176J ANNUAL RKGISTER, JS14. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



American War. — Capture of Fort Niagara. — American Gen. Hull 

 defeated by Gen. Riall. — Buffalo burnt. — President's Communication 

 to Congress respecting Negociations. — Gov. Strong's Speech in Mas-^ 

 sachussets.—Gen. Wilkinson's Retreat from Lower Canada. — Actions 

 in consequence. — Repeal of the Embargo and Non-importation Acts. — 

 Extension of the Blockade by the British. — Fort Oswego stormed. — 

 Failure at Sandy Creek. — President's Proclamation respecting Neu- 

 tral Vessels. — Fort Erie taken by the Americans, and Action at 

 Chippawa. — Islands in Passamaquoddy Bay reduced. — Hostages for 

 Retaliation mutually exchanged, — Americans repulsed at Chippawa.—' 

 Operations in the Chesapeak. — Capture of Washingtmi. — Expedition 

 against Alexandria. — Failure and Death of Sir P. Parker at Bellair. 

 —Expedition against Baltimore. — Death of Gen, Ross. — Defeat of 

 Americans. — Actions in Canada and the North. — Failure at Fort Erie. 

 —Expedition up the Penobscot. — Sir G. Prevost proceeds against 

 Plattsburg. — Defeat of the British Flotilla on Lake Ckamplain. — 

 British retreat to Canada. — American Sortie from Fort Erie.— 

 Negociations at Ghent. — Propositions communicated to Congress.^- 

 Proceedings of the Legislature of Massachussets. — American Bud- 

 get. — Fort Erie evacuated. — British Expedition to Florida. — De- 

 fensive Measures of the American Government. — Treaty of Peace 

 signed at Ghent, 



npHE unhappy war with the From the relation of Col. Mur- 



-*■ United States of America, ray, the commander, to Gen. 



an epithet it peculiarly deserves, Drummond, it appears that the 



as having no great object on British troops, about 500 in nura- 



either side, the attainment of ber, were embarked at night on 



which can in the least compensate Dec. 18th, and early the following 



its evils, was left at the latter end morning were landed three miles 



of the last year in a kind of sus- from the fort, provided with means 



pension, arising from the failure for a scalade. The fortress was 



of the Americans in their inva- carried in the most gallant manner 



sion of both the Canadian pro- after a short but spirited resist- 



vinces, and their retreat to winter- ance ; the loss of the assailants 



quarters within their own terri- having been very small. That of 



tory. Another military occur- the Americans is stated, in killed, 



rence, not hitherio recorded, had wounded, and prisoners at about | 



taken place before the year closed, 430 officers and men, the whole i 



which was the surprize and cap- belonging to the artillery and line. | 



ture of fort Niagara by the Bri- The ordnance taken was 27 pieces I 



tish. of cannon, and about 3^000 stand I 



