INDEX. AGRICULTURAL distress... American Colonies, successful rebellion of... Par. 385, 462 19 America dissatisfied with the power exercised by the France...... remonstrates and prepares for defence Seamen on board American ships impressed by cry out for war, but again negotiate " 142 143 146 147 148 Congress pass an act" for the protection, reco- ...... 150 Order in council issued by the British govern- 151 Hollowness of the professions of the English 294 Government of, discover a secret agent, Henry, Conspiracy against the government of, defeated, by Henry's exposure of the government of England, 295 296, 297 America, Seamen of, in the English navy, refuse to fight Par. ....... 298 Navy of, capture two British frigates, and nearly 250 other vessels ...... 299 makes an attack upon Canada. Cry of the English press for crushing the go- War with, not ended at the peace of Paris, in 300 301 302 - ......... Conquest and recolonization of, talked of in 303 Secret agreement relative to, made between Eng- its falsehood..... Destruction of the maritime power of, called for Destruction of the maritime towns of, decided - ... Intentions of the English government towards: 312 312, 313 British government assisted in their deceit Base conduct of the English government in its ..... Cheap government of, dangerous to both politi- 314 315 316, 341, 342 318 Navy of, Canning's insolence towards: punished 317 ....... Bloody massacre of the citizens of, at French- Town ... 319, 320, 321 322, 323 324 326 Atrocities of Cockburn and Cochrane, on the ....... Atrocities of the British navy and government towards ..... America, Threat of the English government against, par- ....... Destruction of the capital of, Washington, and after that event.... Par. 327 328, 329, 334 330 Capture of Washington mentioned as a brilliant Citizens of, roused from one end of their country defeated the British at Baltimore. General Ross Cockburn and Cochrane sailed to make an attack 333 335 .... 336, 337 338 343 344 ib. Navy of, at the beginning of the war.. cres frigate President" attacks the "Little Belt" ship "Constitution," Captain Hull, captures Da- 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353 tures the British frigate "Macedonian 354 frigate "Constitution" destroys the British fri- frigate "Chesapeake was captured by the Bri- frigates "President " and " Essex" captured by America-Commodore Percy captures a British squadron on Lake Erie ..... Commodore Macdonough captures a British squa- "General Armstrong " privateer, gallant defence Par 360 361 362, 363 Strength of the navy of, compared with that of - Reasons for exulting at the result of the war Dreadful slaughter at Chippewa.... Gallant defence of Sandusky by the citizens of, 364 365 366 367, 368 General Jackson's brave defence of New Or- treaty of peace with Great Britain, Silent manner of proclaiming peace with, by the 373, 374 226, 227, 228, 375 ...... 376 Conduct of the government of, in the war, con- 377 Spies against, employed by the British govern- 377 378, 379 380 ment Parole, and countersign, given by the English Generous conduct of the citizens of, towards Prisoners of, killed by the English at Dartmoor Disgrace of England in signing the treaty of |