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CONTENTS.

ANNALS OF AMERICA.

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-

9. Relief of that

11. Destruction of

CHAPTER II.-§ 1. Character of the American navy. 2. Cruise of

the squadron under commodore Rodgers. 3. 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.-S 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.

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.

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. At-

tack on Craney Island. 8. Outrages at Hampton. 9. Decatur's

squadron driven into New London. 10. Attempt to blow up the Ra-

milies. 11. Explosion of a torpedo
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CHAPTER VII. § 1. Cruises on lake Erie. 2. Capture of the Brit-

ish 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.

Chauncey's cruises on lake Ontario. 9. Engagement with the Royal

George under Kingston batteries. 10. Engagement with Yeo's squa-

dron. 11. Yeo chased round the lake. 12. Chauncey's second engage-

ment 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

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.

respondence on the employment of the Indians

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.

American and British manifestoes

American and British proclamations on the invasion of Canada

American and British accounts of the capture of Michillimackinac

Attack on the British advanced posts at the river Aux Canards

American and British accounts of the surrender of the army under

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

American and British accounts of the capture of the Frolic and

American and British accounts of the capture of the Macedonian

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American and British accounts of the capture and destruction of

Cruize of the Chesapeake

"Capture and shipwreck of the Vixen

Capture and destruction of the Peacock

American and British accounts of the capture of the Chesapeake [169

Capture of the Fly

Capture of the Dominica

Capture of the Argus

Capture of the Boxer

Cruize of commodore Rodgers

Capture of the Dart

Cruize of the Essex

American and British accounts of the attack on Sackett's Harbour [230

American and British accounts of the capture of generals Chandler

American and British accounts of the capture of the detachment

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British account of the defeat of general Proctor and captain Bar-

British account of a skirmish with the advanced guard of the army

American and British accounts of the capture of Fort Niagara, and

the desolation of that frontier

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