CONTENTS. CHAPTER I.-§ 1. Introduction. 2. Expedition of general Hull. 3. March through the Indian country. 4. Invasion of Canada. 5. Re- connoitering on the Thames. 6. Attack on the British advanced posts. 7. Fall of Michillimackinac. 8. Policy of Britain and America to- wards the Indians. 9. Skirmishing. 10. American supplies inter- cepted. 11. Battle of Maguago. 12. Canada evacuated. 13. De- troit summoned. 14. Surrender of the army. 15. Massacre at Chi- CHAPTER II.-§ 1. Character of the American navy. 2. Cruise of the squadron under commodore Rodgers. S. Pursuit of the Belvidera. 4. Escape of the Constitution. 5. Capture of the Guerriere. 6. Cruise of the Essex. 7. Rodgers' second cruise. 8. The Argus. 9. Cap- ture of the Macedonian. 10. Capture of the Frolick and Wasp. 11. Affairs on the lakes. 12. Capture of the Caledonia and De- troit. 13. Battle of Queenstown. 14. Smyth's abortive expedition 13 CHAPTER III-§ 1. Military ardour of the western states. 2. Fort Wayne relieved. 3. Indian expeditions. 4. March through the wilderness to Fort Defiance. 5. Failure of Tupper's projected expedition. 6. Expedition to the rapids of the Miami. 7. Second expedition thither. 8. Siege of Fort Harrison. post. 10. Expedition against the Peoria towns. the Indian towns on the Wabash. 12. Destruction of the Indian towns on the Mississinewa. 13. Expedition against the Florida Indians 29 CHAPTER IV.-§ 1. The Bonne Citoyenne challenged. 2. Capture and destruction of the Java. 3. Capture and destruction of the Peacock. 4. Cruise of the Chesapeake. 5. Captured by the Shannon. 6. Capture of the Argus. 7. Capture of the Boxer. 8. Cruise of the President and Congress. 9. Cruise of the Essex. 10. Loss of national vessels. 11. American privateers. 12. The Rolla. 13. The Comet. The General Armstrong. 15. The Decatur CHAPTER V.-§ 1. Battle near the River Raisin. 2. Battle of French- town. 3. Massacre of the prisoners. 4. Fort Meigs constructed. 5. Siege of Fort Meigs. 6. Skirmishing on the St. Lawrence. 7. Capture of Ogdensburg. 8. Capture of York. 9. Capture of Fort George. 10. Generals Chandler and Winder made prisoners. 11. Capture of Borstler's detachment. 12. Attack on Sackett's Har- bour. 13. Sodus burnt. 14. Second attempt on Sackett's Harbour. 15. Attack on Black Rock. 16. Siege of Lower Sandusky CHAPTER VI.-§ 1. Norfolk threatened by a British squadron. 2. Bom- bardment of Lewistown. 3. Capture of the Dolphin, &c. 4. Ac- tion between the Fox and Adeline. 5. Annapolis and Baltimore threatened. 6. Burning of the villages of Havre-de-Grace, &c. 7. Attack on Craney Island. 8. Outrages at Hampton. 9. Decatur's squadron driven into New London. 10. Attempt to blow up the Ra83 91 milies. 11. Explosion of a torpedo CHAPTER VII-1. Cruises on lake Erie. 2. Capture of the British squadron. 3. Evacuation of Malden and Detroit. 4. Capture of the British army. 5. Moderation of the conquerors. 6. Expedition to the Peoria lake. 7. Inactivity of the army at Fort George. 8. Chauncey's cruises on lake Ontario. 9. Engagement with the Royal George under Kingston batteries. 10. Engagement with Yeo's squadron. 11. Yeo chased round the lake. 12. Chauncey's second engagement with Yeo. 13. Capture of the British transports CHAPTER VIII. § 1. Movements on lake Champlain. 2. General Hampton invades Canada. 3. Wilkinson moves down the St. Lawrence. 4. Battle of Williamsburgh. 5. Hampton declines a junction. 6. The army moves into winter-quarters. 7. Evacuation of Fort George. 8. Fort Niagara taken by storm. 9. The Niagara frontier laid waste CHAPTER IX.- 1. Events on the southern frontier. 2. Seizure of Mobile. 3. War with the Creek Indians. 4. Capture of Fort Mims. 5. Battle of Tallushatches. 6. Battle of Talledega. 7. Destruction of the Hillibee towns. 8. Battle of Autossee. 9. Expedition to the Tallapoosie river. 10. Prospects of peace. 11. Retaliation. 12. Correspondence on the employment of the Indians OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. American and British manifestoes American and British proclamations on the invasion of Canada 108 118 American and British accounts of the surrender of the army under general Hull Evacuation of Chicago Cruize of the squadron under commodore Rodgers Escape of the Constitution Captain Hull's second cruize American and British accounts of the capture and destruction of the Guerriere Cruize of the Essex Capture of the Nautilus Cruize of commodore Rodgers American and British accounts of the capture of the Frolic and American and British accounts of the capture of the Macedonian Battle of Queenstown Cruize of the squadron on lake Ontario Affair at St. Regis [110 [112 Cannonading between Forts George and Niagara [116 General Smyth's expedition [118 Indian warfare [122 American and British accounts of the capture and destruction of the Java [154 Cruize of the Chesapeake [161 Capture and shipwreck of the Vixen [162 Capture and destruction of the Peacock [165 American and British accounts of the capture of the Chesapeake [169 Capture of the Fly [173 Capture of the Dominica [173 Capture of the Argus [174 Capture of the Boxer [175 Cruize of commodore Rodgers [177 Capture of the Dart [181 Cruize of the Essex [182 Proceedings of the north-western army [187 American and British accounts of the capture of York [215 Capture of Fort George [224 American and British accounts of the attack on Sackett's Harbour [230 and Winder [237 American and British accounts of the capture of the detachment British account of the defeat of general Proctor and captain Bar clay [305 British account of a skirmish with the advanced guard of the army American and British accounts of the capture of Fort Niagara, and |