls of which the wise men, the expounders of the law, preside, and deliberate for the benefit of the people. 9 Now it was about the twelfth hour of the day wlien the people began to gather themselves together; ^lud, fr(.m the poroii of the hall, the aged Y/illet,* with the sUir-opanj.':levi bainier of Columbia waving over his ■siUary liead, adJiessed the surrounding multitudec U) Ana ti.e people shouted with a loud voice, for the words of his mouth were pleasant to the sons of Lil)crty, and were in this wise r * Col Wilktyof Nciv-YorL READER. 20i 11 Lo 1 three score and ibarteen years liave brought with them theii' bodily infirmities ; but were my strength as unimpaired as my love for my country, and that soul which still animates me, ye would not have found ine in the forum, but in the midst of liie battle, figiit- ing ajrainsi the enemies of freedom. ''" 12/rhus did he encourage the people to prop&rr. 'themselves for the protection of the city. 13 Antl certain wise men were appoin?sd by the people to bring these things into operation.* 14 So the people began to fortify themselves and entrench the high places round a'^out the city. 15 And wiien they went out in its defence, to biiili their str(^^iolds and to rai?e up their battlements : lo ! the miP boats of Fulton r on veyed theJii thither, about a thousand at a time, ever' tc>v-'ird3 the heights of Brooklyn in the. east, and the heights of Ilaerlem in ilic. north. 16 The young and the old, the nch and the pcoi , went out together ; and took with them their bread and then- wine ; and, east up the earth for the defence of tie place, freely, and without cost to the sfate.t If And when they went into the boats to cross over the river, there M^as loud shouting in the boats and ow the shore. * Co7n7nittc€ of s&fetVj cowposcd of flie Aldermen of the clty^ ami their assistants. t The serfices I'endered on this occasion^ hy that re* spedailc class of citizens^ the iirejien of new- yoRKy werepqrtif-uhjrhj coiispirucyi:.:. 9. 2m HISTORICAL 18 Moreover, as they passed along up the Hudson^ towards the heights of Haerlenij the fair daughters of Coiumbia, with hearts glowing with patriotism, waved their lily hands in token of applause. 19 Likewise, bands of men came from the neigh- bourhood round about ; even from Newark, and Pat- terson, and Failles Hook, which lie in the state of New- Jersey. 20 Tliey had also captains appointed over their bands ; and Abraham and David were two among the captains.* 21 Now Abraham, with his band, came a great wayj even from the town of Patterson, where the wonderful waterfalls pour headlong over the rocky m(^|^ains, re- flecting in the sun a thousan4 brilliant raihbo#s. 22 Thus for an hundred days did the people of New- York prepare themselves for danger, and cast up en- trenchments for many furlengs round about the city ; so that the people of Britain were afraid to go against it.f * Major Godwin and Major Hunt. t So great was the enthusiasm of the people in con-- t/^buting their personal services to the erectioji of for- tifications on the heights of Haerlem and Brooklynj that sccrcely could an individual be found in the po- pidous city of New-York, from hom^y age to tender youthy capable (f using a mattock or a spade, ivho did not vohmtcer his services in this zcork of patriotism. Even the Ladies itere conspicuous in aiding and Qhecring the labours of their Fathers, their IhfsbandSy their Fyrothcrs, and their Children. Amongst others, the numeroi:!^ societies of Freemasons joined in a body, and headed by their Grand-Master,* tvho ivas also ^ HojfDe WiM ClinloD, now governor of the state of NeTt- York. , READER. 203 23 Nevertheless the strong ships of war oi Britain moved upon the waters of the ocean around the pIao3 in numbers, but they were afraid to approa-ch the city ; olbr when they came nid), tlie men of Columbia let Xlie ■aasii-oylug engines b^?e lU^'^a them^ even thoi;G th;it Mayor of the city ^proceeded to Brooklyn, and assist- ed very spiritedly in its defence. On this occasion a?i elderly gentleman^ one of the order, ivho had two sons (his only children) in the service of his country, one of tliera highly distinguished during the ivar for his wounds and his bravery, sung thefoUoicing stanzas, in his own character of Mason and Father^ ichilst the Lodges loere at refreshment : " .A Hail, ^^^Hpi^ of light ! whom the Cliarities send, Where the bloodhounds of Britain are shortly ^^ pec ted ; Who, your country, your wives, your firesides to defend^ Ou the summit of Bnjokiyn have ramparts erected : Firm and true to the trade, Continue your aid, Till the top-stone with shouting triumphant Is laid ; The free and accepted will never despair. Led on by their v/ortiiy Grand Master and Mayor. II. For me, whose dismissal must shortly arrive. To Heav'n I prefer this my fervent petition : ''* May I never America's freedom survive, ^' Nor behold her disgraced by a sh '.mefui submission j '• And, though righteously steel'd, ••' If at last she must yield, ''' May my sous do their duty, and die in the field :'* But tlie free and accepted v/ill never despair. Led on b\- their v/ orlhy Grand Master aiid Mavon 1^04 niSTOllICAL vomited forth whizzing balls, like shooting stars, red from the fiery furnace. 24 Notwithstanding, the haughty captains of the ghips of Britain would send in their boats to rob !he aaarket-men and the fishermen ; liowbeit, they were sometimes entrapped. 25 For it cao:ie to pass, upon ascertain day, that the Poictiers, a mighty ship of the king, lying at a place called Sandy- Hook, sent out one of her tenders, even ,the Eagle, in search of tins kind of plunder : ' 26 Whereupon, a fishing boat of Columbia, called the Yankee, under the direction of a clilef captain called Lewis,* prepared herself with a niiniber of men to entrap the Eagle. ,^11^ 27 So they took a fatted calf, a bleadHpJmb, and ' noisy goose, and placed them upon the deck of the brat ; and when the servants of the king car^e nigh the Yankee, thinking ihey were about to be treated handsomely with the good things of t'he land of Co^ iumbia, their hearts w^ere rejoiced ;5 28 And they commanded the vessel called the Yan- kee to follow after them, towards the ship of the king, their master ; but at this moment the men of Columbia arose up from their hiding-places in the hold of the boat, and shot into the vessel of Britain. 29 At the sound of which they were so astonished, that they forgot to put the match to the black dust of * Commodore Lewis, commander of the flotilla in the harbor of New.York — Sailing-master Ferdvcd gallantly conducted this cxjieditian. READFR. 205 4lie'hiige howitzer, a destructive engine made of brass, which they had prepared to destroy the men of Cokim- bia. 30 So they were confused, and surrendered the Ea- gle u[) to the Yankee. 31 And as they came up to the city, before the Bat- tery, which is a beautiful place to the south thereof, the thous;naus who were assembled tliere, to celebrate the Colunibiun Jubilee,* rent the air with load shouts of iov. Whilst t!ie roarins: engines echoed to the skies. ^3 2 Thus \v:i--. tli!^ hv'u'^ preserved, and the pi-oud and .cunning men of Britain outwitted with a iluted calfan^ a Yankee goose. dnicri'iaii IruJrjjendi'ni h ^ :o6 msTOBic:\L X^HAP. LIL Affairs Qn the -ocean.' — privaicey Prlnae of NcufcJtU" tel — Marquis of Tweeddle defeated in Upper Cana- da Capture of the President— loss of 'the Si/Ipk — Capture of th^ Cyane and the "Levant by the Con- stitution-^'Captare of the St. Lawrence — rapture of the Fengivin by the Hornet^ eapialu I>ld:Ue. li^TILL there vvas no peace, and the cvfls of war •i^ontinued on the face of the deep, and tlie waters thereof were encrimsoned with the blood of man. 2 And it came to pass, en the eleveilili ^^y oi tlie -tenth month, in the eigliteen hundred and fomtceiith yeaVj that there was a sore battle fought between fiwe barges from the Endymion, a strong ship of the king,, ^nd a privateer, called the Piince of Neufchatel, com- manded by the valiant Ordonneaux, a man of Gaul. 3 Moreover, the number of the men of Britain were threefold greater than the people of Columbia 5 and the fight happened near unto a place calkd Nan-= tucket, in the east, journeying towards Boston, 4 Now they sat their engines to work with dreadful violence 5 but m about the third part of an hour the barges of the king's ship were overcome ; and more %^ t^ee score an4 t^n of tiie mea of Biitain were READER. 2(h ^slain ana mauiied : the loss m the privateer was si:. slain, and about a score wounrled. 5 Now tiiis battle happened in the snrno m:;nth'iH which moi-e than a thousand men of ilie '.varriors ol Britain, commanded by the Marquis of TweeJalc. were defeated at Black Creek, ia Upper Canada, and driven to their strong holds by the men of Coksmbiu, under the gallant Bissei.* 6 Ten days after which the steam frigate, Fidtoii the First, was launched fortli into the waters at New- York. 7 And itcame to pass, on tlie fifteenth day of iW: Tu'st month of the next year, that one of the 1a]] sliips of Colur^feia fell into the hands of the servanls of the king; - 8 And sfie was called the President, after the tick of the chief magistrate of the land of Cohintbia: mor^?- over, she was commanded by the gallant Decatur, 9 Who, but for an accident tliat befel his ship the day before.^ whilst he was moving oLrt of tlie harbor of New-York, woittd have oirtsailed the fleet of Britain, and -escaped, as did the brave and persevering Hitll, of the Cimstit«ticn, in the first year of the war4 10 r^vertheless, it was so, that Decatr.r was, as it w<*"e, surrounded by the ships of the king, even fi^e * Gen. Bissei. t She was injured by grounding off Sandy JIooJc. X Commodore Hull, in this affair , gained much ap- j^Iause^for his manxuvres in esca^ingfrom the Briiisli JceL :m HISTORICAL of ihcai ; so oiio of the vessels^ called the Endymion foH upon hirn, and Decatur fought hard agahist her, and H j:i!u iiave taken her ; 1 1 B-cii the rest of the strong slilps came down upon hiiiL. iivA opened theh' thundering engines, and com- pelled hr.Ti to surrender his ship to the fleet of Britain. VZ lio we vcr, it was a bloody (iglu ; and there fell of ihe mjPx of Cohimbia that day twenty and four that V7er.; slain oatright, and about two score and ten were i.\.".i.:;:-d, afier having kept the d-estroying engines to iroi k aboui the space of throe hours : howbeit^ Decatur i&M i:ri h^^nor tliercby. '3 Two days after this., a strong vessel of the king, '••nii'jc 'die Sylpli, was cust away, in a dregful storm, at a [dace called Soutliampton, being on'^fTOng-Island, wiiere more thaa an hundred men of Britain perished, in t lie dead of the night : and the v.essel paited asunder and was lost. 14 j^.Loreover, there were sis of the men of Britain who survived their brethren, and were preserved m\ pieces of the vvreck, until the next day, when tlie ^leighbouring people took them into their houses aiid nourished thera ; 15 And, when they were sufficiently recovered, that misfortune might not bear t »o heavy upon them, they were rlad, and silver given to ti-.em, and they were sent to their own country, at the expense of the people of Columbia. 16 (Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy, saith the scripture.) 17 Now it came to pass, in these C^Tiyi^ whilst ti.e ^eet of Britain captured the vessels of Columbia, w-ioa READER. i20^ they caiiglit tliem singly upon the ocean, that the single ships oi' Columbia began to capture the ships of Britaia by pairs : 18 Inasmuch as it happened -on the twentieth day ©f the second month of the same year, that a certain - Strong vessel called the Constitution, commanded by the brave Stewart, fell iu with two of the strong ships of the king, and compelled them both, in the space of forty minutes, to strike the red cross of Britain to the stars of Columbia. 19 And the siain ^nd wounded of the king's ships were seventy and seven; of the men of Columbia three were slain and twelve maimed t and the names 4)( the ve^ls of Britain were the Cyane and the Le- vant ; buffhe Levant was retaken in a neutral port,* by two strong ships of the king.t 20 Now the valiant Stewart and his brave men gj^ great praise for their deeds, even the great Sanhedrim of the people honored them, and gave them twentj thousand pieces of silver. 21 In the same month the gallant Boyle, command- ing the privateer Chasseur, captured the St. Lawrence, a fighting vessel of the king, in the fourth part of an hour. 22 And the killed and wounded of the St. Law- rence were thiity and eight ; and the Chasseur had five slain and eiglit maimed. -^j, 23 Moreover, it came to pass, on the twenty-third dav of the next month, that another fiehtiiig vessel of * PoriG Prai'cir. f. Acada and Ncwca^f^:^ 210 HISTORICAL the \ilng, called the Penguin, was taken by the Hornet, a strong vessel of Columbia, commanded by a man of valor, whose sir-name was Biddle. 24 However, ihe battle was a bloody one, and the vessels kept their engines of destruction fiercely in motion, for about the space of half an hour before the flag of Britain was lowered to the stripes of Colum- bia. 25 And the slaughter was great ; for there fell of the men of Britain two score and one : but the slain of Columbia was only one, and the maimed were eleven. 26 And Biddle was honored greatly for his cou- rage : 27 But this was the last sea-fight of importance, be- ing near the close of the war. 28 Now about this time the navy of Columbia had increased more than fourfold, and the fame thereof had extended to all nations. ,29 For, though Columbia was young, even as it were in the gristle of her youth j yet she now began to resume the appearancej and display the vigor of ;nanhood. REAPER. 2U CHAP. LtlL British fieet arrives near New-0rha7is—~-thc Ameri^ can flotilla captured— —attar !:s hy the Briiish upon the army of Gen. Jackson^ N. OW, when the lords and the counsellors, and the wise men of Britain, heard of all the tribulations that befel them in the land of Columbia, they were troubled in their minds. 2 And as they had made what they called a demon- stration at Baltimore, they bethought themselves of ma- king another demonstration in the south. 3 (Now the true signification, in the vernacular tongue, of the word demonstration, had slways been familiar to the children of Columbia j but the new in- terpretation, althoit^h it wounded the pride of Britain, tickled the sons of Columbia ; for, as the world must think to this day, so they could only construe it, an oc- ular demonstration of British folly.) 4 So it came to pass, that they gathered together their army and their navy, even two score and ten figliiing vessels, carrying therein about twenty thousand men of war; and the name of the chief captain of the navy was Cochrane; and the chief captains of the arm^r were Fakenhan?, Gibbs, and Keane, "12 HISTORICAL 5 And tliey essayed to go against the city of New- OileanSj which lleth to the south, on the borders of thti great river Mississippi, in the state of Louisiana, which was covenanted in good faith, to the United States m Uie days when Jefferson presided rs chief governor of :he land of Columbia. 6 Bat it came to pass, tliat Jackson, wlien he had returned from the capture of Fensacola, where he cork- ed up the bottles of iniquity that were ready to be emp- ried out upon the men of Columbia, 7 Had arrived with his army at New-Orleans, he l>egan to fortify the place, for he heard it noised abroad that the king was b^^nt upon taking tlie city. S About this time, Jackson conimuried with Clai- borne the governor, touching the matter ; "and as his m^m of war v/ere but few, the valiant husbandmen of Lollii^iana, Tennessee, Kintucky, and the Mississippi Territory, were informed of the evil, and accordingly tiiey Hocked in multitudes to the banners of Jackson. 9 iNovv, as Jackson and Claiborne had counted npon the arrival of the strong ships of Britain, so it happened, in the latter part of the eighteen hundred and iOLi'tthenth year, that they made their appearance, even in the twelfth month of the year, 10 And it was so, that when they had come as nigh . as they could unto the city with their heavy ships, some of which carried an hundred of the destroying engiacs, they cast anchor : 11 And lo, after having passed a cei^taia dangerous place calleil Pass Christian, thy prepared their boats, co'Hain'in.: n\cr^ tijan a thousand men, and sent them READER. 213. in gxear numbers against the boats of Columbia that were upon. the waters of tlie lakes about the city.* 12 Now these small vessels of Columbia were com- manded by Thomas, a brave man, whose sir-name was Jones, and he gave them hindrance. 13 Nevertheless, in the space of about two hours, the boats of Columbia were captured by the vessels of Britain, one after another, until they were all taken : iioweyer, the mariners of Columbia fought well, and •: Miied great praise ; and the loss, of the king was ■iboat three hundied. 14 Now the capture of the gun-boats of the I'liited States upon these waters encouraged the servants of ihi^ king, so they began to land their mighty army upon the shores oi Columbia in great multitudes from their boats . 1 ") \nd they pitched their tents, and cast up fortifi- ations, and prepared to assail the strong hold of Jack- son, ihe chief captain. 16 And, that the host of Britain might be discom- lited at the onset, Jackson went out with his iirmy :i::.in':t tliein ; but the men of war of the liing were iv> oibld greater than the men of Columbia, so Jackson \va;> unable to chive tliem away. 17 However, he fought bravely against them, and iilew numbers of them ; albeit, the slain and maimed of Columbia were about two hundred; so Jackson drew back to Ijis eutrenchmesUs, and strengthened him- self t:. ere. ■' hahes Borgne and Vohcliar train, T 214 HISTORICAL 18 Now this happened on the twenty and third- day of the twefth month, in the eighteen hundred and four"-- tfeenth yeai*. 1-9 And it came to pass, on the twenty-seventh day of the sanje month, that a^ fighting vessel of the United- States, called the Caroline, commanded by DanieJ, was set fire to, and blo^ya up, by tiie heated balls of the liing's fiery furnace. 20 On the next dfi}^, the whole iiosc of Britain gather- od themselves togetlier, and with their might went against the strong hold of Jackson. 21 But Jackson let tlie destroying engines loose upon the servants of Britain, and compell-ed them to return to their encampments with great loss, even an hundred and two score. 22 Nevertheless^, on the first day of the first month of the eighteen hundred and fifteenth year, the men of war of Britain came again, and strove to dislodge the army of Jackson ; but again they were deceived, and lost about an hundred men. 23 At this time there arrived to the aid of Jackson about two tliousand five hundred valiant men, from the backs-woods of Kentucky. 24 Disappointed in their expectations, and failing in their attempts to discomfit the army of Columbia, the captains and the host of Britain arrayed themselves in their might to go against the hold of Jackson v/ith their whole fOKGQ. 25 And the morning of tlie eighth day of the month was pitched upon, by the men of Britain, for conquering the host of Columbia, and settling themselvgs in th^ iaiidof liberty. DEADER. ^ Z;l& 26 So they prepared themselves with tlieir fascines^ and thek scaling ladders, and their bombs, and theii rockets, and all the weaporiv^^ of destruction that the in- genuity ol' Britain coiild invent. 27 After vhicli Pakenhaio, tlie ciiif'f civptain of the ■host of the king, spake to the oTficers and tlic men of war that were under him, saying, 28 Be ye prepared ; for, lo ! to-mortow, at the dawn- ing of the day, our mi^ty squadrons shall rush upon these Yankees, and destroy them. 29 Here will we. establish ourselves upon the borders of Columbia ; and ye shall be officers, tythemen, and tax-gatherers, under the king, your master : *"0 Moreover, a day and a night shall ye plunder and jriot: and your watch- word shaiJ be, BEAUTY AND BOCiTY? 216 HISTORICAL CHAP. LIV, Granci Battle of Ncw-Orkam,. X^ OVv^ rakenham, ibe chief captain oi the host of Britain, made an end of addressing the officers and the soldiers of the king : 2 And it carae to pass, in the one thousand eight hundred aud fifteenth year of the Christain era, in the first month of the year, and on the eighth day O'f the month, 3 Being on the Sabbath day, (which, as it is written ill (iii- stri|iti:res, Thou shalt reme-uber and keep B.OLY;) 1 11. at thf* mjgluy army of the king, which had HiGVf'd Oil of the strong ships of Britain, came, in their strength, to make conquest of the territory of Colum- ■bill, whicii lieth to the south ; » And to place therein a princely ruler, and all man- ner of oilicers, the servants of the king, even unto a tax- gatherer. 6 So, early in the morning, they appeared before the camp of the men of Columbia, even the strong hald which Jackson, the chief captain, had fortified. 7 Their polished steels, of fine workmanship, glit- tered in the sun, and the movement of their squadrons was as the waving of a wheat-field, when the south wind passeth gently over itc ftEADEB. nj "S IFhe fierceness of their coming was as the coraiog %f a thousand untamed lions, v/hich move majestically ©ver the sandy deserts of Arabia. 9 And the army rested- upon-t4ie the plains of Mac Prardie^, nigh unto the cypress swamp, being distant from the city about forty and eight furlnngs. iO And it was -about the rising of the sun, when- the Ibattering'irams of the king began to utter their noises 5 and ,the .^ound thereof was terrible ,as the roaring of lions, or the voice of many thunders. lil Moreover^ they cast forth bombs, and Congieve •isockets, weapons of .destruction, wiiicii were not known in the days of Jehoshaphat. 12 Nevertheless, the soul of Jackson failed him aiot, sneither was he dismayed, for he was entrenchea round ;aboutL; and when he .raised his hand, iie held every •Kian's heart thereiii. 'i3~ And Jackson spake, and said unto his Cn|jiains df fifties, and 'his captauis of hundreds. Fear nut 5 .we defend our lives and our liberty, and in that thing tiie Lord .will not forsake us :: 14 I'herefore, let every man be upon his watch.; and let the destrc:yii!g.ep.gkes now, utter forth ibeir thunders in abundance -,: i5 And ye cujtnkg'bax:k-we3dsmeri,'who' ha.ve kaowa aiily to hunt- ill e squirrel, the wolf, and .the deer, now pour forth y ur strangth upon tjie xiiigiity hoji; lUo." ifi ma.y not be overcome.. 'iG And.as the ^black iduot ^-cast- upon a uui.hagcaa! fjri&tantly mounteth inio a flame, -so was the spirit of .the ftusbandmen of llie backwoods of lOolunibia. :r ^••- V" ^h^j brave .men from T^.\mossse .aasi.:.KdJ^- X 2 • 2IS HISTOBICAL tucky set their shining rifles to work, and the destrcry- ing engines began to vomit their thunders upon the ser- vants of the king. 18 Twice did the host of Britain, in solid cohmmSy uome against the entrenchments of Jackson, and twice he drove them back. 19 Moreover, Daniel the brave, who had raised up defences upon the banks of the river, likewise let his engines loose upon them, and shot into the camp of the king. -^20 And the men of Britain strove to scale the ram- parts, and get into the string hold of Jackson ; but the husbandmen drove them back with great slaughter. 21 The fire and the smoke, and the deafning noise that sounded along the battlements, were tremendous for more than the space of two hours, when the dread- 4u\ roarings ceased, for the warriors of the king fled in confusion. '22 But when the sulphureous vapors arose, behold "the battle-ground was covered with the slain and the wounded officers and soldiers of the kingdom of Great l^ritain I 23 Humanity shuddered at the awful ^cene, whilst Hthe green fields blushed. 24 Seven hundred oT the servants of the king were slain; and their whole loss that day was two thousand six hundred valiant men, who had fought under Wei- fingtoo, the champion of England^ 25 And Pakenham, the chief captain qf the host of Britain, the brother-in-law of Wellington, was amongst the slain ; and they served his body as they liad served the body of Ross, their chief captain at READER. 219 (ue-B.i!:h: |;oor fainting officers and soldiers of the king, and .s?.r .:recud>and wine before them, to cheer their drooping -.sj^irits ,3 (r How again were the servants of the king disap- ipoiiited ; for,, as they were sent upon an .evil., as well as :a. foolish errand, they expected not mercy. 37 A nd w'henthey ^saw the goodness that was shower- ^ed upon them, they said. Surely ye are angels sent dowfi from iieaven to ricalthe wounds inflicted by the folly ot .illations!! .38 And should we againlbe led on to battle against your countryj with propositions to violate your happi- siess, our swords, as by magic, shall be stayed, and drojp :iiwrml?ss.at the feet of vjrtue and beauty ? MADER. 221 CHAP. LY. "Peace. j\ OW after the fleet of Britain had departed from New-Orleans in dismay, they committed many other depredations of a petty nature. 2 In the mean time, Cockburn, the wicked, was busi« ly employed in what his heart delighted ; inasmuch as he carried the men of Britain against the borders of South Carolina and Georgia, and continued his system of robbery. 3 And here, with the strong ships of Britain, he cap- tured a town called St. Marys, in the state of Georgia and, among other evils, he stole away the sable sons of Ethiopia. 4 And conveyed them to the island of Bermuda, of which the king had made him chief governor, and sold them, after promising them liberty and free- dom. 5 However, it came to pass about this time, that the news of peace being made between the nations arri- ved in tlie land of CoIuraljJa, 6 For it had happened that the great Sanhedrim in ili'Ar uii Jom, had sent out lienry, sirnamed Clay, and 222 HISTOBICAL. Russel, two wise men, called, in the vernacular tongue^ commissioners, to join themselves with Bayard and Gallatin, who were sent before them, to try and make peace : 7 For the voice of the people of Columbia had spo- ken peace from the beginning ; they wished war might cease, and that the breach between the nations might be bealed. 8 In the mean time the king sent some of his wise men to meet the wise men of Columbia, at a place called Ghent, a town a great way off, in the country of FJanders ; 9 For it came to pa«s, that the generous mediation offered by the emperor of Russia was refused by the council of Britain, who had not yielded to the voice of . accommodation. . 10 So, when the ministers of the two nations were tnet, they communed a long time with one another, "touching the matter ; 11 But the ministers of Britain raised up difficul- ties, and demanded certain foolish terms, which, in the Latin tongue, were written sine. qua non, and which being translated into the Yankee tongue, might be said te mean neck or nothing. 12 Nevertheless, in process of time, the wise mea cf Britain waved tl»eir demands, and agreed to the sine qua nan given them by the commissioners of Co- Kimbia,. 13 So a treaty &( peace was made and signed by the commissioners of both parties, on the twenty and il)wrth day of the twelfth month, of the one thousand .si- ht hundred and Jourteenth year oi the christian ^/^^ READER. . 225 14 And the treaty was sent to England, and con- firmed by the Prince Regent, on tl^e twerfty-eigth day of the same month ; for he was tired of the war, and saw no hopes of conquering the sons of liberty. 15 After which it was sent from Britain, across the the mighty deep, about three thousand miles, to receive the sanction of the free people of Columbia, 16^ And the great Sanhedrim of the people examined the treaty, and it was accepted and confi>"med by tlieu) on the seventeenth day of tiic second month, in tlie eighteen hundred and fifteenth year. 17 After which it was ratified and signed with the Imnd- writing of James, the chief governor of the land of Columbia, and published to the world. 18 Thus was a stop put to the shedding of human blood ; and the noise of the destroying engines sunk down into silence, and every man returned to his awn^ home in peace. 19 Now when it w^as known for a certainty that peace was made between the nations, the people^ throughout the land were rejoiced beyond measure. - 20 And when the news thereof was spread abroad^ the temples of the Lord were opened,, and the people \^( Columbia praised God for his goodness ; yea, they thanked him that he had strengthened their arms, and delivered theiii from the paw of the Iron. 21 Thus did the children of Columbia praise the Lord in the strength of their youth, and in the days of their p-rosperity ; not waiting tiU the cold and palsied hand of age had made them feeble, and robbed their prayers of half their virtue. 2% Henceforth may the nations of the ec^rth learn 224 HISTORICAL wisdom : then shall peace become triumphant, and tTie people of Columbia be at rest ; 23 And, as it is written, their swords may bs beaten into ploughshares, and their spears turned into pruning- hooks. 24 Bin, nevertheless, if this war, like all otiier warsv }>rou[^dit evil upon the sons of men, it demonstrated l the worlil, tiiat tlie people of Columbia wc-rc pihle to defend themselves, single-handed, against one ol' t>,e ; lr/)i)<;e3t powers of" Europe. '?,"> And the mighty kings and potentates of (he earth shall learn, from this example of Republican iiatriotism, that tlie ])eople are the only "' legitimate .xfji-creigim'^ of the laud of Columbin. 2(3 Now the gladness of tlie hearts of the people C'f Cckuiibia at the sound of peace, was extravagant , inasmuch as it caused them to let loose their destroying engines, that were now become harmless, and set in mo- tion ilieir loud pealing bells, that sounded along tlie spleuditl arch of heaven. J/ ?tloreover, they made great tires and illumina- tions in the niglit time, and light was spread over the face of the land ; 23 And the beauty thereof was as if, from the blue ang]ed vault of heaven, it had sliowered diamonds ; i':) And all the nations of the earth beheld the glory of Columbia. e;kd op the history op the late war. READER. 22a ALGEPJNS WAR. A'nierican sqvadron sails from New-York — arrives in the JMeditcrrrweor}., and captures the AJgerine vessels — irenfy nf pc^frp h-ilh the Dey — affairs at Tunis and Tripoli — Decatur's return to Araci'ica. OW it came to pass, timt while tfce war raged be- tween the jieopleof Columbia and the kingdom of Great Britain, other evils rose up in the east. 2 For the people who inhabited the coast orBarbary^ even the Algerihes, committed great depredations upon the commerce of Colami)ia ; 3 Inasmuch as they captured their merchant vessels, and heM the men of Columbia who wrought therein in cruel lo:ich;ge. 4 Now these Algerines, who were barbarians, dwelt upon the borders of the great ^ea called the Mediterra- nean, in tlie way joniDeying towards the Garden of E dc.-i, Uie cradle of the world j even paradise, where stood t{:e tiee of good and evil,, and where the great river Euphtates emptieth it.s waters into the Gulph of Persia, wiiichlieth about six thf>usand six hundred and sixty-si^ miks to the east "of Washington, the thleC '-.i.y of fi*/- t2tr HISTORICAL 5 Moreover, the waters of this great sea washed the shores of ancient Palestine, the holy land, the place of our forefathers, and the country of E^ypt, wherq- the children of Israel were held hi bondage forty years. 6 Nevertheless, the manifold evils wliich thes^ bai'barians committed, by tlie iusfigation of Satan with? in them, or by being led astray by the enemies of Co.- lumbia, raised the voice of the great Sanhedrim again^ Uiem. T For they had violated the treaty which the people of Columbia had made with them in good fuith;, and set • ij at nought. 8 INow it had# curiously liappened, that through fear or folly all the nations of the earth had aiwa_ys accustomed themselves to pay tribute to these barba- rians ; 9 But tlie people of Columbia were the first to break the charm, witii their brave captains and their destroy- ing engines, many years ago.* 10 ilovvbeit, they were now again coiiipelled to go against them, and strive to bring them to a sense of just-? tioe^if not by persuasion, by communications *trom tite 3&iouths of their destroying engines. i i So it came to pass, on the third day of the third month, in the one thousand eight hundred and Ufteeuth vear of the Christiuu era, * Alluding to the war against the Barhary ^owefs^. REAnra. TZl \^ That tSe'grra'r SanlK^'Irim of t'.ie people Bmt forth ■a (Vcrpf, rm^cl'T: war upon th^ people of Algier?, ■uho were nilr-d by a man whom tiicy Galled the 13 After w'i'c'i. t\v'. ;V<'t of Crliirr^b'n, w';ir;i h^\ been increased by the folly of Britain, was prepared to go against them ; and the gallant Decatur was made chief captain thereof. 14 The number of tii€ strong vessels was about half a score, and the names of the mightiest amongst them were called the Guerriere, the Macedonian, and the Constellation. 15 Now the nam© of the first of these tall ships was after a strong ship of the king of Britain, which was taken by the brave Hull, and burnt upon the wa* ters ; and the Macedonian was also taken from Britain by Stephen, sir-named Decatur : 16 And when they came into the waters of Europe, the men of Britain* gnashed their teeth with vexation, neither would they behold them, but they turned their backs, for their pride was wounded, whilst the surround- ing nation;? beheld the fleet with astonishment. 17 Now it was on the eighteenth day of the fifth month, in the same year, in the after part of the day, that the fleet of Colmmbia spread their wings to the western breeze, and sailed from the haven of New York ; 18 And, with Decatm*, the chief captain, in the Guerriere, they bade farewell to the land of Columbia ; . • M Gibraltar, S;'c). ^■2-5 HISTORICAL and the sliouts of the people made the welkin rhig, and thcii- blessings followed after them. 19 And it came to pass, \viiea Decatiir with the Heef. ©f Columbia^ arrived in llie »,vaters of the JMedHerraneaa 20 That he fell in with one e^f the strongest fightiag; ships of these barbarlaiiSj called^ the Misoda^ aad' he foi^ lowed afker her^ and m less than the space of half aa iiQW atler letfeg his desirojiag eugines loose upon her, !:■:;: took h'^f €t?pt:Tf'^ rnui hvs' hmdrtrd sisea thil vsrere ia "^lii'i^m was tlieii' cli^Ief cn^pfai», ^5rllo:'2I thp'r c^lhd Mc6s iiaLDsmida; besides ma!:ij -i^^e^e \Tt^^'::ju^r-Jj, atid s^bou; ;:a;ir laam^sired piks^^er-o v\-Ci:^. tskes : h^M iiecalur had . 2'.^ 1 : jaec^er^ oai t&e secoad daj alterwardSj tlse fieet n>f €€4:--!iiis£^ia cffptuHiM aj£(StIi€r %lj^g vessel of tkt .\':i tke ttl&m tlosit were foBEd oubcBardj, besng 2ar^i:a!5^":i^j, w^s^ tmfc-s^j ssd tliiec^ aiid the prisoniers were iiM.r sr-^re : feowl^ell, slat'iie wete msne ef tfee people ol Colombia eyeR maissseiL Tlssjs was tlie ea^y of ColnEabl^ li-imajifeajit In the east, as li; h&d been m the W€SL 24 f^ow the&e tMaigs lisppejsed mgh. unto a place cslisd Carilia^eaa, oa tlie borders of Spaia | smd whea, tfie Spaniards beheld the skill and pmivess of Ihe peo- ple of Colimibia, tliey were araaied; 25 ImmeSsitely after tMs, Decatsir departed^ and went witb his ficet to the port of Algiers, the chief cky oi the barhaiiaiiSy lying en the horders of Africa- 25 Bat whea their ruler beheld the star-sfmn^red haa- he ireiiiblcd a^ rlie aSi^^i^i-leaX: f-^i READER. 22y h^ had heard that his strong vessels wpre taken by the^r:- ships of Cohimbla, and his adiiisjal sluui, and he was ^-*; ready to boAV don'n. , ♦■ ' 27 And Decatur demaii.!''! ilie \i\en of Cohimbla -A-ithout Tansom, v.lio were he' i in iu-ii.iaLff: ; and fen thousand pieces of silver, for tly' evils tiu-v had commit- "** te/1 ag.iinst the people of C'oli!;r:bia : ^ual the Dey had '■* three hours to answer iiini yea, orniy, ^ 28 Hcnvever, he quickly ti:/T<>ri t) i!ip propositions of Decatur : and he paid tli^e .'iiOiU-y. a;-/ 1 .vi^ned the trea- ty wiiicli Decatur had prepared l^r him, and delivered up all the men of Cohimbla whoai he held as slaves. 29 And the i*reaty was confirmed at W^^shington the cliief ci(y, and signed by Jiuries the ciiief governor, oti twenty snd sixth day of the twe]i"ih month, in the same year.' and Deca-tur Tr^ncroL'sly ma.de a present of tiie ship Mis-of!a to the Dry. SO Now it came to }>ass, aA^y- Hecatur ha,! srttird the peace with the Dey of Algiers, according' to Ids wish- es, that he sailed-?.gai-nst another town of the barbarians called Tunis-, 31 For the governor of this pla*^, v>dio is caMcd jh« Bey, had pennitted oreat evils to !>? committed against the people of Columbia, !)y the ships of Britain, during the late war ; inasmuch as th^y let tijem come into their waters and take away the vessels of Columbia that were prizes. .12 So, for these depredations, the gallant Decatur de- manded forty thousand pieces of silver, which, after a short deliberation, the Bey was fain to grant, lest, perad^ venture the city might, from the f )rce of the deslraying engines, begin to tumble about his ears. TT. 9 250 HISTORICAL. o3 From the port of Tunis, Decatur departed and went to a place called Tripoli, which lleih to the south thereof, where the Jbrave Ka^on* ibupht, and erected the l3anners of Columbia upon the walls of Derne. 34 Now the chief governor of the Tripolitans, wliom hey called the Bashaw, had suffered like evils to be ijoiie by the British in his dominions wliich had been permitted by the Bey of Tunis. 35 So likewise, for these evils Decatur demanded thirty thousand pieces of silver, but at first t!:e Ba^ shaw refused to pay it. 36 However, when he saw the strong ships of Co- lumbia were about to destroy the town, he paid th^e^ money, save a little, which he was unable to get, and for which Decatur compelled him to release ten captives of other nations, whom he held in bondage. 37 Thus did Decatur, and his brave men in the san>e^ year, compel the powers of Barbary to respect the banners of Columbia. 38 Now, having accomplished the object of his ex- pedition, he returned, encircled witti g^ory, to the land ®f Columbia : 39 And all the people were rejoiced with great joy^ aad they made feasts for him, and extolled his name. 40 Moreover, the great Sanhedrim of the people honored him for his gallant exploits, and gave unto kim and his brave officers and mariners, an hundred thou- sand pieces of silver. * Gen. Eaton, a hero of the American tear with Tripoli^ some years ago. READER/ 231 CONCLL'b'IONo €o/nmodore Bct!:iJ)ridge — Lird ExinoiitPs Ex^^edi- iion against Al'^icrs. N the mean time, it had come to pass, that lest the fieet of Decatui should not be sufficient, the great San- hedrim sent out after him another strong fieet, C'^m- maiidcd by the valiant Bainbridge. 2 But, io ! when his fleet arrived there, the peace kad been made, and an end put to the war by the Seet of Decatur: so, after sailing round about the coast, Bambridge returned home again with the fieet of Co- lumbia. S Now it came to pass, after Decatur had returned in triumph to the land of Columbia, tiiat the lords and the counsellors of Britain became jealous of the fame of Columbia, which she had gained in the east, in re- leasing her people from slavery, as well as those of other nations. 4 ™Ioreover, the barbarians committed depredations against the people of Britair, neither did tliey regard their royal cross, as they did the stars of Columbia. 5 So the king fitted out a mighty fieet to go against themj and the name of the chief captain thereof was Telle -v, to 'rt^hom the king of Britain had given a f$-'» mame, and called him lord Ex.moutli. Accordingly, as thcif movements were slow, in the f ) irt;i montli of tho ove tho'isand eight hundred and r^ixt^vivh t/ear of tbe Cliristian era, the nnghty fleet of Britaia w^^ighed anchor, and shortly arrived before thie cify of Algiers, as the fieet of Golumbia had donfe many months before thern. 7 And it was so, tiiat the chief captain of Britain, "in the nanie of the king his master, demanded of the Jjf^'y. the men of Britain, whom he held as slaves, and also those of other nations. 8 Bat thf Dey refuserl. saying, Ye shall pay unto ni€ five hundred pieces of silver for every slave j then wit! I release them, and they shall be free. ' 9 Arid Exraouth, the lord of Britain, yielded to the pro; ■ rilions of the barbarians, and accordingly gave iinto tl-.cm the money, even more than twenty horsed could draw ; 10 For the number of Christian slaves which Ex- mouth bought of the barbarians, was about live hu8« drcd. 1 1 Therefore, the fleet of Britain succeeded not, af did the fleet of DecatuF.* * Lord Exmouth nas since, in a second expedition^ succeeded in releasing all Christian captives covfned in Algiers, and in obtainin;r the ransom money (to a very cousidc-ahle amount ) icJiicli ih^ T)py had pr6'- viov^ly received from England and Naj^ksl^ 12 "71uis, in tills thiniTj did the lortk of Britain strive to snatch the iaureJ from the brow of Colum- bia • IS Biit her valiant sons had entwined the wreath of glory ; and the scribes of tliis day shall record it, in «¥er-iiYicg characters, on the pyramid of fame. 7IN$f. «IBLE SOCIETIES ANO St^NDAY SCHOOM. It was our intention to have expatiated la'-,e-ely on the subject o( Bible Societies — of their importance, and unprecedented extension throuiihoiit Eurojie rnd America : but the limits of this publication pvrvent its 'rom enterhig far on this sul;jec', lumiuovis as it is ; It^w- «yer, in time, another opportunity may offer : at present, llie tames of the officiating persons in America, by be- ing inserted, may serve to show the respectability ot this valuable establishment, which posterity will ad«v roire. orricERs OP Tnfi American bible society. PRESIDENT, Kofi. Elias Botjdinot, l. l. d., of "NeW'Jersey VICE-PRESIDENTS, lion. John Jay, Esq. of New-York. Matthew Clarkson, Esq. of New-York. Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice-President of the United States. 5Ion. De Witt Clinton, Governor of the State of New- York. Hon. Smith Thompson, Chief Justice of the State of New- York. Hon. John Langdon, of New-Hampshire. Hon. Caleb Strong, of Massachusetts. Hon. John Cotton Smith, of Connecticut. Hon. Andrew Kirkpatrick, Chief Justice of the State of New Jersey. Hon. William TilohmAn, Chief Justice of the State of Pennsylvania. Hon. Daniel Murray, of Maryland. Joseph Nourse, Esq. Register of the Treasury of the United States. Hon. John QfiiNcY AdAms, Secretary of State of the- United States. Francis S. Key, Esq. District of Columbia, Hon. BusHROD Washington, of Virginia, Judge of Sup re rii-e Court IJ. S. Wv^p'"^^""'^.^'^'^^'^'^^^ W0P.THINGTON, of Ok« John Boi.to:^, i.sq. of Georgia. ' * FEI.IK Grlnoy, Esq. of Teaaessee, SECRETARIES. Richard Varick, Esq. Treasurer. ^fn^ JOH^ Px^TARD, Recording Secretary- aud Accoi^n^. Mr. John E. Caldwell, AgeaL 4n account of the number of Bible Societtes U m linied Uatc, 2S, Ne«,-Hamp.hire, j ; .,;,,,.,,. Massichusetls, 1^ v,, : . ,.' ,. ^^ Vermont, ' '";""' r''" '"''' 2 ^.■^-.ersey, 16 ; Kentucky, " Ie.,.ylva„,a, 32 j ■^,.,,,,,^4 Dala.vai-e, ■• | ; ..,,...„ ' Diarict or CoJuubia ' I hv^r'"^"."' 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