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AGRICULTURAL distress....

385, 462

American Colonies, successful rebellion of............ 19
America dissatisfied with the power exercised by the
British government in stopping their trade with

France......、

remonstrates and prepares for defence

Seamen on board American ships impressed by

142

143

146

147

148

- cry out for war, but again negotiate
Congress pass an act " for the protection, reco-
very, and indemnification of American seamen
Merchants of, opposed to a war with England... 149
- Congress pass an act declaring war against Eng-
land.

Order in council issued by the British govern-
ment for the detention of

President of, message

....

Base conduct of the English faction in

150

152

153.

2 government towards

Government of, discover a secret agent, Henry,
employed by the British government for the pur-
pose of breaking up the union of the States.....

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
against their country: they are flogged, and made
prisoners of war .....

......

Navy of, capture two British frigates, and nearly
250 other vessels

.....

makes an attack upon Canada.

War with, not ended at the peace of Paris, in
1814.......
Cry of the English press for crushing the go-
vernment of, at once .....

Par.

298

299

300

...

301

302

Conquest and recolonization of, talked of in

England

303

.......

Secret agreement relative to, made between Eng.
land and the allies......

304

Manifesto of the Lords of the Admiralty against:
its falsehood......

305 to 309

Destruction of the maritime power of, called for
by the British press

Destruction of the maritime towns of, decided
upon by the English government...

Intentions of the English government towards:
communicated to Mr. Cobbett by Mr. Reeves: Mr.
Cobbett informs the American plenipotentiary, Mr.
Bayard, of the same.....

312-

312, 313

British government assisted in their deceit
towards, by the Whigs

.....

Base conduct of the English government in its
negotiations with

314

315

Cheap government of, dangerous to both politi-
cal factions in England, if suffered to continue to
exist
... 316, 341, 342
Navy of, Canning's insolence towards: punished 317-
humbles the pride of the British navy
Navy of, effects of its success

Atrocities of Cockburn and Cochrane, on the
coast of, at Hampton .......

America, Threat of the English government against, par-
tially carried into effect..

Destruction of the capital of, Washington, and
the joyful anticipations of the corrupt in England
after that event

Par.

327

328, 329, 334
The President of, issues a proclamation from
Washington in seven days after the British troops
had marched into that city

330

Capture of Washington mentioned as a brilliant
exploit in the regent's speech to Parliament .. 331, 332
Message of the president of, to the Congress, in
the fall of 1814

Citizens of, roused from one end of their country
to the other....

333

335

defeated the British at Baltimore. General Ross
slain...

336, 337

.....

frigate

Cockburn and Cochrane sailed to make an attack
upon New Orleans

Navy of, at the beginning of the war..........
A citizen of, impressed by Captain Pechell out
an American merchant ship

cres..

"President" attacks the "Little Belt"
challenged by Captain Da-

ship "Constitution," Captain Hull, captures Da-
cres, with his ship the Guerriere: miserable excuses
made by the English after this event

338

343

344

ib.

345

.....

346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353
frigate "United States," Captain Decatur, cap-
tures the British frigate" Macedonian

354

-

frigate "Constitution" destroys the British fri-

frigate "Chesapeake " was captured by the Bri-
tish frigate Shannon," and intolerable vauntings
in England on account of this event

....

355

356, 357, 358
frigates" President "and" Essex" captured by

frigate "Constitution captures two British
ships of war in one action

359

ib.

America-Commodore Percy captures a British squadron
on Lake Erie

Commodore Macdonough captures a British squa-
dron on Lake Champlain

"General Armstrong "privateer, gallant defence
of, by the seamen of...

Par.

360

361

... 362, 363
Strength of the navy of, compared with that of
England; and comparative view of the amount of
captures on each side................

Reasons for exulting at the result of the war
with.....

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-
leans; dreadful slaughter of the British; three ge-
nerals killed....
..... 369, 370, 371, 372
General Jackson's dismissal of his gallant army,

treaty of peace with Great Britain,

Conduct of the government of, in the war, con-
trasted with that of England..

373, 374

226, 227, 228, 375

Silent manner of proclaiming peace with, by the
British government

376

377

Spies against, employed by the British govern.

377

.....

378, 379

380

ment

Parole, and countersign, given by the English
general at New Orleans

Generous conduct of the citizens of, towards
their enemies, after the battle of New Orleans
Prisoners of, killed by the English at Dartmoor

prison, after the treaty of peace

....

381, 382, 383

Bellingham, execution of, the strong feelings of the

ple in his favour.....

Belligerents, acknowledged rights of.

Brunswick, House of, commencement of its reign in

England

Bullion committee, Appointment of.

Report of

Blunders of

Par.

peo-

133

144, 145

18

116.

117.

119, 120

Canning, Mr., and Marquis Wellesley, chosen to form a

ministry, but failed

139

Caroline, princess of Brunswick, marriage of, to the

prince of Wales

31.

separation

Intrigues against.....

Answer of, to the prince's proposition for a

The king notifies to her that he will receive
her at court, but countermands it

threatens to publish all the circumstances of
her ill-treatment..

74, 75

delays the publication; the consequences.... 76
Evil consequences to, of not publishing the

book relative to her ill-treatment..

59.

63

Treatment of, by the queen, princesses, and

63, 64

65, 66

67, 68, 69, 70 -

73

Death of Perceval stops all inquiry in the
House of Commons with regard to the treatment of . 166
demands an investigation: a committee of the
privy council appointed to report to the regent:
they report

167