92 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



He then began an outline of the war from the very start, 

 describing every important event, with side issues of the 

 many naval engagements and the horrors and injustices of 

 the "press gang." He dwelt on the privations and suffer- 

 ing of the cold winters, which our army bravely endured. 



He then referred to the able administrations of the early 

 presidents and the growth of the country under their care- 

 ful guidance, and then spoke of the famous naval engage- 

 ments of the war of 1812, in our second struggle for 

 independence with Great Britain and the splendid victories 

 that were fought at very uneven odds, showing the su- 

 periority of the American seamen. 



Monday, March 20, 1893. Mr. Ezra D. Hines, of 

 Danvers, gave an exceedingly interesting account of the 

 correspondence that he had with persons in Virginia and 

 North Carolina, which finally resulted in his procuring 

 through the kindly assistance of Mr. T. F. Hunt and Mr. 

 Frank Cousins, fine photographs from the original por- 

 traits of Mr. and Mrs. William Browne of Browne Hall 

 fame, he having built that mansion on "Folly Hill" in 

 Danvers. The portraits were formerly at Rosewell, the 

 old Page homestead in Gloucester county, Virginia. 



Mr. John H. Sears of thePeabody Academy of Science, 

 read a paper on the geological formation of the neighbor- 

 hood of Cape Ann. Interesting remarks were made by 

 Mr. John Robinson and Professor Morse, complimentary 

 to Mr. Sears, as showing the valuable work done in Essex 

 County by him. 



Monday, March 27, 1893. Winfield S. Nevins, Esq., 

 of this city, lectured on "General H. W. Halleck." Mr. 

 Nevins said that it was quite remarkable that one man who 

 had had so little military experience as General Halleck, 



