The late war, between the United States and Great Britain, from June 1812, to February 1815 - written in the ancient historical style (1816) (14740153076)

Identifier: latewarbetween_00hunt (find matches)
Title: The late war, between the United States and Great Britain, from June 1812, to February 1815 : written in the ancient historical style
Year: 1816 (1810s)
Authors: Hunt, Gilbert J
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Publisher: New York : Pub. and sold for the author, by David Longworth
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System



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continued with tremendous roar until about the space of half an hour, when its noises ceased. 15 But when the clouds of smoke hadpassed away, 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 lions red cross tothe eagle of Columbia. 17 Whilst the Constitution, like Shadrach in the fiery furnace, filled her whitesails and passed along as though nothing had happened unto her. 18 Now the slain and the maimed of the king that day were five score and five. 19 And the loss of the people of Colum-bia, was seven slain and seven wounded. 20 After this Isaac caused a burning coal to be placed in the ship that she might be consumed, and the flames thereof mounted towards the heavens. 21 And the great Sanhedrim honored Isaac with great honor, and the people were rejoiced in him, and they forgat the evils which had befallen them in the north. 22 But when the lords and counsellors of
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6i Britain heard those things they believed them not; it was as the bitterness of gall to their souls; for the pride of Britain was fixed upon her navy ; it was the apple of her eye. 23 Now, as one evil followeth after another to the sons of men, so it happened that, in the same month, a certain strong ship ofthe United States, even the Essex, the name of the captain whereof, was Porter, sailed in search of the vessels of the king, on the waters of the ocean. 24 And in process of time, she fell upon one of the ships of Britain, called the Alert, and made spoil thereof to the people of Columbia. i 52 CHAP. IX. Attack on Sackett's Harbor—affair of Ogdensburgh—British drove from St. Regis, by the Troy militia under major Young—the brigs Adams and Caledonia re-captured by capt. Elliot, near fort Erie. NOW the movements of the enemy wereas the motion of a whirlwind, which passeth from the north to the south, and from the east to the west. 2 And they sought to encompass the whole land of Columbia