nd the "Phoebe" and "Cherub" 249

Cruise of the "Wasp" 253

Action between the "Reindeer" and "Wasp" 254

Action between the "Avon" and "Wasp" 256

Disappearance of the "Wasp" 257

Cruise of the "Peacock" 258

Action between "Epervier" and "Peacock" 259

Further cruise of the "Peacock" 261

Activity of American cruisers in British waters 262

Agitation in Great Britain 263

The effect produced due to the American people severally 265

Prostration of the Government in the United States, 1814 265

Determination to accept peace without relinquishment of
impressment by Great Britain 266

Development of privateering 267

Adaptation of vessels to the pursuit 268

Practical considerations determining vessels to be employed 269

Secretary of the Navy recommends squadrons of schooners for
action against commerce 270

Debate in Congress 271

Recommendation adopted 272

CHAPTER XV

THE NIAGARA CAMPAIGN, AND EVENTS ON THE GREAT LAKES, IN 1814

British advantages of position on the Niagara line 274

Unusual mildness of winter 1813-1814 276

Effect on operations 276

British project against the vessels in Put-in Bay 277

Difficulty of maintaining British garrison at Mackinac 278

American army abandons cantonments at French Mills 278

Part goes to Lake Champlain, part to Sackett's Harbor 278

American project against Kingston 279

General Brown's mistake as to the Government's purpose 280

Carries his army to the Niagara frontier 281

Chauncey's fears for Sackett's Harbor 281

Wilkinson's expedition to La Colle. Failure 282

Wilkinson superseded by General Iz