Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States, During the War with Great Britain in the Years 1812, 13, 14, & 15: With Some Additional Letters and Documents Elucidating the History of that Period |
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... directed to the most defenceless part of the garrison . The Indians at this time were to be seen in great numbers in the edge of the woods . At half past 11 o'clock , the enemy sent in a flag of truce , de- manding a surrender of the ...
... directed to the most defenceless part of the garrison . The Indians at this time were to be seen in great numbers in the edge of the woods . At half past 11 o'clock , the enemy sent in a flag of truce , de- manding a surrender of the ...
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... directed the militia of the river Raisin to accompany him as a reinforcement . The force of the enemy continually increasing , and the necessity of opening the communication , and acting on the defensive , becoming more ap- parent , I ...
... directed the militia of the river Raisin to accompany him as a reinforcement . The force of the enemy continually increasing , and the necessity of opening the communication , and acting on the defensive , becoming more ap- parent , I ...
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... directed against our batteries ; towards the close , it was directed against the fort alone , and almost every shot and shell had their effect . It now became necessary either to fight the enemy in the field ; collect the whole force in ...
... directed against our batteries ; towards the close , it was directed against the fort alone , and almost every shot and shell had their effect . It now became necessary either to fight the enemy in the field ; collect the whole force in ...
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... directed were they , and so warmly kept up , that in 15 minutes his mizen - mast went by the board , and his main - yard in the slings , and the hull , rigging and sails very much torn to The fire was kept up with equal warmth for 15 ...
... directed were they , and so warmly kept up , that in 15 minutes his mizen - mast went by the board , and his main - yard in the slings , and the hull , rigging and sails very much torn to The fire was kept up with equal warmth for 15 ...
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... directed , to go in pur- suit of them . The United States , Congress and Argus , did join me on the 21st , with which vessels , this ship and the Hornet , I accordingly sailed in less than an hour after I had received your orders of the ...
... directed , to go in pur- suit of them . The United States , Congress and Argus , did join me on the 21st , with which vessels , this ship and the Hornet , I accordingly sailed in less than an hour after I had received your orders of the ...
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action advance American ANDREW JACKSON arms army arrived artillery attack battery boats brave bravery brig brigade Britain British camp captain captured carronades chase column command commenced commodore conduct corps creek crew detachment directed distance duty effect enemy enemy's engaged ensign exertions fell fire flank fleet force FORT ERIE Fort George frigate gallant garrison George guns HEAD QUARTERS honour Hull immediately Indians infantry instant ISAAC CHAUNCEY JAMES WILKINSON John John Armstrong killed and wounded lake land letter lieutenant colonel loss major ment midshipman miles militia minutes morning Navy Niagara night o'clock officers party pounders prisoners rear received regiment regular retreat riflemen river Raisin Sackett's Harbor sail schooner Secretary Secretary of War sent ship shore shot sloop soon squadron surrender taken tion town troops United Upper Canada vessels volunteers whole William wind yards
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Page 502 - All Territory, Places, and Possessions whatsoever taken by either Party from the other during the War, or which may be taken after the signing of this Treaty, excepting only the Islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay...
Page 505 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut river, thence down along the middle of that river, to the fortyfifth degree of north latitude; from thence, by a line due west on said latitude, until it strikes the river Iroquois or Cataraquy...
Page 504 - The said Commissioners shall, by a declaration or " report under their hands and seals, decide to which of the "two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do "respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent " of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred "and eighty-three.
Page 505 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake...
Page 502 - ... have for that purpose appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The President of the United States has appointed...
Page 506 - Cataraguy, has not yet been surveyed; it is agreed, that for these several purposes, two commissioners shall be appointed, sworn, and authorized, to act exactly in the manner directed with respect to those mentioned in the next preceding article, unless otherwise specified in the present article.
Page 507 - Majesty and to the agents of the United States, who may be respectively appointed and authorized to manage the business on behalf of their respective Governments.
Page 9 - Could the seizure of British subjects in such cases be regarded as within the exercise of a belligerent right, the acknowledged laws of war, which forbid an article of captured property to be adjudged without a regular investigation before a competent tribunal, would imperiously demand the fairest trial where the sacred rights of persons were at issue. In place of such a trial these rights are subjected to the will of every petty commander.
Page 9 - British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it ; not in the exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects.
Page 503 - ... shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.